water blossoms

20 m.

ten meters.

five meters.

The finish line was right in front of him, and the edge of his field of vision was completely dark. The soul seemed to have entered another dimension and was slowly breaking away from the control of this body.

Wen Hao yelled silently.

No.

hold on!

Whatever is coming, please give me three more seconds.

Swing your left hand out of the water, draw a circular arc in mid-air, then stretch out forward, as far as you can, then twist your wrist, pocket the water until it reaches your chest, and then push it out backward.

At the same time, the right hand has reached the front, pocketing the water, and then pushing the water.

……

Ahhh, there's still a second left, the last click.

God!Please let me do this one last time.

The left hand finally left the water again, drew a circular arc in mid-air again, and then stretched forward and stretched out until it reached the limit.

fingertip.

Hit the hard pool wall.

Over the edge!

My Olympic 400m freestyle competition is over.

My Olympics are over.

My swimming career was also over.

Wen Hao wanted to stand up and look at the big screen, but the darkness finally overwhelmed him, covering his eyes and taking control of his body.

In a whirl, everything is going away.

Vaguely, he heard warm applause.

I just don't know who the applause is for...

"Wen Hao."

"Wen Hao!"

"Wen Hao, wake up!"

Consciousness is returning to the brain, and the light is also descending warmly again.

Before Wen Hao opened his eyes, the first thing he heard was Ye Shuwen's worried call.He struggled to gain control of his body, opened his eyes little by little, and saw Ye Shuwen's face stained with a smile.

"Are you awake?" Ye Shuwen asked.

Wen Hao nodded and opened his mouth, wanting to speak.

Ye Shuwen said: "Don't worry, you didn't miss the awards ceremony. The organizers have come to make sure that the awards will be arranged when you wake up. Oh! By the way, did you know? You won No.1! Congratulations! You are Olympic champion, true world champion!"

Wen Hao looked at Ye Shuwen's happy eyes, especially when the other party said the last sentence, the rising tone, every word and every tone of thousands of turns showed his excitement, and his pride. !

Then Ye Shuwen pulled him up from the bed, hugged him, and patted his back lightly: "Young man, you are amazing, you are really, amazing!"

Wen Hao heard the trembling of Ye Shuwen's voice, and even some damp breath spread in the space, his eyes were also red, and he wept with joy.

When he came back to his senses, Wen Hao saw Gong Cheng standing at the door.There was a gap in the door, and Gong Cheng stood in that gap and looked at himself, his eyes were dark and scary.

The joy faded a lot in an instant, and he just watched Gong Cheng turn and leave without a trace.

Ye Shuwen also let go of him, but he was obviously too excited to control himself. He rubbed Wen Hao's head and patted him on the shoulder. All unreservedly happy.so sincere.

Wen Hao withdrew his mind and smiled at Ye Shuwen.

"Coach, I have an Olympic gold medal!" he said.

"Yes! Real Olympic gold medal!" Ye Shuwen answered him.

The two looked at each other with silly smiles.

The award ceremony was soon held by the pool.Wen Hao had the opportunity to stand on the top of the podium, watching the five-star red flag being raised in a foreign country because of him, and the familiar melody he had heard since childhood was in his ears, and the audience was very quiet.

Heavy on the neck, but light on the body.As if sublimated, at that moment, Wen Hao even felt that he had grown wings, left the miserable world, and reached heaven.

After the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation is preparing to return home in batches.

In this expedition to London, England, Chinese players won 38 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 23 bronze medals, totaling 88 medals. They ranked No.2 in the global medal table, losing only to the US team, which has always performed well in track and field events.

Very good grades too.

The team leaders were very happy. After applying to the general team leader, they took the team members under their hands to play in London and had a rich dinner in the evening.

Wen Hao recalled the celebration banquet of the last World Championships, this time he didn't dare to drink too much, just to the right level, both to add to the fun and not to get drunk.

Liu Lang drank a little too much, and finally put his shoulders and said, "Brother, will I lose sight of you when I go back? Did you just leave?"

Wen Hao can understand everyone's reluctance to him, and he is also reluctant to part with everything in the national team. Here are his sweat and youth, his friends and brothers, and the most brilliant time of his life is here. How can he part with it.But compared to everyone's sorrow, he has more expectations for the future. Life abroad, a life that really unfolds, and those freedoms can almost fly with the wind.

So, the final result was that Liu Lang and You Le cried while hugging him, and Yuan Zheng also looked listless, causing more people to notice the abnormality and join in.Wen Hao looked at his teammates who were crying around him, he couldn't laugh or cry, his heart was sore, and he had to comfort everyone one by one.

The stay in the UK is not long, one extra day is money, and the consumption abroad is not cheap, so the Sports Bureau will arrange the players to return home as soon as possible.

After that, Wen Hao never saw Gong Cheng, but he also knew that Gong Cheng had won two gold medals in this Olympic Games, a gold medal in men's foil fencing, and a gold medal in the men's team event.Human beings are such creatures with a strong ability to resist stress. Even if they experience setbacks in life, they will work hard to go on.Gong Cheng didn't get depressed because of his refusal, he was still walking on his own way very well and steadily.

This... made Wen Hao, who was silently expecting him to stumble in his heart, feel a little disappointed, and he should be so helpless.

Gong Cheng's psychological strength is much stronger than he thought. He is doomed to stand on a high ground and look at people all the time because of his background. Even his own refusal is just a setback for him. So how thick-skinned is it to be able to support him to make fun of boredom again and again?

Putting the matter of Gong Cheng behind him, Wen Hao took his documents and went to the office building, preparing to apply for a retirement certificate.

Apart from the glory, the biggest benefit of this Olympic gold medal is the 18 bonus, which gave him more confidence to go abroad.

When he handed the document to Zhou Ming, the captain of the Chinese swimming pool team, Zhou Ming lit a cigarette for himself and read the document for a long time without missing a single word.

Wen Hao didn't rush him, just stood beside him.

Zhou Ming said: "Let's swim for another two years, your grades are so good now, it's a pity not to swim."

Wen Hao shook his head: "It can't be done, I'm getting older, and I plan to study abroad."

Zhou Ming raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you studying in a sports university? What country are you going to? You children just can't turn your head around. Studying in a sports university, as long as your sports performance keeps up, graduation is very easy. Even if you want to study for a Ph.D. The problem is that I have to go abroad to make troubles. The moon is rounder abroad, or what?"

Wen Hao smiled wryly and didn't know what to say.

Zhou Ming put the document on the table, slapped it with his palm, and waved his hand: "I'll think about it again, and you should think about it again, let's talk about it in a few days."

Wen Hao nodded and left the office.

He wasn't sure if this was Zhou Ming's original intention or the result of Gong Cheng's manipulation behind his back.However, as a master-level athlete, he can get a subsidy from the Sports Bureau after formal retirement. The money is not small, and it is impossible for him to give up the channel of formal retirement.

He was alone when he returned to the dormitory. Something happened to Yuan Zheng half a year ago. He was stabbed with a knife in the swimming pool, and his shoulder ligament was also injured. Because of preparing for the Olympics, he basically didn’t have much rest, so the Olympic competitions were all over the place. It is a closed needle.After the competition, he stayed in the UK for surgery, and You Le also stayed. It is estimated that he will not be able to return within ten days and a half months.

At that time, he should have left, right?

During the holiday after the competition, many players chose to go home, and he didn't need to train anymore, so he could only go to school to study.Before the swimming team's retirement certificate came out, he didn't dare to go through the school's formalities for the time being. In case the application really didn't pass, he would have to continue his university studies.

In the afternoon, he invited his postgraduate tutor to have dinner and told him about his intentions.The mentor is not very old, less than 50 years old, and his thinking is relatively advanced. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the relationship is not very good. He is noncommittal about his whereabouts. He thinks that his life path is his own choice. As a mentor, he should not talk too much. .

The next day, Wen Hao went to see You Mingjie and wanted to treat him to dinner, but You Mingjie didn't want him to spend money, so the two ordered some fried food in the cafeteria.What You Mingjie meant was the opposite of what the postgraduate supervisor had said. He hoped that he would swim for another two years, at least one more year. What if he could win another championship?Wen Hao is obedient and serious, but he never repents and makes up his mind to go abroad.Finally, You Mingjie sighed and said that he would talk to Zhou Ming.

Another day later, Wen Hao went to look for Ye Shuwen, and Ye Shuwen was irritated by You Mingjie. Seeing that his nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes, he simply hated iron but not steel.Wen Hao managed to say a few words before being coaxed out of the dormitory by Ye Shuwen.

Back in his dormitory, Wen Hao began counting with his fingers, who else hadn't seen him.He was leaving, and everyone who should be seen before he left had to meet, which could be regarded as the last farewell.

Coincidentally, the next day was the day of returning to the team, Wen Hao asked his good teammates to have a meal outside, which was regarded as a farewell banquet.Liu Lang was crying like a woman.Wen Hao patted him on the shoulder, rubbed his hair, looked at his teammates with red eyes, and thought to himself that having such a group of brothers was enough.

The next morning, he received a text message from Gong Cheng.

[You have already decided, you must go? 】

Wen Hao didn't want to reply at first, but thinking that he and Gong Cheng would stop entanglement in the future, he was a little emotional for a while, so he replied with a word [Yes. ] Then, there was no more news from there.

At noon, Wen Hao received a call from You Mingjie, telling him that Zhou Ming had let go, and that the formalities would be complete when he took the documents and went to the office of the General Administration for a final stamp.

When Wen Hao took the document, he looked at Zhou Ming, wondering what made Zhou Ming agree?Did he figure it out by himself?Or did You Mingjie succeed in lobbying?Or... What did Gong Cheng really do behind the scenes?

But in the end, he took the documents, bowed to Zhou Ming, said goodbye, and turned to leave the office.