Chapter 05 : You, a Chinese, actually want to compete with me in juggling?

  Gu Ran secretly took a deep breath and quickly touched the full blue bubble under the rusty strip with his toes.  

The bubble that only Gu Ran could see exploded brilliantly and turned into a blue light thread that merged into Gu Ran's body.

  "Light~"

  "The host has picked up a professional football skill from the filled bubble: reasonable collision +1, today's pickup progress is 10/10."

  "Warm Tip: The Reasonable Collision skill will greatly increase your impact and recoil force, but it will also consume a lot of your physical energy and increase your chance of injury. After increasing the level of the Reasonable Collision skill, your impact and recoil force will increase, while your physical energy consumption and chance of injury will decrease."

  Cool!

  Finally a professional football skill!

  Moreover, this skill is very practical.

  In British football culture, physical confrontation is a very basic and common occurrence.

  The skill of this type of collision is not only one of the essential skills for the defender to defend, but also one of the essential skills for the forward to score.

  The moment the skill entered his nerves, Gu Ran felt that the muscles of his whole body were filled with unprecedented strength!

  Gu Ran seemed to have become a different person. The bookish air on his body instantly faded a lot, and he became more upright and tougher!

  He was handsome enough, and after 10 hours of multi-sport training, he looked even more handsome!

  Gu Ran patted the dazed Rusty on the shoulder, "...Thank you."

  Rusty became angry and rushed towards Gu Ran like a mad bear. "Fuck! How dare you, a weak Asian chicken, stand in front of me and provoke me? I'm going to kill you!"

  "Rusty! I don't allow you to hurt Gu Ran!" Sophie was eager to stand in front of Gu Ran.

  Rusty became even more annoyed. He took out a brass knuckles from his trouser pocket and put them on his hands. "Sophie, get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

  The atmosphere in the entire cafe suddenly became tense!

  Gu Ran, however, remained calm in the face of danger. He blocked Sophie behind him with one hand and pressed the boiling hot coffee pot on the table with the other hand. "Want to fight? Great! We Chinese are never afraid of trouble. If you want to fight to the death, I will accompany you to the end.

However, if you lose the fight, you will go to the hospital! If you win, you will go to the police station! Can you afford this price?"

  Rusty waved the brass knuckles on his fist and roared, "No matter what you say today, I'm going to beat you to death!"

  If the brothers behind him hadn't reacted and pulled the Rusty in time, this guy would have rushed up without caring about the consequences.

  Gu Ran reminded him in a deep voice: "Next week is the Genius Cup National Student Football Tournament, right? I think you know the importance of this tournament better than I do! If you are hospitalized or put in jail because of fighting at this time, how do you think the school will deal with you?"

  The fierceness on Rusty's face collapsed immediately.

  What Gu Ran said was right. This was the most critical period for the "Bucks Steel Horns" team to prepare for the All-England High School Talent Cup Football Tournament.

  Starting from next Wednesday, the Milwaukee Steelhorns will face three strong opponents in the Southern Division, and each round of the game is very important.

  If they can qualify from the southern division group stage, they will be able to break the historical record and advance to the top 16 in the country.

  And if they can create a miracle and reach the national top four, every player on the team can be directly admitted to the Sports Department of the University of Southampton, and may also be selected by a professional club!

  Rusty is the school team's main center back, and his coach has repeatedly warned him not to cause trouble during this period of time.

  If he really ended up in the hospital or police station because of the fight with Gu Ran, the rest of his life would be ruined!

  Sophie watched as the rusty strips turned from ferocious to listless, and she gasped in disbelief:

  Gu Ran, you are so amazing...

  With just a few words, he took control of the whole situation and made a guy like Rusty admit defeat?

  Moreover, why does it feel like Gu Ran is handsome again?

  I am not...

  Sophie felt her heart beating uncontrollably.

  "and..."

  Gu Ran continued calmly, "If I go to the hospital, my dear Sophie will take care of me. She will open her mouth for food, stretch out her hands for clothes, and even help me go to the toilet. So I don't care about fighting at all, but what about you?"

  Sophie's face turned red with shame, and she secretly reached out and pinched Gu Ran's waist.

  What does it mean that someone will help you go to the toilet?

  What should I help? I won't help!

  The more Sophie thought about it, the more embarrassed she became, and her face turned red all the way to her ankles.

  Rusty was furious and helpless: "Asian boy, you, you, I, I... fucking FUCK!"

  He really wanted to send Gu Ran to the hospital!  

  However, when he thought that Gu Ran would be able to enjoy Sophie's care after entering the hospital, Rusty wished he could kill himself first!

  Seeing that the matter was almost over, Gu Ran said calmly: "Xiutiao, since you have come to my house to snatch my girlfriend, as a man, I should give you some response. I tell you: Sophie, you are mine!"

  As he said that, Gu Ran arrogantly held Sophie's slender waist in front of everyone!

  Sophie was completely stunned.

  She instinctively wanted to struggle, but for some reason her body kept getting closer and closer!

  Gu Ran continued, "Xiutiao, I know you won't accept this, so let's have a competition. Sophie is the school beauty of Southampton Private Middle School, and between the two of us, only the winner can be worthy of her."

  The rusty man's eyes suddenly lit up, "Asian boy, what do you want to compete in?"

  Gu Ran said, "You are definitely not good at studying, so pick something you are good at. Aren't you the main player of the school team? And I am just an ordinary person from China, a football-poor country. I have never practiced football before. Sophie can testify to this, right, dear?"

  Sophie, who was still immersed in Gu Ran's domineering embrace, was suddenly called "dear" and nodded obediently.

  She had indeed never seen Gu Ran play football, she had only seen Gu Ran doing exercises.

  Gu Ran smiled dotingly at Sophie, then turned back to Xiu Tiao and said, "But I am willing to give you this opportunity to use your best skill, football, to have a war between men!"

  Rusty was overjoyed. "Did I hear you right? You actually want to play football with me? Do you believe that if I bump into you, you'll end up in the hospital, hahaha!"

  As he was laughing, Rusty suddenly remembered "Sophie Fuwu" and his laughter froze.

  Sophie stamped her feet anxiously, "Gu Ran! Are you kidding me?"

  Gu Ran continued to say to Xiu Tiao: "You are so strong, it is definitely unfair to fight one on one. Why don't we compromise and compete in - juggling!"

  Rusty nodded quickly and said with an ecstatic look on his face, "Okay, okay! This is great! Let's have a juggling match! Hahaha! You're definitely going to lose! Everyone heard it! In the juggling match, the winner is worthy of pursuing Sophie! The loser has to withdraw voluntarily! This guy said this himself!"

  Sophie's eyes widened, "What?! I don't agree! Gu Ran!!!"

  "Hahaha!" Rusty shouted excitedly, "Let's go! Let's go out and play juggling now! Hey, sissy, find me a ball!"

  "Okay!" The sturdy man nicknamed "Sissy" laughed and ran out of the cafe with his waist twisted.

  The sturdy man was so charming that it was really eye-catching!

  Gu Ran quickly shifted his gaze to Sophie, "Don't worry, it's just a ball, I've seen it before, it's quite easy."

  As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter at the scene.

  Rusty was especially funny, as if he had picked up the biggest bargain in the world and his smile was the most shrill.

  "Chinese boy! You really have guts! I'll be waiting for you outside! Don't be a wimp!"

  Rusty and his men swaggered out of the cafe.

  Sophie was about to cry!

  Sophie grabbed Gu Ran's arm and begged in a low voice: "Gu Ran! Gu Ran, please stop making trouble, please! Cancel the juggling game immediately! At worst, I promise you that I will wash your dirty clothes when I get home!"

  What the hell?

  This proud little girl actually has the time to beg for mercy.

  Gu Ran was secretly happy, and said, "You have to wash the dirty clothes, but I am serious about competing with Rusty Strip."

  "You..." Sophie stamped her feet in frustration, "Are you trying to deliberately break our agreement?"

  "No." Gu Ran looked innocent, "I just don't want him to harass you again in the future."

  Sophie was startled, then said angrily, "Then you can't compete in juggling! He's on the school team! How can a nerd like you beat him?"

  Gu Ran: "What if I win?"

  Sophie blurted out: "If you can win, I will do whatever you want me to do!"

  Gu Ran raised his lips into a mature smile, "It's a deal."

  Sophie was startled, and suddenly she had a feeling...

  Can't be?

  A few minutes later -

  (End of this chapter)