Chapter 78 - Living Life To The Fullest (2)
Su Xiaofei wasn't really interested in watching basketball games like this, but she understood the rules and how it was played. The only reason she came here was because she once made a deal with Lu Qingfeng that she would be there at every important school activity that he took part in, in place of his deceased parents.
Thinking about it, Su Xiaofei realized that she had failed to fulfill this promise towards him in her past life. She had only heard of how exceptional Lu Qingfeng's grades were during his stay abroad, but she wasn't there to congratulate him upon his graduation.
It was only now that she realized she had missed a lot of important things and events in her past life because of her obsession towards Mo Yuchen. Since she was given a chance to relive her life, then she should make the best out of it and not miss these chances again.
She cheered for Lu Qingfeng from the sidelines, despite knowing he wouldn't be able to hear her among the loud cheering around them.
Suddenly, Lu Qingfeng turned his head towards her direction, catching her off guard. Su Xiaofei was stunned momentarily but was able to recover from her shock as she waved a hand at him. This earned one of his rare dashing smiles that was enough to make his fangirls go crazy upon seeing it.
"Did Captain Lu just smile our way? Oh my gosh!" One of the younger women seated a few seats in front of Su Xiaofei and Xi Qian started hyperventilating from too much fangirling.
"Indeed, I saw him smile too! He must be in a really good mood to play today." Her companion replied excitedly.
"Feifei, do you really have to do it? My poor ears!" Xi Qian complained to Su Xiaofei as she tried to tune out the girls' screaming by covering her ears.
Su Xiaofei only laughed in response and resumed cheering for Lu Qingfeng and his team. Lu Qingfeng was only fifteen right now, but he had already gained immense popularity among young women. It's a pity that this young man wasn't interested in dating or looking at any woman at the moment.
She smiled to herself and watched as the game finally started. She didn't want to waste her time only plotting revenge in this life. Furthermore, she had promised to enjoy her younger years along with Xi Qian and Lu Qingfeng before the time would come when she needed to face Mo Yichen and Ye Mingyu on the 'battlefield'.
It was rare for Xi Qian to see her best friend like this, unbothered by her problems and issues revolving around her. She smiled to herself, hoping to see Su Xiaofei happy like this all the time, but Xi Qian knew that her friend would eventually need to face her problems with her family, just like her.
Xi Qian realized that if it wasn't for Su Xiaofei's interference that night, she would have suffered humiliation, if that homeless man had succeeded in tarnishing her reputation. It was just that Xi Qian never expected that it was her father's new wife who was responsible for the scheme.
She hadn't made any indication that she was aware of this, and only said a few words when her useless father called to check on her three days after the assault.
'Such a useless person.' Xi Qian thought. 'He wasn't even aware that his own wife was trying to harm his daughter.'
But what if he was also aware of it? Su Xiaofei's previous question resounded in Xi Qian's mind.
Right. Would her stepmother be this rash if her father wasn't aware of her plan in the first place? He must be in cohorts with his wife to tarnish her reputation.
She grimaced at the thought. So it seemed like Su Xiaofei wasn't the only one who had a shameless and useless father, she did too.
"Qian, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Su Xiaofei asked when she noticed that Xi Qian was too silent in her seat and wasn't participating in the cheering.
Xi Qian forced herself to smile, not wanting her friend to worry about her.
"No. I'm just thinking about what I should have for dinner tonight. I'm a little short right now because my last salary from the previous part-time job hasn't been deposited into my account yet," which was true. If it wasn't for the lunchboxes Aunty Liu made for them, Xi Qian had no doubt that she would be forced to sleep through her hunger again.
"Don't worry, Qian. If Xiao Feng's team wins today, he'll treat us later." Su Xiaofei winked at her.
"How do you know?" Xi Qian raised a slender brow at her friend.
"How can I not know?" Su Xiaofei rubbed her chin as she pondered about it. "I just know. Since he's in a good mood today, he would obviously win this game with his team."
It wasn't Lu Qingfeng's way to lose his game when he was in a good mood anyway. Unless their opponent was really promising and good at their game, there was no way Lu Qingfeng would lose today.
The game ended in favor of Lu Qingfeng's team as they came victorious from the exciting game that surprised everyone because they had faced a formidable team from the other school.
While the students waited for the next set of games that would involve the high school division teams from both schools, Su Xiaofei and Xi Qian decided to slip out of the courts and waited for Lu Qingfeng to meet him outside.
However, as the two waited for him outside the players' locker room, Su Xiaofei was cornered by Ye Mingyu who had a worried but gentle expression on her face.
"Xiaofei, can we talk? I've been looking for you everywhere today."
Su Xiaofei arched a brow at her, while Xi Qian scoffed behind her back.. So it seemed like Ye Mingyu decided to confront her herself this time.
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