章节十九

中午打完球上来，陈寻坐在方茴旁边拿本扇着风。

After playing basketball at noon, Chen Xun sat next to Fang Hui, fanning himself with a book.

林嘉茉趴在桌子上问他：“你怎么把校服反着穿啊？”

Lin Jia Mo leaned on the table and asked him, "Why are you wearing your school uniform inside out?"

“我喜欢！”陈寻笑了笑望向方茴，方茴抿着嘴唇低下了头。

"I like it!" Chen Xun smiled and looked at Fang Hui, who lowered her head with her lips pressed together.

“切！丫就爱出风头！”赵烨凑过来一把抢过他手里的本说，“真不爱跟他打球，场边总有一帮小姑娘吱哇乱叫！”

"Tsk! He just loves to show off!" Zhao Ye leaned over and snatched the book from his hand, saying, "I really don’t like playing basketball with him; there’s always a bunch of girls screaming on the sidelines!"

“滚！不就是你今天让我盖了吗？瞧你酸的！”陈寻顺手从方茴的位子里拿出了她带的水，拧开喝了两口。

“Get lost! Wasn’t it you who asked me to block a shot today? Look how jealous you are!" Chen Xun casually grabbed the water that Fang Hui had brought and opened it, drinking a few sips.

“人家方茴让你喝了么！”乔燃抓过水瓶递还给了方茴。方茴不好意思的说了谢谢，陈寻偷偷瞪了她一眼。

"Did Fang Hui ask you to drink it?" Qiao Ran snatched the water bottle and handed it back to Fang Hui. Fang Hui shyly said thank you, and Chen Xun secretly glared at her.

“就是！”赵烨敲了陈寻脑袋一下说，“我今天还断了你两次呢！是吧嘉茉？你看见了吧？”

"Exactly!" Zhao Ye tapped Chen Xun on the head and said, "I still blocked you twice today! Right, Jia Mo? You saw it, didn’t you?"

“没有啊。”林嘉茉假装回忆，摇了摇头说。

"I didn’t," Lin Jia Mo pretended to recall and shook her head.

“成！你真没劲！”赵烨拿起一支笔捅她说。

"Fine! You’re no fun!" Zhao Ye poked her with a pen.

“别闹！”林嘉茉拍开他的手，笑着说，“我看见啦！那也是留分头那个男生先拦的他，你才断下的。那人是谁啊？我看他打得真不错！”

"Quit it!" Lin Jia Mo swatted his hand away, laughing, "I saw it! But it was that guy with the cropped hair who stopped him first, you just blocked him second. Who is that guy? I think he plays really well!"

“那是！他是我们校队队长！高二的，叫苏凯。”赵烨得意的说。

"That’s right! He’s our team captain! He’s a sophomore, his name is Su Kai," Zhao Ye said proudly.

“怪不得呢！”林嘉茉点点头说，“我看好几天了，就他打得最稳，球断的快，传的也好。”

"No wonder!" Lin Jia Mo nodded, "I’ve seen him play a few times, he’s the most stable, he steals the ball fast and passes well."

“你还挺懂行啊！”赵烨感兴趣的说，“要不今天晚上来看我们训练吧！我给你看看什么是真正的扣篮！”

"You really know your stuff!" Zhao Ye said with interest, "Why don’t you come watch our practice tonight! I’ll show you what a real dunk looks like!"

“行啊。”林嘉茉转转眼珠说，“不过，你真能扣篮？”

"Sure," Lin Jia Mo rolled her eyes and said, "But can you really dunk?"

“当然了！”赵烨兴奋起来，他跑了两步到讲台前，轻轻一跳就够到了黑板上面贴着的国旗上沿。

"Of course!" Zhao Ye got excited, ran two steps to the front of the podium, and leaped lightly to touch the top edge of the national flag posted on the blackboard.

“你看！他还真行！”林嘉茉拉着方茴说，“放学你陪我一起去吧！”

"See! He really can!" Lin Jia Mo pulled Fang Hui and said, "Join me after school, okay?"

“不去了，我晚上得回家画稿，明天又要出板报了。”

"I'm not going. I have to go home to create a draft; there’s a board report due tomorrow."

方茴把桌子上被陈寻他们弄乱的书本收拾了，推了推陈寻小声说：“快吃饭去吧，我放你位子里了。”

Fang Hui tidied up the books that Chen Xun and the others had messed up on the table and pushed Chen Xun, saying softly, "Go eat, I saved your spot."

“这次看见我了么？”陈寻起身，也小声的说。

"Did you see me this time?" Chen Xun stood up and also spoke softly.

“嗯！”方茴笑着轻轻点了点头。

"Uh-huh!" Fang Hui smiled and nodded gently.

放学后，方茴先回家了，林嘉茉留下陪着赵烨训练，那天他状态奇好，练了五次扣篮，居然进了三个。

After school, Fang Hui went home first, and Lin Jia Mo stayed behind to accompany Zhao Ye for practice. That day, Zhao Ye was in great form, practicing dunks five times and surprisingly making three.

整个校队配合也十分默契，攻防转接都很到位，教练心情大好，早早的就放了他们。

The whole team coordinated very well; the offensive and defensive transitions were spot on, and the coach was in a good mood, letting them go early.

本来一切都好好地，可是在训练结束之后却出事了。

Everything was going smoothly until something happened after practice.

队长苏凯看大家情绪都不错就提议出去吃一顿，赵烨拉着林嘉茉非要一起去，林嘉茉看着时间还不算晚便答应了他。

Captain Su Kai suggested going out for a meal since everyone was in a good mood. Zhao Ye dragged Lin Jia Mo along, and seeing that it wasn’t too late, she agreed.

大家商量好，苏凯、赵烨和林嘉茉先到常去的雨花餐厅点菜，剩下的队员收拾好器材再一块过去。

They planned to meet at their usual Yu Hua Restaurant, with Su Kai, Zhao Ye, and Lin Jia Mo going ahead to order while the rest of the team tidied up the equipment.

三个人来到雨花餐厅，里面人不少，他们让服务员凑好了桌椅，先点了两瓶黑加仑喝。

When the three arrived at Yu Hua Restaurant, it was quite crowded. They had the waiter arrange the tables and chairs and first ordered two bottles of blackcurrant soda.

赵烨替林嘉茉倒好水，笑着说：“怎么样？我们队挺强的吧！”

Zhao Ye poured water for Lin Jia Mo, smiling and saying, “How’s that? Our team is pretty strong, right?!”

“嗯！”林嘉茉接过杯子，转手递给苏凯说，“刚才说下学期有个什么耐克杯？你们肯定能夺冠吧？”

“Yeah!” Lin Jia Mo took the cup and handed it to Su Kai, saying, "Earlier, you mentioned a Nike Cup next semester? You guys must have a good chance of winning, right?"

“也难说，有几个学校实力还是挺强的。”苏凯喝了口水说，“但要是像今天这么发挥就很有希望了！你叫林嘉茉对吧？下学期我们比赛你可一定来看啊！我发现有你在，赵烨进球率就巨高！”

"That’s hard to say; some schools are quite strong," Su Kai said after sipping some water. "But if we perform like we did today, we have a real shot! You're Lin Jia Mo, right? You must come watch when we compete next semester! I’ve noticed our shooting percentage goes up significantly when you're around!"

“扯！我什么时候进球率不高了？”赵烨忙不迭的回嘴，脸却微微红了。

"Whatever! When have I ever had a low shooting percentage?" Zhao Ye quickly retorted, although his face turned slightly red.

“那你脸红什么啊？”苏凯笑着说。

"Then why is your face red?" Su Kai laughed.

“精神焕发！你快喝水吧！”赵烨瞥了他一眼，拿起瓶子就往苏凯的杯子里倒。

"I’m energetic! Drink your water!" Zhao Ye shot him a sidelong glance and poured water into Su Kai's cup.

这时恰巧旁边一个人走过，不小心碰到他的胳膊，瓶子一歪，水就全撒到了林嘉茉身上。

At that moment, someone walked past them, accidentally bumping into Zhao Ye's arm. The bottle tipped, spilling water all over Lin Jia Mo.

“你丫吗呢！”赵烨站起来，“碰”的把瓶子使劲往桌子上一放，瞪着那个人说。

"Hey!" Zhao Ye stood up and slammed the bottle hard onto the table, glaring at that person.

可他没想到，“碰碰”几声，旁边几桌都把瓶子砸在桌子上站了起来。

But to his surprise, with a few ‘thumps,’ other nearby tables slammed their bottles down and stood up.

那人笑了笑，推开赵烨说：“你丫吗呢！牛逼什么呀！”

That person laughed and pushed Zhao Ye aside, saying, "What’s your problem?!”

看着那些人衣服相近，一准都是隔壁职高的。他们人多又痞气，林嘉茉不禁害怕起来。

Seeing that those people were wearing similar clothes, it was clear they were from the vocational high school next door. They were numerous and unruly, making Lin Jia Mo start to feel scared.

“算了……”林嘉茉拉住赵烨颤颤地说。

“Let’s forget it…” Lin Jia Mo trembled and pulled Zhao Ye.

“别！你们算了，我们他妈的还没算呢！”那边又走过来一个人揪住赵烨前襟说。

"Don’t! You guys forget it, we haven’t let it go!" Another person came up and grabbed Zhao Ye's collar.

“你丫放手！”苏凯一把打开那个人的手说。

"Let go of him!" Su Kai forcefully pulled that person's hand away.

“怎么着啊，你丫找抽吧！”他们渐渐围了过来。

"What’s your problem? You looking for a fight?" They began to circle around.

“算了算了！”林嘉茉又拉住苏凯说。

"Let it go, let it go!" Lin Jia Mo urged Su Kai again.

“有事跟我说，你们让他们俩走！”苏凯推开林嘉茉，给赵烨使了个眼色。

"If you have something to say, talk to me; let them go!" Su Kai pushed Lin Jia Mo aside and shot Zhao Ye a glance.

“你走我留下！”赵烨挡在了林嘉茉身前说。

"You leave, I’ll stay!" Zhao Ye blocked Lin Jia Mo and said.

“装什么逼啊！”那些人抄起了瓶子。

"Stop showing off!" Those people grabbed bottles.

“别他妈废话！”苏凯扭头冲赵烨喊，“走啊！”

“Enough talking!” Su Kai shouted at Zhao Ye, “Let’s go!”

赵烨愣了愣，拉着林嘉茉跑了出去。

Zhao Ye hesitated for a moment before pulling Lin Jia Mo and running outside.

“你帮帮他去啊！”林嘉茉着急的说。

“Go help him!” Lin Jia Mo anxiously cried.

“我一人能帮个屁啊！你没看他那意思，是让我赶紧回去叫人！”赵烨一边跑一边说。

"I can’t do anything by myself! Didn’t you see his expression? He wants me to hurry back and get people!" Zhao Ye said as he ran.

他们两个在半路就遇见了其他队员，大家匆忙赶到雨花餐厅，而那些人却已经走了。

The two encountered other teammates on the way and hurried back to Yu Hua Restaurant, but the group of people had already left.

苏凯坐在一旁的椅子上，半边脸肿了起来。

Su Kai was sitting on a nearby chair, half of his face swollen.

“队长，他们都走了？”赵烨四处看了看说。“你没事吧？”

"Captain, did they all leave?" Zhao Ye looked around and said, "Are you okay?"

“嗯！让丫打了两下，他们就走了，没大事。”

"Yeah! They hit me a couple of times, but they left, it's nothing serious."

“操！我追丫去！”赵烨撸了撸袖子说。

"Damn! I'm going after them!" Zhao Ye rolled up his sleeves.

“少他妈废话了！让你走就是不想让你们都搀和进来！知道不知道在外面闹事就得从队里开除啊！”苏凯怒吼说，“记着啊！谁都别在外面惹事！还有今天这事谁也不许往外说，明天教练问就都说我是让人踢球懑脸上了！”

"Enough with the nonsense! I told you not to get involved! Don’t you know you can get expelled for causing trouble outside?" Su Kai roared, "Remember! Don't let anyone cause trouble outside! And nobody is allowed to say anything about today; if the coach asks tomorrow, say I got hit with a football!"

“那就算了？”赵烨攥着拳头问。

"So, that’s it?" Zhao Ye clenched his fists and asked.

“对！下次你注意着点，别动不动就跟人毛，还有这两天早点回家，走大路，他们是东职的，听那意思没准还要找你麻烦！”

"Right! Just be more careful next time. Don’t provoke anyone easily, and start coming home early for the next few days. Stick to the main roads; they are from Dong Zhi, and it sounds like they might still come after you!"

“哦。”赵烨丧气的垂下头说，“对不起，队长。”

"Oh." Zhao Ye's head drooped in disappointment, "Sorry, Captain."

“少来这套！今天我要点两份宫保鸡丁，赵烨埋单！”苏凯笑了笑说，大家也都跟着笑了起来。

"Cut that out! Today I want two servings of Kung Pao Chicken, Zhao Ye pays!" Su Kai chuckled, and everyone laughed along.

第二天上学，方茴进到班里时，赵烨正和陈寻讲昨天的事，林嘉茉拉住方茴坐到后排一块听。

The next day at school, when Fang Hui entered the class, Zhao Ye was busy telling Chen Xun about what happened yesterday, while Lin Jia Mo pulled Fang Hui to the back row to listen.

赵烨不厌其烦的又讲了一遍，方茴这才知道了大概。

Zhao Ye repeated the story tirelessly, and Fang Hui finally understood the gist of it.

“我的天，幸亏没出事！”方茴吓得脸都白了起来，紧紧抓住林嘉茉的手说。

"My God, thank goodness nothing happened!" Fang Hui turned pale and tightly grasped Lin Jia Mo's hand.

“可不是么！我当时都快吓死了！”林嘉茉捂着胸口说。

"Isn’t it! I was almost scared to death at that moment!" Lin Jia Mo said, clutching her chest.

“我昨天要是在就好了，帮你们一块去堵他们！我就是看不顺眼东职的，他们老在咱们学校这边截初中生的钱。”

"I wish I had been there yesterday. I would have gone with you to confront them! I really can't stand Dong Zhi; they always rob the middle school students around our school."

“你可千万别去惹他们！”方茴一反常态，焦急的对陈寻说。

"Please don’t provoke them!" Fang Hui unusually urged Chen Xun, looking anxious.

陈寻看着方茴担心的样子，心里偷偷乐开了花，他摆摆手说：“放心，我没事惹他们干吗！”

Seeing the worried expression on Fang Hui’s face, Chen Xun secretly felt delighted and waved his hand, saying, "Don’t worry, why would I provoke them?"

“下次让我碰见他们，绝对狠抽丫一顿！”赵烨“咯吱咯吱”的捏了捏手说。

"Next time I see them, I’ll definitely give them a beating!" Zhao Ye cracked his knuckles, ready to go.

“少来！”林嘉茉瞪了他一眼，“你忘了苏凯怎么说的了？要不是你那么冲，昨天也没事。”

"Stop it!" Lin Jia Mo glared at him, "Have you forgotten what Su Kai said? If you hadn’t been so reckless, there wouldn’t have been any trouble yesterday."

“他们不是碰着你了嘛！再说我哪想到那阵仗啊，我往桌上一拍，后面呼啦站起一群人！”赵烨从桌子上蹦下来激动的说。“不过后来回去我们也没示弱，我们队的中锋刘博，抄起一块板儿砖，嘴里一串急促的‘操你妈操你妈操你妈操你妈’就冲进去了！”

"They did bump into you! Besides, who would’ve expected that scene? I slapped the table, and a whole bunch of people stood up behind me!" Zhao Ye jumped up from the table, excited, “But later on, we didn’t back down! Our center, Liu Bo, picked up a brick and rushed in yelling ‘Fuck you!’ dozens of times!”

“好意思说！方茴你没看，昨天跑回去叫人的时候，他那个慢啊！还没我跑得快呢！”

"Shameless! Fang Hui, you didn’t see how slow he was running back to get people yesterday! He wasn’t even faster than me!"

“我能跟你比么！”赵烨在自己腰边比划着说，“这么高的围栏，我还翻呢，嘉茉一抬腿就过去了，我在后面追说你怎么这么灵份啊，她说她在原来的中学是练百米跨栏的！”

"How can I compare to you?" Zhao Ye gestured to his waist, saying, "With such a high fence, I still jumped over it. Jia Mo just lifted her leg and got across; I was behind chasing her, asking how she was so nimble, and she told me she ran the 100m hurdles at her old school!"

大家哈哈笑了起来。

Everyone burst into laughter.

七点半的早自习铃响了，所有人都坐回到了位子上。

The bell for the 7:30 a.m. study session rang, and everyone returned to their seats.

方茴让同学把历史作业从后向前传过来，林嘉茉帮她一起抱着本送到教师办公室。

Fang Hui asked her classmates to pass the history homework from the back to the front, and Lin Jia Mo helped her carry the book to the teacher's office.

在楼道里，林嘉茉神秘兮兮的对方茴说：“你真不够朋友！居然瞒着我这么重要的事！”

In the hallway, Lin Jia Mo mysteriously said to Fang Hui, "You’re really not a good friend! How could you hide such an important thing from me!"

方茴疑惑的说：“什么瞒着你啦？”

Fang Hui, confused, said, "What did I hide from you?"

“提示你，关键词手链！”林嘉茉坏笑着快走了两步，“今天早上我在某人手腕上看见了哦，你可别说是巧合，我记得那天玫红色的玻璃丝可是只剩最后一根了。”

"Hinting you, the keyword is bracelet!" Lin Jia Mo smiled mischievously and quickened her pace, "I saw it on someone’s wrist this morning; don’t say it’s a coincidence. I remember that day there was only one last magenta glass thread left."

方茴手里的本劈里啪啦掉了一地，她站在原地怯生生的看着林嘉茉。

Fang Hui dropped her book all over the floor, standing there shyly looking at Lin Jia Mo.

“哎呦！也不是什么大事！你紧张什么！我又不会跟你抢！”林嘉茉走回去帮她捡起了本说，“你还不相信我？我还能给你说出去？”

"Hey, it’s not a big deal! Why are you so nervous? I’m not going to compete with you!" Lin Jia Mo walked back to help pick up the book and said, "You still don’t trust me? Would I spill it out?"

“也不是……”方茴松了口气说，“我和他其实也没……”

"That’s not it..." Fang Hui sighed in relief and said, "I actually haven’t really…"

“好啦，我明白的。”林嘉茉搂过她的肩膀说，“咱们交换，我也跟你说个秘密，我可不像你能憋那么久！”

"Okay, I get it," Lin Jia Mo said as she put her arm around her shoulder, "We can exchange secrets. I can’t hold it in as long as you do!"

“什么秘密？”方茴拍了拍本皮上的土问。

"What secret?" Fang Hui brushed the dust off the book cover.

“我啊，也喜欢上一个人了。”

"Well, I’ve also started to like someone."

“谁？是咱们班的么？”方茴不自觉的又紧张起来。

"Who? Is it someone from our class?" Fang Hui involuntarily tensed up again.

“不是啦！”林嘉茉附在她耳边轻声说，“是苏凯，校队队长！”

"Nope!" Lin Jia Mo whispered in her ear, “It’s Su Kai, the captain of the team!"