Chapter – 68
Luo Shuxin: “They can, but they should be in the spectator stands. They’re not allowed onto the field.”
“Then what is this…” Jiang Jian looked at his phone, then at Luo Shuxin, a little at a loss for words.
Luo Shuxin put his phone away and casually tore open a new bread roll, stuffing it into Jiang Jian’s mouth with a blank expression. “We’ll know if we go take a look.”
Only when Jiang Jian reached the field did he understand how Luo Yue got in.
Wearing Luo Shuxin’s school jacket, Luo Yue stood on the field looking just like a student. She was drinking yogurt while chatting with Shao Xing and the others.
There was always a difference between someone already in society and a student—not in their face or skin, but in their temperament, in the way they moved and carried themselves.
Even though Luo Yue wore the school uniform, she could still be singled out from the crowd of students at a glance.
She didn’t hide her identity either, directly stating that she was Luo Shuxin’s mother and had come to cheer for her child.
The students of Class One, led by Shao Xing, had clearly never seen an elder quite like Luo Yue before. They formed a little circle around her, some asking questions out of curiosity, others simply listening—it was like a small symposium.
Luo Shuxin’s expression was hard to describe. Jiang Jian suspected he probably didn’t even want to acknowledge this biological mother at the moment.
Luo Yue spotted Jiang Jian and Luo Shuxin from afar, raised her hand to greet them, hurriedly said goodbye to the group of kids around her, and came over.
Jiang Jian had just called out, “Sister Luo,” when Luo Yue swiped something across his right cheek.
Jiang Jian: ?
Luo Yue: “Sunscreen. Rub it in yourself. Such a handsome young man—don’t turn into a little black monkey after a few days of sports meet!”
Jiang Jian thought to himself that he had just been sweating. Sweat plus this stuff smeared on his face—it felt gross no matter how he thought about it.
While he was still thinking, Luo Shuxin had already blocked his mother’s hand from attacking Jiang Jian’s left cheek.
“He just worked up a sweat.”
Luo Yue: “It’s fine. I just applied it to those little monkeys too.”
After thinking about it, Jiang Jian figured she was probably referring to Shao Xing and the others.
She was really enthusiastic. How much sunscreen had she brought? Was the bottle almost empty?
Luo Yue and Luo Shuxin refused to back down, staring at each other for a moment. In the end, Luo Yue relented first and handed the entire sunscreen bottle to Luo Shuxin. “Then you two apply it after washing up.”
Jiang Jian pulled out a tissue and wiped the streak off his right cheek.
“Sister Luo, why did you come?”
Luo Yue smiled. “To attend the ceremony, of course!”
The only difference was that her last-minute decision to attend meant wearing her son’s clothes and blending into the student crowd, while the other parents who had come were obediently seated in the stands.
Luo Yue laughed. “Don’t worry, I just came down to give you some sunscreen. I’ll head back up right away! I won’t get your class any disciplinary deductions and cost you your win against Class Eight!”
Jiang Jian: “?”
He looked at Luo Yue, then at Shao Xing and the others.
It was obvious that Luo Yue had once again activated her terrifyingly strong social skills and blended right in with the group.
She came in a rush and left in a rush. Before leaving, she took out two handheld mini fans from her bag and gave one each to Luo Shuxin and Jiang Jian.
Seeing the sweat covering Luo Yue’s forehead, Jiang Jian didn’t take it at first, but she forcefully shoved it into his hand.
“Sister Luo, aren’t you hot?”
If he wasn’t mistaken, underneath the school jacket, Luo Yue wasn’t wearing a T-shirt but a shirt—a real shirt, not one of those thin UV-protection tops.
Inner layer plus shirt plus school jacket. In this weather, was she trying to deliberately trap heat rash?
Come to think of it, the first time Jiang Jian met Luo Yue, she had dressed the same way.
As he thought about it, he suddenly realized he had never seen Luo Yue wear short sleeves.
Wasn’t she hot?
A subtle change flickered across Luo Shuxin’s expression, but he said nothing.
After returning to the stands, Luo Yue took off the school jacket and chatted with the other parents in just her white shirt.
The lunch break passed in a flash, and the official competitions began in the afternoon.
Jiang Jian was in charge of logistics, running all over the place—either delivering water or helping teachers locate missing classmates who were supposed to check in for their events.
Luo Shuxin had two competitions in the afternoon. Jiang Jian had originally promised to cheer for him, but he was too busy to get away. It was only through Xia Yiming’s live updates that he learned Luo Shuxin had won one first place and one second place.
But judging from Xia Yiming’s commentary, rankings were secondary—the real issue was the chaos at Luo Shuxin’s competition venue. Quite a few girls had come over just to see the legendary top student whose looks rivaled the school heartthrob’s, nearly crowding the area until it was completely packed.
[Boy and Cicada: The top student asked about you after he finished his event.]
[Boy and Cicada: Where are you?]
Jiang Jian: “…”
He really couldn’t get away. The long jump event was about to start, and their classmate participating in it was nowhere to be found. Phone calls went unanswered, so he had no choice but to go look in person.
Jiang Jian sent Luo Shuxin several WeChat messages in a row, one meme after another, wildly praising how awesome it was to win first and second place.
After sending them, he felt like an electronic hype squad.
By the time Jiang Jian dragged the long jump participant back, Luo Shuxin had already settled into their logistics group, saying he had no more events and might as well come help.
Jiang Jian had been running non-stop for two hours. Now that someone was sharing the load, he was obviously happy. And knowing Luo Shuxin wasn’t naturally a good Samaritan, that he likely came over because Jiang Jian was here, made him even happier.
Happy as he was, he still had to be polite. “This is really too much trouble.”
Luo Shuxin: “Then I’ll leave.”
“No!” Jiang Jian grabbed his wrist in one swift motion and pulled him back. “Where do you think you’re going? How can a top student go back on his word?”
Jiang Jian had just come back from under the sun, his body temperature much higher than Luo Shuxin’s. The place where he held him felt warm and damp.
Maybe he had accidentally pressed on the pulse at his wrist—Luo Shuxin could clearly feel the rhythm of blood pulsing in his veins.
Jiang Jian pulled him back and pushed him onto a stool. “You just finished competing. Rest for a bit, then help me deliver water and find people!”
Luo Shuxin: “So now you’re not embarrassed anymore?”
