After the match ended, Jiang Chen paid no more attention to subsequent events.
He was free to leave as soon as his own events were over—at least the school had that much human decency and did not force students to stay and watch the rest.
Jiang Chen could leave, but Xia Xiaoyue could not; she had to wait until the sports meeting ended at noon before she could depart.
Jiang Chen headed out through the exit, sending a text message to Xia Xiaoyue as he left: "I'll come pick you up at noon. I'm going home to take a shower first."
"Okay."
Jiang Chen rode his electric scooter home. Up in the stands, Xia Xiaoyue was sitting next to Wang Congle, Ye Nian, and Ding Junfei. Wang Congle gently called out to her, "Teacher Xia."
"What is it?"
Though it might sound a bit sentimental, Wang Congle sincerely offered his thanks: "Thank you, Teacher."
Xia Xiaoyue smiled and said, "You're Jiang Chen's friend, and my friend too. Besides, you're my student. When you've been wronged, there's no way I could just stand by and do nothing."
Hearing this, Wang Congle felt a warmth in his heart. "Don't worry, Teacher. If Jiang Chen ever bullies you in the future, I'll be the first one who won't stand for it."
Xia Xiaoyue was amused by Wang Congle's declaration. "Well then, thank you."
When Jiang Chen got home, Jiuyue walked over, but seeing that it was just Jiang Chen, stopped in her tracks and retreated back to her own territory.
Jiang Chen twitched the corner of his mouth. This damn cat, showing s…
Chapter 83