Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

On the way back, neither of them spoke, but it was clear that the other had relaxed considerably.

When they got to the dorm, Mei Jing hugged him and spun him around excitedly. "That's great! You've gotten past your family's hurdle. You won't have to be sad anymore."

"I've passed this hurdle, so there will be less resistance for us to be together. But what about your family...?"

"It's okay, I'll handle it. Actually, I didn't tell you, but my mom found out I like you a long time ago."

"Huh? What did you say?" Du Liangchen's eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing his adorable reaction, Mei Jing couldn't help but give him a kiss. "Really! It's just after we became a couple. I was chatting with her, and somehow she found out."

Du Liangchen jumped up with joy, "That's wonderful! No one will stop us from being together now!"

"Uh~ no, it's just that there's still one person in my family I haven't settled things with."

Overjoyed, Du Liangchen suddenly thought of someone, "Who...is it your dad?!"

"Well, don't worry, my mom's here, it shouldn't be too hard to handle," Mei Jing patted his back to comfort him.

Du Liangchen nodded. He was already very content that his father hadn't directly separated the two of them.

Two years is neither a long nor a short time, and he believed there were no problems between them.

Du Langyu was indeed decisive and efficient. That very evening, the two of them received a notice to change dorm rooms, and Du Liangchen moved into an empty dorm room.

But that didn't stop them from chatting, and they would play games together in the evenings. Playing games became a tool for them to connect and strengthen their relationship.

That day, Du Liangchen received a package from Prouss. Upon opening it, he found a red and black leather bracelet with his own design, which Prouss had helped him customize at a handicraft shop abroad. It was very cool.

It's not that we don't want to make it in the country, but the materials used to make this are not available domestically.

Mei Jing's birthday is coming up soon, and this is the birthday gift Du Liangchen is preparing for him.

Mei Jing's birthday arrived quickly.

The team pooled their money to buy a big cake to celebrate Mei Jing's birthday. Then, one by one, they presented each other with their own gifts. However, Mei Jing couldn't see the affection behind her and kept staring at Du Liangchen. But Du Liangchen seemed to be doing it on purpose and didn't take out his own gift.

Seeing Mei Jing with cake smeared all over his face, Du Liangchen laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight. Seeing that Mei Jing wasn't in a good mood, he quickly pulled him over.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Look how you've covered Mei Jing up so much he can't see the road. Let him go."

Du Liangchen took a tissue and carefully wiped the cake off his face. Looking at his angry and aggrieved expression, she whispered in his ear, "I'll give you the gift back. Don't be upset, it's your birthday today!"

Back at his residence, Du Liangchen, who had helped Mei Jing bring the gift back, took out an exquisite gift box from his pocket.

"Here, this is a gift for you. I designed it myself." Du Liangchen stepped forward and kissed him on the lips. "Don't be angry. I was afraid they would make you open my gift in public, so I only took it out now. Do you like it?"

Mei Jing, whose ears had turned red from Du Liangchen's kiss, finally smiled after pursing her lips all day. She eagerly opened the package; inside was a jewelry box containing a delicate leather bracelet, very beautiful. There was also a small greeting card.

Seeing the greeting card that read "Happy Birthday, Boyfriend!", Mei Jing's face lit up with a bright smile.

Du Liangchen raised an eyebrow at him and said in a sweet voice, "Now you know why I'm only giving you the gift now, right?"

"Hmm~"

Mei Jing cupped his face and kissed him fiercely until he felt Du Liangchen push him away, at which point he stopped. He pressed his forehead against Du Liangchen's and said, "Baby, are you trying to tie me down with this?"

Du Liangchen took a deep breath, his eyes, red from the difficulty breathing, twitched slightly, and he said defiantly, "Then are you willing to let me tie you up?"

"Of course, I'd love to."

"Then I'll put it on for you!"

"Okay."

Mei Jing watched as Du Liangchen picked up the bracelet and put it on his wrist, making a crisp sound. Only then did he notice that there was a very small bell tied to it.

"All right!"

Mei Jing took out her phone, snapped a picture of her hand, and posted it on her blog: "What a cool bracelet! I love it!!!"

......

As the weather turns cooler and the leaves turn slightly yellow, a gust of autumn wind blows and the leaves flutter down to the ground. During the daily morning training, everyone puts on extra clothes to keep up with the temperature change.

The head coach met with everyone individually to arrange the Grand Prix race selections for them.

Du Liangchen chose the Canadian and French rounds; Mei Jing chose the American and Japanese rounds. Both of them are so strong that they are not afraid of being penalized by other rounds, so neither of them was assigned to their home rounds, which also gave their teammates the confidence of having a home advantage.

With the competition just around the corner, everyone is on edge, and there's been less laughter and chatter during training.

......

The month-and-a-half-long regional competition has come to an end.

Mei Jing won a gold medal and a bronze medal; Du Liangchen won a gold medal and a silver medal, and the two successfully entered the finals.

Liu Yu and Wang Chenghao, who switched to the adult group this year, did not rank in the top six in total points and missed the finals.

In December, the Grand Prix Finals officially began.

Early in the morning, Du Liangchen, Mei Jing, and the coaches set off for the competition venue.

Mei Jing noticed that Du Liangchen was in a low mood, sitting quietly by the window and ignoring her.

"Baby... Chen'er, what's wrong? You look so bad?" She reached out and touched Du Liangchen's face, her heart skipped a beat, and she turned to find the coach.

"Director Du, come quickly and check on Xiao Chen, he seems to have a fever!"

Du Langxing and Jiang Weijun, who were sitting near the front of the bus, immediately got up and walked over to him.

Du Liangchen: "Coach, I'm fine. I probably just didn't sleep well last night."

Du Langxing frowned, took out a thermometer and measured his temperature at 37.6 degrees Celsius. Everyone's hearts sank.

"Your temperature is so high!" Jiang Weijun said worriedly, "Xiao Chen, how are you feeling? Can you play?"

Du Liangchen's eyelashes fluttered slightly, he stretched his neck, and said easily, "I feel okay, just a little cold. There's still time before the competition, and the fever should go down after taking the medicine."