Chapter 52 (1/2)
Fake Slackers
Translator: Jury
Editor: NomNom
First Published on Chaleuria
052 – Very eye-catching, as if he radiated light
”Don't move”
”Stay still Got it”
One of Xie Yu's hands was in his pocket, the other acting as a pillow for his head He looked down at the pen caught in his shi+rt ”What did you throw?”
He Zhao said, ”My hand slipped Really, ly found the pen he had lost for several days in the corner of his desk coee, one so poor he couldn't feed his guests, who had suddenly received an unexpected windfall ”Did you see, Old Xie? We have a pen now”
Xie Yu lay on the desk He hadn't slept enough during the previous class period, so he made a lukewar, but that pen had flown in his direction the very next second If Xie Yu moved even a little now, it would fall to the floor
He Zhao was very close, his hands on top of Xie Yu's thigh; it was ticklish If his hands wandered upwards just a fewthey shouldn't touch
Xie Yu turned away and said, a little stiffly, ”Hurry the fuck up”
He Zhao hadn't thought much of it, initially He loved his pen like he would love the last scion of his faers touched the pen cap
Shen Jie stood at the aiting for Xie Yu to kick his Zhao-ge's chair over, infor hi inappropriately came at a price But he waited and waited, and the class bell rang but Xie Yu still hadn'tjust let his deskmate touch him for a while and even responded when He Zhao talked to hiht, I haven't seen theed?!
The last class of the , was now recovered from his headache and stood up excitedly ”Brothers and sisters, see you on the court!”
He Zhao stood up ”If Old Wu sees you he'll die of anger”
During theto co had said he was too weak that day to hold chalk But noas all fired up, as if he was about to take off his jacket and jump out theand onto the basketball court
Luo Wenqiang opened hisfor an excuse, interrupted before he could speak ”Don't go on about the spirit of exercise”
”Old Xie” He Zhao stood in the doorway ”Let's go”
Luo Wenqiang: ”……” These two are really presenting a united front today
”Two laps for warym teacher squatted by the rostrum, a whistle in his mouth, and said lazily, ”Free tiy with it, the foruht, he unintentionally met He Zhao's eyes
They stood at the back of the line and neither one of the at the chaos on the soccer field So of volleyballs Then Xie Yu discovered that He Zhao was pressing the back of his hand against his, whether intentionally or not
The gym teacher narrowed his eyes and said, ”If you want sports equipo to the equip, are you still playing basketball today?”
Luo Wenqiang replied, ”Yes, of course we are”
The gym teacher said, ”We don't know if there will be a basketball tournament this ter new this year”
”What 'soreat deal of effort getting on the basketball tea time ”Because of what happened last ter after the round robin were both too coht The classes had stayed enelared at each other for the whole school term
The crowd murmured
No one noticed the small movements of the two people in the last row
The backs of their hands pressed together, they stayed that way, quietly, aware but silent
”Old Xie,” He Zhao suddenly said
”What?”
”Basketball later?”
”No”
Luo Wenqiang walked to the front of the row and led the class in their warm-up run He ran backwards, hands in the air, and said, ”Girls, follow Qing-ge! Stay in line and don't fall behind”
He Zhao had been running at the end of the line, and while the gyarded the line and ran forward one place, next to Xie Yu He whispered, ”Can you run? Is your leg okay?”
He'd recovered long ago It wasn't a serious injury in the first place and it had healed quickly A few days' rest had been enough
Before Xie Yu could reply in the affir? Formation! For and returned to the back of the line
After jogging two laps and passing the finish line, everyone dispersed