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The match continued. There were still constant fouls, still constant collisions. Thirty minutes passed, and Ke Bu’s heart had risen into his throat. He knew Zhi Li was worried he would get hurt if he went onto the court, but he did not want to sit here as an unmoving spectator. Su You Yan had already begun panting. After all, she was a girl, and because the number of people on their side had decreased while the other side kept bringing in fresh players, the score was still behind. Su You Yan used her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her face and looked at Zhi Li worriedly. The president sat there calm and composed, as if the situation was completely within his control, as if even acting personally would be troublesome. Mr. Authority closely pursued Zhi Li. Standing out of bounds with one hand on the chair, the president said to Zhi Li, “That one called Ke Bu is very important to you? I really want to see the expression you’ll make when you lose.” From the student council’s records, he knew that Zhi Li and Ke Bu’s relationship was not ordinary. He wanted to steal him away, to erase everything important to Zhi Li. This desire for revenge produced pleasure inside his mind.

“I’m afraid you won’t have that chance.”

“You’re still stubborn even now. After I win, if you beg me sincerely, I’ll let you have Ke Bu back.”

“Let me have him?” Zhi Li turned and walked out of bounds, his hand directly striking toward the bridge of the president’s nose. “Are you mistaken about something? He was mine to begin with.”

“What are you doing?” the student council members roared. Zhi Li shrugged noncommittally. “Hitting him.”

The president raised a hand, signaling the people behind him not to speak. He touched his nose, then smiled as if nothing had happened. “We’ll see.” Ke Bu grabbed his pants. Just what kind of person was this president? After taking a punch from Zhi Li, he actually looked as if nothing had happened.

A shout came from the other end of the court. Zhi Li turned back. Ying Xiu Jie had been caught between people, and even though Su You Yan had already run over very quickly, No. 14’s head still crashed into Ying Xiu Jie’s teeth. Blood seeped from the corner of Ying Xiu Jie’s mouth, and he wiped it with his hand. The whistle signaling the end of the match sounded. Mr. Authority stood behind the president, his expression somewhat troubled. “President, the players on our side are almost at their limit too.”

“Useless trash. So many people against five, and this is all you can do. But in any case, we’re definitely going to win.” The president turned his head. “For tomorrow’s second half, you can all go back and discuss properly how you plan to lose.”

During the break, some of them collapsed while others sprawled out. Ke Bu handed Zhi Li a towel and mineral water. Zhi Li took the water, and Ke Bu circled behind him, pressing Zhi Li’s shoulders. “Are your shoulders sore?”

Even like this, Zhi Li still wore that inscrutable expression. He tilted his head and teased, “At a time like this, you’re quite proactive.”

Ke Bu pouted and lightly pushed Zhi Li’s head. “You still have the mood to say things like that. Let me go on for the second half too.”

Su You Yan had a towel draped over her shoulders. “How long can you last? Besides, the condition already states that you can’t participate.”

“You’re looking down on me too much. I can at least last ten minutes. How rare. I didn’t expect myself to be so popular. Zhi Li and the president are fighting over me. What an honor, ahahaha~~~” His butt was about to stick up into the sky.

Su You Yan looked at Ke Bu coldly. “You understand better than anyone that the president is doing this because of Zhi Li.”

“Why expose me? Can’t I satisfy my own vanity once in a while? Zhi Li, fight for me properly. Now is the time to prove your feelings, ahahaha~~” Ke Bu patted Zhi Li’s shoulder earnestly.

“Suddenly, I feel like losing might be better.”

“You!!!”

“It’s all because I’m too useless, and I even got Chu Hao Yu hurt.” The relaxed atmosphere Ke Bu had created did not make Gong Zhu feel any better. His expression was dim as he spoke.

“Don’t blame yourself. Everyone has things they’re not good at. Next time there’s a beauty pageant for shou, you’ll definitely be the champion.”

“I don’t want to enter that kind of competition either!!!”

“For safety, Gong Zhu leaves the court. How are three people supposed to play? Whenever someone from the student council starts panting, they switch players. Isn’t this obviously bullying people?”

Zhang Luo’s laptop rested on his knees as he rapidly tapped at the keyboard. He was very good at collecting information. Frowning, he said, “The student council president looks very serious. For the second half, he’s invited students from other schools. I heard they’re all formidable people, and Xue Fang will participate too.”

“Xue Fang?” This was truly bad. Xue Fang was a formidable character. The reason the president had lengthened the time and split the match into two days was probably because he wanted to enjoy the pleasure of slowly tormenting them.

“Zhi Li, what terrifying thing did you do to the president in the past? He seems to hate you a lot.”

“I don’t remember his existence ever appearing in my life.”

“There are too many people you don’t remember. What’s the name of the classmate who sits to your left during class?”

“Is there someone on my left?”

“See!!” Ke Bu increased his strength. He really wanted to rub him to death. Ke Bu bit his tongue. “Ow, ow.”

“What are you doing, you idiot?”

“I’m first testing and preparing to bite my tongue and kill myself. If you accidentally fail in your determination toward me, then it’ll be my turn to show my determination toward you.”

Zhi Li tilted his head back, pinched Ke Bu’s mouth with one hand, and pulled Ke Bu’s tongue with the other. “I’m afraid it won’t be easy to bite off.”

“It’s exactly this leisurely attitude of yours that’s going to make you lose!! Be a little nervous too, pay attention to the situation. Tomorrow is going to be terrifying.”

“Maybe.” Zhi Li let go of Ke Bu. Ke Bu frowned. “So salty.”

“Of course. This hand grabbed the basketball and hasn’t been washed yet.” Zhi Li said it as if it were only natural. Ke Bu’s face turned ugly. That basketball had been used by Su You Yan to strike the other side’s groin, and it was also very dirty. He desperately spat. “I’ll kill you!! One day, I won’t be able to hold back, and I’ll kill you!!”

The next day, there were even more people in the gymnasium than yesterday. The homeroom teacher leisurely sat in yesterday’s seat, cracking sunflower seeds. Ke Bu sat beside her. “You look like you’re enjoying this a lot. Are you happy now? Just as you said, we’re very likely going to lose.”

“This is the first time Yan Feng has used people from outside schools. Wouldn’t it have been over if you handed over the school building back then? How would there be so much trouble now?”

“Yan Feng? The president’s name?”

“You don’t even know that?”

“What use is saying all this now? Besides, they’d never swallow this kind of humiliation.” Ke Bu’s way of speaking to his homeroom teacher gradually became impolite too.

“Although I’m even less optimistic now, before the match reaches the end, no one knows who will lose and who will win.”

The student council’s momentum was like a rainbow. Even the people sitting on the bench were not simple characters. Su You Yan stabbed a straw into a carton of milk and handed it to Zhi Li. “This is troublesome.”

“Seems like it.” Zhi Li sucked on the milk and answered lazily. Yan Feng walked up to Zhi Li. “Do you want to admit defeat now?”

“What?”

“Look clearly. Our players are several times stronger than yesterday’s. You can’t possibly think that the three of you alone can win, right?” Zhi Li tossed the milk behind him, and it fell into the trash can. “Who said we only have three people?”

“Oh~~ Don’t tell me you’re going to let that delicate cheerleader participate? Let me remind you in advance, even if it’s a girl, we won’t be polite.”

Ke Bu looked nervously at Yan Feng and Zhi Li, not knowing what the two of them were saying. Just as Ke Bu’s heart was hanging in suspense, the gymnasium door was pushed open. A cute girl stood there with her hands behind her back, stepping lightly with a sweet smile. Showing her canine teeth, she bounced over and shouted at Zhi Li, “Brother Zhi Li, Dora is here.” No way!! That dark girl was here.

The door was pushed open again. An exquisitely beautiful face appeared in the light. Slender fingers held a white cigarette, bringing it to her lips for a drag before she exhaled white smoke and spoke coldly. “How lively.” Lan Yin!! What kind of joke was this? Even Lan Yin had come! When Yan Feng saw Lan Yin and Dora, he was moved for a moment. “Gh…” But he quickly stopped himself, then looked at the cigarette in Lan Yin’s hand and frowned in disgust. “These are your other two players? Don’t joke around. Have you already been driven into a corner so badly that you can only look for women?”

“Seems so.” Zhi Li did not argue either.

Mr. Authority looked at Lan Yin with a pale face. Yan Feng showed a displeased expression. “Please don’t smoke here.” Lan Yin turned a deaf ear, took off her coat, and tied up her hair, drawing cheers from the boys. Behind him, Mr. Authority stammered, “P-President, that person seems to be Miss Lan Yin.” Mr. Authority had switched to an honorific.

“Lan Yin?”

“It sh-shouldn’t be wrong. Her photo is hanging in the student council office.”

“Hanging in the student council office?” Yan Feng had never noticed and did not know what Mr. Authority was talking about.

“She was once the most outstanding student council president in Sheng Jie Academy’s history!!”

Beside Ke Bu, the homeroom teacher actually stood up, both hands pressing on the table, looking somewhat excited. “M-Miss Lan Yin!!”

“You know Lan Yin too?”

“How could I not know her? Why would Miss Lan Yin come here? Back when she was studying at this school, she was the senior we worshipped the most. Not only was she dashing and beautiful, she was also the student council president.”

“Student council president?!! Of Sheng Jie Academy!!” This time, it was Ke Bu’s turn to be shocked. It was the first time he had heard something this astonishing.

“You know Miss Lan Yin?”

“Well, didn’t you know? Zhi Li is her son.”

“What?!” The homeroom teacher sat back down on the stool. “So that’s how it is. So that’s how it is. That explains everything. So it was inherited.” The corner of her mouth carried an incredulous smile, and her gaze followed Zhi Li. “Zhi Li, huh. Inheritance really is terrifyingly interesting. If he’s the child of those two people, I really look forward to it. Will there come a day when he brings out his full strength?” Ke Bu did not understand what his homeroom teacher meant, but now was not the time to care about that.

The lineup was reorganized: Zhi Li, Lan Yin, Su You Yan, Dora, Ying Xiu Jie!

Ke Bu stared blankly. What was with this dazzling lineup? What exactly was this?

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