Chapter 62: Your Roommate Looks Abnormal
A “Victory” sounded from the headphones. Only then did Cheng Ge release his held breath heavily. After playing all morning, he finally ranked up all the way.
“What did you just say?” In fact, Cheng Ge only knew Wang Lei was speaking just now, but didn’t know what he was chattering about. When playing games, he generally wouldn’t split his attention.
“Are you willing to participate in a basketball game for me?” Wang Lei’s eyes seemed to bear tears.
“What level?”
If it was just an ordinary friendly match, a relatively relaxed college-level game, Wang Lei wouldn’t go so far as to pretend to be this pitiful.
Wang Lei was a bit guilty: “…City-level.”
“Not going.” Cheng Ge didn’t hesitate at all, messaging Wen Ling to ask him to go eat together.
A city-level game meant they would have to play against dozens of teams to reach the finals. Recently, he had been busy taking orders to play games for money. He truly couldn’t squeeze out that much time.
“Bro!” Wang Lei’s squatting knees almost touched the ground, as if he was just short of kneeling to Cheng Ge. His small eyes blinked rapidly several times: “Cheng Bro! I’m begging you~”
Cheng Ge was provoked into getting goosebumps all over. He closed his eyes, unable to bear looking: “Macho men acting cute is prohibited here, okay.”
Wang Lei was truly a muscular macho man. Before, Cheng Ge saw him as very kind and friendly, chubby, with a round face, and always wearing loose pants all day long. So he thought Wang Lei was just a kind-hearted little fatty.
Until one time when Wang Lei woke up late and changed clothes directly in front of his roommates, Cheng Ge finally knew he was a hidden tall, big, and strong guy.
Those biceps, those muscles, it was terrifyingly strong. In short, it was a level Cheng Ge couldn’t train to even if he died trying.
“Do you know how explosive our team is this time?” Wang Lei straightened his back, not giving up his persuasion. “Three from the sports college over there. They are all top seed players who have won many awards before. I asked them to form a team, and they specifically asked for you. Ah!!! Cheng Bro, just participate~”
“Specifically asked for me? Why?”
“Aiya, didn’t I look for you to play against the sports college guys a few times before? And didn’t you win? They think your strength is very good, you are really exceptionally amazing,” Wang Lei was acting like a total bootlicker. “Aiya Cheng Bro, I’ve waited for this opportunity for three years. Just fulfill this wish for me!”
“What were you doing for the past two years?” Cheng Ge put away his phone.
“Sigh,” Wang Lei lowered his head. This time he was truly sad: “Wasn’t it because the teammates I found were too uneven? We didn’t even pass the college-level games.”
“This is my last chance. My dream is to win a city-level basketball championship… If, if you are unwilling, it’s fine. I won’t… won’t be sad…”
Cheng Ge: “…”
He was almost fooled by his act.
However, although Wang Lei was a bit exaggerated, Cheng Ge could also see that this game was of great significance to Wang Lei. Usually, this guy Wang Lei took good care of him. Not helping seemed a bit too cruel.
But his time was truly not abundant either…
“Alright, alright, get up,” Cheng Ge pulled the person up. “I’ll consider it.”
“Bro, don’t consider it! If you’re willing to participate, this semester, no, these two years, I’ll work like a horse or ox for you to repay you…”
“Knock knock knock,” a few crisp knocks on the door suddenly sounded. Cheng Ge was just about to open the door when Wang Lei immediately ran to open the door very obsequiously. Seeing Wen Ling, his eyeballs shone.
“Wen Ling, quickly help me persuade Cheng Ge. Quickly let him participate in the basketball game…” Wang Lei half-pushed and half-invited Wen Ling into the dorm, circling him and chattering away.
Wen Ling, on the other hand, had a very calm expression. Within the calmness, there was a bit of bewilderment. He looked at Cheng Ge in confusion.
Actually, Wen Ling’s eyes really only held confusion and incomprehension. There was no other signal of showing weakness or crying for help, and he stood perfectly straight.
But Cheng Ge, looking at a tall, big, and strong guy like Wang Lei circling such a thin person like Wen Ling, chattering non-stop, felt that Wen Ling was like a child bullied by an adult, helplessly looking at him for help.
Cheng Ge stepped forward, placing his hands on Wen Ling’s shoulders, pushing the person out of the “deep water and scorching fire” scene. He turned back and said to Wang Lei, “Alright, alright, bullying children is prohibited here. It’s not like I’m not participating, stop making things difficult for the little friend.”
Wang Lei’s mind was full of “It’s not like I’m not participating.” Didn’t that mean he would participate!?
Wen Ling hadn’t even opened his mouth yet, and Cheng Ge had already agreed!?
Wang Lei now felt Wen Ling could emit light when he looked at him. Standing in the dorm, he watched the two retreating figures: “Wen Ling, you are my god!!”
Wen Ling looked at Cheng Ge: “?”
Cheng Ge almost stumbled: “…”
Wen Ling asked: “What’s wrong with your roommate? He looks a bit abnormal.”
Cheng Ge wanted to laugh when he heard “abnormal.” He waved his hand: “It’s nothing, he just went crazy.”
Wen Ling nodded in understanding: “So that’s how it is.”
Cheng Ge knew Wen Ling would believe anything. He couldn’t hold back a “pfft” and laughed out loud. Then, being looked at strangely by Wen Ling, Cheng Ge hurriedly covered his mouth: “Nothing, nothing.”
In short, under the blessing of Wang Lei’s glib tongue and various factors, Cheng Ge eventually participated in the basketball game.
Later, Zhang Fan mentioned that after entering the finals, the first prize was five thousand, and even the third prize was three thousand. Cheng Ge became even more willing to participate.
At the same time, he felt Wang Lei truly didn’t understand speaking strategies and didn’t know how to bait the hook. If Wang Lei had said earlier that there was money to be won, Cheng Ge would have agreed long ago. Hesitating even a little would be disrespectful to money on his part.
These days, Cheng Ge would make time to play basketball with Wang Lei and a few sports students from the sports college. When Zhang Fan and Lin Hai had free time, they would come to watch and cheer for them.
During the halftime break, Zhang Fan suddenly pulled Cheng Ge and took out his phone to show him.
Cheng Ge glanced at Zhang Fan, not knowing why: “What’s wrong.”
“Look at the third trending search.”
Cheng Ge’s gaze fell on the screen with rows of red words. The third one down read, “Lin’s Group General Manager Lin Shangyan embezzlement, bribery… goes to trial.”
“The Lin family?” Cheng Ge and Zhang Fan exchanged a look and immediately knew what was going on.
Zhang Fan nodded, his chin lifting slightly: “Look at the next one.”
“A City Education Bureau Deputy Director abuses public power for private gain, embezzlement… arrested today.”
This meant both pillars of the family had gone in.
In short, the Lin family had fallen. Embezzlement, abusing public power for private gain, and other major and minor charges—state organs had locked up over a dozen related personnel headed by Lin Yuchen’s father and uncle.
“Truly didn’t expect it. A nest of snakes and rats. That guy in the next class probably won’t have an easy time either.” Zhang Fan and Cheng Ge’s other two roommates all knew a bit about the matters between Lin Yuchen and Cheng Ge. Everyone was a righteous youth who loved to fight against injustice. Of course, they couldn’t stand Lin Yuchen and hoped he got his retribution.
Without the Lin family backing him up and covering up the truth, Lin Yuchen’s previous incidents of bullying and soliciting prostitution would probably all be dug up.
Cheng Ge said: “They deserve it, it’s all retribution.”
“What are you guys chatting about?” Wang Lei and Lin Hai also came over, incidentally handing Cheng Ge a bottle of mineral water.
Zhang Fan showed his phone to the two. Cheng Ge twisted open the mineral water bottle, tilted his head back, and drank more than half in one breath. When twisting the bottle cap back on, he seemed to sense something. His peripheral vision glanced into the distance. He froze for a moment, then immediately retreated from the group of four.
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