half thorns, half joy

The intramural competition is a friendly competition, and the emphasis is on friendship rather than competition, so both teams played very relaxed, not very hard.As a top player, Xiao Zihan won easily.

After shaking hands with his opponent with a smile, Xiao Zihan took the racket and walked towards the bench where the athletes rested. While walking, he unconsciously raised his head and scanned the auditorium. Unexpectedly, he saw the audience not far behind the bench. Tang Xuan at the banquet, the person he thought would never appear.

Tang Xuan was holding a few camellias in her hands, and she was looking in his direction with a gentle and peaceful expression.

The surroundings were so noisy, but she stood there quietly smiling, wearing a white dress, peerless, like an angel who had fallen into the world.

Xiao Zihan's heart tightened suddenly.

He unconsciously slid his Adam's apple a few times, and walked quickly towards the bench. After fist bumping with his teammates with a smile, he waved at Tang Xuan again.

Immediately, the girl in Tang Xuan's direction burst into screams.

The smile on Tang Xuan's face was even wider. She walked down the steps step by step until she reached the railing, then squatted down, put the mineral water in her hand into the space inside the railing, and stood up.

Seeing Xiao Zihan deliberately looking in her direction, Tang Xuan pushed the water bottle in, turned and left the gymnasium.

All of this, whether it's the expression or the movement of the water, were all thought out by Tang Xuan bit by bit when she was standing in the audience watching the game.She planned well, since she didn't have a wealthy family and couldn't afford those expensive jewelry, she should make good use of her elegant temperament, which would also make people's eyes shine.

Today's performance has been completed. Seeing Xiao Zihan's surprised expression, Tang Xuan believed that she had come to the right place.

She was thinking about the scene just now, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind her, and then her shoulder was pressed.

"Hi." Xiao Zihan's panting voice sounded.

Tang Xuan stopped in her tracks, turned her head in disbelief, and was slightly dazed, "Why... did you escape?"

"There is no game for me, it's fine if I leave early."

Tang Xuan lowered her eyes and saw that what Xiao Zihan was holding in his right hand was the mineral water she had just put down, she turned a corner in her heart, and a slight smile appeared on her face.

The brief silence created an ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them.

Xiao Zihan opened his mouth first, and asked Tang Xuan, "Didn't you say you were going to work before? I thought you wouldn't come."

"The part-time job ended early, so I stopped by." Tang Xuan smiled slightly, "I'm glad I'm here. Although I'm not proficient in tennis, I can tell that you play very well."

"That's natural." Xiao Zihan was not humble, and raised his eyebrows proudly.

At this moment, another person came out of the gymnasium and called Xiao Zihan's name from a distance.Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan turned their heads to look over, and the man trotted over.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Cai Jinyu stepped forward, hugged Xiao Zihan's shoulders, and rolled her eyes on Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan had met Cai Jinyu several times in the coffee shop, and knew a little about Cai Jinyu, so she calmed down and greeted Cai Jinyu in a graceful manner.

"Hello."

"You... good", Cai Jinyu had a playful smile on his lips, and bumped Xiao Zihan's shoulder, "Zihan, who is this, let me introduce you."

Xiao Zihan gave Cai Jinyu a blank look, obviously very dissatisfied with this guy's sudden appearance.Tang Xuan was still smiling, and she wasn't angry because of Cai Jinyu's frivolous behavior.

"Then you talk to your friends, I'll go back first." Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan again, with a sincere and moving expression on her face, "Thank you for inviting me to watch your game."

After finishing speaking, she slightly nodded to Cai Jinyu and Xiao Zihan, then turned and left.

Watching Tang Xuan walk away, Cai Jinyu slapped Xiao Zihan on the back heavily, "Okay, you kid, you actually secretly picked up girls without telling me!"

Xiao Zihan slapped Cai Jinyu back angrily, "Keep your mouth clean, don't speak so harshly!"

"What, it's over now? Are you really tempted or what's going on? Tsk tsk tsk, it's terrible, what's the background of that little girl."

"You don't remember her?" Xiao Zihan didn't deny Cai Jinyu's previous words, and asked back as if acquiescing.

"I've seen it before?" Cai Jinyu really couldn't remember, there were as many women as people passing through the river around him, he didn't know how many there were, and he couldn't remember who Tang Xuan was.

As soon as Xiao Zihan heard Cai Jinyu's tone, he knew that Cai Jinyu had long forgotten about teasing Tang Xuan in the coffee shop, and didn't bother to remind him, so he walked to the gymnasium, "Forget it."

"Hey, how can this be forgotten? I feel bad for half of what you said. Where did I meet you? Tell me quickly..."

Cai Jinyu yelled and followed.

During Cai Jinyu's questioning, the corners of Xiao Zihan's mouth curled up, and there were layers of smiles in his eyes.

He was happy, very happy.

He seemed to experience the long-lost feeling of heartbeat again.

Tang Xuan walked back to the school slowly. When she reached the school gate, she saw Zheng Yifan and the girls beside him.

The girl held Zheng Yifan's hand with both hands, and talked to Zheng Yifan with a smile. Zheng Yifan listened carefully, and the two looked so close, like a couple in love.

Just as Tang Xuan felt that the girl looked familiar, the two of them had already walked in front of Tang Xuan.When Zheng Yifan saw Tang Xuan, he withdrew his hand abruptly.

"...Why are you here? Didn't you go to work today?" Zheng Yifan's voice sounded very nervous.

Tang Xuan pretended she didn't see anything, and replied with a smile, "I've gone, I just came back."

"That's it."

"Hello, I'm Yifan's girlfriend, and my name is Xia Duo." Xia Duo suddenly reached out to Tang Xuan with a beautiful and sweet smile.

Tang Xuan shook Xia Duo's hand and smiled back, "Hi, my name is Tang Xuan, and I'm Yifan's friend."

"Wow, this dress of yours is so pretty." Xia Duo glanced up and down at Tang Xuan and commented with her lips pouted, "But the sweater outside is too old-fashioned for you."

"...Thank you for reminding me." Tang Xuan smiled nonchalantly, turned to Zheng Yifan and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first, you guys have fun."

Zheng Yifan's complexion was not good, he had been wandering since he met Tang Xuan, and now he came back to his senses when he heard Tang Xuan's farewell, and let out a muffled murmur.

Tang Xuan passed Xia Duo, and after walking a few steps, the smile on her face disappeared.

Although Xia Duo didn't show any malice, and spoke in a coquettish tone, Xia Duo's words about her clothes being old-fashioned were definitely provocative.

But why, Xia Duo wanted to provoke her?

It wasn't until the moment Tang Xuan walked back to the dormitory and entered the dormitory building that she suddenly remembered that the girl who made her feel uncomfortable after being splashed with milk tea that day was none other than Xia Duo!
Tang Xuan felt uneasy, and suddenly she was a little worried. I am afraid that, as Huang Tingting said, Xia Duo really regarded her as a rival in love.

What a surprise.

In the evening, after taking a shower, Tang Xuan saw two new messages on her phone. She casually clicked on them, and her hand that was wiping her hair stopped.

The person who sent the text message was actually Xiao Zihan.

He told Tang Xuan very seriously that he asked for the phone number from the manager of the coffee shop. He also told Tang Xuan that he wanted the number to tell her that their team had won the daytime game.

Although Xiao Zihan did not show any ambiguous intentions in the text message, Tang Xuan knew very well that if Xiao Zihan had no interest in her, he would not have taken the initiative to say such things to her.

She replied to Xiao Zihan in wording, also in the tone of a friend.

For things like chatting, as long as both parties want to talk, there will be a lot to talk about every day.Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan chatted back and forth for a while, and felt Xiao Zihan's love for her and desire to protect herself revealed in his words.

She knew that as long as she found the right time to arouse this desire for protection, her relationship with Xiao Zihan would be able to take a step forward.