Chapter 87
“Mr. Rong, where to?” The driver asked after Rong Shu got in the car.
Rong Shu put her crutches to the side, “Downtown gym.”
“Okay.” The driver answered and started the car.
Tian Sheng Group was about an hour’s drive away from the gymnasium.
However, it was near the airport and was a notorious traffic jam in Hai City.
At this moment, Rong Shu was stuck in a traffic jam.
Time pa*sed by, and I don’t know how long the traffic jam lasted, but it was already four o’clock.
In the gymnasium, Fu Jinglin stood on the court in his number eight black jersey, warming up as he looked towards the spectators on their side of the court.
Loss and gloom were written all over his youthful face when he saw that none of the two seats he had booked were occupied.
What was wrong with them?
I can’t believe none of them are coming!
“Hey Xiao Fu, what’s up?” At this moment a teammate walked over and tapped Fu Jinglin’s shoulder.
Fu Jinglin shook his head and said sullenly, “Nothing.”
“Since you’re fine, then go over there, the coach is calling the a*sembly.” The teammate said, taking his hand back and heading towards the players’ rest area.
Fu Jinglin took another glance at the audience before following him.
Beep!
After a whistle was blown, the players officially lined up and after both players shook hands with each other, the game began.
Fu Jinglin, as a small forward and the ace of the team, got the ball stolen by the centre and then started to walk and run.
He was fast and avoided the opponent’s block in one shot, easily brought the ball inside the free throw line, then took a jump and threw it in.
The ball went in!
A loud cheer came from the audience.
Fu Jinglin and his teammates even high-fived happily.
“Little Fu, you’re great, you gave them a run for their money right from the opening tip.”
“Yeah, if we keep playing like this, we’ll definitely win.
“Go for it Little Fu!”
His teammates patted Fu Jinglin’s shoulders and encouraged him.
While Fu Jinglin nodded in response, he looked towards the audience again, and those two positions, were still empty.
For a moment, Fu Jinglin’s eyes were slightly red, and inwardly he was even more aggrieved.
He had gone to so much trouble to get two tickets with the best seats, hoping that they would come to watch him play, but they didn’t come at all!
He was so looking forward to it!
Fu Jinglin lifted his arm to wipe his eyes and returned to his position with a bit of a sigh of relief, waiting to grab the ball.
Soon the ball was delivered to him again by the players and he tapped it, ready to attack.
However, the opposite side already knew that he was no good and as he attacked, three players went up together to defend, making it impossible for him to attack.
Seeing the three players defending him, Fu Jinglin’s heart sank, understanding that he was being targeted.
This was not going to be a good game!
At half past four, Rong Shu finally arrived at the stadium.
“Mr. Rong, I’ll wait for you in the car.” The driver said as he helped Rong Shu out of the car.
“Good.” Rong Shu nodded, then slowly walked towards the entrance of the gymnasium with her walking stick.
As she walked into the stadium, she heard a sigh of relief, coming from the audience.
Rongshu looked towards the audience and saw the disappointed faces of those spectators and wondered what had happened.
It wasn’t until she looked towards the scoreboard in the air that she understood why these spectators were disappointed.
The score of the national team against the Kimchi team was 20-40.
They were a full twenty points behind the Kimchi nation.
How could they not be disappointed when they saw the national team trailing by so many points behind the Kimchi team?
“Make way, make way!” Rongshu asked everyone to give way as she headed towards her seat.
When she managed to get to her seat, a person also came across.
As she looked at each other, Rong Shu froze for a moment.
It was actually Fu Jingting!
Fu Jingting was also surprised to see Rong Shu here and nodded slightly before his gaze fell on the ticket in her hand, “Did Jing Lin give you this?”
When Jing Lin had given him the ticket yesterday morning, he had seen that Jing Lin had another one in his hand, which happened to be in the lead seat of his one.
He originally thought that it was something Jing Lin was going to give to his other friends, but he didn’t expect it to be given to Rong Shu.
Rongshu gave a hint and sat down, “It was from him.”
If she had known that Fu Jinglin had also given the ticket to Fu Jingting, she would not have come.
But now that she was here, there was nothing she could do.
When Fu Jingting saw Rong Shu sit down, he followed suit, so as not to block the audience in the back row.
“You’re interested in basketball?” He looked at the court and suddenly said.
Rongshu frowned, “You’re talking to me?”
“Or else what?” Fu Jingting’s handsome face darkened.
They were the only two people here who knew each other, so if he wasn’t talking to her, was he still talking to himself?
“Sorry, I didn’t expect you to actually take the initiative to talk to me.” Rongshu also dropped her gaze to the court, “I’m not interested in basketball, and coming to this game is just because I don’t want to waste my ticket.”
“Is that so.” Fu Jingting’s thin lips twitched and he spat out two words, not speaking anymore.
Rongshu didn’t want to pay attention to him either, and quietly watched the game.
Fu Jingting turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on her delicate side face, not knowing what he was thinking.
At this point, the surrounding spectators suddenly complained.
“sh*t, what the hell is this game, it started so well, I thought this game was a sure win, but I didn’t expect that we would still be pressured by the kimchi nation.”
“That’s right, it’s only the second quarter and we’re already down by so many points, if we finish the four quarters, won’t we be beaten by the kimchi country by three times the score difference?”
“Forget it, I don’t want to watch it, the more I watch it, the more I get angry, I thought it would be worth the price of the tickets when I saw the opening game, but then this is what we are shown.”
All of a sudden, many of the audience lost their expectations and enthusiasm, dropping the support sticks in their hands and getting up to leave.
Rong Shunuan looked at those spectators who had left, and then looked at Fu Jinglin who was standing on the court, his hands pinned to his knees and was panting with exhaustion, “It really looks like he’s going to lose.”
Fu Jingting narrowed his eyes slightly and didn’t answer the question.
Beep!
The whistle blew again and the second quarter was over, both players went back to the rest area.
The coach caught Fu Jinglin and scolded him, “What’s wrong with you, you started so well, why did you play like this in the middle of the game, did you show your true level or not?”
Fu Jinglin kept his head down and didn’t answer.
The other teammates saw this and put down the towel in their hands and advised, “Coach, forget it, the kimchi nation is targeting Xiao Fu, three or four people are blocking Xiao Fu together, Xiao Fu has no way ……”
“What do you mean you can’t do it, usually when you train, you guys also intercept him together, but he still broke through, how come he can’t now, I think he simply didn’t use his full strength!” The coach’s chest rose and fell violently in anger.
Now those few teammates could not speak up for Fu Jinglin.
After all, what the coach said was right.
“I’m going to the washroom.” Fu Jinglin took off the towel that was resting on the back of his neck and stood up, walking in the direction of the washroom.
When Fu Jingting saw it, his thin lips pursed and he also stood up.
Rongshu faintly hooked her lips, “You’re going to find him?”
Fu Jingting nodded slightly, “Jing Lin’s state isn’t quite right, I’m not sure, I’m going to check, are you going?”
He didn’t know why he was asking her.
Rongshu pointed to her feet, “Do you think I can walk around? Besides, I don’t want to go and see him, this is the last time I’ll be involved with your Fu family, and when the competition is over, everything about your Fu family will be none of my business.”
After saying this, she picked up the water and unscrewed it, tilted her head and drank it.
Fu Jingting looked at her steadily for a moment and left the audience.
Chapter 88
In the men’s washroom, Fu Jinglin splashed a handful of cold water on his face, then looked at himself in the mirror with red eyes.
He knew that he hadn’t played well in this competition and hadn’t brought out his full strength.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to take it, but he simply couldn’t. The thought of them all not coming to watch him play made him feel bored, and naturally he didn’t have any pa*sion for the game.
“Liar, you said you would come and then you didn’t keep your word!” Fu Jinglin pounded his fist on the marble beside the mirror in anger, tears welling up in his eyes.
Suddenly, the mobile phone in his pocket rang.
Fu Jinglin took a deep breath, suppressing the anger inside him and took the phone out, “Hello?”
“Little Fu, the third quarter is about to start, are you ready?” The teammate asked.
Fu Jinglin replied somewhat listlessly, “Yes.”
“Then hurry back.”
After saying that, the teammate hung up the phone.
Fu Jinglin put away his phone and headed out.
Just as he stepped out of the washroom, he was called out, “What the hell are you thinking about?”
That voice!
Fu Jinglin’s pupils jolted and he turned around violently, seeing the man leaning next to the washroom, his heart was overjoyed, “Big brother, you’re here?”
Fu Jingting gave a muffled sound.
Fu Jinglin huffed, his voice slightly choked, “When did you come, I thought you weren’t coming.”
“I promised you that I would come to see the game, so I wouldn’t not come, it was only the traffic that delayed me, sorry.” Fu Jingting rubbed his hair.
Fu Jinglin took a step back and said proudly, “I’m not a child anymore, don’t rub my hair.”
Fu Jinglin’s lips were slightly hooked, “Okay, I won’t rub it, tell me, why did you fight like that, I know, that’s definitely not your real level. ”
“It’s still all of you. ” Fu Jinglin grunted, “You all don’t come to watch me play. ”
Fu Jingting raised his eyebrows.
He had thought that his brother was like this because he had something on his mind.
He didn’t expect it to be because of him and Rong Shu.
“Just because Rongshu and I didn’t come, you’re fighting like this, you’re too childish. ” Fu Jingting’s handsome face sank slightly and he said with some displeasure.
Fu Jinglin returned the favor, “This is my first official match, I was so looking forward to you guys coming to …… Wait a minute, big brother, how did you know I also invited Sister Rongshu? I remember I didn’t tell you, did ……”
His eyes lit up and the joy on his face was undisguised.
Fu Jingting laughed a little, “It’s just what you think, she’s here.”
“Great!” Fu Jinglin clapped his hands.
“So for the next game ……”
“I know, I will play well and take the game!” Fu Jinglin interrupted him with a very firm tone.
Fu Jingting nodded in satisfaction, then his expression turned serious again, “Very well, remember what you said, also, this time, I hope it’s the last time, if next time you’re still so disheveled because we didn’t come, I advise you to listen to mum and stop playing basketball.”
“I won’t.” Fu Jinglin immediately puffed up his chest and promised.
It was because this was his first game that he was so disillusioned.
But he definitely wouldn’t in the future.
“Very well, let’s go, the competition is about to start.” Fu Jingting patted Fu Jinglin’s shoulder.
“Then brother, I’ll go first.” Fu Jinglin waved his hand before darting away.
Only when he was out of sight did Fu Jingting put his hands in his trouser pockets and turn around to go back to the spectator stand.
The third quarter officially started, Fu Jinglin swept away the first two quarters, his whole body was full of energy, as if he was on fire, breaking through the opponent’s defence and soon scored.
He jumped up and waved towards the audience.
The crowd’s enthusiasm was instantly brought up and cheered anew.
Rongshu smiled, “Looks like he’s recovered, what did you say to him?”
She took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
A flash of surprise crossed Fu Jingting’s eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, “He was like that just now because we didn’t come, now that he knows we’re here, he’s naturally fine.”
There was some consternation on Rongshu’s face, “Is that actually the case?”
“Mm.” Fu Jingting nodded his head.
Rongshu skimmed her lips and muttered in a low voice, “That’s really childish.”
Fu Jingting curled his lips.
Childish indeed.
After that, the two of them didn’t speak again, quietly watching the match.
Compared to the other spectators around them, they looked a bit out of place with such quietness.
But because their faces were high enough, they stood out in the crowd.
There were some anchors who came to the live broadcast, just because of the two’s face value, and from time to time, they pointed their cameras at the two, and then the fans watching the live broadcast boiled over.
“Wow, that little brother is so handsome, and the young lady is also pretty.”
“Are they boyfriend and girlfriend? It looks so good together.”
“Am I the only one who thinks they look a bit familiar, like I’ve seen them somewhere before?”
There were many discussions like this, but it didn’t last long before the anchor moved the camera away, as the third quarter was about to end.
Fu Jinglin was at full strength, leading his teammates to claw back the score by himself, and was about to tie it up. The atmosphere was extraordinarily tense, with some of the spectators holding their breath and clenching their fists, their eyes fixed on Fu Jinglin who was shooting on the court.
Fu Jinglin threw the basketball in front of tens of thousands of spectators.
The basketball went into the basket as the crowd was waiting for it.
After a whistle, the score on the scoreboard was 70-68.
The National Team had managed to overtake the Kimchi Nation!
“Yay!” The audience jumped up and down in excitement.
The spectator sitting on Rong Shu’s left hand side did just that, and when she jumped up, she bumped into Rong Shu’s shoulder, the force of which knocked Rong Shu straight into Fu Jingting.
Fu Jingting grabbed her shoulders with both hands and stabilised her for her, “Is everything alright?”
Rongshu shook her head, “I’m fine, thank you, Mr. Fu.”
“It’s nothing.” Fu Jingting released his hand.
Rongshu sat back down, who knew that the man jumped up again in excitement.
This time he didn’t hit Rongshu, but he sent Rongshu’s crutches flying and fell on the opposite aisle.
Seeing this, Rongshu was furious and had a headache.
How could she pick it up?
Just when Rongshu was considering whether to call the gym staff, Fu Jingting suddenly stood up, went down and picked up her walking stick for her, handing it to her, “Here. ”
Rongshu looked at him twice in surprise and took the crutches, “Thank you.”
Fu Jingting gave a hint, then swept his eyes to her casted foot, “Is your foot better?”
“Better, it doesn’t hurt that much anymore.” Rongshu put her crutches to the other side, lest she be knocked out again by the man.
Fu Jingting understood her movement and said, “Let’s change positions.”
Rongshu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, “No, this is fine.”
“The match isn’t over yet, Jing Lin is getting better and better, the crowd’s pa*sion will rise in a moment, are you sure you won’t get bumped here again?” Fu Jingting said, his eyes glancing icily at the spectator beside her.
Rongshu was silent.
Indeed, she couldn’t be sure.
“Then, thank you, Mr. Fu.” With a faint smile, Rongshu held her crutches under her armpits and was about to get up to change her position.
But before she could stand up, Fu Jingting suddenly reached out his hand, picked her up in a princess hug and put her in his place.
Rongshu was all confused, her little face flushed, “You ……”
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you’re doing.
Hearing these words, Rong Shu immediately had nothing to say, and had to grit her teeth and say thank you to him.
When Fu Jingting saw her look of frustration, the corners of her lips lifted imperceptibly, and after saying thank you, she sat down in her place.
The scene of the two of them changing places was recorded by the anchor’s camera in its entirety.