"Beep beep beep…"
As the clear, lingering whistle sounded, the final score of the entire game was set at 102:69. The Sports Department ended up more than thirty points higher than Gaojin College, which was truly terrifying.
However, although Gaojin College lost badly, everyone's mindset was very calm, with no hint of dejection on their faces. One by one, they cheerfully walked off the court and immediately started chatting with their classmates.
In contrast, the Sports Department, despite being the winning side, all looked sullen. Staring at Tang Yuan, who had beauties by his side, they were all practically grinding their back teeth.
Tang Yuan had long been accustomed to the numerous hostile gazes. He was currently standing beside Guan Yuntao and the others, laughing and joking with them, completely blending in.
"It's fine, it's fine. There are a total of eight regular season games."
"Let's just consider our first game as gaining experience. If we play the remaining seven games well, we still have a chance to advance to the knockout rounds."
Tang Yuan proactively handed out water to the players, comforting them with a smile.
"East wind blows, war drums thunder, who does Gaojin College fear?!"
"Our college has less than 200 people in total, so losing is normal. But if we accidentally make it to the next round, that would be awesome Plus!"
Guan Yuntao chugged half a bottle of mineral water, pouring the remaining half directly over his head, speaking with a very optimistic mindset.
"Just do it!"
"Our next game is against the Humanities College. I feel their strength should be on par with ours, so there's hope of winning!"
"The most important thing is to scout for information and see what kind of people they are!"
"Yuan Ge, all of us are noobs, players who can't last half a game. We'll have to rely on you for the next game!"
…
Everyone was talking at once, the scene was chaotic but very lively.
During this time, Wen Muxue always stood silently beside Tang Yuan. Her obedient and pretty appearance was like that of a little wife, which once again confirmed the speculations of many silently observing onlookers that their relationship was extraordinary.
After the game ended, the players and spectators successively left the court.
Tang Yuan had originally planned to return to the dormitory with Guan Yuntao and the others, but seeing Wen Muxue still following him, he couldn't help but ask,
"What's wrong? Is there something else?"
"Tang Yuan, have you forgotten? I still owe you a meal," Wen Muxue said with a smile in her beautiful eyes.
"Do you have time this afternoon? Can you give me a chance to make up for the meal I owe you?"
Facing Wen Muxue's burning gaze, the corner of Tang Yuan's lips subtly lifted, and he replied, "Today probably won't work. I have something relatively important this afternoon. Let's do it another day."
"Oh…"
"Is that so…"
Her invitation rejected, Wen Muxue's expression dimmed slightly. However, since Tang Yuan said he had something to do this afternoon, she naturally couldn't say anything more.
"What a shame. In that case, let's reschedule for another day."
"Okay, another day then."
The two briefly chatted for a couple more sentences, then parted ways.
…
Due to the severe physical exertion in the morning, Tang Yuan went straight to sleep after showering at noon. When he woke up, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.
"Hmm—!"
Tang Yuan stretched comfortably, and his consciousness quickly returned to clarity.
The benefit of being young is that no matter how severe the physical exertion, as long as you get a good night's sleep, you can quickly regain your vigor—Pooh, you can quickly return to your peak.
Glancing at the time, Tang Yuan picked up his phone from beside the nightstand and called Xiao Yayue.
"I'll be over to view the property in half an hour."
Tang Yuan stated concisely.
"Okay, I'll contact the sales staff for you right away."
Xiao Yayue immediately responded.
"Mm, see you later then."
"See you later."
With that, they hung up the phone.
Tang Yuan hadn't lied to Wen Muxue that morning; he really did have something to do that afternoon.
A week ago, Tang Yuan had asked Xiao Yayue to collect sales information on detached villas in Shanghai for him. She only took four days to compile an extremely detailed list of sales information for Tang Yuan, covering everything from house area to decoration style, from geographical location to surrounding resource allocation, from house price to future appreciation potential, and even included many real photos and videos.
Tang Yuan was quite satisfied with the first report Xiao Yayue submitted to him. So, these past few days, Tang Yuan had been reviewing this sales information list, and after much consideration, he already had a clear target in mind.
What he intended to do today was to conduct an on-site inspection. If the actual situation matched the information Xiao Yayue provided him, he planned to directly sign the contract and purchase this detached villa.
After Tang Yuan made the appointment with Xiao Yayue, he quickly got dressed. Seeing that the sun was still high outside, he casually picked up the fan from the table and quickly walked out of the dormitory towards the college's parking lot.
…
Just as Tang Yuan was about to drive to view the property, in the library only a few kilometers away from him, Su Xiaoxiao looked at the photos and comments on the campus forum. The more she read, the angrier she got, almost fuming to the point of a chest-bursting rage.
What kind of feeling did Su Xiaoxiao have at this moment?
It was like she was playing Honor of Kings, constantly farming silently in the bottom lane in the early game, pushing towers step by step. But then, in an instant, Wen Muxue managed to steal two towers, and now it was already a situation where the enemy was at the city gates.
"Shameless!"
"What's your relationship with Tang Yuan?!"
"Just sharing a bottle of water with him, I…"
"I haven't even had a drink yet!"
By the end of her muttering, Su Xiaoxiao felt inexplicably wronged. After all, in a girl's mind, sharing a bottle of water was no different from an indirect kiss.
Although Su Xiaoxiao's initial approach to Tang Yuanwas merely due to his mysterious background and astonishing wealth, wanting to try and take a shortcut in life through him, and also having the intention to compete with Wen Muxue, after interacting with him for a period of time, Su Xiaoxiao discovered that Tang Yuan was not only humorous in his speech but also possessed insights and maturity far beyond his peers. Being by Tang Yuan's side, Su Xiaoxiao truly learned many things.
Besides Tang Yuan's personal charm, which somewhat captivated Su Xiaoxiao, she didn't know if she was influenced by subjective factors, but now the more she looked at Tang Yuan, the more handsome she found him, especially his dark, deep eyes that seemed to contain light. Every time she made eye contact with Tang Yuan, it would make her feel a fluttering heart and an accelerated heartbeat, to the extent that recently she would occasionally dream of Tang Yuan when she slept, and even some unspeakable dreams, where the protagonists became Tang Yuan.
Now, Su Xiaoxiao had truly fallen for Tang Yuan, which was why she was so angry and indignant when she saw this news.
However, Su Xiaoxiao had to admit that Wen Muxuewas truly prepared today; her makeup and outfit were truly captivating to both men and women.
Just as Su Xiaoxiao felt greatly threatened, she looked down at her "man-slaying weapon" which had recently grown a bit larger, and her confidence was somewhat restored.
Because of this news, Su Xiaoxiao's mind was now in a mess, and she couldn't focus on reading at all. So she took out her phone, opened Tang Yuan's WeChat, and called him.
"Hello?"
"Senior, are you free this afternoon?"
"I just found a very nice-looking izakaya while browsing Xiaohongshu. Shall we go for dinner later?"
Su Xiaoxiao's voice was already extremely pleasant, and now, intentionally adding a slight lilt, her voice was truly captivating to men and silencing to women. And such a privilege was always Tang Yuan's exclusive special treatment…