CHAPTER 762: CHAPTER 752: THE MAGICAL FRIENDSHIP OF GIRLS

Chen Keyun was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she had a bad premonition.

She grabbed the phone on the bedside table and lit up the screen to check. It was 6:08!

Everything went black before her eyes.

She had clearly set an alarm before going to bed last night.

Was it because yesterday’s training was too exhausting, or was this bed just too comfortable, that she had slept so soundly!

Without thinking too much, she hurriedly got out of bed and packed up. By the time she left the room, more than ten minutes had passed. She didn’t even have time to comb her hair, so she grabbed a hat and put it on.

Opening the door, she saw Su Linlin still waiting outside for her, "Lin’er, I..."

Su Linlin grabbed her wrist and rushed downstairs, "Let’s go join the main team first."

Chen Keyun was pulled along, running downstairs, and hearing Su Linlin’s heavy breathing moved her deeply, "I set the alarm. I didn’t expect not to hear it at all and make you come up again to call me. You waited for me for so long outside. Thank you, Lin’er."

Su Linlin was panting heavily, "What’s the big deal about this? It’s rare to have such a chance for closed training; mutual help is just what we should do."

She said that, but we are competitors!

Chen Keyun pursed her lips. She guessed that Su Linlin probably, like she said yesterday, was ready to give up on this competition and therefore didn’t mind helping her competitor.

Didn’t Jiang Lingxi make no move at all to come up and call her?

So her only competitor today was Jiang Lingxi.

After Su Linlin volunteered to call the still-asleep Chen Keyun, Qi Zhen didn’t lead the remaining people to continue waiting downstairs but directly took them to a nearby rubber track.

"This is a standard 800-meter track. I have set the qualifying time here as three and a half minutes for the boys and four minutes for the girls. Today is the first morning run. Let’s run five laps to get used to it."

Five laps equal 4000 meters. Some of them start their daily morning exercise with several kilometers, so four kilometers were easily manageable.

But they didn’t miss the point that Coach Qi mentioned: get used to it first. The five laps on the first day were only taking care of them because it was the first day of running. There would be no such consideration later.

When Jiang Lingxi finished two laps and started the third, she finally saw Su Linlin and Chen Keyun rushing over hand in hand.

With a glance over, she retracted her gaze and continued running ahead at an even pace along the track.

Qi Zhen saw the two catch up and waved his hand before they could speak, "Join the group."

Su Linlin, who wanted to take a breather: "..."

Getting on the track, the two hurried to catch up with the main team.

Chen Keyun looked at that figure ahead running faster than the boys and took a deep breath, speeding up her pace again.

After five laps, Jiang Lingxi stopped and walked a bit more before stepping off the track to calm her breathing. As she walked, she heard a sound from behind like a bellows breathing hard.

Turning her head, she saw Su Linlin supporting her knees with both hands, face flushed, and breathing heavily, not caring about maintaining her image.

Jiang Lingxi raised an eyebrow. If she wasn’t mistaken, this girl seemed to have run only two laps.

Qi Zhen, watching clearly from outside the track, moved his mouth but eventually said nothing upon observing Su Linlin’s about-to-collapse demeanor.

It was Chen Keyun who continued to strive for the goal of five laps even after others finished and stepped off the track.

It was only after solidly running five laps that she left the track.

By now, the others were well-rested. Qi Zhen raised his hand and commanded, "Walk to the cafeteria."

He didn’t plan to give Chen Keyun any special treatment, especially due to her being late.

Su Linlin walked over with a concerned face and supported Chen Keyun’s arm, "Teacher Chen..."

"I’m fine," Chen Keyun waved her off, "Don’t call me Teacher Chen anymore, just call me Keyun."

Su Linlin was momentarily stunned, then smiled and nodded, "Okay, Keyun."

Their intimate display drew quite a few sideways glances.

"I remember there’s only one female racer in Director Feng’s movie, right?"

"Correct, the female lead Shen Yunxiao."

"Then what’s with them..."

Not mentioning the girls’ side, among their eleven candidates, at most four would remain by the end.

Although all were guys of similar age who, after familiarizing themselves, would inevitably joke around, they were quite aware that they were all competitors. Thus, their interactions were restricted to playful joking, with the ultimate goal to outperform the others and stay.

Chen Keyun and Su Linlin’s apparent sisterhood seemed quite baffling to them.

Is friendship among girls always this magical?

"Jiang Lingxi seems indifferent to both of them."

"I feel that’s normal. Among the three, only one can stay. Building good rapport doesn’t help because it won’t result in more people being kept."

"Just hope when the competition gets fierce, their friendship doesn’t break."

"That would surely be a spectacle."

Feng Xu, reviewing the newly imported morning practice video, frowned as the scene shifted to Chen Keyun and Su Linlin.

On the surface, it seemed harmonious, but something about it felt off to him.

"Was Chen Keyun late today?"

"Yes, the assembly was at six. She didn’t come down on time, and it was Su Linlin who volunteered to go back upstairs and wake her up."

"This Su Linlin," Feng Xu paused as he looked at the screen showing the girl’s sweet smile, "is quite helpful."

After a simple yet nutritionally rich breakfast, a new day’s training was about to commence.

Everyone queued up to hand over their phones, then stepped onto the waiting shuttle bus at the door.

Once everyone boarded, Qi Zhen started the vehicle, "From now on, your training will follow a pattern of one day of simulation and one day of real practice. The skills you learned in the simulator yesterday, you will test on the car today; it’s best to practice them several times until you master them. Don’t worry about safety; your passenger seat will initially have an assistant coach assigned to ensure your safety."

Once he finished, Chen Keyun spoke up, "Coach Qi, I don’t need an assistant coach."

The assistant coach’s skills weren’t even on par with hers.

Qi Zhen cheerfully nodded, "No problem."

For a moment, everyone’s gaze focused on Chen Keyun—she was indeed a professional racer with such audacity!

Subsequently, a few couldn’t help but glance at Jiang Lingxi.

Although, among the three, Jiang Lingxi’s performance was undoubtedly flawless, in terms of pure racing skills, Chen Keyun was still superior.

As for Su Linlin, her racing skills couldn’t compare to Chen Keyun, nor could her physical strength match Jiang Lingxi’s, thus she was splendidly neglected.

Su Linlin secretly pinched her palm, and with bright eyes, looked ahead, "Keyun, you’re amazing!"

Chen Keyun, taken in by her worshipful gaze, replied without thinking: "I’ll run two laps and then come over and guide you."

"Really, that’s great! I’ve never sat in a professional race car driven by a racer before."

After promising, Chen Keyun felt a bit regretful, but seeing Su Linlin’s excitement and considering that her current level wouldn’t improve just by running more laps, she dispelled her regret.

"Of course, it’s true."

Jiang Lingxi was observing the row of racing training cars parked not far away and couldn’t help but turn her head to glance at Chen Keyun upon overhearing their conversation.

This girl truly is the kind of person who’d help count the money even after being sold!