Chapter 177

Chapter 177 – Oversleeping

The results and rankings of the mid-term exams were released two days later. This time, Mei Fang’s performance was average; although he still ranked in the top 10 in his class, his overall ranking was only around 300th.

Don’t let this ranking mislead you. In Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, being within the top 400 guarantees admission to either Jiangcheng University or ChuBei Science and Technology University, both prestigious 985 universities. So, it’s not too bad.

Xia Yuan’s first mid-term exam result was pretty good. She ranked 13th in her class, with her total score only slightly lower than Mei Fang’s, placing her around 390th.

This was because the total score for freshmen was calculated based on nine subjects, including both liberal arts and sciences, which showcased Xia Yuan’s advantage in liberal arts.

As for Lin You Xi, who was a top student in our previous life, she excelled as usual in the specialized county exams and naturally performed well in regular classes. She easily secured the top spot in her class and ranked 29th overall.

Based on past rankings, 29th place could secure admission to Qinghua Imperial University, and besides that, C9 universities were also within reach, with double celebration universities as a guarantee.

Of course, Lin You Xi now, or rather from a long time ago, had no particular dream of attending Qinghua Imperial University. She simply did her best in every exam, without being overly demanding about her grades.

It’s worth noting that under the training of being a class monitor for three years in junior high, Lin You Xi is now quite enthusiastic about class affairs and activities.

For instance, this time, she voluntarily signed up for the women’s 400-meter relay race, high jump, and the special 20×50 relay race at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School. Each participant only runs 50 meters, but there are 20 participants in total.

This setup relatively downplays individual abilities while enhancing collective honor.

Mei Fang was very surprised when he learned that Lin You Xi participated in the sports meet.

“I didn’t expect you to participate in the sports meet… From elementary school to junior high, weren’t you always indifferent to these things?”

Xia Yuan explained beside him:

“The situation is like this… Our class has fewer girls, and most of them aren’t very enthusiastic about participating in the sports meet. You Xi couldn’t find anyone else, so she joined herself.”

But Xia Yuan suddenly looked somewhat unhappy, “I signed up for the relay race with You Xi too. Why didn’t you ask me?”

“Didn’t you always love participating in the sports meet since childhood? There’s nothing surprising about it. I remember you won awards for skipping rope and three-legged races.”

“That was elementary school! I didn’t participate much in junior high. You never cared about me.”

“In junior high, we didn’t have proper sports meets. It was mostly just a few athletic students competing, while others cheered and wrote articles, right?”

“That’s true.”

Lin You Xi asked Mei Fang, “Did you sign up for any events?”

“20×50 relay race, I signed up for that, plus tug-of-war and group jump rope. That’s all.”

“Afang is really lazy, signing up for all team events.”

Mei Fang sat in his chair and took a sip of warm milk, “My athletic skills aren’t great anyway. Being willing to integrate into the class is already commendable.”

Xia Yuan stood behind Mei Fang’s chair, swaying him back and forth, “Didn’t you say you wanted to exercise properly last time?”

“Exercising is a long-term process, not something you start specifically for a sports meet… Oh, right.”

Mei Fang pondered, “Come to think of it, I saw Guo Yun’s fitness results and they were impressive. Maybe I can learn some exercise techniques from her.”

Xia Yuan immediately became anxious upon hearing this, shaking Mei Fang’s back so hard that he almost spilled his milk all over himself.

“Why do you want to learn from Guo Yun? The three of us can practice together, like morning exercises and running in autumn and winter, which is the most comfortable!”

“Are you sure you can get up?”

Mei Fang gave Xia Yuan a doubtful look, “Every morning during junior high, especially in winter, I waited for you to get up.”

“I can get up! Now I sleep with You Xi, she’ll wake me up by freezing me.”

Xia Yuan leaned close to Mei Fang, putting her hand on his shoulder, “Starting tomorrow, let’s prepare for the sports meet by going for a morning run!”

Jiangcheng No. 1 High School’s various activities were continuous. Freshmen almost had an event every two weeks. This time, it was the mid-term exams followed by the sports meet, with a week reserved to help everyone transition from the exam atmosphere.

To give their class a better showing in the upcoming sports meet, Mei Fang and the others devised a morning running plan, getting up an hour earlier than usual and changing evening cuddling sessions to real night runs.

Now, without cuddling, they felt less motivated, but Xia Yuan was too timid to touch Mei Fang casually. Mei Fang couldn’t let You Xi take all the benefits alone, so they both agreed to change the super energy replenishment activity, mentioning at least once a week.

After making a decision, everyone adjusted their alarm clocks an hour earlier.

Ding-ding, ding-ding—

Mei Fang was awakened by the nightmare-like alarm clock, looking at his watch and seeing it was only 5:15 AM. He suddenly remembered yesterday’s morning running plan.

At this moment, Mei Fang had an urge to strangle his former self.

But he couldn’t let You Xi and Yuan Yuan see him fail…

Mei Fang quickly changed clothes and washed up, but there was no movement in Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi’s room.

Did they forget to set their alarms last night?

Mei Fang gently knocked on the door, and he heard You Xi’s voice inside.

“Come in.”

“…”

Although they had been living together for nearly half a year, Mei Fang rarely spent time in Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi’s main bedroom. As soon as he entered, he saw Xia Yuan’s favorite full-length mirror, reflecting Mei Fang in his tight workout clothes.

He had a decent build, neither fat nor skinny, and the tight workout clothes made him appear very straight.

Then he saw Lin You Xi still sitting on the bed putting on her coat, while Xia Yuan was lying in bed snoring deeply, completely unconscious.

“This is what you call morning running? Neither of you got up…”

Lin You Xi didn’t seem to mind. She sat on the bed tying her hair, “Our Yuan Yuan is soft and warm. Getting up from her embrace is really difficult…”

“…”

Lin You Xi’s thoughts were truly hard to fathom for Mei Fang.

Could she be hoping I’d say something like, ‘Really? I don’t believe it, let me try’?

That would be too strange. I’m still a kid, not a pervert.

Mei Fang pointed at Xia Yuan, who was sleeping soundly, “What about Yuan Yuan? Wake her up, use your cold hands.”

“I’ve tried that, even put ice cubes in, but she still doesn’t react. Why don’t you try?”

There’s too much hidden meaning in those words!

Mei Fang sat down next to Xia Yuan’s bed. When she slept, she had noticeable breathing sounds, occasionally opening her mouth and making noises, sometimes even laughing softly, like a little baby.

“Yuan Yuan, wake up quickly, stop sleeping… Didn’t we agree on morning exercises?”

Mei Fang gently patted Xia Yuan’s face, but she only made a noise and pushed his hand away.

“Afang, you’re so annoying… Go away, don’t touch me.”

Lin You Xi held a hair tie in her mouth, tying her hair while staring at Mei Fang. Mei Fang immediately raised his hands in innocence, “I didn’t touch her randomly. She was dreaming.”

“You see each other every day, and she dreams about you every night. I envy you, being so relied upon by Yuan Yuan.”

“You don’t sound jealous…” Lin You Xi said this without looking at Yuan Yuan, only observing Mei Fang’s expression.

Mei Fang kept patting Xia Yuan’s cheeks but couldn’t wake her up.

“How did you usually wake her up when she overslept?”

“In winter, it’s simple, just pull off the blanket.”

Lin You Xi finished tying her hair and was about to get out of bed. Mei Fang quickly turned his head.

“Well, I’ll go then…”

Just as he was about to leave, he heard Xia Yuan’s cry from behind,

“Don’t go! Please… Afang… Don’t leave me, okay…”

Xia Yuan’s emotions changed from excited to pained in a second. Mei Fang couldn’t stand this and immediately stopped, loudly saying,

“I didn’t go anywhere!”

“Mmm!”

The commotion from Xia Yuan subsided slightly.

Lin You Xi took this opportunity to get dressed, pushing Mei Fang towards the door while putting her hand on his shoulder.

“She talks in her sleep sometimes, but she might not realize it. You should go out for a bit.”

“Yuan Yuan isn’t awake yet. Go wake her up quickly.”

“Don’t worry, I have other methods.”

Lin You Xi pushed Mei Fang out and closed the door. She then quietly walked to Xia Yuan’s side and whispered something in her ear.

Xia Yuan sprang up from the bed like she had been electrocuted.

“Afang… I thought I just heard Afang’s voice.”

“It’s just an illusion, or maybe you’re thinking of him too much.”

“Just now it seemed like that… Mmm…”

Xia Yuan, dazed, watched Lin You Xi, who had finished changing into her sports clothes and left her to get ready.

“What time is it?”

“About 5:30.”

“But that’s still early—”

“You forgot about today’s morning exercise?”

“Ah! Afang will laugh at me.”

Xia Yuan quickly changed clothes with You Xi, complaining as she did so,

“You Xi, can you stop using such weird ways to wake me up… I get confused easily, sometimes I really believe it—”

“But the effect is great, right?”

“Who wants to see that kind of effect? I’m too embarrassed to say anything!”

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(End of Chapter)