prynovel Chapter 229 : I Actually Never Really Liked Him
Chapter 229 : I Actually Never Really Liked Him
Bai Bufan ignored Wang Ze's cursing and asked curiously, "So, what was Lin Li's time for the 3000 meters?"
"Eleven minutes and twenty-eight seconds."
"That's truly ferrous sulfate," Bai Bufan exclaimed.
"What does ferrous sulfate mean?" Wang Ze didn't understand.
"This is what happens when you're uneducated. Talking to you is like hitting a wall of ignorance," Bai Bufan said disdainfully. "Ferrous sulfate, chemical formula FeSO4. Translated into Chinese, it means 'unbelievable' (fei yi suo si). Got it, King of Illiteracy?"
(Translator's Note: FeSO4 sounds somewhat similar to the idiom "fei yi suo si" in Chinese).
Mocking someone's knowledge feels so good. Lin Li, I understand you now!
Wang Ze: "..."
You call that a fucking Chinese translation?
Although he hadn't fully recovered yet, he decided to drag his broken body and kill Bai Bufan first.
...
They did a simple 100-meter run.
In terms of explosive power for sprinting, Lin Li didn't have the relative ease he had during the long-distance run.
However, Wang Ze wasn't too demanding. As long as Lin Li didn't run too slowly, it was fine. As long as he didn't get left far behind by the people in the other lanes during the sports meeting, it was okay. The school sports meeting was ultimately just an entertainment-oriented event; results were secondary.
With his spot confirmed, Lin Li also relaxed a lot.
Moreover, Lin Li was very confident. Given a little more time and targeted training, even in sprinting, his speed would far exceed that of ordinary people.
Right now, Lin Li was still lacking in technique.
Once he made up for that, at least he wouldn't be the one holding the class back.
As for whether he could get first place, that would depend on the performance of his three teammates and their opponents. Forcing it wouldn't help.
Bai Bufan had been watching from the sidelines. Seeing that the "selection" was over, he stepped forward and greeted them: "Let's go then, let's go see over there... Tianming, what are you looking at? So engrossed?"
Hearing this, Lin Li turned his head. Chen Tianming, who had also just finished running, had his gaze locked in the distance.
Following his gaze, it was Class 17.
Who is he looking at? So hard to guess.
"Tianming, how are things going with your Qiaoqiao? Have you made any progress?" Wang Ze immediately went up and put his arm around Chen Tianming's shoulder, eager for gossip.
"What progress? We're just really good friends, we just chat a bit more," Chen Tianming said shyly.
Wang Ze: "..."
When girls act cute, it's called acting cute. When boys act cute, it's called acting wild.
Disgusting.
Lin Li clicked his tongue, suspecting that this "really good friends" claim was watered down.
"Have you told her you like her yet? Didn't you say during the National Day holiday that you were planning it?" Wang Ze continued to ask.
"...No, I chickened out. I'm afraid of being rejected." Chen Tianming withdrew his gaze and said guiltily.
Wang Ze frowned and was about to encourage him when Bai Bufan immediately nodded in empathy: "You have to chicken out. Before doing this kind of thing, you must think thrice. I confessed to my goddess before, and she told me to my face to take a piss and look at my own reflection. Sigh, I was so heartbroken."
Lin Li glanced at Bai Bufan. This guy confessed again?
No, it's a trap.
Wang Ze beside him hadn't realized this yet. He temporarily held back his encouragement for Chen Tianming and instead comforted Bai Bufan:
"Bufan, she was probably just joking when she said that. There's still a chance. You're not giving up just like that, are you?"
"It's impossible. When I was looking at my reflection, I accidentally peed on her shoes. That day, my face was as red as the sunset, better than any beautiful sweet nothings, but it couldn't beat her slap."
Bai Bufan looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, not wanting the tears in his weathered eyes to fall.
"I even apologized to her and said she could pee on my shoes to call it even, but she refused. Girls, sigh, truly incomprehensible."
Chen Tianming's mouth twitched wildly.
Wang Ze: "?"
"Pee—eh? Bai Bufan! You motherfucker, how dare you play me!" Wang Ze realized what was happening and went up to put Bai Bufan in a headlock.
"Ugh! Wang, Wang Ze, if you keep locking me, I, I, I'll pee on your shoes!" Bai Bufan struggled intermittently.
"Ignore Bufan, this idiot." After executing Bai Bufan, Wang Ze put his hand on Chen Tianming's shoulder and spoke slowly:
"Tianming, you have to know, even Internet Explorer has the courage to ask if you want to set it as your default browser. Are you telling me you don't have the courage to confess to the person you like?"
Hearing this, Chen Tianming's eyes widened slightly, he pursed his lips, and seemed to gain a little courage.
"Wang Ze, what you said makes—"
"Wang Ze, have you ever agreed to Internet Explorer's request?" Lin Li's faint voice drifted over.
Wang Ze: "?"
Chen Tianming: "?"
"Eh? Haha, uh... well! I'll agree to it as soon as I get back!" Wang Ze scratched his head awkwardly, then forced a smile and said.
"In this world, besides I-types (introverts) and E-types (extroverts), there are also IE-types: slow to react, disliked by everyone, already eliminated by society, abstract appearance..." Bai Bufan's faint voice followed closely behind. "Tianming, what type are you?"
Chen Tianming: "???"
You motherfuckers.
Chen Tianming's throat bobbed, and that tiny bit of courage instantly vanished.
Obviously, he had become a first-class artist at beating a retreat.
"Haha, I think I'll pass. There's no need, no need. Keeping it a secret crush is fine for now. If Qiaoqiao really knew I liked her and she wasn't ready, she'd feel uncomfortable around me in the future." Chen Tianming found an excuse for himself.
"Actually, your secret crush is quite obvious. The reason you haven't been exposed is because the other person doesn't like you," Lin Li said.
Chen Tianming: "?"
No, why are you chasing me down to kill me?
Even stacking Mejai's Soulstealer shouldn't be stacked like this.
Just as Chen Tianming turned his head to give Lin Li a death stare and was about to argue, Lin Li explained: "I'm not attacking you. Hayao Miyazaki said this. I'm purely just reciting a famous quote."
"Oh, oh." Chen Tianming nodded. Then it wouldn't be right to scold Lin Li.
A few seconds later:
"Does Hayao Miyazaki speak Chinese? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Lin Li didn't respond to this low-IQ question.
The four of them walked towards the shot put area on the field. The girls and some boys were selecting participants for the long jump rope there.
Long jump rope involves two people swinging a long rope on the sides, while the others jump in one by one until everyone is jumping together.
It was a bit far, and the four of them didn't have much to talk about for a while, so they started chatting about why Nansang didn't have gymnastics uniforms and sports shorts, missing out on the good scenery.
Mainly the three besides Chen Tianming.
As for Chen Tianming, he was silent.
Halfway there, Chen Tianming suddenly stopped.
The three looked at him, slightly puzzled.
Chen Tianming: "It's hilarious. Hayao Miyazaki is really pretentious. I've actually never really liked his movies."
Lin Li, Bai Bufan, Wang Ze: "?"
What is he mumbling about?
Chen Tianming continued to mutter in a low voice: "I think that guy is getting senile."
"His movies are really getting more and more mediocre. I didn't say anything before out of respect for the past."
"They're not even as good as Makoto Shinkai's. Hehe, to be old and not die is to be a thief!"
The more Chen Tianming spoke, the angrier he got, filled with righteous indignation.
"..."
The three of them exchanged glances, realized what was happening, and tacitly looked down at their shoes, their facial features contorted from holding back laughter.
Chen Tianming's resentment was big enough to summon a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
The four of them walked a bit further.
Chen Tianming stopped again:
"Who has Hayao Miyazaki's QQ? I really have to tell him, trust me this time, Qiaoqiao is really different."
(End of Chapter)