When they arrived at the entrance of the Sports Federation, Team Leader Long and Brother Xin greeted them at the door. Da Tou was as shy as a flower. She walked to Team Leader Long's side and listened to his congratulations.

Sasha exchanged pleasantries with others, while Blizzard and Dadi gave each other a high five. "You did a good job in the women's singles. To be able to play seven games against Eel in the semifinals, you've really made something of yourself."

"You have no idea, I was sweating buckets from hitting you."

"By the way, how's my fish?"

Dadi patted the blizzard with great enthusiasm, "How could I not trust you? I took good care of you last time, and I'm even more experienced this time."

Blizzard was speechless.

I don't know how long she spent cleaning up the fish poop last time, but since their biological mother wasn't around, it's good that their godmother didn't starve them into dried fish.

Back in her dorm, Sasha didn't want to unpack, so she just lay down on her bed.

After putting away my luggage, I went to check on the fish tank. It was much cleaner than last time, but the little fish's bellies were noticeably smaller.

They gave birth? Where are the baby fish? Were they eaten?

No way.

The fish tank is only so big, and I couldn't see it.

She took a picture and asked Dadi about it. Dadi said she feeds them every day and they haven't given birth yet.

"I thought I'd be promoted to maternal grandmother when I came back, but I still didn't get promoted."

"..." Sasha found it amusing, "I've never seen anyone looking forward to getting old."

Blizzard said, "I finally understand. You even know to buy some special fabrics to make clothes for the snow dolls when you go out, but I haven't seen you thinking about my fish."

Seeing that she was standing up for Pearl, Sasha couldn't help but argue for Snow Doll, "I haven't seen you buy her a hair clip, and you're her biological mother!"

The two argued incessantly about the snow doll and the fish, until footsteps in the hallway stopped in front of their door. Blizzard noticed Qiu Shiyue holding a water glass.

"Sasha, why did you forget to close the door?" She walked to the door. "It's so hot, be careful flies don't get in."

Blizzard stared directly into Qiu Shiyue's eyes, then slammed the door shut, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

"No way." Sasha lay on her back on the bed, not even looking towards the door. "I've never seen any flies before."

Blizzard sat back down on the bed and began tidying up.

"Of course there is. You forgot about the fly named Qiu."

"..."

Hearing the conversation inside the door, Qiu Shiyue angrily splashed the water from her blanket onto their door and went back to her own dormitory.

Blizzard noticed water dripping from under the door panel. "Qiu Shiyue heard it and got angry."

"Oh no, what if she comes in and starts arguing with us? I'm so tired right now, I don't want to have a fight."

Blizzard glanced at the dark figure that lingered briefly beneath the door before departing and chuckled softly:

"In a fit of anger, she gave the door a bath."

……

After returning, Sasha and Datou had a busy schedule, preparing for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games and giving interviews.

Qiu Shiyue watched their match videos and interviews in Jakarta repeatedly. He pinched her cheek in front of the reporter. When she saw the video, she felt like the sky was falling and she was so anxious that she kept losing her hair.

They arranged another interview the day after they returned to Beijing.

The phone in front of her was playing their latest interview video, which was more than ten minutes long, and she read it word by word.

Looking at Da Tou's relaxed sitting posture, listening to him recount his mental journey when competing with Sys, I felt envious of how relaxed he was during the interview with Sys.

The reporter asked, "...Why is he called CQ Big Head? How did he get this nickname? His head isn't that big."

When this was mentioned, Da Tou gave an embarrassed smile, and Sys continued, "I usually joke around and call him Brother Tou or Brother."

……

Listen to what it means to "be together," "only encouragement is left," and "call him brother or boss."

Is that what she calls "brother"?

When the reporter asked Qiu Shiyue again, "So it seems to give people the impression that CQ's head is very big, but actually it's not that big, the proportions are just right."

This sys is showing off again, "He's pretty smart, really pretty smart."

Upon hearing her say that, Brother Tou grinned from ear to ear. Was he really that happy? He wasn't this happy when she praised him; he was practically grinding his teeth to powder.

She turned off the video and called Aunt Qian.

"Whatever you're doing, stop what you're doing and listen to me."

"You did a good job at the Korea Open. The reason they didn't let you go to Jakarta was because they were afraid you would lose your job and it would be inconvenient for you to move around. But look at how many people think they are a couple now. Where does that leave me?"

She took out another old phone and looked through videos of her deliberately standing next to Da Tou at the airport to pick him up. They looked so well-matched.

"I don't care, I don't care! The Youth Olympic Games have already decided to let them run. If they win again, then I'm really out of the running. You need to figure something out!"

"It's not that I don't want to help you, but... but I really don't know what to do."

Qiu Shiyue thought she was useless. "You know Anshan, right? The National Championships are being held in Anshan on the 7th, and they'll probably have to go on the 5th. If Sys gets injured in this competition, she won't need to go to Argentina. As long as it's not her and Tou Ge paired up, anyone will do."

Aunt Qian was conflicted. "I just recently went back to work, so it's not really appropriate to take leave..."

So unreliable.

Qiu Shiyue hung up the phone, feeling agitated and rubbing her temples with her index finger.

Although Aunt Qian had a special feeling for her, she was not her biological daughter after all, so there were limits to how good she was to her.

She wasn't fully committed, so any plan would be subject to many changes and couldn't be foolproof.

Qiu Shiyue stared at the ceiling, pondering a solution.

-

"What? What are you going to Anshan for?"

"You usually ignore me, why are you asking me now? I need my ID to buy a ticket. Don't worry, I'm not coming to find you. Just send me the things quickly."

This was too much of a coincidence, and Aunt Qian couldn't help but think it over. "I'm afraid you'll run around, so I won't give you your ID card now. I'll give it to you during the college entrance exam."

Li Nan's voice changed with anger: "I saved up a month's living expenses to take the bus to find you for money, and I'm not even getting enough to eat every day. You call that running around recklessly? Are you afraid that if I go there again, it will be like I'm causing trouble at the General Administration of Sport?"

"College entrance exam?" He couldn't help but burst into laughter. "It's hilarious to say the words 'college entrance exam.' Will I even live to see that day?"

Aunt Qian remained unmoved. "You can go ask that person for the money. I have nothing to do with you anymore."

“I thought that when I went to see you that time, you gave me money and even personally took me home, that you had finally realized your mistake and felt guilty towards me.” Li Nan raised her hand to wipe away her tears. “I never expected that as soon as you left, I would find that my money and ID card were gone.”

"Why are you so heartless?" He asked this question more than once, but he never received an answer.

"If it's nothing else, I'll hang up now." Just as Aunt Qian was about to hang up, Li Nan's angry roar came through the receiver:

"You gave birth to her but didn't raise her; you're not worthy of being a mother! Qianqian died young; it's good that she died!"

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