I Have Feelings Too

A basketball game had turned into this, and no one cared about winning or losing anymore. Whenever the hosts had possession, they casually tossed the ball, regardless of whether it went in, and handed possession over.

Then the ball was passed to Chen Xu.

"Make another one! Make another one..."

The colleagues watching nearby, along with passersby who had come to see the commotion, shouted along loudly. Dai Zixin was the most excited of all, her face flushed red and her voice nearly cracking.

Chen Xu had made ten difficult three-pointers in a row, completely firing up the atmosphere. Everyone was waiting to watch his performance.

After taking the ball, he dribbled leisurely to the midcourt line, raised his left hand, and said, "We've been playing all day. I'm out of strength. This is the last shot."

As he spoke, he beckoned to the man who had been defending him, signaling for him to come over.

A shot from midcourt? The man froze for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant. A vein throbbed on his forehead. This was too arrogant. Chen Xu was actually asking him to come up and defend.

How could he tolerate that?

He showed no restraint, pressing up viciously against Chen Xu, shoving hard and raising both hands to interfere.

He refused to believe that Chen Xu could make eleven of those lucky shots in a row.

Chen Xu used the same move again, bracing his left hand against the man's chest to create a little space. Finding his moment, he hurled the basketball toward the hoop with all his strength.

The instant the basketball left his hand, not only the spectators around them but everyone else on the court raised their heads to watch it.

The entire Basketball Court abruptly fell silent.

The man defending him also tilted his head back, staring at the basketball's ridiculously high arc. A thought flashed through his mind. There's no way this goes in too, right?

Soon, the ball passed over his head. His gaze followed the slightly spinning basketball, and without realizing it, he craned his neck farther and farther back.

When the ball reached its highest point and began to fall, he lost his balance and toppled backward.

Swish—

Just as the basketball flew into the hoop, he landed flat on his backside. He looked dazed. No way. That went in too?

"Wow—"

A wave of astonished cries came from the sidelines, followed by thunderous applause.

Chen Xu walked over, extended a hand, and pulled the bewildered man on the ground to his feet with a friendly smile. Then he said to the others, "Let's call it here for today. Everyone should be tired."

"I still wanted to see you make a few more Godly Balls." One of the hosts, clearly their leader, said with a smile, "Today was truly eye-opening. That was incredible. I've played ball for so many years, and this is the first time I've ever seen anything like it."

Chen Xu smiled. "It was all luck."

The others said that luck like that was enough to brag about for a lifetime.

No one believed he truly had that kind of accuracy. Even the most accurate shooters among professional athletes could not guarantee making shots like that every time.

On the way back to the hotel, Chen Xu could clearly feel that he had become the center of his colleagues' conversations. He had never received that kind of treatment, whether in school or after entering the workforce.

He had to admit, it felt pretty good.

After returning to the hotel, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Chen Xu was lucky. They had originally arranged for two people to a room, but there happened to be thirteen men in the department. That left him with a room to himself.

Near seven o'clock, a notice came through in the group chat telling everyone to gather at the restaurant.

Luo Xiyun had booked a private room with two tables, just enough to seat all of them.

The spread was lavish, once again showing Chen Xu how generous she was. Once the beer arrived, the atmosphere grew even livelier, almost like a gathering of friends.

After the day's activities, Chen Xu had developed a new respect for Luo Xiyun. She was strict at work, but not rigid as a person. This Team Building event could be called a great success.

Especially after the basketball game, Chen Xu could feel that his colleagues had gained a certain sense of belonging to the group, and they had become more in sync with one another.

Take him, for example. Before this, aside from being relatively familiar with Dai Zixin, he had only had work-related relationships with the other colleagues. There had always been a layer of distance between them.

After this day, that sense of distance had faded considerably. After drinking a little, they could even joke around with one another.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Luo Xiyun stood and announced, "At eight o'clock, everyone gather at Chen Xu's room. The next activity is a group Hot Spring soak. For now, you're dismissed."

No one was surprised. When they had been notified yesterday, they had specifically been reminded to bring swimsuits. They were all young and fairly open to it.

On the way back to his room, Chen Xu saw that there was still time, so he invited Dai Zixin to do a livestream in the hotel lobby.

Their original plan had been to livestream on Thursday. They had already told Dai Zixin's fans. But Team Building had come up, so they could only squeeze it in where they could.

At that hour, there were not many people in the hotel lobby. Chen Xu set up the props off to the side, while Dai Zixin had already started streaming to warm up the audience.

Once Chen Xu was ready, he gave her a signal, and the camera turned toward him.

"Hello, everyone. We meet again."

Chen Xu gave a simple greeting and said, "A few days ago, I performed darts for everyone. I'm sure you still remember. But Zixin told me that many people still doubted whether that performance was real. They thought I had cheated."

"I think that's perfectly normal. After all, when you see a performance like that, you're bound to think, damn, how could there be someone this awesome in the world? That's not scientific. It must be fake. He cheated."

Dai Zixin, who was holding up the phone and filming him, nearly burst out laughing. Over the past few days, she had found time to livestream and had seen plenty of comments questioning whether Chen Xu's blindfolded dart throwing was real. It had made her furious.

Because so many people had been stirring things up in the livestream, she had been worried and had mentioned it to Chen Xu. At the time, he had seemed unconcerned. She had not expected him to go straight on the attack the moment he appeared.

At that moment, she saw the comments begin flooding with "666" and "There is actually someone so shameless in this world"...

Chen Xu continued, "But understanding you is one thing. It doesn't mean I can pretend nothing happened. I have feelings too, okay? I originally received quite a few gifts last time and was delighted, so I planned to put on another performance for everyone. But after finding out that people doubted me, I wasn't happy. So there won't be a performance this time."

Dai Zixin, who was filming, saw the livestream flood with comments again. Quite a few people began sending gifts, and the viewer count kept climbing. Her face blossomed into a smile, and she could not help giving him a thumbs-up.