During class.
Wang Yue received a note from Qiao Zixuan.
Passing notes was something students often did.
But this was the first time Qiao Zixuan had passed a note to him.
Wang Yue opened the note.
"What's your situation with An Ran?"
Wang Yue glanced at Qiao Zixuan.
She stared intently at the blackboard, her gaze unwavering.
It was as if she hadn't been the one to pass the note.
"No situation."
Wang Yue wrote three words and passed it back.
Qiao Zixuan pressed her hand on the note, ensuring the teacher hadn't noticed before she secretly moved it back to her desk and opened it.
After reading Wang Yue's reply,
Qiao Zixuan's mood brightened considerably.
Since Wang Yue said there was no situation, then there truly was no situation.
This was how much Qiao Zixuan trusted Wang Yue.
She tucked the note into her desk drawer and began to listen attentively to the lecture.
After the class, the competition for Wang Yue's class began again.
Upon arriving at the basketball court,
This time, Wang Yue still sat in the spectator seats. Hu Qianhao also sat there. It was Lin Yuanquan's turn to play.
The morning match was for the top eight.
Teams that reached the top eight were generally not weak.
More than half of them were from the third year.
This time, they were up against Class 3 of the second year.
"Brother Yue, with neither of us playing, I'm afraid this one will be a bit dangerous."
Hu Qianhao said from the spectator seats.
"Is it possible that we're stronger without you playing?"
Wang Yue teased.
"What are you saying! What kind of talk is that!"
Hu Qianhao immediately retorted, "I'm at least the core basketball strength of our class! Without me, this game will definitely be very tough. Just watch the results!"
...
Forty minutes later.
The score was: "40:24."
Wang Yue's class had 40 points.
"What do you say?"
Wang Yue looked at Hu Qianhao and smiled.
"Damn it!"
Hu Qianhao: "This is unscientific!"
The match was won with surprising ease.
Hu Qianhao attributed the easy victory to the opponent being too weak.
This way, Wang Yue's class easily entered the final four.
The semi-finals would be held in the afternoon, with the top four advancing to the top two.
Then tomorrow would be the final of the school basketball tournament, which the entire school faculty and students would attend.
Soon, the afternoon basketball matches arrived.
This time, they were up against Class 6 of the third year.
Their strength was unquestionable. Without Wang Yue playing, they were evenly matched.
Wang Yue still chose not to play in this match.
Their class fought with all their might, and the score was only a difference of one or two points.
However, in the end, Xie Te's buzzer-beater secured the victory for their class.
Formally announcing their class's entry into the finals.
The other class to reach the finals was Class 2 of the third year.
Five of the seven players in Class 2 of the third year were on the school team.
They were outstanding among high school students in terms of physical fitness and basketball skills.
If it were before, everyone would have thought there was no chance.
But now that Wang Yue was here, they all approached it with a relaxed attitude, thinking that if they couldn't win, they could just substitute Wang Yue in.
This day also quickly passed.
Wang Yue found that ever since he adapted to high school life, time seemed to fly by.
After sending Qiao Zixuan home, Wang Yue ran into An Ran again.
This time, she wasn't being harassed. Instead, she was riding a pink bicycle, appearing out of nowhere and riding alongside Wang Yue.
"Wang Yue, so you walk Qiao Zixuan home every day."
An Ran said with a smile, as if she had discovered a big secret.
"And then?"
Wang Yue replied nonchalantly.
"No 'and then.' Do you only like the obedient type like Qiao Zixuan?"
An Ran asked.
"Actually, I don't like types. I like people."
Wang Yue said.
"Actually, I can be an obedient girl too."
An Ran suddenly said.
"Are you trying to hit on me?"
Wang Yue was very direct.
"Huh?"
An Ran was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting Wang Yue to be so blunt.
Then, a playful smile appeared on her face: "If you put it that way, it's not wrong. I'm very interested in you now and want to get to know you better."
"How deep?"
A peculiar smile appeared on Wang Yue's face.
"Maybe starting with your name?"
An Ran clearly hadn't understood Wang Yue's meaning and said after a moment of thought.
"Six."
Wang Yue uttered another number.
Hearing the number, An Ran's blood pressure surged.
Her face turned red with anger: "Wang Yue, can you stop saying that number from now on?"
"Why?"
Wang Yue asked strangely.
"No reason, it's just really annoying!"
"Six."
"Wang Yue!"
Wang Yue didn't know what had gotten into An Ran to make her want to pursue him.
However, he admitted he had a bias; he truly had no interest in An Ran.
After chatting with her for a while, he rode his bike home.
Leaving An Ran in a state of disarray.
Back home, after dinner,
Wang Yue finished his homework first.
Then he took out his phone and started "stealing vegetables."
He found that in an era when not many decent games could be played on mobile phones, stealing vegetables was a good way to pass the time.
He had completely become a hands-off manager at the milk tea shop.
Liu Qingxia managed the milk tea shop like clockwork, and Wang Yue only needed to lie back and collect the money.
"Beep beep beep~"
At this moment, QQ rang.
Wang Yue looked at the avatar; it was Li Xiaoman.
"Old lady, I'm here~"
The previous message was sent by Wang Yue a few days ago: "What are you doing?"
"Good heavens, I reply to you instantly, but you reply to me in cycles."
Wang Yue replied.
"Green Pomelo: Recently, our school has started implementing boarding. Everyone has to board, regardless of how far away they live, so I didn't bring my phone. What do you need?"
Seeing Li Xiaoman's reply,
Wang Yue suddenly remembered that this was indeed the case.
And this policy at the First High School would soon affect the Second High School.
By the second semester of the third year, all third-year students were required to board.
The reason given was to facilitate unified school management and to improve academic performance.
"wy: How do you find boarding?"
"Green Pomelo: It's not bad, a brand new experience. It's just that one girl in our dormitory always snores loudly in the middle of the night, waking me up several times."
"wy: Hahaha..."
Wang Yue laughed unreservedly.
He knew this classmate of Li Xiaoman's.
Her name was Zeng Mengchong.
Just like her name suggested, she lived in a daze all day, always feeling sleepy.
In his previous life, Li Xiaoman had complained about this roommate many times.
"Green Pomelo: That's too much! You're still laughing!"
"wy: It's Thursday today, did you go home to get your phone?"
"Green Pomelo: I had some family matters today, so I took leave, which allowed me to steal some time to chat with you."
The two chatted for a while.
Wang Yue recalled the days in his previous life when he waited for Li Xiaoman's messages.
It could be described as being smitten.
But after they met, their conversations became less frequent.
It wasn't that Wang Yue talked less.
Wang Yue still sent messages to Li Xiaoman often, but her replies became increasingly perfunctory.
Until they gradually drifted apart.
At that time, Wang Yue learned a new term: "meeting kills it."