Chapter 167: Wiping Away the Shame
Xia Chenge stepped forward to shake hands. The girl gave her a weak smile but said sincerely, “Thank you, you’re really strong, congratulations!”
“You’re also very skilled, I concede,” Xia Chenge nodded, then walked towards the rest area with a smile.
The students from Yan Sheng High School cheered thunderously. Xia Chenge looked over and waved at them. The cheers grew even louder!
Meanwhile, on the side of the First Middle School, the team leader teacher and other contestants stared with wide eyes, still unable to believe the outcome of the competition.
The favored contestant for the championship was directly K.O.’d by Xia Chenge without being able to retaliate!
“What’s going on?” the teacher asked urgently, “How did you lose?”
“She’s really strong, and she even held back, can’t you see that, teacher?” She was very unhappy. Losing was losing, and if you’re not as skilled, why look for other excuses?
The teacher was speechless and looked at the rest area of Yan Sheng High School with a complex expression.
Ling Hanmu stood up, walked towards Xia Chenge, and extended his hand to her.
Xia Chenge’s eyes curved into crescents as she placed her hand in his, and they walked hand-in-hand to the rest area.
“You performed exceptionally well,” Ling Hanmu looked at her, “I’ll feel pressured later!”
“Then are you going to lose this match?” Xia Chenge asked with a smile.
Ling Hanmu blinked, “How can the runner-up stand with the champion? Wait for me, I’ll be on the podium.”
“Okay!” Xia Chenge nodded, then hugged Ling Hanmu.
“Whoosh!” Whistles blew from the audience seats, and someone shouted loudly, “Young Master Ling, kiss her!”
“Hahaha!”
This remark made the referees laugh as well.
Ling Hanmu’s face turned slightly red, and he pretended not to hear.
Xia Chenge originally wanted to tease him a bit, but thinking that he was about to compete, she decided not to tease him further.
What a shy and cute boy.
Who said he was a tiger from the mountains? He’s clearly a sheep in wolf’s clothing!
After the men’s singles third-place match, it was Ling Hanmu’s turn to compete.
Xia Chenge suddenly clasped his hand, “I’ll be waiting for you to bring back the championship!”
Ling Hanmu turned his head, his eyes seeming to hold a myriad of stars, “Okay!”
With that, he walked towards the court.
Unfortunately, Ling Hanmu’s opponent was none other than the leader of the vocational middle school who had previously brought people to trouble Xia Chenge.
Ling Hanmu gave him a half-smile, and the vocational middle school leader immediately felt a chill run down his spine. His grip on the racquet tightened involuntarily, his palms sweating profusely.
“Anyway, Ling Hanmu advanced by bribing his opponents, he’s definitely not as good as me!” the vocational middle school leader thought to himself.
However, as soon as the match began, he lost his composure.
He was completely outmatched!
Ling Hanmu’s attacks were relentless, perfectly tailored to his playing style.
Before he could adapt, Ling Hanmu had already powerfully won the first game.
0:21.
Ling Hanmu made him taste defeat with a shutout.
His mind went blank as he walked towards the rest area, unable to hear anything around him.
He didn’t even hear what his teacher was telling him, only feeling a sense of dizziness as his teacher’s mouth moved.
When the second game began, he still hadn’t recovered from the shadow of the previous game, feeling restricted and completely intimidated by Ling Hanmu.
Unsurprisingly, the vocational middle school also lost the second game to Yan Sheng.
Ling Hanmu won the men’s singles badminton championship.
Cheers and applause erupted on the court once again.
The team leader teacher of Yan Sheng High School had redeemed their honor, and the whole world felt beautiful.
From never winning a single medal to sweeping the men’s and women’s singles badminton championships, how could they not hold their heads high?
Following the men’s and women’s singles championships, the mixed doubles badminton championship was also won by Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu with an absolute advantage.
However, this was just the beginning.
After the badminton competition concluded, the subsequent track and field events turned into a personal showcase for Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu.
They swept all the gold medals in every event they participated in.
First place in hurdles, first place in the 100-meter sprint, first place in the 400-meter sprint!
Yan Sheng High School, once ridiculed, made a stunning comeback, becoming the dark horse of the Haicheng Middle School Games.
Such results caused a huge stir.
Especially on Weibo, the popularity far surpassed that of trending traffic stars, occupying the top spot on the hot search for several consecutive days.
Even their opponents in the competition congratulated Xia Chenge one by one on Weibo, admitting they were convinced by their losses and clarifying that there were no so-called “black curtains” in the City Games, and that Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu won their first-place finishes through their own strength.
Those who had previously badmouthed Xia Chenge were thoroughly roasted by netizens:
Hahaha, this is so satisfying, my Sister Chenge lived up to expectations and slapped those trolls in the face.
Exactly, back then, if we even said half a word in support of Sister, those keyboard warriors would curse our entire ancestry and even threaten to dox us.
I really didn’t like the wrong person, Chenge is my Goddess, she is the Queen.
Too amazing, she won so many gold medals by herself, hahaha, and bribed opponents? Are you insulting other contestants?
The sprint and hurdles results were just a tiny bit off from the world record, too incredible!
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But just then, a piece of news dropped from the sky, questioning the results of Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu.
At that time, Xia Chenge had just finished her last event, the 400-meter relay. As the anchor leg, Yan Sheng High School went from second to last to first place at the finish line, securing the championship.
“Students who have achieved nothing, who have not received any systematic training, yet their stamina can keep up after participating in multiple competitions. There are exceptionally talented people in this world, but having two appear at the same time makes one suspicious. Was this Yan Sheng High School trying to wash away negative news of having 0 medals through an unfair victory?
As everyone knows, Xia Chenge’s past in Haicheng was notorious. Even if she is sober and back to normal, it’s impossible for her to exhibit such astonishing physical fitness in such a short period. As for Ling Hanmu, although he is the Young Master of the Ling family, the rumors about him in Haicheng were nothing but fighting.
May I ask, how did individuals without long-term training defeat contestants who have trained for many years and even participated in various large-scale competitions? Of course, the idea of bribing opponents is too unrealistic, and their opponents’ performance also seemed to be their true level, with no indication of going easy.
So, who can prove that the two individuals with no foundation won so many first places through their own strength? Is it truly their exceptional physique, or did they consume prohibited substances containing stimulants? We hope the Haicheng Sports Committee can provide a reasonable explanation!”
The news article was lengthy, and every word questioned whether Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu had used stimulants to achieve such results.
The trolls who were silenced by netizens before began to reappear like mushrooms after rain:
I knew it, how could those two weak second-generation rich kids possibly get so many first places!
As expected, they used banned substances. Their opponents were truly pitiful, losing to stimulants.
The Ling and Xia families are truly disgusting. What has gotten into such prominent families that they would let these two take stimulants to gain such a hollow reputation as champions?
Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu, get out here and give us an explanation!
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