Yang Sisi started hitting me and calling me "shameless." I dodged and ran downstairs... When I came to my senses, I realized that by going along with Yang Sisi's words, I had inadvertently confessed. No wonder she was so angry.
But I swear, I really did specifically tell Nie Dangdang to keep his bottom line as a human being, and that bottom line was his underwear. If he could keep it, that would be wisdom; if he took it off, that would be absolutely indecent... There's only a fine line between the two, but unfortunately, Nie Dangdang was the latter.
...
After leaving Yang Sisi's place, I summoned Nie Dangdang in the "Whirlwind Basketball Team" group chat and asked him to come find me at the basketball court. I felt it was necessary to have a serious talk with him about taking off his clothes, because it involved a person's moral character... Compared to basketball skills, being an upright and honest man was what I should teach him more.
A short while later, Nie Dangdang arrived at the basketball court, shaking off his fat body. He had changed into his basketball uniform and, upon seeing me, excitedly asked, "Coach, are you going to give me some special lessons and teach me how to crossover dribble past people?"
"Playing basketball is just a hobby, but moral character is something that stays with a person for a lifetime. Which do you think is more important?"
"Both are important."
"What kind of 'comprehension' is this?!"
After a brief pause, I said to him, "Please sit down first. Let me talk to you about what happened at noon today... Did you go a little too far?"
After thinking for a long time, Nie Dangdang replied, "You mean... the thing about me taking off my clothes in front of Yang Ruhua?"
"Look, you've forgotten the key point... I told you to knock on her door, and if she hits you, then you should use taking off your clothes to protect yourself..."
Nie Dangdang pondered for a long time, then scratched her head and said to me with a wronged expression, "Coach, isn't it all the same thing... If I go to knock on her door, she will definitely hit me, and then I will definitely have to take off my clothes."
“Even in a matter of course, there are priorities… I heard her say that if she hadn’t stopped you, you would have taken your underwear off in front of everyone; tell me, do you have any respect for the distinction between men and women?… Besides, I specifically told you before you went up there, don’t take your underwear off, don’t take your underwear off, don’t take your underwear off… I’ll say it three times, but why didn’t you remember?”
Nie Dangdang said to me with a bitter face, "I didn't intend to take my clothes off at first... but she laughed at me."
What did she laugh at you for?
"She laughed at me for not having a penis... for looking like a girl, and for not being afraid to take my clothes off!"
If I were an anime character, I would definitely have three black lines on my face right now... No, even three black lines wouldn't be enough to describe how I feel in the face of this absurdity, but Yang Sisi is definitely capable of saying that.
I lit a cigarette and after a long pause replied, "And then you really took it off?"
"Yes, I'm angry..."
"Don't be angry... This is your fault for losing your temper, you were wrong... Of course, I also bear responsibility, I overestimated you and underestimated her a bit."
I thought for a moment, then took out a hundred yuan from my pocket and handed it to Nie Dangdang, saying, "Go to the fruit shop outside and buy some fruit, then go to the porridge shop next door and buy a bowl of porridge to replenish your qi and blood, and then take it to her as an apology."
"Coach, what does 'replenishing qi and blood' mean?"
"Uh... I can't explain it to you clearly. Just ask the boss what I said, and he'll prepare some porridge for you... Once you've finished this, I'll teach you how to use the crossover step to get past people."
"Alright..."
Nie Dangdang responded and rushed out of the basketball court. I shouted after him, "Don't tell her I asked you to deliver it...did you hear me?"
...
I was planning to stay on the basketball court and wait for Nie Dangdang to come back so I could teach him some basketball skills, but then I received a call from Chen Jin. He said he had negotiated another deal on a shop, and the owner was at Tina's bar, waiting for me to come and sign the contract.
This is a serious matter concerning my career, and I dare not neglect it. So I had to stand Nie Dangdang up again. But I sincerely hope that he can use this food and drink to make amends with Yang Sisi. After all, we are neighbors and share a love for this basketball court.
...
At Tina's bar, Chen Jin and I successfully signed the contract. Then we took the owner to a bathhouse in Xiaguan. By the time we returned to Shanshuijian, it was already 12:30 a.m.
Chen Jin and I washed up and went to our own rooms...
It seems that Nie Dangdang and Yang Sisi's communication went well. I lay on the bed for several tens of minutes without hearing her knocking on the floor again.
For the first time, I realized that this place could be so quiet, but behind this quietness lay my anxiety, because I still hadn't received a reply from Ye Zhi.
At 1 a.m., she finally replied to the message: "Just got off the plane, a little tired. It's not important, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"It's not important... I was just worried about you. You should get some rest."
Ye Zhi didn't reply. I wanted to figure out what she was feeling at that moment, but the more I tried, the stronger that feeling of loneliness became... Did she really not want to talk to me for a while?
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