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"I..." I suddenly felt speechless. "Yingying, what can I do to earn your forgiveness?" I looked at Xia Ying and pleaded, "You haven't done anything wrong, so there's nothing to forgive," Xia Ying replied coldly, pulling Zhang Yirong back as she turned to leave. "Yingying!" I shouted at her back, "I know I've hurt you, and from now on, I won't like anyone else." "Do whatever you want!" Xia Ying walked away without looking back. I stood there alone, heartbroken.
After returning home, I sat quietly for a while and then played Crossfire for a bit. Lying on my bed with my eyes closed, my mind was racing. I promised myself that I would never like anyone again; I wanted to become someone everyone admired and revered. My mission was to win the championship at the upcoming Street Basketball Championship! My fists clenched tightly as I waited for Xia Ying to forgive me because she was my first love, the person I liked the most.
Time flew by, and soon it was the day of departure. We gathered at Lijing Park. "How has everyone been resting these past few days?" Jiang Lingfeng asked with a relaxed expression, indicating that everyone seemed well-rested. "Hehe, very well! It’s been quite enjoyable!" I replied with a smile. A Fei looked at me with concern in his eyes. "A Fei!" Sha Xiaomei ran over, and A Fei walked toward her. "Sha Xiaomei, didn’t we say you couldn’t come? Why are you being so obedient?" "I just missed you..." The two of them started showing off their sweetness, and I watched from the side, feeling a bit envious and jealous.
"Today we’re heading to Shanghai; is everyone ready?" Jiang Lingfeng asked as usual. A Fei and I replied in unison, "Ready!" Our voices rang out loudly. We had completed one impossible task after another, and this time at the National Finals, we were going to continue surprising everyone! Jiang Lingfeng raised his fist and imitated Akagi from Slam Dunk, shouting, "Alright, let's dominate the nation!"
Our trip to Shanghai would take over ten hours by bus, so we started playing poker in our sleeper seats. The four of us—myself, A Fei, and our supervisor Uncle Li—played Fifty K, a card game we often played back home. After getting tired of playing, we sat together chatting to pass the time. Ugh! How could we endure this long journey?
After enduring for what felt like an eternity, we finally arrived in Shanghai around ten o'clock at night. It was my first time in the south, so everything felt fresh—the neon lights flickered, and tall buildings were everywhere; it was simply amazing. However, after such a long journey, I had no energy left to appreciate it all. Once we reached our designated place, we collapsed in our room without wanting to move. Shanghai, here we are! However, we forfeited the training trip organized by Teacher Qiu from school in Beijing. Sigh! We missed out on meeting those star players from the Beijing Jinyu team but had already visited Beijing once before; that somewhat made up for it.
The next morning, we hurried to Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium in Shanghai. This was said to be the largest sports arena in all of Shanghai where the Shanghai men's basketball team played in the BA League. I was extremely excited as I looked at every brick and tile of the gymnasium; this was a legitimate venue for professional basketball games! To think we could compete here was such an honor! Although Street Basketball is only played on half the court, it still felt like playing in a top-tier league—what a gain!
After a while, teams from other major regions began arriving late one after another as enthusiastic spectators filled the stands. Then the emcee started with a lengthy opening speech as usual before concluding with: "This time we are very honored to invite China's number one Street Basketball player Fu Siyuan to our event; let’s welcome him!" As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted into cheers followed by a performance from beautiful cheerleaders. At that moment, I felt confused—Fu Siyuan? I really didn’t know who he was.
"Alright! After our beautiful cheerleaders' opening dance, let’s welcome the champions from the eight major regions of the National Street Basketball Championship!" The host began reading off names: "First up is our East China Region champion Shield Squad; next is our Central China Champion Flying Fish Team; South China Champion Ghost Team; North China Champion Dream Chasers Team; Northwest Champion Wildfire Team; Northeast Champion..." One fresh face after another represented strong teams as we embarked on our final journey in the Street Basketball Championship towards our ultimate goal: National Championship!
The rules for this National Finals were harsh single-elimination rounds determined by a draw—no group preliminaries or adaptation time; there was only one chance: win and advance or lose and go home.
"Captain, you have to draw wisely this time! Our fate as Dream Chasers rests entirely in your hands," I joked while patting Jiang Lingfeng on the shoulder. He smiled but said nothing as he walked up to the stage. Jiang Lingfeng took a ball from a black box and handed it to the host. The host opened the paper inside and read aloud: "Alright! Our North China Region champion Dream Chasers has drawn A; thus they will face B1's Southwest Region champion Thunder Team." Looking around at their jerseys, I spotted Thunder Team watching us too—Thunder! This time we were going to set fire!
The host continued: "Alright! The opening match of this finals will take place at three o'clock this afternoon between Dream Chasers vs Thunder!" What?! We were drawn for the opening match! All three of us sighed simultaneously—we had no time to adapt to the venue now; our journey through the National Finals officially began!
After we returned, we gathered again for a meeting. This time, Shuai Dong and Pang Hao did not come along, so it felt much quieter. "The height of the Thunder Team seems to be slightly shorter than ours based on my observation, but they managed to fight their way to the National Finals, which shows they have extraordinary abilities," Jiang Lingfeng analyzed. "We also made it to the National Finals! Moreover, we created a myth of high school students winning the championship. We didn't lose a single match in the North China Finals; it was two shoulders carrying one head—who's afraid of whom!" I said defiantly.
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