That day, the last class in Qin Yan's class was a physical education lesson. As usual, Qin Yan was briskly walking along the edge of the sports field, working hard to exercise his body. Suddenly, there was a muffled sound, as if a player had kicked the ball off course. A football came tumbling towards Qin Yan from a distance, while a tall and strong boy chased after it, shouting at Qin Yan as he ran, "Give it a kick, buddy!"

Qin Yan's heart skipped a beat, and his expression instantly became tense. With his facial muscles tight and his body trembling, he ran unsteadily towards the rolling football, putting all his strength into kicking it—

With a loud bang like an exploding bomb, the football emitted a mournful cry as it soared into the sky towards the distance, then swiftly descended like a shooting star, disappearing from Qin Yan and the other players' view on the field.

"What the heck, are you trying to fly a plane? Why did you kick the ball so hard?!" The strong boy, seeing the football kicked away like that, became furious. He cursed and walked towards Qin Yan, followed by the other players who were also angry at not being able to play. They wanted to see who was responsible for depriving them of the ball.

"Oops, I forgot that my body is different now, and I used too much force!" Qin Yan realized, but it was too late. The football had flown off to who knows where, making it almost impossible to retrieve.

The strong boy approached Qin Yan, took a good look at his face, looked momentarily stunned, then erupted in anger. He grabbed Qin Yan's collar, glaring at him and gruffly said, "It's you again? What do you mean by this, picking a fight on purpose?"

"No, I didn't mean to."

"I don't care if you did it on purpose. My ball is now gone because of you. Go find it and bring it back to me!"

Qin Yan was scolded harshly, feeling unhappy, but he knew he had made a mistake. He swallowed his pride and said, "I can't find it alone. Get more people to help search for it."

"What, you fool, dare to boss me around?!" The strong boy seemed to truly look down on Qin Yan, shouting, "Do you know how much money I spent on that ball? You better find it quickly, or you'll regret it!" He grabbed Qin Yan's collar with his left hand, clenched his fist with his right hand, eyes blazing with anger, as if he wanted to pummel Qin Yan.

"Hey, Iron Bull, don't be rash." The other players on the field rushed over to restrain him, separating him and Qin Yan. Someone tried to reason with Iron Bull, saying, "You know this guy is nuts. Why get angry with him?"

"What about my ball, who's going to compensate me?" Iron Bull's anger still not subsided.

"I'll have someone help you find it. If we can't locate it, you can come back and deal with this guy later."

Iron Bull grunted heavily, pointing at Qin Yan's nose, "Get lost, don't let me see you again, or you'll be sorry!"

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Aware of his fault, although feeling frustrated, Qin Yan held back his anger and walked away with a grim expression towards another direction.

After that incident, Qin Yan was no longer in the mood to exercise. He found a inconspicuous spot on the sports field, sat down on a bench, and closed his eyes to relax.

At some point, the sports field became noisy, with boys whistling and making frivolous comments like "Wow, beauty," "Where did she come from?" "Today is really lucky!" Qin Yan opened his eyes in confusion, wondering what was happening. He noticed a crowd of boys gathered in one area of the field, all craning their necks and looking intently as if there was someone important inside.

Curious, Qin Yan walked towards the crowd. He squeezed through and saw that the crowd was surrounding a tennis court where two girls were playing tennis. While this was a common sight, one of the girls playing tennis looked very familiar to Qin Yan.

"Huh, isn't that Lin Shiqi? Why is she playing tennis here?" Qin Yan recognized the figure on the court as Lin Shiqi. He wanted to go over and ask her why she was here, but seeing so many people watching her, he didn't want to draw attention to himself and decided not to greet Lin Shiqi.

Suddenly, three boys emerged from the crowd and walked straight towards Lin Shiqi. Qin Yan glanced at the three and recognized the leader as Iron Bull, the tall and strong boy he had a conflict with earlier. The three boys approached Lin Shiqi, making suggestive remarks loudly, but Lin Shiqi seemed unwelcoming, ignoring them as if they were invisible.

Although the three boys knew they were not welcome, they shamelessly persisted, following Lin Shiqi like shadows, talking loudly and disrupting her tennis game.

"These guys, dare to harass my Shiqi!?" Qin Yan felt angry for some reason and without much thought, walked towards Lin Shiqi. He clenched his fists, determined to teach these guys a lesson, even if it meant facing consequences from the school.

Before Qin Yan could act, Lin Shiqi noticed his arrival. She left the three boys and walked towards Qin Yan with a bright smile, saying loudly, "Qin Yan, you're here too. Come and keep me company!"

All eyes in the crowd turned towards Qin Yan, looking at him with curiosity and wondering about his relationship with the beautiful girl.

The three boys, including Iron Bull, were also surprised to see Qin Yan approaching. They couldn't understand how this unknown beautiful girl knew this guy.

"Come on, let's go play basketball." Lin Shiqi smiled and took Qin Yan's hand, leaving behind the bewildered Iron Bull and his friends, and heading towards the nearby basketball court. She borrowed a basketball from someone and started shooting hoops on an empty court. The crowd that had been around the tennis court immediately shifted to the basketball court, their attention now focused on Lin Shiqi as she continued to play basketball. Some people looked at Qin Yan with hatred and jealousy, wishing they could kick him off the court and take his place.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say you had things to do?" Qin Yan dribbled the basketball and took a shot. Although he wasn't a basketball expert, he knew how to play.

"Forget it, I've been busy all morning with no progress, so I just wanted to relax with some exercise." Lin Shiqi caught the basketball that had fallen to the ground and took a shot as well.

"But don't you think this is drawing too much attention?" Qin Yan glanced at the crowd around them. "How about we go somewhere with fewer people?"

"It's okay, are you that shy? Just accompany me for a bit, if I play alone, people always come to chat me up."

"Alright, but if someone asks, just say you're my sister, otherwise, I'll be in trouble."

"Got it."

Meanwhile, the three boys, including Iron Bull, who had failed to make a move on the beautiful girl, saw her ignore them and play basketball with Qin Yan, whom they looked down upon. They felt humiliated and confused, unsure of what to do next.

"No, if this gets out, how will I ever show my face at school again! I must regain my dignity!" Iron Bull thought, signaling to the two boys beside him. They understood immediately, and the three of them marched towards Qin Yan and Lin Shiqi on the basketball court with determination.