that summer

As the college league is in full swing, the daily practice of the Lingnan team is more intensive than before. The managerial dispute between Weiyi and Sakurai Maqiu, because Sakurai Maqiu voluntarily withdraws on the eve of the vote, draws an inexplicable ellipsis. Wei Yi didn't understand why Sakurai Maqiu, who insisted on joining the Lingnan basketball team, suddenly gave up after insisting on it for so long?Regarding her question, the optimistic Hikoichi comforted her and said: "Sakurai Maqiu must have known that he would lose, so he pretended to be generous and voluntarily backed down! After all, if you really wait until the voting results come out, the number of votes for Sakurai It's so pitifully small, so what face does she have to continue to stay in Lingnan?" Yanyi also told her that Sakurai Maqiu was so arrogant and aloof, he offended his classmates many times when he first entered Lingnan, and he was very rude in school. Popularity, even if the whole school votes, it is impossible to really have any support.

Regarding Yanyi's words, Weiyi just smiled and didn't express any opinions. After all, she didn't think that a proud girl like Sakurai Maqiu would really give up the opportunity she had won so hard because she was afraid of not having approval ratings. However, thinking about it, after learning that Sakurai voluntarily gave up this competition, Weiyi was actually relieved, because she didn't have confidence in herself, whether someone would really vote for her.

Since Sakurai Maqiu voluntarily withdrew, Weiyi naturally assumed the position of manager. However, although Sakurai Maqiu is no longer the manager of the men's basketball team, she still appears in the indoor stadium every day—of course, she is not I came to cheer, but as a member of the Lingnan women's basketball team, I came to be a training partner for the men's basketball team.

Although Lingnan's women's basketball team is not as popular as the men's basketball team, there are still many players who can match the men's basketball team in terms of skills. Last year, the men's basketball team broke into the top four in the county competition. The school's senior management paid special attention to the men's basketball team, and hoped that the men's basketball team could achieve better results in the college league this year. Therefore, the school leaders discussed several times and decided to fully support the men's basketball team and discuss with the supervision of the women's basketball team. Afterwards, several outstanding players from the women's basketball team were selected to serve as sparring partners for the men's basketball team, and Sakurai Maqiu applied to join the women's basketball team on the day she gave up and failed to compete. The best of them are qualified to be the training partner of the men's basketball team.

At this moment, Weiyi is holding a stopwatch in the corner to help a few substitute players with basic training, while on the court, the second and third graders led by Sendo are having a practice match with the women's basketball team centered on Sakurai Maqiu.

Putting aside her fascination with Sendo, Sakurai Maaki who devoted herself wholeheartedly to playing is absolutely terrifying, because her opponent is Sendo, the idol she has followed for a long time, so Sakurai has a rough understanding of Sendo's playing style, I also spent three days studying Xiandao's skills all night, and now I can really play against Xiandao on the court. Sakurai Maqiu, who has eliminated distracting thoughts, has gone all out, showing amazing talent, dribbling, passing In ball and shooting, Sakurai's performance on the court is comparable to that of Xiandao. Sure enough, Sakurai won the MVP title in junior high school, which also has his strength in it.

Looking at Sakurai who is like a fish in water on the court, seeing Sakurai and Sendao playing back and forth on the court, Wei Yi felt a tightness in his chest. He didn't want to admit it but couldn't deny it. This kind of Sakurai and Sendao are really very good. match.

She... also wants to be like Sakurai, who has excellent golf skills and can fight side by side with Xiandao, instead of standing on the sidelines forever, watching Xiandao's back silently, unable to do anything.

Thinking wildly, the absent-minded Weiyi frequently made mistakes when helping the substitutes do basic training. If Yanyi hadn't noticed something was wrong with her and reminded her in a timely manner, she might have been scolded by her father's loud voice again.

Although Weiyi is the daughter of Coach Tian Gang, but in the team, Coach Tian Gang doesn't treat her specially. If she doesn't do well, she will also be scolded. He speaks out to help Weiyi, and diverts Coach Tian Gang's attention.

After being scolded, Weiyi didn't feel any grievances, because she was not good enough and didn't do enough. She accepted her father's loud voice completely, but when she was scolded by her father so much that she wanted to cry, Xiandao Her indifference to her was what made her sad the most.

There was no consolation, no sideways glances, Xiandao just stood aside, talking to Sakurai Maqiu, without even looking at her. Later, Yanyi stepped forward to tell him that he took the time to glance at her, with a faint look in his eyes , frowning slightly, he just looked at her silently, without a single word of comfort.

She didn't know what was going on between them, even though she told herself over and over again that Xiandao had no obligation to take care of her tears, she... still couldn't really accept it.

She is not strong and immature. She thought she was capable enough to face everything, but it turned out that she was just deceiving herself.All along, she has been protected by Xiandao very well, because she knows that she can rely on Xiandao, so she can bravely face any challenge, tired, hurt, failed, and not afraid, just because she wants to cry Sometimes, there is always a person who is willing to lend her shoulders and doesn't dislike her being treated as a joke, so much so that she forgets that if one day he is tired of her and doesn't want to protect her anymore, what should she do?If someone else appeared beside him, someone who could really fight side by side with him, how would she deal with herself?

Now just watching him and Sakurai Maqiu play on the court, she is so jealous that she wants to cry, and can't do anything, then if Xiandao has someone he really likes and a girlfriend, she...she really I can't imagine how I will feel then.

In a trance, in a daze, the day ends like this again.

Turning on the lights of the indoor basketball court, she looked at the empty court, sighed faintly, and started her work as the team manager.

She sat on the floor in the center of the court, carefully wiped the ball, and wiped it. For some reason, tears fell like this. She hated such a cowardly self.

Behind him, there seemed to be footsteps, could it be Yan Yi and the others?

She lowered her head subconsciously, and hurriedly wiped away her tears. In the past few days, after training, Yanyi and the first graders would come over to help her clean up after changing their clothes. She didn't want them to see her in a mess.

"Why did you come here so late?" She patted her face, took a few deep breaths, forced a smile and turned around, pretending to be relaxed, but when she saw the person behind her, she couldn't help but sigh again. Immediately lowered his head, his heart was beating very fast.

It wasn't Yanyi and the others who came to help her clean, but Xiandao.

Inhaling, exhaling, trying to take a deep breath, the rushing thoughts finally calmed down, and then raised her eyes, her lips propped up a slightly stiff arc.

When you are sad, you have to force yourself to smile brightly, tired, really tired.

"Senior Xiandao...hasn't he come home yet?" She asked nonsense, but she didn't know how else to start the conversation other than looking for something to say.

"Why are you crying?" Xiandao didn't answer her question, just looked at her red eyes, frowned, and approached her step by step.

Weiyi stifled, the smile on her face was almost unbearable, "Hehe, no, I didn't cry." She turned her face away and smiled dryly, but for some reason, her eyes began to turn sore again, "It's just...just... ..." Just what?She doesn't know, she really doesn't know!No one has to be nice to anyone, she doesn't need to cry over such trivial things!Such tears are too cheap and annoying, she doesn't like them!I really don't like it!So, she didn't cry!Really didn't cry!

Xiandao didn't speak, just squatted down in front of her.

Quietly, he just looked at her like this, and she, avoiding his gaze, lowered her head, as if she was trying to hold back something, her shoulders trembled, very like... Abandoned by her master, she was silently hiding in the On one side, a kitten licking its wound alone.

Kitty...

Xiandao unconsciously bent his lips and smiled, then sighed helplessly. The next second, he stretched out his long arms and pulled her into his arms without warning.

He slowly closed his eyes, and sighed helplessly on top of her head: "What should I do with you?"

Weiyi lay on his chest in a daze, with a teardrop in the corner of his eye, foolishly, he forgot to react.

what to do?This sentence, she should be asking him...

"Why are you crying?" He looked at the top of her head and said, for some reason, he was very persistent in this answer.

She was silent for a long time before she said in a low voice: "...I was scolded by my father again."

"Hehe, that's it..." He smiled subconsciously, the hand that originally wanted to touch her hair stopped in mid-air and hung down powerlessly.

"It seems that you are really out of shape recently!" He distanced himself from her, his crooked eyes and crooked mouth, but something warm was missing.

"Maybe the college league has started... You know, I like to think wildly." She patted her head and smiled awkwardly.

He took a deep look at her, sighed silently in his heart, and didn't speak.

Xiandao stood up, walked to the corner in silence, picked up the mop with one hand, turned his back to Weiyi, and mopped the floor for her silently.

"Senior Xiandao..." She looked at him dully.

"The two...should be faster, right? If you go home too late, it's not safe for the girl." He didn't look back, his tone was as gentle as ever, but Weiyi felt alienated.

Why... why did they become like this?

This sentence stuck in her throat, she opened her mouth, but couldn't utter half a sound.

Why did they become like this?So, how?

She twitched the corners of her mouth stiffly and smiled self-deprecatingly, but couldn't say anything in the end.

The surrounding air suddenly became silent.

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