Mu Huan's approach gradually turned Li Xin's face into ice.
He took a step back, easily escaped from Mu Huan's aura, and then asked, "Is there a problem?"
Mu Huan, however, persisted, approached him one step closer, and asked again: "Are you not slipping?"
"Of course, I..." Li Xin said.
But was interrupted by Mu Huan: "You started ice skating at the age of six, entered the provincial team at the age of twelve, won the runner-up in the World Figure Skating Junior Team O singles at the age of fifteen, entered the national team at the age of sixteen, and became the youngest national figure skating team in history. In the youth group, you have won the national championship of the O single all the year round, how many people are looking forward to you, and you say give up now?"
Approaching again, Mu Huan looked deeply into Li Xin's eyes, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "It's not because of that damn pheromone, is it?"
The last sentence obviously hit Li Xin where it hurts the most.
His expression was blank for a while.
After Mu Huan vented, his heart ached again.
The voice softened, and he coaxed softly: "Single skaters don't need pheromones, you can continue skating..."
However, the added comfort was useless, Li Xin was stabbed on the scar, her breathing trembled slightly, she gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you for your concern, I arrange my affairs by myself, it has nothing to do with you or anyone else. Instead of being curious about me, why not think about whether you can get the spot this time."
After speaking, Li Xin held the corner of her mouth and smiled.
Turn around and leave.
Headache.
Mu Huan looked at Li Xin's back, and slowly sat back to his original position.
But I can't eat anymore.
Suspicions abounded in his heart, and he turned his memory over and over again, and he was 120,000 sure that he had walked out of the shadow of pheromones at this time and returned to the skating rink again.
As for being a teaching assistant.
In my previous life, I never thought about it.
Obviously can still slide.
You can also hit higher podiums.
Why not slip!
Mu Huan was puzzled. The last training time in the morning was not satisfactory.
He feels that he is also a "heartless" character. Once figure skating is involved, he will always forget other things, no matter how important they are, they will be forgotten by him.
But not this time.
Too strange.
Besides, it still concerns his "self".
Wait left and right.
Finally waited until noon.
Mu Huan went to the cafeteria ten minutes early.
The chef in the cafeteria was still preparing the dishes, and the rice was still steaming in the pot, but Li Xin was already standing by the window in the huge cafeteria.
He was talking to the chef, and when he turned his head and saw Mu Huan, he said as if nothing happened, "I have asked Master Zhang to cook two side dishes for us, have you packed your luggage?"
Mu Huan walked up to Li Xin silently, and when he was in front of him, he said as if nothing had happened: "It's packed."
He looked at the chef preparing dishes behind the window and said, "Thank you, Master Zhang."
Master Zhang was wrapping the shredded meat with bean flour, and he grinned when he heard this: "You're welcome, what's the matter with you, you've been training hard, so I'll just fry a few side dishes, no trouble."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, when Master Zhang turned around to cook, Mu Huan and Li Xin fell silent at the same time.
After a while, Mu Huan said, "I'm the one who talked too much about this morning."
Li Xin pulled the corner of her mouth out: "It's quite a lot."
"but… "
Master Zhang turned around: "Do you want Doubanjiang?"
Li Xin: "Yes."
Mu Huan: "Okay."
Master Zhang turned back and continued cooking.
Mu Huan said: "... I was surprised at the time, and my emotions may have been a little extreme."
Li Xin nodded: "En."
"but… "
Master Zhang scooped the bean paste into the hot oil, and the sound of "cracking" accompanied by the roar of the range hood exploded in his ears.
Mu Huan: ...
Mu Huan: "I said..."
Li Xin: "Huh?"
"Clatter."
"Buzzing."
"Clatter clatter."
Mu Huan: "I mean..."
"Clatter."
"Buzzing."
"Clatter clatter."
Mu Huan: ...
"Huh..." Mu Huan glanced at Li Xin and saw the complacency in his eyes.
It seems that I really don't want to ask myself.
Then fell silent.
It doesn't matter, the next time is still long, and I will always know why Li Xin and I made different choices.
The hot food was on the table quickly, Mu Huan seized the time to eat lunch, and hurried back to the dormitory to pick up his luggage.
It takes only two days to go back and forth, so I don’t have much to bring. A change of clothes, a pair of skate shoes, I throw my backpack behind me, and I go downstairs in a few steps.
When Mu Huan walked to the gate, the car had already parked outside the gate, and Li Xin was sitting in the co-driver talking to the driver.
Seeing him coming, he said, "Hurry up, it's getting late."
boarding.
Hurry up.
check-in.
Then to boarding.
In a blink of an eye, an hour flew by.
Sitting on the seat of the plane, Mu Huan looked at Li Xin beside him, and finally had the opportunity to ask him: "What did you do in the past?"
I can’t ask directly anymore, only he knows how much pain pheromones cause him. If it’s just that the taste is not attractive enough, it’s okay to be single until old age. A moment of lost opportunity hurts.
It is really difficult to get out of this "injury".
Even after he has achieved his wish and stood at the highest point of single skating, the media and good-for-nothings will still mention his pheromones over and over again, while praising his talent and strength, while telling people all over the world , how stinky he is, it's a pity.
Why should others regret my life.
I did the best I could and didn't need anyone's pity.
Knowing this well, Mu Huan no longer directly mentioned pheromones, curving to save the country, "You said you bought a plane ticket a long time ago?"
Li Xin was lowering her head to sort out the earphone cable, when she heard the words "hmm", "Jiao Yu is looking for some Omega with a special pheromone smell recently, the provincial team of Y province split up a team member last month, and arranged for me to go over and do a smell test."
Mu Huan was confused: "What's the smell?"
Li Xin said, "I heard it tastes like grapefruit."
"How to detect? Smell?"
"I brought a sample that needs to be fused together. After I bring it back, Yujiao will make a decision."
"If it's suitable, then Omega can enter the national team?"
"It's not..."
After the two finished speaking, they were both quite emotional. Two seconds later, they both said to themselves at the same time, "It really doesn't make sense."
After speaking, the two looked at each other.
Apparently everyone felt that it was inappropriate to say this, Li Xin said: "The requirements for pair skating are already high."
Mu Huan nodded: "Sometimes the smell of pheromone is even higher than the technique."
Li Xin shook her head: "It depends on what kind of occasion it is. Commercial performances can only focus on pheromones, but the technical requirements of the arena are above all else."
Mu Huan agrees: "But if the pheromones and skills are equally good, then it's really the best."
"Yes."
After the two finished speaking, they both felt that the current atmosphere was a bit weird.
Mu Huan naturally knew the reason, but Li Xin frowned, put the arranged earphones into his ears, and at the same time closed his eyes, "I'll sleep for a while."
There was silence around me.
Mu Huan knew that Li Xin might not be sleepy, but just didn't want to talk to him.
It just so happened that he also wanted to think about it quietly.
Also put on the earphones, leaned on the seat with his chest around his chest, Mu Huan pressed the back of his head against the back of the chair, and the thoughts in his head were already galloping like ten thousand horses.
There is no doubt that Li Xin is Li Xin. They have the same three views, and they all have strong regrets about pair skating, and they are extremely unwilling.
However, they made different choices on a certain fork in the road of fate.
Assistant coaches and athletes...but all lead to the same goal. In the end, I chose to continue the figure skating career I love.
…
"Ding dong."
[Wang Qinghua, the first brother who enters the training team in Province Y every year, has a best score of 65.30 in the short program and 90.10 in the free skating. They are all the results of last year, the state is good, and there should be some improvement this year.]
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[This is his game video this year, take a good look, it took me a long time to find it.]
[Wu Zimeng, the national champion of the youth group A single the year before, has been in an unstable state since the split last year, but this year is the time for results.]
[In the championship round, the short program was 65.50 and the free skating was 89.20. This is a hard stubble, you have to be careful, it's hard to say how strong you will be after differentiation, maybe you will be among the top few in the adult group in one fell swoop.]
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[Let’s watch it well, brother tried his best, but unfortunately we are too cash-strapped to go with you, I’m afraid I’ll miss the excitement of you being beaten to the point of tears, sorry, sorry!]
Mu Huan couldn't help chuckling when he saw the message sent in WeChat.
Qi Wenfu is really a good friend.
But he didn't click on the video sent by the other party, but looked up at the building in front of him.
Provincial Y skating rink.
The standard international ice skating hall stands majestically in front of you. The gray and white exterior wall has obvious traces of wind and sun, but it is not dilapidated. It is obvious that it has been renovated in the past two years.
It's training time now, the door is open, and standing under the stairs can't hear the slightest movement.
Quite a bit solemn.
Three days of crazy preparations, but the time passed like lightning, as if I hadn't done anything yet, just stood here.
If you don't prepare yourself enough, you still have to look at other people's.
Figure skating is a stage for one person, and there is no direct confrontation. It is meaningless to pay attention to the quality of other people's skating. It is enough to be yourself.
Putting the phone in his trouser pocket, Mu Huan glanced at Li Xin, and walked into the skating hall with him.
The gymnasium, which can accommodate 1,200 people watching at the same time, is quite impressive, and there are many people on and off the ice.
Li Xin walked in front, and soon found Beta, a middle-aged man who looked like a coach, and explained his intention in a few words.
After listening to the other party, he said: "Oh, I know, I just got the news yesterday, and you came here. I heard that you were expelled and you have to apply to return to the team, so you will go to our side to get a spot, right?"
After speaking, his eyes were already locked on Mu Huan's face, and his tone was a little rude.
Li Xin raised her eyebrows: "I thought Coach Yu had already discussed this matter with you."
"Oh." The other party said with a sneer, "There are only two places in the team A every year. It's really difficult for you to leave us. You can't think of a way. You go directly from your coach." Get a spot?"
Make no mistake, this is not welcome anymore.
The first contact was pretty bad.
This coach is even more tempered. After finishing speaking, he turned his head and pointed at his team members and yelled, "How did you slip, what did I say before? Can you use your brain before doing the movements? Can you skate? Can you still skate?" No? Come down for me!"
This is killing a chicken for monkeys to see.
The team members who were yelled wanted to cry but had no tears.
Li Xin tugged on Mu Huan's sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you an athlete from Province Y? How come you are here to grab a spot? You don't have a coach you know?"