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One ordinary afternoon, Y City University posted a live streaming platform account on various social media platforms, with the caption:

See you at 4:30 pm.

At the same time, the Y City Marathon Association and Y City TV Station also shared this message.

The hot search about the marathon results being faked was still trending, so many netizens clicked into the live stream, attracted by the intrigue.

It was only a little past 2 pm now, still quite early before 4:30, so everyone felt a bit impatient staring at the time on their phones.

The diligent and clever students of Y City University saw this message and headed straight for the school athletic field after classes, whether or not they had afternoon classes that day. They packed their phone chargers and snacks in their bags.

There were several athletic fields scattered far apart on the Y City University campus, but there were shuttle buses inside the school that could take you between the fields in about ten minutes.

Two female students raced hand in hand to the west athletic field. Seeing people setting up camera equipment by the field entrance, they stomped their feet in excitement.

"This is it! No mistake!"

"Come on, let's grab a seat!"

When they turned their gaze towards the stands in the field, they realized all the seats were already filled with people, with only a few scattered empty spots here and there, nowhere near enough for the two of them.

"Let's go sit in that corner over there! Come on!"

By the time the two of them were seated, it was already past 3 pm.

Right after they sat down, the gate to the lawn on the other side of the fence from where they were was locked up with a sign hung on it. The campus security guards also approached and stood by.

Song Jixing got off the subway unhurriedly, then went to the teaching building to find her advisor.

Song Jixing's advisor was a young woman wearing glasses who had just graduated with a master's degree. The two did not have an extremely close relationship, only interacting a few times.

"Do you need to prepare anything?" the advisor asked.

Song Jixing looked down at herself. She had dressed lightly and wore sneakers this morning in anticipation, so she replied simply, "No, I'm good like this!"

The advisor nodded and led Song Jixing to the sports field.

By the time the two arrived, it was 4 pm already.

Since this matter concerned the reputation of Y City University, many leaders from the school had arrived early and were seated in the stands. The school had communicated with the city's sports bureau and knew that the association had highly praised Song Jixing's talent. So the atmosphere on site was not tense, without much pressure.

Mineral water and chocolate were neatly arranged on the table by the track, all to provide energy for Song Jixing.

The school leaders did not know Song Jixing well, but Hu Mingliang thought about her day and night. As soon as he saw Song Jixing appear, he immediately came down from the stands.

"Ms. Song!" Hu Mingliang fawned over Song Jixing, eyes shining.

"Referee Hu, hello!" Song Jixing greeted him politely.

On the way here, Hu Mingliang had thought of many things to say, intending to convince Song Jixing and tell her that being an athlete had more prospects than being a celebrity. As an experienced referee and coach, Hu Mingliang knew such talk should not happen before the event, in case it affected the athlete's mood.