Regular Chapter #3
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The coach furrowed his brows as he watched Xu Liao rampaging through the basketball court aggressively like a tank. Although his strength proved to be effective, but this pure aggressive style had quite a lot of limitations. Once Xu Liao meets someone with even stronger physical abilities than him, he would be defeated without a doubt. However, the coach did not have much choice. He gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh, silently shouting in his mind:
“There’s no other way, I can only place Xu Liao as the Power Forward. For the next few days I shall give him intense training sessions, and hopefully he can improve his abilities before the competition.”
The coach finally decided on the main players and substitutes after two tough matches, after which, he gave a short speech and dismissed everyone.
Xu Liao had plenty of free time. In the past, he wasn’t very involved in basketball, and only doing manual chores like tidying and cleaning. However, after finishing the match recently, he slowly started to fall in love with the sport. Just as he was waving goodbye to everyone, he felt someone tap on his right shoulder. He turned around and saw the coach putting on a strange expression on his face. The coach leaned over and whispered in a low voice:
“You are in your third year, right?”
Xu Liao nodded his head subconsciously.
Then the coach suddenly knit his brows together and continued with a stern voice:
“If our school team manages to reach at least the top ten in this National League, there will be a single spot reserved in the Northern Affiliated High School specifically for a graduate in the team.”
“And we all know that the Northern Affiliated High School is one of the best high schools in the city. The original four members had left, and Hou Tao is currently in his second year. If you manage to get into the top ten, then the spot will definitely be yours!”
He then sighed lightly and said: “I understand that the final year is tough, and the assignments and examinations are important, but based on my knowledge, your results are quite average and you will have a hard time admitting even to a second-rate high school. Why not take your chances and aim for this spot?”
Xu Liao was slightly shocked. He didn’t know it was possible to enter a top rate high school through basketball. He knew that his results were average, and most probably would end up entering a third rate high school, or even worse, a technical school. A top rated school like the Northern Affiliated High School was definitely out of his league if not for the possibility of obtaining a slot through the competition.
Then he suddenly remembered that Qu Lei mentioned that she had always wanted to enter the Northern Affiliated High School. His eyes lit up as his heart burned with fiery passion and immediately nodded his head vigorously.
The coach let out a sigh of relief. The former four main players were not willing to gamble their future for this spot. There was an underlying reason why they were not optimistic about obtaining that spot. According to their knowledge, they knew that their school team’s ability was lacking and the chances of entering the top ten in the National League was not worth to gamble for. Moreover, the former players fared well in their studies and would not have a problem in entering a decent school. That was the reason why no one was willing to take this risk, as it would affect their future if they lost.
After training with the basketball team for the entire day, Xu Liao finally returned to his own classroom. It already was the last lesson of the day, which was self-revision. As the name suggests, there are no teachers around. Moreover, the self-revision lessons were usually empty as those students who lived far away would rather not attend, and preferred to head back home to revise.
Xu Liao glanced over to Qu Lei’s seat and realized that she was still present. Naturally he felt relaxed, whenever Qu Lei is near him. However, he would only steal a few glances at her from a distance and not dare to start a conversation with her.
After a while, Xu Liao made his way to his seat, intending to pack his bag and return home. Just as he was about to do this, Gao Wen Hu stood up suddenly and gave a light cough.
“Xu Liao, I want to have a word with you.”
Xu Liao took a step back in surprise and stared at Gao Wen Hu. Both of them were not close at all! If Gao Wen Hu was not in the same cosplay club as Qu Lei, Xu Liao would not even consider getting along with someone so arrogant and proud. Moreover, just recently both of them had several conflicts, thus, Xu Liao just could not understand why Gao Wen Hu would look for him.
“What’s the matter?”
Xu Liao raised his brow as he casually asked back.
Gao Wen Hu laughed lightly and suddenly raised his voice: “There are two matters! Firstly, our cosplay club will be going on a hiatus because the graduating students are preparing for the final exams, so only the core members will gather when necessary. You can stop coming from now on.”
Xu Liao’s expression immediately turned sour. Noticing Xu Liao’s darkening face, Gao Wen Hu proudly continued:
“Secondly, I will pass this message from Qu Lei. She does not need you to follow her after school anymore, so you’d better know your place.”
Even though his facial expression was as dark as the bottom of an abyss, Xu Liao did not activate his demonic energy.
He glared coldly at Gao Wen Hu and then taking a deep breath before raising his voice:
“I LIKE QU LEI!! Even though I had been quiet about this, I am quite sure that everyone knows. If she, Qu Lei doesn’t want me to do something, I will stop doing it! Just when she wanted me to cut down my weight, I immediately started training continuously for three years without any grumble nor regrets! If she wants to tell me anything, I will only listen if it comes from her mouth! Why does she need to ask you to pass a message to me!?”
The classroom went silent. Nobody had expected Xu Liao to openly confess his feelings to her even though they were all aware of Xu Liao’s affections for Qu Lei. The silence slowly broke into cheers as his classmates started shouting excitedly. Some of the male classmates even slapped Xu Liao’s back as they cheered him on. After all, it requires a lot of courage to confess opening in the face of others. Even the female classmates viewed Xu Liao in another perspective after his confession, and were all shyly whispering to each other.
Qu Lei, who was trying to concentrate on her studies did not react when Gao Wen Hu stood up to warn Xu Liao. Only after Xu Liao’s public confession did she raise her head slightly, staring at Xu Liao.
Xu Liao was going all out. Since he had already said so much, he would go through it all the way. He simply stared back at Qu Lei, ignoring the presence of Gao Wen Hu.
Qu Lei’s eyes connected with Xu Liao for a while before she diverted her sight. With a clear and crisp voice, she said:
“I did not plead Gao Wen Hu to say these words. I don’t want anything to affect my studies, after all, this is the third and final year..”
Qu Lei then paused for a moment, and plainly said:
“… If you want to be qualified to chase me, then make sure you can at least enter the Northern Affiliated High School!” After curtly stating her conditions, she promptly kept her books and walked out of the classroom.
The entire classroom roared with laughter. Gao Wen Hu snorted at Xu Liao.
Everyone had been classmates for three years and they knew that it was impossible for Xu Liao to enter the Northern Affiliated High School with his current results. Thus, they viewed it as if Qu Lei was rejecting Xu Liao’s confession.
Xu Liao clenched his fist into a ball, however, his eyes shone brightly. He did not utter any word as he silently left the classroom after packing his bag.
At this moment, Gao Wen Hu finally realized that his warnings did not affect Xu Liao. He had the urge to rush out of the classroom to teach Xu Liao a lesson, but after noticing how large Xu Liao was, he chose to swallow his resentment.
After leaving school in a hurry, Xu Liao spotted Qu Lei on her usual path home, she was walking slowly as if not in a hurry to reach home. Xu Liao held his arm out and wanted to call out to her, but he could not find anything to say. Suddenly, Qu Lei turned around and smiled sweetly. Then she said in a soft voice:
“Back then, when we were in our first year, I told you to cut down your weight to 120kg, only then I would consider being your girlfriend. Actually, it was just a casual remark, and yet you worked so hard to train your body. I thought you would give up.”
Xu Liao just simply smiled nervously, not knowing what to reply. Qu Lei then combed her hair with her fingers and smiled.
“In the end, even though you did not manage to cut down to 120kg, I realize that it is not a problem with your determination. Anyone who had grown to your height in two and a half years would be unable to lose so much weight. But what I mentioned before still counts, so I’m giving you a second chance, though I think that you wouldn’t be able to accomplish it.”
Xu Liao could not help but reply with determination in his eyes:
“What if I can do it?”
Qu Liao laughed loudly, and then looked at him sincerely.“If you manage to enter, I will definitely stick to my promise and let you continue to chase me!”
Xu Liao was extremely excited. He felt like fist-pumping right at this very moment. Just as he was about to mention about the method he was going to use to enter the Northern Affiliated High School, Qu Lei swung back around and spoke plainly.
“However, even though I was touched by your actions, I will not accept you yet, because I still do not like you enough.”
As if his heart was pierced by an arrow, Xu Liao felt like he could not breathe for a moment. Her last words rang through his mind over and over again as he stood deathly still, watching Qu Lei disappear into the distance…
Translated by Gary. Edited by Jason.
linklight2- The immortal cultivator of Hyrule said:
Ohhh… That girl is not worth it. What a bitch! Now I want the MC to become a self-imposed eunuch until he actually meets a girl worthy of him. Not neccessarily the most pretty, but the best at heart. Cause with that demon girl playing him, and that cold girl in middle school… I’d be just about done with romance. Hope he realizes this before he gets his heart broken. Thanks for the Chappy… It was a good meal
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wltrans said:
Felt kind of a heartache for Xu Liao too..
Glad you had your fill 😉
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jacobpaige said:
Well, at least she’s being honest with him. If he wants to keep torturing himself over her, that’s his problem and not really something she can do anything about short of being a much more colossal b**ch. And that honesty already makes her better than the other girl who’s only hanging out with him so that she can use him.
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crazyboy1200 said:
What the hell.. I thought he would get over her! She is totally not worth it!
Thanks for the chapter!
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rai said:
Thanks for the chapter ^^
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jkcdeo said:
This people are really accustomed to the harem girls with empty characters.
Qu lei’s attitude is clearly a foundation for a stable relationship
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glitner said:
I can only laugh , I don’t know why he is chasing her when she says he is a fatty with no hope in getting in to the same school as her , she dosent even care for him, but he is some kind of litle bitch that wanna follow her and sniff her ass the rest off his life , Jesus
And here is a question I don’t know if this is a Chinese or a japanese story
But I have noticed that most guys in these novels like to link they girls feet like they are some goddess
Is it normal in asian countries to worship the girl and be put on the same level as a dog ?
Disgusting
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wltrans said:
Nice guys, finish last :>
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jacobpaige said:
He was a fatty, so she was just pointing out a truth that he himself was already aware of and telling him that that was why she wasn’t attracted to him. Was it a bit b**chy? Yes. But it was also honest and gave him a clear path to tread if he wanted her to go out with him even after she treated him like that. If at that point he had decided that he wasn’t interested in girls that weren’t interested in fatties, then he could have moved on with his life and that would have been that. Everything that came after that was entirely his own doing.
Also, academically speaking, he really doesn’t have any hope of getting into that school and she doesn’t have any reason to believe that he can do it any other way. So once again, she’s just being brutally honest. If he doesn’t like brutally honest girls, then he should just move on and find someone else.
Honestly, once he becomes the star of the basketball team, it shouldn’t be hard to find a few dozen girls willing to go out with him. Not to mention all the demon girls that would happily throw themselves at him if they knew he had a second grade or higher pulse.
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mukkaar said:
Lol, she’s basically just leading mc 😀 I mean really? Although she at least gave him motivation to work out he’s bit stupid to do all that for girl he barely knows for so long -.- Plus that attitude is a bitch. I would try doing my best for girl I love but you can’t love someone if you barely know her/him.
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mukkaar said:
“I still don’t like you enough” “If you manage to enter, I will definitely stick to my promise and let you continue to chase me!” yep. Shes annoying bitch. And mc is stupid, anyone would take those as offence 😀 Tough in Chinese xianxia there is often situations like these but I don’t really mind it, but somehow when its in modern setting its bugging me.
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k1nk4 said:
when a innocent boy is in love, he will be blind to many things. at least she said the truth, she did not promise to like him
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Gemgem said:
B*TCH!!!
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k1nk4 said:
thanks for the chapter!
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Idiot-Einstein said:
Idiot. Thnx for the chapter
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Idiot-Einstein said:
Just to clarify, by idiot I meant Xu Liao
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Weight Question said:
Did she ask him to reduce his weight to 120 kg or 120 pounds?
Because 120 kg is still freaking fat, and a few chapters earlier it was said, that he managed to reduce his weight to 80 kg
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