It's better to fall in love with an old enemy

After the Grand Prix finals, the national competitions of various countries followed.There is almost no doubt that Xiyuansi and Dilan will get tickets to the Winter Olympics. Even if there are factional disputes within the Ice Association, no one will be stupid enough to give up their country's hope of winning an Olympic medal. die.

The two of them were looking forward to meeting the children at the Winter Olympics, but the accident happened to the children.

Yu Youge's foot injury was not fully healed, and he was still fighting desperately at the Canadian National Championships.He didn't adjust his mentality well, and everyone could see his impatience.The national competition collapsed across the board. Due to poor performance in previous seasons and few places in the men's singles, the Canadian Ice Association will never let him participate in the Winter Olympics.But after all, considering his strength, the place in the World Championships was still given to the child.

After all the quotas for the Olympic Games were determined, everything seemed to be fast-forwarded. In mid-January 2039, the publicity for the Winter Olympics was already overwhelming, and the training in the club began to gradually favor the Olympic contestants. At the end of January, the athletes had already received invitations to live in the Olympic Village, and some went to Pittsburgh earlier The contestants who adapted to the environment and rhythm also met reporters at the airport carrying long/short guns.

Together with the Japanese delegation, Xiyuanji arrived at the Olympic Village more than a week before the opening ceremony.The Olympic Village in Pittsburgh has been refurbished and modernized.Although Pittsburgh is no longer completely only developing steel manufacturing, designers still can't give up their love for such metallic luster.But Xiyuan Temple didn't like it very much. He felt that it was too impersonal, and there was a cold light everywhere.

Xiao Chengnei, who lived in the same room with him, also heard Xiyuan Temple's speech, and was stunned: "I really want to record your words and put them on the Internet so that your fans can hear how your design collapsed. You, who are extremely cold in their hearts, are so obsessed with human feelings."

"Are you purposely applying to live with me just to attack me verbally?" Xiyuan Temple asked sincerely.

"No, no... I, I am..." Xiao Cheng faltered.After stumping for a long time, he still stuck his neck and told the truth: "I'm not creating an environment for you to fall in love with that person. Tell me, I still know the inside story anyway. If the two of you are on a whim, call If you live in the same room with someone else, it will be exposed, how nice I am, and I can help you keep it a secret."

"..." Xiyuan Temple casually grabbed a small pillow with the Five Rings logo printed on it, and slapped Xiao Cheng's face, "Shut up."

Xiao Cheng, whose face was covered with pillows, thought he was becoming angry with embarrassment, but Xiyuan Temple's next sentence almost made him pack his luggage and rush out.

Xiyuan Temple said in an everyday tone of saying "Let's go downstairs to eat later", "Do you remember that he also lives in the Olympic Village? We can go to the live version directly, why do we need to call."

Xiaocheng's pupils were shocked. He knew that Xiyuansi didn't look as tall as him, but Xiaocheng didn't expect this person to have such a painting style after having a transnational relationship.

"Don't say such things with your face!! I want to sue you for spoiling the children!!"

"The one you just mentioned just said that he brought you the raisin chocolate made by himself at home, and he will give it to you when he arrives at the Olympic Village. But children can't eat chocolate, so I will deduct it for you." Xiyuansi rushed He shook the phone screen, which showed the chat history five seconds ago.

"Kids can grow up, you can't take my chocolate." Xiao Cheng swallowed, and quickly confessed.The chocolate that Xiyuan Temple gave him last time was so delicious, no one would have trouble with the snacks that fell from the sky.

Of course, the food for all athletes during the Olympics is not casual, they can eat whatever they say they can eat.Dylan said that he went to the Olympic Village to give candy to the children, but in fact he planned to wait until after the competition.

Dylan is not in a hurry to deliver candies, what is urgent is to meet his big baby first.During the preparation period, they were all closed training. The last time they saw each other with their own eyes was at the Tokyo Grand Prix finals.

The U.S. team was the latest to arrive at the Olympic Village, but it also gave them two more days to adapt to the rhythm of life.As soon as Dylan settled down, he contacted Xiyuan Temple.Although Lanser repeatedly ordered him to put all his energy on preparing for the game before the official game, he did not tighten the ban to the point where they were not even allowed to meet.

Xiyuan Temple also got the consent of Coach Ono, and they discussed walking around the Olympic Village together after dinner.Dylan had just arrived here and was not yet familiar with the facilities in the village. Xiyuan Temple happened to be a guide for him.

When Dylan arrived at the appointed place, Xiyuan Temple was holding up his mobile phone and didn't know what he was doing.They haven't seen each other for too long, and they can't even send messages every day during closed training.The mood of missing her boyfriend crazily had the upper hand, and Dylan didn't even think about what Xiyuan Temple was doing, so he just walked a few steps quickly and approached it.

Dylan put his hand skillfully on the back of Xiyuan Temple's neck, forcing Xiyuan Temple to turn his head slightly to him, then leaned over and kissed Fangze to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

This suddenly startled Xiyuan Temple, he subconsciously pushed Dylan away, and took a step back, hiding the phone behind him.

Dylan was confused by this series of actions.What's the situation, my boyfriend stopped kissing me after we haven't seen each other for two months?

Just as he was about to ask, he heard a scream coming from the mobile phone hidden behind Xiyuan Temple's back. It lasted eight beats, and the breath was quite long.

"what happened?"

"...I'm on a video call with Xiao Yu."

"Ahhh! You two are actually dating!!!"

Then there was only silence, and the awkward atmosphere began to rise.

Xiyuan Temple made a quick decision and comforted the kid on the other side of the screen who was still coke and tender. He hung up the phone quickly without listening to what he was still saying.

He put the phone back into his coat pocket, looked up at Dylan, pointed his finger at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Nobody bothers you now, can you kiss me again?"

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Xiyuan Temple took Dylan to walk around the location of the infrastructure in the Olympic Village. During the period, they did not have any intimate actions, but they were stopped many times by familiar players and reporters from other sports and asked them curiously how they remembered We went out for a walk together.A few times before, Xiyuan Temple was also enthusiastically exchanging player badges and event badges that he had not yet won with players he was not familiar with who came to talk to Dylan. Temple's interest is not too high.

The gold medal reserve seeds of the US team and the gold medal reserve seeds of the Japanese team chatted on the road in the Olympic Village at night. No matter which keyword is picked out, it seems inappropriate.The two of them had no choice but to return to the dormitory, found a corner downstairs, and stayed together for a few more minutes.

"They all seem to prefer to see the conflict between us, rather than love each other." Xiyuan Temple said sullenly.

Dylan sighed, making a circle with his index finger and thumb, and said, "Maybe nothing is more important than this medal right now. We give everything for it, and the media is counting on it to hit the spotlight. Others may be in this period." Not worth mentioning."

Xiyuan Temple doesn't like this statement very much, even if he knows it is true.He was silent and said nothing.

Dylan squeezed Xiyuan Temple's fingers, changed the subject and asked him: "You have asked my parents all night, how are my little uncles, why don't you ask me how I am during this time?"

Xiyuan Temple looked up at him: "You are in front of my eyes now, I can see it."

Dylan just wanted to tease a few words along the lines to ease his mood, but he didn't want Xiyuan Temple's next words to make his nose sore.

"I know you're not well."

Dylan opened his mouth, but he didn't know where to start to express his feelings.He suddenly relaxed, and his shoulders collapsed.He saw Xiyuanji open his arms towards him, and then he buried himself in Xiyuanji's arms.

Xiyuanji patted him on the back like coaxing a child, and said, it's okay, It's OK, I know what you think, because I thought so too.

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Ono Matsuhei knows better than anyone that preparing for the Winter Olympics requires more than just technical sophistication.In the last two months, it is impossible to improve rapidly at the level of movement skills, and maintaining stability is the most important thing.If you want to maintain stability, in addition to ensuring technical movements, you must also ensure a stable mentality.

One month before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Ono discovered that Xiyuan Temple had a lack of concentration during training. After several considerations, he communicated with his companions in charge of core strength training, life, and health management. Give Xiyuan Temple a three-day holiday and let him return to Kyoto for three days.

"Recently, I always think, how good it would be if the two of us were not athletes in the same event. Or if the difference in strength between the two of us is so great that one of them is not at the level of getting an Olympic spot, how great it would be. The closer the competition , The more I feel, I will take something away from him, or he will take something away from me." Xiyuanji sat cross-legged on the tatami, and decided to express these negative thoughts to his mother.

Michiko was not surprised by his words.The small house in Kyoto is used as a place for her to teach flower art when her son is not coming back to live. She trims the flower branches at her own pace and prepares the dried flower materials for the next day's class.Of course, she was also thinking about what her son had said.

"First of all, I think you should be happy that you are really treating this relationship, not just casually." Michiko picked a yellow daisy that looked intact from the abandoned flower pile and put it on the table superior. "The main reason why you will question your relationship now is because of this gold medal. From my perspective as your mother, I also think that you and Dylan have the highest odds of winning the gold medal among all men's singles players. Pretty much the same. Of course you and he both want gold medals, who wouldn't? The thing is, you're in a relationship. So, you have the best stuff, and you want to share ideas with him, but It can't be done."

Michiko dipped her finger in the bowl of clear water at hand, drew a triangle point with water under the daisy, and placed a rose petal on the left and right sides of the triangle point.

"Assume that you are on the left and Dylan is on the right. His strength may be a little bit behind yours before." Michiko moved the petal on the right side down a little bit, "but after Tokyo this time, in such an important game, he Won you down. That means he's good enough to be with you." The petal on the right side was moved back again.

"The chances of both of you getting this yellow daisy are about the same. Your sense of competition tells you not to let it go, and your love thinking shakes you to consider his feelings. Zeming, have you ever thought about it, you will suffer because of this choice At that time, you have already made a choice subconsciously. It’s just that you don’t want to confirm it.”

"You said just now that it would be fine if you were not in the same project, or if the gap between your levels was too great," Michiko picked out another eucalyptus fruit and a piece of over-dried rose petal. The rose is placed at the bottom of the triangle point, "Do you think roses can appreciate the beauty of eucalyptus? Do you think you will fall in love with petals that have been dried to the point of falling off when you touch them?

"A rose blooms most beautifully when it is in full bloom, and you are most charming in those few minutes on the court. I guess, you won't make him sad when you win the medal, you have erased your own because of your relationship. If you are so strong, or if you deny your relationship because you want to win too much, he will be sad."

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"In this Olympic Games, the only opponent I recognize is you, and you are the one I most want to stand on the podium with. But if you waver because we love each other, you will waver to fight for the highest point, then I may be better than you." It’s even more sad to lose a game.”

Hearing this, Dylan tightened his arms around Xiyuan Temple's waist even more.

The author has something to say:

The subtle bad emotions between the two of them mentioned in this part is actually one of the reasons why I want to write this side story seriously.

In the previous "Ice Arena" and the first half of this article, the two of them have always shown a relaxed and sweet relationship, but from my point of view, no matter how sweet the relationship is, they will encounter problems of one kind or another. They are evenly matched, although they are both in their 20s, but they are talking about the type of love that is close to adults.So I still hope to show something a little deeper.

(Of course I don't know if it really showed up)