It was just a regular serve.
The autumn sun was nice, perfect for playing.
Jiang Nian watched as the white shuttlecock flew towards him at a steady speed, gripping the handle firmly. He slightly turned his body, powered through his waist, and lifted his elbow forward.
As his shoulder blade slightly drew back, his forearm rotated outward to guide the racket, and his arm snapped straight with a wrist press.
Bam!
A crisp bang echoed across the small square court; his powerful drive made the shuttlecock rebound insanely fast, though not at a tricky angle.
In response, Wang Yuhe delivered a heavy high clear, setting the tone for the ga.
Smash!
Chen Yunyun initially worried that Jiang Nian would also be overwheld by Wang Yuhe, but seeing his fierce first shot, he didn’t seem inexperienced, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.
When she saw Wang Yuhe also delivering powerful shots, Chen Yunyun suddenly got excited.
Let’s fight, let’s fight!!!
People on the neighboring court, from the first Olympic competition class, were playing an old man’s ga. Hearing the buzz, they couldn’t help but stop and curiously look to the side.
Generally speaking, it’s rare for males and females to hit high clears against each other in badminton.
The reason is simple: males are typically more explosive and have better stamina, therefore they’re strong at the backcourt.
And the high clears are about smashing back and forth, which puts females at a disadvantage. However, Wang Yuhe’s stamina should be good too, confident in exchanging high clears with Jiang Nian.
Jiang Nian caught onto Wang Yuhe’s intentions, quickly retreating and pushing off the ground to leap and smash.
In that instant, the power visibly erupted from the racket.
"Boom!!"
A loud noise echoed as the shuttlecock flew past Wang Yuhe, not giving her any ti to react. Just a gust of cold wind brushing by, and the shuttlecock hit the ground with a thud.
Decisive kill.
A few guys from Class Three happened to be rotating for a break and watched the ga.
"Retreating that fast? Damn!"
"What’s up?"
They were initially sitting or squatting to rest, but after watching that shot, they stood up in awe. They gasped in admiration; it was too aweso.
Using a smash against a girl, that’s a real man!
"Damn, that was a violent smash!"
The commotion from the people nearby made Chen Yunyun realize that Wang Yuhe might not be able to beat Jiang Nian. She couldn’t help but start worrying about her good friend again, casting her gaze towards Wang Yuhe.
She saw Wang Yuhe biting her lip, turning around silently to pick up the shuttlecock.
Chen Yunyun was stunned, thinking that Jiang Nian might just make her best friend cry. She knew too well Wang Yuhe’s strong-willed nature and how much she valued physical training.
So childish like an elentary school student, she even calculates progress when carrying water.
In such a public place, being so introverted. Considering how much she cared about her training results, Jiang Nian might truly make her cry.
Thinking of this, Chen Yunyun called out.
"Jiang Nian, don’t bully the girl!"
"Huh?" Jiang Nian looked at her in confusion, thinking she was crazy. Wasn’t it you who told to deflate Wang Yuhe’s arrogance? "What did I do? Did I bully her?"
"Can’t you be a bit gentler?" Chen Yunyun was almost furious.
"Alright, fine." Jiang Nian nodded helplessly. He even stepped forward to take a look at Wang Yuhe, "Um... are you okay? Did I hit it too hard just now?"
Strangely, why does she look like she’s about to shed a pearl?
No way?
"No, I’m fine." Wang Yuhe sniffled, took a deep breath, and looked at him to say, "You don’t need to hold back for . Respecting the opponent ans going all out."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian couldn’t help but nod respectfully.
"Alright!"
Not far away, Yao Beibei and Zhang Ningzhi, aimlessly wandering around, were also attracted by the noise. They happened to see Jiang Nian’s smash, and Yao Beibei couldn’t help but pout.
"If Jiang Nian hit another girl like that, she would have cried by now."
Then she disdainfully said, "So straight!"
Zhang Ningzhi laughed, quietly defending him.
"Boys are like this."
Due to the previous brutal smash, it was still Wang Yuhe’s serve. A standard serve had them rallying for a few shots back and forth.
Though Jiang Nian said he’d go all out, he actually held back a bit.
He wasn’t truly foolish; making Wang Yuhe lose face wouldn’t really highlight how aweso he was.
The first round was just to test the opponent’s limit; playing within that limit was fine. Once Wang Yuhe got into the groove, he could follow with smashes as well.
This way, it wouldn’t look like he was holding back. The opponent would have fun, and so would he.
A win-win situation.
However, on one of the high clears, Wang Yuhe positioned herself accurately and quickly retreated. Pursing her lips, she readied her racket and leaped high, the shuttlecock blasting like a cannonball.
Boom!
Jiang Nian was stunned, reacting with a backhand net shot. Wang Yuhe followed with a high shot, and he instinctively gritted his teeth!
Damn, smash when you see high?
The super violent gene in his blood stirred; she initiated the smash, couldn’t bla him!
He quickly stepped back, forcefully pushing off the ground to leap into the air, smashing with a very abstract posture, the whole person curled into a ball, then...
"Boom!!"
An exceedingly violent smash far more powerful than Wang Yuhe’s, an unrciful and fierce attack. The sound of the breaking wind was terrifying.
Damn, who fired a gun?
Oh, it was , so it’s fine.
Everyone around was stunned, thinking they were at a high jump. Bro! They only saw Jiang Nian leap high, not even ti to mock the ugly posture.
The smash ca!
Badminton is a very straightforward sport, unlike basketball. For the most part, you can only run, jump, and score by shooting. Rarely can you see dunking or similar moves.
But in badminton, as long as you’re a young adult, even in the senior or child groups.
Once you grasp certain techniques and have so physical capability, you can deliver powerful smashes, and the burst of power can make people empathize.
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