Chapter 158

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"No need to thank me, just let me go to the basketball court with you to watch the match."

Li Qing laughed with beaming eyebrows and dancing eyes, her face clearly showing she wanted to watch the gossip live from a first-person perspective.

"Fine."

Wang Fan was bored out of his mind and also wanted to amuse himself with her; the two hit it off, both wearing fox-like cunning smiles.

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Basketball Court.

The boys attending the mixer wore matching white shirts, suit trousers, and polished leather shoes that gleamed; they looked nothing like people suited for playing basketball.

Wei Ming was no exception; he needed to return to the dorm to change clothes before rushing to the basketball court.

Guben and Lin Xiyu arrived early; the basketball court was calm and quiet, and the Huashi University students who hadn't yet heard of the showdown between the two male gods were sweating profusely on the court as usual, fully enjoying the passion of youth.

"Can you do fortune-telling?"

Seeing Guben's cold, handsome face as if he were angry with her, Lin Xiyu coughed guiltily a couple of times and searched for something to say: "Knowing there would be basketball today, you deliberately wore a set of sportswear?"

"I usually dress this casually..."

Guben glanced at her with a half-smile: "Unlike certain people who complain all day that studying is bitter and tiring and they have no time for phone calls, but somehow have time to apply makeup and attend mixers."

"I didn't wear makeup..."

Lin Xiyu gave an awkward laugh: "I just borrowed Li Qing's lipstick and put on a little, just a tiny bit; actually, I'm usually quite casual too, I don't care about my image at all—if I wake up late and don't have time for class, I don't even wash my face..."

"You're quite good at making excuses..."

Guben laughed in exasperation and pinched her cheek.

"Ouch, it hurts..."

Lin Xiyu cried out "ouch" repeatedly, turning three parts pain into a full ten parts performance.

"Does it hurt that much?"

Guben found it amusing, pulled her into his arms, and trapped her between his arms.

"It hurts, why wouldn't it hurt?"

Lin Xiyu tilted her head, pretending to be indignant as she met his gaze.

Seeing her tsundere little expression, Guben suddenly smiled teasingly, lowered his head, and blocked her incessant little mouth.

Lin Xiyu's breath stopped; she sensitively sensed a moment of silence on the basketball court, followed immediately by a commotion mixed with sharp whistles.

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"Ah!"

Ten meters away, Li Qing was so startled her small heart pounded wildly; her first reaction was to cover her eyes with her hands, but she couldn't resist peeking through her fingers out of curiosity.

"Tsk~~"

Wang Fan seized the opportunity to make fun of her: "If you want to look, just look; why pretend to be pure?"

"You little scoundrel..."

Li Qing exploded with her young lady's temper: "How do you know I was pretending with my eyes? Tell me clearly, what do you mean by pretending to be pure?"

"Scoundrel" is authentic Shanghainese, similar in meaning to "bad guy."

Wang Fan hung out all day with a group of Shanghai boys preparing to study abroad; he hadn't learned anything else, but he had learned this word.

"Hey, you woman, why are you so aggressive? You can't take a joke at all, opening your mouth just to curse people..."

"I am just that aggressive..."

Li Qing was unreasonable but forceful, clutching her small waist with an expression that said, "I'm cursing you, what are you going to do about it?"

"Hmph."

Wang Fan laughed in exasperation, suddenly leaned forward, and made the exact same move as Guben.

Li Qing's breath stopped, and she turned to stone on the spot.

—

"Damn, are freshmen these days so fierce? Kissing in public, and more than one couple."

"When did Huashi University's basketball court become a holy land of love? Everyone's running here to flirt..."

"Isn't this too much?"

"Do we not exist?"

"That yellow-haired one isn't from our school, is he? Running to Huashi University to pick up girls, he's got some nerve."

"Why should Huashi University's girls be snatched away by outsiders?"

"This is tolerable, what is intolerable..."

"For the safety of our school's girls, that person's identity must be investigated."

"I think so too, come on, let's go ask him where he sneaked in from?"

"Can anyone just enter Huashi University's campus?"

—

Wang Fan touched Li Jing's lips and immediately parted; the abrupt move set the basketball court ablaze.

A group of boys overflowing with hormones were brimming with jealousy, finding him extremely displeasing to the eye.

"You you you..."

Li Qing heard the commotion and also snapped out of her shock, pointing at Wang Fan with a flushed face and red ears.

"What do you mean?"

Wang Fan was used to such scenes and didn't take the provocation from Huashi University's male students to heart at all.

"You......"

Li Qing was both angry and annoyed: "How dare you be so bold, daring to kiss me?"

"I admit it, I did kiss you."

Wang Fan wore a playful, smiling face, imitating her expression just now—"I just scolded you, what can you do to me?"—and returned it to her exactly as it was.

"Rogue!"

No matter how much of a young lady's temper Li Qing had, she was still an innocent, ignorant girl who hadn't been tempered by love; against Wang Fan, a worldly playboy, she had not a chance of winning.

"Stop pointing......"

Wang Fan pushed aside the hand that almost poked his nose, turning the tables on her: "If you don't want people to gossip that we're having a casual relationship, you might as well be open about it and just admit it."

"Admit what?"

Li Qing was so shocked her voice trembled.

"Admit you're my girlfriend."

Wang Fan seemed to be thinking of her, but was actually making fun of her: "As long as you're properly dating, they won't have any reason to keep meddling."

"Dat, ing?"

Li Qing's tongue tied itself up, and she was so shocked she couldn't speak clearly.

"You don't want people to gossip about you, do you?"

Wang Fan continued to egg her on: "Bad rumors right after starting school will make it hard to get ahead later. I'm going abroad to study and don't care about these empty reputations, you Huashi University students......"

Li Qing's spine stiffened, and she really took his words to heart.

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"What nonsense are you talking?"

"He's my boyfriend, so what if he dyed his hair yellow? Who said people studying abroad can't dye their hair yellow?"

"Which explicit school regulation says dating isn't allowed?"

"We're dating normally, what's it to you?"

In a moment, facing the accusations, the young lady's temper completely exploded, firepower fully unleashed, leaving the group of male students speechless.

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"Heh heh."

Watching her with her hands on her slender waist, looking especially fierce, Wang Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You're still laughing?!"

Li Qing found it grating, turned her head, and glared at him displeasedly.

"Huashi University girls are awesome!"

Wang Fan stopped laughing, sticking out his thumb with a serious expression to show his admiration: "You silenced everyone the moment you opened your mouth, definitely official material; the next student council president will be you."

"Hmph."

Li Qing snorted from her nose, still unhappy: "It's all your fault for causing trouble, making me embarrass myself in public with you."

"Embarrass yourself?"

Wang Fan smiled black-belliedly, leaned down again, and brought his face close to hers: "How do I think you're actually enjoying it? When I kissed you just now, you didn't resist at all?"

"I I I......"

Li Jing watched his handsome face, almost touching her nose and enlarged, her heartbeat in disorder, and she stuttered magnificently again.

"Admit it."

A hint of joking flashed in Wang Fan's eyes: "With a boyfriend like me who's both handsome and rich, you're actually very happy, right? Otherwise you wouldn't have offered no resistance when I kissed you, and pushed me away immediately......"

"I just treat it as being bitten by a dog."

Li Qing was angry and ashamed.

"Heh heh."

Wang Fan didn't get angry but laughed: "I've heard this line many times; every girl who likes me says this at first, but as for later, it's different—they can't wait for me to hold them in my arms every day and kiss them senseless......"

"You have many girlfriends?"

Li Qing's breath caught; for some reason, hearing this, a sour, uncomfortable feeling welled up in her heart.

"How could a man as handsome and rich as me have only one girlfriend?"

Wang Fan smiled very gently and affectionately, but his gaze was especially cold: "As long as you obediently listen, I'll pamper you just like I pamper them."

"Sure enough, men turn bad once they have money."

Li Qing glared at him resentfully.

"A man who isn't bad isn't loved by women."

Wang Fan deliberately blew air into her ear, the joking smile in his eyes growing stronger.

"You really are thick-skinned?"

Li Qing really wanted to push him away, but her arms were sore and weak with no strength.

"I admit it, I'm just that bad."

Wang Fan continued his black-bellied act, deliberately provoking her: "How about it, Young Miss Li, dare to make a bet? Try dating me and see if you can conquer me, or if I can make you fall?"

"Deal!"

Li Qing was indeed provoked into competitiveness, showing a determined expression: "Bet it is, ugly words first: while dating me, no other women allowed."

"Understood!"

Wang Fan made a gesture indicating he had received something, speaking with a joking tone: "My girlfriend."

"Hmph......"

Li Jia huffed tsundere-ly: "You're already calling me that, and my probation period with you isn't even over yet."

"I accept your test at any time."

Wang Fan was used to flirting with girls and was very good at coaxing people.

"Smooth talker."

Li Qing seemed to dislike him and rolled her eyes at him, but the corner of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

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"It's all your fault, making a scene like this in public."

Not far away at the edge of the Basketball Court, Lin Xiyu saw Li Qing's expression was off and said anxiously: "This is bad, Li Qing has been caught by Wang Fan, there will be big trouble from now on."

"How can this be my fault?"

Guben protested his innocence: "She threw herself at him; if she hadn't wanted to watch the excitement, she wouldn't have given Wang Fan a chance to bet with him. Besides, who's clinging to whom is still uncertain. Based on my understanding of Wang Fan, even if there's a bet, his fondness for her won't last a month. Once the novelty wears off, he'll find her boring and gradually become cold."

"No, I need to make things clear with Li Qing."

Lin Xiyu couldn't bear it: "We can't let her take it too seriously and get herself trapped."

"Don't go over......"

Guben grabbed her: "If you go talk to her now, she won't believe you. A young lady like her who has never suffered setbacks will have a blind sense of superiority, thinking she is unique, and won't give up until she hits a wall."

"She's my classmate......"

Lin Xiyu used a clever bit of force to break free from his hand: "I can't just ignore her. Even if she misunderstands me, I'll accept it."

"Hey hey."

This time Guben couldn't stop her, and watched helplessly as she ran over, pulling the person aside in front of Wang Fan.

As expected, Li Jing was very self-conceited, didn't think she would lose, and instead felt Lin Xiyu was meddling, appearing very impatient.

Lin Xiyu's suggestions were fruitless, and she could only give up in disappointment.

—

Wei Ming and the others arrived a bit late and didn't see the wonderful scene of Miss Li losing her temper.

Guben stretched his muscles and bones, patting the Basketball as he prepared to go on the court.

"Is your buddy any good?"

Li Qing and Wang Fan came to the edge of the court, standing next to Lin Xiyu, occupying the best position: "Wei Ming is taller than him, and his muscles look sturdier. With so many people cheering for him, he must play well."

"Tsk~~"

Wang Fan was very confident in Guben and sneered disdainfully: "In this two-on-two match, it's not about height. No matter how sturdy the muscles are, they're useless."

"If not height, then what?"

Li Qing thought he was saying this on purpose to hype up his buddy.

"Intelligence."

Wang Fan said something astonishing: "You've never seen someone play with their brain. Before the match even starts, they've already calculated every single step ahead. Every landing spot of the Basketball is precise to the hair's breadth."

"Blowing hot air?"

Li Qing didn't believe him: "I've never heard of playing basketball with your head? What you're saying is too absurd."

"Suit yourself, just watch."

Wang Fan didn't want to say more, leisurely raising his arm and placing it on her Shoulder.

"You sure know how to enjoy yourself?"

Li Qing saw him using her as a prop and couldn't help but laugh in anger.

"Be good."

Wang Fan smiled and coaxed: "Stand still, don't move."

Li Qing's Ear Root turned red, and she lost her Temper.

—

The facts proved Wang Fan was right; there really was someone who played with their brain.

To show off his magnanimity, Wei Ming let Guben go on offense for the first ten balls.

Guben wasn't polite either; as soon as they started, he faked a move, then quickly retreated, making a fadeaway jump shot and scoring a three-pointer.

"Wow."

The Basketball Court erupted in exclamations. Those who had previously looked down on him with contempt suddenly had solemn expressions, and even Wei Ming's mood fluctuated.

"Did it really go in?"

Li Qing also widened her eyes, both surprised and happy: "A three-pointer! Your buddy is pretty good, he has some skill."

"That's nothing. Keep watching, there's more exciting stuff......"

Wang Fan smugly raised his Eyebrow and sent a provocative Gaze to Wei Ming's supporters.

"It's just one ball, what's there to be smug about?"

As expected, it drew no small Commotion.

"Your talent for drawing hatred is truly, something else......"

Li Qing looked Speechless: "Aren't you afraid of angering them and having them gang up to beat you?"

"Would I be afraid of them?"

Wang Fan sneered: "You're really underestimating your Boyfriend. I'm not someone who's easily scared......"

"Are you good at fighting?"

Li Qing heard him boasting Bull market and inexplicably felt a bit of Excitement.

"Remove that last character."

Wang Fan frowned discontentedly, striking a cool, handsome, badass pose.

"Then it's true."

Li Qing's eyes lit up; she had clearly watched too many Hong Kong films and blindly worshipped martial arts stars.

"If I get the chance, I'll show you a thing or two..."

Wang Fan enjoyed her adoration, smugly whistling toward the court.

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Inside the basketball court, the so-called one-on-one matchup showed a one-sided trend.

Guben missed not a single shot, hitting three consecutive three-pointers.

Wei Ming's mindset was crumbling; the more urgently he wanted to make up a basket, the more flaws he exposed.

On the final ball, Guben took the opportunity to shake him off, drove to the basket, leaped with all his might, and slammed the ball into the hoop.

Ten to zero!

A dazzling record, enough to prove everything.

Inside the basketball court, silence reigned; all students who loved basketball changed their gaze toward him.

From contempt to worship, it took only an instant.