Chapter 35

While Cao Zhe ran professionally in the leading group, he wasn’t leading but following, and by the end of the first lap, he had stabilized in third place.

"Go! Go..." One lap, two laps, as the race progressed, the cheerleaders on the side also got into the spirit, especially the girls who had no race to run, channeling all their excess energy into this race.

"Go! Lin Hua! Hey, Xia Lin, your boyfriend isn’t doing well..." Gu Wen cheered for the boys in her class. At first, she thought Ding Hao was using a following strategy, but after three laps, Ding Hao was still in last place.

"..." Xia Lin blushed. She had come to cheer for Ding Hao at Ma Zhen’s urging, but now the situation... and Gu Wen’s voice was particularly loud, as if she was afraid the people around her couldn’t hear!

"..." Ding Hao was also frustrated. After being trained in the magical space, his physical abilities had improved, and his hearing was naturally more acute than that of an ordinary person. The key was that he hadn’t exerted much effort, so he heard Gu Wen’s words clearly. What kind of talk is this? What do you mean by your boyfriend isn’t doing well? If this were in that room, it would sound like a 3P, with the female supporting character complaining about the male lead.

"Ding Hao, can you do it?" Ma Zhen frowned. Since she heard that Ding Hao had beaten Yu Feng and others, she thought Ding Hao and Xia Lin were quite a match, but today this guy was clinging to the tail in broad daylight?

"I said he can’t!" Gu Wen looked at Ding Hao with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, then looked at Xia Lin: "What a pity for my Xia Lin..."

Damn, what aspect are you talking about? Ding Hao was drenched in sweat! I’m a man, you can be picky about size, hardness, and duration after the fact, but you can’t say I can’t do it without even taking off my pants! Of course, if Cao Zhe said this, Ding Hao would have no hesitation in beating him up, but this was Gu Wen, a girl, and it seemed to be the truth!

Fourth lap! Just as Ding Hao was about to cross the starting line and drop out of the race, Xia Lin couldn’t bear to watch anymore and started running alongside the track, shouting, "Ding Hao, go!" It was clear that this little girl was more nervous than Ding Hao. Although Ma Zhen and Gu Wen said Ding Hao was her boyfriend, she refused to admit it. But now that Gu Wen said Ding Hao couldn’t do it, Xia Lin was upset! She was only blaming Ding Hao, at least try to be second to last, what’s with being the last?

During the summer, Ding Hao had beaten Yu Feng and Zhang Yongwei, and Xia Lin was always there. She thought Ding Hao was a brave boy who wouldn’t give up on a race so easily, even if he was always last, he would persist to the end! This was a spirit, and Xia Lin didn’t want Ding Hao to lose this. No matter what, she would go all out, and let the other girls gossip after the race. Xia Lin ran alongside Ding Hao for about fifty to sixty meters, shouting encouragement the whole time.

This made Ding Hao a bit embarrassed. There were many girls cheering, but Xia Lin was the only one who kept running and cheering for the last place. Ding Hao was now in last place, how much courage did Xia Lin need to keep cheering for him? Ma Zhen was embarrassed, although she supported Ding Hao in her heart, always being last was too noticeable.

"Cao Zhe, go!"

"Lin Hua, go!"

"Ding Hao, go! Ding Hao, go!" Others would cheer and then rest, but Xia Lin was holding her breath and continuously shouting. Ding Hao was a bit embarrassed and a bit ashamed. Xia Lin’s face was red, and she was out of breath from running.

"You don’t need to run with me, I’ll do my best." Ding Hao waved to Xia Lin and sped up, quickly overtaking the second-to-last runner.

Seeing Ding Hao improve, Xia Lin stopped and stood with Ma Zhen and Gu Wen.

"Hey, not running with him anymore? I told you your boyfriend can’t do it, running with him won’t help!"

"Who said it won’t help!"

"Ha, you admit he’s your boyfriend?" Gu Wen quickly seized on Xia Lin’s slip.

"You... I won’t talk to you!"

"Ha, little girl, your face is so red, and you still won’t admit it!" Gu Wen wouldn’t let Xia Lin off, finding it strange. Although Ding Hao looked quite handsome, Xia Lin’s grades were so good, they didn’t seem to match. If Ding Hao practiced sports, he would be a good match for her!

"..." Perhaps she was tired, or perhaps Ding Hao’s calm smile made Xia Lin feel it wasn’t necessary to argue with Gu Wen, so she stood quietly and watched the race.

"Cao Zhe, go! Cao Zhe, go!" Clearly, this girl was an admirer of Cao Zhe. Although she didn’t run alongside like Xia Lin, she raised her voice when she saw Cao Zhe running, afraid he wouldn’t hear.

"Ding Hao, can you do it? If you can’t, get off the track, don’t embarrass yourself!" When Cao Zhe had long passed and Ding Hao finally arrived, this girl couldn’t hold back!

Ding Hao looked, damn, it’s the fat girl! The fattest girl in the class, her father is a butcher, so she has the advantage... Just because you like Cao Zhe, go after him, why come and insult me? Right, I have a grudge with Cao Zhe! Ding Hao understood. Cao Zhe really had the capital to be proud, he was strong in the 3000 meters!

Ding Hao hadn’t thought about winning a place, but being provoked by the fat girl, he felt a bit annoyed. Thinking about how Xia Lin had cheered for him, he decided to give it a try. Since he was here, why not? Four more laps, just a few minutes! He adjusted his body and started to speed up, overtaking from the outer lane.

At a speed of overtaking one person every few seconds, Ding Hao quickly left the last group and reached the middle of the pack. The race entered the fifth lap. When Ding Hao reached Xia Lin’s position again, Xia Lin was clearly more excited: "Ding Hao, go!"

"Girl, it’s no use, he’s too far behind. Cao Zhe and the others are already two hundred meters ahead..." Gu Wen immediately poured cold water on her!

Ding Hao was furious. If he didn’t know Gu Wen and Xia Lin were a team, he would have thought Gu Wen and Cao Zhe were a couple, or she was with the fat girl. But Gu Wen was right, the leading group was already two hundred meters ahead. Less than three laps! Three laps to catch up two hundred meters...

"Ding Hao, get off the track! Don’t embarrass yourself!"

Damn, it’s that fat girl again! Ding Hao glared at her and sped up, charging forward. The male students nearby were surprised to see Ding Hao run away and glared at the fat girl, thinking, "What a busybody, otherwise our ranking would have been one place higher."

Provoked by the fat girl, Ding Hao no longer held back! His crazy pursuit also caught the interest of the cheerleaders.

Many girls quickly screamed and ran alongside Ding Hao: "Ding Hao, go! Ding Hao, go..." These girls had no particular preference, just curious about why he suddenly sped up. Upon inquiry, it was Ding Hao from 207!

After another lap, when Ding Hao reached Xia Lin’s position again, he had overtaken more than ten people. Although he hadn’t joined the leading group, the gap had shrunk from two hundred meters to less than one hundred meters. Seeing this, Xia Lin was so excited that she jumped on the spot, forgetting to cheer. Ma Zhen and Gu Wen, however, shouted without hesitation: "Ding Hao, go!"

These two girls are on my side, Ding Hao thought with a smile. After all, they are in the same dormitory as Xia Lin. Alright, I’ll give it more effort for you! I’ll charge!

"Idiot, save some energy, there’s still one minute left in the race!" Suddenly, Ding Hao heard a voice beside him. Turning his head, it was Cao Zhe. This guy saw that I hadn’t dropped out after four laps and wanted me to finish the race and earn one point. As the class president, he was indeed responsible.

But Ding Hao didn’t stop. He wanted to overtake Cao Zhe before passing the fat girl’s position! So Ding Hao gave Cao Zhe a cold laugh and charged forward! It was called flying because by the last two laps of the 3000 meters, these high school students were almost walking, while Ding Hao was sprinting at a hundred-meter speed, overtaking continuously. By the seventh lap, Ding Hao was leading.

The leading group was in chaos. They had been taking turns leading to maintain their distance from the rest. Ding Hao’s sudden appearance completely disrupted their strategy, forcing them to accelerate prematurely. But Ding Hao was relaxed, even looking back occasionally when turning.

Ding Hao’s surge from last to first delighted the students of Class 207, especially the girls. Among them, Xia Lin was the most excited. She completely ignored what Gu Wen was saying about her boyfriend, waving at Ding Hao non-stop, almost sending flying kisses!

Gu Wen also looked surprised at the changes on the track. As someone involved in sports, she could see that Ding Hao hadn’t been using his full strength. She just didn’t expect him to be so good. Look at him, he’s so far ahead and still so relaxed! It’s a waste that he doesn’t practice sports. As Gu Wen continued to cheer for the athletes with a hint of regret, suddenly, not far away, there was a commotion, and several figures crashed to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, the leading group had been pushing and shoving to break out, and someone had fallen. The people behind couldn’t stop in time and crashed into them! Of course, this had nothing to do with Ding Hao. When Ding Hao passed the fat girl again, he was a bit smug. If he wasn’t afraid of the PE teacher recruiting him after the race, he might have run at a steady pace to the finish.

To take care of everyone’s feelings and to win more cheers, in the last lap, especially the last hundred meters, Ding Hao deliberately slowed down! Even so, Ding Hao still reached the finish line nearly a hundred meters ahead of the second place!

"Boss, you’re too awesome!" Su Jin, who had been cheering on the side, couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Ding Hao run to the finish line in this state.