Chapter 80
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Yu Xiao Di chuckled and waved her arm, "Hehe, this is called a distinctive style, also known as lucky attire, specially custom-made by me. Back in the day, Hingis, the princess of women's tennis, had this look!"
"..." Yu Xiao Di was speechless for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and whispered, "Being so forthright, you're indeed a unique kind of pervert!"
"Pervert my ass! I'm looking at your skin; if you want Hingis's achievements, it's not about learning her technique, but about adopting the lucky look. If one day you aspire to have the accomplishments of the Williams sisters, I bet you wouldn't go for muscle training, maybe you'd try to make yourself black. Considering your fair skin now, I'll just take a few more glances for memory's sake."
"Nonsense!" Yu Xiao Di rolled her eyes but was happy to be called fair-skinned. "You've got some nerve. Let's go!"
Yu Xiao Di led him into the tennis court, and there were already quite a few students in the stands. With it being the girls' match, there were naturally more male spectators. Most are likely here to watch the girls rather than the tennis.
"Xiao Di, it's about to start, where have you been?" A few students came up to Yu Xiao Di as she reached the resting spot.
Seeing their eccentric outfits, Li Yan was a bit puzzled and quietly asked, "What are these guys up to?"
Yu Xiao Di pursed her lips into a smile and replied, "What, haven't seen a male cheerleading squad? They're all here to cheer for me!"
She then addressed the boy who had just spoken, "Bai Feijin! Why are you shouting, do you think I'd be afraid of the match?" Then she spoke to two other boys, "Mo Fei and Yan Xuan, are you guys ready? No issues, right?"
"Definitely no issues!" They answered in unison, but their gazes fell on Li Yan, who had come in with Yu Xiao Di.
It was Bai Feijin with jealous eyes who finally voiced his curiosity, "Xiao Di, who is he?"
"He's..." Yu Xiao Di giggled and came over to hold onto Li Yan's arm.
Li Yan was startled and hurriedly tried to pull his arm away.
"My private coach! Very impressive."
Though they didn't fully understand Yu Xiao Di's family's situation, they knew she came from money. The lavish act of hiring a private tennis coach wasn't surprising given her family background.
Nonetheless, Bai Feijin was somewhat jealous, wishing Yu Xiao Di would hold his arm instead. "Just how impressive is this coach? Has he participated in professional matches before? Played in the China Open?"
Li Yan initially thought Yu Xiao Di would claim he was her boyfriend, hence his surprise, but hearing he was merely a coach, he was relieved.
"Haha, no. I've just played with a wildcard at foreign Opens, made it to the round of sixteen; Wimbledon, round of 32. Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning at all."
Li Yan's serious tone stunned the boys, and Yu Xiao Di almost burst out laughing; this guy is too wicked, boasting without thinking.
"Hey! Yu Xiao Di, are you ready? Not planning to forfeit, are you?" Just then, a few more students approached, led by a pretty girl speaking Cloud Island dialect, followed by more boys as her escorts.
Li Yan sighed inwardly, this isn't about playing tennis; it's clearly a showcase for these idle yet beautiful girls.
Seeing the provocative look, Bai Feijin directed his mild irritation at Li Yan toward the other group, shouted at a guy beside the girl, "Huang Xuhui! We're not on Cloud Island, we all speak Mandarin, can you tell your girlfriend to stop speaking Cloud Island dialect?"
The guy flipped his hair and cheekily retorted, "Bai Feijin, does Cloud Island dialect give you pressure? Speaking Mandarin is still a waste of effort for you, Bai Feijin!"
Their companions all laughed.
Seeing Bai Feijin's face flushed red, Yu Xiao Di smiled sweetly to assist, "Student Huang, my coach is here to support me; he doesn't know you all. Could you introduce your girlfriend using Cloud Island dialect?"
Cloud Island University, Cloud Island University of Science and Technology frequently rank in the top 100 globally, whereas the best mainland universities often rank only between 200-300. Hence, the best mainland students usually opt for Cloud Island universities, the reverse situation is rare. But with the strong mainland economy in recent years, many Cloud Island students, upon graduation, need to tap into the mainland job market. Therefore, for better integration with the mainland environment, a lot of Cloud Island students are coming to study at mainland universities.
The other group currently playing against Yu Xiao Di's group is from Cloud Island. Huang Xuhui, hearing Yu Xiao Di's words, was a bit irked but reluctantly said, "Wenwen (Jiang Wen), surname Jiang."
His girlfriend seemed displeased and coldly spoke in Mandarin, "My name is Jiang Wen! Shall we begin?"
Yu Xiao Di cheerfully told Li Yan, "Just watch, I'll easily defeat her!"
"Xiao Di, Xiao Di! SDU is number one!" The male cheerleaders had already begun chanting.
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Li Yan, under the title of coach, had to sit in the resting area and watch. But their skill level... indeed more about watching beauties. He took out a pair of sunglasses and lazily reclined, using the shades as cover to start scanning the surrounding audience.
Though Zhou Yunfei's men were secretly protecting him, whether or not they intervened was another matter; being on site, he preferred managing everything himself.
"Hey! Uncle, acting cool, huh? You're out! The school beauties aren't enough for all of us, and you show up!" The same Huang Xuhui arrived at Li Yan's side, speaking disdainfully.
His words immediately resonated with other boys, including the opposing Bai Feijin, Mo Fei, and Yan Xuan, who regarded Li Yan as an old man vying for the girls.
Having grasped the overall situation, Li Yan saw them all surrounding him, seemingly ready to lift him and throw him out. He couldn't help but laugh, "Kid, your 'Wenwen' girlfriend is beautiful; isn't that enough for you? Are you coming to snatch our mainland beauties? Hey! I'm a coach; you should see him as your competitor, this lad's squinting eyes show he's already eating from one bowl and eyeing another."
Bai Feijin and the others found it reasonable and were also hostile towards Huang Xuhui's group.
"Tsk~~~ This isn't enough! I'm naturally charming, no choice, it's inborn, Uncle, you can't envy it..."
The boasting Huang Xuhui, focused on Li Yan, didn't notice his girlfriend Jiang Wen coming over behind him, finishing a round coldly saying, "No need to wait for later!"
Though neither were particularly skillful, Yu Xiao Di was slightly better, just losing a round earlier, but upon hearing Huang Xuhui's comment, she furiously turned on her heels and left, not playing anymore!
Huang Xuhui was left red-faced, quickly chasing after her.
"How disappointing!" Yu Xiao Di felt unsatisfied, just starting to warm up.
The students watching were even more disappointed, a group of girls surrounded Yu Xiao Di chatting away, some eager to play. But Yu Xiao Di wanted to be with Li Yan now, losing interest in continuing; she beckoned Li Yan to leave the tennis court.
"I'll go change at the dorm and then keep you company; how about that?" Yu Xiao Di unhesitatingly smiled, asking Li Yan, drawing attention from both male and female students to him.
At that moment, a small figure swiftly grabbed the tennis racket bag Bai Feijin had just packed for Yu Xiao Di and dashed outside.
"Thief!"
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