DLSRWAR Chapter 40 A major staged accident scene.

Instead of opening a new bottle, Ye Hancheng casually picked up the water bottle that had been left on the chair and took a couple of sips.

Qin Yumian watched him with an indescribable expression in her eyes. “…That was the water I drank.”

Ye Hancheng blinked innocently. “But I’ve already drunk from it.”

Qin Yumian sighed and rubbed her forehead. “Forget it.”

Hao Jiajia scooted over and took the empty seat beside Qin Yumian, lowering her voice as she asked, “Sports rep, what’s up with that school belle from the vocational high school?”

Qin Yumian looked puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“She purposely fell toward Brother Han on the court just now. Didn’t you see it?”

“I saw it.”

The ball was in Chen Siya’s hands, so naturally, everyone’s attention was on her. How could she not have seen it?

Hao Jiajia pressed on, “Do you think she likes Brother Han?”

Qin Yumian responded calmly, “Probably.”

It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Chen Siya had a thing for Ye Hancheng.

Hao Jiajia chuckled, “Well, she’s in for disappointment. Our Brother Han is already a married man.”

Qin Yumian: “???”

Qin Yumian glanced sideways at Hao Jiajia. “What do you mean by ‘married man’?”

Even though Hao Jiajia often jokingly called Qin Yumian “Mom,” it was clear that her “Dad” was still stuck in a one-sided crush.

“Doesn’t Brother Han already have a wife?” Hao Jiajia mumbled, “I think her name is something like Jun Ji-hyun.”

Qin Yumian: “…”

After the break, the vocational high school team swapped out a player, while Class 4 decided to bench Yang Mao. He had taken a hard hit from one of the vocational high school players, leaving his shoulder bruised, but he tried to hide it and say nothing.

In the second half, Chen Siya seemed to realize that her earlier staged fall had been a bit embarrassing, so she refrained from pulling any more stunts.

Zhao Qian made a feint, successfully passing the ball to Qin Yumian. Blocking her way was Chen Siya.

Their eyes met, and Qin Yumian noticed a flicker of jealousy in Chen Siya’s gaze.

She raised an eyebrow but ignored the inexplicable hostility from Chen Siya. With a swift spin, she dodged past her. However, in the next moment, Chen Siya found an opportunity and collided with her.

The impact sent Chen Siya sprawling to the ground, while Qin Yumian staggered back a few steps.

Chen Siya clutched her ankle, her eyes brimming with tears. “Ouch, it hurts…”

Qin Yumian frowned, looking down at the girl sitting on the ground.

Their commotion quickly drew the attention of everyone present.

The students from Class 4 were the first to rush over.

“Sports rep, are you okay?”

“What happened? What’s going on?”

The vocational high school students followed closely behind, gathering around Chen Siya. “School belle, are you alright? Are you hurt?”

Chen Siya shook her head, trying to hold back her tears. “I’m fine, just twisted my ankle.”

The vocational high school students glared angrily at Qin Yumian. “Hey, what kind of basketball are you playing?”

“Are you here to play basketball or to knock people over? You knocked her down and didn’t even apologize?”

Ye Hancheng’s eyes narrowed slightly. He took hold of Qin Yumian’s wrist, pulling her behind him.

Wu Yu snapped, “Which one of you saw the sports rep bump into her? Our sports rep already dodged her, but she deliberately crashed into her. She’s just faking it!”

Chen Siya’s eyes reddened further as she said, “It’s not Qin Yumian’s fault, don’t blame her.”

Though her words were apologetic, her expression was pitifully sorrowful, as if she were making a great effort to be magnanimous.

“Don’t worry, school belle, we all saw that she hit you,” one of the vocational high school students insisted. “If she doesn’t apologize, this isn’t over.”

Zhao Qian sneered, “You think you saw our sports rep hit her, but what we saw was your school belle staging a grand act of playing the victim.”

The vocational high school students were furious. “Who the hell are you calling a faker? Look closely, it’s our school belle on the ground, not one of yours.”

Wu Yu sneered sarcastically, “If she’s faking it, of course she has to fall down. How else would she pull it off, standing?”

To prevent the situation from escalating into a full-blown fight, Fang Xiang stepped in with a fair remark. “In basketball, it’s normal for there to be some bumps and collisions. It’s hard to say whose fault it really is.”

He crouched down and asked Chen Siya, “How’s your ankle? Can you walk?”

Chen Siya, with tears welling up in her eyes, cast a glance at Ye Hancheng before softly saying, “My ankle hurts a lot.”

Fang Xiang scooped her up in his arms. “Let’s get you to the clinic first. We’ll reschedule the basketball game.”

Qian Yuanyuan hurried over, her expression anxious. “Husband, are we just going to let this go? They knocked someone down and didn’t even apologize.”

Fang Xiang glanced at Qin Yumian, whose face remained expressionless, and replied, “She’s not the type to do that.”

With that, Fang Xiang turned and walked away, carrying Chen Siya without looking back.

Qian Yuanyuan had no choice but to follow them.

Even though the vocational high school students wanted to stir up more trouble, with Fang Xiang already gone, they couldn’t stay behind to cause a scene, especially since they were on someone else’s turf.

So, the vocational high school students also left.

“Are you okay? Did you get hurt?” Ye Hancheng turned to Qin Yumian, his eyes scanning her from head to toe.

Qin Yumian’s voice was calm. “I’m fine.”

“Is that Chen Siya addicted to faking injuries?” Hao Jiajia grumbled. “She tried to play the victim with Brother Han the first time, and when that didn’t work, she targeted the sports rep. Is she sick?”

Ye Hancheng hadn’t noticed Chen Siya’s petty tricks; with his wife around, he couldn’t see anyone else.

Hao Jiajia pouted. “The sports rep clearly dodged her, yet she still ran over to crash into her. It’s obviously on purpose.”

“Wif—” Ye Hancheng lowered his voice, “Sports rep, are you sure you’re not hurt?”

Qin Yumian’s cold demeanor softened a little as she moved her arm slightly—it did hurt a bit.

After living together for three years, Ye Hancheng was very familiar with all her subtle gestures.

Noticing her stiff shoulders, Ye Hancheng reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder.

Qin Yumian immediately frowned.

Ye Hancheng’s expression darkened, his tone growing more serious. “You said you weren’t hurt, but your shoulder is injured, isn’t it?”

Hearing that the sports rep was injured, the students from Class 4 immediately crowded around her, three layers deep, all talking over each other, asking if she was okay and if she needed to go to the hospital.

Ye Hancheng felt a wave of irritation; their loud chattering only worsened his mood.

He snapped, “Shut up!”

The command silenced everyone instantly.

Normally, Ye Hancheng didn’t act high and mighty; he seemed to get along with everyone. But when his expression turned cold, the spoiled, privileged side of him, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, finally showed—aloof and indifferent to the extreme.

When he grew cold, almost no one dared to approach him.

Hao Jiajia shrank back, instinctively taking a few steps away from him.

Qin Yumian glanced at the young man with calm indifference, remaining as composed as ever.

Ye Hancheng rubbed his nose awkwardly. “I’ll take you to the hospital.”

“No—”

Before she could finish, the next moment, the young man had already scooped her up in his arms.

Hao Jiajia let out a series of excited squeals. “Ahhhh!!!”

Wu Yu exclaimed, “What the fuck!!!”

Zhao Qian: “…” Damn.

Qin Yumian stared at him, her eyes narrowing. “You’re doing this again?”

Who was it that said he wouldn’t suddenly pick her up again?

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