176 The Gift 10 (2/2)

Encouraged by his wife, Lin Kang finished the game. He broke the record. The record of having the lowest point ever scored on that machine. It barely broke the double digit which was arguably was something that was harder to do than breaking the high score. Even a child could score at least 10, so in a way, Lin Kang was a veritable genius.

Lin Kang kept his head low to hide his embarrassment from Xiu Ling. To his surprise, Xiu Ling merely said, ”Yay, I won! Alright, what shall we try next?”

Then she prepared to move away. Lin Kang caught her arm and asked, ”Wait, that's all you have to say?!”

Xiu Ling looked at her husband with a question mark on her face. It was as if she was asking, 'What do you mean?'

Lin Kang pointed at the hoops machine next to them. ”Aren't you going to comment on how bad I was?”

”I did, didn't I?” Xiu Ling looked at Lin Kang with a frown.

”Yay! I won! And you lose!” Xiu Ling pumped her fist in the air with an exaggerated manner before turning to look at Lin Kang with a smile on her face. ”There, how about that? Better?”

”No, I'm not talking about that. I mean aren't you disappointed that I fail so badly at the game?”

Xiu Ling looked at her husband like she didn't even understand his question. ”Why would I? It's only a game. So you are not good at basketball, what's the big deal?”

Lin Kang could barely believe his ears. ”You're serious? You'll not think less of me because of how much I suck at sports?”

”Of course not. Like what I've said earlier, it's just a game. Plus you're good at so many other things so why should this bother me?” Now that Xiu Ling had put it that way, it did make Lin Kang feel like a fool for being such a worrywart.

In the end, it was only in his head.

That was not entirely true. Xiu Ling had phrased her words and conducted herself in a certain manner after she realized how much the basketball game bothered him. After Lin Kang recovered from his first throw, Xiu Ling could have guessed what was going through her husband's mind.