Soon, the coach came over to announce the answer.
It was wrong.
Everyone was surprised.
This seemingly insignificant little game turned out to be so difficult to play.
Now, not only Jiang Nan Fang, but Zhan Bei Jue's competitive spirit was also ignited.
The place chosen by Vice President Gao had some interesting aspects.
The game ended. It was time to summarize the experience.
Vice President Gao took the stage, elevating from the game to work, and from work to life.
He gave everyone a rousing motivational speech.
So this was how education and entertainment were combined. Zhan Bei Jue was quite reluctant for Vice President Gao to retire.
After a round of speeches, the games officially began.
The first game was "Reaching into a Bag."
The name sounded simple, but it was actually very difficult to execute.
Twenty-five people formed a circle with a radius of two meters.
In the center of the circle was an empty mineral water bottle.
The entire team had only one one-meter-long rope.
Their task was to stand outside the circle's line and use this one-meter-long rope to retrieve the bottle without touching its body.
As the coach blew his whistle, everyone started offering suggestions.
"How about tying a noose on the bottle like a ring toss, and then pulling it out?"
"You can try that. As long as you can do it without knocking the bottle over, and the rope is long enough, it should work."
Just hearing it sounded unreliable, and upon trying, it indeed didn't work.
Either they couldn't aim properly, or when they threw the rope, they knocked the bottle over. It was so difficult.
The crowd brainstormed many other methods, trying them one after another, but none worked.
Finally, someone set their sights on Zhan Bei Jue.
"President Zhan has long arms. Why don't we hold onto one of his arms, lean his body forward, and then he can use one hand to hold the rope and try to loop it around the bottle?"
It felt like being a performing monkey, very undignified. Zhan Bei Jue was quite unwilling.
But seeing other teams discussing enthusiastically, he thought, "Fine, for the sake of setting an example, for collective honor, I'll do it."
"Alright. Let's try."
Everyone rushed to him, grabbed his hands, and leaned his body forward so he could hold the rope and try to loop it around the bottle.
The result was the same as before: either they couldn't aim properly, or when they threw the rope, they knocked the bottle over. It was impossible.
When there's no solution, time always passes quickly.
With over ten minutes gone, everyone was getting anxious.
"What do we do? What do we do? I don't want to lose, quickly think of a way!"
Jiang Nan Fang adhered to the principle of not doing anything herself, standing outside the circle without getting close.
Vice President Gao went to her, "Engineer Jiang, we're about to lose, why are you still standing outside? Come in and help us think of a solution."
Jiang Nan Fang didn't even think about it: "Isn't President Zhan here? He's so smart, let him think of a solution."
"President Zhan has ideas, but he still needs to come to you? Hurry up."
Vice President Gao grabbed her arm and pulled her in front of Zhan Bei Jue.
"There are only ten minutes left, hurry up. Whether it works or not, give me a plan!"
It was as if she was getting paid by the Zhan Corporation, so much so that she had to work hard for them.
Jiang Nan Fang looked at the bottle, then at the people around the circle. Indeed, Zhan Bei Jue was the tallest.
"You lean your body forward, how far can you lean?"
Zhan Bei Jue didn't understand her intention: "What are you trying to do?"
Jiang Nan Fang assumed a horse stance and leaned her body forward.
"If you can do this move, and I stand on your knee and do the same move, we save at least a meter of distance in terms of space."
"For the rest, tie a plastic bag to the rope and use it to loop around the bottle. It should be fine."
"Right, why didn't everyone think of that?"
"Quick, quick, President Zhan, let's try!"
Regardless of whether Jiang Nan Fang's idea was reliable, with time running out, Zhan Bei Jue had no choice but to try.
The most awkward and difficult pose he had ever struck was this one.
He assumed a horse stance, leaned his body forward, with everyone behind him holding one of his legs. Jiang Nan Fang stepped onto his knee. He supported her leg with one hand and held the back of her shirt with the other, like a statue in a park.
Jiang Nan Fang leaned her body forward as much as possible, then carefully slipped the opening of the large plastic bag over the bottle from top to bottom.
Once it was covered, she shook it forcefully diagonally forward.
The bottle went in.
Zhan Bei Jue pulled her back, and the others pulled Zhan Bei Jue back.
"Yay, that's great, we succeeded!"
The coach stopped the stopwatch. "Time taken: 18 minutes and 27.34 seconds. This is currently the fastest. Congratulations."
Other teams were still at a loss, while cheers erupted from this side. Everyone looked over with envy.
Her teammates were quite proud.
"That's amazing! President Zhan and Engineer Jiang cooperated so well, so great! Thanks to you two!"
"It's so lucky to be on the same team as you two. Come, let's take a commemorative photo!"
Zhan Bei Jue felt a moment of happiness.
But when his gaze met Jiang Nan Fang's, he immediately looked away with a look of disdain.
Jiang Nan Fang's initial joy turned to annoyance, and she couldn't quite describe how she felt.
After the photo, Vice President Gao quickly took out antiseptic wipes from his pocket and handed them to Zhan Bei Jue to wipe his hands.
Then he wiped his own knees and adjusted his clothes.
"Vice President Gao, if you have any summaries, please say them quickly."
Based on the team's collaboration, Vice President Gao quickly delivered another profound speech.
Everyone moved on to the second game, Minesweeper.
A large square grid was drawn on the ground, filled with many small squares.
Between every two adjacent squares, there was a mine.
With a time limit of 30 minutes, each person had to be sent out, without repetition, without turning back, and without stepping on a mine, to walk from the first square to the last.
This was not a difficult task for the technical department.
After a little calculation, everyone easily figured it out.
Then came the third game, the fourth game, and the fifth game.
Everyone was playing with great enthusiasm, and no one paid attention to Jiang Nan Fang.
It wasn't that she was being fussy; after talking, laughing, and moving around all morning, she felt exhausted.
Her stomach started to ache faintly.
Jiang Nan Fang had something on her conscience and really didn't want to continue.
"Vice President Gao, I'm really not feeling well. I can't play anymore. Can I go home early?"
Vice President Gao persuaded her, "Teamwork requires everyone. If one person is missing, it's one less force. There's only half an hour left until the break, please bear with it."
"It doesn't start until after two o'clock in the afternoon, so there's plenty of rest time. Don't worry, I won't let you overwork yourself."
Only half an hour left?
Jiang Nan Fang didn't want to give up halfway or spoil everyone's fun. She could only stand in the crowd, pretending to be part of it, with her stomach faintly aching.
Accustomed to seeking her gaze and opinions first when there were problems, Zhan Bei Jue couldn't help but look around.
Knowing she was pregnant, and having stood all morning, she might be tired.
Seeing her dry mouth and pale face, and thinking the child wasn't his, Zhan Bei Jue felt very angry.
"Vice President Gao, what's wrong with Jiang Nan Fang?"
"She hasn't been feeling well these past few days. She's been pushing through her discomfort to give me face by coming. Fortunately, it's almost over, and she can rest afterward. Engineer Jiang's physical condition is indeed a bit weak."
Her physical condition was weak?
She couldn't say that.
How long had she been back in the country? She had been playing with men, with women, and was pregnant. How could she be called weak?
Zhan Bei Jue deliberately wanted to punish her.
"If you don't feel well, you should exercise more, train more, and sweat it out to feel better."
"Call her over. Without her cooperation, this game can't be played."