Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 66: Chapter 64 The Temptation of Chicken Drumsticks

The result of running five kilometers during the previous day’s training was an inability to get out of bed the next day.

Before five in the early morning, the exhausted students were still immersed in sleep when a piercing whistle sounded abruptly.

Upon hearing the whistle, Huo Sining was the first to scramble out of bed and quickly fold her quilt, getting dressed and washing up in one fluid motion.

Luo Jinzhi wasn’t slow either, she had Huo Sining press on her acupoints the night before, and surprisingly, she slept very sweetly.

Getting up bright and early with a clear mind and refreshed body and not feeling any soreness, Luo Jinzhi was both shocked and grateful.

She hadn’t expected Huo Sining’s acupressure massage to be so effective!

The others also got up one after another, with Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin still lazing in bed.

Especially Xue Jingjing, who had serious bed temper. Annoyed by the continuous whistling, she grabbed her quilt to cover her head, but it was to no avail, and she began to rage, “Can’t you let people live!”

Having learned her lesson from the experience of group punishment the day before, Huo Sining chided them while washing her face, “You have time to complain, you might as well get out of bed quickly. We have to rush to the parade ground in ten minutes, and if we get punished again because of you two being late, affecting the whole thirty-something people in our class, you’re dead meat!”

Huo Sining’s words were blunt. The six other girls in the dormitory, also from Mathematics Class 2, heard her and immediately grew anxious, remembering the punishment of running three laps around the field the previous day. They gave Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin a fierce glare.

No matter how thick-skinned Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin were, they didn’t dare to provoke everyone and scrambled to get up in a panic.

Just as she was sitting up, Xue Jingjing felt her legs tremble and fell back onto the bed, crying out, “Ouch—”

“What’s wrong?” Luo Jinzhi, having finished washing up, walked out of the washroom and couldn’t help but ask with concern when she saw Xue Jingjing in that state.

Xue Jingjing pointed at her calves with a pained expression, “After-effects of running yesterday. I can’t straighten them at all now.”

As she said this, she glanced at Luo Jinzhi. In the morning, many girls were complaining of leg pain, but Luo Jinzhi seemed to move freely with no problems at all. It appeared that the few massages Huo Sining gave Luo Jinzhi last night were effective. Thinking back to how Huo Sining bluntly refused her the night before, Xue Jingjing’s face soured, and her eyes toward Huo Sining grew hostile.

Huo Sining certainly knew Xue Jingjing was blaming her for not giving her a massage last night, but Huo Sining was neither a saint nor a masochist. Even with her abundant Spiritual Energy, there was no need to pander to an ingrate.

Seeing Xue Jingjing’s resentful gaze, Huo Sining found it amusing and couldn’t help but scoff,

“If you don’t exercise regularly, of course you can’t handle it. Everyone is running the same, with no special treatment. How come only she can’t get out of bed? Jin Zhi, let’s go. If we don’t leave now, we won’t make it in time.”

Xue Jingjing felt guilty, and seeing that everyone in the dorm was ready to go out, even Du Yanlin was tidying up her bed, she could only grit her teeth and get out of bed.

Huo Sining, however, no longer paid attention to Xue Jingjing and pulled Luo Jinzhi to rush to the parade ground.

In ten minutes, Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin, not having time to fold their quilts or wash up, followed the main group to the designated spot on the parade ground. Just as Xue Jingjing was about to breathe a sigh of relief at not being late, Chen Deping proved to be an unpredictable man, changing his tactics this time.

This time, they still had to run three laps around the parade ground, but according to the order of finishing.

The first ten people to finish would be rewarded with two chicken legs, two eggs, and a cup of milk for breakfast. The first fifty would get two eggs and a cup of milk; the first hundred would get a cup of milk, and those after the three hundred mark would only have youtiao and steamed buns. The last twenty would face a harsh reality, getting nothing to eat and preparing for morning military training on an empty stomach.

Upon hearing this reward policy, everyone was dumbfounded, especially the girls who looked gloomy.

This reward system was unfavorable to girls, as their physical prowess was generally lower than the boys, and now they had to compete in running speed. How could girls with shorter legs possibly outpace the long-legged boys?

Unfortunately, Chen Deping didn’t care at all about the protests from the field and, after announcing the breakfast plan, started giving orders.

With the reward and punishment system in place, despite aching all over, everyone had to start running in order to secure a better breakfast.

Huo Sining craved chicken legs. Yesterday, they had eaten nothing but vegetarian meals – steamed buns, breads, cabbages, and tofu – to the point where they felt tasteless as birds.

Even Luo Jinzhi revealed a longing in her eyes, though she knew her own strength. There was no chance she could get a chicken leg, but she still needed to try hard in order to fill her breakfast plate a bit more.

Huo Sining, however, couldn’t bear to let go of this rare opportunity. During military training at the camp, one might not see meat for a month. Now, with a chance to win chicken legs as a reward, Huo Sining certainly didn’t want to miss out.

With her “cheat code,” Huo Sining wasn’t worried about outrunning the boys. This time, she didn’t wait for Luo Jinzhi. She broke free from any restraints and accelerated without hesitation, sprinting ahead like the wind.

Luo Jinzhi, who was trailing behind Huo Sining, was shocked. She hadn’t expected Huo Sining to be able to run so fast.

The thought crossed her mind that Huo Sining had run slowly yesterday just to look after her, which warmed her heart. She found herself unconsciously speeding up.

To shorten the distance, most people ran on the inside of the track, which resulted in squeezing and shoving due to the crowd.

Huo Sining didn’t hesitate to head towards the outside of the track, quickly overtaking the main group and dashing forward.

Those running on the inside only caught a fleeting glimpse of a slender figure out of the corner of their eyes before she had already passed them.

Chen Deping eagerly pursued the slowest of the female runners, among them the trembling Xue Jingjing and Du Yanlin.

He was annoyed with these girls, who were weak as sicklings, and his belt was ready to lash out at any moment.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, an adjacent instructor inadvertently glanced across the track and caught sight of a student running on the perimeter like the wind. He nudged Chen Deping with his elbow and exclaimed, “Captain, look over there. Isn’t that a female soldier?!”

Though it was hard to see clearly from a distance, the instructor could vaguely make out the fluttering ponytail and spoke with some uncertainty.

Chen Deping squinted his eyes and, upon seeing that figure, his interest was immediately piqued.

Having led troops for many years, his eye for talent was sharp. Although he couldn’t make out the female soldier’s face, judging by the rate at which she ran, she was not yet putting forth her full effort. Even so, her pace was easily besting the bookworms around her.

“Female soldier, you’re not mistaken!” Chen Deping confirmed with a nod, his heart brimming with delight.

He hadn’t expected to find such promising talent among ordinary college girls who generally had lower physical fitness levels than boys.

Chen Deping, who highly valued talent, was now eager to find out which department this fleet-footed girl was from.

The two instructors focused intently on the people running on the track and completely forgot they were holding belts meant for punishing others.

The group of men trailing behind Huo Sining were abuzz.

“Holy smokes, that’s a girl, right? Which department is she from that she can run so well? She’s got legs like a flying arrow! Does she even leave us men a chance to live?”

“What a heroine! She’s almost finished a lap, and she’s been sprinting since the start. Her speed hasn’t even slowed down; this girl has extraordinary stamina!”

“It’s just two chicken legs. Is it worth pushing yourself so hard for a bit of meat? Really?”

Stimulated by her performance, a group of men also started to run with all their might.

It was just unfortunate that Huo Sining’s pace never slowed, quickly leaving them all behind, her slender figure growing distant.