After lunch, everyone returned to their rooms for a nap.
Xia Yangyang said to Gu Qichen, "I feel like Gong Xue’er deliberately lost today’s match."
Gu Qichen replied, "I noticed that too. Judging by her moves, it’s obvious she has experience."
Xia Yangyang nodded. "She used to represent our school in city competitions and even won first place. She’s definitely doing this intentionally."
Xia Yangyang was almost completely certain.
Xia Yangyang chuckled. "I think she deliberately lost just to continue competing with us. But isn’t that boring? Why would she go to such lengths, and what’s her goal in all of this?"
Gu Qichen said, "It’s simple. Either she’s just trying to go against you, wanting to beat us in the competition so we’d prepare dinner, or she’s after the satisfaction of defeating you. Or perhaps... it’s related to Lu Haotian..."
They couldn’t possibly guess all of Gong Xue’er’s thoughts.
But Gu Qichen was right; everything Gong Xue’er did ultimately revolved around Lu Haotian.
Even if it targeted Xia Yangyang.
Soon, the afternoon competition began.
Honestly, Xia Yangyang felt pretty calm inside.
Win or lose, Xia Yangyang treated this all as just a ga.
Xia Yangyang originally thought Gong Xue’er had been conserving energy and would unleash her full force during their match.
But that didn’t happen.
Gong Xue’er acted like a complete volleyball novice.
She couldn’t even serve correctly.
Whenever Gong Xue’er served, the ball would land directly on Xia Yangyang every single ti.
It wasn’t that Xia Yangyang couldn’t catch the ball.
It was because Gong Xue’er kept ignoring the rules, catching people unprepared.
When the ball hit Xia Yangyang, Gong Xue’er would display a deeply apologetic expression.
But to others, it genuinely seed like an accidental slip, and the hits weren’t even hard.
From an entertainnt perspective, it almost had a codic, variety-show effect.
Gong Xue’er calculated perfectly.
However, when Xia Yangyang had practiced Taekwondo before, her left arm had been injured.
She had surgery, and her arm bones were still connected by three steel pins.
Normally, it wasn’t noticeable and didn’t significantly affect her daily life.
But her arm couldn’t endure too much external pressure; it was prone to injury.
Xia Yangyang had never told anyone about this.
Only Gong Xue’er knew.
Though Lu Haotian was aware of it too.
Every ti Gong Xue’er’s "accidental" slip directly hit Xia Yangyang’s left arm, Xia Yangyang knew full well it was intentional.
At that point, Lu Haotian’s patience was wearing thin.
Right before the mid-ga break, he grabbed Gong Xue’er’s arm and dragged her away: "Gong Xue’er, what exactly are you trying to do? You know perfectly well Yangyang’s arm has been injured, yet you keep targeting her. How can you be so malicious?"
Gong Xue’er responded with a radiant smile: "Lu Haotian, is this all it takes for you to lose your cool? Let tell you, this isn’t even an appetizer. I’ve already said this is my turf. ssing with Xia Yangyang is as easy as crushing an ant. Don’t believe ? Just wait and see. The real show is yet to co!"
Lu Haotian’s face darkened. "So, what exactly do you want?"
"Lu Haotian, you really didn’t listen to properly yesterday. If you’d just been a bit nicer to , Xia Yangyang wouldn’t have to suffer so much now. But it’s too late for that."
Gong Xue’er turned to leave, but Lu Haotian grabbed her arm again.
Almost gritting his teeth, Lu Haotian spoke each word deliberately: "Fine, I’m listening now. What exactly is your goal? Say it now—I’m all ears."
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