"Xu Fan, are you also here to try out for the selection?"

While he was enjoying watching the junior girls nearby, someone suddenly approached him.

"Hmm? Shi Lei, you're participating too?"

It was Shi Lei who approached, decked out in professional gear, clearly well-prepared for the contest.

"Hehe, boss, you didn't know? When it comes to basketball, Leizi is considered a powerhouse in our grade!"

Chen Dongdong explained at that moment. Indeed, due to his physical abilities, Shi Lei's basketball skills were certainly top-tier among the seniors.

At the moment, many girls were still sneakily glancing at him from not too far away, proof enough that in previous Zijing Middle School basketball games, this guy must have stood out quite a bit.

Shi Lei chuckled and said, "It's the last chance for a big competition in high school, I don't want to have any regrets."

"Xu Fan, when the time comes, let's team up and take the top spot in Jinling City together!"

Looking at himself, Shi Lei was visibly excited, eager to join forces and battle it out; Xu Fan couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, saying, "Shi Lei, let's not count on that, I'm just here to watch the fun."

"This... okay then."

At Xu Fan's words, Shi Lei finally noticed Xu Fan's attire wasn't suited for participating, and he sighed in disappointment.

After a group of them chatted for a while, the official selection at Zijing Middle School began.

The selection method was simple: one-on-one bullfighting, with special basketball coaches judging during the process.

The team, including substitutes, comprised twelve people; with this number, all the talented players had stood out, resulting in what would be the strongest lineup of Zijing Middle School.

Of course, if a player performed exceptionally well, it was not impossible for the coach to immediately include him in the team lineup.

Yan Ruyu was seen arriving, accompanied by senior school officials.

Since she personally came to inspect, it seemed that the school took this basketball competition very seriously.

Alongside Yan Ruyu was Zhou Keren, who spotted Xu Fan lazily watching the commotion near the court and kept glaring at him.

Clearly, the woman was questioning him for skipping class; Xu Fan shrugged his shoulders—he had skipped class just to cheer on his classmates, a bitter effort indeed.

With Zhou Keren busy by the school president's side, Xu Fan was happy to find a cool spot and blissfully watched the games unfold.

In his class, Shi Yong and Chen Dongdong, mostly there for sightseeing, were quickly eliminated in the early rounds.

Originally dragged to the event by Zhou Keren just to make up the numbers, they weren't really disappointed about being eliminated and soon joined Xu Fan to enjoy the games together.

The ones still standing on the court were all the cream of the crop from Zijing Middle School, making for heart-stopping matches!

The fierce confrontations, swift dodging, and the occasional perfect parabolic jump shots were enough to make the young girls surrounding the court scream with excitement!

"Dongdong, who is that guy over there?"

Xu Fan's gaze drifted towards a guy with braids on the nearby half-court.

If you were to ask who was the most dazzling on the court right now? After watching for so long, Xu Fan figured it had to be this guy.

Surrounded by many girls in his half of the court, what was even more unbelievable was that many girls had even started a fan club for him!

Outside the court, their amazed expressions and covered mouths shrieking, they were almost like sows in heat.

"Oh, boss, that guy is Zhou Xiaoshuai, a sophomore. He's handsome, comes from a wealthy family, and super good at basketball— he's like a celebrity in our school."

Knowing that Xu Fan was new to the school, Chen Dongdong started explaining things in detail.

Xu Fan nodded as he listened, "This guy really is handsome, sort of like a Korean pop idol."

Immediately, Xu Fan couldn't help but glance over at Shi Lei, who, in comparison to Zhou Xiaoshuai, had a more ordinary appearance, and thus had notably fewer female fans supporting him.

"Hey, luckily this game doesn't judge faces, otherwise Lei would have really suffered."

Chen Dongdong then followed Xu Fan's gaze to Shi Lei and exclaimed.

"Xiaoshuai! Xiaoshuai! Number one handsome!"

At that moment, the female fans of Zhou Xiaoshuai once again erupted in cheers, looking over there, one could see another opponent who had just been defeated by him.

Zhou Xiaoshuai looked at the competitor leaving discontentedly with a playful expression and then, bouncing the ball, walked over to Shi Lei.

"Holy shit! This is going to be good!"

"Xiaoshuai isn't planning to dominate Shi Lei, is he!"

The spectators, having noticed Zhou Xiaoshuai's movement, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!

Basking in the crowd's attention, Zhou Xiaoshuai thoroughly enjoyed it, and as Shi Lei's match had just finished, he dribbled the ball and approached.

"Heh, Shi Lei, not bad, making it this far."

"Aren't you the same?"

Shi Lei frowned at Zhou Xiaoshuai, replying dismissively. He didn't have much regard for this so-called "school heartthrob" who always seemed overconfident.

However, having heard that this guy had connections back home, Shi Lei always tried to steer clear.

"Heh, honestly, I think all you seniors playing basketball are pretty trash."

Then, although Shi Lei wasn't looking to stir trouble, Zhou Xiaoshuai wasn't about to let it go, and began taunting while dribbling the ball with a smirk.

"Zhou Xiaoshuai, what do you mean by that?"

Shi Lei asked, frowning. Although he hadn't faced Zhou Xiaoshuai directly yet, he had noticed that this guy had been exclusively challenging his senior friends up to this point.

"Heh, I just think it's funny, how pathetic you seniors are, yet you still have the nerve to compete. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really embarrassing."

"Damn it! What do you mean by that!"

At that moment, Shi Yong, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but curse! Chen Dongdong also looked at Zhou Xiaoshuai with dissatisfaction.

Both knew their skills were not enough, but every class had to send someone to participate, what could they do?

"Shi Yong, come back."

Seeing Shi Yong about to rush up and confront Zhou Xiaoshuai, Xu Fan immediately shouted a reprimand.

This is a basketball court; if there are issues, they are to be resolved through the game.

"Hmm…"

Although Shi Yong was reluctant, he backed down after Xu Fan spoke up and his cousin Shi Lei gave him a look.

With that, Zhou Xiaoshuai's gaze shifted to Xu Fan.

He looked over Xu Fan briefly, then chuckled continuously,

"I heard you're now Shi Lei's boss? Heh, just watch from the sidelines how I'm going to crush your little buddy."

With that, Zhou Xiaoshuai tossed the ball to Shi Lei and arrogantly hooked his finger at him, "Come on, keep me entertained?"

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