YFAPFBMG Chapter 22

Chapter 22 – Basketball Game

Novel Title: 你的虎牙很适合咬我的腺体 (Your Fangs Are Perfect for Biting My Glands)

Author：麦香鸡呢 (McChicken)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 周舟 (Zhou Zhou -MC), 程澈 (Cheng Che -ML)

*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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Today, Zhou Zhou ran into Cheng Che in the cafeteria.

He saw Cheng Che sitting with several alphas from Class 5. He immediately dragged along Yu Yang and went over.

“Cheng Che!” Zhou Zhou sat down in a seat diagonally across from Cheng Che and smiled brightly at the other alphas at the table. He then said to Cheng Che, “What a coincidence, you’re eating too?”

Yu Yang really wanted to get up and leave. He felt that Zhou Zhou’s intelligence had been particularly low lately.

“It is a coincidence,” Cheng Che looked up at him and said, “What else can you do at this time if not eating?”

“True,” Zhou Zhou didn’t feel like he was being foolish at all. He looked at the food on Cheng Che’s plate, slightly incoherent as he spoke, “Are you eating fish? Do you like fish? I heard people who eat fish have skilled tongues…”

Cheng Che stared at him.

Yu Yang was extremely embarrassed and quickly elbowed Zhou Zhou’s waist, reminding him not to say inappropriate things in front of Cheng Che. The other alphas also stopped eating and were looking at Zhou Zhou one by one.

Zhou Zhou cleared his throat and spoke seriously, “A skilled tongue must make you good at rap, right? Are you?”

The alphas burst into laughter. One of them said with a grin, “Zhou Zhou, your way of approaching this is quite unexpected, huh?”

Zhou Zhou blinked innocently, “I wasn’t beating around the bush. What did you guys think I was going to say?”

“Nothing, nothing…” The alpha sitting next to Cheng Che chuckled and patted his shoulder. “So, can you rap?”

Cheng Che continued eating. He replied nonchalantly, “I won’t be playing basketball with you this afternoon.”

“No, no, no. Don’t be like that. We finally managed to switch our physics class for a P.E. class today. We already agreed to play basketball together.”

“What period is your P.E. class today?” Zhou Zhou asked.

In their senior year, apart from one physical education class per week, all other elective classes had been cancelled. The physical education class for Class 5 was typically monopolised by the maths teacher. But this time, the alphas in the class managed to persuade the physics teacher to switch the class. Coincidentally, the maths teacher had to teach another class during that time. So the students in Class 5 finally had one P.E. class.

Zhou Zhou and Yu Yang had the same P.E. class throughout. Their P.E. class was rarely taken up by other activities. Zhou Zhou also knew that Class 5 almost never had P.E. classes. Come to think of it, he hadn’t seen Cheng Che play basketball before.

“In the second period this afternoon,” one alpha replied.

“We’re in the second period too!” Zhou Zhou said.

“Well, let’s play together! I haven’t played with you guys before. Yu Yang should be good at basketball, right? I heard in your freshman and sophomore years when you played in the league, a bunch of omegas confessed to you? At that time, your really handsome photos were posted on Weibo. A lot of people commented and shared them,” another alpha remarked.

Yu Yang said, “Zhou Zhou is really good at basketball. You guys should definitely play with him.”

The alphas looked at Zhou Zhou, who was now meekly and absentmindedly eating his food.

Zhou Zhou reluctantly lifted his head and spoke in a soft voice. It was barely audible, “I’m only decent at bouncing the ball…”

“Cute,” one alpha reached out and ruffled Zhou Zhou’s head. “Then you can come with Yu Yang when we play. If you don’t want to play, you can watch from the sidelines.”

Suddenly, Cheng Che picked up his tray as he said, “I’m done eating. I’ll go first.”

Everyone watched his departing figure. One alpha asked in confusion, “He’s done already? He only took a few bites, right?”

“Maybe he has something to do,” another alpha speculated.

Zhou Zhou stirred his food on his plate, feeling a bit puzzled. He sensed that Cheng Che might not be in a good mood. Was it because he was being too noisy? Or did Cheng Che not want to eat with him at the same table? Or perhaps he didn’t want to play basketball with him?

***

During the P.E. class, Zhou Zhou didn’t go to the basketball court. He thought Cheng Che might not want to see him. So he hung out with Yu Yang on the field.

Zhou Zhou lay on the grass, squinting in the sun. Although he still felt a bit down, the current weather was so pleasant that he didn’t want to think about it too much.

Yu Yang draped his school uniform jacket over his head and played with his phone, not really interested in playing basketball when his classmates called him.

Zhou Zhou was chewing on candy with his eyes closed when he felt someone approaching, blocking the slanting sunlight over him.

“Tsk, Yu Yang, move aside. I’m sunbathing here, what are you blocking the sun for?”

Yu Yang lifted his head from under the jacket, “You’ve got it all wrong.”

Zhou Zhou opened his eyes. His eyes trailed over the two long and fair legs by his side, slowly looking up until he met Cheng Che’s gaze. Cheng Che was wearing a basketball uniform. His eyelashes casted shadows on his cheeks. Against the backdrop of the golden afternoon sun, every strand of his hair seemed to be bathed in a soft halo. It was like a scene from a manga.

Zhou Zhou had initially intended to gracefully spring to his feet. But his energy didn’t keep up. So he ended up awkwardly rolling on the grass. He stood up and brushed off the bits of grass from his clothes. With a slightly befuddled expression, he called out, “Cheng Che?”

“I was working on a test paper and got delayed for a while,” Cheng Che said while pulling the zipper of his school uniform jacket. “Let’s go to the basketball court.”

“Oh, that… that sounds great. Finish the test paper and then play basketball. What a perfect combination of academics and sports,” Zhou Zhou stammered.

It was the first time Zhou Zhou had seen Cheng Che in a basketball uniform. He looked quite youthful, wearing a black basketball jersey with a white T-shirt underneath. He had knee pads on his knees and his calf muscles were well-defined and attractive.

Zhou Zhou had the urge to touch them. Heh heh.

If Zhou Zhou wanted to touch, he had to do it immediately. He pointed at Cheng Che’s knee pad, saying, “Your knee pad is crooked.”

Without waiting for Cheng Che to lower his head and check, Zhou Zhou squatted down. With one hand, he adjusted Cheng Che’s knee pad. His other hand lightly touched Cheng Che’s smooth calf, pretending to be very serious about straightening it but actually sneaking in several more touches.

Cheng Che looked down at Zhou Zhou crouching in front of him. His dark hair gently swayed in the breeze. Zhou Zhou’s warm palm was against his calf. It was softer than the touch of sunlight.

Yu Yang couldn’t bear to witness this. So, he once again covered his head with his jacket.

“Alright, let’s go,” Zhou Zhou stood up. He walked over and kicked Yu Yang’s knee lightly. “Let’s play basketball!”

“I’m not going!” Yu Yang buried his head in his school uniform jacket. “I haven’t changed into my basketball jersey and I don’t have knee or wrist guards. I’m not going!”

“Why are you so delicate!” Zhou Zhou lifted his jacket, revealing Yu Yang’s head. “Hurry up. If you don’t get up, I’ll report you for playing with your phone.”

Yu Yang reluctantly got up and joined them on the basketball court.

“I don’t know how to play. I’ll just watch you guys,” Zhou Zhou said, feeling self-conscious.

Cheng Che glanced at him, “Okay.”

Then he took off his jacket and handed it to Zhou Zhou.

Zhou Zhou hugged the jacket, which smelled faintly of minty sake. He watched as Cheng Che received the ball tossed by the other alphas, dribbled a few steps, and then shot it. Cheng Che’s arm muscles were tight and sleek as they were illuminated by the brilliant evening glow. They made him look incredibly handsome.

Yu Yang haphazardly handed over his jacket to Zhou Zhou, saying, “Hold onto this for me.”

Zhou Zhou took his jacket and casually tossed it onto a bench.

Yu Yang: “Fuck!”

Zhou Zhou: “Get lost!”

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Zhou Zhou didn’t really understand basketball. So he watched aimlessly. However, no matter what Cheng Che was doing, he couldn’t help but find him incredibly attractive.

Cheng Che’s slightly hunched posture while dribbling was attractive. The way he raised his hand to shoot was attractive. The high fives with other alphas after making a shot were attractive. His swaying hair was attractive. And the radiant glow of sunlight on him was also attractive.

Zhou Zhou truly wished he could freeze the graceful posture of the boy he admired in his mind forever, etching it deeply so that he would never forget it.

Cheng Che was playing basketball. But his peripheral vision kept drifting towards Zhou Zhou, who was not far away. Zhou Zhou sat obediently on the bench, holding onto his jacket. One of his hands was propping up his chin. The sunlight enveloped him like a beautiful halo. His fluffy hair seemed to be emitting its own radiance.

***

The P.E. class quickly came to an end. Cheng Che and the others finished playing. They walked over towards the bench, where the other alphas picked up their water bottles to drink. Cheng Che, however, approached Zhou Zhou. He was slightly out of breath as he asked, “Where’s my water bottle?”

His bangs were slightly damp from sweat. Droplets of sweat ran down his clear and fair face, going down his long neck. It ran over the faintly visible collarbone and got into his clothing.

Zhou Zhou discreetly swallowed his saliva before handing a bottle of water to Cheng Che.

Zhou Zhou felt a bit lightheaded. Cheng Che’s Adam’s apple moving up and down as he drank water was incredibly sensual. The pheromones emanating from him were even more potent after exercise. It caused Zhou Zhou to feel some weakness in his legs.

He handed Cheng Che his jacket, saying, “Put it on. You might catch a cold after sweating so much.”

“Why is Zhou Zhou being so well-behaved?” The alpha who had called Zhou Zhou cute and patted his head during lunch laughed as he reached out to pat Zhou Zhou’s head again.

Cheng Che used a mineral water bottle to block the alpha’s hand away and said calmly, “You’re all sweaty. Don’t rub his head.”

The alpha withdrew his hand and laughed. He then turned to put on his jacket. Cheng Che took the jacket from Zhou Zhou’s hands and then casually ruffled Zhou Zhou’s hair.

Zhou Zhou: “???”

“I don’t have sweat on my hands,” Cheng Che said, tilting his head slightly while wearing the jacket.

Yu Yang witnessed all of this and once again, he couldn’t bear to look. He turned his head away.

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-21:46-

@ZZZZZhou：Saw him playing basketball today! He looks super handsome in a basketball jersey! He even patted my head! Oh my goodness, I don’t want to wash my hair for the next few days (exaggerating because I’ll still have to wash it) 😅

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Next update: 2023.10.26

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