Fang Yuzhe pulled out his wallet and extracted four hundred-yuan bills, approximately the amount he had just calculated.
“Yuluo, your classmates will pay for themselves,” the boss called out behind her.
Yuluo rushed out, “No, no, I said I’d treat!”
Fang Yuzhe placed the money on the table and glanced at her, his eyes completely unfriendly.
Yuluo looked at him in panic, not understanding why he suddenly seemed unhappy. Did she come on too strong and appear annoying?
Several large guys followed him out of the restaurant, waving and winking at her. Only Fang Yuzhe remained expressionless, hands in his pockets, not even turning his head.
Yuluo’s world collapsed. Did he hate her?
Wednesday’s basketball game was a day eagerly anticipated by the entire school, especially the female students.
That afternoon, classes were suspended. Everyone could voluntarily go to the basketball court to watch, but they were forbidden from booing, throwing bottles, or blocking players from other schools, or they would be severely disciplined.
Because of Fang Yuzhe’s attitude that night, Yuluo hadn’t dared to watch him play for several days. She couldn’t understand what she had done wrong. Did he, like others, actually look down on her?
The game began on the playground. Yuluo didn’t go down; the view was better from above.
The first thunderous cheer on the court was for Fang Yuzhe’s three-point shot, immediately followed by a unified chant: “Fang Yuzhe! Fang Yuzhe!”
Xu Yang’s team, under the leadership of this star captain, frequently scored goals, quickly pulling far ahead.
Just at this moment, an opponent used a despicable tactic. Xia Yuluo was too far to see the details and only saw a collision after which Fang Yuzhe fell to the ground and could not get up.
“Ah!” She screamed in the classroom, startling a male student who had been sleeping and not watching the game.
Then the field erupted into chaos, with both teams shifting from playing ball to fighting, and even the referee was pushed down.
Xia Yuluo rushed out of the classroom. By the time she reached the playground, Fang Yuzhe had already been helped away, leaving only angry spectators shouting to avenge him.
