Chapter 43 Chapter 43
As the referee blew the whistle, the game officially ended.
Class 17 advanced with great momentum all the way and widened the score to nearly 20 points in the last quarter. Class 3 was unable to turn the tide and the basketball game ended in failure.
Cheers rang out on the court, and the last basketball game of the senior year came to an end.
At that time, none of them understood the meaning of that moment. It was not until many years later when Ren Li recalled it again that she realized how clear the memory of that day was.
The sweat of victory washed away the depression and pain of the past few days, and Zhou Qi felt indescribably happy:
"I finally feel comfortable today. It feels so good."
Boys have a simple way of venting their emotions, sometimes just having a good workout.
Wen Shuo patted Zhou Qi on the shoulder, bumped fists with his teammates who came to celebrate, and subconsciously looked towards the other side of the basketball court.
There were a few girls standing there who had not left after the show. Ren Li had left at some point.
She was still the same as before, appearing when necessary and disappearing without a trace when nothing happened. Even during this short match, she could disappear for half an hour. It was really amazing.
"Wen Shuo." Someone called his name not far away.
Wen Shuo collected his thoughts, turned around and saw He Guang walking towards him.
He walked briskly, clearly very happy today. He approached, handed the water in his hand to Wen Shuo, and patted his shoulder. "Not bad, you all performed very well today."
"Of course." Wen Shuo was not modest at all.
He Guang glanced down at his ankle and said, "Are you okay today? It's a good thing you want to bring honor to the class, but don't be too aggressive."
Wen Shuo: "It's nothing serious, I'm fine now."
He Guang: "You young people always say that everything is fine, but when you get to my age, all kinds of sequelae have come knocking on your door. So sometimes you should not be stubborn. It's better to take it easy in the future..."
Once he started nagging, he would never stop, but Wen Shuo just ignored it.
Of course he knew that he was not fully recovered yet and would need to rest for a while to be safe, but he knew that Ren Li would come to watch the game today, so he had to play no matter what.
At this time, someone asked several of their team members to take a group photo. Wen Shuo got the excuse and turned to leave, but He Guang stopped him again:
"When you're done here, please help organize the classmates. I see everyone is quite nervous about the recent monthly exams, so we won't be attending evening study today and will have a dinner together instead.
You choose the location, but there are two requirements: one is that it can't be too expensive per person, and the other is that it can't be too far from the school, because the students in our class who live on campus have to come back at night."
Wen Shuo nodded to indicate that he understood. Jin Mingze and Zhang Yu on the side started cheering excitedly as soon as they heard the word "dinner party".
Speaking of which, Teacher He has always treasured everyone's study time, sometimes even using it for physical education classes. This is also something that everyone has always complained about him about.
But this time he actually wanted to treat the whole class to a meal, which was simply outrageous.
Soon, the news that Teacher He was treating everyone to a dinner party in the evening spread throughout Class 17. Everyone changed their previous depressed spirits and wanted to skip the afternoon and move on to the evening immediately.
After the basketball team members took a group photo, Wen Shuo was kept at the school news center for a while.
He knew the whole process; it was the same every year, consisting of interviews and some materials. By the time he finished recording the video, it was already lunchtime.
When he returned to the classroom, most people had gone to eat. Wen Shuo walked back to his seat, intending to take the clothes he needed to change and go back to take a shower. As soon as he reached his hand into the hole in the table, he touched a round object.
He took it out and saw a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao spray.
He took the bottle of spray in his hand and looked at it for a while, confused.
He held it up, turned around and asked Zhou Qi: "Did you buy this for me?"
Zhou Qi was also confused and shook his head: "No, why would I buy you something like this? No one was injured today, maybe a girl gave it to you."
His words reminded Wen Shuo.
In fact, boys who play basketball all know that this kind of medicine is not very effective and people generally don’t buy it.
He was already past the acute stage of the injury, so applying this spray wouldn't be of much use. If this stuff had been bought by a girl who didn't know much about basketball, then everything would make sense. Someone must have bought it and stuffed it into his desk hole during a break in the game.
Wen Shuo suddenly knew who bought it.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of Ren Li. Ren Li was still sitting quietly in her seat as usual, with only a slender back left.
Wen Shuo thought of the half hour she disappeared during the basketball game. In fact, deep down in his heart, he really hoped that this thing was given by Ren Li.
He finally unpacked it and put it in his backpack.
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The bell rang, and the last class of the afternoon ended. After the Chinese teacher announced the end of get out of class, the expressions on everyone's faces were as if it was New Year's Day, and the class instantly exploded.
He Guang fully entrusted Wen Shuo with the responsibility of handling the evening dinner, and even gave him the procedures for approving leave notes at the door.
Wen Shuo was helpless. He didn't like group activities, but Lao He always asked him to take part in any trouble.
He finally chose the "Zhiwei Restaurant" not far from the school as the venue for tonight's dinner.
This is the only restaurant nearby that can meet Teacher He’s needs. Its style is just like its name, simple and unpretentious but of good quality and low price.
Fortunately, the old store’s sign is still there. Although they are all home-cooked dishes, the restaurant’s rating is quite high, so overall it should not be too bad.
After class, Wen Shuo posted the location of the dinner in the class group. Everyone got their own permission to leave the school, and then they went there in groups of three or four.
Wen Shuo was originally walking with the boys on the basketball team, but when he reached the street outside the school gate and stood at the intersection, he seemed to remember something and said to Zhou Qi:
"You guys go ahead, I have something to do and will be there soon."
"Did you leave something in the classroom?" Zhou Qi asked. "Why don't you send a message to the group chat and see if anyone is there and bring it to you."
Wen Shuo: “No need.”
Zhou Qi then remembered that Wen Shuo didn't really like others touching his things, so he nodded: "Okay, let's go over there first. Call me if you need anything."
The green light at the intersection came on, everyone crossed the road, and Wen Shuo turned around and walked in the opposite direction.
He went to the convenience store he used to go to with Ren Li.
It was dinner time, and the store was unusually busy. Wen Shuo searched the shelves for a while but couldn't find what he wanted, so he approached the clerk who was sorting the merchandise and asked, "Excuse me, do you sell Yunnan Baiyao here?"
The clerk looked up at him and seemed quite impressed with him, so he replied, "No, this morning, a girl also came to ask about it. Oh, the girl you used to come with. I told her that we didn't have any for sale, and then she left."
Wen Shuo quickly asked, "Is she wearing the No. 4 Middle School uniform and a high ponytail?"
Shop assistant: "Of course it's her, the girl who always comes with you. She's fair-skinned and pretty. She likes to buy sandwiches and rice balls. She always helped you pay the bill before.
She came running over to me this morning in a panic and told me that a friend had sprained her ankle playing basketball and wanted to buy some medicine, but unfortunately we didn't have any here. She seemed to say she wanted to go to the pharmacy over there to have a look."
That bottle of medicine was indeed sent by Ren Li.
In fact, Wen Shuo already knew the answer in his heart, but he still wanted to confirm it again and again, as if only by confirmation would he feel more at ease.
When he returned to Zhiwei Restaurant, almost everyone was there.
Several boys were serving as guides downstairs. When they saw him coming, they quickly waved, "Brother Shuo, over here. Everyone's waiting for you in the Yazheng Hall upstairs. Old He's here too."
Friday night was the bustling time at Zhiwei Restaurant. Wen Shuo walked in, passed through the bustling first floor lobby, and came to the stairwell. Just as he was about to go upstairs, he happened to meet Ren Li who was about to go downstairs.
The stairwell was narrow, just enough for two people to pass each other. Wen Shuo stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at her.
Ren Li probably didn't expect that they would meet in such a place, so she stopped immediately, and the foot she stepped forward was suspended in the air.
Wen Shuo suppressed his inner turmoil, pretended nothing had happened, and walked upstairs.
Ren Li was in a dilemma, wondering if she turned around and left now, it would be too obvious.
She hesitated for a long time, and finally took the step, taking a few cautious steps down.
Later, she almost pressed herself against the wall. The more she dodged, the more annoyed Wen Shuo became.
In the instant they passed each other, Ren Li almost ran downstairs quickly, not even daring to look at Wen Shuo the whole time.
The inexplicable irritation in Wen Shuo's heart surged up again.
After going upstairs, Yazheng Hall is easy to find, it is the one closest to the stairs.
The private room in this hall was large, accommodating two large round tables. The table near the entrance was occupied by the female students. The one inside was reserved for Teacher He and some of the more active students in the class. As the main characters of the day, the basketball team was also present.
When Wen Shuo entered, the only remaining seat at the table inside was the one next to Teacher He.
Perhaps everyone felt it was stressful to sit with Teacher He, so they left the opportunity to "communicate" with him closely to Wen Shuo.
Wen Shu felt that it didn't matter where he sat, so he sat down. The classmates who had been guiding the group outside also came back. Everyone was present and the waiter started serving the dishes.
Because Mr. He was in charge today, the boys were naturally not allowed to drink alcohol, so everyone only drank juice and drinks, but this did not prevent the atmosphere from becoming increasingly heated tonight.
After all, I am in the third year of high school, and it has been a long time since I was able to have fun with my classmates like today.
The dishes were served very quickly, and the boys ate a lot and very quickly. Teacher He felt a little emotional when he saw the boys at the table gobbling up the food.
He stood up and said, "Classmates, please be quiet for a moment. I want to say a few words."
Everyone was used to this and they ate and chatted happily while raising their juices.
Teacher He gave an impromptu speech, and his speech was sincere and emotional. Ren Li, sitting in her seat, was also a little moved.
The atmosphere of the night finally became much more sentimental.
At that time, they didn't know how precious this moment was. Perhaps there are many things in life that we only understand after we grow up.
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