translator: daisy
proofreader: jay
“I know, I know,” the principal pressed his palm down onto the table soothingly and pulled out a piece of paper in the folder next to his opposite hand.
“?” Sheng Renxing watched his movements suspiciously, which definitely did not look like a spur-of-the-moment decision.
The principal placed a poster in front of Sheng Renxing: “There is an upcoming Mathematical Olympiad.”
“Both No. 2 Middle School and Xuanzhong will attend.”
He tapped on the paper, “I have applied for two spots.”
“…” Sheng Renxing looked down at the poster and then at him, “It’s not far from the next monthly exam though?”
At the beginning, he had shown off his grades and various achievements to be able to transfer over, but now, there was no need to do so.
The principal smiled, “You’ve already learned the contents for the next exam, right?”
“…Mn.” Sheng Renxing nodded.
Actually, the monthly test scores are not so important.”
“…?” The other didn’t speak.
Why don’t you say that the college entrance examinations also aren’t important next?
The principal glanced at his expression and attempted to persuade him, “If you participate, I won’t tell your father your score for the next exam. How about that?”
Sheng Renxing thought, “Are you threatening me? Go ahead and talk to him.”
But without saying anything, he pulled the piece of paper closer: “I’ll think about it.” He glanced at the competition date above, “It’s coming up soon. Even if I participate, I can’t guarantee that I can bring back any awards.”
The principal smiled, “It’s okay, just do your best. You know, in this aspect, you’re a lot like your dad.”
Sheng Renxing paused and suddenly raised his head, “Do you know him?”
“From a party a long time ago.” The principal smiled. “At that time, it was Teacher Liu who brought your father, saying that he wanted him to play chess with Xiao Jiang.”
“Your father replied in a straightforward manner, regarding how “he didn’t play much, and there was no guarantee that he would win.”
“And then, his moves were so beautifully executed that it shocked all the onlookers.”
“When I asked your dad again, your dad said… “Do you know what he said?”
The principal squinted his eyes, like he was reminiscing about the past.
Sheng Renxing attempted to imagine what Sheng Qiong would say in his mind: “He probably told Xiao Jiang which step he should take in order to turn the tables.”
The principal was surprised at first, and then laughed: “Yes! That’s it! Hahahahaha. It looked like your father ended up guiding Xiao Jiang. I was so angry and left before the party was even over.”
Sheng Renxing twitched his lips, “He’s the type.”
Terrible and hateful.
Once, when Sheng Renxing was very young, he played a badminton match with another child.
He had lost.
Upon returning home, Sheng Qiong had specially set up a badminton court.
Everyday, he would take time out of his schedule to practice with Sheng Renxing.
Sheng Qiong had said it was to help him practice, but in fact, it was to beat him, over and over.
And he used the same trick every time.
The move that the other opponent had utilized during his previous badminton match.
Sheng Qiong’s skills were much better than that of the kid’s, so no matter how Sheng Renxing played, he couldn’t win.
Yet Sheng Renxingwas still faced with constant ridicule, “Didn’t I explain how to fight back? How many times do you have to make the same mistake before you finally learn?”
“Do you think your senseless persistence shows honor? I think it’s more like a barely there veil to cover up your failures.”
“Is it shameful to learn from your opponents? Or are you just reluctant to admit that you aren’t good enough?”
It’s not that he doesn’t want to learn, he just doesn’t want to learn from Sheng Qiong.
He didn’t want to learn a single bit of what the other party taught him.
Sometimes, Sheng Renxing would think that his rebellious attitude may have already started developing when he was in his mother’s womb.
He just hated the other’s patronizing behaviour, and his need to constantly exert control over him.
Sheng Renxing already wasn’t in a good mood, but upon recalling these bad memories, his fingers clenched together tightly, feeling like he was about to vomit any second now.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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It wasn’t a message.
It was someone who was calling him.
One vibration after the other.
He guessed who it was.
The vibrations were like an electronic massager. His convulsing stomach was soothed by the sound, and the nasua was soon replaced by a feeling of calmness.
Sheng Renxing breathed out slowly, and looked at the principal: “Is there anything else?”
The other was taken aback, having noticed that Sheng Renxing’s expression wasn’t good.
“If there is nothing wrong, I will take my leave now.”
In the gymnasium, Xing Ye stood on the edge of the basketball court, with several students warming up in the arena.
He stared at the auditorium motionlessly with his phone stuck to his ear.
Although he seemed rather expressionless, the aura surrounding him made others afraid to approach.
Even the usual shouting and chattering had seemed to quiet down near him.
The students loitering around felt that if their voices were just a little louder, they would get beaten up.
After a while, Xing Ye put down the phone.
Just when the audience thought that he was going to warm up with the others, Xing Ye pressed on the touchscreen a few times and held it up to his ear again.
One of the students asked in a low voice: “Who is he calling?”
“A teammate, probably.” His companion guessed.
“Don’t they already have five members? Who else?”
“A substitute maybe? Aren’t substitutes needed for basketball games?”
“But apart from the five, I haven’t heard of anyone else who’s close with them. After all, the opposite team consists of several big shots. So wouldn’t bringing in a substitute offend the other party?”
“Ah…not necessarily.”
“Ah! Do you mean Sheng Renxing?!”
“? Sheng Renxing? Are you talking about the transfer student?”
“Yes, yes! The handsome one!”
“How does this matter relate to him though?”
“I heard that he has a good relationship with Xing Ye, and that they’re in the same friend group.”
“Really? It doesn’t feel like it…”
“Yeah, I don’t think they’re the type to hang out together either.”
“But if he participates, maybe Shabi and the others will hold back a little? I heard that they play really dirty.”
“Who doesn’t play dirty in basketball games! As long as you can win, who cares what methods they use!”
“What do you mean they’re not the type! Haven’t you read the post?” Another student cried out strangely, “Look at Xing Ye’s clothes! Shoes!”
“Oh! That’s right, didn’t the forum say that these are all Sheng Renxing’s? They also said that they are… together?”
“Bullshit! And there is no evidence for the clothes, maybe he bought it himself!”
“…”
Outside the gymnasium, a crowd of students were already gathered outside to join in the fun.
Since it was noon break, some had already sat down in the auditorium with their lunches to watch the show.
After all, whichever team loses will run naked and kneel down! How can they not miss it!
They waited for quite a while.
The student with the middle-parted hairstyle urged the opposite team, “When are we starting? Are you purposely delaying the match?!”
Huang Mao nagged back while dribbling around: “Why are we in such a rush?! It’s not like we’re waiting to reincarnate or something!”
Bouncing the ball towards the hoop, he dunked the ball in as the crowd roared in anticipation.
The student with the middle-parted hairstyle lifted his finger in preparation to spew forth a bunch of dirty words, but before he could, the bespectacled student glanced at his watch and butted in, “We still have classes in the afternoon. Let’s wait another ten minutes, and if you aren’t ready by then, we will treat it as an automatic forfeit.”
Huang Mao and the others didn’t answer, and only glanced at each other.
Jiang Jing called out to Xing Ye, “How much longer?”
Xing Ye pursed his lips, placed his phone and jacket on a random chair, and walked over: “We can start now.”
No one knew where Shabi and the others found the referee, but apparently, he was quite well known among these parts.
But Xing Ye didn’t care about him.
His eyes were on the ball.
The student with a middle-part looked over towards Xing Ye, “Where’s that transfer student? Did he not dare to come?”
Xing Ye stared at him, his forehead bangs half-covering his eyes.
His gaze was dark and heavy, like they were some kind of light absorbing substance.
Then, Xing Ye suddenly said, “Do you like Huang Wei?”
A whistle sounded.
While the student with the middle-part was still stunned, Xing Ye jumped up and threw the ball towards Huang Mao in the air, who quickly caught it.
In his daze, Xing Ye’s voice passed through his ears, “Did you know that she confessed to me last time?”
He continued in a dull and indifferent tone, yet it was simultaneously piercing like ice: “She’s pretty, but I refused.”
The student with a middle-parted hairstyle furiously yelled back, “Xing Ye! I’m going to fuck your mother!!!”
His teammate called out to him, “Return to defense! Quick!”
But it was no use, as Huang Mao had already passed the ball to Jiang Jing.
One point.
Running back, they gave each other high fives.
Jiang Jing slapped Xing Ye on the back and asked: “What did you say to that guy earlier?”
The other glanced back, “It was nothing.” He quickly ran off to catch the ball.
Jiang Jing was taken aback, and then frowned.
Was Xing Ye angry?
He changed his direction in a daze as he wondered, “What did the student with the middle-part hairstyle say?”
The people on the side of the court were watching Jiang Jing’s movements, and they all gave out shocked cheers and whistles.
The amount of chaos made it seem like they were watching a circus show instead.
Even though it was midday, and the basketball courts were very rudimentary, neither of these factors could curb the audience’s enthusiasm.
The school hadn’t renovated the gymnasium in a long time, not to mention how long it had been since it was originally built. The paint on both the basket stands has been rubbed off, and even the nets were riddled with holes.
The boys clapped and applauded, “That was a fucking good throw!”
On the other hand, the female students were screaming, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”
“?” The guys were taken aback by the ruckus, “Wasn’t it just Jiang Jing who got the ball in the hoop?”
Disregarding them, the girls started chatting with their friends.
“Did you guys see his waist!!!”
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh, I definitely have taken a photo!!! I want to make it as my wallpaper!!!”
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!”
“Does anyone know what that guy Xing Ye was talking to said!!!”
“Fuck! His expression just now is so handsome!!!”
“…”
The male students quietly moved aside.
They glanced sympathetically at the student with the middle-parted hair. Those who aren’t good looking won’t even have a chance to make a name appearance.
As they were thinking about it, a voice came from behind: “Please excuse me.”
Turning their heads, the students saw someone walking towards the court, but they couldn’t see the face clearly.
Who was it?
Without a moment of hesitation, a female student called out again.
“It’s Sheng Renxing!!!”
“Why is he here?”
“To come and see Xing Ye play!!!”
“Ah, I knew it!!!”
“That’s what I’m talking about!!!”
The male students: “… What do you know? Say what? Did you guys say anything else besides ‘ahhh’ just now?
“Sheng Renxing is so handsome! Have you taken a photo? I think his hand brushed past mine!”
“That’s bullshit! It was my hand!”
“No, it was blocked by a guy!”
“Oh, he’s really handsome, I want to ask him if he wants to smash me!”
“Ahhhhhhh, go! I don’t dare! Remember to share with me the details if you succeed!”
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
A male student, “…If I recall correctly, we’re classmates, aren’t we?”
Sheng Renxing squeezed past the group, wondering slightly why the entire school showed up.
Frowning, he shoved his way towards Chen Ying and the others, who had saved a seat for him.
“Hey, that was pretty fast!”
Sheng Renxing sat down and looked at the basketball court.
A wave of commotion made its way across the audience.
Chen Ying sighed, “They’re fucking playing baseketball? I thought it would be a fight!”
“It’s more exciting than fighting!” The fat student stared at the basketball court and exclaimed, “Hey, they’re catching up!”
Below, the scoreboard displayed 11:10.
“Which team is leading?” Sheng Renxing stared at Xing Ye, who was running around on the court.
He had rolled up the sleeves of the black sweater, and with his smooth movements while holding the ball, and his elegant dribbling…
To say the least, Sheng Renxing was stunned for a while.
“Ah, Xing Ye and the others. But the opposite team is going to catch up soon.” Chen Ying frowned, and looked even more anxious than the players. Sheng Renxing didn’t know if he was anxious for Xing Ye and the others, or anxious for his own money.
Sheng Renxing glanced over and saw that there were two others sitting next to the opponent’s court. They should be the substitutes.
Xing Ye’s side didn’t have any.
His fingers twitched, and subconsciously traced a route towards the basketball court in his mind.
However, in the next second, he remembered his argument with Xing Ye.
…What was that anyways?
He wasn’t sure if that counted as a quarrel.
Sheng Renxing hesitated for a long while.
Gradually, his eyebrows found themselves in a permanent furrow as he watched the game.
At first, his tone was sarcastic, “Illegal hand use.”
“Three people just grabbed the ball and the referee isn’t even whistling. Are they playing tug of war!?”
Afterwards, it was angry, “That fucking elbow maneuver!”
“Is the referee blind! That happened right under the basket!”
“He was obviously beating up that other student and the referee didn’t even see! I’ll have to take him to the hospital to check up on his eyes later!”
Then, a student on the opposite side roughly jammed his elbow into Xing Ye’s ribs, who visibly paused in pain.
“Fuck!”
Sheng Renxing immediately stood up, and after trampling on countless feet, he managed to make it to the court in a matter of seconds.
He screamed at the referee, “Pause!”
Disregarding the fact that the game was still going on, Sheng Renxing harshly kicked the student who elbowed Xing Ye until he was lying flat on the ground.
Ouch, being compared to a worthless father. If my dad tried what Sheng Renxing’s did, my mom would have made him sleep in the bathtub for a month. No wonder Sheng Renxing is so good at studying but has such a bad temper.
lol what a feisty boy
thanks for the chapter <3
Smooth, very smooth Sheng Renxing! hahaha
Imagining that scene is too funny. This chapter is awesome! Thank you so much for translating!!!
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Well done Sheng Renxing! Protect your boyy
Thanks for the chapter!
i fucking love SR so much lmao
I have not seem such a disgusting father in a long long time. This is truly new honestly. Purposely beating your child down just because they lost once? Are you kidding me? That’s not how a father is supposed to be.
Gooo xingxing save your yeye!!! Make up with him and flirt again!!
Ty for the chapter!💜💜💜