Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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After making some arrangements, Lu Huan waited to see how things would develop.
Besides this matter, the previous task sixteen, promoting legislation to reduce taxes and corvée labor, was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two; it also required a catalyst. Lu Huan wanted to reach three hundred points as soon as possible, so he worked even harder on government affairs.
However, Su Xi was on summer vacation right now. Once she went back to school as a senior in high school, the two of them won’t have many opportunities to date.
So every day after quickly finishing his official duties, Lu Huan would travel directly to Su Xi.
As summer drew to a close, the long summer vacation was almost over. The last few days were exceptionally hot, and cicadas chirped incessantly in Su Xi’s neighborhood and Lu Huan’s residence, all in the same cacophony. Huo Jingchuan had begged Su Xi for a long time, and Su Xi finally gave in to his persistent pleading and invited Lu Huan to play basketball with them.
The basketball court was located at the school. After the holidays, you couldn’t enter the teaching building, but you could still enter the school grounds.
Huo Jingchuan’s eyes lit up when he saw Lu Huan, and he went over to greet him: “Brother Lu, I’ve missed you so much!”
Their team had a player sprain their ankle a while ago, leaving them short-handed, which meant several boys in the class couldn’t play basketball for over half a month. They’d been wanting to invite players from other teams for a long time, but they weren’t familiar with each other and it was easy for conflicts to occur.
Lu Huan was the perfect candidate. He was tall, which would intimidate the opposing team, but he was a novice basketball player, so he wouldn’t overshadow Huo Jingchuan.
Huo Jingchuan was secretly thinking this, while glancing at the girls who were gradually gathering around the playground, his little scheme running through his mind.
Lu Huan, a handsome guy, had a good-looking face that could attract many pretty girls. But when they started playing basketball, those girls would find that although he was handsome, he was a complete novice when it came to basketball. He was thus not as good as Huo Jingchuan from Class 26 of Senior High School, who was second only to him in appearance but had much better basketball skills.
In this way, all the girls’ eyes would definitely be focused on him.
As Huo Jingchuan smugly indulged in his own beautiful dream, his gaze toward Lu Huan became even more ardent.
Lu Huan tied up his long, black hair, wore a baseball cap, and a Crayon Shin-chan short-sleeved shirt that Su Xi had picked out for him. The shirt featured Hiroshi Nohara, revealing his beautifully sculpted, fair, and muscular arms.
Although his clothes were a bit childish, his expression was cold and cool, which immediately attracted many girls who were going back to school to get their things near the playground.
Many people gathered around the basketball court and texted their friends to scream.
Although Huo Jingchuan and Lu Huan were the same age, Huo Jingchuan grew up in a sheltered environment and was no match for Lu Huan, a cunning little fox who grew up amidst political struggles.
Lu Huan could roughly guess Huo Jingchuan’s thoughts and found it somewhat amusing. However, given Huo Jingchuan’s usual kindness towards Su Xi, and after confirming that he was not someone who could threaten him, Lu Huan also felt some goodwill towards him.
He nodded to Huo Jingchuan and said, “Brother Huo, please explain the rules to me. Thank you.”
Huo Jingchuan was already used to his refined, literary way of speaking, so he explained three-pointers, shooting, fouls, and so on to him. The other team members looked at him with eyes full of wonder.
Su Xi, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and skirt, stood beside the playground, holding her coat in front of her and guarding a case of bottled water. Gu Qin stood next to her.
Su Xi was a little nervous. After seeing people wearing matching hoodies in the mall last time, Lu Huan asked her to swipe his card to buy two.
After much pleading and cajoling, Su Xi finally bought two Crayon Shin-chan outfits, while she herself wore a Misae outfit.
Although Lu Huan didn’t recognize the two cartoon characters, his eyes were bright and he was obviously very happy. Seeing that he was so happy, Su Xi let him be and wore matching outfits with him.
But to her utter surprise, there were so many people on the playground today. Su Xi felt guilty and her cheeks burned. She thus covered the pattern in front of her with his jacket.
The girls stared at Lu Huan with shining eyes and whispered among themselves, but Gu Qin had already seen Lu Huan several times and her immunity had improved, so she was no longer so unable to take her eyes off him.
She whispered some gossip to Su Xi before the holiday: “I heard that the day after the school heartthrob handed you the movie tickets, he used the same trick to ask a girl from the neighboring school to go to the movies.”
“Really?” Su Xi was a little nervous because of the clothes she was wearing, and she was staring at the basketball court, worried that Lu Huan might get hurt since it was his first time playing basketball, so she didn’t really listen to Gu Qin’s words.
Gu Qin was even more indignant than her, flipping through the gossip at school, and said, “What’s wrong with all the boys these days? I don’t think that’s love at all, it’s just for fun. Luckily, Xi Xi, you didn’t go to the movies with him that day, or you would have become a laughing stock.”
As they were talking, Gu Qin’s gaze suddenly fell on a girl wearing a knitted sweater and long skirt by the playground. She suddenly grabbed Su Xi’s arm and exclaimed, “Holy crap, Su Xi, look! That girl is so pretty!”
Compared to the previous topic, Su Xi was clearly more interested in this. Her tense attention was slightly diverted, and her eyes immediately lit up. She grabbed Gu Qin’s hand and asked, “Where? Where?”
“Over there.” Gu Qin pointed and said, “I don’t know where she bought that dress, but it makes her figure look so good. I doubt I could pull it off. Xi Xi, you could try this style, instead of always wearing casual clothes.”
Su Xi stared intently at the girl and exclaimed, “She’s really pretty. Her long, straight black hair is so beautiful! I’ve never seen her at our school before. Is she from the school next door…? Go and ask around…”
Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a chill run through her body.
She subconsciously looked towards the source of the chill, and saw that the basketball game hadn’t started yet, and everyone else was warming up. Lu Huan was also warming up, rotating his arms, and looking at her with a strange expression.
Su Xi: …
She suddenly remembered that Lu Huan had excellent hearing and eyesight when he was leading troops into battle, and he could hear her even from a distance of only ten meters or so.
Before Su Xi could finish speaking, she suddenly launched into a frenzy of flattery: “No, that’s not right! She has a good figure, but not as good as Lu Huan! She’s very pretty, but I think she’s not as pretty as Lu Huan!”
Gu Qin: …?
Lu Huan’s expression then relaxed, but during the warm-up, he intentionally or unintentionally blocked Su Xi’s view of the young lady.
Su Xi: …
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