Insufficient balance

  Lin Xiaoyu walked off the court and sat down on the substitute bench, Lin Xiaoyu felt that she was not in good condition today, some simple actions that were usually easy to do were very strenuous for her. It's probably because of this indoor stadium.

  Today is the semi-final match, which will be held at the indoor basketball arena of Experimental Middle School. The junior high school basketball team of Feicui Middle School, where Lin Xiaoyu is located, encountered the host Feicui City Experimental Middle School.

  The basketball stadium at Experimental Middle School, which can hold over 2,000 people, is now packed to the rafters. Lin Xiaoyu looks up to see that almost all of the spectators around her are wearing Experimental Middle School uniforms, and the cheers and shouts of encouragement for Experimental Middle School echo through the court.

  Lin Xiaoyu was playing in such a stadium for the first time, facing the deafening cheers of the opposing team's spectators. At 15 years old, Lin Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel a little nervous. In addition, the indoor basketball court had a very different terrain compared to outdoor courts. Running on the shiny wooden floor of the basketball hall made Lin Xiaoyu feel somewhat uneasy. Moreover, the acrylic glass backboard in the indoor court caused Lin Xiaoyu's sense of distance to be slightly off when shooting under the lights. After playing one quarter of the game, Lin Xiaoyu still hadn't managed to score a basket.

  The opposing team, Experimental Middle School, was very familiar with the court and in the first quarter, their players performed extremely well under the enthusiastic cheers of their schoolmates. By the end of the first quarter, Experimental Middle School had taken a 20-9 lead over Feicui Fourth Middle School.

  Lin Xiaoyu looked up at the scoreboard on the opposite judging table, which showed 20 to 9. Lin Xiaoyu felt that this red "9" was a bit dazzling. After playing for ten minutes in the first quarter, the whole team only scored nine points, making Lin Xiaoyu, who was responsible for initiating the team's offense, feel uncomfortable.

  Zhu Cheng was still talking about his useless tactics with a mouthful of saliva. It can be seen that Zhu Cheng is also very nervous about this game, and the neatly tied tie has been pulled by him at some point, and there is no calmness in his expression as before.

  Lin Xiaoyu lowered his head and didn't listen to Zhu Chenggong, the fake coach. He felt that what he needed to do first was to overcome the tension in his heart.

  Tension was like a toxin injected into Lin Xiaoyu's heart, it would slowly accelerate Lin Xiaoyu's heartbeat, make Lin Xiaoyu's hands and feet cold, make Lin Xiaoyu's normally agile movements stiff and awkward, make Lin Xiaoyu's sharp eyesight narrow, and also make Lin Xiaoyu's abundant physical strength quickly dwindle. This toxin you can feel its presence, but it is very difficult to remove it from your body.

  Lin Xiaoyu recalled her own tense appearance when she was young.

  When Lin Xiaoyu was young, the first time she got vaccinated, she saw a doctor wearing a white coat, white mask and white hat, with only his eyes exposed, injecting a long thin needle into someone's arm. Lin Xiaoyu felt tense at that moment. She remembered seeing the glint of light on the needle in the doctor's hand and thinking that it would soon be injected into her own body, making her feel a chill run down her neck and giving her goosebumps. It was as if she could hear her small heart beating faster and faster. The tense Lin Xiaoyu refused to get vaccinated at all costs.

  When Lin Xiaoyu refused to get vaccinated, Li Jingru rolled up her sleeves and let the doctor give her a shot in front of Lin Xiaoyu. Lin Xiaoyu clearly saw the long silver needle with a metallic sheen slowly piercing Li Jingru's pale arm. At this moment, Lin Xiaoyu saw Li Jingru smiling slightly at herself with a familiar smile, from which Lin Xiaoyu read the meaning "See, Xiaoyu, I'm not afraid of injections, you're a coward."

  Lin Xiaoyu saw that Xiao Ru was not afraid of injections, and her strong heart was suddenly inspired. The tension and fear in her heart immediately dissipated. So Lin Xiaoyu also rolled up her sleeves and turned her arm towards the doctor holding the syringe...

  Now that Xiao Ru is not here, who will dispel Lin Xiaoyu's tension?

  Suddenly, something cold touched Lin Xiaoyu's face, which still had a few beads of sweat on it. Lin Xiaoyu was startled and turned her head to look. Behind Lin Xiaoyu's seat stood Yan Nan, wearing the school uniform of the experimental middle school. It was Yan Nan who used the bottle of frozen Sprite in his hand to touch Lin Xiaoyu's face.

  "What's wrong with you today, Little Yu? You're not usually like this when playing basketball." Yan Nan said, looking at Lin Xiaoyu's somewhat unnatural expression.

  "I'm fine, just a bit out of sorts." Lin Xiaoyu said with some helplessness.

  "You said it's nothing, but I think your dribbling movement is not as good as usual. Are you nervous? It's the first time playing in such a stadium." Yan Nan pointed out Lin Xiaoyu's problem straightforwardly.

  Lin Xiaoyu looked at Yan Nan's beautiful big eyes and nodded.

  "It's not a big deal, you're way better than those who play basketball in our school, you can win. Although I'm from the experimental class, but I'm 100% rooting for you to win!" Xiang Yu said with a swing of her small fist.

  Lin Xiaoyu looked at Yan Nan seriously cheering for herself, and her heart was filled with a burst of courage, and the tense emotions eased a bit. Lin Xiaoyu nodded and said: "En thank you, I will fight hard."

  "It's a must-win, if I win, I'll treat you to KFC, but if you lose, don't think I'll let you off the hook." Yan Nan said with a fierce expression.

  Yan Nan said again, "Right, Xiao Yu, listen to this, it might be useful for you." After finishing speaking, Yan Nan took out the earbuds from her small bag and handed them to Lin Xiaoyu.

  "What's going on?" Lin Xiaoyu asked in confusion.

  "You'll know when you hear it, hurry up and put on your earplugs, it's almost time to go on stage." Yan Nan urged Lin Xiaoyu.

  Lin Xiaoyu put on her earplugs, and a burst of energetic music instantly filled Lin Xiaoyu's entire ears. The strong rhythm accompanied by the melodious melody conveyed the powerful singing voices of the four members of BEYOND:

  Who decides whether I go or stay

  The universe in my heart

  Just want to rely on both hands

  Wave goodbye to ideals

  How high is the sky?

  Ambition in heart is higher than the sky

  A confident and indomitable spirit will live forever

  I have my own story in my heart

  Write down every gain and loss, joy and sorrow, and dream with your own hands

  Even with injuries, I will not retreat

  Dreams will come true one day, finding a world of dreams in your heart

  Lin Xiaoyu's heart slowly calmed down with the familiar music, and the tense feeling was also slowly dispelled by BEYOND's singing.

  Yan Nan also likes to listen to BEYOND's music, since Lin Xiaoyu recommended BEYOND's "Really Love You" to her, Yan Nan's CD player has also started to frequently play Wong Ka Kui's voice. Yan Nan likes BEYOND's eternal youthful passion that never gives up, as well as those touching lyrics filled with tender emotions. Every time she hears it, Yan Nan feels extremely comfortable. Seeing Lin Xiaoyu looking a bit tense now, Yan Nan lets her listen to another song by BEYOND that he also really likes.

  "It's your turn." Yan Nan pushed Lin Xiaoyu, who was still listening with her earplugs in and her eyes closed.

  Lin Xiaoyu took out the earplug and returned it to Yan Nan, saying: "Thank you, Xiao Nan." Lin Xiaoyu felt that after listening to BEYOND's song 《不再犹豫》, her body seemed to be filled with strength and vitality again. She seemed to want to swing her sweat freely.

  "Come on, Xiaoyu." Yan Nan's hand clenched into a small fist in front of her chest to cheer Lin Xiaoyu on.

  Lin Xiaoyu looked at Yan Nan and also raised her right hand to her chest, tightly clenched.

  Lin Xiaoyu, who had lost the feeling of tension, immediately returned to her usual standard of playing basketball. Lin Xiaoyu was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, galloping around the court and leaving the opponents in disarray. In Lin Xiaoyu's mind, she could still hear the voice of Yan Yang singing "No More Hesitation" earlier. She followed the rhythm of the song as she played on the court. The opponent who had previously defended against her with all their might was now being continuously broken through by Lin Xiaoyu, scoring several times in a row. Under Lin Xiaoyu's leadership, her teammates' morale soared, and soon the Feicui Middle School basketball team caught up with the score.

  The coach of the Experimental Middle School saw that the situation on the field was becoming unfavorable for his team and immediately called a timeout.

  The captain of the Experimental Middle School junior high school basketball team, Chen Yongzhi, who was wearing a No. 9 jersey, was sitting with his teammates on the player's bench listening to the coach explain tactics, but at this moment, Chen Yongzhi's gaze was not on the tactical diagram board in his coach's hand, and instead he was staring at the opposing team's player bench.

  His eyes were fixed on the player wearing No. 15 jersey sitting on the bench of Feicui Middle School team, and it was this skinny defender who had been mediocre at first but suddenly burst out that made the opponent's advantage disappear.

  However, Chen Yongzhi was not paying special attention to this defender because of his outstanding performance, but rather because of the beautiful girl wearing her school uniform sitting behind the 15th player's seat.

  Chen Yongzhi was a star-like figure at Experimental Middle School. Chen Yongzhi had extremely rich family conditions, and his father was a municipal leader in Feicui City. The school's teachers and leaders were very concerned about taking care of Chen Yongzhi. Chen Yongzhi was tall, handsome, and had excellent grades, and he was also the captain of the basketball team. Therefore, Chen Yongzhi, who received all kinds of pampering, was extremely popular in school. He was a Prince Charming-like figure that many girls secretly admired. Chen Yongzhi had also received many bold love letters from girls, but he did not accept any of their confessions because he had already liked a girl since his first year of middle school.

  The girl was a classmate of Chen Yongzhi's, although she had short hair that looked a bit like a boy's, it couldn't hide her beauty, but instead brought out her spirit. She didn't want to be like other girls who were weak and timid, her lively and energetic personality made her excel in many ways more than the average boy. When Chen Yongzhi saw her perfect face and the unique vitality she had, he deeply fell in love with this special girl.

  When Chen Yongzhi found out that the girl liked basketball, he started playing basketball on the court. With his excellent physical fitness, Chen Yongzhi quickly became the most outstanding player on the basketball court and became the captain of the experimental middle school junior high school team. However, it seemed like the girl didn't notice any of this, and she remained very cold towards Chen Yongzhi.

  Chen Yongzhi also mustered up the courage to confess his feelings to her, but the response he got left him heartbroken for over a month. However, Chen Yongzhi never stopped loving this girl and making her his girlfriend was his ultimate goal. Although his repeated attempts at showing affection were met with cold rejection by the girl, this did not make Chen Yongzhi, who had a resolute determination, give up.

  But now Chen Yongzhi felt an unprecedented heartache and despair in his heart.

  Because at this time, Chen Yongzhi saw his most beloved girl standing behind the opponent's player bench, chatting intimately with the opponent's No. 15 defender, holding a bottle of drink handed to the No. 15 jersey, and occasionally revealing a happy smile on her face, that April-like smile was rarely seen by Chen Yongzhi on this classmate's face in two years.

  If Chen Yongzhi had seen her smile like a flower in the past, Chen Yongzhi would have been happily stunned for several seconds. But now, that smile, which seemed even more beautiful than before, was like a sharp knife stabbing into Chen Yongzhi's heart, making him feel as if his heart was bleeding with pain.

  No wonder she was so cold to him despite his efforts to be good to her; no wonder he couldn't find her among the cheering girls when he was showing off on the court; no wonder she had become more and more beautiful recently, dressing up in a more feminine way and growing out her hair; no wonder his confession would be rejected by her so cruelly. Chen Yongzhi's mind was filled with scenes that made him feel endless pain.

  She already had a boy she liked. Chen Yong looked at the 15th player standing in front of her, his clear and handsome face, and felt a sharp pain in his heart.

  "Forever remembered."

  "Forever remembered."

  The coach of the experimental middle school shouted twice before waking up Chen Yongzhi, who was lost in painful thoughts. Chen Yongzhi turned his head to look at his coach, not knowing what he wanted with him.

  The coach of the experimental middle school saw his most trusted disciple looking dispirited and thought: "What's wrong with Yongzhi? He was fine just now, why does he look so down all of a sudden?"

  "Yongzhi, are you okay?" asked Coach Li of Experimental Middle School with concern. As a coach for the youth team for over a decade, he knew that if a player took to the field with such low spirits, there would be no good outcome, even if it was Jordan himself. So Coach Li asked with concern what was wrong with Chen Yongzhi, the core of the team.

  "I'm fine, coach." Chen Yongzhi adjusted his mindset. This game was very important to him, he couldn't lose to her boyfriend. Chen Yongzhi had to prove himself in front of her that he was the best.

  "It's okay, then I'll tell you about the tactics for later. You continue to defend against their number eight, that small forward you're defending well, keep doing it... When attacking, others will support you, when you attack, just break through decisively, no one can defend against you." Coach Li held a drawing board and drew some attacking routes while explaining to Chen Yongzhi. He saw the low mood on Chen Yongzhi's face disappear and his heart felt relieved.

  "Coach, I'll definitely follow your instructions on offense, but can I go defend against their number 15 defender?" Chen Yongzhi suddenly said to Coach Li.

  Have your main scorer, a small forward, go defend the opponent's guard? The idea made Coach Li feel a bit crazy. However, Coach Li knew that his favorite disciple would have his reasons, so he asked: "Why do you want to defend against the opponent's point guard?"

  "I found that most of the attacks from Feicui Four earlier were initiated by their number 15 controlling defender, and his scoring ability is not bad either. Our team's defenders can't stop him." Chen Yongzhi said slowly to the coach. Chen Yongzhi had a very sufficient reason for wanting to defend against the opponent's controlling defender, but in his heart, he wanted to defeat that defender in front of her, which was the biggest reason he actively asked to defend against that defender.

  Coach Li took a look at the main defender of his team, who was now sitting on the other side of the player's bench, panting heavily and looking very pale. It seemed that he could no longer keep up with the opposing team's number 15 defender. Coach Li nodded and said: "Okay, you go defend against number 15, but be careful to conserve your energy, that defender is very fast, pay attention to his footsteps."

  Coach Li suddenly thought of a scene on the court earlier, where his team's defender was deceived by No. 15's continuous fake movements and almost fell to the ground. Coach Li quickly added a sentence to Chen Yongzhi: "No. 15 has many fake moves, be careful not to easily steal the ball, beware of being blown for fouls."

  "Alright, got it." Chen Yongzhi's passion for battle was burning even more fiercely after getting the coach's permission to defend against the opponent's number 15 guard. He couldn't help but look again at the seat of that number 15 player.

  At this time, the fifteenth player was wearing the earplugs she had handed him, closing his eyes as if enjoying the music, while she stood silently behind his seat, quietly watching the face of the fifteenth player, still holding a bottle of Sprite that was more than half empty.

  The scene was very harmonious, with an inexplicable beauty. The slender boy wearing the No. 15 jersey and the girl in her school uniform holding a bright green Sprite bottle formed a warm and romantic picture. However, this scene made Chen Yongzhi feel extremely uncomfortable.

  Chen Yongzhi's hands, placed on his knees, were clenched tightly as he waited; waiting for the whistle to signal the end of the break; waiting for the game to resume; waiting to defeat the guy wearing jersey number 15 on the field, in front of that girl; letting her know that he was the best...

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