"You know, if you have enough confidence in yourself, you don't have to bump into me in the locker room." Before rebirth, Lin Yifei had experienced countless international competitions, how could he be in a mess just because a child bumped into him
It was originally a well-intentioned reminder, but it obviously turned into a demonstration in the eyes of the other party. Lin Yifei shook his head, he has already entered the quarterfinals, but the quarterfinals will be in the afternoon, he doesn't have any extra thoughts to worry about this kid who was defeated by him, and Mark and the others should be waiting for him to have lunch.
Before he reached the dressing room, he was bumped, his shoulder hit the wall, and Lin Yifei grinned in pain. When he looked up, he saw the big man. Lin Yifei was very afraid of the heat, and would take off his protective gear as soon as the competition was over, but the big man was still wearing it, and if he hit him so hard, of course Lin Yifei would suffer.
"Don't think that you are great just because you win." The big man lowered his head, as if he was going to grab Lin Yifei's collar.
When it comes to fencing, Lin Yifei has a 100% advantage. When it comes to fighting, he has never been a good player.
At this moment, a tall figure slowly walked behind the big man and grabbed his wrist.
"This is a fencing venue, not a wrestling venue." With a pure London accent, he was lazily carrying a sensible gentleman's demeanor.
When the big man saw someone, he angrily shook off the other person's hand and walked towards the locker room.
Lin Yifei rubbed his shoulders and stood up, when he saw the face of the person in front of him clearly, he blinked his eyes.
Are you hallucinating yourself
It was a handsome young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old. The light brown hair color looks soft, and there is a mature charm between the eyebrows and eyes. The upper body is wearing a light brown plaid vest, which complements his hair color, and the lower body is black trousers, which outlines the slender and elegant legs.
"Kevin... Phil..."
Are your eyes not dizzy? He wasn't ready to meet this guy so soon.
Kevin is four or five years older than himself and Chris. He should be studying at Cambridge University now. Two years later, he will win his first World Championship.
Before being reborn, Lin Yifei had always admired Kevin's demeanor, he was not a British old-fashioned gentleman, but more like a rounded artwork, making people unable to find the edges and corners.
"You know my name, I didn't expect someone in Washington to recognize me." Kevin smiled lightly, looking at Lin Yifei's shoulder, "Is your shoulder okay?"
Lin Yifei shook his head foolishly.
"You performed very well in the game that just ended. I didn't expect that in the United States, the level of middle school students under the age of 16 would be so high."
Lin Yifei still didn't come to his senses, he just stared blankly at Kevin's face. Before rebirth, he and Kevin met at the World Championships. At that time, Kevin had an Olympic champion and three world champions, known as the glory of British fencing.
"What's your name?" Kevin asked.
"Lin...Lin Yifei, my English name is Ethan." Lin Yifei's breathing gradually calmed down.
"Judging from the pronunciation of your name, you immigrated to America from China?" Kevin leaned against the wall, his eyes and brows showing a sense of unhurriedness. But Lin Yifei knew that his achievements were never due to talent, but more due to hard work.
"Yes..." Lin Yifei looked up at him, at this moment Kevin was a full head taller than Lin Yifei.
"Looking forward to your game this afternoon." Kevin stretched out his hand to Lin Yifei.
"Thanks."
At this moment, a cool voice sounded from behind, "Yifei."
Lin Yifei turned his head and saw Chris.
"Hey! Chris!" At this moment Lin Yifei's hand was being held by Kevin, "Your game is over too?"
Chris walked to Lin Yifei's side and looked at Kevin. And Kevin's lips curled into a smile, he could see the swordsman Xiao Su in Chris' eyes, as well as the hostility that ordinary people couldn't detect.
"Hi, I'm Kevin Phil, from the UK." Kevin held out his hand to Chris, "Your name is Chris, and I watched your game just now, and your opponent has no power to parry. very exciting."
Chris didn't answer him, but just grabbed Lin Yifei's wrist and pulled him into the locker room.
"Changed clothes and went to have lunch." Chris's voice was a little chilly, although Lin Yifei didn't understand why. He always thought that the meeting between Chris and Kevin should not be such an atmosphere. After all, if there is no accident after a few years, Kevin Phil will become the goal that Chris dreams of surpassing.
Lin Yifei just took off his protective gear, then wiped his sweaty hair with a towel, and changed his clothes.
"Let's go, Mark and the others should be waiting." Lin Yifei put his arms around Chris's shoulders and hung on him like a monkey.
"That person just now, do you know him?" Chris asked.
"Ah... I don't know you..." Because logically, I don't know Kevin now.
"You seem to adore him."
"He's from the fencing team of Cambridge University!" Lin Yifei turned his head to observe Chris' expression, and felt that he was a little weird from just now until now, but he couldn't see anything.
"You can also go to New York University in the future."
The level of New York University's fencing team is top-notch in the United States, and some professional fencers have also studied at that university. In each Olympic team competition, one or two participants will be selected from the New York University fencing team.
"Actually, it's not because Kevin is on the fencing team of Cambridge University, but because his level is really high and he's already a professional athlete."
"Really?" Chris raised his eyebrows slightly.
Lin Yifei was tongue-tied in his heart. In fact, before being reborn, Lin Yifei didn't quite understand the subtle hostile relationship between Chris and Kevin. Clearly, Chris recognized and respected Kevin's fencing skills, but whenever Lin Yifei mentioned Kevin, Chris had a very unhappy expression. Even if the two met outside the fencing field, there was always a faint sense of hostility means.
At lunch, Catherine is not very hungry. This was the first time for her to enter the quarter-finals in the Washington Division. Her parents also came to watch the game in person and brought homemade spaghetti, but it was obvious that Catherine had no appetite.
Lin Yifei, who was sitting opposite, flicked her forehead with his index finger amusedly.
"No way, are you nervous like this?"
"Aren't you nervous?" Catherine looked at Lin Yifei with a bright smile, not understanding why he always looked calm.
"Because it's just the quarterfinals in Washington, and if you go all the way down, there's the intercontinental quarterfinals, and then the national quarterfinals, and the semifinals and finals. Now you just stand It’s just at the starting point, if you’re always so nervous, you’re torturing yourself.” Lin Yifei unceremoniously forked away the shrimp on Catherine’s plate, “And Catherine, you’re already better than ever before, aren’t you? ?”
Catherine glanced at Lin Yifei, seeing his old god was there, and suddenly felt that it was ridiculous to be so nervous.
"Hey, Chris, we're going to draw lots later. I don't want to be in the same group as you at all." Lin Yifei said, leaning on the fork.
"Because you want to fight me in the final."
"Ah, Chris, you really understand me." Lin Yifei leaned on Chris' shoulder like a little woman.
"Can you two stop being nauseous? I really can't eat anymore." Catherine made a gesture of vomiting.
Instead, Philip next to him took a camera and snapped a photo.
"Hey—" Lin Yifei got up from Chris's shoulders, "Why do you always like to take pictures at this time!"
Philip smiled triumphantly, and threatened that if Lin Yifei lost the next game, he would post his ugly appearance on the school.
After lunch and resting for a while, Chris and Lin Yifei went to the organizing committee to draw lots.
The remaining eight teenagers stood in line in front of the number box, and a registrar wearing glasses recorded their numbers and names.
Lin Yifei took a deep breath, reached into the box, and the one drawn was No. 2 of Group D. He turned around and waved his number at Chris.
And Chris got No. 1 in Group A, which made Lin Yifei very happy. In other words, as long as they keep winning, the two of them must meet in the final.
Another hour later, the quarter-finals will officially begin.
Chris and Lin Yifei happened to be in two adjacent venues.
Putting on the mask, Lin Yifei and Chris high-fived each other, and then walked into the arena gracefully with their backs turned to each other.
His opponent was not bad. After all, he was already a top eight middle school student in Washington. Whether he was stabbing or slashing, he even coordinated with the movement of his feet. Lin Yifei dealt with it cautiously. The opponent's attack did not have any obvious mistakes, Lin Yifei bet that this child can have such a level, he must have learned fencing at least since he was six years old.
Although the previous round was thrilling, Lin Yifei scored two points without leaving any room for the opponent. In the second round, his opponent also got used to Lin Yifei's ingenuity and sudden attack. The moment Lin Yifei stepped back, the other party stabbed him in the shoulder with a sword. The referee decides to score.
"Aha!" Lin Yifei twirled his wrist, except for Chris as a child, he hadn't met such a challenging opponent for a long time. When the mind is concentrated, all sounds seem to disappear.
Lin Yifei caressed the tip of the sword with his fingers, adjusted his breathing, and then drew out the sword again. The sword was extremely fierce, forcing the opponent to the edge of the field, slashing with the sword mercilessly, and the opponent was almost inevitable.
The imposing manner of this sword was so great that his opponent fell to the ground, looking up at Lin Yifei stupidly.
But Lin Yifei stepped forward very gracefully, pulled him up, turned his head and nodded to the referee, only then did the referee come back to judge the score.
In the auditorium in the distance, Kevin rubbed his chin with an inquiring expression. The friend next to him bumped him with the shoulder and said in a low voice, "I can't believe that children in the United States have such a high level of fencing. Look at the fencing in field D. That child, the posture just now is like a world famous general."
And Kevin just put his index finger to his lips and made a silent gesture. His eyes rested on Lin Yifei's back.
The game has just gone through two rounds, and the game in field A is over. Chris scored 15 points ahead of time and completely defeated his opponent, but the kid was still panting after taking off his mask, as if he hadn't come out of Chris' aura yet.