Volume 3 Chapter 41
by Golden DragonVolume 3 + Chapter 41: Sports Meet
Before they knew it, the day of the sports meet had arrived.
“Sigh~ Why do I, a guy, have to participate in the women’s division? Even if I win, I can’t be happy about it.” At that moment, Ouyang Qianxue sighed and walked toward the rest area for the female competitors.
But who would have guessed, the moment Ouyang Qianxue opened the door, he saw several girls changing their clothes inside. Only then did he remember that athletes could also change in the rest area.
Although all these girls had their backs to Qianxue, for someone who had rarely interacted with women since childhood, it was still plenty stimulating.
His face flushed crimson, and he immediately averted his gaze, turned around, and dashed for the exit. Yet just as he turned, he collided with a soft mass.
When Qianxue regained his senses, he realized that his face had buried itself into the chest of a tall, slender girl.
“I’m sorry!” Realizing what he had just done, Qianxue’s cheeks turned bright red. He quickly stepped back several paces and apologized.
“It’s fine. But the race is about to start, don’t run off.”
“Yes…” Qianxue could only lower his head and sit down.
The girl cast a cold glance at Qianxue, then walked to the locker and began changing her clothes. Qianxue, meanwhile, stared fixedly at the floor, terrified of seeing anything he shouldn’t.
“Oh my, isn’t this our School Beauty?” Just as Qianxue was sitting with his head down, waiting for the race to begin, several girls surrounded him, their expressions clearly unfriendly.
“What? Do you need something from me?”
“Nothing much. We just wanted to see how beautiful that face really is, the one that every boy in Sakura High has completely entranced. Now that we’ve seen it, sure enough, it’s the face of a vixen!” one of the girls suddenly sneered.
“And I’ve also heard that some people won’t even spare their own underclassmen, they keep up this ambiguous, flirtatious relationship with their junior day in and day out!”
“Shut up!” Just as the taunts against Ouyang Qianxue were growing more vicious, the tall girl from earlier slammed her fist against the locker and roared.
“Captain…” The few girls looked timidly at the tall girl. It turned out she was the current president of the track and field club.
“What have I taught you all normally?” Under the tall girl’s reprimand, the previously arrogant group lowered their heads one by one.
“Captain, but it’s all because of her that you…”
“Silence. Do I need you to solve my affairs for me? And solving them in this way will only disgrace the track and field club!”
“Thank…” Qianxue stepped forward to express his gratitude, but the girl stopped him with a wave of her hand.
“Don’t thank me. I didn’t do it for you. I simply said what I wanted to say. Besides, we are opponents here. And I will defeat you fair and square!”
“Opponents? Have I ever wronged you before?”
“No. I just don’t like you.”
In truth, the track club president had no particular prejudice against Ouyang Qianxue. But when she had gone to watch the cultural festival’s stage play with her boyfriend, and he saw Qianxue in a princess dress, he couldn’t help blurting out in front of her, “Qianxue is truly the ideal woman in my heart.” That remark infuriated the proud president, and she broke up with him on the spot.
Ever since then, her dislike for Ouyang Qianxue had grown. Yet she knew deep down that Qianxue’s popularity wasn’t just because of his looks. She had also witnessed Qianxue’s contest against Ning Caiwei, his ability to crush a real idol made it clear to her that she was far inferior to him in feminine charm.
But she still refused to accept it! There was absolutely no such thing as a perfect person in this world. She didn’t believe that Ouyang Qianxue could be flawless in every way. At the very least, in track and field, she would never lose to him!
“Will the competitors in the women’s 400 meters please prepare?” At the announcer’s words, the female students filed out of the rest area and onto the track.
“Hey, look! It’s the School Beauty!”
“The School Beauty has appeared!”
“Go, Ouyang Qianxue!”
“School Beauty for the win!” The students who had been cheering for their respective classes instantly united as one upon seeing Qianxue appear, all rooting for him.
Seeing Ouyang Qianxue’s immense popularity, the other girls felt a sense of defeat. He was wearing a long-sleeved, long-legged autumn tracksuit, loose and baggy, hardly flattering his figure at all, while they wore sleeveless athletic tops and shorts. Yet the boys’ gazes toward Qianxue were far more fervent than those directed at them.
The track club president happened to be in the lane next to Ouyang Qianxue. She noticed with some surprise that Qianxue showed no trace of pride or smugness in response to the boys’ stares and cheers.
Instead, he seemed somewhat resigned. This caught her off guard, after all, what girl wouldn’t want boys to admire her?
(But running is the one thing I will never lose to you in!) Glancing at Qianxue beside her, the track club president steeled her resolve.
“On your marks… set…”
“Bang!”
At the starter’s gunshot, all the competitors surged toward the finish line.
Ouyang Qianxue and the track club president pulled ahead of the other students by a full body length right from the start.
(So fast! Such explosive power!) Watching Qianxue run neck and neck with her, the track club president was astonished. She had never imagined that the gentle, refined Ouyang Qianxue could be this formidable in sports as well.
Then, in a moment of panic, her breathing faltered, and he overtook her.
“Is there anything in this world that Qianxue can’t do?” On the bleachers, Ning Caiwei excitedly said to Wang Qian as she watched Qianxue cross the finish line in first place.
“Damn it!” Watching Ouyang Qianxue break the tape first, the track club president’s eyes were filled with frustration. But when she saw the expression on Qianxue’s face as he looked back, she froze. His face was calm, utterly devoid of the joy of victory.
“Triumphant without arrogance, so this is the bearing of a true champion?” Little did she know that Qianxue felt no happiness because he had won against girls.
Just then, a gentle breeze swept by. Qianxue’s long golden hair fluttered in the wind, and with his upright posture, in the eyes of the track club president, he looked remarkably handsome. Suddenly, she felt that she understood a little better why Ouyang Qianxue was so popular.
“Captain, that was just luck on Ouyang Qianxue’s part. We’ll definitely turn things around in the later events,” several girls from the track club gathered around, intending to comfort her.
“That no longer matters.” The president stood up. “I’ve made up my mind. From today onward, Ouyang Qianxue is my goal. One day, I will surpass her with my own strength!”
“Heh heh.” Watching the track club members, Bai Yuxuan smiled knowingly. She had heard that the track club had recently shown some hostility toward Ouyang Qianxue, so she came to take a look. She hadn’t expected to witness such a scene.
“As expected of my Qianxue, adorable, enchanting, and powerful. That’s why only I deserve to have her!”
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