Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

Looking up again, Huang Junjie saw Mei Jing's retreating figure and screamed in despair, "Peak match, bro! You actually went AFK?! What's going on?!"

Mei Jing's voice drifted faintly through the air: "It's not important!"

He stood up angrily, "What do you mean it's not important?! It's very important, okay? Stop messing with me, okay?!"

Mei Jing ignored his wailing, quickly returned to her room, locked the door behind her, and made a video call to Du Liangchen.

Seeing Du Liangchen lying lazily on the bed in the camera's view, his eyes slightly lowered, his long eyelashes fluttering and casting a small shadow under his eyes, his red lips slightly parted, Mei Jing's eyes darkened, her Adam's apple bobbing as she swallowed, "Baby~ are you going to sleep?"

Du Liangchen propped his phone up on the bedside table, revealing his bathrobe with its neckline wide open, and said in a soft voice, "No~ I just took a shower and went straight to bed. What about you? You look like you just came back from outside!"

Mei Jing felt a sudden dryness in her mouth and drank half a glass of water in one gulp before saying, "I was just playing a peak match with my teammates when I saw your message and rushed back."

Du Liangchen raised an eyebrow. "Hanged up?"

Mei Jing pursed her lips. "Yeah, I'm hanging up."

Du Liangchen tentatively suggested, "How about we talk after you're done playing?"

Mei Jing refused outright: "No! The peak competition isn't as important as you. Don't you miss me?"

Du Liangchen blinked, his eyes filled with worry. "Of course I'm thinking about you! How could I not? I'm worried about whether you're taking your medicine on time, and whether your fever has recurred..."

Mei Jing gently reassured him, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I haven't had a fever again, and I've been taking my medicine on time and taking good care of myself!"

Du Liangchen said anxiously, "Honey... are you okay about what happened online? If you're upset, just cry. I'll stay with you."

Mei Jing remained silent for a long time. He had seen the news on the way to the airport. It had been circulating online for a day and a night, causing him to lose three million followers and even get criticized by Du Liangchen's fans, which landed him on the trending topics.

Mei Jing's silence wasn't because he regretted losing fans. Even if he had the chance to do it all over again, he would still declare his ownership to everyone who coveted Du Liangchen. He had already prepared to retire long after he and Du Liangchen expressed their feelings for each other.

The reason he's so depressed right now is because many people online say he's not good enough for Du Liangchen. There are conspiracy theories that he used despicable means to smear Du Liangchen because his grades weren't as good as Du Liangchen's.

"Baby, don't believe what you read online... My love for you is real! I'm not jealous of your grades and want to ruin you, please believe me?"

Mei Jing's nose tingled with grievance, and tears welled up in her eyes. "I was prepared to leave the ice rink at any time, but I realized I can't lose you. Don't believe what they say, don't ignore me..."

When Du Liangchen saw Mei Jing crying, he felt as if an invisible hand was kneading his heart. The pain was so intense that he couldn't lie still and sat up against the headboard. He comforted her anxiously and tenderly, "Don't cry, sweetie~ I didn't believe what you said online. I've known you for so many years, don't I know you well enough?! I brought this up to comfort you, just like when I was being cyberbullied and couldn't sleep, you always comforted me. Now it's my turn to comfort you!"

Mei Jing choked back tears and said uneasily, "You really... I thought, I thought you..."