Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

At the dinner table, Du Liangchen had already recovered, and Grandpa and Grandma Du secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Du Liangchen noticed the expressions on Grandpa Du and Grandma Du's faces.

Du Liangchen's father asked them to send Du Liangchen and his two brothers to his place, and he booked a tour group for the elderly couple.

And so Du Liangchen and his two older brothers went to Shanghai.

Du Liangchen's father works at a research institute in Shanghai.

Upon seeing their long-lost parents, the three brothers felt an invisible barrier between themselves and their parents.

The three brothers knew it was their job and accepted it, but they couldn't understand it.

Mr. and Mrs. Du took the three of them to amusement parks, aquariums, space exhibitions, and other fun and novel places.

After that, things got busy, and Du Liangchen and his two older brothers went to various places to check in.

They played until noon today, and then decided to go to a famous restaurant for lunch.

There was a shopping mall right next door, and Du Liangchen stopped in his tracks as he looked at the familiar mall.

Brother Du and Brother Du's second brother noticed that Du Liangchen had stopped following them. When they turned around, they found him staring intently at the mall behind them.

Brother Du asked worriedly, "Xiao Chen, what's wrong? Why aren't you moving?"

Seeing that he was staring at the shopping mall in front of him, Brother Du said, "Do you want to go shopping? Let's go in and take a look."

Du Liangchen didn't say anything and followed the two into the mall, where a large ice rink came into view.

"This……"

Brother Du and Brother Du looked at each other, then looked at Du Liangchen with concern.

Du Liangchen said in a hoarse voice, "Big brother, second brother, this is the place where I won the first championship."

"Really? Let's go take a look."

As he spoke, Brother Du tugged at the hem of Brother Du's clothes.

Brother Du realized what was happening and pulled Du Liangchen inside.

"Ah? Yes, yes, your second brother is right. It's a rare opportunity to come here, let's go."

Three people stood outside the glass enclosure watching many adults and children skating. The most common group of skating children were 6 or 7 years old. They would fall down, get up without crying, and then fall again.

Du Liangchen's gaze remained fixed on the child who had fallen and gotten up, as if he saw his own reflection in him.

They stood there for almost an hour. Some staff members saw them and invited them to come in and play, but Du Liangchen refused, and the three of them left.

"Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about?"

"Yes, we're brothers. If there's anything you can't tell Grandpa and Grandma, you can tell us."

Du Liangchen stared at them for a long time, and just when they thought he wouldn't speak, he finally did.

"I'm a little reluctant to leave the ice rink, but..."

Du Erge put his hand on Du Liangchen's shoulder: "Then it's hard to part with, but there are no buts."

Brother Du said to Du Liangchen with great trust, "That's right. You survived the head injury you suffered back then and became a world champion on the ice. I believe you can do it now too."

"Xiao Chen, it's okay. Just follow your heart. Even if the result isn't what you hoped for, you won't regret it."

"That's right, don't be afraid. Your second brother and I are your loyal fans. You don't know how radiant you are when you stand on the ice."

When Du Liangchen got home and saw his father, he went over to him.

"Dad, I want to continue skating. I don't want to retire."

"Have you thought this through? Even if your body doesn't allow it, even if you have to endure pain that others can't bear, even if you try your best but still can't reach the expected standard, do you still want to continue?"