Chapter 109 For the team, or for Wei Chuan

People were coming and going downstairs of the sculpture building. Meng Tang had a hunch that he couldn't say anything nice to Ning Xin, so he walked two steps west along the road.

When I turned around, Ning Xin followed me.

She really was here to see her. Meng Tang looked at her and asked directly, "You're looking for me?"

Ning Xin raised her lip, but didn't smile. She looked Meng Tang up and down, and asked knowingly, "Are you Wei Chuan's girlfriend?"

Avoiding meaningless interpersonal relationships does not mean that she has no bottom line.

Meng Tang disliked Ning Xin the first time he saw her, and it was even worse now.

She asked back: "Does it have anything to do with you?"

"Of course it has something to do with me." Ning Xin held her head high. "I'm temporarily in charge of the team's logistics and training data records. I noticed that Wei Chuan's data has dropped by 5%."

"So..." Meng Tang emphasized, "Do you think it's my fault?"

"What else?" Ning Xin laughed, very coldly. "Whenever he's free, he'll text you on his phone. Romance is allowed on the team, but it can't affect training. I hope you understand."

"I understand." Meng Tang took out his cell phone, "I'll call Wei Chuan right now."

"Wait a minute." Ning Xin couldn't understand Meng Tang's train of thought for a moment, "Why are you calling him?"

"Break up." Meng Tang said innocently, "You've made me understand. I can't delay your work, let alone his training."

“…”

Ning Xin was dumbfounded. That wasn't what she meant at all!

Even if that's the intention, Meng Tang can't call Wei Chuan, otherwise she will be exposed.

Ning Xin coughed lightly and pretended to be calm: "It seems that your love for him is just this much."

Meng Tang nodded: "It's true that he likes me more than me."

"You——" Ning Xin was speechless. Wasn't it said that Meng Tang was a softie that anyone could pinch?

Why are each word more infuriating than the last?

"You've finished speaking. Now it's my turn to ask, right?" Meng Tang's tone was very calm, and he didn't let Ning Xin's provocation stir up any emotions. "I want to know, do you have the right to say this to me?"

"Or let me ask you another way. Wei Chuan's training data has declined. Have you and the coach talked to him about it?"

"Is there any evidence that I was the one who influenced you? Or did you come to me on your own initiative?"

Ning Xin didn't expect Meng Tang to be so difficult to deal with.

"No," Ning Xin said aggrievedly, "I came to you privately. I was also thinking about the team. After all, I just joined the team, and it's normal to want to do something for the team."

Meng Tang said "Oh": "Is it for the sake of the team, or for the sake of Wei Chuan?"

The air froze for a moment, and Ning Xin smiled with a hint of provocation: "What do you mean?"

"She means you should be known to everyone."

Suddenly, a cold female voice came from above my head.

Meng Tang subconsciously took a few steps forward and then raised his head.

Tan Xi leaned on the railing on the second floor and waved at her nonchalantly.

Meng Tang laughed. This person... had obviously been listening openly for a long time.

Ning Xin looked up following his gaze, exasperated: "Who are you calling cheap?"

"Did I say that?" Tan Xi shrugged, his eyes confused. "Your heart is fine, but your ears are dirty too. You believe whatever you hear."

"you--"

Ning Xin was so angry that she was half dead, but she was so furious that she couldn't find any words to refute.

She heard it clearly. It was obvious that everyone knew that he was a mean person, not everyone knew it.

Ning Xin knew that she would not get anything good, so she threw a sentence "take care of yourself" to Meng Tang and left in shame.

Tan Xi rolled her eyes at her, lowered her head and said to Meng Tang:

"I say you have a really good temper. Others have come to dance at your door, and you still have the mind to talk nonsense with her."

Meng Tang said, "Come down, let's go eat together."

"Wait."

After Tan Xi went downstairs, she saw Meng Tang still smiling and pushed her:

"I said, why aren't you anxious? Aren't you afraid that your boyfriend will be snatched away by someone else?"

Meng Tang smiled at her: "They will be together day and night in the future. If I can really snatch her away, nothing I do will be of any use."

"It's uncomfortable to be together day and night." Tan Xi stood up for Meng Tang.

Meng Tang curled his lips and thought: The person who is disgusting is probably Wei Chuan.

After entering the cafeteria, the two of them got their food and sat down at the window on the first floor.

When I was halfway through eating, my cell phone rang.

Tan Xi glanced at the caller ID and exclaimed, "Fuck!" "Could it be that that green tea girl just now went back and told Wei Chuan something?"

Meng Tang extended his index finger and said "Shush": "I'll take it."

Tan Xi nodded.

"Have you eaten yet?"

As soon as the call was connected, Wei Chuan asked this question.

Meng Tang couldn't help laughing, and his laughter traveled through the radio waves into Wei Chuan's ears.

"I asked you if you have eaten, why are you laughing?" Wei Chuan unconsciously curled up the corners of his mouth.

"You always ask this." Meng Tang said, "How can I be hungry when I'm in school?"

Wei Chuan joked with her: "Isn't this a classic Chinese opening?"

"Still eating." Meng Tang picked up a piece of pork ribs and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What else could I want from you? I can't even see you, and can't I just call you to hear your voice?" Wei Chuan snorted.

Meng Tang paused his chopsticks and asked, "Will it delay your training?"

"It only takes me a short phone call. How can it possibly delay my training?" Wei Chuan laughed. "Why do you seem so nervous?"

Meng Tang snorted in an ambiguous tone, "As long as it doesn't delay training, was there something you wanted to tell me yesterday?"

Wei Chuan said, "I just wanted to complain to you, but then I realized it looked like I was talking bad about someone behind their back, so I just gave up."

"Is he your substitute manager?" Meng Tang asked tentatively.

"How did you know?" Wei Chuan suddenly became beautiful. "You and I have a telepathic connection, don't you? Then we are really a perfect match."

Meng Tang: "...who is the perfect match for you."

If it weren't for the fact that he had a game in a few days, she would have asked him directly if he knew that your substitute manager liked you.

But judging from Wei Chuan's tone, he probably didn't know.

Meng Tang asked again: "What did she do to you? Do you want to clean your ears?"

"I don't know why, but she always likes to get close to me." Wei Chuan frowned. "I train at my own pace, and she brings a bunch of data and criticizes me. It's annoying, but the coach doesn't say anything."

Meng Tang said sarcastically, "Maybe they are just thinking about the team. Don't be upset. Do you think it's okay to play with emotions?"

Wei Chuan pulled at his short hair and replied obediently, "I understand."

Meng Tang chuckled: "Hang up, I'm going back to the dormitory."

Tan Xi listened to the whole thing, and after Meng Tang hung up the phone, he said, "The game starts on the 28th. We have the home advantage. Can Wei Chuan withstand it?"

Meng Tang had already known that the competition was divided into four major divisions, and they belonged to the Southeast Division.

The top 6 teams in each division, plus the 8 teams in the playoffs, will form the top 32 teams in the country.

She felt that Wei Chuan would definitely advance, but... he wanted to take first place.

"As for the regional competition, we will definitely hold our own," Meng Tang said. "It's just a matter of ranking. Everyone wants to be the Southeast King, but there can only be one."

"The teams left at the end are all strong teams. It's not easy to be first."

"The top six can directly advance to the national competition. If Wei Chuan and his team take first place, it will be very helpful for the national competition later."

"The accumulated confidence and experience will allow them to adjust to the best possible condition."

Tan Xi listened to Meng Tang's talk and smiled as she moved closer: "Good love can make people progress. You didn't understand this before."

Meng Tang cleared her throat uncomfortably. These were not difficult to understand, but she had no interest in them before.

The competition will not end until the fifth of next month. After it ends, she will exchange ideas with Wei Chuan.

Even if she was asked to confess her feelings openly, she couldn't do it.

But it is hard to find the heartbeat in the crowd of millions, so she has to give Wei Chuan something as a token of their love.

Back in the dormitory, Meng Tang opened the calendar and decided to go back this weekend.

She didn't tell Wei Chuan about this.

When she returned home, it was Meng Huaizhang who picked her up.

The father and daughter are still not very familiar with each other.

Meng Tang went to see the old man, exchanged some pleasantries, and asked, "How are you getting along lately?"

Meng Yuchun scraped the tea foam and said, "It's fine. Your father has gone to work."

Meng Tang was stunned: "He found a job?"

Meng Yuchun nodded and said, "Let him go to the lumber mill."

This is fine, Meng Tang didn't say anything.

Meng Huaizhang was influenced by his surroundings since he was a child. Although he was not interested in carving, he had some knowledge of wood.

If you do procurement and processing in the future, you can also provide raw materials for other craftsmen or your home.

"Why did you come back without a word this time?" Meng Yuchun looked up and glanced at Meng Tang. "What's the matter?"

Meng Tang nodded and said directly: "I want to take the cicada in the front yard."

Meng Yuchun was stunned: "Send someone away?"

"Um."

Meng Yuchun probably guessed it and said, "Several of my old friends wanted to buy your cicada, but I didn't sell it to you. Do you know why?"

"Know."

This was a sculpture she made when she was 17 years old, an age when a young girl is in love.

The old man laughed at her a few times when he saw that she was cutting like embroidering.

Meng Tang said: "I listen to the cicadas singing on the tree, and what I carve is the voice of my heart."

"How can you listen to something you don't understand?" Meng Yuchun deliberately embarrassed her.

Meng Tang said: "I'll tell him."

Even now, she still says this.

The day before the game, basketball teams from major universities arrived in City Z and stayed in nearby partner hotels.

But not all teams are in the same hotel. At least, the seeded teams are arranged by sponsors, the hotels are more upscale, and there are special buses for pick-up.

Z University is the home ground, so Wei Chuan and his friends naturally live in the school dormitory.

The next day at five in the evening, the opening ceremony was held in the newly built gymnasium of Z University, which was not scheduled on the same day as the competition.

From entrance and speeches to performances and drawing lots, it is estimated that it will not end until 7 o'clock.

Inside the stadium, the live broadcast team of the sports channel, the provincial station, and internet celebrity media all had their cameras set up.

The group draw was divided into four groups, with five teams in each group. Wei Chuan's team was in Group A.

The camera followed Wei Chuan closely. Wei Chuan didn't know how to restrain himself at all and made a heart shape with his hands to someone in the audience in the distance.