My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 28 - 0028: Breaking Your Legs After School

Chapter 28: Chapter 0028: Breaking Your Legs After School

Actually, Liu Mengting still disliked Tang Ming, but today he finally showed his face on the basketball court, and no matter what, he was her bodyguard. Now that he was being bullied, she had to step up and say something.

Moreover, she was the cultural committee member of Class 5 in senior year three, which was a part of the class leadership. With Class 5 about to win, it would reflect well on her too!

"Okay, remember our bet, I’ll have my fun with you in a bit,"

Ma Gangqiang left with his group.

Watching them leave, Tang Ming smiled. Liu Mengting turned and asked, "Why didn’t you fight back when they were bullying you like that? Weren’t you great at dealing with those pesky flies?"

"My main duty is to protect you, not to engage in conflicts of pride,"

Tang Ming whispered.

Upon hearing this, Liu Mengting couldn’t help but admire Tang Ming a bit more. It turned out that Tang Ming really had principles. She thought it over and realized it made sense; initially, he didn’t want to be her bodyguard, and if it weren’t for the contract, he surely wouldn’t have agreed. This showed he was a man of his word, one who did what he said.

"Could it be that I have misunderstood him sometimes?"

Liu Mengting began to question herself internally.

However, just hearing the latter part of what Tang Ming said as he walked away made Liu Mengting grit her teeth in anger because Tang Ming muttered,

"Nobody pays me to beat them up!"

As the game resumed, there wasn’t much time left. Ma Gangqiang had calculated that he was in an invincible position. The point gap was three points; even if Tang Ming scored a three-pointer, at best it would only tie the game. If he didn’t make the three-pointer, they would definitely lose.

And with only about thirty seconds left, if a few people closely guarded Tang Ming, victory was almost assured.

"Haha, prepare to kneel down and call me grandpa,"

Ma Gangqiang said with a sneer as he passed by Tang Ming.

Certainly, the tactic was simple; the ball was passed directly to Tang Ming in the backcourt, and he leisurely dribbled forward, not yet having crossed halfway, Ma Gangqiang and his two teammates didn’t close in on him.

They had already calculated that as soon as Tang Ming crossed halfway, they would triple-team him, even committing a foul if necessary to prevent him from making a three-pointer.

The light of victory was seemingly shining towards Ma Gangqiang’s side, but then something unexpected happened.

As soon as he crossed halfway, Tang Ming jumped up, releasing the basketball from his hand, sending it straight towards the basket.

The entire court was stunned—what was Tang Ming doing?

Shooting from just past halfway was roughly a fourteen-meter distance from the basket!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the basketball traced a beautiful parabola in the air and swished neatly into the basket—a clean shot.

Rustle...

The entire court erupted with thunderous applause. With that, Tang Ming had captivated everyone, not just the students from Class 5 but also those from Class 9. If previously Tang Ming was showing everyone that he could play basketball and he was good at it, now he was declaring that he was the sovereign of this basketball court.

"Damn, is he even human?"

Ma Gangqiang jumped in rage, but fortunately, the score had not exceeded their own.

"The last offense,"

The referee declared.

Class 9’s spirit was completely crushed, but the game still had to continue; a tie was the best they could hope for. It was a biting irony, considering the boys of senior year three, Class 5, could not even win against freshmen in a basketball match.

And now, tying with them essentially meant that Class 9 was no better than a bunch of rookies.

"Serve the ball,"

Thinking that Class 5 hadn’t won yet and that Tang Ming would still have to concede defeat and call him grandpa, Ma Gangqiang felt he could still vent his frustration.

A Class 9 player picked up the basketball and threw it to Ma Gangqiang, two meters away, hoping to end this embarrassing match.

But in that flash of lightning, a figure swiftly swept over, moving so fast that it was nearly impossible to see clearly.

By the time everyone’s eyes focused on this figure, he had already leapt high, and the basketball was going through the hoop off the backboard.

The game ended, and Class 5 won with a two-point lead. Even the referee blew the whistle with some excitement. Suddenly, all the students rushed onto the court, cheering loudly for the game, especially the students from Class 5.

The boys picked up Tang Ming one by one, tossing him into the air and catching him, continuously egging him on.

The girls were even crazier, shouting by the side:

"Tang Ming, you’re so handsome."

"Tang Ming, I want to learn basketball from you."

"Tang Ming, I want to bear your little monkeys."

Liu Mengting, surrounded by several girls, saw Tang Ming encircled by the girls from Class 9 and Class 5, and said discontentedly,

"Is playing basketball that special? These girls throw themselves at him without any restraint."

As soon as she finished speaking, the few girls beside her also followed to watch the excitement.

"Hmph."

Liu Mengting saw Tang Ming smiling amongst the crowd of girls, felt inexplicably angry, and then turned her head and walked towards the classroom.

"What’s so great about him? Stupid Tang Ming, annoying Tang Ming, coming to school to steal the spotlight while being my bodyguard."

As Liu Mengting climbed the stairs, she said angrily.

"Meng Meng sister, are you angry?"

Li Xiaoli chased after her.

"Didn’t you just go to see Tang Ming?"

Liu Mengting glared at Li Xiaoli.

"Hey, Meng Meng sister, are you jealous?"

Li Xiaoli said in a secretive tone.

"Jealous my foot! He’s a bodyguard, doesn’t he know he should keep a low profile? Now everyone is paying attention to him; how is he supposed to ensure my safety? I’ll ask Dad to fire him when we get back!"

Liu Mengting snorted angrily.

"Okay, okay, it seems Li Xiaoli lacks a bodyguard, I’ll help you take over."

Li Xiaoli said clapping her hands.

"Are you trying to annoy me?"

Liu Mengting stopped in her tracks.

"No, it seems that the contract states that the Liu Family can’t just fire him without cause, or else they have to pay a penalty of one million yuan. I’m just afraid Meng Meng sister might lose money..."

Li Xiaoli explained.

"Really? Then I’ll reluctantly keep using him. Missy here has already spent enough of Dad’s money on schooling; can’t waste more of his money."

Liu Mengting finally found a reason to keep employing Tang Ming.

"Tang Ming, after school, watch how I break your legs."

Ma Gangqiang angrily walked away with his crew, and no one dared to mention the bet.

Tang Ming couldn’t care less about mentioning it.

Meanwhile, Xia Wei’er, who had been watching Ma Gangqiang, saw his gloomy face and felt a sense of satisfaction, thinking that Tang Ming had done at least one good thing.

The students of Class 5 were immersed in joy. This class’s boys had never brought any surprises to the class.

Now, the newcomer Tang Ming not only showed off first-class basketball skills, but he also led Class 5 to its first victory over the dominant Class 9, a matter of honor that allowed the students of Class 5 to hold their heads high in front of other classes.

"Tang Ming, I hadn’t realized, you play basketball so well. If I had known you were here, our class should have participated in the school basketball competition."

The classmates cheered and said.