Ji Huai shines brightly on the field. He is fearless and moves forward indomitably.
Although he was far behind, he still tried his best to catch up.
Back and forth, the fierce fighting style consumed a lot of physical energy from both of them, and Yanai Maya had to switch from defense to offense, pulling back a large diagonal line to start mobilizing Ji Huai.
However, Ji Huai suddenly jumped high to escape, began to grab the net, accelerated his attack speed, constantly suppressed Yanai Maya's forehand baseline, and finally succeeded with a quick forehand move.
Although Maya Yanai was a few points ahead and did have an advantage, it was not easy for him to win. The boy opposite looked calm, like a beast dormant in the dark, patiently waiting for him to reveal his flaws. Once he relaxed, the opponent would immediately take advantage of the loophole.
The two of them chased after each other, and the cheers and cheers at the scene became louder and louder.
In the first game, Maya Yanai won 21:15.
By the second game, the score was deadlocked at 20:17. Ji Huai had little hope of winning, but he still tried his best to fight Maya Yanai, hitting him back and forth for more than 20 times, and he finally came back. Withdrew the attack and regained one point, the score came to 20:18.
Maya Yanai held two match points, but did not dare to relax at all, staring closely at Ji Huai who was serving from the opposite side.
This guy is young, but he was steady from beginning to end. If it had been anyone else, he might have been thrown into disarray. He might have been eager for the game to end, and he wanted to finish the competition quickly. After all, he would definitely lose.
He is different, he is not impatient, he is relaxed, and he uses his existing skills to the extreme, as if he is always testing the opponent's strength.
The last ball also verified Maya Yanai's idea. Ji Huai began to control the baselines on both sides. He could not find a chance when fighting at the net. He quickly turned to control the area above his head. After the point-kill slash was resolved by him, the two were in a stalemate again.
Yanai Maya did not dare to sit still and wait for death. She jumped up to attack, but Ji Huai defused it. Then he attacked the sideline, connected and hooked the opponent, and almost missed Yanai Maya.
He was forced to risk a high ball and jumped to pick the ball after Ji Huai intercepted it. After several rounds, Yanai Maya changed tactics and used her natural instantaneous speed change ability to successfully attack the sideline.
Ji Huai looked at the ball falling on the sideline and put down his racket without trying to remedy it.
The scene was filled with enthusiasm and cheers. Yanai Maya was so excited that she dropped her racket, clenched her hands into fists, and the veins on her forehead popped. She shouted a word of celebration and raised her hands to the audience in the auditorium.
This was the most valuable game he played back on the court, and he successfully reached the finals.
Ji Huai ignored the cheers and applause at the scene. He walked aside with the racket and wiped his sweat with a towel. His thin lips were pursed tightly and his eyes were deep in thought.
"You have performed very well. Maya Yanai is very talented. Fang Zhong also suffered a lot under him before. There are still games to come, so prepare and adjust your mentality." Zhang Huaiming patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.
In his opinion, there is a technical gap between Ji Huai and Maya Yanai. After all, one is immature and the other is already a two-time Olympic champion and a veteran in the badminton world.
"Yeah." Ji Huai nodded.
He missed the final, but there was a bronze medal match.
Fang Zhong entered the finals, so the finals were between him and Yanai Maya. Zhang Huaiming kept giving him technical explanations before the game. Fang Zhong was obviously worried and kept practicing and coaching himself.
The result was unfortunate. Fang Zhong lost in the end and unfortunately won the silver medal. Ji Huai defeated Allen and won the bronze medal.
After Yuan Tian learned the news, he called Ji Huai and said to him, "It doesn't matter. The bronze medal is also very impressive. You can beat him next time, just like you beat Fang Zhong and the others before."
"I trust you."
Ji Huai is sitting on the plastic track in the training hall, his eyes clear, "I'm afraid, it will take a long time. Brother Zhong has been chasing for so many years, but now he has no confidence."
He is self-aware and knows the gap between the two. If he wants to catch up, he needs to improve in all aspects.
"He is him and you are you, or we are only comparing ourselves with ourselves." Yuan Tian puffed up his cheeks and said in a soft voice, "Anyway, in my heart, you are number one."
Hearing this, Ji Huai's eyes were filled with a smile. He seemed to be able to think of the cuteness on the little girl's face when she said this, and his tone softened as he made a promise, "I will work hard to be number one."
Even if it doesn't happen in the end, he will try his best to take every step.
"Yeah!" She nodded vigorously and chatted with him for a while.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Huai looked at the deserted training field, stood up again and sweated, gritted his teeth and continued to train himself.
At the end of October, the World Championships arrive.
Yanai Maya is undoubtedly the number one enemy of athletes from all over the world and the subject of constant research.
Zhang Huaiming and other coaches are also studying his playing style and habits, thinking of countermeasures, and even asking his players to practice accordingly.
At the World Championships, Fang Zhong still played as the men's singles number one, Ji Huai played as the men's singles number two, in addition to Ai Lin and Zhang Ya.
Unfortunately, Zhang Ya met Yanai Maya in the second round and was eliminated. Ji Huai met Allen and then Clay Bloomer, and advanced all the way to the top 16 and quarterfinals. .
In the quarterfinals, Ji Huai ran into Maya Yanai again, and Zhang Huaiming's head started to hurt. Fang Zhong still played with a little emotion, and his mental quality was not strong enough. Ji Huai was stable, but had a bit of bad luck.
Everyone was sweating for Ji Huai, but he didn't feel much and was ready to play.
In this competition, Ji Huai also knew that he would definitely lose, but how much he lost would be determined by his efforts. They had already played against each other last time, so it was not unfamiliar.
Maya Yanai took the initiative and started to control the net and attack after serving. After getting rid of Ji Huai, he continued to attack the opposite corner, suppressing Ji Huai's forehand bottom line, and Ji Huai resolved it strongly.
"Bang!" Yanai Maya showed instant speed again, stepped forward to grab the net, and slashed the opponent.
Ji Huai rushed over and raised his racket. He caught the ball but failed to pass the net and lost a point.
The second time, Maya Yanai hit Ji Huai with a high ball from the backcourt. Ji Huai caught the ball and seemed to have anticipated where he would land next and quickly dived to save the ball.
He just picked the ball back, and it bounced quickly, but Maya Yanai was faster than him, pushed forward, and smashed the ball only half a step away from him.
Ji Huai held the racket tightly without showing any emotion. He stood in the center of the court again, looking forward and falling on Maya Yanai.
The opponent serves.
He transitioned, the two came to pull the lob, Yanai Maya started to attack, took the initiative in the net, dialed the diagonal, Ji Huai bowed forward to catch the ball, the opponent attacked again, Ji Huai fell back to intercept, Yanai Maya resolved, the two sides entered Push flat.
The only sound in the court was the sound of both sides hitting the badminton with their rackets, one after another comparing their strength.
Yanai Maya seized the opportunity and attacked the sideline from the backcourt. Ji Huai once again dived to save the ball. This time he not only caught the ball, he put his hands on the ground, bounced up with a "scratch", and quickly ran to the other side, crossing the two sides of the court. He caught the opponent's next ball with his backhand.
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
Ji Huai used gravity to press back the baselines on both sides of Yanai Maya, and finally retreated to kill with one move, scoring a point.
The duel between the two sides was so exciting that Zhang Huaiming couldn't help but stand up and watch.
Although Yanai Maya also won 2:0 in the end, the two took a long time, and the two games took 64 minutes. The result was that although Yanai Maya advanced, her physical strength was too high, and it was difficult to win the next game.
Ji Huai lost, but in Zhang Huaiming's words, his fighting spirit increased instead of decreasing. He had that fighting spirit in him, like a blazing fire, and he insisted on confronting him head-on.
Yanai Maya was eager to prove herself. From the World Championships to April of the following year, he participated in nearly a dozen large and small competitions, and Ji Huai appeared ten times out of ten.
The two seemed to be fighting. Maya Yanai had an absolute advantage of 2:0 at the beginning, and slowly increased to 2:1. Ji Huai could still catch up with the score, ensuring that it was above 21:15, and then 21:18, 21:19. …
In twelve games, Yanai Maya won five championships and two silver medals. In the five games in which he made mistakes and was eliminated, Ji Huai won four championships, and Fang Zhong won the remaining one.
However, Ji Huai performed more steadily, and he still has four silver medals and two bronze medals.
Fang Zhongdu had to admit that Ji Huai was in very good condition and had always maintained good performance, and his physical fitness was improving rapidly. He and Ji Huai were gradually struggling when fighting, and the opponent was completely improved by a level.
After returning from the Shire Open, everyone had a day off.
Fang Zhong didn't see Ji Huai and said casually: "He went to train alone again?"
It's not surprising in the team that Ji Huai would increase his training. Originally, everyone was still competing and would follow suit, but that guy is ruthless. If they train like that, they probably won't be able to even train normally. Finish.
It's okay for them to persist for a while, but they can't stand it for a long time. It is said that Ji Huai has persisted for several years regardless of rain or shine, and has been like this since he was twelve years old.
The opponent's perseverance is indeed stronger than many people in the team, including him.
"Isn't that right?" Zhang Ya pondered for a moment and then said, "I guess he was tortured by Yanai Maya? There is a saying that Yanai Maya's ball sense is really good."
"Having a sense of the ball is a talent, having strong spatial awareness is a talent, and having good endurance is also a talent." Fang Zhong sighed, walked out with the racket, and turned back to them and said, "If you don't catch up, you will be dumped."
He also has a dream to catch up with Maya Yanai before retiring. If he wins the Olympics again this time, he will win two consecutive Olympic Games, just like Maya Yanai.
If he gets it, he can retire successfully and have no regrets in his career. But now he not only meets Maya Yanai, but also the dark horse Ji Huai, so he must work harder.
The Olympic Games at the end of August were scheduled to be held in Maidu. Before going to the training camp, Ji Huai took time to go back home. Mr. Yuan fell ill some time ago, and Yuan Tian also came back.
Chen Xiuman made dumplings for Ji Huai and he was eating them when Yuan Tian called him a video and he picked up the call immediately.
"Are you home?" she asked with a smile.
"Well, I'm eating dumplings." He picked up a steamed dumpling and took a bite.
"I want to eat it too." Yuan Tian frowned her beautiful eyebrows, "It looks delicious."
"For you to eat." He stretched the dumpling forward and smiled warmly.
When he smiles, she smiles too.
"Who is it?" Chen Xiuman's voice came from the kitchen, and she walked towards the dining table.
"Tiantian." Ji Huai put the remaining dumplings in his mouth, "She said the dumplings you made are delicious. I will bring her a portion later."
"No, no, no need to trouble Auntie." Yuan Tian quickly refused.
"What's the trouble? It's not troublesome at all." Chen Xiuman walked back to the kitchen cheerfully, "I'll cook it now, and you can serve it to her while it's hot."
Ji Huai looked at her again, "When it's cooked, I'll send it to you right away."
"It seems like I'm being a bit unreasonable." Yuan Tian felt very sorry for himself.
"It's not unreasonable. If I have a share, you will have a share." Ji Huai said.
"Auntie has never seen me, so don't ruin my image." She said, glaring slightly, very concerned about this matter.
He smiled, leaned closer to the phone and lowered his voice, "You have a very good image, no one can compare to it."
Yuan Tian: "Huh?"
"Mom and I have called you ten times, and you have to be mentioned ten times. Don't worry, your position is very solid. No one can compare with me, my default daughter-in-law." Ji Huai raised his eyebrows, but barely patted his chest to reassure her.
"What did you say?" Yuan Tian frowned, feeling ashamed, embarrassed and a little happy.
"Say nice things. My girlfriend is so beautiful, gentle, considerate, elegant, knowledgeable, cute, smart, optimistic and comely..."
"Ji Huai!" She interrupted anxiously and angrily, "Did you really say that?"
What the hell is this
"I'm teasing you." Ji Huai slowly withdrew his smile and looked at her with a hint of seriousness, "Isn't it enough to say that our relationship is very good and that I love you very much?"
Yuan Tian's face flushed, Yan Xiao looked at him, "I'm going to get ready? See you later~~"
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Yuan Tian went to choose clothes and put on light makeup with a sweet mood.
She still hadn't seen Ji Huai for a long time and missed him so much.
After struggling for an hour, she packed it up. She stood in front of the mirror and took a good look at herself. She felt that she was quite satisfied. She took the bag given to her by Ji Huai for her birthday this year, put on high heels and went out.
She didn't drive, so she called a car using the mobile phone app and walked out for a while, chatting with Ji Huai as she walked.
Father Yuan came back from the company and was talking to the vice president on the phone in the car about business matters. The driver in front of him suddenly said, "The person in front of me seems to be a lady?"
"Tiantian?" Father Yuan looked up, and his eyes suddenly widened at this sight.
His daughter likes to wear canvas shoes and casual clothes on weekdays. This is convenient. After all, she carries painting tools everywhere to sketch. Now she is wearing a skirt, makeup, earrings, and high heels...
This is not the point. What's going on with the phone and the smile on your face? !
"Stop, stop, don't let her find out." Father Yuan said quickly.
The driver understood instantly and turned the steering wheel directly.
Yuan Tian was chatting with Ji Huai and didn't pay attention. When the car came, he got in the car directly.
"Follow me!" Father Yuan said calmly.
Okay, he wants to see which brat covets his flowers this time. If he dares to plot evil, he will break his legs!
The driver leisurely followed the car Yuan Tian was sitting in and drove to a park.
Father Yuan frowned when he saw it. He got out of the car and looked around. He felt something was wrong with being sneaky. He looked at the driver and said, "As a father, I have to control who my daughter falls in love with, right? What does a little girl know?" "
"Yes, you have to worry about it. Nowadays, some men are very bad and specialize in deceiving innocent little girls like young ladies. Maybe they even want to get away with nothing." The driver agreed very much.
"He dares!" Father Yuan's face sank again, and he quickly followed in.
The two of them followed Yuan Tian sneakily, and she walked very quickly. She couldn't wait to see Ji Huai, so she walked along the path. When she saw him, her eyes suddenly filled with smiles, and she walked around lightly. behind him.
The corner of Ji Huai's mouth suddenly curled up, but he stood still.
She stood on tiptoes and reached out to cover his eyes. Before she could change her voice and speak, he wrapped his hands back and hugged her, "Who is it? Let me see which girl it is."
Yuan Tian's eyes widened, but before she could speak, Ji Huai grabbed her hand and said, "Now that you've thrown yourself into my arms, I won't let you go without kissing her for ten or eight times."
Her teeth clenched.
"Oh, you also have a temper, I like it better." The corners of Ji Huai's mouth turned upward, and he turned around while holding her hand.
Yuan Tian didn't say anything, and the hand covering his eyes didn't loosen. He didn't struggle either. He lowered his head and leaned towards her face, "I'll kiss her and see if it's sweeter than last time."
One word escaped from her lips and teeth, "No!"
"It smells so good today, why should I kiss her?" He changed his words, continued to move closer, changed his hand's direction, and held her in his arms.
Yuan Tian didn't hold on, so she let go of the hand covering his eyes, put her hand around his lean waist, and leaned into his arms, holding her head high and looking at him with watery eyes.
"Miss me so much." He expressed his thoughts without hesitation. He raised his hand and scratched the tip of her nose. His smile became brighter and his eyes sparkled with her.
Yuan's father was furious. He was standing not far away with veins on his neck bulging out of anger. He wanted to rush up and drag Yuan Tian home and give this brat a few more kicks.
Seeing that he hadn't arrived home yet, Chen Ya called him. When she heard what he said and his plan, she quickly stopped her, "Now you've gone over to cause trouble. What should you do if your daughter hates you? Instead, you push her to someone else." What should I do? She is not a child. Come back quickly."
"Why come back?!" Father Yuan saw the two of them sitting on the side. The brat opened a box of dumplings and actually fed Yuan Tian to eat. He clenched his fists, but the driver was forced to pull him away because of Chen Ya's instructions. I kept trying to persuade him not to be impulsive.
Yuan family.
Chen Ya was sitting on the sofa on the side, looking at Yuan's father who was pacing in the same spot. He gritted his teeth and cursed for the eighteenth time, "What kind of look? I think she is spoiled and doesn't understand the dangers of the world."
"I've told you to tell her more about the Wang family and the Li family, and see what happens to those girls who don't have eyesight. That boy has a face for nothing, but you haven't seen it. He is laughing and joking, and he looks like a pretty boy. .”
"Oh, that man brought a box of dumplings from home, and she ran off to go on a date with someone else in the park. She sat on a chair and you ate each of them. I was so angry!!! Ask her to come back right now. !”
…
Chen Ya looked at Father Yuan, whose cheeks were twitching, and couldn't help but hold her forehead, "Calm down first."
"How can I calm down?" He was about to jump up again, "Do you want your daughter to be with such a man? You just like a face, maybe you are being deceived, a brat who appears out of nowhere, it's just It’s a little brat.”
"I disagree!"
Ji Huai didn't know yet, because he was fairer than the average boy, had good skin after long-term exercise, and had a clean smile, which gave Yuan's father a feeling of being young.
This kind of man is immature, immature, and has no career. He only uses his face and sweet words to deceive little girls.
Chen Ya: "I don't agree either, but you can't be so tough. She is still studying and has longing for love. Didn't she also go out on a date last time? No, it didn't work? They might break up in a few days. During this time Keep an eye on it, maybe she’ll be fine when she goes back to school.”
"I can't calm down!" Father Yuan felt like his lungs were going to explode. "This time, this brat is more hateful. You don't know. I can tell at a glance that he is not calm and is absolutely unreliable. He smiles and moves his hands and feet. He is not a human being." nice one."
Chen Ya: "..."
This is difficult to deal with. It seems that he is a scumbag and needs to be taken care of. The little girl really can't tell the difference between scumbags.