CHAPTER XVII
I don't know who it is, and based on what considerations, the inter-school basketball game was set in late May, which made the senior seniors who were nervous about preparing for the exam have no time to take time to fight, and the burden of winning glory for the school fell on the shoulders of the new forces in the school team.
As the main force of the basketball team, Xu Mingyao and Fang Zheng are expected to have high hopes, especially Fang Zheng. There is a grapevine that the coach of the basketball team intends to appoint him as the next captain. But in my opinion, he is not at all suitable for this task. After all, he is an extremely conceited person, and he may not be able to do the kind of things that require the overall situation to be taken into account. Reality reveals to us time and time again that the light of strength is not as dazzling as we imagined. The title of captain of the basketball team is already impressive enough, and our school's historical record has added a lot to it. Since that rumor appeared, Fang Zheng's admirers instantly increased a lot. Of course, there are many girls who have to transfer their targets because Xu Mingyao has a girlfriend. In the face of sudden changes, Yu Menghan, who has always been shrewd, also thinks that he can't resist it. She was panicked all day long, for fear that Fang Zheng's heart would be captured by other girls in the next second. In order to calm Yu Menghan's anxiety, as friends, we had to take turns reminding her every day: Fang Zheng said it himself, he didn't have a girlfriend in high school. Girls have all kinds of contradictory thoughts, for example, they will find it troubled when the person they like is popular, and distressed when they are not popular. Yang Fan, who also belongs to the basketball team, was not favored by the girls because he was selected as an official player, which made Xin Tian very dissatisfied. Later, the more she thought about it, the more sad she became, and she hid aside and sulked. I don't understand, wouldn't it be nice not to have to fight with others? However, Xin Tian obviously didn't think so.
At a weekend party, Yu Menghan said to Xingyuan matter-of-factly: "Xingyuan, you have to be careful of that Wang Sitong!" ”
Her words managed to attract everyone's attention.
"What's wrong?" Xing Yuan looked at Yu Menghan with a puzzled expression.
"You don't know, do you......" Yu Menghan paused. She hasn't given up on Xu Mingyao yet. ”
"Ha ......" As soon as Yu Menghan's voice fell, a few slight exclamations came from between us.
As we all know, the basketball team has been in a state of intense preparation since April. The intensive training every week has created excellent opportunities for Wang Sitong. As the saying goes, love arises over time, and Wang Sitong circles around Xu Mingyao every day with ulterior motives, which is really worrying. She inadvertently and little by little accumulated Xu Mingyao's favor so that she could become his girlfriend one day, which was really a threat to Xingyuan.
"He didn't mean that to her." Xingyuan said lightly: "I believe his words. ”
"I'm afraid that Wang Sitong will be entangled, and Xu Mingyao won't be able to get out." Xin Tian interjected earnestly: "I have already instructed Yang Fan to help you watch more closely, but you also have to spend more time on Xu Mingyao." ”
"I accompany him to the basketball court every day." In order to hide her pride, Xingyuan pursed her lips and smiled.
"And then?" Xin Tian tilted his head and asked angrily.
"And then? Then I'll go to the dining hall to eat. The school gives them meals every day, which is a benefit that our orchestra has never enjoyed. Xingyuan replied with a grin.
This may sound a bit complaining, but I know very well that Xingyuan does not have envy or jealousy of the basketball team, but has always been proud of Xu Mingyao.
Xin Tian would not miss any opportunity to roll his eyes at Xingyuan, and neither would Yu Menghan. Before Xing Yuan's words were finished, the two of them couldn't wait to sigh heavily.
"Xingyuan, this can't be done! Since you're his girlfriend, you should always be by his side so that others can know about it! Xin Tian preached angrily.
"Don't the guys on the basketball team know I'm his girlfriend?" Xingyuan's words revealed a hint of surprise.
"Knowing is knowing, but some people like to pretend to be crazy and stupid." Xin Tian clasped his hands in front of his chest, as if he was filled with righteous indignation.
"That's right, there are more shameless people like this! Wang Sitong is the best example! Yu Menghan put his arm on Xin Tian's shoulder and nodded like pounded garlic.
Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Xingyuan's mouth gradually froze, and a trace of uneasiness flashed in her eyes. "That'...... What should I do to ......"
"Claim ownership to them!" Yu Menghan hurriedly replied.
"What?" Xingyuan looked at Yu Menghan puzzled.
"First of all, let Xu Mingyao change his daily necessities to couples, and remind some people that he has a girlfriend all the time." Yu Menghan said with a serious face.
"Sounds a lot like a pet collar and a name tag." I couldn't help but tease. It's hard to imagine what Xu Mingyao's expression would be after receiving those objects that exuded a sweet love atmosphere.
"Don't interrupt, we're not done yet!" Xin Tian raised his hand to stop everyone's laughter.
"Don't dare, we'll listen!" Xing Yuan suppressed a laugh, and then looked at Xin Tian with a modest and slightly flattering attitude.
"Marking is important, but it's more important to be accompanied!" Xin Tian cleared his throat and continued: "As long as you stand on the edge of the basketball court, then, no matter how thick-skinned Wang Sitong is, she won't dare to act rashly if she wants to, what do you say?" ”
"Makes sense!" Xin Tian's words won a chorus of approval.
"To put it lightly, why don't you go to the side of the court to stand with Yang Fan?" Seeing that Xingyuan was silent, but the more they talked, the more energetic they became, I was a little angry.
"Yang Fan? He doesn't need it......"
Yu Menghan's words made everyone laugh. The more we laughed, the more ugly Xin Tian's face became. Whenever this happens, Xingyuan will always stand up to resolve the embarrassment and even contradictions.
"Thank you for your concern, I'll think about it." Xingyuan hugged Xin Tian's arm and expressed sincere gratitude.
Facts have proved that Yu Menghan and Xin Tian's words are not unreasonable.
After that day, every weekend, Xingyuan would find all kinds of reasons to watch Xu Mingyao train, and occasionally send drinks and snacks to Xu Mingyao on weekdays, in short, follow the advice of the two love masters, be a competent girlfriend, and show her face on the basketball court from time to time, so that some people with bad intentions will know how difficult it is to retreat. Even the two masters didn't expect that Xing Yuan had already achieved great results with a little effort. In less than half a month, Wang Sitong's attitude towards Xu Mingyao is no longer as enthusiastic and attentive as before, and he is even more indifferent to Xingyuan. We who see everything in our eyes, while we are satisfied, we can't help but make fun of her behind our backs. In the final analysis, the compatibility of Xu Mingyao and Xingyuan is obvious to all, and no one will support a girl who is incompetent and wants to replace them to destroy their relationship. Wang Sitong, who couldn't resist the mouth, could only be forced to give up in the end.
If Wang Sitong's defeat is not enough to dissuade those entangled diehards, then we can only resort to more powerful tricks.
After the Labor Day holiday, the basketball team's training became more frequent, sometimes even taking time into self-study classes. This is a great place for results...... No, it's academic, which is very rare in our school. It's no wonder that Xingyuan said that in the basketball intercollegiate competition, our school has retained the top three seats for many years, although it is notoriously strong, but it has never won the championship. This is not only a big knot for the coach, but also for the principal. Therefore, on the premise of not affecting their studies, the class teachers are willing to make way for the training of the basketball team.
When the basketball players return to the classroom after practice, we will silently hold our breath. Although the weather is not very hot, it is inevitable that they will sweat profusely after two hours of high-intensity training. Heaven is always very partial to handsome people. was also sweating, but Xu Mingyao looked particularly refreshing when he stood among them, as if the smell of sweat in the classroom had nothing to do with him. It wasn't until Yang Fan yelled for Xin Tian to wipe his eyes with a tissue that I found out that everyone else used team uniforms to wipe their sweat, and the more they wiped it, the dirtier it became, only Xu Mingyao used a thick towel. I was wondering why he had suddenly thought of using a towel, when he threw it off and put it around his neck, and the yellow star pattern on the dark blue towel came into view.
"Did you send it?" I whispered to Xingyuan.
Xingyuan winked at me, smiling like a flower.
Since that day, Xu Mingyao has used that towel to wipe his sweat, and he will always put it around his neck and not take it off for several hours. The move was not only eye-catching, but also became a laughing stock in the basketball team. While laughing at him, I couldn't help but secretly wonder how many identical towels Xingyuan gave him. Later, I learned from Xingyuan that there was actually only one ......