Chapter 1323: Invitation to Watch the Game?
"Hao Jian! Hao Jian! Hao Jian!"
Late at night, Hao Jian was lying in bed, ready to sleep, when his phone suddenly rang. Annoyed, he sat up and looked at the phone on the bedside table, his brow slightly furrowing.
"Who is bothering my sleep at this hour?"
Stretching lazily, he crawled towards the phone and picked it up, glancing at the number, a faint smile curled at his lips, a soft chuckle slowly escaped.
"This girl..."
Laughing and cursing, he pressed the answer button, and his irritation at being awakened dissipated. He could be angry at anyone, but when it came to his close female friends, he couldn't hold any grudge at all.
Even if Spice Ginger were to call at such a time, Hao Jian would immediately scold him a bit, to let him know that he was annoyed. After all, only women were allowed to interrupt his sleep with calls at night.
Once the call was connected, the hurried clear voice came through—it was Lin Qingxue.
"Why call so late?"
Glancing at the time, seeing it was already ten o'clock, Hao Jian teased, "Is something up again? Did another rogue take an interest in your roommate?"
"Hmph!"
On the other end, Lin Qingxue was in the dorm, surrounded by her roommates, who were either playing on the computer or looking at their phones. She glanced at them stealthily and pouted slightly at the phone, letting out a soft hum.
"Who said nothing is happening, so I can't call you?"
When girls get temperamental, it can make any man utterly helpless. Lin Qingxue voiced her mild dissatisfaction over the phone: "Look, it's only ten o'clock, and you want to sleep. You're saying I disturbed you? Tell me, are you doing something shady?!"
"Uh..."
Upon hearing this, Hao Jian rubbed his nose, feeling as if he had been checkmated by this girl!
A gentle laugh slipped out of Hao Jian's mouth and swiftly traveled through the phone, overcoming countless obstacles to reach Lin Qingxue's ear.
"Alright, tell me, what's up?"
"Hmph!"
Pouting, Hao Jian's words directly interrupted Lin Qingxue's prepared speech. She wanted to keep acting coy with Hao Jian for a while, but hearing the faint weariness in his voice, she couldn't bear to keep him chatting.
Her lips curled upward in a smile, thinking: Anyway, let him get a good night's sleep tonight. Hmph, tomorrow I'll definitely treat this guy properly, and since there's plenty of time tomorrow...
With this in mind, Lin Qingxue had no further thoughts, following Hao Jian's inquiry, she said, "Here's the thing..."
Thus, Lin Qingxue slowly explained the matter for tomorrow, explaining why she called him at this hour—because Hao Jian was coming over the following day, she wanted to give him a heads up so he could prepare. If she waited until the morning to tell him, Hao Jian would definitely rush over.
On the other side, Hao Jian quietly listened to Lin Qingxue's explanation. The reason for tonight's call was simple: Lin Qingxue's university, Hua City University, was currently hosting a freshman vs. sophomore basketball game. It was a contest between different departments.
Today, Lin Qingxue heard that tomorrow is the final game of the school basketball tournament, and she wanted to watch it, deciding to invite Hao Jian to join her.
As of now, she has become quite a celebrity at school, with countless confident suitors constantly pursuing her, which made Lin Qingxue quite impatient. Moreover, she heard that her image at school has turned into a high-cool school beauty. Hence, those guys wanting to prove their prowess started courting Lin Qingxue.
This time, most of the suitors were rich, powerful, or talented, incomparable to the previous ones.
"When is it?"
After listening to Lin Qingxue's explanation, Hao Jian accepted the invitation. After all, he had nothing to do tomorrow and might as well go with Lin Qingxue to watch the game.
Plus, Hao Jian had never accompanied Lin Qingxue to a basketball game, so this time could fulfill that thought.
"Hehe, the game starts at two in the afternoon tomorrow. Come to my dorm to pick me up, and I'll take you to the basketball court to watch them play!"
Hao Jian agreed, so Lin Qingxue promptly told him the time and location in a cheerful tone before hanging up with a giggle.
She didn't want to continue disturbing Hao Jian's sleep, even though he didn't mind such interruptions. After all, he used to regularly stay up all night monitoring targets, something he had long been accustomed to. But now, having blended into urban living, such occurrences have decreased.
Even so, don't think that Hao Jian's skills have declined. On the contrary, after his experience in the city, his skills have been improving day by day, becoming much stronger than before.
Of course, Hao Jian doesn't care if he sleeps late, but Lin Qingxue does care. For women, beauty sleep is very important, especially when going on a date tomorrow. All the more reason not to stay up late, or she'll wake up with dark circles and feel embarrassed about herself.
Even if Hao Jian doesn't care about these things, since he isn't interested in the girl's appearance, for a woman, her beauty and image are essential parts.
The chat ended here. Hao Jian went off to sleep, and Lin Qingxue also went to bed. And so, time slowly passed, bringing the pale light of dawn...
Time continued to pass, and the vitality of the city gradually awoke. All kinds of people shuttled between bus stops, subway stations, and even car stations, with crowds of people going to work continuously.
Time reached ten in the morning. The blazing sun hanging in the sky also gradually started to brighten, and the temperature slowly increased, the sunlight growing hotter, moving from Hao Jian's bedside to the window.
"Hmm!"
No one knows how much time passed, but lying in bed, Hao Jian suddenly opened his eyes, and his slightly bluish eyes flickered, the deep black pupils restored, revealing his bright and profound gaze.
Stretching lazily, Hao Jian twisted his body to get up from bed, his feet touching the floor to start his new day's routine—brushing teeth, washing face, eating, and taking a walk.
After finishing these, time had reached one in the afternoon. At this point, Hao Jian grabbed the car keys on the table, ran to the parking lot, drove out his Enzo Car, and sped towards Hua City University.
"Hao Jian!"
Just as he drove to the school gate, slowing down the car, Hao Jian suddenly heard a shout from not far away. He instinctively looked over, and his face showed a smile, because the one calling him was Lin Qingxue standing by the roadside.
Of course, there were also her dorm mates beside Lin Qingxue, but Lin Qingxue's voice not only caught Hao Jian's attention but also that of the passersby.
When those passersby saw that Lin Qingxue was calling a young man driving a luxury car, their faces showed a look of understanding. It had long been rumored that the School Beauty Lin Qingxue had a wealthy boyfriend.
Now looking at it, she really does have a rich boyfriend! Just looking at that luxury car shows his status.
"Sigh..."
However, those in the know secretly sighed and shook their heads. To their knowledge, among those still publicly pursuing Lin Qingxue were wealthy second-generations and even sons or grandsons of the country's top 500.
They couldn't believe that this man driving a luxury car could financially compete with those from the country's top 500. Still, their eyes were full of envy.
This is a battle among the rich, with an insurmountable gap between them and these struggling common folks. Naturally, Hao Jian's image as a luxury car driver couldn't escape the attention of those girls. Seeing Hao Jian driving a luxury car and looking quite handsome, those girls couldn't resist.
All thinking of how to approach Hao Jian, but when they saw Hao Jian getting out of the car and walking to Lin Qingxue, naturally taking her hand, their eyes showed anger.
"Haha, I'm here, wasn't late, right?"
Holding Lin Qingxue's little hand, Hao Jian smiled at the girls, his tone full of ease.
"Tch."
Molan pouted and pointed at Lin Qingxue, addressing Hao Jian: "Luckily, you arrived half an hour early, otherwise this one of yours would still be stuck in the dorm, because in the whole dorm, she has the most clothes!"
"Lanlan!"
Hearing Molan's words, Lin Qingxue, who appeared demure, suddenly got anxious, and glared fiercely at Molan. Molan, however, just shrugged, while Ye Ni and Ailin adopted a nonchalant attitude, showing no intention of joining this boring conversation.
Smiling, Hao Jian squeezed Lin Qingxue's little hand, laughingly said: "Alright, let's not stay here. Didn't you say the game starts at two? Now it's already one-forty, if we don't go now, we might miss out on good spots..."
With Hao Jian's laughter, the atmosphere oddly turned silent. Hao Jian curiously looked at the four girls, touched his nose, and smiled: "Did I say something wrong?"
"Pfft!"
As Hao Jian spoke, Lin Qingxue suddenly chuckled, leaving Hao Jian puzzled, while Molan and the other two laughed heartily, leaving Hao Jian a bit helpless. Did he say something wrong? Just a single sentence?
"Hao Jian, you just don't know!"
Molan's pretty face was smug, looking at Hao Jian, waving her finger: "As the School Beauty of our school, even knowing she has a boyfriend, there are still those who pursue her, and that's just a school game. As long as she speaks up, no matter what position, it's certain she'll get it!"