Chapter 06 : I didn’t perform well... Let me try again!

  A few minutes later, outside Costa Café.

  Gu Ran and Xiu Tiao stood facing each other, and passers-by surrounded them in three layers.

  Watching the fun is the nature of all human beings.

  Especially the excitement of the "rivals in love" showdown.

  "This Chinese kid actually dared to challenge the main player of the school team? What on earth was he thinking?"

  "This Chinese guy was very calm and composed in the cafe before. Why did he suddenly become so arrogant?"

  "I thought he was pretty smart, but he took the initiative to challenge Rusty to a juggling match! Isn't that just handing over a great situation to Rusty?"

  "He is so stupid! Hahaha!"

  "In my opinion, he is not necessarily stupid, but smart - he must be tired of playing with Sophie and wants to find an excuse to get rid of her."

  "Now that you mention it, it's really possible!"

  "Fuck it!"

  "Damn Chinese, just pull up your pants and leave?"

  "Rust, get him! Get him!"

  "Is there anyone who wants to open the betting? I bet on this Chinese kid three times and he can't even bounce 30 balls!"

  "I'll follow!"

  "I'm also..."

  Before the juggling match officially started, the onlookers were already filled with negative emotions.

  Gu Ran secretly sighed and shook his head - today's pickup limit has been reached, otherwise, he could have picked up a whole street of skills and achievements!

  What a waste!

  When this matter is over, after returning home, I must free up my hands to study how to improve the system rating.

  Seeing Gu Ran slightly shaking his head, Rusty suddenly became arrogant and proud, "Hey, Chinese boy, are you scared? If you admit defeat and give up Sophie now, at least you won't be embarrassed. If you really compare, you will be embarrassed!"

  Gu Ran smiled and said, "Let's start. You go first."

  "Hmph! Count them for me!"

  Rusty took the football and started juggling it.

  The bad boy brothers next to them were counting the rusty strips loudly.

  "One! Two! Three! Four..."

  Rusty's ball sense was mediocre. His body was strong but not flexible. The first time he dribbled the ball, he only dribbled 19 times.

  The crowd watching was somewhat disdainful of such results.

  After all, this is England, the birthplace of modern football.

  Even by the standards of non-professional school teams, this kind of juggling is not up to standard.

  Rusty wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "That was just a warm-up, but this time I'm going to do it for real."

  "One! Two! Three! Four..."

  With his brothers shouting, Rusty began the second round of dribbling.

  The second time he juggled the ball, Rusty Strip surpassed his previous record - he juggled a full 50 times.

  The atmosphere among the crowd was still a bit awkward.

  50 jugglings is not a high number, and the movements are not graceful or beautiful at all, but this competition is just about quantity after all.

  Rusty wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose and said, "The first two times were just warm-ups. The third time is my true strength."

  "One! Two! Three! Four..."

  With his brothers shouting their numbers, Rusty began the third round of juggling.

  In this final time, the Rusty Stripes only dribbled the ball 37 times.

  Rusty wiped the sweat from his chin and said calmly, "Actually... there's no point in doing too many. 50 is enough. Chinese boy, it's your turn!"  

  As he said that, Rusty threw the football towards Gu Ran.

  Gu Ran took the football, and his heart was suddenly filled with emotion.

  In his previous life, he loved football since he was a child, but he had no time to play, let alone formal training. He could only use his spare time to watch and play football with a few friends after returning to China to work after finishing his study abroad.

  Although he started late, his friends all said that he was very talented. It was a pity that it was impossible for him to start from scratch as a professional at the age of 30.

  Now, Gu Ran has been reborn.

  A new life was right in front of him!

  How could he not be trembling with excitement?

  Gu Ran took a deep breath, tried to calm his excitement, and started to juggle the ball.

  From the very beginning, Gu Ran felt something was wrong.

  He still had the memory of the ball from his previous life, but his body in this life was a little stiff. The muscle and nerve memory from his previous life did not fully match his body in this life!

He barely managed to juggle 8 balls before he lost them.

  Sophie on the side had a look of despair on her face.

  Rusty breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Only 8? Boy, just admit defeat! I bet you won't be able to juggle 50 balls in your lifetime!"

  Gu Ran was not affected by Rusty's trash talk at all. Instead, he took a deep breath and calmed down.

  The muscle memory has been completely awakened, and the results of the 10 hours of juggling training that he just picked up are also activated!

  Gu Ran moved his limbs and threw the football directly into the air!

  This throw was at least four or five meters high!

  Everyone watching at the scene exclaimed.

  Sophie's heart instantly rose to her throat - how could you dribble the ball like this? Isn't this asking for failure?

  Rusty and his brothers laughed so hard that they fell backwards!

  For those who have never played football, it is impossible to judge the landing point and timing of this high-throw ball!

  Even if you can judge accurately, it is impossible to get the posture and strength of the kick right!

  "Only Ronaldinho or Messi can..."

  Bang!

  Before Rusty finished his sarcastic words, the football landed accurately on Gu Ran's raised foot!

  The powerful falling ball surprisingly lost most of its gravity and only bounced less than ten centimeters high on Gu Ran's casual shoes!

  This stop of the ball is amazing!

  Rusty was stunned!

  His brothers behind him were also stunned!

  The crowd watching all gasped at the same time!

  Is this a guess?

  Is this Chinese guessing?

  Or maybe it was... Chinese Kung Fu?

  Just as everyone was shocked, Gu Ran quickly switched his feet and dribbled the ball continuously.

  Every time the ball fell to a lower position, Gu Ran would kick the ball.

  Moreover, at the end of each juggling, try to apply a small, just right forward rubbing force to the ball to give the ball a certain sense of spin, thereby enhancing the ball's airborne stability.

  Every time he touched the ball, Gu Ran tried his best to touch the ball with the instep of his foot close to his toes, while his toes were always in an upturned position.

This would form a "cradle" in the area where the ball was touched, so that even if the part that touched the ball deviated, he could make timely adjustments to remedy the situation.

  The football seemed to be tied to Gu Ran's feet by an invisible elastic rope, bouncing steadily.

  Sophie opened her big watery eyes wide, full of surprise that was difficult to conceal!

  Gu Ran is so cool, isn't he?

  He looked like a novice the first time, but he looked like a football genius the second time!

  Could he really be a football genius? !

  Wait, shouldn't I be happy for him?

  When Sophie thought about what she had just promised Gu Ran, her face turned red with shame!

  In less than half a minute, Gu Ran's dribbling number exceeded 30 balls.

  Rusty and the others all opened their mouths wide, their eyes darting up and down as Gu Ran juggled the ball.

  In less than a minute, Gu Ran's juggling exceeded 50!

  In less than two minutes, Gu Ran's juggling exceeded 100! And it's still going on!

  Rusty was shocked: "How is this possible? How is this possible?"

  Gu Ran seemed not to hear anything and was still immersed in juggling the ball.

  This feeling of dopamine secretion makes the whole body feel comfortable!

  When the number of juggling exceeded 100, Gu Ran changed his posture and used the inside and outside of his feet to juggle the ball.

  When the number of juggling exceeded two hundred, Gu Ran changed to using front and back circling styles, thighs, head, shoulders, and shuttlecock kicking styles.

  Yes, Gu Ran is a person who likes many postures!

  The audience around him who originally didn't think highly of Gu Ran couldn't help but applaud and cheer for Gu Ran's wonderful performance!

  When Gu Ran's dribbling number reached 361, the football rubbed against the outside of Gu Ran's casual shoes and bounced out.

  Except for Rusty and the others, the audience all cheered for Gu Ran!

  This time, he was really cool!

  Gu Ran frowned slightly:

  "I didn't perform well... I'll try again."

  (End of this chapter)