Jiang You’s gaze subconsciously fell upon the most dazzling person on the court. She barely had to look to spot the young man with short, golden hair.
The young man was extremely tall, dressed in a black basketball uniform. The white number "10" on his back made the jersey look black and white. He wore black knee pads, and his strong wrists were wrapped in black wristbands.
His exposed arms and calves were incredibly lean, with smooth, distinct muscle lines and not an ounce of fat, exuding a sense of power.
He had a head of neat, golden hair, sharp and deep-set eyes, and a handsome face. A row of silver studs along the cartilage of his ear glinted in the light.
His posture was lazy and relaxed, his face expressionless as he stood nonchalantly on the court. His long, slender fingers were well-defined. He controlled the basketball, dribbling it over and over. The ball struck the ground, then with a THWACK, it bounced back into his wide palm, only to be dribbled back to the ground again a moment later.
Jiang You sighed internally. ’As expected of the number one male lead. This body, this face... they’re impeccable.’
"That Crown Prince came asking our Sister You for her contact information last time. He’s definitely into our Sister You," Chen Yu said confidently. "He won’t get angry for sure!"
Jiang You felt a bead of sweat roll down her temple.
To this day, she still didn’t understand why the male lead had asked for her contact information.
’Could he really be into me?’
The novel didn’t describe the appearance of her character, the villainess, in much detail.
But after Jiang You transmigrated, the system directly used her original body’s data.
She herself was actually quite good-looking. ’Could he really be into me?’
’No matter. Once I do all those disgusting things to the male leads and they find out about my vicious, foolish heart, they’ll definitely lose interest in my pretty face!’
’The male leads prefer a resilient, hardworking, and substantive innocent little flower like the female lead!’
’That’s right! That’s how it is! Don’t have any unrealistic fantasies!’
Although Jiang You was thinking this internally, on the surface, she put on a smug act and said confidently, "Tsk, this young lady knew my charm was unstoppable. So he’s the Imperial Crown Prince, huh? Well, I suppose I could give him a chance."
As she spoke, she ordered her lackeys, "Which one of you is going to buy me a bottle of water?"
Lin Xue immediately understood. "Sister You, are you planning to give the water to Young Master Long later?"
"Hmph." Jiang You lifted her small, fair chin.
’Of course, it’s the system that’s requiring me to give him water later.’
"I’ll go right now," Chen Yu said, about to go buy the water.
A thought occurred to Jiang You, and she spoke up, "Mm, get a peach soda."
’According to the plot, the male lead won’t accept the water I arrogantly offer him, but he will accept the female lead’s water.’
’In that case, I might as well keep it for myself, so I’ll just pick something I like to drink.’
Chen Yu nodded. "Okay."
She then asked the other two if they wanted her to bring them a drink, and after getting their answers, she left.
Jiang You slowly began to search for the female lead.
The female lead seemed to be working logistics here to earn school credit.
Sure enough, by the stacks of mineral water, the female lead was struggling to move and arrange them.
Jiang You was surprised to also see Zhou Yu moving water.
Zhou Yu was also wearing a light red volunteer vest, moving water with the female lead.
She silently averted her gaze. ’As the female lead’s yandere younger brother, it’s understandable for him to follow her around like a tail everywhere she goes.’
Little did she know, the moment she looked away, Zhou Yu paused over there, still holding a case of mineral water. He turned his head to look in Jiang You’s direction.
Zhou Yu remembered she had an elective class this morning. ’Why did she skip it?’
’Who did she skip class to come here for?’
At first, Zhou Yu thought she was about to do another mission involving him, but he didn’t hear that mechanical voice.
’Considering the disappearance of Mission Four, it seems I can only hear missions that are about me. If the mission target isn’t me, I can’t hear it.’
Zhou Yu gripped the case of mineral water, his knuckles turning white from the force.
Jiang You was thinking about the plot.
’There’s another very cliché plot point coming up: a basketball flies toward the female lead, the male lead dashingly raises a hand to block it, and the yandere brother watches from the side, jealous.’
Jiang You’s thoughts drifted aimlessly.
On the court, Long Yu’s gaze shifted to his opponents, originally intending to see how they were preparing. But in his peripheral vision, he caught a flash of familiar pink in the large section of stands behind them. He lifted his gaze, his eyes intentionally searching, and landed unerringly on Jiang You.
That splash of pink.
It really was her.
They were quite far away, so the girls didn’t know who he was looking at, but they knew he was looking in their direction.
So, while Jiang You was lost in thought about the plot, a girl nearby burst out with an excited shriek, "AHHHHHH, Young Master Long looked at me! He looked at me!"
Caught off guard, Jiang You was startled by the shriek, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Nonsense! Young Master Long was obviously looking at me, ahhhh!" another girl yelled.
"Who says? He was looking at me, at me!"
"AHHHHHH, Young Master Long’s eyes are so beautiful, they’re pure gold! The bloodline of a true dragon is no joke!"
"Ahhhh, he keeps looking over here!"
...
By the time Jiang You looked over, Long Yu had already retracted his gaze and was walking with his teammates toward the opposing team in their red and white uniforms.
The referee stood between the two teams, signaling for them to shake hands. The game was about to begin.
The opposing team’s captain extended a hand to Long Yu, his eyes filled with hostility. "Young Master Long."
Long Yu glanced at him, then looked away, showing no intention of shaking his hand. Instead, his well-defined fingers idly toyed with the basketball.
The ball seemed to come alive on his fingers, spinning nimbly.
Seeing Long Yu disrespect him so openly, the young man’s expression turned ugly. He had no choice but to withdraw the hand left hanging in the air.
Long Yu tossed the ball to the referee.
The referee threw the ball up, and the game officially began.
"Sister You, I got the scoop!" Yu Lin leaned in closer to Jiang You, ready to gossip. "The captain of the other team is a second-year. His girlfriend dumped him after falling for Young Master Long, so the guy got pissed and directly challenged him."
Jiang You nodded, marveling at how many sources her lackeys had. It was as if they were always the first to know about any gossip or major event at school.
On the court, both sides were dribbling, stealing, and shooting. It was clear at a glance whose momentum was more ferocious.
Long Yu dribbled the ball, deftly dodging all obstacles. His vertical leap was incredible, and he slammed the ball into the opposing team’s hoop, one fierce dunk after another.
The opponents sent even more players to block Long Yu.
The atmosphere of the game grew more and more intense.
After the intense exertion, everyone’s breathing grew heavier, and they were drenched in sweat.
Every time Long Yu scored, the crowd would erupt in fierce screams.
The faces of the red team members became visibly tense and grim.
Under the rhythm set by Long Yu, the black team’s offense grew increasingly ferocious.
Everyone on the court was on the basketball team. They were all tall, and they all had abs.
Watching the game, Jiang You also started to get excited, her face flushing and her ears turning red.
’Ahem, basketball games are actually pretty fun to watch!’
"Ahhhh, abs!"
Some unknown person excitedly voiced Jiang You’s innermost thoughts.