Chapter 9

Ten minutes passed in a flash. As the bell for class rang, everyone suddenly stood up and walked out of the classroom.

Lin Nan was slightly taken aback. He glanced at the timetable next to the blackboard and suddenly realized that the first class of the afternoon was Physical Education.

Tong Xiaoya almost stood up at the same time as Lin Nan. She gently supported the desk, her face showing a hint of pain, which made Lin Nan's heart ache. He quickly asked with concern, "Are you sick? Should I ask the PE teacher for leave for you? You can rest in the classroom for this class."

"I..." Tong Xiaoya hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook her head and said, "I'm fine." Then she quickly walked out of the classroom, tugging at her sleeve.

Lin Nan shook his head helplessly and was the last one to leave the classroom. By the time he put his hands in his pockets and arrived at the playground, everyone had already started lining up.

"Hey, you at the back, who is that? Move faster, don't act like you haven't eaten." The PE teacher, Zheng Yimin, stretched his neck and shouted loudly at Lin Nan.

Lin Nan didn't have a deep impression of Zheng Yimin. He only remembered that this was a man in his thirties with a big belly and a somewhat lecherous appearance. The fact that someone with his build was a PE teacher seemed ironic to Lin Nan in his previous life.

He quickened his pace and was the last to join the line. Zheng Yimin glared at him, picked up the notebook in his hand, and glanced at everyone, saying, "Alright, since everyone is here, let's start the roll call."

"1, 2..." The voices of the students rose one after another, ending at 56.

"Hmm, no one is missing." Zheng Yimin nodded and then said, "As usual, run three laps around the innermost track to warm up. Turn right."

Everyone turned right in unison.

"Start running!"

Following Zheng Yimin's command, the tall boys in the first row led the way, and the four rows of students began their three-lap warm-up around the track.

Lin Nan was not particularly tall at this time, about 1.73 meters, but he was still in the first row, indicating that the students in Class 3 were generally short.

Fortunately, Lin Nan, both in his past and present life, was quite fond of sports, so running was not a big deal for him. However, for most of the pampered high school students who only focused on studying and rarely participated in sports, the 1,200 meters of three laps was almost an insurmountable peak.

So, after just one lap, several girls and two boys had already gone to complain to Zheng Yimin. In such situations, Zheng Yimin usually just let them sit aside and rest. After all, he himself was not good at running, so he was naturally more lenient with the students compared to other PE teachers.

After another half lap, a few more girls and one boy went to rest. At this point, Lin Nan was leading the pack, followed closely by Lin Tong. "Nan, let's race!" Lin Tong's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Sure." Lin Nan nodded slightly, and the two immediately sped up.

This increase in speed caused a problem. Zheng Yimin had specified running on the innermost track, but with their acceleration, they ended up at the back of the girls' line, effectively lapping them.

"Speechless, I was about to catch up with you." Lin Tong, who had caught up from behind, patted Lin Nan's shoulder and laughed. At this moment, one of the girls in the line suddenly fell down, and the line behind her came to a stop.

"Huh? It looks like your deskmate." Lin Tong looked at the situation ahead with surprise. Lin Nan also saw it and ran over in a few quick steps.

"Xiaoya! Xiaoya!" Several girls were surrounding Tong Xiaoya, calling out to her. At this moment, Su Bing frowned and said, "No good, Xiaoya seems to have fainted. We need to take her to the infirmary quickly."

"We can't carry her." The girls looked at each other, and they all shouted to the front, "Boys, come over and help!"

"Move aside!" Lin Nan had already rushed over, pushing aside the girls and darting in. He saw Tong Xiaoya lying on the ground, her face pale and her lips blue, seemingly in a state of shock. Lin Nan felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"Quick, Lin Nan, take Xiaoya to the infirmary." Su Bing shouted anxiously.

"Taking her to the infirmary won't do any good, move aside!" Lin Nan pushed away the girls, lifted Tong Xiaoya's legs with one hand, and supported her back with the other, carrying her and running towards the school gate!

"Hey! Lin Nan, where are you taking Xiaoya?" Su Bing's voice came from behind. Lin Nan shouted back, "I'm taking her to the Third Hospital. Tell the homeroom teacher to notify her parents."

As he shouted, he had already reached the school gate. Seeing it closed, he kicked open the door of the guard's room and shouted at the old guard, who had just opened his eyes, "Open the gate quickly, my classmate has fainted and needs to go to the hospital immediately."

"Oh, oh, hurry, hurry." The guard, seeing the situation, didn't ask any more questions and quickly pressed the button. The gate opened just enough for a car to pass through, and Lin Nan quickly carried Tong Xiaoya out.

Since the location of the school was far from the main road, Lin Nan had to run about fifty meters before he saw a taxi approaching. By this time, he was almost out of energy.

"Stop!" Lin Nan blocked the taxi, startling the driver, who stuck his head out and asked, "What's going on?"

"Open the door, take me to the nearest hospital, quickly." Lin Nan shouted. The driver, seeing the situation, quickly opened the door and helped Lin Nan carry Tong Xiaoya into the car.

Fortunately, the nearest hospital, Ninghai City Third People's Hospital, was only about a kilometer away, so the taxi arrived at the hospital in a few minutes.

"Wait here, I'll come out and pay you." Lin Nan, without bothering to take out his wallet, carried Tong Xiaoya out of the car. The driver, a kind-hearted person, waved his hand and said, "No need for money, saving lives is more important. Go in quickly."

"Thanks." Lin Nan nodded to the driver and carried Tong Xiaoya into the hospital.

Just then, two doctors in the lobby saw Lin Nan carrying someone and immediately came over. "What happened?"

"I don't know." Lin Nan shook his head anxiously. "My classmate has fainted. Please help her quickly."

"What, fainted? Take her to the emergency room quickly!" The two doctors helped Lin Nan quickly take Tong Xiaoya to the emergency room on the first floor. Soon, a doctor and several nurses from upstairs also rushed into the emergency room.

"Phew..." Lin Nan, extremely exhausted, slumped onto the bench outside the emergency room. His heart was pounding, as if he felt that something that didn't belong to him was about to disappear again.

After about ten minutes, he heard the sound of high heels approaching. Looking up, he saw Du Qiuyue and Su Bing running over. "How is it?" Du Qiuyue asked, panting heavily.

"She's been in there for a while, no news yet." Lin Nan took a deep breath, feeling his heart beating faster.

At this moment, Su Bing's phone rang. He quickly answered it.

"Hello? Mom, I'm here, yes, downstairs. My classmate has been taken to the emergency room in your hospital, yes, ah? You're in a meeting? Okay, okay..."

After a while, Su Bing put down the phone and looked at Du Qiuyue. "Teacher Du, have you contacted Tong Xiaoya's parents?"

Du Qiuyue shook her head and said something that shocked both of them: "Tong Xiaoya doesn't have parents. Her parents died in a car accident when she was six. She now lives with her grandmother. I just called her grandmother's house, but no one answered. The old lady might be out."

"Ah? Xiaoya doesn't have parents..." Su Bing's mouth opened wide in shock, and Lin Nan was also stunned. Just as he was about to say something, the door to the emergency room opened.