Many seniors thought the management and engineering department was impressive and inquired which department the winning team belonged to.
When they found out it was the management and engineering department, their jaws dropped to the floor.
The management and engineering department, a liberal arts department, had never participated in previous years.
Who could have imagined that not only did they participate this year, but they also performed exceptionally well?
Especially Yang Baishan, the forward, who scored five goals on his own, astounding all the seniors.
Some students even believed that the management and engineering department was the biggest competitor for the engineering and computer science departments this year.
This would be exciting to watch, as in previous years, the engineering and computer science departments dominated the scene, and now the management and engineering department had emerged.
A three-way rivalry, who wouldn't love that?
As for Jiaotong University?
The seniors of Jiangling College didn't consider them a threat; Jiaotong University had always been runners-up, and this year was no exception.
If it weren't for the rule of holding the competition by campuses, Jiaotong University might not even make it to the top 8 with their level.
Regardless of what the seniors thought.
After the game, the players from the management and engineering department received enthusiastic applause.
As they came off the field, Dong Jun and others, along with the four girls from room 601, immediately gathered around, giving them sincere applause.
Dong Jun, still excited, shouted that he would treat everyone to dinner that night.
The players drank the mineral water Dong Jun had prepared in advance, and Xu Xuiwen also drank the water Su Yanyan handed him.
After a brief rest, a voice suddenly came from the side.
"Class monitor?"
Everyone turned to see six girls standing not far away, looking at them in surprise.
When the girls recognized Dong Jun, they exclaimed, "It's really you, class monitor."
Dong Jun smiled awkwardly.
Xu Xuiwen nudged Tang Weiwei and whispered, "Who are they?"
Tang Weiwei turned to explain to Xu Xuiwen, but her lips brushed against Xu Xuiwen's face.
"Ah." Tang Weiwei let out a small cry, her face immediately turning red.
Bai Yue'er, standing at the back, happened to see this scene.
Tang Weiwei, her face flushed, lowered her head and said nothing.
Fortunately, Su Yanyan heard his question and explained, "DaDa, they're our classmates. Their dorm is right next to ours."
The six girls walked over.
The girl in the lead smiled and asked, "I was surprised when I heard the management and engineering team; I thought I heard wrong, but it really is our class? Class monitor, why didn't you tell us?"
The girl speaking was named Zhu Ping.
Hearing Zhu Ping's words, Dong Jun stammered, not knowing how to respond.
Yang Baishan couldn't help but say, "Why should we tell you? If we told you, would you come to cheer for us?"
Zhu Ping's face immediately darkened at Yang Baishan's retort, "Yang Baishan, why are you talking like that? We're all classmates. Why can't I come to cheer for you?"
Yang Baishan sneered, "Didn't you go to cheer for the computer science department? I thought you'd forgotten which department you belong to, and would cheer for us?"
Zhu Ping and the girls behind her turned pale at Yang Baishan's sarcasm.
Zhu Ping coldly said, "Did you get shot? Can't I come to cheer for my boyfriend?"
Yang Baishan snorted, "Sure, of course, you can. Who said you couldn't? Since you're here to cheer for the computer science department and like to side with outsiders, don't ask why the class monitor didn't tell you."
The girls wanted to retort, but Dong Jun timely interrupted, "Alright, alright, we're all classmates, what's the point of arguing here?"
Dong Jun then looked at Zhu Ping and said, "We have some things to do, so we'll leave first."
Dong Jun was about to call everyone to leave.
Another voice popped up.
"Pingping, you're here?"
Xu Xuiwen turned and saw a group of boys in jerseys walking over.
Xu Xuiwen found the group somewhat familiar and suddenly remembered seeing them during military training. They were computer science students.
The one who spoke was the leading boy, named Liu Liang.
Liu Liang walked up to Zhu Ping, hugged her, and smiled at the management and engineering team, "Aren't you from the management and engineering team? I heard you won the game?"
Yang Baishan's eyes turned red as he looked at Liu Liang, "None of your business!"
"Yang Baishan, why are you talking like that?" Zhu Ping immediately questioned Yang Baishan, her face gloomy.
Yang Baishan snorted, "None of your business how I talk!"
Liu Liang didn't seem angry at all, smiling as he said to Zhu Ping, "Pingping, don't stoop to the level of such uncivilized people."
Zhu Ping nodded at her boyfriend's comforting words, "You're right."
She then sneered, "When you pursued me, fortunately, I didn't agree. Now I see it was the right choice."
Yang Baishan, already furious, turned beet red at Zhu Ping's words.
He angrily shouted at Liu Liang, "Who are you guys calling uncivilized?"
Liu Liang replied nonchalantly, "Whoever feels guilty. Pingping, let's go; don't waste time here."
Zhu Ping nodded and left with the other girls, following the computer science boys.
Yang Baishan, enraged, wanted to fight but was held back by Dong Jun and Jin Haonan.
After the computer science team left, Dong Jun, seeing the team's low spirits, called out, "Don't be angry over the computer science guys, it's not worth it. Let's go back, and dinner is on me tonight."
Xu Xuiwen thought of Zhu Ping's earlier words and wanted to laugh.
On the way back, he quietly walked to Liu Zhihao and whispered, "Was what Zhu Ping said true?"
Liu Zhihao glanced at Yang Baishan to ensure there was some distance between them and explained to Xu Xuiwen, "It's true. After military training, Old Yang pursued Zhu Ping for a few days but got rejected. But I just found out that Zhu Ping has a boyfriend in the computer science department."
Back in the dorm, after closing the door.
Yang Baishan shouted angrily, "When we face the computer science department, I will crush them, see if they still dare to be smug."
The other roommates weren't as enraged as Yang Baishan but supported him.
That evening, they went to the same restaurant for another meal.
Back in the dorm, Dong Jun received a notice.
The final four teams were the computer science department, two teams from the engineering department, and the surprisingly emerging management and engineering department.
There was supposed to be a playoff, but the English major forfeited after losing, so the defeated engineering team directly advanced.
The teams from the main campus were humanities' sociology, Qian Lao department's information engineering, the mechanical department's industrial design, and the science department's materials chemistry major advancing to the knockout stage.
The schedule: Quarterfinals on December 2, semifinals on December 3, and the final on December 4.
The knockout stage still used a draw format, and the management and engineering department's opponent in the top 8 was the industrial design major of Jiaotong University's mechanical department.