Chapter 63 Part 2: Warm-up Match Against Fei Ku Net

  "Li Jingru, wait a minute." A tall, handsome boy ran over from behind Li Jingru.

  "Excuse me, is there something I can help you with?" Li Jingru held a book against her chest and turned to face the student council officer, a second-year high school senior who was one year older than her.

  "I'd like to invite you out for a meal, I don't know if you can agree or not?" This tall, handsome young man looked at Li Jingru with an expectant gaze.

  Li Jingru's female classmate Mo Xiaohui saw the senior looking so deeply emotional, and anyone with eyes could tell that this senior was pursuing his own classmate Li Jingru. Mo Xiaohui couldn't help but look at Li Jingru with envious eyes, knowing that this high school senior was a white knight in many girls' hearts, and if he treated her like that, Mo Xiaohui felt she would be so happy she'd faint.

  "Sorry, senior, I've already made plans to have dinner with Xiaohui," Li Jing said, casting a subtle glance at her classmate Xiaohui. Li Jing was well aware of the senior's intentions towards her, but her heart had long been occupied by another figure, so she didn't feel anything for this outstanding senior in any way, and instead found his persistent pursuit somewhat annoying.

  "Oh, oh... right, Jingru and I had plans to eat together." Mo Xiaohui was already used to helping Li Jingru brush off the boys who came to pursue her, but facing this perfect senior in school, she looked a bit shy. In her heart, she felt a little disappointed, why did these boys always chase after Li Jingru? If he were to come after me, that would be great! Mo Xiaohui's heart had a small fantasy.

  "Oh, I see." The senior's eyes were instantly filled with disappointment. He glanced at Li Jingru, who was only one meter away from him, and felt that this perfect girl, like a fairy, had completely captured his heart. In order to spend more time with Li Jingru, who made him feel a little lost, he could only muster up the courage to say: "So can I join you guys for dinner? It just so happens that I'm eating alone. This meal is on me. Hehe."

  The senior also knew that his request was a bit too embarrassing, and he could only force a dry laugh to cover up his awkward situation.

  "But we haven't thought about going to eat yet, Xiaohui and I want to go to the library to take a look at some books. Senior, you can go ahead and eat first, no need to wait for us, thank you for your kindness." Li Jingru was getting a bit annoyed with this senior's persistence.

  After hearing Li Jingru's words, the senior felt a bit heartbroken. When had he ever tried so hard to please a girl? In the past, it was always a group of girls trying to please him, but this Li Jingru really made his heart move, and every time he saw her perfect figure, he would be stunned for a moment.

  Just as the senior was about to turn around in disappointment, a loud cheer suddenly came from the distant basketball court. Mo Xiaohui, who liked watching handsome boys play basketball, curiously asked: "Why is the basketball court so lively? Is there a game or something?"

  "Oh, right! Today our school's basketball team is playing a friendly match against a middle school." Although he didn't like basketball himself, as a student union cadre, this senior was still quite familiar with various big and small events within the school.

  The senior saw that the female classmate next to Li Jingru seemed to be interested in the basketball game, so he wanted to encourage her to go and watch the game. Since she would also bring Li Jingru along, this way he could spend more time with Li Jingru too. Although Li Jingru was a bit cold towards him now, emotions are cultivated over time, so the senior slowly regained his confidence and had a few more degrees of passion in pursuing Li Jingru.

  "Then let's go to the basketball court together to watch the game, our school's basketball team is very strong. I know many of the players, I can find a good spot for us to watch the game." The senior immediately invited Li Jingru and Mo Xiaohui, who was standing next to her, to watch the game.

  Upon hearing the senior's invitation, Mo Xiao Hui immediately became excited. She pulled Li Jing Ru and said with a pleading tone: "Jing Ru, come on, let's go take a look at the competition. Anyway, we have time now, after watching we can still go to the library, okay?"

  Li Jingru couldn't get around her deskmate Mo Xiaohui's repeated requests, so she agreed to go to the basketball court to take a look. Li Jingru didn't like watching basketball, but whenever she saw basketball, she would think of Lin Xiaoyu, who always hugged the ball all day long.

  When the senior saw Li Jingru agree to go watch the game, he immediately became excited and hurriedly led the way in front, introducing his superficial knowledge of basketball along the way.

  When she arrived at the basketball court, it was packed with students watching the game. Li Jingru saw two teams wearing different colored jerseys competing fiercely on the court. Li Jingru took a glance at the scoreboard on the side of the court and felt a sudden jolt in her heart. It wasn't the score that surprised Li Jingru, as the number of points didn't matter to her at all. What caught her off guard was that the scoreboard read "Experimental Middle School Basketball Team".

  Is that Experimental Middle School?! Isn't that Xiao Yu's school?! Li Jingru immediately thought of him in her heart. Li Jingru did not see his figure on the court, even though several players wearing the same uniform were moving around, but Li Jingru still saw at a glance that Lin Xiaoyu was no longer on this court.

  Li Jingru turned her gaze to the substitute bench of Shiyan Middle School, and suddenly, Li Jingru saw the figure she wanted to see. It was him, he was wearing a red basketball uniform of Shiyan Middle School, his familiar figure could always be locked in her eyes even among many players.

  But Li Jingru's excitement just disappeared when he saw him, because Li Jingru saw a scene that made himself feel a little heartbroken. He was sitting next to a beautiful girl and laughing together.

  Who is that girl? She's wearing the uniform of Shiyan Middle School, is she Xiaoyu's classmate? What's their relationship? Why are they sitting together so intimately? Li Jingru kept asking herself these questions in her mind, but none of them could be answered by the clever Li Jingru.

  "Li Jingru, let's go sit down and watch the game with the basketball team members. I know them all, we can find a good spot." The senior was trying to please Li Jingru. But he found that this beautiful girl seemed not to have heard his words, but was staring blankly at one corner of the audience seats, which made the senior feel very strange.

  "Jìng rú, jìng rú." Mo Xiao Hui pushed Li Jing Ru's hand twice before waking her up from her daze.

  "What? Xiaohui, what's wrong?" Li Jingru didn't know why Mo Xiaohui pushed her.

  "What are you thinking about? You're so absorbed. I called you from both sides but you didn't hear me. The senior said he'll take us to the basketball team's player seats to watch the game." Mo Xiao Hui repeated what the senior had just said to Li Jing Ru again.

  "Oh, okay." Li Jing replied calmly. At this time, Li Jing's thoughts were no longer on herself. She secretly took another glance at Lin Xiaoyu who was sitting with that pretty girl, knowing he hadn't noticed her and had no idea she was heartbroken for him...

  Li Jingru followed the senior and Mo Xiaohui to the player's seat of the First Middle School, so Li Jingru had to walk through the small path in front of Lin Xiaoyu that separated the audience seats from the basketball court. Li Jingru hoped that Lin Xiaoyu could see her and greet her, but she was also afraid that Lin Xiaoyu would see her current somewhat disheveled appearance. With this conflicting heart, Li Jingru slowly walked on the small path leading to the player's seat, her eyes wanting to take a glance at Lin Xiaoyu in the stands, but she didn't have the courage to turn her head around.

  Li Jingru struggled with inner contradictions countless times on the short path of only a few meters. This short path was just a few steps, but Li Jingru felt like she had walked through several springs and autumns. When she reached the end of the path and was about to enter the first middle school's stadium, Li Jingru still didn't hear Lin Xiaoyu calling her name. A boundless sense of loss spread out in Li Jingru's heart, creating a bottomless black hole that sucked away all her feelings, leaving only an inexplicable emptiness...

  Just before Li Jingru was about to sit down in the first row of seats at the stadium, she couldn't help but sneak another glance at the stands where Lin Xiaoyu was sitting. Suddenly, Li Jingru saw that Lin Xiaoyu's seat was empty, and even the beautiful girl who had been with him was nowhere to be seen.

  "Xiao Ru." A voice that made Li Jingru feel familiar sounded behind her.