Chapter 41.1: Come here, let me touch.

Although Li Lin’s grades really weren’t very good, his ability to express himself with spoken language was still very strong. For the next ten minutes he expressively painted a vivid picture for Lin Yujing, recounting all at once in detail the causes leading up to the incident, how it proceeded, and the consequences of the matter. The details were almost so fine that, when all was said and done, he could tell her how many times both sides extended their greetings [1] to each other’s relatives before the fight broke out. 

Class 7 belonged to the middle- and lower-level science students, and their average performance record was so-so, but compared to Class 10 it was more than enough. Furthermore, it was not for nothing that the Class 7 sports committee declared that they should use a basketball game to determine who would win or lose; there were four students in their class who played for the school basketball team.

In Class 10, while the yang was flourishing and the yin was in decline [2] and there were quite a lot of boys, as far as students who were actually good at playing basketball went, except for sports committee member Yu Pengfei, Song Zhiming, and a tall boy Lin Yujing had never spoken to, the other students were average. At least, they weren’t comparable to those of the school team.

“So, even though our engagement with recreational activities is really good, these activities need to be used in the right place.” Li Lin stretched out an index finger and pointed at the table angrily. “If Class 7 proposed playing games instead of basketball to determine the winner, any random person from our class could kill them until the blood flows in rivers [3] and nothing is left [4].” 

“…”

The longer Lin Yujing listened to him, the sleepier she felt, and she soon realized that she was extremely dizzy with a slight headache. Finally, she leaned over on her desk and focused on the key points from his story.

So in other words, not only are their grades bad, they’re also bad at basketball.

However, there was one point that Lin Yujing still didn’t understand. “Wait, for the 4X100 relay certificate, are the classes on it not filled in yet? Are they waiting to see which class is going to win the basketball game and then write in the winner?”

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She frowned and subconsciously tried to open her eyes, but she didn’t want to. The hand stayed there for two or three seconds before it was taken away. She heard someone say in her ear, “Lin Yujing?”

Lin Yujing opened her eyes reluctantly. The light was a bit dazzling, and she squinted. She saw Shen Juan approach her and say, “You’re a little warm, why don’t you go to the school infirmary?”

She frowned and buried her head in her arms. “I’m not warm, I’m a little cold.”

“I know,” Shen Juan whispered. “Your forehead is warm.”

Lin Yujing raised her head. Her mouth was dry so she licked her lips, and then touched her forehead.

She couldn’t tell from touching, but she could feel that didn’t have much energy compared to usual. It was just that the school infirmary was on the other side of the dormitory building, and she didn’t want to move at all now, so instead she just lay down limply. “It’s okay, I’ll just sleep for a while.”

Shen Juan didn’t speak any more. After a while, Lin Yujing suddenly felt her body sink. A heavy piece of clothing covered her, carrying warm body temperature and the smell of clean laundry detergent.

She opened her eyes and her head shook slightly, the tip of her nose touching the collar of a black coat.

Shen Juan was looking at her. He raised his hand and patted her on the back gently through the thick, two-layer coat. “Sleep.”

Lin Yujing fell asleep for a long time. At first she was in a daze, and she still felt like she wasn’t asleep. During this time she was woken up once by Shen Juan. After taking some antipyretics [5], she lay down again and continued to sleep. Then she fell asleep completely. 

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[1] “问候” – means “extend greetings,” which in this case is sarcasm for “curse.”

[2] Yin and Yang represent feminine and masculine energy respectively, so this is a poetic way of saying there are more boys than girls.

[3] “血流成河” – “blood flows into rivers” – means that so many people died their blood made a river. 

[4] “片甲不留” – “not a single piece of armor remains” – means that nothing and no one was left.

[5] An anti-fever medication, such as Tylenol.

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Edited By: ceres