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When Wei Cheng finally finished all kinds of activities and rushed back to the national team training base with her luggage, Ke Zhiyan had already chosen to start recovery training in extreme boredom.

It was the first time for Wei Cheng to see this kid working so hard. The normal temperature and air-conditioned training hall was not too hot, and the back of Ke Zhiyan's short sleeves was slightly wet with sweat.

She was practicing the first three boards. The table-to-net automatic serve machine sent every few seconds. There were all kinds of spinning points. Ke Zhiyan hardly had the time to stop. She had to change her position immediately after hitting the ball on the previous board. To meet the next ball, at the same time, the racket shape of the hand should be adjusted accordingly. She also needs to observe the landing point and rotation. After she moves to the stance, a whole set of counterattack actions will be ready.

This is only the foundation for the national team. The training is not about quick response, but to maintain a calm mind and judgment, as well as the body's ability to fight fatigue after thousands of mechanical exercises.

Ke Zhiyan's physical strength has always been a big problem, she is already a little tired now, her movements are starting to be slow, and she will gradually miss one or two balls.

Wei Cheng stayed at the door without making a sound, she knew that this was not Ke Zhiyan's limit.She didn't bother the other party, she breathed slowly, so the only sound in the whole arena was the sound of Ke Zhiyan's shoes rubbing against the rubber as he moved, and her slightly heavy breathing.

She persisted for more than half an hour until all the balls in the ball machine were vomited out.Ke Zhiyan wiped the sweat on his forehead that was about to flow into his eyes with his arm, his breath was uneven, and he wobbled to the opposite net to turn off the ball machine.

Wei Cheng took a step forward and raised her hands, as if she wanted to help the other party subconsciously. The next second, Wei Cheng retracted her movement and coughed heavily as if nothing had happened.

Ke Zhiyan looked this way when she heard the voice, her forehead was covered with hair wet with sweat, and her cheeks were also flushed. When she saw Wei Cheng, she bent her eyes and smiled.

"Sister Cheng, are you back?"

"I saw you working so hard as soon as you came back." Wei Cheng walked towards Ke Zhiyan, "Are you planning to join Huangshi?"

After the Olympic Games, the first competition held by ITTF - Huangshi World Cup, the World Cup is also among the three major events, but because it is held once a year, it is more difficult than the first two in terms of gold content and difficulty of winning. The game is much simpler.

Generally speaking, internally, the Olympic Games are regarded as the end of a cycle by default, while the World Cup is the beginning of a four-year cycle.

Many first-line main candidates in the national team have basically trained with their predecessors since the World Cup.

Ke Zhiyan is 17 years old this year, and of course he is also in the range of teenagers.

Ke Zhiyan picked up a dry towel from the table next to him to wipe off his sweat, and said while wiping, "I must be going, that's the beginning of the Rio cycle."

Wei Cheng thinks so too. Starting from this cycle, some people will retire one after another. The athletes all eat young food, and table tennis is even better. Some top players can last until their 30s, but there are too many people in the Chinese team In the end, there are only a few who can make it to the top. What the Chinese team lacks is not a world champion. If you really want to count, there are dozens of active world champions in this session, but there are only two or three Grand Slams.

Four years is too long. Many main players will choose to retire because they know they can't make it to the Grand Slam. Wei Cheng knows that he is in his prime, but others are not.

The main team needs fresh blood. All the coaches in the national team are staring at this position. The World Cup is a good training point.

Wei Cheng took out a dry towel from Ke Zhiyan's bag, and walked over to replace the sweat-absorbed towel on Ke Zhiyan's head.

Ke Zhiyan wanted to pick it up, but Wei Cheng didn't let go, and directly bypassed Ke Zhiyan's extended hand, put the towel on the other's head and began to rub it.

"That's right. You've come out too early. It's time to sharpen your foundation. I guess Chen Zhi has been staring at this for a long time. Even if you refuse now, he can carry you to the court."

Ke Zhiyan stood there obediently and did not move, and smiled inexplicably when he heard it, "Actually, this game does not have much gold content, and the coaches are only eyeing the position of the world champion. They want to squeeze the main players, I don't need it, hiss……"

Wei Cheng slapped the back of the head before he finished speaking, Ke Zhiyan grinned and covered his head with his hands, without speaking, just stared at Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng doesn't like her. The children show cuteness and cry miserably in front of her too many times. Sometimes even their hair droops and feel aggrieved. Most of Wei Cheng will soften their hearts and cling to each other. It is a matter of principle, and it is now.

Children are too self-confident. It’s good for teenagers not to feel sad, and it’s good for newborn calves not to be afraid of tigers. But when it comes to scoring points, Wei Cheng often doesn’t want to show Ke Zhiyan all the reality. Children yearn for victory and championships , What they are more eager for is actually a match of comparable strength.

She has always had a spirit of chivalry. Wei Cheng refers to the kind of medieval knights who abide by the code of chivalry recorded in the book. Ke Zhiyan is used to a fair and just game, just like Wei Cheng, Wang Ying, and Wang Ying. Fighting with players like Zhao Yunhan is what she longs for.

But this is obviously not the case in this World Cup. The major coaches are focusing on the resources behind the champions that can be allocated to the national team. Sometimes whether a second-tier player can squeeze into the first-tier team may be just one game away.

Ke Zhiyan already has an Olympic champion, and if she wins this World Cup, it will only be one more champion, which will not have any impact on her current resources and status for the time being.

At least before the Paris World Table Tennis Championships, she was stable in the top main position.

Wei Cheng sighed, and said earnestly, "Zhiyan, have you ever thought that you actually see these things as complicated? In fact, sometimes you will be more determined if you look at things simpler."

Ke Zhiyan thought for a while, and still insisted on his point of view: "Isn't that the case? I asked Sister Yunhan about this competition. She hasn't recovered yet, so she definitely won't participate. Sister Ying doesn't have enough points this year to qualify. What about you?" , will you participate?"

Wei Cheng hesitated for a few seconds, but she didn't answer. Ke Zhiyan's question didn't need to be answered. After the end, you have been running publicity without even touching the racket. How about Wei Cheng?

"Look, you will definitely give up the game." Ke Zhiyan continued without waiting for Wei Cheng to speak, "So the leaders are well aware of the gold content of this game, and how much resources can be obtained in the team in the end , you and I know it well."

Wei Cheng turned her head and looked at the distance behind the table, she sat back on the table, "Then you don't want to participate?"

Wei Cheng thought the answer would be obvious, but Ke Zhiyan hesitated and did not give the answer for a long time.Wei Cheng didn't urge her, she was determined to wait for the other party, and she didn't miss Ke Zhiyan's subconscious expression, it seemed to be recalling something painful.

"I just thought, maybe I have to give them a chance?"

Wei Cheng raised her eyebrows and asked knowingly, "They?"

"Those main players on the front line, or teammates who are staring at the main positions."

"Do you think that as long as you participate, they won't be able to win the championship?"

Ke Zhiyan was silent for a while, and Wei Cheng took it as her acquiescence. "I just think, give them a chance..."

"Zhiyan, opportunities don't come from charity, you have to fight for them yourself."

Ke Zhiyan bit her lip, wondering if it was an illusion, Wei Cheng always felt that the other party's face was a little pale.

In fact, all of this is inexplicable when you think about it carefully. Wei Cheng doesn’t know where Ke Zhiyan’s inexplicable virgin plot came from. The players of the national team have experienced many battles. Opponents and dismount each other.

In the past, Ke Zhiyan mostly focused on the next game. This kind of inexplicable Madonna complex is still unknown. Now when it's time for her to set off, she proposes to give up because she feels that her opponent needs this game more than she does?

Wei Cheng couldn't figure out the reason, so she could only persuade slowly, "Zhiyan, competitive sports should respect the opponent, do you know how to respect the opponent?"

"Take out all your strength."

This proves that the child is still awake.Wei Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, everything was difficult at the beginning, but now that the head is opened, the rest is easy, "Look, you know it all, so why did you give up the game?"

Ke Zhiyan didn't say a word this time, she lowered her head, pursed her mouth, and lowered her eyes to look at the ground without saying a word, and she didn't know what's so good about the toe of the shoes on the ground, it was worth her not blinking her eyes.

This is clearly not wanting to explain why.

Wei Cheng's heart softened, and she gave up forcing the other party. She took the towel and placed it on the child's head again. The sudden touch made Ke Zhiyan tremble. Wei Cheng slowed down and continued to wipe her sweat.

After a few minutes, Ke Zhiyan said softly: "I just said, I will participate in the competition, and I will not forget the championship agreement."

Wei Cheng didn't speak, she still moved gently, and after wiping off her sweat, she helped Ke Zhiyan relax her muscles, then squatted down to pick up the ball naturally, she picked up a row, and Ke Zhiyan followed her with a mop to mop the floor, waiting for Wei Cheng After moving another row, Ke Zhiyan dragged another row.

Wei Cheng was confused, she didn't keep silent on purpose, she just didn't know what to say.Ke Zhiyan's words today and all the abnormal behaviors in the past few years went through her mind for a while. Finally, Wei Cheng remembered what Ke Lvyan said in London. She said that Ke Zhiyan had a very bad past and almost died. ruined her.

An idea gradually emerged in Wei Cheng's mind, she was still silent, she was waiting, waiting for Ke Zhiyan to voluntarily tell all of these one day, just like an irrelevant story, smiling and nonchalantly treating it as a dream before going to bed Tell it like a story.