Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 343 Wait and see
"Guzheng, can you tell the teacher why you insist on being number one?"

Gu Zheng has been hearing similar questions since junior high school.

Teachers, classmates, and even parents.

Those who care about her and those who don't care about her, too many people have turned into journalists who are eager for the truth, constantly trying to explore the reasons behind her obsession with being number one and trying to correct them.

And she has answered this question more than once -

"There is no special reason, I just want to get first place."

People want to eat when they are hungry, drink water when they are thirsty, and want to be the first when they are idle and bored. It is as simple as that.

There may have been reasons before, but as time goes by, those reasons no longer matter.

To this day, she will not hide, nor does she need to hide her desire to be number one.

She wants to win, that's why.

As everyone was passing by the playground, someone whispered, "I feel like these boys can't run as fast as Gu Zheng." This was heard by a boy passing by, and soon attracted the attention of all the athletes.

It was May, the temperature was already very high, and the sun was scorching, making it particularly dazzling. However, athletes could still be seen sweating on the playground, and several tall boys were running laps on the track.

Among the countless victories in the past, this was not an impressive event. Gu Zheng finally recalled it, looked directly into the eyes of the class teacher, and replied as he had done many times in the past: "As long as it is a competition, then I will definitely win." Go all out to win.”

High school entrance examination...

Before she could finish her words, the head teacher seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. He slapped the table hard, stood up and looked at her ferociously.

The head teacher explained patiently, "I know you are not the one who proposed another competition, but there are some things you may not understand. That boy is a sophomore in high school. He has been training hard for two years and his grades in the class are very good. Excellent, his future goals have been set, and his school and parents have high hopes for him. How could such a person be willing to lose to a girl in junior high school, so he proposed to compete with you again, but you...you You should understand that you should give in to him in the second game. This... is good for everyone."

The class teacher had a headache: "I have already found out the specific situation from other students. You don't need to repeat it. What I want to say is that if you really respect that boy, then you shouldn't propose to compete with him again, let alone Beat him in the second game.”

"Why?" Gu Zheng didn't understand.

"Oh!"

But she didn't understand why she met her junior high school teacher here?
At this time, the class teacher was looking at her helplessly: "Guzheng, this is just a game, not even a formal game. You don't need to work so hard. What if you are injured and affect the high school entrance examination?"

She quickly recognized the other person. This was her junior high school teacher, a very kind teacher who cared about all the students in the class, regardless of whether they were poor students or excellent students.

"But the boy you competed with is injured!"

The reason why it was called a friendly match was because no one thought that Gu Zheng could outperform the high school sports students at first. In fact, if it weren't for Gu Zheng's beauty, those sports students wanted to watch her for a while longer. Will not facilitate.

It was one month before the high school entrance examination. The school organized a visit to the high school of choice. You can visit the high school of your choice in advance and learn about the situation. This is usually to give top students more opportunities to choose. She was naturally asked to go.

"Think about it, boys all have self-esteem. If you lose a running game to a girl in junior high school, everyone will laugh at you if this kind of thing spreads. Even if you don't think about that boy's self-esteem, you should always think about him. After two years or more of hard work, let him do it once, right?”

Even when it comes to showing her sincerity, her competitive spirit is still proud and does not allow her to bow to anyone.

The class teacher sighed and reminded with a wry smile, "Didn't you notice that your opponent didn't use all his strength in the beginning?"

There is no suspense, the result of this game is still victory.

Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment. This term was already a long time ago for her. Combined with the scene at the moment, a slightly vague memory emerged in her heart.

Are you kidding me? Counting the half year of junior high school, they are high school athletes who have practiced for nearly two and a half years. It would be ridiculous if they couldn't even outrun a junior high school girl, right?
After the boys in the physical education class "passed the buck" among themselves, the task of bullying was given to a boy with a cheerful smile.

Only flowers that have been packaged are called flowers.

"I know I know."

There was a blur of light in front of him. As time went by, the light gradually became hazy, from dazzling to soft. Gu Zheng opened his eyes and finally saw clearly the person sitting in front of him - a young female teacher. .

She remembers that the other person kept laughing.

If she had to give a more specific reason, it would be that she just wanted to do her best, that's all.

But she didn't want to make up a story.

Under the cheers of students on both sides, this friendly match began.

The person speaking was a girl. The boys from the high school naturally didn't care about her. They just came over to chat for a few words. The teacher who took Gu Zheng and others to visit the school thought it was interesting. Maybe it was to advertise free enrollment for the physical education class. Or perhaps in order to attract Gu Zheng, the best eugenic in the district, he suddenly proposed with a smile whether to hold a friendly match.

"Isn't my hard work just hard work?"

For a student with excellent grades, everyone is more willing to hear that he is working hard to change his hometown and studying for his bedridden parents. Once it is heard that he is just trying to make more money to buy a better game console in the future, it is so big. Chances are it will elicit a roar of laughter.

But this world is really strange. It seems that there should be a reasonable motive behind all actions, and this motive must be convincing enough, otherwise it should be wrong.

Gu Zheng knew that if she was willing to add a story that made people cry for her competitive spirit... No, it didn't have to be tears, even if it was just a more acceptable reason, she would not be without friends.

Just like a person who risked his life and rushed into the sea of ​​​​fire to save the victims in the sea of ​​​​fire, if his motive was only to save his private money hidden in the sea of ​​​​fire, then even if he still saved people in the process, he should have Behaviors that are praised can still be questioned.

"Once the competition starts, I will do my best to win. This is respect." Gu Zheng said stubbornly, "And I am not the one who proposed another competition."

The reason why she still remembers the other party's cheerful smile is because Gu Zheng remembers that he said that he would not use all his strength, and if he won in the end, he would let her give the flying letter to him.

Because it's too bullying.

"Teacher, I'm not injured." Gu Zheng interrupted her and added seriously, "Even if..."

"But this is just a friendly match."

Gu Zheng couldn't understand when hard work became an excuse for the opponent to give in. Was it because the opponent didn't work hard enough? Isn’t it better to work harder after losing?
The class teacher was a little impatient, but he still said patiently: "That's not what I meant, just, just... By the way, I just said that you are likely to get injured if you run like this. If you delay the high school entrance examination..."

"I reminded him before the game started to go all out, and then we competed again. I think I gave him enough respect."

The reason "I want to win" obviously lacks packaging and cannot carry everyone's expectations.

Gu Zheng was startled.

The air around her became stagnant, suffocating her breathing and heartbeat.

"Did you know that in order to overtake you, his speed even exceeded his previous limit? In order to overtake you, he even risked his life. When he was about to sprint, he fell heavily onto the track, causing rupture of the ligaments in his left leg. He needed to You may not be able to fully recover even if you rest for at least three months!”

"You like competing with others in sports so much, then do you know what such an injury means to an athlete who makes a living by doing sports?"

"His future and dreams may be ruined just because you are unwilling to let him go once!"

The head teacher was roaring hysterically and breathing heavily like a half-errupted volcano. The other teachers in the office remained silent and all looked at him strangely.

The sky outside the window became gloomy, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly depressing.

"I regret."

Gu Zheng took deep breaths repeatedly, trying to get rid of the suppressed emotions in her heart. She lowered her head and said, "But this shouldn't be the reason why I should lose."

"You...why don't you understand?" The head teacher gritted his teeth and said sadly, "If you had been willing to rein in your competitiveness, such an accident would not have happened, the boy would not have been injured, and his parents would not have You will be heartbroken, and the teacher who suggested that you compete will not be held accountable, and I will not be held accountable... In short, when will you change your bad habit of being competitive? Don't you know that all the classmates in the class are Don’t you like me?”

"I do not care."

"You do not care?""

The class teacher laughed angrily, "Then can you care about other people's feelings? Do you know that other people's futures have been ruined by you! Even if that boy recovers, he won't have the courage to continue running!"

"I said, I'm sorry."

Gu Zheng still lowered his head, "But that's just because he's not strong enough."

"What did you say!"

"Giving up because of one failure is actually a sign of weakness. You have taught us similar principles many times."

"If you are so unafraid of failure, why are you obsessed with being the first?"

Gu Zheng finally raised his head and said stubbornly: "I have the ability to win honestly, why can't I be the first?"

"What if you lose one day?"

"I will not lose. Even if I lose, I will definitely win again."

The head teacher laughed angrily: "That's nice to say, but if it was a game that you took seriously, you wouldn't want to lose it no matter what, even if it was related to future games, but you still lost in the end, have you ever thought about that?" What will happen to you then?"

"To be honest, I don't know."

After a moment of silence, Gu Zheng clenched his fists and said, "But I will never beg my opponent to let me go."

The head teacher stayed for two seconds.

"It's like this again, you always do it!"

After a moment, she said angrily, "Have you forgotten? It was because of you that He Ling transferred to another school due to depression. She regards you as her best friend. Have you ever regarded her as a friend! She just wants you to let her For once, satisfy her trivial wish, why can't you show kindness for once!"

Do you wish...

Gu Zheng opened her mouth and suddenly felt a little depressed: "Teacher, you clearly know that even if I let her go, she won't be able to get the ranking she wants."

"Of course I know, but there are more than just number one and number two in this world. When can you consider the feelings of the people around you? They regard you as the closest person. Wouldn't it be nice for you to give up number one occasionally to make them happy?"

"I……"

"Please wake up, Gu Zheng! No one wants you to win all the time!"

The head teacher's face became extremely ferocious, as if he was a ghost who chooses people to devour.

"No one expects you to win all the time."

In the office, the teachers who had been silent and like puppets spoke in unison, their voices dry.

"No one expects you to win all the time."

"No one expects you to win all the time."

The sky outside the office became increasingly gloomy at some point, as if covered with a dark rag, and a strange voice also sounded outside the window. It was loud, with resentment and dissatisfaction in the tone, and it was chanted over and over again.

No one... wants me to keep winning?
Gu Zheng lowered her head, memories from junior high school resurfaced in her heart.

In junior high school, she won the first place in the class for the first time. Someone in the class suspected that she was cheating and looked through her schoolbag while she was eating at noon. Finally, she took out the word book recording words from the drawer, saying that this was cheating. evidence.

But she only scored over 90 points in the English test that time;

After she won first place for an unknown number of times, they no longer suspected her of cheating. However, some people said that she was selfish. Even after she became the first in the class, she did not know how to share her learning methods with everyone and only cared about her own progress.

But she clearly answered all questions and never concealed her learning methods. It was the reason why people were unwilling to take the initiative to ask her;

She remembered this incident. When she entered high school, in order to help everyone make progress together, she took the initiative to run for class president. However, it didn't take long for some people to dislike the trend she led.

It seems that this is true. Since junior high school, no one seems to hope that she can keep winning. Even her parents are worried that she will be too tired and hurt her body. They have hinted several times that she should not be obsessed with being first. .

She has no friends and no competitors. Every time she runs, others stay far away. As soon as the test results come out, someone will whisper and say, "Look, she won't be proud for long. Sooner or later, she will lose." I was so miserable that I went home crying to find my mother."

There were many similar remarks, but she never cared. It was just that all of them seemed to confirm one thing, that is, no one seemed to want her to keep winning, and everyone wanted to see her lose.

But that was already before getting acquainted with Han Zhou.

It was dark outside the window, with only vague lights.

The chanting like a curse continued, as if trying to get into his head.

But Gu Zheng seemed not to hear it, and suddenly remembered the scene when Han Zhou gave him a birthday gift last year.

Before "twelve o'clock", this frail guy unexpectedly caught up with himself who was running forward.

He would never let himself slow down and wait for him, but would tell himself one night when it was raining heavily——

"You just need to run forward, and I will keep chasing you."

There are people in this world who want to win all the time.

If no one else wants to see you win, then just let him win.

Thinking of this, Gu Zheng suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the head teacher's face that had become cold and unfamiliar at some point.

"No, that's not what Han Zhou said." She said.

The head teacher stared at her expressionlessly: "Who is Han Zhou?"

Gu Zheng had realized that she was dreaming now, so there was no need to introduce Han Zhou to the other party. She just turned and walked to the window, as if she wanted to announce to all the sounds outside the window.

"I told him a long time ago that I want to keep winning. I told him again a while ago, and his answer has never changed."

"What's the answer?" the head teacher asked.

Gu Zheng rolled his eyes.

Han Zhou said that she was his sun.

In fact, he is also her sun.

It’s just that she wants to win, so she has to shine more light.

"He said he'd 'wait and see'."

(End of this chapter)