Han Chen likes Zhou Mo's understanding and optimism.
There are too many helpless things in life, and most of the time, there are no effective solutions. We can only rely on ourselves to change our thinking and then digest it.
Zhou Mo was undoubtedly the one who thought the most clearly.
The two practiced for a while, and after sweating profusely, all their worries disappeared.
"Exercise is indeed the best way to regulate your mood." Zhou Mo suddenly felt much more refreshed and came off the court panting.
"The effects of dopamine and endorphins," Han Chen unscrewed the cap of the Pulse bottle, closed it loosely, and handed it to Zhou Mo.
Zhou Mo took a sip and returned it to Han Chen.
Han Chen took it and drank half of the bottle in one breath.
Zhou Mo was no longer surprised and gradually got used to the fact that two people shared a bottle of water.
There was another training match going on at the basketball court. Zhou Mo sat on a lounge chair next to the badminton court and couldn't help but look back.
"I heard that No. 13 Duan Feng is your competitor?" Zhou Mo asked.
"Who said that?"
"Teacher Wang."
"They're talking nonsense."
Zhou Mo tutted, "Can you be honest?"
Han Chen has been talking more and more nonsense recently.
"I'm telling the truth," Han Chen explained, "I never felt like we were rivals. We weren't in the same group. He did his thing, and I did mine."
"Do we have to be in the same group to be competitors?" Zhou Mo glared at him. "You're an airborne soldier, a vested interest holder. You really know how to act carefree and generous. Pretending to be magnanimous."
Han Chen frowned: "How did I become a vested interest?"
Zhou Mo: "Our positions are indeed different. There's a saying... 'The head follows the butt.' Your position determines your stance. You, a person with the best medical education in the country, don't compete with those with similar experience. Instead, you come to Dongjiang to 'attack from a lower dimension' and squeeze out their resources. Of course, they won't like you. If you don't treat others as opponents, they will treat you as an enemy."
"If he wants to treat me as his enemy, I can't do anything about it. It depends on our ability."
"It's nice to say you both had different starting points. For someone like you who was born at the finish line, relying on your own abilities is the biggest joke. Attributing success solely to personal effort while ignoring the support of your original family and social environment isn't an inspirational story, it's toxic chicken soup, a Ponzi scheme in the intellectual world, and the ultimate PUA for ordinary people."
Han Chen understood Zhou Mo's meaning, but he was helpless. "You can't choose your birth."
"Then face it with all your might. Don't act so self-righteous and say you don't care. Then, when you encounter an honor, you'll easily grab what others have worked so hard for amidst the flattery of those around you. This is extremely disrespectful to others."
"So this is why you hated me in high school?" Han Chen suddenly asked back.
"Yes." Zhou Mo was also very calm. "So I understand your colleague Duan Feng's feelings, because I felt the same way when I was in high school. The college entrance examination has very strict restrictions on household registration, but you were able to transfer from the capital during your senior year. Do you dare to say that you didn't use any extraordinary means?"
Han Chen lowered his head, feeling ashamed, and said, "I'm sorry."
"University admissions are very limited, and your coming to Dongjiang was like squeezing someone out. Now I understand why we all hated you so much back then, right? We're just small-town test-takers, nothing compared to you, who's living a life of luxury and has a bright future even without the college entrance exam."
Han Chen was silent.
He had indeed not thought about the problem Zhou Mo mentioned.
"The college entrance exam is our only chance to move up. My family's financial situation isn't the worst; it's actually pretty good. The worst that can happen is that I'll live a mediocre and busy life in Dongjiang. But what about students from remote areas of the province with less-developed education? You're not only taking up someone else's admissions quota, you're also destroying the fairness we hold so dear."
The high degree of social differentiation has already led to the solidification of social classes, and the path to upward mobility has been interrupted. The college entrance examination, which is a single-plank bridge for thousands of people to cross, has become the only lifeline that people at the bottom can hold on to when they want to move up.
Everyone is working hard to get "rewards" within the rules of the "college entrance examination". Suddenly, someone appears who can get rewards without following the rules of the game. Who wouldn't be angry?
"I understand," Han Chen asked, "Why did you stop hating me?"
"You're a pretty good person," Zhou Mo recalled. "Humans are emotional beings. Don't you tend to develop feelings for us over time? At first, because we weren't familiar with you, the things we hated about you might have dominated our emotions. But after getting to know you, you're not a bad person and your character isn't bad either. There's no reason for us to keep hating you."
"So that's how it is."
"What else? Am I going to keep hating you?" Zhou Mo asked, "If I really hated you, why would I date you?"
"You admitted it." Han Chen said.
Zhou Mo was speechless for a moment. She had been stubborn before, and her relationship with Han Chen was not pleasant, so she didn't really want to admit that she was really moved at that time.
Now that I get along well with Han Chen, the truth comes out unconsciously.
"Are you still going to fight?" Zhou Mo changed the subject.
"No more fighting," Han Chen said calmly, beginning to play rogue. "I just want to hear you talk."
"What?" Zhou Mo pretended to be confused.
"You know the answer but you still ask."
Zhou Mo's ears felt hot, so he turned his head away and ignored him, simply looking at the scenery on the other side of the basketball court.
On the side of the court.
Teacher Wang waved at Han Chen and called out, "Han Chen, come over and play a couple of rounds?"
Han Chen turned his head and glanced at Zhou Mo beside him.
She looked eagerly, her eyes full of anticipation.
Han Chen couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and said, "Let's go."
Zhou Mo stood up excitedly and followed him.
Just like last time, Han Chen was assigned to the red team as a forward.
However, this time he was much more proactive than last time. He no longer attacked in a perfunctory and unmotivated manner, but instead took the initiative to defend.
During the game, he had several physical collisions with the opposing center. Zhou Mo was afraid that he would get injured, so she ran to the sidelines near him and told him to be careful.
Han Chen's forehead was covered in sweat. He smiled faintly and said, "It's okay."
Then he joined the team again and ran all over the field with the ball.
When the red team's defender was about to pass the ball to the inside, Duan Feng suddenly appeared, gave him an unexpected steal, and rushed towards the red team's basket with the ball.
Fortunately, the red team players intercepted the ball in time and prevented Duan Feng from passing the ball to the black team's inside player.
When the two were facing off, Han Chen took advantage of Duan Feng's high concentration, suddenly shook off the black team player who was defending him, broke through from the wing, and directly intercepted Duan Feng's ball.
Before the black players could react, a quick attack was launched, and the whole process took only a few seconds.
The referee blows the whistle and gestures to indicate that the attack is valid, and the red team gets 2 points.
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