Let's rewind to twenty minutes ago.

On Monday, Class One and Class Two both had their first period as PE. After arriving at the indoor gym, everyone completed their warm-up exercises under the guidance of the PE teacher as usual.

"Looks like everyone's still half asleep. Let's mix it up today with a badminton relay. Each person hits a shot, the winner stays on, and the loser gets eliminated and lets the next student play."

"You all got the rules?"

After the warm-up, the PE teacher suddenly addressed everyone.

"Got it." A half-hearted response came from the students.

"Alright, line up according to your student numbers, one by one."

"Girls from Class One, stand on my right. Students from Class Two, stand on my left."

The PE teacher stretched out his arms, and the students quickly took their positions.

It's worth mentioning that at Licheng Middle School, PE classes for boys and girls are separate. Boys play soccer or basketball outdoors, while girls play badminton or table tennis indoors.

So the match started quickly.

The student numbers were assigned alphabetically by everyone's initial at the time of admission. Lin Wanning's 'Lin' is an "L," so after a few rounds, it was soon her turn.

Because she often played with Xu Qingfan, who loved to make all sorts of killer smashes or cheeky shots, Lin Wanning's skills were pretty good, easily eliminating seven or eight students from Class One.

Until a sports ace stepped up to the opponent's side, and the two rallied back and forth over a dozen times without the shuttlecock hitting the ground, finally Lin Wanning jumped up for a killer smash.

She won the point, but when landing, she stepped wrong, and her right foot twisted inward, nearly bending at a ninety-degree angle.

Those who have sprained an ankle know how painful it is. Even those who haven't would gasp at the sight of such an awkward twist.

"Wanning!"

Lin Wanning was still immersed in the joy of winning and didn't feel much pain, but Xia Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yiyi on the scene rushed over immediately.

Only when the two helped her up did Lin Wanning belatedly realize that her right ankle felt as if it were burning with pain.

"Hehe... twisted my ankle again." She forced a smile at the two, enduring the pain and feeling a bit embarrassed.

"How is it? Can you walk? Take off the shoe first and see if it's serious." The PE teacher, who had been watching the beautiful girls play, was startled and jumped up.

Zhang Yiyi squatted down to help Lin Wanning take off her shoe, but as soon as she touched it, Lin Wanning winced in pain and took a sharp breath.

"Ouch!"

"Yiyi, it hurts."

Zhang Yiyi was so startled that she quickly stopped. She knew if taking off the shoe hurt that much, it was likely a serious injury, possibly a fracture.

Originally uninterested and sitting on the ground, the other female students gathered around.

Lin Wanning maintained a one-legged stance, and in the next second, Xia Xiaoxiao, who was supporting her, patted her own shoulder: "I'll carry her to the nurse's office first, you call Xu Qingfan."

Since childhood, Lin Wanning liked to hop around while walking, but after spraining and breaking her foot in junior high, Xu Qingfan forced her to correct this bad habit.

Xia Xiaoxiao wanted her to call Xu Qingfan, worried that this time might be just like the last time she broke her foot.

After all, it's easy to fracture in winter, especially in an ankle that had been injured before.

Xia Xiaoxiao quickly carried Lin Wanning, shifted her weight, and marched out of the gym.

Zhang Yiyi jogged behind, took out her phone, and called Xu Qingfan. A few girls who were usually close to Lin Wanning also followed.

"Class president, manage the class discipline." The PE teacher left a brief message and quickly followed out.

"Wait, Xiaoxiao is our class president!"

"Hahaha, what a coincidence, our class president is Yiyi!"

"Hey, I thought they were rivals in love, turns out they have such a good relationship."

"Of course, best friends are way more important than some guy!"

"Hahaha, so true!"

"By the way, have you heard, I'll tell you, but you must swear not to tell anyone else..."

Meanwhile,

After a hundred meters or so, Zhang Yiyi still couldn't get through to Xu Qingfan. It makes sense; unless someone is secretly using their phone in class, who doesn't keep it on silent?

"No one answered my brother's phone, Xiaoxiao, you carry Wanning to the nurse's office first, I'll go back to find my brother." Zhang Yiyi looked towards the teaching building, deciding.

"Okay, we'll wait for you in the nurse's office." Xia Xiaoxiao had clearly not wasted her years of training, as she carried the ninety-plus pounds of Lin Wanning for quite a while without turning red or panting.

"Yiyi, don't run too fast, I'm not in that much pain." Lin Wanning was starting to sweat on her forehead, but still managed to smile.

...

Fast forward to now.

Xu Qingfan and Zhang Yiyi ran from the fifth floor to the first in one go. He was okay, but Zhang Yiyi had just gone through intense exercise and was starting to struggle to breathe.

Xu Qingfan slowed down, holding Zhang Yiyi's hand, asking about the basics of the situation.

"Is Wanning in the nurse's office now? How did she sprain her foot, is it serious?"

Zhang Yiyi nodded with difficulty, catching her breath: "Serious, po-possibly a fracture."

"Xiaoxiao carried her to the nurse's office."

Knowing Xiaoxiao was already there eased Xu Qingfan's mind a little, but just in case it was broken again, an X-ray was necessary.

"Yiyi, call the homeroom teacher to ask for leave, I'll have the driver come to the school gate now." He said, taking out his phone to make arrangements, noticing he had four missed calls.

The two switched from running to a fast walk, reaching the nurse's office just as Zhang Yiyi finished her call with the homeroom teacher.

In the nurse's office, only Xia Xiaoxiao, Lin Wanning, the PE teacher, and the on-duty female doctor were present; the female classmates who came along had been sent back by the PE teacher.

"Brother Qingfan." Lin Wanning pouted, looking at him with teary eyes.

For some reason, seeing Brother Qingfan arrive made her eyes instantly well up with tears.

Xu Qingfan nodded at the PE teacher, walked up to ruffle Lin Wanning's hair, and asked the doctor: "Doctor, her foot was once fractured in junior high, is this a fracture?"

Lin Wanning's right shoe and sock had already been removed, and her foot was elevated with a cushion.

The shoe had been completely unlaced and taken off, while the sock was cut off with scissors by Xiaoxiao.

"Well... I can't tell with the naked eye. Just in case, it'd be best to go to the hospital for an X-ray." The doctor pondered, examining Lin Wanning's right foot closely.

Just as Xu Qingfan was about to continue, Xiao Ruawen rushed in urgently.

"Wanning, Wanning, how is Wanning?"

"Boo~ Wanning, are you alright?"

Xiao Ruawen had been delayed as she went to explain the situation to the homeroom teacher.

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