Standing in the crowd, Chen Meng clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles turned white. His eyes were red-rimmed.
An unprecedented wave of pride and honor swelled in his chest.
He had watched this student grow from an unknown boy, step by step, to a height that even he now had to look up to.
He once told Lin Ye, "The path you walk is one no one has trodden before. I hope that one day, you will stand on a peak no one else can reach!"
Now.
He had truly done it!
At the same time, all of Dongjiang City erupted!
Countless citizens poured out of their homes, shops, and factories, gathering in the streets. They gazed up at the figure in the sky and broke into thunderous cheers.
"Awesome! He's from our Dongjiang! The national champion!"
"Lin Ye! That kid has really done us proud!"
"This is a first in history! Forget the national champion, has Dongjiang ever even had a provincial champion before?"
"If my son is half as successful as him someday, I'll be smiling in my sleep!"
