Chapter 103: Don’t Try to Blackmail Me

The referee saw the situation and had no choice but to declare the points valid.

“He Haoxuan, you’re amazing! Xuan-ge, you’re incredible!” Xiao Juan and the others cheered excitedly at Haoxuan.

None of them had expected Haoxuan to be so skilled at basketball—he could score three points with a single shot.

“Hehe, I’m pretty good at basketball,” Haoxuan said with a grin, then dashed back toward the ball.

Xiao Dongren, seeing Haoxuan under his own basket, immediately sprinted toward the opponent’s side, his face twisted in frustration.

This Haoxuan really didn’t know how to play basketball properly. Who plays like this? No matter how good someone’s stamina is, they can’t just follow the ball everywhere unless the opponent is Superman.

But just as Xiao Dongren was simmering with anger, Haoxuan managed to snatch the ball again. To everyone’s shock, he made another three-pointer, bringing the score to twelve points.

“Ahhh, Haoxuan, I love you!” Long Luoqing couldn’t contain herself any longer and shouted in pure joy.

Haoxuan was incredible—just a short time on the court and already four three-pointers. Everyone adored him.

Especially since Haoxuan was so handsome and was running around the court wearing only one leather shoe—this flashy image was truly refreshing and breathtaking.

Li Qingwan felt uneasy hearing this. Although she didn’t like Haoxuan, he was still, nominally, her boyfriend.

Now Long Luoqing was shouting like that beside her; how was she supposed to hold her ground?

What made Li Qingwan even more uncomfortable was what happened next. Hearing Long Luoqing’s shouts, Xiao Juan and the others joined in: “Xuan-ge, we love you!”

In an instant, the girls from Class Four erupted in cheers.

The game was so exciting that other spectators, incredulous, flocked over to watch.

Human nature loved a good spectacle. Once they learned there was something so captivating here, they wouldn’t miss it.

“Wow, is that the Barefoot Brother? So handsome! I’ve never seen anyone play basketball wearing only one shoe. No one can compete with him—he’s my idol!” someone shouted.

“I’m going to be Barefoot Brother’s little fangirl! Even if he’s Li Qingwan’s boyfriend, I’m fine being the backup—quiet, devoted, and selfless,” a girl said, her eyes sparkling.

Under these circumstances, Haoxuan became the brightest star in the arena; all eyes were on him.

“Swish!” Haoxuan scored again. Twenty to fifteen. The students from Class Four screamed with excitement.

Soon after, the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the first half.

“Ah, Xuan-ge, you’re amazing!” Long Luoqing couldn’t control her excitement and rushed over to Haoxuan, throwing herself into his arms and hugging him tightly.

“Long Luoqing, you—” Li Qingwan was so angry she felt like she might burst, that was her embrace, how could Long Luoqing just pounce like that?

Long Luoqing was also quite good-looking and had a great figure, making Li Qingwan even more intolerant.

“Ah, I’m coming too!” Of course, Xiao Juan and the others wouldn’t let Long Luoqing have Haoxuan all to herself. They all jumped on him, rushing forward.

Suddenly, Haoxuan was surrounded and hugged by more than a dozen girls.

The last girl, a slightly chubby one who had run slower, arrived too late to join the circle.

Not caring, she leapt forward. “This beauty is here too!”

“Ah!” Because she took up more space, she pressed down on everyone, causing the group to collapse, Haoxuan included.

“Ah, help! Get up, get up!” Haoxuan screamed from the bottom of the pile.

No matter how strong he was, being crushed under a dozen girls—especially with the chubby one on top—was unbearable.

Li Qingwan didn’t know why, but seeing Haoxuan being buried under so many girls made her heart ache. “Get up! You’re going to hurt him. How is he supposed to play the next match?”

“Yeah, get up! Don’t squash me!” Long Luoqing suddenly remembered and pushed the girls aside.

The girls stood up, and Li Qingwan rushed over to pull Haoxuan up, her face showing concern.

How could they be like this? So many people pressing down on him, her Haoxuan was about to be crushed.

Pfft, Haoxuan wasn’t even hers.

Why would she ever fancy a laborer? Even her own sister looked down on him.

Long Luoqing looked at Haoxuan and asked, “Xuan-ge, are you okay?”

“Tch, am I not okay?” Haoxuan was nearly furious; as a real man, he was perfectly fine.

“Well, rest up then. You’ve got to play in the next half,” Long Luoqing said. Noticing Li Qingwan’s stare, she felt she shouldn’t linger and turned to walk away.

Li Qingwan finally smiled at Haoxuan. “He Haoxuan, you’re not bad. You have some talent. If you score a few more points and help our class beat Class Three, I might consider letting you keep pretending to be my boyfriend.”

“What? Keep pretending?” Haoxuan’s expression changed, and he shook his head vigorously. “Forget it then, I won’t score anymore.”

What a joke! He had no intention of being Li Qingwan’s fake boyfriend.

“What?” Li Qingwan snapped, “You want to be my real boyfriend? I warn you, that’s impossible. Don’t think you can blackmail me into it.”

The more she spoke, the more uneasy she felt.

If Haoxuan insisted on this, what was she supposed to do? Give in? Reluctantly accept?

No way. She was a daughter of privilege—how could she ever be the girlfriend of a laborer?

Besides, if even Li Qingying didn’t want him, why should she?

Ever since childhood, Li Qingwan had been compared to her sister, who was always held up as her example to follow.

But in her heart, she believed she was far superior.

“No, my back hurts, and my foot hurts. I really can’t play the next match. Maybe you should tell the sports captain to find someone better,” Haoxuan said with a sly smile. “Of course, it’s hard to find someone as handsome as me.”

“Hmph, He Haoxuan, if you bully me, I’ll go talk to my sister,” Li Qingwan had no other choice but to invoke Li Qingying.

“Ah, Qingwan, you should call your sister right now,” Haoxuan suddenly remembered this important matter.

That concludes today’s update—five chapters added. Considering how hard I’m working, please vote for me with monthly tickets.

Qian Qian