Chapter 102: Truly Remarkable

At this moment, He Haoxuan stood dazedly holding the basketball. Earlier, Xiao Dongren had told him to block the opponent’s ball but hadn’t specified what else to do.

“Hurry up and snatch the ball from that guy!” the captain of Class Three shouted loudly.

Several players from Class Three charged toward He Haoxuan. Xiao Dongren called out, “He Haoxuan, quickly pass the ball to me, I want to shoot!”

“You want to shoot? Why shouldn’t I shoot then?” He Haoxuan replied irritably.

Back when He Haoxuan was a student, he had played basketball too—not very skillfully, but he understood the basic rules.

So, He Haoxuan raised the ball and threw it toward the hoop ahead.

“He Haoxuan, are you an idiot?” Xiao Dongren, seeing that He Haoxuan wasn’t passing the ball but shooting himself, was so furious he felt like spitting blood.

There was no one blocking him here; if He Haoxuan passed the ball, Xiao Dongren could take a smooth two-and-a-half step and easily score.

But He Haoxuan was standing at the midcourt line—there was no way he could make the basket from there.

No, if the ball even hit the backboard, that would already be impressive.

Yet, what no one could believe happened: the basketball He Haoxuan threw went straight into the hoop.

“Oh my god, a three-pointer!” Long Luoqing jumped up excitedly.

Li Qingwan was also astonished. Wasn’t He Haoxuan supposed to be bad at basketball? How could he score from such a distance, right from midcourt? A three-pointer from midcourt was an extraordinary feat.

“Come on, Class Four!” The girls from Class Four cheered excitedly as their class finally scored.

Xiao Dongren looked puzzled, glancing between He Haoxuan at midcourt and the backboard, shaking his head silently. This was too strange.

No, it must be that He Haoxuan was incredibly lucky.

Otherwise, how could the ball have gone in?

Class Three’s players resumed play and charged toward them again.

This time, they’d learned their lesson—not rushing at He Haoxuan but bypassing toward Xiao Dongren’s side.

Xiao Dongren’s skills were decent, but he couldn’t really make good use of them.

After all, the two main players from their class had already stepped back; how could he shine under these circumstances?

Then, Class Three’s players quickly passed the ball past Xiao Dongren. Just as they prepared to dribble forward for a layup, He Haoxuan suddenly appeared in front of them.

“Sorry, brother, you’re too tired. Take a break,” He Haoxuan said with a smile, holding the ball.

“Quick, snatch the ball from him!” the captain of Class Three shouted.

But He Haoxuan didn’t hesitate and shot the ball from his side.

“Boom!” The ball, as if guided by a divine force, hit the backboard and then fell into the basket.

“Hahaha, another three-pointer!” Long Luoqing joyfully pumped his fist.

Li Qingwan was surprised. “Luoqing, now we have six points. It’s twenty to six; we still have a chance.”

“Of course,” Long Luoqing nodded. “It’s only the first half. We still have a chance. Qingwan, I didn’t expect your boyfriend to be so powerful—what a hidden talent.”

“Of course, if I’m not good, who else would be?” At that moment, He Haoxuan’s voice floated over as he arrived under their side’s hoop.

Long Luoqing and Li Qingwan were standing by Class Four’s basketball hoop, so when He Haoxuan heard them talking about his basketball skills, he naturally came over.

“He Haoxuan, why are you here? Hurry back to midcourt and block them, don’t let them come over!” Long Luoqing noticed that He Haoxuan had some real skill; otherwise, he wouldn’t have intercepted Class Three’s ball twice already.

He Haoxuan waved his hand dismissively. “No problem. With me here, they won’t score. By the way, Qingwan, call your sister right now and tell her I’m amazing at basketball.”

He Haoxuan wore a sly smile—if anything, he was as cunning as he could be.

Once Li Qingying heard that he was the basketball prince, she’d surely think he was her white knight.

“He Haoxuan, if you can play basketball, then perform well. Don’t embarrass me, or you’ll suffer a humiliating defeat,” Li Qingwan warned, not exposing He Haoxuan in front of Long Luoqing.

What was so great about He Haoxuan? He’d just done a lot of manual labor before, so he had some strength and could throw the ball a bit.

That said, He Haoxuan’s physique was quite good—he ran fast and was agile.

“Ah! He Haoxuan, watch out! Class Three’s players are coming to shoot!” Long Luoqing screamed as he saw their captain break through toward their hoop, terrified.

This was a very dangerous situation.

Li Qingwan scolded He Haoxuan, “What are you doing? Stop chatting and play properly!”

“No worries, watch me,” He Haoxuan sneered.

He dashed inside just as the Class Three captain went for a layup.

The captain moved his right hand, sending the ball toward the hoop.

“Hahaha, we’re about to score again!” the Class Three spectators cheered loudly.

Without mishap, the ball was certain to enter the basket.

But just then, He Haoxuan’s right foot moved swiftly; his leather shoe flew off like an arrow, shooting toward the hoop.

With a “smack,” the shoe flew up from beneath the hoop and knocked the basketball away.

“Whoa! Is that even possible?” everyone was stunned and nearly fell over.

No one expected that, just as the ball was about to go in, He Haoxuan’s shoe would knock it away.

He Haoxuan ran up, grabbed the ball, and threw it forward.

“Bang!”

The basketball landed directly on the opponent’s hoop—another three-pointer.

“Ah, amazing!” Long Luoqing screamed. “Now it’s twenty to nine. We’re catching up fast.”

“Referee, we protest! That guy kicked his shoe out and knocked our basketball off course!” the Class Three captain ran over to complain.

The referee was about to adjust the score when Long Luoqing shouted, “Referee, if you’re unfair, I’ll report you to the department immediately. He Haoxuan just rushed over and accidentally kicked his shoe off. That’s normal; who can blame him? If Class Three has a problem, they can try kicking their shoe to knock our ball away.”

The Class Three captain’s hair stood on end. Did they think he was Superman? The basketball was so high up; even if he tried to kick it, it would be impossible to knock it away, let alone send a shoe flying.

Xiao Dongren, understanding the rules, joined the uproar. “Referee, we didn’t foul. Why can’t we score?”