On the other side, Zhou Ji pulled Duan Ye aside to negotiate.
Zhou Ji lowered his voice and said, “Well, I’ve figured out their team. Only Ye Wenxu is relatively decent. So, during the second half, you help me hold off Ye Wenxu, and I’ll score.”
Duan Ye was drinking water and didn’t even look at him. He had a calm expression, and it was unclear if he had heard or not.
Boys were like this, wanting to show off in front of the girls they liked.
They wanted her to see that they were also skilled in other areas.
“I want to try dunking,” Zhou Ji thought more and more that this move would work. “As long as you help me hold him back, I’ll be fine. We can win beautifully.”
Duan Ye was finally willing to look at Zhou Ji, saying, “Childish.”
Zhou Ji : “?”
D*mn it, it’s one thing if someone else calls him childish, but what qualification does Duan Ye have to say that he’s childish??
He’s a hundred times more mature than Duan Ye!
He sarcastically retorts, “So you think you’re mature? Then why do you act like a show-off every time that person comes around? Aren’t you just trying to show off? And you have the nerve to call me childish?”
Every time Jiang Yumo is present, Duan Ye behaves as if he has consumed numerous cans of Red Bull.
He plays basketball vigorously, afraid that his woman doesn’t know how capable he is.
He himself is like that, what right does he have to call Zhou Ji childish?
Duan Ye ignored Zhou Ji and said, “If you’re done, then I’m leaving.”
Zhou Ji quickly took a step forward, extended his hand to stop Duan Ye, and lowered his voice to continue negotiating, “Just help me this one time. I promise I’ll remember it, and in the future, if you need my help, I’ll definitely do it, no questions asked.”
Duan Ye walked away.
Zhou Ji gritted his teeth and said, “You, of all people, have no sympathy. You can indulge in mutual affection with that person, you like her, and she likes you back, so you can act arrogant, right? You have no brotherly loyalty.”
Duan Ye really wanted to correct Zhou Ji, “I’m not your brother.“
But it had to be said that the words ‘mutual affection’ did please Duan Ye indeed.
These words were pleasant to hear.
Duan Ye casually replied, “Okay.”
Zhou Ji : “?”
Zhou Ji became extremely happy when he realized it. He rushed over and hooked arms with Duan Ye, saying, “I knew you were a good brother!”
Duan Ye : “…”
This person is really too familiar.
However, when the second half started, anyone with eyes could see that Duan Ye and Zhou Ji were exceptionally cooperative. In fact, from the beginning, these two had great tacit understanding. Even Jiang Yumo, who was off the court, could see that Duan Ye and Zhou Ji complemented each other. Their collaboration was synergistic, and it’s unclear whether this understanding developed over time through training or if their skills were not far apart, allowing them to understand each other’s thoughts and intentions better.
In short, Duan Ye and Zhou Ji were the best teammates, and their cooperation was extremely great.
Jiang Yumo muttered, “When did they become so close?”
She was really behind on the news!
She didn’t know when Zhou Ji started liking Zhiyu, nor did she know when Zhou Ji and Duan Ye became close…
Yan Qing heard it and casually replied, “That’s just how it is between boys. They can get along well by playing a game together. And don’t you think that Zhou Ji and Brother Duan Ge are quite similar?”
At least that’s how it appears to outsiders.
Why did these two give the impression that they could start fighting at any moment previously?
It’s because they are too similar.
When auras are too similar, they clash.
As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share the same mountain.
But once either of them wants to make peace, they will undoubtedly become the most compatible friends.
Jiang Yumo retorted, “They are not similar at all!”
Duan Ye’s living environment and personality are completely different from Zhou Ji’s.
Ning Zhiyu, who had remained silent, spoke a fair statement, “They are probably not similar at all.”
Even she can see it, Zhou Ji’s arrogance is natural, from the bottom of his heart. Just by looking at him, you would know that his life may not be so perfect, but he hasn’t experienced too many setbacks.
Duan Ye is different. When he’s among them, he doesn’t have the aura of someone the same age. His maturity and introversion are actually traces left by life. Only in front of Jiang Yumo, he becomes like an 18-year-old boy.
Jiang Yumo hadn’t even had the chance to be happy about finding an ally when Ning Zhiyu’s “but” came again. “But, them becoming good friends, I don’t find it surprising.”
Yan Qing laughed heartily, “Exactly, just like you becoming good friends with us and with Yumo. How should I put it, when I see you with Yumo, or Brother Duan with Zhou Ji, it makes me think of the word ‘fate.'”
While they were talking, on the court, Duan Ye held back Ye Wenxu, and Zhou Ji dribbled the ball. Then, amidst everyone holding their breath, a beautiful and cool slam dunk happened!
It went in!
The students from Fifth High went crazy, clapping and cheering. The boys on the court were also very childish. Except for Duan Ye, the other three boys rushed up and lifted Zhou Ji, tossing him in the air. They were all teenagers. Zhou Ji, feeling both frustrated and helpless, shouted, “That’s enough,” while being tossed around and helplessly laughed at.
Alright.
Let’s not make it a habit.
Duan Ye slightly bent over, hands on his knees, catching his breath. Looking at the actions of his teammates, he also revealed a smile.
In the spectator area, Jiang Yumo’s face was filled with an excited smile, but she still had to complain about Zhou Ji to Ning Zhiyu, “He’s such a copycat, hmph.”
Well, isn’t he just a copycat!
Duan Ye dunked previously, and today Zhou Ji copied it, just like a copycat.
Ning Zhiyu felt that since she met Jiang Yumo, she had fallen into a whirlpool called “youth.”
She began to resemble a seventeen-year-old girl more and more.
Just like at this moment, she was surprisingly infected too, her heart racing, unable to restrain her pride and excitement for Fifth High, for this match that was won beautifully.
So this is youth.
Like all the students in the field, Ning Zhiyu clapped her hands until they turned red.
At this moment, Ning Zhiyu was very relaxed, her whole being joyful and elated. She teasingly said to Jiang Yumo, “Yes, yes, dunking is your family’s Brother Duan’s patent, no one else can learn it. If they do, they would be imitating him.”
Your family’s, Brother Duan…
Ning Zhiyu had to admit that she had been influenced by Yan Qing and the others. She liked to tease Jiang Yumo and enjoyed seeing her shy and embarrassed yet very happy expression.
Sure enough, the next second, Jiang Yumo became angry and reached out to tickle Ning Zhiyu.
The two girls started playfully fight.
Yan Qing and Sun Mengting also joined the ‘battle.’
On the basketball court, the boys were full of spirit, regardless of what the future holds, they would always remember this moment of exuberance.
After reading this novel I feel like my youth was not a youth
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