Rebirth of a Girl in a Boys' School

"How about... you be the referee for a while, and then secretly help me win the game? That way, we'll both get what we want!" Lin Ruofei suggested smugly in a low voice.

“Alright, I’ll be the referee!” Seeing Lin Ruofei grin, Feng Yongsheng continued, “But let me tell you, I won’t favor either side! My betting games, run by ‘Gambling King’ Feng Yongsheng, have always been ‘fair,’ ‘just,’ and ‘transparent’!”

"Tch, so stubborn!" Lin Ruofei rolled her eyes at Feng Yongsheng.

"Kid, I advise you to think carefully about how to play basketball well later!" Feng Yongsheng reached out his right hand and patted Lin Ruofei's head. Although he was gently stroking the back of Lin Ruofei's head, he said sternly, "If you dare to renege on your bet after losing, I'll be the first to beat you out of Yucai!"

"You think you can force me to leave? Humph, no way!" Lin Ruofei thought to herself, "I'm already being lenient by not hitting people with my temper, and you think you can hit me?"

After coldly brushing aside Feng Yongsheng's hand, Lin Ruofei looked around for a long time before finally finding Ding Yilin hiding in the crowd.

"Little Dingding, give me my brother's clothes, I want to see if there's any money inside..."

Lin Ruofei took the suit from her brother Lin Ruoxuan and searched through all the pockets before finding thirty-eight yuan and seven jiao.

"You only have a pittance in your pocket and you dare to pretend to be a 'sea turtle'?" Lin Ruofei muttered angrily, "You're a disgrace to 'sea turtles'!"

"Lin Ruofei, are you really going to gamble with Zhang Yang?" Ding Yilin said worriedly, "Let's switch dorm rooms, you'd better not gamble!"

"That won't do!" Lin Ruofei handed the clothes back to Ding Yilin and said, "You also need to rest well. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

Before Ding Yilin could speak again, Lin Ruofei turned and ran to He Shun, who was collecting bets.

"I'm betting on Lin Ruofei to win, thirty-eight yuan and seventy cents!" Lin Ruofei pushed through the crowd of people placing bets and shouted loudly.

Everyone was betting on winning, so Lin Ruofei's bet that she would win sounded particularly jarring.

"Oh, so you bet on yourself to win!" He Shun smiled and took the money from Lin Ruofei's hand when he saw that it was Lin Ruofei who placed the bet. He then quickly wrote down Lin Ruofei's bet in his notebook.

"If you win this match, you'll not only get a week's stay in a high-class hotel, but with odds of 1 to 10, you'll also earn 387 yuan. Good luck!" He Shun said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Lin Ruofei replied with a smile, "Why don't you bet on me to win? I'm sure I'll win!"

"I've already placed my bet!" He Shun said with a friendly smile.

"Wow! I never expected you to have faith in me!" Lin Ruofei said, quite moved. "Just because you're so supportive, I'll give it my all today!"

He Shun nodded to Lin Ruofei and then continued to accept bets from others.

"Alright! That's the end of the betting!" 'Gambling King' Fung Wing-sing shouted from the sidelines, "Class is about to start, the game is about to begin!"

After Lin Ruofei, Zhang Yang, and the other two stood facing each other, "Gambling King" Feng Yongsheng stood in the middle and said, "If no one has any objections, I will be the referee for this match..."

"We certainly have no objection to having the fairest 'gambling king' from Yucai Boys' High School as the referee!" Guo Yang nodded and said.

“There are still twenty minutes before afternoon classes start,” “Gambling King” Fung Wing-sing glanced at his watch and said, “Let’s set a ten-minute time limit. Whoever scores more points wins!”

“We agree to a ten-minute time limit,” Guo Yang interjected. “Let’s set the number of participants at three.”

"What? Three people competing?" Lin Ruofei exclaimed in shock, "Wasn't it supposed to be a one-on-one match between Zhang Yang and me? How did it turn into a three-person competition?"

“One-on-one is called ‘bullfighting,’ not a basketball game!” Guo Yang said smugly. “Don’t you know that Yucai Boys’ High School has an unwritten rule? Anyone who wants to play basketball must have at least three people. There has to be teamwork for it to be a game!”

Lin Ruofei immediately turned her attention to the gambling king, Feng Yongsheng, seeking confirmation.

“That’s right, Yucai Boys’ High School has this unwritten rule: for any ball game, at least three people must participate!” Gambling King Feng Yongsheng nodded and said.

"What kind of ridiculous school rule is this?" Lin Ruofei shouted anxiously, "Do we have to play with three people to bet on a football match?"

“If you want to play five-player basketball, that’s fine too!” Zhang Yang said coldly. “We’ll find two more people to join.”

"Alright, three people it is!" Lin Ruofei hurriedly stopped her, thinking to herself: I don't even know who to ask for these two people, if I add two more, won't I be anxious to death?

"Time is running out. Now that we've agreed on the number of players, hurry up and call your teammates out for the match!" Gambling King Feng Yongsheng urged Lin Ruofei.

"Oh," Lin Ruofei nodded, then turned and ran towards Gao Qiang and Zheng Dayu, who were already standing in the crowd.

"They said that Yucai Boys' High School has an unwritten rule: for any ball game, at least three people must participate..."

“That’s right,” Gao Qiang nodded and said, “because Yucai Boys’ High School promotes the spirit of cooperation between people the most.”

"Then you two can come with me to the competition!" Lin Ruofei said softly. "Don't worry, you two won't have to do much. I can handle everything by myself. You two are just there to make up the numbers!"

After exchanging a glance, Gao Qiang and Zheng Dayu did not immediately answer Lin Ruofei, because they both understood that if they agreed to team up with Lin Ruofei, regardless of winning or losing, they would be regarded as enemies by Zhang Yang and the others in the future!

"Don't forget the bet this kid made," Yu Jialiang shouted to the crowd from a distance, "Anyone who teams up with him and loses will have to get out of Yucai Boys' High School together!"

"No way?" Zheng Dayu muttered in horror, "Are we really going to gamble that much? I can't do that..."

Gao Qiang lowered his head and fell into deep thought...

"Don't worry, you two!" Lin Ruofei quickly patted her chest and assured them, "Trust my skills, I won't lose!"

“If I agree to compete with you…” Gao Qiang pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said, “You have to agree to join my group for the school’s ‘Anniversary Celebration Season’!”

"Gao Qiang, are you crazy?" Zheng Dayu hurriedly pushed Gao Qiang, who was standing next to him, and said anxiously, "It's okay if he doesn't join our group, we can find someone else. But if we lose the bet in the competition, we won't even be able to participate in the 'School Anniversary Season,' and those people will try every means to kick us out of the school!"

“If we can’t get first place in the ‘Anniversary Celebration Season,’ there’s no point in participating,” Gao Qiang said, clenching his fist. “I have a feeling that with this kid in our group, we can get first place in the ‘Anniversary Celebration Season’!”

"If you can't get first place, then don't! At worst, you'll just lose a little money," Zheng Dayu advised Gao Qiang. "At least you can stay in school! If you accidentally offend these people because of this, then there'll be no way you can stay in school!"

"I'm determined to get the 'anniversary celebration' prize!" Gao Qiang said firmly. "That's why I have to help this kid out!"

"Great! That's a true friend!" Lin Ruofei patted Gao Qiang on the shoulder and said, "Just because you're so loyal, even if it meant going through fire and water for that 'school anniversary season,' I would help you without hesitation!"

"Okay, it's settled then!" Gao Qiang nodded, then turned his gaze to Zheng Dayu.

"No way, this is going too far!" Zheng Dayu shook his head vigorously, took two steps back, and said, "I don't want to go crazy with you guys!"

Lin Ruofei and Gao Qiang tried to persuade Zheng Dayu for a long time, but he still refused to participate in the competition.

"Hey..." Zhang Yang, standing some distance away, suddenly shouted, "If you don't get enough people, it'll be considered an automatic forfeit! Then you'll have to..."

"Pack your bags and get out of here!" Yu Jialiang shouted excitedly.

Seeing that there was no hope of negotiating with Zheng Dayu, Lin Ruofei turned her gaze to Ding Yilin, who was standing silently to the side...

When Ding Yilin saw Lin Ruofei looking at him, he started trembling uncontrollably...

"Let's not make things difficult for this 'Ding the Coward'," Lin Ruofei thought to herself. "With that kind of 'cowardice,' won't he faint from fright once he's on stage? And the others..."

......"

After looking around, Lin Ruofei quickly realized one thing: no one would be willing to offend Zhang Yang and his two companions just to help her!

"Kid," said gambling king Fung Wing-sing loudly, "I'll give you half a minute. If you still can't gather three people, I'll declare you the loser of this bet!"

"Half a minute..." Lin Ruofei couldn't help but groan inwardly, "Looking at this situation, even if you gave me another half a month, I still wouldn't be able to find anyone to help me!"

Just as Lin Ruofei was reluctantly preparing to give up the competition and resort to cheating, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "How can we miss such an exciting event? Count me in!"

The crowd immediately parted to make way for the person who had shouted... Soon, a face that Lin Ruofei knew all too well appeared before her eyes...