A Young Woman's Heart

"Damn it, teacher, why are we still the slowest?"

"You two committed a foul."

"You didn't say that!"

"I deliberately didn't say it." Ye Ran glanced at them sideways with a gloating look.

"But other people have used this method too!"

"Of course, we should strike first when it's the first bird to stick its head out."

"Ah—" Liu Xiaowei, who had just been relieved that he had definitely passed this time, hugged Gao Yuan's chubby body in anguish, "We're in such a terrible situation!"

"Damn it, being with someone like you is the worst!"

The remaining two pairs are Ai Xiuer and Chen Cheng, and Huang Yuxi and Sanhua Tongjue.

Actually, Huang Yuxi's group shouldn't have been ranked last, but Sanhua Tongjue secretly groped her while they were running, and Huang Yuxi happened to be very ticklish, which caused them to waste time.

Huang Yuxi sighed, but Sanhua Tongjue's face was glowing with satisfaction.

This girl from Japan is really scary...

Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, this aggressive feeling was almost overwhelming, even if she put herself in the situation.

"Alright, these eight, come over here and play basketball. Let me see—oh, Mo Xueyao, right? You always disappear during free time in PE class. Don't think I don't know you and those other guys ran into the classroom."

"Ahem...we are...that...band practice..." Mo Xueyao tried to find an excuse for herself.

"Let's not talk about what happened before. Come on, you guys, do you know how to play basketball? I'll be the referee. The losing team, boys, do thirty push-ups, and girls, do thirty sit-ups. The winning team gets a prize." Ye Ran picked out a relatively new basketball from a basket, muttering under his breath, "These bastards, they've ruined the basketball..."

There were still many basketball courts available on the playground, so Ye Ran easily found one with two backboards.

"Do you all play basketball?" he asked, holding a basketball in one hand.

"I know a little..." Mo Xueyao said softly.

"I will!" Chen Cheng was quite confident. Although he didn't participate much in Li Hongran and the others' daily basketball activities, he would occasionally be invited to join when there were fewer people.

“Come on, the girls probably aren’t very good at this kind of sport.” Ye Ran waved to Mo Xueyao, Ai Xiuer, and Sanhua Tongjue. He hesitated for a moment when facing Huang Yuxi, but still called him over as well. “You can be one of the girls later, so the numbers will be balanced.”

"Holy crap, this feels amazing!"

"Come on, if you were prettier, I'd give you the same treatment, or you could go to Thailand and get surgery?"

Liu Xiaowei laughed awkwardly and took a few steps back: "Then there's no need, haha..."

It took Ye Ran about twenty minutes to give everyone a simple lesson on how to serve and dribble, as well as what the most standard shooting posture is.

Mo Xueyao felt that she probably wouldn't have any time to rest during these two PE classes...

Their match began just as the bell rang for the second physical education class.

"Boys are not allowed to bump into girls! Do you hear me?" Ye Ran shouted, waving the rope of his whistle. "Then the girls only need to score 10 points to win, and the boys need to score 20 points to win."

"Holy crap, the difficulty has doubled!"

"Of course, you're boys." Ye Ran replied matter-of-factly. "Alright, I hereby declare this game officially open!"

The boys' side consisted of Duanmu Ji, Chen Cheng, Liu Xiaowei, and Gao Yuan, while the girls' side consisted of Mo Xueyao, Sanhua Tongjue, Ai Xiuer, and Huang Yuxi.

Interestingly, all three of them were either transfer students or exchange students.

Mo Xueyao, who originally only planned to shoot three-pointers, looked helplessly at her teammates and said, "Well... I'll take the offense. You guys just pass the ball to me when you get it, and I'll try to make it."

"Mmm!" Sanhua Tongjue blinked and gave her a thumbs up. "It's up to you now, Xiaoyao!"

I always felt that she had picked up some of Wang Jiale's habits from spending so much time with him, at least the way he spoke was quite similar to hers.

The basketball game started with Mo Xueyao. She dribbled the basketball and ran forward a few steps before standing at the three-point line and shooting directly at the three-point line.

It's just that so much time has passed, and I've become rusty. Besides, I didn't play basketball often before, so the basketball just floated lightly to the vicinity of the basket and landed without even touching it.

"Haha, how are you going to win like this?" Liu Xiaowei, who had just been complaining about the unfairness, laughed. "Sigh, no matter how low the score requirement is, you can't win if you can't make the shot!"

"Liu Xiaowei, you're too arrogant!" Mo Xueyao shouted, hands on her hips. "If you lose, you'll have to do sixty push-ups!"

"Ha, I'll lose?" Liu Xiaowei arrogantly passed the basketball to Chen Cheng. "Go for it, Chen Cheng, let them see your skills!"

"No problem." Chen Cheng wiped his nose, made a cool move, and then nimbly broke through Mo Xueyao's defense. The attempts by Sanhua Tongjue and Aixiu'er to intercept him were ineffective. When he reached the backboard, Huang Yuxi tried her best to jump up and steal the ball, but she couldn't even touch the basketball in his hands...

Immediately afterwards, Chen Cheng leaped high and threw in a shot.

The advantage of height was fully displayed at this moment.

"Two points—!!" Ye Ran blew the whistle.

"Hehe, can't take it anymore, huh?" Liu Xiaowei had a smug look on his face. Although he was usually like this, it made people want to punch him to vent their anger.

In basketball, the height difference makes the game inherently unfair, and Ye Ran changed the scoring rules to make it as fair as possible.

But if we had known this would happen, wouldn't it have been better to have a mixed-gender team?

Or are you suggesting a mixed-gender competition?

Poor Huang Yuxi, she's completely categorized as a girl...

However, in reality, the best basketball player was Duanmu Ji. It was unexpected that he, who didn't seem to play basketball much, was much better than Chen Cheng, who was only a mediocre player.

As the score gap widened, the boys quickly scored ten points, while the girls hadn't scored a single point.

Once, Mo Xueyao tried to shoot a three-pointer. She jumped up to shoot, but Chen Cheng knocked the ball away with a single swipe.

Although Duanmu Ji was more powerful, there was always a way to get rid of him, but Chen Cheng, who had a height advantage, was really frustrating.

"Xiao Xi!" Seeing that the basketball was about to be knocked out of her hands again, Mo Xueyao hurriedly passed it to Huang Yuxi, who took the ball somewhat blankly, seemingly not knowing what to do.

Seeing Gao Yuan rushing over, he could only imitate Mo Xueyao and jump with all his might to throw the ball out.

"Three points!" Ye Ran blew his whistle.

"We made it?!" Mo Xueyao exclaimed in surprise and delight. "Great! If we can make it once, we can make it a second time. We have to win! Let Liu Xiaowei do sixty push-ups!"

"Okay!" Sanhua Tongjue nodded vigorously, she was also a little annoyed by the other party's 'cheeky mouth'.

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Chapter 206 Will I Lose?

Aishuer is a gentle girl who is not very good at playing ball, and is even less active than Huang Yuxi.

Don't assume that Huang Yuxi is a quiet and well-behaved boy just because he can't speak. In fact, he is quite lively. Even though he is short, he still runs around constantly looking for opportunities.

"Snap!" Just as Mo Xueyao was thinking of a solution and was somewhat distracted in the arena, she heard a crisp sound.

Then she saw a red handprint on Chen Cheng's face.

"Pfft!" She couldn't help but lower her head and laugh.

The basketball rolled to the side, but it seemed no one intended to pick it up, because what had just happened appeared to be a foul.

"Teacher, didn't she break the rules?" Chen Cheng covered his burning face and pointed at Sanhua Tongjue, accusing her.

"It wasn't a foul, it was just an accident," Ye Ran replied.

"This referee's bias is outrageous!" Liu Xiaowei exclaimed indignantly. "This is so unfair!"

"You boys are physically stronger than girls anyway, why are you bothered with such a small thing?" Ye Ran clicked his tongue. "Stop talking nonsense and continue!"

Mo Xueyao seized the opportunity to pick up the ball from the ground and threw it violently towards the basket.

Unfortunately, the movement was too hasty. Although the force was sufficient, the ball hit the backboard and bounced back to the ground.

Gao Yuan tried to catch the ball with his short legs, but the basketball hit him directly in the face.

The ball, which had been bounced away, landed right in Huang Yuxi's arms.

Duanmu Ji rushed over immediately, startling him so much that he casually passed the ball to the side. Ai Xiu'er missed it, but fortunately, Sanhua Tongjue was right next to her and caught it.

"Xiaoyao!"

Sanhua Tongjue, who only knew how to pass the ball, immediately passed it to Mo Xueyao.

Chen Cheng couldn't catch up in time, which gave him a good chance to catch up.

Mo Xueyao silently chanted in her heart, "This time I'll definitely score," then leaped high and threw the ball with all her might.

The basketball wobbled on the rim before 'plop'ing into it.

Mo Xueyao's anxious heart relaxed a little.

"Hmph, you're only two goals away from losing!" Mo Xueyao taunted Liu Xiaowei.

"I'll lose? What a joke, Chen Cheng, leave the rest to me!" Liu Xiaowei patted his chest confidently, but with his height, which wasn't much taller than the girls, he posed no real threat.

His basketball skills are probably on par with Huang Yuxi's.

From now on, unless it's a free throw, whether it's inside or outside the penalty area, only two balls are needed to decide the outcome.

The boys' attacks became increasingly fierce, and one time they lost control and knocked Mo Xueyao back several steps, causing her to slam her butt against the railing behind her.

"hiss--"

"Boy, foul!" Ye Ran gestured with a sign. "Yellow card warning!"

"Xiaoyao, are you alright?" Aishuer helped her up in time.

"It's alright..." The main pain is in the bones of my spine; that impact just now was quite forceful.

Her competitive spirit, however, burned even more intensely.

The rules have already been biased towards them, so how could they not win this time?

Thus, the two sides fiercely attacked and defended each other. Because the boys had to hold back their strength at all times, they could not exert their full strength and felt restricted, which gave the girls an opportunity to take advantage of them.

"Hey!" Just as the opponent was about to win, Mo Xueyao didn't care about anything else. She jumped onto Sanhua Tongjue, then used her knee to brace herself on her shoulder and slapped the ball upwards, finally intercepting it from the basket.

Forgetting her astonishment at this 'miracle,' she hurriedly shouted at Huang Yuxi, "Xiao Xi!"

"Hmm!" Huang Yuxi caught the ball that had fallen to the ground, then nimbly darted out of Liu Xiaowei's encirclement, and shot the basketball from a distance far from the three-point line.

The basketball traced a beautiful parabola in mid-air and slammed into the basket with a thud.

"Yay—we won!" Mo Xueyao jumped off Sanhua Tongjue, but before she could say anything, the latter hugged her tightly.