ryethenovel Chapter 90 Questionable Quality
Chapter 90 Questionable Quality
Lin Ran took the competition certificate and pinned it to the hem of her sports vest. Then he reached out and pinched her cheek.
"I'll be waiting to give you your second gold medal."
Su Peixue's delicate eyebrows curved into crescent moons, and she turned around and ran back to the stands.
Lin Ran turned to look at Gao Tianxiang.
"What did you just say? Ye Shixuan? Ye Shixuan? Shixuan?"
He paused, his tone carrying a genuine sense of confusion.
"I really can't remember faces that are too ordinary, sorry."
Gao Tianxiang's face changed dramatically under the sunlight. It went from white to red, then from red to purple; his Adam's apple bobbed, and his calf muscles tensed.
"Watch me stomp on your head and get first place, damn it!"
Lin Ran sighed softly. He recalled that on the 10,000-meter track earlier, Hu Zhangpeng from USTC had also considered him a rival in love. Hu Zhangpeng hadn't uttered a single swear word from beginning to end, and even chased after him after finishing the race, calling out, "Uncle, take care!"
This person's character is a bit worrying.
"You idiot, don't you have any manners? Just stay in the back and eat your bastard's ass!"
Gao Tianxiang, stunned by Lin Ran's retort, didn't even react when the starting gun fired.
Lin Ran's first step was faster than when he started running the 10,000 meters.
The 800-meter race is all about sprinting the whole way. There's no such thing as allocating or distributing your energy. From the starting gun to crossing the finish line, two laps, you can't let your guard down for even a moment.
He was already in the lead before he even finished the first bend.
Gao Tianxiang was about three body lengths behind him, walking very fast, but his stride was noticeably shorter than Lin Ran's.
He mentally calculated the gap and decided to accelerate.
When I caught up to Lin Ran by about a body length, Lin Ran switched to the second track and sped up. He calmly increased his stride length and maintained a steady pace.
As Gao Tianxiang watched Lin Ran's figure recede into the distance, he tried his best to catch up, but the gap only widened.
By the first straight, Lin Ran was already nearly twenty meters ahead.
As a result, Gao Tianxiang tripped over his own feet and fell, instantly dropping to last place.
People in the stands at Luda University started shouting, but unlike the prayer-like encouragement they had during the 10,000-meter race, this was a hearty and unrestrained cheer.
Because everyone could see that Lin Ran wasn't just pushing himself; he genuinely still had stamina. He could still maintain a significant lead in the 800-meter dash after running 10,000 meters.
On the last corner of the second lap, Lin Ran's speed continued to increase. When he crossed the finish line, the timer showed one minute and fifty-six seconds. The student contingent from Lu University erupted in cheers, everyone shouting the same thing.
"Lin Ran is awesome! Lin Ran is awesome!"
The rhythm was precise, wave after wave, drowning out the music coming from the radio.
Lushan University has always been weak in sports, and has never won a gold medal in running. Today, Lin Ran won two medals by himself.
Next up is the 100-meter dash, then the relay race... They never imagined that Lu Daneng could achieve such a triumphant victory at the sports meet.
Wang Haochen sat in the stands, his face turning green. He had originally planned that Lin Ran would be exhausted after running 10,000 meters, barely manage to finish 800 meters without winning a place, and be even less able to run 100 meters.
Ideally, Lin Ran would have a flushed face at the starting line of the 100-meter dash, his legs would give way halfway through the race, or he would simply withdraw from the competition, losing face in front of the entire school and losing all his prestige.
And the result? Lin Ran won two gold medals. The whole school was chanting his name.
Yao Ziwen sat to Wang Haochen's left, turning his head to look at him. "Old Wang, why aren't you laughing? Is it not funny?"
Li Yifan, sitting to Wang Haochen's right, also turned his head to look at him. "Didn't you say Lin Ran was unprofessional? Unprofessional and got two first places, why didn't you, being professional, go and run one?"
Wang Haochen forced a smile, a look that didn't reach his eyes. Damn it, those two, one on each side, looked like gatekeepers supervising his mother's battle!
His classmates would occasionally turn to look at him, their eyes filled with unspoken smiles.
At the top of the stands, Zhou Bing'an clapped repeatedly. He sat with Cai Yiheng and a group of other principals, with mineral water bottles and a competition schedule on the table in front of them. He turned to look at Cai Yiheng.
"Old Cai, what was your school's 800-meter ranking again?" He glanced down at the results sheet and tapped the page with his finger. "Oh, third place. Quite a gap between us and first place, hahaha!"
Cai Yiheng's lips curled into a forced smile. He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and set it down with a crisp sound as the porcelain clinked against the surface. He thought to himself, "Tomorrow's basketball game will be a nightmare for your school."
Gao Tianxiang was the last to cross the finish line. No, he was the last to dart across the finish line.
Lin Ran walked past him, her tone indifferent.
"I didn't expect you, you idiot, to like eating farts so much. Isn't eating all of mine enough?"
Gao Tianxiang rushed over and was about to throw a punch.
Lin Ran neither dodged nor retaliated. He took a step back, his voice barely audible, just loud enough for the staff nearby to hear.
"Referee, someone is about to use violence."
Three staff members wearing orange vests rushed over immediately. Two of them grabbed Gao Tianxiang's arms, and one stood in front of Lin Ran.
Gao Tianxiang was dragged back two steps, his shoes squeaking on the ground. The principal of Anhui University snorted coldly on the stage, turning his face away, while the staff member next to him quickly scribbled something down in his notebook. Disciplinary action was definitely in order.
In the stands, Gong Yu stood up, clenched his fists, and let out two "haha" sounds. Ye Shixuan turned her head and glared at him. "Are you happy that our school lost?"
Gong Yu's face flushed red. "Gao Tianxiang came in last place, a disgrace to our school. He's worlds apart from Lin Ran."
These words undoubtedly stung Ye Shixuan. Her face flushed and paled in turns, her lips pressed tightly together, and her fingers gripped the hem of her skirt.
Lin Ran won first place again!
On what grounds?
What makes him so outstanding!
He should be her devoted follower for life. He should continue to revolve around her after the college entrance exam, keep saying good morning and good night, and keep buying her milk tea and cakes to coax her.
He doesn't deserve to be this good. He can want to be good, but he should take her with him and make her the envy of all the girls in school!
He can't become excellent on his own!
All the anger and distress stagnate and eventually coalesce into an indescribable emotion.
Su Peixue had just run over to give him her competition certificate, and he pinched her cheek so naturally. Under his doting care, Su Peixue was like a beautiful little fairy.
Then, on the big screen, it was the turn of the magic book's GG, and the winners of the school beauty contest flashed by one by one.
Then Ye Shixuan's photo appeared on the screen, with the caption "Cute School Beauty". The photo was taken on the campus of Anhui University of Technology. She was wearing a white floral dress, holding a cup of milk tea, and smiling with her head tilted.
Many boys in the school's formation were cheering in front of the screen. Ye Shixuan felt a little better after hearing the praise and seeing herself on the big screen.