"That’s right, school just started, and I’ve already lost the right to play cards for four years!"
"Are you kidding? You can thrash people from other majors. With such a huge building, you can start from the first floor and beat them all the way to the top, a total massacre!"
Everyone was making a racket, and the atmosphere was quite cheerful.
But in the future, you definitely don’t want to be Lin Baici’s opponent in cards.
"Lao Zhang, move over, I want to team up with Old White. Let me have some fun too!"
Chen Kaiwei urged, getting up and dragging Zhang Zhixu to the side: "I’m treating you to breakfast tomorrow!"
"I want salty soy milk and deep-fried dough sticks."
Zhang Zhixu quickly agreed to the meal.
After Chen Kaiwei sat down, he immediately had everyone get the cards out and start playing quickly.
"How about you guys play?"
Lin Baici wanted to leave, but everyone disagreed.
The game went on till after ten o’clock because after Zhou Jing mentioned it, everyone started observing Lin Baici consciously, hovering around the four of them, and they realized that Zhou Jing wasn’t wrong.
In the last few rounds of each game, Lin Baici played his cards as if he had clairvoyance, knowing exactly what cards the other three players held. It was an outstanding display.
When the lights went out, Lin Baici had a new nickname.
It took just one night, three hours.
In the morning, when the first rays of dawn sneaked onto the dormitory balcony like a thief, Lin Baici woke up hungry.
Everyone else was asleep.
Fang Mingyuan had a match against another faculty yesterday and was exhausted, otherwise, he would have gone to the basketball court as usual.
Lin Baici got up, washed up, and went downstairs for breakfast, only to find it was too early and the place wasn’t open yet.
He could have eaten off-campus, but Lin Baici didn’t want to walk that far. After hesitating, he started to jog towards the sports field instead.
Fang Mingyuan said, there are many girls exercising in the morning, and quite a few wear yoga pants, which is pleasant to the eyes.
On the polymer track, there were students running, including some girls in tight sportswear, sweating and looking youthful.
It appeared that the school sports team was practicing sprints too.
On the grass-covered soccer field, people were playing volleyball, badminton, and even throwing a rugby ball around, forcing a group of football players to squeeze into a corner.
Lin Baici preferred playing in a large field because he felt too restricted in small spaces, so after looking around for a bit, he headed to the basketball courts.
Since it was really early, there weren’t many people around.
One boy in a Lakers blue number 24 jersey stood out. He was about 1.9 meters tall, wore a wrist guard, and had his half-long hair styled back with a headband, looking pretty cool.
Next to him, a pretty girl with little tiger teeth watched him play.
Speaking of skill, the Lakers guy was great. Lin Baici stood aside and watched for a while, but those few glances led to trouble.
Lin Baici, who had his body strengthened by Meteorite and God’s bones, had another growth spurt, adding three centimeters to reach 188.
His body outline, muscle definition, and body fat percentage were all perfect, evolving towards the state of a top predator.
Not to mention his handsome face.
So the girl with the little tiger teeth couldn’t help but take a few extra looks at Lin Baici.
The guy in jersey number 24 was possessive and didn’t like seeing the girl he was almost dating checking out another guy. He got annoyed.
"Buddy, you wanna play ball?"
As number 24 spoke, he passed the ball with force to Lin Baici.
Lin Baici caught the ball and looked at it: "Sorry for disturbing your game!"
"The basketball court is open to everyone from the school; anyone can play here!"
Little Tiger Tooth smiled.
Lin Baici passed the ball back.
Number 24 caught the ball and casually shot a three-pointer.
A beautiful swish through the net.
Number 24 ran over, grabbed the basketball, bounced it a couple of times, and passed it to Lin Baici, "Come on, one-on-one."
Lin Baici was speechless.
Any idiot could see that Number 24 was setting him up to be a foil, and if he refused, who knew what they’d say behind his back. He wouldn’t be able to avoid being called a coward.
Number 24 clapped his hands.
"Feng Qin, maybe he doesn’t know how to play basketball!"
Little Tiger Tooth tried to intervene.
"If he doesn’t know how to play basketball, what’s he doing here? Checking out the girls?"
Lin Baici frowned at Feng Qin’s words.
This Number 24 had already started with personal attacks.
If he walked away, others could say he was right to do so. But if he stayed, it meant he could play basketball, so why not accept the challenge?
It was just fear of losing, wasn’t it? The title of a coward afraid to lose would surely be thrown at him instantly.
Your girlfriend is checking me out, what’s that got to do with me?
Bet you wouldn’t believe I’d get mad and sleep with your girlfriend?
Lin Baici’s face darkened. Did they really think he, God Lin, was made of clay, without any temper?
"Feng Qin, what are you blabbering about?"
Little Tiger Tooth was unhappy; that remark seemed to imply that the guy had come over to look at her, making everyone uncomfortable.
"How do we play one-on-one?"
Lin Baici aimed for the basket and focused on his shot.
The basketball grazed the net but didn’t go in.
Number 24 burst out laughing. One could tell from that shooting form that he hadn’t practiced. You dare accept the challenge? I’ll make sure to crush you today. "How about this, I score ten, you score five, whoever finishes first wins!"
Number 24 retrieved the ball and passed it to Lin Baici, "You go first!"
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The two played a half-court game. Lin Baici started with the ball at mid-court.
Number 24 bent down, closed in, intensely staring at Lin Baici, exerting a lot of pressure.
Lin Baici, in pursuit of a good university, hardly had time to play basketball outside of PE class – he was just at an amateur level.
Because of his height, long legs, and strong build, he was the main player in the grade’s basketball competition, but no one took it seriously – it was all for fun. Now, facing Number 24, Lin Baici realized the guy’s skills were solid.
He tried to break through but didn’t stand a chance and nearly lost the ball.
After all, Lin Baici’s dribbling skills were just ordinary, and compared with Number 24, a member of the school’s basketball team, the gap was huge.
Gu Qingqiu woke up very early every day. Due to her health, she didn’t jog but would go to the field to walk around and breathe some fresh air.
Today, she unexpectedly saw the Flagbearer and followed him to the basketball court, watching from a distance.
"Oh no, he can’t play basketball at all!"
Gu Qingqiu suddenly became worried. The Flagbearer was going to lose.
She had seen that Number 24 several times – a minor celebrity. During games, lots of girls would come to watch.