Chapter 19

"Wow~~ It's so cold--"

William Wei was wearing a basketball jersey with his initials printed on it and a pair of black sports pants.

On the winter streets, pedestrians were bundled up like balls of fur, keeping themselves warm. He looked like an oddity, completely out of place with the winter atmosphere.

"Can we turn back?"

Samson Nan had the foresight to wear a down jacket when he went out. One hand was in his bag while the other hand was dribbling a basketball.

In the middle of winter, he preferred staying at home browsing the internet rather than indulging in outdoor activities.

The dry air had made his lips slightly chapped, so Raina Nan had bought him a lip balm. However, he resolutely refused to apply it, saying that it was for women.

"It's been so long since we had a weekend. If we don't go out and move a bit, we'll get rusty!"

William Wei dragged Samson Nan out of bed with a series of annoying phone calls, and they went to play basketball. He still maintained the enthusiasm he had during their school days.

"How can I compare to you, Teacher Wei~"

"It's not me, Samson Nan. You look like an old man even though you're so young. I really don't understand what those girls who like you see in you!"

During high school, everyone in the school knew about the handsome guy on the basketball team, especially the girls. They had already found out his name and class in advance.

William Wei would often rummage through Samson Nan's desk because he could find love letters inside, and he would help him open and read them, knowing that Samson Nan was probably not interested.

"Oh, by the way, Samson Nan, did you take Luo Jia home?"

"How do you know?"

He stopped dribbling and spun the ball on his fingertips.

"Hehe, I don't need to know how you did it. Just tell me the details of that night~"

William Wei grinned and nudged him with his elbow.

"Please don't be so sleazy, okay?"

"Heh~ You took her home, and I'm not supposed to expect some drama?"

After he finished speaking, he quickly snatched the basketball from Samson Nan's hand.

"Do you need me to come up with a story for you?"

Samson Nan glanced at him.

"But seriously, you and Luo Jia..."

"There's nothing going on."

He knew what William Wei was going to say next, so he denied it before he could speak.

"I think Luo Jia is great~ She's pretty, has a nice figure, and she's even a returnee. Where can you find a girl with such qualifications? If it were me, I would've grabbed her!"

William Wei went on and on, with a clear purpose.

Samson Nan just didn't understand why even William Wei wanted to get involved with this red thread of fate.

"Don't you already have a girlfriend?"

As Samson Nan spoke, he suddenly remembered that William Wei had mentioned having a girlfriend, but he had never seen this mysterious "girlfriend" before.

"Oh, right, right..."

William Wei hesitated for a moment.

"How about introducing her to us sometime, or else..."

Samson Nan intentionally paused.

"I will think that you're lying."

"How could that be, hehe... hehehe..."

William Wei evaded his sharp gaze with a stiff expression.

Not wanting to ask further, who doesn't have one or two secrets they don't want others to know?

Thinking this, they had already arrived at the basketball court.

It was an outdoor court in the city center, and there weren't many people playing basketball because the weather was too cold.

Snowflakes were falling from the sky, and the players had to stop and sweep away the accumulating snow every once in a while.

Samson Nan warmed up his body a little and took off his coat before stepping onto the court.

He partnered with William Wei and found two other people to play 2 vs. 2.

The opponents saw that Samson Nan, although tall, seemed gentle and not like someone who played basketball. They all went to defend the muscular William Wei.

After William Wei took a couple of steps, he passed the ball to Samson Nan. Samson Nan stood outside the three-point line, jumped, and shot.Swoosh! The basketball enters the net with a sound.

"Better guard against him, that guy is more accurate than me," William Wei kindly reminds the two in front of him.

"So cool!" says a girl's voice.

He instinctively turns around, but apart from a few elderly joggers, there is only a street covered in snow.

Not paying too much attention, he simply thinks that he has heard that voice before.

"Samson Nan, what are you daydreaming about?" William Wei's shout brings him back, and the ball is back in his hands.

He rhythmically dribbles the ball, slightly lowers his center of gravity, and stares unwaveringly into the defender's eyes.

A series of step-overs, an acceleration, passes the first person.

Another defender rushes over to make up for it, he fakes a breakthrough, then stops abruptly and takes a jump shot.

Swoosh, the ball goes in again.

"Brother Nan is so cool!" This time he didn't hear it wrong, he looks around.

"Hey, Samson Nan, who is that girl?" He looks in the direction William Wei is pointing, and sees a girl with fair skin standing at the sidelines, blending in with the snowy scene. If they were deep in the mountains, he would have thought he saw a snow fairy.

"Who are you?" Samson Nan can't remember her name for a moment, only knowing that he has seen her before.

"I've been found..." The girl walks over with a stomping sound.

"Brother Nan, it's me, um..." She seems a bit shy, and everyone else playing basketball stops to look over, because upon closer inspection, this girl looks delicate and beautiful.

"Oh, it's you..." He racks his brain, but can't remember the girl's name.

"Clearly forgotten..." She looks disappointed and lifts her head.

"Xiao Yu's classmate," she gives a hint.

"Oh, you're... Lin..." "Roxie Lin!"

She furrows her brow and says, not very happy.

"Oh, right, Roxie Lin, hehe," he awkwardly laughs.

"Hey, little beauty~" William Wei quickly comes over to strike up a conversation. He laughs flirtatiously and tries to charm the little girl, he still has his own tricks.

"Teacher Wei, please behave yourself."

"Huh?!" He's dumbfounded that she called him Teacher Wei.

"Brother Wei, she is Yu Yu's classmate, Yu Yu is your student, understand?"

Samson Nan laughs at him for not recognizing his own student. It's a blow to the vast majority of educators in China.

On the other hand, Roxie Lin is too introverted, so she goes unnoticed in class.

"I remember! Haha, Lin, why are you here?"

William Wei is more embarrassed than Samson Nan, he awkwardly changes the subject.

"My home is nearby, just passing by and I saw Brother Nan, so I came over."

Her smile is warm.

"I see."

"By the way, is Xiao Yu doing better?"

"Xiao Yu? What do you mean by better?" Samson Nan's eyes light up when he hears her name.

"She didn't take time off? She hasn't been to class for several days. I only heard from Xiaoling that she seems to be sick."

"Sick?!" Samson Nan almost shouts, and he turns to look at William Wei.

"I, I don't know. We stopped having physical education classes close to the end of the semester, so I didn't go to their class!"

"Move aside!"

Samson Nan pushes aside William Wei and hails a taxi, leaving in a hurry, even forgetting to take his jacket with him.

Roxie Lin finally understands that Raina Nan didn't tell Samson Nan at all.

Raina Nan is sick? Taking time off? He didn't even know? Thinking back, Raina Nan didn't call him or send him a text message for several days last week.

Although unwilling, he can't stop himself from imagining all kinds of terrible scenarios...

Picking up his phone, he calls her number first.Beep, beep, beep...

"Hello."

Connected.

"Raina Nan?"

He held the phone in his hands, shaking his leg nervously.

"Oh no, Raina, it's your brother!"

"I told you not to answer, didn't I?!"

Two voices came from the other end of the phone, very clear. One was Raina Nan, the other was Bell Tong.

"Bell Tong! Where are you?!"

"Xidan Hospital..."

Bell Tong timidly answered.

"Wait for me!"

He hung up the phone, gripping it tightly in his hand.

"Xidan Hospital!"

"Bro, are you going to fight? I advise you not to, they've been cracking down hard in that area lately!"

The taxi driver, hearing his tone, thought he was going to fight someone...

When he arrived at the hospital, he found Raina Nan's ward and rushed straight over.

"Yuyu!"

"Bro..."

Raina Nan sat on the bed, holding a book, seemingly unaffected.

Her eyes flickered, afraid to look at him.

"Feng Gege, you're here. I'll leave now."

Bell Tong smiled and tried to slip away from him.

"Stay."

He said coldly, his eyes fixed on Raina Nan.

Bell Tong dared not take another step, after all, she was still afraid of Samson Nan.

"What's going on?"

"Ah, it's like this..."

"I'm asking you."

Samson Nan turned his head to glance at Bell Tong, and she immediately shut her mouth.

"I caught a cold, so I took some time off. I didn't want you to worry... Xiaoling is here to keep me company, but I'm fine now, as you can see."

She smiled stiffly and then raised her hands to show him.

"..."

He didn't say anything, walked to her bedside, and suddenly raised his hand.

Raina Nan closed her eyes in fear.

"Do you want to scare me to death?!"

"Eh?"

Samson Nan suddenly roared, one hand pressing against her head.

She looked closely at his eyes, which were red and slightly moist.

"Brother, lower your voice! This is a hospital!"

She quickly used her sleeve to wipe his face. Perhaps only she could make him look so disheveled...

"Tell me, what happened?"

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