After Kai said those words, he burst into another coughing fit, making Lina run to where he was and pat his back.
There, she felt how hot Kai's body was.
Not figuratively—although that was also true.
But literally.
He was literally hot.
"Wait, you're hot," Lina said, making the others surprised.
Kai cleared his throat and went to the bench, sitting before sipping on the hot water he had packed in a thermos.
"I'm fine," he said as his teammates surrounded him.
Bao, along with the second-string team, also went to where he was, looking at him with amazent.
"Kai!" Bao exclaid. "You're here."
Kai nodded and massaged his throat. "Yeah," he said. "I'm sorry I didn't contact you. My grandma confiscated my phone and said that it was the reason why I got sick."
"You're...sick," Yuze said, a small smile forming on his face.
Kun nudged him. "Why do you look happy that he's sick?"
Yuze pursed his lips and went back to a neutral facial expression.
"How co you're here if you're sick?" he asked. Continue reading stories on empire
"Because we have practice," Kai said with an innocent tone, almost childlike.
Lina had to turn away for a second to have a fangirling mont.
Then, Kai felt a sharp sensation on the back of his head, making him frown. He turned around and saw Jinping looking at him with narrowed eyes.
Out of instinct, he stood from the bench and also hit Jinping.
Jinping's eyes widened in surprise as he felt himself growing dizzy.
Jet went next to him and patted his back.
"Don't bite more than what you can chew," he warned.
Jinping snapped back to reality and hit Kai once again.
"What the heck! I thought you really transferred schools!" he exclaid.
"I didn't," Kai responded. "I was just sick. My grandma didn't want to go to school, so I snuck out for practice."
"You shouldn't have co," Lina said in a concerned tone.
Kai smirked as he looked at all of their worried expressions.
"And what? Make all of you have a heart attack? I know you're anticipating my presence," he boasted.
Shang shook his head as he continued to peel another carrot.
"I don't like this. His head has gotten big."
Kai chuckled and shook his head.
"Am I wrong?" he asked. "Yuze looks like he's about to pull his hair out."
Yuze shook his head in amusent. "You actually stayed."
Kai smirked. "Where else could I have gone?"
"To Feng Arts," Jinping said. "I saw you there yesterday."
Kai's eyebrows raised in surprise.
"Were you stalking ?" he asked.
"I didn't," Jinping muttered. "My mom's car was just passing by, and I saw you going out there."
"Oh," Kai muttered. "I had to deliver so onions to the new cafe on their campus. They're giving out free sandwiches to their custors."
"Must be nice," Shang muttered.
"Anyway," Kai said, sniffing once more. "I didn't go to any other school. I'm going to stay in Shizi High."
"I have a question," Yuze said, making everybody turn their attention to him.
"Why did you choose to stay?"
Kai was silent for a mont while his teammates anticipated his answer.
It definitely wasn't an easy decision.
He had considered a lot of factors going into this.
The Xing Stars was still too systematic in his books. He felt like his real playing style would be hindered if he decided to join them.
He didn't even have to ntion the Daxue Dolphins or the Shizi Snakes.
The Feng Foxes, on the other hand, would have definitely given him a better chance to beco a champion. However, even then, he felt that he would have to compete against his own teammates.
In the Shizi Dogs, he felt that he would compete with his teammates.
Moreover, the people in the team were also among the reasons why he stayed.
"Well?" Yuze asked, making Kai snap back to reality.
Kai smirked, crossing his arms in front of his chest and leaning against the wall.
"Wouldn't it be cooler to win as a team of underdogs rather than joining the strong guys?" he asked.
The court was silent for a mont as they internalized Kai's words.
"Why do you keep saying such cool stuff?" Jinping muttered, wanting to write his words down so he could use them for himself later.
"Anyway, aren't we going to train?" Kai asked.
Lina shook her head. "Don't even think about it," she said. "You're not going to train in your current state."
"She's right," Yuze said. "We're going to train, and you're going to sit there."
"What?" Kai exclaid. "Why did I even co here then? I can just focus on dribbling."
Yuze smirked before shaking his head. "Wipe the balls if you want," he said, making Kai sigh.
"Maybe I should have joined another team," he teased, but Yuze rely smirked.
"It's too late for that now," he said.
With that, he dribbled the ball loudly.
"Alright," Yuze exclaid, capturing everybody's attention. "Let's start our training. Let's have a 4v4 match for now."
The players went to their designated teams. However, they quickly realized that they were lacking players.
"Wait, why are there only three of us?" Kun asked, counting his teammates.
Then, it dawned on him.
"Where's Zeren?"
***
"I have successfully recruited one player into our team," Coach Ben said as he entered the court. "He will be playing with us from now on."
The Feng Foxes stopped training as they gathered in front of their coach.
As they made their way there, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves and speculate who their new teammate was.
"Do you think it's Kai?" Chunlei asked. "It would be nice if he ca."
"I tried my best to get him to co," Yiming responded. "But I would have noticed him already if that was the case."
"Boy, co on," Ben loudly said.
With that, the doors opened, revealing the Feng Foxes' new teammate.
His every footstep echoed through the walls while the players followed his every movent.
Then, he stood at the center, right next to Coach Ben, before bowing deeply in respect.
"Good afternoon, everyone," he greeted.
"My na is Zeren, and I will be your new teammate."
"Please take care of ."
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