A whole exam room packed with "geniuses" [First update]]
September 21, 2010. The final day of the sports meet countdown.
Beneath the vast blue sky, Lucheng No. 7 Middle School was as gentle as a mother, quietly and lovingly watching the students laughing and playing on the field.
"On the sports field, you are warriors chasing your dreams, watering hope with sweat and writing glory with determination..."
"Class 15, you can do it! We'll be waiting for you at the finish line!"
"Let our youth soar on the track! Let our passion boil on the field! Class 14..."
On the raised platform, a girl wearing glasses held the microphone and read out each class's submitted cheers with heartfelt expression.
Hopefully, the buzz-cut boy wouldn't snatch her microphone today.
Meanwhile.
Bai Qingxia stood outside the school store, holding her hands together awkwardly as she glanced at the young shopkeeper inside.
The shopkeeper kept grinning foolishly at her. It was weird.
"Hey, little lady, hehe. What are you buying today? Bottled water? We've got it! We've got it!"
Bai Qingxia glanced at the bottled water in the fridge but didn't speak right away. Instead, her gaze shifted to the Scream sports drinks on the other side.
Just as she was about to speak, someone appeared beside her. Bai Qingxia turned and saw her classmate, Chen Fei.
Chen Fei stood beside her with her arms crossed, glaring resentfully at the shopkeeper. She turned toward Bai Qingxia and said, "Don't mind me. You buy yours first."
The young shopkeeper shot Chen Fei an expressionless glance, then went back to grinning at Bai Qingxia. "Well? Have you decided, little lady? What would you like? Hehe."
She wanted to buy Lu Yuanqiu something to drink.
Although Lu Yuanqiu had said bottled water tasted good, Bai Qingxia knew it couldn't possibly taste as good as an actual flavored drink.
"How much is this?"
Bai Qingxia cautiously pointed at the Scream drinks from a distance and asked shyly. Then she took a five-yuan note from her pocket, stole a glance down at it, and clutched it in her palm.
The shopkeeper chuckled. "Three yuan a bottle. Hehe."
Chen Fei's eyes immediately widened in surprise.
Three yuan for a bottle of Scream? That cheap? The same price as bottled water after the sports meet markup?
Bai Qingxia pressed her lips together and glanced awkwardly at Chen Fei out of the corner of her eye before cautiously asking, "Could I... buy two bottles for five yuan?"
Huh? Aren't you pushing it...? Chen Fei turned to stare at Bai Qingxia.
Noticing Chen Fei's gaze, Bai Qingxia's earlobes reddened slightly, and she looked up to check the shopkeeper's expression.
The young shopkeeper recovered from his momentary surprise and hurriedly nodded. "Sure, sure! Of course! No problem at all!"
With that, he quickly opened the fridge and placed two bottles of Scream on the counter.
Bai Qingxia happily set the five yuan beside them and gathered the two bottles into her arms. "Thank you."
She turned and left without the slightest hesitation, as though afraid he might change his mind.
The young shopkeeper leaned out and called, "Come again, little lady!"
Hearing him, Bai Qingxia turned slightly and gave a shy nod.
Sorry, it's too expensive. I'm never coming back.
She murmured the words in her heart.
After Bai Qingxia left, Chen Fei immediately told the shopkeeper, "Get me two bottles of Scream too."
The young shopkeeper placed two bottles of Scream on the counter without expression. "Twelve."
Chen Fei froze in the middle of taking out her money. Her face stiffened as she looked up at the shopkeeper.
"What did you say?"
Holding the two bottles of Scream, Bai Qingxia reached the track and spotted Lu Yuanqiu sitting in his class's rest area.
There were quite a few people there, so she didn't hurry over.
In a good mood, Bai Qingxia lowered her head and smiled as she studied the two drinks in her arms.
She rotated the bottles, curiously examining their packaging and ingredient lists.
Bai Qingxia suddenly wondered what this stuff tasted like.
After looking for a while, she lifted her gaze and watched the boy in the distance with anticipation.
I'll try it another time. These two bottles are for Lu Yuanqiu.
Class 28's rest area.
Lu Yuanqiu sat in a chair, his head turned as he solemnly watched a boy from Class 29 next door.
Liu Wei followed his gaze and looked over as well.
The boy wore shorts. His calves were thick and powerful, and his thighs were even more muscular, as though two hard lumps had grown on them.
At the moment, he was leisurely stretching in front of his class's rest area. His dead-fish eyes made him look a little like Saitama. Just looking at his expression gave the impression that he was strong.
Liu Wei said quietly, "I think he was the eight-hundred-meter champion at the last sports meet. He's really good at middle-distance races like this."
Then she looked at Lu Yuanqiu. "Lu Yuanqiu, beat him for me. He's from Class 29, after all."
"You can't lose!"
Lu Yuanqiu said, "Huh? Miss, I'm not an all-powerful god."
Lu Yuanqiu knew this "Saitama." His name was Mao Sheng, and he was another student from the last exam room.
It was strange. Poor students were all good at sports, as though it were some immutable law.
Apparently, this guy was born without any inclination to smile. No matter how funny a joke he heard, he never laughed. His emotionless dead-fish eyes were as unchanging as his personality.
He was the last god of the last exam room-the "God of Seriousness."
All the gods were in place. Everyone was accounted for.
The Sleeping God, the God of Lovesickness, the God of Strength, the Biohazard Twin Gods, the God of Farts, and the God of Seriousness.
One ordinary exam room was like a whole multiverse... packed with a bunch of "geniuses."
Lu Yuanqiu sighed. Starting tomorrow, he would have to spend another two days sharing an exam room with these freaks.
Fortunately, Bai Qingxia would be with him this time.
That was his only consolation.
"Eight-hundred-meter runners, assemble!"
A whistle sounded.
Mao Sheng turned and gave Lu Yuanqiu a serious look. He knew Lu Yuanqiu was strong.
Lu Yuanqiu turned his head away. That solemn face made him want to laugh whenever he saw it. He genuinely couldn't keep a straight face.
If their eyes met while running, it would be a disaster...
Seeing that the race was about to begin, Bai Qingxia walked over with the two drinks in her arms. The eight-hundred-meter race was a popular event, and there were plenty of spectators. Rather than squeeze through the crowd now, she stood by herself some distance away, planning to approach the track once everyone dispersed.
At the starting line.
Don't look at me, don't look at me, don't look at me... Lu Yuanqiu repeated inwardly.
But Mao Sheng turned to look anyway. They were in adjacent lanes, and the guy spoke solemn words with his solemn expression:
"Lu Yuanqiu, I hear you're strong. Why don't you dare look me in the eye?"
Lu Yuanqiu: ^_^¦¦¦
Do you seriously have no fucking clue?
The whistle blew!
The ten runners in their heat shot forward like cannonballs.
Lu Yuanqiu unexpectedly spotted Bai Qingxia in the crowd. Her beautiful eyes widened, and she hurriedly raised her arm, clenching her pale little fist as she silently cheered him on.
At that moment, Lu Yuanqiu's legs seemed to fill with strength. He quickly surged forward to run alongside Mao Sheng.
This guy had strong explosive power but poor endurance.
Lu Yuanqiu couldn't beat him on the first lap. He just had to wait for the second, provided he didn't fall too far behind on the first.
Mao Sheng could still accelerate, maintaining a lead of four or five meters over Lu Yuanqiu.
The entire race seemed to have become a contest between just two men for the championship.
Wang Ping and Liu Wei both watched in astonishment.
Liu Wei had only been putting pressure on Lu Yuanqiu as usual. She hadn't expected him to actually hold his own against Mao Sheng.
After all, Mao Sheng had won the eight-hundred-meter championship at the sports meets in both his first and second years, finishing far ahead of the runner-up.