Chapter 9

When Mother Tao came back, Qiu Yi hadn't left yet. When Silly Girl saw a stranger in the house, she didn't prick up her ears and stare at him vigilantly. Instead, she came up to Qiu Yi and sniffed with curiosity.

Tao Luanxi grabbed the collar of her stupid dog and pulled it behind her, opening her mouth and saying silently, "You can walk now!"

Mother Tao said enthusiastically: "Qiu Yi hasn't left yet? Do you want to stay for dinner? What do you like to eat that Auntie cooks?"

Tao Luanxi immediately interrupted: "He doesn't like to eat anything! He is very busy! He has no time to eat at our house!"

Qiu Yi glanced at Tao Luanxi and smiled apologetically at Tao's mother: "Thank you, Auntie, but I have something else to do later, so I won't bother you."

Mother Tao felt a little regretful: "Well, let Xixi take you out. Come and play often in the future! Xixi——" Mother Tao pointed outside with her finger. Tao Luanxi pouted and pointed outside with her chin: "Let's go!"

When Tao Luanxi was about to go down the stairs after walking outside, Qiu Yi reached out and stopped him: "Don't step on the slippers you're wearing."

Tao Luanxi shrugged. In fact, he was not prepared to deliver it very far.

Qiu Yi smiled and said, "Can I see you at school tomorrow?"

Tao Luanxi pretended not to care: "I will go if there is nothing else."

Qiu Yi nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for you, Xixi."

Tao Luanxi's hair stood on end, he shuddered twice and glared at Qiu Yi: "You are not allowed to call me that!"

The next morning, Tao Luanxi got up from bed early, put on her school uniform, and spent a long time in front of the mirror, repeatedly confirming that there were no blemishes on her face and body, before she was satisfied and carried her schoolbag to go to school.

When he arrived at the classroom, there were not many people there. As soon as Tao Luanxi put down his schoolbag, someone came over to ask for homework. Tao Luanxi smiled slightly, put the completed paper on the table, and asked people to pick it up.

Wei Yuan reached out and poked Tao Luanxi on the back: "You are finally back. The post in the forum has been removed, and the Weibo post that targeted your name has also publicly apologized. When you were away, the class teacher severely punished the few people who led the commotion and ordered the class not to mention this matter again, fearing that you would feel uncomfortable."

Tao Luanxi smiled nonchalantly: "Thank you for telling me."

Even a boy like Wei Yuan thought this smile was pretty. Wei Yuan sighed in his heart, thinking that this person's mental quality was indeed not on the same level as his own.

As they were talking, Qiu Yi came in with his schoolbag slung over one shoulder and sat down next to Tao Luanxi with an expressionless face. The two of them fell silent immediately, and a moment later, Zhang Zhi tilted his head and walked over to Tao Luanxi's desk.

"I'm sorry, brother. I was in a bad mood the other day and kept making fun of you. I really didn't mean it. Don't take it seriously!"

Zhang Zhi was used to being slick in class and rarely acted seriously. He suddenly apologized to Tao Luanxi honestly, which surprised Tao Luanxi.

Tao Luanxi didn't understand what was going on, and turned to look at Qiu Yi blankly. Qiu Yi shrugged: "Why are you looking at me? People are apologizing to you!"

Tao Luanxi thought of Zhang Zhi's face when he was making trouble a few days ago, and he wanted to take off his shoes and slap him to death. Now, even though the other party has apologized, he really can't forgive him for the time being.

Zhang Zhi was a little anxious: "Hey brother, can you say something? I can't stand being tortured by Brother Shen these past two days. Can you please be kind and spare me?"

"Will you talk nonsense again next time?"

Tao Luanxi was still hesitating, but Qiu Yi spoke for him first.

Zhang Zhi raised three fingers and said, "I swear, from now on you are my Brother Tao and Qiu Yi is my Brother Qiu. If I say nonsense again, you can beat me, okay?"

With a chuckle, Wei Yuan's deskmate couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly covered his mouth and lowered his head to pretend to read. Tao Luanxi still had a stern face, and Zhang Zhi was a little dumbfounded.

"Okay, you have nothing to do now, let's go!" Qiu Yi waved his hand: "Don't stand here and bother me."

Zhang Zhi didn't move, just blinked and looked at Tao Luanxi.

Tao Luanxi still couldn't laugh, and lowered his head and pretended to read a book: "Forget about the past, and in the future... just don't do that."

"Okay!" Zhang Zhi's face turned from cloudy to sunny: "Brother Tao, don't worry!"

During the morning reading, Shen Tan came in and walked around, then walked to Tao Luanxi's desk and asked, "How are you?"

He didn't mention the post, but just asked about Tao Luanxi's sick leave.

"Okay, thank you for your concern, teacher."

Shen Tan nodded: "It's OK, I'm relieved. If there are any problems in the future, remember to report them to the teacher as soon as possible, don't keep it to yourself, okay?"

Shen Tan glanced at Qiu Yi, who was leaning on a chair next to Tao Luanxi, flipping through an English textbook, and raised his voice slightly: "If someone is affecting your studies, just come and tell me. The teacher will always be on your side."

Feeling that something was implied, Qiu Yi frowned and hissed, "Is there something wrong with you? Is there anyone who would try to sow discord among classmates like you?"

Shen Tan snorted, gave Qiu Yi a look and left.

Qiu Yi touched the back of his head and whispered, "If I make you uncomfortable in some way, just tell me directly, there is no need to go looking for that bitch!"

Tao Luanxi didn't say anything, but suddenly the thought came to his mind: "This guy is actually a pretty good person."

There was a physical education class in the afternoon. When Tao Luanxi went to the locker room, she ran into Yan Hai.

"Hey! Tao Luanxi, you also chose basketball class?"

Tao Luanxi smiled and nodded, then opened her cabinet and took out her sportswear.

"Haha! Then we are in the same class again!" Yan Hai walked past Tao Luanxi to the locker room and found his locker according to the badge he was given.

No. 1 Middle School has always emphasized the all-round development of students. In addition to academic subjects, it also tries its best to optimize various elective courses. The various facilities on campus are amazing.

Tao Luanxi always came early, and at this time, he and Yan Hai were the only two people in the locker room. Tao Luanxi was standing opposite the counter, unbuttoning his school uniform jacket, and while taking off his sleeves, he secretly glanced at the side behind him.

Yan Hai had already taken off his upper body and was grabbing the hem of his sportswear to put it on. The brown skin on his back was wrapped in strong muscles, which made Tao Luanxi bite her lower lip.

This is a real man's body!

Yan Hai was completely oblivious to Tao Luanxi's gaze. He changed his clothes, smiled at Tao Luanxi, turned around and left. Tao Luanxi watched him go out the door, and after making sure he was far away, she quickly opened her collar to take a look.

There was no muscle line on her fair skin, but the ribs were faintly visible. She pinched her belly, and it was soft without any firm muscle feeling.

Tao Luanxi was very frustrated. During the summer vacation at home, he would exercise with his father before dawn every day, but his body shape remained the same and he showed no sign of becoming a muscular man.

Tao Luanxi sighed and muttered in a low voice: "I don't know how you grew all that muscle!"

Qiu Yi, who had a muscular body, sneezed, and the badminton fell to the ground along the edge of the racket. Zhang Zhi let out a long sigh: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Qiu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his racket, then turned around and saw that the students in the basketball class had already started practicing shooting on the next court.

Everyone was wearing the same white sportswear with the No. 1 Middle School emblem on their chests, but only Tao Luanxi stood out in the crowd. His arms, as white as jade, almost glowed in the sunlight. From dribbling to shooting, his movements were almost perfect, and every shot was a sure hit.

Yan Hai was stunned. He was still dazed when he received the ball from Tao Luanxi.

"You, are you so good at playing basketball?"

In his impression, these nerds with skinny arms and legs are only suitable for studying indoors. As for what kind of sports they can do, they have to rely on those who run outside every day.

Tao Luanxi smiled and didn't answer. She quietly ran to the back of the team and waited for the next practice. The man with glasses at the end of the team looked at Tao Luanxi with his mouth half open, and said something to Tao Luanxi with envy. Tao Luanxi smiled shyly and answered patiently. That smile was brighter than the sun.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you daydreaming about?" Zhang Zhi stretched out his hand and waved in front of Qiu Yi. Qiu Yi blinked and came back to his senses.

"I was distracted." Qiu Yiqi wiped his sweat and changed seats with the person opposite him: "Let's continue playing!"

After school, Tao Luanxi pinched her sore arm and walked contentedly on the campus. Thinking of the envious eyes of others in the physical education class, she felt grateful that a month of shooting practice was worth it.

“Xixi!”

Tao Luanxi felt a chill on his back. There was only one person in the school who could call him like that. Sure enough, when he turned around, he saw Qiu Yi holding the defensive net of the basketball court, looking at him with a smile.

"What?"

Qiu Yi catered to his wishes and said, "You looked so handsome on the basketball court today."

Hearing this, Tao Luanxi's little tail instantly fluttered up and the expression on her face was no longer stiff.

"Come in and play for a while? Don't waste your time playing basketball!"

Tao Luanxi was a little hesitant. It wasn't that he didn't like to play, but bumping into a group of boys under the hot sun while sweating profusely seemed very... unpresentable.

"Come on!" Qiu Yi's voice was coaxing, and he pointed behind him: "You are a top student who can also play basketball, so you will be very popular!"

What Qiu Yi meant by "recruiting people" was actually only himself, but these words hit the nail on the head for Tao Luanxi.

"Well, let's play for a while."

Tao Luanxi followed suit and took the initiative to step into the basketball court for the first time. He took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and played basketball with Qiu Yi.

The boys who usually play together were a little dumbfounded when they saw Tao Luanxi rolling up his sleeves to go on the court. How...how to fight him? This guy looks like tofu, what if he gets broken?

Qiu Yi shrugged and made a gesture - fight normally.

Tao Luanxi played very seriously. He ran back and forth on the court several times. Sweat appeared on his forehead and a healthy blush covered his cheeks. He was breathing heavily with his thin lips slightly open.

Tao Luanxi grabbed the ball and ran towards the opponent's basket. Zhang Zhi stood behind and wanted to intercept him. He got close to Tao Luanxi and gave up. He looked at Qiu Yi with a bitter face and said, "No, I can't bear to hit him."

Qiu Yi smiled and stroked his head, then rushed forward to block Tao Luanxi.

Tao Luanxi took a step back, dribbling the ball while staring at Qiu Yi warily. Qiu Yi stretched out his two long arms and almost blocked Tao Luanxi's way. There was no teammate in front of him to pass the ball to, and he would be intercepted if he was not careful.

Tao Luanxi tried a few times but didn't leave, thinking in his heart that he should buy as much time as possible for his teammates.

Qiu Yi couldn't hold on any longer. A surrendering smile appeared on his expressionless face. He put his hands away, turned his body to the side, and pointed to the basket behind him: "You shoot!"

Tao Luanxi didn't think much about it. He stared at the basket, held the ball in one hand and jumped lightly. The basketball drew a parabola in the air, passed through the basket steadily and fell to the ground.

Tao Luanxi smiled and looked at Qiu Yi with sparkling eyes. Did you see it?

Qiu Yi was standing in front of Tao Luanxi. His jumping movements lifted the hem of his shirt, revealing a small part of his slender waistline. Before Qiu Yi could take a closer look, the sparkling smiling eyes of the person opposite him appeared before his eyes.

It's really rare.

Qiu Yi smiled: "Great!"

Tao Luanxi smiled honestly, which was rare, and jumped over Qiu Yi to grab the ball. Qiu Yi didn't move, but his eyes kept following him.

Zhang Zhi followed from behind, put one hand on Qiu Yi's shoulder, and stared at Qiu Yi's face with a frown: "Brother, I really don't understand. Didn't you hate being tied to this guy some time ago? Why are you coaxing him like this now?"

"Don't you understand this?" Qiu Yi glanced at him and said, "I'm in love with you!"

Zhang Zhi laughed, thinking Qiu Yi was joking: "Stop kidding, do you like him?"

Qiu Yi watched Tao Luanxi pass by him and said, "I like her, but she doesn't like me."

Qiu Yi's serious tone made Zhang Zhi unable to tell the truth for a moment: "No, brother——"

"But that's not certain. You may not like it now, but you may like it in the future." Qiu Yi said this and chased after Tao Luanxi, leaving Zhang Zhi alone who couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Depend on!"

More than an hour had passed since the game ended. Tao Luanxi was still unsatisfied and was packing up to leave. Qiu Yi followed him and took the coat that Tao Luanxi had just picked up: "Give it to me!"

Tao Luanxi was stunned, but his body was feeling very hot after exercising, and one more piece of cloth on his skin would be redundant. Since someone was willing to hold it for him, he was happy to have empty hands.

"Go get some water?"

"good."

Qiu Yi turned his head and saw a few strands of Tao Luanxi's hair stuck to his forehead due to sweat, so he reached out and brushed them away. Tao Luanxi frowned, grabbed Qiu Yi's arm and said coldly, "Don't touch my hair."

The moment his fingers grabbed Qiu Yi's arm, Tao Luanxi cursed in his heart!

This is a high school student's arm?!

The muscles in his forearms were not thick, but he could still feel the strength hidden beneath the skin. Tao Luanxi swallowed calmly, and even in the stalemate between the two of them, he couldn't help but give it a small pinch.

Qiu Yi was still in a daze, but when he noticed Tao Luanxi's little move, he immediately laughed out loud: "Jealous?"

Tao Luanxi turned away and said, "No!" Then he reluctantly let go of her hand and turned to leave.

"Hey," Qiu Yi stopped him, "Didn't we agree to go drink water together?"

"I'm not in the mood. I don't want to go." Tao Luanxi had a stern face and looked righteous, as if he was not the one who said "OK" just now.

"Tao Luanxi," Qiu Yi crossed his arms and said faintly, "It's actually quite easy to train your body. If you find a way, you can see the results quickly. Coincidentally, I have some experience."

Tao Luanxi pricked up his ears, and the unhappiness on his face faded a lot.

Qiu Yi smiled and said, "Do you want to learn?"

Tao Luanxi was not fooled: "Are you willing to teach me?"

"Of course, but I have another condition!"