Chapter 92: The Pain of Losing Basketball

  Upon hearing Ge Jinghang's voice, Fan Qianxu slowly lifted his head and was surprised to see that Ge Jinghang looked haggard. What's going on? Even the usually energetic Ge Jinghang had a tired look on his face.

  Fan Qianxu couldn't help but laugh, was this the legendary "feng shui" change? First, he himself had been dispirited for a while, and now it was Ge Jinghang's turn. Fan Qianxu raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Hey, why are you so late today? Where's your precious basketball?"

  "Never mind..." Ge Jinghang shook his head helplessly and slowly sat back down in his own seat.

  "What's wrong?" Fan Qianxu turned around, his hands on Ge Jinghang's desk, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. Of course, Fan Qianxu wasn't someone who gossiped, but it was rare to see the universe's number one sunshine boy Ge Jinghang looking so disheveled, this was truly an unexpected surprise, it seemed like it could be written into the school's history books.

  "Alas..." Ge Jinghang put down his backpack and let out a long, sorrowful sigh. "It's still going to be taken away by my dad and mom..."

  "Haha……" Fan Qianxu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. It's not like there's anything strange about it, people like Ge Jinghang who hold onto their basketball all day, touch the ball during class, and rush to the court after school. This must make their parents so anxious, and their grades are always at the top of the bottom, never dropping. What a cool thing! Which parent can tolerate this? Confiscating the basketball is probably necessary.

  Ge Jinghang saw Fan Qianxu's schadenfreude expression, and his heart felt even more distressed. Why didn't anyone think about his feelings, empathize with him? A young man in his youth needs to cultivate interests and hobbies, no matter what he does, can't deprive a child of happiness. He really couldn't understand those self-willed dads and moms, at this moment, there was only one word in his heart: bitter!

  His parents have issued an ultimatum: he must rank above 20th in the class for this month's exams, or they won't return his beloved basketball to him. What a difficult task! The top 20 in the whole class? It's no joke! He has never achieved such a ranking before. But then again, why didn't his parents just set a goal of top 10? That way, even if he doesn't reach it, they would still be showing some faith in him. A ranking of 20 is really... too weak! It's simply pathetic! And for him, it's just as difficult! Looks like he'll have to part with his beloved basketball for a very, very long time.

  Seeing Fan Qianxu laugh so happily, Ge Jinghang felt even more distressed, with a sorrowful expression on his face, and said: "What are you laughing at? Seeing me in pain, you're so happy?"

  "Haha……" Fan Qianxu waved his hand, but couldn't help bursting into laughter. "Of course I'm happy! Basketball is like your girlfriend to you, and now she's not by your side, which means... you're heartbroken! Don't worry, bro, after school, I'll treat you to ice cream!"

  "Hey, how did we switch roles? Yesterday's me is going to become today's you?" Ge Jinghang couldn't help but laugh too.

  But Fan Qiu Xue is indeed right, basketball is just like Ge Jing Hang's girlfriend, he can't leave it no matter what, every day he wishes to sleep with the ball in his arms or hopes that there won't be a night so that he can keep playing forever.

  Ge Jinghang never thought about why he liked basketball so much, because it seemed like a very natural thing. He had liked basketball since he was young, not because he saw some basketball star and fell in love with it, but because of his own initiative.

  He remembered the first time he had his own basketball was on his eighth birthday, that day his father gave him a basketball as a birthday gift, he hugged the ball and ran around at home, not even daring to tap it once, for fear of breaking the ball.

  Of course, Ge Jinghang had also gotten into a lot of trouble because of basketball. For example, when he played ball in the neighborhood, he broke more than 20 windows of his neighbor's house! When he practiced dribbling on the road, he hit pedestrians countless times! There were too many things that Ge Jinghang couldn't remember anymore. In short, he thought he was a patient person who would always move forward bravely and face challenges head-on no matter how frustrated he got. So, basketball became his good friend in life - no, it should be said that it's like his girlfriend, as Fan QiuYue put it!

  But yesterday, Ge Jinghang returned home late and was scolded by his parents. They not only scolded him but also confiscated his beloved basketball and forced him to do his homework. This is really a frustrating thing for him, as he is someone who rarely does his homework. Usually, only 30% of his homework is done by himself, while the remaining 70% is copied from his classmates. It's really difficult for him to give up basketball and focus on doing his homework. Besides, with so much homework, isn't it good enough that he completes 30% of it? Why don't his parents understand him? Did they always complete their homework when they were students?

  It's really unfair to say that, he didn't actually go play basketball after school yesterday. He was late getting home because he went with Fan Qianxiu and Cen Yanqiu to eat ice cream on the way back. If he had actually gone to play basketball, being punished like this would be somewhat more bearable. The problem is that he did nothing at all. At this moment, Ge Jinghang really wanted to sing a song: Too unjust!

  At this time, Fan Qianxu couldn't help but laugh and said: "I was just about to tell you about this thing, do you know that the ice cream is really very useful? After eating it, I had diarrhea all night when I got home last night and lost 8 pounds instantly! Sincere praise, is it a new generation of weight loss medicine?"

  "Hmph... " Ge Jinghang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He had been confiscated of his basketball because of his buddy, and this guy didn't even know about it, yet he suspected that the ice cream he bought was a laxative!

  "So, you're heartbroken, and today it's my turn to treat you! Eat ice cream, have diarrhea nonstop, run to the bathroom a few times, and all your troubles will stop!"

  "Looks like you're having a never-ending trouble?" Ge Jinghang couldn't help but roll his eyes.

  "Haha, see? I'm not bothered by anything now! Trust me, losing love is worth a pint of ice cream!" Fan Qianxu spoke with increasing enthusiasm, hardly pausing for breath.

  "Cut it out..." Ge Jinghang said disdainfully, "I'm not some little girl who needs ice cream to cure my heartache and troubles. I'm a pragmatist!"