13 – So, do you want to touch me?
Jiang Yuxing’s sudden appearance caught the boys completely off guard.
Despite being just a girl, she managed to intimidate all of them instantly.
Shorty, standing in the middle, snapped back to reality.
“Damn! Was I wrong?”
His face flushed red as he pointed at Jiang Yubai, openly insulting him, “A poor guy like him has no choice but to rely on studying his ass off!”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuxing scoffed in anger, her cheek twitching.
“Yeah, unlike you—if you don’t work hard when you’re young, you’ll end up mooching off your parents as an adult.”
Her gaze was icy, and her retorts came rapid-fire like a machine gun. “You look like a man, but you’re as short as a dwarf, and you gossip like an old hag. Wow, did you hide when evolution was happening? Or did you sprout from a winter melon patch and come out to wreak havoc on the world?”
Shorty: ?
Damn, this girl is so rude!
How could she casually attack a guy’s height like that!
Doesn’t she know how important height is to a man?
The furious Shorty was about to retort, but before he could utter a single word, that clear, sweet female voice cut him off again, mercilessly.
“If you don’t know how to be polite, then shut up. My Little study god’s academic success is his own talent. After all, no one is like you—devoid of even the basic intelligence evolved from primates, destined to be a useless loser.”
“If you dare bully my Little study god again, I’ll smack you back into the ground with a cleaver and make you start life over.”
The cold, glamorous queen in front of them fired off insults at lightning speed.
Leaving them no room to recover.
Shorty: “…”
His companions: “…”
They were all dumbfounded, their faces showing expressions of deep shock.
“Little study god, don’t be afraid.”
Jiang Yuxing turned around, her bright, captivating eyes curving into a smile. “Big sister’s got your back~”
Jiang Yubai gazed at her smiling face, his breath catching slightly.
His heart pounded like a drum as he clenched his fingers, restraining the urge to hug her, and responded in a low voice, “Mm.”
Seeing that he had completely lost face, Shorty was extremely unwilling to let it go.
“Hey! Think you’re so tough, huh?”
Shorty pointed at the basketball court, his expression grim. “I saw you playing ball earlier. Dare to have a match with me right now?”
“Best of three. If you win, we’ll apologize to him properly.”
Shorty lifted his chin arrogantly. “But if you lose, you have to apologize to each of us immediately, got it?”
One of his companions immediately chuckled.
“Brother Hao, aren’t you being too harsh on her?”
He looked down on her dismissively. “She’s a girl. What does a girl know about playing ball? Don’t go crying foul if you lose later.”
Faced with such sexism, Jiang Yuxing wasn’t angered.
Dribbling the ball skillfully, she cast them a light, disdainful glance. “Yeah, and men can gossip like old women, so why can’t us girls play basketball?”
“Class is almost over, so hurry up.”
Jiang Yuxing dribbled the ball to the basketball court ahead and tossed it directly to him. “I don’t really want to bully you, so I’ll let you have this first ball.”
Her words weren’t particularly damaging, but they were incredibly insulting.
Shorty, enraged, immediately started dribbling the ball and rushed over with his companions.
An impromptu basketball match began.
Many nearby students gathered upon hearing the commotion.
Shorty dribbled the ball, moving with confident and fluid footwork into the opponent’s area, poised to make a stylish three-point shot.But the next second, a slender figure swiftly brushed past his shoulder.
“Too slow,” she dropped two words abruptly by his ear.
Before Shorty could react, his hands suddenly felt empty.
Huh???
Where’s his ball???
Shorty looked up in a daze to see Jiang Yuxing already dribbling the ball, running to the three-point line. With a light jump and a flick of her wrist—
The basketball swished cleanly through the hoop with a “swoosh.”
“Wow! She made it!” The surrounding classmates couldn’t help but exclaim.
Shorty stared at the scored basket, a question mark slowly forming in his mind: ?
Wait, is this for real?
How can a girl be this good at basketball!?
“J-just letting you have one ball,” Shorty said stubbornly, saving face. “Don’t expect me to go easy on you from now on!”
Jiang Yuxing only curled her lips coolly in response.
Turning around, her reddish-brown high ponytail whipped right across his face.
Perhaps spurred by the provocation,
As soon as Shorty got the ball, his short, chubby legs dashed forward at full speed.
Just as he reached the opponent’s three-point line and was about to jump confidently for a shot, the ball was instantly snatched away by Jiang Yuxing.
She dribbled a few steps forward, then stopped right where she was. Under the astonished gazes of everyone, she launched the ball from an incredibly tricky angle.
“Swoosh.”
The ball went in again.
“Game over!”
Xiong Ge, who was refereeing, blew his whistle. “In this best-of-three match, the winner is our heroine—Sister Xing!”
The surrounding, slightly childish followers immediately clapped and chanted, “Sister Xing is mighty! Sister Xing is awesome! Sister Xing is the best!”
Shorty took a deep breath, unable to believe it.
He lost???
He actually lost???
To a girl???
Just as Shorty was lost in disbelief, Jiang Yuxing clicked her tongue impatiently. “What are you still standing there for?”
She tilted her head toward Jiang Yubai’s direction. “Hurry up and come over to apologize to my little study god.”
Whimpering in defeat,
Shorty and his companions, though reluctant, had no choice but to walk over and bow their heads to Jiang Yubai in unison. “S-sorry, we were in the wrong. P-please forgive us.”
After apologizing, ashamed of their humiliation, they didn’t linger and quickly hurried away.
“Is this what they call protecting your own? Or standing up for someone? This is so romantic!”
“Oh my! She’s incredibly sharp with her comebacks—doesn’t even pause for breath. Can someone compile a collection of her retorts? I want to learn!”
“Wow! A girl who can play basketball this well is just too cool. Even I, a girl, can’t help but be smitten.”
“Sis, can you give a girl a chance? I’m so in!!!”
Numerous admiring eyes fell upon the dazzling beauty shining like a star on the court, accompanied by a chorus of praise.
Lin Xuexuan watched the widely popular girl with envy, muttering disdainfully, “So fake.”
A lively atmosphere filled the surroundings.
Only Jiang Yubai, standing to the side, resembled a cold, distant moon—aloof and untouchable.
He stood motionless, his deep, quiet gaze fixed on the girl surrounded by the crowd, the corners of his lips lifting slightly in an unconscious smile.
Indeed.
Who wouldn’t adore such a radiant and wonderful little princess?
Even he… was no exception.
“Little study god~”
A clear, sweet call suddenly rang out.Jiang Yubai’s eyelashes trembled slightly as he lifted his gaze.
The charming and captivating girl seemed to carry a dazzling, radiant light as she bounced toward him, dispelling all the cold loneliness around him.
Jiang Yuxing stood before him, her eyes curving into a smile like a child seeking praise. “Little study god, am I amazing~”
Jiang Yubai stared fixedly at her smiling face, an uncontrollable warmth surging in his heart. “Mm, amazing.”
Hearing this, the girl’s smiling eyes grew even more brilliant and bright.
“Then—”
She suddenly leaned close, her upturned eyes alluring and radiant. “Do you want to touch me?”