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"Hey, can we not play basketball with those negative guys in the future? It's really killing my interest in the game," I joked with A Fei. A Fei grinned and replied, "Actually... I was thinking the same thing, hehe." Then we both went home. Once I got home, I flopped onto my bed. I thought I could relax for two months during summer vacation, but it turned out to be two months of back-to-back practices... sigh! I decided not to go in the afternoon; it was free time now. I could date if I wanted to, sleep if I wanted to, anyway, no more basketball practice.
In the afternoon, I asked Xia Ying out for a date and shopping. On the way, we unexpectedly ran into Xie Zhinan. My teeth immediately started to itch. "Hey, Yingying!" he called as he ran over. Upon seeing me, he gave me a disdainful glance and then smiled as he chatted with Xia Ying: "Yingying, long time no see! How have you been lately?" Xia Ying playfully punched Xie Zhinan on the shoulder and said, "You remember me? Where have you been all this time? I've missed you!" "Oh, I've just been busy with finals..." The two of them were chatting quite happily, making me feel awkward standing there.
"Am I being a bit redundant here? I'll let you two catch up," I said as I turned to leave. Xia Ying grabbed my arm: "Where are you going? Aren't you supposed to be shopping with me this afternoon?" "Now that there's someone else here, I've got things to do," I replied in a particularly jealous tone. Xia Ying was momentarily stunned before slowly saying, "What do you mean? Be clear with me." Her words were powerful. I scoffed and turned to walk away. "Xiang Jie, come back!" Xia Ying shouted behind me. I could hear a hint of tears in her voice. "You bastard, how could you do this to me!" Suddenly, Xie Zhinan lunged at me and pulled me back. "What’s wrong? I'm warning you, Xie Zhinan, keep your hands off me from now on!" I sneered as I pointed at him. Even I didn't know why I was acting so provocatively at that moment.
Xie Zhinan was furious and charged at me but was stopped by Xia Ying. "Zhinan, what are you doing? This is my boyfriend; don't mess around." Xia Ying pushed against Xie Zhinan with her arm. Hearing this made me even prouder; in a particularly smug tone, I said, "Haha, Xie Zhinan, did you hear that? Xia Ying is my girlfriend! You should go do whatever you need to do!" Xie Zhinan clenched his fists in anger and turned to leave. As I watched his back, I felt a mix of pride and victory. "Cookie, didn't expect you to be so rational; that's commendable."
Suddenly there was a loud slap, and my cheek burned with pain—Xia Ying had hit me hard. "Xiang Jie, you've gone too far this time!" she exclaimed before turning and walking away, leaving me standing alone on the street while countless people stared at me. I no longer had the energy to think about how embarrassing it was; with my head down, I walked home. Did I really do something wrong? Is it wrong to feel jealous for someone I like? I just couldn't understand.
After getting home, Ouyang called me: "Jie, I've heard that this year's National Street Basketball Championship will be held at Lake City Park. Boiling Sports has decided to continue hosting the Street Basketball tournament. Hehe, are you going to participate?" "Not in the mood; bye!" I hung up and lay on my bed thinking about what had just happened—Xia Ying actually hit me because of Xie Zhinan! Did she even consider me her boyfriend? The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. After logging onto QQ on my computer and listening to a song called "The End of Our Meeting," it only made me more annoyed. So I decided to play Crossfire instead; after randomly joining a room for some individual competition, I needed to vent my frustration!
The next day A Fei and I decided not to practice at the gym anymore. A Fei's enthusiasm sparked mine; who cares if we go or not? On the way there, A Fei told me that this year's National Street Basketball Championship would be held at Lake City Park. Of course, I already knew that! He asked what that meant—didn't we want to compete? But I wasn't interested anymore; first focus on regular basketball practice before anything else. We had already reached the pinnacle of Street Basketball championship; now we needed to shift our focus to our City High League formal competitions.
A Fei nodded in agreement that Jiang Lingfeng probably wouldn't participate either since he had already achieved all the honors available for his age: Five Great Point Guards, Street Basketball Championship, National Championship, City High League champion... he had it all! He probably only wanted the UBA Super League championship and MVP now; then maybe BA championship followed by entering the national team for the Olympics and World Championships—just great dreams! Of course, those were our dreams too; it's just that our current dream is winning the City High League championship.
As we passed through a square, we noticed some faint voices ahead. Curious, I pushed aside some bushes to take a look and found Situ Jianfei and Haoshuai talking quietly in the center of the square. "How did they end up whispering here?" I muttered to myself. A Fei tapped my head: "Hey! Eavesdropping is wrong." "Well then! You have such high morals; feel free not to listen! I'm not that noble—I want to hear!" Without looking up at him, I replied.
I vaguely heard them arguing but couldn't make out much since they were too far away—only catching bits like Situ Jianfei saying something like “Can’t you be more grounded?” or “Why do you have to find ways to play basketball?” It sounded really frustrating! As I turned around ready to leave, I suddenly bumped into A Fei who was eavesdropping behind me. "Whoa! You scared me! Oh great sage! Didn't you say you'd never eavesdrop or spy? How did you break your vow?" I teased him while A Fei's face turned bright red from embarrassment as he awkwardly smiled at me: "Hehe... even saints can make mistakes sometimes."
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