Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

Hao Shuxue gave Du Liangchen an awkward smile and then left.

Du Liangchen saw him moving closer to Mei Jing, and noticed that the coach in front of him was frequently glancing at Hao Shuxue. Unable to bear it any longer, Du Liangchen called Hao Shuxue out. Du Liangchen shook his head helplessly and continued training.

Two days later

After training, Coach Zhao called Du Liangchen to his office.

In the past few days, Coach Zhao has been calling students into his office one after another. They are all people like Du Liangchen who want to rearrange their competition pieces.

"Xiao Chen, I've looked at the song selection Coach Liu gave me, and I feel that you have some of your own ideas about it. I'd like to hear your thoughts."

Coach Zhao is gentle and approachable, making him the most popular coach among the students, bar none.

Du Liangchen felt that Coach Zhao respected him and did not ignore his thoughts just because he was a child.

"Coach, I didn't really have any complicated thoughts. I just saw that everyone else had chosen foreign pieces, which I don't understand and don't like. So I went home and looked for a lot of pieces with my grandparents. I felt that I really liked these two, so I chose them," Du Liangchen said simply and straightforwardly.

"I see, that's good. I've arranged the steps for you according to my ideas. Take a look at them first. You'll start practicing this afternoon. If the transitions aren't smooth, I'll adjust them accordingly. What do you think?"

Coach Zhao handed Du Liangchen a piece of paper with the choreographed training movements on it. Du Liangchen needed to familiarize himself with them before watching the choreography video.

"Thank you, Coach Zhao. I will try my best," Du Liangchen said happily.

As Du Liangchen looked at the paper, he couldn't help but visualize the scene and how to maximize his performance score.

"What are you thinking about so intently, Sirius? You're even forgetting to eat?"

Hao Shuxue was enthusiastically recounting the interesting things he had seen that day, as well as gossip about so-and-so. Du Liangchen was usually most interested at this time of day, but today he was completely silent.

Mei Jing also noticed that Du Liangchen was acting strangely today, and couldn't help but frown.

"Nothing much, I was just thinking about the choreography. Coach Zhao gave me the choreography today, and I'm working on the moves."

Du Liangchen snapped out of his daze and saw his two friends looking at him with concern. He awkwardly stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth.

"Oh, that's a good thing. Coach Zhao has been very busy lately because many people want to choreograph new programs for the new season. I heard that several people also wanted to choreograph new pieces, but Coach Liu turned them down, saying that they already had choreographies suitable for competition and didn't need to rearrange the music. They just wanted something new. This is your first official competition, so of course you should be more formal. I naturally support your choice of music."

Hao Shuxue told Du Liangchen what he knew, letting him know that although he had only been in the provincial team for a short time, he had always been well taken care of by the coach.

"Mathematics is right. We already have the competition pieces arranged. We can participate directly in the competition with minimal or no changes. Although they are not new, they have been practiced for longer and have an advantage over yours."

Mei Jing was always taciturn, so Du Liangchen was quite surprised that she suddenly spoke at such a long length.

"Mei Jing, don't go too far, let me tell you," Hao Shuxue suddenly said to Mei Jing in a fit of anger.

"Mathematics, you're calling my name randomly. Don't leave tonight," Mei Jing said coldly.