Chapter 49
Before we knew it, half an hour had passed.
The fruit tea that Li Miao was holding was slowly running out.
He was surprised that Pei Huai was so handsome when he played basketball. As a spectator, Li Miao was completely captivated and couldn't take his eyes off him.
No one knows who spread the news that Pei Huai was playing basketball, but several pairs of female college students who came to watch the game together gradually arrived.
They whispered to each other, occasionally laughing and then looking up at Pei Huai with shy smiles.
"Are all these people here to watch Pei Huai play basketball? Isn't that a bit much?" Li Hang turned to look at them, his mouth agape in surprise.
It's already past nine o'clock. Although it's not too late, most students have probably gone back to their dorms to wash up and then lie in bed playing on their phones to rest.
I never expected so many girls to come all this way on a whim, without bothering with the hassle of getting dressed and putting on shoes, just to watch Pei Huai play basketball.
"This world really is a giant game of deception," Li Hang sighed.
"Wow, are they all here to watch Pei Huai play? Pei Huai is so popular," Li Miao muttered to herself.
At this moment, he had a concrete and tangible sense of Pei Huai's handsome appearance.
Although Li Miao is the campus heartthrob among freshmen, he gradually comes to understand the differences in human aesthetics during this time.
His looks and Pei Huai's appearance are two completely different styles, and most girls seem to prefer Pei Huai's deep and three-dimensional features and superior bone structure.
Li Miao smiled gently, her eyes crinkling.
He secretly thought to himself: He actually liked Pei Huai's appearance quite a bit. Several times when he slept with Pei Huai, he was always attracted by the boy's deep black eyes.
Without realizing it, Pei Huai scored another goal easily with Liang Yixuan's help.
"Beautiful." Liang Yixuan raised his hand, indicating that he would give him a high five.
Pei Huai raised an eyebrow and cooperatively raised his hand, gently touching his palm to the other's.
After lowering his arm, he stood there breathing slightly, with fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead and collarbone.
His pure black hair, slightly damp with sweat, hung loosely over his forehead, reaching his prominent brow bone and slightly obscuring his sharp, cold black eyes.
However, it was precisely this perfectly timed languid and carefree attitude that drew giggles from the dozen or so girls watching the game.
Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan's opponents, seeing that they couldn't win and were constantly being suppressed, found it pointless.
He then used his phone to call for help, summoning upperclassmen from the basketball club, both sophomores and juniors.
A few minutes later, several senior students dressed casually and loosely came over and greeted us from afar.
Pei Huai, Liang Yixuan, and the others greeted him politely.
"You guys have so much energy so late at night, no wonder you're freshmen," one of the senior students exclaimed.
They had fought Pei Huai before and knew that he was quite capable.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the three senior students took the stage as substitutes, becoming Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan's opponents.
"Who are they? Why did they suddenly switch to other players?" Li Miao asked curiously.
"They're all veteran members of the basketball club. If we don't make changes, we can't win. An exhibition match should be played back and forth to be more entertaining," Li Hang patiently explained to Li Miao.
The college students watching the game became increasingly interested.
Li Miao pouted, feeling it was unfair: "Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan have been fighting for almost twenty minutes, and they've used up a lot of their energy. They're bullying us."
Li Hang was amused by Li Miao's innocent and adorable remarks.
"After all, it's just for entertainment, not a formal competition."
"That's not fair either," Li Miao snorted.
"So you're protecting her already?" Li Hang teased, looking at Li Miao's lively and vivid little expression.
“Protect them, of course! If I don’t protect Pei Huai and the others, am I supposed to protect the other side?” Li Miao said confidently.
"Ahem, yes, yes, King Meow Meow is right." Li Hang called out Li Miao's WeChat nickname, calling him "King," acknowledging that what the King said was absolutely correct.
"Hmph." Li Miao snorted again. "Even if it's someone else, Pei Huai is still definitely more powerful."
After a quick warm-up, the senior students joined the fun competition.
The opponent's overall strength has significantly improved.
However, Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan's strength should not be underestimated.
The two sides played back and forth, which greatly enhanced the entertainment value of the match.
Under the cover of night, Pei Huai stood there, panting slightly as he recovered his strength, his long, slender, pale hands on his hips.
Beads of clear sweat slid down his sharply defined jawline, dripping onto the ground and spreading into a small, dark patch.
Running non-stop, his agile figure weaving back and forth on the dark court, he resembled a black panther hunting in the jungle.
His well-defined knuckles lifted his shirt to wipe away sweat, revealing a hint of his muscular waist and clearly defined abdominal muscles, each muscle exuding immense power and the hormones of a mature man.
The girls watching the game could no longer contain their excitement and started to cheer and shout in a low voice.
Li Miao's gaze involuntarily fell on Pei Huai's waist. It wasn't that she hadn't touched it before. Realizing where she was staring, her cheeks suddenly flushed.
Pei Huaichao looked over here.
Their eyes met briefly, and Li Miao, feeling guilty as if she had been caught peeking, immediately looked away.
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Pei Huai thought he was seeing things.
Did Li Miao just dodge?
Meanwhile, Li Miao swallowed hard, not even knowing why she immediately avoided eye contact, and looked down at her sneakers.
In the end, Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan won the game by a single point.
It wasn't a narrow victory; if it weren't for the fatigue at the start, the score might have been even wider.
Several senior students sighed repeatedly, expressing their deep admiration. They were older and often stayed up late, so their stamina couldn't compare to that of their juniors.
I just didn't expect that Pei Huai would still be holding back his strength after we fought last time.
"Someone this good should be in our basketball club! Pei Huai, you should join our basketball club! Our school is going to play against Beijing Sport University later." One of the senior students lamented the waste of talent.
Pei Huai's chest heaved as he politely declined, saying that he had already joined a club and didn't have much time left.
Seeing that the senior wanted to persuade her again.
Pei Huai said that if the basketball club needs a foreign player in the future, he can join temporarily, but he will not participate in regular club activities.
While the senior students expressed their deep regret at not being able to recruit talent, they also realized that Pei Huai had made up his mind.
It was great that they agreed to be our helpers, and the senior students quickly said yes and expressed their gratitude.
"Back already?" Liang Yixuan was exhausted, panting heavily, his breathing much louder than Pei Huai's.
“Okay.” Pei Huai nodded.
They walked side by side with Liang Yixuan toward the rest area.
During this time, a girl, carrying electrolyte water she had bought beforehand, mustered up her courage and walked over.
"Hello Pei Huai, I'm Zhong Jiaqi, a freshman at the Dance Academy. I just bought this at the supermarket; please accept it if you'd like." The beautiful and vibrant girl was confident and bold.
Liang Yixuan stood to the side, acting as a third wheel in this situation, his eyes slightly widened as he openly observed.
Not far away, the senior students who were still tidying up the court watched this romantic scene from a novel with interest and couldn't help but want to tease them.
On the benches in the rest area, Li Hang was already used to this kind of flirting, but if he remembered correctly, wasn't Li Miao with Pei Huai...
Li Hang observed Li Miao's expression discreetly.
Sure enough, Li Miao looked a little unhappy, with her lips pressed down low.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept your water. I already have someone I like." Pei Huai didn't even think before uttering the words of refusal.
"Oh, I see. You've already found someone you like so quickly." The girl couldn't hide her disappointment. She had finally mustered up the courage to bring him water and strike up a conversation, but the opportunity had already slipped away.
"I'm sorry," Pei Huai said calmly.
"Uh, it's nothing. Since you already have someone you like, there's nothing I can do." The girl bit her lip lightly, took the water she hadn't given away, and left dejectedly.
"Let's go back to the dorm," Pei Huai said softly to Li Miao.
Li Miao glanced at the girl's departing figure, her voice unconsciously becoming lighter: "Why didn't you accept her water?"
"It's not really convenient to accept," Pei Huai said.
Having heard the real reason for the rejection, Liang Yixuan harbored a secret in his heart, feeling an itch as if his heart had been scratched by a cat.
"Oh." Li Miao nodded in response, but his tone rose at the end, inadvertently revealing the little joy in his heart.
"Are you happy to hear that I refused?" Pei Huai asked meaningfully.
"Really? No, you're mistaken." Li Miao's ears were slightly burning.
In particular, Liang Yixuan and Li Hang are still here.
Pei Huai asked him this question in front of them, "Why are you asking me this kind of question?"
Liang Yixuan and Li Hang wished they could disappear from their sight immediately. Who wanted to be a super-bright third wheel?!
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After returning to the dormitory, everyone went to take a shower.
Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan were both covered in sweat.
Pei Huai went to wash first, followed closely by Liang Yixuan.
When Pei Huai came out of the shower, he was dressed properly in a short-sleeved shirt and loose shorts.
When Liang Yixuan went into the bathroom, he was too lazy to bring clothes, so he only brought a bath towel.
He came out with a bath towel wrapped around his waist.
Bare-chested, Liang Yixuan usually pays attention to his physique and often uses the fitness equipment he bought in his dormitory to do strength training, so he has plenty of chest muscles and eight-pack abs.
Li Miao looked over curiously upon hearing the sound.
She couldn't help but compare the differences in physique between Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan in her mind.
Pei Huai blocked Li Miao from looking any further and glanced at Liang Yixuan indifferently: "Hurry up and put your clothes on."
Liang Yixuan was about to retort that they were all men, so what was wrong with showing skin?
She immediately noticed that Pei Huai was blocking Li Miao's way.
A teasing smile appeared on Liang Yixuan's lips.
It's hilarious, absolutely hilarious! Pei Huai actually has a day like this. If they ever go swimming or to a hot spring together again, Pei Huai will be so jealous!
With her view blocked, Li Miao blinked blankly and looked up at Pei Huai.
"Is it pretty?" Pei Huai asked in a low voice.
Li Miao's face flushed, and she stammered, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Liang Yixuan originally wanted to eavesdrop.
When Pei Huai glanced at him, Liang Yixuan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly slipped back to bed, no longer daring to gossip.
"Hmm?" After dealing with Liang Yixuan, Pei Huai leaned down and asked, resting one hand on Li Miao's desk.
Li Miao was trapped in the chair and surrounded by Pei Huai, with nowhere to hide.
I really want to turn back into a cat and run away as fast as I can.
"Are his abs good-looking?" Pei Huai asked.
Li Miao's face flushed red instantly: "I didn't see it."
"Don't lie," Pei Huai said.
Li Miao hummed and hawed twice, trying to get away with it.
"I didn't really look at them much, they're not as good-looking as your abs." Li Miao looked up and met Pei Huai's eyes.
Pei Huai was caught off guard and teased by the kitten.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that neither Li Hang nor Liang Yixuan were downstairs.
Pei Huai turned his head back and lowered it.
She quickly kissed Li Miao's cheek, then straightened up as if nothing had happened.
Li Miao covered the spot where she had been kissed with her right hand, her cat ears practically popping out of their sockets in excitement.
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