The smile on Ye Wenxu’s face froze for a few seconds when he noticed the girl next to Jiang Yumo.
He stared fixedly in that direction.
The audience area was particularly lively. On this day, at this moment, the high school third year students briefly set aside the pressure of studying, and everyone was chattering and discussing. In the small city of Ningcheng, among these third year students from First High, many were classmates from Fifth Middle School before. Some of First High students came to Fifth High tp side catch up with old friends in Fifth High, while some Fifth High students went to First High side to find their previous good friends. For a while, it was especially lively, and even the school leaders had smiles on their faces.
Ning Zhiyu just sat quietly beside Jiang Yumo.
She could also feel someone looking at her.
Before the match officially began, Zhou Ji suddenly walked towards the audience area.
Jiang Yumo whispered to Ning Zhiyu, “He’s definitely here to find you. This man is so clingy.”
Jiang Yumo had wanted to complain for a long time.
When did Zhou Ji start liking Ning Zhiyu? She wasn’t sure, and she couldn’t ask anything from Duan Ye either. In any case, starting from a certain day, Zhou Ji began appearing frequently by Ning Zhiyu’s side. Now, even the school’s online forum was no longer discussing who confessed to him and got rejected. The news spread quickly, and most of the onlookers could tell that Zhou Ji, like Duan Ye, had been infected and had developed a liking for a girl.
The only difference was that Zhou Ji chose the “hell mode.”
It was hilarious—the student ranking among the bottom few in the whole grade was pursuing the top student in the grade… How confident he must be!
Anyway, while most people are spectating, they also believe that Zhou Ji won’t be able to pursue Ning Zhiyu.
A top scorer like Ning Zhiyu would definitely like someone similar to her!
Ning Zhiyu doesn’t like to attract attention. She always appears very quiet. She knows that Zhou Ji is here to find her, but she doesn’t want to be the center of attention at this moment. After thinking for a moment, she threw her bag to Jiang Yumo for safekeeping, then she stood up and quickly went to the other side before Zhou Ji arrived. Zhou Ji was momentarily stunned and changed direction to catch up. Due to Ning Zhiyu’s sudden move, no one noticed her leaving, and no one noticed Zhou Ji coming to find her.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Ning Zhiyu finally turned her head and looked at Zhou Ji. She asked, “Do you need something from me?”
“Yes,” Zhou Ji walked over and took out a black wristband from his pocket, handing it to her.
Even someone with Ning Zhiyu’s temperament was a bit confused by his actions.
Zhou Ji stared at her eyelashes for a moment, then averted his gaze and spoke somewhat uncomfortably, “Help me put it on.”
Ning Zhiyu : “?”
Zhou Ji : “Is that okay?”
The competition was about to start, and Ning Zhiyu felt nervous and embarrassed, which was rare for her. The two looked at each other for a while. Eventually, Ning Zhiyu chose to surrender. She realized that she couldn’t do anything about this rascal… she couldn’t even say anything mean! So she lowered her head, extended her hand, and accepted the wristband from his palm, resigned to helping him put it on.
Zhou Ji was ecstatic inside.
He restrained himself from laughing out loud and, after Ning Zhiyu put the wristband on him, he said, “Thanks. Just watch, I’m definitely going to win.”
Ning Zhiyu corrected him by saying, “It’s you guys who will win, it’s Fifth High that will win.”
Meaning, they’re a team.
Zhou Ji remained silent for a moment and then said, “Fine, whatever you say. I won’t lose anyway. We’ll play until First High admits defeat.”
Ning Zhiyu smiled helplessly and replied, “Alright, come on!”
A few minutes later, Ning Zhiyu returned to the spectator area, while Zhou Ji went back to the resting area of the court with renewed energy. He wanted to make sure everyone noticed, so he intentionally raised his hand to show off his black wristband. Finally, he caught the attention of Li Shengyun, who was known as the team’s cheerleader. “Brother Zhou, you also have a wristband?”
‘Also’…
Yes, everyone knew that Duan Ye’s wristband was personally bought and put on him by Jiang Yumo.
They all felt envious inside— Ah! I really want to fall in love!!
Duan Ye was sitting on the side, resting. When he heard their conversation, he opened his eyes and glanced at Zhou Ji.
Sure enough, Zhou Ji was wearing a black wristband.
Although Zhou Ji was actually feeling quite happy, he maintained a calm expression on his face and simply replied, “Hmm.”
The match started with Duan Ye scoring the first basket, and the atmosphere turned intense immediately. The students from Fifth High went crazy! The chants were surprisingly unanimous. It had to be said that even though it was a friendly match, both Fifth High and First High had the strong will to win. The first basket made by Fifth High ignited their morale. Fifth High remained in the lead throughout the first half, but they couldn’t afford to be complacent either.
Because Ye Wenxu’s strength is equally astonishing.
On First High’s side, there are professional sports coaches who provide them with advice and strategies, so even though the overall strength of the First High is not comparable to Fifth High, they can keep the score gap from widening.
Zhou Ji was also somewhat surprised.
He thought that bookworms like Ye Wenxu, no matter how talented he was in basketball, was just boasting and could never compare to him and Duan Ye.
Who knew that Ye Wenxu’s basketball skills were quite good? Ye Wnxu could block and snatch the ball from him.
But Ye Wenxu was also struggling. He was slightly out of breath during halftime, his hair was slightly sweaty. Someone brought him a towel and water. He glanced at the other team and knew that it would be difficult to win today’s game. During his first year of high school, he played against Duan Ye and knew that Duan Ye’s ability surpassed his own. If Fifth High only had Duan Ye, there might still be some chance of winning. After all, basketball games rely on teamwork and strategy. But now, there was also the strong player Zhou Ji.
He had to deal with both Duan Ye and Zhou Ji at the same time, which was extremely challenging.
Thanks for the chapter 🫶