NOVPUBThe bell rang for the end of class.
Xu Qingfan bent down to tie his shoelaces tightly and at the same time took out his Houston Rockets No. 11 jersey from his backpack, preparing to change into it later.
Xia Xiaoxiao looked at the jersey he’d placed on the table and instantly recalled the scene when this stinking dog publicly changed his clothes on the basketball court last time.
Without saying, with a fine figure like Echizen Ryoma from "Prince of Tennis," it naturally caused the girls present to scream incessantly.
Before his rebirth, Xu Qingfan had been nothing more than a vigorous and handsome young lad, and to say he had not a shred of vanity would have been false, like the coolest chapter in a campus idol drama, it was pretty thrilling to project onto himself.
"Go change your clothes in the toilet before going downstairs!" Xia Xiaoxiao packed up her desk and, seeing the clothes still on the table, picked them up and threw them at Xu Qingfan’s stinking face.
"Why all the fuss, besides, I’m a guy, what does it matter?" He wasn’t keen to make the extra trip, mainly because he didn’t know which punk left without flushing in the toilet, it had smelled like death earlier.
"No way, Brother Qing Fan, you taught me that men and women should not accept things from each other, and once you’re grown up, you are a big boy, and you shouldn’t change clothes in public!" Lin Wanning blocked Xu Qingfan’s way, arms crossed to stop him from passing.
He hadn’t started lecturing Lin Wanning, yet Lin Wanning was already lecturing him, Xu Qingfan thought about using this as a lesson for her later and happily accepted, "Alright, alright, I’ll listen to our Wanning and go change in the toilet, okay?"
"Hehe, go for it, Brother Fan, we’ll go downstairs first to grab seats and buy you water," Xiao Ruawen was the last to finish packing up, she slung her backpack on and gave Xu Qingfan two thumbs up.
"Of course, you should see who Brother Fan is," he glanced back at the girl, turning the jersey in his hand into a shooting gesture.
"We’ll take your backpack down for you, Brother Qing Fan!"
"Okay."
The three-on-three basketball competition for the eighth graders had been going on for a while, and thanks to Xu Qingfan’s almost flawless shooting from afar, Class 8-6 had smoothly advanced to the finals. As expected, they were about to claim the championship shortly.
When he arrived at the toilet, fortunately, it had already been cleaned by the janitor, and colorful mothballs had been repositioned over the drain, so he didn’t smell any stench.
Xu Qingfan went to the toilet again before changing into his jersey and going downstairs. When he arrived at the basketball court, students had already surrounded the place, and at a glance, there seemed to be more girls than boys.
Seeing that Xu Qingfan had changed into his jersey before coming over, many female classmates felt regretful, but that didn’t prevent the surprise in their eyes upon seeing the campus idol.
Junior high school girls at this time were still rather reserved; apart from a few bold ones shouting his name trying to get noticed, most only dared to whisper and discuss with their companions.
Xu Qingfan approached the spot where five girls were standing, tossed his summer school uniform that he was holding into Xia Xiaoxiao’s hands, then the girl caught it and stuffed it into his backpack.
"Wow!"
Just this simple scene was enough to make countless teenagers’ hearts flutter.
Lin Wanning seemed dissatisfied with the crowd’s cheering and handed him a bottle of mineral water she had taken a sip from, "Have some water, Brother Qing Fan."
"Hmm."
However, this scene didn’t attract much attention, as there were far more in school who preferred Xia Xiaoxiao’s type, a cool and fair-skinned top female student, which was just lovely.
Once the PE teacher arrived, the game was about to start. Xu Qingfan turned to the girls and said, "I’ll try to end the game in five minutes, so it doesn’t delay getting home to cook," and then he stepped onto the basketball court.
The rules of the three-on-three basketball game were that whichever team first scored 21 points within ten minutes would win. If no team reached 21 points within ten minutes, the team with the higher score would win.
Frankly, with the enhanced physical strength of the current Xu Qingfan, their class could bring two dogs to play and still win.
The other class that made it to the finals was Class 1. Despite Xu Qingfan’s intensity, the opposing three didn’t seem to give up and adopted a three-on-one strategy from the start, coming over to double-team Xu Qingfan.
Unfortunately, it didn’t do any good, as Xu Qingfan was not only strong in shooting from afar; his breakthrough ability was equally top-notch.
With a turn and a side step, he easily toyed with three players, leaped after the basketball passed through the opponent’s pocket, and caught it to make an effortless layup.
"Wow!"
"Go Brother Qingfan!"
"Go Brother Fan!"
The entire court instantly erupted in thunderous applause and cheers, and of course, there were also the voices of a few girls cheering him on.
Xu Qingfan turned back and gestured an ’ok’ sign to them, but the game continued.
What followed were various steals and fake maneuvers that quickly left Class Three without spirit. When it was their turn to have possession, they didn’t even bother dribbling, just straight-up tanking and shooting from a standstill.
The match was uneventful, with many boys finding it boring and leaving early. This level of rivalry? His grandmother could do better!
The female classmates, on the other hand, were there mainly to watch the handsome guys, and they continued screaming excitedly whenever Xu Qingfan scored.
A few minutes later, even the referee felt the game was dull and, right after Xu Qingfan’s last long-range shot hit, he hurriedly blew the final whistle.
Their class received a championship certificate, and Xu Qingfan was the unanimous choice for the finals MVP and overall MVP, earning two plastic medals.
Just as he was about to exit and meet up with five girls, the PE teacher called out to him, "Hey student, are you interested in joining the school basketball team? It can earn you extra points for high school."
Xu Qingfan waved his hand, "Coach, I don’t want to play basketball," he said before running off without looking back toward the direction of the five girls.
"How’s that, am I awesome or what!" Xu Qingfan boasted as he spun the two medals in his hand.
"Brother Fan is the best!"
"Brother is amazing!"
"Brother Qingfan is the most awesome!"
"Brother Fan is incredible."
"Show-off."
Xu Qingfan hung the medals around the necks of Wu Lingyu and Lin Wanning. "Xiao Xiao is in charge of taking out the trash tonight; let’s go home!"
Lin Wanning looked down at the medal that read ’Overall MVP’ with surprise, "I’m the overall MVP now!"
Xia Xiaoxiao gave the boastful boy a white-eyed look and handed the backpack she had been holding back to him.
[How wonderful!] Numerous girls yearning for sweet love shed tears of envy.
He lifted his shirt to wipe the sweat off his face, and at that moment, countless girls who were reluctant to leave had their eyes widened. Who wouldn’t salivate at the sight of his clearly defined eight-pack abs - this experience was truly worth it!
"Let’s go, time for soup at home," Xu Qingfan said, slinging on his backpack with the five girls chatting and laughing as they followed him out.
Their departing figures were the kind of life countless people envy and yearn for.
