Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

When I got back to my place that night, I unexpectedly received a call from Mei Jing.

Du Liangchen hesitated for a few seconds while holding his phone before answering the call.

"Hello~"

Mei Jing: "Xiao Chen, are you alright? I heard you had a sudden asthma attack before the competition, are you feeling better?"

As soon as the call connected, Mei Jingqing's cool and magnetic voice came through, her tone full of concern for him.

"I'm fine, and the competition went smoothly."

Mei Jing: "That's good. Take good care of yourself and eat more vitamins these next few days."

"Good~"

Mei Jing: "Make sure you wear a mask properly. People over there like to wear perfume, which can irritate your breathing."

"Okay~ Don't worry about me. How have you been lately?"

Mei Jing: "I'm fine, just training every day. I've found a really good restaurant recently, I'll treat you to it when you get back."

……

After chatting for a while, Du Liangchen noticed it was getting late and he was very tired after just finishing a competition, so he said he would hang up.

In just two days, Du Liangchen recovered well and immediately moved on to his next match.

She was wearing a new set of costencils, which were still covered in rhinestones.

Du Liangchen's appearance once again attracted the audience's attention.

The free skate competition went very smoothly.

Du Liangchen came in second place with a total score of 245.81.

Moreover, it broke the historical record for free skate scores.

Du Liangchen's achievement has made him known to the adult group.

Many people even suspected that he had taken performance-enhancing drugs.

During the post-match interview, Du Liangchen sensed a strong sense of malice.

The reporter kept pressing Du Liangchen about how he managed to get back into form and finish second, despite having an asthma attack before the race.

Having lived two lives, how could he not realize that they were setting traps for him? However, he skillfully avoided them all.

To avoid malicious editing by reporters and misinterpretation of his meaning by translators, Du Liangchen answered all questions in English.

He had seen too many things like this in his previous life. People would do anything to attract attention, let alone overseas. By the time he received the news, he didn't know how much time had passed, and there was simply no time to clarify.

The interviews were only a few minutes long, and with the top three interviewed together, each person could only answer one question on average.

Du Liangchen stepped onto the podium, a silver medal around his neck. Although it was a pity he didn't win first place, he felt extremely honored to watch the national flag rise slowly.

on the way back.

Coach Meng kept making phone calls to share the good news, and the car was filled with his joyful voice.

On the contrary, Du Liangchen, the protagonist of this event, remained quite calm.

Coach Du, Du Langxing, is also one of them.

It was as if they hadn't won the medal and it had nothing to do with them.

Coach Meng looked at the calm uncle and nephew and asked in confusion, "Why do you two look like that? Aren't you happy to have won the medals?"

Du Liangchen smiled, then said calmly, "I'm happy~"

Coach Meng felt that he was being perfunctory.

Seeing that Du Liangchen didn't want to talk, Du Langxing explained to Coach Meng, "Xiao Chen got second place and broke the record, of course he's happy."

However, for an athlete, the happiest moment is knowing they've won an award and receiving their medal. Once they leave the competition venue, that joy gradually fades.

Coach Meng: "Why did it disappear? Shouldn't winning an award be exciting? If it were me, I wouldn't even be able to sleep at night."