Su Rou followed Jiang Ling to the boys' practice area. Immediately, she was startled by the wild shouts of the boys on the basketball court. It wasn't the boys' toughness that scared her, but... The weather in October was still quite hot. Many boys, as they played, would suddenly take off their shirts, baring their chests. Their wheat - colored skin glistened with sweat. At this pubescent age, some boys even had hair on their chests or abdomens. It wasn't exactly ugly, but it was hardly a pleasant sight...
Su Rou could also smell the lingering stench of sweat on the basketball court. To be honest, it was quite unpleasant! Pouting, she walked over reluctantly.
When the boys were practicing basketball, it was quite rare to see a girl come over, especially such a cute little loli. The substitute players on the sidelines whistled at Su Rou.
Su Rou heard the whistles, but she stared straight ahead and didn't even glance at those boys. The greasy - looking skin really made her... nauseous!
Jiang Ling naturally heard the whistles too. A flash of annoyance crossed his eyes. Didn't they see he was standing next to Su Rou? If they whistled again, he'd tear their mouths off!
Jiang Ling settled Su Rou at the edge of the court where he was practicing. There happened to be a stone bench there, which was cool and shaded by a big tree, so she wouldn't get sunburned.
"Sit here. Have this drink." Jiang Ling handed Su Rou a bottle of juice he'd bought on the way.
"Okay." This part of the basketball court was relatively secluded, so she wouldn't immediately see those shirtless boys on the other side. "Do you guys take off your clothes when you play?"
Jiang Ling looked at his teammates. "Probably." Boys were quite casual. They'd take off their shirts when they got hot.
"Okay." Su Rou replied and then took out her phone.
"I'm going then."
"Okay."
To be honest, Jiang Ling was really good at basketball. He was about 1.78 meters tall, and since he was only seventeen, he was surely going to grow taller. His dribbling moves on the court were really cool. Su Rou propped her chin and watched as he jumped, turned, and made a handsome three - point shot.
"Jiang Ling, you're forcing me to use my ultimate move!" A boy got excited. With a "swish", he took off his shirt and then assumed a defensive stance.
Su Rou watched as the boy took off his shirt. Sweat trickled down his abdomen. She frowned and lowered her head. He took off his shirt! Forget it, she wouldn't watch anymore. She'd just play games instead.
After Jiang Ling made a shot, he looked up at Su Rou's position. He saw that she was looking down at her phone. A flicker of disappointment crossed his gentle and handsome face. Did she see it just now? Did she see his cool shot?
The shirtless boy roared roughly at Jiang Ling. "Come on!"
"Humph, don't blame me if you lose badly!" Jiang Ling's eyes darkened. He was in a bad mood anyway, and he was going to crush his opponent!
"Come on!" They were used to being crushed by Jiang Ling anyway, whether on the basketball court or in the exam hall. They were no match for him.
Su Rou was happily playing a game about little birds, studying the route. She didn't notice the fierce competition going on on the basketball court.
The shirtless boy made a fake move and successfully stole the basketball from Jiang Ling. Jiang Ling wasn't going to give in. He turned around to block the boy, and his teammate understood his intention and they double - teamed. Jiang Ling snatched the ball back and dribbled straight towards the basket.
It seemed that Jiang Ling was about to score another point. The shirtless boy didn't know where he got the courage from. He suddenly pounced forward. At the moment Jiang Ling jumped, he also jumped up and slapped the basketball with a loud "smack".
"Hehe, I won't let you score!"
It was a great block. People on this side were excited, saying it was not easy to block Jiang Ling's shot. But on the other side, there was an immediate look of horror. "Ah... the ball!"
Because the shirtless boy's block was too forceful, the ball was hit flying. It sped towards Su Rou, who was playing with her phone on the side.
Jiang Ling's eyes suddenly widened, and he immediately ran towards Su Rou.
"Watch out!"
"Xiaorou!"
Su Rou was really into the game. She seemed to hear someone calling her. While she was still confused, she instinctively looked up in the direction of the sound.
"Don't, lower your head!"
As soon as Jiang Ling called out to her, he knew it was a mistake. Judging from the trajectory of the flying basketball, it should have just flown over her head. But if she looked up now...
As soon as Su Rou looked up, she saw a black shadow flying towards her. Before she could even figure out what it was, the shadow hit her mercilessly.
It was an inflated basketball, and it was moving very fast. All Su Rou knew was that when she just looked up, she felt a sharp pain on her forehead. Then the ball bounced off her forehead and rolled away with a "gurgle".
"Xiaorou..." Jiang Ling ran over soon after. He saw that her forehead was swelling up instantly. "Are you okay?" He supported Su Rou, who was a bit dazed from the hit, and frowned tightly.
"It hurts..." Su Rou held her head and let out a soft cry.
Jiang Ling's teammates behind him were completely stunned. Great, they'd hit Jiang Ling's girlfriend! Jiang Ling must be really angry! Then everyone's eyes turned to the shirtless boy. Their looks told him the truth: You're doomed!
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt. I'll take you to the school infirmary." Jiang Ling was extremely heart - broken. He picked up Su Rou and ran straight towards the infirmary.
"Um... this..." The shirtless boy scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "This wasn't my fault, right!"
"We all saw it. You blocked the ball!" His teammates gave him a look that said "Don't even think about denying it!" "You'd better apologize to Su Rou right away, or you'd better watch out for Jiang Ling tearing you apart."
The shirtless boy felt a bit wronged. "Okay..." Didn't only he notice just now that if Jiang Ling hadn't called out to Su Rou, the ball might not have hit her? But anyway, it was his ball that was hit out, so it was only right to apologize.
Jiang Ling carried Su Rou and quickly ran into the school infirmary. During the lunch break, the doctor was dozing off on the table. Jiang Ling violently pushed the door open with a "bang". "Doctor!"
The doctor, who was having a good dream, was startled by the loud noise. "Ah? Ah?"
"Quickly check her. She was hit by a ball." Without saying a word, Jiang Ling carried Su Rou and laid her on the hospital bed. Then he anxiously dragged the doctor over to examine Su Rou.
Su Rou opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Ling. "My phone..." She hadn't passed that level yet!
"... See the doctor first!" This wasn't the time to worry about the phone.