“The gap is too big.”
In the spectator stands, in the area reserved for Class Three of Senior Three, Qiao Ying Zi couldn't help but groan at the disparity between the two teams. The Monkey King was saying he wouldn't let the other team score a single point, but surely he wasn't talking about himself, right?
He was bragging to high heaven.
“An Ran, Tao Zi, are we really going to lose this time?”
Li An Ran and Huang Zhi Tao, sitting on either side of Qiao Ying Zi, looked at each other, helplessly shrugging their shoulders. They clearly had the same thought, they were going to lose today.
Meanwhile, other spectators were also buzzing with discussion.
“Is number seven and number twelve the two best forwards from Jiefangbei?”
“That’s right, especially number seven, I heard his skills are amazing. Last time, the people from Three Middle School tried desperately to stop him, but they couldn't. He also shoots three-pointers with incredible accuracy.”
“What about our side? Do we have anyone good,”
Suddenly, everyone around fell silent. The person who had spoken seemed to understand something. They immediately straightened up and sat up straight.
Soon, after both sides finished warming up, the referees were also in place. With a whistle, the match officially began.
First was the tip-off. Luo Chuan stood on one side of the center line, while his opposite was Ji Yang Yang. As the referee tossed the ball high in the air, Luo Chuan and Ji Yang Yang jumped at the same time.
Unfortunately, Luo Chuan jumped much higher than Ji Yang Yang. He could even clearly see the top of Ji Yang Yang's head. The "Jump+3" skill granted Luo Chuan a vertical leap comparable to a professional athlete.
With a look of shock on his face, Ji Yang Yang watched as Luo Chuan grabbed the ball and directly threw it to Liu Wen Qin.
Liu Wen Qin dribbled as he charged towards the opposite side. He weaved like a butterfly, effortlessly dodging past several players, before making a textbook shot.
The ball went in, the whistle blew, and the points were scored.
The entire process, from beginning to end, didn't even take half a minute. It was smooth, flashy, and accurate. This was Jiefangbei Middle School’s warning to Chunfeng Middle School, and the players on the other side finally felt immense pressure.
At this moment, a wave of cheers erupted from the spectators. They began to loudly cheer for the Chunfeng Middle School team.
“Ji Yang Yang,” Fang Yi Fan shouted at Ji Yang Yang while dribbling.
Even though they didn’t get along well, they still had to cooperate now.
The game quickly resumed. This time, Ji Yang Yang was in control of the ball. After dodging a player from Luo Chuan's side, he directly faced Liu Wen Qin.
Ji Yang Yang didn't hesitate for a moment, and immediately passed the ball to Fang Yi Fan on the other side.
As soon as Fang Yi Fan received the ball, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes. Before he could even get a good grip on the ball, it was already in Luo Chuan's hands. He raised his arm and jumped, effortlessly sinking a three-pointer.
“Wow,” Li An Ran cheered excitedly. She was cheering for Luo Chuan.
Suddenly, she realized something was wrong. Looking down, she saw that the students around her were all quiet, looking at her with surprised and confused expressions.
Li An Ran chuckled nervously and quickly sat down. Qiao Ying Zi and Huang Zhi Tao quickly covered for her,
“Don’t misunderstand, don’t misunderstand. An Ran doesn’t understand basketball, hehe.”
“That’s right, she just recognized the wrong person just now.”
Fortunately, the others didn’t mind and turned back to watch the game.
Meanwhile, Qiao Ying Zi leaned towards Li An Ran and whispered,
“An Ran, tell me the truth, do you know that number seven?”
Number seven was the number on Luo Chuan's jersey.
“Don’t rush to deny it, think it over before you answer,” Qiao Ying Zi smirked, her smile quite cunning.
“I saw you greeting him earlier.”
Li An Ran rolled her eyes at Qiao Ying Zi. You know the answer already, why are you still asking?
“He’s my friend,” Li An Ran didn’t hide it, she said directly.
“Oh,” Qiao Ying Zi’s expression was full of meaning. She suddenly said,
“Looking at you, it doesn’t seem like just a regular friend. Was it also because of him this morning?”
You’re too talented not to be a detective. Li An Ran thought silently to herself.
Seeing Li An Ran not responding, Qiao Ying Zi knew that her guess was probably correct.
Seeing that Qiao Ying Zi wanted to gossip some more, Li An Ran quickly pushed her away and said,
“Okay, okay, let’s quickly watch the game.”
At this moment, the game on the court was already one-sided. The perfect cooperation between Luo Chuan and Liu Wen Qin was simply not something the temporary team of Ji Yang Yang and Fang Yi Fan could withstand.
The first half was almost over, and the score was 56:13. A large portion of those 13 points were given intentionally.
This huge gap was simply disheartening.
For a moment, the spectator stands were completely quiet. Even the people on the court felt ashamed and embarrassed. If there was a crack in the ground, they wished they could slip into it right now.
“Doo....”
A loud whistle sounded, ending the first half with a score of 63:13.
Unless something unexpected happened, Chunfeng Middle School was going to lose this game. The face of the opposite team's physical education teacher went from black to even blacker.
On Luo Chuan's side, their coach also approached Luo Chuan and Liu Wen Qin. His first sentence took Liu Wen Qin by surprise,
“Luo Chuan, you’re resting for the second half.”
Liu Wen Qin looked incredibly surprised. He said,
“Why? Are we not going to win?”
The coach glared at Liu Wen Qin,
“Let me finish what I’m saying first, will ya?”
It all came down to the fact that Luo Chuan and Liu Wen Qin were just too strong. Although First Middle School and Three Middle School had lost before, their scores were still acceptable. The situation with Chunfeng Middle School was different. They were basically a ragtag bunch, their skills were weak, and now their morale was completely shattered. If they kept playing this way in the second half, they would probably become garbage time.
No one wanted to see this happen. They wanted to see a fierce battle, not a one-sided massacre.
Even if Chunfeng Middle School lost, at least they could lose with honor.
Of course, some things were better left unsaid. The coach didn't want to taint these kids' ears, so he simply didn’t mention it.
At this moment, Luo Chuan and Liu Wen Qin already understood. Luo Chuan didn’t have any objections. After all, he was only helping out for Liu Wen Qin's sake. He’d play if he had to, but he was happy to rest if he didn’t.
Seeing that Luo Chuan had no objections, the coach breathed a sigh of relief. He then motioned to the referees to make the halftime substitution.
“Hey, what’s going on? Why is Luo Chuan sitting on the bench?” Li An Ran noticed the problem immediately.
Qiao Ying Zi beside her said uncertainly,
“It must be a substitution.”
“Ah, why substitute him? Wasn’t he playing so well in the first half?” Li An Ran protested.
“I don’t know, maybe he’s injured.”
Just then, Li An Ran suddenly saw Luo Chuan walking towards the outside. She didn’t care about anything else and stood up to walk outside as well.
But when Li An Ran walked out of the gym, she didn’t see Luo Chuan. She stomped her foot in frustration and muttered,
“Ugh, why is he running so fast.”
“Don't accuse me. I’ve been waiting for you here.”
A familiar voice came from the side, and Li An Ran turned around with a surprised expression. She saw Luo Chuan leaning against the wall, smiling at her.
Li An Ran took two steps forward and said with a smile,
“How can you be so sure I’m coming out to find you? Maybe it was something else.”
“Should I go then?”
Luo Chuan pretended to be disappointed and said,
“It seems I was wrong. I thought we were good friends.”
Li An Ran burst out laughing and teased,
“Hasn't anyone told you that you're not cut out to be an actor?”
“Yes, they have now,” Luo Chuan shrugged,
“Come on. As the host, shouldn’t you take me on a tour of your school?”
“Hey, weren't you injured?”
Luo Chuan looked at Li An Ran strangely and asked back,
“Who told you I came down because the coach didn't want you to lose too badly?”
“Aren’t you afraid we’ll make a comeback and win?” Li An Ran asked.
“You’re underestimating Liu Wen Qin and the others,” Luo Chuan said confidently. He wasn’t worried about the outcome of the game at all.
If they were actually overtaken and lost the game, then Liu Wen Qin would be a huge disappointment. The coach would probably eat him alive.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this. Take me for a tour.”
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