Shen Yaoyao wanted to say something more, but saw Chu Ge rushing off.

Chu Ge became a judge purely by coincidence; he was passing by and saw someone promoting an event, which reminded him of a Taekwondo competition he participated in with Mu Bingtong during college.

He remembered that Mu Bingtong’s team was doing very well, as expected. Five of them successfully reached the semifinals, which were held in the afternoon.

Later, Mu Bingtong’s good friend told him that after the match, Mu Bingtong learned he was present, and she almost exploded in the dorm that night.

"Will Nangong Yunhai come tomorrow?" Mu Bingtong asked expectantly, but...

"I don’t know!"

"Sleep!!" So annoying! Teasing people!

Mu Bingtong lay in bed, trying hard to recall what happened in the afternoon. She hoped she hadn’t made an embarrassing mistake. Were her moves graceful during the competition? Would they look awkward?

"Did I make any indecent moves during the competition?"

"You should be asking if you made any graceful moves!"

So annoying! Going to sleep!

The next morning, Mu Bingtong showed up at the competition venue with panda-like eyes.

"Mu Bingtong, what’s wrong with your eyes?"

"Mu Bingtong, are you okay? Did you not rest well?"

"Mu Bingtong, you don’t look good at all."

...

Facing the concern from her senior classmates, Mu Bingtong suddenly felt there was true love in the world, but she couldn’t help but wonder if they would care as much if it weren’t for today’s final.

"I’m fine. It won’t affect the competition!"

The opponent for today’s final was... her?

When had her skills become so exceptional? It seemed she needed to be cautious. After looking carefully at her, Mu Bingtong felt there was something odd...

"Mr. Chu? Mr. Chu!"

"Uh?" Chu Ge snapped back to reality and realized he had been lost in thought.

Seeing the concerned eyes around him, Chu Ge shook his head, "I’m fine."

"It’s your turn to perform." A pleasant voice came from beside him.

Following the voice, Chu Ge saw a sweet-looking girl standing up from the resting area.

Chu Ge’s gaze was fixed on the girl. Shen Yaoyao secretly followed Chu Ge and saw this scene.

The first half of the competition went smoothly. In between, Chu Ge and the girl didn’t communicate anymore, perhaps Shen Yaoyao was overthinking it. During the halftime break, Shen Yaoyao took a careful look at the girl. She happened to glance at Shen Yaoyao as well and smiled as if greeting her. That smile, so calm and composed—was she overthinking it? Why was she feeling so uneasy?

Halfway through the second half of the competition, it was nearly winning. Suddenly, the red side did a spinning kick that landed right on the girl’s stomach! The red side had just aimed for the hip to kick, and in a daze, the opponent’s arm smashed down on the girl’s thigh...

"Ah!!!" Her thigh felt like it was being pierced by needles, collapsing to the ground instantly, trying to get up but couldn’t summon the strength!

She noticed a contemptuous smile from her opponent and vaguely saw something in her sleeve, but Xiangling’s leg didn’t bleed—what was going on???

As the referee counted one, two, three, Xiangling tried hard to stand up, but her leg felt nailed to the ground, incapable of movement...

The referee raised her hand, "Today’s champion is..."

"Wait!" A familiar voice interrupted the referee.

A man walked straight to the girl, grabbed the problematic arm, and pulled out a slender wooden board from her sleeve, lined with small... needles!

Suddenly, Xiangling was scooped up horizontally. Turning her head, she saw Chu Ge!

"Who are you?" Xiangling asked in surprise, "Where are you taking me?"

"Where are you taking Xiangling? Xiangling hasn’t finished competing!" came the teacher’s shout from behind.

"Hospital!"

Fortunately, it was nothing serious; that girl hadn’t changed her ways. It was despicable how she used such methods for fame and profit!

Shen Yaoyao rushed to the hospital, frightened upon hearing Xiangling was injured.

"Xiangling, how could you be so careless? Fortunately, it’s nothing serious. It seems that girl had some conscience, only used anesthetic; if it were some lethal poison, you’d be dead." said a fellow classmate.

Is that called conscience? Her moral baseline is so low.

"No need to participate in the basketball game," Chu Ge suddenly walked in and said.

"I can’t; I have to participate!"

"You’re injured; participating would only hold us back!"

"I’m fine. This minor injury will heal in a few days. Besides, it doesn’t seem like you can decide whether I participate or not!"

"I’m your interim coach!"

"..."

"Please, I must participate."

In the end, Chu Ge couldn’t resist Xiangling and had to agree to let her be a substitute.

Shen Yaoyao looked at Chu Ge with suspicion, feeling a bit frustrated, "Chu Ge, don’t tell me you’ve fallen for her?"

Chu Ge looked speechless, "How did you come to that conclusion?"

Was it because he helped Xiangling get to the hospital?

Shen Yaoyao had no interest in listening to Chu Ge’s explanation and didn’t want to waste words with him. She turned around and walked off, accidentally missing a step on the stairs and rolling down from the top...

Shen Yaoyao lay in bed for two full days, experiencing the feeling of time crawling by. In the end, the girl was permanently banned from competing, and the final champion was Shen Yaoyao. When she returned that day, Shen Yaoyao secretly asked Gongsun Huahua when they went to the competition venue. Huahua said something came up, and on the way, Lin Zhong called to meet directly at the hospital.

Finally able to get out of bed and move around, although walking was still a bit painful, the anesthesia wore off on the same day. She hobbled to the basketball gym, hesitating to go in because the injury affected the team dynamics and she felt awkward facing everyone.

The teacher noticed Shen Yaoyao and waved for her to come in. Feeling like a child who made a mistake, Shen Yaoyao lowered her head and walked inside.

"Teacher."

"Feeling better?"

"Much better, sorry for disrupting your original plans!" Due to her, the exhibition failed to be held successfully.

"Oh, it’s alright. It’s alright."

Huh? How did the usually strict teacher act so friendly today? Suddenly changing to being kind felt a bit uncomfortable; she expected scolding but got comfort instead?!

Her other teammates saw Shen Yaoyao and stopped as well.

"Shen Yaoyao, feeling better?"

"Shen Yaoyao, you’re hiding well, aren’t you?"

"Shen Yaoyao, aren’t you supposed to reveal something to us?"

Everyone’s comments left no room for Shen Yaoyao to speak; she could only wave her hands helplessly, explaining things weren’t how they imagined. Shen Yaoyao didn’t want to be linked with Nangong Yunhai over such matters. What surprised Shen Yaoyao more was how everyone knew about it; as she walked along, people kept pointing at her!