The boy, no longer holding the ball in Qin Yan's hands, touched his nose and chased after Chu Bai. Qin Yan didn't bother with these little incidents, because the boy behind him made no further moves; perhaps he was overthinking it.
The whistle blew, and the game ended.
In the end, Qin Yan's team won with 72 points against the opposing team's 64 points. Xiao Yunli laughed and shouted at the opposing team.
"Your profile picture is valid for one week only. No one is allowed to change it secretly. If you do, your profile picture will be changed to one month. You have to accept the consequences of your bet."
The person opposite Qin Yan was furious and didn't dare to look at him, hiding behind the crowd. In a corner where no one could see him, he glanced at Jiang Ya and Yun Nuan in the audience, a dark emotion flashing in his eyes.
The basketball game ended, and everyone realized it was already dark after leaving the basketball stadium. Xiao Yunli, with his arm around Shi Zhan's shoulder, was still bragging about his impressive three-pointer. Seeing that Shi Zhan wasn't paying attention, he turned around and saw Yun Nuan looking at him.
He immediately switched to another audience member and started talking about the three-pointer he had just made.
"Yun Nuan, did you see my three-pointer just now? Wasn't it super cool!"
Yun Nuan nodded firmly, "I saw it, he's very handsome!"
Xiao Yunli's immense vanity was satisfied, and he happily replied to her.
"I'll secretly give you something delicious to eat during the barbecue later. Don't worry, I definitely won't tell Qin Yan."
Yun Nuan's mouth opened slightly, "Really?" Xiao Yunli patted his chest, "Of course, just you wait."
Shi Zhan and Cheng Cheng watched the two sneaking around but didn't say anything to warn them; they just let Xiao Yunli do his dirty work.
The two stood under a tree not far from the entrance of the stadium. There were stone benches and chairs there. Xiao Yunli touched them and found them too cold. If he sat down, his bottom would feel chilly. If Qin Yan knew that he had made someone sit on a cold bench, he would be tortured to death.
So the two of them just stood there waiting. He glanced at his watch; it was already past seven o'clock, time for dinner.
Then he shouted to the crowd still standing at the entrance of the basketball court, "Go back and get ready, the barbecue is ready. Come down when you're done, I'm not going to call you all one by one, it's too tiring."
"Long live Brother Xiao, hahaha!" The others immediately responded, and the others in the venue also came out. Qin Yan went to get his clothes, while Xiao Yunli and Shi Zhan directed Fang Lihuai and Chu Bai to take them out. They were extremely shameless.
Xiao Yunli joked around with them for a few minutes before turning back to chat with Yun Nuan. He realized that such a sincere girl was rare; she recognized his skills at a glance, unlike his brothers who said it was just luck! They never managed to score a single goal, so frankly, they just wouldn't admit his exceptional skills.
Qin Yan was stopped as soon as he stepped out of the basketball court. Jiang Ya looked at him with a smile.
"Long time no see, Qin Yan."
Jiang Ya was standing a little too close. He took two steps back to see who it was, and his brows furrowed slightly. After a while, he finally spoke.
"Jiang...Ya?"
Jiang Ya's smile widened. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and teased her with a smile as she looked down.
"I thought you had forgotten me, I'm so glad."
Jiang Ya is Jiang Miao's cousin, but the two families don't have a good relationship. They fought fiercely for the inheritance, and in the end, Jiang Miao's father won the right to inherit the family property. Jiang Ya's family, as a second choice, opted to go abroad.
It was around that time that Jiang Ya met Qin Yan, who had also been taken abroad by his parents, but it was a one-sided encounter. In reality, Qin Yan was busy studying and dealing with those unfriendly white people who were towards him.
Qin Yan didn't want to exchange any more pleasantries. His gaze was searching for Yun Nuan, and he felt much more relieved to see her standing under a tree not far away.
Fang Lihuai and Chu Bai came out from behind him. Chu Bai patted him and asked in confusion.
"Why are you standing here? It'll be past lunchtime soon."
He had just finished speaking when he saw Jiang Ya standing in front of Qin Yan. She was someone he knew, so he greeted her.
Chu Bai looked at her for a while and then suddenly asked
"Why did you suddenly return to China?"
Jiang Ya's expression stiffened, and she gave a vague answer before changing the subject, clearly indicating that she didn't want to discuss the topic further.
"Qin Yan, I don't know if you have time, but I'd like to talk to you about something. It won't take up much of your time. I just have some things I'd like to discuss with you."
Qin Yan refused. He believed that work-related matters should be discussed with Assistant Wen first, and he felt that there was nothing personal to discuss with Jiang Ya.
"I'm sorry, please contact my secretary for work-related matters. I'm not available for personal matters today."
After speaking, he strode towards the three people waiting under the tree, and Jiang Ya couldn't stop him even if she wanted to. She watched Qin Yan's retreating figure, wanting to chase after him, but Chu Bai called out to her.
"You're not planning to go back to China, are you? I remember you and William were having a good talk, why are you suddenly going back?"
Jiang Ya's face darkened, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed by Chu Bai's relentless pursuit.
“William and I have broken up. He’s a liar. Chu Bai, I thought you were a friend, but you’ve been following William and keeping it from me. You’re no better than me.”
Chu Bai was always good-tempered and gentle to everyone, but when he looked at Jiang Ya, his eyes showed some disgust. He didn't know how a person could be so wicked.
"William's family is just having a minor problem; you just need to give him some time. Breaking up with him now would only add fuel to the fire!"
Jiang Ya looked at Chu Bai with a cold smile, impatiently brushing the hair away from her cheek.
"I'm in a relationship, not going to help him or suffer with him. Anyway, I'm planning to go back to China and breaking up with him is only a matter of time. William's family can't recover. Aren't you his good brother? Why don't you help him? Aren't you the first one to run back to China?"
Fang Lihuai had intended to leave, but seeing that Chu Bai was in a bad mood, he decided to stay and wait for him. Even after Jiang Ya left, Chu Bai remained silent, his fists clenched.
Qin Yan led Yun Nuan back to the hotel, quickly tidied up, and then took her out to eat. Her stomach was about to upset again if she didn't eat something. On the way to the barbecue area, Qin Yan first gave her some milk and fed her some cookies.
"Try the barbecue later. I've asked the hotel to prepare some other food for you."
Yun Nuan knew she wouldn't be able to indulge in a big barbecue tonight, but thankfully Xiao Yunli said he'd secretly prepared one for her. She didn't dwell on it much and simply nodded in response to Qin Yan.
Even before getting close, the aroma of barbecue was already wafting through the air, and with a gentle breeze, the smell traveled even further. Yun Nuan's nose twitched slightly, and she followed the scent.
Qin Yan glanced down and realized the person had walked quite a distance. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Little glutton." But he quickly pulled the person back, as they had gone the wrong way.
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