To be honest, Gu Mengmeng had no clue what basketball was about.
If push came to shove, she might be able to recall a few basketball terms—all gleaned from the comic “Kuroko’s Basketball”.
So she actually couldn’t understand the intricacies of the game. But there was one thing she could understand: Snakel was so cool!
Whether he was raising his arms to score a point or just dribbling the ball around. Every movement was exceptionally smooth and cool!
There were clearly over a dozen guys from two teams competing with each other on the court, but Gu Mengmeng only had eyes for Snakel.
Was this what he meant when he said “the moment you appear, everyone and everything else will become just background noise”?
29 hours…
It seemed like that was enough time for her to like someone?
With her heart pounding, Gu Mengmeng stared down at her own feet. She felt like she had discovered something significant.
Cheers erupted on the court and Gu Mengmeng looked up. It appeared that the victor had emerged.
Everyone on court was smiling, regardless of whether they were on the winning or losing team. They did not seem to care about the results, but just enjoyed the feeling of having played an exciting and satisfying game.
Snakel walked towards Gu Mengmeng and reached out one hand. “Water.”
“Oh.” Still in a daze, Gu Mengmeng handed over a bottle of mineral water to Snakel.
Snakel twisted open the bottle cap and poured water all over himself to cool down.
He didn’t like basketball. It was too intense and he sweat too much.
If he had to compare, he felt much more comfortable in the water.
But he discovered that while playing basketball, Gu Mengmeng kept staring at him with obvious admiration and worship.
So, although he had to interact with a bunch of stupid humans, as long she liked it, he would do it.
Snakel managed to cool down his body temperature with the water, but the rest of the arena heated up.
All the girls were shrieking things like “Snakel, I want to bear your child”.
So annoying. Noisy and annoying.
Snakel pinched Gu Mengmeng’s little face with one hand and squeezed her lips into a fish pout. He then lowered his head and kissed her right on the lips.
Mmm, very sweet.
His mood instantly improved and he could barely hear all the ruckus around him.
The kiss went on for a long while until both of them were gasping for breath. Only then did Snakel finally let go of Gu Mengmeng’s red face.
“Only you can improve my mood.”
Gu Mengmeng snapped out of her trance at Snakel’s words. She pushed him away and jumped up. “That was my first kiss!”
It was obviously an accusation but sounded especially melodious to Snakel’s ears. He grinned widely and happily. “I know. That was mine too.”
“You…!” Gu Mengmeng raged in humiliation.
“Why don’t I let you kiss me back then?” Snakel offered up his own lips with a lovey-dovey expression. Seeing that Gu Mengmeng was going to turn and run off, he grabbed her back into his arms and whispered close to her ear, “Now that we have kissed… shouldn’t you give me a status? Mmm?”
“I…” Gu Mengmeng felt especially embarrassed. She did not know what to say.
It would be ideal if she admitted they were boyfriend and girlfriend—it meant they had given their first kisses to their first love.
But, how to admit? Gu Mengmeng suddenly felt very helpless.
Snakel’s mood lightened when he saw that she didn’t appear as resistant as before. He held her waist as he led her to the middle of the basketball court. He then took a step backwards and got down on one knee, still holding onto her hands. “Gu Mengmeng, I like you. Be my girlfriend, alright?”