Become a star to protect you

Chapter 22 From the first time I saw him, I couldn't hold anyone else in my heart (1)
On the empty basketball court, the bright sunshine shrouded every corner, but when it shone on a figure, it instantly became eclipsed.The figure swayed from side to side, jumped up suddenly, stretched out his hands, and the basketball fell into the bag in a parabola.

Another beautiful three-pointer!
After the basketball fell to the ground, Gong Haoyu didn't pick it up, but just watched it bounce on the ground for a while, and finally rolled to the grass beside it.

When Xia Xiaoxi and An Yichen came to the stadium, they saw him sitting on the ground in a daze. The sunny boy was surrounded by a layer of haze, and his eyes were full of deep sadness.She and An Yichen looked at each other and walked over slowly.

When Gong Haoyu noticed that someone was coming, he raised his head.

Xia Xiaoxi's figure came into view, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Xiaoxi!" He looked at her in surprise, jumped up immediately, grabbed her hand, and forgot everything about it, and said, "Xiaoxi, I..."

"Gong, I have something to tell you."

"No, Xiaoxi, let me say it first. I was wrong that day, and I shouldn't lose my temper with you. You just promised to give me a chance, and I didn't work hard enough. I know I didn't do well, and I always wanted to apologize to you , but I'm afraid you won't forgive me, Xiaoxi, you're still alive..."

"Gong..." Xia Xiaoxi interrupted him, seeing him nervous, felt even more guilty, "No, the one who should say I'm sorry is me..."

She looked at Gong Haoyu with regret in her eyes.

That kind of apology made Gong Haoyu flustered all of a sudden, as if he had a premonition of something.

"Don't say it, I won't let you say it!" He yelled loudly, interrupting her a little violently.

He was getting more and more flustered, from Xia Xiaoxi's unbearable but firm eyes, he seemed to know what she wanted to say.But he didn't want to hear it, and he didn't want it to end like this.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

He turned his head abruptly, stared blankly at An Yichen who was coming from the same direction, then at Xia Xiaoxi, and suddenly burst out laughing.

His eyes glanced back and forth between An Yichen and Xia Xiaoxi.

In the end, he put away his smile and turned to Xia Xiaoxi with hatred, but pointed at An Yichen: "You can't forget him, can you? You came to see me today because of him, not because you missed me, right? "

His words were so loud that they echoed on the huge basketball court.

Xia Xiaoxi was just about to speak, but Gong Haoyu stopped her with a wave.He took out a brocade box from his pocket, and Xia Xiaoxi recognized that it was the brocade box that contained the gift he gave her after he won the competition last time.

Gong Haoyu opened the brocade box with trembling hands, the crystal shone brightly in the sun, but it was already shattered.

He looked straight into Xia Xiaoxi's eyes and said, "It was because of him last time, you pushed me away recklessly, and the crystal necklace fell to the ground and broke. I can't go back to the original state. In this world, there is no other necklace that is the same. Xiaoxi, it's like there will never be another Gong Haoyu in this world."

"I'm sorry, Gong..." Xia Xiaoxi looked at Gong Haoyu's grief-stricken expression guiltily, as if seeing the young man's heart shattered like a crystal in his hand, she murmured in a low voice, "I I didn't mean to, I just..."

"Don't tell me I'm sorry! You don't need to tell me I'm sorry!" Gong Haoyu interrupted her angrily, and turned to An Yichen, "The one who should say sorry is you, An Yichen, why do you stand up?" By Xiaoxi's side? Have you forgotten what you said to Xiaoxi before? Have you forgotten the promise you made with me?"

"I didn't agree to that promise."

An Yichen's eyes were a bit unbearable, but there was a kind of calm after the storm.He didn't even look up at Gong Haoyu, he just lowered his head and looked at his toes.

"Really? So you made up your mind to grab Xiaoxi from me, didn't you?" Gong Haoyu rushed up, grabbed his collar, and said sharply, "Don't forget, I once said , even if you are my best friend, I will not allow anyone to take Xiaoxi away!"

"I didn't grab it." An Yichen tilted his head, his expression still indifferent, and looked past him at Xiaoxi, "I just expressed my true thoughts. As for how to make a decision, I respect Xiaoxi's choice."

The two boys turned their heads at the same time, their eyes resting on Xia Xiaoxi.Obviously the answer was very clear, but when Xia Xiaoxi saw Gong Haoyu's expression of pain, he couldn't bear it.

At this moment, all she wanted to say to him was "I'm sorry", but she couldn't say these three words, which would only increase his sadness.

"Do you dare to play basketball with me?" Gong Haoyu let go of his hand, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and looked at An Yichen provocatively, "If you win, I promise you will never pester Xiaoxi again."

basketball game?
Hearing his words, An Yichen's face immediately became a little ugly.

"Don't dare? You don't even dare to accept the challenge, and you still say you like Xiaoxi?" Gong Haoyu looked at him mockingly, raised his chin, with a kind of arrogance under the sun, "Are you afraid of losing to me?" ?"

"I just think this kind of competition is very naive. Xiaoxi didn't win by a competition. She is a human being, not a prize." An Yichen said in a low voice, lowering his eyes, unable to see the expression in his eyes clearly.

"No, you are wrong." Gong Haoyu said, "If I lose this basketball game, I promise you will never pester Xiaoxi again. If I win, then we will have a fair competition , as you said, let's see who can win Xiaoxi's heart in the end. Why, don't you dare to accept the challenge like this?"

He was aggressive, Xia Xiaoxi couldn't figure out why she insisted on having a match, but seeing An Yichen's hesitation, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.Wouldn't he even want to fight for it once?
Moreover, she had seen him shooting basketball alone on the basketball court, and his skills were really no worse than Gong Haoyu's.

An Yichen turned his head, saw her expectant eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at the tall basketball frame with his lips pressed together. No one could see his inner struggle.

"Don't dare? For Xiaoxi, I can do anything that I didn't dare to do before. You don't even dare to accept a match, what right do you have to say you like Xiaoxi?" Gong Haoyu's face changed, and he reprimanded loudly , "What qualifications do you have to rob Xiaoxi from me? Even if she likes you, do you have the ability to love her?"

"Actually... You don't actually like me, do you?" Xia Xiaoxi who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke, her tone was a little hesitant, and there was also a kind of deep fear and worry.

She looked up at An Yichen.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I can't think of a reason for your refusal." Xia Xiaoxi's eyes dodged for a moment, the happiness in her eyes gradually disappeared and became dim, "Did you learn from Yi Xue that I lost everything this year? Pity me, sympathize with me, you know I like you, that's why you said those words to me? Yi, I said, I can be your sister, but don't deceive and sympathize..."

"I didn't!" An Yichen interrupted her, panting violently.

He knew that his behavior was too weird recently, but he didn't know how to tell her. Seeing her dim eyes, his heart became more and more flustered.

"Then why? You know that no matter whether you win or lose, my heart will not change. You also know that all I want is your attitude, but you refuse to express it. Or everything I said is true, To you, I'm not worth what you can do for me at all?" Xia Xiaoxi shook her head, stepped back step by step, her eyes clouded with mist, "Yi, I don't need sympathy, I really don't need it!"

"I said I didn't!" An Yichen said impatiently, "Don't think about it..."

"Then why?" Xia Xiaoxi yelled, her eyelashes were wet with tears, showing a crystal luster, "Okay, since you said no, then give me a reason not to accept the challenge. Tell me, as long as you say it, I will Just believe it!"

She stared at his eyes, those deep eyes revealed complicated thoughts, she saw all the uneasiness, struggle, and even fear.But she didn't understand, she just wanted him to firmly say to Gong Haoyu that he was willing, wouldn't everything be resolved?
What is he resisting?
Why did she see a trace of panic in his eyes, what is he afraid of?
"Yi..." Xia Xiaoxi called softly.

An Yichen turned his head and looked at her tenderly.

"The outcome doesn't matter, does it?" she said.

An Yichen's body trembled slightly, yes, to Xia Xiaoxi, the result is not important, what matters is whether he is willing to fight for her.Seeing her disappointed expression, he slowly lowered his head.

After a long time, he went to the bushes to pick up the basketball, patted it lightly a few times, threw the basketball to Gong Haoyu, turned around and said, "Three goals determine the outcome, you attack and I defend."

"It's a deal!" Gong Haoyu grinned.

Three goals are easy for him, and he is confident that he can win this game.

Xia Xiaoxi's expression finally relaxed a bit, she hesitated for a moment, and slowly walked to the auditorium closest to them.For some reason, her heart suddenly beat violently, and a feeling of uneasiness spread in her heart, and she couldn't tell what was wrong with her.

Although I really want to see Yi fight for himself, but the feeling of uneasiness is getting stronger and stronger.

Her hands were twisted together, her eyes were fixed on the two people who were competing on the basketball court, and she kept reassuring herself that it was just a ball game and nothing would happen.

Could it be because Yi's uneasiness infected her?

For some reason, she suddenly regretted that she shouldn't be angry with Yi at this time, forcing him to accept Gong Haoyu's challenge, because she knew that Yi was never a vexatious person.

There must be something wrong.

The more she thought about it, the more strange it became.

She remembered that she had never seen Yi play basketball with anyone else.Apart from her, no one knows that Yi still shines like a star on the court.

Just like him at the moment.

The sun was so bright, the two teenagers blocked the pursuit, and their elegant posture made people almost forget that they were competing.

Gong Haoyu's three-pointer was unstoppable, but when he bounced lightly and threw the first ball upwards, An Yichen bounced back and blocked him.Obviously, it was just a light touch, but the ball was slightly tilted, swayed on the basket a few times, and finally fell down.

So precise, as if even the strength is accurately grasped.

Gong Haoyu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at An Yichen, frowned slightly, and anger rose in his heart.After being a brother for so long, he didn't even know that An Yichen had such good skills, so has he been hiding it from him all year?

"Yi! You are amazing!" Xia Xiaoxi couldn't help jumping up and cheering.

An Yichen threw a smile at her, looking a little weak, and his face was a little pale, as if the sunlight could penetrate his skin, making it a little transparent.Sweat flowed from his forehead, and his face looked a little abnormal.But Xia Xiaoxi didn't notice, she watched excitedly as he rushed towards Gong Haoyu again, blocking his goal left and right.

It turned out that Yi, who had never played basketball with others, was so good.

What else can he not do?
An unprecedented sense of pride welled up in Xia Xiaoxi's heart. Seeing him frequently blocking Gong Haoyu's attacks, she put her previous worries behind her.

At this time, Gong Haoyu was staring at the basketball intently. After An Yichen accurately intercepted his pass again, his expression became serious and he no longer underestimated the enemy.He turned around and made a gesture to throw from the left, but An Yichen flew to block it, but just as he was about to touch him, the ball flew from the right.

Gong Haoyu blocked An Yichen's attack with his back, knocked him aside unceremoniously, caught the ball firmly with both hands and threw it upwards.

"Boom!"

The ball fell into the basket smoothly.

(End of this chapter)