Chapter 7
Tao Xi turned his head suddenly and saw Yang Duole standing next to him with a bottle of mineral water in his hand. He was so focused on watching the game that he didn't notice it.
He pursed his lips and subconsciously tightened the phone in his hand, failing to conceal the initial hostility in his eyes.
However, Yang Duole didn't seem to notice it. He blinked and said to him, "Let me hold it for you. You can give it to him directly after the game is over."
Tao Xi's first reaction was to refuse.
But he had no reason and no right to refuse. He felt that he was being a little childish. He was just helping Lin Qinhe get a cell phone, but he acted like a child who was given a candy as a reward by an adult and was reluctant to let it go.
In the end, he reluctantly handed the phone to Yang Duole.
Yang Duole took it, casually clicked on the screen to check the time, and then put it in his pocket. While watching the intense basketball game, he chatted with Tao Xi in a familiar manner: "Hey, Tao Xi, can you play basketball?"
Tao Xi was silent for a while, then said, "A little bit."
Yang Duole nodded, sighed softly, wrinkled his nose and said, "I envy you guys so much. I also want to play basketball, but my health is not very good. I got a pneumothorax while playing basketball in junior high school. I had surgery and it hurt so much."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qinhe made another three-pointer, and the whole audience cheered loudly.
Yang Duole also cheered and said happily: "Brother Qinhe is so awesome!"
Tao Xi felt very annoyed.
Listening to Yang Duole talk is a hundred times more annoying than listening to Aunt Zhou's nagging.
Obviously, he didn't say anything unpleasant, but Tao Xi just felt like he was almost suffocating. He stared straight at Lin Qinhe who was dribbling the ball on the court, tightly clenching his empty hand, trying hard to suppress the depression surging in his heart.
Xu Ziqi was also annoyed. Bi Chengfei was not very good at playing basketball, but he was very good at making people angry. He made faces at her and made her roll her eyes in anger.
The physical education teacher of Class 2 finally got the ball and quickly passed it to Xu Ziqi who was not far away. Xu Ziqi was shocked and was about to shoot directly after getting the ball but Li Xiaoyuan appeared halfway. He was afraid that this terrifying dwarf would snatch his ball again, so he threw the ball in his hand towards the opponent's backboard with force when he was one step away from the three-point line.
But the route was obviously crooked, and it flew directly towards the person standing next to the basketball hoop.
The moment Xu Ziqi threw the ball, Tao Xi knew that the ball would definitely fly towards him. He could quickly move away and even take Yang Duole with him.
But then he noticed Lin Qinhe's gaze, and he looked at Yang Duole beside him with worry.
There was a muffled "bang" sound, and all the girls in the audience couldn't help but exclaim.
The basketball was about to hit Tao Xi's head as he was blocking Yang Duole. Although Tao Xi subconsciously raised his hand to block the ball, his right forehead was
He was still hit by the basketball. He reached out and touched the wound through his bangs. It was a little stinging, but his expression did not change.
"Fuck, Xu Ziqi, did you do this on purpose?" Bi Chengfei's irritable voice came, and then he asked loudly over here, "Xiaoxi, are you okay?"
Tao Xi put down his hand and looked up at Lin Qinhe.
Lin Qinhe frowned and looked at him, but there was no worry in his eyes as he had just looked at Yang Duole. It was even colder than before.
Tao Xi shook her head at Bi Chengfei, smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay."
He suddenly felt himself to be very boring and mean.
The frightened Yang Duole barely came to his senses, patted his chest in fear, and was about to say something to Tao Xi, but Tao Xi had already turned around to pick up the basketball that had rolled to the ground.
Bi Chengfei was so angry that he glared at Xu Ziqi and shouted that he wanted to avenge Tao Xi and continue to fight with Class 2, but Yuan Hao from his team suddenly said to him with a bitter face: "Sports Committee, I sprained my ankle when I was running just now, I guess I can't play anymore."
Bi Chengfei walked over and bent down to take a look at Yuan Hao's ankle. He couldn't see where it was swollen, but he still said, "Then go to the infirmary and have a look. I'll find someone to continue the fight."
Yuan Hao ran away in a hurry.
But where are the substitutes in Class 1? Bi Chengfei looked up and saw that the group of boys in his class who were huddled together with the girls to watch the game instantly turned their heads to look at the sky, the ground, and the trees, but not at him.
Damn, how could this happen!
Tao Xi walked up to Bi Chengfei with the ball and said calmly, "I'll be the substitute."
Bi Chengfei was stunned for a moment, then he held Tao Xi's shoulders with both hands, and said with a touching look on his face: "Xiao Xi, thank you for standing up for me, but I really don't want to let you get hurt."
“…”
Damn, Tao Xi felt goose bumps popping up all over his body.
Li Xiaoyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted slightly, saying, "Why don't we just end it? With Lin here, I don't think the other side wants to continue fighting."
The group of people from Class 2 stood aside in twos and threes, panting. They really didn't want to fight anymore. It was just a playful fight during the physical education class. They didn't expect that a casual talk would turn into a big fight between the two classes, and it also alarmed Lin Qinhe, who was not easy to deal with.
It's really not worth it.
Tao Xi waved Bi Chengfei's hand away, glanced at Lin Qinhe who walked to the edge of the court to ask Yang Duole for water, curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, saying: "Why don't you play? I can't get hit in vain, right?"
Bi Chengfei thought so too, nodded and said, "Okay! Don't worry, I will take care of you later!"
“…”
Just don't cause me any trouble.
The first game was canceled due to an accident. Tao Xi squatted down and tied the laces of his already very old sneakers. After standing up, he saw Lin Qinhe coming over after drinking water.
He flexed his wrist and smiled at Lin Qinhe, who glanced at him and then looked away.
In this game, Class 2 also had a substitute, and the jump ball was taken by the physical education teacher. Class 1 was still Lin Qinhe, and he got the ball again without any surprise.
Li Xiaoyuan took the ball from Lin Qinhe very tacitly, and rushed towards the opponent's backboard with the ball protected. However, the new substitute of Class 2 was obviously quite strong. When he was about to pass the ball to Lin Qinhe who was almost under the basket of Class 2, he was intercepted and passed the ball to the Class 2 Sports Committee with a wave of his hand.
The physical education teacher of Class 2 seized this rare opportunity. After receiving the ball, he pressed towards the opponent's three-second zone under the cover of his teammates. He did not take Bi Chengfei's attempt to defend seriously. As long as he avoided Lin Qinhe and Li Xiaoyuan, he could score points!
But when he was about to go forward to shoot, the ball in his hand was suddenly intercepted by someone, and under the cover of Li Xiaoyuan, he took a few steps to the outside of his own three-point line.
Just as he was about to turn around to block the shot, the man raised his hand about one meter away from the three-point line and shot the ball without hesitation.
The Class 2 Sports Committee member immediately hoped that Xu Ziqi on his team could grab the rebound from Lin Qinhe.
But the ball went directly into the basket with extreme accuracy, leaving no chance for a rebound.
The whole audience was boiling instantly.
"Fuck!" Bi Chengfei shouted excitedly, looking at Tao Xi with shock, and gave him a thumbs up in awe, "Brother Xi is awesome!"
Tao Xi hadn't touched a ball for several months, and he was a little surprised.
He subconsciously looked at Lin Qinhe on the side, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and couldn't help feeling a little proud. Lin Qinhe glanced at him lightly and whispered, "Good shot."
Tao Xi wanted to open the screen instantly.
After getting his touch back, Tao Xi played better and better. After screening Lin Qinhe and making another three-pointer, the atmosphere in the stadium reached a climax again.
Class 1 was a makeshift team of only five people. Although it had Bi Chengfei, who was useless, and Cao Xuan, who was of average ability, but because of the increasingly tacit cooperation between Tao Xi, Lin Qinhe and Li Xiaoyuan, they suppressed Class 2 and scored points almost the entire time.
The slogan of the first class of girls has changed from "First class, no ordinary class" to "First class, double the beauty".
This basketball game that started inexplicably ended with no suspense in the result. The students in Class 2 were beaten so badly that they had no temper at all. Fortunately, the bell rang as soon as the game ended, and the people who watched the game left the playground and rushed to the cafeteria.
Jiang Xinyu, the cultural and arts committee member, and Jin Jing, the English class representative, were both holding bottles of mineral water bought from a convenience store, which they were planning to give to Lin Qinhe. But when they saw that Lin Qinhe already had the water handed to him by Yang Duole, they ran to Tao Xi and Bi Chengfei.
Jiang Xinyun took the initiative to pass the water to Tao Xi and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. You looked so handsome just now!"
Tao Xi glanced at the bottle of water. He had seen it in a convenience store. A bottle cost twelve yuan, which was enough for his one-day meal at Qingshui No. 1 Middle School. He hesitated for a moment but finally accepted it. He smiled and said thank you to Jiang Xinyu.
Because he had just finished playing ball, there was still a thin layer of sweat on his fair face, which finally became a little rosy, and when he smiled, his slightly upturned eyelashes were moist.
Jiang Xinyu was stunned for a moment, lowered her eyelashes embarrassedly and said "you're welcome".
Jin Jing glanced at the extra bottle of water in her hand and had no choice but to throw it to Bi Chengfei beside her.
Bi Chengfei was flattered holding the water bottle. This was the first time in his life that a girl brought him water after playing basketball, and the girl was the most beautiful girl in Gaoling, Jin Jing. He was about to open his mouth to express his gratitude when Jin Jing rolled her eyes and said, "I bought this for Lin Qinhe. Giving it to you is just recycling waste."
The waste recycling station said aggrievedly: "Every time you buy water for the God of Learning, you dare not give it away. Why bother? You might as well give it to me."
There were so many girls who wanted to bring water to Lin Qinhe, but none of them succeeded. It wasn’t entirely because there was always Yang Duole, but also because they simply didn’t dare.
Jin Jing glared at Bi Chengfei fiercely, then pulled Jiang Xinyu, who was reluctant to leave, and ran away.
Bi Chengfei sighed to himself, "Flowers are affectionate but water is ruthless. Isn't my little ditch good? Maybe it will become a sea in the future."
Then he patted Tao Xi on the shoulder and said, "Brother Xi, I'm going to help the physical education teacher pack up the equipment. You don't have to wait for me, just go and eat."
Tao Xi nodded and agreed.
I thought that what I did just now was right. At least Bi Chengfei finally changed that disgusting name.
He turned around with the water and walked towards the cafeteria, but saw the person he least wanted to see standing under a tree not far away.
It was Yang Duole. He called out his name and raised his hand and waved at him a few times.
Tao Xi paused, held the water bottle tightly in his hand, and walked towards Yang Duole.
"Tao Xi, thank you for blocking the ball for me just now. If it weren't for you, I would have been hit." Yang Duole didn't have the time to say thank you to Tao Xi, and waited here after the game.
Tao Xi looked at Yang Duole's face expressionlessly. The eyes were inherited from Guo Ping, and the natural curls were inherited from Tao Jian.
Although he looked very similar to Tao Le, he felt extremely disgusted by this face.
He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes, and said, "You're welcome."
Indeed, you're welcome. He did it on purpose just to let Lin Qinhe take a look at him, but this boring action instantly became ironic in front of Yang Duole.
Yang Duole stood closer and asked worriedly, "Are you hurt? The ball seemed to hit you pretty hard."
There was indeed a wound on the right corner of Tao Xi's forehead, but it was hidden from view by his hair. He had almost forgotten about it until Yang Duole mentioned it. However, compared to the injuries he had suffered before, he never took this one to heart.
He took a half step back inconspicuously and was about to say "No" to send Yang Duole away, but suddenly he saw Lin Qinhe walking towards him out of the corner of his eye.
So he reached out and slightly parted his bangs, touched the wound with his fingers, and said casually, "It seems to hurt a little, but it shouldn't be serious."
On Tao Xi's exposed white forehead, there was a wound that was completely red and swollen due to broken skin and sweat. Yang Duole took a deep breath and said anxiously: "You are injured, and the swelling is so big, how can it be okay? I will accompany you to the infirmary to deal with it."
At this time, Lin Qinhe had already walked to Yang Duole's side and glanced at the wound on Tao Xi's forehead, without any emotion in his eyes.
Tao Xi let down her bangs, pretended to be understanding and smiled, "I can go by myself, you guys go to the cafeteria to eat, if you're late there won't be any good food."
Yang Duole asked, "You just came to our school, do you know where the infirmary is?"
Tao Xi shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I can ask."
Yang Duole showed an expression of "as expected" and said to Lin Qinhe beside him: "Brother Qinhe, you go eat first. I will accompany Tao Xi to the infirmary."
Tao Xi looked at Lin Qinhe, with a smile on his face, and said in a brisk and natural tone:
"My deskmate, how about you accompany me to the infirmary?"
Yang Duole was stunned.
Tao Xi looked at Lin Qinhe, maintaining a smile on her face, but her nails were digging tightly into her palms.
It seemed like about three seconds had passed, but it also seemed like a long time. Lin Qinhe looked at him and said:
"good."
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