A sharp whistle sounded.
Chen Haoshang, both hands gripping the railing, looked at Su Huaizhou, who was about to jump down a step ahead of him. He slowly retracted his foot, which had just stepped on the railing.
Most spectators in the stands had already stood up and looked down.
Then everyone saw a figure rush to Jiang Miao’s side and anxiously check his injuries.
“Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?” Su Huaizhou’s face was full of worry as she examined Jiang Miao from head to toe. Seeing him prop himself up on the floor and attempt to stand up, she hurriedly helped him up.
But as soon as he stood up, he let out a sharp hiss and drew his arm back, his brows knitting tightly together.
She noticed his abnormal reaction and immediately lowered her head to lift his elbow. She found that a large patch of skin on his elbow had been scraped, making her heart ache and her eyes turn red.
“Sorry, I’m so sorry!” The other team’s Number 2 had already gotten up from the floor and quickly walked over to apologize. “I rushed too fast. I’m sorry. Are you hurt?”
Jiang Miao was about to shake his head when Su Huaizhou, already suppressing her anger, looked over and said coldly, “Does it look like he’s not hurt?”
“I didn’t mean to. I was just in too much of a rush…” Number 2 looked troubled.“Brother Jiang, are you okay?” Xun Liang and the others gathered around, asking with concern.
Jiang Miao moved his arm slightly and tried to take a couple of steps, but he was still frowning.
Stretching the muscles in his arm slightly sent a searing pain through it.
His right knee seemed to be swollen. Although walking a short distance didn’t hurt too much, each pulse of blood through it caused a wave of stabbing pain.
“How are you feeling?” the referee asked as he walked over. “The defender fouled. You can still make free throws. Can you still move?”
Jiang Miao barely took two steps before his knee throbbed twice. Just walking alone was a problem, let alone continuing to play.
“No, you need to go to the health center.” Su Huaizhou frowned when she saw his condition.
But without Jiang Miao, the accounting team would be down to only four players.
Jiang Miao, Xun Liang, and the other players looked at each other, feeling a bit conflicted.
At this moment, some people from the accounting class came down from the stands. After hearing that Jiang Miao couldn’t continue playing, their eyes immediately shifted to the other boys.
They had reached the finals, and the score was already 20-8. Losing now just because they were short a player would be too frustrating.
“I’ll play.” A voice spoke up.
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone’s eyes landed on Wang Xin.
“Old Wang? Are you serious?” Xun Liang widened his eyes in disbelief, thinking he had heard wrongly.
“I can only pass the ball and help defend a bit. Don’t expect too much.” Wang Xin adjusted his glasses. “In short, if we focus on defense for the last two quarters, we still have a chance to win, right?”
“That’s true.” Xun Liang nodded and patted Jiang Miao’s shoulder. “Then, Brother Jiang, go to the health center and get checked out. Give your jersey to Old Wang.”
“Okay.” Jiang Miao nodded, thinking this was the only way. He looked at Wang Xin and said, “Go to the locker room. I’ll give you the jersey.”
“… Wait.” Wang Xin hesitated, his gaze falling on Jiang Miao’s sweaty body. He suddenly looked conflicted. “Don’t you have any spare jerseys?”
“No… We only ordered five…” Jiang Miao said, then suddenly realized something and looked at Wang Xin with a bemused and helpless expression. Right, I almost forgot. Wang Xin has a cleanliness obsession. ȐäℕỖВËꞨ
Getting him to wear a jersey soaked in someone’s sweat was probably more painful than killing him.
“I’ll do it.”
Just as Wang Xin was in a dilemma, another voice chimed in.
Chen Haoshang stepped forward from the crowd and looked at Jiang Miao calmly. As he approached, he pulled off his short-sleeved shirt, revealing his lean, muscular build.
“Here.” Chen Haoshang handed his shirt to Jiang Miao. “No need to go to the locker room. Just change here and go to the health center as soon as possible.”
Now, it was Jiang Miao’s turn to hesitate.
But seeing that Chen Haoshang had already taken off his shirt, he didn’t dwell on it. He lifted his jersey with one hand, trying not to touch the wound on his elbow, and slowly took it off, revealing his upper body.
The two of them exchanged tops and put them on.
The expressions of the girls in the stands changed from shy curiosity to disappointed regret.
“I’ll leave it to you.” Jiang Miao smiled at Chen Haoshang.
Chen Haoshang nodded calmly without saying anything.
With Su Huaizhou’s support, Jiang Miao limped out of the basketball court and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
Meanwhile, Chen Haoshang, now wearing Jiang Miao’s Number 12 jersey, walked onto the basketball court. He turned his head to look at the stands and met Ding Ning’s excited and encouraging eyes.
A rare smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
…
In the corridor of the gymnasium, Jiang Miao, supported by Senior Sister, walked towards the health center.
“It feels a bit embarrassing. I only played one quarter, and now I’m being carried off,” Jiang Miao said, his arm draped over Su Huaizhou’s shoulder, half of his body leaning against her, smelling the scent of her hair.
“What else could you do? Who told you to be so careless?” she rebuked lightly before comforting him. “Besides, you played really well in the first quarter. Most of the points were yours.”
“Then, is there a reward from you, Senior Sister?” he whispered into her ear.
“What are you thinking?” Su Huaizhou glared at him. “You’re still being cheeky when you’re injured?”
“A reward from you will make my injury better.”
“How about I reward you with a kick?” She rolled her eyes at him but couldn’t bear to follow through.
“Sounds good,” Jiang Miao said with a grin. “Senior Sister, are you rewarding me with your foot?”
“… Don’t think I won’t hit you just because you’re hurt.”
When they arrived at the health center, Jiang Miao forced himself to sit on a chair. The medical officer applied ointment to the wound on his elbow and then lifted his leg to examine it.
After a brief inquiry, the medical officer nodded and grabbed an ice pack from the side. “It shouldn’t be anything serious. Use this ice pack and apply it for twenty minutes to reduce the swelling.”
Jiang Miao nodded and took the ice pack, intending to ice his knee while sitting on the chair.
But Su Huaizhou snatched the ice pack, pulled him to lie down on the nearby bed, and personally pressed the ice pack to his knee.
The medical officer was clearly an experienced hand. He thoughtfully left and drew the curtains, creating a private space for them.
Evidently, the medical officer was well-versed in shielding people from dog food.
After all, he had been at the university for a long time and had seen even more ridiculous couples.
Today’s pair were considered tame. They had probably just gotten together not long ago.
But when the medical officer considerately pulled the curtain, Su Huaizhou suddenly felt embarrassed.
She clearly hadn’t planned to do anything out of the ordinary, but didn’t the medical officer’s actions make things awkward?
But while she was thinking this, Jiang Miao had already sneaked his hand over to touch hers.
“Stop messing around.” Su Huaizhou looked nervously at the curtain, trying to pull her hand away.
But he held her hand firmly. After a few unsuccessful attempts, she gave in and let him be.
“Are you feeling better?” she asked, adjusting the ice pack’s position.
“Hmm… it still hurts a bit.”
“Does it hurt a lot?” Su Huaizhou became worried again.
“Yeah.” Jiang Miao nodded. “If you could give me a reward, maybe it wouldn’t hurt so much.”
“Still talking nonsense?” She glared at him and raised her hand as if to hit him but then retracted it and only pouted.
“How is that talking nonsense?” He analyzed the situation righteously. “Senior Sister, if you kiss me, it’ll distract me, and I won’t feel the pain in my knee.”
“In your dreams.” Su Huaizhou rolled her eyes at him and told him to lie down while she moved a chair next to the bed.
Just as Jiang Miao was looking out the window in boredom, he suddenly felt a quick peck on his cheek.
He swiftly turned around and saw Su Huaizhou looking away with a flushed face. She murmured quietly, “A r-reward, like you said.”
Jiang Miao touched his cheek, still feeling the lingering soft touch, and kissed the hand that had just touched his face.
Su Huaizhou was watching him. Seeing his shameless act of kissing his own hand, she immediately blushed and pushed his hand away. “What are you doing? Aren’t you embarrassed?!”
“Ahh!” A sharp pain shot through Jiang Miao’s right hand when Senior Sister pushed it away.
Su Huaizhou immediately panicked. She leaned closer to Junior Brother and asked worriedly, “Are you okay? Sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
Halfway through her apology, she bent down to check the wound on his elbow.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Miao took the opportunity to raise his head, get close to Su Huaizhou’s face, and give her a quick kiss on the cheek.
Startled, she quickly leaned back and covered her cheek as her face turned bright red.
Jiang Miao lay down on the bed in satisfaction and let out a long, contented sigh. “Getting hurt was worth it.”
He felt a pinch on his uninjured left hand.
It didn’t hurt.
In fact, it felt quite nice to have Senior Sister’s soft little hand pinching his.
He closed his eyes and relaxed, planning to take a short nap.
Feeling the coolness of the ice pack on his knee, the throbbing pain that had pulsed with each heartbeat was gradually easing.
Perhaps because he had woken up early today, along with the mental strain from writing and the physical exertion from basketball, as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt sleepiness wash over him like a tide.
After just a minute or two, he was already sound asleep.
Seeing him asleep, Su Huaizhou fell silent and looked at him quietly, her gaze moving from his eyebrows and eyes, down the bridge of his straight nose, all the way to his lips.
As she watched, her breathing quickened slightly. It was as if the lips in front of her had a strange magic power that continuously attracted her closer.
Memories with Junior Brother kept appearing in her mind.
From their first meeting at the start of school to teasing him during military training, to tricking him into entering the debate competition and watching him confidently discuss various topics…
Then she recalled an earlier time.
That was perhaps the hardest time for her, when she had no desire to study and only her passion for drawing remained.
During that time, her good online sister Peach Jam was like a ray of light. Without their mutual encouragement, she probably wouldn’t have been able to wait at the School of Business for Jiang Miao to arrive.
She couldn’t pinpoint when her feelings for Junior Brother began to change.
At first, she just found it amusing and interesting and wanted to tease him.
But soon, she fell deeper and deeper.
Later, she gathered material with Junior Brother, encouraged him to confess to her, and then he uncovered her Congee Boss identity…
When Su Huaizhou recalled this, her cheeks flushed red again. Memories of her conversations with Peach Jam surfaced in her mind, leaving her feeling embarrassed and ashamed.
It’s all because of this bad guy. She glared at him. Finally, she gathered her courage and leaned closer.
While Junior Brother was sleeping, she gently and softly…
… touched and stroked him…
… felt the shape of his lips…
… breathed in his breath…
But after merely a few seconds, Su Huaizhou exhausted all her courage, pulled her head back, and turned away from Jiang Miao. She rested her elbows on her knees and covered her face with her hands.
What did I just do…
I actually kissed Junior Brother while he was asleep…
He clearly hasn’t unlocked the third stage yet!
He hasn’t even unlocked the second stage!
But as long as he doesn’t know, it should be fine, right?
In any case, it’s only Junior Brother who hasn’t unlocked his privileges. He hasn’t limited my privileges, so doesn’t that mean I can kiss him whenever I want?
This is perfectly reasonable, isn’t it?
…
At around four o’clock in the afternoon, Jiang Miao woke up.
The moment he opened his eyes, Su Huaizhou straightened her back, looking as if she hadn’t done anything bad.
“Senior Sister, what time is it?” he asked. “Has the basketball game ended?”
“I don’t think so.” She glanced at the time. “It’s probably in the final quarter.”
Jiang Miao sat up on the bed and found that the ice pack had been removed.
Although he had fallen hard, he hadn’t actually injured any muscles or bones. After the ice treatment, he would probably fully recover in about a week.
He got off the bed and took a couple of steps. Although he was still limping, it didn’t hurt as much as before.
“Let’s go back and see how the finals are going.”
“Okay.” Su Huaizhou nodded and helped Jiang Miao walk out. She held Junior Brother’s arm, her cheeks still faintly blushing.
Su Huaizhou, oh Su Huaizhou, you have to control yourself!
Haven’t you kissed him three times already?
If I hadn’t reacted quickly just now, Junior Brother would have discovered me!
Su Huaizhou felt a bit lightheaded. She was even more lustful than Junior Brother.
She clearly knew she shouldn’t do it, but after the first kiss, she wanted more. It was simply irresistible…
Jiang Miao, who had no idea he had been taken advantage of, reached out to hold Senior Sister’s hand, thinking he was taking advantage of her.
The two of them walked back into the basketball court and sat on a bench in the accounting team’s rest area. They found that the game was nearing its end.
Jiang Miao curiously glanced at the scoreboard opposite him and was instantly stunned by what he saw.
“Go Chen Haoshang!”
In the stands, the girls from the accounting class were very enthusiastic. After Senior Sister Su Huaizhou left, they became more uninhibited and cheered for the graceful and swift figure on the court.
Then he heard a delicate voice shout from the railing above his head. “Go Haoshang!!”
Looking up, Jiang Miao indeed saw Ding Ning, her face flushed bright red.
At this moment, Chen Haoshang had regained possession of the ball on the court and was dashing towards the opposite hoop. Even Cao Ling couldn’t keep up with his fast break and could only watch helplessly as he effortlessly made a layup.
The student in charge of updating the score flipped the scoreboard, adding two more points to the accounting team.
58-24.
Jiang Miao: “…”
Brother Shang, oh Brother Shang, since you’re this fierce, you should have said so earlier!
If I had known you were so awesome, I would have paid to hire you!
Jiang Miao sighed helplessly and only wanted to bury himself in Senior Sister’s arms for comfort.
Before long, the referee’s whistle blew.
The final score settled at 62-26—perfectly symmetrical.
“Brother Shang is awesome!” Xun Liang approached with a familiar smile while wiping the sweat off his forehead.
But before they could continue their praises, a petite figure had already jumped down clumsily from the stands and rushed into Chen Haoshang’s arms.
“We won, we won!” Ding Ning bounced joyfully in Chen Haoshang’s arms.
He stood frozen, his hands hovering awkwardly in the air, unsure whether to embrace her or not.
The four single dogs nearby had originally wanted to celebrate, but their eyes were full of resentment upon seeing this scene.
“Must be nice.” Jiang Miao rested his hands on the chair, watching Ding Ning cling to Chen Haoshang in the center of the court. He sighed. “If only Senior Sister could hug me like this.”
Su Huaizhou scoffed at him.
What’s so special about hugging?
I’ve already kissed you several times.
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