Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 589 - 585: School Sports Meet

Chapter 589: Chapter 585: School Sports Meet

In regard to Qingqing’s girlish feelings, Xiao Yi naturally could somewhat perceive them. He was neither foolish nor dull; although he had no real experience with emotions, he could still sense the deep, expressive looks the young girl occasionally cast his way.

He could only pretend not to notice them, however.

Those boundaries were always lines he dared not cross.

He knew in his heart that regarding the girl’s affections, he might eventually only let her down. He and she were simply not from the same world. If he accepted her now, the future damage to her might be even greater!

Yet, the girl’s gaze also made him somewhat wary. He felt that he should appropriately maintain some distance from her now, to prevent her from falling too deeply.

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No matter how lively, sensational, or attention-grabbing an event is, there always comes a moment when it concludes.

The child trafficking case in G City, which had once shocked the nation, gradually faded away as time flowed day by day.

Even the members of the special investigation team had slowly pushed this event to the back of their minds, only bringing it up with pride during occasional chats with colleagues.

Zeng Xiaomei had initially followed the case for a while, worried about lingering dangers,但 quickly, she too had relegated it to the back of her mind and thrown herself into the demands of her new, busy job, burying her head in one case after another.

The words Situ Qingfeng had said to her when he left were also forgotten, recalled only occasionally, such as when she faced a difficult problem. She no longer locked herself alone in her room or office to meditate; when she returned home, she would discuss the issue with her family or talk it over with her subordinates.

However, it was limited to that. As for Situ Qingfeng’s suggestion that she should seek Xiao Yi out, she had long since forgotten it, to the extent of forgetting about Xiao Yi completely during her busy periods.

This change, observed by the Zeng family and the detectives at the police department, greatly surprised them, but amidst their surprise, they were very pleased. This approachable Xiaomei was easier for both family and subordinates to interact with.

Unfortunately, the ideas they had brought up thus far had been of very limited help to Xiaomei, providing only occasional minor inspirations, which were hardly significant in solving cases.

Although she realized this, seeing as there were no major downsides or negative effects, she continued to discuss cases with them, but her expectations of these discussions gradually decreased.

As Officer Xiaomei busily moved from one case to another day after day, Xiao Yi’s life, filled with peace and repetition, ushered in the first major event of his university life—the school’s sports meet!

Among university students, school-wide events were rare. Besides orientation and graduation ceremonies, the main event was the sports meet. Normally, almost all activities were managed by individual schools, sometimes jointly hosted by closely related schools, such as the occasional coding competition organized by the School of Mathematics and the Computer Science department, or a modeling contest held in collaboration with the Physics and Electronics departments.

These activities occasionally garnered considerable attention, but generally, the level of interest was relatively low. After all, with such a large university and so many students, not many were interested or willing to pay attention to these events; everyone had their own busy schedules to manage.

But the sports meet was undoubtedly a major event that captured the interest of the entire student body!

Not only because it was a school-administered event requiring the participation of all departments, but more importantly, during the sports meet, all classes were suspended—it was essentially a holiday!

For the boys, there was another very important aspect—it was a grand festival and a grand opportunity. During the sports meet, not only did the athletes from all departments give their best performance, but the beauties of each department almost always made an appearance to cheer on their athletes and represent their schools.

You should know that sometimes, even if their athletes didn’t win, gaining attention through their beauties was considered quite an honor, such as the Foreign Languages Institute, whose track record at the sports meet was always poor, yet they remained the most eye-catching and attractive department every year.

The entire university was caught up in incredible excitement, almost comparable to the buzz at the start of September during new student orientation. The whole campus buzzed with discussions about the upcoming sports meet, debating the strengths of various departments, guessing which would come last, and which had the most beauties. Students discussed where to focus their attention during the event.

Especially the freshmen, who had never experienced such a spectacle before. Although they had sports meets in high school, comparing those to the large-scale university sports meet at their new school was like child’s play.

They had heard so much about the fun of college sports meets—how many athletes with sports specialties would show their skills, with performances rivaling national competitions, and even some famous sports stars, both domestic and international, who came to the university to receive honorary degrees would make appearances, all bursting with energy.

Even Fatty Tang, upon hearing the school’s sports meet was about to start, lit up with excitement, eagerly discussing with some classmates about the celebrities of the university, and who might make an appearance. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome your votes and monthly tickets on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)