A Young Woman's Heart

"Alright then," Aya Akimoto said, looking somewhat regretful.

For some reason, the girls all seemed to have a good impression of Mo Xueyao.

The same goes for the boys.

Is this what they mean by being bisexual?

why?

...Perhaps it's because she possesses both masculine and feminine qualities, and the combination of the two makes her stand out as quite unique?

Mo Xueyao shook her head, banishing the strange thought from her mind.

"Hello, hello, are you Mo Xueyao from Class 2, Grade 1?" As I was walking, an unfamiliar boy came up to me.

"Uh...it's me. Is there something you need?" Mo Xueyao looked at the other person warily, as if she had seen a thug and was ready to call the police at any moment.

"Ahem, don't be nervous. We're from the school newspaper, a newly established club this semester. We'd like to take some photos and interview you, is that alright?"

"Interview me?" Mo Xueyao was a little confused. "What's so interesting about me that I'd be interviewed?"

"Because you're a girl who shines wherever you go."

"...I'm not that pretty, am I?" Mo Xueyao was very puzzled.

"There are actually other pretty girls who are just as beautiful as you, but your temperament is more unique, hehe... We also interview other pretty girls because we're making a column about school beauties. Of course, you are indeed the most dazzling and unique one."

Mo Xueyao suspected that this boy said the same thing to everyone, but she still reluctantly agreed.

After all, she's really not good at saying no to people.

What do you want to interview about?

"It's very simple. They just ask you what you like, what your favorite color is, what your zodiac sign is, and what you are good at."

"Are you checking my household registration?" Mo Xueyao lowered her eyelids, trying to appear more natural in front of the boy.

"Ahem, haha—this is necessary information!"

"Whatever. I like cats, my favorite color is yellow, my zodiac sign is... I don't know, anyway, my birthday is in January. As for what I'm good at? I'm not sure."

"Okay, okay, thank you." As she said this, someone nearby snapped a photo.

Mo Xueyao nodded, though she was a little nervous but didn't show it on her face, only her steps were a little hurried.

The thought of possibly being in the newspaper made me feel embarrassed and shy.

The key point is that the guy behind her was still commenting on her to the person next to her: "As expected, she has both masculine and feminine qualities, she's so charming!"

Is this guy an idiot?

Mo Xueyao thought to herself.

……

Chapter 82 Run, Hua Yinyin!

The lunch break was much shorter than usual, probably because there were still many events to compete in.

Especially for running events, the mornings are all group stages, and the finals for various running events only begin in the afternoon.

The first one is the women's 100-meter final.

There are eight girls in total, from eight different groups, who will compete to determine the winner.

From Class 2 of Grade 1, only Wang Jiale made it to the finals. She was standing on her track, looking a little nervous.

"Lele—Go for it—!!!" Mo Xiaoxiao held up a megaphone with her hand and shouted loudly.

Of course, in this noisy playground, even the people on the podium might not be able to hear this clearly, let alone Wang Jiale on the track.

"Here, have a megaphone." Just then, Ye Wen came up the steps and handed a megaphone to Li Wanyan.

This is the kind of white loudspeaker that you often see at street stalls, also known as an amplifier.

Although it's not as loud as the school's public address system, it can still make a lot of noise if it's just in the playground area.

At the very least, it should be audible to the runners on the track.

The final seemed more solemn than before. Ye Ran counted down from ten until one, when a gunshot rang out.

Overwhelmed with nervousness, Wang Jiale trembled with fright. The sweat on her palms caused her to slip slightly as she took her first step, almost falling to the ground.

Fortunately, they maintained their balance and then rallied to catch up.

Although the time lost is only one second, in a 100-meter sprint, it is an insurmountable gap.

Unlike a long-distance run, this is a real race against time!

"Oh no—this is bad." Mo Xiaoxiao frowned.

“Hmm… 100 meters is very fast.” Li Wanyan nodded. “Wang Jiale made a mistake.”

"Wang Jiale! Go for it!" Mo Xueyao grabbed the megaphone and shouted at Wang Jiale.

The competition was now halfway through.

Wang Jiale chased after the group relentlessly, but he only managed to stay in the middle.

Leading the pack were members of the school's sports training team.

"Yes! Go Lele!!" Mo Xiaoxiao shouted into the megaphone.

Wang Jiale gritted his teeth and increased his speed, actually catching up and moving up to second place.

If it weren't for that one second of delay, she might be moving at about the same speed as the other athletes. It's just a pity that that one second was wasted...

The short 100-meter run quickly reached the finish line. Wang Jiale used the momentum to run a few more steps before slowly coming to a stop.

She didn't seem to be breathing very heavily, and appeared to be quite relaxed.

"Phew...what a pity—" Wang Jiale took a deep breath after returning to the podium. "Well, second place is not bad either."

"Not bad, not bad," the other girls echoed, trying to comfort her.

“After all, the person in front of you is from the sports training team, and you were a second slower,” Li Wanyan said, handing a bottle of salt soda to Wang Jiale. “Here, have some water.”

"Salted soda... I wanted to drink cola."

"We also have cola." Upon hearing this, Li Wanyan bent down and took a bottle of cola from a box next to her.

"Hehe, cola is definitely the most satisfying!" Wang Jiale laughed happily, having already forgotten her earlier slight disappointment.

Mo Xueyao also wanted to drink cola.

But that's for athletes.

Unless there are any left over after the sports meet, she might be able to get a bottle.

Even if it's not cola, salt soda is pretty good too.

Although it's much cheaper than cola and doesn't taste as good, it's still a soft drink.

After the top three winners were determined in each event, it was already 3:30 pm. In another hour, it would be the usual time for school to end.

Yukong High School always lets out at 4:30 p.m., unlike other schools that often extend the time to 5 p.m. or even 5:30 p.m.

It's hard to say which is better or worse, but at least at this time of day, even in winter, you don't have to worry about it being dark by the time school ends.

The highlight of the sports meet was the 1500-meter and 1000-meter races for boys and girls of each grade.

The grand finale was a mixed-gender relay race between the classes.

"Hurry up, hurry up, our grade's women's 1000-meter race is starting! Let's go down and watch!" Wang Jiale said, hopping and skipping as she patted Mo Xueyao on the back.

"Let's go~ Since we're already at the very end, let's go downstairs and cheer them on~!" Mo Xiaoxiao agreed.

“Yes, the cheers from below will be heard more clearly.” Li Wanyan picked up the megaphone and went down from the stage first.

For women's 1000-meter race, there are no strict rules. Instead of each person having their own lane, everyone stands on the same starting line and can change lanes immediately after the start without affecting others.

The rules weren't exactly standard, after all, it was just a school sports meet—participation was the most important thing.

There were two girls from Class 2 of Grade 11 participating in the competition. One was Aya Akimoto, who was tall and had long legs, and the other was a girl that Mo Xueyao knew.

It's that girl who shared a bed with her during military training... Hua Yinyin.

Actually, Hua Yinyin is shorter than Mo Xueyao.

"Why can't Hua Yinyin understand why she wants to participate in the 1000-meter race?" Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, puzzled.

Li Wanyan, who was standing next to her, immediately answered her question: "Because there were no other programs available when she registered."

"That's terrible." Although Mo Xueyao said this, there was a hint of schadenfreude in her tone.

Hua Yinyin, standing at the starting line, had a bitter face, looking completely unwilling to participate.

"Ugh—why do I have to run a thousand meters...!" she complained.

"Keep it up!" Mo Xueyao chuckled and gave her a thumbs up. "You have to believe in yourself!"

"Believe what? I barely passed the 1000-meter race in middle school!"

"Keep it up," Mo Xueyao repeated with a smile.

"Good luck!" Wang Jiale waved. "The ice cream that Wenwen delayed buying has been bought by a boy. We'll wait for you to come back and eat it!"

"Keep it up!" Mo Xiaoxiao and Mo Zhuyou, the two sisters, also cast encouraging glances at her.

However, everyone's eyes held a hint of amusement as they watched the spectacle unfold.

The most obvious thing is that no one cheered for Aya Akimoto.

They probably felt that she didn't need to worry at all.

Fortunately, Li Wanyan didn't forget her classmate. She walked behind Qiu Yuanling and added another pin to the athlete's number paper on her back so that it wouldn't cause too much wind resistance when she was running, or cause any accidental blow-off.

With a long face, Hua Yinyin finally set off with the team after the starting gun fired.

Unsurprisingly, after running for a short distance, she became a member of the latter half of the group, and the distance between the students in the latter half and those in the first half continued to widen.

The long-legged girl from the sports training team once again demonstrated her advantage from regular training, becoming the leader in the lead. She was as agile as an antelope, and watching her run seemed effortless.