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Chapter 17 - The side quest is complete!

"Bai Lan, why are you training so hard? You're not playing the Monday game, remember?" Su Peng asked 

"I know, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't train. Accidents are unpredictable, just in case we might need a substitute." Bai Lan took the towel to wipe his sweat. 

Su Peng nodded in agreement, "Speaking of which, this is the first time your words make sense for the last three months, Congratulations!"

"Shut up!"

The others laughed 

Suddenly, a few drops of water fall from their faces.

"Why is there water?" Zhong Chao wiped his face and said gloomily,  "Bai Lan, it can't be your sweat, right?"

Bai Lan stared at him, "I'm two meters away from you, how can it be my sweat?"

"Then what is this?" Zhong Chao raised his head and looked above him. With more water dripping on him, rain began to fall from the sky. "Ah, it's raining. "

Every one of them quickly ran into the building. 

Xu Delun asked curiously, "Why is it raining when the weather is so good?"

Su Pang's movements froze: "The heavens are making fun of us!"

Zhou Jaing: "..."

… 

"Zhou Jiang, the manager requested your present. "

"Oh." Hezekiah went to the manager's office and was told to carry a document to room 121 where Chen Guozhi was. 

Hezekiah entered room 121 with the document in his hand. "Hello? I've brought the document As6b."

"Put it on the table. " Chen Guozhi said without lifting his head 

Hezekiah looked around the room and didn't move nor did he make a sound.

Chen Guozhi who didn't hear any sound of movement asked, "Did you hear what I said or ~ do you want me to repeat myself?!" 

"It's not like that, it's just that almost all the files here look the same. I don't want them to mix up." Hezekiah said carefully, his voice low and pleasant to hear 

Hearing that familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Chen Guozhi looked up, sure enough, he saw that pretty face, his glance shave to the table, and saw that most of the document files were blue. "Let me have it." Chen Guozhi took the document from Hezekiah, "Are you busy? If not, help me arrange this place." 

"Okay," Hezekiah happily went to arrange the documents. 

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No.3 high school meeting room. 

"So, The Proficient is our first opponent, right?

"That's right!"

"The Proficient tennis team was one of the top five last year. They are no joke."

"Most of their main players have  graduated, so we have a good chance of winning."

The players chatted when they heard their opponent is the Proficient. 

"Don't let your guard down, just yet. After all, Chen Guozhi is someone I "Wang Shunyuan" respect the most. He always makes plans and preparations. " their captain Wang Shunyuan said 

"Why do I feel like the captain can be happy when talking about Proficient captain Chen Guozhi?" Li Shen asked 

"That's because the captain likes him (Chen Guozhi) it's called secret love. The kind that the other party is not aware of. " Huang Meng whisper 

Cough, cough, cough, the coach cleared his throat, "All right everybody, let's arrange the setup. Second doubles, Li Shen and Huang Meng will play against Xu Delun and Su Peng from Proficient."

Ha? Aren't those two singles players? Why are they playing doubles all of a sudden?

"I remember Song Feng defeated them not long ago." 

"That's right, they're good singles players but unfortunately not good enough to beat me. They are still amateur." Song Feng said proudly

"There's no way they would be amazing doubles players in a week. I really envy Li Shen and Huang Meng. They wouldn't need to spend more effort to win their match."

"We'll see about that." The coach smiled, "First doubles, Liang Aidan and Han Bojing, your oppen is Wen Ning and Mu Elan." No one commented, the coach continues "The first singles player is captain Wang Shunyuan, against Proficient captain Chen Guozhi, Second singles, Xie Zhaohui your opponent is Zhong Chao, Third singles, Song Feng against a freshman Zhou Jiang."

"Zhong Chao is an aggressive player, Cue Zhaohui, you have to be careful. " 

"I know, I've seen him play before."

"Two aggressive players battling, you've gained my interest. "

"Who is that freshman Zhou Jiang, he is good-looking. "

"Tennis doesn't play for good looks. "

"Since captain Chen Guozhi made him play third singles, knowing that Song Feng would be playing third singles, maybe the kid can match Song Feng's speed. " 

"That makes sense. "  

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Chen Guozhi stood at the window looking out at the heavy rain. The rain was getting heavier, if it kept falling, the whole city would be flooded by the water sooner or later, not to talk about the roads, there are a lot of constructions going on these days, there are no doubt cars won't be moving tonight. 

Hezekiah stood at the side and watched, "You seem to be worried about the rain, are you leaving campus?"

Chen Guozhi nodded 

"I just so happened to be leaving as well, we can leave together … if that's okay with you." Hezekiah suggested, seeing Chen Guozhi didn't say anything, he continued,  "I have an umbrella and rain boots in my dorm room."

Chen Guozhi replied with a "ho" and followed Hezekiah to his dorm room. 

Chen Guozhi was surprised when he wore the boots and they fit him neatly. He looked at Hezekiah suspiciously but didn't say anything. 

After Chen Guozhi was done wearing his raincoat, only then did Hezekiah open the umbrella.

When Su Pang saw them he called out, "Junior brother Jiang, are you leaving?"

"As you can see, senior brother." Hezekiah doesn't have a loud voice, so he tries his best to shout for Su Pang to hear.

Chen Guozhi felt it was funny, and his mouth unknowingly curved into a smile. "Let's go." 

Hezekiah held the umbrella and they walk home In the pouring rain 

Because of the rain, there were no cars on the road. 

The two walked in silence. 

"Do you live on the same street like me?" Chen Guozhi asked 

"You can say that, but my home is far from yours. "

"How far?"

"Walking will take 6 miles."

"Oh," Chen Guozhi thought for a moment and asked again, "How do you know where I live?"

"About that, I heard it when I was chatting with the seniors," Hezekiah answered half truthfully 

After a long walk, they arrived at the Chen family mansion. 

"I'll be leaving first," Chen Guozhi said and walked to the gate

Hezekiah was instantly depressed, Chen Guozhi didn't even thank him, and left indifferently. 

Hezekiah turned around to continue his journey when he heard Chen Guozhi's voice. 

"Zhou Jiang, thank you for your help today. I own you one." 

Hezekiah looked back, but the gate was closed already. 

[Ding, Ding, Ding, Congratulations to the host for completing the sidequest, "Let the Male lead say thank you to the host."  The male lead affability increased by 10, current affability level is 40. The host should continue to work hard, we're getting there.]