Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 8: Causing Trouble
As soon as he returned to the classroom, he ran into Wang Zhen, who saw his wet hair and shouted, "Damn it, you went to play basketball by yourself?"

"We have a tryout this afternoon, so we must prepare for it."

"Don't call me!" Wang Zhen was quite dissatisfied.

"You get up so early? Okay, let's meet at the court at six o'clock tomorrow!" Chen Fang put the ball away and said with a smile.

Wang Zhen waved his hands when he heard it: "Just treat it as a fart, I can't get up so early!"

The bell for morning exercises rang, and the two walked downstairs. Wang Zhen pointed at the back of Chen Fang's head and said, "The bandages have been removed. Are you okay?"

"It's inconvenient to wash my hair, and the wound has scarred, so I removed it."

"Anyway, you'd better be more restrained in the afternoon. The school team members are tall and strong, and they are all rough." Wang Zhen was a little worried.

"What? You want to change your mind and don't want to take the undergraduate entrance exam?" Chen Fang said.

Wang Zhen's eyes widened: "You don't know how to appreciate a good person."

"Okay, I know what I want to do. I want to join the school team myself." Seeing that Wang Zhen was really angry, Chen Fang immediately spoke out his true feelings.

"Who doesn't want to join? The school team doesn't have to attend the third class in the afternoon and can play in the Dongsheng Stadium. It's so cool!" Wang Zhen was very yearning. You know, Dongsheng Stadium is the school team's exclusive stadium and it is also the only plastic stadium in the school. The stands can seat thousands of people. Every time the school team trains, the stands are packed. The attention is like the treatment of a star.

Chen Fang walked and shook his head: "This is really not what I want. I have always had a regret that I have never played in the Naigao competition. This time, I can't miss it."

Wang Zhen asked in confusion, "Regret? My friend, what you said sounds like an old man's last wish before he dies. What's wrong? Did you travel through time?"

Chen Fang's heart sank, and he realized that he had said the wrong thing. At this time, a tall and thin girl walked over.

"Good morning."

"Good morning!" Chen Fang said hurriedly. Wang Zhen saw the girl turned and left, and immediately asked Chen Fang: "Lin Xi took the initiative to say hello to you?"

Chen Fang was also surprised by Lin Xi's initiative. Hearing this, he said, "She is just saying hello to us. What's the big deal?"

"Bullshit, when Lin Xi was talking, her eyes were fixed on you, and she didn't even glance at me." It is said that people's brains are most intuitive in the morning. Wang Zhen looked at Chen Fang suspiciously: "Are you already together?"

Chen Fang was stunned. Seeing his brother's expression, Wang Zhen became more certain: "Not bad, brother. You acted quickly and kept the secret so well. I'm convinced."

"You will definitely be a gossip reporter in the future. Why did you choose science? It's not too late to change now!"

"Don't change the subject. Lin Xi's eyes were blurry just now. Do you think I'm blind? My vision is 5.0!"

Chen Fang was overwhelmed, but fortunately they had already arrived at the playground. Under the teacher's majestic gaze, Wang Zhen didn't dare to say much. He just looked at Lin Xi in front of him, and then looked at Chen Fang beside him, sometimes laughing, sometimes sighing.

Chen Fang secretly groaned, wondering if yesterday’s action had given Lin Xi the courage.

Morning exercises passed in the blink of an eye. Thousands of people lined up in an orderly manner on the playground and walked towards the teaching building. There were many people around, so Wang Zhen didn't ask too many questions. He just winked at Liu Jun and Zhen Xin when he saw them.

Chen Fang had no time to care about anything. As soon as the morning self-study get out of class was over, his three best friends surrounded him.

"Sure, Brother Fang, after this fall, your luck will turn around and you will have success in both love and career!" Zhen Xin maintained his usual gloomy expression.

"Brother Fang, can Lin Xi's best friend Liu Yu help me make some connections? I'll reward you handsomely if you succeed!" Liu Jun bowed and flattered. He has liked Liu Yu for several years. Even at a class reunion later, Wang Zhen still said that he was still obsessed with Liu Yu.

Chen Fang looked speechlessly at Wang Zhen who was watching the fun nearby. This guy really wanted to be an entertainment reporter, and it has only been a short time.

"That's enough. When I get beaten up, you guys will share the medical expenses."

"How is that possible? We are the Four Heavenly Kings, and we have the upper hand in school. Brother Fang, you should keep your heart at ease. If a rival for love comes, I, Zhen Xin, will be the first to stand up for you."

"I almost believed it." Chen Fang stood up and pushed the scum away: "Get out of the way, I want to go have breakfast!"

"It's my treat today!" Liu Jun said immediately.

"That's possible, but you have no chance with Liu Yu. Don't you know that she has a boyfriend?" Chen Fang said deliberately.

Liu Jun immediately wilted and said awkwardly: "High school love is very fragile, I can wait!"

"What a lickspittle!" With a thumbs up, Chen Fang turned Wang Zhen around and said, "Old Wang, the speed of this spread is so shocking!"

"It has nothing to do with me. They have dirty thoughts. I'm just telling you the truth. Did Lin Xi greet you proactively in the morning?" Wang Zhen had an innocent expression.

"But when you said that, your eyes were vulgar and your expression was obscene!" Zhen Xin, the stabber, stabbed back.

"That's right, I have a direct visual sense!" Liu Jun felt like adding another blow.

"Get lost. I'm going to say this first. If I hear anything from other people, you'll be in trouble."

"Don't worry, buddy. As long as the benefits are in place, my mouth is as hard as a rock." Wang Zhen's words exposed his true intention. "Damn, you bastard!" After laughing and cursing, Chen Fang changed the subject. He knew that if he continued talking, it would be endless.

The four of them went to the cafeteria laughing, but as soon as they reached the main road, they were stopped by several people.

They were all tall men over 1.8 meters tall, and the leader was Xue Chong.

"Nice to meet you again, Chen Fang!" Xue Chong said with a smile.

Chen Fang put away his smile and his eyes became sharp. He didn't expect Xue Chong to come so quickly.

"I heard that you will come to the team for a tryout this afternoon, so I came here in advance to welcome you, little brother. Please don't misunderstand me!"

"Oh, now that you mention it, I just remembered that Xue Daxing is the No. 1 player in our school team. You are so polite." Chen Fang changed the subject: "But it seems that none of our Dongsheng classmates have been to Nanyang Sports Center to watch a game in the past two years. Wang Zhen, do you remember?"

"I don't even know where the sports center is. Alas, I'm not qualified to go there!" Wang Zhen sighed.

Brothers are as close as brothers. They cooperated without knowing anything. Zhen Xin was also very good at dealing with things. He felt that the newcomer had bad intentions, so he added fuel to the fire: "Qualifications? Do you know what Bai Ye said about Dongsheng? Dongsheng is just a small guy, not worth mentioning. I was so embarrassed when I heard that that I wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. It was so embarrassing!"

"What the hell are you spewing!" Xue Chong lost his guard on the spot, his face turned red like a purple potato. He was about to rush forward, but was stopped by people nearby.

Fighting in school is a big deal and everyone present will be implicated.

But don’t just say that Xue Chong has a bad temper, anyone else would be the same. We can only blame Zhen Xin for being too heartbreaking.

In the rematch of the Nanyang League last year, Dongsheng played against Nanyang No. 1 Middle School. Bai Ye crushed Xue Chong into pieces, and finally said something in an extremely arrogant manner that almost caused a big fight: Little Dongsheng, not worth mentioning.

Times have changed, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye, but these words are still a scar in the Dongsheng basketball circle.

Chen Fang pushed Zhen Xin and glared at him. "How can you say such a thing, you have no brains?" He had originally just been mocking Xue Chong's inability to lead a team, but now, things have gotten out of hand.

"Forget about the welcome. See you in the afternoon!" Chen Fang took a few people and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xue Chong.

"Chen Fang, I originally just wanted to give you a warning so that you can distinguish between the big and small kings. But now I have changed my mind. Your school team can't get in!" Xue Chong shouted in a decisive tone at the backs of Chen Fang and others.

However, Chen Fang did not look back, nor did he say anything harsh. He just raised his hand and made a shooting gesture as he walked, meaning that the outcome would be decided on the court.

This incident made the breakfast of the four people tasteless. Zhen Xin also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and broke the silence with a smile: "Chen Fang, it was my fault just now."

"It's okay. You support me. I shouldn't blame you for anything that goes wrong."

"Zhen Xin, you seem smart at ordinary times, but why do you become so weak at the critical moment?" Wang Zhen was actually very unhappy. His good brother wanted to join the school team, but now he had such a big conflict with the top player, how could he still have a chance?
"But then again, why does Xue Chong have a problem with you? It seems like we have never met him before?" Seeing that a conflict was about to arise, Liu Jun quickly changed the subject and asked.

"I don't know either." Chen Fang naturally couldn't tell what happened last night.

Wang Zhen came to the rescue: "Hey, who in the school doesn't know Xue Chong's bad temper? I guess he is standing up for Yang Shan."

"The world of martial arts, and the ways of the world!" Lord Zhen Xin sighed.

"It's not that exaggerated. But Chen Fang, don't care too much about the school team. The level of our school team is just like that. Whether you get in or not is nothing more than the right to use a court. I think it's fine for the four of us to play ball from time to time." Liu Jun comforted.

Chen Fang felt the care of the three people. It had been a long time since he felt such true friendship. He nodded excitedly, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Let's go. We have a good morning with math and English. Let's go back to the classroom and get ready."

"Liu Datou, I feel sick just thinking about his English class!" Wang Zhen suddenly became depressed and started wailing.

"It's just pure insanity. Making sentences with all kinds of grammatical situations and learning a London accent. I really want to die." Zhen Xin also covered his face.

"It's okay. I think Teacher Liu is very good. He is a special-grade teacher. The probability of the whole grade taking his class is one in seven. We are very lucky." Liu Jun comforted him instead.

"You are in the top three in English, so you must not care!" Wang Zhen retorted.

"Why are you so arrogant? When I have money, I will hire you as my translator, okay?" Zhen Xin said unhappily.

"50,000 US dollars a month, otherwise no deal!"

"I'll give you a lump, eat you to death!"

"Give me three lumps. Why are you so stingy? Can't you poop? Don't you know that Liu Jun has a big appetite?" Wang Zhen added.

"Hey, hey, you just finished breakfast and you're saying such disgusting things?" Liu Jun couldn't stand it anymore and shouted.

Chen stood aside, watching the three people bickering with a smile on his face. Campus life has never been bitter. Looking back, every little bit of it was sweet.

His English was indeed very poor at the time, but later, in order to look up information, he watched videos of sports and technical bloggers on the Internet, and he actually learned English. He had no problem with listening and grammar. In addition, the baseball circle was seriously involuted, and more and more black people came to China to seek gold, which also gave Chen Fang a lot of help in communication.

Now I just need to memorize the words in the book. English is not a problem for Chen Fang now.

(End of this chapter)