Chapter 55 It's not shameful to lose to Brother Ji.
As dusk fell, the setting sun painted a beautiful orange-pink hue, even tinging the clouds on the horizon with color.
To facilitate student practice, the lights on the school's outdoor basketball court were turned on early in the morning.
The air was filled with the dull thud of the ball hitting the ground, along with occasional cheers and screams.
Upon seeing Yu Xiaocheng and his group arrive, Jiang Deyu's complaints couldn't stop, bursting out in a torrent: "All the basketball courts in our school, big and small, including the one near the faculty dormitory, have been taken over by the first and second-year students. I've pleaded with them so much, but they just won't share a court with me. These brats have no respect for elders!"
Tong Xia jokingly teased him, "Are you 'old' or 'young'? Why should your junior give way to you?"
Jiang Deyu threw a basketball at him, "Hey, whose side are you on anyway?"
While stopping the two of them from their childish behavior, Yu Xiaocheng asked Jiang Deyu, "Didn't you say there was nowhere to play? So what is this place?"
To avoid wasting time, everyone else studied in the classroom, so Jiang Deyu was asked to go downstairs to find a place first.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Deyu disappeared without a trace after he left, and everyone had given up hope. But then they suddenly received a message from him saying to meet at the East Basketball Court.
“They didn’t agree at first, but…” Jiang Deyu pointed to the left, “Well, it’s all thanks to our class’s great hero.”
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and then realized that Jiang Sui was also there.
She stood with her back to the crowd, talking to a junior in the second year of high school.
The beautiful and radiant young woman was a sight to behold wherever she stood, and many people in the audience were secretly watching her.
The junior looked to be over 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black basketball uniform, with a buzz cut, dark skin, and a sharp, defined profile, giving him an intimidating appearance.
No one knows what Jiang Sui said to him, but he suddenly laughed, revealing his dimples and tiger teeth, and his originally arrogant face became more naive.
But he is indeed handsome.
Yu Xiaocheng made an objective assessment in her heart.
After evening self-study started, Yu Xiaocheng didn't see Jiang Sui. She thought Jiang Sui had gone home early because of something.
She nudged Jiang Deyu's arm, "Who's the boy talking to Jiang Sui?"
"Xi Sishuo from the school basketball team is training the boys in his class."
This is also why Jiang Deyu wanted to fight them.
If Sisso agrees, then both the venue and the opponent will be secured.
Yu Xiaocheng stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with interest. "So you're on the basketball team. No wonder you're so tall."
Boys tend to be more competitive when it comes to height.
Jiang Deyu jumped up and down as if his hair had been blown off, "Where is he tall? Ji Ge and I are both taller than him. Especially Ji Ge, I feel like he's grown taller recently."
As they talked, the topic drifted off-topic. "I wonder what Grandma Ji usually feeds Brother Ji. We should ask Ms. Sun to go to his house and copy down a menu..."
Yu Xiaocheng's gaze unconsciously fell on Ji Jingyu.
A night breeze swept by, lifting the stray hairs that had been hanging over his forehead, making his dark, star-like eyes even clearer. His thick eyelashes cast a dark silhouette beneath his eyes, concealing his emotions and revealing no joy or anger.
Among this group of tall boys, Ji Jingyu still stood out conspicuously, standing out from the crowd and effortlessly capturing everyone's attention.
Ji Jingyu stared intently at Jiang Sui's retreating figure, his eyes cold and brooding, revealing a hint of irritation.
He could already see Jiang Sui from a great distance.
Didn't you say you had something to talk to the head of the grade? Why did you end up here?
Tong Xia gasped, a sudden thought striking him, "You wouldn't have sent Jiang Sui to use her beauty to seduce me, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaocheng immediately kicked Jiang Deyu from behind, her face full of disapproval, "What kind of terrible idea is this?"
"Exactly!" The other students from Class Two chimed in. "If there's a fight, then fight; if there's no fight, then forget it. How could you do something like this!"
Just as Jiang Deyu was about to become a villain condemned by everyone, Jiang Sui finally returned from the "enemy" camp.
She walked straight to Ji Jingyu's side, looked around, and said, "Our class is all here. We can start fighting now."
"A honey trap?" Jiang Deyu, who finally had a chance to speak, couldn't help but roll his eyes. "How did you guys even come up with that? Does Jiang Sui seem like the kind of person who would take orders from me or compromise herself?"
Everyone: "..."
It doesn't seem like it.
Yu Xiaocheng asked, "So what exactly happened?"
"I was just trying to persuade her when she came over and said they played terribly, not even as well as one of our little fingers."
Everyone: "..."
It turned out to be a provocation tactic.
"Even so, people still asked her for her contact information, and Jiang Sui didn't get angry when she refused." Jiang Deyu's expression was indescribable. "Now I understand, effort is worthless in the face of beauty."
Xi Sishuo stepped forward and said with a smile, "I heard from my senior that you are very strong. Let's have a match."
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on Ji Jingyu.
Xi Sishuo noticed that among this group of people, Jiang Sui seemed to be particularly close to him.
This made him very unhappy at one point.
Jiang Sui didn't even glance at Xi Sishuo, but looked up at Ji Jingyu, her eyes slightly upturned with a smile, "Is there a problem?"
Ji Jingyu exchanged a haughty and indifferent glance with Xi Sishuo, then said gently to Jiang Sui, "Yes, we can win."
Upon hearing this, Xi Sishuo couldn't help but sneer, "Don't talk big, senior. We won't go easy on you just because you're seniors."
Although they were only a year older, when Xi Sishuo said it, it sounded as if they were a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people.
"I said you..." Jiang Deyu was about to argue with him when Yu Xiaocheng stopped him.
Ji Jingyu suddenly raised her eyes and stared straight at Xi Sishuo, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes.
After a moment, he chuckled, "The same goes for you. We won't go easy on you just because you're children."
Xi Sishuo's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.
I had a vague, bad feeling about it.
Ji Jingyu took off her school uniform, and Jiang Sui naturally took it and hugged her.
Tong Xia immediately followed suit, while Jiang Sui pretended not to see it.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaocheng quickly took Tong Xia's clothes and patted him on the shoulder, "Fight well, and I'll be waiting for your good news."
The boy, dressed only in a short-sleeved shirt, was tall and slender. He appeared thin but not weak. His back was straight and firm, and his arms were long, smooth, thin, and powerful. His flamboyant youthful spirit and vigorous sense of power were perfectly combined.
He resembled a snow-capped mountain or a pine tree, yet possessed an innate sense of indifference.
Watching Ji Jingyu play basketball is an ultimate visual treat.
Soon, the area around the stadium was filled with people.
As he dribbled and shot, the veins on his slender, pale arms bulged, and his large, well-defined hands lifted upwards, sending the basketball obediently into the hoop, unsurprisingly drawing cheers from the crowd.
Ji Jingyu dominated Xi Sishuo throughout the entire match.
Xi Sishuo's expression grew increasingly grim. He had to do everything in his power to resist Ji Jingyu's attacks, but the opponent seemed to be handling the situation with ease throughout.
It's like they're teasing him.
Yu Xiaocheng nudged Jiang Sui with her elbow and whispered, "Isn't Brother Ji amazing?"
Jiang Sui's gaze remained fixed on Ji Jingyu. "Hmm."
"The school basketball team wanted to recruit him before, but he didn't go," Yu Xiaocheng said with some emotion. "In many people's eyes, Brother Ji is the epitome of 'genius'."
Either don't do it, or do it and that's the best you can do.
Jiang Sui hugged Ji Jingyu's coat tightly, her nose filled with the crisp scent of mint. "Yes, he's the best."
As dusk fell, the night breeze blew freely.
After a vigorous workout, I felt incredibly refreshed.
"Phew, that felt great." Jiang Deyu wiped his sweat and waved his hand. "Let's go to the supermarket and buy drinks, it's on me."
"The next self-study period is about to start. It's not good for the class to be so short of students. Old Qin might also come to explain the problems."
As the class monitor, Yu Xiaocheng naturally had to consider more things. "Tell Jiang Deyu what you want to drink, and we'll go to the supermarket to buy it."
"OK."
No one objected.
Jiang Sui and Ji Jingyu were at the very back of the group.
"Is everything taken care of?" Ji Jingyu asked casually.
“Hmm.” Jiang Sui nodded. “I’ll provide a professional filming team to film this basketball game for free, and the director will definitely agree. After leaving the grade group, I thought you were all at the basketball court, so I went there directly without bothering to go back to the classroom.”
This explains why Jiang Sui was on the basketball court.
"So that's how it is."
The evening breeze dispelled the unnaturalness in Ji Jingyu's tone.
"Brother Ji."
"Um?"
Can you spin a basketball?
Jiang Sui extended her index finger and made a spinning motion with her right hand in the air.
Want to play?
"Hmm." Jiang Sui looked at him expectantly. "Can you?"
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Jiang Deyu, like a victorious general, strode confidently at the head of the group. "Actually, that Xi Sishuo is quite formidable. If it weren't for Brother Ji keeping him in check, the rest of us probably wouldn't have been able to beat him..."
He was talking so enthusiastically that he didn't realize he had become a commander without any troops.
There was no one behind me anymore.
In Ji Jingyu's hands, the basketball is just an obedient toy.
He spun the basketball very easily.
Jiang Sui's eyes lit up immediately, "Wow."
Ji Jingyu succinctly replied, "Fingers."
Jiang Sui immediately understood and slowly extended her index finger toward the spinning basketball.
"No rush, take your time."
The basketball was gradually transferred to Jiang Sui's fingertips...
Jiang Sui's smile grew more and more pronounced.
Ji Jingyu gazed at her tenderly, a faint smile playing in his eyes.
She was completely unlike her usual aloof and reserved self.
"Sigh." Tong Xia sighed ruefully, "It seems I have no hope."
This scene naturally caught Yu Xiaocheng's eye as well. She looked at Tong Xia in surprise and asked, "You like Jiang Sui?"
"Um."
There's nothing wrong with admitting it.
He liked Jiang Sui the first time he saw her.
Yu Xiaocheng patted his shoulder with sympathy and comforted him, "It's okay, losing to Brother Ji isn't shameful."
Hearing this, Tong Xia felt heartbroken but also felt she couldn't refute it, and couldn't help but sigh again, "That's true, after all, he's Brother Ji."
"They look so well-matched, it's a pity I didn't bring my phone down, otherwise I would have taken pictures from all angles," Yu Xiaocheng said regretfully. "Did you bring yours?"
"...I didn't bring it."
"Damn it, what are you guys doing standing here? You just disappeared without a trace, and you didn't even call me. I thought I was in a ghost's maze... Ugh."
Yu Xiaocheng wanted nothing more than to slap Jiang Deyu to death. His voice was so loud, was he trying to make sure everyone knew someone was dating?!
Author's Note: Bystanders: They talked!!!
Party involved: ? ? ?
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