Female Novel
Chapter 1673
There was no need for them to tell an acquaintance that they were a couple. Peter nodded as herelaxed, then glanced at Ian. “Do you want to play with us?”
Ian hadn’t intended to participate in their games, but he felt the sudden urge to do so after hearingPeter’s question. “Can I borrow your racket?” he asked as he turned to look at Cindy.
Cindy had no reason to reject Ian, so she handed the racket to him. He took it and waved it around afew times. This grip feels really good. I’m sure this racket isn’t cheap, Ian thought. Without any properwarm-up, Ian served the shuttlecock and played with Peter for a few minutes just to get used to thisracket.
Cindy stood by the side and watched both the men play. However, she sensed a figure approachingher after a short while. The person spoke up before Cindy had a chance to turn around. “I’m surprised.You’ve got some skills.” novelbin
When Cindy turned around, she wasn’t surprised to find the girl who had thrown her bottle away earlier.Although Cindy was a good-tempered person, it didn’t mean that she didn’t have a temper. When sheheard what the girl said, she immediately let out an icy scoff. “Well, should I pick one for myself now? Ithink Peter’s pretty good-looking. What do you think?”
The girl’s expression stiffened. “You made things really clear with your actions—even I could tell thatyou’re interested in him. Do you think he isn’t aware of your feelings?” Cindy asked.
With her eyes fixed on the game between Ian and Peter, Cindy continued speaking to the girl. “Does heknow about your feelings? Or does he not know? Or… Is he just pretending not to know?” She clicked
her tongue. “Sometimes, men aren’t as dumb as you think they are. I’m sure he’s well aware of wholikes or dislikes him.”
Coincidentally, Ian and Peter finished their first match right after Cindy finished speaking. Peter turnedto look at Cindy. “I have another racket with me. Do you want to play too? I can bring my racket over foryou.”
Cindy had never been a huge fan of this sport, so she quickly waved him off. “It’s fine. I’d rather justwatch both of you play.” After that, Peter turned around and started another game with Ian. He hadobviously seen the young girl standing beside Cindy, but he didn’t comment on her at all. Although ithadn’t been appropriate for them to start a conversation in such a situation, the girl was clearlysaddened by the fact that Peter hadn’t even greeted her.
She was still holding the drink that was meant for Peter, and she let out a soft scoff before she turnedand left. Cindy only turned around to peek at the girl after some time. To Cindy’s relief, the girl hadpacked her bag to leave the park. Phew. I thought she was going to stay around and continue playingbadminton with others, she thought.
I wonder if I went overboard with my words earlier. I hadn’t intended to get involved in her relationshipwith Peter, but she directed all of her anger toward the wrong person. I didn’t do anything to her, so Ican’t let her step all over me! When Cindy shifted her focus back to the match, she realized thatsomething was wrong.
Both men looked like they had placed all of their strength and focus into the game. Both of them hadsolemn expressions on their faces, and they were starting to use sly tactics in their game. It wasobvious that both men were trying their best to win.
Although Cindy barely knew anything about badminton, she could tell that they were both gettingcompetitive. She knitted her brows as she watched him. Why can’t they just have a friendly match? Aremen always this competitive when it comes to playing sports? After a while, Cindy got bored of theirgame. She wasn’t interested in the match’s outcome, especially since it wasn’t an official tournament.They might never even bump into each other again in the future. Why can’t they just play one or twomatches in peace? Things tend to turn ugly whenever people start competing against one another.
Later, Cindy shifted her focus to Ian. Obviously, Ian had some experience in playing badmintonbecause his skills were on par with Peter’s. This came as a surprise to Cindy—she had always thoughtthat Ian would be hopeless in sports. Even after a while, there was still no clear winner between Peterand Ian. Once Cindy got bored, she returned to the bench, where there were still drinks that she hadbought from earlier.
The girl had thrown away one of her bottles earlier, but there were still drinks in the bag.