Chapter 420: Guanglai High School

Huang Xinyu glanced at Huang Caixing and raised her eyebrows. “Your Big Brother Lin is coming to the sports meet?”

“Huh? How did you know?”

Huang Caixing hadn’t expected Huang Xinyu to guess it right away and widened her eyes in surprise.

“Besides Lin Xiao, who else could make you this happy?”

Huang Xinyu curled her lips. Thinking about how she would soon see Lin Xiao, she felt happy inside, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. “And you, girl, stop being so cheeky. What do you mean, ‘Comrade Xinyu’? I’m your mom.”

“Tch, I don’t feel like calling you mom anymore. Because you actually went behind my back and spent the night out alone with Big Brother Lin.” Huang Caixing rolled her eyes. “I’ll change back once I decide to forgive you.”

“You little brat. That mouth of yours is going to be the death of me.”

Hearing Huang Caixing’s completely baseless remark, Huang Xinyu was so angry she nearly choked.

“Didn’t I already explain last time? It was a special situation. Do you know what a special situation is?”

“Nope. And I don’t want to know.” Huang Caixing pouted, sulking again. “When Big Brother Lin comes later, you’d better behave yourself, Comrade Xinyu. Don’t let me catch anything suspicious.”

“Hmph, since Student Huang Caixing doesn’t want to acknowledge me as her mom anymore, then I now declare that from today on, your allowance is canceled.” Huang Xinyu unleashed her trump card. “Figure out how to support yourself from now on.”

Facing Huang Xinyu’s threat, Huang Caixing wasn’t afraid at all. “No allowance, no problem. I’ll ask Big Brother Lin for it. Hmph!”

The two locked eyes, then turned their heads away at the same time.

While Huang Xinyu and Huang Caixing bickered, Lin Xiao and Yuan Yu arrived at Guanglai High School’s sports field.

Yuan Yu held Lin Xiao’s arm, walking lightly and gracefully, completely unfazed by the curious stares from the surrounding students, teachers, and parents.

Even in a school like Guanglai High, filled with beauties and elites, Yuan Yu—with her stunning looks and reserved personality—was considered one of the most beautiful students.

No one knew how many boys secretly had a crush on Yuan Yu. For example, Song Tianxing, who once framed Yuan Yu and lost his life because of it, was one such admirer.

Of course, people like Song Tianxing—troublesome, domineering, and vicious—were in the minority. Most students were still quite innocent. Even if they had a crush on her, they wouldn’t dare confess, thinking they were unworthy of her.

When those boys saw Yuan Yu walking into school arm-in-arm with Lin Xiao, it felt like a dagger had pierced their hearts.

A few knew that Lin Xiao was Yuan Yu’s older brother. After all, he had accompanied her to school several times before. But most were still unaware and looked at Lin Xiao with eyes full of envy.

Lin Xiao had long grown used to, or rather numb to, the jealous stares from men. Every time he went out with Yuan Yu, Huang Caixing, or the others, he was subjected to this kind of attention.

Those gazes were just envy and jealousy, without any real malice, and no one dared to approach and pick a fight. Otherwise, Lin Xiao might have to kill the chicken to scare the monkey again.

They had only walked a short distance through the school when Lin Xiao suddenly heard a crisp voice, “Big Brother Lin!”

He turned toward the source of the sound and saw Huang Caixing bouncing toward him, followed by a helpless-looking Huang Xinyu.

“Caixing. Si… Auntie Xinyu, good morning.”

Lin Xiao had originally planned to say “Sister Xinyu,” but fortunately remembered in time and changed it mid-sentence.

Huang Caixing hugged Lin Xiao’s other arm. She was wearing a pale-colored tracksuit, revealing her fair, long legs, looking full of energy. “Heehee, I’m participating in an event today. Big Brother Lin, you must cheer for me later.”

“Little Yu, hello.” Huang Xinyu greeted Lin Xiao and Yuan Yu politely, her tone formal. Only when Huang Caixing and Yuan Yu weren’t paying attention did she wink at Lin Xiao. “Let’s go. We can talk on the way. The sports meet is about to start.”

“Okay.”

The four quickly arrived at the stadium where the event was being held. The stadium covered a vast area. In the center was the soccer field, with a basketball court on the left and a badminton court on the right. In terms of scale, it could rival even many university campuses.

Beside the soccer field, on the running track, a square platform had been set up, with speakers and microphones—obviously for the opening speeches.

At this moment, the stadium was packed with students participating in the event and parents there to watch. The air was filled with noise and excitement.

After chatting for a while by the field, the bell rang. The two girls waved goodbye to Lin Xiao and Huang Xinyu, then ran to their class teams.

Huang Xinyu stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Lin Xiao, speaking softly about recent events. Just then, her phone rang. She took a glance and said apologetically to Lin Xiao, “Something’s come up. I need to take care of it real quick. I’ll come back and find you in a bit, okay?”

“Sister Xinyu, if something’s come up, go ahead. Don’t worry about me.” Lin Xiao smiled faintly.

“How could I not worry about you?” Huang Xinyu rolled her eyes at him playfully. “I’ll take care of it quickly and be right back. Be good and wait for me here.”

With that, she waved at Lin Xiao and walked away briskly.

After she left, Lin Xiao found a seat on the bleachers beside the soccer field and sat down calmly, waiting.

About ten minutes later, a man who looked like the principal stepped onto the podium and gave a long-winded speech. Then, he officially announced the start of the sports meet.

To Lin Xiao, this kind of high school event was rather novel.

He had entered the military as a teenager and spent the past years walking the edge of life and death. Though only in his early twenties, his mindset was far more mature than that of the students around him.

Lin Xiao looked toward the area where Yuan Yu and Huang Caixing were and saw them participating in group activities with their classmates. He stood from the bleachers, intending to take a walk around.

Just then, Lin Xiao’s ears twitched slightly.

He heard a sharp whooshing sound from behind. Something was flying at his head at high speed. Without thinking, he reached backward and grabbed.

A basketball landed squarely in Lin Xiao’s hand.

It had been just a foot from his head and carried significant force. If it had hit an ordinary person, it could have caused a concussion or even sent someone tumbling headfirst off the bleachers.

Lin Xiao caught the ball with one hand, slightly tilted his head, and looked at the person who had thrown it. His gaze was calm and indifferent.

It was a young man in a basketball uniform, nearly 1.9 meters tall, with sharp eyebrows and red lips, eyes like shining stars. Standing there, he looked graceful and handsome—probably the kind of guy who could make many girls swoon.

He still held the pose from throwing the ball, apparently shocked that Lin Xiao had caught it. His face showed a hint of surprise.