Side Story 1: Basketball Tournament

"Yao Yao!"

The teenage Li Qin Yao turned around when she heard someone called out her name. Before she could respond, Li Qin Yao found herself pulled into her friend's tight hug. For a few seconds, she was unable to breathe.

"You made it here." Han Yue Xiu let her go after ten seconds and squeezed at her arms.

Li Qin Yao gave her friend a look over. At this time, Han Yue Xiu was in her team's blue jersey with short pants that reach just above her knees and her long hair was tied into a ponytail.

Standing side by side, Li Qin Yao had to lift her head to look at her friend as Han Yue Xiu was a head taller than her. 

"You threatened that you weren't going to speak to me for a week if I did not make it," Li Qin Yao muttered.