Zhou Chen appeared on television again, and many class groups at the high school were discussing the matter heatedly.
Many male students even made bets in the group chat about what ranking Zhou Chen would get.
Seeing so many people praising Zhou Chen, including some female classmates, Zhou Ling, who was hiding in the group and silently watching, was in a very bad mood.
She couldn't stand the people in the group praising Zhou Chen and saying things like he could win first place in the National Youth Track and Field Championships. So, she made a sarcastic remark in the group, saying it was pure daydreaming and telling everyone to wake up.
"Who is this Snow White? What makes you think you're dreaming? Do you even know what Zhou Chen's abilities are?"
"Zhou Chen has always won first place since she started participating in sports competitions. So what if it's a national competition? She can still do it. Besides, Zhou Chen is bringing glory to our Fanjia County. It's fine if you don't support her, but instead you're making sarcastic remarks. Does anyone know this person? Who added her to the group?"
"This person didn't change their name, could they have sneaked in?"
"I've kicked them out. We don't add outsiders to the class group."
When Zhou Ling saw that some girls were speaking up to defend her, she was typing to try and retort when she saw the message that someone was going to kick her out of the group chat. The next second, she was kicked out of the group chat.
This really infuriated Zhou Ling.
She wants to add more.
So I searched for the group number and tried to add them, but the group administrator rejected my request.
Clearly, it won't be easy for her to join the group; she needs the administrator's approval. But given her recent comments, the administrator won't approve her request.
Her eyes lit up, and she thought of her trumpet.
Immediately, I switched to adding smaller accounts.
To her surprise, Xiao Hao wasn't rejected immediately, but she was pressed to tell who he was and which class he was in.
Zhou Ling made up a story on the spot, but was rejected again because she didn't want to add people from other classes.
"Fine, I don't care if you don't want it."
"A bunch of sycophantic trash."
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Zhou Ling spat on the ground a few times to vent her dissatisfaction and anger.
On the other end,
Zhou Na, who was reading a book, received a text message from an unknown number saying that Zhou Chen was on TV and had won first place in the group stage. She frowned slightly, feeling both angry and helpless at the person who sent the text message, who was deliberately trying to annoy her.
Starting a week ago, someone leaked her phone number, and she has been receiving a lot of text messages from strangers, some of which are abusive, some mocking, and some harassing.
She knew that this was because some people were standing up for Zhou Chen, and others were implicated by Zhou Ling.
To keep the world quiet, Zhou Na turned off her phone, completely cutting off all contact with the outside world.
Whether Zhou Chen gets first place or any other ranking, she doesn't care right now. Her only task is to surpass Zhou Chen in academic performance.
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The finals continued on the second day.
Zhou Chen, Ma Dong, and Meng Xiaohai participated yesterday, so they didn't need to participate this morning, but they still came because they all wanted to see the strength of the other experts.
As it turns out,
There are indeed many experts.
During the preliminary rounds, many people held back their true abilities, but as the finals progressed, the quality of the participants improved, and it became clear that some outstanding individuals emerged.
Some people even achieved a shorter time than Zhou Chen, and there were more than seven or eight such experts, demonstrating that there were many skilled runners.
Seeing this, Ma Dong and Meng Xiaohai both smiled wryly, knowing how intense and exciting the upcoming finals would be.
After the morning's matches ended
Zhou Chen, Ma Dong, and others went to a restaurant for dinner with the physical education teachers.
When talking about today's outstanding athletes, several physical education teachers couldn't help but show solemn expressions.
They knew the strength of their students, but compared to the experts from all over the country, there was still a gap.
Perhaps only Zhou Chen can rival those geniuses.
Even Ma Dong's coach felt that Ma Dong had no hope of getting a ranking. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was a reality that had to be faced.
In fact, as the competition has progressed to this point, the question of who will win has already begun to be discussed and followed.
Zhou Chen is one of those who are being discussed.
"Old Lu, whether we can win honor for our province this time depends on you."
"Yes, we don't have much of an advantage. Only your student Zhou Chen can compete with those geniuses."
More than one teacher spoke up, their tone complex.
Ma Dong: "..."
Meng Xiaohai: "..."
Coaches, we're still here. Don't we have any pride? Don't be so blunt.
Although we know there is a gap between us and some people, what if we perform exceptionally well while others don't? We might still be able to get a ranking.
"Ma Dong and Meng Xiaohai both have potential; you're being too modest."
Lu Guoliang glanced at the two coaches' students with a smile. These words greatly comforted Ma Dong and Meng Xiaohai's wounded hearts. Look how nice Coach Lu's words are.
As a result, their coaches responded one after another: "We know perfectly well how good they are. Lao Lu, don't be modest. You're so calm, you must know that Zhou Chen's performance yesterday was still a long way from his best result. We weren't wrong, were we?"
Woolen cloth?
These words startled Ma Dong and Meng Xiaohai, who involuntarily looked at Zhou Chen with shock in their eyes. In their opinion, Zhou Chen's performance yesterday was already very good. However, their coach said that it was still far from the actual results.
Is it that scary?
Zhou Chen didn't speak.
He wanted to leave the limelight to Lu Guoliang.
After all, in the past, Lu Guoliang always watched the other coaches show off with their students, while Lu Guoliang was always relegated to a supporting role.
Now, with Zhou Chen around, Lu Guoliang can finally hold his head high.
"Xiao Zhou's strength is indeed far beyond what he has shown before, but you will know the specifics during the finals tomorrow."
Lu Guoliang kept everyone in suspense. He knew the coaches present wanted to know Zhou Chen's best results, but he deliberately kept them in suspense.
In the past, he always played a supporting role; now, it's time for him to take center stage.
Back at the gymnasium in the afternoon,
The elimination rounds continued, with Zhou Chen, Ma Dong, and Meng Xiaohai returning to the stage.
Because this time only the first place will be awarded.
Ma Dong and Meng Xiaohai were unfortunately eliminated, both finishing second.
On the other hand, Zhou Chen once again won first place, securing a spot in the finals, making him the only one from the entire province to achieve this.
Seeing Zhou Chen's image appear on the big screen, Lu Guoliang revealed a hint of pride and joy, while the other coaches beside him looked on with envy.
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