Chapter 426 - Side Story 2: The Right Timing (1/2)

The thumping of the ball and the squeaking sound of her shoes against the floor resounded.

In the middle of the empty court in Zhang Jing's backyard, Li Qin Yao was seen dribbling the ball and trying a few tricks that her husband had taught her the last time.

Because her daughter had an interest in the game, Li Qin Yao would always get pulled along to practice with her. However, once the little princess had noticed that her skill might be better than her mother's, Zhang Li Xue no longer ask her mother to accompany her and instead, would pester her father.

As she did not want to get left out, Li Qin Yao had asked for her husband's help.

Of course, Zhang Yu Han was more than happy to help. He would give his wife personal coaching whenever they were free and this training would soon turn into flirting sessions and led them into something else.

Anyway… Recently, Li Qin Yao's skill in basketball has gotten a lot better. Although it was impossible for her to attempt a slam dunk, she can still shoot the ball into the hoop more accurately. Her dribbling skills had also improved a lot.

Even Zhang Li Xue could not deny that her mother's skills had gotten better.

After practicing the dribbling skills that her husband had taught her for a while, Li Qin Yao ran with the ball towards the center of the court, jumped up slightly, and shot the ball into the hoop.

The ball slammed against the hoop, went in, and drop on the ground with a loud thud.

She turned around and saw her husband leaned against the wall with his arms crossing on his ċhėst. His lips curled into a slight smile. The moment their gaze met, Li Qin Yao suddenly had a sense of Deja Vu.

Zhang Yu Han was the first to take the initiative to walk over to her. He stopped just a few inches away from her and smiled.

Because of their height difference, Li Qin Yao had to tilt her head up to look at him. She noticed the look on Zhang Yu Han's face and was about to open her mouth to say something but Zhang Yu Han beat her to it.

”Hello,” Zhang Yu Han spoke in his low, deep voice. He bent his head slightly to look at her until their face was only a few inches apart. The smile on his face became apparent and one glance at it, Li Qin Yao was able to tell that her husband was up to something.

”What are you trying to do?” Li Qin Yao whispered.

”My name is Zhang Yu Han.”

Li Qin Yao stared back at her husband in confusion.

Why did he suddenly make an introduction?

”I've been watching you practicing for a while,” Zhang Yu Han ignored the look on her face and continued. ”I just wanted to say that your three-pointer shot was impressive.”

Li Qin Yao tilted her head sideways and continued to stare at him. Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind and a laugh escaped her. She took a deep breath and put on a serious expression on her face. ”Hello. I'm Li Qin Yao. Thank you for your praise.”

”Li Qin Yao,” he repeated. ”That's a nice name.”

Hearing her name in his deep vibrating voice suddenly made her heart thump wildly against her ribcage. They have been married for seven years, but there are times when Zhang Yu Han could still make her blush like a teenage girl.

As she continued to stare back at his face, Li Qin Yao had the urge to link her arms around his neck and kiss him wildly. However, she could tell from his expression that he wanted to continue this play.

”Miss Li, I don't know how to say this,” Zhang Yu Han made a long paused. ”But I think you have caught my attention the moment the ball went into the hoop.”

Unable to resist his charm, she stood on tiptoed and kissed his lips. The ball in her hand dropped and rolled somewhere. Li Qin Yao rested her hands on his shoulders and he wrapped his arms around her waist to support her.

The couple pulled away after a while and Li Qin Yao gave him a teasing smile.

”I often wondered what would it be like if I were to chase you back then,” Zhang Yu Han said. ”If I go forward and took the initiative to talk to you instead of waiting until the end of the match, do you think we can be together with a little more earlier?”

Li Qin Yao pondered over his question and imagined how she would react if Zhang Yu Han walked over to her after she had shot the ball years ago.