Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.
Those Sweet Times
Chapter 76 Part 1
The next day Xiang Nuan had a PE class in the afternoon. She had registered too late at the end of last semester and so most of the classes she liked were full. There was only soccer and basketball left for her to choose from. She picked the one which seemed the less strenuous of the two.
That was basketball class.
She didn’t expect to see Shen Zemu while attending class.
Shen Zemu was playing basketball with a group of people on the basketball court. They wore the same team uniforms, black sleeveless sports jerseys with black shorts. The players’ names were printed in Pinyin on the back of the jerseys. The uniform was simple and demure, a perfect match for Shen Zemu the person.
Among all the players, Shen Zemu was the most conspicuous one. The sleeveless top left his firm and sleek muscular arms exposed. His handsome face was covered with sweat, glistening under the sunlight. He moved swiftly, with sharp eyes, like a leopard hurting for its prey, nimble, graceful, focused, and charming.
The girls in the basketball class all lined up waiting for roll calls. All of them turned to look at Shen Zemu’s direction, like a row of sunflowers.
Xiang Nuan heard them discuss in low voices.
“That’s Shen Xuezhang? Looks so good.”
“That body, tsk, tsk, looks thin with clothes on and muscular without clothes.”
“I understand the part about thin with clothes on, but muscular without clothes? You’ve seen him without clothes?”
“I haven’t. But Lin Chuyan has.”
Xiang Nuan: “......”
Xiang Nuan looked at the other girls and said with an indisputable tone of voice: “Lin Chuyan hasn't seen it.”
The other girls noticed that it was Xiang Nuan speaking, a member of the love triangle, and felt a bit too awkward to continue the conversation.
-- --
The PE teacher said they would have to learn how to play basketball step by step. Since most of the girls in the class didn’t have any experience playing basketball, the teacher decided that it was impossible to get to shooting today.
So all Xiang Nuan did for the first class was learn how to dribble the ball. Each bounce she made was followed by a loud thump.
Shen Zemu stood behind the basketball goal stand while he was taking a break. He held a bottle of water in one hand and looked at Xiang Nuan from afar. He could tell from the way she dribbled the ball that she had never played before. The basketball in her hand was out of control, rolling all over the place. It seemed to him that she was constantly chasing after the ball……
It looked like she was walking a dog.
After the break, Shen Zemu was a little distracted playing. When he saw that Xiang Nuan’s class had ended and she was leaving the court, he suddenly told the other players: “I have to take care of something, be right back.” Without getting a reply, he grabbed his jacket hanging on the basketball stand and walked off the court.
……
Xiang Nuan regretted taking the basketball class. It wasn’t relaxing at all. The constant ball bouncing made her hand hurt. And the ball was hard to control, as if it had legs of its own. She was exhausted from chasing after the ball.
There was no one she knew in the same class, so she couldn’t even talk to anyone. She left the court by herself and was thinking what to do next.
Someone called her from behind: “Xiang Nuan.”
Xiang Nuan turned around and saw Shen Zemu. He had put on his jacket, sweat was still pouring down his face. It made him look rather manly.
“How are you, Xuezhang.” Xiang Nuan said. She still felt a bit awkward facing Shen Zemu, afterall, he had confessed to her before.
Shen Zemu: “En.” Then, he strode over next to her.
Xiang Nuan tried to find something to say: “Xuezhang, you’re done with practice?”
“I’m taking a break.”
“Oh, oh. Xuezhang, go for it.”
The campus had a basketball tournament next month. The team from Shen Zemu’s department was quite strong and considered to be one of the possible contenders for the championship.
Xiang Nuan made some polite remarks and thought they would go their own ways. But Shen Zemu followed her into the market.
Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.
Those Sweet Times
Chapter 76 Part 1
The next day Xiang Nuan had a PE class in the afternoon. She had registered too late at the end of last semester and so most of the classes she liked were full. There was only soccer and basketball left for her to choose from. She picked the one which seemed the less strenuous of the two.
That was basketball class.
She didn’t expect to see Shen Zemu while attending class.
Shen Zemu was playing basketball with a group of people on the basketball court. They wore the same team uniforms, black sleeveless sports jerseys with black shorts. The players’ names were printed in Pinyin on the back of the jerseys. The uniform was simple and demure, a perfect match for Shen Zemu the person.
Among all the players, Shen Zemu was the most conspicuous one. The sleeveless top left his firm and sleek muscular arms exposed. His handsome face was covered with sweat, glistening under the sunlight. He moved swiftly, with sharp eyes, like a leopard hurting for its prey, nimble, graceful, focused, and charming.
The girls in the basketball class all lined up waiting for roll calls. All of them turned to look at Shen Zemu’s direction, like a row of sunflowers.
Xiang Nuan heard them discuss in low voices.
“That’s Shen Xuezhang? Looks so good.”
“That body, tsk, tsk, looks thin with clothes on and muscular without clothes.”
“I understand the part about thin with clothes on, but muscular without clothes? You’ve seen him without clothes?”
“I haven’t. But Lin Chuyan has.”
Xiang Nuan: “......”
Xiang Nuan looked at the other girls and said with an indisputable tone of voice: “Lin Chuyan hasn't seen it.”
The other girls noticed that it was Xiang Nuan speaking, a member of the love triangle, and felt a bit too awkward to continue the conversation.
-- --
The PE teacher said they would have to learn how to play basketball step by step. Since most of the girls in the class didn’t have any experience playing basketball, the teacher decided that it was impossible to get to shooting today.
So all Xiang Nuan did for the first class was learn how to dribble the ball. Each bounce she made was followed by a loud thump.
Shen Zemu stood behind the basketball goal stand while he was taking a break. He held a bottle of water in one hand and looked at Xiang Nuan from afar. He could tell from the way she dribbled the ball that she had never played before. The basketball in her hand was out of control, rolling all over the place. It seemed to him that she was constantly chasing after the ball……
It looked like she was walking a dog.
After the break, Shen Zemu was a little distracted playing. When he saw that Xiang Nuan’s class had ended and she was leaving the court, he suddenly told the other players: “I have to take care of something, be right back.” Without getting a reply, he grabbed his jacket hanging on the basketball stand and walked off the court.
……
Xiang Nuan regretted taking the basketball class. It wasn’t relaxing at all. The constant ball bouncing made her hand hurt. And the ball was hard to control, as if it had legs of its own. She was exhausted from chasing after the ball.
There was no one she knew in the same class, so she couldn’t even talk to anyone. She left the court by herself and was thinking what to do next.
Someone called her from behind: “Xiang Nuan.”
Xiang Nuan turned around and saw Shen Zemu. He had put on his jacket, sweat was still pouring down his face. It made him look rather manly.
“How are you, Xuezhang.” Xiang Nuan said. She still felt a bit awkward facing Shen Zemu, afterall, he had confessed to her before.
Shen Zemu: “En.” Then, he strode over next to her.
Xiang Nuan tried to find something to say: “Xuezhang, you’re done with practice?”
“I’m taking a break.”
“Oh, oh. Xuezhang, go for it.”
The campus had a basketball tournament next month. The team from Shen Zemu’s department was quite strong and considered to be one of the possible contenders for the championship.
Xiang Nuan made some polite remarks and thought they would go their own ways. But Shen Zemu followed her into the market.
Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.
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