Chapter 112: Not Wasting Time ②
The two reached a consensus, and in the eyes of the classmates watching the excitement in Class 1, it became a showdown between two men fighting over one woman.
Speaking of basketball, one cannot avoid mentioning sports, and students specializing in the sport of basketball, colloquially known as the school team members, are not present in every class. However, in every class, there are always a few students who love to play basketball.
And for Class 10, students who love to play basketball would be Li Kai and Luo Xu. Before seriously studying, they would go to the sports field to play basketball after every class. Of course, physical education class was their heaven. When it came to playing a full court game, several people naturally volunteered.
Of course, who wouldn’t want to watch such an unprecedented spectacle? So, the students of Class 10 followed Li Kai and the others, heading towards the school’s sports field in a grand procession. Just then, the bell for morning self-study rang. Nie Qiu and Huang Yan walked out of the bathroom and saw a large group of people going downstairs towards the sports field. Of course, these two were not face-blind and noticed that everyone going downstairs was from their own class. Huang Yan, also someone who loved to join in the fun, excitedly pulled Nie Qiu and headed downstairs.
The seven basketball enthusiasts from Class 1 were already standing by the court, having changed into their Class 1 team uniforms and doing warm-up exercises. The spectators from Class 1 had also changed into their class uniforms and were holding banners drawn with chalk, shouting slogans.
After Ai Si Yuan returned to the classroom, he spoke about the match with a grand reason: a practice match to start the day. For the students of Class 1, studying was already a habit, as if it were integrated into their very being. They arrived at school early in the morning, and morning reading was not a method to invigorate the mind; instead, it made them more drowsy. Therefore, everyone in the class agreed to Ai Si Yuan’s proposal without a second thought.
Teenagers in adolescence, around sixteen or seventeen years old, are all competitive. Even in a practice match, everyone hopes to win beautifully. Therefore, everyone in Class 1 was cautious.
The students of Class 10 were not to be outdone. Someone went back to the classroom to get notebooks, tore out sheets of paper, rolled them into tubes, and then stuck pink notebook paper onto the rolled sticks. On them, “Class 10 Must Win” was written in bright letters. One student held one, creating quite a spectacular sight.
As the class monitor of Class 10, Li Kai and Ai Si Yuan greeted each other, and then both discussed how to play the game under their respective baskets. Li Kai looked at Class 1’s neat attire and then at his own class’s orderly banners. He took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Haiyang, Luo Xu, Ma Xin, and Wang Chao Lei. “At last year’s autumn sports meet, we didn’t get to play against Class 1 due to the draw, so we don’t have experience playing them. But we did watch last year’s games. Do you remember how their class played?”
“Fast break!” Zhang Haiyang said. “In their class, except for that guy named Zhang Qidi who plays defense, everyone else only knows how to fast break.”
“But in April this year, Ge Bai from Class 3 transferred to Class 1,” Luo Xu said, glancing at Class 1’s bench. “Ge Bai is tall and good at defense.”
“Class 1’s playstyle won’t change, but this time it will be a bit more difficult for us,” Ma Xin also glanced at Class 1’s lineup. Class 1 had seven or eight boys who could play basketball, and one was even on the school team. As for their Class 10, although there were many boys who loved basketball, when it came to teamwork, only the five of them who often played together could really cooperate.
“We must win!” Li Kai gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
Zhang Haiyang laughed. “A Kai, if we win, treat us to wedding candy.”
Huang Yan pulled Nie Qiu and squeezed into the crowd of Class 10 students. A girl who usually played well with Huang Yan handed Huang Yan a small flag and smiled, “Here, cheer for our class.”
“Hey, I say, what’s going on? Why are we playing basketball against Class 1?” Huang Yan asked, confused, shaking the small flag in her hand.
The girl glanced at Nie Qiu, covered her mouth, and smiled, not answering.
Standing in the crowd, Peng Yu Yang looked around for Nie Qiu. Upon seeing Nie Qiu, he started walking towards her, but then stopped when he saw Li Kai under the basketball hoop. Would Nie Qiu… like a guy like Li Kai?
