Chapter 44: 044 I also have little emotions
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A basketball ga played out like this, no one cared about winning or losing anymore. When the host got the ball, he just tossed it, not caring whether it went in or not, and passed the possession.
Then, the ball was passed to Chen Xu.
“Make another one, make another one…”
The colleagues watching, along with the bystanders who ca for the excitent, shouted loudly. The most enthusiastic was Dai Zixin, whose face was flushed with excitent and whose voice cracked a little.
Chen Xu had already hit ten difficult three-pointers in a row, setting the atmosphere alight. Everyone waited to see his performance.
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After receiving the ball, he walked leisurely to the midline, raised his left hand, and said, “I’ve been playing all day and have no energy left; this is the last shot.”
As he spoke, he beckoned to the person who had been defending him, signaling him to co over.
Shooting from the midcourt?
The man was first stunned, then understood his intention, the veins on his forehead throbbing. Such arrogance! To actually invite him over to defend.
How could this be tolerated?
Without hesitation, he fiercely stuck close to him, squeezing him with force, and raised his hands to try to interfere.
He didn’t believe it could happen; how could soone make eleven luck shots in a row?
Chen Xu used the sa move, pressing the opponent’s chest with his left hand to create space, found the right mont, and hurled the basketball towards the hoop with effort.
As the basketball left his hand, not only the surrounding spectators but everyone else on the court looked up at the ball.
The entire basketball court abruptly fell silent.
The man defending him also looked up, watching that absurdly high arc of the ball. He thought to himself, Surely this ti it won’t go in, right?
Soon, the ball passed over his head. His gaze followed that slightly rotating basketball, unknowingly tilting his head further and further back.
When the ball reached its peak and began to fall, he lost his balance and fell backward.
Swish—
When the basketball swooshed through the hoop, he happened to sit on the ground, a dazed look on his face. No way, it actually went in?
“Wow—”
A chorus of amazent ca from the sidelines, followed by warm applause.
Chen Xu walked over and extended a hand to lift the confused man off the ground, showing a friendly smile. Then, he said to the others, “Let’s call it a day, everyone must be tired.”
“I wanted to see you make a few more miracle shots.” One of the leading people among the hosts said with a laugh, “Today was truly an eye-opener. Truly aweso, I’ve played for so many years and never seen anything like it.”
Chen Xu laughed and said, “It’s all luck.”
Others chid in, saying that such luck was worth bragging about for a lifeti.
No one believed he had such accuracy; even the best shooters among professional athletes couldn’t guarantee to make such shots every ti.
On their way back to the hotel, Chen Xu clearly felt he had beco the topic of conversation among his colleagues. Such attention, whether back in school or after starting work, was sothing he had never experienced before.
He had to admit, this feeling wasn’t bad at all.
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Back at the hotel, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
Chen Xu was lucky; originally two people were supposed to share a room, and there happened to be thirteen n in the departnt. He got a room to himself.
Near seven o’clock, there was a notice in the group chat to gather at the place for dinner.
Luo Xiyun booked a private room with two tables, just enough to seat everyone.
The dishes were rich and varied, once again showing Chen Xu her generosity. When the beer was served, the atmosphere beca warm, just like a friend’s gathering.
After the day’s activities, Chen Xu was surprised by Luo Xiyun; she was strict at work but not rigid personally; this team-building event could be considered a great success.
Especially after that basketball ga, Chen Xu felt that his colleagues had gained so sense of belonging to the team, and there was a bit more rapport among them.
For instance, besides being quite familiar with Dai Zixin before, his interaction with other colleagues was mostly work-related, with a bit of a barrier.
After this day, that sense of barrier with his colleagues lessened considerably. After a few drinks, they could even joke with each other.
Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, Luo Xiyun stood up and announced, “At eight o’clock, everyone gather at Chen Xu’s place. The next activity is a group hot spring bath. For now, let’s disperse.”
No one was surprised, as they were reminded yesterday to bring swimwear. Being mostly young, they were quite receptive.
Returning to his room, Chen Xu saw he still had ti, so he called Dai Zixin to do a livestream together in the hotel lobby.
They originally set the ti to stream on Thursdays and had already inford Dai Zixin’s followers. But with the team-building overlapping, they had to make do as best they could.
At this ti, there were few people in the hotel lobby. Chen Xu began setting up the props on one side. anwhile, Dai Zixin had been livestreaming there already, warming up the scene.
Once Chen Xu was ready, he gave her a hand signal, and the cara turned to him.
“Hello everyone, nice to see you again.”
Chen Xu greeted simply and said, “A few days ago, I perford so darts for you. I believe you rember. However, as Zixin told , many still doubt the authenticity of that performance. They think I cheated.”
“I think it’s understandable; seeing such a performance, most would think, ‘Wow, how could soone be that amazing? It’s not scientific, must be fake, a cheat.'”
Dai Zixin, holding the phone in front of him to film, almost couldn’t hold back her laughter. She had been doing live streams regularly these days and saw many comnts questioning the authenticity of Chen Xu’s blindfolded dart throw, which made her very upset.
Due to too many setting the tone in the livestream room, she was quite worried and ntioned it to Chen Xu. At the ti, he didn’t seem very bothered, and she didn’t expect he would address it so directly upon starting.
At this mont, she saw comnts flying by on the screen like “666” and “There truly are shaless people like this in the world…”
Chen Xu continued, “But you know, understanding aside, it doesn’t an I can pretend nothing happened. I have my little emotions too, alright? Originally, I received quite a few gifts and was planning to perform again for you all, very happily. But, knowing so doubted , I beca unhappy. So, this performance is canceled.”
Dai Zixin, in charge of filming, saw the screen flooded with comnts again, with many people starting to shower them with gifts, and the popularity kept increasing. She bead with delight and couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up.
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