Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

"No, no, I still have to go back and train for next year's World Championships, which is a truly high-level competition." Lin Jingzhe said as he looked at her with amber eyes glowing green.

"Hey, hey! Don't you want to take a break?" Ye Zhenzhen looked at her with fox eyes and asked.

"Why are you taking a break?" Lin Jingzhe looked at her with his penetrating eyes and said, "Next year is the World Championships, and the year after is the Olympics. There's no time to rest."

"It's the commendation meeting!" Ye Zhenzhen kindly reminded her.

"The Asian Games, I didn't take it seriously. The stadium isn't even full." Lin Jingzhe said nonchalantly, "Just give some recognition and that's it. What are you expecting?"

"Uh..." Ye Zhenzhen was speechless after being asked. After thinking for a long time, she said, "Maybe there is an endorsement!"

"You're overthinking it!" Lin Jingzhe chuckled. "Unless it's an Olympic gold medal, forget it." He looked at her with clear eyes and said, "An Olympic gold medal has to be won in a major event. Don't even think about winning a less popular event."

"Is that so?" Ye Zhenzhen looked at her in disbelief.

"Just look at the commercials. Are there any commercials featuring Asian Games champions?" Lin Jingzhe looked at her with his glazed eyes and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Coach Zhu."

"Jingzhe is right." Zhu Youlin said, stroking her index finger across her brow. "Number one in the world, better than number one in Asia. I don't need to say it!"

"Okay! Okay! Training, go back and continue training." Ye Zhenzhen said to her with her soft fox eyes.

"Let's go!" Zina said as she opened the door.

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In a five-star hotel, Lin's mother called her son and said, "Did you see? Your sister played five games."

"Mom, there's only the moment of winning, not a complete game." Lin Xingzhi said regretfully.

"Your father filmed the entire match, but you can't see it now," Lin's mother said helplessly. "You can watch it when you get home. The internet here isn't very good." She changed the subject, "How was it? What was the response like back home?"

"Can you expect everyone in China to pay attention to the Asian Games?" Lin Xingzhi said, his inky black eyes staring at her. "A news report, what else is there? There's not even the complete competition process."

"Where's the newspaper?" Lin's father shouted into the phone.

"I bought newspapers. I collected all the ones I could." Lin Xingzhi's dark pupils rolled around as he spoke. "They were all national newspapers. I can't even get hold of the provincial ones!"

"I asked Aunt Zhang to collect the newspapers." Mother Lin said happily, like a child, "I'll sort them out when I get home."

"Mom and Dad, have you seen your daughter?" Lin Xingzhi asked expectantly.

"We didn't reveal ourselves for fear of affecting our daughter's competition." Mother Lin said with gentle eyes.

"I saw it on the news. There weren't many people in the stands at first, but later on, more and more people came." Lin Xingzhi said, his dark eyes turning.

"Yes! They were all attracted here by our daughter." Mother Lin said with a smile, "The cheers are so loud!"

"Is it safe for Nannan?" Lin Xingzhi said worriedly. "The sudden cheering."

"No, no, Nannan is very calm." Lin's mother said happily, "She wasn't affected at all. On the contrary, she felt a little excited and swam even better."

"Nannan will be even busier from now on." Lin Xingzhi muttered with a pout.

"The competition is over, what are you busy with?" Mother Lin asked with her clear, starry eyes full of confusion. "I told Aunt Zhang to make some delicious food to nourish our daughter, and then go shopping to buy bags, jewelry, and clothes..."

"There will be the World Championships next year, as well as the trials, and the Olympics the year after. You won't be able to see your precious daughter." Lin Xingzhi said in surprise.

"What?" Lin's mother stood up suddenly.

"Don't you know? Everyone knows the Olympics are happening two years after next!" Lin Xingzhi's dark eyes were filled with confusion. "It's advertised every day!"

"Of course I know about the Olympics, but I don't know about the World Championships and haven't paid attention to it." Mother Lin looked at her lover with starry eyes.

"It'll start in mid-March next year and last about half a month! It'll be in Melbourne, Australia." Lin Xingzhi's dark eyes, like deep pools, stared at the laptop screen and said, "There's also the Short Course World Cup, with several events. I wonder if Nannan will participate? Anyway, there will be competitions all year round next year. The international competitions are of a very high standard."

"This..." Lin's mother was stunned by the intensive competition.

"I hope Nannan can hold on by then." Lin Xingzhi said with a frown and a worried look on his face.

"What do you mean?" Lin's mother asked with a bad feeling.

"Mom, we're the dominant force in the swimming world in Europe and America. Winning a gold medal is a real blessing." Lin Xingzhi took a deep breath and said, "Swimming is different from diving. In diving, we're the dream team and we can sweep everything. But in swimming, even shaving your head is possible. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman!"

"No way!" Lin's mother looked at her lover in disbelief.

"Mom, you can check the past results. It's not impossible to come back with nothing." Lin Xingzhi said worriedly, stroking his forehead.

"Don't let your current results get you carried away." Lin Xingzhi clenched his fists and said, "The tough battle is yet to come."

Mother Lin said with a sad face, "I thought I could relax for a few days and reward my daughter. But now that you say that, I won't even be able to see her."

"It's possible!" Lin Xingzhi said with a frown.

Father Lin checked next year's events on his notebook, tapping the screen with his index finger.

"I understand." Mother Lin held the phone in her hand and said, "I won't disturb Nannan. Let her train well." She said in a depressed mood, "Forget it, let's talk about it when we get home! Nannan's competition is over, let's go home too. Hang up!"

"Okay!" Lin Xingzhi responded, and hung up the phone after hearing a beep from the phone.

"I bought another newspaper." Shen Ze pushed open the door and walked in hurriedly. "Look, the front page headlines are all about Nannan." Looking at his friend who was not in high spirits, he said, "You are worried about something."

"I just hung up the phone with my mother. She was so happy! But I poured cold water on her." Lin Xingzhi said embarrassedly, rubbing his neck.

Shen Ze turned his head and looked at the events on his notebook. "Can't you just let Aunt Lin be happy for a little longer?"

"My mother is so happy that she wants to take our daughter shopping. How can our daughter have the time?" Lin Xingzhi looked at him helplessly with eyes as black as jade.

"Haha..." Shen Ze shook his head and laughed, "Aunt Lin's love is so passionate and straightforward." He smiled and said, "Buy, buy, buy." He teased, "Next year's events are so crowded, are you going to the Lama Temple again?"

"Go! This time, we'll go not only to the Lama Temple, but also to other temples and Taoist temples. I'll go into every temple I come across." Lin Xingzhi said, looking at him with his bright dark eyes.

"Okay!" Shen Ze responded with a smile.