Chapter 13

Su Li thought about the problem while pulling Zhao Jiu by the hand, to keep Gouzi from accidentally falling down.

Gouzi once had a habit of walking down the road while thinking about things, only to end up almost getting on the wrong bus and being kidnapped.

Just then, Su Cheng and Xu Lian came upstairs carrying drinks bought from the school's small supermarket, and saw Su Li and Zhao Jiu coming down the stairs; Zhao Jiu was holding a small notebook in his hand, and Su Li looked like she was lost in thought.

The two of them passed by them as if they hadn't seen them at all.

Xu Lian was shocked: "Chengcheng."

Did Su Li just ignore them because she had a boyfriend with a decent family background?

Su Cheng felt that if this had happened before, she might have been angry, but now her mindset had returned to normal; even if this Zhao Jiu had a little money at home, he was still a bit inferior compared to Jiang Xiangnan.

She didn't need to lose her composure because of them.

She pulled Xu Lian and walked upward: "Let's go."

Su Li and Zhao Jiu walked out of the teaching building, completely unaware of who had just passed by them; by the time the two of them reached the playground, the others in the class were already gathered in groups of three or five at the assembly point, chatting.

The two of them picked a corner to stay in, and just as Su Li solved a physics problem in her head, she wanted to find a pen to check her work, but after feeling her pockets, she realized she hadn't brought one.

"Boss, did you bring a pen?"

Zhao Jiu fished out a pen and handed it to her; Su Li took out another small notebook, flipped open the cover, and began writing on the back of the cover.

Zhao Jiu glanced at it; the characters were written as small as ants, could she even see them clearly?

After Su Li finished writing, she took out her phone and flipped to the photo of the answer she had just taken; the problem-solving logic was basically the same, and the answer was exactly the same, so she felt at ease. Physics was the subject she was most uncertain about; for other subjects, she could be sure whether she was right or wrong, but with physics, she always felt she was right, yet every time the answer slapped her in the face.

Zhao Jiu saw her heave a sigh of relief and continued looking at his own things, while the nearby students automatically kept their distance from them.

After a while, the PE teacher arrived; the PE teacher for Class Thirteen was a young female teacher with a carefree personality, and at this moment, she held the roll book and looked at the group of students, saying: "Come over, come over, class is starting."

"Since you just finished the morning run, we'll skip the customary two laps around the playground."

A group of students breathed a sigh of relief.

"The sports representative, take two boys and drag over two big bags of basketballs. Let's be quick; the boys will take their test today, and the girls will wait until next week. Then, for the remaining time, you can go practice your sports meet events yourselves."

In an instant, the whole class cheered.

Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment, then looked up: "Test what?"

Su Li was also taken aback, remembering that there was a test for PE as well, even if it wasn't that important.

She pulled him over and thought for a moment: "Since everyone is going to get basketballs, it should be a basketball test."

Zhao Jiu slowly turned his head to look at his secretary: "Hmm?"

It was his first day here, and there was a test?

Su Li pretended not to see Gouzi's horrified expression: "You stand at the end of the line in a moment and watch how others do it. The PE test at No. 1 High School isn't hard."

Zhao Jiu: "???"

Is this a question of whether it's hard or not?

Su Li sent the somewhat dazed Zhao Jiu to the end of the boys' line and then beckoned to Qian Lei.

Qian Lei hurriedly shifted his position, ran to the very back, and asked: "What's wrong?"

Su Li handed the stunned Gouzi over to Qian Lei: "He didn't attend our previous classes, and there's a test today, so I'll have to trouble you to explain it to him."

Mainly because she had also forgotten what they had learned in basketball previously.

After entrusting Gouzi to Qian Lei, Su Li hurried back to the girls' line; they had nothing to do this period, so she could continue grinding through problems.

As for Gouzi?

He should be fine, right?

Although she didn't seem to have ever seen him play basketball.

Qian Lei suddenly realized, and patted Zhao Jiu on the shoulder; Zhao Jiu was jolted awake by the pat and raised his arm to move the shoulder Qian Lei had hit.

Qian Lei withdrew his hand and said: "The teacher only taught dribbling, the three-step layup, and set shots."

"Any guy can do these things," Qian Lei said calmly.

Zhao Jiu, who hadn't played basketball in over a decade, heard this and hurriedly squeezed his hand again.

His body still remembers, right?

The teacher looked at Zhao Jiu in confusion, tapped her forehead lightly with the roll book, and said: "I was wondering why there was an extra person in the line today. I forgot, your class has a newcomer."

"Zhao Jiu," the teacher called him, and Zhao Jiu looked over.

Su Li also looked over; did the teacher remember?

Then Gouzi should be taking the test with the girls next week, right?

Teacher Sheng looked at Zhao Jiu, who was the fairest-skinned in the line: "It's hard on you to have to take a test on your first period."

Zhao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at her calmly; it's a good thing that next time...

"How about this, you take the test last in a moment, and I'll give you three chances," Teacher Sheng said considerately, as making a boy take the test alone with the girls might make him feel embarrassed.

Qian Lei immediately nudged Zhao Jiu with his elbow and said enviously: "We only get one chance!"

Zhao Jiu: "..."

Su Li: "..."

Not long after, the sports representative and a few boys dragged over a big bag of basketballs, and Qian Lei quickly grabbed a new basketball for Zhao Jiu and shoved it into his hand.

Zhao Jiu held the basketball, which was newer in color than the others, his brain buzzing.

Liu Jiajia leaned over to Su Li's side: "Why do I feel like Zhao Jiu is very panicked? Has he never played before?"

Su Li watched Gouzi, who was trying to stay calm: "I've never seen him play, but he should know how."

The boys lined up and walked indoors; only then did Zhao Jiu resign himself to his fate and start dribbling the basketball to find the feel, but he ended up stepping on Qian Lei's shoe. Qian Lei turned his head, looking blank—was he really that nervous?

Zhao Jiu: "Sorry."

Qian Lei bent down to fix his shoe: "It's fine."

Although he said that, he hadn't expected Zhao Jiu to be this nervous; so, while God opened several doors for him, He would also close a window?

Liu Jiajia and Chen Xue looked at Zhao Jiu, who was stepping on Qian Lei's shoes, and then looked at Su Li.

Su Li: "..."

Is that really necessary?

Zhao Jiu continued to dribble the basketball, bouncing it seven or eight times; the familiar feeling gradually returned, much faster than those knowledge points.

Forgot, in the past, whenever he lost at basketball to others, he would hire a retired national team coach as soon as he got home.

It's a good thing this body is young, the muscle memory is still there.

Zhao Jiu quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The girls followed inside; some took balls and found empty spots to practice on their own, while those with boyfriends they were close to ran to the sidelines to watch them take the test and help pick up the balls along the way.

After all, not every boy who likes to play basketball can shoot the ball into the hoop; there will always be a few who let the ball fly a bit too far.

Su Li stood on the sidelines, at the tail end of the line; Gouzi was dribbling the ball with one hand, his gaze fixed on the person currently taking the test, likely memorizing the procedure and the movements.

The test is simple: run in from the side of the court, dribble to the appropriate spot, then perform a layup, then circle the court to a designated spot for a set shot. Dribbling is three points, the layup is four points, and the set shot is three points; these are all movement points, but if the ball goes into the hoop, an extra point is added.

So Gouzi would definitely pass; Su Li began to solve problems in her head with peace of mind. Without a train of thought, she took out her small notebook, looked over the formulas again, then had a vague idea and tucked the notebook back away.

Chen Xue glanced at her, feeling impressed; her boyfriend is panicking to the point of stepping on people's shoes, and she is calmly studying?

Before Su Li's eyes, the figures of boys dribbling and running passed by constantly; her fingertips picked at her pen one by one, watching the green plastic ground to organize her thoughts.

After a good while, Chen Xue bumped into her; Su Li hadn't reacted yet when suddenly a shadow flew toward her. Her feet subconsciously took a step forward, and her two hands caught a warm jacket.

She looked up and saw Zhao Jiu wearing his yellow summer school uniform short-sleeved shirt, his long, fair hands bouncing the basketball one by one. His eyes were slightly lowered, fine, short hair brushing across his brow, and then he dribbled the ball into the line.

In that instant, the unique strength of a youth seemed to surge forth; he dribbled, ran, then performed a layup, sending the basketball into the hoop with one hand. "Pat," the basketball fell from the rim, bounced on the ground, and returned to Zhao Jiu's hands.

"Wow, wow, wow! So handsome!" Chen Xue shook her.

Su Li continued to watch Gouzi dribbling around the court; this whole set of moves doesn't look like he hasn't played before, does it?

Afterward, Zhao Jiu raised his hand, and the basketball fell into the hoop in a beautiful parabola.

Qian Lei was dumbfounded; so Zhao Jiu's nervousness just now was just modesty?

With his good looks, plus the crisp and neat movements of the test, and the fact that less than half of the boys in the entire class made their shots.

Chen Xue and Liu Jiajia suddenly shook Su Li's arms violently, one on each side.

Chen Xue: "Su Li, let me tell you, when boys play basketball, even those who aren't handsome can look three points more handsome."

"That set of moves by Zhao Jiu is amazing! How is he so good-looking!" Liu Jiajia howled.

Su Li was shaken until she felt dizzy, "You guys... calm down."

Chen Xue and Liu Jiajia suppressed their overly excited hearts, just about to ask her how she could be so calm.

"Zhao Jiu's shooting is also so handsome."

Suddenly, the voices of girls from other classes came; the people in Class Thirteen were stunned for a moment and turned to look. They didn't know when people from other classes had mixed in, many of them girls, and some were secretly taking out their phones, planning to take pictures.

Their class was rarely watched by others before; this was the first time.

Teacher Sheng tapped the roster with a pen: "I do confiscate phones, you know. Don't let me see them, especially those from other classes."

In a flash, everyone put their phones away. No. 1 High School doesn't allow phones, but many people brought them anyway; after all, the school wouldn't search students' bodies, nor would it search students' desks or dormitories without permission.

"Su Li, aren't you worried?" Chen Xue looked around; having a boyfriend who is too popular seems to be a trouble too.

Although the few of them had howled quite loudly just now, they knew they just purely liked looking at handsome guys, but it was hard to say for the other classes.

"Worried about what?" Su Li asked.

Chen Xue pointed at the girls from the other classes.

Su Li's gaze swept across the somewhat unfamiliar students nearby: "It's his first day of class today, fresh and hot; others are still curious, that's normal."

Chen Xue was bewildered: "Fresh? Hot?"

Gouzi got full marks plus two extra points; Teacher Sheng recorded the grades: "New classmate, well done."

Zhao Jiu put the basketball back into the bag and walked back to Su Li's side, his brows raised, clearly happy: "Su Li, shall we go buy water?"

Su Li held Zhao Jiu's jacket; that certain Gouzi had gotten twelve points, and even though he was happy to death, he was trying hard to remain calm.

Zhao Jiu took the jacket back from her hands, draped it over his wrist, and walked toward the door.

Su Li said to Chen Xue and Liu Jiajia: "I'm going to buy water with him first."

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