Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 42: Curry-style Jump Shot

"Is this guy an idiot? How dare he challenge Cao Fang’s basketball skills? He’s really asking for trouble!"

"Cao Fang is the captain of our school’s basketball team, and his basketball skills are top-notch. He’s a star player in the Jiangcheng University League. This guy isn’t tall, he’s definitely going to get crushed!"

"Haha, I can’t wait to see this guy crawling on the ground with his pants off!"

Soon, the basketball court was packed to the brim. Everyone present looked at Xu Xiangbei with sympathetic eyes, and not a single person supported him.

"What are the rules?"

Ignoring the disdainful gazes, Xu Xiangbei smiled lightly, unfazed.

Cao Fang raised his hand and tossed a basketball towards Xu Xiangbei, saying seriously, "We’ll play three balls. To give you a chance, we’ll alternate serves; otherwise, you might not even get the chance to attack before I end the game by scoring three straight."

Xu Xiangbei patted the basketball and quickly regained his touch.

In college, he often played basketball, and although he didn’t play much after graduating, he wasn’t a novice.

"Alright."

Xu Xiangbei nodded and smiled.

"Let’s begin."

Cao Fang sneered impatiently, urging him.

"Wait, I need to warm up first."

Xu Xiangbei shook his head and started stretching slowly, twisting his waist and legs, looking just like an old man doing morning exercises in the park.

"Haha, is this guy here to make us laugh?"

"Either way, he’ll lose whether he warms up or not, so why drag it out? He’s like a lazy donkey taking too long to start."

"His warm-up moves really make him look like an old man."

The students watching Xu Xiangbei’s warm-up burst into laughter without holding back.

"Who’s on offense first?"

After warming up for a full five minutes and with Cao Fang’s almost murderous gaze fixed on him, Xu Xiangbei finally finished his warm-up, picked up the ball.

"This is my home court, so I’ll let you attack first."

Cao Fang smirked confidently at Xu Xiangbei, "Kid, if you can manage to score against me, I’ll consider you the winner."

With that, he struck a defensive stance, squatting with arms spread wide, like a defensive fortress.

Xu Xiangbei held the ball, feeling suffocated by Cao Fang’s tight defense.

Cao Fang used his height and size to completely envelop Xu Xiangbei, giving him no room to dribble.

Having no choice, Xu Xiangbei dribbled back two or three steps, then suddenly jumped up and raised his hand to shoot.

"Ha, do you think you can score from that position?"

Cao Fang sneered and leapt up, ready to block Xu Xiangbei’s shot hard.

"Look, this guy’s actually trying to score from two meters beyond the three-point line, that’s way too far!"

"Well, he isn’t stupid. Facing Cao Fang, he has no way to dribble into the paint, so his only option is to take risky three-point shots from outside. But clearly, he’s not Stephen Curry, scoring such a distant three-pointer is really hard for him."

"Come on, Cao Fang, give this guy a big block!"

The atmosphere was electric, with everyone’s gaze fixed on Xu Xiangbei as he jumped up to shoot.

"Take this block!"

Cao Fang shouted, raising a big hand to slap the ball from Xu Xiangbei’s hand.

Xu Xiangbei’s height and reach were nowhere near Cao Fang’s, and Cao Fang was absolutely confident he would block the shot, so he jumped with all his might.

However, the next moment, a shocking scene unfolded for Cao Fang—when Cao Fang reached his maximum height, Xu Xiangbei’s body was still rising; his jump was even stronger than Cao Fang’s!

At the same time, Xu Xiangbei subtly leaned back, freeing himself effortlessly from Cao Fang’s defense!

"Damn it!"

Cao Fang cursed through gritted teeth.

Initially, he wanted to deliver a strong block to Xu Xiangbei right off the bat, showing him who’s boss, but he never imagined that Xu Xiangbei’s jump shot would be so high, and not only that, he knew how to lean back on his jump shot—truly an exceptional player.

Swoosh...

Finally, Xu Xiangbei flicked his wrist slightly, and the basketball traced a beautiful arc, slipping through Cao Fang’s fingertips, heading straight for the basket.

Wow!

The crowd clearly hadn’t expected Xu Xiangbei to avoid Cao Fang’s block; they’ve all fixed their stares intently on the basketball flying toward the hoop.

This was a deep three-pointer!

Swish!

And then, a crisp sound echoed as the basketball net embraced the ball, neatly through the rim—a perfect swish!

"Wow, are you kidding? Never judge a book by its cover, this guy is amazing, no wonder he’s challenging Cao Fang one-on-one, turns out he’s a shooter!"

"Totally impressive, right away nailing a deep three-pointer, I’m guessing this guy’s template is the number one shooter in the NBA, Curry!"

"Given his physical condition, the only way for this guy to defeat Cao Fang is to take outside shots. But I think there’s some luck involved with these distant threes, he won’t be this lucky next time."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, many gasped, unconsciously cheering for Xu Xiangbei’s impressive shot.

"Yeah, scored! Go Dr. Xu!"

"Haha, even the basketball captain isn’t all that, can’t beat an average Joe."

Chen Xin and the chubby girl in the crowd jumped and cheered excitedly.

"What!? It went in? Impossible..."

Cao Fang turned his head, his eyes stiff as he stared at the basketball that had gone through the net, face as dark as could be.

Originally, Cao Fang’s defense had significantly disrupted Xu Xiangbei’s shot along with the fact Xu Xiangbei leaned back for a jump shot from two meters beyond the three-point line, which was incredibly difficult. Even under no defense, making that shot was tough.

Yet unexpectedly, Xu Xiangbei had successfully scored against the basketball captain’s defense on his first attempt!

"Hey, idiot, what are you doing? Go get the ball."

Xu Xiangbei looked at Cao Fang with smug satisfaction, shaking his head smugly, "How could someone like you, a scrub, become the basketball captain? It speaks volumes about the low basketball standards at Jiangcheng University!"

"You..."

Cao Fang was so enraged that the veins on his forehead bulged, cursing through gritted teeth, "Kid, don’t get cocky too soon. You just got lucky and scored one. I won’t give you another chance."

With that, he turned to retrieve the ball and moved to the three-point line, ready to switch possession and go on the offense.

"Come on, show me what your captain’s skills are really worth."

Xu Xiangbei lazily stood before Cao Fang, not even striking a defensive pose, a playful smile on his face, completely unmoved by Cao Fang’s attack.

Cao Fang posed in a triple-threat stance, noticing Xu Xiangbei standing upright, with no defense pressure to either side. Without hesitation, he smoothly stepped and broke through, attacking where he’s most skillful, the right side.

Smack!

Cao Fang dribbled the basketball low and fast; though he was 1.95 meters tall, he moved agilely, explosively, resembling a human beast.

Unfortunately, in Xu Xiangbei’s eyes, it seemed like a slow-motion replay.