The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Li Meiling chuckled confidently.

Seeing Li Meiling like this made Li Xiaolang feel exhausted and sigh. For some reason, he suddenly thought of what Xia Yu often said: Meiling at this moment was like an old general on a stage, with flags planted all over her back.

This is a flag that's been raised...

Based on his understanding of Meiling, he estimated that Meiling was going to suffer this time.

However, it's good to suffer a little. No amount of talk can compare to the reality. Once Meiling experiences hardship, she'll realize that some things may look similar, but they are completely different.

It just so happens that Meiling hasn't been in the long-distance running training yet. When it's her turn, she'll realize how big the gap is between her imagination and reality.

I have to say this here: it's impossible for a eunuch to be a eunuch, because eunuchs are morally corrupt. Once you become a eunuch, you'll get addicted, and you'll always want to cut a book if it doesn't suit your taste.

So please stop asking if I'm abandoning the project. I won't abandon it. At most, my update schedule will be unstable, especially on weekends or holidays. Update times will be extremely unpredictable, possibly around noon, afternoon, evening, or even late at night. But on weekdays, the update time will be stable around noon. Don't ask, I'm forced to do it.

Chapter 117 Preaching is useless; broken bones are better textbooks.

The running track, the starting area.

There was only one training group left, and Li Meiling happened to be in it.

Unlike other students who simply waited to run, she ignored the stares of those around her and went about her warm-up exercises.

"This child...is just like me."

Xia Yu looked at the rather arrogant Li Meiling and couldn't help but sigh.

His ignoring of others and doing his own thing was all too familiar. Usually, only he would do this in the class, but now there was another one, Li Meiling.

Unfortunately, just like magnets, like repels like and opposites attract. Li Meiling, who resembled him, had the worst relationship with him and glared at him more often than she glared at Xiaoying.

"Alright, you guys run five laps like the previous group."

Seeing that the last team had gathered, the teacher said, "But you need to consider your physical strength. If you can't run anymore, you can walk back slowly."

"Yes!"×N

"Alright, everyone to your positions."

After giving his instructions, the teacher held up a stopwatch.

"Ready, run!"

Swish-!

In an instant, Li Meiling dashed out like a wild horse, her speed so fast that she overtook those around her in the blink of an eye.

"So fast!"

Sakura stared in surprise at Li Meiling, who darted away at lightning speed. Her speed was comparable to Sakura's; no wonder she was so confident.

Li Xiaolang, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but cover his forehead; he knew it.

How can you burst out with that kind of speed at the beginning of a long-distance race? You'll run out of steam and fall behind in two or three laps at most, and you might not even be able to finish the last lap.

Unlike Li Xiaolang's helplessness, Li Meiling on the track was quite pleased with herself, because she had left everyone far behind.

If this were according to the old sprint standards, she would have won by now!

Thinking of this, Li Meiling's adrenaline surged, and she couldn't help but speed up even more. She wanted to win first place and let Little Wolf know that she wasn't just bragging.

If we can surpass Xia Yu's record, that would be even better!

As I ran, the first lap came to an end.

Even the teacher was somewhat surprised when he glanced at the stopwatch; in a sprint race, this speed would be considered a victory.

But by the second lap, Li Meiling was already running out of energy. Although she was still in the lead, she was clearly losing momentum.

By the third lap, she had gone from running to walking briskly, and she looked completely listless.

By the fourth lap, it had become a walking race. The students who had fallen behind were passing her one by one, but she didn't even have the strength to lift her arms. If she hadn't been stubbornly refusing to admit defeat, she would have collapsed to the ground long ago.

Fifth lap...

In the fifth lap, Li Meiling fell to the back. The other students had already completed five laps, and she still had half a lap left. Now she was definitely in last place.

Li Meiling, swaying unsteadily, had round eyes and felt as weak as a noodle. Even the seemingly faint background music sounded like it was about to run out of power.

Finally, with a thud, Li Meiling collapsed to the ground.

Long-distance running, a major failure!

As the last group finished their training, the instructor announced that everyone was dismissed.

Li Meiling ultimately failed to complete the five laps. After four and a half laps, Li Xiaolang went over to help her up. She rested for a full ten minutes before her heart, which had been pounding in her chest, gradually calmed down.

"Waaaaah, why did this happen?!"

After recovering, Li Meiling couldn't help but cry in Xiaolang's arms, feeling resentful. She was all ready to run to first place and wait for everyone's praise, but instead of receiving praise, she lost face.

Even though no one laughed at her, she still felt ashamed!

"I've told you before that long-distance running is different from sprinting, but you wouldn't listen. Okay, stop crying. Let's run it properly next time."

Li Xiaolang gently patted Li Meiling's back, comforting her. Although he knew Meiling was in a bad mood, sometimes lecturing was useless, and broken bones were a better lesson.

If Meiling hadn't gone through this experience, she wouldn't have grown.

"Sorry……"

Li Meiling didn't look up, but her sobbing had stopped, though her voice still sounded muffled.

"Okay, let's go wash our faces at the sink."

Li Xiaolang replied softly, helped Li Meiling up, and walked towards the washbasin.

At the washbasin.

"so comfortable."

Sakura lifted her head, tossed her hair, and looked delighted.

When it's so hot you're sweating, washing your face with cool water feels really refreshing.

"Sakura, come here."

Seeing that Sakura had already washed her face, Tomoyo handed her the towel she had prepared. Because of her foot injury, Sakura hadn't practiced long-distance running, so she hadn't sweated.

"Thank you."

Sakura thanked him and took the towel to wipe the water droplets from her face.

"Although it feels good, don't rush to wash your face and hair with cold water after running, as that's also bad for your health."

Xia Yu next to him also raised his head. He wiped the water droplets from his face, wet his hands, pretended to have hair gel, and slicked his hair back, successfully creating a bizarre slicked-back hairstyle.

It would be even better if there were some unintelligible drumbeats.

No way, he'll get his hands on the karuta sooner or later, and then he'll manually add background music to his own music.

"Here you go, Xia."

Seeing that Xia Yu had also finished washing his face, Zhi Shi handed him another towel.

"Thanks."

Xia Yu took the towel and wiped his face as well.

Not long after they finished washing their faces, Li Xiaolang helped Li Meiling over.

Although Li Meiling had stopped crying, her eyes were still red. Seeing this, Xiaoying asked with concern, "Meiling, are you alright?"

"Well……"

Upon hearing Xiaoying's words, Li Meiling instantly recalled her arrogant demeanor in front of Xiaoying and blushed deeply with embarrassment.

But faced with other people's concern, she couldn't continue with her previous tough attitude, so she could only say hesitantly, "No...it's okay, I'm not so upset as to cry!"

"It's alright...it's good that you're alright."

Sakura smiled helplessly; she hadn't mentioned anything about crying.

Also, those words you said before were definitely about yourself, weren't they? You were so unwilling to accept it that you cried.

Realizing that Sakura wasn't pressing her for answers, Li Meiling breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly turned on the tap to wash her face, which still had tear stains.

After thoroughly washing her face, Li Meiling breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the embarrassment she had just suffered was nothing in comparison, since it was all in the past anyway.

She paused, then suddenly asked, "Um... how can I run faster?"

"Eh?"

Sakura pointed to herself in surprise and asked, "Are you asking me?"

"Hmph, if you don't want to tell me, then forget it." Li Meiling turned her head away; she had just made up her mind to ask the question.

"No, no, how could that be? I'm actually glad that Meiling asked me." Sakura smiled broadly; she was genuinely as happy as she said.

"However, there are no shortcuts to running. I run so fast because I practice running regularly. If Meiling wants to run faster, in addition to having a suitable running method, she needs to practice more."

"Practice running."

Li Meiling muttered something, her eyes hardening.