Chapter 55
The whistle blew and the game officially began.
Both teams were closely watching the other team's strong players, No. 3 Fang Xu from the senior team and No. 9 Ji Rang from the senior team. The two of them were originally planning to have a great fight, but because they were closely guarded by the other team's teammates, they didn't have much room to play.
When Fang Xu was dribbling, Ji Rang turned around and snatched the ball from him, then quickly passed it to his teammate and scored a two-pointer. Fang Xu stood up straight and looked at him. Ji Rang clapped his hands and smiled provocatively.
After that, the two began to confront each other.
The teammates gradually realized that something was wrong and wondered to themselves, are these two people playing basketball or fighting?
At the end of the first half, the sophomore team was just leading by one point. Ji Rang glanced at Fang Xu who had been staring at him, lifted his clothes to wipe the sweat off his face, and walked towards the stands.
There was a fierce scream from the other end, but all he had eyes for was the obediently smiling little girl. After walking closer, he took the towel she handed over and wiped it casually on his face.
It smells so good, just like her scent.
Ji Rang never wanted others to misunderstand that Qi Ying was in a premature love relationship with him. His baby was so good, he couldn't bear to see her suffer any grievance, so he would try to keep his distance whenever he was in crowded places.
After receiving Qi Ying's towel, he signaled Yue Li with his eyes. Yue Li understood immediately and ran over to hand him the mineral water, and shouted excitedly: "Come on, brother Ji Rang!"
Ji Rang: “???”
Is the show over, little sister?
However, after shouting like this, the gossipy eyes around Qi Ying really faded a little.
Ji Rang threw the empty bottle of water back into Yue Li's arms and was about to turn back when Fang Xu walked up to Qi Ying as if no one was around and said with a smile, "Junior sister, get me a bottle of water."
There were several boxes of mineral water in front of the first row, and a classmate who was responsible for distributing water saw Fang Xu asking for water and quickly handed it to him. But he didn't take it, and just smiled and looked at Qi Ying.
Qi Ying found this man annoying, so she ignored him, pretended not to hear him, and turned around and walked back.
The smile on Fang Xu's face faded and he stared at her back.
An opened mineral water bottle slammed down at his feet, instantly soaking his sneakers.
Ji Rang stood beside him expressionlessly, holding the bottle cap in his hand. When he saw him looking at him coldly, he curled his lips and smiled: "Don't you want water?"
Fang Xu laughed angrily and pointed at him: "Just wait for me, damn it."
Ji Rang glanced at him coldly, said nothing more, turned around and walked back to the court.
After the second half started, both of them went crazy. Qu Dazhuang was watching from the stands and asked Liu Haiyang: "Did these two kill each other's family?"
Liu Haiyang: “…”
The battle became more intense, and the cheers in the stadium became one wave after another. Ji Rang was like an angry leopard, rushing around the field, and no one could stop him.
When dribbling and dunking, Fang Xu wanted to block the shot and steal the ball, but Ji Rang jumped up and knocked him to the ground. He was unable to sit up for a long time, and the referee blew the whistle for a timeout.
The atmosphere on the field was a little heated for a while. All the senior students tried to pull Fang Xu back. Some of them noticed something was wrong and tried to persuade him: "Mr. Fang, why are you arguing with this lunatic? He won't care about his life when he gets mad."
When talking about Ji Rang, most people are afraid of him.
Fang Xu glanced coldly at the person who spoke. When he stood up, Ji Rang was standing under the basketball rack with a basketball in his arms. He looked at him with a sinister expression and cold sarcasm in his eyes.
In the end, the senior team lost to the sophomore team by four points.
Everyone was afraid of getting into trouble with Ji Rang, that crazy guy who didn't care about his life. After all, the college entrance examination was approaching, and it was just a friendly match within the school. Who the hell was willing to risk their life?
After the game, the players from both sides shook hands and hugged. Ji Rang was too lazy to do these empty words and turned to leave. Shen Yue held him back and said with a smile, "Don't do it. Friendship comes first and competition comes second. Besides, we won, didn't we? Show some championship demeanor."
He also noticed that Ji Rang and Fang Xu didn't get along, and wanted the two young classmates to reconcile after the game so that they wouldn't have any grudges or conflicts in the future.
He had to pull Ji Rang to shake hands with Fang Xu.
Ji Rang had a cold and fierce face, but Fang Xu smiled and extended his hand to him generously: "Junior brother, your ball skills are good. Let's have a chance to compete again."
He glanced at the hand, sneered, and casually touched it with Fang Xu.
Fang Xu grabbed his hand and pulled him closer. Ji Rang was about to lose his temper when he heard him say with a low laugh, "Do you think you deserve her just because you won the game?"
Ji Rang laughed in anger. He thought this person was quite interesting. He was the first time he had seen someone who was not afraid of death to this extent.
Fang Xu let go of his hand, pretending not to notice the anger surging in his eyes, but moved his body closer. From a distance, it looked like the two of them were hugging Yan He.
Her tone was calm as if she was having a heart-to-heart talk with him: "I heard that her father was a police officer who sacrificed his life for the people, is that right?"
Ji Rang's body stiffened.
Fang Xu was very satisfied with his reaction: "She is proud of her father, what about you? You think it is a shame, right? You hate the police and are disgusted by the so-called sacrifice." He paused at Ji Rang's rapid breathing and laughed softly: "If she knew, how do you think she would look at you?"
Ji Rang grabbed his collar and punched him hard in the corner of his mouth.
Shut him up.
The two people who were just talking and laughing were fighting in the blink of an eye. The people around them rushed over to separate them. Ji Rang was like a madman, but he was dragged by several people and couldn't rush over.
Fang Xu touched the wound at the corner of his mouth with his thumb and smiled at Ji Rang, whose eyes were bloodshot.
The students who had not yet left the stands were all shocked by this scene, discussing among themselves:
——Why did Ji Rang hit someone again? Didn’t he win the game?
——This is really too much. Senior Fang was hugging him in a friendly manner.
——This guy is a fucking psychopath. He relies on his family's wealth to do evil things every day. Does he really think no one dares to deal with him?
——Isn't Mr. Fang's family quite wealthy? Let's see how he will be kind this time!
…
Qi Ying and Yue Li had just left the venue and didn't know what happened inside. The two stood at the exit waiting, with Qi Ying holding a small prize for Ji Rang.
She thought that he would definitely ask her for a reward if he won the competition. Although his behavior was as childish as a little kid, she still happily prepared the prize in advance.
She knew he wouldn't lose, he always did what he said.
But there was no sign of Ji Rang.
Finally, Shen Yue and his teammates came out. Yue Li pulled Qi Ying over and asked, "Teacher Shen, where is Ji Rang?"
Shen Yue was also a little surprised: "He left a long time ago, didn't you see him?" He was busy checking Fang Xu's injuries just now, and when he had some free time, Ji Rang had disappeared. Seeing the two girls' anxious looks, he comforted them: "It's okay, maybe there were too many people and they didn't see him. You can try calling. It's getting dark, go home early after you make the call."
Yue Li nodded and took Qi Ying's phone to call Ji Rang.
The other party has turned off the phone.
Yue Li scratched her head and said, "Why don't we go back first? There won't be any buses if we're late."
Qi Ying was a little discouraged. She held the chocolate hazelnut candy in her hand, lowered her eyes and nodded.
Behind him, Fang Xu and his group also came out, all scolding Ji Rang for being a worthless person. One of the boys asked, "Mr. Fang, what did you say to him that made him so angry? I just saw him like he wanted to kill someone. It was so scary."
Fang Xu glanced at the slender figure not far away and curled his lips: "Just let the trash see the true nature of trash, don't fantasize about things that don't belong to you all day long."
He quickened his pace and caught up with her: "Junior school girl."
Qi Ying turned around and saw him. She was startled by the wound on his face. Yue Li also exclaimed quietly beside her: "Why does Senior Fang look like he was beaten? He wasn't there when we left."
Fang Xu had already approached and asked with a smile: "Why haven't you left yet? Are you waiting for me?"
Qi Ying shook her head.
She didn't see Ji Rang, and she felt empty inside. She hung her head weakly. Fang Xu followed her and said, "It's getting late. Can I take you home?"
Qi Ying still shook her head and walked forward sullenly, as if she didn't even want to look at him.
The wound on Fang Xu's face was burning with pain. He seemed to be indifferent, but in fact, it was somewhat embarrassing to be beaten by Ji Rang in front of so many people. Now Qi Ying had the same attitude again, and the suppressed anger could not be held back and burst out.
He sneered and asked, "Are you waiting for Ji Rang? Waiting for him to take you home?"
Qi Ying paused and turned to look at him.
Fang Xu stared at her: "He left a long time ago. He is a coward. He was scared by my words and hid away. He didn't dare to come to see you. He left a girl like you outside at this late hour. What a coward."
Qi Ying's originally well-behaved expression suddenly turned into cold anger. She reached out and pushed Fang Xu, who was following her, hard, then tightened the straps of her schoolbag and turned around to run towards the venue.
Yue Li anxiously shouted: "Yingying, where are you going?" She glared at Fang Xu, who had a complicated expression: "How can you talk like that? Are you sick?!"
After cursing, he quickly chased after him.
Qi Ying ran very fast. She had just finished her homework at school today, so her schoolbag was very light with only a few books in it. Yue Li, on the other hand, had a full schoolbag, which was extremely heavy. When she ran to the entrance of the venue, panting, Qi Ying was already gone.
The venue was empty, and when I walked, my footsteps echoed in the empty air.
Qi Ying went to the locker room first, but didn't find anyone there. She then followed the sign and pushed the doors one by one. When she reached the bathroom, she heard the sound of water splashing from inside.
She glanced at the "Men's Bathroom" on the doorplate, pursed her lips, and knocked on the door.
The sound of water was still there, but no one responded to her.
Qi Ying pushed open the door.
The bathroom was pitch black, but fortunately the light from the corridor shone in, so she could see clearly. The sound of water came from the innermost cubicle. This scene was like a horror movie, but she didn't feel scared.
Fang Xu just said that Ji Rang left her outside.
She suddenly reacted.
No, he would not abandon her.
He knew she would be waiting for him outside and would never sneak away without saying a word.
The only reason she didn't wait for him was that he hadn't come out yet.
She walked to the door of the bathroom, which was unlocked and half-open. She gently opened the door and saw the boy in the No. 9 jersey sitting on the ground, hugging his legs with his hands and burying his head in his knees. The water from the shower head poured down on his head, soaking his whole body.
He curled up into a ball and hid in a corner, feeling so lonely as if he was the only one left in the world.
Qi Ying felt so uncomfortable.
The pain made it hard for her to breathe.
She walked over and half-knelt in front of the boy. The water from the shower was icy cold and instantly wet her soft long hair.
She leaned over and hugged him.
Her embrace was so warm, her arms were thin and weak, but she tried hard to hold him in her arms.
Ji Rang smelled a sweet fragrance.
He called out in a hoarse voice: "Yingying."
She touched his head to indicate that she was there.
His whole body was cold and stiff. He slowly raised his head, his wet hair hanging down, his eyes were so red that they almost bleed, and drops of water kept sliding down his cheeks, like the tears he couldn't cry out.
The girl's whole body was also covered in water.
He raised his hand and turned off the shower.
Qi Ying pinched the sleeve of her school uniform and gently wiped the water off his face.
He didn't move, only his eyelashes trembling, and let her wipe them, his voice hoarse: "I'm sorry, Yingying, I just wanted to come over and take a shower, but I accidentally fell asleep. Did I make you wait anxiously?"
She shook her head.
Her clothes were also wet, and she had no way of wiping the water off for him. She remembered that she had seen a clean towel hanging on the hanger at the door when she came in just now, and wanted to go over and get it for him.
Just as she was about to stand up, Ji Rang grabbed her wrist.
He was so strong that he pulled her back into his arms. Although he was so strong and his movements were so rough, his voice was as soft as an abandoned child. He whispered to her, "Will you leave in the future? Will you hate me?"
She hated herself for not being able to speak and could only shake her head desperately.
"They all hate me." His teeth chattered slightly, and he buried his head in the crook of her neck, his voice so soft and broken: "They all think he is right, and they all think I am wrong. It is because I am ignorant and do not understand the moral justice of those glorious sacrifices they talk about. Everyone is praising greatness, what about you? Do you also think I am wrong? If you knew..." He raised his head, his eyes were cold, and he was struggling with despair: "Will you leave too?"
The girl in front of him stared at him.
She looked serious, almost solemn.
After a while, she held his face with her small hands, her soft fingertips brushed the corners of his eyes, and she bent down to kiss his eyes.
The kiss was so gentle, as if she wanted to give him all her love and sincerity.
He heard a gentle, soft, trembling voice: "I won't leave."
Even if the whole world is against you, I will always be on your side.
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