Chapter 111: Beating the high school girl to tears, the sonic boom that echoed throughout the venue, and Li Qingrong, a duel between the strong!

It was just a regular serve.

The autumn sun was nice, perfect for playing.

Jiang Nian watched the white shuttlecock fly towards him, neither fast nor slow, and tightened his grip on the racket.

He slightly turned his body, used his waist for power, and lifted his elbow forward.

As his shoulder blade pulled back slightly, his forearm rotated outwards to draw the racket, his arm straightened, and his wrist pressed down.

Bang!

A crisp explosive sound rang out on the small, square court, and the violent smash made the shuttlecock rebound wildly, but it wasn’t a tricky angle.

Jiang Nian’s response was a heavy clear from Wang Yuhe, which also set the tone for this match.

Smash!

Chen Yunyun had initially worried that Jiang Nian would also be crushed by Wang Yuhe, but seeing his fierce first shot, it didn’t seem like he couldn’t play, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When she saw Wang Yuhe also hitting powerful smashes, Chen Yunyun suddenly got excited.

Play on, play on!!!

The people on the adjacent court were from Olympiad Class 1, playing a slow-paced game.

Hearing the wind, they couldn’t help but stop and look over curiously, holding their shuttlecocks.

Generally speaking, when boys and girls play badminton against each other, they rarely hit clears.

The reason is simple: boys have strong explosive power and stamina, so they are very good at hitting from the backcourt.

Clears often lead to repeated smashes, and relatively speaking, girls are at a disadvantage. However, Wang Yuhe’s stamina must also be good, as she was confident enough to play clears with Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian tacitly understood Wang Yuhe’s intention, quickly retreated, and performed a quick jump smash after pushing off the ground.

In that instant, power visibly erupted from the racket.

“Bang!!”

With a loud bang, the shuttlecock flew past Wang Yuhe, who had no time to react.

She only felt a gust of cold wind, and then the shuttlecock landed with a soft thud.

A decisive kill.

Several boys from Class 3 were taking a break, and watching the game.

“He retreated that fast? Holy crap!”

“What’s up?”

The few of them, who had been sitting and resting, immediately stood up in awe after watching one shot.

They all gasped, “Oh,” that was amazing.

Using a smash against a girl, what a true man!

“Holy crap, a power smash!”

The cheers from the people nearby made Chen Yunyun realize that Wang Yuhe seemed to be losing to Jiang Nian.

She couldn’t help but start worrying about her good friend again, her gaze falling on Wang Yuhe.

Wang Yuhe bit her lower lip, then turned and quietly went to pick up the shuttlecock.

Chen Yunyun was stunned. Jiang Nian wouldn’t make her best friend cry, would he?

She knew Wang Yuhe’s strong-willed personality deep down; she cared a lot about her physical training.

She was as childish as an elementary school student, even calculating the progress bar when carrying water.

In such a public setting, as an introverted person who cared so much about her training results, she might really be made to cry by Jiang Nian.

Thinking of this, Chen Yunyun called out.

“Jiang Nian, don’t bully girls!”

“Huh?” Jiang Nian looked at her with a puzzled expression, thinking, *She’s crazy. Didn’t you tell me to take down Wang Yuhe’s arrogance?* “I didn’t do anything, did I bully her?”

“Can’t you be a little gentler?” Chen Yunyun was almost fuming.

“Alright, fine.” Jiang Nian nodded helplessly, even walking over to glance at Wang Yuhe. “Um. Are you okay? Did I hit it a bit too hard just now?”

Strange, why does that expression look like she’s about to shed little pearls?

No way?

“Mhm, I’m fine.” Wang Yuhe sniffled, took a deep breath, and looked at him, saying, “You don’t need to go easy on me. Respecting your opponent means giving it your all.”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian couldn’t help but feel a sense of respect and nodded.

“Okay!”

Not far away, Yao Beibei and Zhang Ningzhi, who were wandering around, were also drawn by the commotion.

They walked over just in time to see Jiang Nian’s smash, and Yao Beibei couldn’t help but pout.

“That shot from Jiang Nian, if it were any other girl, she would have been made to cry long ago.”

Then she said with disdain, “Such a straight man!”

Zhang Ningzhi smiled and softly defended him.

“Boys are all like that.”

Due to the previous explosive smash, it was still Wang Yuhe’s serve.

After a standard serve, the two played several rallies back and forth.

Although Jiang Nian had verbally said he would give his all, he was actually holding back.

He wasn’t really stupid; making Wang Yuhe lose face wouldn’t make him seem impressive.

The first round was just to test the opponent’s limits, and playing within those limits was enough.

Once Wang Yuhe got into her rhythm, he would just follow with smashes, and that would be it.

It wouldn’t seem like he was going easy, and it would allow the other person to enjoy themselves, and he would also have fun.

Win-win.

However, on a clear shot, Wang Yuhe found her position and quickly retreated.

With her lips pressed together, she held her racket ready, leapt high into the air, and the shuttlecock was like a cannonball.

Boom!

Jiang Nian was stunned. He passively returned a net shot with a backhand, and Wang Yuhe followed with a high shot.

He subconsciously gritted his teeth!

Damn it, smash every high ball!

His inherent super-violent genes were activated. She smashed first, so I can’t be blamed!

He quickly shuffled back, pushed off the ground vigorously, and leapt into the air, smashing the shuttlecock in a very abstract posture, his whole body seemingly curled into a ball, and then—

“Bang!!”

A smash several times more powerful than Wang Yuhe’s, a relentless and fierce attack.

It was like a sudden storm, the sound of it cutting through the air was terrifying.

Damn it, who fired a gun?

Oh, it was me. No problem then.

Everyone around was dumbfounded. Good heavens, were they doing high jumps here? Buddy!

They only saw Jiang Nian leap high for that shot, and before they could mock his ugly posture, the explosive smash came!

Badminton is a very intuitive sport, unlike basketball.

Most of it involves running and jumping, scoring by shooting, and rarely seeing dunks or similar moves.

But in badminton, whether it’s young adults, even seniors, or even the children’s group, once they master certain techniques and have a certain level of physical fitness, they can all hit powerful smashes.

The explosive power can be completely felt by anyone.

To tell if someone is strong, look at their footwork. To tell if they are fierce, listen to the sound.

Wang Yuhe stared blankly at the fallen shuttlecock, holding back the tears that were about to fall.

She turned to pick up the shuttlecock, but as she stood up, she couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Tears fell ‘pat-pat-pat,’ and she served while crying.

The onlookers were all stunned. Wow, there really was a master.

He made the girl cry in three shots. It was the first time they had seen a girl smash while crying.

“Bang bang bang!!!”

Wang Yuhe kept crying, her tears wouldn’t stop, and her smashes grew fiercer with each shot.

Jiang Nian was also a bit embarrassed; he hadn’t expected Wang Yuhe to actually shed little pearls.

He decided to feed her shots. *I’m already being this gentle, so please stop crying, damn it.*

Still crying? I’ll jump up and smash another one at you.

After a few smashes, Wang Yuhe realized that the other party was going easy on her.

She wiped her tears with the back of her hand. Seeing too many people watching, she simply lowered her head and left the court.

Jiang Nian on the court was mortified, receiving gazes from all directions.

Especially when he saw Yao Beibei and Zhang Ningzhi standing under a tree outside the court, she was currently pulling Zhang Ningzhi, whispering something, and pointing at Jiang Nian as she spoke.

Huh? You annoying girl, talking bad about your dad again?

I’ll throw your homework into the men’s toilet tank someday!

“You’re really mean, smashing so hard.” Chen Yunyun gave Jiang Nian a resentful look, then turned and hugged Wang Yuhe, comforting her softly.

Jiang Nian smiled, not taking it to heart.

He had calculated that he only used 30% of his strength against Wang Yuhe.

Don’t underestimate the stamina of high school boys; that’s the Peak of life, the age where bed boards are worn out.

He was holding his racket, about to leave the court and switch players.

Suddenly, a graceful figure walked over from the track and field.

She stopped about four or five meters in front of Jiang Nian, looking at him with curiosity.

Her gaze, with a hint of inquiry, swept over him.

“Want to play badminton?”

Jiang Nian was slightly stunned, looking at Li Qingrong in front of him.

She was wearing a white and purple color-blocked windbreaker jacket, with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows.

Her hair was tied in a high ponytail at the back of her head with a yellow rabbit hair tie.

This hair tie was quite cute.

Especially paired with the class monitor’s rather expressionless face, the contrast made it even cuter.

“Sure.”

He remembered that Li Qingrong’s athletic ability seemed quite good; she barely panted after running three kilometers.

If she also played badminton, her skill level should be quite good.

“Then let’s go, over there.” Li Qingrong tilted her head, signaling him to follow.

“Oh, oh.”

The badminton courts and basketball courts were next to each other, but usually, there were no nets.

Students taking physical education classes had to go to the equipment room to get them themselves and manually hang the nets on the poles.

The place where Li Qingrong played was located in the corner between two teaching buildings, forming an enclosed space.

The only advantage was that the racket swings made a very loud sound.

To put it simply, it was similar to good game sound effects.

The hitting feel was the same, but the added sound effects could increase the fun of the game.

Seeing the two leave, several boys from Class 3 also became curious.

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s watch.”

“The class monitor and Jiang Nian are about to play. Who do you think will win?”

“Who knows, but Jiang Nian definitely won’t go easy. A true man has to be from our class; playing badminton with girls and going easy is really boring.”

Yao Beibei pouted at the remark.

“A bunch of straight men.”

With that, she pulled Zhang Ningzhi and walked over there.

“Quick, quick, let’s go watch too, or we won’t get good spots.”

“Huh? Oh, oh.”

Zhang Ningzhi was puzzled, she followed along vaguely, but in her heart, she was wondering if Jiang Nian would also smash if she played with him.

A group of people were originally playing around the ping-pong table, urging each other to quickly defeat the “emperor.”

After hearing those few explosive sounds, they all looked towards the badminton courts.

Now seeing the class monitor about to play with Jiang Nian, they immediately lost interest in waiting for their turn.

They directly pulled a few people and walked over there, Sun Zhicheng being one of them.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, those few badminton shots were indeed cooler than ping-pong.

The few people walking together were laughing and chatting, discussing who would win.

Sun Zhicheng looked in Chen Yunyun’s direction and saw her helping Wang Yuhe walk towards that direction.

He couldn’t help but guess that Jiang Nian’s “straight man” behavior today might have made Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe uncomfortable.

After all, even as a boy, he felt that doing so was a bit… too ungentlemanly. Even if it were boys on the court, they would probably be smashed to a mental breakdown.

To be violently smashed in front of a large crowd, and then clumsily pick up the shuttlecock—just imagining it was… too embarrassing.

No wonder Wang Yuhe cried.

At the same time, he also felt a bit fortunate that Jiang Nian wasn’t the perfect “warm man.”

Otherwise, he really wouldn’t have much of a chance. This was his Breakthrough.

On the basketball court.

Li Hua became much cleaner in his actions after being collectively “Aruba-ed” by the boys once.

Not only did he get rid of his bad habit of touching his groin while defending, but he also became very civilized and polite.

He’s a cheap bastard, just needs to be Aruba-ed!

He had just made a bank shot, and when he turned around, he found no one guarding him.

He couldn’t help but get angry. What did this mean? Isolating him, bullying him at school, huh?

“What are you looking at?”

“Let’s go, let’s go, the class monitor and Jiang Nian are playing badminton, let’s go watch.” Ma Guojun urged.

“Watch what…” Li Hua hadn’t even finished cursing when he suddenly reacted. “You said the class monitor is playing badminton, crushing Jiang Nian? Then I definitely have to go watch.”

“Let’s go, let’s go!!”

At least twenty people gathered at the small badminton court, half of whom were there for Li Qingrong.

It wasn’t as exaggerated as filming a movie, it was just because of her popularity.

Usually, there were always a few girls surrounding her, and during PE class, it would turn into seven or eight.

Interspersed among them were a few boys who followed the trend, wanting to play with the girls.

Li Qingrong handed Jiang Nian a racket from outside the court; its appearance alone indicated it wasn’t cheap.

“Play with all your strength, you don’t need to go easy on me.”

“Ah? Oh.” Jiang Nian nodded, thinking, *You said it.* He looked up, still unable to resist complimenting her, “Class monitor, your hair tie is really pretty.”

Li Qingrong lowered her eyes, and after a moment of hesitation, asked.

“Do you want me to go easy?”

Hmm? Go easy? Which ‘go easy’?

Sorry, I thought wrong, I’ll face the wall.

“Ha, no need, no need.” Jiang Nian waved his hand after realizing. “Class monitor, you just give it your all too, otherwise, there’s no point in playing.”

Li Qingrong thought for a moment, then nodded.

“Mhm.”

After both sides were in position, Jiang Nian habitually stood in the back right court, without much posture.

Striking a pose was too pretentious; there were too many people, and he felt embarrassed.

Li Qingrong didn’t even take off her jacket, and with a flick of her hand, she began to serve.

The first shot was played conventionally by both, and after two rounds of flat drives, they started hitting clears with more power.

The clear is the foundation of badminton, resolving all fancy tricks.

The shuttlecock flew high, and with crisp ‘bang bang bang’ sounds, it traced a high parabolic arc in the air.

The rally began, and everyone’s nerves gradually tightened.

Li Qingrong also had very strong explosive power; facing a clear hit by Jiang Nian, she seized the opportunity to smash.

She leapt high, and with a ‘bang,’ an explosive sound echoed in the corner of the teaching building.

Suddenly, gasps of cold air rang out from all around; it was so damn shocking.

“The class monitor is too fierce, holy crap!”

“She doesn’t look muscular, but her strength is so powerful. That smash almost made me pee my pants.”

“This is the power of gentleness, Brother Qiang. Go try getting slapped by the class monitor.”

“Your mom!”

Jiang Nian couldn’t return it, so he could only bend down to pick up the shuttlecock.

Mainly, Li Qingrong’s hit was a bit too fierce, it completely stunned him; the class monitor was so contrasting.

Outside the court, Chen Yunyun looked at Jiang Nian picking up the shuttlecock and hugged Wang Yuhe, saying softly.

“Yuhe, look, the bad guy is getting his comeuppance.”

The moment it was his turn to serve, Jiang Nian got excited.

It was good that Li Qingrong was stronger, it meant he could really play well, directly—

Bang!! Bang!!

The two began to smash against each other, hitting smashes followed by’scumbag’ diagonal shots, and then more smashes while running.

On the third-year floor, Xi Bao was wearing a small microphone, giving a lecture to Olympiad Class 2 next door.

Hearing the sharp ‘bang bang bang’ sounds, she couldn’t stand it anymore, pushed open the window, and said,

“Who’s setting off firecrackers down there!”

Asking for votes at the end of the month~