The pause ended, and Blizzard, without a second thought, put down his towel and returned to the field.

Qiu Shiyue sat directly opposite her in the match, but Blizzard couldn't remember when she had sat there or if she had always been there.

After being spotted by the blizzard, Qiu Shiyue put on a baseball cap and a mask.

This play after the pause was very important for Blizzard.

The two tentatively held their positions for a few exchanges, neither willing to make the first move.

Three rounds later, Eel's attack was a good opportunity to pull back, and Blizzard swung his arm, but was blinded by the bright lights in the opposite audience and lost a point.

Blizzard pointed at Qiu Shiyue, "Turn off the flash!"

People around Qiu Shiyue looked at her. She smiled apologetically, turned off the lights, and explained to the others, "I like her so much that I forgot to turn off the lights when I took pictures of her. I'm sorry."

Some foreign friends didn't understand what she was saying and turned to watch the game.

A Chinese person chimed in, "That one across from the eel? Never heard of it."

Qiu Shiyue laughed generously: "She worked so hard. Look at her, she has kinesiology tape on her body, but she still insisted on participating in the competition. There's a little girl on her team, I think her name is Yue, she's clearly in better condition, but our Blizzard team still insisted on playing while sick. Isn't that hard work?"

The girl frowned upon hearing this; it sounded... so strange.

Qiu Shiyue added, "Sigh, she works so hard. Although she doesn't play many matches and didn't even make it to the semifinals last time, she still perseveres. Especially seeing the love from us fans, she specifically told us her schedule so we could come to Hong Kong to watch the match. I was so touched."

"Little sister, you're not very old, are you?"

"Oh, is it that easy to tell?" Qiu Shiyue pulled down her mask, pinched her face, and then turned on the front camera to look at herself. "Actually, I just have a lot of collagen."

The girl looked constipated and didn't want to say anything directly. After thinking for a while, she only said, "You should probably find someone else to follow."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head, but Qiu Shiyue relentlessly pursued her:

"Why, sister? Can you tell me?"

"Sister, I think she's great. Look, she's evenly matched with the eel."

"I think she's great, but it's heartbreaking to see her like this. She must be so tired from training every day. Sister, can I become a fan too?"

She kept chattering away, and if the score hadn't already reached 10-10, Qiu Shiyue wouldn't have stopped.

As she approached match point or championship point, she took out her phone, waited for the right moment, and prepared to turn on the flash one more time.

Blizzard knew perfectly well what Qiu Shiyue was up to.

[Host's need detected. 2 points can be used to open one blind box.]

Even if you open a blind box, you might not get anything useful. It's better to give Sasha a small cake instead.

【No】

Blizzard rejected the major change, keeping his eyes fixed on the ball in his hand.

Eel is getting better and better. This time, Blizzard's backhand failed to return the ball, and Eel scores a point.

The score has reached championship point.

The blizzard has caught up.

Eel scores another point, Blizzard ties the score again.

...again and again.

Qiu Shiyue's palms were sweaty.

If she had turned on the flash beforehand but failed to block Blizzard's score, she would probably have been asked to leave.

Therefore, it must be successful on the first try.

If Aunt Qian hadn't been unable to come to Hong Kong, she wouldn't have needed to personally come here, risking being recognized.

The score was tied at 14. Eel served a fast, accurate, and powerful ball with extreme spin, and Blizzard used all his strength to receive it.

Qiu Shiyue didn't want to wait any longer, so she turned on the flash. Blizzard was illuminated again, but luckily she had anticipated the landing point and managed to hit the ball onto the stage with her eyes closed, preventing the eel from catching it.

When Blizzard looked back towards the stands, Qiu Shiyue was being escorted out by security.

Blizzard frowned, wiped the ball in his left palm, and the referee gave him a warning for taking too long.

An audience member who had spoken to Qiu Shiyue earlier filmed the conversation and posted it on social media.

"I really can't stand people who resort to such underhanded tactics. Do they think they can win by stalling for time? Trash. They even forced their fans to come and watch her. Aren't they afraid something might happen to such a young child? They came here because of their love for the game, but were warned by someone named Xue and then kicked out. I've had enough. I won't watch the next competition if she's involved!"

When Blizzard served again, it was noticeably weaker, and Eel could feel it too.

Two minutes after Qiu Shiyue was asked to leave, cheers erupted from the stadium. She held her phone, anxiously awaiting the official announcement to see who had won, nervously rubbing her hands together.

Although it was only the semi-finals, winning would get her into the finals. Blizzard had gone further than her, which made her unhappy!

……

Beside the pool table, Blizzard and Eel smiled at each other and embraced, both covered in sweat.

"That's impressive." The eel patted her shoulder.

Blizzard's lips were a little pale, but he still managed a smile.

"You too."

After leaving the field, Blizzard quickly pulled a piece of paper from his backpack and wrapped it around his palm. However, the bloodstains had already dried and could not be wiped off, but they could cover it up for a while. Washing them now would attract too much attention.

After the two left the stage, Blizzard and Eel walked side by side.

"Why are you holding that piece of paper? Can't you find a trash can?"

"It's okay, I'll throw it when I get back." Blizzard changed the subject, "Let me interview you. You have two finals on the 27th, one in women's singles and one in women's doubles. You'll run into me in the women's doubles. How are you feeling right now?"

Do you want to hear the official version or the unofficial version?

Blizzard said, "We'll leave the official stuff for the audience, and talk about the unofficial stuff."

"The unofficial thing is... we won the championship last time we came to Hong Kong, and we want to win it again this time."

"Oh, you're here to buy some goods, right!"

The two were joking around when Eel happened to see the trash can leaning against her.

Blizzard didn't expect her to just grab her tissue directly, and she didn't even hold it tightly before the eel took it.

Just as the trash was about to be thrown in, the eel paused, noticed the red color on it, and turned its head, saying, "Blood?"

"Hey, why did you call me?"

"I mean, how did blood get there?"

Before Blizzard could answer, the eel swatted Blizzard's hand away.

There was a scratch on my palm, not very long, and it had stopped bleeding, but my palm was still covered in blood.

"So you were warned by the referee because you were injured? And you didn't use your right hand to shake hands after the match, but you held onto the racket tightly without dropping it, was that also because of that?"

Blizzard shrugged indifferently and withdrew his hand. "I just bumped my head on the table when I was hitting the ball with my eyes closed. It's nothing serious."

"Then why didn't you call a timeout back then?"

"I don't have a chance to pause."

The eel clicked its tongue. "Medical pause, take care of your hands."

"It's really okay. I'll hold the scalpel and press it against the wound, so it won't bleed. I can still get it treated. If I really can't hold it down, I'll yell."

"Let's go, let's go. You can't treat me to instant noodles again now that I've won. I've been eating instant noodles with Sasha every night for late-night snacks. Now, every time I see instant noodles, I think of Gao Yuan's hair..."

As the blizzard pulled her away, she kept asking, "Are you really alright?"

"It's really nothing. I was thinking of taking a shower when I came out, but I didn't because you didn't want to go to the toilet. We'll talk about it when we get back."

Blizzard patted his chest and said, "But you don't know, after I got injured, I felt like I was the protagonist. At that time, I was surrounded by enemies on all sides and ambushed from all directions. I was disabled but determined and persevered in the game. Although I lost, I was still honorable. I think I can be written into a primary school student's essay. The essay title is 'The Person I Admire Most'."

……

She was indeed written about, but not in an essay; it was cyberbullying.

Happy birthday to Little Bean! (^O^)y1104

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