Ye Qingzhou hates creating trouble out of nothing, especially in this situation.

School basketball games usually don't have many spectators, so they send a few students from each class to act as spectators to liven things up.

Unfortunately, Ye Qingzhou was one of those chosen to be an audience member.

"Why do you look so awful? You don't have to go to class! Are you unhappy?" Yin Tao skipped and jumped all the way, her excitement practically overflowing the screen.

“Watching basketball games is pointless. I don’t even know the rules, so I’d just be sitting there doing nothing,” Ye Qingzhou shrugged.

Fortunately, this girl was also selected to be an audience member, which is a good thing, since having her around will make things less boring.

"I feel like you're really resistant to this."

"You've known me for years, it's not like it's just the first time." Ye Qingzhou rolled her eyes at her and slowly walked towards the playground.

Most of the spectators had already rushed to the stands, their faces showing excitement. It felt great not having to go to class; at least watching a basketball game was much better than attending a lecture.

"So many people..."

Ye Qingzhou pursed her lips and clicked her tongue, a hint of displeasure showing between her brows.

"Oh, don't be such a spoilsport. Since you're already here, watch it all before you leave." Yin Tao, like a hopping rabbit, jumped behind him and pushed him along, occasionally peeking out with a silly grin.

Seeing this, he had to abandon his original plan to pretend to go to the toilet and stay there for two hours, as he didn't want Yin Tao to be alone in the audience.

"Alright, alright, then watch a little longer." Ye Qingzhou nodded helplessly.

"Hehe, are you reluctant to see me alone in the audience?~"

"No, it's just that you're too noisy, and I'm afraid you'll disturb others when I'm not around."

Upon arriving at the audience area, the seats were almost full, with only a few scattered seats in the corners.

"This location is way too remote; you can't see anything at all."

Yin Tao puffed out her cheeks unhappily, but after looking around, she realized that there were hardly any people watching the basketball game; almost everyone was secretly playing games on their phones.

"Who comes to watch a basketball game?" Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but chuckle twice, patted her head, and sat down in the seat closest to him. "They're all just out playing on their phones."

"But I just want to see it." Yin Tao sat down next to him, swinging her legs under the chair.

"Isn't it just a game where you throw things around? I'll download Angry Birds for you to play later; the rules are pretty much the same."

The two bickered for a bit as usual, but soon fell silent again.

Almost all eyes were drawn to a girl who had just entered the audience.

"Who is that girl? She's so pretty!"

"I don't know, is it for first-year high school students?"

"Hey, look! She looks like she's walking this way!"

Xia Lian looked around for a moment, and finally found two familiar figures in a corner.

Her seat number was relatively late, while Yin Tao and Ye Qingzhou were among the first few, so she had to leave first.

"Yin Tao, light boat."

Xia Lian walked towards the corner. Yin Tao had already told her on the phone where the two of them were sitting.

"Oh, I knew Xiao Lian would be chosen too." Yin Tao jumped down from her seat with a grin, grabbed Xia Lian's hand, and led her back to her seat.

In the end, Yin Tao sat in the middle, achieving the feat of having women on both sides.

The basketball game had been going on for a while, but most people's attention wasn't on the basketball. A few girls would secretly look at the handsome guys on the court, while most boys would stare straight at the beautiful girls in the stands.

It's fair to say that people watch everything except basketball.

"I feel like there are countless eyes staring at me, but I can't quite put my finger on it." Yin Tao felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively hugged her arms and shrank back a little deeper into her clothes.

"Are you cold?"

"A little bit."

But she quickly got used to these gazes; after all, being a beautiful woman isn't easy, and being stared at or glanced at has become a habit.

Xia Lian, however, was completely oblivious to these gazes, her mind preoccupied with someone else.

"I have some hand warmers, do you want some?"

"You should have said so earlier." Yin Tao snatched the hand warmer from Ye Qingzhou's hand, and felt much warmer after sticking it on her clothes. "Hehe, you're so nice."

"You have to pay me back, don't think you can use it for free." Ye Qingzhou rolled her eyes, then took out a hand warmer. "Xiao Lian, do you want one? You're not wearing much."

"Do you need money?"

"You don't need money. I was just teasing Yin Tao for fun. Don't take it seriously."

Why are you only bullying me?!

After playing for a while, they all seemed to feel that they should do something serious, otherwise they would feel sorry for the basketball game that was being played so intensely on the court.

"Xiao Lian, can you understand it?" Yin Tao turned her head and asked quietly.

Upon hearing this, Xia Lian gently shook her head.

She only saw a ball being fought over by several people, then thrown into the basket, and the last team scored.

“I don’t understand it either,” Yin Tao agreed approvingly.

Ye Qingzhou remained seated, looking at her phone the entire time, occasionally glancing up to perfunctorily observe the situation on the field.

"Why are you reading it if you don't understand it?"

"What do you know? Can't I look at handsome guys?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhou, who had initially found it uninteresting, suddenly perked up, stuffed his phone into his pocket, and clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Okay, then go ahead and look. I'll go with you. You should stick your eyes close to the person and look very carefully."

Yin Tao wasn't stupid; she could understand the true meaning behind the words. Although it was normal for her and Ye Qingzhou to joke around all the time, she could still tell when Ye Qingzhou was really angry at a glance.

"I... I won't watch it anymore, okay... I was just saying it casually..."

Yin Tao looked aggrieved, tapping her index finger together. With her head down, she looked like she had been bullied. She didn't even have the courage to look up at Ye Qingzhou.

Actually, saying she came to see handsome guys is a lie; she's just a complete idiot.

She was so stupid that she was the first one to draw a ticket, while Ye Qingzhou, although she didn't want to go and didn't draw a ticket, could only secretly exchange one with someone else.

For no other reason than that, if this girl didn't have him by her side, she'd probably be like a lost soul.

"Not looking at handsome guys anymore?"

"I'm not looking anymore, none of them are as handsome as you," Yin Tao said seriously.

At this moment, Xia Lian could only sit quietly to the side, watching the two of them bickering to themselves. On the surface, it was bickering, but in reality, it was flirting.

"A little... I miss Wen Mo," Xia Lian said softly, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

...

Meanwhile, in the senior high school classroom.

"Brother Qin! Brother Qin! Can we swap tickets? I really want to see the athletes on the basketball court! I've never thought of this before!"

Wen Mo clung to Qin Zhou like a lump of clay, refusing to let go, not for any other reason than that Xia Lian had just sent him a message.

"miss you."