Love Slightly Cool 3

Moonlight smiled gently and patted Mu Qing, saying: "Alright, let's go back. Remember what I said to you today, we will always be good friends." Mu Qing nodded lightly. But letting go was easier said than done. On the way back, Mu Qing tried hard not to think about Moonlight, but everywhere he went, he would recall Moonlight's smile, Moonlight's tenderness. When he thought of the happiness of Moonlight being with Wang Quan, his mind went blank. Yes, liking Moonlight's smile was one thing, but it wasn't a smile for himself. How naive…… Mu Qing began to look down on himself.

The basketball finals began. Wang Quan's class team faced off against Class 4, the strongest class in the grade. The match was intense. For the first time, Wang Quan felt pressured, but he had incredible motivation because in the audience, there was a pair of beautiful eyes watching him, and he couldn't afford to lose. He glanced at Mu Qing, who was still playing a supporting role—passing to Wang Quan, setting screens. But the opponents were too strong, and even Wang Quan, including Mu Qing, felt overwhelmed.

Even so, the students continued to cheer Wang Quan on. By halftime, Wang Quan's Class 1 was trailing Class 4 by 20 points. Wang Quan knew the other side was stronger, but driven by stubborn determination and the power of love, he never gave up and kept fighting, slowly bringing the score closer: 2 points… 4 points… 6 points… until the opponents were only 7 points ahead.

Then an unexpected accident happened. Wang Quan fell and got injured. In an instant, the audience gasped. Moonlight immediately rushed forward, holding the painfully injured Wang Quan and slowly helping him out of the court. Seeing Moonlight's sad eyes, Mu Qing felt a sharp pain as well.

The game continued. Without Wang Quan, Class 1 fell apart like loose sand. Within two minutes, the opponents widened the lead back to 20 points. The game paused… The Class 1 homeroom teacher could only shake his head and pat the players on the shoulders, saying: "Do what you can."

Wang Quan looked at the situation and shed tears for the first time. Yes, he was unwilling, truly unwilling. The hard-earned points from his injury and fight-back were so easily overtaken by the opponents. Seeing his teammates one by one with dejected expressions, Wang Quan sadly buried his head in Moonlight's embrace and cried quietly. He knew the game might be lost, but he had never expected to lose in such a humiliating and unsatisfactory way.Just when all the students in the audience thought the competition had lost its color and suspense and began to leave, Moonlight suddenly shouted at Mu Qing: 'Mu Qing, you bastard, what are you so unmotivated for? If you lose this competition, I'll break off our friendship.'

Mu Qing was stunned on the spot. He hadn't expected Moonlight to say such a thing. Seeing Moonlight's angry eyes, Mu Qing realized he couldn't go on like this. Wang Quan and Moonlight valued the competition more than their own lives, while he had been selfishly wanting to see Moonlight smile without making any effort. For the first time, he felt completely wrong. After a short moment of silence, Mu Qing shouted, held his head high, and his eyes became sharp and unstoppable.

Once he spoke, along with the change in Mu Qing, the students present, including Wang Quan, were shocked, and those who were about to leave gradually returned, wanting to see what heroic deed Mu Qing would perform.

The competition continued. Mu Qing bombarded Class 4 like a beast, knowing nothing of fear. No one in Class 4 could stop him, and gradually the scores started to close. Cheers erupted from the sidelines, and more and more students came to watch. Even Wang Quan excitedly cheered for Mu Qing.

When the competition ended, Class 1 still lost due to the initial score gap, but only by 3 points. Almost every player in Class 1 was exhausted, collapsed on the ground. Only Mu Qing sat quietly, daydreaming. He didn't care about the result; what he cared about was Moonlight's words about breaking off their friendship.

Mu Qing slowly disappeared into the crowd, unable to hear the audience's applause. Compared to his friendship with Moonlight, he would rather give up everything else.