Chapter 3: The Devil Makes His Move

  After a lot of effort, Lin Yuchen finally found the girls' dormitory behind a row of camphor trees. The luxurious and high-end facilities matched the reputation of this college perfectly. Several rows of dormitories faced a square 100 meters away, which was the most densely populated area in the school, with a wide stage and lawn, as well as fully equipped sports venues. At the same time, the dense flowers and leaves were also a good place for couples to date.

  After moving the luggage to the fifth floor, I found that the whole dormitory was empty, and no one was seen from the first floor to the fifth floor. After putting down my things, I looked around and found that the facilities here were surprisingly superior. Each dormitory only accommodates three people, everything is clean and tidy.

  Having tidied up her bed and clothes, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Yuchen stood on the balcony, stretching her waist with a hint of fatigue. The basketball court beside the lawn next to the dormitory building transmitted shouts one after another, where a basketball match was being held. Lin Yuchen was very curious about what kind of match could attract such attention. The dormitory building was too far from the basketball court, and she couldn't see the game clearly. Lin Yuchen blinked her eyes, smiling faintly at the corner of her mouth. This was where she would be going to school in the future.

  "Lu Qian, jiayou! Lu Qian, jiayou!" The female students in the audience shouted at the top of their lungs, mixed with screams, piercing the vast basketball court and echoing for a long time on the lawn. The stands were packed, with people even crowded onto the aisles, while the cheerleaders nearby cheered loudly.

  On the scorching basketball court, the red team and blue team were engaged in a fierce match. Among the red team, there was one person who stood out particularly. About 1.8 meters tall, the red team's uniform fit him perfectly, with a crisp white wristband on his wrist. His handsome face was covered in sweat that kept dripping down, and his bangs were wet with sweat, but it only added to the coldness of his proud face.

  He spun around, and before everyone could see how he had thrown the ball into the basket, he was already standing elegantly among the crowd staring at the hoop, a cold smile spreading from the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, the screams of the girls in the audience and the cheerleaders erupted, while he smoothed out his damp fringe hanging over his forehead, looking completely nonchalant, his cool expression triggering another round of screams from the girls on the scene.

  Lin Yuchen stood quietly on the empty ground outside the basketball court, it had been a long time since he last watched a game. Since watching his brother's basketball game a year ago, he hadn't seriously watched a single basketball game. The tall and handsome boy from the red team on the court should be the most eye-catching one, although there was some distance between them, Lin Yuchen still felt that he was dazzling, the coldness and pride emanating from him made him gather the majestic posture of a king.

  Another ball was thrown into the hoop from his hands, and cheers erupted again. The referee's whistle followed, and at halftime, both the red team and the blue team went off to rest, except for one person. Zhang Lüqian stood alone on the three-point line, holding the ball with one hand, staring coldly at the basket of the blue team, a sly smile appearing on his handsome face.

  He saw a dazed figure standing outside the court, especially on the side of the blue team he was about to defeat, which made him feel even more annoyed. He raised his hand holding the ball and lightly turned it around, following his spin, the basketball flew from his hand towards the iron net behind the hoop, unfortunately, the ball bounced back onto the empty space on the right after hitting the iron net, flying straight towards the figure standing in that empty space.

  "Ah……!" The figure who was hit by the ball cried out in surprise, tightly covering her head which had been struck. She thought that the ball was just a mistake on his part and would land on the iron net, but unexpectedly it bounced back and directly hit her own head. Today she had just met a kind person who showed her the way, thinking today was a good day, but unexpectedly now she was hit by the ball, truly unpredictable winds and clouds. The faintly transmitted pain in her brain made Lin Yu Chen furrow her brow, dying of pain, there must be a big bump on her head.

  The murmurs in the audience suddenly subsided, and all eyes turned to the figure that had been hit by the ball. When they saw that it was a girl, some girls couldn't help but snicker, while others said "serves her right" with a shrug. The crowd, now quiet again, began to buzz with discussion once more.

  Zhang Lüqian shrugged, shook his head with a cold smile and an air of not caring, his hands in the pockets of his uniform, looking like a devil. Lin Yuchen glared at him, feeling that he must be a thorough devil, fangs bared and claws out. Just now she thought he was like a prince, noble and dazzling, but now her impression of him had instantly halved, then halved again!

  Lin Yuchen rubbed her sore and numb head, composed herself, picked up the basketball that had fallen not far away, and walked towards the court. The perpetrator on the court was waiting to see what unexpected reaction she would have. He didn't know why, but seeing her dazed expression made him want to tease her. He just disliked people who reacted slowly, thinking they were too stupid.

  "You're doing it on purpose!" This sentence wasn't a question, but an exclamation and a very affirmative one! Lin Yuchen raised her head calmly and looked at him, her clear eyes completely devoid of fear or panic. She really disliked his arrogant and cold demeanor, if not for maintaining her composure, she would have definitely punched him down hard, she didn't believe that her taekwondo black belt was obtained by luck.

  "What's the big deal?" Looking at this girl in front of him, who was about as tall as his shoulder, although her face had a faint anger on it, but couldn't hide her delicate and elegant features. Zhang Luqian felt a refreshing and gentle feeling, without any pampering or weakness, but rather a sunny and lovely radiance.

  Moreover, she was obviously not afraid of him. This was the first time he had seen someone who did not fear him.

  "Sorry!" she said irritably, disliking his death-grip on her.

  "Why bother." The person who said this didn't even have a questioning tone, with an utterly certain and cold expression, as if he thought it was completely unnecessary. He looked down at her with his head lowered, with an arrogant attitude.

  "Looking at him with an unreasonable and arrogant attitude, Lin Yuchen felt annoyed, but thinking that the noble sons here were all like this, he felt that it was not worth getting angry."

  She turned around, picked up the basketball on the ground and stood at the half-court line, slightly jumped up and threw the ball into the red team's basket. Without even looking to see if the ball went in, she turned around and left the court without hesitation.

  She didn't see that the ball she had just thrown landed perfectly in the basket, and the whole court erupted in a "wow" of amazement.

  Zhang Lvqian watched the basketball falling from the basket, rhythmically slapping on the scorching floor, turned his head to look at Lin Yuchen who was leaving without looking back, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  She is very special and different from all the other girls he has been with.

  "Wait." Zhang Lüqian slowly opened his mouth.

  She stopped in her tracks and turned around calmly, looking at him quietly, waiting for his next words.

  The sunlight shone on her delicate face, radiating a warm glow that gave him a dazed feeling as if an angel had descended from heaven.

  "Can you play basketball?" He was very sure, the last shot she made wasn't just a coincidence, her standard and correct movements were completely those of an expert.

  "What's it to me?" she said carelessly.

  "It's nothing." Just as he was about to say something, for some reason he suddenly stopped talking.

  Watching her turn around and disappear from his line of sight, Zhang Luqian only then remembered that he wanted to apologize to her, but he also didn't dare confirm whether the proud him had the courage to say it out loud.

  The sultry air filled the scorching basketball court, cicadas screamed in the trees, and the breath of midsummer wandered through every corner of the campus.

  The story unfolding in this season, with scorching sunshine, slowly begins to take place.