I don't care about dating reality shows or the entertainment industry!

"Thank you."

Zhu Jiuchuan took the water and towel, his fingertips accidentally brushing lightly against Jiang Mu's hand.

In that instant, they both felt each other's warmth.

A blush quickly spread across Jiang Mu's face, and she lowered her head to avoid Zhu Jiuchuan's gaze.

Zhu Jiuchuan's heart was pounding, but he tried to remain calm, unscrewed the bottle cap, and took a few big gulps of water.

On the basketball court.

"You go first." Duan Xingye tossed the ball to the basketball captain.

Duan Xingye smirked, ripped off his tie, and tossed it into the audience.

It landed right in front of Su Youzi, who bent down to pick it up and gently patted off the dust.

Lu Jiayi held out her hand to Su Youzi, "Youzi, give me the tie, I'll keep it for him."

Su Youzi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and put it in her hand.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome," Su Youzi said, looking towards the court.

The basketball captain dribbled with ease and displayed excellent rhythm.

Suddenly, his eyes sharpened.

He stared at Duan Xingye's right side, tilting his entire body to the right, as if he was about to rush forward at any moment.

Duan Xingye instinctively turned to the side and took a small step back.

But the basketball captain smiled, his figure suddenly freezing in place.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly pushed the ball to the right with his right hand, instantly widening the distance between himself and Duan Xingye.

Amid cheers from his teammates, the basketball captain flashed a victorious smile, took a stylish leap, and prepared to finish the attack with his signature three-step layup.

Just before the basketball hit the rim.

A black figure rushed out from behind like a ghost, leaped into the air, and pressed down hard on the basketball that was about to fly into the basket with both hands like iron clamps.

With a loud "bang," the basketball was slammed back to the ground.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Wow! That was a really good block!

The basketball team members couldn't help but applaud and cheer for this spectacular moment.

What a brutal and merciless block!

[Can you believe this is a race car driver?? (Stunned face)]

He's so handsome!!!

[China Men's Basketball Team: Considering Changing Course?]

Duan Xingye landed steadily. "Thank you for the concession."

"It's your turn!" The basketball captain quickly adjusted his posture, slightly crouching down, his leg muscles tense, arms outstretched, his face serious yet filled with admiration.

He jumped way too high!

Is he a professional player?

Duan Xingye smirked, feinted left and right, jumped and shot, sending the ball soaring in a perfect arc through the air.

The basketball captain turned his head away, and could only watch helplessly as the ball swished through the net.

Three-pointer!

"Hooray! That's awesome!!" Li Bingcheng shouted excitedly, turning into a little fanboy.

Su Youzi suppressed her excitement, but her eyes couldn't help but sparkle with admiration.

I'll give you an extra chicken leg tonight!!!

Duan Xingye glanced at the audience, his gaze lingering on Su Youzi's face for half a second before he smiled.

Lu Jiayi's cameraman kept his eyes fixed on her.

Lu Jiayi picked up Duan Xingye's tie, raised an eyebrow at the camera, as if to say: Pretty cool, huh? My man~

[Lu Jiayi's 'official wife' demeanor is hilarious, I can't help but laugh!]

[She declared to the world her ownership of Duan Xingye?]

[Lu Jiayi's unrequited love life, a moment of heartache~]

[A simp who only fawns over others will end up with nothing. Lu Jiayi should wake up soon.]

Duan Xingye scored four goals, and the basketball team captain scored one.

Duan Xingye dribbled the ball, turned around, stepped back, and quickly jumped up to shoot.

Don't go in!

No!

No~~

The basketball captain prayed in his heart, but unfortunately, reality did not go as he wished.

Swah——

The ball swished through the net once again.

"I won." Duan Xingye raised his eyebrows and said casually.

"You play basketball really well, are you a professional? Which team do you play for?"

Red Bull.

"Red Bull? Does he own a basketball team?" The basketball captain was dumbfounded.

"Formula 1 racing team".

"You're a race car driver?!" The basketball team captain stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

Duan Xingye patted him on the shoulder, "Kid, focus on playing ball, don't think about anything else."

"what?"

What do you mean?

When Duan Xingye returned to the audience area, he inadvertently glanced at Su Youzi.

"Hoshino, you're amazing!" Huo Jia glanced at Li Bingcheng and teased, "I almost thought we were going to lose badly."

Lee Byung-sung pursed his lips, his expression slightly somber.

For a fleeting moment, he had an evil thought.

I hope Zhu Jiuchuan and Duan Xingye also lose, so he won't lose too much face.

In the end, the Joker was all alone.

"Hoshino, here's your tie." Lu Jiayi handed it to Duan Xingye with a smile.

Duan Xingye nodded slightly, took it, and stuffed it into his pocket.

On the way back to the bus.

"I really envy people who can play ball," Xia Jingchu remarked.

"Today feels like I've opened up a whole new world, from chemistry experiments to watching basketball live."

Su Youzi's eyes shone; the short afternoon back at school seemed to make up for some regrets.

Duan Xingye walked behind them, his hands in his pockets, his gaze lingering on Su Youzi's back.

-

Liu Tang and Xia Jingchu are in charge of the barbecue tonight.

After showering in their cabins, the other people went to the kitchen to help skewer the meat.

Xia Jingchu carried the barbecue grill to the garden.

Jin Jin was incredibly excited when she saw it, as if she knew there would be meat tonight. Her tail wagged like a little windmill, and she kept barking at the barbecue grill.

Liu Tang took the skewered meat to the garden and saw Su Youzi sitting comfortably on the sofa, holding an ice cream and a faint smile on her lips, which was in stark contrast to the bustling atmosphere in the kitchen.

Liu Tang glanced at her.

How shameless of me to hide here eating ice cream all by myself.

Su Youzi seemed to notice her gaze and asked with a smile, "Want some ice cream?"

Liu Tang directly expressed her dissatisfaction with a "rolling eye" gesture.

"Ha... I don't have that kind of time."

Su Youzi chuckled, shrugged, and continued eating her ice cream.

Oh, this scene is truly 'peaceful and serene, I'm enjoying it all by myself!'

While others are incredibly busy, she's leisurely, like she's on vacation.

Ha...thinking she's a princess.

While everyone else suffers, I alone am beautiful.

After a while, Xia Jingchu brought out a plate of fruit.

He walked over to Su Youzi and said gently, "Youzi, are you hungry? I cut some fruit for you."

"Thank you, Brother Jingchu. You have my favorite pineapple. It will be delicious to grill beef skewers with pineapple." Su Youzi said with a smile.

Xia Jingchu said with a doting expression, "I'll go make some now."

He turned and went back to the kitchen, glancing at Duan Xingye who was helping to wash the vegetables.

"Hoshino, could you please take these seafood to the garden for me? I need to make some pineapple and beef skewers for Yuzu."

"Oh." Duan Xingye dried his hands, picked up the large plate, and walked out of the kitchen.

As he passed through the living room, he ignored Su Youzi, who was sitting on the sofa, and walked straight past her.

Su Youzi glanced at him, then lowered her head and continued eating her fruit.

The two acted like strangers.

[Wild Boy is really indifferent to Su Youzi.]

[No way, no way, does anyone really think there'll be any interaction between them?]