Chapter 115: Not Wasting Time ⑤
Ai Si Yuan was extremely shocked. On the court, he instinctively blocked Li Kai, but the previous shot was too powerful, too breathtaking. He was still in a daze.
Dealing with him in this state, Li Kai could be considered somewhat relaxed. However, the other three people from Class 1 were different. Because they were on the court at the same time and hadn’t seen Li Kai’s extraordinary performance, after Class 10 grabbed the rebound, the people from Class 1 naturally chased after them, all running outside the three-point line, engaging in one-on-one defense.
“Ten seconds left! Hurry! Shoot!” The countdown numbers on the scoreboard were ticking down, and the situation was still fiercely contested. The people from Class 10 couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted anxiously, as if they would shoot immediately if they were on the court themselves!
A City Senior High School placed great importance on the development of artistic and athletic talents. Many people in the city were admitted to high school as students with special talents in arts and sports. Therefore, for basketball, there were naturally standard scoreboards and instruments, with 100% standard scoring and timing. Thus, all practice matches were conducted very by the rules.
The urging of his classmates made Li Kai a bit anxious. He knew that on the court, ten seconds could be enough for someone to catch up with a fast break. Therefore, he had to shoot in the last few seconds, and he was confident he could make it.
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6…” To affect Li Kai, the students from Class 1 counted down the numbers on the scoreboard one by one. They were currently leading by one point. If Li Kai made this shot, they would be overtaken by two points! Two points weren’t much, but the game was about to end. To be overtaken in the last few seconds of the final quarter after leading the entire time would be a complete disgrace!
However, Li Kai’s attention was entirely focused on the basket and the basketball. Dribbling the ball, he dodged Ai Si Yuan’s steal. When the Class 1 players reached ‘five’, he jumped up again and shot the ball in his hand.
This shot was very clean, an swish, going directly into the basket without touching the rim!
With three seconds left, this wasn’t an international court, so there was no need to fight for those three seconds. But Zhang Haiyang rushed forward, grabbed the falling basketball, then jumped and slammed the ball into the basket again. The scoreboard timer read 0, and the score was 66:69. Class 10 won by a narrow margin of three points. Class 10 erupted in cheers, a mix of screams and whistles.
Huang Yan threw down her flag and hugged Nie Qiu’s neck, jumping up and down excitedly. Because of Huang Yan, and to avoid her neck hurting, Nie Qiu couldn’t help but jump along because… she was also very happy and very excited!
This vitality of youth, this pure happiness, was moving.
Bai Ya, leading a few girls, brought towels and mineral water to Li Kai and Zhang Haiyang, along with chocolate for energy. Girls from Class 1 also brought these things to the boys they liked.
Vanity, this thing, it’s not just for boys or girls; as long as one is human, they will have it! Having won this match, although it wasn’t easy, Li Kai, as the victor, led Luo Xu and the others towards Ai Si Yuan and his teammates, saying, “I won.”
Ai Si Yuan shrugged. “Yes, you won. But Li Kai… this doesn’t mean you are qualified.”
Although Li Kai was unwilling to admit it, he had to consider it. Did he… truly deserve Nie Qiu? Or did Nie Qiu truly deserve him? In terms of grades, he certainly didn’t deserve Nie Qiu. But honestly, when they learned he liked Nie Qiu, it wasn’t just Luo Xu; even Zhang Haiyang and the others were surprised. Besides her confident temperament, Nie Qiu wasn’t considered a beauty from any angle. Now that her face was free of red, shiny acne scars, she could only be considered plain. In terms of looks, she was actually not as attractive as Huang Yan, who always stood beside her.
But there’s an old saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” In Li Kai’s eyes, wasn’t it Nie Qiu, with her captivating aura, who attracted him?
Although his mind was racing with thoughts, Li Kai retorted verbally, “Ai Si Yuan, you are even less qualified to say these things.”
Ge Bai was tall and naturally boisterous. He hadn’t paid attention to what Ai Si Yuan and Li Kai were saying. However, seeing Li Kai and the others approaching, still holding unfinished water bottles, he burst into laughter and grabbed Li Kai’s hand. “How about it? How about it? Interested in joining our school team? That shot you just made was amazing! So cool! If you join our school team, you’ll play well and be handsome, and you’ll definitely have a lot of female fans! I’m the captain of the school team. We were second in the city last year. With you joining our school team, we’ll definitely be first place this year!”
Li Kai glanced at Ge Bai and turned to leave with Zhang Haiyang and the others.
Ge Bai wasn’t angry. After taking a sip of water, he secretly decided in his heart to tell the coach that there was such a talented basketball player in the school!
Unbeknownst to them, Coach Ge of the basketball team had already seen everything. Seeing Li Kai make that shot, he was also incredibly surprised. To be honest, he didn’t know if he could have made that shot with such obstruction. Perhaps he had the same movements and speed as Li Kai, but he absolutely couldn’t have made the shot in such a situation!
He was the school’s coach, the school’s physical education teacher, and even the school’s disciplinary head. He had originally come to stop this match because it violated regulations and school discipline, disrupting other classes’ morning self-study. Morning self-study should be for self-study. But he was so shocked that he forgot about it. By the end of the match, he was still in a state of shock for a full ten minutes.
The first class was about to begin. After returning to the classroom, the students of Class 10 were in high spirits. They had won! They had defeated Class 1, who were the basketball champions at last year’s school sports meet! What did this mean? It meant that they could potentially be champions at this year’s school sports meet!
The group chattered incessantly, discussing the spectacular shots from earlier. Huang Yan stood on Nie Qiu’s desk, shouting excitedly. Perhaps she herself didn’t know what she was shouting about, but she was just excited, thrilled, and happy!
Many girls also gathered around Li Kai, constantly praising his final shot. At the desks of Zhang Haiyang, Luo Xu, Ma Xin, and Wang Chao Lei, many boys and girls were also gathered, as if the match had brought them not just excitement and thrill, but more importantly, glory!
Just thinking about it, they had defeated Class 1, it made them feel exceptionally excited!
