Chapter 185 - 176: Are You Right or Not?
Luan Yi stumbled and finally made her way to Gu Qili. Even though more than half the time had already passed, Gu Qili still had to complete this last leg. She glanced at Luan Yi, shouldered the sandbag, and started running forward with effort.
The sandbag wasn’t resting on her injured shoulder, but she had to keep her arm raised, which tugged at her old injury, making the pain worse with every step.
Gu Qili delivered the sandbag to the finish line; the team leader looked at his watch: "Thirty-six minutes."
Upon hearing this, the other employees immediately started to complain. A few female staff whispered about Luan Yi but didn’t dare let her hear, out of concern for her status.
"Luan Yi, pick up the pace in the next round; don’t slow everyone down just because of you," the team leader shouted from a distance.
Luan Yi stayed silent, sitting on the sand, rubbing her arm. This kind of exertion wasn’t for someone like her, who was used to writing; her hands were meant to type out beautiful, lively words, not to be sanded by the coarse bags into callouses.
Yet, when she saw Gu Qili clutching her shoulder, a painful expression surfacing subtly on her face, Luan Yi sneered silently.
The second round began anew, and because of the previous round’s failure, everyone summoned up all their strength, hoping to move faster. They wanted to make up for the time Luan Yi had lost. However, when the sandbag reached Luan Yi’s hands, she was still moving at a snail’s pace, causing those around her to sweat with anxiety.
Gu Qili frowned, the scorching sun nearly preventing her from opening her eyes, her clothes soaked with sweat underneath the long shirt and trousers.
When Luan Yi finally approached at a tortoise’s pace, Gu Qili suddenly said sternly, "Luan Yi, engaging in this kind of sabotage won’t benefit you. If it were me, I would never be so foolish."