Bab 155: Chapter 155: Bold Decision.
Yang Baishan couldn't help but say, "Xiuwen, the counselor just came by. He knows about our fight today."
Xu Xiuwen nodded and asked, "So, what did the counselor say?"
Yang Baishan, looking dejected, said, "The counselor scolded us. He also said that it's a good thing this was just an inter-branch match. If we had fought at the main campus, we would definitely have been disciplined."
Xu Xiuwen waited a moment, and seeing Yang Baishan had stopped talking, asked, "Why aren't you saying more? That's it?"
Yang Baishan nodded.
Noticing Xu Xiuwen's relaxed expression, without a trace of worry, Yang Baishan couldn't help but ask, "Xiuwen, aren't you worried?"
Xu Xiuwen thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just this.
He was a bit annoyed now, thinking he should have continued fostering his relationship with Tang Weiwei.
Looking around, he noticed that not only Yang Baishan but the others were also looking at him in confusion. After thinking for a moment, he said, "To sum it up, aside from being scolded by the counselor, there's nothing to worry about. What are you all so concerned about?"
Yang Baishan couldn't help but argue, "The counselor said we might get disciplined."
Xu Xiuwen laughed, "The counselor said we might get disciplined if we fought at the main campus, not this time. Why are you worried?"
"But... but..." Yang Baishan stammered for a while before finally saying, "But the counselor scolded us! Isn't that serious? Will he call our parents?"
Xu Xiuwen was speechless.
"Calling parents? You're just scaring yourself with the idea of being disciplined. This matter is already over. And the counselor isn't like a high school homeroom teacher. You don't need to be so afraid of him. He scolded you and mentioned discipline mainly to remind you not to act impulsively in the future. Honestly, you shouldn't have fought today, but since you stood up for me, I still have to thank you. Next time we drink, I'll drink a few more glasses with you."
Hearing Xu Xiuwen's thanks, Yang Baishan waved it off, saying, "It's nothing, we're all brothers in the same dorm."
"Really nothing to worry about?" Jin Haonan asked.
Xu Xiuwen nodded, "I can guarantee that this matter ends here. But no more fighting in the future. There's no need to act on impulse. If we really need to teach someone a lesson, we can find other ways."
"That's good..." Everyone in the dorm relaxed upon hearing Xu Xiuwen's words.
Only then did they realize how tense and worried they had been, completely losing their earlier swagger from the soccer field. They all couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing his roommates laugh, Xu Xiuwen felt relieved too.
That afternoon, Dong Jun originally planned to treat everyone to a meal, but after the counselor's incident, no one felt like eating, so Dong Jun postponed the meal to after the next match.
That evening, the results of the second round of the competition came out.
Five teams advanced: the two main teams from the Engineering Department, Civil Engineering team and Mechanical Engineering team, the English Major team from the Foreign Languages Department, the Computer Science Department team, and the Management and Engineering Department team.
In the third round, one team would again be lucky enough to advance directly to the final elimination round without playing.
The Computer Science Department got lucky.
Coincidentally, the two main teams from the Engineering Department drew each other and would face off in the third round.
The Management and Engineering Department drew the English Major from the Foreign Languages Department.
The match was scheduled for Sunday, November 27th.
The arrangement was to have two matches in the morning, allowing the losing teams from the morning to rest, and then another match in the afternoon.
The Management and Engineering Department had the first match in the morning.
Knowing that their third-round opponent was the English Major team, the Management and Engineering Department was quite satisfied.
According to Dong Jun's information, the two Engineering Department teams were very strong.
Although the Management and Engineering Department had external support and wasn't afraid of them, it was better to let them clash first and ideally eliminate one of them in advance.
On the morning of the 27th, the Management and Engineering Department team had breakfast and arrived early at the soccer field.
The English Major players arrived just before the match started.
Seeing the English Major players, the Management and Engineering Department team was stunned.
The English Major team had exactly eleven players, only two of whom were Chinese. The rest were either black or white, and they all looked tall and intimidating.
Dong Jun, seeing this, was very worried and couldn't help but say, "Why do they have so many foreigners? This is too unfair!"
Most of the team felt uncertain, except Yang Baishan, who was full of confidence and reassured Dong Jun, "It's okay, just because they're black or white doesn't mean they play well. Even if they do, we're not worse than them. Don't worry, we'll definitely win this match."
Seeing Yang Baishan's confidence, Dong Jun felt a bit relieved and said no more.
The girls from dorm 601 got up early and arrived at the field early too, cheering for the team.
The match soon began.
The two Chinese players on the opposing team were both fullbacks, with a blonde, blue-eyed goalkeeper and all white players in the offensive positions.
After both teams set up their formations, they prepared to start the match.
The Management and Engineering Department team got the ball first.
Yang Baishan quickly moved into the opponent's formation, and the ball was being passed among the players from Chengdu.
The opposing players didn't relax their guard just because Yang Baishan didn't have the ball, always keeping one person on him and others monitoring his position.
The opposing forwards were fiercely contesting the ball, and their speed was impressive.
The Management and Engineering Department team had to speed up their passing.
With increased speed, the accuracy of their passes began to drop. A few times, the ball was slightly off-target, and the receivers had to stretch to get it.
The match started off intensely.
The opposing team's pressing became more aggressive, and the wingers had to pass the ball backward to prevent interceptions.
Xu Xiuwen received the ball just as an opposing winger charged at him.
Everyone thought Xu Xiuwen would pass the ball backward to a defender for safety.
Xu Xiuwen had already noticed Yang Baishan waving at him from afar.
He made a bold decision.
Standing firm, he powered the ball into the air with a kick.
The ball flew straight toward Yang Baishan.
This decision was bold because it's not easy for ordinary students to make accurate long passes like in professional matches.
But Xu Xiuwen was confident in his reborn self, and his bold kick didn't disappoint him.
The ball landed precisely in front of Yang Baishan, who controlled it with his chest, quickly turned, and got past the defender behind him. Then, using all his strength, he shook off another defender coming from the left front.
Yang Baishan dodged two players, bringing the ball to the right side of the penalty area. He aimed at the goal and shot with his right foot, sending the white ball like a cannonball straight toward the goal.
This whole process, though complicated to describe, was very brief.
So brief that the backfield players of the Management and Engineering Department hadn't even reacted before Yang Baishan had already taken his shot.
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