"Low key, low key, just getting started!"
Qin Tian said modestly, but a proud smile played on his handsome face.
As the second round began, the countdown displayed above became shorter and faster.
Qin Tian remained calm and composed, continuing to shoot baskets quickly, his accuracy still astonishingly high.
"This kid is quite good, reminds me of myself back in school."
The man beside him commented with a chuckle, not forgetting to boast a little about himself.
"He is quite good."
The woman nodded with a smile.
Hearing their words, Xia Nuannuan looked at them with a gentle smile.
The woman and Xia Nuannuan exchanged glances and smiles, acknowledging each other.
"Are you seniors?"
The woman asked curiously.
"Yes, we are from Number Four High."
Xia Nuannuan replied with a sweet smile.
"Number Four High? What a coincidence, that's my alma mater!"
The woman exclaimed in surprise.
"Then you must be our senior, hello Senior."
Xia Nuannuan said with pleasant surprise.
Nowadays, she was no longer introverted and timid in front of strangers, but rather her naturally vivacious and outgoing personality made her very approachable.
"Hehe, hello junior."
The woman greeted back joyfully and introduced herself, "My name is Guo Wen, and this is my boyfriend Jiang Yuan."
Xia Nuannuan nodded quickly and introduced in turn, "My name is Xia Nuannuan, and he is... Qin Tian!"
She paused slightly when introducing Qin Tian, and in the end, she felt a little too shy to add any prefix.
After all, she and Qin Tian hadn't officially confirmed their relationship yet, and it wasn't quite appropriate to use such a prefix at this moment.
"You are classmates, right?"
Guo Wen asked with a knowing, bright smile.
"Yes!"
Xia Nuannuan replied with a slight blush, adding, "We are desk mates."
"Wow!"
Guo Wen's smile widened, and she nodded enviously, "That's really great!"
Hearing this, Xia Nuannuan's face turned even redder.
At this moment, Qin Tian had successfully passed the second round. He turned his head towards Guo Wen and greeted her with a smile, "Hello Senior."
He had overheard their conversation just now.
"Hello Junior!"
Guo Wen responded with a beaming smile.
"Then I'm not your fellow student from Number Four High, what a shame, what a shame."
Jiang Yuan chimed in with a smile.
"Brother Jiang, you're also from Yucheng, right?"
Qin Tian asked as he continued shooting in the third round, glancing at him.
"Yes, I graduated from Experimental High School."
Jiang Yuan replied with a smile. Seeing him sink two more shots, he marvelled, "That's impressive, do you play often?"
"No, not much."
Qin Tian said with a smile.
"I understand, I understand, you're in your senior year, so busy with studies."
Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement.
Qin Tian just smiled, not offering any explanation.
His studies were actually not busy at all, perhaps even a bit too leisurely, he just hadn't played much basketball.
In his previous life, he had played more basketball with classmates in college, but after leaving campus, he naturally didn't have much time to play due to the pressures of life.
The basket in the third round swung left and right at a faster speed.
Naturally, Qin Tian could no longer achieve near-perfect accuracy like before.
However, his hit rate remained very high, and the accumulated score displayed above quickly surpassed five hundred.
"Looks like the prize is as good as yours!"
Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan and Guo Wen also focused their attention on Qin Tian's shots, cheering him on.
Smoothly advancing to the fourth round, there was no score requirement to pass; it was simply about setting a new score record within the limited time.
Qin Tian concentrated and began shooting as fast as he could.
To the astonishment of the three, Qin Tian's hands holding and shooting the ball seemed to blur into afterimages, his movements astonishingly swift.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
The continuous sound of the basketball entering the net was breathtaking.
"So amazing..."
Guo Wen murmured in disbelief.
Xia Nuannuan's large eyes sparkled. She slightly tilted her delicate chin, her face revealing dimples, and a smile of shared pride bloomed.
Hearing others praise Qin Tian felt even better than being praised herself.
"What were you saying earlier?"
Guo Wen looked at her boyfriend and asked.
"Huh?"
Jiang Yuan blinked in confusion.
"When you were in school..."
Guo Wen playfully reminded him.
"Cough, cough... Alright, I confess. I was bragging earlier. This Qin guy is much better at shooting than I was back then."
Jiang Yuan admitted his defeat with an embarrassed expression.
"Pfft!"
Guo Wen couldn't help but burst into laughter and tease, "No wonder I saw cows flying in the sky."
"Bragging isn't illegal."
Jiang Yuan chuckled.
When time ran out, the score on the display screen settled at over twelve hundred.
It hadn't broken the machine's highest historical record, but it wasn't far off.
"Congratulations, you can choose any prize you like."
The staff member nearby said with a smile.
"Go ahead!"
Qin Tian gave Xia Nuannuan a triumphant little look.
Xia Nuannuan smiled sweetly and walked over to carefully select a prize she liked.
"I'll take this one."
Holding a charm, Xia Nuannuan showed it to Qin Tian, her beautiful eyes curving into crescent moons with a smile.
"Qin Tian, thank you. With this, I'll have more confidence for my exams."
"That's good!"
Qin Tian nodded with a smile.
"It's so enviable!"
Guo Wen showed an auntie-like smile and couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Yuan, hearing this, paused, looked at her, then rolled up his sleeves and said earnestly, "No way, I'm going to conquer this today. I must get this charm."
Guo Wen glanced at him with a teasing look and reminded him, "Your highest score was only six hundred!"
"That was just before my hands got warmed up. Watch this, I must get it for you."
Jiang Yuan said, inserted two game tokens, and began shooting again.
Watching him shoot seriously, Guo Wen then looked at Xia Nuannuan and Qin Tian beside them, a gentle smile involuntarily curving her lips.
Every person has a white moonlight in their student days.
For boys, it might be a girl with a ponytail and a pure smile.
For girls, it might be a boy wearing a white shirt, often with a sunny smile.
Guo Wen was no exception. Her youth also had such a boy, but like most people, it ended in regret.
Perhaps it was precisely because of all sorts of regrets that youth eventually passed away!
And what she could do now was to cherish the present.
It seemed pretty good too!
If the liking wasn't enough, one could get to know each other more and cultivate their feelings.
Like the scene beside them, romantic comedies in reality were ultimately a minority.
"Senior, we'll be going now!"
Xia Nuannuan, holding the charm in one hand and Qin Tian's hand in the other, said goodbye to Guo Wen with a sweet smile.
"Alright!"
Guo Wen nodded with a gentle smile.
Then, Qin Tian led Xia Nuannuan away.
After walking a few steps, a call suddenly came from behind.
"Xia Nuannuan, Qin Tian."
The two turned their heads, looking at the senior with confused expressions.
"I wish you great success in your college entrance exams and that you'll always be this good!"
Guo Wen said with a radiant smile.
Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan exchanged a smile and thanked the senior they had met by chance in unison.
"Thank you, Senior. We wish you happiness too."