Chapter 5: Unspeakable Sincerity to Keep You 2
The autumn wind carried the fragrance of osmanthus, but the cool wind felt hot on my body. I sat slumped on the track, and no matter how Zhou Mian and Li Zimei pulled me, I couldn't stand up. A bottle of blue fortified drink fell into my arms, and I looked up and saw that it was Hongze.
Hongze raised his hand and pointed in a direction, holding his head high, and said proudly: "She gave it to me, you drink it, she said it can replenish energy."
I couldn't see his expression, nor did I have the energy to follow the direction of his finger to see who had the drink. First I finished the women's 800-meter race, and then I followed the boys to run 1,000 meters without a second's rest. Now I wished I could turn into a puddle of mud and stay on the ground.
Li Zimei opened the pull ring for me, handed me the drink, and said, "What were you thinking today? You usually avoid running, but today you took the initiative to run with the boys. The physical education teacher was almost moved to tears!"
I smiled miserably, took a sip of the drink with trembling hands, and said in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "Soon... the midterm exam, I... practice..."
Although I said this on the surface, I was about to explode in my heart. Bastard Hongze, running so fast. He completely forgot that he couldn't get out of the restriction of the Soul Binding Cage. I didn't have time to hand the Soul Binding Cage to Zhou Mian! I could only chase him around the playground like crazy! God knows I wanted to run on all fours for the last 200 meters!
"You 'd better forget it. The PE teacher always turned a blind eye and let you pass. But today you are the brightest star on the track and field." Ling Jiao came over at some point and hit me mercilessly, then said to Li Zimei, "Line up according to the student numbers. It's our turn to get the equipment. Let's go."
"This..." Li Zimei looked at me worriedly and said, "Then you should be careful. I'm going to get the equipment."
I nodded, and Li Zimei followed Ling Jiao. Hongze squatted where Li Zimei had been squatting, tilted his head and looked at me without saying a word, looking very confused.
"You are not strong enough, but you are still running. How stupid of you to follow me."
Having recovered some strength, I helped Zhou Mian stand up, stepped hard on Hongze's foot, and said with gritted teeth: "Who do you think it's because of? Have you forgotten the restriction? Are you going to turn into a living person on the playground? Keep your distance, understand? Keep your distance!"
Hongze shrugged nonchalantly, stood up, and took the drink from my hand: "Oh, I forgot about it when I heard that I was going to run. Don't drink this, you will have to go to the toilet after drinking it. Humans are so stupid and troublesome."
"Hey! Don't say such perverted things!" I was embarrassed and annoyed, and couldn't help but yell. People have urgent needs and this is not something I can control.
Even in a relatively private place like the room, Hongze was worried about me leaving the Soul Binding Cage, and it was even more unacceptable to leave it in a public place like the classroom. At the beginning, I always handed the Soul Binding Cage to Zhou Mian before going to the toilet, but after a few times, even Ling Jiao could see the problem.
When I was about to take out the Soul Binding Cage and hand it to Zhou Mian, Ling Jiao suddenly came between us and said with a look of disgust: "Are you a baby? Do you need to tell your mother before going to the toilet?"
?The "Mother Zhou" who was named scratched her head awkwardly and said, "You, what are you talking about? Where is there a mother with a baby?"
"Baby." Ling Jiao was not polite at all. She pointed at me and then at Zhou Mian, "Mom."
I was probably so anxious at that time that I said to Ling Jiao, "Are you the dad?"
I will never forget the way Zhou Mian and Ling Jiao looked at me, and I dare not look at Ling Jiao's eyes when I dragged Hong Ze out of the classroom.
Zhou Mian probably thought of the same thing and rubbed his temple in confusion: "Let's skip this topic..."
I nodded in agreement and was still thinking about what topic to change when the girls rushed over and solved the problem for me.
Li Weiwei rushed to the front with a few badminton rackets in her hand: "Hongze, can you play badminton? Let's play badminton together!"
"What's so fun about badminton? Let's play table tennis!" Ai Jia followed Li Weiwei, pulled her sleeve and whispered, "Stupid, the table tennis table is smaller."
Li Weiwei immediately changed her tone: "Yes, table tennis is the national sport, we should support it!"
The girls from other classes were not willing to be outdone. They pushed Li Weiwei aside and grabbed Hongze's sleeve and wanted to leave: "Let's play basketball. The girls in our class want to play basketball, but there are not enough people. Hongze, you like playing basketball too, right?"
The girls in our class were not happy. Several of them grabbed Hongze's other arm and said, "Hongze is in our class. Why should I teach you how to play basketball? Hongze wants to play table tennis with us!"
"Although Hongze is from your class, he is also from our school! Don't try to monopolize him, let go!"
"You are the ones who should let go. When did Hongze say he wanted to play basketball in your class?"
The two groups of girls started arguing with Hongze like a tug-of-war. Hongze was like a tug-of-war rope, being pulled to the left and then to the right. Hongze looked pale in horror, and finally his deer-like eyes locked on me.
Really, don't look at me. You should be prepared to let everyone think you are a popular campus idol. You deserve it. You are obviously not good at dealing with the enthusiasm of girls, but you insist on making trouble for yourself... No, you are making trouble for me.
"Uh... that," I cleared my throat and raised my voice, "Hongze, didn't you just ask Zhou Mian for leave, saying that you were tired and wanted to go back to the classroom to rest?"
Zhou Mian immediately chimed in: "Ah...yes, go back to the classroom and have a rest. I'll talk to the PE teacher."
"Eh?" The girls were suddenly in an uproar, and their hands holding Hongze's clothes tightened. I watched everyone's reactions nervously, fearing that this trick would not work.
Fortunately, Hongze shook his hands, and everyone let go of them obediently: "Then I'll go back to the classroom first, you guys have fun."
Without Hongze, everyone dispersed in boredom. While everyone was not paying attention, I quickly followed Hongze. Looking at Hongze's tall back, I cursed in my heart, "Asshole! Walk slower!"
