Monday morning.

The air is as fresh as ever.

After a morning exercise as usual, after breakfast, Su Li came to school.

Li Mengqi's seat was empty, and she didn't come after the morning self-study, so she asked the girls around her who had a better relationship, saying that she was on leave today.

I guess I was seriously injured yesterday and needs to recuperate.

Su blamed himself, but quickly picked himself up and proceeded with today's lesson.

At noon, after lunch, Su Li left the classroom, left the teaching building, and came to the gymnasium of No. 2 Middle School.

"Woohoo!"

"Woohoo!"

As soon as you enter the gymnasium, you can hear the sound of basketball playing.

As far as the eye can see, there are many girls wearing sports vests, practicing basketball skills on the court, or dribbling, shooting, or passing.

A series of beautiful figures, turned into beautiful arcs, fluttering in the gymnasium.

Afternoon self-study is the basketball department of No. 2 Middle School, the time period for practicing basketball.

In high schools in China, there is such a thing as a club?

Of course.

Although there is not a lot of time for students to fully participate in clubs in high schools in China, it is undeniable that such departments as clubs have always existed.

What's more, in recent years, quality education has been advocated, and high schools with more key points will take the lead in organizing clubs.

And a club like the basketball club is a benchmark for the second middle school.

Su Li soon found a familiar figure among the girls who practiced.

Wang Zixuan, the head of the basketball department.

At this time, the girl was practicing dribbling and shooting, she was wearing a tight sports vest, her posture was as strong as a female leopard, her fair skin was sweating, her pretty short hair was fluttering, and the basketball in her hand was like a phantom, with every shot accurately hitting the heart.

"Ahem......" Su Li coughed lightly, "That, Zixuan......"

Wang Zixuan stopped dribbling and looked at the boy who walked in front of her in surprise.

However, her face quickly calmed down again, and she turned her head.

"What's the matter?" The girl, as always, said in a faint voice.

Su Li took a deep breath and suddenly bent down towards her.

"Please let me join the basketball club!" In a serious tone, he said loudly.

This is a Japanese-style form of request, and although it may seem awkward, it is easy to show sincerity.

“……”

Looking at the childhood sweetheart who bent down, Wang Zixuan looked slightly stunned and didn't seem to react.

And Su Li's inexplicable move immediately attracted the attention of the other girls in the gymnasium, and they stopped dribbling and looked here.

"That seems to be Su Lili from Class 6?"

"Yes, it's Su Lili, I confessed to him before!"

"It's a rare thing for a boy to come to the basketball club!"

"Ahem, I heard that he has a leg ...... with our minister"

"What, there is such a thing! Come and hear it! ”

"Shhh......h

The whispers around made Wang Zixuan react immediately, glaring at these gossipy members.

It can be seen that she is very intimidating in the basketball department, and this time, the girls immediately stopped talking, stuck out their tongues, and went back to practice basketball.

After sorting out her emotions, Wang Zixuan glanced at Su Li.

"We don't accept boys here." She said in a very crisp tone.

The girl's refusal was expected by Su Li, but he didn't give up, bent down and still insisted: "Please, please let me join the basketball club!" ”

"Anyway, we don't accept boys here." Wang Zixuan still looked at Su Li lightly, "However, you will take the initiative to come to me, this is really incredible." ”

“……”

Su Li was silent, he knew very well what Wang Zixuan was wondering about.

Because of Su Lili's matter, Su Li, who has been reborn, has been avoiding her for the past month.

Besides, that happened yesterday...... Normally, it would be even more embarrassing for the two to meet, but Su Li actually took the initiative to come to the door at this time......

Su Li gritted his teeth and said for the third time: "Please, I like to play basketball very much, please let me join the basketball club!" ”

“……”

"Well, you like to play basketball, I can tell." After a moment of silence, Wang Zixuan's voice came into his ears, with a hint of emotion, "In the previous game, I could feel that you were different from before...... Although I don't know what happened to you, you have indeed changed, you have become more confident than before, more serious than before, and most importantly, you dare to go out to the movies with other girls at night......"

“……”

Su Li showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

There was a strong resentment in the girl's words in the back, and it seemed that she remembered yesterday's events deeply......

“…… I don't want to talk about watching movies. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Zixuan paused, looked directly at Su Li, and said in a more straightforward tone: "However, if you have something else to do with me, then say it directly, don't use joining the basketball club as a pretense." ”

"Ahem......"

Su Li's face became even more embarrassed.

Well, it was seen by this girl...... She was at least half right.

Indeed, Su Li came to Wang Zixuan this time for something else, not purely to play basketball.

In the early hours of this morning, after the enlightenment of the editor Yuanyuan, Su Li thought about it a lot, and finally he decided to come to Wang Zixuan for the following three reasons.

First, it's really about basketball.

He is now writing a novel, "Genius Basketball Boy", which is a basketball theme.

When he was writing in the middle of the night last night, Su Li had been writing in Kavin, and it was difficult to be inspired to write good things, he reflected on it, the novel comes from reality, so he is ready to get close to basketball in life and play basketball in person, so as to strengthen the inspiration of writing and write works that satisfy him.

It is always true that you can't build a luxury car behind closed doors, and it is always true that you can never write good works in a small black house.

Second, the agreement with my mother is also related to the third.

Yesterday's incident, Su Li deeply understood why men have been suppressed by women in this world.

A few underage girls who have not matured can make Su Li have no way at all, so what should I do if I encounter such a thing in the future and encounter something more powerful?

Su Li did not give up the agreement with his mother.

It's better to say that after that incident, he now wants to be independent even more, because men are too weak, and only by being independent can they become stronger, this is a matter of mentality, positivity is the principle that Su Li has always faced in life, and moving out to live is a must.

Third, and most importantly, this is the point.

Li Mengqi's incident gave Su Li a lot of reflection, and the words of the editor Yuanyuan also gave him some enlightenment.

He remembered his father from another world.

In another world, that macho dad once taught him with a passage -

A man must be self-confident, must have an iron will, must have the courage not to back down in the face of setbacks, and must be decisive in judging things.

However, that is only the first step to becoming a man, and anyone can become that kind of person.

A true man is one who has the courage to admit failure, face setbacks, and reflect on ways to improve.

Men are good-looking, many people can stand the glory, but they can't stand failure, they like the sense of strength of pretending, but they don't like the sense of failure of being abused......

However, Su Li didn't want to encounter such a thing in the future, and then looked at the girl who liked him, and was beaten next to him, and he didn't want to have that feeling of powerlessness anymore......

Acknowledging defeat is a must.

So, he wants to be the one who can protect others, not be protected by others!

"Please teach me how to become stronger!"