Chapter 107: 84 Another Key Plot

“Let’s go, let’s go watch together.”

“Speaking of which, Mr. Gu has been so active lately, it’s as if he’s not really a CEO. I think, he’s here just for our Xiaoxiao.”

“Like a peacock showing its feathers, yeah, I get it.”

With Ye Xiao as the center of their attention, they all left in a lively and noisy group.

Ye Bingtong watched their departing figures with a sullen look, her eyes seemingly hiding endless hatred!

Ye Xiao, just be smug for now.

One day, I will let you know that I am the ultimate winner.

Ye Bingtong gathered her thoughts, recalling what they had said earlier.

Gu Yan is actually coming here to join a basketball game?

Basketball and Gu Yan.

They seemed to be two completely unrelated terms.

Could it really be that he’s here because of Ye Xiao?

Ye Bingtong pursed her lips, utterly unwilling to believe it.

Even if Gu Yan were indeed pursuing Ye Xiao, it surely wouldn’t be out of affection.

Gu Yan just wanted to use Ye Xiao to solidify the alliance with the Ye Family, that’s all.

When you get down to it.

Ye Xiao merely has the advantage of her status!

If I were still the daughter of the Ye Family and engaged to Gu Cheng, then Gu Yan wouldn’t give Ye Xiao a second glance.

After all, for a marriage alliance, Gu Cheng and I were enough!

Hmph.

Ye Xiao has no clue that in Gu Yan’s heart, she’s just a tool for a marriage alliance, right?

I’m really looking forward to seeing her collapse when she finds out.

Ye Bingtong hid the malice in her eyes and, after thinking for a moment, followed them.

Under no circumstance would she forgo the chance to see Gu Cheng.

But.

Gu Cheng has mobility issues and normally, he never leaves the house.

With my current status, there’s no way I can even enter the Gu Family’s gate, let alone see Gu Cheng.

If I could get Gu Yan to put in a word for me and arrange a meeting with Gu Cheng, that would be ideal.

Clutching onto that hope, Ye Bingtong hurried along after them.

Basketball court.

Both sides were already packed with people.

On an ordinary day, a regular friendly game wouldn’t cause such a stir.

But this time.

It’s Gu Yan, after all!

The big CEO stripping off his suit to play basketball?

Who wouldn’t want to see that!

Ye Xiao and her group, because they had classes, arrived to find hardly any vacant seats left.

“Damn, Mr. Gu is too popular. There are no seats left!”

“Let’s just stand and watch.”

“If we’re standing, we need to get closer to the front, or we won’t see anything.”

During their conversation, they were continuously jostled by the crowd.

Ye Xiao was taken aback.

No.

It’s just a basketball game.

Is all this frenzy really necessary?

[Ah, help! I’m going to get squashed to death.] Ye Xiao roared in her mind.

Gu Yan lifted his gaze, locking onto Ye Xiao with precision.

He had been warming up.

Then, he took the basketball and walked straight towards Ye Xiao.

“Huh? Mr. Gu is coming up here!”

“Who is he looking for?”

With just a look from Gu Yan, the crowd uncontrollably parted to create a path.

Gu Yan strode up to Ye Xiao, “I’ve reserved a spot for you up front.”

“Ohh.” Ye Xiao awkwardly responded.

“Let’s go. I’ll take you there,” Gu Yan nodded.

Side by side, the two made their way to the front, and Gu Yan led Ye Xiao to the first row, “You sit here.”

Ye Xiao continued to nod.

Gu Yan raised an eyebrow, “I’m going to continue warming up.”

“Okay.” Ye Xiao was still nodding.

And indeed, Gu Yan went back to warming up.

Ye Xiao couldn’t help but sneak a glance.

How should I put it?

Gu Yan had previously flaunted his physique once.

The abdominal muscles could be faintly seen.

This time, wearing a loose sports vest, the abs weren’t visible, but…

The loose clothing offered its own kind of understated allure.

Regarding such a sight, Ye Xiao had only four words to describe it.

Everyone who knows, knows!

[Tsk tsk tsk. Family, it’s really not obvious. Although Uncle Gu is getting on in years, his physique is still there. It’s just a pity that he’s still partly concealing himself, not like the living Buddhas on that app.]

Gu Yan had been shooting hoops, but his hand twitched, and the ball dropped straight to the ground.

“Old Gu?” His teammates looked at him with some curiosity.

Gu Yan had warmed up for half an hour before, and at this distance, his shots were almost always spot on.

“It’s nothing,” Gu Yan said, without a change in his expression.

He glanced at Ye Xiao.

Living Buddha?

What was that?

Great, there was one more thing he needed to learn about.

At this moment, Ye Xiao had already started looking at the opposite side.

[Wow. Didn’t expect the school basketball team’s young men to all be quite handsome!]

Gu Yan:

He began to question his life.

He really kept tripping up over Ye Xiao.

Could it be?

Did his charm as a middle-aged man really pale in comparison to these young lads?

Gu Yan clenched his teeth!

If that was the case, then he would have to prove himself through his ability!

“We must win the upcoming game,” Gu Yan’s voice suddenly turned stern.

His teammates were somewhat surprised.

Who would have thought.

After all these years, Gu Yan still had such a competitive spirit?

“This basketball team isn’t very strong, they don’t even qualify for the national competition. But they have youth on their side. Young people, they have stamina,” one lamented.

“Yeah. If we were ten years younger, it would be easy to steamroll them, but now…”

None of them had made it to a professional basketball career, and now they were all busy with their different jobs, bustling middle-aged men.

Gu Yan couldn’t stand to hear the word ‘young’ right now, he snorted coldly: “And what about now? We can still win! We will use some strategies.”

Gu Yan quietly started discussing with his teammates.

This time, he really wanted to win.

They had just settled on a strategy and were about to warm up a bit more when suddenly, a voice rang out.

“Brother Gu.” Ye Bingtong approached somewhat nervously, holding a bottle of water in her hand.

Gu Yan’s brow immediately furrowed, and he immediately looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao was busy looking at the young hunks and didn’t even notice!

Gu Yan:

His heart suddenly felt very tired.

“Brother Gu, I saw you sweating, so I went to buy you some water,” Bingtong said as she handed him the bottle.

She decided to first make an impression in front of Gu Yan.

Ye Xiao also heard Bingtong’s voice by now and couldn’t help but look over.

She raised an eyebrow.

This Ye Bingtong was really persistent.

Was she starting to make her move now?

Ye Xiao frowned slightly, looking at the book ‘Ye Bingtong’ in her hands.

As of this morning, the book’s content still revolved around a big quarrel between Bingtong and Pei Yue.

And then. Today’s update was particularly slow.

The content for the next part was only updated three or four minutes in advance.

It was evident that even the book itself was losing grip over the plot direction.

Just now.

The book had finally updated with this segment.

Ye Xiao didn’t have the time to read the details, her expression changed slightly.

This segment was marked as a ‘key scene’!

What was a ‘key scene’?

Apart from Modify-Text, it was an obligatory plot that no one could defy.

Ye Xiao’s face immediately turned gloomy.

The Modify-Text System was powerful.

But the book was becoming more and more devious.

Bound by some unknown rules, it had to update with the plot before the events unfolded.

But.

It could only update a few minutes in advance.

That way, even if Ye Xiao noticed something was wrong, sometimes she wouldn’t be able to react in time to make the correct modifications.

It could also set up ‘key scenes’ directly.

Forcing the story to follow the plot requirements.

If Ye Xiao didn’t modify the text in time, then the plot would be pulled back onto its original track.

Now!

This was such a tense moment.

Ye Xiao quickly started reading the plot.