The match continued, but it wasn't long before Chen Ming snatched the basketball from Ye Xiao's teammate's hands. Ye Xiao could tell that his teammates were very afraid of Chen Ming. The moment Chen Ming approached, they immediately gave up the basketball, while the people from Class 7 were pretentiously boasting about his extraordinary basketball skills!

Chen Ming took the lead and dashed toward Class 1's basket. When he reached the three-point line, he arrogantly took off and made a perfect shot!

The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air before heading straight for Class 1's basket. Surprisingly, Chen Ming's shot was incredibly accurate. The ball was soon at a slant across from the basket, and then gently descended toward it!

Just as everyone was astonished and tense, suddenly, a large hand appeared above the hoop and snatched the ball that was about to go in—yes, it was forcefully pulled back!

Shock!

Everyone was quite shocked. Who would have thought that an ordinary person could jump so high that they could easily reach above the basketball hoop? Could this be the legendary rebound?

And it wasn't just everyone else who was shocked—even Chen Ming was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected his shot, which he'd blindly trusted this time, to be so ruthlessly thwarted!

Chen Ming knew that if he had successfully made that three-pointer, it would have added so much more leverage when wooing girls in the future!

Yet all of this was ruined by one person, and that person was Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao wasn't very tall, not even reaching one meter eighty. Therefore, his ability to do this was surprising to 99% of the people in the court, except for Zhan Bo, who had witnessed Ye Xiao's ability to jump directly to the third floor!

Ye Xiao chuckled, then immediately rushed with the ball toward Class 7's basket as Chen Ming and the others desperately tried to defend.

"He... he can jump that high?" Ling Shuya watched in amazement as the person she had always disliked performed so admirably on the court. Could this guy possibly be a basketball prodigy?

It was the second time that Ling Shuya was surprised by Ye Xiao; the first was when Ye Xiao had saved her. Now, Ling Shuya started to grow curious about him.

Zhou Yuyan also commented, "Ye Xiao is so cool, managing to snatch the rebound. Can anyone tell me how he got under the hoop and jumped like that? Shuya, I think you should just go for Ye Xiao!"

As soon as Zhou Yuyan uttered those words, many students looked toward Ling Shuya, who immediately blushed. At that moment, she really wanted to throw Zhou Yuyan onto the court and let someone step on her a few times!

Weii Yang, who had just rested, hadn't held much hope for Ye Xiao's performance. However, Ye Xiao's showing was truly unexpected!

Weii Yang asked Zhan Bo, astonished, "Was Brother Xiao a basketball expert before?"

Zhan Bo chuckled and watched Ye Xiao's outstanding form on the court, saying, "Brother Xiao is not just a basketball expert; he's an all-around ace!"

Upon hearing Zhan Bo's words, Weii Yang trembled slightly, marveling inwardly.

At that moment, Zhan Bo said to Weii Yang, "Weii Yang, everyone must choose their own path. My path is to follow Brother Xiao. You should carefully consider your own!"

Weii Yang glanced at Zhan Bo, pondered for a moment, and then said to Zhan Bo, "Brother Xiao said he could help me achieve my dream, but that dream isn't easy to realize, and besides, it's all stuff from novels!"

"Novels are derived from life and elevated above it, ultimately evolving from reality. Therefore, your dream will still be perfectly realized. Alone, you may not make it, but with Brother Xiao's help, I guarantee your dream will indeed become a reality, and it will be spectacularly achieved," Zhan Bo said!

Weii Yang said nothing more and turned his attention back to the court.

Ye Xiao quickly crossed the midcourt with the ball. Chen Ming and the others raced to surround him, attempting to recreate the trap they had sprung on Weii Yang. Such an old trick was clearly seen by Ye Xiao, and he kept it in mind. However, Ye Xiao was not Weii Yang; he naturally wouldn't surrender so easily!

As Ye Xiao approached the three-point line, he quickly made his shot. However, his style was slightly different from others; he gripped the basketball with one hand and, like throwing a dart, flung it straight at the hoop. The ball shot out with incredible speed and in the blink of an eye, it flew into the basket—score!

Chen Ming and the others were still planning to encircle Ye Xiao, but then Ye Xiao, smiling, looked toward the approaching Chen Ming and said, "No need to come over; the ball's already in!"

Chen Ming turned his head to look and, sure enough, it had already scored. He hadn't even seen how the ball had flown out. What was going on?

At this moment, Chen Ming was genuinely puzzled. How could the ball fly so fast?

Meanwhile, the students at the side of the court cheered loudly. They were all startled by Ye Xiao's sharp shooting, followed by a round of applause!

Ye Xiao's score was truly breathtaking, especially for the students of class one—they finally saw hope!

"How did he manage to score like that? Is this some kind of new high-tech shooting technique?" Ling Shuya said in astonishment to her classmate Zhou Yuyan.

Zhou Yuyan replied, "I don't know if it's a high-tech shooting technique, but I do know that after today's game, those swooning girls in our class will definitely be infatuated with Ye Xiao to the point of madness!"

Ling Shuya asked doubtfully, "How is that possible?"

Zhou Yuyan pointed to a group of female schoolmates not too far away and said, "Just look for yourself!"

Ling Shuya looked over and saw more than a dozen girls had actually become Ye Xiao's cheerleaders, shouting the slogan loudly: 'Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao, I love you like a mouse loves rice!'

Ling Shuya was flabbergasted and glanced at those girls, saying, "What a bunch of fools, to idolize someone like Ye Xiao to such an extent, it's unbearable!"

Upon hearing Ling Shuya's words, Zhou Yuyan laughed and said, "You're wrong there. To each their own. Besides, who knows, Ye Xiao might become a basketball superstar in the future. You're close to the water and can get first dibs; just make sure you don't regret it later!"

"You maddening girl, what are you talking about? I don't like him at all. Don't forget, Ye Xiao is nothing more than a bodyguard our family hired. He has to do whatever I say, and if I don't want him around, he's got to scram, hmph!" Ling Shuya said, somewhat indignant.

Zhou Yuyan knew Ling Shuya quite well and, hearing her words, laughed again, "I get it, I get it!"

Seeing Zhou Yuyan's sly smile, Ling Shuya immediately said loudly, "What do you get? Don't you get any weird ideas!"

"I'm not thinking weirdly, maybe you are," Zhou Yuyan retorted with a smug smile.

Ling Shuya snapped back in annoyance, "I'm not watching anymore. I can't be bothered to watch him play!"

Zhou Yuyan immediately pulled Ling Shuya along, saying, "Come on, just keep me company. Actually, he plays quite handsomely. Ye Xiao could completely replace Han Fei in the future!"

Ling Shuya, being pulled along by Zhou Yuyan, could not leave and had to continue watching the game!

However, despite her tough talk, deep down, Ling Shuya felt somewhat irked. She just couldn't comprehend how someone like Ye Xiao could be admired. And by more than ten people at that—their taste really had a big problem!

On the court, Ye Xiao moved swiftly; the basketball seemed to be part of him as no matter how hard Chen Ming and his team tried to snatch the ball away, they simply couldn't get it from Ye Xiao. Even when they started the play with the ball, it wouldn't be more than 10 seconds before the ball ended up back in Ye Xiao's hands, as if it had been tied to him!

Before they knew it, the game had less than 5 minutes left!

"Boss, this won't do, class one has already taken an 18-point lead. If this goes on, we're definitely going to lose!" a teammate said to Chen Ming.

Chen Ming frowned slightly and said, "I'm not blind, I saw it. Look for an opportunity. Today, I definitely won't let Ye Xiao leave the court in one piece. If he isn't injured, I'll beat you guys instead!"

Upon hearing Chen Ming's words, several teammates immediately cursed Chen Ming's ancestors in their hearts. What does their inability to beat Ye Xiao have to do with them? But these words, they certainly wouldn't dare voice out loud.

So, from that moment on, playing basketball was no longer the main event on the court. Before, Chen Ming and a few others from class seven were still aiming to play basketball, but now, their goal had shifted from the ball to Ye Xiao. Regardless of whether the ball was in Ye Xiao's hands, Chen Ming and his four teammates would run towards Ye Xiao. If the ball was actually with Ye Xiao, they would even risk diving at him!

Ye Xiao was no fool, on the contrary, he was very clever, and thus, he clearly saw through Chen Ming and his teammates' intentions!

"Hmph, Chen Ming really wants what happened to Wei Yang to happen to me as well. Then I'll play along with them!" A strong smile formed on Ye Xiao's face.

Once more, the ball found its way into Ye Xiao's hands, and he smoothly crossed the midline with it. Everyone thought Ye Xiao would attempt a three-point shot, but unexpectedly, he passed the three-point line without taking the shot. When Chen Ming and his teammates realized this, they saw it as a great opportunity and quickly encircled Ye Xiao!

Seeing this situation unfold, Wei Yang, who had just been injured because of it, immediately shouted, "Brother Xiao, be careful!"

Wei Yang's shout made many people realize the danger, and they quickly became aware that Chen Ming might have harmful intentions towards Ye Xiao!

But Ye Xiao remained relaxed, continuing to dribble forward. In the blink of an eye, Chen Ming and his team had Ye Xiao tightly surrounded!

"Are you guys really planning to get physical?" Ye Xiao said, looking at Chen Ming in front of him.

Chen Ming smiled coldly and said, "It seems you've guessed it, but it's too late, do it!"

Chen Ming and his four teammates surrounded Ye Xiao so tightly that people outside couldn't see what was happening inside, but most of them realized that something bad was about to happen!

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