Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

I was initially worried that the child was too timid and prone to causing trouble, but I never expected...

Du Liangchen raised an eyebrow. "Oh? So you saw me and came here on purpose to chat with me."

The child blushed and shyly fiddled with his fingers, asking, "Brother, can I take a picture with you?"

"of course can."

Hearing that Du Liangchen agreed so readily, the boy disregarded his shyness, took out his phone from his pocket, and seeing that Du Liangchen had opened the camera, he leaned closer to take a picture with him.

Little Yuzi took two photos in a row, then smiled broadly and carefully put her phone away.

Du Liangchen's eyes dimmed instantly when he thought about his reputation. Afraid that Xiaoyouzi would be hurt, he told him, "I promise you can take pictures, but you can't post them."

"Why?" Little Yuzu tilted her head in confusion, then suddenly realized something.

"Is it because you don't want others to see you injured and hospitalized, or because you're worried about your fans?! I understand, I won't send it to anyone else." Then she looked at Du Liangchen's arm, which was strapped to his chest, with heartache.

Du Liangchen's smile was forced. He didn't want to deceive a child who liked him so much. "No, I'm afraid you'll be hurt by strangers. I don't have a good reputation online. If you post a photo of us together, especially in the hospital, they'll criticize you."

Before the boy could say anything more, he heard his mother's voice coming from the corridor not far away.

"Little Pomelo, Little Pomelo, where are you? Come out quickly, Little Pomelo, Little Pomelo..."

Du Liangchen naturally heard this too, "Go back quickly, your mother is here to see you, don't let her worry."

Little Yuzu said reluctantly, "Big brother, which ward are you in? Can I come visit you to play later?"

Before Du Liangchen could answer, Xiaoyouzi's mother saw him and rushed over, pulling Xiaoyouzi up and down. "Xiaoyouzi, you scared your mother to death! Do you know how dangerous it is to run around in the hospital like that?!"

Looking at the woman who was terrified and couldn't stop crying, Du Liangchen suddenly had a concrete understanding of maternal love. He sadly clutched the hem of his clothes, wanting nothing more than to escape from here.

"Mommy, don't cry. It breaks my heart. I just came out for a walk because I was bored in the hospital room..."

"Mom, I have to tell you, I met my idol, Brother Du Liangchen! He's even more handsome than he appears on TV..."

After Xiaoyouzi calmed his mother down, he pointed behind him, making his emotional mother look behind him.

Little Yuzu's mother wiped her eyes and said in a tearful voice, "Who is it? Don't change the subject, come back to the ward with me."

"But he's right here beside me..."

Ok?

What about people?

When Xiaoyouzi turned around, he realized that Du Liangchen had left sometime earlier. Disappointed, he looked through the photos on his phone to prove that he hadn't lied, and then went back to the ward with his mother.

Dejected, Du Liangchen fled to the deserted stairwell. He didn't want to go back to the ward; it made him feel suffocated.

He sat blankly on the steps, inwardly despising himself for having lived two lives, yet still being able to break down his defenses because of things he longed for but never possessed; he had truly lived in vain.

He sat in the stairwell from dawn until the sky turned slightly red, but because he was afraid of the dark, he dared not stay there any longer and had to return to his ward.

Not long after he returned, Du Langxing arrived. He was secretly glad that he had returned in time. He got his phone and saw a lot of messages, but they were all junk messages, so he threw them aside.