Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

Although he knew that what Du Langxing said was true, Du Liangchen still couldn't be happy.

Du Langxing's phone kept ringing, all from people asking about and congratulating Du Liangchen on winning the championship.

Sometimes Du Liangchen had to answer the phone, which made him even more irritable, so he simply locked himself in the bathroom.

In fact, he has always been a very strong person, but winning the Olympic championship was his goal as an athlete. Now that he has achieved his goal, he is not happy.

No one knows how much hardship they endured, all for that goal, through relentless training every day.

Even Du Langxing, who had always been by his side, couldn't truly understand his feelings. Despite his hard work, no one encouraged him; instead, he was met with a barrage of criticism, which drove him to the brink of collapse.

Was I... wrong?

Looking at myself in the mirror, my nose tingled, and tears welled up in my eyes, gently sliding down to my lips.

Du Liangchen covered his face with his hands and squatted down, his thin back convulsing violently, tears silently streaming down his face through his fingers.

After a long while, Du Liangchen composed himself and looked at his red, tear-filled eyes in the mirror. He then rinsed his face with water.

He casually walked out of the bathroom and opened the courseware to study.

The competition is over, and now he needs to focus on his studies.

There's still some time before the World Championships, so he can catch up on his lessons.

Otherwise, you'll have to retake the course if you fail.

That evening, Du Langxing told him about Mei Jing, who needed to participate in a performance skiing show two days later and perform a program. He could think about it over the next two days.

Du Liangchen looked at Mei Jing and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Mei Jing hesitated before saying, "Hmm, there is one, but... I don't know if it will work."

Du Langxing encouraged, "It's okay, tell us!"

Mei Jing looked at the two coaches and hesitated slightly before saying, "In the past, exhibition skating has always been either a solo show or a group show. Apart from ice dance, there has never been a performance by two people together. I was thinking, how about Xiao Chen and I do a pairs skating show?"

Coach Li looked at Du Liangchen: "Well... what do you think, Xiaochen?"

Unexpectedly, Du Liangchen refused on the spot.

“I don’t think this is a good idea. Mei Jing, you should know my current situation. I don’t want to involve you. Let’s stick to the old format and arrange our own pieces using the same music.”

Mei Jing said somewhat excitedly, "But I'm not afraid. You just have better grades than others."

Every competition has a winner; if it's not you, it will be someone else.

And you won the championship by defeating all the other contestants with your own strength. What's wrong with that?!

"You don't understand. Netizens can only see what they want to see; they don't want to know everything. I'm sorry, I lost my temper."

"Coach Li, Coach Du, I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep now."

Du Liangchen left the room, and the three of them fell silent.

After a long silence, Coach Li broke the silence, saying, "Coach Du, I think Xiao Chen's condition isn't quite right. Perhaps we should keep a closer eye on him."

Du Langxing's eyes were filled with complex emotions as he watched the direction Du Liangchen had left, his gaze flickering between light and shadow.

Turning his gaze away, he explained on Du Liangchen's behalf, "I understand, thank you for reminding me, Coach Li. I think Xiao Chen is just too tired. Now that the competition is over, he should be fine after a few days of rest."

Coach Li thought it made sense: "Think about it, Mei Jing will be taking the college entrance exam soon."

Mei Jing nodded: "Mmm~"

Mei Jing was the one who knew Du Liangchen best; he felt that Du Liangchen was very down today.