Chapter 11
She hadn't told anyone about Joe's return home, nor had she even mentioned it.
Even Xue Xiaochen, who lived in the same dormitory with her, didn't know.
When the basketball game started, Joe still attended on time.
She was wearing shorts and was dazzling on the court.
A handsome dunk won cheers from everyone on the court.
A University has always been known as the "sports dwarf" in Jiangcheng.
Because among the many universities in Jiangcheng, only University A does not have any sports specialties.
Any school can beat Big A in any sport.
If we can get one point in this basketball friendly game, it will be enough to turn the entire situation of University A around.
During the intermission, Joe also walked to the bench, and someone standing next to her handed her a glass of water.
Qiao also paused slightly, then raised her head and saw the girl standing next to her at a glance.
The girl was wearing a very ordinary school uniform, but it made her look even more innocent.
Perhaps embarrassed by her gaze, he turned his eyes away and said, "Why are you looking at me?"
Qiao also looked away, took the water from her hand and drank it all, "Nothing. I thought you wouldn't come."
“I didn’t plan to come.”
Hearing this, Qiao also looked at her, "Oh? What do you mean?"
"I want to see if you are the big fool they said you are, who can only do exercises." Pei Qing said half-seriously.
Qiao Ye: "..."
She shouldn't have asked this question.
Just a short break and the second half began.
Qiao also listened to the coach's whistle and looked at Pei Qing: "How about we make a bet?"
Speaking of this, Pei Qing also became interested, "What are you betting on?"
"Hmm..." Qiao also thought for a moment, "If I win, will you go to the countryside with me during the National Day?"
Pei Qing was a little surprised by this proposal, but she hesitated. "But if I work on National Day, I can get five yuan more than usual..."
Qiao Ye: "...If you come with me to the countryside, I'll give you fifty a day. I'll cover your round-trip tickets."
Sure enough, hearing her say this, Pei Qing smiled and said, "Since you said so, I will respectfully obey your command."
Only then did Joe walk onto the field.
Xue Xiaochen sat not far away, taking in everything that had just happened here.
She walked over to Pei Qing and sat down.
Pei Qing also noticed her. Xue Xiaochen knew that the girl in front of him was no ordinary person after all, as she could be promoted by University A in a special article.
But even though she knew it, she had never really come into contact with the person in front of her. This was also the first time she met her.
Similar to her, Pei Qing also knew the girl in front of him who looked very cold.
It is said that he was the only one who scored full marks in the mathematics competition and was directly admitted to the Department of Mathematics at University A.
She thought she came over to say something, but the other person just sat there with his head down and did his homework without saying anything.
This made Pei Qing a little confused, so he turned his head frequently to look at her.
When he looked at her for the third time, he was caught by her.
It suddenly hit her eyes, leaving her at a loss as to what to do.
Xue Xiaochen looked at her and asked, "Ms. Pei, don't you like watching the game?"
Pei Qing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head honestly and said subconsciously, "I don't understand. I'm just here to join in the fun."
Xue Xiaochen nodded in understanding, "Okay."
Then he lowered his head and started doing math problems.
She didn't say anything, and Pei Qing didn't say much either. She sat in her seat, feeling a little uneasy.
As his eyes wandered, he suddenly saw Qiao Ye who was playing in the midfield.
She wasn't lying, she really didn't know much about basketball.
But from the constant cheers from others, it can be seen that Joe is really strong.
Some people even opened the market.
The atmosphere on and around the field was very joyful.
After the fraternal competition ended, University A was only one point higher than the neighboring school.
Joe also put his coat on his shoulders and strode over.
Seeing her coming, Pei Qing subconsciously wanted to leave.
Before he had gone far, someone grabbed his collar and forced him to stand still, walking side by side with Joe.
Because of the intense exercise, there was a strange smell on her body. Pei Qing didn't want to get too close to her, so he kept a distance from her that was neither too close nor too far.
Seeing that she was eight feet away from him, Joe also sighed, "Am I some kind of man-eating monster? You're so far away from me."
Although she said so, she didn't go over.
Pei Qing: "Uh..."
In the end, I found that I didn’t seem to have anything to say, so I could only shut my mouth and stop talking.
This time, Joe also won the social game, which prompted the official account of University A to post three posts in a row about this matter.
It wasn't long before Joe became known to the whole school.
When he reached the school gate, Pei Qing stopped.
Their dormitories are in two completely opposite directions.
So we have to part ways here.
Pei Qing looked at Qiao Ye, trying to find some topics for them to talk about: "Um...you played very well today."
Qiao also wiped his dripping hair with the coat in his hand and said, "Thank you for the compliment. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
After saying that, she prepared to leave.
Before he had taken a few steps, Pei Qing stopped him, "You...are the conditions you just mentioned true?"
Qiao also stopped and sneered, "Why, you've been staying with Fatty Xia for so long, and you haven't heard of the name 'Master Qiao'?"
After saying that, she was ready to leave, but after a few steps, she stopped again and said, "Don't worry, since I said so, I won't wait for you."
Hearing her say this, Pei Qing breathed a sigh of relief, "Then... thank you in advance."
Joe didn't respond to her, but left immediately.
Looking at her leaving back, Pei Qing didn't know what he was thinking about. He took out his mobile phone, but this phone had been used for a long time and was now very slow.
But she still couldn't bear to change it because a mobile phone was very expensive and it was equivalent to her living expenses for three months.
When she entered WeChat, she scrolled all the way to the bottom.
The last time they chatted, he returned the money to her as soon as she received the part-time job fee.
In the end, Joe didn't take her money.
Originally, she was thinking of using the money to break up the relationship between the two of them, but now it seems that it may not be that easy.
She sighed softly and was about to turn off her phone when she received an unexpected call.
The note above is: "Grandma".
When she saw the call, she was a little confused. Ever since she added her grandmother on WeChat, all they talked about was money.
She had very complicated feelings towards the old man.
Her grandmother favored boys over girls, but her father was a playboy when he was young and damaged his health, so he could not have children later. That's why she is the only daughter.
She is the only granddaughter she has.
If it weren't for this reason, her grandmother would probably have been even more neglectful of her.
Even though she was an incompetent elder, she was still better than her father who only asked her for money.
Despite this, Pei Qing had no feelings for her.
Why would she call her at this time?
Although he was confused, Pei Qing still answered the phone.
As soon as the phone was picked up, the old man's urgent voice came from the other end, "Xiaoqing, do you know that your father is in jail?"
This sentence made Pei Qing stop in his tracks. He said calmly, as if he didn't care at all: "How many years was he sentenced to?"
But only the petals of the chrysanthemums that were blooming vigorously by the roadside fell to the ground little by little, reflecting that her heart was far from as calm as she seemed on the surface.
"Don't you know?!" The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became sharp, "How can you not even know about your father's news-"
Pei Qing lowered his head and looked at the chrysanthemum petals on the ground calmly. "I've been busy with school recently. Isn't that normal?"
"Go to school, go to school, go to school. All you do every day is go to school. You're just a little girl, why bother going to school? You'll have to get married in the end. You might as well save the money for school and use it to help your cousin get married..."
The old woman over there was yelling and hollering, and Pei Qing was a little upset. She said in a slightly hurried tone: "If you just came here to talk about this, then I have other things to do..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the old man, who then started to flatter her: "What? I just wanted you to ask if I could get you out..."
Pei Qing frowned, "How can I rescue him?"
"Hey, aren't you studying inspection at some university? Then there must be someone in your class who can help your father out. You can go and beg them, or at worst, give them a gift..."
Before the old man could finish his words, Pei Qing interrupted him impatiently: "I can't do this. If you really want to see your son, come to Jiangcheng by yourself. I'm very busy. If it's nothing important, don't come to me."
"Ah, you're busy, you're busy, you're busy. You, Pei Qing, are the only busy man—" The old man on the other end of the phone suddenly became agitated, "You can't be so busy that you don't even recognize your father."
Pei Qing didn't want to hear her anymore and hung up the phone immediately.
It's always like this. Whenever her father is mentioned, grandma will unconditionally favor her son.
But she actually didn't know why the man went in.
But I can roughly guess what's going on.
I'm afraid that apart from that person, no one else has such great power.
It seemed like... she owed her another favor.
Pei Qing sat on the side of the road, stroking his hair in annoyance, wondering when he would be able to repay this favor.
There was no point in thinking too much, so she walked towards the dormitory. She had a debate competition to attend at the end of this month.
She still has a lot of things to do and can't stay here forever.
As for the rest, let’s talk about it after the current issues are resolved.
Meanwhile, Qiao also received a message from Fatty Xia: "Everything has been settled. I should be able to live peacefully for a few years. There's no problem waiting for that girl to graduate."
While brushing her teeth, she replied, "Yeah. Thanks a lot."
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