The sun was bright and the weather was fine. It was the final day of the Shilan Middle School sports meeting—the morning was dedicated to fun novelty events, while the afternoon featured class team competitions. Because the rumors surrounding her had yet to die down, Chen Wenwen, who had originally signed up for the girls' four-by-four hundred relay, chose to withdraw, leaving only Su Xiaoqiang and two boys from their class. Su Xiaoqiang was slated for the second leg, and the third leg belonged none other than to Zhao Menghua. Su Xiaoqiang had no desire to lay eyes on Zhao Menghua, so she turned to the "Lu-Li" duo with an invitation, which Lu Mingfei naturally refused.
"Erii, my dearest best friend, you surely don't want to see me running with someone else, do you?" Su Xiaoqiang clung desperately to Erii's arm, refusing to let go.
"What kind of weird nickname is that?" Lu Mingfei shook his head. "Besides, running a relay with Zhao Menghua isn't going to cost you a pound of flesh."
Chapter 43