I Still Want to Play Volleyball [Sports]

Coming soon: The Lazy Top Student Is Always Being Courted. Add it to your favorites~ Chiu~ In his previous life, Xu He’s family was destroyed by a single phone call, leaving him saddled with debt. He had no choice but to give up volleyball and take up street parkour, which paid better. He initially kept a low profile and got by on competition prize money alone, but after winning several world championships, he became famous around the globe. Chinese fans stared at Xu He’s athletic record in disbelief: That height and wingspan, that court sense and jumping ability, and a promising talent spotted by a provincial youth team coach when he was just twelve. If he hadn’t given up volleyball, would we have lost two Olympic cycles in a row just because we lacked a good setter? Who was it? Who made him give up volleyball?! Current national team opposite hitter, ace, emotional intelligence at the bottom of a trench, convinced it was his fault, Fu Yingfei: ... Xu He: Maybe it’s time to put everything behind me and start over. Just as he was preparing to return to the volleyball court, a car accident sent him back to the age of twelve, to a happy family. His whole family was alive, there were no debts, and, most importantly, he wouldn’t have to give up volleyball to pay them off! On his first day back, Xu He stunned his coach with his outstanding jumping skills. The coach, who had planned to retire in the countryside, agreed to transfer to the provincial team that very night. A month later, he led his school team to the finals of the National Middle School Volleyball League. The principal was so moved that he clasped Xu He’s hand and begged him to stay through both middle and high school. Their school hadn’t made the top eight in five years! Four years later, he stepped onto the Olympic podium for the first time. Five years later, he was selected for the national youth team to compete in the Asian Youth Championships and the World Youth Championships. Eight years later, on his twentieth birthday, Xu He won an Olympic gold medal. Draped in the national flag, he became the youngest-ever miracle. Just when everyone thought he’d won the Olympic title and was ready to take a well-earned break, news spread overseas that Xu He had won a global parkour championship too. Netizens: How many more surprises are you hiding from us? Xu He promptly turned down his guaranteed admission to Beijing Sport University, applied to Peking University’s sports medicine program, and was accepted with the highest score. Fans: ... Question: Is there such a thing as a perfect person? Netizen A: Posts a photo of Xu Jiujiu. Handsome, long-legged, and great at running and jumping! He’s kind, does well in school, has money and good looks, and his family business pays its taxes on time. He even does charity work now and then. A master of time management. The only flaw is that he never dates, so there’s no romance to ship! Netizen B: But the ring Fu Yingfei wears around his neck looks like a matching set with the one Xu He wears. A super-jumpy, straightforward, cheeky little fox of a shou x a tight-lipped gong who can’t express himself but is great at taking action, and is actually kind of funny. [Reader’s Guide] · The world the gong and shou live in is fictional. Sports conditions are better than in the real world, and athletes earn a little more than they do today. Same-sex marriage is legal by default. · Please don’t compare the athletes in this story to real-world athletes. · The selection processes for competitions and talent development are entirely made up. Please don’t nitpick the details. · There’s no romance early on. The kids are focused on school and competitions. · The rules are based on the version adopted at the FIVB’s 35th Congress in 2016. The leagues and world championships are made up, and the event order differs from reality. · The characters aren’t based on real people. Please don’t mention my story in other authors’ comment sections, and don’t bring other works or their characters up in mine. · Thank you all for your support! Coming Soon: The Lazy Top Student Is Always Being Courted Chi Ning devoted his whole life to research and eventually died suddenly on the job. When he opened his eyes again, he was sixteen. In his previous life, Chi Ning regretted two things. First, he couldn’t save his rebellious younger brother, who died in an accident. His mother died of grief, and his family fell apart. Second, he never gave Qin Heng, the president of the Qin Group who had pursued him for half his life, a clear answer. Given another chance, Chi Ning poured out the coffee he’d drunk until he couldn’t stand it, tossed aside his competition papers, and slunk away. He was done studying. Whoever wanted to study could do it themselves. He was going to relax, avoid dying young, enjoy being lazy, and look after his little brother! But just after he started his lazy new life and transferred from the city’s top school to No. 9 Middle School, he discovered that Qin Heng, the campus heartthrob who’d claimed in his previous life to be a model student and all-around good person, was actually a domineering school bully! Chi Ning: ... No big deal. He can cut his list of regrets from two down to one. :) After all, Qin Heng might not even like him in this life. A top student transferred to No. 9 Middle School. He was refined and good-looking, and no one could figure out why he’d left a well-staffed top school in the city halfway through his second year of high school. In the middle school division, Chi Ning’s younger brother shook his leg and sneered, “Here comes another goody-two-shoes who loves meddling. He’s definitely here to keep an eye on me.” Then he accidentally found out that his brother ran even faster than he did when school let out. Younger brother: ? Qin Heng was sure Chi Ning had transferred for his sake. He’d protected Chi Ning’s little brother from a gang of punks, and Chi Ning was so grateful that he’d surely come to repay him! Then he happened to discover that Chi Ning hit harder than he did. When he kicked someone, his expression was icy, the muscles along his jaw tensed slightly, and his eyes were faintly red. He looked just like he’d been bullied. Qin Heng clutched his rapidly pounding heart. His mouth spoke without his permission: “Why kick him? He doesn’t deserve it!” Kick me! Later, a GIF of the world’s youngest recipient of a prestigious scientific award went viral on the forum. In the GIF, Chi Ning was climbing over the research institute’s wall. At the foot of it stood President Qin, dressed in a suit, arms wide open and looking tense, afraid the person on top might get hurt. The caption read: [No one can stop me from clocking out!] [Reader’s Guide] = A sweet little story. = Chi Ning is very laid-back and will live life on his own terms this time around. = All the research in this story exists to serve the characters. It’s mostly made up, so if that bothers you, please don’t read. Theme: Strive hard, stay positive, and aim higher, faster, and stronger.