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"Holy shit, Sweetcheeks, you’re fucking awesome!"

At that moment, Yang Yu yelled from under the backboard.

Watching the ball sink through the hoop in a perfect arc, he was so excited he almost jumped for joy.

’We actually won!’

’We actually fucking beat the instructors!’

’Okay, so... it wasn’t a completely fair fight. After all, they spotted us six points at the start. But still, a win is a win, right?’

Hearing the nickname, the nearby crowd couldn’t help but shoot him some strange looks.

’Sweetcheeks?’

’Why does that sound... a little gay?’

"I fucking told you, don’t call me that in public!"

He Jian roared, flushed with humiliation and rage.

’His image was completely ruined!’

"OMG, I suddenly feel like this pair is so cute together! Seriously, I want to ship this couple!"

"Yeah, yeah, I think so too! It’s just—you know that saying, right? ’Opposite sexes are for procreation, the same sex is for true love.’ I live for this kind of drama!"

Don’t be fooled by how quiet and gentle those girls seemed; when they got wild, even the guys would be scared.

Hearing this, He Jian’s expression instantly darkened.

’What the fuck... This is just...’

’He was still hoping to find a girlfriend, but now it looked like he was going to be ’stuck’ with that fatass Yang Yu for good?’

"We won, we won, we won!"

But Yang Yu completely ignored He Jian’s pained expression, rushing over and giving him a big bear hug.

And... did he even give him a kiss on the cheek?

Seeing this, everyone—from Ye Ling to the crowd, and even He Jian, the man at the center of it all—was completely stunned.

His eyes went wide as he stared at Yang Yu, his stomach churning violently.

"Holy shit! He kissed him! He kissed him! Fuck, I forgot to take a picture!"

"OMG, Mom, there are two guys doing a PDA over here!"

The entire crowd erupted.

Li Hu and his two teammates had been feeling pretty down about losing, but when they saw this, they couldn’t help but throw their heads back and roar with laughter.

’This was fucking wild!’

’They never expected to witness such a legendary scene today... Ah, whatever. Even if they lost, the two hundred push-ups were worth the price of admission to this show!’

"You guys are incredible!"

Ye Ling gave He Jian and Yang Yu a thumbs-up.

’Apparently, he hadn’t expected that after being subjected to his own PDA assault for the past few days, these two had actually found partners and escaped the miserable life of singlehood?’

"Fucking hell!"

At this point, He Jian was on the verge of tears, his face a mask of grief and indignation.

’So this is it? I’m officially off the market now?’

’Right now, he really wanted to scream, ’Oh, ocean! You are made entirely of my tears!’’

Meanwhile, Li Hu and his two teammates made good on their promise, performing two hundred push-ups in front of everyone.

It had to be said, their physical fitness was truly excellent. These weren’t the kind of push-ups ordinary people did—the kind where you go down and pop right back up. Theirs were executed with perfect form.

They even called out a cadence as they did them!

Seeing this, many of the students present were visibly moved. Joining the military was indeed a glorious path, but precisely because it was glorious, it was by no means easy.

And it was this difficulty that made it all the more glorious.

Ye Ling watched the men in their camouflage uniforms, a look of respect appearing in his eyes.

It was because of the silent sacrifices of people like them that the country could be stable and secure, allowing the keyboard warriors of the internet to type away in peace.

’They deserved everyone’s respect.’

After the game, Ye Ling walked directly over to Ning Ruoxi, a smile on his face. "So, how did your man do today?" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Well now, not bad at all."

Ning Ruoxi said, blinking playfully.

"Just ’not bad’...?"

Ye Ling raised an eyebrow and reached out to pinch her cheek. "Were you cheering for me just now?"

"Mmph, what are you doing...? There are so many people around! Of course I was!"

Ning Ruoxi immediately slapped his hand away, her pretty face flushing red as she spoke.

She wasn’t just saying that to placate him; it was the truth. Ye Ling had played brilliantly in the game, and it had been incredibly captivating.

Especially the moment the score was tied—her heart had nearly leaped out of her throat.

As Ning Ruoxi carefully replayed the game in her mind, she suddenly realized that in the entire twenty-plus-minute match, her memory was filled with nothing but Ye Ling.

As for Li Hu and the others, it was as if they’d been blurred out, completely ignored by her.

’But... she had to admit, Ye Ling’s final slam dunk was really, really cool.’

At the thought, Ning Ruoxi’s pretty face flushed red again.

"Are you thinking about something naughty?"

Seeing Ning Ruoxi’s cheeks grow even redder, Ye Ling couldn’t resist reaching out and pinching them again.

"No, I’m not!"

Ning Ruoxi huffed coquettishly and turned to walk away.

’That rascal, pinching her face repeatedly in public. He’s going too far!’

’How embarrassing would it be if people saw?’

Actually, the other students had long since gotten used to Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi’s public displays of affection. In fact, they were starting to have a very strange reaction to it.

The more it tormented them, the more they couldn’t help but want to watch.

"Babe, you seem like you’ve lost some weight recently."

Ye Ling caught up to her and said.

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi’s mood instantly brightened. She pouted. "Don’t think you can sweet-talk me into forgiving you so easily!"

"Huh?"

Ye Ling was dumbfounded.

He hadn’t just been trying to sweet-talk her; he genuinely thought she’d gotten thinner. Her cheeks didn’t seem as plump and cute as before.

"Alright, I forgive you, you dummy. You’re such a blockhead."

Seeing Ye Ling frozen in place, Ning Ruoxi thought he was genuinely worried that she was mad. She pouted her lips and reached out to hug his arm.

Seeing this, Ye Ling froze again.

’Wait a minute.’

’What just happened?’

’One second she was saying she wouldn’t forgive me easily, and the next she’s suddenly forgiven me?’

However, Ye Ling didn’t dwell on it. Right now, his attention was focused on his arm, on the feeling of being squeezed...

"Honey, have you... gotten bigger?"

"Huh?"

Ning Ruoxi faltered for a moment.

"Nothing, nothing."

Ye Ling immediately waved his hands dismissively, but a faint smile touched his lips.

’As long as she hadn’t lost weight in the *right* places!’