Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 404 - 403: Wild Imaginings

Su Mu already knew what Zhou Haoming meant and understood that Zhou Haoming was just sure that he would never have any interaction with Su Mu in the future, which is why he was willing to make such a bet, right?

Unfortunately, Zhou Haoming, despite all his considerations, missed one point.

That is, Su Mu might not be a student of Z University now, but that doesn’t mean Su Mu won’t become a student of Z University in the future.

If Zhou Haoming were to lose to Su Mu again today, and Su Mu happened to become an alumnus of Z University not long after.

Zhou Haoming really wouldn’t know how to establish himself at Z University anymore.

It’s expected that a strange phenomenon will appear on the Z University campus in the future.

Wherever Su Mu appears, Zhou Haoming will certainly stay far away.

Even if they accidentally bump into each other, Zhou Haoming will have to retreat to a spot three meters away.

Zhou Haoming doesn’t know that Su Mu will become a student of Z University, but Su Mu himself does.

Moreover, isn’t it just a matter of time after the summer break before Su Mu becomes part of Z University?

Thinking of this, Su Mu suddenly started looking forward to becoming schoolmates with Zhou Haoming.

That’s why Su Mu was laughing.

However, Zhou Haoming, with his vision clouded by jealousy, was not about to ponder why Su Mu would laugh for no reason.

Right now, Zhou Haoming just wanted to seize this opportunity to show off in front of Xuanxuan.

Even though this was not at all what Jiang Xinxuan wanted to see.

Zhou Haoming also stubbornly thought that he must do this.

"What’s the bet?"

Su Mu’s question came suddenly, as everyone had subconsciously assumed that Su Mu wouldn’t respond to Zhou Haoming’s abrupt suggestion.

Besides, this was the second time Zhou Haoming had mentioned it.

The first time he mentioned it, didn’t Su Mu completely ignore Zhou Haoming?

Has Su Mu changed his mind?

Or did the condition of accepting the bet that Zhou Haoming proposed satisfy Su Mu?

The basketball team members, having the same thought as Zhou Haoming, felt that Su Mu would not have many chances to meet with Zhou Haoming in the future.

They even believed that there might be no chance of meeting at all.

So if Su Mu agreed to the contest because of the condition Zhou Haoming proposed, it would be quite impractical.

The only explanation is that Su Mu truly detested Zhou Haoming.

Even if there wouldn’t be much opportunity to meet in the future, Su Mu still didn’t want any chance of seeing Zhou Haoming.

The basketball team members looked at Zhou Haoming with odd expressions on their faces; this might just be the treatment one gets for trying to poach someone else’s spot.

Everyone was somewhat disdainful of Zhou Haoming.

The belle was clearly taken, yet he dared to covet her.

Especially since the belle’s boyfriend was many times more handsome than Zhou Haoming, who was known as the Z University’s heartthrob.

Not to mention that the handsome guy’s basketball skills were leagues above Zhou Haoming’s.

Therefore, everyone felt that Zhou Haoming could not compare to Su Mu in any aspect.

They also thought Zhou Haoming was shamelessly thick-skinned.

If it weren’t for the fact that Zhou Haoming was a member of their basketball team.

Probably no one would even want to bother with Zhou Haoming at this point.

Just thinking about it felt embarrassing.

Of course, Zhou Haoming didn’t have the time or mind to notice the looks his teammates gave him.

In Zhou Haoming’s eyes, there were only two people left: Su Mu and Xuanxuan.

In Zhou Haoming’s heart, there was only one thought – to prove to Xuanxuan that he was better than Su Mu in some way.

No matter the aspect, and regardless of whether Xuanxuan wanted to see it or not.

Zhou Haoming just wanted to do it that way.

Not only were others stunned, but Zhou Haoming, who was keen on getting Su Mu to agree to the challenge, also paused for a moment.

Because Su Mu’s change in attitude was so sudden, Zhou Haoming clearly wasn’t psychologically prepared.

Fortunately, Zhou Haoming’s mind wasn’t too slow to react, and he immediately followed up on Su Mu’s words.

"Let’s compete in skateboarding."

"I just don’t know if you can do it."

Thinking that aside from basketball, his best skill was skateboarding.

Zhou Haoming didn’t need to think much before stating the competition he had long thought of.

By adding that last sentence, Zhou Haoming just wanted to prevent Su Mu from rejecting his suggestion.

"Su Mu?"

Su Mu hadn’t responded yet, but Jiang Xinxuan gently called out to her boyfriend.

Having been classmates for three years in high school, Jiang Xinxuan stated she had never seen Su Mu skateboard.

Jiang Xinxuan felt that Su Mu probably couldn’t do it, or at least wasn’t skilled at skateboarding.

Seeing Xuanxuan looking worriedly at Su Mu, Zhou Haoming felt the nagging worry in his heart subside.

Zhou Haoming felt he had bet correctly.

Su Mu surely wasn’t good at skateboarding; otherwise, Xuanxuan wouldn’t look so nervous, right?

"Su Mu, you agreed to the challenge yourself. Are you saying you can’t skateboard and want to back out?"

Zhou Haoming, afraid that Su Mu would really reject his suggestion, hurriedly spoke out.

Zhou Haoming felt he had said enough at this point.

If Su Mu really did change the event, he would inevitably lose some face.

Wasn’t causing Su Mu embarrassment exactly the result Zhou Haoming wanted?

No one responded to Zhou Haoming’s words.

Even Zhou Haoming’s teammates were increasingly looking down on him.

Is being able to skateboard really that impressive?

Several of those team members couldn’t skateboard.

Skateboarding isn’t an obligatory skill; it’s entirely a matter of personal preference.

But looking at Zhou Haoming now, it seemed as if Su Mu’s inability to skateboard was something shameful.

If it weren’t for the fact that they were all on a basketball team and needed to work together in tomorrow’s game,

Someone would probably have called Zhou Haoming out already.

Those who couldn’t bear to watch automatically turned their faces away.

They could only tell themselves that this was Zhou Haoming’s own business.

The shameless one was Zhou Haoming himself; it had nothing to do with them.

Wang Yibo also looked at Su Mu, then at Zhou Haoming, and ultimately chose silence.

For Wang Yibo, being the captain of the basketball team was his identity.

The sense of unity in the basketball team was of utmost importance at this time.

If he and Zhou Haoming had any disagreements now, there would be no point in even playing tomorrow’s game.

Wang Yibo took two steps back, feeling guilty towards Su Mu.

Wang Yibo knew he was being selfish.

If Su Mu had agreed to join his basketball team, Wang Yibo would have undoubtedly stood by Su Mu’s side without a second thought.

Compared to Su Mu’s basketball skills, Zhou Haoming was far behind.

Moreover, Su Mu’s appearance had allowed everyone to see the true nature of Zhou Haoming’s character, which was really not that great.

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Su Mu didn’t seem to think much of it, simply patting Xuanxuan’s hand in silence, comforting his girlfriend.

Indeed, as Jiang Xinxuan had thought, Su Mu really hadn’t ever skateboarded before.

However, if Zhou Haoming thought he could make Su Mu lose face with these little tricks, he was really daydreaming.

"Su Mu, if you’re too scared to compete, I won’t force you, just say the word," Zhou Haoming said.

"After all, this kind of thing can’t be forced. You just need to admit it yourself," he added.

Zhou Haoming was certain in his heart that Su Mu couldn’t skateboard, or at the very least, wasn’t skilled at it.

So now, Zhou Haoming appeared exceptionally relaxed.

Even his tone of voice carried a hint of condescension.

It was as if Zhou Haoming was being particularly friendly toward Su Mu.

Zhou Haoming seemed to have forgotten that it was he who had persistently chased after Su Mu to agree to this challenge.

Moreover, Zhou Haoming had deliberately avoided choosing basketball as the event.

Wasn’t it because in his heart, Zhou Haoming knew that he was no match for Su Mu in basketball?

If they were to compete in basketball, Zhou Haoming knew that he would be utterly crushed by Su Mu.

Now, with a conceited confidence, Zhou Haoming felt somewhat high and mighty.

Zhou Haoming seemed to already envision himself impressively skateboarding, and Su Mu unable to even stand steadily on a board.

Zhou Haoming hoped that Xuanxuan, seeing the stark contrast between him and Su Mu, would be attracted by his cool demeanor.

Even if he couldn’t captivate her completely, at least she would gain some favorable impression of him, right?

Zhou Haoming was pressuring Su Mu with his words.

He wanted to make Su Mu admit his inferiority in front of everyone.

Or to make Su Mu embarrass himself publicly.

In any case, Zhou Haoming felt that his chances were quite good.

He could even say with a hundred percent certainty.

If Zhou Haoming was so confident, he really had Jiang Xinxuan’s obviously worried face to thank for that.

"What’s there to be afraid of, but where’s the skateboard here?" Su Mu smiled.

This Zhou Haoming really thought too highly of himself.

Thinking he can frighten Su Mu with just any challenge?

Not to mention skateboarding, even if it were tanks, Su Mu wouldn’t frown.

So what if he’s never tried it? Su Mu is a man with a system.

Just one sign-in, and what can’t Su Mu play?

Let’s not talk about just messing around; the skills provided by the system from the sign-ins are always top-notch.

They are not something Zhou Haoming’s delusional skateboarding skills can compare with.

Su Mu looked around; there was not a single skateboard shop on the pedestrian street.

Since Su Mu never skateboarded, of course, he didn’t have one.

Looking at Zhou Haoming and those basketball players from Z University, none of them had a skateboard or anything of the sort with them either.

Su Mu pointed out that Zhou Haoming, having suggested skateboarding as the challenge, should provide the equipment.

Could it just appear out of thin air?

Since Su Mu’s system didn’t support the signing in of physical objects, he couldn’t just pull a skateboard out of nowhere like a magic trick.

"If you’re up for the challenge, we have skateboards in our car," Zhou Haoming said, thinking Su Mu was just making excuses.

Did Su Mu think that if they couldn’t find a skateboard, he could avoid admitting defeat?

Zhou Haoming thought to himself that Su Mu was being a bit too naive.

Zhou Haoming’s basketball team had even rented a dedicated vehicle in Huadong City.

As for the skateboard he liked to play with almost daily, Zhou Haoming naturally carried it with him.

Not only that, but Zhou Haoming also specifically persuaded one of his teammates to join him in skateboarding in order to show off his skills.

The teammate had noticed that whenever Zhou Haoming skateboarded, a group of girls always gathered around to watch.

Wishing to show off in front of the opposite sex and gain their attention, the teammate readily agreed to skateboard with Zhou Haoming.

Monkey see, monkey do; the teammate brought that show-off skateboard to Huadong City with Zhou Haoming.

Even if there was no chance to skateboard, just carrying it on his back made the teammate feel it added to his coolness.

So, Zhou Haoming didn’t propose the skateboarding contest with Su Mu without any preparation.

If he didn’t even have the tools, wouldn’t Zhou Haoming be giving Su Mu an excuse?

Zhou Haoming, who was dead set on beating Su Mu, would never make such a rookie mistake.

After all, Zhou Haoming wasn’t someone with zero intelligence; he still had some brains.

"Xiao Qin, go get the skateboard from the car."

In the realm of skateboarding, Zhou Haoming was somewhat of a master to that teammate named Xiao Qin.

Therefore, it made perfect sense for Zhou Haoming to order Xiao Qin to fetch the skateboard.

There was no need to even say "please."

"Haoming, the car is in the parking lot. It’s quite a waste of time to go back and forth, so you shouldn’t be fixated on competing with Su Mu."

"Exactly, what’s there to compare? It’s not a skateboarding competition right now, and it’s such a hassle for Xiao Qin to go get it."

"Haoming, we have a game tomorrow, and we need to go rest, so let’s not delay Su Mu and his girlfriend’s time."

Upon hearing Zhou Haoming’s words, Xiao Qin was already planning to head to the car to get the skateboard.

But before Xiao Qin could take a step, Wang Yibo grabbed his arm.

Wang Yibo had also noticed the worried expression on Su Mu’s girlfriend’s face.

Wang Yibo thought the same as Zhou Haoming, figuring that Su Mu probably couldn’t skateboard, and that was why his girlfriend was showing such concern.

Unlike Zhou Haoming, Wang Yibo felt that if Su Mu wasn’t good at skateboarding, Zhou Haoming shouldn’t use his own specialty to compete against Su Mu.

That was obviously unfair, wasn’t it?

But since Zhou Haoming was still a teammate who would be playing in the match together the next day, Wang Yibo didn’t speak up too directly.

He resorted to excuses of it being too troublesome and a waste of time, hoping to stop Zhou Haoming’s unreasonable behavior.

Seeing the team captain Wang Yibo speaking up, the other teammates also started to persuade Zhou Haoming.

Everybody had the same thought: even if Zhou Haoming won, it wouldn’t be a noble victory.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t Zhou Haoming dare to challenge Su Mu to a basketball match?

After all, Zhou Haoming was a basketball player, wasn’t he?

Ignoring the essentials for the trivial, wasn’t it because Zhou Haoming knew that Su Mu couldn’t skateboard?

The team’s disdain for Zhou Haoming was growing stronger by the minute.

"Haoming, why don’t we let this one go?"

Xiao Qin, held back by the captain, was unsure of what to do.

However, the faint pain in Xiao Qin’s arm made it clear that the captain was signaling to him.

Xiao Qin actually shared the opinion of the others, feeling that the contest Zhou Haoming suggested was somewhat unsporting.

After all, Zhou Haoming, before proposing the skateboarding contest, had never bothered to ask Su Mu whether he could skateboard or not.

Moreover, Xiao Qin also sensed that Zhou Haoming would prefer to see Su Mu fall flat on his face, having never skateboarded before.

Being relatively close to Zhou Haoming, Xiao Qin had so far chosen to stay silent.

Even when Zhou Haoming asked Xiao Qin to fetch the skateboard, Xiao Qin didn’t raise any objections.