Chapter 15: Behind You

"Did any classmates report the women's 800m long-distance running?" After the words were finished, the audience was silent, and no one responded.

"Didn't anyone sign up?" Teacher Yi awkwardly pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose, trying to make himself feel more comfortable.

"You all took the final exam of physical education last time, who is the first place?"

Still no one spoke.

"Come, talk about it." Teacher Yi looked at Shen Bo with expectant eyes.

Shen Bo stood up helplessly, he scratched his head and said, "Teacher, the first place for girls is Wang Siyu." ”

"Okay, Wang Siyu, can you come and participate?" Teacher Yi looked at her, his face full of anticipation.

"Teacher, okay." Wang Siyu readily agreed.

Teacher Yi smiled with satisfaction, she continued to look down at the table in her hand, she sighed puzzled, and said, "And why did Ruo's name on the top of this table cross out again?" ”

Fang Ruo, who was lowering her head and writing her homework, was suddenly startled, and she raised her head to look at the teacher in a daze.

"Teacher, she wanted to report "working together" before, but the staff was already full. Shen Bo explained immediately, and Fang Ruo also nodded confusedly.

"Oh, that's right." Teacher Yi frowned and muttered.

"So, can you participate in the women's 200m?" Teacher Yi happened to see a blank space in the 200-meter event next to her name, which was very dazzling.

"Teacher, I... Not fast. Fang Ruo stood up and replied with a red face.

"Just exercise yourself, I'm sure you'll run faster and faster." Teacher Yi looked at Fang Ruo with an approving eye.

Fang Ruo had no choice but to swallow the words of refusal that she had already thought of, and she nodded lightly.

She thought to herself that it was only 200 meters, gritted her teeth and insisted on finishing the run, but if Teacher Yi knew her strength, she might regret today's decision.

Teacher Yi nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Okay, there is also this shot put ....... ”

Fang Ruo was inexplicably arranged into her least favorite sport - running.

In her heart, long-distance running and sprinting are the same, when she runs, she has to grin her teeth and rush forward, and after running, she will be sore and weak and just want to fall, every time she drags her heavy legs like a thousand gold to run, she is always reminding herself - there are no sports cells!

In the past, Xu Zhuoyuan often laughed at her, saying that she ran like a duck on the shelf, ridiculed that she ran only a little faster than a turtle, and gave her the nickname "Running Turtle".

Sure enough, Fang Ruo knew him too well.

"Haha, what are you talking about, you really want to participate in the run! Well, now I'll be able to award you the last place. Xu Zhuoyuan slapped the table and laughed, this laughter was really deafening and extremely harsh.

"I can't help it, the teacher asked me to participate, and you're still laughing!" Fang Ruo blushed and got up to cover his laughing mouth, and the two laughed together.

"Well, I'm not smiling, ah, I'm going to suffocate." Xu Zhuoyuan begged for mercy, Fang Ruo let go of the hand that was pressing on his face, she sat weakly on the chair, raised her hand and combed her messy hair.

"What should I do, I can't run to the end!" Fang Ruo knew that although her strength was not good, she was a strong person after all.

"What else can you do, you yourself were going to promise at the time, then let the whole school see your unique duck run." Xu Zhuoyuan burst out laughing again after speaking.

Fang Ruo glared at him, very displeased, and twisted his face away with a feigned anger.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you, okay, laugh and get angry with you, look at you." Xu Zhuo said from afar and pinched her face.

Fang Ruo whined in pain and knocked down his hand, "It's painful, what's wrong with you." ”

Xu Zhuoyuan laughed twice, stretched out his legs and sat down next to her, "Okay, I'm serious, there are still two weeks to go before the sports meeting, you hurry up and practice, don't really run last." ”

"Then I'll go downstairs and run around the neighborhood...... Fang Ruo nodded thoughtfully.

"There are so many uncles and aunts downstairs who set up small stalls, and you will scare them when you run around."

"I can run at night, and when it gets dark, they all go back."

"That's okay, I forgot to tell you, I also participated in the sports meeting, and I reported the relay and long jump." Xu Zhuoyuan's tone was quite proud, he loves sports, and he will definitely be indispensable in the sports meeting.

"Guess you're part."

"I'll take you for a run, and in the evening, let's run together." Xu Zhuoyuan raised his eyebrows and said.

"Good! Then I have to do my homework quickly every day. Fang Ruo suddenly felt a glimmer of hope, he could still have a companion when he ran with Xu Zhuoyuan, and he could also have someone to supervise him when he couldn't hold on.

"Okay, then you should hurry up and do your homework at school."

"Okay."

After finishing speaking, Fang Ruo went home satisfied, she only hoped that practicing like this would make her not too embarrassed in the sports meeting.

On the second day, Fang Ruo never left his seat except for receiving water and going to the toilet, and he was doing his homework after class, and his diligence was very touching.

"Fang Ruo, you're too serious, you won't take a break after class, there's still some time before the final exam." Zhang Ziyi looked at Fang Ruofen's writing, and sighed incomprehensibly,

"She's going to practice running at night, with Xu Zhuoyuan." Zheng Yuqian glanced at Zhang Ziyi, and both of them smiled flatteringly.

"What are you laughing at, I don't want to finish last, so I'm going to practice running at night." Fang Ruo said without raising his head.

"Yes, with your bamboo horse." Zhang Ziyi joked that Fang Ruo continued to write homework and did not respond.

Since Xu Zhuoyuan came to the class last time to look for her, the gossip of the classmates in the class has not diminished, they inquired about each other, and they all knew that this seemingly obscure and taciturn classmate Fang Ruo has an excellent good friend Xu Zhuoyuan, and the two grew up together, childhood sweethearts.

This makes many girls envious, and secretly they are a little jealous of each other.

As soon as the bell rang for class, Fang Ruo hurried home, she had already thought about it, she could help her mother wash the vegetables first, and then take care of her younger brother, so that her mother could get dinner faster, and she could eat earlier, and she could go for a run after eating and resting, and the time could be arranged better.

"Fang Ruo, hurry up and come down!" After Xu Zhuoyuan finished dinner, he ran downstairs and started to move.

"It's coming, it's coming." Fang Ruo said as he ran downstairs.

After eating, she deliberately changed into a set of slim clothes suitable for sports, which would be lighter than a wide school uniform, Xu Zhuoyuan changed into a simple white T-shirt, and the whole person looked very refreshing.

The two chatted for a while, and after a short warm-up, they were ready to start running.

"Let's start running from here." Xu Zhuoyuan pointed to the road under his feet.

"Okay, let's run." After Fang Ruo finished speaking, he rushed forward.

"Come back, come back." Xu Zhuoyuan stopped her who was rushing forward.

"What's wrong? Fang Ruo paused and looked puzzled.

"How can anyone run like this, what are you doing with your hands, do you know that your arms have to swing, like this regular swing." After speaking, Xu Zhuoyuan waved his arm to show her.

"Is that so?" Fang Ruo also swung his arms according to his movements.

"I said you're such a fool." Xu Zhuoyuan said disgustedly, but his hand was helping her correct the movements on her arm.

"That's it, do you feel it?"

Xu Zhuoyuan grabbed her hand and swayed regularly, he stood behind her, wrapping her around his chest like a hug, although the two were still a little apart, but Fang Ruo felt that his warm breath was floating around her neck at this moment, it felt so itchy, she wanted to scratch it, but she was too shy to move, when he spoke, her chest was shaking sullenly, her back was numb, she only felt that she was about to suffocate, and her head was also blank.

"Are you going to be in a daze!" Xu Zhuoyuan felt that her hand suddenly softened, and it swung into four waves regularly, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed.

"Ahh Yes, yes. Fang Ruo coughed twice in embarrassment, she was glad in her heart that it was dark night, and her crimson cheeks could not be seen clearly under the dim street lamp.

"Okay, then run, the posture of swinging arms must be practiced well, and it is very important to exercise." Xu Zhuoyuan said solemnly, not noticing Fang Ruo's flushed face at all.

Fang Ruo ran behind Xu Zhuoyuan, maybe because she was behind him, he didn't run fast, Fang Ruo looked at the back of his clean head, the white T-shirt behind him was wet with sweat, the powerful arms when he ran, and the shoulders that widened at some point, she only felt that there seemed to be light on him, attracting her and pulling her, and she was a light chaser.

When you are young, there should be a person quietly living in everyone's heart, he is the sweetness of your first love, the throbbing of shyness when you think of it, and the joy for no reason.

Maybe it's after one glance, maybe it's after thousands of eyes, you may suddenly realize his difference on an ordinary day, and then in the years of youth, it seems that you have an inseparable connection with him, he has become a part of your life, and a part you are not willing to give up, he has a name that makes your heart move, called "like".

The two of them sometimes stop and rest when they are tired of running, chatting and walking slowly, Fang Ruo is mostly a listener, listening to Xu Zhuoyuan talk about the interesting things that happened in his class, what teacher is more funny, which teacher he has an argument with, every time he recalls the "health soup" made by his mother extremely painfully, it is really unbearable.

Xu Zhuoyuan's mother is very gentle, but her cooking skills are really not flattering, she is not very good at cooking, but she is keen on health care, in her words, "a woman's good complexion is maintained", she is indeed well maintained, there are few wrinkles on her face, her skin is delicate, and she does not look old at all.

But Xu Zhuoyuan felt that it was because she put a lot of messy things on her face every day to have an effect, Xu Zhuoyuan's mother likes to study some health soup and the like by herself on weekdays, and her family is of course the first test field, Xu Zhuoyuan is miserable about it, and it is better to let him drink those soups than to let him eat one less meal.

Fang Ruo likes Xu Zhuoyuan to complain to her about the trivial things of life like a child, and she will always say something just right to soothe him and mediate his mood.

In front of outsiders, he may behave coldly, high-mindedly and disdainfully, but when he is in front of her, he always presents the most pure and true appearance.