Zhongli enthusiastically listed the benefits of following Yan Jue.
"You have benefits, but Chen Qingyue doesn't."
Zhongli suddenly understood and fell silent.
Tang Xiaomin was curious to see how far Chen Qingyue would go for her own sake.
Only one week remained until Nangong Bo's scheduled execution.
On this day, Tang Xiaomin suddenly received a call asking her to pick someone up at the airport after school.
"Darling, long time no see, I've missed you so much!"
As soon as she heard the voice, Tang Xiaomin was fiercely embraced.
A stunning blonde with a fiery figure was hugging another beautiful woman tightly.
The scene drew all sorts of complex glances from passersby.
"Okay... okay..."
Tang Xiaomin felt embarrassed by Pan Jie's tight embrace and pulled away slightly.
"You heartless thing, you never even sent me a message after you left," Pan Jie said, looking rather mournful.
Her aggrieved expression made it seem as if Tang Xiaomin had been a heartless lover who had dumped her.
"I was busy with work and school, so I forgot. Let's get in the car first."
"Are you pursuing your master's or doctorate?"
"Uh... I'm in my first year of university."
"Hahaha... Xiaomin, you're really slow. I started my master's last year."
Tang Xiaomin sighed helplessly. In terms of academic qualifications, she truly couldn't compare to Pan Jie.
In fact, her entire family was extraordinary.
Tang Xiaomin took Pan Jie to an international hotel.
"I've booked a room for you here. You can stay here."
Zhongli, with a cold expression, opened the car door for Pan Jie.
Pan Jie smiled and said, "I came to see you, I don't want to stay in a hotel."
"Then where will you stay? It's almost dark."
"I'll stay at your place, I'll stay with you."
Pan Jie said playfully, shamelessly pulling on Tang Xiaomin's arm.
Tang Xiaomin felt a headache coming on.
Her adoptive parents were accustomed to living by themselves, and she didn't want Pan Jie to disturb them or interact too much with them.
As for Zhang Meiyu's place, Tang Yu and Tang Ye were still living there...
An idea struck Tang Xiaomin, and she boldly brought Pan Jie back home.
They arrived just in time. Zhang Meiyu was doing needlework in the living room, Tang Yu had just returned from work and was cooking dinner in the kitchen wearing an apron, while Tang Ye was lazily playing on his phone.
"Xiaomin's back, who is this?" Zhang Meiyu was the first to notice her.
Tang Ye jumped up, his eyes lighting up.
"Supermodel! Pan Jie!"
Just then, Tang Yu came out with a bowl of soup.
Tang Xiaomin introduced them, "This is Ms. Pan's sister, Pan Jie, my... friend."
Pan Jie smiled and said, "Hello everyone."
"Hello, hello..."
This was Tang Xiaomin's first time truly bringing a friend home.
Tang Ye was unusually attentive, fetching tea and water.
As they ate at the dining table, Tang Ye and Pan Jie chatted incessantly about supermodels and celebrities, surprisingly finding many common topics.
That evening, a guest room was arranged for Pan Jie. Tang Xiaomin found Tang Ye alone.
"I have to go to school and don't have time to entertain my friend. I have a task for you: entertain her for a few days."
Tang Ye patted his chest and smiled, "No problem, it's on me."
His smile seemed to indicate genuine willingness.
Tang Xiaomin earnestly reminded him.
"She's Ms. Pan's sister. If you don't want trouble, you'd better behave yourself."
"What bad intentions could I possibly have? I know what's right."
Tang Ye was timid, and Tang Xiaomin felt she might be overthinking it.
The next day, she rushed to school early, sent Pan Jie a message, and then paid no further attention to her.
Today was the opening ceremony of the spring campus sports meet.
When Tang Xiaomin entered the classroom, she was shocked by what she saw.
Everyone in the class was wearing ancient costumes and had their hair styled. It wasn't just the girls; the boys were dressed the same.
She thought she had time-traveled and stepped back to look at the nameplate on the door, confirming it was her classroom.
"What are you all doing?" Tang Xiaomin asked, confused.
"Xiaomin, you're here so early today!"
Shu Ya, dressed in a white ancient costume like a "celestial fairy" with two small buns on her head, happily ran up to Tang Xiaomin.
"It's the sports meet opening ceremony today, you forgot?"
She naturally hadn't forgotten and had intentionally come early.
"Shouldn't we be wearing sports uniforms for the sports meet? What are you all wearing?"
"You're the only athlete in our class, so you're the only one who needs to wear a sports uniform. Our class's logistics department and cheerleaders are all here to support you. That's quite a showing! I'm one of the cheerleaders, see!"
They had simply assigned the boys to the logistics department and the girls were unified as cheerleaders.
In her previous life, she had been a loner and didn't participate in such activities.
She had never seen such a scene before, so she assumed this was how it was supposed to be.
It wasn't until she changed into a white sports uniform, participated in the opening ceremony according to the order, and endured the strange glances of all the teachers and students that she realized how badly she had been tricked.
Other classes had more than ten athletes, but class thirteen only had her.
This meant she alone had to participate in all the events.
On the teachers' side, the principal specifically questioned Teacher Jing about this issue.
"Teacher Jing, you're only sending one girl to participate? Isn't that being too perfunctory?"
Teacher Jing's old face turned red.
"Uh... this was decided by a class vote. They said that student Tang Xiaomin has the best physical abilities."
"Hehehe... Teacher Jing, our school cuts the teachers with the lowest performance scores every year, and the results of various activities are part of the assessment. You worked hard to become a part of this university, you should seize the opportunity. Are you sure you've thought through the consequences of such laziness?"
Teacher Jing came from a modest background and got this university job through his own abilities. It was false to say he didn't care.
Given the situation, he could only pray that Tang Xiaomin would perform well, so he wouldn't be at the bottom.
If that didn't work out, he would have to put in more effort in other activities.
The weather was too hot, so Tang Xiaomin and a few other girls stood at the edge of the field in the shade to cool off.
As they were chatting and laughing, a muscular young man, about 1.8 meters tall, walked towards Tang Xiaomin.
"You're Tang Xiaomin, right? I heard you know some martial arts. Is it fair for your class to send only you to compete? Doesn't that seem like looking down on others?"
Shu Ya whispered in Tang Xiaomin's ear, "He's Gao Qiang from class one. He got into this university through sports scholarships. His family isn't well-off, and the prize money for the competition is very important to him."
Tang Xiaomin said calmly, "It's the participation that counts."
"Heh."
Gao Qiang sneered.
"Beating a group of people who are just participating to go through the motions will only bring me shame." Su Dan Novel Network
Tang Xiaomin hadn't expected this person to be so arrogant.
"You're from class one, and we're class thirteen. Did you have to cross twelve classes just to say that to me?"
"Hahaha..."
"Tang Xiaomin, I've heard about you. They say you've trained before, and even Liu Feng couldn't beat you. I don't have any expectations for the others, but I hope you'll perform well. Don't make it too easy for me to win, that kind of championship is too uninteresting."
With a roar, everyone in class thirteen was filled with righteous anger and rushed forward.