After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 89.2

Lin Xin could only throw the ball toward the center of the field, where Senior Mao Heng was waiting. Lin Xin had been acting since she was young; her athletic skills might not be great, but she had strength.

The ball soared through the air. The guests on the beach all looked up at the black and white checkered soccer ball streaking across the azure sky, a parabola.

The ball finally landed in Mao Heng’s hands.

Mao Heng caught the ball and shouted: “Excellent! Let’s attack!”

Like a captain in a manga, his shout boosted the Star Team’s morale.

Everyone responded. Lin Xin also smiled, happy that she could contribute a little.

Her teammates patted her shoulder one by one, giving her affirmation.

Zheng Lanwen also walked up to her, smiled, and patted her shoulder: “You’re amazing.”

Lin Xin looked at her and replied flatly: “Thank you.”

But to Ye Linghua, this looked like a harmonious moment between them. It stung her eyes, and her heart felt heavy and sour. The few humble Xinwen CP fans mixed in with the crowd screamed Aaaaaaaah because of their interaction.

The sound reached her ears and stung again.

She said she wouldn’t care, acting like a generous, reasonable lover.

But if there was love, how could she not care?

Yet, what could she do? She was in the enemy camp. Rushing forward to pull Lin Xin away would be a childish and impulsive act.

Ye Linghua withdrew her gaze, looking at Mao Heng rushing toward her.

Mao Heng kicked the soccer ball on the ground. Beach soccer was more difficult, and Mao Heng wasn’t much of a soccer player. He missed several kicks. Although it looked clumsy, he barely managed to get past everyone and score the goal.

It was clear that everyone was pretty mediocre.

The Challenge

In that moment, the joy of scoring the first goal eight minutes into the game instantly hit every member of the Star Team.

The Star Team members on the field screamed and cheered. Lin Xin jumped up happily, raising her hands high and laughing heartily in the sunlight.

Her sweat-dampened hair swung in the air.

In her shining eyes and joyful cheers, she hugged Bai Xueyu next to her.

Zheng Lanwen stood beside her, looking at her gently. That kind of empathetic joy made her realize once again how heavy the affection she had buried in her heart truly was.

It was so heavy that even now, watching her laugh, she smiled too, but her heart ached repeatedly.

Because she knew that every frame of Lin Xin’s loud laughter and excited joy did not belong to her. In the future, they would be collected bit by bit by someone else.

Zheng Lanwen’s gaze crossed the field, directly meeting Ye Linghua’s.

Ye Linghua was also standing there, watching Lin Xin, her face full of helplessness.

Noticing Zheng Lanwen’s stare, Ye Linghua looked back. Even though Zheng Lanwen knew she had lost—lost completely and miserably—she wasn’t willing to appear weak in front of Ye Linghua. She chose to flash a provocative smile at Ye Linghua.

In that moment, the eye contact between the two felt like a clash of thunder and lightning in the air.

Sure enough, when the game resumed, Zheng Lanwen suddenly became more aggressive.

Initially, the ball was on the Moon Team’s side. Gong Chen had possession. He was young and energetic, making him more agile in carrying the ball.

But Tan Wenchang had anticipated his ability early on. After recording six seasons together, he knew him well enough. So, Tan Wenchang had instructed them to triple-team Gong Chen as soon as he prepared to enter the field.

Under such strong pressure, Gong Chen naturally had to give up the ball.

Unable to advance, he could only throw the ball back. Zheng Lanwen suddenly rushed forward from the rear, bypassing Mao Heng, and caught the ball.

Mao Heng was stunned: “???”

But he saw the director gesturing for him to cooperate. Mao Heng moved aside. He realized Zheng Lanwen was aiming for Ye Linghua.

He initially wanted to intervene, but since the director agreed, he had no objections.

Zheng Lanwen was indeed fast with the ball.

Everyone had received the director’s subtle cues, so they only half-heartedly tried to stop her.

Ultimately, the meeting between the love rivals, the Battle of the Century, had finally arrived.

Zheng Lanwen charged straight toward Ye Linghua. At this moment, the comments section went wild.

【It’s finally here! The meeting of love rivals is always so satisfying! Hehe, I love it.】

【Above is causing trouble!】

【Judging by the atmosphere between these two, could Qiming Star actually be real?】

【Wuwuwu, believe us, Qiming Star is definitely real.】

【Hahaha, the humility of CP fans.】

However, regardless of what the comments were saying, the direct eye contact between Ye Linghua and Zheng Lanwen was definitely filled with hostility.

Zheng Lanwen looked at Ye Linghua and scoffed: “Do you have the confidence to take this ball from my hands?”

This question was essentially asking Ye Linghua if she had the confidence to steal Lin Xin.

Ye Linghua chuckled softly: “This ball…” Her gaze fell on the ball in Zheng Lanwen’s hands. Ye Linghua asked: “Are you sure it belongs to you?”

【Wow, such a serious topic!】

【Hehe, because I’m a CP fan, I feel like I’m misinterpreting this dialogue.】

Zheng Lanwen sneered. She hadn’t mentioned that she was on her school’s basketball team when she was younger.

The fact that she could swiftly advance and retreat with the ball on the sand showed some level of skill.

Although there was no basketball hoop, the soccer goal was larger, making it easier for Zheng Lanwen to score.

She smiled lightly at Ye Linghua, confidently believing that she was in control of the entire field at that moment.

She was going to score a point in front of Ye Linghua. She was going to show Lin Xin that she was stronger than Ye Linghua.

Even if a relationship with Lin Xin was no longer possible.

Zheng Lanwen jumped up and soared into the air. The sea breeze blew from the side, lifting her fringe. Her vision widened. The goal was right in front of her. Angling the ball down, scoring would be easy. The Moon Team was short on players, and no one was guarding the goal.

The ball left her hands, heading in the direction Zheng Lanwen intended.

【Aaaaaaaah, so cool!】

【Why is Wolf Cub called Wolf Cub!!! Because she’s a wolf!!!】

With a “Thud,” the ball that had flown into the air, the one Zheng Lanwen intended as the decisive score, was suddenly intercepted by a hand.

The soccer ball landed squarely in Ye Linghua’s hands. She landed back on the sand with the ball.

The soft sand didn’t impede her. She stood steady, looking at Zheng Lanwen, who landed right after her.

Under Zheng Lanwen’s shocked gaze, Ye Linghua smiled faintly: “You might have forgotten, this ball… it’s called a soccer ball (football).”

Regardless of the mixed rules, and regardless of whether it was basketball or soccer, the production team had provided a soccer ball, and it had been a soccer ball all along.

Ye Linghua lightly tossed the ball up, then easily caught it with her knee.

Knee-trapping the ball, alternating between left and right, then her foot, elbow, and chest—Ye Linghua displayed her ball control skills perfectly, much to Zheng Lanwen’s astonishment.

Catching the ball back in her hands, Ye Linghua looked at Zheng Lanwen, her gaze sharp. She even asked coldly: “How about a match?”

Zheng Lanwen: “…”

Erhas (Zheng Lanwen’s fans):

【Hahahahaha, oh my God! Are the Erhas speechless?】

【Your Wolf Cub, go be a wolf now!】

【Excellent! I can finally witness this Battle of the Century!】

【Wuwuwuwu, Little Qiming is so amazing! She has everything but money!】

【Seriously, she’s so cool. If it weren’t for Xinbao, I’d want to date her myself.】

【Above, restrain yourself (drooling emoji)】

【Go, Little Qiming!!!】

【Tell everyone who we are—Qiming Star!】

【Qiming Star!】

【Long Live Qiming Star Aaaaaah!!!】

【Qiming Star is REAL!!!】

Ye Linghua tossed the ball into the air, then quickly darted past Zheng Lanwen. Using the momentum, she jumped and kicked the soccer ball in mid-air.

She kicked the ball toward the opposite goal, and it wasn’t intercepted by anyone.

After all, Ye Linghua had clearly seen the positions of everyone on the field from the start, avoiding their paths. The soccer ball flew past everyone’s eyes like a bullet, leaving only a fleeting shadow.

Finally, the ball rolled around the goal line a few times and bounced into the net.

With the fastest and neatest goal-scoring method, Ye Linghua fell onto the sand after the kick. The entire field was silent. Ye Linghua sat up, looked in the direction of the goal, and said: “This playing field is a bit small!”

The production team obviously couldn’t mark out an area the size of a soccer field. For Ye Linghua, who knew how to play soccer, the entire field was completely under her control.

She stood up, brushed the sand off her clothes, and smiled at the stunned Tan Wenchang: “Oh, I forgot to mention. I was also on the soccer team in school. I even made it to the provincial team once.”

Tan Wenchang: “…” Something like that, tell us earlier, please!

Lin Xin stood in the opposing field, staring blankly at the high-spirited Ye Linghua. Her heart was pounding fiercely.

So amazing. Truly amazing.

It was complete suppression!

A feeling of inferiority that Lin Xin had never experienced suddenly surfaced.

Beautiful, gentle, good at making money, good at soccer, good at caring for people…

Such a perfect Ye Linghua! Why would she like me?

It must be compensation for my unfortunate life, right?

That’s why I was allowed to meet her!

Ye Linghua looked over and waved at Lin Xin.

【Wuwuwu, I share my glory with you.】

【What kind of divine love is this!】

However, compared to Lin Xin’s inner thoughts, the Star Team fell silent…

They felt a sense of defeat, like amateurs running into a professional. Did this Ye Linghua have an exceptional talent for sports?

That kick just now wasn’t weak even by professional soccer standards!

Zheng Lanwen saw Ye Linghua steal the spotlight, and then saw Lin Xin, who was supposed to be on the Star Team, actually smile happily because Ye Linghua scored. Her entire demeanor turned gray.

In the face of absolute skill, she finally realized with utter disappointment that she could not win.

The facts proved her right. Ye Linghua’s skill could control the entire field.

Only after the Star Team conceded two more consecutive goals did they finally realize the severity of the problem.

Controlling Ye Linghua was the key.

The Star Team finally reached this consensus. Otherwise, how could a group of elementary schoolers beat a college player?

So, during halftime, Mao Heng discussed a change in strategy with his teammates.

After much deliberation, they reached a conclusion:

If skill fails, we can appeal to emotion!

Mao Heng confidently told Lin Xin: “For the remaining games, you are going to mark Ye Linghua.”

Lin Xin was completely bewildered: “Huh??? Me? I don’t have the ability to do that!”

Mao Heng looked at her and chuckled: “Don’t worry. You’re the only one on the entire field who can keep her in check.”

Lin Xin: “…” That’s too much!