Chapter 9: Storm on the Arena (Part 1)

  The referee blew the whistle, and the game officially began. It's really hard to say whether it was the old bird team captain's pre-game mobilization that took effect or if the history department had an unusually good day today, but as soon as the game started, they were playing amazingly well. There were very few times when they missed a shot and didn't score. Especially Meng Wei, his shots were incredibly accurate today, and the law school's number 3 player who was responsible for defending him was completely unable to stop him. He even made two consecutive three-pointers, both of which went in directly, earning cheers from the history department's cheerleading squad on the sidelines. It left Yang Tao and Chen Chufan, who were watching from below, speechless.

  Playing together every day, both of them are very clear about Meng Wei's real level. Consecutive three-pointers for their captain Meng Wei is absolutely a low-probability event.

  "This is outrageous! Did the boss take some banned substance before going out? Like Viagra or something!" Yang Tao said, puffing out cold air from outside the scene.

  "I'll report your words to the boss during halftime, and I'll tell him everything!" Chen Chufan didn't catch Yang Tao's drift, directly expressing his determination to be a traitor.

  Yang Tao rolled his eyes, completely ignoring Chen Chufan's threat, and continued to say: "Anyway, judging from the current situation, we two are under a lot of pressure! In the second half, even if we win, it won't be our credit, but the foundation laid in the first half. If we lose, those shameless people will definitely push all the blame on us! Now, the law school should rise up quickly, don't be like the Chinese men's football team, which is as weak as a 70-year-old old man. If you want to be weak, wait until we go up and then come down!"

  Unfortunately, Yang Tao's wish did not come true, as the score was always lagging behind and the gap grew larger. Several main players from the Law School were getting more and more anxious, regardless of whether they had good opportunities or not, basically whenever they got the ball, it was a shot, but unfortunately, their luck was bad, with a frighteningly low shooting percentage. So when the first half ended, the score between the two teams was 22 to 37, and the History Department had historically scored 15 more points than the Law School!

  This was a great achievement that no department had ever achieved when competing against the Law School. For a time, the entire History Department's competition venue was truly bustling with excitement. Many History Department students who had not planned to watch the game rushed over to cheer on their team after hearing the news. In addition, some students who were originally watching other departments' games also came to watch the History Department compete against the Law School due to their exceptional performance, resulting in a large crowd of people surrounding the competition venue between the Law School and the History Department.

  The only regret is that there are no beauties in the history department. The girls standing on the sidelines cheering for the history department, not one of them caught Yang Tao's eye. On the other hand, the law school had a few campus belle-level beauties who were serving tea and pouring water, making Yang Tao's eyes turn red with envy.

  Finally, the halftime arrived, and Yang Tao and Chen Chufan saw that the History Department had a field day, defeating the Law School. They had been itching to join in and rushed forward to volunteer, normally, the seniors would have exhausted their energy by now and it's time for them to take over.

  But who would have thought that today, several old birds were unusually excited and refused to be substituted! Yang Tao and Chen Chufan were left speechless, what's going on?! It seems like these old birds really ate some kind of energizer before the game! They're so energetic! Especially Chen Chufan, this is ridiculous! He risked being surrounded by spectators to participate in the Nanhu Cup, but he could only watch from the sidelines for over 40 minutes. How can Chen Chufan bear this?!

  They didn't know that several old birds were thinking in their hearts, it's not easy to get a chance to show off, how could they easily give up their position? The inter-school competition is not like a regular match where the coach can call for a timeout and substitute players. Basically, once you give up your position in the second half, you're done for the day. Today, there are many beautiful girls watching from the sidelines, if you perform well, who knows, you might even win the heart of one of them. With such thoughts, several old birds, despite being physically exhausted and panting heavily, refused to give up their position, so when the second half started, Yang Tao and Chen Chufan could only watch from the sidelines with a sense of grievance.

  "Huh, even the music department's campus belle has come to watch our department's match!" Yang Tao suddenly became excited.

  Chen Chufan subconsciously shrank his neck and hid behind Yang Tao. The words "music department's campus belle" were too lethal for him, and it seemed that the one he met in the music classroom this morning was indeed the music department's campus belle that Yang Tao mentioned.

  "Look at you!" Yang Tao said disdainfully, seeing Chen Chufan's sly movement. "Not Ye Siying, I'm talking about Han Xiaoxi." As he spoke, Yang Tao pointed to the position where Han Xiaoxi was standing.

  "Why are there so many school flowers in the music department?!" Chen Chufan followed Yang Tao's pointing direction and took a look, indeed it was a pretty and charming little girl, just a bit too slender, looking a bit weak and fragile. Then he complained: "You should have said that clearly! You scared me."

  "I told you she's the little school flower! She looks pretty, but her chest doesn't seem to have developed yet. What a pity!" Yang Tao shook his head and sighed, but suddenly became spirited again: "You think this Han Xiaoxi didn't attend the music department's competition, but came to watch our history department's competition, wouldn't she have taken a liking to someone? I felt like she glanced at me when she arrived, could it be that she actually came to see me? Although her chest is small, I can still make do!"

  "I will report this sentence to Cangcang in detail over the phone." Chen Chufan said coldly.

  Chen Chufan's mouthful of Cangcang, whose full name is Li Cang, is actually Yang Tao's current girlfriend, but she attends university in Beijing. The two live apart, but they basically talk on the phone every day, and each call often lasts over an hour. This led Chen Chufan and Meng Wei to easily deduce that Yang Tao's family background is not bad. Which poor kid dares to contribute a four-digit phone bill to the telecommunications bureau every month? Additionally, it's worth mentioning that Yang Tao's level of corniness when chatting with his girlfriend on the phone is absolutely appalling.

  "I'm just saying, why are you being so serious! I wasn't even on the scene, and who knows, maybe today Boss had a great performance and won over Han Xiaoxi's favor too!" Yang Tao hastily changed his tune. He knew clearly in his heart that his girlfriend was an ultra-jealous type. He didn't dare let Chen Chufan ramble on over the phone.

  Han Xiaoxi wasn't here to watch Meng Wei, she just thought the music department's match was too quiet and not lively enough. She saw that the history and law departments were crowded and noisy, so she came over. Coincidentally, as soon as she arrived, Meng Wei made a standard three-step layup, shaking off Law School's No. 3 player and sending the ball into the basket. Although Han Xiaoxi didn't understand basketball well, she could still appreciate good moves, so she clapped her hands loudly and shouted: "Good shot! Good shot!"

  Han Xiaoxi squeezed into a spot right next to the law school's cheerleading squad, and when her own department scored a goal, of course the law school wouldn't let out a loud cheer. So in the crowd, Han Xiaoxi was the only one cheering loudly and jumping up and down, which made her stand out even more. Plus, although she was a bit flat-chested, she was absolutely a stunning beauty, so suddenly she attracted the attention of many onlookers.

  Especially the law school's No. 3, who was on the court playing basketball, saw such a charming little girl cheering loudly for the opposing team, and it happened to be the black tall player he was defending against. He couldn't help but feel a surge of anger, and just at that moment, the law school lost the ball again, and the history department started another attack. When the ball reached Meng Wei's hands, Meng Wei directly dribbled twice and prepared to shoot, but who knew that after taking only two steps, he was about to jump up when he was suddenly knocked down by the law school's No. 3 player, who had been blinded by anger and rushed past Meng Wei from the side. Meng Wei was completely unprepared and was knocked all the way under the basketball hoop, his foot also twisted, and he couldn't get up immediately.

  Seeing the law school's No. 3 intentionally bumping into people, the emotions on the scene instantly exploded. The history department students watching from the sidelines started cheering and shouting, while the four main players of the history department immediately surrounded the law school's No. 3. Those who play basketball every day are not known for their good temper, especially the old birds from the history department who have been in the Zhongbei Minzu University for three or four years and have seen all sorts of storms. The captain of the history department's team grabbed the law school's No. 3 by the collar: "F**k, can't win at basketball so you want to fight?"

  Although they knew it was their own teammate who was being unreasonable, no one wanted to back down on the field. The law school players also gathered around and forcibly separated the history department's old captain from No. 3. The two sides stood in the middle of the field, exchanging insults. Although the referee's whistle never stopped blowing, both sides acted as if they hadn't heard it. After a round of mutual abuse, even some enthusiastic onlookers who were watching the game at the sidelines rushed onto the field. The entire A-numbered stadium was instantly thrown into chaos.

  Yang Tao and Chen Chufan rushed to Meng Wei's side at the first time, Chen Chufan looked at the injured ankle of Lao Da Meng Wei, couldn't help but take a deep breath, the entire ankle had swollen to the size of an egg.

  "Quickly get some ice water!" Chen Chufan shouted loudly towards the History Department's cheerleading squad.