It didn't matter if she spent the rest of her life like this. It didn't matter if he didn't notice.
As long as…as long as he always allows me to stay by his side, to accompany him in his laughter, to accompany him in his loneliness, I will be satisfied.
As long as…as long as he has me by his side forever, only me forever…
"Layup, layup! Do you guys not know how to play basketball?”
A slightly angry roar rang out in the spacious gymnasium. The clear and high-pitched voice of the young man clearly resounded throughout the entire building. The loud shout from the bottom of his throat showed his anxiety.
He rushed toward the player holding the ball. Before the other party could defend, the ball was easily intercepted by him halfway.
He controlled the ball in his hand as he pleased, and with a gentle shake, he dodged the two tall seniors who wanted to surround him. His movements were so nimble that it was as if his entire body was loaded with springs.
After an easy layup, he finally couldn't take it anymore and turned around. He glared at his teammates behind him, who could barely keep up with his speed and were panting.
"What is the defense doing? Too naive! You're so easily fooled by feints. Where do your eyes grow from?”
Just as he was so angry that he was reprimanding the team members who looked ashamed, the female students who were watching at the side could not help but laugh.
"That's right, that guy with the crew cut is really too weak. He's already in the third year, yet he was so easily intimidated by a second year junior.”
"That's right. You deserve to be scolded!"
"Aiya, isn't that unfair?”However, the girl who spoke in a low voice was also laughing hysterically. "No matter what, Senior Wu Fei is the MVP. How can you compare someone who is just older to him?”
"That's true. If it weren't for these stupid third-year seniors who only knew how to drag us down in the North District High School League, with Senior Wu Fei's strength, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to lead our school's basketball team to the championship.”
"He's only in his second year, but he's already the center of attention in the country. Senior Wufei's future must be limitless.”
"Ah…Senior Wu Fei is so handsome!”
The pupils of the group of first-year girls surrounding the basketball court had already become heart-shaped. There was only the young man they admired in their eyes, even though he was cursing without any regard for his image.
The black obsidian's eyes always shone with a sharp light. His thin lips curled into a faint smile, exuding a confident and spirited aura. Although there was still a hint of childishness in his straight and deep outline, it could not hide the conceit that he inadvertently revealed. Just by standing silently at the side, he could steal all the attention of passers-by. He was such a young man who stole the spotlight from others. It was no wonder that he was warmly supported by the female students and loved and envied by the male students.
Even though he was only a second-year student, Zhan Wufei's superb strength was far beyond the third-year students in the early education team. Not to mention the charisma that he displayed due to his innate leadership temperament. Therefore, even if he was scolded, this group of teammates who were older than him, younger than him, and also the same age as him, none of them dared to have any complaints about the captain they had voted for. Perhaps it was because they knew that not only were their skills inferior to others, but they also felt a little guilty because they did not put their heart and soul into training.
"I told you." Zhan Wufei finally calmed down after cursing for a while. This made his teammates, who both admired and feared him, secretly heave a sigh of relief. "Although it looks like a real shot, a feint is still a feint. As long as you calm down and observe, you can see through your opponent's intentions.”
"But, Captain!" Standing beside him, a first-year student raised his hand while panting.
"What?"
"Captain's movements were too fast. Even if we could see that it was a fake move in time, we wouldn't be able to react in time!”He said righteously to Zhan Wufei.
"That's right, that's right. He's right." " Seizing the rare opportunity to 'abdicate' to Zhan Wufei's former captain…" Guyauer, a third-year student, nodded his head with concern." Even third-year students like us have a hard time catching up with your speed, let alone these first-year students who have only joined the club for half a year.”
Logically speaking, he should have quit the club in order to get into university. However, like several third-year students who still stayed on the team, he had too deep feelings for basketball and could not leave the court. However, because of this, he released the heavy responsibility of the captain and president, allowing all members to choose a new captain.
Knowing that Senior Yaoer was right, Zhan Wufei also knew that he was often too eager to be good.
However, how could these companions who had been by his side for almost two years not know his personality? Therefore, most of what they said was to calm his emotions and tease him.
It was incredible, but no one in the team was jealous of his ability, and no one had any objections to his eagerness for success. Perhaps this was due to his innate leadership!
"I'm sorry, I was too impatient again.”He scratched his head and sighed apologetically.
"It's okay. We all know that it's because the spring competition is coming up that you're more impatient, isn't it?”
"But there are still two weeks. There's no need to be so anxious.”
"That's right, we should use this half a month's time to train. I think this way, we should be able to make up for our weaker defense.”Guyauer echoed.
Perhaps he was lacking in ability, but this was a group of comrades who wholeheartedly supported him. Zhan Wufei knew this better than anyone else.
"Alright, I'll do it. Then, senior, from tomorrow onwards, I'll f * ck you guys properly. Everyone, be mentally prepared!”When it came to practice, there was probably no one more passionate about it than Zhan Wufei.
"Hmm…you're not going to use 'that', are you?”Guyauer's face turned pale.
"That's right, it's 'that'!"
"Please spare us, we're already third-year students!”
"But there's less than half a month left before the Prefectural Competition. This is the best way to raise everyone's strength.”
"I know that too…"
"Then it's decided."
"What? Is there no room for negotiation?" Guyauer's aura weakened a little, and he quickly realized that this junior who was more of a man of action had already made a decisive decision.
Sigh, forget it. Anyway, no matter what he said, he could not persuade this stubborn junior.
"Hey, Wu Fei, you should at least think about us third-year students!”Another third-year senior saw that Guyauer seemed to have given up and hurriedly tried to make a last struggle." The segment exam is in less than a month, and before that, we still have a mock exam. Can't we discuss it?”
"That's right. If this continues, we'll die.”
"Please, just make an exception on account that we're seniors!”
Listening to the pleas of the third-year seniors and seeing the resigned expressions of the second-year seniors and the pale expressions of the first-year students, the few juniors who had just joined the club and were filled with reverence for Zhan Wufei could not help but be suspicious.
However, their doubts were quickly answered by Zhan Wufei's instructions.
"Listen up." Ignoring the seniors 'pleading, Zhan Wu knew that their wails were just an excuse to slack off. He turned to his confused juniors and said,""Starting from tomorrow, you have to arrive at school an hour earlier than usual to train. During lunch break, you have to move out half an hour to train in the gym. After school, the training will be extended to eight o'clock. Those who are afraid of being hungry, remember to have a snack before the third class in the afternoon. Finally, three days before the competition, which is the weekend after next, we will have an intensive training. All members will live on campus.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the team members who were not mentally prepared revealed dumbfounded expressions.
"Are you serious?" A senior who had been complaining before could not help but ask suspiciously.
"Is there a need to say? Or did the seniors think that it didn't matter even if they lost this match?”
"Of course we have to win!" Guyauer replied first.
"That's right. For that prize money, we want to win with all our might.”
"Yeah, bonus…"
"Yes! For the sake of that bonus, training was nothing!”
At the mention of the alluring prize money that all the members had been looking forward to for a long time, the expressions of the seniors who had been crying out immediately changed, and they immediately supported this inhumane training.
Although the high school they were in was famous for its high enrollment rate, the school always hoped that the students would not only have excellent academic results, but also expect them to have outstanding performance in other aspects. Therefore, after discussing with the student union, the school and the student union created a special bonus system. As long as it was a club or individual who had contributed to the competition, they would have a chance to receive a small reward.
At the end of last year, although the basketball team won third place, the championship title was still the most attractive, and the prize money was also the highest.
As the club that brought glory to the school, the basketball club received a grant every semester that other clubs coveted. However, for the basketball club that was bent on expanding the team, it always felt that it was lacking a little bit. However, since the Student Union had already treated them with courtesy, they could not say anything more. Therefore, in order to earn more money for the club, all the members were eager to show off their skills.
Zhan Wufei smiled bitterly when he saw the seniors who had wanted to complain to him fall into a state of ecstasy the moment they heard about the prize money. He then opened his mouth to pull their attention back.
"That's right. For that bonus, everyone has to work harder!”
"We understand, Captain."
"Bonuses, bonuses!"
"Then we'll have to trouble you to train us well, Captain.”
Even though the prize money couldn't be given to anyone, if they could have this extra budget, they would have the chance to buy some groceries or other miscellaneous items whether they were staying together or participating in competitions in other cities. If there were any leftovers, they could also purchase the materials that the society lacked. Such endless benefits made both official and non-official players try their best to get the prize money that could realize their dreams.
"Since everyone has no objections to the intensive training, we will meet at 5:40 tomorrow morning. Now, you are dismissed!”
With Zhan Wufei's order, the exhausted players picked up the towels on the sidelines to wipe their sweat and then walked to the shower room at the back of the stadium.
However, the female students who were surrounding them saw that the boy they admired was still dribbling, so they continued to watch and refused to leave.
"Zhan Wufei, do you still want to practice?”He flashed past a rotating member who was picking up the scattered basketballs one by one. The basketball team manager who was in the same grade as Zhan Wufei walked up to him with a record book in his hand.
"Yes, I want to practice shooting again. Later, please tell the people who are cleaning up to leave first. I'll lock the door of the gymnasium.”
"Okay, but before that, I want to talk to you about today's practice.”As he spoke, he looked around and made sure that most of the members had left. The club manager's love for basketball was definitely not inferior to this group of big boys. He pointed at a certain record in the book and said in a low voice,"I don't think the third-year Senior Hong is suitable to be a starter. Although his offensive skills are indeed desirable, in terms of ability, I think we have a more suitable point guard.”
Although she was the manager of the basketball team, if she hadn't been in a car accident and suffered a permanent injury to her ankle, she would have been like a fish in water on the women's basketball team. However, even though the heavens did not go her way, she did not give up basketball. With the encouragement of her teachers and friends, she became the manager of the men's basketball team with her strong observation skills.
"Well, actually, I also think that the other person can cooperate better with me.”
Zhan Wufei's position was the shooting guard, so whether he could coordinate seamlessly with the point guard was the key to victory. Of course, the cooperation with the other three was also very important.
"You're referring to the one in Year 2 Class 9, right?”
"That's right." He nodded and frowned." But the third-year senior is graduating in half a year. He's still so enthusiastic to participate in the training at such a critical moment. It's not right not to let him be the first.”
"I know that too, but…"
"Victory in the team, or the pressure of human relations, it's so difficult to choose, right?”
"But no matter what, we do have the ability to win. Moreover, for most members, victory is the only thing they look forward to, isn't it?”Sometimes, in order to win, even if it was a little cruel, or even be called cold, there was no other way. She understood this more than anyone else and insisted on it.
"Hmm…I'll think about it, at least not before the training!”Although the manager did have a lot of say in this, the final decision still fell on the captain. "Let's leave this kind of unsettling matter for the end.”
"I understand." After nodding slightly in agreement, she turned around with the observation data in her hand and happened to brush past a first-year female student. Inadvertently, she saw a pink envelope in her hand.
Oh, here it comes again. She couldn't help but glance sympathetically at the red-faced junior.
He was there.
With a gentle smile on her face, Tong Luohua walked briskly into the bustling stadium with a pile of documents in her hands.
"Ah! It's Tong Luohua, the secretary of the student council." A sharp-eyed first-year female student immediately caught sight of the boy who had just entered the door. She was so excited that she could not help but tug at the classmate beside her." I heard that I would definitely see him here. The rumors are true.”
"What happened?"
Although this matter had been circulating among the female students for a long time, it seemed that there were still some who did not understand the situation.
"Don't you know?"
"If I knew, I wouldn't have asked you.”The girl with waist-length hair replied with a frown.
"Do you know that Student Tong is the first first-year student council member in our school's history?”
"I know about that."
"People say that birds of a feather flock together. Outstanding people will indeed gather together. So Luo, although he and Senior Wu Fei are in different grades, their relationship is very good.”
"Do you know? Senior Wufei and Luo Hua were actually childhood sweethearts!”Another female student said mysteriously.
"Ah, I've heard of this before. I even heard that they went to the same school from kindergarten to high school.”
"It's absolutely true. My sister has a friend who got confirmation from her classmate that they've never been separated since they were kids.”
"Really? That sounds great!"
"That's right. She's good-looking, has excellent character, and is the secretary of the Student Union. She's also the candidate for the next president of the Chemistry Society. Her sports results have always been superior. She has a gentle, considerate, and understanding personality.”
"Also, he looks really handsome when he stands together with Senior Wu Fei! I really want to join them!"
"But he's the same as Senior Wufei. He doesn't have a girlfriend yet.”
"You know what? Last week, I personally witnessed him rejecting the girl from the Holy Nether Maiden. I think I heard him say that he only wants to focus on being a student now and doesn't want to be affected by external affairs.”
"Wow, so cool! Just by looking at his appearance, one wouldn't know that he was such a cool person!”
"Yeah, it's probably because of this. I heard that many third-year seniors are wooing Luo Hua, but I've never heard of anyone succeeding.”
"He's really handsome! I've never seen any celebrity or idol who's more good-looking than him. Student Luo Hua must be often taken a fancy to by talent scouts!”
"It's okay if I can't be his girlfriend. I really hope that I can get closer to him.”
"Otherwise, you can always dream! I really want to have such a great lover!”
" One day is good too. I really want to be his girlfriend…"
The moment he appeared at the entrance of the stadium, he had already caused such a huge commotion. However, the protagonist who caused this commotion ignored the buzzing sound.
Tong Luohua never had the chance to see the loving gazes that filled her surroundings. She walked straight in the direction of Zhan Wufei. In his crystal clear eyes, there was only him.
His eyes were so deep that they seemed to be able to speak, his small and straight white nose bridge, his red and slightly thin lips were under his slender jaw, and coupled with his soft and black hair, although his appearance was beautiful, it was unbelievable that he did not give off a feminine feeling.
Although he was in the noisy and chaotic stadium, his gliding steps and gentle and elegant demeanor gave people the illusion that he was independent from the world.
It was like a different space, and the air around him was so different. Other than elegance and nobility, others probably couldn't find any other words to describe the aura surrounding him.
"Ah! " My birthday wish this year is for Luohua to look at me and ask me to date him with deep affection…" It didn't matter if it was wishful thinking. A female student who was already fascinated by Tong Luohua stared at him and continued.
It seemed that blind love could really make one's mind go crazy. He could even think of such a whimsical wish.
"You?"
"Can't I? What's so bad about me? On the other hand, you clearly like Senior Wu Fei, but you don't confess to him. Doesn't he also have a girlfriend? Ah, there's a girl who beat you to it. Who taught you not to take action when you're clearly yawning to death? What she's holding in her hand is…a love letter!？”
"It doesn't matter. She won't succeed anyway.”
The first girl was a little disapproving when she realized that her classmates were unmoved.
"If you continue to act tough, I won't care if you regret it.”
"Aiya, you'll know soon enough.”She still looked calm.
The scene unfolding in front of him was very interesting. It was clearly a girl who looked very shy, but she was very active in handing the eye-catching pink envelope in her hand to Zhan Wufei.
"Senior Wufei, please accept it!"
It was fine to say that she was overly embarrassed. Her flushed cheeks, excited voice, and straight eyes might not have felt it herself, but the onlookers could not help but worry that she would suddenly faint.
" This…" Looking at the girl who mustered up the courage to hand the love letter to him, the badge on her uniform showed that she was a first-year junior. Zhan Wufei could only force himself to smile foolishly, but he did not reach out to take the beautiful envelope that still had a faint perfume smell.
The whole situation was too clear. Unfortunately, the person who confessed still did not understand the situation. He still stretched out his hands straight, wanting to hand over the " heart " that was almost crushed by Bai Ji.
" I'm sorry, I'm not used to such things…" Zhan Wufei shook his head lightly.
"But, senior, don't you have a girlfriend? Why can't you accept me?" Being rejected seemed to be out of her expectations, so she looked up and asked aggressively.
"Because I'm too lazy to get a girlfriend. Don't you know that?”It seemed that he had to make things clear. The attitude of this junior in front of him was too tough.
"Senior?"
It would be strange if she could understand such a short explanation, so it was understandable for this first-year junior to be confused.
" How should I put it…" Scratching his neck, Zhan Wu let out a sigh. It seemed that he was too full of himself and thought that the whole school should understand his character. However, he couldn't be blamed for thinking this way. As a popular figure in the school, he was someone who could be called out wherever he went. "If you want to go out with me, you'll have to put up with no dates, no phone calls, and of course, no letters!”
"What kind of relationship is that?"
"This is what I think. I know that most people can't accept it, so I rejected you.”
He spoke without blushing or panting, as if he didn't take such unspeakable words seriously. The other female students listening at the side couldn't help but chuckle.
Since she wanted to pursue Senior Wu Fei, she should at least understand his personality!
He was also the most popular person in the school like Tong Luohua, and he had been confessed to by countless girls. However, the reason why he had yet to get a girlfriend was that other than basketball, Zhan Wufei could not tolerate the existence of anything else in his life. On the weekends, he only wanted to practice his accuracy. After the holidays, he only wanted to take the ball to the basketball court and find a few friends to play three-on-three. Things like dating and chatting were a waste of time for him.
This kind of unromantic and uninteresting character made the female students who wanted to capture him only sigh in admiration. As a result, he became the object of observation from afar.
Therefore, even now, there were still people who "showed the wrong feelings". It was really a stupid move that would make people laugh their teeth out.
" Senior Wufei…" The girl stared blankly at Zhan Wufei, who was scratching his head helplessly. She couldn't be blamed for this. How would she know that the person she was in love with was such a weirdo?
"Can you endure it?"
Although it was not a complete rejection, this condition was no different from a complete rejection.
"I…"
Not dating, not being together, what kind of relationship was this? Even if the handsome young man in front of her was the person she had a crush on since she transferred schools, she could not stand a boyfriend who clearly ignored her.
She sighed softly. Zhan Wufei didn't need to have the ability to predict things like a god to guess her answer.
" I'm sorry, senior. I thought…"
She was embarrassed and wanted to apologize, but Zhan Wufei only smiled gently.
"It's okay. I understand."
Then, as usual, he watched the girl turn around and leave.
It wasn't that he didn't want to have a cute girlfriend. Zhan Wufei was just like other boys his age. He had some expectations for a so-called " girlfriend." However, the painful experience in middle school and high school made him learn his lesson. He had also dated a few girls who were interested in him, and of course, the type of girls he liked. He had tried the way most people would think of dating, from those who were in the same grade, to those who were in the same grade, and those who were in the same grade as him. However, in the end, these girls could not help but complain that he only had basketball in his heart and could not tolerate their existence. They also requested to break up with him one by one. In the end, he had never had the chance to have a girlfriend who could last more than a month.
But then again, he was the one who caused the situation to turn out this way. Indeed, rather than going out on dates with girls, he would rather spend his time practicing basketball. However, in fact, the reason why he was not interested in girls 'invitations was because he was too lazy to do anything else other than playing basketball.
If it weren't for the fact that his hobby was a sport that consumed a lot of mental and physical strength, he could really be said to be a rather lazy guy.
That's right, he was such a person. He could be said to be innocent. In short, other than reading and sleeping, the only thing that could interest him was basketball.
After thinking about it, he learned to make things clear before rejecting someone's confession. It didn't take long for his straightforward style to spread throughout the entire school, so those girls who had a good impression of him could only give up and hold a " pure admiration " attitude towards him. As for the other students who didn't understand the situation and ran to the school gate to confess, Zhan Wufei maintained his usual concise approach and rejected them.
"Confessed again?" As she approached her childhood sweetheart who was sighing quietly, Tong Luohua felt a little reluctant to part, but she cleverly didn't show it on her face.
"Ah, you're here." Zhan Wufei pretended to shrug his shoulders nonchalantly as he looked at his best friend who had walked up to him since he was young.
"The ending is still the same?"
He smiled bitterly." That's right."
He secretly peeked at the helplessness in Zhan Wufei's eyes. He hated those women who came to confess without knowing anything and then ran away irresponsibly.
He knew that Wu Fei was actually the one who was hurt the most. Although he had a nonchalant smile on his face, Wu Fei was more sympathetic than the girl who had been dumped. The nonchalant smile was just to reassure the person who had failed in her confession.
Although it was ten months late, they had been together since they were born. How could he not understand his thoughts?
Not only were they neighbors who lived on the same street, but their parents were already very close friends before they were born. This allowed the two of them to make each other their first friends.
Originally, they were just close friends who were closer than anyone else. Originally, they only treated him as someone they could talk to. However, this relationship had unknowingly changed. When Tong Luohua realized it, there was only the figure of this companion who had grown up with him in his eyes.
However, the other party still only treated her as his best friend. Perhaps she was also an indispensable existence to him, but that was obviously not the relationship he wanted.
Even so, it didn't matter. As long as he was the most important person in Wu Fei's life other than basketball, he would be satisfied.
"But it feels good to be confessed to, right?”This was the best way to divert his attention. Tong Luohua, who knew him better than anyone else, deliberately said this.
"What? Are you envious?"
As expected, the faint disappointment from before immediately disappeared without a trace, replaced by a mocking gaze that was watching a good show.
"Yes, a little." Ah, Wu Fei was still the most suitable for this kind of energetic appearance when smiling!
"What's there to be envious of? Aren't the cute girls who confessed to you lining up from here to the school gate?
" Zhan Wufei curled his lips at him.
"Oh, it tastes sour! Are you jealous that I'm more popular than you?”
"No! Anyway, girls nowadays like younger ones…"
"Wufei?" That meaningful pause shocked Tong Luohua. She was afraid that he, who had always only loved basketball, would be moved by other things.
"I see Luo!" Zhan Wufei suddenly interjected and put on a mysterious look. His slightly disappointed expression disappeared in less than a second.
" What?" Tong Luohua, who was still worried, couldn't react to this sudden question.
"Thursday, in front of McDonald's next to the bus stop.”
"Ah!" Tong Luohua finally understood.
It was a first-year female student from a private high school near their school. Although he had clearly rejected her confession on the spot, he did not expect her to suddenly kiss him. Although it was only for less than a second, it was enough to make him dumbfounded.
Fortunately, this was not his first kiss. The first kiss that he had always thought about was…
"Which type do you like?" Now was not the time to think about this. The most important thing now was to figure out the meaning of Wu Fei's disappointed expression.
"It's alright." Zhan Wufei didn't have much of a reaction to this sensitive question. He asked in a low voice,""But…how does it feel to be kissed?”
So it was because of this matter!
Tong Luohua felt that her nervous behavior was really stupid. Her heart that was floating in mid-air finally calmed down. She even teased,
"Why don't you get a girlfriend and find out?”
"This is too troublesome!" Zhan Wufei frowned and stuck out his tongue.
Tong Luohua knew his personality, but she still deliberately suggested this. Sometimes, she really hated her own hypocrisy.
His gaze turned to Zhan Wufei, who had picked up the basketball on the ground and casually shot it out, but he always hit the bullseye. He realized that Zhan Wufei was winking at him and tilting his head to signal him.
He nodded slightly to show that he understood and followed him into the club office.
Once they realized that the object of their admiration had disappeared, the surrounding female students also lost interest in the empty basketball court and left one after another.#
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