Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 737 - 738: The Man Who Eats Soft Rice Tough 23_1

Chapter 737: Chapter 738: The Man Who Eats Soft Rice Tough 23_1

Just like that, even though Song Lei and Xia Yuanji had been apart for a while, they quickly became familiar with each other again.

Everyone had already grown accustomed to seeing Song Lei with Xia Yuanji, and Xia Yuanji with Song Lei.

Chiang Yi, watching them come and go together every day, was very angry. If he had held a great objection to Song Lei before, now he had an even greater objection to running into her again.

He knew Xia Yuanji was a formidable opponent, but he hadn’t anticipated him being such a thorn in his side.

When he would play basketball, there were often many girls watching, saying how handsome he was; those were the days when he was the coolest guy on the court.

Every time he appeared, he would cause quite a stir, thinking that through this way, he could find a girl who was not only pretty but also willing to spend money on him.

He had already set his sights on a few targets, just waiting to see who was most enthusiastic, then he would choose her.

Unfortunately for him, as good as his plans were, not a single one of the girls he chose took the bait, which really infuriated him.

Since the other party wouldn’t make a move, Chiang Yi thought about it and decided he might as well swallow his pride and make the first move, only to have the other party retreat at the sight of his approach.

Chiang Yi remembered the look of surprise and rejection when they saw him, and felt it was a huge blow to his ego.

He couldn’t understand what was going on, if it had been just one with that attitude, he could have understood, but he hadn’t expected that they would all be the same.

The more Chiang Yi thought about it, the less he could reconcile himself to it, feeling that his popularity was on the decline, surely due to Xia Yuanji’s arrival. Would this have happened if he hadn’t shown up?

Chiang Yi thought of many ways to compete with Xia Yuanji, but academically, he knew he was definitely outmatched.

Even without taking exams, without knowing how strong he was, just from his homework and the way he was often called on by teachers to answer questions, he knew that Yuanji’s academic performance was very good.

If he had to compete academically with the other party, Chiang Yi knew that would be like throwing his own face under the other’s feet for them to rub against.

After much thought, Chiang Yi came up with a way he could suppress the other party, and of course, he went looking for Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanji took advantage of the evening’s study session again to tutor Song Lei.

The two felt a shadow loom over them and looked up to see it was Chiang Yi.

They looked at each other, not understanding why he was popping up.

Song Lei didn’t want to deal with him, and Xia Yuanji also didn’t want to deal with the guy. He had only been here for about ten days, but he had already learned about many of this person’s behaviors.

From what Yuanji had witnessed of this person’s behavior, he truly disapproved of all sorts of things. It’s quite normal to be liked by girls,

but to cling to girls’ possessions without giving up and at the same time complain about various shortcomings of the girls, to sponge off others to such a degree, was a real talent of its own.

Song Lei didn’t want to interact with him, but he could not ignore the situation, "Chiang classmate, do you need something?"

"I want to compete with you, a basketball match," Chiang Yi said, looking down at Song Lei working on her problems, feeling a twinge in his heart.

The way the girl used to look at him, her eyes literally sparkling, but now, all he saw was indifference.

A match? And through basketball at that? Xia Yuanji didn’t understand if Chiang Yi had lost his mind, actually wanting to challenge him to a basketball game.

Song Lei was also dumbfounded. Although she had never seen Xia Yuanji play basketball, she knew that he had been trained by famous coaches.

He had also played alongside nationally recognized players and received a lot of pointers from them.

Chiang Yi’s basketball skills were not bad, but that was only in comparison to his non-professionally trained peers, making him a skilled player.

However, if he were to compete with Xia Yuanji, the difference would not be slight; Song Lei wondered if she should intervene.

She worried that if Xia Yuanji did not hold back and completely crushed Chiang Yi, that could pose a problem.

Ever since Xia Yuanji arrived, Chiang Yi’s popularity among the girls has been in constant decline.

Originally, the title of "Basketball Prince" was one of Chiang Yi’s few remaining strengths. If he were to lose that title as well, this guy would really be dragged through the mud.

Xia Yuanji thought for a moment, "Contest, why should I even contest with you?"

Did Xia Yuanji not know? Someone didn’t like him, but what of it? Was he obligated to accept the challenge?

"If you’re a man, you accept," Chiang Yi obviously couldn’t divulge the real reason; otherwise, he would have really lost all face.

"Being a man is the reason I have to accept?" Xia Yuanji laughed, "What if you propose to hit someone? Does refusing to hit mean you’re not a man?"

"Drinking? If you don’t get drunk, you’re not a man?"

"I’m not interested in your baseless reasoning," Xia Yuanji dismissed.

"Otherwise, why would I accept any reason randomly brought up by someone?"

"I won’t accept, unless you give me a reason I can agree with," Xia Yuanji stared at Chiang Yi, clearly indicating that if Chiang Yi didn’t agree, he simply wouldn’t accept the challenge.

"Besides, I don’t think you can beat me." Xia Yuanji believed that by saying this, he was already giving Chiang Yi some face.

But when Chiang Yi heard these words, it felt like a slight, "You know I’m Song Lei’s ex-boyfriend."

"Stop right there." How could Song Lei acknowledge that relationship, "Everyone knows I was the one chasing after you, and you kept finding faults with me."

"Everyone says I shamelessly pursued you, and you never acknowledged it."

Song Lei looked at the other classmates, "I’m right about this, aren’t I?"

The classmates nodded in agreement, "That’s right, that’s how it was."

"Yeah, you never admitted to your relationship with Song Lei."

Everyone had watched Song Lei chase after Chiang Yi in every possible way, while he looked down on her with disdain, and indeed, he wasn’t nice at all.

"Your friends didn’t spare any effort in mocking Song Lei," they said.

The classmates’ words made Chiang Yi’s expression sour; he truly regretted it, "Song Lei, I really regret it."

"Don’t bother," Song Lei didn’t want to hear anymore from Chiang Yi, "Thank you for looking down on me. You looked down on me before, and please continue to do so now."

"We will always be parallel lines that never intersect."

"I know that you used to have a lot of girls flocking around you, cheering for you when you appeared on stage, riding high in popularity, but now..."

Song Lei remembered passing by the sports field last time. Chiang Yi was playing basketball, but there weren’t many girls watching.

Of the few who were there, hardly any were cheering for Chiang Yi, "Your current popularity on the basketball court is even less than that of a first-year junior, isn’t it?"

Song Lei sighed softly, "I guess before you even reach your senior year, the title of ’Basketball Prince’ might be gone."

"But you can’t just challenge Xia Yuanji," said Song Lei, truly not understanding, "Really, listen to my advice: although your popularity isn’t as great as his..."

"Please don’t challenge him in basketball, otherwise I’m afraid you could lose the title of ’Basketball Prince’ in a matter of minutes."

Song Lei gave Chiang Yi a very sincere suggestion. If this guy lost that title, what would he do? "Wouldn’t you be very pitiful?"

Chiang Yi was initially quite happy that Song Lei seemed so concerned about him; he almost wanted to let Xia Yuanji know that Song Lei still held him in her heart.

But upon hearing the rest, his expression turned very unpleasant, "Xia Yuanji, to let everyone know who the most popular guy is, I challenge you to a contest."