Chapter 56: The Coach's Move (Three)

  "Hey, Wang Rui, isn't that man outside the classroom your basketball team's coach? What is he doing here in our classroom? Is he looking for you? ...No way, you just joined the school team and the coach already has his eyes on you, you're really something..."

  Wang Rui looked in the direction his deskmate was pointing and indeed saw the school basketball team's coach standing outside the classroom door. Since he was the only one from his class on the school basketball team, the coach must have come to find him. He hadn't expected to be favored by the coach so soon after joining the team, and Wang Rui couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and excitement in his heart.

  "It's not necessarily that, maybe it's looking for someone else." Wang Rui was secretly delighted in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to be unmoved.

  "Our class, only you got into the school basketball team, who else can we look for?" The desk mate looked at Wang Rui with a hint of envy in his eyes, it's really great to be able to get into the basketball team. He thought back to that day when he went to watch the basketball team manager select players, and the girl who was selected was so beautiful that he wished he could grow tens of centimeters taller right away and go report to the basketball team immediately.

  At this time, Wang Rui saw the coach of that basketball team finding a classmate at the door and saying something to him. After nodding, the classmate walked into the classroom, looking like the coach was letting this classmate come in to find someone to go out.

  Wang Rui saw the classmate walking over along the row where he was sitting, Wang Rui knew that the basketball team's coach must have let this classmate come to find him. So Wang Rui took the initiative to stand up, although Wang Rui didn't know what the coach wanted to find himself for, and he hadn't spoken a word with the coach yet. However, taking advantage of this opportunity for him to come and find himself, he would get along well with the coach, so his future days in the basketball team would become better.

  Just as Wang Rui stood up and waited for the classmate to see him and take him out, Wang Rui found that the classmate's gaze seemed not to be looking at himself. The classmate slowly walked past Wang Rui's side, and his gaze also passed behind Wang Rui. It wasn't until then that Wang Rui realized that the person the basketball team coach was looking for was not himself. Wang Rui felt like a fool standing up, although it was currently between classes and no one in the class noticed Wang Rui's action, but Wang Rui, who had always been very proud, felt like he was standing on hot coals, feeling uncomfortable.

  Wang Rui pretended to be calm and walked out, pretending to stretch his waist, indicating that he stood up because he wanted to move his body after sitting for a long time, rather than foolishly thinking that the coach had come to find him and wanting to get up and go out.

  Wang Rui pretended to stretch while secretly watching as the classmate walked to the back of the classroom and woke up a big guy who was sleeping on his desk. Wang Rui did not expect the basketball coach to find this person, he had always looked down on this tall but clumsy person who couldn't play ball, he had never seen him play basketball before, and estimated that he didn't dare to play because he didn't want to lose face on the court. Why would the coach look for him? This question made Wang Rui very puzzled.

  Wang Rui curiously watched as the big guy, still a bit drowsy, slowly walked out of the classroom and approached the basketball team's coach. The coach seemed to be chatting with him in a very polite manner, which made Wang Rui feel a sense of discomfort.

  There are people who always think they are the best, arrogant and complacent. When they see someone inferior to themselves, they will look down on or even despise others; when they see someone stronger than themselves, this kind of person will be jealous of others, always thinking that others are better than themselves because of some despicable reasons. In fact, this kind of person is the most despicable and contemptible.

  "How about joining our basketball team?" Ben Guohui asked after briefly introducing himself to Lin Xiaoyu.

  "I don't really want to join." Lin Xiaoyu refused the coach who came to class to invite her to join the basketball team in a voice that still had some sleepiness.

  The basketball team gave Lin Xiaoyu a really bad impression. The boy with the terrible attitude at the freshman registration, and the girl with the braids who scolded people without stopping, making it hard for others to breathe, had already annoyed Lin Xiaoyu. Now, there was also the basketball coach who woke her up from her beautiful dream. This way, Lin Xiaoyu had one more reason to resent the basketball team. It was rare that she could sleep in class today, but this coach who wanted to drag her into that boring basketball team woke her up. It seemed like her birthdate and the basketball team of Experimental Middle School were conflicting... Oh yeah, last time she got injured was also during a game against Experimental Middle School, it seemed like she really had a fateful feud with their basketball team... Lin Xiaoyu suddenly thought to herself.

  "Why don't you want to join? Ah, is it because of what happened last time you went to sign up? I've already heard from Yan Nan about what happened when you went to register for the new player selection. I apologize for what happened last time. Our basketball team is actually a very harmonious collective, and that player's behavior was an extreme exception. When I get back, I'll definitely punish them severely. So don't worry about the team not being united if you join the basketball team." Coach Bian Guohui immediately knew why Lin Xiaoyu didn't want to join the basketball team.

  Lin Xiaoyu didn't expect Yan Nan to have already told the coach about this, Lin Xiaoyu nodded and said: "I didn't join the basketball team for such a reason, but there are other reasons... whether or not I'm on the basketball team is the same, I'm not some kind of basketball superstar who can change the outcome of the game"

  Lin Xiaoyu thought of that savage braided girl, but Lin Xiaoyu couldn't possibly tell this coach about the things concerning that girl.

  "Haha, aren't you confident in your own abilities? " Bian Guohui smiled as he looked at Lin Xiaoyu. "I've seen you play basketball before, and back then you weren't as tall as you are now, but the rhythm and touch you showed on the court surprised me. Have you regressed in the past two years? Come join my basketball team, let's leave a brilliant memory for your high school career. Youth is fleeting, cherish this moment that shines bright."

  Bo Guohui saw Lin Xiaoyu's expression slightly relaxed and continued: "Don't you like basketball now? Are you numb to the feeling of the ball jumping in your palm? If not, join the basketball team, join like a man. Of course, I won't force you to join our basketball team, haha, we're a basketball team, not a gang. The final decision is all up to you..."

  "You join the basketball team, I can't make any promises to you, it's impossible to say that because of your joining we will win xx championship, this is something we need to work together for. At your age, it's the most vibrant moment of youth, you should ignite your youth! Otherwise, when you're at my age and look back on your youth, do you want to remember only playing with a few girls, getting full marks on a few exams or winning a few games? If there is a period of hard work to win the basketball game you like, even if you don't get those glittering trophies, it will still be the most brilliant and glorious mark in your youth, forever etched in your years..."

  Bian Guohui didn't know why he became so excited when talking to Lin Xiaoyu, maybe it was because looking at Lin Xiaoyu reminded him of his younger self. Bian Guohui had a carefree and regretless youth, even though he dedicated his youth to Chinese football which broke his heart. But when he ignited his passion for the sport and chased his dreams, those years shone like golden sunlight, happy times despite being exhausted on the football field every day, living in a dormitory with over ten people sharing one room and eating two-yuan meals, and the pain of new injuries and losses after each match... all these were so nostalgic for Bian Guohui. The light and heat emitted by his ignited youth were the most brilliant moments in life...

  Ban Guohui couldn't help but pull out a cigarette from his chest pocket, lit it up neatly, and even though they were currently in the teaching building's no-smoking zone, the surging emotions of his youth made him unable to resist smoking one to calm himself down.

  Is one cigarette enough? No! Far from enough! Those cigarettes ignited by youth are always tantalizing, making people's hearts flutter and tremble with excitement...

  "You should ignite your youth, otherwise when you reach my age and look back on your own youth, do you want to remember only having hooked up with a few girls, getting perfect scores on exams, or winning a few games? If there's a memory of striving for victory in the basketball game you love, even if you didn't get those glittering trophies, it would be the most passionate and glorious mark of your youth, forever etched in your years...". Bian Guohui's words were like a flash of lightning that split open the dark clouds in Lin Xiaoyu's heart, making her somewhat confused eyes see clearly the direction she should go. However, what Lin Xiaoyu saw was only the dawn ahead, and she hadn't yet seen the road she needed to take.

  Lin Xiaoyu took a look at the tall and sturdy coach in front of her, with thick eyebrows and big ears. Lin Xiaoyu knew that the direction she wanted to pursue in her youth was going to be guided by this person.

  Ban Guohui saw Lin Xiaoyu fall silent, and Ban Guohui didn't know if this child who had just entered adolescence could understand the self-reflection he had just expressed.

  At this time, the bell for class rang. Bian Guohui let out a slight sigh, patted Lin Xiaoyu's shoulder and said meaningfully: "Alright, think about it. The key is your own choice. Our basketball team's door will always be open to you."

  Bin Guohui finished speaking and left with a hint of disappointment. Bin Guohui felt that being a coach was a bit of a failure, not even able to recruit one student into the basketball team, despite personally going to the classroom to invite him, but still got no response. Bin Guohui suddenly wondered if he was cut out for teaching and nurturing people.

  "Wait a minute, I'm willing to join the basketball team." Lin Xiaoyu's voice sounded behind Bian Guohui.