With the Qingbei team advancing to the quarterfinals, Coach Wang has already achieved the goals set in the aforementioned job report.

However, given the current strength and configuration of the Qingbei team, the entire team will not be complacent because of the short-term victory, and they have never stopped training hard.

Because other teams' matches are not yet finished, Qingbei team's opponent in the quarterfinals has not yet been determined.

Coach Wang only scheduled one day of regular training and a post-match review for the previous game this weekend, so the task was not heavy.

The women's basketball team members, who rarely get a day off, each made their own plans to go out and have fun.

Watching movies, shopping, and eating the food they've been craving for a long time—these are the most ordinary forms of entertainment, and the purest and most adorable hopes of the female basketball players.

On this day of holiday, Lu Yu took Jiao Yuyin back to the Grapevine Courtyard to rest for a day.

The persimmon tree in the yard is now covered in green leaves.

The well water was icy cold, and when it was poured into the bucket, it splashed up clear droplets.

Lu Yu picked up a bucket full of water and splashed it across the stone tabletop under the grapevine trellis, washing away the dust.

Jiao Yuyin pinched the soft end of the water pipe and sprayed water on the ground, the water flowing along the grooves into the soft soil.

Lu Yu was very satisfied with the newly cleaned grapevine courtyard. She twisted Jiao Yuyin's arm and rubbed her head against it, enjoying the soft spring sunlight.

Lu Yu suddenly felt a chill on her arm; it was the temperature of Jiao Yuyin's fingers, which had been chilled by water.

Jiao Yuyin pinched her upper arm a few times with his fingers.

The perfect combination of muscle firmness and skin elasticity outlines the smooth lines of Lu Yu's upper arms.

“Lifting water to irrigate the platform is no problem for her; it seems my girlfriend is quite strong.” Jiao Yuyin’s voice slowly emerged with the rhythm of his fingers moving.

Lu Yu immediately tensed her arms, turned around, and reached back to grab Jiao Yuyin's fingers. "You don't like the idea that I have muscles?"

"No."

Jiao Yuyin did not exert any force; following Lu Yu's movements, his hands were easily captured by her.

"I like it." A low voice squeezed out from Jiao Yuyin's mouth, sweeping across Lu Yuxin's heart.

"..."

"So, try touching it." Jiao Yuyin smiled frankly.

"..."

He's never ambiguous about using vulgar language.

Ever since the two of them realized their feelings for each other, Lu Yu always felt that Jiao Yuyin was aloof and distant. Even though he would pick her up and drop her off every day, spend every night with her, and watch all her matches live without fail.

However, the safe distance Jiao Yuyin maintained every night and the occasional pillow that suddenly appeared to separate the two of them were all things that Lu Yu found hard to understand.

Holding hands, clasping the backs of hands, interlocking fingers. Lu Yu falls asleep in different hand-holding positions every day.

Only on extremely rare mornings, when Lu Yu wakes up in Jiao Yuyin's arms, can she bite his chest, leaving a tiger tooth mark, and find traces of their past relationship.

The headlines proclaiming them a "perfect match" and the daily discussions among fans about their "inseparable bond" seem to contradict the actual situation of the two individuals.

Don't people say that newlyweds should do all sorts of things?

That's right, they're still boyfriend and girlfriend, not newlyweds.

"Ding!" The snap of fingers in front of her eyes interrupted Lu Yu's daydreaming.

"A giant in words, a dwarf in deeds..." Lu Yu muttered to himself as he walked into the house.

Jiao Yuyin was left alone outside.

Jiao Yuyin actually heard it; how could he not understand?

He slowly closed his eyelids.

"I will only dare to act as a giant when I can truly protect you and stand up for you."

*

Jiao Yuyin works remotely, while Lu Yu engages in daily physical training.

In the grapevine courtyard, light and shadow play out, showcasing the sunrise and sunset of the sun.