After the running exercises ended, I asked the chubby girl's name.
"My name is Qu Yi, the Yi for 'appearance'." Although she was big in size, she spoke in a soft voice, like a soft and fluffy polar bear.
I asked her, "Why don't you have to run in the formation?"
"I... I'm too fat and can't keep up with the speed," she said in a low voice.
"Come on, Mr. Ma is fatter than you. He stops running after one lap. He's much worse than you."
Qu Yi was amused by me. Her round face looked rosy and pretty when she smiled. She said, "The homeroom teacher is so narrow-minded. He always picks on you. I saw it yesterday morning. You had that phone with you since the morning, but he still said you stole it from someone else. He's really bad! I went to the office to explain, but no one believed me at all."
I never knew this had happened. "Thank you. Can I run with you in the future?"
"Sure, sure!" She smiled even more happily.
When we returned to the classroom, the boy in the last row woke up. He leaned lazily against the back of the chair. He was tall and strong, with short hair that covered his ears, a dark complexion, and striking features, looking very much like a male star surnamed Ke who was imprisoned for drug use. I was really blind in the past to have missed such a handsome guy!
"Qu Yi, look! That guy is so handsome!"
Qu Yi quickly covered my mouth. "Shh! Don't let Xiao Ge hear you. He's a street ruffian. It's said that the young hoodlums in the nearby schools all listen to him."