Just protecting like this?

The students in the senior year classes were restless all morning, especially with the drums and cheers coming from the sports field outside, making them even more anxious.

It was with great difficulty that they made it to the afternoon classes.

The senior year classes lined up and took their seats in the stands overlooking the sports field.

The host from the podium announced which events were about to start, giving everyone time to prepare.

Zhou Yining and Yu Yang sat in the stands, resting and watching the competitions.

High jump and long jump weren’t interesting, they were more interested in the running events.

Soon, the host on the podium announced the list of participants for the men’s and women’s 100-meter race, and Zhou Yining walked down from the stands.

Jiang Xizhi also hurried off.

Students were allowed inside the track to cheer, so she and a few girls from the class went inside the field.

Zhou Yining went to get her number plate.

A girl in charge of the number plates helped Zhou Yining and the others pin the plates onto their clothes, and then the heats began.

Zhou Yining stretched her arms and legs on the side, and Jiang Xizhi ran over when she saw her.

“I’ll be waiting for you at the finish line later, Zhou Zhou.

Do you want water or a drink? We’ve prepared everything over there,” Jiang Xizhi asked, looking at Zhou Yining.

“Water is fine, did you come just to see me?” Zhou Yining asked with a smile.

“Of course, who else would I watch? The girls’ race isn’t for a while. I’ll stay with you here for a bit.”

“Okay.” Zhou Yining nodded, and the two stood close together, waiting with the others for the 50-meter race to finish.

Soon, it was time for the men’s 100-meter race.

The students participating in the first heat took their positions, and when the starting pistol fired, everyone ran off quickly.

Since it was only 100 meters, they finished quickly.

The top three from each heat would advance, and the rest could return to their classes.

Zhang Ye was first in the men’s group.

After he finished running, he slowly walked back towards the starting line.

When he saw Jiang Xizhi and Zhou Yining, his eyes lit up.

He knew that Jiang Xizhi and Zhou Yining still had feelings for him, otherwise why would they be waiting for him at the starting line?

Zhang Ye walked over, looked at the bottled water in Jiang Xizhi’s hand, and reached out, saying, “Give it to me.”

Jiang Xizhi was confused. She even pulled Zhou Yining back a step,

“Are you okay? Isn’t there plenty of water and drinks over there? Go get it yourself.”

Zhang Ye’s outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

If he took it back, he would feel like he was losing face, especially since the situation on the field was visible from the stands.

He lowered his voice and said, “You guys came to bring me water?”

Zhou Yining couldn’t help but laugh. She reached out and took Jiang Xizhi’s wrist, looking at Zhang Ye mockingly,

“You’re still so ordinary and yet so confident, I’m impressed.”

“Come on, give it to me, my hand is already out,” Zhang Ye said, starting to sweat anxiously.

Jiang Xizhi said unhappily, “You can put it back even if it’s stretched out. This is for Zhou Zhou, not for you.”

Zhang Ye had no choice but to withdraw his hand with a sullen face and awkwardly went to get a bottle of water himself.

Nearly twenty minutes passed before the men’s 100-meter race was over.

Zhou Yining was also getting ready to go to the track, Jiang Xizhi was even more excited than Zhou Yining,

“I’ll be waiting for you at the finish line. You have to see me first when you cross the finish line.”

Zhou Yining shook her head with a smile. She was still such a child, so enthusiastic about sports events.

But she still smiled and replied, “Okay.”

As soon as she said that, Jiang Xizhi and a few girls from Class One went to the finish line.

Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing also came over, and the two of them accompanied Jiang Xizhi and the others to wait for people at the finish line.

Zhou Yining was ready. There were athletes in every class, so she didn’t have high hopes for herself, after all, she had just signed up for an event casually.

When the starting gun fired, Zhou Yining ran out quickly.

There were only two athletes in her group.

Zhou Yining finished third when she reached the finish line, and would have to run another round in the finals.

As soon as she reached the finish line, Jiang Xizhi ran over to meet her.

Jiang Xizhi wiped her sweat with a tissue and asked, “How was it? Are you tired?”

Zhou Yining was amused by her. It was only 100 meters, she hadn’t even broken a sweat,

“Not tired, let’s go, let’s walk slowly back to the starting line, I still have to run another round later.”

“Then drink water later, aren’t you not supposed to drink water after strenuous exercise?” Jiang Xizhi asked.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Zhou Yining returned to the starting line, waiting for the second group to finish the competition. The people who advanced stood on the track again.

This time Zhou Yining was not so lucky. There were four athletes among the six of them. Zhou Yining ran fifth.

Jiang Xizhi was still waiting for her there, jogging over to bring Zhou Yining water and wipe her sweat.

Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing couldn’t bear to watch, weren’t they being too obvious?

After the competition, all the students went back to class to study with wails. The first study session was Chen Yitong’s.

Chen Yitong looked at the restless students and started to lecture,

“The sports meet is the last big event of your senior year. After this, you should focus your attention.

If you don’t study hard, it will really be too late. Forget about the competition just now.”

The class howled at Chen Yitong’s words, but she didn’t care. If she didn’t lecture them, everyone would not study well in this evening study session.

When school was over in the evening, Zhou Yining only took a few A4 papers as usual.

Xu Yueming cast an envious look at her.

“Why can you get first place even without carrying a schoolbag?”

“Do you even need to ask? The knowledge is all in her head,” Jiang Xizhi said proudly.

She was waiting for this midterm exam to show everyone Zhou Yining’s true strength.

The previous exams were all a fluke.

Otherwise, Zhou Yining was confident that she would be the top of the grade in liberal arts.

Zhou Yining walked all the way to the entrance of the teaching building, where Jiang Xizhi was already waiting for her.

Zhou Yining reached out and skillfully took Jiang Xizhi’s schoolbag off her shoulders, and then put it on herself.

Jiang Xizhi smiled and looked at her, “By the way, my mom told us to go back tomorrow. I realized that I haven’t been home for a week.”

Zhou Yining nodded, “Okay, but I have to take my homework back with me, so I can tutor Zhong Yumeng in the afternoon.”

Jiang Xizhi pouted when she heard that she was going to tutor Zhong Yumeng again.

She got angry whenever she thought about it.

If her Zhou Zhou didn’t owe Zhong Yumeng a favor, she wouldn’t have to tutor Zhong Yumeng every week.

She could spend that time with Zhou Zhou.

Seeing that she was a little unhappy, Zhou Yining quickly put her arm around her, “Let’s go, let’s go home.”

“Okay.” Jiang Xizhi responded and obediently followed her to the school gate.

It was very lively at the school gate, with stalls selling all kinds of snacks and fried skewers.

Seeing that the little fox was still unhappy, Zhou Yining quickly asked,

“Do you want to eat roasted cold noodles? The one sold at that stall over there.”

Jiang Xizhi knew that the snacks sold at that stall were very popular, but she had never bought them before.

The young lady, who had never eaten cheap snacks, asked curiously, “Is it good?”

“Not bad, I’m a little hungry, let’s go, let’s buy two.” Zhou Yining said, taking Jiang Xizhi’s hand and walking over there.

However, Zhou Yining stopped before reaching the stall,

“You just wait here, that snack is made to order, you might get the smell on your clothes if you stand there, I’ll go buy it.”

The corners of Jiang Xizhi’s lips curled up uncontrollably.

She knew that her Zhou Zhou was the best to her, “Okay, then I’ll wait for you here.”

Zhou Yining immediately went to the stall and ordered two servings of roasted cold noodles, but there were still four orders ahead of her that had not been made yet, so she had to stand there and wait for a while.

In just a few minutes, several couples came over one after another.

Some of the boys were considerate enough to let their girlfriends wait in the distance while they went to buy it themselves.

Jiang Xizhi looked around and felt that something was strange, but her Zhou Zhou doted on her so much.

After waiting for another ten minutes, Zhou Yining came back with two servings of roasted cold noodles,

“Let’s go, let’s go home and eat quickly, otherwise it won’t taste good if it sticks together.”

“Okay.”

The apartment was very close to the school gate. After the two arrived home, the roasted cold noodles were still hot.

Zhou Yining put the two servings of roasted cold noodles on the table,

“Come over and eat first, we’ll do other things later, otherwise it won’t taste good.”

“Okay, I’m coming.” Jiang Xizhi went to wash her hands, and then hurried over.

She used a bamboo skewer to pick up a piece of cold noodles, tentatively put it in her mouth, and then her eyes lit up.

It turned out that these snacks sold outside were quite delicious. She had never eaten this before.

“Delicious.”

“If it’s delicious, eat more. It’s not bad to eat this kind of snack once in a while.” Zhou Yining said, and she also started eating.

After eating the late-night snack, Zhou Yining continued to work on her manuscript, while Jiang Xizhi sat there doing her homework.

The two of them did their own things quietly, without disturbing each other, until 11 o’clock, when Zhou Yining urged Jiang Xizhi to go take a bath.

After Jiang Xizhi finished washing, she went to take a bath herself, and it was almost 12 o’clock when she came out.

Seeing that Zhou Yining was in bed, Jiang Xizhi sleepily crawled into Zhou Yining’s arms,

“The driver will come to pick us up at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.”

“Okay, then I’ll set the alarm for 7 o’clock, I’ll get up early.”

“Okay.” Jiang Xizhi said, rubbing against Zhou Yining’s arms, and closed her eyes.

The next morning, Zhou Yining carried Jiang Xizhi’s schoolbag downstairs.

The two ate breakfast downstairs, and Jiang Xizhi’s driver also came over.

After the two got into the car, they went straight to Jiang Xizhi’s house.

When Liang Jing saw Zhou Yining again, her expression was a little indescribable.

She didn’t expect that her daughter could be led astray so early, and the other party was still a girl.

Seeing Liang Jing pinching her brow, Jiang Xizhi asked, “Mom, what’s wrong?”

Liang Jing forced a smile, “It’s nothing, you ungrateful little thing, I miss you a little after not coming home for a week.”

“I miss you and my sister too.” Jiang Xizhi said sweetly.

“Hmph, you’re the best.” Liang Jing smiled and glared at her daughter, then she looked at Zhou Yining again.

“Yining, come with me for a while, I have a few words I want to talk to you alone.” Liang Jing said with a smile.

Zhou Yining met Liang Jing’s eyes, and felt that Liang Jing seemed to know something, but she was not afraid.

Her feelings for Zhizhi would be known to Zhizhi’s family sooner or later.

“Mom, why are you calling Zhou Zhou? I want to go too.”

Liang Jing sighed, she was speechless to her daughter, was she protecting her so much?

“Don’t worry, it’s nothing important, I won’t eat your Zhou Zhou, you and your sister stay here.”