Liu Wen Qin was attracted to Li An Ran the first time he saw her, so he didn’t hesitate to help her. But seeing Li An Ran seemed more interested in Luo Chuan than him, he felt naturally disappointed.
Zhu Wei Jiao, on the other hand, felt uncomfortable seeing Li An Ran constantly “flirting” with Luo Chuan, as if something had been taken from her.
As for Tu Jun, the clueless one, he was still wondering, isn’t Brother Qin a hero saving a beauty? Why does this beautiful lady seem more interested in Chuan’er?
After chatting for a while, looking at the sky getting darker, Luo Chuan said,
“Go back early, it's not safe for a girl to be out so late.”
Li An Ran glanced around, nodded, and said,
“Okay, what’s your name?”
“Luo Chuan, his name is Luo Chuan.”
Before Luo Chuan could answer, Tu Jun jumped out impatiently and answered, completely ignoring Zhu Wei Jiao, whose face had already turned black behind him.
“Beautiful lady, the one who helped you was my Brother Qin, Liu Wen Qin. My name is Tu Jun. You can call me Gou Ge. The one behind me is Jiaojiao.”
Seeing the enthusiastic Tu Jun, Li An Ran smiled awkwardly and involuntarily took two steps back, then said,
“Liu Wen Qin, thank you! Luo Chuan, thank you!”
She turned and ran directly into the crowd, leaving Tu Jun standing there, dumbfounded. It took him a while to react. He turned his head in a slightly dazed manner and said,
“Chuan’er, Brother Qin, why didn’t she thank me? I helped too...ouch.”
A fist slammed directly into Tu Jun's back, making him grimace.
“Thank you for what? You see a girl and you can’t move your feet. It's obvious that she doesn't like you. You’re such a disgrace.”
Zhu Wei Jiao rolled her eyes, sarcastically and aggressively, making it clear that she wasn't in a good mood.
“How could that be?”, Tu Jun continued to teeter on the edge of death, confidently saying,
“I'm so handsome, she must be too shy to look at me.”
Luo Chuan turned his head away. He had a new understanding of Tu Jun’s inexplicable self-confidence and thick-skinned nature.
Liu Wen Qin also looked embarrassed, directly putting his arm around Tu Jun’s neck and saying,
“Stop it, let's go eat, I’m hungry.”
The four of them randomly chose a skewer shop and had a hearty meal. With Tu Jun’s funny antics, the atmosphere at the table was quite pleasant.
After dinner, it had gotten completely dark, and after what had happened, they no longer had the mood to play, so they went straight home.
After arriving at Da Xing Village, Tu Jun went ahead because he had to send Liu Wen Qin, while Luo Chuan sent Zhu Wei Jiao back home.
As he was about to leave, Zhu Wei Jiao called out to Luo Chuan.
“Xiao Chuanzi.”
Seeing Zhu Wei Jiao’s somewhat hesitant appearance, Luo Chuan asked in confusion,
“What’s wrong?”
Zhu Wei Jiao hesitated for a few seconds before saying,
“I want to ask, do all boys like the type like Li An Ran?”
Looking at the somewhat awkward Zhu Wei Jiao, Luo Chuan immediately understood her thoughts. It was simply that seeing Li An Ran had made her feel a bit less confident about herself.
It’s easy to understand the mind of a little girl.
Thinking that he understood Zhu Wei Jiao’s thoughts, Luo Chuan smiled and said,
“Not all of them. Everyone has their own unique qualities. You don't need to envy others. Just be yourself.”
Zhu Wei Jiao’s eyes lit up, and she nodded heavily.
Seeing the light returning to Zhu Wei Jiao’s eyes, Luo Chuan silently gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.
In the following days, everyone else was busy visiting relatives and friends. Luo Chuan, who was alone, continued to follow his plan and diligently study, train, and improve his experience progress.
Besides that, perhaps because Luo Chuan had helped him out, Liu Wen Qin would sometimes invite him to play basketball.
Luo Chuan himself didn’t know how to play basketball. He even had to be taught the basic rules by Liu Wen Qin. But after a few times, Liu Wen Qin witnessed Luo Chuan's terrifying abilities.
Once he learned the rules, Luo Chuan progressed rapidly. At first, Liu Wen Qin could still use his rich experience to steal the ball from Luo Chuan. But after several times, he never succeeded again.
With his strong physique and increasingly proficient ball-handling skills, Liu Wen Qin quickly became no match for Luo Chuan, which made him feel quite down.
Because before, he was the best basketball player in Jiefangbei Middle School. But now, he had been left far behind.
【Basketball upgraded to LV1, reward Precision +1】
【Basketball upgraded to LV2, reward Jump +3】
Since learning basketball, Luo Chuan had been progressing rapidly. Apart from the system, it was also related to his own physical abilities. After all, sports ultimately boil down to physical abilities. After two physical enhancements, Luo Chuan’s physical abilities were naturally not a problem.
Of course, Luo Chuan also discovered a bug that wasn't actually a bug. That is, the efficiency of experience gain for different skills was different.
In the same ten minutes, some skills could gain 50 points of experience, while others might only gain single digits.
But this is understandable. For example, anyone can play basketball, but who can do surgery after just reading a few books?
“Bang!”
A black shadow flashed past Liu Wen Qin, followed by a three-pointer smoothly sinking into the basket. The basketball bounced off the ground, making a bang-bang sound.
Luo Chuan didn't go to pick up the ball but patted Liu Wen Qin and pointed to the seat on the side of the court, signaling him to rest.
Coming to the seat, Luo Chuan threw a bottle of water to him. Liu Wen Qin didn't refuse and drank it in large gulps. The mineral water was gone in seconds.
“Whew,” Liu Wen Qin let out a breath and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his hand.
“You're getting better and better. I'm no match for you. Are you interested in joining the school team after school starts?”
Luo Chuan turned to look at Liu Wen Qin and shook his head.
“I only play basketball as a hobby. It’s fine to play casually. I don't have any plans to develop in this area.”
“But you, if you can show your skills in the spring league after school starts, there's a good chance of getting a scholarship to university.”
“If you have any difficulties, just tell me or Old Dog. We’ll figure something out together.”
Liu Wen Qin smiled confidently upon hearing this. His academic performance wasn't very good. The only thing he was good at was basketball. If he could really get a scholarship to university, he would be the first college graduate in his family, and maybe he would even have a chance to become a national athlete.
The burden on his father’s shoulders could be lessened.
“Haha, I do have that confidence.”
Luo Chuan smiled and shook his head, hoping he could help Liu Wen Qin a little.
According to the original storyline, Liu Wen Qin would go play streetball for money and end up with injuries, eventually losing his scholarship and being forced to drop out of school.
And the purpose of making money was to buy gifts for Li An Ran, but in the end, he sadly discovered that the gift he had worked so hard to save up for was just a fifth-place prize at a buffet.
At that moment, it was probably the most helpless and insecure time in Liu Wen Qin's life. It was at that moment that he understood that he and Li An Ran were from two different worlds.
Like shrimps in the sea and shrimps in the river, they would never be able to adapt to each other's survival environments.
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