Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

Two days before the competition, Du Liangchen felt better and began training on the ice.

I gritted my teeth and persevered until I was completely exhausted.

Hao Shuxue stayed with him and encouraged him. The two accompanying coaches had long given up on Du Liangchen. Given his physical condition, it was already good enough that he could finish the program.

However, Du Liangchen never gave up on himself and is working hard to recover his condition.

Because he knew that even if everyone else gave up on him, he couldn't give up on himself. Otherwise, he would have better retire as soon as possible than suffer for nothing.

Every day, he mentally prepared himself. To avoid hearing those discouraging comments, Du Liangchen started wearing headphones. He isolated himself, sleeping when he was tired and doing physical training when he was rested, forcing himself to eat more.

Now that I'm alone abroad, I need to take good care of myself, just like in my previous life.

On the day of the pre-match training, Du Liangchen and Hao Shuxue arrived at the competition venue with the help of their two coaches.

There are many venues here that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Standing here, Du Liangchen felt that his calm heart had been broken by a pebble, and ripples spread across the surface.

My adrenaline is pumping, and I can't wait to rush to the ice rink and skate a few laps.

"The calligraphy school here is really big, even bigger than our competition venue, especially the audience seating. It would be amazing to perform in a venue that can hold hundreds of thousands of people."

Hao Shuxue watched as his pale face flushed with excitement, and smiled as he reached out to put his arm around his shoulder.

"What you said is about to come true! When Xiao Jing and I came last year, the stands here were completely full. It will be the same this year. Aren't you excited?!"

Du Liangchen's eyes lit up after hearing his explanation, and he smiled as he looked down, saying, "Mmm~"

After chatting for a while, the coach arranged for the two to warm up.

In the afternoon, the four of them returned to the hotel. Du Liangchen, feeling exhausted, collapsed onto the bed and drifted off to sleep.

When it was time for dinner, the coach saw that Du Liangchen was still sleeping and had to wake him up.

"Du Liangchen, Du Liangchen, wake up! It's time for dinner!"

Coach Qian patted him on the shoulder, and Du Liangchen opened his eyes groggily, clearly not understanding what Coach Qian was saying.

"Get up and go eat."

Coach Qian repeated what he had just said, and Du Liangchen responded with an "Oh".

Rubbing her hair, which was messed up from sleeping, she got out of bed, rinsed her face, and then went to the cafeteria with Coach Qian.

The place was packed with people. Most of the athletes chose to stay here for the competition, and the food provided was free of any performance-enhancing drugs. After all, with so many athletes here, the hotel couldn't afford to be careless.

Looking at the bread and salad, Du Liangchen felt full even without eating. However, for the sake of his energy, he still chose to eat a lot of food.

Coach Qian and I walked to Coach Hao Shuxue and Coach Li's table and sat down to eat together.

While eating, he listened to the chatter of the people around him. Fortunately, Du Liangchen's English was good, and he could understand most of what they were saying.

Upon hearing their conversation, Du Liangchen glanced at a foreigner in the distance.

Just now, the people at the next table were talking about this person. They heard that he was also promoted to the group this year, and like Du Liangchen, he is a newcomer.

However, he was quite famous; he was the younger brother of the previous Olympic champion, named Leopold. Du Liangchen didn't quite understand the rather long name.