"Handsome guy, did you fail?" Seeing that Li Shuai had been a little depressed these days, the teammates didn't ask for leave to find Sophie and were hungry, and guessed what happened.

Li Shuai nodded.

"Wow! No! The handsome guy who is invincible will fail?" the other teammates shouted.

"She has a boyfriend..."

"Boyfriend? What's wrong with your boyfriend? Handsome guy, you've been snatching love countless times, so why can't you do this time?"

Li Shuai smiled and shook his head, but he smiled strangely.

One of the teammates shouted viciously: "Fuck! What's wrong with having a boyfriend? I'll ask someone to deal with him. Let's see if he dares to argue with the handsome guy!" His words were immediately approved by most other people.

Li Shuai stood up and waved his head: "What are you saying? Am I such a person? Look at how many times I have used such despicable means? Do you think my girlfriends are all made? Damn! No one should ask about such things in front of me in the future, otherwise I will turn against him!"

"Then..." The man who was shouting to teach Zhang Jun a lesson hesitated: "That handsome guy, have you given up like that?"

"I'll solve my own business." Li Shuai put on his coat and walked out of the court, regardless of the reactions of the people behind him. As soon as he walked to the sidelines, he was stopped by the captain: "Li Shuai, I remind you that the final is coming soon, and you have to focus on this! This year is our last chance..."

Li Shuai patted the captain's shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm responsible!"

Sophie took a few steps back and looked at her sketching homework, a set of still life. The teacher who taught the sketch stood beside her, squinted her eyes and nodded: "Sophie, have you really never learned to draw before?"

Sophie nodded.

The teacher smiled: "I can't believe that a beginner can draw so well. Whether it is perspective or light and dark contrast, the lines are well mastered." After she said that, she took the painting off the easel and took it to the blackboard and clipped it. "You can refer to the paintings of Sophie, who painted very well!"

While other students were still envious, Sophie changed into another piece of paper and started drawing. This time, she drew Zhang Jun, who drew silently according to her impression.

The teacher stood behind her again: "Sophie, are you interested in making greater progress in painting? I think you are very talented."

Sophie looked back at the teacher and nodded.

"I hold a painting interest group here every Tuesday and Friday night. There are not many people, but they are all classmates who love painting. You can also listen."

Sophie thought that there were no classes on Tuesday and Friday nights and there was no problem with the time, so she nodded again: "Okay, I will definitely come!"

Li Shuai decided to save this hard-won fate. Sophie was a very special girl, and it was a pity to let her go easily. He came to the 709 classroom of Second Teacher early to wait. He knew that Sophie should take a sketching class here at this time.

After the bell rang, the door of classroom 709 opened, and the students from the Art Design Department walked out one after another, and they were dismissed. But Li Shuai did not see Sophie.

Sophie and several office cadres cleaned the teacher together, asked the teacher about some things about the painting class, and then walked out of the classroom at the last time. When she locked the door and turned around and wanted to leave, she found Li Shuai who had been standing at the corridor window.

Li Shuai tried his best to make the same expression as usual and said to Sophie: "I want to invite you to see the semi-finals this afternoon."

"That, Li Shuai, I know..."

"I want to invite you to see the semi-finals this afternoon. Are you going?"

Sophie shook her head firmly: "I'm sorry, I can't go."

At that moment, Li Shuai was a little excited: "Why? It's just watching the court! You and him...you...I can't tell what he treats you better than me! I haven't come to see you for a long time, I don't go shopping with you, and I haven't bought anything for you! He is just a special recruitment student who only knows how to play football!"

As soon as he said that, Li Shuai regretted it. It was the first time he was so disobedient in front of a girl, but a man's self-esteem made him raise his head.

After listening to Li Shuai quietly, Sophie put down the small bucket containing the brush, paint box, and color palette in her hand, and then leaned the drawing board on her back against the wall.

"You're right. He is really just a special recruitment student who only knows how to play football. He rarely goes shopping with me, let alone buy things for me. Most of the time, football is everything about him. He doesn't know anything except football. He is not handsome, his family is not very rich, he has no big backer, he is average in his studies, is lazy, greedy, and a little stupid... Sometimes, I can't even think of any advantages he has."

Sophie looked at the drizzle outside the window.

"Sometimes, I'm very surprised why I've been looking for someone I occasionally saw in elementary school for five years because of a ball I occasionally saw in elementary school. At that time, I didn't know what I was doing with more than a dozen boys snatching a ball on the court. What I saw in elementary school can't explain anything, it's just a fairy tale that little girl had seen too much, right? But for five years, everything else is blurred, but that shadow can't be forgotten. Later, I was really with him - to be honest - without any romance. I was training and competition almost every day. I was the manager of the team, and I had endless dirty clothes to wash almost every day, and I had a pitiful number of dates, and there were always a 'light bulb' with me." Sophie smiled, "But I don't know why, I just like to watch him running on the court, and I just like to see the expression on his face when he played football. By the way, why did you choose basketball?"

Sophie suddenly turned her face and looked at Li Shuai. Li Shuai was stunned when asked: "Ah? Why did I choose basketball?"

But Sophie did not wait for his answer, but turned her face and continued to say, "He asked me this way at the beginning, asking me why I chose football. At that time, I didn't know how to answer him, so I said I like football. Later, he asked me, why girls who don't understand football like football, I said that if I like it, I like it, and those who don't see it must understand it. You must think this answer is stupid, right?" Sophie smiled again. "But in three years of high school, I followed him from regional competitions to national competitions, and then to national championships, and then I realized that the original answer was the best answer. For me, like it is like it, and there is no reason. I like football and he also like him. I think you are the same, right? I chose basketball because I like basketball, right?"

Sophie bent down and lifted the bucket on the ground and leaned against the back of the drawing board beside the wall: "Thank you for your care these days, goodbye!"

She passed by Li Shuai who was still standing there blankly, and gradually disappeared from the corner of the stairs.

The semi-finals were very fierce, and there were more than three minutes left before the end of the game, and the scores of both sides were still tight. The coach looked at Li Shuai and said that he was not in good shape today. He only scored 10 points in 23 minutes on the court, but at this critical moment, he still had to rely on his experience.

"Li Shuai, come on stage."

Li Shuai raised his head.

U substitution, No. 14 Li Shuai came on the court again. As soon as he got on the court, he scored a three-pointer to slightly widen the score of the U general, and then another assist at the basket, and the center captain scored two more points. The coach's smile returned to his face, and it seemed that his substitution was very correct.

Later, the opponent also responded with a three-pointer, and the score was closer again, but the coach was not worried at all. According to Li Shuai's performance just now, winning should not be a problem.

Sure enough, the opponent attacked again and attacked the basket, but the U captain slapped the ball away with a palm. The ball was taken by Li Shuai amid the cheers of the U fans. He dribbled the ball alone and rushed to the opponent's basket with only one person guarding.

Fast attack!

The cheers in the gym almost overturned the roof.

Only the captain felt a little inappropriate in his heart. He shouted to his dazed teammate: "Go up and support him! He can't..." Before he could finish his words, Li Shuai suddenly faced the basketball stand and jumped high. He held the basketball high with his right hand and flew towards the basket!

Dunk!

Cheers go up to another level.

The captain cursed in his heart: "Damn it! His knees..."

The only opponent who was guarding the basket was 5 cm taller than Li Shuai, but he was not as good as Li Shuai. He jumped hard and stretched out his hands upwards, trying to interfere with Li Shuai's dunk.

Li Shuaifei was in the air, curled up his feet and grabbed the ball with his right hand. At that moment, the wind was whistling in his ears, and the cheers in the gym disappeared without a trace. In front of him were the basket and the opponent's hands stretched out.

Suddenly, the opponent disappeared, there was a basket, and Sophie's figure appeared in front of him.

"Why did you choose basketball?"

Everyone saw Li Shuai rising up, but suddenly fell from the air like a deflated ball. Amid the fans' screams, his knees were the first to touch the floor...

Chaotic crowds, chaotic voices, chaotic scenes.

"Quick! Stretcher!"

"Damn it! Is it the rule you made?"

"referee!"

"Call an ambulance!"

...

Li Shuai always opened his eyes. He saw a butterfly shaking in front of his eyes over the gymnasium, then slowly flew away, and flew to the outside world through an open window.

It has been a day since the tape was sent out, and Zhang Jun has not received any news about Sophie. He always feels bad in his heart. Maybe he has failed and Sophie has been disappointed with him.

As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Zhu Hui said to him with a smirk, "Sophie called and she was waiting for you at the door of the Art Center at 5:30."

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the clock on the table. It was already five o'clock. After he had eaten, he was wandering outside for so long!

Before he could thank Zhu Hui, Zhang Jun turned around and rushed out of the door.

"Hey! Umbrella! I won't take the umbrella..." Zhu Hui looked at the drizzle outside the window, looked at the open door, and shook his head.

Night has fallen, the lights on campus have been lit up one after another, the rain is still falling, and there are few pedestrians on the road.

Zhang Jun ran wildly in the rain, holding the string of hidden jewelry bought for 18 yuan tightly in his hand. He was fifteen minutes late and hoped that Sophie would not leave anymore, so he would never forgive himself.

There were not many people on the road, so Zhang Jun took out the speed of sprinting on the court and rushed towards the Center for Modern Art.

...

The lights at the Art Center are on. There have been a photography exhibition these days, but there are not many people here now. Sophie, who is standing at the entrance of the center with an umbrella, heard a burst of rapid footsteps. She turned around and happened to see Zhang Jun running out from behind the tree panting.

As soon as Zhang Jun ran out of the woods, he saw Sophie turn around. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and stopped. Then he took a deep breath and walked towards Sophie again. He stood up and did not step forward again, just two meters away from Sophie.

Sophie looked at Zhang Jun who was wet in the rain, took a big step forward and stood face to face with him.

"You're sixteen minutes late!"

"Yes, sorry, I..."

"I listened to that song, thank you..." Sophie buried her head.

Zhang Jun was a little frightened. He didn't understand what the sentence "Thank you" means. He grabbed the necklace in his hand. "I..."

Sophie looked up at Zhang Jun again.

"I... I'm sorry, you were unable to fulfill your promise on your birthday. However, I still want to ask you to forgive me. My temporary willfulness made you wronged." Zhang Jun spread his right hand and revealed the wet pendant. "This is what I bought on Huangshan Road. It's very cheap and the workmanship is not fine. However, there is only this last one there. I want to give it to you as a birthday gift. Although your birthday has passed, I still want to wish you a happy birthday! The meaning of this is very good, which means..."

"Pray that love lasts forever and lasts forever."

Zhang Jun looked at Sophie strangely, "How do you know what this means?"

Sophie didn't answer this question, and she smiled: "Zhang Jun, four days will be your birthday, right?"

Zhang Jun nodded inexplicably.

"I also have a birthday gift for you, close your eyes!"

During this period, Zhou Huajian's new album "Forgetful Grass" that he had been looking forward to for two years has finally been launched. The campus radio station has been introducing this warm new album, and one of them will be played every day.

"Yesterday we broadcast "Is there a song that reminds you of me", a song with a long name but very listened to it. Today, to recommend the last title song, a song full of warmth and affection, which makes people feel infinitely touching - "Forget the Worry Grass"..." The female host introduced gently.

Zhang Jun closed his eyes obediently, not knowing what kind of gift Sophie was going to give him. It turned out that he hadn't come to him these days, but he was going to buy him a gift, and he was still guessing...

Zhang Jun was thinking randomly, suddenly feeling a warm cheek, a warm thing pressed on his lips, and his nose was filled with a fragrant smell.

Let the weak understand cruelty and face every cold in life.
To be continued...