Being lapped by oneself means his performance was likely around 12 minutes this time.

If he's not a special long-distance track athlete, he might as well start focusing on academics early.

If it's a special case, who knows who messed it up.

The culprit, Lin Li, moved closer.

"...Du...Han...Si..."

Du Hansi: "?"

Upon hearing that chilling voice again, Du Hansi instinctively straightened his body and accelerated forward.

Be brave, my friend!

Run!

But he forgot, some people just can't be shaken off.

"Hansi, has your family ever sent you hopes of adding a male heir to the family? If so, have you ever considered doing it without having kids?" Lin Li said gently.

Du Hansi: "TAT"

Here it comes again.

"Broha—ha—no—" Du Hansi wanted to say a complete sentence, but even two words took all his effort.

"Just kidding, it's the last lap, keep it up." Lin Li glanced at his watch and smiled as he started the final sprint.

The referee, who had been watching Lin Li, the lap king, closely at the finish line, now lifted the ribbon after other runners passed.

People cheering for their class had gathered at the finish line waiting for him.

"Lin Li, go! You're about to break the record, damn it!" Wang Ze roared, more excited than Lin Li.

"Zuo zuo zuo." Bai Bufan attempted to motivate Lin Li with this sound.

"Lin Li! Keep it up!" Chen Tianming and Zhou Baowei shouted support at the finish line.

Lin Li raised his arms high to both sides, forming a victory pose.

Three steps to the finish! Two steps! One step! Charge—

Lin Li stood at the finish line.

"Referee, what's the time on your stopwatch now?" Lin Li asked the referee.

The referee, although unfamiliar with this situation, glanced at the stopwatch and said, "10.25."

"What are you doing? Just sprint already, Lin Li!" Wang Ze was more anxious than Lin Li, ready to celebrate.

"I don't want future freshmen at Nansang Middle School aspiring to break the record to feel too hopeless; a mountain too high will only make them lose drive. Wang Ze, you only see yourself, while I see the whole world; that's the difference." Lin Li looked calmly at Wang Ze.

Wang Ze: "..."

"You're such a show-off." Wang Ze laughed and cursed.

Time was just about right after that, Lin Li stepped forward, the referee and his watch both reading ten minutes and thirty seconds, breaking the record by just over a second.

[Do your best to participate in sect competitions, achieving first place for yourself or your sect in at least three events, with at least two being official matches (3/1; 1/2)]

The task progress was easily increased by one; getting another first place in the afternoon would complete it.

But before Lin Li could strike a cool pose, the boys swarmed up to surround him.

"Lin Li! Lin Li! Awesome!"

"Record-breaking! Are you even human?"

Faced with the boys' enthusiasm, Lin Li had only one thing to say—

"Who the hell slapped my butt again!"

Since the race was still on, they couldn't interfere, so the boys dispersed. Now free, Lin Li walked over to Chen Yu Ying and clapped his hands: "Class rep, water,"

Running a 3000m at this pace was indeed easy for Lin Li now, but dehydration would still occur, and he could still get thirsty.

"On my way." Chen Yu Ying jogged over with Lin Li's clothes, handing him a water bottle.

Unlike Chen Tianming, who would worship the water back home, Lin Li unscrewed it and drank, his Adam's apple moving in the sunlight.

Chen Yu Ying watched with a smile, admiring the smooth lines of the muscles on his forearms, the whitened fingertips gripping the bottle out of effort, and this handsome face.

She lowered her head to hide her blushing cheeks, but her shadow crept closer to his shoes.

Finding an amusing game, she tilted her head and moved a bit more.

Now it's not just the shoes.

"Class rep, treating me so well, you've even loosened the cap for me?" Lin Li said with a smile as he tightened the cap, having drunk half the bottle and feeling refreshed.

The crisp sound from crushing the empty bottle startled the shadow-stealing girl from her game.

She paused, then twisted the cap of the remaining water bottle before slowly looking up at Lin Li, biting her glossy lips, and blinking her eyes: "Mm."

Lin Li, who had been watching, naturally noticed these small gestures, so after thinking for a moment, he blinked too and asked directly:

"Class rep, hurry up and tell me, did you drink from this water, I really need that good news."

Chen Yu Ying's face turned even redder than Lin Li's after the race, like it had been kissed by the sunset.

She averted her gaze: "No, I didn't. I just opened it for you."

Lin Li: "Pssht, dog water."

"Lin Li—" Such childish taunts unexpectedly amused Chen Yu Ying, who chuckled, picked up Lin Li's clothes, and threw them at him, covering his head as she whispered: "It's not dog water."

"Hahaha—" Lin Li laughed and took off the clothes carrying Chen Yu Ying's scent. Though he wasn't thirsty anymore, he made a point to open the water and take another sip: "No wonder it tasted sweet."

"Tsk—where's the sweetness?" Chen Yu Ying turned her head away.

"Then it's smelly." Lin Li, always receptive to feedback, immediately revised his statement upon seeing her reaction.

Now the class rep should be satisfied, right?

"You're the one who's smelly! No water for you at the afternoon race!" Chen Yu Ying glared at Lin Li, lightly lifting her heel and stomping down, raising her fist playfully in front of him.

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