The next afternoon, after finishing the last collective psychology class in the library.
Gu Yu's dorm room 502 went to the basketball court to play together!
"It's not going to rain in this damn weather, right?" Boss Pu patted the ball while looking up at the sky, talking to his buddies.
"Shouldn't be, right? Who cares! Let it rain! There are so many people playing! What's there to worry about!"
"Stop looking, big brother! Laoer wants to sneak a move – Monkey Steals Peach – behind you! Pass the ball to me!" Laosan waved at Boss Pu, as they were on the same team in a two-on-two match in the dorm.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Laoer appeared behind Boss Pu, reaching directly into his embrace to snatch the ball while he was off guard.
Having been warned, Boss Pu naturally didn't give him the chance, and promptly lobbed a high pass to Laosan.
But in the blink of an eye, when everyone thought Laosan would catch the ball,
a figure cut directly across the court and then leaped up, seemingly jumping a meter and a half high from a standstill!
That figure was none other than Gu Yu, who easily grabbed the basketball still in the air.
Then, to the stunned silence of the onlookers, he dashed outside the three-point line, took three steps into the key, circled around the defense, jumped! And dunked!
"Bang!!!"
An appropriate clap of thunder sounded in the sky just then, and the tempered glass of the backboard shattered in response!
"..."
After the thunder, the whole basketball court fell silent.
"Shit! Am I seeing things? Laosi just shattered the backboard!"
"Holy shit! You're not seeing things! He really slammed it to pieces!"
"That's freaking unbelievable!!! Who's gonna tell me this is real?!"
The three dorm mates pinched each other's arms to prove they weren't dreaming.
Players from the neighboring courts who noticed the scene ran over to join the spectators!
"The brother who dunked is amazing!"
"Cool!! That was fierce!"
"..."
For a moment, Gu Yu's side of the court was completely surrounded, and the men all around couldn't stop exclaiming in amazement.
Admiration was heard without end.
The basketball court manager also noticed the unusual scene and squeezed through the crowd to come over.
Gu Yu stood under the broken backboard, surrounded by shards of glass, looking at his hands with disbelief and uncontrollable excitement.
"Is this the robust physique I got in exchange for a thousand Check-in Points? Isn't this on par with basketball players? I actually shattered the backboard?"
That's right! Gu Yu was now able to redeem items from the Check-in Store!
Last night, he woke up to find that the originally grey store interface had turned gold!
All items and enhancement effects were unlocked for redemption!
Just as he had planned in advance, he immediately redeemed the robust physique he had his eye on for a thousand Check-in Points!
He had egged on his roommates to come play basketball just to take the opportunity to test the effects of the robust physique!
Now, it seemed the effect was a bit beyond his expectations!
Just a casual jump resulted in a dunk!? And he even exploded the backboard!? That's just off the charts!
Just then, the basketball court manager came over to Gu Yu, furrowing his brow as he looked at the dazed Gu Yu and then at the glass debris scattered on the ground.
"Student, are you hurt?"
Gu Yu snapped out of it, looked at the manager with an embarrassed expression, and said, "Teacher, I'm fine... it's just this backboard... I broke it..."
The manager let out a sigh of relief. As long as the student was alright.
"As long as you're fine. Just leave your class and name, and I will report it to the school. At most, you'll be asked to compensate for the damage."
Gu Yu nodded. It was only reasonable to compensate for breaking the backboard.
But at that moment, Boss Pu suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Teacher! We'll pay for the backboard, no matter the cost! But you have to make sure to report this to the entire school! Please be sure to notify every single person! Make sure everyone gets the message!"
Everyone looked at Pu Tongren and instantly understood what he meant.
...
Right! Money can be spent, but the story definitely had to be told everywhere, preferably with a notice posted at the entrance of every dorm building, in big red letters!
Money could be spent, but the bragging rights had to be fully leveraged!
Everyone burst into laughter!
The atmosphere on the court was incredibly warm; it was as if even the heavens couldn't bear to watch, as another bolt of thunder sounded, and the sky began to drizzle down rain.
The group, not caring anymore about the ball or the backboard, hurried to find shelter from the rain!
Getting drenched in the first rain of autumn could easily lead to a cold!
The group squeezed under the small gazebo where the manager took his breaks, and as the breeze brought the fine rain, they huddled further inside.
Looking at the intensity of the rain, although it wouldn't be considered a downpour, it wasn't small either, and it was likely to last more than an hour or two!
After registering his information with the manager, Gu Yu took out his phone to check, still hoping the rain might stop soon.
But instead, he found that the weather forecast predicted rain for the next six hours! That would last until midnight!
Gu Yu couldn't wait that long!
Just as he was considering whether to brave the rain and run back,
"Er, how about we all run back together? We're all men after all; a bit of rain shouldn't cause us to catch a cold!"
Saying this, Boss Pu laughed and looked at Gu Yu and the others. At this point, there really wasn't a better option.
Gu Yu nodded. That was exactly what he was thinking!
But seeing Boss Pu suggest this, Laosan looked uncomfortably at Boss Pu and timidly said.
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"Why don't you three go back first? I'll pass, I've already sent a message to my girlfriend, she's on her way to pick me up!"
Laosi, Laoer, Gu Yu: "???"
"What the fuck?! Since when did you have a girlfriend! Damn dude!"
Boss Pu, upon hearing this, glared as if looking at a traitor, and grumbled irritably.
"Didn't we just agree last night that true bros stick together, and whoever gets into a relationship first is the dog? And now you?"
"Boss Pu, Laoer, Yu, I've let you guys down! But you know... people just can't stand being alone! So..."
Laosan was still trying to justify himself with a pleased grin, but, faced with their menacing stares, he quickly shut his mouth.
Just then, a girl in jeans and a yellow jacket turned the corner and waved at Laosan.
"Shan Bao! I'm here to pick you up!" The girl, upon seeing Laosan, ran over with a giggly smile.
The guys, upon hearing the nickname his girlfriend gave to Laosan, all had a gagging reaction.
Qin Shan was a bit embarrassed but still took refuge under his girlfriend's umbrella and then, facing his three roommates, barked twice in mockery!
He then walked off with his girlfriend.
"Damn! Laosan really has no sense of loyalty, huh! Did you guys hear that? Shan Bao! Shan Bao~ Isn't that just showing off!"
Boss Pu sighed, imitating Qin Shan's girlfriend's call with great expressiveness.
The surrounding guys: "Blergh—"
"Alright, I hereby declare that Qin Shan is expelled from Room 502's residency for an hour! Now, it's just us three brothers braving the storm together!"
Realizing his own lapse in composure, Boss Pu straightened his expression and made his announcement to the remaining two bros.
But just as he was about to lead the charge into the rain, Laoer suddenly squeezed himself to the front of the door.
"Uh... fellas, as much as I'd love to stick this out with you... my girlfriend is here to pick me up too…"
No sooner had Laoer finished his words than his girlfriend called out from the corner, "Yu'er Yu'er, I'm here to pick you up!"
Boss Pu Pu Tongren, having just stepped into the rain, quickly retracted his foot.
He looked at Laoer, feeling like ten thousand alpacas were stampeding in his heart.
"..."
Boss Pu almost subconsciously reached into his pocket, but then suddenly remembered he doesn't smoke, and had to let it go.
He was like an interrogator from a TV drama, with a questioning tone, he asked Laoer Yu Shutong, "Alright, you too, cough it up, will you? Yu Bro."
His heart was exploding!
Damn it! When did Laoer get a girlfriend?
Gu Yu was also filled with indignation:
"Are we even bros anymore? Such a big deal and you two didn't even tell me and Boss Pu!? Shouldn't we hang a couple banners on the dorm door to celebrate?"
"So now only Boss Pu and I are the single ones left in the room, right?"
Listening to Gu Yu's rant, Boss Pu nodded in agreement!
"Sigh! The bond has faded! Three years of brotherhood and you two old dogs get into relationships without so much as a peep! Still pretending to be one of the boys in front of us every day!"
A moment later, like in a crosstalk duo, Gu Yu and Boss Pu took turns lambasting Laoer Yu Shutong.
Yu Shutong had an awkward expression but the next second he turned his head and saw his girlfriend, knowing his time to escape the battlefield had come!
"Boss, Laosi... my girlfriend is here, I gotta bounce…"
"Hey! Wait up! You're just going to walk out on just the two of us? But actually, I think your girlfriend's umbrella is quite big! It could fit four people if we squeeze a bit, don't you think?"
"Boss Pu, my girlfriend can't wait any longer! I'm slipping out!!"
Old Yu quickly interrupted Boss Pu before he could finish, and he ran off into the rain even before his girlfriend came over!
Shortly after, both men left without looking back.
"….."
Only Gu Yu and Boss Pu were left, looking at each other with bitter expressions on their faces.
"Charge?" Boss Pu looked at Gu Yu, nudging his mouth towards the heavy rain outside the shelter.
Gu Yu nodded, having no hat, he prepared to take off his jacket and cover his head.
The two readied themselves quickly and were about to dash into the rain when.
Across the basketball court, not far from the Student Affairs Office, a graceful figure approached under an umbrella, walking elegantly through the misty rain towards the basketball court.
As the figure drew closer, the surrounding guys started to whisper:
"Isn't that Lin Xinyue, our school beauty?"
"Yes! Even if I can't see her face clearly, I'd recognize her just by her legs!"
"Awesome! Recognizing the school beauty by her legs!"
"That's my secret skill! Don't be envious!"
"..."
The enchanting silhouette grew closer, and as her true face entered everyone's sight, indeed it was Lin Xinyue!
Lin Xiaohua was wearing a purple dress, her face as white as jade, black hair pinned up, walking in the rain as though she was a beauty from a painting of Jiangnan!
As the school beauty drew near, the surrounding crowd fell silent. Still, the air was thick with their excitement.
Everyone was pushing forward, except Gu Yu, who shrank back into the crowd, thinking to himself that this is not good!
"Damn! She couldn't be here because of last night's issues to settle the score with me, could she? I didn't do anything wrong on purpose!"
Indeed, the next second, Lin Xinyue called out his name, "Gu Yu! I'm here to pick you up!"
"Huh???"
The ogling crowd instantly turned their heads to where the school beauty had shouted.
Gu Yu: "!!!"
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