Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

No one could empathize with these feelings more than him, because he experienced the same things every day.

Du Liangchen was unaware of Mei Jing's inner turmoil; he only saw that Mei Jing was constantly running away, and his anger flared up instantly.

From his perspective, their situations are similar; both are current key players on the men's singles figure skating team. He said he didn't want to retire because of him, so could he also put himself in Mei Jing's shoes and ask if she didn't want to give up her identity as an athlete because of this relationship?

The more Du Liangchen thought about it, the colder his heart became.

"Then what should we do? What do you suggest? I'm even willing to retire for our sake, but you don't want me to retire, you don't want to become a burden to me, so what should we do?"

"Instead of thinking about how to solve this problem, your first thought is to break up!"

"I think you're just scared because of the three-month suspension! You're afraid of being kicked out of the national team, that's why you said you wanted to break up with me, isn't it?"

Mei Jing stared wide-eyed in shock, forgetting to shed tears. It was as if she had just met this person for the first time. She had clearly started with him, yet he had misunderstood her like this. It felt like she had been stabbed in the heart.

"Is that how you see me...a selfish and self-centered person? Ah!"

"Du Liangchen, answer me, in your heart, am I really that kind of person?"

Only two people in love know where the knife hurts the most. Mei Jing didn't take this sentence seriously when she first saw it, but now she deeply understands its meaning.

Du Liangchen's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the person in front of him with pain and disappointment, and he roared uncontrollably.

"Is that what I think of you? You're the one who keeps saying 'break up, break up, break up!'"

"Mei Jing, I don't feel like I'm important to you at all. On the contrary, I see you running away. You make me feel like your future is more important than our love!"

"When you expressed your feelings to me back then, your attitude was so clear, and your thoughts and words were so mature. I thought you had already considered the risk of us facing a suspension. Now I feel I was terribly wrong. When faced with a problem, your first thought wasn't how to solve it, but how to distance yourself from me!"

"Ha~ How ridiculous! I think I need to seriously examine our relationship."

After saying that, Du Liangchen wiped away the tears on his face, opened the car door, and got ready to leave.

"Don't go, baby, don't go."

Mei Jing grabbed Du Liangchen's arm, but he shook her off forcefully.

Seeing Du Liangchen walk away without looking back, Mei Jing got out of the car and ran in front of him to stop him. "I'm not... I'm not as bad as you say. Please let me explain. I..."

Du Liangchen stared at him with icy eyes, forcibly suppressing his emotions, and warned him with restraint, "Don't stop me! I can't face you calmly right now. I'm like a powder keg that's about to explode. If you don't want to hear me say anything even worse, get out of my way!"

"Chenchen..."

Du Liangchen didn't want to listen to him, so she pushed him away forcefully and walked forward.

He was in a state of turmoil. He had considered the worst-case scenario, but he never expected that day to come so soon, or that he would feel so sad. It felt like there was a piece of his heart missing, and the cold wind blowing around him made him feel chilled to the bone.

There's no time for sadness in the adult world; Du Liangchen had to compose himself and return to work in the lab.

Du Langyue had just gotten off the plane when he turned on his phone and saw a message from Du Langyu.

[Sis, what happened? Why haven't you dealt with Xiaochen's situation online?]

Du Langyue frowned at the abrupt and seemingly unrelated sentence, and dialed the number immediately. The other end answered quickly, as if they had been waiting for his call.

"Hey~ Sis, you finally answered the phone! Do you know Xiaochen is in trouble?!"

Upon hearing Du Langxing's anxious and serious voice, Du Langyue's nerves instantly tensed up.

What happened...? Is it serious?

Du Langxing's irritated voice came through.

He's been suspended. We just had a meeting today and were informed that both of them are suspended for three months!