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After arriving at the adjacent venue, the other matches had already concluded. It seemed that our match was the last one to take place. We looked at the scoreboard and saw that Mortal Team had defeated Shen Xiu Luo Team to advance to the regional semifinals (top eight). Their next opponent was called Demon Skull Team. Just by the name, it was clear they were not to be underestimated. "Our opponent is Demon Skull Team..." Ouyang said as he looked at the matchups in the upper bracket. I turned my head and saw that Demon Skull Team had just defeated Eagle Wing Team with a score of 409. It seemed they had also won narrowly; their name sounded quite intimidating, but I wondered how strong they really were.
Looking at the time, it was already two-thirty in the afternoon. The sun was blazing, and we only felt the heat after finishing our match. The three of us walked towards the exit when suddenly two people rushed in from outside, shouting in unison, "Baby!" It turned out to be Xia Ying and Sha Xiaomei. After they ran over, they jumped on me and A Fei, giving us a particularly fierce hug. Ouyang stood awkwardly by, unsure of what to do. "Jie, I'm so sorry we’re late! Did the match end? Or has it not started yet?" Xia Ying released my shoulder and linked her arm with mine. I playfully pinched her nose: "Silly girl, the match ended a long time ago! We made it to the regional semifinals."
"Oh no! Sha Xiaomei and I misremembered the time. You must be tired, right? Take a good rest," Xia Ying said affectionately as she even pulled out a handkerchief to wipe my sweat, leaving me quite flattered at that moment. "No, Yingying, are you feeling okay..." I reached out to check her forehead for fever, but Xia Ying pushed my hand away: "Hey! What are you doing? You're the one who feels hot..." "You guys have fun; I'm leaving first. Bye!" Ouyang couldn't stand it anymore and bid us farewell before running off. No wonder—among the three of us, he was the only single one. Oh... I think I once promised to introduce him to a girlfriend. No way! I have to keep my promise; Ouyang, wait for me to set you up.
In the scorching afternoon sun, Xia Ying and I strolled down the street under intense sunlight. "Yingying, shouldn't we find a cool place to rest? This heat is unbearable; I'm worried about getting your fair skin tanned." I joked with her, but Xia Ying didn't seem bothered: "What fair skin? That term is only used for guys like you! You know what? This is called sunbathing." "Please! Sunbathing is done at the beach with sunscreen under an umbrella!" I explained, and Xia Ying laughed as she turned to look at me: "Oh, you're quite knowledgeable! Have you been sunbathing before? Come on, confess!" She pointed her finger at me accusingly while I flicked her finger away: "Is that possible? I've only seen it on TV!"
We continued joking as we walked down the street when suddenly we spotted Situ Jianfei and Zhao Bin whispering to each other ahead. "You wait here; I'll go check it out." I said as I walked over. "Jianfei, Young Master Zhao, discussing national affairs?" I approached them and patted their shoulders, startling both of them. "Ah! It's Jie! What are you doing here? Didn't you participate in the Street Basketball tournament?" Situ Jianfei asked, still shaken from my sudden appearance. "It's nothing; I just saw you two chatting so animatedly that I wanted to join in. What are you talking about?" I grinned mischievously while Zhao Bin looked at me seriously: "Jie, don't ask; this doesn't concern you."
"What’s going on? By the way, wait a moment." Suddenly remembering Xia Ying, I hurried back to her: "Yingying, I have something to take care of; you go home first and be careful on your way." Xia Ying seemed to sense something was wrong and grabbed my hand: "Jie, don’t get involved; what good can come from what Situ Jianfei and his friends are up to? Can you come with me to take some photo booth pictures?" She looked at me with pleading eyes. I smiled and pinched her nose again: "Silly girl, what could possibly go wrong? It's just playing around; listen to me and go home first." I waved goodbye as she walked away with an uneasy expression.
After sending off Xia Ying, I returned only to find that Situ Jianfei and Zhao Bin had vanished. As I walked down the road without spotting them, I suddenly remembered that abandoned soccer field where Situ Jianfei had gotten into a fight last time. Could they have gone there? Whatever; I'll just head over there! Relying on my memory, I searched for that open space until finally finding the soccer field. Once inside, I cautiously peeked around and found Haoshuai, Situ Jianfei, and Zhao Bin. Haoshuai was saying: "Jianfei, what exactly do you want from me? Is there something wrong with my love for basketball? Didn't you say before that you wouldn't interfere anymore?"
"Haoshuai, you're such a jerk!" Situ Jianfei exclaimed angrily while Zhao Bin added: "Haoshuai, there's nothing wrong with playing basketball, but neither Jianfei nor I want you going overboard just for it!" It seemed that Zhao Bin was quite familiar with Haoshuai. They appeared to have been good friends back then. With an expressionless face, Haoshuai replied: "Jianfei, Binbin, all you see is me going to extremes just to join the team. But have you ever thought about how miserable it is for someone like me when there's no place for my talents? Do you know how despairing it feels to be an overlooked talent?"
The last sentence from Haoshuai was powerful; listening made me recall his fierce spirit when he fought those three thugs.
"Yes, it's true that injuring two of our team's Point Guards at Jingyun High School was wrong of me; arguing with referees at City No. 1 High School was also wrong; even trying to injure Yu Chengfei and Xiang Jie at Yulin High School by setting a trap was wrong too. But all you do is blame me and scold me—have you ever thought about why I did this? Have you ever considered what my purpose was?! All I wanted was to play basketball! Why can't anyone give me this opportunity? Why?!" As he spoke passionately, listening left me speechless; so it turned out that Zhongqi Senior's near injury was caused by him... It turned out that those marbles flying past A Fei's legs were also his doing... How terrifying!
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