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"Yes, we are going to participate in the City High League, and we have already defeated our opponents to advance to the quarter-finals!" I said proudly. Haoshuai's bright gaze dimmed instantly as he lowered his head and said, "I also like basketball, but because of my height..." Haoshuai didn't continue and slowly turned to walk back to his seat. I looked at his back and felt a special sense of desolation. "Haoshuai!" I called out to him, "Are you talking to me?" Shuai Dong stood up proudly. "Dong Ge, what are you doing?" I asked him in confusion. "Aren't you calling me handsome..." Shuai Dong scratched his head in puzzlement, and I almost fainted. "Dong Ge, let's not be so narcissistic! I'm calling our classmate Haoshuai, okay?" After hearing this, Shuai Dong disdainfully sat down with a "tch," and Haoshuai turned around, asking, "What's up, Jie? Is there something wrong?" I walked over and patted his shoulder. "Haoshuai, do you want to play basketball?" "Yes, of course!" Haoshuai's eyes lit up again. A Fei also walked over with a smile: "We can recommend you to join the basketball team with Teacher Qiu, but you have to work hard on your own." "Really? That's great! Can I join this year's Team?" Haoshuai almost jumped up. I shook my head: "It's impossible for this year because all twelve spots on this year's Team are already filled. After Bing Ge got injured, we have been cooperating quite well. Besides, with your height, you can only play as a one or two position player, and we already have plenty of excellent players in those positions. So you'll have to wait for next year's selection." Haoshuai said, "So if one of our school's Team players is missing a Point Guard, I might be able to substitute in?" Well... this guy really seems desperate to play in the game. I could only slowly explain to him: "Theoretically, yes, but we also have plenty of substitute players. Even if a Point Guard drops out, are you confident that you're better than them?" "I am!" Haoshuai replied confidently. I helplessly told him: "Alright, alright, our Point Guards are all very good and healthy; they won't drop out." "That may not be certain..." Haoshuai suddenly revealed a strange smile that made me uncomfortable. After returning to my seat, I laid my head on the desk to sleep. Xia Ying whispered in my ear: "Soda, are you tired?" I nodded while lying down. Xia Ying continued: "But the next class is the homeroom teacher's lesson; you should sleep during study hall." "I don't care; even if it's a class from hell, I need to rest for a bit. I've been playing for almost forty minutes; I need a good break; I'm exhausted," I replied. "When will there be another game?" Xia Ying continued asking. "Tomorrow, sigh... this year's City High League schedule is really packed." I said helplessly; I remembered last year there seemed to be one game every one or two weeks. When school was over at noon and I had just walked downstairs, Situ Yanan ran over: "Brother Jie, how did the game go?" "We won; what else could it be?" I pretended to be indifferent as I replied. Situ Yanan clapped her hands: "Let's applaud; congratulations!" Just then Haoshuai came down the stairs. "Haoshuai..." Situ Yanan was genuinely surprised upon seeing him. I looked at them in confusion: "Do you know each other?" Haoshuai smiled and nodded at Situ Yanan: "Yanan, long time no see; how have you been lately?" "Um, not bad; how about you?" The usually lively Situ Yanan suddenly spoke very quietly to him. Haoshuai nodded: "Um, pretty good; you guys chat; I'm going to the cafeteria for lunch." After saying that, Haoshuai left. I asked Situ Yanan in confusion: "Yanan, do you know each other? Why are you being so polite to him?" Situ Yanan pulled me aside: "Brother Jie, Haoshuai is a good brother of my brother from before. Since he is one year older than my brother, my brother has always treated him like a younger brother too; I've treated him like family as well. But later for some reason my brother told me not to act so casually with Haoshuai anymore and that I should treat him with respect." "Oh, so he has such a complicated relationship with your brother!" I was surprised and turned my head to look at Haoshuai again. I felt that this guy was really not simple; he always seemed very amiable but had an air of mystery about him that was hard to decipher.
After lunch when I was walking on the playground, I saw Zhongqi Senior walking over looking disheveled. "Zhongqi Senior, what happened?" I hurriedly asked him as he shook off the dirt from his legs: “Just unlucky; earlier when I was walking around the corner of the playground someone played a prank and buried a piece of board with nails in it into the ground. When I stepped on it and felt something was wrong but couldn't pull my foot back in time; I fell right onto the board and got covered in dirt.” “Oh no! Luckily you didn't get hurt; otherwise your foot would have had several holes!” Zhongqi Senior said with relief in his voice. Hearing this made me gasp in shock; I couldn't understand who could do such a mean thing. “Jie, are you ready for tomorrow's match against Wu Jieyun?” Zhongqi Senior interrupted my thoughts. I patted my chest: “Of course! Always ready!” We both laughed randomly.
Before long it was the second day; A Fei and I were walking on our way to school. “Jie, what do you think are our chances of meeting Hejiang or Sangyue or Twenty-Four Middle School in this season's City High League?” A Fei discussed with me. After thinking for a moment while counting on my fingers: We are in Group D; Hejiang and Sangyue are in Group A; Twenty-Four Middle School is in Group B; City No. 2 Middle School is grouped with the giant Defending Champion Experiment Three team as well—meaning after we advance we might face either City No. 1 Middle School or Experiment Three among those teams—if we reach the semi-finals we will likely face these two teams consecutively as well. Of course there’s also a chance that Rookie Team Thirteen Middle School could upset Experiment Three or City No. 1 Middle School—which means if we make it to the finals there’s a three-eighth chance we’ll encounter one of those three teams—if based on now we have three out of thirty-two chances of meeting them (assuming they don’t have a hundred percent chance of advancing)... It’s all so confusing!
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