Chapter 102 - Can't Touch, Can't Touch

e at him with blank expressions."Let's go, we're running out of time," Xie Yujia tugged at Hao Ren's sleeve and urged him.Hao Ren then followed Xie Yujia out of Building D. He pushed aside her bicycle...Chapter 102: Can't Touch, Can't Touch...

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They practiced from six till seven, and under Xia YuJia’s meticulous guidance, Hao Ren finally got a feel for dribbling the ball properly.

In the past, he had never played basketball before. He only started playing after entering university when Zhao Jiayan dragged him along to play. However, in high school, he was part of the track and field team and often served as a goalkeeper for the football team, so his "ball sense" wasn't actually too weak.

Xia YuJia ran around giving Hao Ren pointers on his form, though she herself had begun to sweat slightly due to her efforts.

But with her slight perspiration, Xia YuJia looked even more delicate and charming. Her healthy and upright body made Hao Ren, who was practicing dribbling, unable to resist glancing at her figure—Xia YuJia had mentioned that when dribbling the ball, one shouldn’t stare directly at it but should observe the movements on the court; currently, the only movement visible on the court was Xia YuJia with her hair fluttering and beads of sweat glistening.

Xia YuJia felt a bit flustered from Hao Ren's gaze and gently adjusted his posture behind him.

"Class President, I've been dribbling for an hour already. My arms are getting tired; when will we switch to something else" Hao Ren turned around and asked Xia YuJia with his eyes following her.

“Right now is just simple stationary dribbling. Soon we'll practice running while dribbling, why the rush” Xia YuJia sniffed and said in a coaching tone.

"Switch to your right hand!" she called out again.

Hao Ren quickly switched the basketball from his left hand to his right, continuing his dribble.

“Good.” Xia YuJia nodded approvingly. "Next, I'll teach you how to run while dribbling. Since the game is next week, there’s no point teaching you how to dribble past defenders now; just get used to running with the ball quickly and that will be sufficient."

She swiftly snatched the basketball from Hao Ren's hands and began an eye-catching display of dribbling around herself before dashing towards mid-court. “Watch closely, the key in moving while dribbling is the coordination between your feet and hands; you mustn’t step out of bounds— as your foot movement increases, so does the ball’s position toward the back and lower part of your body. The farther the bounce point, the greater the strength required for the flick and rebound. For straight-line dribbling, generally one ball is bounced while taking two steps.”

Hao Ren admired Xia YuJia in her white shirt as she moved gracefully, watching her long ponytail swinging cheerfully. Recalling how easily Xia YuJia had intercepted him during practice made him feel rather ashamed.

Looking around, he noticed that Yu Rong and the others were nowhere to be seen; it seemed they kept their distance from such a pretty girl like Xia YuJia, able only to watch but not interact. Such a situation with little interaction could be quite challenging for them to endure.

Ping ping ping ping, Xia YuJia dribbled the basketball back to Hao Ren mid-court, her white legs moving alternately in quick succession.

Suddenly from outside the basketball court, someone blew a whistle towards Xia YuJia.

Hao Ren turned and saw Xie Wanjun leading the rest of the basketball team members passing by outside. Several players couldn’t help but use whistles to tease the beautiful Xia YuJia as they passed her.

It appears not everyone on the basketball team knows that Xie Wanjun has a sister like this, Hao Ren thought to himself.

Xie Wanjun saw Xie Yujia and Hao Ren practicing basketball, so he suddenly stopped and pointed at the guys who had whistled, saying, "Do fifty push-ups each on the spot!"

Then he entered the outdoor tennis court area, approached Xie Yuzhen and Hao Ren, and asked, "How is your practice going"

"It's going quite well. He’s making progress pretty fast," Xie Yujia answered quickly.

Xie Wanjun took the ball from Xie Yujia's hand and suddenly turned around to hit the tennis racket at an incredible speed, causing a loud sound as it vibrated in this extremely tense atmosphere. Approaching the basketball hoop, he jumped up suddenly with a "thump" and successfully dunked.

Zhao Jiayin outside the court was stunned. He had been jogging for one hour already, drenched in sweat, but seeing Xie Wanjun’s prowess now made him feel full of fighting spirit again.

"Keep practicing," Xie Wanjun caught the ball during his landing and tossed it to Hao Ren.

Hao Ren received the basketball, not knowing what else to say.

Xie Wanjun then walked out of the basketball court and tapped on the heads of those who were still obediently doing push-ups, saying, "She is my sister. From now on, whoever dares to whistle at her again will do fifty push-ups on the spot! Stand up and go into the gymnasium to practice!"

With that said, he led the basketball team members in a quick jog towards the gymnasium. Zhao Jiayin ran at the back of the group, looking back at Hao Ren waving his arm energetically from the outdoor basketball court.

"Don't worry about my brother anymore. He just wanted to give you a taste of what it's like here," Xie Yujia took the ball from Hao Ren and started dribbling skillfully again. "Let’s continue practicing."

So, Xie Yujia began teaching Hao Ren high dribbles, low dribbles, sudden stops while dribbling, and changes of direction.

She explained everything in detail and very professionally, making Hao Ren secretly admire her. He never would have guessed that this model student was also a basketball fan.

The sky gradually brightened as the time approached 8:30 am, and some students started to leave for their classrooms. Xie Yujia stopped today’s morning training session and put away the ball, saying, "Alright, it's enough now. We should go to class."

She held the basketball with one hand, placing it on her waist, looking very cool against the backdrop of lush green trees, just like a cover model for an athletic magazine.

"Okay, let’s go," Hao Ren, who was slightly out of breath, agreed.

It wasn't that his stamina was bad; it was just that carrying two wrists with over 100 pounds of weight and continuously dribbling the ball for two hours would exhaust even those in great physical condition.

Xie Yujia walked out to the parking area, put the basketball into her car, and pushed it back to Hao Ren. "I’ve brought all my books that I need this morning, so you don’t have to go home for them."

"No need! We guys basically never use textbooks in class," Hao Ren waved his hand.

Xie Yujia shook her head helplessly and said, "Alright then. Let me put the basketball away first, and we'll go get something to eat before heading straight to class!"

She rode her bicycle towards the nearby gymnasium with a steady rhythm. Soon after, she returned empty-handed from putting the ball away, riding back towards the exit of the basketball court.

"Let's go! Let's head to the canteen!" Xie Yujia called out to Hao Ren.

"You want me to ride you" Hao Ren was a bit surprised.

"Yes! I can carry people!" Xie Yujia nodded, "Jump on."

Hao Ren smiled and scratched his head before running to the back of Xie Yujia's bicycle and lightly jumping up.

He thought that Xie Yujia would definitely not be able to bear the weight increase. But unexpectedly, Xie Yujia stepped on the pedal and smoothly started cycling forward.

This time, Hao Ren really felt embarrassed. He initially thought he had to take over for her due to her lack of self-assessment, but now he was being taken to the canteen by a girl.

The bicycle swayed slightly; Hao Ren retracted his legs and coughed twice before carefully holding onto Xie Yujia's waist. It wasn't that he didn't want to grab the seat, rather it was too high for him to reach without hitting her.

Xie Yujia cycled forward without saying anything; this was her first time carrying a male classmate on a bicycle, but also because there weren't many people around in the morning and she felt like doing it.

As Xie Yujia queued up with Hao Ren, quite a few male students had their eyes either directly or sidelong focused on them.

There was no choice; dressed in sports attire, Xie Yujia's tall and slender figure stood out incredibly, exuding youthful vitality from the exercise. It was simply too eye-catching.

Xie Yujia naturally ignored these male students as she queued up with Hao Ren to buy breakfast together, then sat down to eat side by side.

Seeing that Hao Ren wore ordinary clothes and had an unremarkable appearance, the boys envied him. How could such a beautiful girl end up with this plain boy

After eating breakfast, Xie Yujia and Hao Ren left the canteen together; their matching behavior indeed looked like a couple.

"Class President, you go ahead to the teaching building on your own. I'll walk." Seeing that Xie Yujia was about to push her bicycle away, Hao Ren said.

"Alright," Xie Yujia thought for a moment and then rode off towards the teaching building.

She knew that Hao Ren had concerns, fearing that if they were seen cycling together, it would lead to more gossip among the girls.

Hao Ren watched as Xie Yujia's figure disappeared into the distance; he couldn't help but sigh. Even riding a four-yuan bicycle was a beautiful sight with her.

“Hey!” Suddenly someone called out, breaking Hao Ren’s reverie.

Hao Ren turned around to see Zhao Jiayin covered in sweat standing behind him.

"Oh my god, what are you doing here" Hao Ren asked.

"I've been here the whole time! I saw you guys in the cafeteria and wanted to approach you then but didn't manage to!" Zhao Jiayin wiped the sweat off his forehead and said.

"Create opportunities I don’t have any connection with the class monitor!" Hao Ren turned away towards the teaching building.

Zhao Jiayin followed him, hooking his arm around Hao Ren's neck. "No connections, huh Pretend you didn't see me! Xiao Yi is riding a bike and you're sitting behind her. Man, that’s so cool. I don’t have any girls taking me for a ride!"

"Did you see us" Hao Ren asked.

"Of course I saw you two, just as practice ended and when I was about to head out for class, I saw you guys riding by, damn it. I couldn’t even get your attention when I called out."

Hao Ren thought of Zhao Jiayin chasing them all the way with a full body sweat, while they calmly rode forward, felt that Zhao Jiayin was indeed quite amusing.

Zhao Jiayin used his sturdy waist to give Hao Ren a push. "Chase away! I see that even Xie Wanjun doesn’t object to you being together with his sister!"

"Oh well, let’s talk about it later," Hao Ren removed Zhao Jiayin's sweaty arm.

During the following class, the news that Xiaoyu Jia was Xie Wanjun’s sister had spread and naturally became everyone’s focus of discussion in the classroom.

The boys who originally had their eyes on Xiaoyu Jia sighed at how life could change so quickly as they secretly gave up their plans to chase after her, relieved that they hadn’t acted rashly earlier.

After all, such a powerhouse's sister was not someone everyone could handle!

The girls then understood why the school’s "flower," Lin Xin, who had previously looked down on everyone else, would lower her attitude when she saw Xiaoyu Jia—because Xiaoyu Jia’s brother was two levels stronger than Huang Xujie!

After “Mechanical Drawing” class ended, wearing a white T-shirt, Xiaoyu Jia calmly collected her belongings and ignored everyone's varied expressions as they left the classroom with her good friend Marika.

She swung her ponytail back and forth, still pure and composed—but who would think that she was just an ordinary class monitor

In this way, the scope of discussions continued to expand. Zhao Jiayin’s sudden addition to the school basketball team also became a topic of conversation among the entire student body. The boys’ curiosity wasn’t any less than the girls’.

Riding on Hao Ren's reputation, Zhao Jiayin had become famous overnight. Regardless of whether these discussions were good or bad, he appeared very excited and wished that next week’s match could start sooner.

Compared to this, Hao Ren remained calm throughout the day. After afternoon classes ended, he returned to his dormitory, changed clothes, and then took a ride to Ling Zhao High School.

The chaotic discussions in school weren’t important; today’s parent-teacher conference was what he valued most for that day.with their own special symbol on the attendance sheet, meaning: Special Student.This wasn’t just for Hao Ren; Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 also received similar treatment. However, instead of being marked in a bo...