There was another fierce round of attacks. Within 30 seconds, there were three consecutive rounds of offense and defense which made the spectators off the court sigh at the sight.
With the ball, Nie Chuan once again penetrated into the opponent’s zone. Wright’s speed was extremely fast as he came to defend Nie Chuan.
Nie Chuan watched the other coldly, the positions of every person on the court as well as their possible movements were all in his mind.
With a quick left then right, Nie Chuan made two consecutive shuffles then accelerated again before making another sudden stop which was completely out of Wright’s expectations. He then passed the ball to Ewing who scored with another three-pointer.
“Haha!” With a huge smile, Ewing turned and patted Nie Chuan on the shoulder. “Allen! Ever since you started playing at a higher level, the success rate of my shots has also risen!”
Nie Chuan exhaled. At this time, he deeply understood the importance of a point guard.
Wright gritted his teeth as Thomas patted him on the shoulder. “You’re a veteran, don’t let that guy fool you.”
“Veteran…… haa……” Only Wright himself knew that his speed was suppressed in the face of Nie Chuan’s ability to control the ball.
The two confronted one another again. Nie Chuan’s speed didn’t slow down, but Wright couldn’t be completely sure what he would do next. Would it be a stop followed by a change in direction or would he directly attempt to break through either side? Nie Chuan ran closer and closer, just when Wright thought Nie Chuan was going to cut through the side, Nie Chuan suddenly stopped in front of him and jumped to shoot.
With this height and arc, it’s impossible for the ball to go in!
Wright was thinking this inwardly when he heard a “pēng——”, Montenegro had caught the rebound and directly smashed it in.
As Wright watched Nie Chuan release the breath he was holding, he realized that Nie Chuan wasn’t even making a jump shot just then but to pass the ball to Montenegro by bouncing it off the backboard!
I got fooled by this kid again!
Wright gritted his teeth, he had the urge to give Nie Chuan a beating.
“Hey, calm down,” Thomas pressed a hand on Wright’s shoulder.
Wright lifted his shirt and wiped his chin. “This kid was able to let DK replace Connor with him, he really isn’t average.”
Thomas didn’t say anything more. When Nie Chuan dribbled past him just now, Thomas was able to feel Wright’s anger.
Is it left or right?
Is it a side step or a sudden stop?
Because of this kid’s existence, DK’s positioning as a whole had become more flexible.
The match continued. When Wright faced Nie Chuan who was in possession of the ball, Thomas moved to Nie Chuan’s left, as if to force him to dribble to the right in order to reduce his variability.
“Oh! Are you seeing this? Thomas and Wright are guarding that black-haired guy!”
“So cool!”
“Like this he won’t be able to be arrogant anymore, right?”
The pace of the game was just too fast. Nie Chuan didn’t even have the time to think about how many people were watching him, all that was in his mind was where his teammates were and where his opponents were.
Nie Chuan darted to the right with a posture of heading straight to the restricted zone but, in an instant, he stepped back with the ball while dribbling, instantly lowering the game’s originally rapid tempo. After avoiding Wright’s hand that was attempting to steal the ball, he abruptly sped up again. When Thomas came forward to defend, Nie Chuan stopped and evaded to the side, causing Thomas’ hand to brush past his shoulder. Then, with a change of hands, Nie Chuan passed the ball to Reece beside him.
Reece brilliantly bypassed the two and shot the ball.
Everyone was stunned.
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Just as Nie Chuan was looking back at Reece’s efficient yet beautiful movements, who knew Reece would actually turn around and rub Nie Chuan’s head.
“Wa! Reece actually rubbed that guy’s head? Are they on good terms?”
“Wasn’t Reece always a lone wolf? Did you find that in this practice match he’s been cooperating with his teammates?”
“Eh, that’s true!”
The spectators couldn’t help discussing in low voices. Meanwhile, the cheerleading team began cheering while shouting catchphrases.
At the edge of the court, a tall figure stood with his arms crossed watching Nie Chuan’s back coldly.
Nie Chuan shivered, feeling as if his back had been slashed with a blade.
He turned to the side and saw Owen Wishaw standing outside the court with a cold smile on his lips.
“Owen’s here?”
When Nie Chuan and Owen’s eyes met, the killing intent in the other’s eyes made Nie Chuan’s knees unexpectedly go soft.
Without any qualms about the game that was still ongoing, Owen came onto the court step by step, heading in Nie Chuan’s direction.
The match had no choice but to pause.
“Hey, Owen! You actually came so early, the first half isn’t even over yet.” Wright walked over to Owen.
Owen’s eyes were still on Nie Chuan. “The first half isn’t even over yet you let the team fall behind this much, Wright?”
Wright was speechless.
Owen continued walking over. Under the lighting of the basketball court, his beautiful facial features were very distinct.
“I remember you said you’re from St. Clair middle school, isn’t that right?”
Owen’s voice was very gentle, similar to that first time he spoke to Nie Chuan like an English gentleman.
But Nie Chuan felt a profound threat.
“My…… my middle school really is in St. Clair……”
“Then did you know that I went to St. Clair last week in order to see you and spent a whole weekend looking for you?” Owen asked again.
Nie Chuan shook his head and unconsciously took a step back.
Someone supported Nie Chuan’s back.
“Owen, what’s the matter?”
The sound of Reece’s voice let Nie Chuan suddenly have a feeling of being saved.
Owen looked at Reece with a somewhat sarcastic smile and said, “Oh—— I was just feeling as if my treasure was stolen by someone else was all.”
Huh? What kind of terrible analogy was that?!
“If you had told me last time that the middle school student you were interested in was Nie Chuan then I’m sorry, he is DK’s student. It’s already been two months since he joined our basketball team.”
With a sneer, Owen reached over and rubbed Nie Chuan’s head as if he was rubbing a small pet. “Eh…… ah…… how could this be? How could someone so cute not be a middle school student?”
Just when Nie Chuan was about to retort with “Who’s cute! Who told you cute means a middle schooler!”, Owen suddenly grabbed Nie Chuan’s hair and forced his head up.
His scalp felt both sore and numb. As soon as Nie Chuan looked up, he was met with Owen’s sharp gaze.
“I say, how are you so familiar with your sudden stops and accelerations? Did Reece teach you that?”
Nie Chuan felt all the blood in his body almost stop. It was as if his heart had been lifted high up. He didn’t dare let it fall because it would get pierced by the point of Owen’s spear the moment it did.
“Hey, what are you doing!”
Carlo came forward but was stopped by Owen’s other hand.
Ewing was also anxious. “Owen! You want to fight on the court?”
The spectators who didn’t understand what was going on were discussing spiritedly and even the cheerleaders had stopped their performance and were watching Owen.
“Owen, there’s a game, let him go.”
Reece clasped Owen’s wrist and pinched his wrist bone with force, compelling him to let Nie Chuan go.
Nie Chuan stumbled back a few steps and was supported by Carlo.
“Allen, are you okay?”
For a long time, Nie Chuan couldn’t reply. He had been in this country for such a long time but this was the first time he felt that someone truly wanted to beat him up.
His shoulders jerked as he made a muffled noise.
Carlo was stunned. “Allen…… are you hiccuping?”
Nie Chuan looked at Carlo and hiccuped again.
Ewing quickly came over and patted Nie Chuan on the shoulder. “Don’t be scared! We’re here! I don’t know what happened but Owen can’t hurt you, you know?”
Nie Chuan nodded, but he was still hiccuping.
It’s no use, he was really scared!
“How about eating some chocolate?” Carlo hurried over to Nie Chuan’s bag and searched for a while. He found Nie Chuan’s underwear wrapped in a plastic bag and even found his ham sausage, but he couldn’t find his chocolate.
By this time, Owen had already returned indifferently to his side of the court and was taking off his jacket. He said to the original shooting guard, “Substitute me in.”
“You really want to go in?” The other asked uncertainly.
“Of course.”
As Owen walked onto the court, he glanced at Wright, “Hand that kid over to me, I’ll sort him out.”
Wright sighed. He didn’t know how Nie Chuan provoked Owen but this could also be considered good.
Owen wasn’t someone an inexperienced newcomer could withstand.
If his luck wasn’t good, he’ll give Nie Chuan a bit of a psychological shadow ba.
Wright narrowed his eyes at Nie Chuan who was being comforted by Carlo and said faintly, “Hey, Owen.”
“What’s up?”
“Break that seedling.”
Owen chuckled, “I’ve always only taken good care of my own little seedlings.”
With the addition of Owen, CBU’s cheerleaders became even louder.
Carlo couldn’t help regretting not inviting Lily and them to come with them.
Wright was in possession of the ball. Because Owen had joined, he was much more assured of his own speed. When Carlo and Montenegro quickly rushed back to the basket, Wright passed the ball to Owen. Owen bypassed Ewing with ease and arrived before Nie Chuan. His Euro step was large to a degree that Nie Chuan found unimaginable. Nie Chuan was so overwhelmed by the other’s speed that he couldn’t even control his own inertia and fell down to the ground. That kind of feeling was like being hit by a meteor; he couldn’t come back to himself for a long time.
The force of Owen’s impact and his undisguised speed were like demonic magic to Nie Chuan.
Owen continued moving forward with Reece following closely after him. Owen then did a sudden stop and pulled a jump shot, shocking everybody watching.
“Woah! Did you see how hard that ball was spinning just now?”
“No kidding! How else would a jump shot that was made without any preparation whatsoever be able to make it into the basket if it didn’t have enough spin!”
Nie Chuan sat on the ground as he watched Owen’s figure in midair that was both elegant and unrestrained.
“You alright, Allen?” Montenegro came over to pull Nie Chuan up.
“I’m fine……” Nie Chuan hiccuped again.
“…… Then why are you still hiccuping. Looks like there’s only one cure!” Carlo grabbed Nie Chuan and, in a flash, threw a punch at Nie Chuan’s face.
Montenegro and Ewing were both startled. Nie Chuan watched foolishly as Carlo’s fist stopped at the tip of his nose.
“I heard that a scare can stop hiccups! Seems like it really does work!” Carlo helped Nie Chuan stabilize.
“You’re insane!” Ewing cursed. (tn note: 神經病 was used here but it doesn’t translate into English that smoothly. Literally, it’s neuropathy but it can also be a derogatory term for calling someone a mental case)
Nie Chuan shrugged and hiccuped again.
After a few seconds of silence, Thomas laughed from not far away, “You guys can just temporarily sit him out……”
“We’re not substituting him!” Carlo glared at Thomas.
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Re: Am I the only one who thought NC hiccuping was really cute? xD Now let’s see how Reece “comforts” him shall we? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )
MadMadamMims: there is so much happening I don’t know where to even start! I feel like Reece is brimming tho. Don’t pull his wife’s hair!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ) (≧▽≦)(●♡∀♡)
♡(> ਊ <)♡(´ε｀ )
Thank you for the chapter~ Sorry I’m throughly speechless from this chapter because…I think my head stop thinking to the time when NC was having sandwiched between Owen and Reece and that Owen pulling NC hair while having Reece behind his back m-my suddenly ascended to heaven
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*mind
My rotten mind
This chapter’s lethality is too much I’m spaming the comment section by myself
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You can do it Nie Chuan!! Don’t be scared! (｡ŏ_ŏ) Reece and Owen both rubbing NC’s head, how cute! But once Owen started hair pulling my heart literally did a 180 and became like (╬ಠ益ಠ)
Don’t pull my boy’s hair!! Reece, Nie Chuan! Woop his ass!!
Thx for the chappy
Nie Chuan being good at basketball is really attractive. I bet he would stop hiccupping if he got a kiss… Or that shock might make his hiccups worse.
If Owen gave him a psychological shadow, one of Reece’s pep talks would help him break out. Nie Chuan is such a happy-go-lucky guy. It really seems that only Reece is able to affect Nie Chuan this much. Thanks for the chapter!
Nie Chuan hiccuping was really cute 😂🤣