Chapter 29: Railing: Failure
As soon as the two boys finished speaking, they each put on a safety rope and began to smear magnesium powder on their hands again.
It just so happened that at this time, Gu Zhaodi had successfully reached the top and fell back to the ground; Although He Ying and Lou Xinyue climbed very high, they still had weak arm strength for the first time climbing, so they returned from the same way when they reached a position of seven or eight meters.
The three of them didn't know what had just happened.
But when they saw Tang Guoguo's nervous face, as well as Chu Mingchen and Wang Jinze's cockfighting-like posture, they knew that the two of them must want to have a game and compete against each other.
Needless to say, Lou Xinyue, who is the best at screaming and chasing stars, waved his climbing gloves and shouted for Chu Mingchen:
"Chu Mingchen! Come on! It's up to you! ”
And He Ying also had the unrealistic fantasy of "Chu Mingchen can win", and while helping him check the safety rope, he encouraged:
"Come on! You can do it, don't care about the height! ”
"Look at you guys!"
Chu Mingchen listened, and while wearing a hard hat, he gave the four girls a winning gesture.
Gu Zhaodi drank water while helping Chu Mingchen plan the route, "The fulcrum of the right track is easier to master, but it is much more difficult than the left track to reach the top, you can change to the left track in the middle section." Speaking of this, she pointed to the location of the middle of the climbing wall, "However, there is a small fulcrum there, which can only be grasped with your fingertips, and you better not be preempted by Wang Jinze." ”
Chu Mingchen raised his head and looked in the direction Gu Zhaodi pointed.
I saw that the difficulty of reaching the top on both sides was indeed as Gu Zhaodi said, and the middle section of the track on the right side really had a flaky fulcrum.
Obviously, Wang Jinze also heard Gu Zhaodi's words, but he was not stingy to help Chu Mingchen popularize the professional terms and skills of rock climbing:
"It's called Crimp, and it usually fits less than a knuckle. If you can grasp a point with a second or third knuckle, it's not a Crimp, it's a Jug. ”
When he said this, he raised his hand and gently grabbed a fulcrum that was easiest to hold, and said with a smile: "This is Jug, also known as a big handle." ”
Seeing that Chu Mingchen raised his eyebrows and signaled that he understood, Wang Jinze exhaled again and said easily:
"To tell you the truth, I'm actually going to climb this route too, so I won't let you catch that fulcrum first. What the result is, let's each do our best! ”
"Good! See how big you are? Chu Mingchen did not show weakness, and in the pupils that looked at Wang Jinze, there seemed to be a blade flashing.
He tilted his head and said to Gu Zhaodi, "You help us time it!" ”
"Good!" Gu Zhaodi's expression was serious, and she stood between the two of them with a timer in her hand, "Ready!" ”
The two boys' eyes were blazing, their hands were already on the fulcrum they had chosen, and the soles of their feet were also stepping on the fulcrum, waiting for the force.
And Tang Guoguo, who had been watching Chu Mingchen and Wang Jinze secretly competing, was swaying left and right between the two boys at this time.
looked at Chu Mingchen for a while, and smiled at Wang Jinze for a while. Somehow, there was an illusion that two gladiators were going to duel for themselves.
But just when Gu Zhaodi said the word "start" and the two boys climbed to the first fulcrum at the same time, Tang Guoguo still shook his head to sober himself up, and stood on the side of his teammates and shouted:
"Chu Mingchen! Come on! Chu Mingchen! Come on! ”
I saw two boys climbing on the climbing wall, and they were walking on the ground.
Even He Ying couldn't believe that Chu Mingchen, who didn't dare to open his eyes just now because he was afraid of heights, rushed forward so recklessly. And in the next five meters of height, Chu Mingchen, a real rookie, is as fast as an old bird like Wang Jinze.
But when Mingchen wanted to change to the left track in the middle as recommended by Gu Zhaodi, the crucial fulcrum was still grabbed by Wang Jinze.
It's just a knuckle away.
Chu Mingchen could even clearly see that the magnesium powder fell from Wang Jinze's fingertips, and the smoke generally dissipated into the air. And the three knuckles of Wang Jinze's left hand also firmly wrapped this fulcrum at this moment. And the next moment, Wang Jinze's whole person moved from his upper right to his upper left. And he himself grabbed an empty space, and because there was no support, his whole body quickly planted to the lower left.
Chu Mingchen chuckled in his heart, and cold sweat surged wildly.
The feeling of sudden weightlessness was all too familiar to him.
Although he grabbed the fulcrum in time to stabilize his body, he still had to stop in place because of tinnitus, dizziness and palpitations, and he didn't climb a step up until Wang Jinze reached the top......
Maybe it was because he felt faceless after losing the game, or he was annoyed that he would have this damn fear of heights, after Chu Mingchen landed, he didn't shake hands with Wang Jinze amicably, but just took off the safety rope and walked towards the boys' locker room.
Even the shouts of He Ying and Lou Xinyue behind him were deaf.
Tang Guoguo looked worried: "What should I do?" Will he be angry with us? ”
"He's probably mad at himself, right?" He Ying looked at his distant back, and suddenly felt that under the strong and sunny appearance of this boy, there seemed to be an unknown and fragile side.
"And how are we going to comfort him?" Tang Guoguo felt that Chu Mingchen was trying to compete with Wang Jinze in order to vent his anger, and now that he lost the game, he also has his own responsibility.
But I heard Lou Xinyue say "oops": "Just let him be quiet for a while!" I'm hungry, let's go eat. ”
He Ying and Gu Zhaodi nodded in agreement.
As a few people spoke, they pulled Tang Guoguo and walked to the girls' dressing room.
When passing Wang Jinze, Lou Xinyue didn't forget to tease: "Handsome guy!" Then we'll go first, and I'll let you climb slowly! Bye-bye! ”
"Well, goodbye......" Wang Jinze was a little embarrassed, but he still waved his hand politely, "Next time we have a chance, we will learn again." ”
After changing their clothes, the four girls went to the cafeteria and ordered a few small stir-fries.
While waiting for the meal, He Ying told Ye Fangyu about today's situation on the phone. also applied for Chu Mingchen to cancel his climbing training.
"No, I can't. He can't run away from what he should face, so you don't have to worry about it. Ye Fangyu's attitude was very calm, "And from tomorrow onwards, each of you will have to attend classes according to the class schedule, and many times you will be alone." You will also face all kinds of difficulties, do you have to choose to escape every time? ”
"I know, Mr. Ye."
After He Ying hung up the phone, the meal was ready.
The four girls were full of food and drink, and after each finished class, they returned to the dormitory to prepare the stationery needed for the next day's class according to Ye Fangyu's schedule.
As the other three were discussing with each other, wouldn't it be awkward to go to an academy they'd never been to before? He Ying sighed heavily when he saw his class location.
"He Ying?" Lou Xinyue saw that she hadn't spoken, so she came over curiously and asked, "Which college are you going to take classes at tomorrow?" Mr. Ye actually arranged for me to go to civil engineering! This is also incredible! I'm a girl, how can I study that major?! ”
When Gu Zhaodi heard this, she retorted coldly: "I just studied civil engineering, am I not a girl?" ”
"Are you better than a boy?" After Lou Xinyue finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at He Ying again, "Don't be stingy, show us!" ”
Seeing that Tang Guoguo and Gu Zhaodi also came over, He Ying showed the class schedule in the email to everyone.
Lou Xinyue was the first to see the time: "Tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning." ”
Gu Zhaodi also calmly read out the professional name: "Chinese painting? ”
And Tang Guoguo, when he saw the class location, exclaimed: "Academy of Fine Arts, general education courses? You're going to the Academy of Fine Arts? ”