Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 8 My sister is so beautiful
"Gu Cheng."

Xiao Fan snapped out of his daze and, watching Gu Cheng's departing figure, called out to him again: "Can we exchange contact information? I'd like to arrange a few more games when you're free."

"I have no plans to touch tennis again."

Gu Cheng shook his head.

"Why?" Xiao Fan clenched his fists. He really couldn't understand why Gu Cheng, who was so strong and could easily become a professional tennis player, didn't want to take this path.

"Is it because of money?"

"With your abilities, there will definitely be training institutions or sporting goods companies willing to pay for you."

"It has nothing to do with money."

"Then..." Xiao Fan was a little anxious.

Gu Cheng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Perhaps I prefer freedom to fame!"

Xiao Fan had a lot of advice to give, but when he heard the word "freedom," he really didn't know what to say.

Professional gamers really don't have much freedom.

This is especially true for professional players with higher world rankings.

在WTA的规定中，顶级选手每年必须参加14站比赛，包括：4个大满贯（GS）、4个顶级巡回赛（PM）、5个高级巡回赛（P5）中的4个、6个国际巡回赛（P700）中的2个。

If a player qualifies for the year-end finals (YEC), they also need to participate in the tournaments, which means there are 15 major tournaments in total.

Moreover, apart from some veterans who can be exempted from participating in certain events due to physical condition or age, participation is mandatory for the rest, and those who deliberately refuse to participate may face fines.

In these respects, professional players do indeed lose their freedom.

In fact, apart from earning slightly more than working people and having some fame, they are no different from cattle or horses.

So Xiao Fan didn't mention professional competitions again. Although he felt it was a bit of a pity, everyone has their own ambitions, and everyone has different pursuits in life and the right to pursue what they like.

His desire to become a professional tennis player and to compete on the international stage doesn't mean that others share this ambition.

"How about I ask you to work out with me?" Xiao Fan suddenly laughed.

Since things had come to this point, Gu Cheng felt too embarrassed to refuse again. After exchanging contact information with Xiao Fan, he turned and left.

After Gu Cheng left, Xia Mingxuan finally realized what was happening and pulled the uncle next to him aside to ask, "Uncle, who won the match just now?"

"That high school student won."

"What's the score?"

"Well……"

The middle-aged man glanced at Xiao Fan on the field, sighed, and said, "6-0."

Xia Mingxuan's clear pupils widened in shock; this score was truly beyond his expectations.

He didn't know how good Xiao Fan was, but he had personally experienced how strong his coach was. He had been learning tennis for three or four years, but he had never scored a single point against his coach.

Xiao Fan, whose strength even his coach felt inferior to, speaks volumes about his ability.

Even so, he was still beaten 6-0 by a high school student, a gap that Xia Mingxuan could not even imagine.

Most importantly, he saw Gu Cheng's last serve when he came in.

It is the signature move of his favorite anime character, Echizen Ryoma.

Xia Mingxuan had always thought that this kind of serve only existed in anime, but now that he had seen it with his own eyes, the shock he felt was unimaginable.

"Thanks, uncle."

After thanking him, Xia Mingxuan hurriedly ran to Xiao Fan and called out, "Brother, um... who was that just now? Did you exchange contact information? Could you give me a copy of his contact information?"

Xiao Fan was slightly taken aback. Looking at the eight or nine-year-old boy in front of him, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, it's definitely not possible without his permission. If you want it, go ask him yourself."

Xia Mingxuan didn't linger, and called out to Lu Youwei who had caught up, "Uncle Lu, go and chase after that person."

Although Lu Youwei didn't know what had happened, he could only helplessly turn around and run out in the face of his young master's orders.

As Gu Cheng left the stadium and passed the reception desk, the receptionist immediately noticed him: "Is the game over?"

"Ah."

"Xiao Fan is very strong, isn't he!"

"Yeah, very strong."

Upon hearing this, the receptionist thought for a moment and said, "I was going to remind you when I heard you were going to compete against Xiao Fan, but since you agreed, I couldn't say anything."

"But saying all this now is hindsight, it's useless." "By the way, what's the score?"

The receptionist looked at him with interest: "6-1 or 6-2?"

"6-0."

The receptionist covered her mouth and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this score. But don't be discouraged. After all, Xiao Fan has played professional matches. Few of our tennis club's guests can last more than a few rallies against him. Most matches end 6-1 or 6-2, and the best ones are 6-3. Only our tennis club's contracted coach has that kind of skill."

"You're younger than him..."

The receptionist seemed about to say something to comfort Gu Cheng when Lu Youwei caught up with him: "Excuse me, sir, please wait a moment."

Gu Cheng subconsciously turned around and saw the middle-aged man who had appeared on the field after the game. He pointed at himself in confusion and asked, "Are you calling me?"

"Correct."

"You have something to do with me?"

Just as Lu Youwei was about to explain, the sound of running footsteps came from behind him. A moment later, Xia Mingxuan rushed up to Gu Cheng, panting slightly, his eyes filled with expectation and a hint of fervor: "Brother, I'll call you brother, can you teach me how to play the topspin serve?"

“I can pay too.” Then she added.

Gu Cheng was taken aback. Looking at the fervor on the other person's face, he guessed that this must be a fan of Little Dot.

Please?

"OK?"

"Just teach me the topspin serve."

Xia Mingxuan clasped his hands together and pleaded, "Please! Please!"

Gu Cheng didn't know if others could learn the topspin serve, but he still chose to refuse: "Sorry."

"Is it really not possible?"

Gu Cheng shook his head.

“I can give you money, ten thousand… no, one hundred thousand, this is all my pocket money.” Xia Mingxuan stared at Gu Cheng, his expression tense.

Gu Cheng thought that this was probably the child of a wealthy family. Ten thousand yuan in pocket money was not something that children from ordinary families could have. In most cases, even New Year's money would end up in the parents' pockets. For a child of this age, having a few dozen yuan in hand was already considered good.

Seeing that Gu Cheng remained silent, Xia Mingxuan's expression darkened considerably, but he did not give up. As if he had made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't want money, I can change the terms. You teach me how to play topspin serve, and I'll introduce you to my sister. How about that?"

"My sister is so beautiful."

Looking at the little kid in front of him who was earnestly promoting his sister, Gu Cheng was speechless and casually replied, "Sure!"

But in his heart he was thinking, what does a little kid like him know?

Xia Mingxuan's face lit up with joy: "A man's word is his bond."

"Add a friend."

After the two added each other as friends, Gu Cheng glanced at the time; it was almost nine o'clock. Without saying anything more, he turned and left the tennis hall.

As soon as Gu Cheng left, the receptionist suddenly looked at Xia Mingxuan: "Huh...didn't you go in to find Xiao Fan? Why did you come out so quickly?"

Xia Mingxuan chuckled: "Because I found someone even more capable than Xiao Fan."

"Even more impressive than Xiao Fan?"

"Who?"

The receptionist smiled, but didn't believe her. However, she realized what she meant as soon as she asked the question and looked in the direction Gu Cheng had left: "You don't mean that high school student, do you?"

"Yes, that's him!"

"how is this possible?"

"Didn't Xiao Fan beat him 6-0?"

Xia Mingxuan rolled his eyes: "He beat Xiao Fan 6-0, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the receptionist was completely stunned.

Thinking about what she had said to Gu Cheng earlier, her face turned bright red.

It's so embarrassing.

The news that Xiao Fan lost 6-0 to a high school student quickly spread throughout the tennis hall after the match ended. The mention of the topspin serve in particular attracted the attention of many tennis enthusiasts, especially fans of The Prince of Tennis. They approached the tennis hall staff, hoping to view the surveillance video.

Soon, the monitoring room was packed with people.

(End of this chapter)