Chapter 147 My Husband is So Handsome
Meng Tang arrived at the hotel and ordered takeout.
When I finished taking a shower, the takeaway was delivered to my door by a robot.
She carried it to the round table by the window and randomly picked a documentary to watch.
Her roommates always tease her about watching documentaries while eating, saying it's too high-end.
In fact, she doesn’t watch variety shows because she doesn’t know any of the celebrities.
Halfway through the meal, Xie Lingyin called me via video.
Meng Tang picked up the phone and held it upright against the thermos.
Xie Lingyin noticed something was wrong with the background and asked, "Where are you?"
"Hotel." Meng Tang said, "I'm in Huacheng."
Xie Lingyin was stunned: "You went to watch the semi-finals?"
Meng Tang nodded: "Yes, the mountaintop ticket."
"Oh my god, I can only watch it on the big screen." Xie Lingyin complained, "What's the point?"
Meng Tang said: "I can't concentrate at home and can't get anything done, so I just flew over to watch the game."
"No, just watch the game. Why did you buy a ticket so far away?" Xie Lingyin was puzzled.
Meng Tang said: "I don't want him to know that I'm here. I'm afraid of disturbing him."
Wei Chuan had something that he couldn't hide at all, and Meng Tang was afraid that when he was playing, she would have to go to the audience to look for her.
Xie Lingyin gave her a thumbs-up: "I always thought you were as calm and indifferent as a chrysanthemum, but it turns out you're reckless when it comes to love."
"Okay, stop teasing me." Meng Tang said, "Is there something wrong with you video calling me so late?"
Xie Lingyin said, "The finals are being held in the capital, right? Xu Heqing and I decided to go there two days early to have some fun, and we wanted to invite you along."
"Them? Who else?"
"Li Zhuo and Wen Xinyu returned from their trip and called Liang Heng along, planning to go to the capital to support their brothers."
Meng Tang laughed: "Okay, I'll come straight to you after the game. What time will you be there?"
Xie Lingyin said, "Number 19."
Meng Tang: "Okay, see you on the 19th."
After the third place match on the 18th, Wei Chuan and his teammates will definitely need to rest and recover.
I will most likely go to the capital on the afternoon of the 19th, adapt for two more days, and prepare for the finals on the 23rd.
Meng Tang hung up the phone, picked up the garbage and threw it outside.
When you sleep alone in a hotel, you have to be careful, so Meng Tang didn't sleep well that night.
Fortunately, Wei Chuan's game didn't start until four in the afternoon, so she took a nap and was woken up by the alarm clock.
Meng Tang casually put on a white linen dress and went out, wearing a French flat hat.
After dinner, around two o'clock, she took a taxi to the competition venue.
We lined up an hour before the show started, but the queue wasn't long.
Meng Tang's position was at the edge of the third-tier stands, the farthest from the field.
I could only roughly see the tactical moves in the center of the field, but I couldn't see people's faces clearly, so I had to rely on the big screen.
Meng Tang raised his phone, turned around and took a picture of the court.
An hour passed quickly as I sat there editing photos and changing filters.
Until the venue was full of people, the broadcast introduced the situation of the players on both sides, and then the men's basketball team of Z University, against the opponent of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, came on the court.
After a round of cheers, it was finally Z's turn.
The broadcast introduced them one by one, and when it was Wei Chuan's turn, the cheers were noticeably louder.
"Next up is the core player of Z University, the number 27 combo guard killer - Wei Chuan!"
A wave of screams swept the entire stadium, and the announcer made a joke: "It seems that in addition to basketball skills, appearance is also very important."
The fans shouted even louder because of this sentence.
"Okay, after the players' entrance ceremony, our game is about to begin."
When Meng Tang heard this, he subconsciously sat up straight.
The game officially started. The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China got the ball first, and Z University immediately set up a double team defense. Wei Chuan lowered his center of gravity to disrupt the opponent's dribbling rhythm.
"Wei Chuan's lateral movement was very fast. The opponent changed direction. The prediction was accurate and the ball fell. Beautiful!"
After Shao Yiming got the ball, he made a quick attack and scored two points.
The opponent received the ball again and scored two points on a fast break.
The ball returned to Wei Chuan's hands, and the opponent immediately surrounded him to defend. After continuous physical contact, Wei Chuan's three-pointer fell back but missed.
The opponent got the ball again, but was intercepted by Tian Yu halfway.
The fight had just begun, and it was already so intense, with a strong smell of gunpowder in the air.
Meng Tang looked at the big screen and held his breath unconsciously.
This is the national semi-final, with two games today and tomorrow. The two winning teams will enter the finals, and the losing team will enter the third place match.
In other words, Wei Chuan must win this game to go to the capital to participate in the finals, otherwise he can only compete with the team that loses tomorrow for third place.
Three minutes into the game, both sides had only scored two points, which shows how intense the game was.
On the big screen, players from both teams were standing in their respective formations. Shao Yiming advanced with the ball and was double-teamed in the half court. He made a decisive shot and passed the ball to Wei Chuan.
Wei Chuan jumped up and threw a three-pointer.
"Good shot, three-pointer, Wei Chuan's three-pointer is really amazing."
"Indeed, I think he got annoyed by being stared at, so he just threw it away."
The commentary made the scene a little more relaxed, and in the next three minutes, both sides basically fought hand to hand.
Wei Chuan hit a three-pointer with the help of double screen, and the opponent's No. 3 stole the ball and dunked on a fast break.
After some back and forth, the first quarter ended in a tie.
In the second quarter, Zda adjusted the strategy. Wei Chuan became the core of the ball-handling organization, while other players switched to playing without the ball.
"This cross screen move was brilliant. Wei Chuan received the ball at the baseline and used a fake move to break through the penalty area."
"Goal, good shot."
"The score is currently 26-24. Wei Chuan got the ball again and scored. It seems that Z has mastered the rhythm at the beginning of the second quarter. I hope he can continue to maintain it."
"Fake real shot, damn, this pass, Wei Chuan is simply a loach on the skater's side."
The commentator on the scene became more and more excited. Meng Tang looked at the gradually widening score and loosened his clenched fingers.
DUST called a timeout and returned to the court to play a zone defense.
Z understood their tactics and used Shao Yiming's precise passes to break through their defense.
Under heavy defense, Wei Chuan assisted Cao Yan for the fourth time and scored three goals, as if he had a God's perspective.
In the last two attacks of the quarter, Wei Chuan caused the opponent's No. 15 to commit the third foul and made both free throws.
At the buzzer, the opponent made a three-pointer, and the score of the second quarter was fixed at 41:35. Z entered the second half with a 6-point advantage.
In the locker room, Coach He tapped the whiteboard and asked Shao Yiming, "How long can your knee hold up?"
Shao Yiming said: "Let's play the full three quarters."
"Okay, let Xiaonan go then."
Coach He signaled the assistant coach to pull up the data and said, "Listen up, everyone, pay attention to the defensive trap. Wei Chuan must chip away at 10 points at the beginning of the third quarter. If he can't, the fourth quarter will be very difficult."
"If they switch to a 2-3 zone in the third quarter, you'll have to hit them hard!"
"I'll use these three tactics and I don't believe we can't defeat him."
When they came on the court again, the eye contact between the two sides was almost sparking.
It's the finals, no one wants to lose. Even if you try your best, you have to fight hard.
Wei Chuan's team gathered together, punched each other, and shouted "Come on!"
The third quarter officially began and players from both sides returned to the court nervously.
The two sides stood still, and the scene of equal strength came to mind.
In the first round, DUST pressed the entire court and felt like they were pushed to the edge of a cliff.
Wei Chuan and his teammates also played steadily.
The commentator started again: "I found that Z's biggest advantage is that he plays very well together."
"That's right, Wei Chuan, as the core player, balances the team very well."
During the commentary break, Wei Chuan dribbled the ball behind his back and turned around, throwing the ball to Tian Yu in the open space 0.5 seconds before the double-team was formed.
Tian Yu, the center, hit a rare three-pointer, instantly widening the score difference to 9 points.
The coach of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China was so angry that he threw the tactical board onto his chair.
The game entered a white-hot stage, and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China made two consecutive difficult three-pointers.
The shot that went in close to Wei Chuan's face angered him. He cut out with the help of double screens and scored 10 points in a row of fast breaks.
The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China launched a fierce counterattack and treated the third quarter as the fourth quarter.
Wei Chuan smiled triumphantly, his tactic was successful.
Next, they frantically consumed the opponent's main players' physical strength, making them tired and dragging their team down in the fourth quarter.
The whistle blew to end the third quarter, 68:58, the gap was not big, but it was acceptable when one strong team met another.
The big screen cut to Wei Chuan, who was drinking water. When he tilted his head back, his Adam's apple rolled. The look on his face was enough to make people die.
“Ahhhhh…”
The girls in the audience were so excited that their voices broke.
"Ahhh, my husband is so handsome."
Meng Tang's eardrums vibrated and he turned to look at the girl next to him.
The girl seemed to notice her gaze and said with a smile, "You want to shout too?"
Meng Tang quickly shook his head: "No."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" The girl nudged her. "Who can hear us here? It's so far from the stadium, at least thirty meters away. People who are afraid of heights wouldn't dare sit here."
Meng Tang smiled and politely declined.
The arrival of the decisive moment in the fourth quarter made the girl next to him shut up.
At the beginning of the game, both sides almost rushed into each other, and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China even committed several fouls, of course, not intentionally.
This was caused by being too eager to prevent Wei Chuan and others from catching the ball during the steal.
Both free throws were made, and the score gap widened again.
The coach of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China was directing the game from the sidelines, and the score was back on track within two minutes.
In the last half, the physical strength of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China was obviously not as good as in the first three games.
Facing a triple-team, Wei Chuan dribbled the ball behind his back, took a step back to shake off the defense, and shot a three-pointer.
"Good shot." The commentator said concisely.
Meng Tang's fingers turned white from pinching.
At such a high place, Wei Chuan could not be seen at all, only a vague shadow.
Only when the big screen cut to her could she see it, and she captured the scene just now firmly.
In the last quarter, even though the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China launched a fierce attack and broke through, it could not catch up with the score.
With 3.8 seconds left, Wei Chuan made a three-pointer.
The whole process was boiling.
The commentator and the audience stood up excitedly: "The final whistle sounded! 86 to 80! Congratulations to Z University for making it to the finals! I'm also looking forward to EUST's third-place match."
The majority of substitutes rushed onto the court and surrounded Wei Chuan and the others.
The big screen cut to them, and Wei Chuan suddenly looked up and glanced into the distance.
Meng Tang was startled, having the illusion that he had discovered himself.
But this place is too far away and absolutely difficult to see with the naked eye.
Wei Chuan nudged the team manager who was following him and said, "Brother, please help me find the broadcasting team. I'm looking for someone."
The other party made an "OK" gesture: "I understand. You said it before you went on stage."
There will be media interviews after the captain signs the score.
The audience has already started to leave, but because there are so many people, the process is slow.
Just as Meng Tang stood up, a notice was broadcast throughout the venue:
"Please ask Miss Meng Tang from the Peak District to come down. Your boyfriend Wei Chuan asked us to tell you that he wants to see you before the interview."
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