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Chapter 548: Chapter 356: Out of the way, I’m the Little Flying Man!_2
Just thinking about it made Xue Yuantong deliriously happy.
She was smug, wild, she laughed. She grew tired of sitting in the sedan chair, lifted the curtain, and then she saw Jiang Ning’s idiotic gaze.
Xue Yuantong immediately stopped laughing and stiffened her little face, "Jiang Ning, you’re being incredibly rude!"
"Oh," Jiang Ning’s chin was directed at her.
Xue Yuantong was about to ignite.
...
At the entrance to the sports field, Guo Kunnan looked out over the vast and flat lawn, up at the sky, up at the soft white clouds, his heart trapped in a dead end found solace between heaven and earth.
Dan Kaiquan suddenly spoke, "Brother Nan, still thinking about her?"
"Every second, I’m not not thinking about her, missing her," Guo Kunnan said numbly.
Dan Kaiquan walked two steps forward, facing the sky, facing the earth, he reflected, "Sand that can’t be held is better cast aside."
"I’ve heard that sand, once wet, sticks together and can be grasped," Guo Kunnan found hope in desperation.
Dan Kaiquan said, "But you have no water."
Guo Kunnan stubbornly unrepentant, "But I have tears."
Dan Kaiquan fell silent, ’How can Brother Nan be even more formidable than me?’
He scolded outright, "Stop thinking, she’s already deleted you, deleted, it’s over for you two."
Guo Kunnan let out a long sigh. He halted his steps, his expression wavering, his mind’s Daoist Heart Roulette had long shattered into pieces.
It’s over, isn’t it? Yes, it’s over.
Time to move forward, can’t keep deluding myself. Let Xu Yan forever rest in his memory, just like the previous Manman.
Guo Kunnan waved to the sky, bidding farewell to this period of his youth.
With this resolution passing through him like an electric current, something seemed to be pulled from him, like a fish out of water, like a bird away from the sky.
The broken Daoist Heart Roulette spun and spun, leaving him incomplete.
Guo Kunnan made a vow with extreme determination, "Brother Quan, from now on, I won’t love again."
"Not loving is best."
"Yeah." Guo Kunnan sighed, still feeling very tired.
Dan Kaiquan suggested, "Brother Nan, don’t go home this afternoon. Let’s go to the city tonight and have a buffet barbecue, 39 yuan per person, get whatever you want, seafood, beef, whatever, and drinks as you please."
"And RIO cocktails, you know RIO, the colorful ones we saw last time when we went shopping, almost 10 yuan a bottle, drinking a few bottles and it pays for itself."
When you’re feeling down, a big hearty meal can go a long way to healing the pain, he and Brother Nan were both people down on their luck.
Guo Kunnan was tempted, but then he hesitated, "I’m afraid I can’t, I only have 30 yuan on me, and another 10 is for the fare home." 𝘯𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Dan Kaiquan counted his pocket change and generously offered, "Brother Nan, hey, I’ll spot you the 20!"
Guo Kunnan was surprised. 20 yuan was not a small sum, enough for a whole day’s living.
"No, you don’t have much either, let’s just eat something simple tonight."
Dan Kaiquan slung an arm over his shoulder, "Who are we if not brothers? You used to treat me to pastries all the time, don’t be polite with me."
Comforted by his good brother, even though Guo Kunnan’s Daoist resolve hadn’t been restored, he didn’t feel as bad anymore.
Only then did he take notice of the people on the sports field and suddenly spotted two familiar figures. He pointed and said:
"Brother Quan, isn’t that Jiang Ning up ahead?"
...
Jiang Ning was strolling along with Xue Yuantong.
On the soccer field, students were engaged in fierce soccer skirmishes.
Fourth Middle School often saw its students playing soccer, a sport that was no less popular than basketball.
Xue Yuantong occasionally looked at the students on the field, running under the setting sun like tireless machines.
It was common for the soccer ball to go out of play, especially with a group of players not quite professionals. As Jiang Ning was walking, a soccer ball rolled slowly towards him.
In the distant grass, Tao Nian, clad in full soccer gear, called out, "Classmate, could you kick it back, please? Thanks!"
The other students on the field looked over as well; it wasn’t the first or second time this had happened.
"Do you want to give it a go?" Jiang Ning looked at Xue Yuantong, who seemed eager to try.
Xue Yuantong paused in front of the ball, her little face full of longing, but after thinking for three seconds, she gave up.
What if she kicked it askew and became a laughingstock?
"You do it."
Jiang Ning approached the ball and with a single kick, the stationary ball soared, dancing a crescent moon trajectory from his foot, and like a meteor streaking across the sky, flew from the edge of the field diagonally towards the goal.
The goalkeeper, not reacting in time, let the ball in.
An extraordinary skill that left the students on the field amazed:
"Holy shit, what a kick!"
The observing Guo Kunnan behind admired, "Damn, that’s a cannon shot. Jiang Ning is so cool!"
Dan Kaiquan agreed, "Really cool."
It was like helping someone pick up a basketball and then casually making a basket.
After Jiang Ning scored, Tao Nian ran over, not having time to wipe the sweat from his forehead,
"You’re Jiang Ning, right? I’m Tao Nian, from the sports team. We’ve competed in the sports meeting. I’m the one who high jumped one hundred and ninety centimeters."
Tao Nian introduced himself.
"Right, I know you," Jiang Ning responded. The student was impressive. If not for his own intervention, Tao Nian would certainly have been the high jump champion.
"You’ve got a good foundation in soccer, want to play together?" Tao Nian invited.
He really wanted someone to play soccer with; he was almost unbeatable on the Fourth Middle School field and was looking for a challenge.
Jiang Ning glanced at Xue Yuantong beside him and declined, "Not today, I’m busy."
"Spending time with your girlfriend?" Tao Nian asked.
Before Jiang Ning could reply, Xue Yuantong hurriedly said, "I’m his neighbor."
"Oh, childhood sweethearts," Tao Nian nodded understandingly.
Xue Yuantong didn’t know how to counter.
Seeing Jiang Ning’s lack of interest in playing, Tao Nian didn’t insist, "Next time when you’re free then."
