21. A twist of fate
In front of me is a tall office building, looking up, it seems that you can't find the top, covered by the clouds, who knows how rich and generous the people on the upper floor will be, how generous, just like the road to the sky, step by step on the "happy" life.
He took the business card in his hand and looked at it, and then turned his head to look at the crowded street, the street was full of traffic, it seemed that everything was playing up for him, whether he chose to go in or not to go in, all this was very difficult for him.
As the man said, is it really necessary to sacrifice important things just to protect the so-called righteousness? He knew that Jiang Jiang's relationship with him was not good to that extent, and the two were just teammates on the same team.
One step forward, there was something wrong with his life, a step back, he couldn't guarantee the health of his family, these problems were deeply troubled by him, he looked up, and turned his gaze back, one car after another drove in front of his eyes, just like that, for a while, for a while. He found a bench and sat down.
"Isn't that Changcheng?" Jiang Jiang suddenly found Chang Cheng sitting on the bench in front of him, and turned his head to ask Lu Xiang.
Lu Xiang narrowed his eyes, stopped eating, looked forward, and replied to Jiang Jiang; "Like, I don't know him well, it feels like it, you see he's sitting so straight, but why is he sitting there?
Jiang Jiang walked over to say hello; "Why are you here?"
When Chang Cheng saw that it was Jiang Jiang, he became more and more flustered and stammered his answer; "I'm here, I'm waiting for someone." Jiang Jiang didn't have much doubt, so he said to him; "Okay, you wait slowly, I'll go first." "Okay."
Looking at the backs of Lu Xiang and Jiang Jiang drifting apart, Chang Cheng lowered his head and muttered to himself; "I'm sorry."
He walked in step by step, looked at the front desk, and asked expressionlessly; "Where is the dedication of the year?" The staff at the front desk answered the questions; "Do you have an appointment?" "Let me ask you, where is Nian Jingye, he found me, and I still have to make an appointment?" Even if Chang Cheng didn't have a good face, the staff still kept a smile and replied to him, "That's it, then I'll help you ask!" ”
"Hello, let me confirm, what's your name!"
"Changcheng"
"Okay, please take the elevator to the 30th floor and go in and find the department manager."
After Chang Cheng listened to the words, he didn't want to pay attention to the front desk, and went to find an elevator by himself, watching the number rise little by little, he became more and more worried.
"By the way, Chang Cheng is waiting for someone there, who are you waiting for?"
"I don't know, why do you ask me? Jiang Jiang replied to Lu Xiang very dissatisfied, always feeling that she had nothing to do and had nothing to say.
Pushing open the door, the aroma was fragrant, the person sitting on the office chair looking at the computer was Nian Jingye, he saw Chang Cheng's arrival, hurriedly walked over and bent over and stretched out his hands, he motioned for Chang Cheng to sit, and made a cup of tea, deliberately knocking on the side, Harden went to the Rockets You know? Chang Cheng glanced at Nian Jingye, didn't say a word, took a sip of tea, and let him say.
"Okay, let's get straight to the point, your grandma will receive the best treatment in the city, I only need you to deliberately throw five goals in the semi-finals, and these five goals are enough!"
"Which rich second generation in which middle school can make the boss take care of him so much? Are you sure we're going to meet in the semi-finals? ”
"You don't have to worry about that, just do what I say." Nian Jingye threw the contract over as he spoke, asking him to take a good look at it and think about it more, since he has come here, there is no shortage of ideas to think about it again.
Chang Cheng flipped through the contract, didn't find anything wrong, and signed it directly, he was afraid that he would hesitate, he was afraid that he would regret it, this step, he didn't know if he was wrong.
Nian Jingye threw an envelope, the envelope was 5,000 yuan, and he said, "You don't have to worry about your grandmother, take the 5,000 yourself, buy some food, and no fourth person will know about our conversation today." ”
"The fourth person?" Chang Cheng suddenly discovered something, but he didn't question it, he knew that it was impossible for a department manager to make such a deal, and there must still be a secret person behind it.
"Did you drink today?"
"Oh, Mom, why do you always say I'm not drinking? My classmates are still here! ”
Lin Lang complained that his mother always said this, and Jiang Zhixia next to him greeted him politely; "Hello Auntie"
Lin Lang's mother also nodded politely and smiled, and looked at Lin Lang again; "Is this your classmate? Why don't I remember you having such a handsome classmate? ”
"I" Lin Lang didn't know what to say for a while, he was embarrassed, and Jiang Zhixia also stood beside him in a daze.
"Auntie!" Lin Lang's mother looked to the side, and Lu Xiang broke the current embarrassment.
"How did you come back in batches?"
"It's still my aunt's eyes, Jiang Jiang and I went to buy some food first, and then asked Lin Lang to come back first.
"You say I'm sharp-eyed, can't I see it? Little young, I can understand the object, don't come back too late next time. ”
Lin Lang and Jiang Zhixia couldn't hold back their laughter, biting their upper lip with their lower teeth and forcibly supporting their faces.
Lu Xiang wanted to explain all this; "No, aunt, listen to me."
"Don't say it, come in, there's one more thing, tell me directly next time you want to skip class, I'm not as strict as his father."
The four of them were instantly stunned by these words, it turned out that the aunt knew everything.
Soon, the city's college basketball competition ushered in the semifinals, and the four teams in the semifinals were all strong opponents.
They are Qinglin Middle School, Qinglin No. 5 Middle School, Qinglin No. 9 Middle School, and Experimental Middle School.
They all have championship dreams, and they want to play to their strengths and win glory for the school, and this is the case at present.
The semi-final draw is very good for Qinglin Middle School, the opponent is Experimental Middle School, and compared to the other three teams, the ranking is relatively low.
There is no need to go into too much detail about the fifth middle school and the ninth middle school, and the fifth middle school still has a high probability of entering the finals.
On the first day of the semifinals, Jiang Jiang, Luxiang, Jiang Zhixia, and Linlang were not idle, they all went to the fifth middle school to watch the game, they did not come to cheer for the fifth middle school or the ninth middle school, but to analyze the playing style, style, and offensive rhythm of these two teams, so that they could have a better chance of winning and be more relaxed.
Jiang Jiang and Jiang Zhixia watched carefully, only Lu Xiang found Chang Cheng standing in the corner of the venue, Lu Xiang was thinking; "What is he doing? Why don't you come in, why don't you go to the viewing platform to watch the game? Lu Xiang became more and more puzzled and wanted to call Jiang Jiang, but Jiang Jiang was engrossed in that game.
On the first day of the game, the fifth middle school won easily, there was not too much running, and even the players in the fifth middle school did not sweat too much, and people were whispering; "This time the champion is five." "I feel the same, but who is competing with the fifth middle school?" I think Qingzhong, Qingzhong should be able to enter the finals this year, after all, it is enough for the experimental middle school to reach the top four. "Brother, are you so breasted from your own school?" "No way, that's what I thought."
"I'm so hungry, I don't want to go to the ball game, and I don't need anyone to cheer me on, it's boring." Lu Xiang and Jiang Jiang complained, saying that they wanted to cheer him on.
"The ninth middle school will end soon, the strength of the fifth middle school is too strong, and I personally think that the experimental middle school can't beat us." Jiang Jiang didn't care much about what Lu Xiang said, and kept analyzing this and that with Jiang Zhixia next to him.
The waiter walked over and asked all four of them what they wanted to drink.
Lu Xiang saw that the three people in front of him had no time to take care of themselves, let alone the waiters.
"Hello, I need two cups of bubble tea, with ice, and two cups of Americano, with less sugar."
"Okay, please wait a few minutes!"
Lu Xiang watched the plane fly by in the sky, she really wanted to escape, since she was a child, she seemed to have always been like this, she didn't like the same life, she went out for a walk, no matter where, she watched the plane fly by, into the gods, she really wanted to be free, unrestrained, she didn't want to be trapped here forever, the world is so big, she didn't want to be trapped here in her mood to explore.
"Lu Xiang, the milk tea you want is here, it's so cold, do you still want to drink it?"
gradually came back to his senses, only to find that Jiang Jiang called himself, but he didn't know how much time had passed, looking at the milk tea in front of him, thoughtful. replied; "It's okay, I like to add ice."
There is no doubt that the fifth middle school easily won the first ticket to the finals, and the crushing victory was completely one-sided, which made people more and more convinced that the champion this time must be the fifth middle school.
On the other hand, the art competition has also reached the final stage, and Wang Keer's works have been selected into the top ten, and these ten works are still to be evaluated, but the top ten are selected first, and the final results will be announced the day before the end of all competitions.
Finally, the second semi-finals arrived, and the long-awaited battle between Qingzhong and Experimental Middle School began.
Jiang Zhixia and Lin Lang sat together, and Lu Xiang did not go to watch the game.
In the lounge, Jiang Jiang saw that Chang Cheng's hands had been shaking, and he began to worry, Yang Qi also saw this scene and took the initiative to comfort him; "Semi-finals, don't be nervous, the overall strength of the experimental middle school is not as good as ours, Jiang Zhixia's draw for us is already the best sign, the first time you participate in such a big competition, the most important thing is to calm down, it doesn't matter if you lose, you just won the top four on behalf of the school, it doesn't matter, come on."
Deng Ruoxing next to him saw it in his eyes; "Brother Cheng, I said that I will always support you, although I can't play, I will always be here to cheer for you."
At that moment, it was not nervous, nor was it worried, in the face of his teammates so comforting and caring for him, he was full of guilt, he couldn't bear to let the efforts of his teammates be in vain because of himself, but if he didn't do this, he would live up to the grandmother who raised himself, he thought about it, and the game began.
Yang Qi fought for the first goal, he passed the ball to Jiang Jiang, Jiang Jiang looked at the viewing platform, he didn't see Lu Xiang, according to normal offensive tactics, the ball passed to Chang Cheng's hands, and then he should send the ball to Ning Zixin in the penalty area, but he didn't do it.
He chose to take a shot from the three-point line.
The ball went out of the arc, and at that moment the other four players watched the ball fly towards the rebound.
The ball smashed into the basket and bounced out, and the experimental middle school got the ball and quickly counterattacked, while Chang Cheng was absent-minded and did not return to the defense in time, which led to his defense being vacant, and he easily ran the tactics to get the first three points of the game, Qingzhong's coach frowned under the stage, and he began to think about when he was going to Deng Ruoxing.
Deng Ruoxing here, he didn't say a word, watching the game, he stopped, not knowing what to do.
Jiang Jiang and Yang Qi glanced at each other, and then looked at Chang Cheng.
Chang Cheng realized that he was getting more and more outrageous, but he still resolutely did it, even if there was a champion, those bonuses were not enough, and he might not really be able to win the championship.
Qingzhong's offense, Chang Cheng once again got the ball, this time he didn't choose to pitch, he passed the ball to Jiang Jiang under the defense of the experimental middle school players.
The students couldn't believe that Changcheng was in such a bad state, and only a student from the experimental middle school quietly raised the corners of his mouth.