Chapter 36

Soon, Xiaolin, Mazhen, and others also gathered around to congratulate Ding Hao. In the crowd, the tall Gu Wen stood out particularly. Ding Hao glanced at this girl and thought to himself, "Don't say men can't do it." But before he could continue, Gu Wen said to Ding Hao, "Ding Hao, you're amazing! Xiaolin didn't choose the wrong person!"

"Gu Wen!" Xiaolin glared at Gu Wen fiercely, though she was happy, there were just too many people around!

"Alright, I won't say it, I won't say it. You're so petty, if I had a boyfriend like this, I'd show him off... ha ha..."

"..." After a while, the second group of runners crossed the finish line. Surprisingly, Cao Zhe, who usually ranked in the top three, fell to seventh place due to an earlier accident, only managing to score 1 point for the 3000 meters. However, compared to Ding Hao's 10 points for first place, Cao Zhe naturally hid in the crowd and didn't dare to come out.

Not far away, Guntong looked disappointed that his hero didn't make it into the top five. The 3000-meter race was so dramatic, and the physical education teachers sitting in the stands kept whispering to each other, "How come this guy doesn't practice sports? If he did, I believe Beijing Normal University would definitely accept him, and he might even get into a top university."

Of course, after enjoying a few minutes of celebrity treatment, Ding Hao immediately returned to his rental house. The next race was the next day, and he had already scored 10 points for his class. Even if he didn't participate in the remaining three events, the class would still get 4 points. Cao Zhe didn't dare to provoke him, and the homeroom teacher couldn't blame him either.

He needed to hurry and level up! Amidst the envy and surprise of the crowd, Ding Hao calmly left the playground and returned to his rental house.

Over the next two days, Cao Zhe let Ding Hao off, but the homeroom teacher, Huang Rongwu, didn't. Initially, Huang Rongwu felt very sorry that Cao Zhe didn't make it into the top three. But when he heard that Ding Hao had won the 3000 meters, he repeatedly asked the PE committee member which events Ding Hao had signed up for. The PE committee member had to tell the truth. Then Huang Rongwu gave Cao Zhe and the PE committee member a strict order to make sure Ding Hao participated in the remaining events and scored more points. This made the two of them very busy, as Ding Hao was already elusive, and there was also a grudge with Cao Zhe.

So, the two of them had to seek help from Su Jin, asking him to notify Ding Hao as soon as possible before each event. Su Jin had no choice but to call Ding Hao's phone repeatedly the next day, but he still couldn't find Ding Hao. In the end, someone told the homeroom teacher that only Xiaolin could get Ding Hao to come out. Seeing that the class's score was being pulled further behind by Class 208, Huang Rongwu had no choice but to assign the task to Xiaolin.

Xiaolin, feeling helpless, came to Ding Hao's rental house with Mazhen. They waited at the door for about an hour before Ding Hao finally came out to open it. Ding Hao lied, saying he had fallen asleep. Xiaolin, with a serious face, gave Ding Hao a political lecture. Ding Hao, with no choice, agreed to participate in the remaining events for the class's honor and his own peace.

The next day was the shot put and the triple jump. Ding Hao didn't control himself well and accidentally won the shot put. When it was time for the long jump, he deliberately controlled the distance, but still ended up in second place. The first place was taken by a professional athlete from Class 209, who only beat Ding Hao by 1 centimeter. Even so, Ding Hao's performance made the homeroom teachers and class leaders of other classes go crazy, as Ding Hao was not part of their plan and had unexpectedly added 28 points to Class 207.

That night, Ding Hao had a visitor, Gu Wen from Class 208!

"Ding Hao! Can you please show some mercy? Our homeroom teacher's face is almost black with anger!" As the PE committee member and a scoring machine for Class 208, Gu Wen had also scored a lot of points for the girls. But Ding Hao's sudden appearance put a lot of pressure on her. Originally, she only needed to be in the top five in some events, but now the homeroom teacher required her to do her best and aim for first place in every event!

"You said I couldn't do it, right? I was just motivated by you."

"..." Gu Wen was speechless.

"I'm telling the truth!" Ding Hao wasn't lying. Besides Gu Wen, Guntong had also motivated him. Originally, he just wanted to run four laps in the 3000 meters and then leave. But you can't say I can't do it, right? I'm a man, and whether I can do it or not, only time will tell!

"Then for the 400 meters, can you show some mercy?"

"I don't want to participate either. I told you Cao Zhe signed me up. And now our homeroom teacher, Huang Rongwu, has personally assigned Xiaolin to remind me to participate in the events. Look at how happy Xiaolin is, what can I do?" Ding Hao wasn't the type to prioritize class honor. Gu Wen was Xiaolin's friend, and in principle, he should consider her request, but not at the cost of making Xiaolin unhappy.

"Mr. Deng asked me to ask you, who are you training with, and how did your scores improve so quickly? And do you plan to take the sports aptitude test?" Seeing Ding Hao's indifferent expression, Gu Wen knew it was impossible to get him to give up on the upcoming events. So she thought about another task.

"Why are you asking this? I'm not training with anyone. If I were going to take the sports aptitude test, I would have trained with Mr. Deng long ago."

"That's a real shame!" Gu Wen was telling the truth, and it was also what Mr. Deng had said.

"Ha ha..."

"Is this where you and Xiaolin have dates?"

"What are you talking about? This is my rental house. It's already my senior year, and it's tiring to go back and forth every day. Don't say such nonsense. Xiaolin has come a few times, but always with classmates."

"Look at how nervous you are, I won't spread it around! You're quite mysterious, no wonder Xiaolin likes you."

"You..."

"To show your guilt, make something delicious for me." Gu Wen looked around and, seeing no signs of a girl's presence, sat down on the sofa.

"Everything is in the kitchen, make whatever you want. I need to rest, I'm exhausted."

"Cheapskate, I'll call Xiaolin."

"..."

Soon, Xiaolin and Mazhen also came to Ding Hao's rental house. Ding Hao explained Gu Wen's attempt to seduce him into giving up the competition. Gu Wen was naturally ridiculed by Xiaolin and Mazhen. In the end, the three girls cooked a lot of food, and after confirming that Ding Hao would participate in the next day's events on time, Xiaolin took Gu Wen and Mazhen back to the dormitory.

On the third day of the competition, Ding Hao naturally became the class's main force. Besides the 400 meters, he was also required to participate in all three relay races. As a result, Ding Hao scored 64 points for the class, and the school awarded him the title of Best Male Athlete of this year. Class 207 came in second in the entire grade, just six points behind Class 208!

When Ding Hao and Cao Zhe stood on the podium together, Cao Zhe's smile was more painful than a cry, unlike Ding Hao's smiling face. Originally, he wanted to use the sports meet to embarrass Ding Hao, but it turned out like this. After the sports meet, Ding Hao would definitely become a popular figure in the school, and not just Xiaolin, but many infatuated girls would likely throw themselves at him, which was the last thing Cao Zhe wanted to see. But it was all his own doing.

However, Cao Zhe didn't expect even more embarrassing things to come. After the school sports meet, the National Day holiday began, and the senior year only had one day off. The teachers were busy grading papers. On October 3rd, the results of the first mock exam were announced. The homeroom teacher, Huang Rongwu, was very happy after the good performance at the school sports meet.

"Classmates, the results of the first mock exam for the senior year are all in. The full score is 750 points, and Xiaolin from our class scored 692 points, ranking second in the entire grade..."

"Wow! Amazing girl!" Some mischievous boys cheered. Xiaolin felt a bit happy, but most people were not surprised. Xiaolin's grades had always been good, and she usually ranked in the top 10 of the grade, so getting second place was normal.

"... Li Jie scored 685, ranking ninth in the entire grade." Huang Rongwu was also a bit proud. Although Xiaolin and Li Jie didn't get first place this time, out of the six science classes in the entire grade, Class 207 had two students in the top 10, which was quite good. Of course, the best was yet to come.

"Cao Zhe scored 680, ranking 12th..."

Cao Zhe glanced at Ding Hao with a smug look, thinking, "No matter how good you are at sports, you're just a muscle-bound idiot."

"Zeng Ruobin scored 677, ranking 17th... Wang Hongmei scored 671, ranking 24th... Ahem! Ahem... Ding Hao scored 667, ranking 43rd!"

"Damn!" Several boys in the class immediately cursed! What the hell, 43rd place, how did this guy manage it?

"Boss, 667, how did you do it?" Su Jin looked at Ding Hao as if he were an alien.

Ding Hao ignored him and instead looked at the homeroom teacher with a calm expression. Huang Rongwu was smiling, seemingly very satisfied. Xiaolin also quickly turned her head to look at Ding Hao, her eyes full of encouragement! Ding Hao himself couldn't explain why he had improved so quickly. Actually, it wasn't surprising because most of the content of this exam was from the summer tutoring and September's studies. Although Ding Hao had fallen behind in his studies before, he had been particularly diligent recently.

Of course, the most important thing was that Ding Hao had an IQ of 141. Gentlemen, the normal range is 86-120, I don't know what 141 means, but in Yun Gang No. 2 High School, there probably aren't many people with such a high IQ. High school knowledge was naturally not a challenge for Ding Hao! Realizing this, Ding Hao became much more relaxed. Yes, if he continued to work hard, he had a chance to catch up with Xiaolin. Hehe, then they could go to the same university, and Cao Zhe, you can eat dust.

Unlike Ding Hao's calm and composed demeanor, Cao Zhe was initially very happy. He ranked third in the class and 12th in the entire grade, which was a very good performance. But the problem was that Ding Hao ranked 43rd in the entire grade! If the sports meet was a slap in the face for Cao Zhe, then this exam result was like being skinned and gutted. Cao Zhe couldn't sit still! How did this bastard manage it? Did he cheat? Yes! He must have cheated, I need to report this bastard to the homeroom teacher as soon as possible!