Chapter 252: Finally Made the Dream Come True
Bai Dongliang glanced back. Seeing that Su He was almost half a lap behind, his confidence soared—this contest was already his!
Su He noticed him looking back and inwardly scoffed. Idiot, enjoy it while you can—you’ll have your turn to cry later.
Once her “performance” was done, she could make her exit. But Bai Dongliang had to finish the full ten thousand meters—otherwise, public opinion alone would drown him.
It wasn’t that she underestimated him, but as a desk worker, his stamina could only be so-so. After ten thousand meters, he’d be exhausted like a dead dog.
Su He’s little scheme was ticking along perfectly. Her first lap looked decent, the second slowed down, and by the third she was already panting heavily, her steps turning unsteady.
When she passed the starting point again, Director Tian called out, “Little Su, if you can’t go on, don’t force it.”
Director Zhang also came over. “That’s right—you’ve never trained for this. Getting this far is already impressive. Don’t push it.”
Su He shook her head. “Director Tian, Director Zhang, I appreciate your concern.
But you don’t quit halfway through something. And I represent women—I have to show Comrade Bai that we can hold up half the sky!”
With that, she gritted her teeth and kept running.
By the fourth lap, her body was swaying, but she still pressed on.
When they tried to persuade her again, she wiped her sweat and said, “Don’t try to stop me. To eliminate prejudice against women like Comrade Bai’s, even if I have to crawl, I’ll finish these ten thousand meters!”
She clenched her teeth and ran on.
The crowd began murmuring:
“This young woman may lack stamina, but she’s incredibly resilient—rare indeed!”
“Exactly. She’s clearly at her limit, yet she keeps going.”
“Don’t underestimate women. ‘Holding up half the sky’ isn’t just talk.”
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After hearing this, Director Zhang said to Director Tian, “I thought Little Su was delicate, but she’s so strong-willed! Since she’s determined, we shouldn’t stop her anymore.”
Director Tian nodded, thinking, This girl is usually so clever—why is she suddenly so stubborn today?
So when Su He passed them on her fifth lap—
Neither of them said a word.
Su He: “……”
Wait—didn’t I just say that casually? And now you really won’t stop me?
If you don’t give me an out, how am I supposed to wrap this up?
An ordinary person might panic, but Su He blinked. Fine. If no one gives me a ladder, I’ll build my own.
She prepared to stage a collapse—exhaustion, heatstroke, fainting.
Her image was already established—no need to keep running foolishly.
But just then, she heard a wave of cheering voices:
“Little Su, keep going! We support you!”
“Persistence is victory!”
“Little Su, well done! You’ve brought honor to us women!”
She looked over and saw a group of female medics who had somehow gathered, all cheering her on, waving and giving her thumbs up.
Su He: “……”
Now this makes it a bit awkward for me to faint…
Fine. For these sisters, I’ll push one more lap.
After six laps, she truly couldn’t go on.
Each lap was four hundred meters—she had already run 2,400 meters.
In her previous life, she would’ve collapsed long ago. But thanks to the Exchange System, her physique had improved, allowing her to last this long.
Still, she had no intention of forcing herself further—she was ready to “faint.”
But then a female medic ran up beside her. “I’ll run with you!”
Su He: “……”
We’re not even close—why are you doing this?!
The medic ran alongside her, saying, “That Bai Four-Eyes is the worst! Every time he inspects our unit, he nitpicks everything and acts like we owe him money!
You’ve finally stood up for us this time. You have to keep going—you can do it!”
Su He: Even I don’t believe that!
By the seventh lap, her throat felt like it was on fire. If she kept going, she might actually cough up blood.
No matter what, I’m fainting this time.
But then more female medics joined her, complaining about Bai Dongliang’s usual discrimination while praising her courage.
Some wiped her sweat, others handed her rock sugar for energy…
Su He was on the verge of tears.
You’re roasting me alive here!
Fine—one more lap. After that, I’m fainting no matter what!
By the ninth lap, she couldn’t even speak. Her throat burned, her legs felt like lead, and her vision was starting to blur.
Then she heard several male soldiers chatting nearby:
“See? Men and women are just different. She’s barely at nine laps and already half-dead—Bai Four-Eyes is weak, but still far stronger than her!”
“Of course. There’s a natural difference in physical strength—you can’t deny it.”
“Her determination is impressive, but it just proves women aren’t as strong as men.”
Su He’s anger flared instantly.
She had originally thought Bai Dongliang was just an exception—teach him a lesson and that’d be enough.
But now she realized she was wrong.
If she collapsed now, she might gain a good reputation—but it would reinforce prejudice against women.
Yet she truly couldn’t run anymore.
Willpower mattered, but reality couldn’t be ignored.
Even if she somehow finished, she would still lose to Bai Dongliang—no different from quitting now.
Just then, the Exchange System popped up.
“Host, do you want to hear that good news I mentioned? It could really help your current situation!”
The system was practically gloating, its internal circuits playing background music:
“Waited so long, finally today has come; dreamed so long, finally the dream is realized…”
You dog host—so you’ve fallen this far!
Kneel down and sing ‘Conquest’ to me!
This time I’m definitely getting my revenge!
Then it heard Su He say impatiently, “Spit it out. Cut the crap.”
The Exchange System: “……”
“Host, did you not hear me clearly? Let me make it even clearer—this information won’t just help you finish the ten thousand meters, it can even let you overtake that Bai Four-Eyes.
Are you sure you don’t want to hear it?
Winning is what matters now—this isn’t the time for pride!”
