62. Because she is stupid
Halfway through the table tennis season, several powerful figures became famous, one was Xu Wenqiang and the other was Chen Mengyao.
Xu Wenqiang didn't know if Chen Mengyao had ever observed her, but she had certainly watched her play. Just as Chen Yang had said, Chen Mengyao's play was incredibly professional, with precise and smooth movements. Especially when it came to smashes, her movements were crisp and sharp, imbued with a deadly aura that left her opponent powerless to fight back.
Xu Wenqiang knew that she couldn't beat Chen Mengyao with her limited skills, but she didn't give up out of impulse. She had analyzed it and realized that although she would lose, she could avoid losing too badly.
Chen Mengyao's advantage lies in her professionalism and solid fundamentals, but her strokes tend to be conservative, primarily defensive, with weak offense and limited variety. Xu Wenqiang is at a disadvantage, so she can go all out against her, using offense, variety, and unconventional moves, perhaps even securing a few more points.
"Xu Wenqiang, sometimes, you have to give in when it's time to give in. You can't always be so unscrupulous." Chen Yang said patiently.
Xu Wenqiang didn't want to say anything more, so she said politely, "Chen Yang, I appreciate your kindness. I will control my temper in the future."
Chen Yang was about to say something when he saw Xiao Cheng coming over. He said, "You should take care of yourself." Then he left.
Xiao Cheng walked over, looked at Chen Yang's back and asked, "Xu Wenqiang, is Chen Yang causing you trouble again?"
"That's not the case," Xu Wenqiang said. "Besides, he's been very quiet lately, which is a bit strange."
"Why, can't you just be quiet?" Xiao Cheng asked.
"I'm afraid he'll explode suddenly and I won't be able to handle it, so I'm more used to him looking for trouble for no reason." Xu Wenqiang said, laughing at herself. "Am I asking for trouble?"
Xiao Cheng looked at Xu Wenqiang and said, "If you can't handle it, I'm here to help you. I've already told you, I'll help you."
The high-spirited song "Running" was playing on the loudspeaker.
......
Running in the wind, free direction,
Chase the power of thunder and lightning.
Fill my chest with the vast ocean,
Even the smallest sail can sail far.
…
The people around started to sing along, and gradually a chorus was formed.
Xu Wenqiang put her hands behind her back and kicked the pebbles at her feet from time to time. "Okay, I understand."
Xiao Cheng approached Xu Wenqiang and leaned over to whisper in her ear, "Xu Wenqiang, you should know that Chen Mengyao is a professional. But besides technique, you also have a magic weapon that can beat Chen Mengyao, do you know that?"
"What magic weapon?" Xu Wenqiang raised her head and looked at Xiao Cheng with shining eyes.
Xiao Cheng leaned over and whispered in her ear.
After listening to this, Xu Wenqiang glanced at Xiao Cheng from the side. It was the first time she noticed that Xiao Cheng had grown a pair of fox ears.
"Xu Wenqiang, Xiao Cheng, let's go." Gao Zhe waved and shouted.
Lin Tong and Ning Yi were also waiting for her.
"Here I come."
Xu Wenqiang replied and walked over with Xiao Cheng.
When Xu Wenqiang arrived at the table tennis table, she saw Xing Jiaqi, whom she had not seen for a long time, next to Chen Mengyao.
Xing Jiaqi glanced at Xu Wenqiang, a look of embarrassment on her face. Xu Wenqiang smiled at her generously. She felt that even if they couldn't be friends, being ordinary classmates would be fine.
Xing Jiaqi looked away, looking at Chen Mengyao beside her. Ever since she'd met her, she'd rarely seen her anything other than "cute," but today she finally saw her ferocious side. It was no wonder, after all, Chen Mengyao had been slapped twice in public by Xu Wenqiang, leaving her feeling nauseous. Today was finally her chance to vent her anger.
"Xu Wenqiang, I wish you good luck." Xing Jiaqi said in her heart.
Because it was the final, there were many more people watching the game than in previous matches. The referee kept maintaining order, saying, "Everyone, please move back, move back."
"The game hasn't started yet, has it?" Fang Zishuo finally squeezed over to Xing Jiaqi. "Why are there so many people?"
"Why are you here?" Xing Jiaqi looked at Fang Zishuo with a bad face. She was too embarrassed to see Xu Wenqiang, and she also had some relationship with Fang Zishuo.
"Come and watch us play basketball." Fang Zishuo looked at Xu Wenqiang with a complicated expression.
Xu Wenqiang, just by saying this name, you can feel a stubbornness and a vigorous vitality coming towards you.
But he gave up the chance to get close to her. He didn't regret it, but he couldn't bear to let her go, so he ran over shamelessly, thinking that it would be good to see her a few more times.
The match began. Chen Mengyao played aggressively in the first game, landing several powerful kills. However, offense wasn't her strong point, so mistakes were inevitable. Furthermore, Xu Wenqiang was already quite capable, and she capitalized on her serve. Despite Chen Mengyao's lead, Xu Wenqiang kept her game close.
The expected big score didn't materialize, and Chen Mengyao became anxious. The more anxious she became, the more mistakes she made. Xu Wenqiang seized the opportunity and took the lead at the end of the first game.
After losing the first game, Chen Mengyao adjusted her stroke in the second. She reduced her attacks, aiming to rely on her solid fundamentals and expertise to prevail. Seeing this, Xu Wenqiang followed her earlier plan, attacking and playing variations, never missing a single scoring opportunity. Ultimately, Xu Wenqiang won the second game with a narrow advantage.
After losing two games in a row, Chen Mengyao became dejected. Not long after the start of the third game, she and Xu Wenqiang were tied 0-4.
The audience on the sidelines began to boil, especially the students in Class 4 of Grade 1, who shouted the name "Xu Wenqiang" loudly.
Just when everyone thought Xu Wenqiang was about to win, she suddenly put down her racket and asked the referee for a timeout.
"Why did she call a timeout when the situation was so good?" Xing Jiaqi asked puzzledly.
"I don't know." Fang Zishuo shook his head.
"Gao Zhe, why does Xu Wenqiang want to take a break?" Even though Lin Tong didn't understand table tennis, he felt that if Xu Wenqiang continued to play with the current momentum, she would definitely win.
"I don't understand either." Gao Zhe was also confused. "Xiao Cheng, what do you think?"
Xiao Cheng looked at Xu Wenqiang, smiled faintly and said, "Because she's stupid."
After the timeout, Xu Wenqiang walked towards Chen Mengyao.
Chen Mengyao's chubby round face was filled with grievance and unwillingness.
"Chen Mengyao, if you're still not satisfied with the two slaps I gave you, I'll let you hit me back later. But we're competing now. Can you please forget about those two slaps and focus on the game?"
Xu Wenqiang said to Chen Mengyao very seriously.
Before the match, Xiao Cheng told Xu Wenqiang that Chen Mengyao would be furious and lose control of her emotions whenever she saw her. Therefore, as long as Xu Wenqiang took advantage of this, she would be able to defeat Chen Mengyao.
Xiao Cheng was right, Xu Wenqiang could indeed beat Chen Mengyao in this way.
However, she didn't want to win like this because she didn't want to bully others.
Chen Mengyao's expression changed again and again after hearing what Xu Wenqiang said. Finally, she calmed down, raised her head and said to Xu Wenqiang, "Forget the slap, but I must beat you today."
Xu Wenqiang raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Then let's give it a try."
The game starts again and everything returns to the starting point.
When Chen Mengyao bent down and lowered her center of gravity, all the grievances and unwillingness faded from her round face, leaving only concentration and seriousness.
Xu Wenqiang also put all her energy into it. She knew that what she would face next was Chen Mengyao's true strength.
“We have to win!”
These two words were the only ones left in the eyes of Chen Mengyao and Xu Wenqiang.
The spectators on the sidelines fell silent, leaving only the "ping pong pong" sound of the small white ball on the table.
In the end, in a best-of-five match, Chen Mengyao defeated Xu Wenqiang 3:2.
After the match, Xu Wenqiang extended her hand to Chen Mengyao and said, "Congratulations."
Chen Mengyao looked at Xu Wenqiang's outstretched hand, but didn't shake it. Instead, she high-fived her and said, "Let's play basketball together in the future."
"Okay." Xu Wenqiang said.
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