Chapter 22 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Friday, the day before the match.

Almost every single player on the soccer team was feeling restless at varying extents. Some of them were visibly agitated, unable to pay attention in class or sit still. However, two of them were exceptions.

“For this question… um, Yang Pan, please answer,” the history teacher called from his podium.

“…”

“Yang Pan!” the elderly man raised his voice.

“Zzz…” his only reply was a louder snore.

If it wasn’t for the game tomorrow, I would not have let this go! Sleeping in my class! The teacher thought begrudgingly. “Fine,” he said, “let’s switch. Zhang Jun.”

“…”

“Zhang Jun!”

“Zzz…”

There was maybe three seconds of utter silence in the class, and then….

“Zhang Jun! Yang Pan! Get up, both of you! Do you hear me?! Napping in the morning! Go stand outside the class!”

“Wow! Our teacher finally exploded!”

…

Noon, after school.

“Really?! Others are either excited or anxious. Only the two of you could actually nap in class!” Su Fei grumbled at the pair, who still looked drowsy. “Aren’t there better classes to sleep in? Both of you picked the old man’s class on purpose. I guess the two of you have lived for far too long! I could hear him shouting from all the way downstairs.”

Yang Pan released a drawn-out yawn in reply. “What has a national champion not face? It can’t be helped that we’re sleepy in the morning since we played until the late hours the night before.”

“Now that you’ve mentioned it, why were you staying over at Zhang Jun place’s last night?

“He told his mom he was scared to be alone at home, so I went over to provide company.”

“You don’t say?” Su Fei asked, feeling astonished. “How old are you again, Zhang Jun? Still scared of sleeping alone?”

“Scared, my foot!” Zhang Jun growled, “We were watching horror movies in the middle of the night, okay. I’m so done with this guy!”

The trio were still chattering when several familiar figures approached them: it was Li Yongle and his group. They stopped right in front of the trio.

“It’s you?” Zhang Jun exclaimed.

“Came here to spy on the enemy again?” Yang Pan followed-up.

Li shook his head. “No! We’ve already watched replays of your games three times.”

“That’s right! All I see now whenever I close my eyes are scenes of you guys running around and I can’t get it out of my head!” Zhang Yang joined in.

“Tut… Who would want that!” Yang Pan stuck his tongue out in retort.

Ignoring the pair’s banter, Li asked Zhang Jun, “How’s the injury?”

“Jogging isn’t a problem now.”