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Is that to say that the teams from B Group and D Group have been completely wiped out? The first decisive battle after the three rounds will still take place at our school’s sports field, and we have no advantage. When I walked to the school gate after school in the afternoon, Xia Ying and Three Sisters also came out. "Hey! Xia Ying!" I called out to her, but Xia Ying pretended not to hear and walked away. "Yingying, Xiang Jie is calling you," Gu Mei Jiao said to Xia Ying. With no other choice, Xia Ying turned her head. I hurried over and said, "I... I didn’t mean it this morning in class, I'm sorry." "Hmm, I accept your apology. Is there anything else? If not, I'm going home. Rongrong, let’s go!" She turned to leave. I was stunned by her coldness as I watched her walk away. A Fei came over and patted my shoulder. I couldn’t understand why she would hold a grudge over just one comment; it was really frustrating.
After returning home, I opened my computer. Due to the intense competition lately, I hadn’t touched it much. Habitually, I logged onto QQ and set my status to invisible. I played a few rounds of games for fun, then opened my space. There weren’t many updates from friends. After closing it, Ice Man suddenly messaged me: “Make sure to play well in the match on Sunday. ‘Thunderbolt’ is tough to deal with; if you can limit Song Huajing's quick passes and Lu Lei's support, you've won half the battle.” Ice Man finally revealed himself, but I wasn’t surprised since I had already guessed he was part of some Team. So I directly asked him, “Ice Man, who are you?” He sent a “...” and logged off. Even now he was still playing mysterious; it was really boring. Could it be... he is a member of Puyou High School?
The next day at school, I found that neither Shuai Dong nor Pang Hao had come; those two must have overslept again. Xia Ying was chatting and laughing with someone else. I smiled and greeted her: “Sister Ying, good morning!” Unexpectedly, she turned her face coldly towards me and replied, “Hmm, good morning.” Then she went back to laughing with others. Her speed of changing expressions was astonishing; how could she treat me like this? I decided not to pay attention to her anymore. Suddenly my phone received a text message; when I opened it, it was from Pang Hao: “We’re in trouble in Feilong Alley.” After reading it, I almost jumped up. “A Fei, let’s go! Shuai Dong and Pang Hao are in trouble!” I shouted as I ran out. Upon hearing this, A Fei also dropped his books and ran with me. We pedaled our bikes desperately on the way there.
When we arrived at Feilong Alley, we found Shuai Dong and Pang Hao huddled in a corner looking disheveled. “Shuai Dong! Pang Hao!” We dropped our bikes and rushed over. Shuai Dong looked dazed while Pang Hao seemed to be in better shape. “What happened?!” I yelled at Pang Hao. He stammered: “Jie, do you remember those people we met when we went for Spicy Hot Pot? They were the middle-aged men that Shuai Dong argued with... This morning on our way to school while riding our bikes, we saw a red light ahead and quickly tried to stop, but we got lightly bumped by a motorcycle from behind. The guy got out and started cursing us for rushing through the light. Shuai Dong recognized him as one of those who took our table that night at the hot pot restaurant, so he started arguing with him...”
“And then they dragged you into an alley and beat you up?” I shouted angrily. It seemed like Shuai Dong had recovered a bit: “Jie, I saw that their motorcycle had steel pipes and knives...”
“Alright, I think they just wanted to scare you this time; just don’t provoke them again in the future. Are you hurt? Do you need to go to the hospital?” asked A Fei. “No serious injuries; they just hit us a couple of times and pushed us down,” replied Pang Hao, slowly getting up. Both of us helped him up and noticed their bicycles were right next to the alley entrance. “Can you ride?” we asked while brushing off the dirt from them. They nodded and managed to get their bikes upright again. Slowly, Shuai Dong also regained his composure as we all rode back towards school together.
After putting down our bikes, we heard the class bell ring. We hurried upstairs and had just sat down when the teacher arrived—phew! That was close; we almost arrived late! I saw that Xia Ying still had that same attitude; whatever happens now doesn’t concern me anymore. During morning training class, I noticed Ouyang had a beaming smile on his face which struck me as odd. After class when we walked out of the gymnasium, Ouyang pulled me aside: “Jie, guess what? This morning, surprisingly, Xia Ying came looking for me! She’s ready to give me a chance; I'm so happy...” Ouyang's eyes sparkled with joy as he spoke.
Upon hearing this news, my mind went blank for a moment before forcing a smile with a trembling voice: “Oh really? Congratulations then! I'm hungry; I'm going to get some food.” Saying this, I left as quickly as possible. How could Xia Ying do this?! It’s impossible for her and Ouyang! But why is she giving him a chance now? What kind of girl is she really? I didn’t understand; I truly couldn’t comprehend.
After lunch break, having eaten my meal, I pulled along A Fei, Shuai Dong, and Pang Hao to the gymnasium: “I want to play a match! Let’s have four of us play against each other; last year we only played one quarter—this time let’s determine a winner! I'll team up with Shuai Dong, while you two can pair up.” I told them earnestly because my heart felt so pent-up; I wanted to vent through an intense game.
“Alright!” replied A Fei, taking out his phone: “We’ll use my phone for timing.” After setting the alarm on his phone, we began our match with them serving first. As I defended against A Fei, he dribbled left and right trying to shake off my tight defense when he suddenly passed the ball to Pang Hao. After receiving the pass inside the key area, he jumped up for a shot that went in.
“Shuai Dong, can’t you take this seriously?! You can’t even defend against Pang Hao! You’re dragging me down!” My frustration boiled over unexpectedly as they all stopped in shock staring at me—especially surprised were the three of them.
“Jie, what’s wrong? We’re just playing casually,” said A Fei.
“Casually or not should still be taken seriously! If we're playing a match then let’s play properly; otherwise what’s the point of playing at all?!” My irritation erupted as they listened silently without rebuttal or interruption while letting me vent my anger.
Once I'd finished venting everything out, it was finally quiet until finally,A Fei spoke first: “Jie, are you done venting? Do you feel any better now?”
I paused for a moment before rushing over to hug all three of my brothers tightly: “Brothers! I'm really feeling so pent-up! Every time I'm watching someone chase after someone else while I'm left feeling frustrated without any way out—am I even still a man? Do I lack even the courage to confess my feelings?” As these words spilled out of my mouth uncontrollably tears streamed down my face—were these tears due to my weakness or because of feeling wronged?
I felt like such a coward when suddenly,Shuai Dong patted my shoulder: “Jie, are you referring to Xia Ying?”
I released them from our embrace and closed my eyes nodding vigorously without denying it anymore—this time there was no escape from reality.
After hearing this,Shuai Dong gave me another pat on the shoulder: “Jie，knowing your feelings is enough; don’t worry about it—leave it all up to your brothers! We’ll definitely make sure Ouyang and Xia Ying get mixed up!”
With confidence radiating from him made me feel much more relieved afterward—Brothers! How wonderful it is to have you!
Back in class,Xia Ying wasn’t there but her two friends were present instead. When I asked where she went,Zhang Yirong proudly replied: “Of course,Yingying went off for a date! Now she has a boyfriend.” Controlling myself from breaking down inside,I asked: “Is it that guy,Ouyang Shangqiang?”
“Yeah! So you already know! They’re super sweet together right now,” said,Zhang Yirong.
I turned around without saying anything more—I absolutely couldn’t act impulsively this time.
While standing nearby,Shuai Dong overheard our conversation asking:Zhang Yirong: “Isn’t he from the class next door—the one named Ouyang Shangqiang?”
“Yeah! What about it?” questioned,Zhang Yirong, puzzled.
“Oh nothing much—I’ve heard about him before; he seems pretty decent since those girls from next door say he treats them well,” replied,Shuai Dong, feigning indifference.
Hearing this made both girls surprised:Gu Mei Jiao: “What?! Ouyang’s first love is actually her!”
“Of course! It must be true since Ouyang isn’t serious about those other girls—they’re just casual flings,” said,Shuai Dong, looking particularly serious.
“What nonsense! Who would’ve thought that seemingly honest guy,Ouyang Shangqiang,is actually such a player?! No way—I need to tell Xia Ying! We can’t let her continue being deceived by this guy!” exclaimed,Zhang Yirong, furious.
“Don’t do that! You absolutely cannot tell her! If they break up because of what you say then how will things go for Ouyang? He’s one of us brothers—I can’t just watch him get dumped!” replied,Shuai Dong, pretending concern for Ouyang.
“Yeah—you can’t just stand by watching your brother suffer heartbreak so close your eyes instead,” said,Zhang Yirong.
“Don’t worry—I won’t let this player fool around with.Yingying! No way—I’m going right now!” declared,Zhang Yirong, heading toward the classroom door.
Listening in on their conversation nearly made me laugh out loud—what wasted talent if.Shuai Dongwouldn’t become an actor given his skills!
Before long,Zhang Yirongwent back dragging along.Xia Ying. As she was being pulled back,she complained: “Rongrong what are you doing?! You went there without asking anything first then scolded.Ouyang Shangqiang! That’s really rude…”
But.Zhang Yirongset her straight: “Hey! You know what? You’re falling into an evil demon's grasp right now—I’m glad I pulled you back otherwise you'd have been fooled by him since he's nothing but trouble!”
“No way—that shouldn’t be true.Ouyang Shangqiang’s pretty honest,” replied.Xia Ying.
She shot me a glance when our eyes met—I quickly shifted mine elsewhere—why should I feel guilty if it's not even something I've spread?
I redirected my gaze back toward them: "Oh no—it’s definitely not rumors! I've seen it with my own eyes!" insisted.Zhang Yirong.
I noticed.Shuai Donggazing at.Zhang Yirong, astonished—as if asking ‘when did you see this? Because I've never seen anything!’ Turning back around slightly smiling,I chose not focus on their conversation anymore.
During noon training session,I noticed Ouyang's expression had indeed undergone an extreme transformation.“Ouyang bro，what happened?”I rushed over concernedly asking him.“Nothing much，just practice shooting.”He replied curtly before picking up basketballs again.I felt sympathy mixed with guilt seeing how innocent Ouyang was caught between us treating him like some toy—it really wasn’t fair towards him at all!
“Ouyang bro，if someday manage win over.Xia Ying,I'll definitely introduce another girl for you too—so you'll have your own girlfriend.”
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