The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

University sports meets are truly an event that everyone hates.

The physical condition of contemporary college students is getting worse and worse. Sometimes, they might even twist their ankles while getting out of bed. As for sports meets where they have to work up a sweat, nobody wants to participate.

University is different from high school. Everyone has their own pace of study and life. Signing up for the sports meet will either interfere with your classes or take up your precious rest time. You will even have to spend time training, which is really not worth it.

But school leaders never care about these things; they make decisions on a whim and then demand the cooperation of all teachers and students.

Ultimately, the pressure of finding athletes to "participate" in the performance that the school leaders wanted to see fell entirely on the shoulders of the class monitors.

Slightly more assertive class leaders often directly conscript men and assign them tasks by name.

As for class monitor Su Zhe, who is thin-skinned and soft-hearted, he can only beg his friends to help him complete the quota, just like now.

Upon hearing this, the faces of the group all showed signs of distress.

Luo Chen quickly lowered his head, his eyes darting away, not daring to meet Su Zhe's gaze, for fear that he would cast a pleading look at him.

He's a typical homebody; his daily exercise is limited to the few steps from his dorm to the classroom. He relies entirely on the cafeteria's takeout delivery service for meals and rarely participates in team-building activities that his dorm members usually go out to play together.

Long-term lack of sun exposure leads to thinness and weak bones. Forget about participating in sports events, even walking a few steps will leave you breathless. Even if you sign up, you'll only be a burden to everyone else.

Needless to say, Xiao Chen was chubby and covered in fat. When he got out of bed, he would jump off the ladder and automatically trigger an earthquake. He could run 100 meters and consume two hamburgers.

Unless sumo wrestling is added to the Games, there is no other event that would suit him.

Su Zhe, who initiated the request for help, was not an athletic champion.

He was a bookworm who was oblivious to everything else and only focused on studying the classics. He was excellent at reading and studying, but if he were on the sports field, his thin arms and legs would probably be blown over by a gust of wind.

Of the four, Jiang Xun was the only one with a relatively well-proportioned figure who would occasionally move around.

Upon hearing that his friend needed help, Jiang Xun didn't hesitate and immediately nodded in agreement: "Sure, Lao Su, see what projects are needed and submit them to me."

"Count me in too," Xu Nian said casually, leaning back in her chair.

In the month since he enrolled, he has received a lot of care from these guys.

Now that someone needs help, especially in his area of ​​expertise—sports training—he has no reason not to help.

However, this means he will have to sacrifice a lot of time playing games with Xu Xi.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.

Upon receiving their affirmative answers, Su Zhe felt a warmth in his heart and gave Jiang Xun and Xu Nian a grateful look.

He quickly took out the registration form and wrote down their names: "Uncle Xu, I'll register you for shot put and high jump. Jiang Jiang, the long jump and 3000-meter race are yours."

"Wait...wait a minute." Jiang Xun's lips trembled, and the pen in his hand slipped and fell to the ground with a "thud".

He stared at Su Zhe in disbelief. "3...3000 meters? Old Su, you're not kidding, are you?"

"Um...yes..." Su Zhe turned his head away shyly, his tone becoming slightly hesitant.

Jiang Xun forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and patted Su Zhe on the shoulder: "Old Su, what was your last sentence again?"

"Old Jiang, the long jump and 3000-meter race are in your hands now."

"No, let's look at the previous sentence."

Su Zhe paused for a moment, then asked, "Could you help me out by signing up for a few projects?"

"I'm sorry, I can't." Jiang Xun clasped his hands in a gesture of farewell. "You'd better find someone else."

"No, Lao Jiang, Brother Jiang!" Su Zhe panicked and quickly grabbed his arm. "Please, after the sports meet, I'll treat you to dinner!"

"This isn't about eating or not eating." Jiang Xun shrugged helplessly, his face contorted with a bitter expression. "I can only run 800 or 1000 meters at most. If you asked me to run three kilometers, our school is exactly three kilometers from the nearest hospital. I could just run straight to the hospital and save the money I'd have to pay for an ambulance after running and lying on the ground. Don't you think that makes sense?"

After saying this, Su Zhe lowered his head with a worried expression and sighed heavily.

Because a 3-kilometer run is an impossible task for the vast majority of college students, no one is willing to sign up for this project.

After all, no one would be foolish enough to risk half their life for an honor they can't obtain.

"Jiang Xun, let's switch," Xu Nian, who had been silent all along, slowly spoke up. "I'll take the 3000 meters. You can compete in the high jump for me, okay?"

"Ah...this..." Jiang Xun looked Xu Nian up and down suspiciously, then quickly waved his hand, "Uncle Xu, I was just joking with Old Su, let me run the errand."

He wasn't looking down on Xu Nian, but he had a reasonable concern. Even young people like them found the project difficult, so Xu Nian, a man in his thirties, was definitely not as physically fit as them and would certainly be unable to complete it.

If something happens on the runway, it could be a real problem.

Xu Nian smiled and nodded, patting his shoulder: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I can handle 3 kilometers."

In fact, Jiang Xun's worries were completely unnecessary. Xu Nian had undergone such grueling training under Long Teng that he could easily run 30 kilometers, let alone 3 kilometers. This amount of exercise was just a warm-up for him.

Seeing Xu Nian's determined expression, Jiang Xun stopped refusing and nodded in agreement: "Okay, thank you very much, Uncle Xu. Thank you for your trouble!"

"Thank you, Brother Jiang, thank you, Uncle Xu!" Su Zhe nodded gratefully to the two of them and quickly made corrections on the registration form, writing down their respective projects.

But when his gaze shifted down to the last project, his brow furrowed again. "There's still one project, and we might not have enough manpower."

"It's alright, what other projects are there? Just write my name on them all," Xu Nian said to Su Zhe.

Su Zhe hesitated for a moment, his face showing difficulty: "But this event is a 4x400 meter relay race, which requires 4 people to participate, and we only have 3 people in total."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, as if he had made a huge decision.

A few seconds later, he slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Count me in! All the brothers are participating, I can't just stand by and watch. I'll risk my life to keep them company, I'll give it my all!"

"Count me in too." Luo Chen mustered his courage and stepped forward. "I can't run 3000 meters, but 400 meters is definitely no problem!"