[This person is so strange; why would they compliment someone's beauty for no reason?]
[He even made me say he's the most handsome guy in the whole school, how shameless!]
[However, I don't know who's the most handsome in the whole school, but he's definitely the most handsome in the class.]
[Yes, that's true.]
Xia Yunuo was naturally too embarrassed to praise him, but on the way to the cafeteria, Song Yunshen had already mentally enjoyed her compliments.
Satisfied, Song Yunshen entered the cafeteria and waited in line with Xia Yunuo.
This time, Xia Yunuo didn't take out her notebook to review; instead, she turned around to face Song Yunshen.
"Where's that little notebook you always carry with you?" Song Yunshen teased. "Why aren't you taking it out anymore?"
"The exams are over," Xia Yunuo said casually, "I don't need to look at them for now."
If she were eating alone, she would definitely take it out to pass the time.
But there's no need for that now.
She wanted to talk to Song Yunshen more.
If you're eating in the cafeteria with friends, what's the point of eating together if you don't chat while waiting in line?
So Xia Yunuo didn't bring her study notebook at all today.
"After class today, you can start participating in club activities tomorrow afternoon," Song Yunshen said. "Have you joined any clubs?"
"No," Xia Yunuo shook her head and replied softly.
She only wanted to study hard at school, so she didn't join any clubs.
But the thought that Song Yunshen had brought up this topic and she hadn't joined the club made the conversation seem a bit awkward, so she nervously rubbed her hands together, trying hard to think of a way to continue the topic.
But Song Yunshen didn't see anything wrong with it and smoothly continued the conversation, "If I had known, I wouldn't have joined any clubs. Now I have to go to the English Club every Saturday to check in before I can go home."
"Does the English Club have any activities?" Xia Yunuo asked quickly, glad that she had managed to keep the conversation going.
"I really don't know," Song Yunshen scratched his head. "I just sign in and leave each time."
"Huh?" Xia Yunuo was taken aback. "Then, why did you join the English Club?"
"I'll lie—cough—and ask my dad for more pocket money," Song Yunshen said seriously. "I'll pretend to be working really hard so I can squeeze more money out of him."
"This isn't a good idea," Xia Yunuo said softly.
She definitely wouldn't do such a thing.
But when Xia Yunuo thought about Song Yunshen's family background, she felt there was nothing more to say.
Although I don't know much about them yet, Song Yunshen's family doesn't seem to be short of money at all.
"Didn't manage to get much." Song Yunshen pursed his lips.
After discussing that topic, Song Yunshen changed the subject and said, "How about we have lunch together from now on?"
Xia Yunuo was clearly stunned for a moment, not understanding why Song Yunshen changed the topic so quickly.
She was still thinking about how to continue the conversation when he turned around and brought up the topic of lunch.
"Huh? Ah----" Xia Yunuo responded blankly for a moment before coming to her senses and nodding slightly, "Y-yes, sure----but aren't you eating with Xu Zhuoyue and the others?"
"Let's have dinner with them later," Song Yunshen said. "We can play ball with them this evening, and then eat at the cafeteria afterwards."
"Oh, okay." Xia Yunuo nodded in agreement, feeling a little happy.
[I wonder how long they'll play. Maybe I can sneak over and peek after we finish eating?]
Upon hearing Xia Yunuo's thoughts, Song Yunshen couldn't help but smile.
"Want to come watch me play ball this evening?"
"Huh?" Xia Yunuo was stunned, thinking to herself why he asked her exactly what she was thinking. She immediately felt a little guilty and stammered, "I... I guess I'll pass—I don't know much about basketball, sorry—"
"Oh, it's nothing." Song Yunshen smiled. "I was just saying it casually."
It was now their turn to get their food.
Xia Yunuo ordered only one vegetable dish, while Song Yunshen ordered three meat dishes.
Having learned from their previous experience of eating together, Xia Yunuo finally stopped being polite to Song Yunshen and took the initiative to pick meat from his plate to eat.
However, she was too embarrassed to eat more, and only touched it after taking three or four bites.
For her, this meal was already delicious enough; she couldn't ask for more.
"Do you eat like this at home too?" Song Yunshen asked, secretly starting to make plans in his mind.
"It's not that bad," Xia Yunuo shook her head. "We still have meat dishes when we eat at home."
"But not many?"
Song Yunshen had an idea, but he didn't tell Xia Yunuo beforehand. He simply changed the subject and continued chatting.
afternoon.
The last biology class.
With about a minute left before class ended, Song Yunshen suddenly raised his hand and said to the biology teacher, "Teacher, my stomach isn't feeling well, I need to go to the restroom."
"Go."
Thank you, teacher.
Song Yunshen hurriedly got up, supporting his stomach as he walked out of the classroom. But when he passed the restroom, he didn't go in. Instead, he turned around and ran down the stairs, then sprinted towards the basketball court.
By the time he arrived at the basketball court and selected a basketball hoop with a well-preserved net, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.
The three teaching buildings suddenly seemed to shake as if an earthquake had struck, with a thunderous sound of footsteps echoing through the air.
A moment later, Song Yunshen spotted a group of boys running towards him and chuckled.
"This court is taken, you guys go over there." Song Yunshen occupied half of the court by himself, sending away the other boys who came to take over the basketball court.
Soon, all ten basketball hoops on the court were occupied, and Xu Zhuoyue and his group arrived with a large number of people, successfully taking over Song Yunshen's hoops.
"You're really something else," Xu Zhuoyue chuckled, giving Song Yunshen a playful punch. "That way, we don't have to compete with other classes."
There are exactly eight boys in their class who can play basketball, and they all came today, making for a very comfortable 4v4 game.
"What brings you here to play basketball today, Brother Shen?" Deng Shitao asked with a mischievous grin. "Aren't you going to spend time with Xia Yunuo?"
"You didn't go to see your Xiao Yueyue either."
"What do you mean 'mine'—" Deng Shitao blushed slightly, then immediately retorted, "Then why don't you come and keep your Xiao Yueyue?"
"You fucking asking for a beating, huh?" Xu Zhuoyue angrily punched him back. "Get into groups right now! I'm separating from that bastard Song Yunshen, and you go to his side too. I'll beat you both to a pulp today!"
Song Yunshen completely ignored his provocation. After the teams were divided and the game started, he began to slack off, only feeding the ball and playing casually.
Until twenty minutes later.
Where are Song Yunshen and the others?
[Found it, it's over there]
I need to be careful; I'll just look through the fence and not go inside.
It would be awkward if he found out.
Upon hearing Xia Yunuo's thoughts, Song Yunshen immediately perked up.
After receiving the ball, everyone else assumed he was going to pass it again and relaxed their guard slightly.
As a result, Song Yunshen simply turned and dribbled past his opponent, then made a layup in three steps, easily scoring the goal.
Wow! That's amazing!
Hearing Xia Yunuo's praise, Song Yunshen wiped his nose, pretending not to notice Xia Yunuo's appearance, and became excited, scoring several goals in a row.
"Are you fucking on steroids?" Xu Zhuoyue asked in surprise. "I'll defend against him!"
Song Yunshen chuckled, stood outside the three-point line, and took a beautiful shot.
The basketball was thrown in a beautiful parabola and landed precisely on the rim.
Bang!
The basketball hit the rim and bounced away.
It didn't go in.
Song Yunshen's face stiffened, and he touched his nose somewhat awkwardly.
"What the hell are you pretending for?" Xu Zhuoyue sneered.
Wow, that's awesome! He can shoot that far!
Listening to the voice in his mind, Song Yunshen blinked, paused for a moment, then smiled at Xu Zhuoyue and said, "You don't understand, kid."