My sister never calls me brother.

Zhou Han also pulled up a chair and sat down next to Miyazaki Airi.

"Senior Zhou!" Lilith came running over excitedly and asked, "Did you have a cold before? You took so much leave..."

"Ah... this..." Zhou Han hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

The fight in the gymnasium hadn't spread far yet, and the first-graders were almost unaware of it.

"And the zombie you dressed up as the other day was so realistic! You even walked with a limp!" Lilith was very excited to see Zhou Han after so long, and she continued, "Just like this..."

After saying that, Lilith began to imitate Zhou Han's walk from that day, limping and even adding sound effects, "Awoo~ Awoo~"

Zhou Han raised an eyebrow. Everyone says that unruly children are terrible, and he has witnessed it firsthand today.

That's how Lilith talks; she doesn't mean any harm, but she doesn't care about the atmosphere around her at all.

Airi Miyazaki sighed helplessly, reached out and grabbed Lilith's ahoge (cowlick), tugged at it, and said irritably, "You better shut up..."

"Aaaaaah—!" Lilith screamed, clutching her head, and said dejectedly, "I just saw that Senior Zhou was so down that day, and I wanted to find a suitable excuse for him to cover it up..."

Zhou Han was taken aback. He hadn't expected Lilith to care for him in her own way, which surprised him.

Airi Miyazaki released Lilith and said, "Then just say it!"

“If I just said it outright, I wouldn’t be Lilith~” Lilith rubbed her ahoge (cowlick).

"I'm not disappointed anymore, but thank you anyway..." Zhou Han smiled.

Lin Nianwei, who was reading a book, looked up at Zhou Han and felt that he seemed a little different now...

Lilith leaned closer to Zhou Han and whispered, "No need to thank me. Just find the little yellow book that Miyazaki-senpai hid and give it to me~"

Zhou Han was speechless, feeling that her feelings had been deceived once again.

"Pfft pfft pfft!" Lilith giggled, shaking her ahoge (cowlick).

"I heard everything~" Miyazaki Airi said quietly, her face expressionless.

"Eh—!!?" Lilith was startled and jumped.

Song Mingyuan watched them let out a sigh of relief, smiled, and thought to himself, "Looks like things have returned to normal..."

While everyone was fooling around in the Seigaku office, someone walked in.

"Excuse me, is this the Seigaku office?" A sporty guy half-pushed open the door and peeked at everyone.

"Yes! Please come in!" Song Mingyuan became enthusiastic when he saw that someone had come to help.

"Oh! Okay!" The boy walked in.

Only then did everyone get a good look at his clothes. He was wearing a basketball uniform, a sports headband, and a basketball bag slung over his shoulder. He looked taller than Zhou Han, over 1.8 meters.

"Come sit down..." Song Mingyuan moved a chair and placed it opposite everyone.

After Song Mingyuan sat down, he said, "Now that you've joined our club, you should know what our club does, right?"

"Of course I know that! Haha!" The boy laughed heartily, revealing his shiny white teeth.

"Then why don't you introduce yourself first, so everyone can get to know each other?" Song Mingyuan said.

"Oh! Okay! Sure! Bro!" The boy paused for a moment and said, "My name is Fang Yong, I'm from Class 6, Grade 2, and I'm the captain of the basketball club, is that alright?"

Zhou Han raised an eyebrow; the name sounded somewhat familiar…

It's surprising that someone as oblivious as him could hear it.

"Yes, yes!" Song Mingyuan nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked in astonishment, "You're Fang Yong?"

"Yes!" Fang Yong was completely confused, thinking, "Is it necessary to be so surprised to hear my name?"

Song Mingyuan bit his hand in surprise and shouted—

"You're super famous at school!!!"

Chapter 87 The Troubles of a Basketball Ace

"You're super famous at school!!!" Song Mingyuan exclaimed.

"Huh!?" Fang Yong scratched his head awkwardly, seemingly completely unaware of his own identity, and said, "Is that so? I'm actually quite famous?"

"Not just famous! Super famous!" Song Mingyuan emphasized again, excitedly saying, "I heard your name when I was in second grade. Your story was all over the school back then. A freshman defeating the seniors in the basketball club and taking over the club is unbelievable no matter how you look at it..."

Zhou Han suddenly realized, and finally remembered. No wonder the name sounded so familiar. He thought to himself, "So that's who everyone was talking about back then... it was him!"

If Gu Bai became famous because of his personality and appearance, then Fang Yong truly became famous because of his strength, which is why many people only know his name but have never seen him.

Fang Yong has exceptional talent in basketball and entered Jinteng Academy as a sports specialist. Upon enrollment, he joined the school's renowned basketball club.

Less than a week after joining the club, Fang Yong defeated the then-head of the basketball club and took over the basketball club, becoming an extremely rare person to become the head of a major club in his first year. This matter caused quite a stir at the time, and even someone like Zhou Han, who was indifferent to worldly affairs, had heard about it.

"Uh..." Fang Yong chuckled twice and said, "It's not that exaggerated. The basketball club's iron-fisted policy is that whoever is stronger goes first, plus the team leader was injured, so I only managed to beat him by sheer luck..."

"Wow, you're too modest. It's so rare to be a group leader in your first year..." Song Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Brother, you really flatter me, haha..." Fang Yong chuckled sheepishly.

Zhou Han felt a little uncomfortable listening to Fang Yong calling her "brother" repeatedly. She thought to herself, "Is this guy just too familiar? Calling me 'brother' is so awkward..."

"Master~" Lilith leaned closer and whispered, "Why do I feel like you're flattering me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? He's the head of a big club and a celebrity. It's only right that we try to curry favor with him!" Song Mingyuan replied in a low voice.

“It feels so shameless~” Zhou Han suddenly said.

"It's definitely a good idea to build a good relationship with the basketball club." Song Mingyuan blushed.

"Is the basketball club really that good?" Airi Miyazaki asked.

"They are very impressive, you could say they have a distinguished record. They are always among the outstanding clubs selected by the school," Song Mingyuan said earnestly.

“Is that so…” Miyazaki Airi nodded.

“But it feels like our club has no dignity if we have to please him…” Zhou Han frowned and said in a low voice.

“Dignity can’t put food on the table. Our club’s neutrality is what it is, so the wider our network, the stronger the club. Don’t let personal feelings get in the way at times like this…” Song Mingyuan said seriously.

Although Zhou Han was unhappy, he still felt that it made sense. Indeed, as Song Mingyuan said, the Seigaku Agency was a club that helped people solve their troubles. The wider one's network, the easier it was to solve many things smoothly. If one did not rely on others and relied only on oneself, it would be easy to make no progress.

Fang Yong watched Song Mingyuan and the others huddled together, whispering, completely bewildered. He had no idea what they were talking about...

That's just how he is—honest, straightforward, and unlike that old fox Song Mingyuan, who has so many ulterior motives.

"Hey~ You must have been waiting impatiently, right?" Song Mingyuan turned to Fang Yong and said, "There's a bit of a dispute within the club."

"It's alright, it's alright, brother, you're busy, I'm not in a hurry!" Fang Yong waved his hand readily.

"I like honest people like you!" Song Mingyuan flattered, "Tell us what problem you've encountered, we'd like to hear it."

"Well..." Fang Yong scratched his head, paused, and said, "Don't you have any ways to relieve stress?"

"There are many ways to relieve stress, like deep breathing," Zhou Han replied casually. He had thought it was a difficult question, but it turned out to be very simple.

“That’s right, adjusting your mindset, reading more books, listening to classical music, etc., are all good options,” Miyazaki Airi agreed.

"Especially reading more erotic novels, it has a miraculous stress-relieving effect! I recommend you try it, hehehe!" Lilith gave a thumbs up, highly praising her method.

"Tsk!" Miyazaki Airi clicked her tongue, grabbed Lilith's ahoge (cowlick), and subdued her.

"Aiya ya ya ya—!" Lilith cried with a mournful face.

"Uh..." Fang Yong couldn't help but feel embarrassed and said, "I've tried all these methods, but they don't work. Oh wait! I haven't tried reading erotic novels yet, but let's skip that..."

"If possible, could you describe the problem you're encountering in more detail? That way, we can analyze it more thoroughly," Song Mingyuan asked after a moment's thought.

Fang Yong hesitated for a moment and said, "Isn't the high school basketball league coming up soon? But I've noticed that lately my free throws... I just can't seem to make them..."

The people at Seigaku's office were stunned, thinking they had misheard.

You have to understand that Fang Yong is the head of the basketball club. If this kind of problem were to occur, it would be absolutely fatal for a sports-talented student like him.

"Is this true?!" Zhou Han asked quickly.

“Yes…” Fang Yong nodded.

"Is it because of the pressure of the upcoming competition?" Miyazaki Airi asked.

"Maybe, he's usually fine," Fang Yong replied, puzzled.

"This is really bad, you're the ace of the basketball club, right..." Song Mingyuan exclaimed.

"So I'm really anxious right now..." Fang Yong said with a conflicted expression.

"What ideas do you have? Tell me," Song Mingyuan asked everyone.

"Is it really because the competition is approaching and the pressure is too great?" Zhou Han paused, then continued, "He should do more mental adjustment."

“Hmm…” Song Mingyuan began to think.

"Before I draw a conclusion, I have a few questions for you..." Lin Nianwei closed the book and looked at Fang Yong.

"Excuse me...excuse me." Fang Yong was startled. Lin Nianwei hadn't said a word since he came in, and her sudden opening of her mouth made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Is this your first time participating in a formal basketball game?" Lin Nianwei asked.

"Of course not. I participated in both city-level and provincial-level leagues when I was in junior high school," Fang Yong said.

"Then the problem couldn't possibly be caused by too much pre-match pressure," Lin Nianwei said calmly.

"Uh..." Fang Yong hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"You..." Lin Nianwei tilted her head and said, "Are you hiding something that's hard to talk about?"

“This…” Fang Yong became a little nervous.

"Do you know why you're like this?" Lin Nianwei pressed.

"..." Fang Yong didn't say anything, cold sweat pouring down his back.

"Were you lying just now?" Lin Nianwei began to press her aggressively.

Fang Yong swallowed hard and said, "No...no."

Lin Nianwei stopped asking questions and lowered her head to read her book, because—

It seems I've seen through him.

Chapter 88 Unaccustomed to Relying

Faced with Lin Nianwei's aggressive questioning, Fang Yong was speechless.