Chapter 79 - Fight Until the Finals (2/2)
“Get your mind out of the gutter.”
“Hehe! You asked me to get my mind out of the gutter… Wow! Okay! Stop! I was only joking!” Kaka pulled Zhang Jun’s leg with a smile. “Seriously, can’t a guy joke around?”
Zhang Jun put his foot down and immediately waved his hands. “Don’t! I won’t repeat myself!”
As Zhang Jun stepped back, Kaka shifted his gaze to the banner. “It’s very stylish, isn’t it?”
“Yes it is.” Zhang Jun nodded.
“Celebrating the Shu Guang soccer team’s entrance to the final round… It feels pretty good!”
Zhang Jun thought of Su Fei’s words when their faces were stuck together that Sunday morning.
“Make sure you get to the National Championship, alright?”
Zhang Jun looked at the banner again as it blew in the wind. “After a week, the words on it will change.”
“Change? Change to what?”
Zhang Jun smiled. “We warmly celebrate the Shu Guang soccer team’s entrance to the National Championship.”
…
Zhang Jun shot the ball into the goalpost and the crowd went wild.
“Good goal!”
“That was too beautiful!”
“How accurate! Kicking the ball where he pointed to!”
“Aren’t they exaggerating a little? It’s only a goalpost, why are they making so much noise?” An Ke said as he kicked the ball back to Zhang Jun. “These people are too inexperienced! You shouldn’t be fooled by their cheers!” He patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder.
An Ke then caught Lin Xiaofang’s shot in his arms.
“Excellent!”
“An Ke, you’re so good!”
“What a nice save!”
An Ke gave the ball to Chen Bo and everyone started to cheer at the entrance, “Awesome! Again! Again!”
After the sound of the whistle, he slammed Chen Bo’s shot out of the bottom line.
Zhang Jun rolled his eyes. “You shouldn’t be fooled by their cheers too…”
Kaka laughed. “Hehe! Don’t blame him. Look at the side of the field; it’s stacked with lots of people. Everyone’s enthusiasm is unprecedentedly high. After all, we’ve reached the finals.”
“Kaka!” Liang Ke called out.
As though it was part of some special training, the girls instantly shrieked for Kaka while the boys cheered for An Ke. “Tackle it, An Ke! Give us another block!”
Kaka took the lead as he peered over at An Ke’s position. The little guy seemed out of shape, plus he was standing too near to the front. Kaka had no intentions of inflating An Ke’s ego for the third time. He kicked the soccer ball gently and it drew an arc as it approached the crossbar. It avoided An Ke’s extended hand and fell into the goal.
“Beautiful!”
“What a graceful kick!”
What frustrated An Ke even more was the boys who were previously supporting him unanimously became Kaka’s loyal supporters. Kaka then elegantly raised his hands to the audience and the cheers from the crowd grew louder.
An Ke jumped. “That doesn’t count! That doesn’t count! I was careless with that ball just now! If you do it again, I’ll make sure that ball of yours doesn’t go in!
“Don’t you dare laugh! If you don’t believe me, come on and try it!
“Kaka, you were just lucky, so now you’re thinking about running away! Come on, let’s do it again!”
An Ke eventually stomped away. Students, who were working hard in the main building could hear An Ke’s growls from the stadium.
Chen Huafeng leaned against the railings of the stands. Some of the spectators just could not help but watch Shu Guang’s day-to-day training, which one could describe as “chaotic”.
“Why are they so relaxed? The next game is already the final round!”
…
Li Yongle noticed that He Wen did not seem to be in good mood ever since Monday morning. The cute manager, who was always smiling had been in a state of worry for the past two days.
“He Wen, is something the matter?” Grabbing the chance to drink some water, Li Yongle also took the initiative to approah her.
“Ah, no, it’s nothing…”
“He Wen! Get some clean towels here!” Sun Laihong called out and solved He Wen’s problem. She quickly obliged and turned to fetch the required things. For a moment, Li Yongle saw her walking with a pile of socks.
Sun Laihong was puzzled as he held the socks. “This is… I was thinking of giving them towels to wipe their sweat…”
He Wen finally snapped out of it and immediately lowered her head to apologize. “Sorry, I’ll change them immediately!”
Li Yongle watched as He Wen ran past him, carrying the socks. A moment later, she ran back with a pile of towels.
After sending the towels, He Wen returned to continue washing her clothes.
“Are you really alright?”
He Wen blushed.
“Are you having a dilemma on whether you should cheer for us or your brother, An Ke on Sunday?”
He Wen’s soap slipped and she looked up at Li Yongle. “Huh? How do you know that An Ke’s my brother?”
“Hehe, that’s a secret!” Looking at He Wen’s raised eyebrows, Li Yongle instantly changed his words. “Actually, it’s because of the author didn’t think things through enough, so that’s how I know An Ke’s your brother.”
(Author: sweat…)
He Wen shook her head. “No, I’m worried about our soccer team. Shu Guang’s very strong, I’m worried that you guys may not win—”
Li Yongle cut her off. “Shu Guang’s very strong, but we’re stronger! The final victory will surely belong to Zhongyuan High School!”