chapter 16
Lu Xiuqi and Shen Beichen were voted the Twin Stars of Nan High by all the girls at school. Now that Shen Beichen had transferred, the school heartthrob’s halo fell squarely on Lu Xiuqi’s shoulders.
Shen Beichen was a top student from a wealthy family. The boys were jealous, but didn’t dare say much.
Lu Xiuqi was different. He got in on a sports scholarship, his grades were mediocre, and his family was poor. Many boys didn’t think he deserved the title.
But Lu Xiuqi was rebellious by nature, with a fierceness that most people lacked.
Many boys didn’t dare mess with him openly, but behind his back, they’d always pull some tricks.
And so, I got caught up in it.
“3000-meter long-distance run, 100-meter hurdles, shot put?”
“Zhang Chenming, are you fucking crazy?”
Lu Xiuqi was even more agitated than I was, the actual victim. The sports committee member, Zhang Chenming, looked at us coldly. “What, shouldn’t you contribute to the class during the sports meet?”
The previously noisy classroom fell silent in an instant. Everyone turned their eyes to us, and quite a few girls were visibly upset.
“Zhang Chenming, it’s one thing to have Liu Qingqing do shot put, but the 3000-meter run and hurdles? That’s a bit much, isn’t it?”
“If she won’t go, will you?”
The girls stopped talking, all lowering their heads like ostriches.
Running 3000 meters was torture, and competing in shot put was embarrassing. Zhang Chenming had found every girl’s weak spot.
“Someone has to do the 3000 meters and shot put. If you think Liu Qingqing isn’t suitable, then who is?”
“I’m only thinking about the class. If Liu Qingqing can get a good place in the sports meet, she could win a few thousand yuan in prize money.”
“Her parents only make a few bucks selling buns all day. Don’t stand in the way of her making money.”
Zhang Chenming sat down at the desk with a swagger, shooting a smug look at Lu Xiuqi.
When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer.
He couldn’t mess with Lu Xiuqi, so he came after me instead.
Lu Xiuqi was furious. He clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he glared at Zhang Chenming, his hair practically standing on end.
The next second, Lu Xiuqi shoved the desk aside and charged at Zhang Chenming, arm raised.
Then, I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist.