Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 407 - 406: Redressing Past Humiliations

He nodded, Su Mu felt there was no problem with Zhou Haoming saying this.

Each was responsible for their own safety, and Su Mu didn’t want to bother with this matter anymore.

If Zhou Haoming had an accident, it wouldn’t be within Su Mu’s consideration.

"Find someone to be the referee," he said.

Apart from Jiang Xinxuan, everyone else present was a teammate of Zhou Haoming’s basketball team.

So, who served as the referee didn’t really matter to Su Mu at all.

Su Mu wasn’t afraid that the person would be biased towards Zhou Haoming.

With the Champion Skateboarding Skill Su Mu had checked in with, dealing with a minor figure like Zhou Haoming was a piece of cake.

With his skateboarding skill, Su Mu could pull off some fancy tricks.

Not to mention something Zhou Haoming considered extremely difficult.

For Su Mu, it was as simple as child’s play.

"I’ll be the referee," someone offered.

"Rest assured, I swear on the reputation of our basketball team that I will treat this competition with absolute fairness and impartiality. There won’t be any favoritism."

Before Zhou Haoming had a chance to speak, Wang Yibo stepped forward voluntarily.

Wang Yibo knew he would definitely be the fairest referee.

So naturally, Wang Yibo was eager to declare his position.

What Wang Yibo feared was Zhou Haoming directly picking Xiao Qin to be the referee later.

Though it’s not certain that Xiao Qin wouldn’t judge the competition fairly.

Because Xiao Qin always hung around Zhou Haoming, Wang Yibo felt it wasn’t very safe.

Just to be cautious, Wang Yibo took on this "glorious" task proactively.

In the eyes of Wang Yibo and the other team members, Zhou Haoming had lost more than just his own face.

Even the face of the Z University Basketball Team had been dragged through the mud on Z University’s courts by Zhou Haoming.

If it wasn’t for Zhou Haoming’s basketball skills being among the best on the team,

and the fact that Z University’s basketball team didn’t have many strong players,

Zhou Haoming would have likely no longer been a member of the Z University Basketball Team.

Only Zhou Haoming and Xiao Qin were unaware of this.

The other team members had long complained to Wang Yibo about Zhou Haoming’s petty behavior,

saying he had completely dishonored the basketball team.

So this time, Wang Yibo absolutely wouldn’t allow what happened last time to reoccur.

Wang Yibo felt that Zhou Haoming could afford to lose face.

But the reputation of the basketball team was something Wang Yibo was determined to protect.

No matter who won or lost the competition this time, Wang Yibo would not allow Zhou Haoming to resort to any underhanded tricks again.

Su Mu nodded, as he had a rather good impression of Wang Yibo.

So naturally, he had no objection to Wang Yibo being the referee.

Zhou Haoming, confident of his victory, wasn’t too concerned about who the referee was.

With so many eyes watching, Zhou Haoming didn’t think it mattered much who filled that role.

After all, Zhou Haoming knew one thing, even if Wang Yibo was biased towards Su Mu,

Wang Yibo was not someone who would cheat.

Zhou Haoming was clear on this point.

It was precisely because Wang Yibo was a very impartial person that he had been chosen as the captain of the basketball team by his peers.

"Okay, I have no problem with it," Zhou Haoming agreed, nodding like Su Mu, consenting to Wang Yibo’s volunteering to referee the contest.

"Then get ready, I’ll give you two minutes," he added.

Su Mu and Zhou Haoming, the two parties involved, both agreed to have Wang Yibo serve as the referee, and Wang Yibo pulled out his phone directly from his pocket.

Phones have a stopwatch timing mode, which also works as an on-hand tool.

Jiang Xinxuan, seeing that his boyfriend didn’t oppose a member of Zhou Haoming’s team being the referee, didn’t say anything.

Moreover, Jiang Xinxuan could tell that this Wang Yibo seemed to be very enthusiastic towards Su Mu.

Jiang Xinxuan thought that Wang Yibo probably wouldn’t deliberately favor Zhou Haoming either.

The other basketball team members were even less likely to have any objections.

Xiao Qin was secretly relieved.

Xiao Qin was genuinely afraid that Zhou Haoming would make him be the referee just like he had made him get the skateboard.

After all, Xiao Qin had a real sense of the thankless nature of doing tasks for Zhou Haoming.

One could tell just by looking at Xiao Qin’s current position.

All the other basketball team members were standing together.

Only Xiao Qin was isolated to one side.

It wasn’t that Xiao Qin didn’t want to join his teammates; it was that his teammates didn’t want him to join.

Xiao Qin had tried to walk into the group, but those team members really cut it fine, collectively shifting aside.

So now Xiao Qin could only stand there, alone and abandoned.

Xiao Qin felt as though he had been abandoned by his own team members.

The basketball skills of Xiao Qin were average at best, so he didn’t stand out much on the team to begin with.

Now he could only begrudgingly swallow the bitter pill he was dealt.

Xiao Qin vowed to himself that in the future, he would firmly stand on the handsome guy’s side in anything related to Su Mu.

Otherwise, facing the wrath of the public was not something an ordinary person could bear.

"Are you ready?"

Two minutes passed quickly.

Wang Yibo looked at his wristwatch and asked seriously.

Currently, Wang Yibo wasn’t inquiring as the captain of the basketball team.

Wang Yibo was now the referee, and he couldn’t allow for the slightest bit of negligence.

"Ready," replied Zhou Haoming.

In those two minutes, Zhou Haoming had checked the skateboard.

Since it was his own skateboard, Zhou Haoming was very familiar with it and didn’t need to spend too much time on it.

Regarding the two minutes of preparation time Wang Yibo mentioned, Zhou Haoming even thought it was a bit too long.

But because Su Mu was using Xiao Qin’s skateboard, Zhou Haoming didn’t feel it was appropriate to directly tell Wang Yibo that two minutes were too long.

Zhou Haoming felt that it would make him seem petty, reluctant to give his opponent even a little prep time.

Hearing Wang Yibo say that time was up, Zhou Haoming was naturally very focused and energized.

Zhou Haoming felt that his chance to redeem himself had finally come.

Beating Su Mu in a performance showcase in front of Xuanxuan, Zhou Haoming couldn’t help but wear a triumphant smile on his face.

"No problem," said Su Mu.

Su Mu didn’t care much about how much preparation time Wang Yibo gave.

In those two minutes, Su Mu didn’t even check the skateboard at his feet like Zhou Haoming had done.

When Su Mu stepped on it during check-in, he had gauged that the skateboard was quite solid.

As long as it wasn’t about to fall apart, other issues didn’t really matter to Su Mu.

So, in those two minutes, Su Mu purely stood to the side out of boredom.

"Then let’s get ready to start," Wang Yibo declared.

"I’ll count down from three—three, two, one."

Wang Yibo didn’t waste any more words.

Although in his heart, he didn’t want to witness this contest.

Wang Yibo always felt it was unfair.

It was obvious that Zhou Haoming was planning to take advantage of his expertise in his favorite sport to win over Su Mu through a trick.

Everyone at Z University knew that Zhou Haoming could skateboard.

He never kept a low profile, often gliding around the campus on his board.

Sometimes he would even perform some difficult tricks, drawing cheers and screams from the female students.

Of course, Zhou Haoming’s so-called difficult tricks were only impressive in the eyes of someone like Wang Yibo who didn’t skateboard.

For Su Mu, who already possessed Champion Skateboarding Skill, they were nothing but light rain.

Zhou Haoming and Su Mu both set foot on their skateboards at the same time.

Seeing that both were ready, Wang Yibo started the countdown.

"Get set"

"Three"

"Two"

"One"

"Go"

As Wang Yibo’s final word fell, he pressed the stopwatch timer on his phone.

At the same time, Su Mu and Zhou Haoming almost simultaneously made their moves.

Zhou Haoming’s smile never left his face.

With his right foot on the board and his left foot forcefully pushing off the ground, Zhou Haoming’s skateboard began to glide forward at an extremely fast speed.

Then, Zhou Haoming drew back his left foot, placing both squarely on the board.

A series of actions completed in one smooth flow.

The path was basically flat, leaving Zhou Haoming some leisure to check on his opponent’s situation.

In Zhou Haoming’s mind, his start had been very quick.

For Su Mu, who either had no skateboarding skill, or was not very good at it,

Zhou Haoming felt his speed was godlike.

So, Zhou Haoming deliberately turned to glance back at the other side of the pedestrian street.

Zhou Haoming thought that at this moment, it was uncertain if Su Mu could even perform the series of moves he had just completed, let alone surpass him.

No one?

Where was he?

Surprisingly, when Zhou Haoming turned around, he found that Su Mu was nowhere to be seen.

Could it be that Su Mu, seeing how quickly he had made his move, knew that he would definitely lose and had simply taken off?

Zhou Haoming blinked, trying to see more clearly.

That wasn’t right. Xuanxuan was still standing there, indicating Su Mu couldn’t have left.

If Su Mu had really given up the competition and exited midway while Zhou Haoming was getting started,

Zhou Haoming was sure that Xuanxuan wouldn’t still be standing there.

Su Mu would definitely have taken Xuanxuan with him.

Zhou Haoming noticed something else.

Xuanxuan’s face didn’t show any signs of worry now.

Instead, Xuanxuan looked excited and vibrant.

Could it be...

Zhou Haoming had a bad feeling.

Turning his head back, Zhou Haoming very reluctantly scanned across to the front of the opposite side of the pedestrian street.

Boom...

It felt like being struck by thunder.

Zhou Haoming suddenly had the feeling that he had shot himself in the foot.

Zhou Haoming realized that Su Mu was not as bad at skateboarding as he thought.

Quite the opposite, Su Mu’s skateboarding skills might be the best Zhou Haoming had ever seen.

Just by looking at Su Mu standing on the skateboard, Zhou Haoming knew he was probably going to lose.

Not to mention that by this time, Su Mu had already far surpassed Zhou Haoming.

While Zhou Haoming was still slowly gliding on flat ground, Su Mu had already leapt over the bench.

That’s right, leapt over, not as Zhou Haoming said, sliding over the bench.

Because with Zhou Haoming’s skills, leaping over that nearly two-meter-long bench was simply impossible.

Zhou Haoming thought that if he couldn’t do it, then certainly Su Mu couldn’t either.

So at the beginning, Zhou Haoming said the challenge was to slide over the bench.

But Su Mu didn’t want to dirty the bench.

This was a place on the pedestrian street for passersby to rest; Su Mu wouldn’t do such an uncivilized act.

With the "Champion Skateboarding Skill" from the system sign-in, Su Mu directly leaped over the bench.

He didn’t even touch an edge of the bench.

At this time, Zhou Haoming was still on the flat ground behind, "slowly" gliding and could only watch helplessly as Su Mu cleared the first obstacle he had designated.

In reality, Zhou Haoming’s skateboarding speed was not slow.

It could be said that Zhou Haoming’s gliding speed was quite good.

But everything has to be compared to someone.

Compared to Su Mu’s lightning-fast speed, Zhou Haoming’s speed could only be described as snail-like.

A little unwilling to accept this, Zhou Haoming pushed hard against the ground with his left foot again.

At this time, Zhou Haoming didn’t have time to consider why Su Mu’s skateboarding skills were so impressive.

What Zhou Haoming was thinking about was that he absolutely had to surpass Su Mu. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

He had to win this competition that he felt very confident about against Su Mu.

If he couldn’t win even in the event he chose, Zhou Haoming knew he would never stand a chance of beating Su Mu in the future.

Thinking that Xuanxuan was still behind him driving, Zhou Haoming was even more eager to win against Su Mu.

To win against Su Mu, he must surpass him.

For Zhou Haoming, who was already left behind by Su Mu, the only thing he could do at the moment was to try hard to catch up with Su Mu, then he might have the chance to beat him.

His left foot continuously pushed off the ground several times.

If one observed carefully, they could notice that Zhou Haoming’s body was starting to sway faintly.

It was unclear whether it was because he was too anxious in his heart or because he kept pushing with his left foot to gain speed, failing to maintain a good balance.

In any case, if an expert watched at this time, they could certainly tell that Zhou Haoming’s balance had already been disrupted.

"Wow, handsome guy, you’re so cool."

"Of course the handsome guy is cool. He’s the handsomest guy I’ve ever seen, no contest."

"Me too, me too, this is the first time I’ve seen such a handsome guy, even more handsome than the young fellows on TV."

"And the way the handsome guy skateboards is super cool, isn’t it?"

"Absolutely, my boyfriend also likes to skateboard, but compared to the handsome guy, he’s miles away."

"You’ve got a boyfriend, so why are you squeezing in here to watch a handsome guy?"

"We are all single ladies here; watching handsome guys should be our right."

"So what if I have a boyfriend? Everyone appreciates beauty. I’m admiring the handsome guy, unlike you girls who are eyeing him up."

"Besides, what good does being single do for you? Do you think a handsome guy like him would give you the time of day?"

"You... Can your mouth be any cleaner?"

"What’s unclean about my mouth?"

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