Delicate, Yet Shamelessly Freeloading [Quick Transmigration] Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Alpha with Pheromone Disorder (10)

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For the next several days, Shui Que worked hard on his tasks. In order to annoy Lu Fengchi, he even went so far as to join a fan group for Lu Fengchi on the school forum.

 

There were hundreds of people in the group, and they had a shared album where most of the photos were from past school basketball games, organized by year and month.

 


Ever since Shui Que transferred to the school, the number of photos in the latest album had exploded.

 

He clicked on it and saw a lot of photos of Lu Fengchi and himself together. However, for some reason, in some of the photos, Lu Fengchi’s face was barely visible, while his own face was clear as day.

 

In fact, in the most recent photo, because of the height difference, only Lu Fengchi’s shoulder was captured, while he was right next to him, taking up most of the photo.

 


In the picture, he had just noticed someone taking the photo, and reflexively looked toward the camera with a confused expression, his mouth still holding a milk tea straw.

 

He looked rather silly.

 


Shui Que felt embarrassed.

 


That day, he had learned a few annoying tricks from the internet and insisted that Lu Fengchi feed him milk tea.

 


He had seen someone in the group mention that Lu Fengchi didn’t like desserts, especially milk tea, and would go out of his way to avoid milk tea shops.

 

The person who posted the photo was making fun of them in the group.

 


[Ball skills fan, not a shipper]: “Has Brother Lu been skipping his post-class team practices lately? Come take a look at what I caught on camera outside.”

 


[Doesn’t like transfer students]: “I’ve cracked it. Your brother is out here drinking milk tea with a little boy and acting all distracted. @Wei fan, get ready to be blocked.”

 


[Wei fan, get ready to be blocked]: “… :) No saving him, by the way, this photo of my heartthrob turned out pretty nice, a gift. Next time, you can have my karaoke mic during team-building.”

 

Shui Que stared at the nickname of the latest poster and glanced at the photo, feeling a little moved.

 


As expected, it was a “Wei fan”—even though only the shoulder was visible, they still managed to praise it.

 

He slowly typed, mimicking the tone of an online troll.

 


[Water element missing]: “It’s all the transfer student’s fault. He’s pestering Brother Lu, making his face all sour.”

 

That day, when he forced Lu Fengchi to drink milk tea, his face had looked especially terrifying. He had glanced at the straw, then at him, like he was about to swallow him whole.

 


Shui Que had been scared and quickly retracted his request, softly saying while biting the straw, “I’ll just drink it myself.”

 

The other person probably sighed in relief.

 

Class was about to start, so Shui Que put away his phone, missing the replies in the group.

 


[Doesn’t like transfer students]: “How come this photo didn’t even capture Brother Lu? You figured it out? @Water element missing.”

 


[Wei fan, get ready to be blocked]: “Don’t worry about it, my darling is irresistible, Lu Fengchi loves him.”

 

*

 

The sports festival for Haicheng No. 1 High School had been postponed to November this year. After the early autumn rains, there were several consecutive days of sunny weather.


The crisp autumn air swept away the lingering rain.

 

The sports stadium, which had once been built for an international sports event, was handed over to Haicheng No. 1 High School after the event. So, every year, Haicheng No. 1 High School’s sports festival was quite grand, bringing together two middle school departments, one elementary school department, and the high school to hold the sports festival.

 

The event started with the opening ceremony on Monday afternoon, followed by full-day events on Tuesday and Wednesday, and ended with the closing ceremony on Wednesday evening.

 

Shui Que’s transfer timing was perfect as the list of attendees had already been submitted.

 

Although he wasn’t initially supposed to register for any events, as Class 10 was filled with outstanding students, second-generation students, and even athletes.

 

For example, Lu Fengchi.

 

He is on the school basketball team, and even the basketball coach was hired by the Lu family.

 

With him leading the team, Class 10’s basketball team has always performed well in the school’s inter-class basketball competitions.

 

Shui Que signed up as a substitute for the basketball event in the sports competition.


Only substitutes are not included in the previously submitted participant list.

 

The reason Shui Que signed up was simple: it gave him an opportunity to bother Lu Fengchi. In fact, he hadn’t thought it through entirely. Based on the storyline, his next step would be to repeatedly bother Lu Fengchi, leading up to their relationship. But Lu Fengchi seemed thoroughly irritated by him, and Shui Que couldn’t imagine how they’d end up together. Moreover, the progress bar of the plot hadn’t moved at all over the past few days.

 

It wasn’t sure how they arranged it, but Class 10 is flanked by experimental classes 18 and 19 on both sides.


These three classes don’t get along with each other.

 

According to the student numbers, Lu Fengchi was originally standing next to Shui Que.


“Is it too hot?” he asked.

 

Their class’s spot was in the middle of the gym, with no shade.

 

Sweat beads on Shui Que’s forehead slid down his temples and into the collar of his shirt, wetting a small area of exposed collarbone skin.

 


His skin was pale, and when it was exposed to the sun, it easily turned red. With sweat on it, his skin shimmered in the sunlight, and the blush seemed to emerge from beneath the surface.

 

He looked like a wilted snowball, as if it had just been taken out of the fridge and was about to melt.

 

Lu Fengchi subtly moved forward a couple of steps, just enough to block the scorching sunlight.

 

Shui Que thought he must be sweating too much and had bothered Lu Fengchi.

 


He lifted his hand to smell.

 


No, he usually took his showers seriously and used beads in the washing machine, so his clothes were always clean with a faint, fresh scent.

 

Lu Fengchi: “It’s fine, you smell good. Stay still.”

 


If he kept moving, he wouldn’t be able to block the sun anymore.

 

Shui Que gave up.

 


He felt an odd, prickling sensation on his back, as if something was watching him.

 


On instinct, he glanced at Class 19’s formation, and their eyes met with Qu Jiu Chao’s.

 

It was a clear, sunny autumn day, but Qu Jiu Chao seemed as if he was surrounded by air conditioning.

 


Not a trace of awkwardness showed, and he looked cool and refreshed, standing out among the crowd like a crane among swans.

 

Class 19’s uniform was still black, and the contrast with his pale skin reminded Shui Que of the long-lost coolness of autumn.

 


Qu Jiu Chao adjusted his glasses and smiled gently at him.

 

Shui Que instinctively smiled back.

 


The feeling of being watched just now must have been an illusion…

 


He turned back, thinking.

 

*

 

The most attention-grabbing event the next morning was the senior basketball finals between Class 10 and Class 15. Shui Que overheard people chatting in the bustling crowd.

 

“Should we watch the basketball game first or the swimming competition? I heard President Qu signed up for the freestyle this year, such a dilemma…”

 

“I found the schedule on the forum, don’t worry, the two events are spaced out. We can watch the swimming first, and still make it in time for the second half of the basketball game.”

 

Qu Jiuchao? He signed up for freestyle?

 

The swimming pool and the basketball court were separated by just one indoor badminton court, so they weren’t far apart. Shui Que remembered that he had a storyline moment where he was supposed to bother Qu Jiuchao, but since their two classes were usually far apart, he never found a chance.

 

Just as he was thinking about this, the basketball game started. Chen Jian, like him, was a substitute, but unlike Shui Que, he was actually a skilled substitute.

 

In the end times base, every inch of land was precious, and the research institute didn’t have space for a basketball court, only a small ping pong area. The experimental subjects weren’t allowed to enter, so his usual entertainment was playing chess alone in the dorm.

 

Shui Que didn’t understand basketball, so it didn’t take long for him to start scrolling on his phone.

 

The screams grew louder and louder, ringing in his ears. He looked up, realizing the excitement was because Lu Fengchi had just made a three-pointer. Shui Que belatedly clapped.

 

To be honest, Chen Jian thought Shui Que was kind of strange. He and the others all assumed Shui Que was chasing Lu Fengchi, but sometimes his actions seemed mechanical, almost like following Lu Fengchi was just part of a daily routine, like ticking off a task.

 

Like now. Once the task was done, he seemed to lose interest in everything else. Meanwhile, Lu Fengchi was completely captivated, practically lost in it all.

 

But then again, who could resist him?

 

Chen Jian glanced at the pale skin behind Shui Que’s ear and tried to make conversation: “Brother Lu plays basketball really well.”

 

Shui Que casually responded, “Mm, very good.”

 

He opened the campus forum, where someone had posted the video of the three-pointer. In the video, Lu Fengchi’s face was expressionless, his muscles rippling as he powered through, his movements sharp and quick.

 

He looked fierce when playing basketball.

 

Chen Jian: “Do you want Brother Lu’s jersey?”

 

Lu Fengchi’s jerseys from previous years were being sold for a good price on the forum, though Lu Fengchi never considered selling them. When he heard about it, he only made a disgusted face and had the post deleted, banning the user.

 

Chen Jian instinctively thought Shui Que might want it like some of the fan club members, so when Shui Que turned to face him, he got a little nervous and rambled, “Don’t worry, with my relationship with Brother Lu, I can definitely get it for you.”

 

“What do I need his jersey for?” Shui Que asked, confused.
They had their own uniforms for the substitutes.

 

Shui Que was wearing the Class 10 team’s standard uniform. When they ordered the substitute uniforms, he hadn’t thought much about it. Even though they got him the smallest size, it was still too big, hanging loosely. He had to tuck the hem into his shorts.

 

The shorts fit just fine, leaving his slim, bare legs exposed. Thankfully, there were no mosquitoes at this time of year.


 

The top was a standard tank top, with his pale, rounded shoulders and a slight hint of collarbone showing. Due to the larger size, when the wind blew, the shirt swayed, revealing soft, white flesh from the side.

 

Chen Jian’s face turned bright red.

 


Well, new students didn’t need Lu Fengchi’s jersey. Shui Que’s own jersey was probably more valuable. If there were an auction, some rich anonymous buyer would likely bid on it, sniffing it late at night, trying to catch a hint of the previous owner’s sweet, silk-like scent.

 

Since Chen Jian didn’t respond, the conversation ended awkwardly.

 

Though it was the final, there was still a noticeable skill gap between Class 10 and Class 15. The score had been close at first, but by halftime, Class 10 was already leading by 20 points.

 


With such a large lead, the second half seemed to lose its appeal.

 


Many people were hoping for a thrilling game where the score was tight and decided in the final seconds, so one by one, people began to leave the court.

 

“Damn it!” Someone from Class 15 muttered angrily. “Young Master Lu is just too impressive!”

 

A teammate advised,


”Enough, Ni Zeyu, keep it down. People are looking over here!”


 

“We were outplayed, calm down, don’t make this worse.”

 

Ni Zeyu, still not satisfied, shot back, “Why should we? Coach Shen always pays more attention to him! It’s definitely him who made Coach Shen give Class 10 special treatment!”

 

One teammate silently rolled their eyes.


 

Coach Shen was hired by the Lu family to the school. Even if Lu Fengchi had asked him to give special coaching to Class 10, what of it?

 

The crowd watching the game let out a scream.


 

Ni Zeyu, frustrated, had thrown the basketball towards Class 10, and it bounced off the ground, hitting Shui Que, who was about to leave for the swimming pool next door.

 

Shui Que had told Chen Jian he was going to check out the swimming pool, but as he turned around, the basketball hit him in the back, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

 

Ni Zeyu hadn’t expected to hit someone, but he still sneered. “Hmph, unlucky for him.”

 

Suddenly, a punch came flying from the side, too fast for Ni Zeyu to dodge, and it landed squarely on his left cheek, sending him crashing to the ground.


 

“You bastard!” As he lay on the floor, he cursed, but when he looked up, his words died in his throat.

 

Lu Fengchi stood above him, looking down coldly, his gaze as indifferent as if he were staring at a corpse.


 

“Can’t handle losing?” he asked, his face dark, his eyes sharp and cutting as they bore into Ni Zeyu.

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