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A few days later.
After making all kinds of preparations and risking his life to practice, Bai Jian finally welcomed the first Heroic Sports Festival in his life.
"… Ahn Chiu-chan, it's time to wake up!"
Bai Jian, who could not sleep well due to her nervousness, woke up early. After making breakfast for herself and An Qiu, she put on her sports uniform and went to An Qiu's room. She pushed her blanket with all her might.
"… Let me sleep for one more minute."
An Qiu frowned in pain and wrapped herself even tighter with the blanket. Bai Jian looked at the cocoon-like blanket on An Qiu's bed and immediately took action. He pulled the blanket away violently and said, "We're going to be late!"
Only then was Anqiu willing to stand up with a deadpan expression.
The Sports Festival was a grand event for Xiong Ying Sports Festival. In order to ensure the safety of the students, all the freshmen were forced to stay in the dormitory three days before the competition. Therefore, there were a lot of people in the dormitory corridors and on the way to the Sports Festival.
"I really don't like this kind of festival with so many people."
An Qiu followed behind Prunus listlessly. By the way, she was not looking forward to the Sports Festival either.
"Haha."
Bai Jian smiled bitterly and helplessly. He felt that ever since An Qiu was paired with Senior Boisterous Tyrant, her entire personality seemed to have emerged.
"Huh?!
Isn't she a stinky woman? "
Just as An Qiu and Prunus were about to reach the gymnasium, Explode looked over with disdain. His gaze fell on An Qiu, who was behind Prunus.
Bai Jian: It's really a sore spot. Just as she was about to explode, Senior Hao appeared.
An Qiu's face immediately darkened. "It must be my bad luck to see that guy so early in the morning!"
Prunus smiled helplessly. She habitually watched Explode go crazy and throw fiery punches at An Qiu. Then, she jogged away so that the two could bond.
"Ahn Chiu-chan, I'm going to find Bang King."
Prunus said to An Qiu from afar. In order not to appear childish in front of others, she tried to correct "Little Bombardment Scorch" to "Bang King".
"Be quick."
An Qiu nodded. She didn't have time to worry about Prunus' ability to get lost. She had to focus on dodging Explode's punches.
Che Island and Shangming, who came with Explode, huddled together and looked at Explode, who was throwing punches at An Qiu's face. Che Island was braver and called out to Explode, "Hey, Explode … How can you attack a girl's face like that?!
That's not manly at all! "
Shangming nodded and added, "Yes, yes, yes … And it's the face of a first-year beauty!
You'll be punished! "
Hearing this, Boastful Tycoon stopped what he was doing and glared at his two friends. With a scoundrel's expression, he roared without hesitation, "Huh?
Are you kidding me? I haven't hit this stinky woman even once!
Of course I want to give it a try! "
An Qiu, "… I feel wronged, I refuse."
Che Island, "What happened between the two of them?"
Shangming, "Stop, stop, or I won't charge your phone anymore!"
"Huh?!
That kind of thing is fine too, right? "
Explode's eyes turned into white inverted triangles. His hands were emitting sparks and he was about to attack An Qiu again, "I feel like I can dominate the sports festival if I beat this stinky woman up before the start of the sports festival … Huh?!
I can't use my personality anymore! "
"Don't use your personality in public, you problematic student."
Xiang Ze Xiao Tai, who had appeared out of nowhere, looked at the problematic student who loved to cause trouble for him on the big day with a look of disdain. His eyes were red as if they were filled with blood. "Teacher, I still have work to do today. Don't cause trouble for me." After saying this, he even gave Bao Hao a slap on the head.
Explode turned into Explode, "Damn you, you bastard! *%&&
…%&*&… "Why was the whole world stopping him from killing this stinky woman?!
Seeing Explode's bitter expression, An Qiu immediately laughed. She finally got rid of Explode's attack with a devilish expression, "Looks like even the tyrant has failed."
Explode, "… Che Island, let go of me."
Che Island, "No."
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On the other side, Prunus jogged to the back door of the sports festival.
When she woke up this morning, she received a text message from Explode [I can't watch her competition because of the time overlap. I'm very worried], which made her want to meet him before the competition.
After all, Explode had helped her so much during this period. She really wanted to meet him in person on the day of the competition and thank him in person.
Speaking of which, there were so many people here … In addition to the original students of Xiong Ying and the teachers and guards in charge of managing the venue, many professional heroes and students' families and spectators had arrived early. It might be too reckless for her to find him in such a large venue.
Thinking of this, Prunus suddenly felt a little helpless.
She would occasionally do something like this. On days when she was too nervous, she would suddenly do something reckless.
Prunus rubbed the back of her head in annoyance and her gaze fell on the stairs that were only for students.
Her eyes lit up. Well, if she stood at a higher position, she might be able to find Bombardment Scorch in the crowd!
She had an idea and jogged closer to the stairs. Then, she climbed halfway up the stairs.
She had to find that half-red, half-white boy!
Prunus blinked hard and even made a gesture with her hands to use the binoculars. She leaned against the railing and carefully looked for him, "Where is he?"
Or should she send him a text message?
Looking at the sea of people in front of her, Prunus knew that her eyesight was not that good so she gave up on using the cheap binoculars to search. She took out her cell phone from her pocket and focused on typing a text message, "You … are … there …"
Prunus carefully held the cell phone in her hand and put her face closer to the screen.
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"… Prunus!"
Just when Prunus was about to put her face on the cell phone, the anxious voice suddenly rang out behind her. Due to the sudden timing, Prunus was so shocked that her hand trembled and almost slipped down the stairs.
"… Bombardment Scorch, Sensei!"
Prunus held the cell phone tightly and stared at Bombardment Scorch, who suddenly appeared at the entrance of the stairs with a surprised look, "Why?
Telepathy?
I haven't sent the text message yet. "How did he come here?
What was she talking about?
Bombardment Scorch did not quite understand. He slowly climbed up the stairs and explained frankly, "As expected, he still cares about your situation here, so he came to find you."
"So you happened to be looking for me?" Prunus blinked, her red eyes flashing.
"Yes." Hong was a little confused. Why did she look so excited?
"What's wrong?"
"I happened to be looking for you too!"
Prunus instantly smiled like a flower and handed the cell phone to Bombardment Scorch. On the screen was their conversation window. In the conversation column, Prunus had just edited a text message [Where are you? I want to find you]. She had not sent it yet, "It feels like the plot of a shōjo manga!
The meeting of fate or something. "
Shōjo manga … The meeting of fate?
Hong's face turned red. How could that girl say such shameful words?
Boom! She took Bai Jian's phone in a daze. When she understood what she meant, she looked up at her again. She saw that she still had that excited expression on her face, with a pair of flashing red eyes staring at her unscrupulously. Her cheeks were rosy, and she looked especially cute.
"Oh … I see."
He didn't know much about girls' interests. Seeing her so excited, Hong suddenly felt shy and uneasy. He was forced to take a step back by her offensive. Hong looked away and tried to change the topic. "Why are you looking for me?"
"Ah … Yes, I almost forgot!"
Prunus was reminded by Hong. She took back the cell phone as if she had just woken up from a dream. She put her hands behind her back and smiled embarrassedly, "I want to cheer you on, although I know you're definitely not as worrisome as I am."
"You've always been excellent."
Yes, Hong was also excellent since he was young. He was the type who could do anything, so Prunus had never doubted his ability, let alone specifically looking for him to cheer him on. However, it was different now. During this period of time, Hong had been practicing for her as her partner and teacher. She had long felt that she was working hard with him. Therefore, she especially wanted to convey her thoughts of cheering for him before they went their separate ways and participated in the sports festival.
"… Little Bombardment Scorch will definitely do it!"
Prunus softened her tone and added with a smile, "… I really wanted to say this to you before the game. Let's cheer for each other!
You have to win the championship! "
Just to say this, she deliberately came to this place to look for him?
Hong was stunned. Looking at the petite girl in front of him who was smiling like a flower, he only felt his heart beating faster and faster. Why?
This girl's ordinary cheering for him actually made him feel like he had to "work hard".
— — He was not worried about himself, but at this moment, it was as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He felt that he had to work hard.
The two of them stood at the edge of the stairs. The warm sunlight spread over the girl's body, coating her with a layer of dazzling white light.
"Thank you." Looking at the smile on Prunus' lips, Hong could not help but curl up the corner of his mouth.
Prunus touched the back of her head. Her clear red eyes revealed a hint of shyness, "… Don't say that!
You've been cheering for me, but I haven't cheered for you even once!
Speaking of which, I feel embarrassed. "
"Prunus, I …"
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"This is the first gathering of the first-year students.
Heroes, Invention, and General Studies students, please go to the homeroom teacher to take attendance. "
Just as Hong was about to say a few more words to Prunus, the conference's loudspeaker broadcast that the officials were gathering the students. Prunus was stunned for a moment before she reacted, "Ah, it's already so late. We have to leave quickly!"
After saying that, she hurriedly tried to pass Hong and jog to the attendance area.
But because she started running too quickly, her balance was already bad, and she slipped at this moment. Seeing this, Hong was shocked and hurriedly reached out to catch the girl who was about to fall down the stairs.
"Ah, that was so dangerous …" Prunus was so scared that her waist went limp when Hong caught her in the nick of time. She held Hong's arm and gasped for breath, "Thank you, I'm saved.
Fortunately, I didn't break my leg on an important day! "She was already a habitual offender when she was young.
What kind of terrible speech was that?
Hong frowned and was about to reprimand her for her recklessness, "I say, Prunus … Ugh."
However, before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped. This was because in this face-to-face position, he could clearly feel that his chest was being pressed against by two especially soft things ….
It was soft, soft, and heavy …
Hong broke out in cold sweat and his expression was a little confused.
"Little Bombardment Scorch?"
Bai, who was being hugged and had no self-awareness, noticed that Hong had stopped talking halfway. He raised his head from Hong's arms and stood firm. He reached out his hand and waved at Hong, who had a blank expression. "How many fingers are there?"
Feeling that the two soft things were far away from him, Hong came back to his senses and turned his head away while sweating. What happened just now was really sinful.
"Are you okay?" Prunus blinked with concern.
"I'm fine." Actually, I'm going to die. Hong reached out his hand and fanned himself suspiciously.
"Then … then I'm leaving!"
"No, wait, Prunus!"
Hong came back to his senses and saw that the petite figure was about to disappear in front of his eyes. He hurriedly ran a few steps to catch up with her and reached out to grab her wrist.
"What, what's wrong?" She blinked her eyes and looked at Hong in confusion. Why was his reaction so startled?
"I forgot to say …" Hong grabbed her wrist and still didn't let go. He frowned again, "I came to find you for this."
"Hmm?" She tilted her head.
"You, have to do your best!"
Hong said very seriously. A pair of heterochromatic eyes reflected the girl's figure. His tone was a little anxious and nervous, "… I'll find a way, so you have to do your best!
I know you can do it! "
Because he had been watching her for the past two weeks, he had been watching her work hard, so he knew that she would succeed.
Boom! A pair of eyes stared at her seriously, without a trace of doubt in them.
It was not words of encouragement, but words from the bottom of his heart.
Prunus's heart tightened. Looking at Hong's serious and nervous expression, she didn't know why … She reached out to touch the cloth in front of her chest and slowly tightened her grip.
— — After her parents passed away, how long had it been since she heard someone say "you can do it" to her?
Prunus felt a lump in her throat. She was a child who discovered her personality late. She had poor physical fitness, poor grades, and was not good at studying … So except for her parents, she had almost never received recognition from others.
Prunus looked at Hong's expression and was a little stunned. How could someone like her be recognized by such an excellent person?
For the first time in a long time, Prunus had the urge to cry. The dense fog quickly blurred her vision. Her pair of red eyes sparkled like gemstones under the embellishment of tears.
Hong was a little surprised, "Byakugan, why are you …" Before he could finish his words, he saw her small body suddenly burrowing into his arms and hugging him.
"No!"
She sniffed in his arms, and her voice was muffled. She hugged him tighter — Hong's face was as red as a tomato in an instant, "Hey … Hey!"
"I'll do my best!"
After adjusting herself, Prunus quickly released him and turned away at a speed that he couldn't see her face clearly. Bombardment Scorch stood still and saw her raise her right hand to wave goodbye to him, "I've just absorbed some 'powerful aura' from you. I'll be very powerful in the competition later, so please look at the camera!"
"I … I'll definitely advance!" She said with a smile, and her small figure disappeared at the end of the corridor.
As for Hong, who was suddenly so close to her, he stood there in a daze, unable to react. It was as if he could still feel some of her warmth in his arms. Looking in the direction she disappeared, he helplessly reached out to cover his burning red face … … … … …..
"This girl is really scary …"
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