[I'm not a tennis player, I just enjoyed the drama and wanted to write this, so, many stuff might be very wrong!]
Lu Jia stops, hands on her knees as she pants "I'm exhausted." Lu Jia nods passing a hand on her forehead before taking off her jacket
"Why has our training plan become torturous after Yan observed Ying Cai's training?"
Lu Jia takes a deep breath looking at Yan "Even better, how come he doesn't have to participate?" She asks frowning
"Maybe he suffered a blow when observing them."
"I'll show him the blow." Lu Jia says threatening
"You have to cheer up, the team will count on you in the future." Dayong walks to Xinglong, Lu Jia sitting on the ground "Hey, what happened to you? Why haven't you talked to us all day? You can tell me if you feel uncomfortable. Don't force yourself."
The taller boy smiles "I'm okay, don't worry."
"The 86th lap. Continue." Lu Jia groans lying down
"I'M PROTESTING! THIS IS TOO MUCH!" She cries out, her brother rolling his eyes
"Come on, you cry baby. We can do this." The girl pouts before getting up as they start running again, the girl now next to Siyang
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"You missed the tenth ball." Lu Jia chuckles sitting down behind them "You should buy me drinks for a week and don't refuse. We had a deal."
"You still have one ball to go."
"That's right, man. If you miss the ball, we'll be tied." Mu says, Lu Jia smiling
"I designed the fun training especially for you. Even if it's a tie, you should still buy me a drink."
"It sounds reasonable."
"Should I play as well Huang Jing?" The girl asks not looking up from her phone "I'm wearing casual clothes but I still am able to kick your ass in a game."
"No need to!" The boy says quickly "Anyways, in order to make you buy me a drink, I'll show you some real strength." The boy prepares but someone pushes the can with his foot before stepping on it
"Do you have a player here named Lu Xia? Tell him to come here."
"Are you looking for Lu Xia?" Mu asks
Huang Jing steps up walking to him "Dude, I don't care who you are looking for. You can't throw trash on our court." Xiuwen walks up to the lollipop picking it up before getting closer to the other boy
"We just cleaned it up." The other boy walks closer to Xiuwen who starts backing up obviously scared before slipping on a tennis ball
"Whatever I do, doesn't concern you." Lu Jia frowns getting up
The boy looks at the other can "Is this a boring game that Yu Qing plays?"
"You can try it if you want." The boy scoffs before walking away before serving a ball to Mu's belly, he serves another one also hitting Huang Jing
"I don't normally hurt girls but... You guys just piss me off." He serves again now hitting Lu Jia, who didn't have a racket to defend herself, in the belly as well, the girl nearly falling on her knees in pain
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"A racket is used for playing tennis, not for pointing at people." Lu Jia looks at her twin as rain starts to pour
"Are you Lu Xia?"
"Do you want to talk with me? I don't know you."
"Do you play such a boring game every day?" The boy asks
"What do you want?" Ying arrives panting, Lu Jia's eyes widening
'Leave, you idiot!' She thinks
"I have informed the security."
"I hope you can get to the next round. So we can meet in the competition. I will teach you a lesson there." He walks away as Lu Jia takes a deep breath frowning at the pain before he serves a ball towards the can sending pebbles everywhere as Lu Xia pulled Ying covering her
"Don't worry, I'm okay." Lu Xia says as his twin rushed to him not caring that she also got hurt from being so close to the can
"Go and tell He Xinglong to mind his own business." He walks away, now leaving the group alone
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"Lu Jia, are you sure you don't want me to clean your wounds?" Ying asks, the other girl smiling with her bag on her shoulder
"No need to Ying! I'll do it when I get home or I'll just go to the nurse, don't worry. Take care of my brother though!" She waves goodbye with a smile before disappearing
"Are you sure you are okay?" Mu asks as the girl walked away
"Don't worry dude. This is nothing compared to my previous injuries." She chuckles before waving them goodbye as well
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"Lu Xia, Lu Jia, how about it? Are you two happy now?" The girl nods putting a little of her food in her mouth, Qiao Chen chuckling
"Yes." Lu Xia answers as well
"Senior, don't mind the cost. The twins have been bullied, just think of this as comforting him!"
"Why did you get an ice cream as well? You aren't injured like us." Lu Jia pout "I think you should give your cup to me, it will be used very well." She smiles rubbing her belly
"I said it was just because I slipped." Lu Jia rolls her eyes before slowing down to talk with Jiale, but she notices him looking somewhere
"Wait a minute!" He yell-whispers as the other two go back
"Is that Xinglong?" Qiao Chen asks as they continue looking before they move to go and spy on him
"It seems like the information I have on Xinglong can be revised." They turn around seeing Yan before they enter the cafe, Lu Jia sipping on her strawberry juice as they try to hear
"Xinglong looks different." Yan says when they suddenly see the boy from earlier sitting on the chair next to the girl
"Who is that?" Jiale asks "What are they doing here? What's their relationship?" The twin continue to glare at the unknown person "Yan, what are you writing?"
"The tiny things in life can also influence the results of a tennis match." Jiale sighs, the twins still glaring at the boy
"Xinglong seems to be familiar with the guy that just arrived."
"Shall we move? I can't hear them." Jiale looks back before slightly frowning
"Lu twins?" Qiao Chen calls for them as Yan turns to look at them "Lu Xia! Lu Jia!" The boy gets up before pouring a drink on Xinglong, the five getting
"Don't you dare bully Xinglong!" Qiao Chen grabs his shirt and was about to punch him when Xinglong stopped him
"Stop it! Why are you here?" He asks before sighing "He's a player from the No. 3 High School Tennis Team. If you hit him, you will have to quit the game."
"Are you the one who came to our school and tried to start a fight? You really think we're easy to bully, right?"
"A bunch of idiots." Lu Jia steps forward but Jiale hold her wrist before shaking his head, he starts to walk away, but not before tripping on Lu Xia's foot
"I haven't introduce myself. I'm Lu Xia."
"And I'm Lu Jia, in case you are wondering, yes, we are twins." She smiles dropping her arm around Lu Jia's shoulders, her crop top lifting a little showing some part of the newly made bruise from the ball
"If No. 3 High School can survive, then you'll be facing us."
"I hope we can learn from each other at that time." Lu Jia says smirking, the boy turning around
"Okay. Then, I'll see you on the court. I hope you won't get hurt anymore." He then turns to the girl "You too, little princess." He turns around before leaving
"Sorry, everyone. I didn't educate my son well."
"Son?!" Lu Jia asks shocked turning around "Ma'am, what do you use? Because, you seem like you are in your twenties!"
"So, Miss Chen is really the mother of Ya Jiuxin...
"You can call me Min." They all stay silent, minus Yan, of course
"Lu Xia, Lu Jia. About Ya Jiuxin, I apologize."
"Xinglong, why are you apologizing for him?" The twins ask at the same time
"Plus, he poured a drink on you." Lu Xia continues, the girl just going back to her strawberry juice
"Maybe he was annoyed by my words. Because he has disliked being judged since he was a child."
"Xinglong, how did you get to know this kind of..." Jiale stops looking at his mother "I mean, you care too much about other's business. Don't you think you are busy enough with your own business?"
"Xinglong, still, he doesn't have any right to do that." Lu Jia says softly "No matter how he was treated, he doesn't have the right to do whatever he pleases. Like, only God knows how fucking hard I want to..." Lu Jia stops before awkwardly smiling at his mom "I want to make my fist caress his face." She smiles
Min sighs "It's my bad. Xin suddenly said he wanted to quit school. I have no other choice but to ask Xinglong for help. I had him at a young age. I don't know how to be a good mother. It's my bad I didn't educate him well."
"I'm gonna stop you right there Miss. Not one person in this planet is born a good parent, end of discussion." The girl says shrugging "Also, taking the blame for something your child did when they're a toddler, it's something, but if you keep doing it even though he's almost an adult and can think about what's wrong and what's right, will only create a mess." She sighs before clearing her throat "Look, I'm not the best at giving advice but, what I'm trying to say is, let him learn from his mistakes. It'll come back to bite him in the ass sooner or latter." She says smiling awkwardly
"I will definitely help you with this." Xinglong says before smiling at Lu Jia mouthing a small 'thank you' "Ya Jiuxin and me have been good neighbours since we were kids. Miss Min has always been a single mom. She has a lot of part-time jobs and doesn't have time to look after him. I used to be friends with him when we were kids. But, eventually, he didn't get in touch with me anymore. I'll convince him not to quit school, whether he listens to me or not."
"No, Xinglong. Xin has always treated you like his friend. He just has a bad temper and doesn't know how to express himself. If he could have more friends like you, maybe he'll be as sensitive as Xinglong."
"Ma'am, you praise us too much."
"I don't need friends like him." Qiao Chen says, Lu Jia softly sighing
"It's getting late, I must go now."
"I'll see you off."
"No matter what, I am really sorry."
"Goodbye." They wave goodbye, Lu Jia frowning
"Just see how I'll torture No. 3 High School when we compete with them."
"That's right, we must take revenge for Lu Xia, Lu Jia, Xinglong and me."
"Why do you want to take revenge?"
"I was expecting some shocking love affair. But turned out like this. Do you know how disappointed I am?!"
"Before this conversation gets even more ridiculous, think about on how you are going to pass year."
"I must compete with that guy."
"Anyways, we must win." Yan says, Lu Jia nodding swinging her legs back and forth
"Why does that sound bad?" Lu Jia shrugs before starting to whine on how she wanted another juice, ending up with Yan having to buy her one more
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Lu Jia finally arrives "Yan, if..." She stops to breath a little "If next time we run like this, you don't as well." She looks up with a murderous look "I might just break your nose." She smiles tilting her head a bit, the boy backing up a little
"Anyways, everyone must follow Yan's plan. After running, you'll complete in pairs." Lu Jia groans
"Lu Jia! Who do you bet on?" Qiao Chen asks smiling at the girl sitting on the floor next to him, in the middle of him and Baiyang
"Lu Xia! He is my brother after all." She smiles looking up
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"Shouldn't they stop?" Lu Jia asks getting up
"They won't get injured, don't worry." Baiyang smiles before patting her head "Also, are you feeling better?"
"I mean, the bruising is still there, of course. But, it'll pass." She smiles
"Bruising?" Ying asks confused
"Oh, the guy from No. 3 High School kind of served a ball into my belly the other day, so..." Lu Jia laughs awkwardly "But it's better now!"
"Did you also clean your wounds when you got home? Or did you go to the nurse?"
"I cleaned them as soon as I got home!"
"Didn't you go home only after we went out?" Qiao Chen asks, the girl gulping
"Oh, look, they are playing a great match. Watch and learn Qiao Chen." She smiles
"By the way, who are you competing with Lu Jia?" Ying asks smiling
"No idea." She shrugs "Captain didn't tell me." She pouts
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"Only those that pass all the exams can continue playing in the competition?!"
"But coach-" Lu Jia is stopped by the captain shaking his head "Fuck..." The girl curses under her breath
"Plus, the Municipal Tennis Final is about to take place. Such a requirement can only make it more difficult for us to win the championship."
"It's a basic requirement for a senior high student to pass the monthly exams."
"Yan, please reduce the training time as much as possible for this week. This will give the team members who failed exams enough time to study."
"So, that means if I find any of you doing anything besides studying and training..."
"Can we leave now?" Lu Jia asks and the coach nods, the girl grabs her bag before basically storming out of there, the hold on her bag strap tight
"I'll go check on her." Lu Xia goes after his sister worried
TO BE CONTINUED
I might not update next week, but I'm not sure yet, sorry guys😅 i hope you liked this chapter and there weren't many mistakes😭 thank you for the votes, comments and for reading this mess😭❤️