Secretly, Secretly; But Unable to Hide it (偷偷藏不住) by Zhu Yi (竹已)~ Chapter 18

Sang Zhi is provoked by Sang Yan’s words. She doesn’t notice who is the person Sang Yan asking.

“How could I am not a hundred and twenty?” Sang Zhi starts to argue. “I am one hundred fifty five centimeter, how could I not reach one hundred twenty?”

“You are one hundred fifty five? Then Tong Xue, you look very short.”

“…….”

“Okay, in the future please tell us in advance. If not we can easily mistaken.”

“…..”

Perhaps she should tell everyone that she is one hundred fifty five centimeter?

It’s too showy.

“You should take a look at your number on your uniform and match it with the one on the list? Is it right?” Sang Yan starts to push the person who is sitting next to him. “Don’t sleep anymore, brother, wake up and help me.”

That person just raises up his head and Sang Zhi looks at him.

That man looks tired.

After few months of not meeting, Sang Zhi notices that his hair has grown longer a bit.

He is still look like an evil spirit and sexy.

Duan Jia Xu sits up and leans on his chair. “Em?”

Sang Zhi looks at him for two seconds and looks at other place. She pretends to not see him.

She looks at the number on the list and her number on the uniform.

0155.

Sang Zhi then says to Sang Yan: “It’s right.”

“Your number is quite interesting.” Sang Yan says: “it sounds like you are afraid that no one knows that you are a hundred fifty five centimeter.”

Sang Zhi is unhappy: “It’s not my own choice.”

The time they are chatting, Duan Jia Xu finally opens up his eyes and notices Sang Zhi and her uniform. He raises his eyebrows and his sleepiness just goes away.

Sang Zhi looks over.

She notices that he is looking at her uniform.

He is laughing.

This response makes Sang Zhi, who knows that even a grandmother will not willing to wear this kind of uniform, blushes. She takes a deep breath and goes to the other side.

She could hear faintly Duan Jia Xu says: “Your Mei Mei’s taste is quite great.”

“……”

TWO! OLD! MAN!

She just stays together with those girls that join the long jumping competition too.

A girl, Cen Rui, is much gentle and quiet. She feels bored, she asks Sang Zhi. “Sang Zhi, you know those two Ge Ge?”

Sang Zhi nods and says: “But we are not close.”

“How do you know them?” Cen Rui is curious: “They are quite older than us.”

“My mama’s friend.” Sang Zhi makes an excuse.

“Ah?”

“My Mama likes to dance in the public square, they also frequently join.” Sang Zhi says. “Sometimes she will invite them to go to my house to have dinner so I know them.”

“Dancing in public square”, that words make Cen Rui turns shock. She asks: “You mean dancing the public square like <<Mei LI de Qi Shan Nu>>?”

Sang Zhi is calm. “Yes.”

“Then… it’s quite interesting.”

“It’s okay. They seem to love it.”

“………”

Then Sang Yan calls for all them to line up in order to take a paper that will determine their turn.

Sang Zhi takes one and be in a second turn.

There are three people handling the registration. Except Sang Yan and Duan Jia Xu, there’s another woman.

The time the registration is done, they take all of them to the place of the competition.

Sang Zhi cannot believe it.

Though Nan Wu university has prepared volunteers, it’s hard for her to believe that Sang Yan and Duan Jia Xu will join to be volunteers.

She doesn’t want to be laughed by them so she just walks at the back.

The time they arrive at the field, the registrars’ duty is done.

Sang Zhi turns relief and prays that those two men will leave soon.

It’s 11:00 p.m. now, the sun is so shinning hotly. She kneels down and to avoid the heat.

After a while, someone covers her head with a hat.

Sang Zhi raises up her head and be startled.

Her prayer is not fulfilled, those two men are not leaving, they are staying there.

Duan Jia Xu kneels down in front of her and looks at her. “Xiao Sang Zhi today is so pretty.”

Sang Zhi ignores him.

Sang Yan stands beside her and takes out a camera. Next second he takes a photo of her and makes thing more interesting: “You could go for beauty contest now.”

“Ge Ge!” Sang Zhi glares at him. “Why are you taking photo of me?”

“Pa Ma asked me to take it.” Sang Yan says: “Good Xiao Gui, today you wear clothes like Ms Hong Kong.”

“I haven’t told you right that today your clothes make you look like Popeye the Sailor.” Hearing his mockery, Sang Zhi immediately stands up and jumps up to snatch his camera. “You are not allowed to take photo of me! Why you never take photo of the usual me when I’m so beautiful!”

“oh?” Sang Yan is quick to not let Sang Zhi snatches his camera. “When do you look beautiful? You should tell me. If not I don’t know.”

“…….”

Sang Zhi wants to jump to take it but she cannot as Sang Yan presses down her head.

She couldn’t move.

She feels like she will explode soon but she is helpless. She is quick to adapt to circumstances, she says: “Ge Ge, I will not take it anymore.”

Sang Yan is not letting her go.

Sang Zhi says: “Keep on taking photos, it’s okay.”

She feels in pain.

At first she thought that Sang Yan going to university is a good thing for her. She is thankful for it. But she doesn’t expect that this new semester she should accept his torment again.

Sang Yan keeps his action. “I am taking good photos of you okay?”

“……..” Sang Zhi couldn’t endure it anymore, she threats him. “If you keep on being like this, I’ll tell Papa.”

“Okay, go and report me.” Sang Yan doesn’t care. “I’ll not be home for a long time.”

They are in deadlock situation for a long time.

Duan Jia Xu finally stands up and moves away Sang Yan’s hand from Sang Zhi’s head. He jokes “Could you not bully my Mei anymore?”

Sang Yan: “….?”

Who knows that this person is much better than Sang Yan.

Sang Zhi moves to stand behind Duan Jia Xu and tries to use powerful connections to intimidate: “Do you hear it? My Ge asks you to not bully me again.”

Sang Yan looks at both of them for a while and feels absurd. “Who is your Ge?”

She points at Duan Jia Xu.

“Okay brother.” Sang Yan puts down his camera and turns happier. “I’ll give it to you.”

Finally it’s Sang Zhi’s turn to compete.

For doing sport, actually Sang Zhi isn’t an expert. But because of her light weight, she can jump easily. That’s the reason she chooses to do a long jump.

This is her first time to join the competition.

At first she didn’t feel nervous, she just wants it to be done soon. She doesn’t care whether she will win or not.

But now with two men watching her.

She takes a deep breath.

She is standing at the lane and looks at the take-off line. She is considering how much steps she should talk. Very quickly she hears the sound of whistle and starts to run.

Before she reaches a meter from the take-off liner, Sang Zhi stops for a while then runs again. She is afraid to step on the take-off liner. She looks at it and then jumps.

Everything turns silent for her, she could hear the breathing sound of her own.

After several seconds, the referee takes a ruler and measures it. “0155, the first jump is 0.–0.5m.

“…….”

Sang Zhi could hear a faint laughter, but she acts like she couldn’t hear it. She scratches her head. “Should I jump again?”

Referee: “You should jump twice again.”

Sang Zhi doesn’t want to jump again but she doesn’t want to break the rule.

Duan Jia Xu finds it hilarious. “What happened to you Mei? She is running so fast when she almost steps on the take-off liner then stops and stands there and jump?”

“She is on alert and timid.” Sang Yan records the first jump. “Supposedly she is afraid to fall down.”

For the second jump, Sang Zhi does it better. 0.8 meter.

Sang Yan passes Sang Zhi and says with care: “Your long jump is less than my step.”

“……”

Chen Ming Xu just comes over to watch the competition when he sees how Sang Zhi jump. He comes over quickly and scolds her. He asks her to do it better.

Because of the provocations from Sang Yan and Chen Ming Xu.

Sang Zhi plans that this time she should do better to let them see.

She controls her breath and runs.

At the middle she starts to sped up.

When the she is five centimeter from the take-off line, she jumps and falls down into a jumping pit. She loses her balance and lands on her ankle that makes her ankle sprained. She falls forward.

She is in pain.

A volunteer immediately comes over and helps her: “Are you okay?”

Sang Zhi is really in pain that she cannot control her tears but she doesn’t sob loudly. She says: I’m, I’m okay.”

Her ankle is in pain, Sang Zhi tries hard to stand up.

This accident happens unexpectedly.

Sang Yan and Duan Jia Xu immediately run toward her, Chen Ming Xu also runs toward Sang Zhi.

Duan Jia Xu kneels down and holds her arm lightly. “Could you stand up?”

Sang Zhi starts to regret her decision to show off her skills. She is in pain. Everyone is staring at her. She lowers her head and shakes her head.

Sang Yan holds her other arm and frowns: “Why are you continuing to do the long jump?”

Sang Zhi starts to cry and feels so wronged: “You are laughing at me.”

Both of them help her to stand up.

Sang Yan kneels down: “Get on, let’s treat it.”

Chen Ming Xu looks at this and feels guilty. “Sang Zhi, are you okay? Lao Shi shouldn’t say those words to you? I should just let you join happily….”

Sang Zhi is on Sang Yan’s back and just says: “It’s okay…..”

Chen Ming Xu feels extremely guilty when he sees Sang Zhi’s expression. He turns around and wants to say something again. He finally notices Duan Jia Xu: “Sang Zhi Ge Ge? Why are you here?”

“Ah I just remember.” Chen Ming Xu starts to chatter: “Last time you said that you are Nan Wu’s student? I’m really sorry that I am so careless….”

He says it and notices Sang Yan: “Who is this?”

Sang Zhi is worried.

How should she answer it?

Should she say that Sang Yan is her real Ge Ge? But it means that all of her lie will be exposed.

Should she say that Sang Yan is her Ge Ge’s friend?

But why should she being held by Sang Yan and not her own Ge Ge? It’ll appear strange.

Looking at how nervous Sang Zhi is, Duan Jia Xu thinks about something.

The next moment Sang Zhi just holds Sang Yan’s neck tightly like she wants to strangle him to death. She just wants to stop Sang Yan from talking. She is at loss, she doesn’t think more about it and just says:

“Papa.”

Sang Yan immediately turns his head to look at her.

Sang Yan: “?”

Sang Yan is in pain and nervous. Her tears keep on falling down. She sobs. “Lao Shi, this this is my Papa……”

“…….”