[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city":3,"chapter-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Strongest Face-Slapping King in the City",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1767421,2341,"Chapter 41 - 41 041 It Turns Out to Be That Ball Picker","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>41: Chapter 041 It Turns Out to Be That Ball Picker 41: Chapter 041 It Turns Out to Be That Ball Picker Wang Rui’s eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feelings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What feelings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh crap, what the hell did this guy do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan almost face-planted on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, everything was fine, why bring up yesterday’s incident?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying how it felt, although everyone is an adult, please, don’t talk like that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it sounds so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>suggestive, okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the teachers in the office stared at Zhang Fan with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li, twenty-eight years old, could be said to be one of the most beautiful teachers in the whole school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her waist-length wavy red hair fully showcased her fiery personality, and to say she had a devilish figure was no exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were to teach biology in middle school, Zhang Fan could swear that the boys in that grade would definitely suffer from stunted development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Giggle.” Li Li laughed crisply, turned around, and walked back to her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other teachers weren’t calm at all; they stared at Zhang Fan with teeth clenched in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell did this bastard do with Li Li, and why did she suddenly ask how it felt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing aura, an utterly intense killing aura!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan felt a chill around his neck and after looking around, he could only offer a bitter smile in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply attracting more hatred towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hatred that Ye Xuan brought him he could ignore—what can a bunch of no-hopers do to him, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the hatred was coming from the bosses above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these petty teachers decided to trip him up, the next semester would be really fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, Old Wang, are you okay?” Zhang Fan quickly shifted the topic, fearing whether he could make it out of the office alive otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s talk outside,” Wang Rui said, hooking his arm around Zhang Fan’s shoulder, his smiling face giving Zhang Fan the chills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why so much killing aura?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Old Wang going to transform?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit, could it be that Old Wang has a secret crush on Teacher Li Li?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, otherwise why would he stay here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s from Capital City, and why the hell would he come thousands of miles for an internship here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There has to be a conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But isn’t Li Li three years older than him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha, does Old Wang really believe in that “older woman, golden bricks” saying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Teacher Li Li goes home alone after school, who knows if she has a boyfriend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Wang, I think we’d better talk here in the office,” said Zhang Fan, his neck feeling colder by the minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, what exactly did you do yesterday, and what did Lili mean by what she said just now?” Wang Rui asked in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan swallowed hard, thinking damn it, Old Wang definitely plans to make a move on Teacher Li Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Wang, listen to me, man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, ah, Ye Xuan’s aunt Flo visited unexpectedly, you know, so I had to go buy her some pants, and who would’ve thought I’d run into Teacher Li Li in the store,” said Zhang Fan, hastily passing the buck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Rui looked up: “Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Old Wang, you actually have a secret crush on our beautiful, elegant, gentle, and refined Teacher Li Li,” Zhang Fan suddenly cried out as if he’d just had an epiphany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Click.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan heard the sound of a cup breaking in the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up.” Wang Rui quickly covered Zhang Fan’s mouth, his expression turning frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, Old Wang, you really have a crush on Teacher Li Li, huh.” Zhang Fan said teasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Buzz off, kiddo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t a single man for twenty-five years not even have the right to a crush?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop changing the subject and talk about your sister.” Wang Rui said sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan flashed a mischievous smile and whispered, “Old Wang, did someone dump you, and then you came to this small place to heal, only to find yourself believing in love again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Rui slapped Zhang Fan on the head: “Damn it, who would dare dump me, a young master like myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go to the second floor and find Old Zhou and the others,” Wang Rui said before returning to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached Li Li, “Teacher Li, don’t listen to the child’s nonsense, there’s nothing like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan stood at the door window, gesturing to Zhang Xiaoyuan while knocking on the glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Rui’s eyes widened, and he immediately bellowed, “You little brat, trying to start a revolt, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan took off running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk tsk tsk, Old Wang is like a calf wanting to chew on peonies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a darkened face, Wang Rui took Zhang Fan to find Zhou Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan was gritting his teeth, trying hard not to burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Wang was so timid, how could he live up to his big burly physique?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the second-floor office, Zhang Fan saw Zhou Jie and Xu Guozhi both looking worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Xu, what do those guys from the Capital City team want coming to our place for no reason?” Zhou Jie was clearly annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just received a call from the city saying that a group from the Capital City team was going to hold a basketball game at their school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, if you want to play a match, just play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are they doing at their First Middle School?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most crucial point was that they were specifically asked to involve people from their own school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The school had a basketball team too, but compared to the beasts from the Capital City team, wasn’t it just asking for a beating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most annoying part was, for crying out loud, people from Second Middle School were also going to watch the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watch the game my ass, they’re obviously coming to enjoy the spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Promoting the spirit of sports, go to hell with that, just send out a public notice and organize a long-distance run for ten thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a matter of the entire school’s honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, those jerks from Second Middle School might even use this event to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they played any tricks during next semester’s enrollment, we’d be screwed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Guozhi frowned, “What if we push it to Second Middle School, throw this hot potato at them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jie shouted furiously, “That bastard Zhang Hua already kicked the ball to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s saying that their entire attention is now on the college entrance exams and they’re preparing for a major public test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, that bastard Zhang Hua, he’s cunning alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Capital City team, is it something ordinary students can contend with?” Xu Guozhi’s face was dark with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Rui’s ears perked up, and he quickly joined in, “Old Zhou, look on the bright side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the Capital City team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just need to go through the motions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jie stood up angrily, “Bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard Zhang Hua is watching us like a hawk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just you wait, within half an hour, he’ll come with a huge entourage, ready to pounce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, that’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan, didn’t you play pretty slick in the basketball game yesterday?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about you play when the Capital City team comes?” Wang Rui suddenly turned his head, looking straight at Zhang Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember our basketball team doesn’t have a Zhang Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can any trash just play basketball against the Capital City team?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice full of disdain came from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Jian walked into the office, dragging his suitcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced coldly at Zhang Fan and had an epiphany, “Oh, it’s the ball 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