We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"no."

Li Mubai denied it, saying that even if he said yes, it wouldn't matter, since the other party wouldn't know who he really was...

Before going to sleep, Li Mubai was still pondering what Yan Shu had said.

Do you gain courage in the process?

That's the truth, and you could say everyone knows it. But putting it into practice is another matter entirely. We all know that when faced with difficulties, the right solution is to confront them bravely, but we tend to avoid them and are unwilling to face them directly.

Oh well, let nature take its course.

On Tuesday, Li Mubai immersed himself in studying, trying to use it to avoid facing certain things. Moreover, Wu Changguo had given him a task: to be in the top ten in the midterm exam. He ranked eighteenth in the class placement exam, which was still some distance away.

There is a comprehensive practical session in the afternoon, which is actually equivalent to a self-study period. The teacher sits on the table and asks the students to be quiet and study on their own.

"Shall we play badminton in the next PE class?" The notebook became Chen Qiuhe's tool for sending messages and playing Gomoku. Li Mubai also used a similar notebook to write poetry.

"I'm not going, you guys have fun." Li Mubai thought that all the boys were playing basketball, and he was the only boy playing badminton with a group of girls, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"Are you going to play basketball?"

"I'm going back to the classroom to do my homework." Li Mubai wasn't lying to her; he was preparing to go back to the classroom to do his homework during PE class.

"No involution! And wasn't it said that we're not allowed to stay in the classroom during PE class?"

Li Mubai then remembered this rule. After all, the school now promotes all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor. Moreover, if students study so hard, what if they accidentally die suddenly? Therefore, the school forces students to exercise.

Why doesn't he just take the English words to the rooftop and memorize them?

During physical education class, the second-year (3) class lined up and saw the physical education teacher leading another team.

"The teacher of Class 1 is on leave, so I will lead both classes in this PE class. Let's start with a warm-up exercise."

Without the PE teacher's explanation, Li Mubai already knew it was Class One. He saw Xing Yizheng in the crowd opposite him raising his arm to greet Xie Shu.

Li Mubai sometimes admired Xing Yi's courage, but his confidence came from being first in science, while he himself didn't seem to have anything remarkable to offer.

After the warm-up exercises, the PE teacher had a sudden inspiration: "Let's have a basketball game between the boys from the two classes."

The boys in Class 3 immediately objected, since the boys from the two classes were completely unequal. Li Mubai also agreed, as he didn't know how to play basketball and it would be embarrassing to lose face.

"Six boys from Class 1 will be sent out, and the rest of the class will be dismissed. The class that wins will not need to do warm-up exercises in the next class."

It seems the PE teacher has made that decision.

The six boys from Class 3 gathered together, and Jiao Yong first tallied everyone's basketball skills.

Li Mubai and Feng Wanli only know some basketball rules, Zhao Feng and Yang Kun are at a basic level, while Jiao Yong and Wang Rui are quite skilled. However, basketball games also test teamwork.

Five against five means one person needs to be a substitute. Li Mubai and Feng Wanli exchanged glances, and he spoke first: "How about..."

"I'll take over. Li Mubai, you can replace me anytime."

"it is good."

When they arrived at the basketball court, they were told that the rest of the group should leave, but most of the students came to watch the excitement, including Xie Shu.

Was she here to see our class, or to see Xing Yi? Li Mubai wondered.

Six people came from Class One, including Xing Yi.

Both sides stood at the center line and chanted a pre-match song, something about friendship first and competition second. Then Li Mubai ran off the court and found a seat.

Chen Qiuhe sat down next to him: "Aren't you going up?"

"I'll be a substitute."

"Oh, do you think our class will win?"

"Will we win? I just hope we don't lose too badly."

"You were predicting the game would be bad before it even started."

"That's called self-awareness."

On the basketball court, with the sound of a whistle, the physical education teacher tossed the ball into the air, and Jiao Yonghe, waiting for his chance, jumped up and snatched the ball.

"Go Class 3!" shouted the girls from Class 3 in the audience, with Li Mubai's voice also joining in.

Jiao Yong dribbled towards the other side, but was tightly guarded by two opponents. Zhao Feng, Yang Kun, and Feng Wanli were all there to block the other team. He passed the ball to Wang Rui at the two-point line, shot, but the ball bounced off the rim and was intercepted by Xing Yi.

"My touch hasn't come yet," Wang Ruiqian chuckled.

"Take it slow, one person watch one," Jiao Yong said.

"Brother Yi, keep it up!"

Jiao Yong closely guarded Xing Yi, and seeing that he could not break through, Xing Yi passed the ball to the person defending Feng Wanli. Feng Wanli tried to steal the ball, but failed.

Jiao Yong knew that Feng Wanli wasn't very good at playing basketball, so he switched defenses with him.

The students from Class 1 tried to break through, but were blocked. He glanced at his teammates and found that they were all surrounded by people. He then passed the ball to Xing Yi. Xing Yi took the ball, jumped high, and the ball went in. Class 1 cheered immediately.

Li Mubai prayed that Feng Wanli could hold on, so that he wouldn't have to go up there and embarrass himself.

After ten minutes, Class 1 was slightly ahead, while Class 3's points were mostly scored by Jiao Yong and Wang Rui.

Feng Wanli was clearly not in good condition; he was sweating and panting. Jiao Yong requested a timeout, which coincided with halftime.

Sigh, is it my turn to make a move?

Feng Wanli patted him on the shoulder and told him to find a place to rest.

"Keep it up!" Chen Qiuhe encouraged him.

Li Mubai looked around and noticed that many girls in the class were looking at him expectantly.

Did he expect to be a hidden basketball master and crush the opponent? Unfortunately, this isn't a novel; he has neither a campus system nor is he a reincarnated transmigrator.

Li Mubai glanced at Xie Shu out of the corner of his eye and, finding that she was also looking at him, immediately looked away.

"Jiao Yong, what am I supposed to do when we go on stage later?" Li Mubai asked.

"Lao Bai, just keep an eye on one person for now," Jiao Yong said, taking a sip of water.

"it is good."

The whistle blew again, signaling the end of the break.

The opposing team's substitutes also came on the court. Li Mubai was a little nervous, as this was his first time participating in a basketball game, although it wasn't a formal one.

I never expected my first time would end so abruptly.

After the two sides switched sides, Class 3 served first. Yang Kun passed the ball to Jiao Yong, and Li Mubai consciously found someone of similar height to keep an eye on, hoping not to pass the ball to him.

The opposing team also recognized Jiao Yong and Wang Rui's abilities, so they focused their defense on the two of them.

Jiao Yong broke through the defense and made a layup. The opponent jumped up to dunk, but the ball bounced off the edge of the basket.

Li Mubai rushed forward to try and steal the ball, but he couldn't beat Xing Yi, so he ran back to defend.

They also figured out that the opponent's main attacker was Xing Yi, so Wang Rui and Jiao Yong focused their defense on him. Seeing that he couldn't break through, Xing Yi glanced around at his teammates. He had just realized that the substitutes from Class 3 weren't very good at the game, so he planned to pass the ball to the teammate who was being defended by the opponent.

The ball flew over, and Li Mubai rushed out, jumped up with force, and intercepted the basketball before the opponent could reach it.

After landing, he stared at the basketball in his hand for a second, but luckily he still knew a little dribbling, so he didn't commit a traveling violation. The opponent started to retreat to defend, and Li Mubai passed the ball to Jiao Yong.

Jiao Yong rushed to the opponent's three-point line and passed the ball to Zhao Feng outside the three-point line. Zhao Feng wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but after weighing his own strength, he didn't do so because the class was well-marked.

Zhao Feng then passed the ball to Li Mubai, whose defense was relatively loose. Li Mubai dribbled to the three-point line and prepared to shoot. He jumped up to shoot the ball, but felt a push and fell backward.

"Beep—Class 1 pushes, Class 3 gets a penalty kick." The whistle blew, and Li Mubai felt a pain in his back as he took a solid hit to the floor.

"I'm sorry," Xing Yi said.

Jiao Yong ran over and helped Li Mubai up: "Be more careful next time. Luckily nothing bad happened."

Li Mubai stretched his body and thankfully nothing happened. He went inside the semicircle, and the teacher passed the ball to him.

It's time for the free throws. Hopefully, he can make one or two, so his pain from falling to the ground won't be in vain.

"Go Li Mubai!" Chen Qiuhe shouted from the sidelines, and then the girls also started cheering.

Li Mubai felt even more nervous; there was no point in trying to cheer him on in this kind of situation.

He held his breath, glanced up at the basket, and gently jumped up to shoot the basketball.

It hit the basketball hoop with a "thud" and bounced back.

Jiao Yong walked up and said, "It's okay, there are still two balls left."

Li Mubai recalled the angle from before, adjusted his shot, and finally scored!

Jiao Yong and Wang Rui came up and gave him a high five.

With only one shot left, he felt the angle again and fired. Players from both sides rushed to grab the ball, but it went in…