In September, the sky over Zixu City was clear and vast, calming the mind.
On the red plastic track at Tianxiang High School, flags waved as crowds gathered.
In the middle of the crowd were two teams of boys and girls wearing white T-shirts and sky-blue sports pants, holding a long rope, ready for the final event of the day—the tug-of-war.
The booming announcer's voice echoed, "Class 1 and Class 2 of the second year have fought their way to the finals for the tug-of-war championship! Who will be the king of today's event? Let's wait and see!"
The students on either side chanted loudly, "Class 2 will win! Class 2 is the strongest!" and "Class 1 will win! Class 1 will reign!"
On the sidelines, girls cheered, "Go, Xia Pengfei! Xia Pengfei will win!"
"Who's Xia Pengfei?" asked the new student, Sui Jiayuan.
"The most handsome boy in the west team!" answered He Tingting.
At the front of the line, Xia Pengfei, seventeen years old, wore the sportswear with elegance, his slender build and sharp features showing confidence and determination. His eyes were fierce, as if he could pierce through the world.
Suddenly, in the intense competition, Xia Pengfei's team collapsed and the rope was pulled towards the opposing side. Xia Pengfei lost his balance and was sent tumbling forward, only to be caught mid-air by a girl from the other team.
The crowd gasped, and the moment was quickly captured on countless phones.
"Wow, that's amazing!" "What a classic moment!" "The girl's so cool!"
The girl who caught Xia Pengfei was Leng Siyu, a seventeen-year-old athlete known for her achievements in track and field. She had short hair and a slender figure, with delicate features that radiated a classical beauty. Her eyes, however, were cold and distant.
After helping Xia Pengfei back on his feet, she simply turned and left, leaving him to thank her in a more playful tone.
Meanwhile, the announcer continued to speak, but the crowd had lost interest in his words.
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Later, Leng Siyu quickly went to pick up her younger sister, Leng Yuanyuan, from the kindergarten. Yuanyuan, almost five years old, had a cute appearance, and her classmate, Xia Chongchong, was a mischievous boy who kept teasing her.
After a playful exchange, Leng Siyu carried both kids with ease as they headed home, all while being closely followed by Xia Pengfei, who teased her about her strength and remarked on her "perfect legs."