Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 11 A Day Trip with Xia Zhitong
Early in the morning.

It's just dawn.

Gu Cheng was awakened by the vibration in his ear. A hand instinctively reached out from under the covers, grabbed the constantly vibrating phone, answered it, and held it to his ear:

"Hey."

"Brother Acheng".

A shout came from the other end: "Did you see the message I sent you last night?"

"Who are you?"

"I am Xia Mingxuan."

"do not know."

You dialed the wrong number.

“I added you as a friend at the tennis court last night, saying I wanted to introduce you to the kid who is my sister.”

"My sister agreed."

Gu Cheng was instantly wide awake, abruptly sitting up in bed. After Xia Mingxuan finished speaking, he said speechlessly, "I was just joking, don't take it seriously!"

"That won't do, Brother Cheng. You promised me last night that I would introduce my sister to you and you would teach me how to play topspin serve. It's a fair deal, no cheating. You're older than me, so you can't go back on your word." As soon as he heard that Gu Cheng wasn't going to admit it, Xia Mingxuan immediately objected. He had even sold out his own sister for the sake of topspin serve.

Uncle Lu didn't mention this to his sister, otherwise he would definitely have been beaten to death.

In other words, this was an opportunity he risked his life for, so he was unwilling to give it up easily.

Gu Cheng didn't intend to renege on his promise; he just thought the whole thing was ridiculous. Last night, he just casually dismissed Xia Mingxuan, who was only eight or nine years old. After all, who would really introduce their sister to a stranger just to learn some kind of topspin serve?
But he didn't expect that Xia Mingxuan would actually do it.

"Brother, please, I really love tennis, please teach me how to hit a topspin serve."

"please!"

"I promise I will study hard and I will never let you down."

Hearing the pleading voices in his ear, Gu Cheng really didn't know how to refuse, especially since he had promised them last night.

Gu Cheng never considered himself particularly noble, but he could at least keep his word. After thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

“I can teach you how to serve with topspin, but I can’t introduce you to your sister. I thought you were just joking last night.”

"No!"

Xia Mingxuan said in a tearful voice, "I've already told my sister, and she agreed. If I go to tell her about this now, she'll beat me to death."

"real."

"Don't let my sister's thin appearance fool you, she's been practicing free fighting since she was little. She might not be able to beat people her own age, but beating me is like beating a chick."

"You don't want to see me get beaten up, do you?"

"Actually, I'm not afraid of getting beaten up. My dad says I'm thick-skinned and can take a beating without any problem. But I'm afraid she'll hit my face! It would be so embarrassing to go to school with all those bruises."

Gu Cheng almost burst out laughing. Is this what they mean by "beating your younger brother early"?

Hearing him say that, Gu Cheng had no choice but to agree. The two arranged a time and place before hanging up the phone.

Gu Cheng's sweet dream was interrupted by the little brat, so he lost his will to sleep. He got up, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and then prepared breakfast for his parents who were still in bed.

After finishing breakfast, Gu Cheng glanced at the address Gu Mingxuan had sent him. It seemed to be a small commodity market not far from the Tennis Stadium.

Gu Cheng was speechless. Who would introduce a girl to a small commodity market? Aren't they usually going to places like zoos or amusement parks?
Go see the scenery or go hiking, that would be good too.

He had never really thought about the small commodities market.

If it were an ordinary family, it wouldn't be a problem to take the girl to a small commodity market, considering she might like shopping. But Xia Mingxuan's family was clearly well-off.

It's impossible for an average family to come up with 100,000 yuan in pocket money these days, and it will be extremely rare even more than ten years from now.

What hasn't his sister seen?

But considering that it was Xia Mingxuan who chose the place, and perhaps it was his sister's decision, she didn't bother to ask if they wanted to change the location.

After jogging for about forty minutes, Gu Cheng finally arrived at the entrance of the small commodities market.

It was 8:30 a.m. At this time, not many shops in the market were open; most would not open until 9:00 a.m.

While there was still time, Gu Cheng ran around the small commodities market.

By the time I finished my run and came back, it was almost nine o'clock, and most of the shops in the small commodities market were already open for business.

Just then, the phone rang.

Gu Cheng saw that it was Xia Mingxuan calling and immediately answered. He then heard Xia Mingxuan say that he had dropped his sister off at the north entrance of the small commodities market and asked him to pick her up. Xia Mingxuan said something like that his sister was naive and timid.

Gu Cheng had no choice but to run to the north entrance of the small commodities market.

Before we even arrived, we could see a beautiful figure standing there in the distance.

Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, glanced around, and found that there was no one else at the North Gate entrance besides the other person. He then sent a voice message to Xia Mingxuan with a wry smile: "Is your sister Xia Zhitong?"

Xia Mingxuan quickly replied: "Can't believe it? My sister is beautiful, isn't she? I told you last night that my sister is very beautiful. If it weren't for the fact that you're also handsome, I wouldn't have introduced my sister to you."

"Of course, being handsome is secondary; the most important thing is that you can hit an outside spin serve."

"Hehe!" Gu Cheng hung up the phone speechlessly, then looked up and faced the girl not far away.

Xia Zhitong wore a pink chiffon blouse today, with the neckline slightly open, revealing a hint of unintentional sexiness. The cuffs were gently tightened, adding a touch of playfulness to the entire upper body. The floral skirt she paired with it seemed to have stepped out of a fairy tale, exuding an ethereal aura. With a pair of simple flat shoes, she looked every bit the teenage beauty.

She stood there, curiously looking around, but whenever someone looked at her, that aloof indifference would quickly reappear on her face.

Once everyone left, he continued to secretly observe, acting as if he had never seen the world before.

Seeing this, Gu Cheng finally understood why Xia Mingxuan had chosen the small commodities market.

Although I don't know what Xia Zhitong's family does, they are definitely rich and powerful. Girls from such families might not have ever been to a small commodities market.

They might not even have the chance to go shopping at a mall by themselves.

That's why I was curious when I saw this dazzling array of goods.

To be honest, this is quite "pitiful".

But if you look at it from another perspective, you might not even be able to imagine their happiness.

As Gu Cheng was observing the girl, Xia Zhitong seemed to notice that someone was watching her, so she glanced at her with her cool gaze.

When she met Gu Cheng's gaze, she quickly looked away.

Realizing that the girl had already seen him, Gu Cheng immediately stepped forward and casually greeted her: "Hello, my name is Gu Cheng, Xia Zhitong, nice to meet you."

Hearing the sound, Xia Zhitong turned her head slightly, her gaze still carrying a hint of coldness, but also a touch of doubt.

“I met a little boy last night, his name is Xia Mingxuan,” Gu Cheng explained.

"Oh."

The tone was very flat, and then that was it.

Indeed, she is aloof.

Knowing that the other person probably didn't like to talk, Gu Cheng suggested that they take a walk in the small commodities market. Although the girl didn't say anything, she nodded slightly.

The two walked in side by side.

Xia Zhitong had probably never been to a place like this before, and she was curious about everything. Especially after getting to know Gu Cheng, she began to ignore Gu Cheng's surprised gaze, her watery eyes looking left and right.

The two strolled around for about half an hour. Gu Cheng was extremely thirsty and turned to the girl, saying, "I'll go buy some drinks. You wait here for a while."

"Don't wander off." He added this reminder before leaving.

If it were anyone else, it probably wouldn't be a problem, but Xia Zhitong had never been to a small commodity market before, and this place was relatively chaotic.

Xia Zhitong obediently nodded gently.

Gu Cheng quickly ran to the small supermarket not far away and returned shortly afterward carrying a bag.

"We have bottled water and Wahaha drinks, what would you like to drink?"

Xia Zhitong glanced at the opened bag and pointed to the bottle of Wahaha AD Calcium Milk lying inside.

"this?"

Gu Cheng took out a Wahaha drink, inserted the straw, and handed it to Xia Zhitong.

Xia Zhitong took it and then sipped it slowly.

The two continued walking forward, and just then, Li Yang called. Before he even put the phone to his ear, he heard the guy's loud voice: "Acheng, Feitian Internet Cafe, hurry up, we're just missing you for our five-man team."

"You guys have fun, I have plans to meet someone today."

"Who?"

"A girl I just met."

"Damn it, you're a womanizer who neglects his friends."

"I promised her brother I'd take her out to play, so I can't just leave her alone now, can I?"

"Who?"

"Do I know him?"

"I know him, he's from our school."

"Oh."

"Alright, then you go keep them company."

Li Yang said speechlessly, "You're really something else. I told you to go after Xia Zhitong, but you wouldn't. Now you're hanging out with other girls. I don't know what you were thinking. Did you lose your mind?"

Gu Cheng glanced at Xia Zhitong, smiled, retorted with a curse, and then hung up the phone.

Whether it was because Gu Cheng's microphone was too loud or because Xia Zhitong heard him, she suddenly looked up while sipping her AD calcium milk: "Let's go play some games."

Then he added, "Take me with you."

Gu Cheng: "..."

(End of this chapter)