Insufficient balance

  "Xiao Yu, have a drink of water." Lin Cijie handed a cup of water to Lin Xiaoyu, who was sitting on the sidelines resting. Her tone was very gentle, making Lin Xiaoyu feel that this Lin Cijie seemed to have changed into a different person since that night when they encountered those thugs.

  Lin Cijie watched as Lin Xiaoyu thanked her and took the water she handed him, feeling an inexplicable taste in her heart. The events of that day left a lasting shadow on Lin Cijie, and after being sent home by Lin Xiaoyu that night, Lin Cijie lay in bed for half the night unable to fall asleep. Every time she closed her eyes, the three thugs' ferocious faces would appear in her mind, along with the icy feeling of desperation she had felt at the time, making Lin Cijie feel extremely uneasy.

  But when she thought of Lin Xiaoyu's appearance, the boy with a cold and fearless courage gave Lin Cijie a warm feeling. The feeling slowly warmed up Lin Cijie's somewhat icy body, letting her slowly dispel the tension and fear that those thugs had brought to her heart. When Lin Xiaoyu and the three thugs started fighting, she was so scared that tears flowed out of her eyes. Lin Cijie always thought she was a strong girl, but that night she knew she was weak, just like many other weaker girls who needed to be taken care of and loved. In many people's eyes, Lin Cijie was a very independent and strong girl, but beneath the tough exterior often lay a fragile and sensitive heart.

  When a person's perception begins to change, their feelings towards things also change. Lin Cijie is like this. Before, Lin Cijie always looked down on Lin Xiaoyu, thinking that he was a weakling who didn't even dare to talk back when scolded. Although he had a tall and robust body, Lin Cijie thought that Lin Xiaoyu was a coward who wasn't even as brave as herself. But now Lin Cijie knows she was wrong. That night, she clearly saw how the man she thought was timid charged at those three thugs like a fierce lion, just to help her escape danger. Lin Cijie saw very clearly how the thugs' fists rained down on him mercilessly... She knew that a large part of the reason for her tears was because she saw him being beaten by the thugs. All the things that used to be Lin Xiaoyu's shortcomings in Lin Cijie's eyes had become the strong points that earned her admiration and appreciation. Human thoughts are always so strange, often changing one's attitude towards something by 180 degrees due to certain events.

  Lin Cijie secretly looked at Lin Xiaoyu's face, which still had some bruises. His clear and handsome face didn't look bad because of the bruises, but instead, it made his face look more masculine with those faint scars. When Lin Cijie stole glances at this face, he always felt a slight burning sensation on his own cheeks. He didn't know what kind of awkward situation he would be in if Lin Xiaoyu discovered him stealing glances...

  Lin Cijie wanted to gently stroke the wound that made her feel heart-wrenching, and softly ask if he was still in pain; Lin Cijie wanted to personally apply some ointment for him with care, and smooth out these wounds for him. However, Lin Cijie could only suppress these impulses deep within her own heart. She knew that her relationship with Lin Xiaoyu did not allow her to do so, as she was just a weak girl who had been helped by him when he saw injustice, and their relationship had not become clearer due to his heroic rescue. Lin Cijie also felt a little helpless because of the somewhat awkward relationship between them.

  Lin Xiaoyu finished drinking the water in his cup and returned to the court with his teammates, immersing himself in the intense training. Today, Lin Xiaoyu felt that it was no different from their usual training, but he didn't notice that there was a deep gaze watching him as he ran around, this deep gaze always carried a hint of emotion that was hard to detect...

  Just then, Bian Guohui, who had just left for a while, walked back into the basketball hall. Lin Xiaoyu looked at the tall man behind Bian Guohui and felt extremely surprised. Lin Xiaoyu never thought that he would meet this person here, let alone following his team's coach.

  Lin Xiaoyu recognized this person, the tall and bald-headed guy who had a beautiful fadeaway jump shot yesterday at Tengyun. Lin Xiaoyu felt a bit surprised to see him here, could it be true that he was a member of their school's basketball team as Lin Pingfeng said? Lin Xiaoyu wondered why he only came to the basketball team today.

  "Oh, boss! You're back?"

  "My god, boss, how did you end up with a bald head when you came back? It's so cool, so handsome, truly worthy of our big boss."

  "Haha, boss you finally showed up, I was worried sick about you."

  Zhang Jialin and some other basketball team members from the second and third years also saw the bald-headed tall man behind Bian Guohui. These old team members seemed to know this bald-headed tall man, they stopped training, and one by one, they greeted him and surrounded him.

  "Alright, alright, line up and stand at attention. I've got a few words to say. You bunch of lazy bums, you're not as enthusiastic about training, but when you see Ah Hao, it's like you've seen a pretty girl and you all swarm around him. Are you trying to slack off? Now that I'm here, I'll announce some things, so line up and stand at attention!" Bian Guohui scolded his players with a smile. Today, Bian Guohui was also visibly happy to see the player he had been waiting for return to the team.

  "Alright, let me introduce him to you. Some of you freshmen in the first year may not know this little bald head next to me, he is your team captain, his name is Su Hao, as for how you address him, you can discuss it among yourselves later. He hasn't been to school this semester due to injury, and where he went, you can ask him yourself."

  Bian Guohui usually likes to get along with these young team members on an equal footing, without any airs of a coach. Bian Guohui thinks that getting close to the team members is a happy thing, after all, this basketball team is not a professional one, everyone is together playing basketball for the joy of it, so Bian Guohui tries his best to create a relaxed and happy atmosphere in the team. However, at times, Bian Guohui's requirements are still very strict, which is also the basic requirement for improving the team's performance. After all, as a coach, Bian Guohui has the task of winning games.

  Guo Hui saw that team captain Su Hao had just returned to the team, so he let everyone take a break by the side of the court, so that these players could chat with their captain.

  Su Hao, who had been keeping a shaved head, had actually gone to another place for rehabilitation due to his leg injury for an entire semester. According to Su Hao and the team members, his leg injury had already healed halfway through the semester, but since there were no games last semester and Su Hao didn't want to come back to school, he used his leg injury as an excuse to travel around and only recently returned to Feicui City. If Coach Bian Guohui hadn't repeatedly called him to urge him to return to the team, Su Hao might have continued to play until the start of the new semester before showing up at the team.

  "You're also a student of Experimental Middle School?"

  Nowadays, there are three new freshmen in the experimental middle school basketball team. The one named Su Hao, a tall and bald-headed boy, soon saw Lin Xiaoyu among the three new faces in the team. He was also a little surprised when he saw Lin Xiaoyu.

  "Yes, I'm a first-year high school student and just transferred to Experimental Middle School. My name is Lin Xiaoyu." Lin Xiaoyu greeted the captain of the team with good quality in a friendly manner.

  "How did you two meet?" Zhang Jialin asked with some curiosity from the side.

  "Yesterday, I saw him playing basketball at Tengyun, and he even faked a pass to me!" Su Hao recalled the scene where Lin Xiaoyu, a boy with exceptional ball-handling skills, had tricked him with a fake pass. He couldn't help but feel lucky that they were on the same team, thinking that this year's Experimental Middle School basketball team would go further. Su Hao was filled with anticipation for the team's prospects.

  "No way, Xiao Yu, you actually went to Tengyun to play basketball. Aren't you afraid of being abused? There are many perverts there! Wait a minute, did you even cap Lao Da?! Come on, Xiao Yu, how much more stuff have you been hiding from us? Hurry up and confess..." Zhang Jialin said with flying spittle.

  Lin Xiaoyu smiled slightly and didn't respond. It was clear that she had been subjected to a barrage of questions from Zhang Jialin, who loved to dig deep. The players burst out laughing, and with someone like Zhang Jialin on the team, the atmosphere was always relaxed and pleasant.

  Bian Guohui looked at the harmonious appearance of his players and slowly constructed a strong lineup in his mind to welcome the National Middle School Basketball Tournament.

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