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He Jiayu greeted Xu Entang, asking, “Xu sister, what brings you here?”
Xu Entang replied, “I came to find Xu Xiyue.”
He Jiayu: “I thought you were here to cheer us on.”
Xu Entang glanced at the water in Lu Jin’s hand and finally spoke up, “That’s mine.”
Just coming off the court, Lu Jin felt warmer than usual.
He asked, “Have you drunk any?”
Xu Entang: “…No.”
Lu Jin showed no intention of returning the water to her, “If you take someone else’s, you’ll just say I’m dating.”
He Jiayu chimed in, “I can vouch for this; A Jin is really not dating right now.”
Xu Entang fell silent.
“Lu Jin.”
Meng Tian approached, holding a bottle of water to give to him.
Lu Jin shook the water in his hand, “I already have one.”
Seeing the water he was holding, Meng Tian smiled and said, “You can hold onto this one too.”
Lu Jin didn’t take it, replying casually and indifferently, “I won’t finish two bottles.”
After saying that, he opened Xu Entang’s bottle and took a few swigs.
Meng Tian’s expression turned slightly unpleasant.
He Jiayu quickly tried to ease the tension, “I still don’t have any water. Meng Tian, can I have that bottle?”
Meng Tian didn’t dare to show her displeasure to He Jiayu.
He Jiayu was only easygoing when he was around Lu Jin.
None of the people in this circle were ones she could easily provoke.
She controlled her expression and handed the water to He Jiayu, “Here, take it.”
He Jiayu: “Thanks.”
“A Jin, Jiayu.”
Shi Yu called them over to discuss the game strategy for the second half.
Lu Jin and He Jiayu left.
Before leaving, He Jiayu told Xu Entang, “Remember to cheer for us in the second half!”
Many girls by the sidelines were watching this scene.
“Lu Jin still didn’t take Meng Tian’s water.”
“She was so proud earlier; I really thought she was dating Lu Jin.”
“So true, you can’t be too happy too soon.”
…
After Lu Jin and the others left, Meng Tian glanced at Xu Entang but said nothing and turned to leave.
Soon, the halftime break was over.
The third quarter began.
After finishing her tasks, Xu Xiyue returned and gleefully recounted what had just happened.
“I heard all about it. Meng Tian came to bring water, but Lu Jin didn’t take it. Looks like she’s out of luck.”
Xu Entang could see that Lu Jin had no interest in Meng Tian at all.
Although she didn’t know the reason.
Xu Xiyue: “He even drank your water.”
Seeing Xu Entang’s potential misunderstanding, Xu Entang clarified, “He’s using me as a shield.”
Lu Jin had been like this in her past life too.
Every time he played, many girls would compete to bring him water, and Xu Entang could barely squeeze in.
Once, Lu Jin had bypassed those girls bringing him water to come find Xu Entang.
“Xu Tangtang, why didn’t you bring me water to save me? I’ve been too nice to you.”
In fact, when she first watched Lu Jin play, Xu Entang had prepared a bottle of water in her bag.
But at that time, he had a girlfriend, so it wasn’t her turn.
Later, she stopped preparing it.
Hearing Lu Jin ask her for water, she couldn’t help but feel joyful, saying, “Then I’ll bring you some next time.”
From then on, every time Lu Jin played, she was the one bringing him water.
That continued until he got a new girlfriend.
On the court, the game continued, with both sides scoring.
However, the point difference, which had been 12 points at the end of the second quarter, gradually narrowed to 5 points.
As they watched Shi Yu with the referee…
As Shi Yu and the referee seemed to be arguing, Xu Xiyue also sensed something was wrong.
“What’s going on?” she asked, puzzled.
Xu Entang explained, “The forward the experimental class subbed in during the third quarter was playing dirty, fouling several times without the referee calling it.”
Xu Xiyue had only casually asked out of curiosity, but she didn’t expect Xu Entang to be able to answer.
She asked in surprise, “You can understand?”
Xu Xiyue often watched Yu Chen and the others play basketball but wasn’t interested, just watching for fun.
Xu Entang replied, “I can understand some of it.”
In her past life, she had often watched Lu Jin play, so she naturally understood the game.
The argument between Shi Yu and the referee yielded no results, and Shi Yu was even warned by the referee.
His teammates pulled him away.
No.1 Middle School was unhappy about this.
Murmurs arose from the sidelines, losing the relaxed atmosphere from the first half.
“The referee is biased.”
“That’s outrageous!”
In the following attack, He Jiayu went up against the opposing number 5 and was pulled down to the ground.
The fall was hard, causing everyone to gasp and stand up in worry.
The opposing number 5 finally received a foul.
He Jiayu limped off and was replaced by a substitute.
A boy from the logistics team helped He Jiayu sit down and asked, “Are you okay?”
He Jiayu’s knee was red and swollen, and a long scratch on his arm was even more alarming.
He glanced at his arm, waving his hand, “I’m fine, just worried he might scratch me and I’ll get rabies.”
Xu Xiyue said, “Let’s disinfect it first.”
The logistics team had a first-aid kit, and Xu Xiyue took the iodine to disinfect He Jiayu’s wound.
Xu Entang also helped, giving He Jiayu a bottle of water.
After drinking some water, He Jiayu got angrier, “Damn it, that number 5 was really dirty, and the referee was blind! I’ve never played such a frustrating game in my life.”
However, the opposing number 5 didn’t let up, continuing to play dirty.
Everyone had lost their casual mood.
The third quarter ended with the experimental class closing the gap to only one point behind.
If this continued, No.1 Middle School would lose.
After three quarters, everyone was tired and the atmosphere was heavy.
Lu Jin asked He Jiayu, “Are you alright?”
He Jiayu: “Yeah, just angry. That guy from the experimental class played dirty because he couldn’t win fairly.”
No.1 Middle School had another injury after He Jiayu left the court; the injury was worse than He Jiayu’s, possibly a fracture.
Lu Jin: “You’ll continue playing?”
He Jiayu: “Yes.”
Lu Jin: “I’ll deal with number 5; you guys focus on scoring.”
He Jiayu: “A Jin, be careful; he’s really dirty. If I hadn’t been paying attention, I might have broken my bones too.”
Another substitute said, “I heard that number 5 is quite notorious among the schools near the experimental school; he’s injured many people, and everyone is afraid to play against him.”
Xu Xiyue was arranging for the injured student to go to the hospital, and Xu Entang helped her distribute water, handing a bottle to Lu Jin.
Lu Jin glanced at her, took the water, and opened it, “I know what I’m doing.”
The whistle blew, signaling the start of the fourth quarter.
Everyone nervously focused on the court.
It was no longer just about class and school honor. Thinking of the injured classmate, everyone was filled with anger.
Lu Jin immediately started guarding against the opposing number 5.
Number 5 was very strong, with well-defined muscles, like a mountain. However, Lu Jin was slightly taller.
He continued his dirty tactics in the fourth quarter, playing dirty within minutes.
And Lu Jin didn’t let him get away with it.
Soon, both were given fouls for obvious physical contact.
With Lu Jin containing number 5, He Jiayu and the others scored 6 consecutive points.
The experimental class started to get anxious, and number 5’s actions became more aggressive.
Xu Xiyue watched nervously, “He’s playing to injure people! And the referee is biased towards the experimental class; what do we do?”
Xu Entang watched the court and said, “Fight fire with fire.”
Xu Xiyue hadn’t expected the quiet Xu Entang to say such a thing; she was so surprised her eyes widened.
Xu Entang was stating Lu Jin’s plan.
Soon, her words were proven correct.
Another collision occurred.
This time, Lu Jin and number 5 both fell heavily to the ground, neither getting up immediately.
He Jiayu and the others immediately surrounded them.
“A Jin, are you alright?”
Lu Jin was helped up by He Jiayu and Shi Yu, looking down at number 5, who was curled up on the ground, his eyes filled with arrogance and pride, “Like breaking people’s legs?”
Number 5 clutched his knee in pain, unable to speak.
The experimental class members came to carry him away.
Under such circumstances, he certainly couldn’t continue playing and needed to go to the hospital.
He Jiayu let out a satisfying curse of “Serves him right,” and helped Lu Jin leave the court to rest.
After taking only a step, Lu Jin gasped.
Lu Jin was also injured.