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Xu Jiangtong stood on the ground with one hand and put his left hand in front of his chest, like a lame cat.

Tao Xihong squatted down anxiously: "Where is the injury?"

"It's okay," he breathed out slowly, and raised his hand to signal Tao Xihong, "Pull me."

Most of his weight was on Tao Xihong. Tao Xihong couldn't support him with one hand, so he picked him up with his arms around his waist.

Xu Jiangtong took off the wristband on his left hand, but he didn't see any swelling.He pressed the bones back and forth again, felt a little pain, and couldn't help biting his lower lip.

Seeing this, Tao Xihong grabbed his hand distressedly: "I'll take you to the hospital for an X-ray."

"Small injury, it's okay." Xu Jiangtong pointed to the bag next to him, "Help me get the medicine."

Tao Xihong took out the spray and bandages from his bag, held his wrist and carefully sprayed it a few times.

Although he couldn't see the details, Xu Jiangtong could still feel his hands shaking. He suddenly laughed and said jokingly, "Why are you more nervous than me?"

"I..." Tao Xihong looked up at him aggrievedly, then lowered his head and muttered, "I'm worried about you."

His hands create many works of art every year, which is his job.Tao Xihong felt that calling him to play, but failing to protect him well, was dereliction of duty.

"If I really hurt my hand, I must be more anxious than you." Xu Jiangtong felt his self-blame, and flicked his forehead, "Little Tao, why are you as stupid as my dog?"

Tao Xihong touched the place he touched, and answered unwillingly: "Don't use that smelly dog ​​to describe me!"

Standing by the side, Gao Xun felt that he should say something, but he couldn't bear to interrupt the trick between the lovers.

"Is this the right place?" "Yes."

"It didn't hurt you, did it?" "I don't hurt, just use a little more force."

"If it hurts, remember to tell me." "Okay."

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Tao Xihong had dealt with similar injuries many times, but he held Xu Jiangtong's hand carefully for a long time.After fixing his wrist, he asked, "Are you still fighting?"

Xu Jiangtong glanced at the scoreboard. At 26:25, the teacher team was behind by one point.

"At least finish this round." He moved his wrist slightly, and said with a smile, "What if the fourth round can determine the outcome?"

As far as the current form is concerned, their chances of winning are not great.Tao Xihong knew he was joking, so he replied seriously: "Okay, I won't let them get another point."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to Xu Jiangtong. Xu Jiangtong gave him a high-five tacitly, then held his palm and stood up from the seat.

Zhang Chengnian had attended Xu Jiangtong's class before, so he asked in a low voice, "Ms. Xu is really still able to attend?"

"It's okay if my wife says it's okay." Tao Xihong believed in his judgment, and showed the momentum to accompany him to the end.

Zhang Cheng reminded him: "Everyone in the museum heard your wife just now."

"so what?"

"Teacher Xu didn't refute it? It's too blatant to have a teacher-student relationship in public."

"He's not my direct teacher, what are you afraid of?" Tao Xihong cleared his throat pretending to be calm, thinking that since he has already been quick with his tongue, it's better to have a good time, "Anyway, it will be made public sooner or later, so let's talk about it and enjoy it sooner."

He said it easily, but he was very nervous in his heart——Xu Jiangtong must have acquiesced to the title because he didn't hear it clearly, but in the eyes of others, they were no longer a simple teacher-student relationship.Tao Xihong was afraid of affecting his work, so he planned to use all his tricks and show his cards directly.

After a long break, the game started again, with the school team's secondary attacker serving.

This was their team's game point. The server was standing on the sidelines solemnly, staring straight ahead in silence.

The strength of the serve seemed to be too great, and the player who received the ball in the back row kept staring at the ball, ran a few steps back, and did not chase it any further—it was an obvious out-of-bounds ball.

The referee blew his whistle to indicate a serve error, and the two sides returned to the same starting point again, which greatly boosted the morale of the disadvantaged team.

It's the teacher's team's turn to serve.The ball successfully landed in the opponent's boundary. Tan Xinkai stepped forward to catch the ball, but because he didn't estimate the exact landing point, he caught the ball and flew away.

The ball rolled around his wrist, and instead of rising to the ideal height, it passed the net directly at a large angle and flew towards the third position where Xu Jiangtong was.

According to the ball path, there is a high probability that the ball will go out of bounds.

Zhang Cheng couldn't help swearing, thinking he was giving his opponent points again.

No one ran on the teacher's side, as if they were sure that they would still be favored by the goddess of luck this time.

And the ball was right in front of Xu Jiangtong's eyes, and he could see it most clearly.After the ball passed the net, it was disturbed by the airflow, and the route was a bit floating. The possibility of pressing the line cannot be ruled out.

In the blink of an eye, before he had time to think too much, he leaned over to pick up the ball and passed it to Tao Xihong.

Before Tao Xihong's brain could react, his body's muscle memory had already responded first, and hit the ball across the net.

The opponent didn't expect Xu Jiangtong to save the bad ball, and was stunned for half a second when faced with their smooth operation.In the end, it was their team's main attack that reacted first.

Zhang Cheng quickly ran to his place, and passed a flying back to the back to respond.Tao Xihong and Gao Xun both blocked the ball.

Tan Xinkai barely caught the ball with his body, Zhang Chengping stretched to the fourth position, hit the teacher's backcourt, was defended by the Libero, was covered by Tao Xihong in the front row, and the last three attacked and scored.

26:27, successfully overtake!

Xu Jiangtong turned around and gave Tao Xihong a high-five to celebrate: "Sorry, I passed the ball a little waywardly."

Tao Xihong simulated the scene just now in his mind, and asked thoughtfully: "Is it really an in-bounds ball?"

Xu Jiangtong bit his lip and answered truthfully: "I don't know. But we can't lose points anymore. Instead of betting on an unknown probability, we should use our strength to create opportunities. As long as the ball doesn't hit the ground, there is always a way to hit it back, isn't it? "

After speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief, showing a long-lost relaxed smile.

Just like Schrödinger's cat, every ball is a surprise in a blind box, and no one knows its final state until the box is opened.

But on the court, how many opportunities are left for them to try and make mistakes?When many balls go back and forth in the air, they are in the paradox of gain and loss, just like the choice of people at the intersection, which is cruel and real.

For a moment, Tao Xihong was so fascinated by his confident smile that he finally understood what he liked about him—Xu Jiangtong's attitude towards life was so gentle and tenacious.

The two teams ushered in the match point again. The ball flew on the court for a round and was defended by the Libero in the back row of the teacher team.But he also missed the ball. After bouncing off his body, he flew directly towards the center of the net, with a tendency to directly miss the net.Xu Jiangtong took off at the right time, and used two fingers of his right hand to return the ball that was about to pass the net.

This is an ideal second-chance opportunity, with just a slight lift of the ball across the line to catch the opponent off guard.Xu Jiangtong glanced at the field on the opposite side, and his opponent saw through his intentions, and immediately jumped up to block the net.

Little did he know that all of this was just a trick of his deception.Seeing that his fake move passed the blockade of the secondary attack, Xu Jiangtong immediately used his wrist to push the ball back into his own bounds.

Tao Xihong leaped into the air like a beast waiting to be hunted, and in the next second, he accurately appeared beside Xu Jiangtong, fooled all the defenders, and easily dunked the ball.

The school team was in chaos in an instant. Tan Xinkai and others stepped forward to save the ball, but in the end they were a step too late. They watched the ball fall to the ground and flicked it a few times.

The score was finally fixed at 26:28. They chased three points in a row and won the game!

Standing in front of the net, Xu Jiangtong recalled the final goal of the deciding game, feeling very nervous and excited.Tao Xihong said that they would not score another point, but they did.

"Great! Teacher Xiao Jiang, we won!" Tao Xihong shook his arms happily.

Xu Jiangtong was dizzy and dizzy from being shaken by him, and his back and calves were also a little sore, so he simply leaned on his shoulder for a while: "It's been too long since I played, and my physical fitness still can't keep up. If it drags on to the fifth game, I will definitely Can't compare to you."

There was panting in his voice, mixed with irregular breathing, as if he was trying to restrain himself.

Tao Xihong cheered him up, and said with a smile: "I'm not physically strong, I can help you practice."

Xu Jiangtong was probably really exhausted, so he asked foolishly, "How do you practice?"

"Uh," Tao Xihong was caught off guard by the question, quickly filtered out the yellow waste that filled his head, and said in a serious manner, "Just follow your habit. After exercising in the morning, you can still have a round in the evening."

"..." It seemed that he had said a lot, but he didn't say anything.Xu Jiangtong gave him a weak look.

"I won't tease you anymore." Tao Xihong patted him on the back, "Take a shower first, and I want to tell you something after cleaning up."

"Can't you tell now?"

"It's very important. I want to choose a formal occasion." Tao Xihong finally plucked up the courage to take the first step.

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Xiao Tao is finally going to grow his mouth.