Chapter 52 The Man Who Was Banned

Autumn Olympics, bah, school sports meet, those are really old terms.

When Jiang Nian was still a new sophomore, he had a sudden whim to participate in the sports meet. Using his body, he did a one-handed side flip to put the shot, directly breaking the men’s record.

Because the school’s sports department hadn’t clarified the rules beforehand, they didn’t expect someone to exploit a loophole, and in the end, they grudgingly accepted it.

While the class received bonus points, Jiang Nian also received a suspension package.

The last person the sports department blacklisted was two terms ago; one guy took off his pants in the long jump pit and made a ‘Lao Ba’s Secret Small Hamburger’ on the spot.

Another guy ran until he was out of breath, then grabbed and kissed a male teacher, disgusting him so much he resigned. Consequently, his results were voided, and he was also suspended by the sports department.

Jiang Nian was the only one with a normal mental state but was suspended from sports due to being too ‘abstract’.

A blacklisted eel.

Jiang Nian was embarrassed to tell Zhang Ningzhi that he had been blacklisted by the school’s sports department, so he demurred.

“Uh, my athletic ability isn’t very good. The doctor advised me to stay away from injuries and continue to cultivate myself. Anyway, I can’t outrun the athletes, so let’s just forget it.”

His athletic ability is very good, but his mental state is questionable.

“But, I thought you were pretty good at basketball?” Zhang Ningzhi blinked, “Last time you almost dunked, you jumped super high.”

“An illusion,” Jiang Nian flatly denied.

“Oh,” Zhang Ningzhi slowly walked away.

When she reached the classroom door, she couldn’t help but look back and saw Jiang Nian still doing problems. One hand rested on his neck, his whole body bathed in a large patch of sunlight.

Jiang Nian seemed to sense something, turned his head curiously, his gaze falling on the doorway.

“Forgot to take something?”

The corridor was covered in platinum sunlight, the autumn day bright. Two figures ran out of a classroom at the end of the staircase, their fighting sounds echoing throughout the fourth floor, all other sounds instantly fading away.

Zhang Ningzhi’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she said, flustered for no reason.

“No, nothing.”

Afternoon.

As expected, the class’s sports committee member came with a registration form to ask Jiang Nian if he was willing to contribute to the class.

He himself was willing, but he was afraid that after participating in the sports meet, the class would directly lose points.

Jiang Nian found a secluded spot, intending to quietly tell the sports committee member the truth. After all, he wouldn’t even pass the review process, and participating would only cause trouble.

“I can’t participate, I’ve been blacklisted by the school’s sports department.”

Liu Yang, the sports committee member, was burly and muscular. He had thick eyebrows, well-developed muscles, an average appearance, and was nearly 1.8 meters tall. Standing next to him, Jiang Nian was a few centimeters taller.

Those extra few centimeters on a man, whether added to his feet or his Dao, are excellent.

Liu Yang burst out laughing upon hearing this, “Come on, I’ve never heard of the sports department blacklisting anyone. Can you really get blacklisted for participating in a sports meet?”

“No, listen to me, it was mainly the situation at the time…” Jiang Nian tried to explain.

Liu Yang interrupted him, waving his hand, not in refusal, but as if to say no more words were needed.

“I understand, you don’t want to steal the limelight.”

“Huh?” Jiang Nian was stunned.

“Handsome and athletic guys like us, if we just lift a hand and do something, we’ll be misunderstood as showing off.” Liu Yang shook his head, looking like, ‘I, the emperor, have suffered from showing off for too long.’

“No, I…” Jiang Nian wanted to retort.

“I know the rules,” Liu Yang interrupted his spellcasting again. “Once the class has gone through everyone and few people have signed up, I’ll force people to sign up and personally drape the Dragon robe over your shoulders.”

What the Nuwa do you understand?! Oh my God.

Jiang Nian was completely dumbfounded, but he had to admit, what Liu Yang described was quite enticing. A Chinese-style tug-of-war in front of the whole class.

“No, I, Jiang Nian, am a sensible person, I will not participate in the sports meet.”

“Brother Nian, you are a born athlete! Don’t keep cultivating yourself. It’s an annual event, a time of chaos. Follow the will of heaven and fight in the Shaolin Temple outfit!”

“How can I, Jiang Nian, be worthy? How can I covet the great position of a sports student? No! I will not compete!”

“Brother Nian! My apologies! The form… has already been submitted.”

“You guys have really put me in a tough spot!”

However!

Wishful thinking aside, the reality was that he was on the ban list.

“No, seriously, buddy, I really can’t participate.” Jiang Nian lowered his voice, “If you don’t believe me, go ask around if there was a guy named Jiang Nian who was suspended two semesters ago.”

“No one cares about that, don’t worry,” Liu Yang didn’t believe him at all and waved his hand.

“Uh, alright then.” Hearing him say that, Jiang Nian couldn’t continue to refuse. “Anyway, you do what you think is best, I personally don’t care.”

“OJBK.”

Holiday countdown, last day.

Jiang Nian woke up early, looking like a zombie. These past two days, he had spent almost no money except for eating in the cafeteria. His usual breakfast buns had been canceled due to his parents’ protests.

Now everyone bought their own, but Jiang Nian had been freeloading off Xu Qianqian for the past two days.

Drinks were covered by Zhang Ningzhi; fruit milk or lemon tea would occasionally appear on his desk. She would tell everyone she was just helping to bring them, but in reality, he hadn’t spent a cent.

Baby Zhizhi is the best!

Good deeds are indeed rewarded.

The only thing that surprised him was that at noon that day, Song Xiyun asked him out. She awkwardly pulled out a wad of pocket money from her pocket, a mix of bills totaling 425 yuan.

“What are you doing?”

“Qianqian said you were out of money these past two days.” Song Xiyun was a little embarrassed, looking down, “Thank you for helping my mom, her job is completely stable now.”

“I know this little money is nothing compared to the 10,000 you topped up, I… I’ll pay it back slowly.”

Song Xiyun had been bothered by the 10,000 yuan Jiang Nian had topped up for her mom’s performance. At first, it felt strange, but later she realized there was nothing between them.

She had hidden for a while, not daring to see him, but yesterday, after hearing Xu Qianqian talk, she learned he was short on money these past two days. So, she gritted her teeth and took out all the money from her piggy bank.

“Pay back?” Jiang Nian was stunned, “Didn’t I say, I just opened the card conveniently? It doesn’t matter who I opened it with. It’s not like I should refund the full amount just because it was a familiar person, right?”

Song Xiyun didn’t know what to say, shoved the money into his hand, and ran off.

Just then, a girl walked by, looked at Jiang Nian with a hand full of money, then glanced at the running Song Xiyun. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she shook her head as she left.

Jiang Nian: “???”

Since it has come to this, let’s go to class first.

He straightened the money, tens and twenties, with only one fifty-yuan bill. The girl must have saved for a long time, right? So filial, but your dad really isn’t short on money.

Jiang Nian muttered to himself, putting the money into his pocket.

Ring, ring, ring.

Morning, the last day of class, almost no one was sleepy.

Except for Jiang Nian.

“Brother, it’s the weekend tomorrow, are you that sleepy?” Li Hua nudged him, whispering, “What did you do last night, like you were playing Genshin Impact?”

Caught a Genshin hater.

“Respect the schedule of the parallel class, I also need to adjust to the time difference.” Jiang Nian pressed his head, watching the words on the blackboard gradually become clearer. Thankfully, it was Chinese class.

Sleep for ten minutes, wake up, and still understand.

He equally respected every subject, but as soon as class started, he wanted to go to an electronics factory.