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Before Wei Cheng came on stage, Ke Zhiyan picked up the phone and asked her as soon as the other end came up: "How is she doing now?"

"who are you?"

"Du Xuanya."

Before Ke Zhiyan could ask "How do you know my phone number", Du Xuanya asked again: "How is she doing now?"

Ke Zhiyan realized that "she" was referring to Wei Cheng, he was stunned for a long time, and heard her name called on the other side: "Ke Zhiyan?"

"Ah, I haven't seen her since I finished the fight, but Wang Ying said that she is in good condition."

The other end seemed to be relieved, and Ke Zhiyan heard an exhale.

It's quite unusual for a person like Du Xuanya, with a calm face and paralyzed emotions, who can easily break up the next day because of the emotional impact on training, and reverse the game on the court with a paralyzed face and a hard-soled cricket .

Wei Cheng has always regarded her as a guide. After Moscow lost, she cried and called her to ask her if she was disappointed in herself.Ke Zhiyan has always admired her. From her skills to her attitude, she thinks she can't let go as freely as she does.

In the past, when Wei Cheng had nothing to do, she would compare her with Du Xuanya. Wei Cheng said that you two have a lot in common, you both have a slumped face on and off the court, you don’t like to laugh, you don’t talk much, and you focus on table tennis... Wei Cheng babbled a lot, Ke Zhiyan got a headache, interrupted her, and asked, "Am I so similar to her?"

"Not really." Wei Cheng said: "On the surface, you two look alike, but in fact, Sister Xuan is the kind of person who is dedicated to table tennis and can do one thing wholeheartedly at a stage. What about you, Zhiyan? , you are smart and talented, but I always feel that you are not devoted to ping pong, but..." Wei Cheng thought about the adjective for a while, and said reluctantly: "It seems that you are tied down by something. Among the piles of things, table tennis is one of the higher rankings.”

Ke Zhiyan said "Hmm", "You can just say that I'm not paying attention, I'm not angry."

"..."

"Ke Zhiyan."

"Ah?" Ke Zhiyan came back to his senses.

"It's okay, the game is about to start, please cheer for her."

The other end was about to hang up, Ke Zhiyan realized, "Wait a minute, Sister Xuanya."

Thinking of Du Xuanya's unusual sigh, she asked, "You, do you also want her to win?"

Du Xuanya chuckled lightly: "Who wouldn't be partial to the younger sister I saw when I was young?"

"Zhao Yunhan is your junior sister, the one you grew up with."

There was a smile on the other end. Ke Zhiyan realized what he said that was too childish, and he was about to explain in a circle in his mind. Du Xuanya was a step ahead of her, and said: "Xiaoyan, I am very happy that you protect Wei Cheng so much. Originally, I still Don't worry, I'm afraid she, a silly kid, will wrong herself in the team, now that you are by her side, if she is unhappy or wronged, you can stand up for her."

Du Xuanya paused, and answered her seriously: "Xiaoyan, I, like you, also hope that Weicheng will win."

At this point in the conversation between the two, there was nothing more to say. Ke Zhiyan was about to hang up the phone, but Du Xuanya said, "Cheer her up on the spot."

Not long after hanging up the phone, there was a lot of noise at the scene. The players were about to enter the field. The host was introducing the first player to appear: "Wei Cheng, the left-handed horizontal board with reverse rubber arcs on both sides combined with fast-break style of play, 2011 The winner of the women's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam in 2011, and the winner of the women's singles championship at the Singapore World Cup in [-]..."

Wei Cheng slowly ran out from the player tunnel under the chasing light. The host was still introducing her career history. Ke Zhiyan heard music behind her. It must be someone's cell phone ringing. The melody was unfamiliar, but she had sharp ears and heard the lyrics. roughly.

Wang Ying said "Huh", "Prince of Egypt?"

Ke Zhiyan looked over, and Wang Ying gestured to the back, "The theme song of "Prince of Egypt"."

Ke Zhiyan had never heard of this song, nor had she watched the drama Wang Ying talked about.Wang Ying then took out her mobile phone and tuned the lyrics to show her, "This song fits well with Wei Cheng."

Ke Zhiyan nodded in agreement, she just heard the lyrics and wanted to give this song to Wei Cheng.

Ke Zhiyan took a rough look at the lyrics, and it wasn't her phone after all, so she didn't feel bad about the traffic at all, so she clicked the download button without any hassle, and asked the pained Wang Ying for earphones.

On the court, Wei Cheng and Zhao Yunhan shook hands, both of them just shook hands lightly, but this was the beginning of their confrontation again after a year.

The two of them are the earliest group of main players in active service, with a difference of two years in age, and they both succeeded Du Xuanya after she retired.

They have endured a lot of hardships, gone through many thorns, and shed a lot of sweat and tears to get to where they are today.

After the prelude, the music in the earphones has already played the first sentence:

"Many nights we've prayed

Many nights we have prayed earnestly

Without proof anyone could hear

Can't prove anyone can hear

and our hearts' hopeful song

Our hearts are like a song of hope

Webarelyunderstood

Difficult to penetrate by oneself”

When Ke Zhiyan heard the first sentence, he thought about Weicheng's plight after returning home after losing the World Table Tennis Championships in Moscow.Ke Zhiyan once described Wei Cheng to others, and the first sentence he said was "the whole body is dyed with sunshine", but at that time, Wei Cheng was crying all day long, dreaming of the game scene at night, struggling to wake up and sobbing with his head covered.

Ke Zhiyan once said to her seriously, "The future is yours." But Wei Cheng had been sitting on the bench for a whole year, and she just gave a wry smile when she heard this.

"Zhiyan, do you know how far the future is?"

At the beginning of the first game, Wei Cheng served first, with a well-behaved forehand, Wei Cheng played very conservatively, probably because of the slow heat.Zhao Yunhan was the opposite of her. From the first serve back, the strength and speed she used showed that she had no reservations today.

"Nowwearenotafraid

now we are no longer afraid

Although we know there's smucht fear

Although we know there are still many things to fear

We were moving mountains long

After climbing the mountains

Before new we could

to know that I can do it.”

The smog in Moscow has haunted Weicheng for a whole year, Ke Zhiyan is stupid, there is no good way, he can only accompany her, pass papers when she is sad, and act as a training partner when she has extra training.

It was so muddled until the beginning of the second year, when the team held the Rotterdam World Table Tennis Championships direct match, Wei Cheng ranked first and won the first ticket.

After the game, Wei Cheng pulled Ke Zhiyan back to the dormitory, her hands were strong, Ke Zhiyan's wrist was red, she didn't say anything, and after closing the door with her backhand, Wei Cheng hugged her.

Ke Zhiyan was just over 1.6 meters at that time, more than a star and a half shorter than Wei Cheng. Wei Cheng had to bend down to bury her face on her shoulders.

As a result, the two of them lost their center of gravity, and both fell to the ground. Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, laughing through tears, "It's so embarrassing."

Smiling and laughing, tears flowed down again, Ke Zhiyan hugged her again, feeling his shoulders wet.

"Wei Cheng, the future is yours."

In the first round, because of Wei Cheng's slow heat, Zhao Yunhan led by a lot, and Wei Cheng patiently caught up with each point, and finally won the first game 11:9 with Zhao Yunhan's side ball.

After the start of the second round, Wei Cheng's touch and game rhythm gradually improved, the quality of the ball returned has improved a lot, and the landing point has gradually been controlled.

"Who knows what miracles you can achieve

Who knows what miracles you can achieve

When you believe some how you will

as long as you believe you may

You will when you believe

Miracles will happen if you believe in them"

Wei Cheng won the second round, and after symbolically clenching her fist, she quickly calmed down.The game is not over yet, she needs a stable mood.

"In this time of year

in this time of fear

Whenprayersoftenprovesinvain

when prayers fail

Hopeseemslikethesummerbirds

Hope is like a bird in summer

Tooswiftlyflownaway

Fly away too early”

Before the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, Wei Cheng also played two open matches, but the results were not satisfactory. They stopped in the semi-finals in both games, losing once to Zhao Yunhan and once to Wang Ying.

Chen Zhi analyzed the game for her after she left the court, and the two had a long private conversation behind closed doors. Wei Cheng started to train in the afternoon after returning to China. Ke Zhiyan practiced with her for a few days and couldn't stand the high intensity. Wei Cheng never complained. , earnestly followed Chen Zhi all the way to Rotterdam.

"And now I am standing here

I'm standing here right now

Myheart's so full I can't explain

my heart is full of indescribable

SeekingfaithandspeakingwordsIneverthoughtI'dsay

Looking for faith and saying things I never thought to say"

Before the final in Rotterdam, Ke Zhiyan accompanied Wei Cheng to warm up. Wei Cheng was in good condition and asked Ke Zhiyan, "Will you cheer for me tonight?"

Ke Zhiyan nodded and said, "I said before that the future will be yours. Tonight is the future I said then."

In the third and fourth rounds, Wei Cheng and Zhao Yunhan each won a round, the big score was 2:2, and the fifth round was the key.

During the intermission, Wei Cheng raised her head to drink water, and the moment she put down the water bottle, Ke Zhiyan met her eyes with sharp eyes, with swords, knives, and halberds. 【Note 1】

"There can be miracles when you believe

As long as you believe in miracles will happen

Thoughhope is frail

Although there is little hope

It's hard to kill

hard to erase

Who knows what miracles you can achieve

Who knows what miracles you can perform"

The victory in the fifth game was hard-won. Zhao Yunhan fell behind by a few points, and there was nothing to worry about. The forehand and backhand attack, and the strong kick were more and more perfect. Ten boards to win.

Before the tiebreaker was kicked off, Wang Ying said to Ke Zhi, "The tiebreaker is over, you should go back to the waiting room and get ready, the awards will be presented later."

Ke Zhiyan didn't move, "I'll talk about it later when the fight is over."

Wang Ying: "It will be too late after the game. Don't forget that you have to retreat from the auditorium to the outside of the stadium to enter the athlete's tunnel."

Ke Zhiyan gave two perfunctory "hmm" and didn't move.

Wang Ying rolled her eyes: "You will be exhausted later."

While the two of them were talking, the match point on the court was getting closer and closer.

Ke Zhiyan looked at Wei Cheng's figure in a daze. At that time in Moscow, Wei Cheng felt ashamed and said that she had no future. One year later, in Rotterdam, Wei Cheng looked forward to London and asked herself whether she had a chance to participate. Now she is in London , Wei Cheng is only one step away from the gold medal, and she is only one step away from the Grand Slam.

At 11:7, Wei Cheng clenched her fists and screamed, tears intertwined with the cheers of the audience, and the audience was calling her name: "Wei Cheng! Wei Cheng..."

Ke Zhiyan took off the earphones, and embarrassedly took the tissue that Wang Ying handed over.

Wang Ying raised her eyebrows: "Tell me about your mood?"

"You will when you believe."

"Tsk, I finished this pot of chicken soup."