When Ruan Yu originally wanted Teng Yi to drop her off at the school gate, his sports car drove straight to the women’s dormitory instead. Girls hanging laundry on their balconies heard the noise and poked their heads out to look.
This conspicuous entrance made Ruan Yu’s scalp tingle with embarrassment.
“Thank you,” she said, unbuckling her seatbelt and quickly pushing the door open, running into the dormitory building with her head down.
Teng Yi sat in the driver’s seat, watching her sneaking away like a thief with her hunched back. He couldn’t help rubbing his temple before his lips curled into a smile.
Ruan Yu sprinted upstairs, opened the door, entered, and locked it. Only after completing this series of actions did she finally relax.
“What guilty deed did you commit?” Jian Xiangxiang asked, feet propped on her desk as she leaned back to look at Ruan Yu.
“Nothing.”
“Then why are you running?”
“Can’t I just run?” Ruan Yu walked over, pushed Jian Xiangxiang back to her original position, and placed her bag on her desk.
“Fine, fine, fine, of course you can. We’re just worried you wouldn’t run.”
“What do you mean?”
Jian Xiangxiang pointed to the bathroom: “Wait until the person inside comes out, and I’ll announce this terrible news to all of you together.”
Ruan Yu looked back—Xia Qiaofeng was lying on her bed reading a novel, so the person in the bathroom must be Chen Manbai. Chen Manbai must have just returned recently too, her high heels were still scattered messily by her bed.
“What terrible news?”
“Don’t rush, you’ll know soon.”
Just as Jian Xiangxiang finished speaking, Chen Manbai came out of the bathroom.
“Good, everyone’s here, now I can tell you,” Jian Xiangxiang waved at Chen Manbai. “Manman, come over here too, this concerns you.”
“What is it?”
“There’s going to be a sports meet, did you know?”
“Yeah, I even know that this time it’s a joint meet with neighboring Hongshang University, but we don’t have any events we’re good at to participate in,” Chen Manbai said, drying her hair as she sat on Xia Qiaofeng’s bed. “Didn’t we skip it last year?”
“Yes, and because we didn’t participate last year, we must participate this year.”
“Who says?”
“Our honorable class monitor.” Jian Xiangxiang pointed next door and lowered her voice. “She just came to our dorm with the registration forms, quite resentful about it. Qiaofeng and I are fine since we already signed up for sprinting, so we’re safe, but you two are in worse shape.”
“How so?” Chen Manbai asked.
“She signed you up for a high jump, and Ruan Yu for… the 3000 meters.”
“By what right?!” Chen Manbai jumped up. “Who does she think she is to represent us?”
“She’s the class monitor, wearing the feather in her cap given by our homeroom teacher.”
“But she can’t sign me up for the high jump!” Chen Manbai kicked her high heels by her bed. “She’s targeting my height!”
Chen Manbai had delicate features and a slim figure, but her only flaw was being only 151 centimeters tall. Actually, for a girl, being 151 centimeters wasn’t bad when wearing high heels, but having someone that height do a high jump was done with deliberate intent.
The room fell silent for a moment.
“No way. I’m going to find her!” Chen Manbai threw down her towel and rushed toward the door with her wet hair.
“Hey, hey, hey!”
Jian Xiangxiang quickly stood up from her chair, grabbing Ruan Yu and Xia Qiaofeng to stop Chen Manbai, but she had already burst out the door, unstoppable.
The sound of banging on the door next door soon followed.
The three hurried out after her.
“You Le Xuan, come out!” Chen Manbai shouted.