Chapter 240: Two Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Chapter: Lead Dancer Selection
As Xiaomuqing gradually slowed down, Ye Ziming also slowed his pace, then ran to her side and whispered, “If you accelerate now, you can still pass. I’ll take you to eat grilled fish tonight.”
“Ah? But…”
Hearing her good brother’s voice, Xiaomuqing looked up at him in surprise, panting, intending to say she was too tired.
“If you don’t pass, I’ll post over a hundred of your high-definition photos in female attire to the class group, so everyone can see how cute a ‘tough guy’ can be.”
“!? ”
“You should know I’m not joking.”
“!!? ”
Xiaomuqing’s eyes widened suddenly, shocked by her good brother’s words.
The moment she heard it, she thought her good brother was joking, but seeing his smiling expression, and the hinted teasing one.
She panicked.
“Waaaaah! I’m going all out!”
She shifted her gaze forward, shouted internally, and Xiaomuqing suddenly surged, rushing towards the finish line.
In this short period of about one minute, Xiaomuqing felt like she was running incredibly fast.
When she finally crossed the finish line, she not only passed but was about ten seconds ahead, a truly exceptional performance.
“Phew~ Phew~ Finally done.”
After running one kilometer, Xiaomuqing leaned on her knees, panting, and then various physical discomforts followed.
Her throat was dry, her body felt weak, and she really wanted to sit down and rest, but her good brother held her up, preventing her from sitting.
She understood the logic, not to sit immediately after running, but she was genuinely uncomfortable now. If it weren’t for her good brother supporting her, she would have collapsed long ago.
“Uh? Thanks.”
At her most uncomfortable moment, a bottle of sports drink suddenly appeared before her, with the cap already opened.
The bottle was very close to Xiaomuqing, clearly meant for her, so she thanked them and took it directly to drink.
“You… you’re welcome.”
“Uh?”
After finishing the sports drink, Xiaomuqing suddenly realized something was slightly off about the voice that responded.
Was this not the water her good brother got for her?
With confusion, she widened her eyes and saw that her good brother was still standing beside her, but a Class President had appeared before her.
“Don’t just stand there, wipe your sweat.”
As Xiaomuqing was still a bit dazed, Zhang Xiaoling took out tissues she had prepared and offered to wipe her sweat.
She had started to feel anxious when she saw Lin Muqing running the thousand meters just now, as it looked incredibly difficult.
“No, I can do it myself.”
Suddenly coming to her senses, and before attracting the wrath of others, Xiaomuqing quickly took the tissues and wiped her own sweat.
But she didn’t know that when both the school grass and school flower were paying attention to her, it had already caused widespread resentment.
For a moment, a strong scent of sour lemons filled the air on the sports field.
“Boss, I think it’s really strange.”
After the sports class, back in the classroom, Xiaomuqing thought for a while before poking her good brother’s arm and saying to him.
Just now after running, the Class President was taking care of her in various ways, even suggesting she go to the school doctor to lie down because her face was so red.
This kind of care had never been shown to herself or others before.
It felt as if she were a very fragile person, or as if the Class President was taking care of her like a girl.
“Did… did she say anything to you?”
After hearing Xiaomuqing’s account, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but frown slightly, asking with some confusion.
“Uh, no.”
Thinking back carefully, Xiaomuqing shook her head.
This matter happened a bit too suddenly, and she had even wondered if the Class President had seen through something, as she had seen herself in female attire many times.
But then she thought it was wrong. If she knew she wore female attire, wouldn’t she be disgusted and stay away from her?
So it was very strange, Xiaomuqing couldn’t figure it out.
“Oh right, Boss, I passed my run just now.”
Changing the topic, Xiaomuqing’s face was full of smiles as she blinked at her good brother and then grinned, saying to him.
She clearly remembered that her good brother had promised to take her to eat grilled fish just now.
“Mm, congratulations.”
Looking at Xiaomuqing, who was acting cute to hint at him, Ye Ziming pretended not to understand and replied indifferently.
“What about the grilled fish you mentioned?”
“Grilled fish?”
“Wow! You clearly said…”
“…”
As expected, the two started bickering again, showing how good their relationship was.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the classroom, Zhang Xiaoling quietly watched their interaction and suddenly felt envious.
She used to see such scenes and think they had a good relationship, like good buddies.
But now, she felt their relationship was… intimate, like a couple in the throes of love.
Zhang Xiaoling: Emm, the more I look, the more I think they are so well-matched.
The afternoon class time quickly passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to go home.
Before dismissul, the homeroom teacher brought some news, saying that the school would undergo a reform: the broadcast gymnastics would be removed.
From now on, there would be no broadcast gymnastics during the long break, but they would learn a rather trendy square dance suitable for teenagers.
“Teacher, didn’t you just say you were going to choose two girls to lead the exercises?”
“Yes, I was planning to find two energetic-looking girls so their image would be better.”
“Then… then why did you call me here!?”
During dismissal time, in the corridor outside the office, Xiaomuqing’s eyes widened, and with a look of shock, she asked the homeroom teacher before her.
“Pfft~”
Standing beside her was also a potential candidate called by the homeroom teacher to be selected as a lead dancer.
Hearing the conversation between Xiaomuqing and the homeroom teacher, several girls couldn’t help but chuckle, and a wave of whispers followed.
“Don’t worry, it’s mainly because I think you’re quite suitable, your image is good, so I just wanted to ask for your opinion.”
The homeroom teacher wasn’t hurried at all, smiling casually at Xiaomuqing.
“Suitable to wear female attire?”
Hearing this, Xiaomuqing unconsciously raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise.
“Uh… now that you mention it, hiss, it does seem quite suitable.”
“Ah, this…”
“How about this, you…”
Originally, the homeroom teacher hadn’t had this idea, but upon hearing Xiaomuqing’s words, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she discovered a path she had never considered.
“I regret to refuse!”
Looking at the homeroom teacher’s strange smile and hearing the girls’ laughter beside her, Xiaomuqing directly interrupted and refused.
This was too much; having so many girls and passers-by hear such a thing made Xiaomuqing blush with shame and anger.
After refusing, she intended to say a few words to express her stance and then go find her good brother.
But just as she was about to speak, Zhang Xiaoling, standing behind her, suddenly whispered,
“I think if Lin Muqing wore female attire… she would probably look very beautiful.”
