Urban Super Medical Saint

"Damn, boss, you're too awesome! Now I believe what you said, it's not that you don't want to play ball, but rather your skills are so great that once you're on the court, the game just isn't interesting anymore!" Seeing that the game hadn't even finished the first half and Zheng Yun and the others had thrown in the towel, He Guizhong approached and wrapped an arm around Ge Dongxu's shoulder, admiringly saying.

"Thank you!" Lu Lei also came forward to hug Ge Dongxu's shoulder, his eyes slightly moist as he spoke.

"Thank me? What do you mean by that?" Ge Dongxu pretended to glower.

"Exactly, there's no need for thanks among brothers," He Guizhong laughed.

"Sun Wenjun, haven't you forgotten something?" While Ge Dongxu was talking to He Guizhong and others, Li Chenyu suddenly called out.

Following the sound, Ge Dongxu and others then noticed that Sun Wenjun, seeing how badly he was losing, was actually planning to sneak off and leave.

"That's right, Sun Wenjun, a man should keep his word. We all heard crystal clear what you said in the classroom on Tuesday. If you lost, you were to apologize to Lu Lei," the class monitor Guo Meiqiong said.

"Yes! Exactly!" The girls from class one echoed in agreement.

No one from class two said anything, silently watching Sun Wenjun.

These were his own classmates, and not a single person stood up to speak for Sun Wenjun, their class president, showing that even the people from class two did not approve of Sun Wenjun's actions.

Seeing no one speak up for him, Sun Wenjun's face went from red to white, and he eventually gritted his teeth and walked up to Lu Lei saying, "Sorry Lu Lei, that day I was... "

"Forget it! We're all classmates," Lu Lei interrupted without letting Sun Wenjun finish his sentence, gesturing with his hands.

The resentment he felt during the basketball game had long been vented out.

Sun Wenjun was taken aback and gave Lu Lei a surprised look, then turned with a grim face and walked away.

A few students from class two who were closer to Sun Wenjun hurried after him upon seeing this. Zheng Yun hesitated but did not follow; instead, he looked at Ge Dongxu with great interest.

He really liked basketball, and Ge Dongxu played so well that Zheng Yun was very curious about how he did it.

Apart from Zheng Yun, Zhou Pujun also looked at Ge Dongxu with interest.

"Ge Dongxu, I never would have guessed you're a basketball expert. Join our college basketball team; you can play any position you want," Zhou Pujun said.

"Sorry, Captain Zhou, I'm not interested," Ge Dongxu replied.

With his level of skill, even playing in the NBA would be bullying, so what's the point of playing with Zhou Pujun and others? If it wasn't for Sun Wenjun bullying too much, Ge Dongxu wouldn't have played this time either.

"Come on, Ge Dongxu, are you serious? Do you know I want to join the college team, and I still don't qualify. Now you can pick any position you like!" Zheng Yun said in surprise as Ge Dongxu actually declined.

"Join us, Ge Dongxu. In November, our school will host the 'Jiangnan Cup' all-school basketball competition, where thirty-two colleges will play in group and knockout stages. Our College of Environmental and Resource Sciences is a big college, but it has not made it to the top eight for several years now, which is quite embarrassing. The college leaders take this seriously and hope our cohort can make it to the top eight this year. We're confident about reaching the top eight this year, but with you on board, we'd be even more confident," Zhou Pujun said, patting Ge Dongxu's shoulder.

"Thanks, Captain Zhou, for valuing me so much, but I'm really not that interested in basketball competitions. I only joined in this time because they from class two were bullying too much," Ge Dongxu declined again without much consideration.

"Hey, Ge Dongxu, don't you have any sense of team honor? Captain Zhou is inviting you to join the college team; that's an honor. Don't get too big for your britches!" Zheng Yun, seeing that he had no chance to join the college team while Ge Dongxu did but was not interested, couldn't help but get anxious.

"Yeah, Ge Dongxu, as a student of our college, you should have a sense of collective honor," Zhou Pujun persisted in persuading.

"Come on, Dongxu, participate! You're so good at basketball. If you join, our college definitely has a chance to make it to the quarterfinals, or even the finals. If that really happens, our classmates will also bask in the glory!" The class monitor, Guo Meiqiong, followed up with persuasion.

"Right, right, Dongxu, please join," other classmates chimed in, egging him on.

However, Li Chenyu, He Guizhong, and Lu Lei all remained silent, just looking at Ge Dongxu.

Seeing that everyone was urging him, and each of them had a look of anticipation, Dongxu's face couldn't help but show a tinge of difficulty, but he finally shook his head and said, "Sorry, Captain Zhou."

"Alright, college is ultimately about studying, which is the main pursuit. Since you're adamant about not participating, I can't force you," Zhou Pujun said, nodding regretfully, as Dongxu firmly disagreed.

"Ah! Really, why won't he join! Being a freshman and joining the college team is so awesome!" the classmates all expressed their disappointment.

Ge Dongxu smiled apologetically at everyone and said, "I'm going to head back first, you guys keep playing if you want."

So, some stayed to continue playing, while others left for home.

He Guizhong and the other two didn't stay; they followed Ge Dongxu back to the dorm.

"I mean, boss, aren't you a bit too cocky? Even passing on the college team," Li Chenyu said on the way back. Although he hadn't spoken up before, he had been quite hopeful Dongxu would join.

"Yeah, boss, if it were me, I definitely would have joined," He Guizhong agreed.

It should be mentioned that He Guizhong was actually the oldest in the dorm, but calling Dongxu 'boss' had increasingly rolled off his tongue quite smoothly.

"It's lonely at the top! My basketball skills are so formidable, if I were to compete, there wouldn't even be any suspense about winning the championship. What's the fun in that!" Ge Dongxu remarked.

This wasn't pretentious; Dongxu genuinely felt a bit tempted to join, to fight for collective honor. It was just that, with his abilities, if he really participated, others might not realize, but he would know that it would've been a case of bullying the weak by being strong!

"Come on!" It took a moment for He Guizhong and the others to process before they couldn't help but give him a disdainful gesture.

Their skills as freshmen naturally couldn't compare to the basketball elites of the various colleges.

"I'm serious!" Ge Dongxu said.

"Get real! Who do you think you are, Jordan?" He Guizhong and the others couldn't stand Dongxu's arrogance and once again collectively flashed him the disdainful hand signal.

...

Ge Dongxu didn't spend the night at Yadu Garden this weekend. On one hand, he was worried that too frequent visits might tire Liu Jiayao out, and on the other hand, he was also concerned about not returning to the dorm for two consecutive weekends, which might lead to an inquisition by the three mischief-makers in his dorm. During the day, however, he still made a special effort to accompany Liu Jiayao for a stroll around Mingyue Lake and the mall, and for tea and meals.

In the blink of an eye, it was Monday.

After having lunch in the cafeteria and spending some time in the library, Dongxu slung his shoulder bag over his shoulder and rode his specially bought bicycle at a leisurely pace toward Jiangnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.