Rebirth of Sweet and Bitter Love

  Photos are really good things, completely condensing a person's growth history, freezing a moment into an eternal picture. After many years, people and objects have changed, but the photos still faithfully record that day, that moment, that second. No wonder when couples break up, they first cut all their joint photos, the past vows, the sweet companionship, the love, all were captured by the small lens and left on the hard drive or stored in a thin photo paper. Whether it's recording or archiving, when love comes to an end, the ending is only scattered ashes and dust.

  It's laughable, but also... pitiful.

  After all, what remains in an instant is time that no one can hold onto, and yesterday can never be found again.

  Gu Huanli stared at Qi Weiwei in astonishment as she held the camera, her finger on the shutter almost never stopping. She looked again at Gu Tianhui controlling the ball on the field and felt a few sighs in her heart. The Gu family didn't have the habit of taking pictures, the only photos were the ID photos and the group photo with all classmates during graduation.

  It turned out that she had never taken a photo with her brother before.

  Time is most cruel.

  Gu Huanli couldn't help but glance at Gu Tianxi, who was charging straight to the basket. But when faced with the opponent's defender, he didn't immediately shoot, instead taking a step back and flipping the ball with his right hand that was still dribbling, passing it to Luo Yichen, who had already rushed to the basket. And Luo Yichen, holding the ball with one hand, easily jumped up with his tall stature and threw the ball into the hoop.

  "Good throw!" Gu Tianxi exclaimed as he high-fived Luo Yichen.

  "Is it you who's good?" The smile on Lu Yichen's face truly and sincerely presented a piece of innocent tranquility and purity. It turned out that he was also someone who had once had a sunny smile. However, all of this has already disappeared with the passage of time.

  Comparing the past with the present, Gu Huanli couldn't help but sigh - things have changed, people are gone. And what about that smile that could make anyone forget their sorrows, where did it go?

  If only we could freeze this moment of bravery and friendship, ignorance and fearlessness, then perhaps that fleeting life would also be a kind of eternal happiness.

  What an irony.

  A faint, unknown pain lingered between Gu Huan's eyebrows, and a bitter smile spread across her lips. She had once sincerely believed that in this world there existed eternal love that could withstand the test of time, that there were vows as solid as rocks that could overcome any trial, and that two people in love, even if separated by mountains and oceans, would always be connected in spirit.

  But everything was a lie, everything was deception. She didn't know Ruo Yu at all, and they only had the hypocritical happiness of thinking they were happy in their wedding photos.

  "Are you still not letting me go? Or is it that I myself am not willing to let go of that hatred?" Gu Huanli muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on Luo Yichen as he broke through the defensive players with lightning speed, attracting the opponents to squeeze into the inner line before making a straight pass to Ye Qinglan on the right wing.

  "Brush" is another ball.

  The whole audience erupted in cheers and applause.

  Gu Huanli looked on silently, with some doubts in her mind, but the solid city walls had not been breached even a little. The entanglements of this life were already more than enough. Luo Yichen...

  However, at this moment, Lu Yichen seemed to have heard Gu Huanli's whisper, and he turned around to glance at her, with an overwhelming light in his eyes, just like the day they met, when she accidentally stained his clothes...

  "Ah Yi Chen is looking at me, he's looking at me!" Han Ruoxi covered her blushingly red face and said in a soft voice.

  Gu Huan Lian's heart chilled for a moment, Ah yes, that's right, how could he possibly be looking at her? Xun Hai Mu Ye, Zhen Zhai Shen Shou, weren't they all just her? Even if he really was looking at her, wouldn't it be to seek some protection? Sorry, but this wasn't the San Bao Temple or the Guanyin Hall.

  Luo Yi Chen was taken aback, what's wrong with that little girl on stage? Just looking at her for a moment, did he need to reveal such a vicious expression? It was as if he wanted to devour him.

  "Yi Chen?" Ye Qinglan, who was preparing to return to defense, looked at his friend's dazed expression and couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder. His eyes glanced at the viewing platform, where he saw the little girl smiling and waving at him, and felt a great sense of relief.

  "Double agent." Lu Yichen muttered in a low voice and returned to his defensive position with Ye Qinglan.

  As she watched them leave, a resolute glint flashed in Gu Huan Lian's eyes. However, she didn't notice the thoughtful expression on Gu Tian Xi's face, nor the chill in his eyes.

  Gu Huanli never thought that Gu Tianxi would play better and better in the position of controlling defender. Those clever hands always timely passed the ball through the gap left by the opponent, sending it to the most suitable person's hand. The opponent had already been driven mad, seeing him coming over, they had already stuck to him, forcing him unable to pass the ball.

  Gu Tianxi switched the ball to his right hand and jumped up. The defender hastily jumped up to block, but Gu Tianxi retreated with the ball, glanced at the three-point line under his feet, his right foot in front, his left foot slightly behind, his knees slightly bent, his right hand's five fingers naturally spread apart, his lower legs pushed off the ground, and his body stretched forward and upward, his wrist flexed, and his fingers released the ball. The standard posture brought a "swish" sound of the ball going in.

  "Ah——" screams accompanied by cheers, the roof of the basketball gym was about to be blown off.

  "Come on, brother!" Gu Huanli, who had been quietly watching, couldn't help but get excited too. Her voice was drowned out by the cheers, however, Gu Tianxi turned to look at her, his right hand pointing directly at her, then, like a gentleman inviting a lady to dance at a ball, he bowed and placed his right hand on his chest.

  "Wah, Gu Tianxi, this ball is for you!" Qi Weiwei screamed. She was so excited that she even forgot to take pictures, and hugged the stunned Gu Huanli, shouting loudly, "I'm so envious! Why don't I have such a great brother?"

  Not to mention Qī Wēiwei, all the girls present went crazy. Everyone knew that the little girl sitting in the stands was Gu Tianxi's most beloved younger sister, and unexpectedly, such a wonderful goal he just made was dedicated to his sister.

  Yes...

  A group of girls thought to themselves, Gu Tian Xi was originally a gentle and considerate elegant noble son, his sister was his blood relative, if he wasn't so loving, how could they be so moved, their hearts racing like deer.

  "You think you're so cool, but you're just a pervert with a sister complex. Let me tell you, in a few years, someone else will snatch that little girl of yours away, and then she'll be ridden by thousands and slept with by tens of thousands." The opponent sneered maliciously, and after speaking, he even stuck out his tongue to lick his lips, "Such a cute little loli, I'm getting all itchy just thinking about her, don't you guys agree?" He turned back to joke with his teammates, completely unaware that Gu Tianxi's eyes were gradually freezing over with cold intent, and also didn't notice that Ye Qinglan and Luo Yichen's faces had sunk.

  "Huh? What did Zhou Xiangxue say, why is everyone's face suddenly cold?" Qī Wēiwēi looked at the scene with a confused expression, muttering to herself.

  "Tian Xi." Ye Qinglan patted Tian Xi's shoulder, both to comfort and remind him that after all, this was a competition arena. Only by defeating Zhou Xiang in his strongest domain could he thoroughly destroy his confidence and arrogance.

  "Don't worry." Gu Tianxi turned back with a elegant smile, as if the anger just now was someone else. However, such a smile fell in Ye Qinglan, Luo Dichen, and Gu Huanli's eyes, and the three of them let out a sigh.

  Ye Qinglan and Luo Yichen's original anger has now turned into sympathy. Others don't know that they have a very close relationship with Gu Tianxi, and how could they not know that his love and protection for his sister are at an "abnormal" level? The Chu family enterprise was involved in a kidnapping case, and due to other reasons, it directly led to Gu Tianxi declaring bankruptcy. It's worth noting that the current head of the Chu family enterprise is his aunt. He is so vengeful towards his relatives, let alone outsiders, he will not show any mercy.

  Come on, joking aside, that little girl was rescued by them joining forces, they treasure her so much. Who would bear to see her being hurt by those dirty words? Moreover, those people in school are not good eggs, with connections to the underworld and their families, normally arrogant and domineering, not to mention the numerous incidents of lawlessness, if all were to be exposed, it would be a shocking description.

  However, Ye Qinglan and her group belonged to the faction with a clean background and excellent academic performance, and they had always maintained an attitude of "well water not offending river water" towards those who relied on family power to dominate.

  However, everyone has an Achilles' heel; once it is touched, they will die.

  The problem is that those people offended Gu Tianxi, so they won't die easily. Being beheaded by a single knife is too cheap, lingering torture is the most interesting.

  Gu Tianxi slowly walked back to his own team's rear court, he made a gesture, a gesture that only his teammates could understand. The other two people hesitated for a moment, but when they saw their captain Ye Qinglan nodding slightly, the two of them couldn't help but smile brightly. They had long wanted to teach these people a lesson, and now was such a good opportunity, if they missed it, wouldn't that be a pity? Moreover, the three people in the team had backing forces that were among the top in the whole school, being able to play a game of cat and mouse with them might even bring some unexpected gains to their families.

  The lights on the top of the gymnasium were neat and uniform, evenly arranged around the venue. Everyone in the field could see clearly, yet no one wanted to see clearly.

  The scene was silent, with only the sound of dribbling, the ball falling into the hoop, or the ball hitting the backboard. And also the sound of heartbeats, anxious heartbeats, and low sighs.

  Han Ruoxi furrowed her brow and sighed softly, "It seems that wanting to surpass the third-year seniors is still too difficult for Yichen and the others."

  "Hey, miss, at least have some confidence in your ex-boyfriend, the white horse prince of your dreams. Basketball is a team effort... no, it's a fight for the whole team, including the cheerleaders and the fans on site... " Qi Weiwei turned her head to look at Gu Huanli, "Little girl, do you think your brother's team will lose?"

  "Lost?" Gu Huanli smiled lightly and said slowly, "Qī jiějiě, take a look at my brothers, are their movements disordered? Are their emotions flustered? Even when they make mistakes in coordination, do they scold or argue with each other?"

  "Huh?" Not to mention Han Ruoxi, even Qi Weiqi was stunned for a moment. They turned their heads to look at the arena, and indeed, every single person's expression was exceptionally calm, as if they weren't playing in the final match, but just an ordinary practice match.

  The whistle at the end of the first half drew a strange pause in his mind.

  Record plate on

  Pattern.