30. She doesn’t want to bully people
After walking out of the restaurant, Xiao Yi glanced at Xu Wenqiang who was walking in front of him and asked Xiao Cheng in a low voice: "Are you really not going to help?"
Xiao Cheng said: "There's nothing I can do. They don't want it."
Before Xiao Yi could say anything, Xiao Cheng asked him, "Brother, you are considered a big shot in No. 1 Middle School, right?"
"Not really a celebrity," Xiao Yi said modestly, "at most, I'm considered well-known. After all, not everyone can get a perfect score on the high school entrance exam by two points."
"Then people will recognize you wherever you go," said Xiao Cheng.
"It's hard to say," Xiao Yi shook his head, "After all, I just got a new hairstyle."
"Then we should find an opportunity to let them see more." Xiao Cheng smiled, "Everyone has just finished their meal and will pass by the basketball court on their way back to the classroom. Brother, do you want to play basketball?"
"Basketball?" This word was very unfamiliar to Xiao Yi, but he was tempted. "Playing basketball can exercise my body, but I know basketball, what if basketball doesn't know me?"
"That's easy. Just beat it until it recognizes you." Xiao Cheng said.
"Okay, let's say hello to it today." Xiao Yi said.
After Xiao Yi agreed, Xiao Cheng turned to Gao Zhe and said, "Gao Zhe, see if there is anyone you know who can lend you a ball."
"Can I borrow the ball? Wait a moment." Gao Zhe said as he ran to the basketball court.
After making all the arrangements, Xiao Cheng took two quick steps and caught up with Xu Wenqiang: "Xu Wenqiang, do you want to play basketball?"
Xu Wenqiang didn't even think about it: "No fight."
"What a pity! We were planning on playing two-on-two, but we're short of one player." Xiao Cheng looked at Xiao Yi with a look of regret: "Brother, we can't play basketball today."
Xiao Yi acted like a senior for his new hairstyle: "Xu Wenqiang, please give me some face and don't spoil the fun."
Xu Wenqiang didn't want to show off on this busy basketball court, so she smiled and explained, "Brother, I still have to go back to memorize English words, correct my physics questions, and--"
"Xiao Cheng, how do we fight?"
Before Xu Wenqiang finished listing her tasks, Gao Zhe, who had borrowed the ball, ran back.
Xiao Yi immediately stood beside Xiao Cheng: "I want to follow Xiao Cheng."
"Let's play two against two. Gao Zhe, you and Xu Wenqiang." Xiao Cheng said.
"I didn't say I wanted to fight." Xu Wenqiang couldn't keep the smile on her face.
"Xu Wenqiang, I can finally fight you." Gao Zhehao threw the ball to Xu Wenqiang without hesitation, with a provocative look on his face. He always thought that Xu Wenqiang's shot that day on this basketball court was just a stroke of luck.
Xu Wenqiang smiled, slapped the ball to the ground, stopped the ball in her hand, and then looked up at Gao Zhe: "Please give me some advice."
She doesn't like to show off, but she doesn't like being provoked even more.
Xiao Cheng watched from the side and laughed at the fun.
When the game started, Xiao Yi started running around the court with the ball. Gao Zhe initially tried to correct him, but after being scolded several times for "meddling" and "Xiao Cheng didn't even bother with me," he gave up. After all, Xiao Cheng alone could handle two players.
"Don't worry about Xiao Yi, let's deal with Xiao Cheng together." Gao Zhe said to Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang said: "You are responsible for defense, and I am responsible for scoring goals."
"This isn't a spot-up shot."
"For me, it's spot-up shooting everywhere."
Xu Wenqiang's words were too arrogant. Gao Zhe looked at her and rolled his eyes.
At this time, Xiao Yi had thrown the ball several times, but none of them went in. Finally, he got tired and planned to throw the ball to Xiao Cheng. However, the moment the ball left his hand, it was intercepted by Xu Wenqiang.
Xiao Cheng knew Xu Wenqiang's hit rate. He put away his joking expression and stood behind Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang glanced behind her and saw that Xiao Cheng almost covered her completely.
Xiao Cheng looked at Xu Wenqiang, who seemed to be encircled by him, and his mind wandered slightly. Compared to him, she was so small. How could she possibly escape?
Xu Wenqiang and Chen Yang had never played basketball so closely together before, so when Xiao Cheng stood behind her, the smell and breath of a man made her feel uneasy.
Gao Zhe couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at Xu Wenqiang, "Pass the ball!"
"Xu Wenqiang, stop wasting time!" Xu Wenqiang cursed herself in her heart and passed the ball to Gao Zhe.
Gao Zhe received the ball, grinned at Xiao Yi who was rushing towards him, and went around him and made a layup.
"Pass the ball as soon as you get it, don't waste time." Gao Zhe walked over and said to Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang looked at him expressionlessly and said nothing.
"Brother, go to the basket." Xiao Cheng said to Xiao Yi while dribbling the ball.
"Coming!" Xiao Yi ran over to Xu Wenqiang's side. As someone slightly smarter than them, his physical coordination was a bit off, but his brains were still sufficient. He and Xu Wenqiang were obviously just there to make up the numbers. Gao Zhe was left to Xiao Cheng, while he and Xu Wenqiang stood aside to show their respect.
Gao Zhe stared intently at Xiao Cheng. To him, Xiao Cheng was a friend who was better than him in every way. He had no intention of competing with him, but when it came to basketball, he didn't want to lose to him.
Gao Zhe defended tightly, and Xiao Cheng couldn't shoot. In the stalemate, Xiao Cheng passed the ball to Xiao Yi.
As soon as Xiao Yi got the ball, he was happy. He was already standing under the basket, and he had a height advantage over Xu Wenqiang, and he was also faster than Xu Wenqiang, so he started shooting as soon as he received the ball.
After two or three shots, the ball didn't go into the basket, but rolled to Xu Wenqiang's feet. Xiao Yi was exhausted and waved to Xu Wenqiang, meaning to let her come.
Xu Wenqiang got the ball and smiled politely at Xiao Yi.
Gao Zhe then shouted to her, "Pass the ball!"
Xu Wenqiang looked over and saw that Gao Zhe was being tightly guarded by Xiao Cheng, but she still passed the ball to Gao Zhe. She could have shot, but she only had Xiao Yi squatting on the ground, and she didn't want to bully anyone.
After Gao Zhe received the ball, he rushed left and right, barely shaking off Xiao Cheng, but when he threw the ball, his movements were out of shape and the ball did not go in. Xiao Cheng and Gao Zhe both went to fight for the ball at the same time, but neither of them could get it.
Xu Wenqiang, who had been waiting on the side, was quick to grab the ball.
Gao Zhe was shouting again, "Xu Wenqiang, pass the ball!"
But this time, Xu Wenqiang decided to do it herself. Instead of continuing to move towards the basket, she retreated to the three-point line.
"Xu Wenqiang!" Gao Zhe shouted.
Xu Wenqiang adjusted her posture and threw the ball without hesitation. Since no one was guarding her, then her three-pointer wouldn't be considered bullying, right?
Xiao Yi squatted on the ground, looked up and watched the ball pass over his head.
Xiao Cheng smiled, admiring Xu Wenqiang's beautiful pitching posture, and heard the sound of the ball falling into the basket.
“Three points!”
"That girl shot a three-pointer!"
"Who is that?"
"Looks like a freshman in high school."
"Um, is that Xiao Yi? The genius in the second year of high school."
…
I didn't know when a group of people had gathered on the court. There were men and women in the crowd, some familiar and some unfamiliar.
Xu Wenqiang's eyes could only accommodate a basketball.
"How is it?" Xiao Cheng asked Gao Zhe.
"It's just a goal, luck." Gao Zhe curled his lips.
"Then let's take a look." Xiao Cheng said.
Gao Zhe threw the ball directly to Xu Wenqiang for the next goal. Gao Zhe wanted to see how much luck Xu Wenqiang had left, so Xiao Cheng let him go.
As soon as Xu Wenqiang received the ball, Xiao Yi rushed forward.
Xu Wenqiang's three-pointer had opened Xiao Yi's eyes. He finally realized that he was the only one on the court who was making up the numbers. However, the crowds and cheers on the basketball court were really addictive. So, he decided to make up the numbers until the end.
Although Xiao Yi's defense was disorganized, he was still taller and stronger than Xu Wenqiang, so it was not easy for Xu Wenqiang to shoot.
"Does she even know how to fake moves?" Gao Zhe asked.
Xiao Cheng didn't say anything.
He looked at Xu Wenqiang, and when he saw her eyes change, his throat moved.
Xu Wenqiang first faked a shot, easily passing Xiao Yi, but instead of going for a layup, she retreated to the three-point line and then stood up to shoot. She didn't choose to go for a layup directly, but because her opponent was Xiao Yi, she didn't want to bully him.
Another three-pointer was scored.
"Three points, another three points!"
"Where on earth did this Akagi Haruko come from!"
…
The sidelines were boiling!
"For me, it's spot-up shooting everywhere."
Gao Zhe looked at Xu Wenqiang's standard and beautiful shooting posture, remembered the harsh words she had said, and said in his heart, she is so cruel.
"Do you want to watch it again?" Xiao Cheng asked him.
"No more watching, let's play basketball." Gao Zhe was serious, "One more ball."
Xiao Cheng watched Gao Zhe run towards Xu Wenqiang, and felt a moment of loss in his heart, because this time, he was not Xu Wenqiang's teammate.
However, when he looked at the cheering onlookers around him and listened to everyone asking who the "Akagi Haruko" was who was playing basketball with the "genius" Xiao Yi, he felt relieved again.
The top 20 in the midterm exam was a test for Xu Wenqiang. On this road to success, Wang Rui's favor alone wasn't enough. She needed more people by her side, not just him, but also friends.
Under the setting sun, the orange and red clouds gradually disappeared. The sky darkened and the street lights on campus gradually lit up.
Xu Wenqiang has become addicted.
She had spent countless lonely hours on the basketball court alone, and she and Chen Yang had spent countless violent hours on the court together. In her memory, basketball was either about loneliness or violence.
But this time, she wasn't alone on the basketball court, and Chen Yang wasn't standing across from her. This time, there was no loneliness, no violence. This time, she could just play basketball.
No one knew who started shouting, but everyone around started shouting together: "Akagi Haruko, come on!"
"Akagi Haruko, come on!"
…
Until someone shouted, "Evening self-study starts in two minutes."
Everyone suddenly woke up from their dream, dispersed and ran to their respective classrooms.
Xiao Yi leaned limply against Xiao Cheng: "Brother, didn't you say you wouldn't help?"
"How did I help?" Xiao Cheng pretended to be confused.
"You even took my reputation into account, isn't it just to give her a good reputation?" Xiao Yi said.
"Brother, it's just a game of basketball." Xiao Cheng pretended not to understand.
"Forget it, I know you're annoyed with me too. Since you've been putting up with me, I won't expose you." Xiao Yi patted Xiao Cheng, "You should take care of Gao Zhe."
Gao Zhe simply thought Xu Wenqiang was incredibly attractive to him. How could a girl play basketball so beautifully and flexibly? He embraced Xu Wenqiang, but it wasn't enough. He pinched and rubbed her face, but it still wasn't enough. After holding Xu Wenqiang's head and kissing her on the head, he threw a basketball towards her.
Gao Zhe turned around angrily and saw Xiao Cheng standing not far away with a stern look on his face and his hands in his pockets. Only then did he come to his senses.
He quickly raised his hands and took two steps back to prove his innocence.
Xu Wenqiang was tossed around like a doll by Gao Zhe, and she almost burst into a swearing fit. Fortunately, he finally let her go. However, her hair, which was originally quite long, had now become a mess of weeds.
Xiao Chengshi couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he walked over and helped her tidy up a few times.
Xu Wenqiang wanted to hide, but Xiao Cheng said, "Don't move."
Xu Wenqiang continued to hide: "I smell."
Xiao Cheng paused, held Xu Wenqiang's head and kissed her on the top of her head.
Gao Zhe had just picked up the basketball, but his grip loosened and the basketball fell to the ground and rolled away.
Xiao Yi sighed: "This is youth!"
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