Chapter 75

Who did he offend? Did he offend Xiao Hai Ai?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Hai Ai walked to the side, found the bag, took out the pair of slippers, quietly put them on, then looked at the Nike shoes and said to Meng Meng Deng in a calm tone: "Good shoes, it's the first time I've worn such expensive shoes in my life, but compared to Tong Cheng Guan, wearing slippers is enough. Keep an eye on them, I'll need them for the short sprint later."

His voice wasn't very loud, but it was enough for others to hear.

A wave of commotion spread around!

Xiao Hai Ai—was actually—going to run ten thousand meters in a pair of slippers—against Tong Cheng Guan, a top seed who was about to participate in the National Games!

Was it me who was crazy, or was Xiao Hai Ai crazy?

When he heard this news from his friends, Tong Cheng Guan's face turned green with anger.

It was an insult, a blatant insult to him!

But in Xiao Hai Ai's eyes, if you insulted him, he would return the insult tenfold!

The news spread like wildfire, and soon everyone at the sports meet knew about Xiao Hai Ai's "feat" of running ten thousand meters in slippers.

Those who knew Xiao Hai Ai, and those who didn't; those who liked long-distance running, and those who didn't, all focused their attention on the track.

"Crazy, Xiao Hai Ai is crazy," the cameraman said in a daze.

"Crazy, Xiao Hai Ai is crazy," Yan Yu said in a daze.

"Crazy, Xiao Hai Ai is crazy," Yun Qi Xu said in a daze.

"No, he will win," Meng Meng Deng said.

There was no reason, just a blind faith in Xiao Hai Ai.

If Xiao Hai Ai wanted to do it, he must have a good reason!

This Xiao Hai Ai, who usually looked lazy and unscrupulous, when he put on the slippers, Meng Meng Deng saw something in his eyes that she had never seen before:

Anger, contempt, and confidence!

Three completely different expressions appeared in Xiao Hai Ai's eyes at the same time. Meng Meng Deng believed he would win, no matter what, he would win.

"Discipline, such contempt for the school sports meet must be punished," Youzhong Kong almost roared.

Qihai Hong still had that calm expression: "No one has said you can't wear slippers during the race."

Although he said that, Qihai Hong also had some blame in his heart. Xiao Hai Ai, what are you up to? If you win, fine, but if you lose, you'll make the autumn sports meet of Xinan University a laughingstock for other schools.

No, wearing slippers, not only winning, but even finishing the race is impossible!

"Lao Lei, Xiao Hai Ai looks down on your prized student," Di Han Kuang said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Ming Sheng Lei's face turned green with anger. In all his years as a coach, he had never seen such a ridiculous thing. He put his hand to his mouth: "Tong Cheng Guan, if you don't leave him three laps behind, you haven't won!"

Three laps? These words entered Tong Cheng Guan's ears, and also Xiao Hai Ai's ears.

"Get ready—"

The athletes lined up at the starting line.

Tong Cheng Guan glanced to the side and saw that Xiao Hai Ai, who was two athletes away from him, suddenly smiled at him.

This smile made Tong Cheng Guan feel uneasy for some reason.

The starting gun went off, and all the athletes took off.

Just like in the 1500 meters, Xiao Hai Ai was the last to start.

Leave him three laps behind, leave him three laps behind. Tong Cheng Guan followed behind Xiao Cheng, who was responsible for leading the race, thinking viciously.

"Hey, hello," suddenly, a voice came from his side.

Tong Cheng Guan shuddered. In a long-distance race, someone actually spoke? He looked over:

Xiao Hai Ai!

Xiao Hai Ai was in the outer lane, running at a steady pace beside him.

Who has ever spoken during a running race? It would only disrupt their breathing rhythm. Moreover, in a long-distance race, everyone tries to stay in the inner lane, as the outer lane requires much more energy.

But this Xiao Hai Ai not only spoke but also kept pace with him in the outer lane.

What about Xiao Gu? Wasn't Xiao Gu supposed to hold him back?

Tong Cheng Guan didn't know, but at that moment, Xiao Gu was in a difficult position.

Coach Lei had instructed him to hold Xiao Hai Ai back by any means necessary. So as soon as he saw Xiao Hai Ai trying to overtake him, Xiao Gu immediately rammed into Xiao Hai Ai with his arm.

"Cheater—"

The spectators who saw this shouted, but then they saw Xiao Gu stumble and fall to the ground, losing his balance.

Joking, Xiao Hai Ai's body was as tough as steel. Neither the Bag Lion nor the Great Rhinoceros could hurt him, let alone Xiao Gu.

"The weather is nice today, just a bit stuffy, isn't it?" Xiao Hai Ai continued.

He wasn't here to race, but to jog and chat with Tong Cheng Guan.

Tong Cheng Guan had practiced running for many years, from junior high to college, and had participated in many sports meets, but this was the first time he encountered such a strange situation.

Not just him, even Ming Sheng Lei and Di Han Kuang had never heard of such a thing.

"Why aren't you talking? You were quite talkative just now, weren't you?" Xiao Hai Ai smiled, speaking while closely following Tong Cheng Guan.

All the spectators noticed a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle: the 003 athlete, who had been in the outer lane, was actually chatting while racing!

—Xiao Hai Ai!

The crowd fell silent, even the athletes in the high jump and long jump stopped their competitions. The referees, who were supposed to stop this, were also drawn to the track.

Everyone wanted to see what kind of miracle the 003 athlete, who was chatting while racing in slippers, could create.

Xiao Hai Ai, wearing slippers, didn't seem to exert much effort, but he ran so effortlessly: "Why did you insult my parents? They haven't offended you. Why aren't you talking? Ten thousand meters, twenty-five laps, it's quite boring, let's chat."

Tong Cheng Guan wanted to curse, but he held back, determined not to fall into Xiao Hai Ai's trap!

Xiao Hai Ai's running posture was already unorthodox, and now he even shrugged: "I see, you lack confidence in yourself, you will never be a qualified athlete, right?"

"Bullshit!" Tong Cheng Guan finally shouted, unable to bear it any longer.

But as soon as he spoke, his steps became disordered, and he stumbled for several steps before regaining his balance. From then on, Tong Cheng Guan would not speak again.

"Really, you don't deserve to be an athlete," Xiao Hai Ai said seriously, "You run too slowly, I'll wait for you at the front."

What did he mean? Tong Cheng Guan soon understood.

Xiao Hai Ai—began to accelerate!

Xiao Cheng, who was leading the race, heard every word Xiao Hai Ai said. He was even more shocked than Tong Cheng Guan. As soon as he heard Xiao Hai Ai say he would run to the front, he tried to block him.

Intentionally blocking in a long-distance race is a foul, but Xiao Hai Ai didn't care. He first made a move to overtake Xiao Cheng on the right, and as soon as Xiao Cheng moved to the right, Xiao Hai Ai successfully overtook him from the left!

Xiao Hai Ai—accelerated!

Xiao Hai Ai, wearing slippers, ran faster and faster, and soon he was leading all the other athletes by more than thirty meters!

Leading by thirty meters, what did that mean? This was only because Xiao Hai Ai was deliberately slowing down to avoid being too shocking.

The crowd erupted in cheers.

"Lao Lei, if he can win in slippers, we coaches will lose face," Di Han Kuang, now a temporary fan of Xiao Hai Ai, hoped he would win first place and give his rival a hard slap.

Ming Sheng Lei's face was ashen: "Ten thousand meters, twenty-five laps, if he can finish in slippers, I'll change my name to yours!"

At this moment, the track saw another dramatic change.

Xiao Hai Ai continued to accelerate and was now leading all the other athletes by half a lap. But at this point, he suddenly slowed down, raised his right hand, and waved it forward, as if telling the other athletes to catch up.

All the spectators were stunned!

Xiao Hai Ai wasn't running, he was strolling.

Tong Cheng Guan finally caught up with Xiao Hai Ai.

Now, he understood what Xiao Hai Ai meant by "I'll wait for you at the front."

But he still wondered, how long could he keep up this pace? This was a ten-thousand-meter race, with twenty-five laps!

"You run too slowly, really too slowly," Xiao Hai Ai sighed repeatedly, "You going to the National Games isn't bringing us glory, it's bringing us shame."

Tong Cheng Guan was furious, but he heard Xiao Hai Ai say, "Take your time, I'll wait for you at the front."

He accelerated again!

The ten-thousand-meter race had become a game for Xiao Hai Ai!

Third lap.

Tong Cheng Guan "caught up" with Xiao Hai Ai again, but he wished he hadn't, because he heard the same words:

"Too slow, how were you even selected? Take your time, I'll wait for you at the front."

Fourth lap, fifth lap... ninth lap... fifteenth lap...

Xiao Hai Ai, wearing slippers, led all the other athletes by half a lap in every lap, then strolled, waiting for them. Or rather, he was waiting for Tong Cheng Guan alone.

His speed in every lap was the same, sprinting first, then strolling. He was playing a game.

Almost all the spectators became fans of Xiao Hai Ai, cheering for him with great enthusiasm.

This race would be the first and only time they would witness such a unique event.

Even on the twentieth lap, Xiao Hai Ai saw the camera and stopped, posing for the photographer.

"Should we broadcast this or not?" the cameraman was dumbfounded, "Friendship first, competition second. But is Xiao Hai Ai mocking the other athletes?"

"He's only mocking Tong Cheng Guan," Yan Yu said helplessly, "Film it, we'll see what to do later."

Too terrifying, Xiao Hai Ai's revenge was too terrifying, it would completely destroy Tong Cheng Guan's confidence.

Never offend Xiao Hai Ai.

Yan Yu was certain.