"Oh, hell. Getting caught in a crash on the very first day of the race... this is the worst possible start."
The Jieke Cyclist who had knocked down Huang Chong quickly unclipped his shoes and scrambled up from the ground.
He then kindly helped pull up Huang Chong, who was pinned beneath him, and asked with concern:
"Huang, how are you? You okay?"
Huang Chong knew he had only scraped a bit of skin on both elbows, so he replied directly:
"I'm fine. You?"
"Thank God, I'm fine too. But it's all thanks to you. You braced me with your hand at the last second. I really can't thank you enough.
Without your help, my head would've definitely hit the pavement. I would've gotten up close and personal with the ground!"
The Jieke Cyclist joked wryly. He mounted his bike but waited for Huang Chong to retrieve his own before they rode toward the finish line arch together.
