After Biting the Female Lead, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Turned Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 10: 010
Out of the forty students in Class Three, fifteen were ultimately chosen to participate in the competition.
At 2 PM, the students gathered on the sports field by class. Gong Linglang, not meeting the physical fitness requirements, was cut. She was now the cheerleading captain, practicing cheers in the classroom, preparing to give Shi Qingfan the most amazing support during her competition.
With Gong Linglang absent, even though the others disliked Jiang Xuenian, they weren’t very familiar with Shi Qingfan themselves. So, they could only watch Jiang Xuenian stand by Shi Qingfan’s side, lacking the authority to tell her to leave.
“Class monitor, I’ve never run 3000 meters before. I’m a little scared.” Jiang Xuenian feigned weakness, a subtle tremor hidden in her gentle voice.
Shi Qingfan was responsive to gentleness, not toughness. Jiang Xuenian’s timely display of vulnerability could elicit Shi Qingfan’s compassion, laying a solid foundation for their future interactions.
Shi Qingfan indeed comforted her: “Don’t worry, the teacher will teach you how to breathe and move your body while running later.”
After waiting for over ten minutes, seeing that the sports teachers responsible for other classes had arrived and started leading students in warm-ups, Class Three’s sports teacher was still nowhere to be found.
“Class monitor, have we become unwanted children?”
“Even if the teacher took leave, they should have told us. Other classes have started training, and only we are standing foolishly.”
“I overslept my nap and ran here, afraid of being late, almost burst my lungs, and the sports teacher isn’t even here???”
Shi Qingfan walked to the front of the line, raising her hand to signal the students to quiet down.
“I’ll go inquire about the situation. Please wait.”
Jiang Xuenian stepped out of the line. “Class monitor, I’ll go with you.”
Seeing Jiang Xuenian about to follow Shi Qingfan, Yin Yan, one of the “Protect the Class monitor Plan” implementers, immediately said, “Class monitor, I’ll go too!”
Just as he took a step, he heard Shi Qingfan’s voice, as cold as ice and snow, say, “No need.”
Yin Yan: “…”
*Gong Linglang, why aren’t you here?! The class monitor has been abducted by Jiang Xuenian!*
Yin Yan could only watch helplessly as Jiang Xuenian took two or three steps to Shi Qingfan’s side, and the two walked further and further away side-by-side.
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan first asked the other classes’ sports teachers if they knew anything about Class Three’s sports teacher, but got no results. The two then went to the sports office to look for someone. They knocked, but no one answered. After pushing the door open themselves, they found the large office empty, with no one inside.
“Perhaps the sports teacher for Class Three just took another path to the sports field when we arrived.”
“Let’s go back and check.” Shi Qingfan thought Jiang Xuenian’s possibility wasn’t out of the question.
The two returned to the sports field. The other classes’ sports teachers saw them return and pointed in Class Three’s direction, saying, “Shi Qingfan, Class Three’s teacher has arrived.”
Shi Qingfan not only impressed students with her beauty but was also adored by teachers of all subjects for her extremely excellent grades—including the sports teacher, because Shi Qingfan’s athletic performance was equally outstanding, breaking her own records every year.
As they approached Class Three, Jiang Xuenian indeed saw the back of a man at the front of the line. The man wore a camouflage uniform and black leather boots. Even from behind, his tall and imposing demeanor was evident.
He looked like he was from the military.
The closer she got, the more Jiang Xuenian felt something was off.
*Why does this back look so familiar???*
“Attention! At ease!”
The man scanned Class Three’s line, looked at the roster in his hand, and asked, “Two people are missing. Who isn’t here?”
Jiang Xuenian’s steps halted: *That’s Jiang Yue’s voice! Why is Jiang Yue here???*
Shi Qingfan walked over, wanting Jiang Xuenian to call “Report” and return to the line with her. Turning around, she realized Jiang Xuenian hadn’t followed.
“Jiang Xuenian, follow me.”
The clear voice calling “Jiang Xuenian’s” name sounded exceptionally pleasant. Jiang Yue, who was speaking, turned around at the sound, saw Shi Qingfan’s face, and a flicker of astonishment crossed his dark eyes, which were somewhat similar to Jiang Xuenian’s. Then he heard the students of Class Three pointing at Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan and saying, “Teacher Jiang, Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan weren’t here just now. They went to the office to look for you and have returned now!”
*Shi Qingfan, that name sounds familiar… Ah! That’s right! Shi Qingfan is the person Jiang Xuenian likes.*
*This was something he had painstakingly extracted from Jiang Xuenian’s mouth last time.*
Jiang Yue’s eyes brightened slightly, then quickly returned to normal. With a hearty smile, he said to Shi Qingfan and Jiang Xuenian, who was slowly walking over, “My apologies, I haven’t been to St. Lyceum in a while and forgot where the sports field was. It took me a bit to find it, so I’m late. Thank you for making the trip to the office.”
Jiang Xuenian had completely not expected Jiang Yue to appear here.
The novel had dedicated a large section to Jiang Yue reminiscing about his first meeting with Shi Qingfan. Their first meeting was at a grand banquet, not St. Lyceum Academy’s outdoor sports field.
She didn’t need to think twice; Jiang Yue’s presence was certainly for his sister.
Jiang Xuenian hadn’t missed Jiang Yue’s expression when he saw Shi Qingfan just now; his eyes lit up at the sight of the great beauty.
No one didn’t love a great beauty, but she wondered if there would be any problems with Jiang Yue and Shi Qingfan meeting early.
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan returned to the line, and Class Three began to receive Jiang Yue’s unified training.
One afternoon wouldn’t drastically improve someone’s physical strength, but Jiang Yue had trained in the military for three years. Teaching them some technical things would definitely boost their performance.
Jiang Yue first had them run an 800-meter warm-up. Jiang Xuenian’s current body was too weak; after running, she nearly collapsed, unable to stand.
Thankfully, Shi Qingfan quickly supported her, preventing Jiang Xuenian from falling due to weak legs.
“Thank you,” Jiang Xuenian exhaled hot air, her fair cheeks flushed crimson, a thin layer of sweat glistening faintly in the sunlight.
Shi Qingfan appeared no different than usual. Her body was still cool, and her breathing was only slightly uneven but quickly stabilized.
Jiang Xuenian’s body was radiating heat, and being near Shi Qingfan felt comfortable. At this point, she no longer cared what Jiang Yue thought and stayed glued to Shi Qingfan.
After the 800-meter run, Jiang Yue told them to walk and rest for five minutes. He stood in an inconspicuous spot under a tree, subtly observing Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan’s interaction.
Jiang Xuenian seemed inseparable from Shi Qingfan, constantly sticking close to her.
Jiang Yue initially found it amusing. Jiang Xuenian had always been “solitary” since childhood, never relying on her family this much. He hadn’t expected her to completely transform in front of the person she liked. *Was Jiang Xuenian a legendary love-struck idiot?*
Then, Jiang Yue started feeling a bit sour. He and Jiang Xuenian were fraternal twins, sharing the same womb even before they were conscious. Eighteen years of siblinghood were seemingly less impactful than a few years of knowing Shi Qingfan. The undeniable truth made the sister-complexed Jiang Yue feel incredibly heartbroken.
Jiang Yue knew that Jiang Xuenian would eventually fall in love and marry. He had thought that day would come at least ten years later, but it turned out the reality was right before his eyes.
The five-minute rest period was too short. Jiang Xuenian hadn’t even fully recovered when Jiang Yue blew his whistle for them to gather.
Everyone gathered and stood in two rows. Jiang Xuenian’s legs were still trembling, and she could only stand steadily by leaning slightly against Shi Qingfan.
Shi Qingfan stiffened slightly when Jiang Xuenian’s body pressed against hers, but quickly relaxed again.
She didn’t react at all throughout.
Yin Yan stood behind Jiang Xuenian. If his gaze could materialize, it would surely burn a hole through the spot where the two were touching.
Jiang Xuenian subtly felt the burning gaze behind her.
She looked up at Jiang Yue.
If Yin Yan’s gaze behind her was fire, then Jiang Yue’s gaze was a laser beam.
Jiang Xuenian: “…” *Could it be that she and Jiang Yue were about to enact a sibling rivalry for love?*
“Alright, spread out!”
Everyone raised their arms. There needed to be a two-arm length distance between students in front, behind, and to their sides.
Watching her only support, Shi Qingfan, walk away, Jiang Xuenian could only suppress the slight trembling in her calf muscles and stand alone.
Jiang Yue, standing at the front of the line, led everyone through some joint warm-up exercises. Jiang Xuenian could only stand up after a long time after squatting down. She strongly suspected that Jiang Yue had fallen in love with Shi Qingfan at first sight and was now deliberately torturing her because she was too close to Shi Qingfan.
After the agonizing warm-up, Jiang Yue began one-on-one instruction.
While Jiang Yue was giving instructions, others could stand by and watch.
Jiang Xuenian really couldn’t stand anymore and went to find a tree to lean against. Her two legs felt like cotton, soft and without strength.
Because she had been out of breath while running, she had been breathing through her mouth for a long time, and now she had a metallic taste in her mouth.
*So what was the point of pre-race practice anyway?*
Jiang Xuenian could already imagine herself tomorrow, her leg muscles sore and struggling to walk.
Running three thousand meters with two aching legs, she might just collapse on the track.
After Jiang Yue instructed a few students, the gazes of Class Three had changed from indifferent to adoring.
Initially, when Jiang Yue said he was eighteen, they had thought he was too young to be in the military, surely because he wasn’t smart.
What could someone with a poor brain teach them?
Combined with the unoriginal warm-up, the students of Class Three hadn’t taken Jiang Yue seriously.
But reality slapped them in the face.
If Jiang Yue had a poor brain, then no one in the world had a good one.
He was not only smart but also humorous and witty, and most importantly, incredibly handsome!
“Instructor Jiang, why aren’t you in school anymore? Otherwise, we might very well be classmates now,” Yin Yan said regretfully.
Others nodded in agreement. “Instructor Jiang, you’re so smart. Studying shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?”
“It’s not difficult,” Jiang Yue smiled. “That’s why I skipped three grades and graduated early, then trained in the military for three years.”
“Wow—”
Jiang Xuenian: “…”
Jiang Yue’s persona of being a show-off remained unchanged.
After instructing thirteen people, only Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan remained.
Jiang Xuenian saw Jiang Yue walk over with Shi Qingfan and felt that Jiang Yue was up to something.
“I’ve designed a special training exercise for the two of you. This exercise requires cooperation, and it’s not only useful before the competition but also good for your body if you practice it regularly after the competition.”
Jiang Xuenian: “…What exercise?”
Shi Qingfan noticed the familiarity in Jiang Xuenian’s tone when she spoke to Jiang Yue, and was slightly surprised.
*What was Jiang Xuenian’s relationship with Jiang Yue?*
Jiang Xuenian and Jiang Yue attended school in another city from first to ninth grade. Because she was tired of being constantly compared to Jiang Yue, Jiang Xuenian threw a tantrum in tenth grade, insisting on transferring schools, and eventually transferred to St. Lyceum.
Jiang Yue also transferred to St. Lyceum, but because the siblings had almost no physical resemblance, and Jiang Yue was in twelfth grade when Jiang Xuenian was in tenth, no one would ever connect the seemingly unrelated Jiang Xuenian and Jiang Yue.
At St. Lyceum Academy, besides the school leadership and their homeroom teachers, no one knew about the relationship between Jiang Xuenian and Jiang Yue, or that their father was Jiang Kai.
Jiang Yue went to the nearby equipment room, brought out a yoga mat, and spread it on the ground. Then he instructed Shi Qingfan to lie on the yoga mat and told Jiang Xuenian to hold Shi Qingfan’s ankles. “Let’s begin. Shi Qingfan will do fifty sit-ups first, and Jiang Xuenian will count. After she’s done, switch roles: Jiang Xuenian does sit-ups, and Shi Qingfan counts.”
Jiang Xuenian: “…” *That’s it???*
She had thought Jiang Yue might have some new training moves.
After Jiang Yue explained what the two needed to do, he turned to check on the others’ practice, leaving only Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan doing sit-ups under the tree.
Sit-ups, such a common and ordinary exercise. How could that be pre-competition guidance?
Jiang Xuenian didn’t think anything of the exercise until Shi Qingfan started doing them.
Watching a face so beautiful it made everyone else around her fade into obscurity slowly draw near, the intense visual impact almost made Jiang Xuenian forget how to speak.
*She was wrong, terribly wrong.*
*Jiang Yue wasn’t deliberately tormenting her; he was giving her, the beauty-obsessed, a treat!*