Basketball System: Rebound of the Underdog

"So, you're telling me that my dad's Mapo Tofu dish made you have explosive diarrhea?" Lina asked.

Kai groaned in embarrassment as he covered his face with his hand.

"That's all you got from my story?" Kai asked.

The two of them were currently in the court, having an agreement to come earlier than everybody else.

Kai couldn't explain himself in the bathroom because he didn't want to anger Sir Dao any further. Hence, Kai only got to explain himself at that moment.

"Well, you should have told me that you weren't good with spicy food," Lina said, looking down at her hands.

"I wanted to impress your dad," he muttered.

Lina raised her eyebrows in surprise. "For what?" she asked.

Kai pursed his lips before clicking his tongue.

"It's not important," he said. "What's more important is that we remove Coach Jin's title from our team. He's a creep."

Lina nodded in agreement, crossing her arms in front of her chest and leaning against the cold railings.

"He always gave off creepy vibes, but I didn't think he would be THAT creepy. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. We even have first period with him tomorrow."

"Hmm," Kai hummed, coming up with a plan to ensure Coach Jin's downfall.

"Do you have any ideas how we're going to expose him?" Lina asked.

"I'm assuming that you didn't film him when you were in the girl's bathroom," she continued.

Kai shook his head. "I didn't have any time. Besides, I was too surprised at what was happening to even comprehend it."

"All I know is that this isn't the first time he has done this," he said.

"How are we going to prove it then?" Lina asked.

Kai pursed his lips and closed his eyes before pacing back and forth in the court.

Just then, his mind went back to the time when Coach Jin showed them the video of Kai fighting with Roy and his friends.

It was a fleeting moment. A normal person would have ignored it, but an observant person like Kai couldn't dare forget about it.

He definitely had a folder entitled 'FORBIDDEN.' Kai wasn't certain of the contents of the folder, but he had a good reason to be suspicious of it.

"You have a class with him tomorrow, huh?" Kai asked.

Lina groaned and nodded. "Unfortunately. I'm so jealous of the other classes since they're always outside playing. Coach Jin keeps us in the classroom most of the time, just showing us his mediocre presentations."

A small smile appeared on Kai's face.

"What topic are you guys on?"

Lina frowned in confusion, not really knowing where their conversation was going.

"Badminton, I guess," she answered.

"Badminton," Kai muttered.

After that, he went closer to Lina, holding her hand.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and she tried to pull her hand away. However, Kai's warm hands made her freeze on the spot.

"I need your help," Kai said. "It's a foolproof plan that would get Coach Jin kicked out of the team."

Lina bit her lip before nodding in agreement. "Alright," she sighed.

"Just as long as it's legal."

***

Kai and Lina shared a knowing gaze as Coach Jin came in.

As soon as he arrived, the atmosphere in the court dampened. It became increasingly obvious that the team didn't like Coach Jin.

"Well, the Winter Cup is over," Coach Jin said. "You could have done better. If you truly followed my regimen, then it would be foolproof."

"However, it has come to this," he said, placing down his bag on the bench.

Kai eyed it, knowing it contained the key to his mission's success.

"Now, I need you to work harder for the Interhigh Preliminaries. I have invested way too much into this team, so I can't leave you guys alone."

"You should just leave," Jinping muttered under his breath.

"Well," Coach Jin clapped. "You already know the drill. Go on with your practice."

With that, he sat on the bench and brought out his phone.

Meanwhile, Kai nodded at Lina, causing the latter to give him a small thumbs-up.

"Coach," she said just as the team proceeded with their practice. "I need your help."

Coach Jin frowned in confusion, placing his phone inside his pocket.

"What is it?" he asked.

"It's private," Lina said. "Can we talk outside?"

Coach Jin was still confused. However, knowing that he was going to be alone with a pretty girl for some time made him smile.

With that, he stood from the bench.

"Continue with your drills," he said while calling Lina outside of the court.

As soon as they were gone, Kai went to where Coach Jin's bag was.

He smiled when he saw his laptop inside.

His teammates looked at him with confusion.

"What are you doing?" Yuze asked.

Kai looked at all of them and shook his head.

"Continue the drills. We don't want him getting suspicious."

Fortunately, they heard the urgency in Kai's voice, so they went back to practice.

"What's it for?" Kun inquired from his spot.

"Just trust me," Kai said, causing Kun to shrug and continue with his drills.

The other players left Kai alone, knowing that the boy was smart despite his reputation.

With that, Kai opened the laptop and quickly inputted the password. He could still recall it from the time he showed the video with Roy to the team.

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Then, he searched for the 'FORBIDDEN' folder and opened it.

His eyes widened when he saw over a hundred videos stored inside. It was of multiple girls from Shizi High doing their business in the bathroom.

"You sick fuck," Kai muttered under his breath, quickly taking a photo and transferring the files to a flash drive.

Then, he transferred the contents to another folder, clicking his tongue when he saw how many gigabytes it was.

"I can't believe this," he muttered.

Meanwhile, Lina continued to stall, not knowing when to stop.

All she knew was that she needed to keep him here for as long as possible.

"I don't want to keep it," she said, holding onto her stomach.

Coach Jin's eyes widened in surprise.

"You're—"

"It's such a huge responsibility. I know that it's wrong, but I just can't. Thinking about the expenses is enough to steer me away from it." Coach Jin couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"I came to you because I trusted you. I know that you have experience in this."

"How come you know?" Coach Jin asked, wondering how Lina knew that he got his wife pregnant at a young age.

Lina shook her head. "I just had a feeling. That's why I came to you."

Coach Jin clicked his tongue. "I could help you, but it wouldn't be without a price."

"I'm alright with anything," she said, sounding desperate.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Coach Jin smirked. "Then, meet me here after practice."

Lina frowned. "Can't you just tell me right now? I don't think I could wait any longer. My dad is waiting for my decision."

Coach Jin's smirk dropped. "Wait, what?" he asked.

"I don't want to keep my cat's babies. There are too many kittens in our house right now! Besides, she neglects them anyway. So, most of them die in the nursing process."

Coach Jin froze after the realization dawned on him.

"You have a cat that has kittens, right?" Lina innocently asked.

"You even have it as your laptop home screen!"