"Lu Gang, how's your hand? Can you keep playing?" Chu Ge's voice was calm, giving nothing away.

"No problem, I can!" Lu Gang gritted his teeth and shook his hand.

"Then let's continue."

Several people from the Operation Management Department were about to argue with Pan Changqing, but upon hearing Chu Ge's voice, although still feeling displeased, they said nothing more, and the atmosphere grew tense.

When Chu Ge stood up, Pan Changqing was truly startled, afraid that Chu Ge would stand up for Lu Gang. However, when he saw Chu Ge showing no sign of displeasure, he felt relieved.

Chu Ge sat back down and glanced at Chen Lei, the Minister of the Marketing Department, his face full of interest and indifference.

When Chen Lei noticed Chu Ge's gaze, he turned his head and smiled at him, a righteous smile without any apology or guilt.

The match continued on the court, with Pan Changqing even more active and smug than before, jumping around and constantly shouting "pass the ball, pass the ball."

As the people in the Operation Management Department were already exhausted, and Lu Gang's right hand still ached, Ji Songtao struggled alone. Whenever Pan Changqing got the ball, he almost always scored.

Finally, Ji Songtao managed to get the ball under the opponent's basket, but just as he jumped to shoot, Pan Changqing, guarding him, slapped the ball away fiercely.

With a "smack," Ji Songtao was solidly blocked, and the fast-flying basketball hit Feifei's face with a "thud."

Being hit so hard by the basketball, Feifei swayed, feeling dizzy, with a stinging pain on her face.

Despite Feifei's efforts to maintain her balance, she ultimately fell to the ground, her sweaty cheeks visibly swelling up.

Witnessing this scene, even Pan Changqing's teammates from the Marketing Department frowned, yet the smugness on Pan Changqing's face only deepened.

Bitch, didn't you make me drink before? Being hit by a basketball like this doesn't feel good, does it?

Feeling smug, Pan Changqing glanced at Feifei on the ground and ran to the sideline to pick up the bounced ball for a throw-in.

The referee looked at Feifei with sympathy, feeling Pan Changqing was indeed excessive, but since it wasn't a foul, he said nothing.

Just as Pan Changqing was about to throw the ball from the sideline, Chu Ge, looking at Feifei who was in too much pain to get up, then squinting at the smug Pan Changqing, finally stood up from the bench.

"Substitution."

Hearing those two words, Pan Changqing, who was about to throw the ball, suddenly felt a jolt, and the basketball slipped from his hand.

He glanced back at Chu Ge, who had left his seat and was looking at him, and instinctively swallowed.

The game paused.

"No way? Is Chu Ge going to play? Is he trying to stand up for this woman?"

Pan Changqing wondered to himself, feeling uneasy. But when he thought about it, he felt his worry was somewhat unnecessary.

In Pan Changqing's mind, even "Young Master Jiang" feared "Young Master Chu," so why would he care about these nominal colleagues from the Operation Management Department? He probably just wanted to play around.

Thinking of this, Pan Changqing sighed with relief, although he was puzzled as to how Chu Ge could play with his hands bandaged and after being chased by a gang yesterday.

Unlike Pan Changqing who was aware of Chu Ge's background, the others in the Marketing Department were taken aback by his words, looking at Chu Ge's bandaged hands with strange expressions.

Chen Lei looked at Chu Ge with an amused face, "Vice Minister Chu, don't tell me you're thinking of playing?"

Chu Ge nodded, "Sitting on the bench for too long is boring, I'll just play around."

"Vice Minister Chu, are you sure your hands are okay?"

The words seemed concerned for Chu Ge, but Chen Lei's tone carried a hint of mockery.

Chu Ge simply smirked nonchalantly and then walked onto the court, helping Feifei up from the ground.

"Good job, take a rest now. I'll take it from here."

"But Vice Minister Chu, your body..." Unlike Chen Lei's mockery, Feifei was genuinely worried for Chu Ge.

Chu Ge smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Seeing the confidence and concern in Chu Ge's eyes, Feifei pressed her lips together and nodded.

As Feifei walked towards the stands, Chu Ge stood on the basketball court, and the entire atmosphere changed completely.

Although Chu Ge stood there calmly, the eyes of everyone in the Operation Management Department became fervent, and their previously exhausted bodies seemed reinvigorated. Lu Gang even felt that his right hand, stepped on by Pan Changqing, didn't hurt as much.

As colleagues who worked with Chu Ge daily, they had witnessed Chu Ge's wonders many times, and their trust in him had become almost instinctive.

"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Chu Ge walked to Ji Songtao, Lu Gang, and the other two girls, giving each a high five with his signature smile, then speaking with a calm yet supremely confident tone.

"Operation Management Department, must win."

"Operation Management Department, must win!"

Ji Songtao, Lu Gang, and two other girls simultaneously clenched their right hands that had just been high-fived. It seemed as if blood was boiling in their bodies, their eyes turning to Chu Ge beside them, loudly repeating those five words in unison!

"Ha, hahaha! Vice Minister Chu, aren't you underestimating the guys in our Marketing Department? They definitely won't ease up just because you're playing!"

Unlike the excitement from the Operation Management Department, Chen Lei laughed heartily from the stands.

Ignoring Chen Lei's mocking voice, Chu Ge turned his gaze to the referee, "Let's start."

The referee looked at the bandage on Chu Ge's hand with great hesitation but ultimately said nothing and blew the whistle in his mouth.

Marketing Department outbound pass, Marketing Department attack, still in full strength, Operation Management Department defense, everyone was tense.

With a "pop," Lu Gang intercepted a pass from the Marketing Department and immediately passed it to Chu Ge.

Glancing at the opponent's side of the court, Chu Ge's gaze landed on Pan Changqing's face, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The basketball kept bouncing on the floor as Chu Ge got closer and closer to the opponent's basket, with Pan Changqing ready in a defensive stance.

Chu Ge and Pan Changqing jumped up simultaneously.

Chu Ge's right arm stretched vertically, right hand holding the basketball high, his whole body like a mighty ax, carrying a silent yet razor-sharp momentum, suddenly bringing his right hand and the basketball down heavily.

"Bang!"

Big slam dunk!

"Boom! Boom boom... boom boom boom..."

The hoop was still vibrating, the basketball dropped to the ground, and Pan Changqing fell heavily to the floor.

At this moment, whether from the Marketing or Operation Management Department, everyone's pupils constricted suddenly!

Because this was the first and only dunk since the beginning of the match.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would have believed Chu Ge could jump so high, that his physical prowess was so impressive!

Pan Changqing clearly appeared taller and stronger, but when their bodies collided in mid-air, the one who fell was Pan Changqing? Not Chu Ge?

How... is this possible?

With a powerful slam dunk securing his first two points after coming on the court, Chu Ge landed back on the ground, turned around, and stepped toward the stunned crowd.

The first step landed on Pan Changqing's right hand.

"Ouch!"

Pan Changqing's body trembled slightly.

The second step landed on Pan Changqing's stomach.

"Ouch!" Pan Changqing's facial features scrunched up, his eyeballs nearly bulging out.

The third step landed on Pan Changqing's left hand.

"Ouch!" Beads of cold sweat instantly seeped across Pan Changqing's forehead.

Regarding those three pig-like squeals, Chu Ge seemed completely oblivious, looking at his colleagues from the Operation Management Department, smiling as he said two words, "Back defense."

Hearing Pan Changqing's pig-like squeals, everyone on and off the court finally came to their senses, while Chen Lei's face turned extremely gloomy as he stood up from the stands.

"Referee! This isn't considered a foul?"

The referee was very conflicted, truly conflicted, thinking to himself when your guys stepped on their players, why didn't you say anything?

At the same time, he felt some anxiety, secretly thinking that Chu Ge was quite ruthless, returning three steps right away, making Pan Changqing's cries sound like killing a pig; surely those three steps weren't light?

Of course, he could think these things but couldn't say them out loud, glanced at Chu Ge's back hesitantly, and spoke up.

"Well, Vice Minister Chu, you just..."

Chu Ge turned around with a face full of surprise, "What is it?"

"You... just now... stepped on the opponent's player." The referee was more conflicted, thinking to himself, are you playing dumb?

"Oh? Really? I wondered why I felt something underfoot."

Showing a suddenly enlightened expression, Chu Ge looked at Pan Changqing on the ground, "Sorry, my eyesight isn't very good, are you okay? This shouldn't be considered a foul, right?"

Facing Chu Ge's gaze, Pan Changqing's expression turned incredibly grim, "N-no problem, it's... it's not."

Chu Ge smiled and looked up to the stands at the grim-faced Chen Lei, spread his hands, "Minister Chen, did you hear?"

Chen Lei's face twitched, teeth clenched, "Pan Changqing, get down, I'm going up!"

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