Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Dark red swimming trunks.

Rehabilitation therapist Cai Zhengsheng had already begun to feel pessimistic after reviewing the MRI images. After finding the patient near the hydrotherapy pool, he noticed something was amiss: "Didn't he sleep well?"

Each person in the pool had been immersed in the alternating hot and cold water for at least three groups. Now, they were all grimacing in the torture, and no one had a good expression. Only Shi Shu remained calm in one corner, like a piece of ice: "Yeah."

"Insomnia."

As soon as he finished speaking, the throbbing around him subsided, leaving only the massage pulses on the pool wall still throbbing. Everyone looked over at the same time, each with a horrified expression on their face.

-What? The captain also suffers from insomnia?!

- Someone who just won who knows how many championships in his life, and who is so crazy that he can break world records even with injuries! Can he also suffer from insomnia? ! !

-Excuse me, are you so happy that you can't sleep? ! ! !

Although it is common for athletes to experience persistent anxiety after high-pressure events, leading to insomnia and loss of concentration, it is also common.

But this is a statement of the times!

Winning the championship is as easy as drinking water. As long as you participate in the competition, you will get a gold medal. It has always been as stable as a reassurance, but how could it fail?

"It's not that serious!"

Cai Zhengsheng was troubled when he thought of the imaging report, but he remained resolute: "If there are any problems, we can work together to find a solution!"

His righteous look made it difficult for Shi Shu to explain that there was nothing wrong with him and that his insomnia had nothing to do with what he was worried about.

Simply nodded, got up and changed to the hot pool: "Got it."

Insomnia can be a serious or minor issue.

If it happened to someone else, it might be because they were excited after winning a game, or maybe they were granted leave and had a lot of fun, but if it happened to Shi Shu...

Cai Zhengsheng decisively turned around and told his colleagues behind him: "After the physical therapy is over, arrange a psychological evaluation for him!"

Shi Shu: “…”

…

After the World Championships, many team members have been allowed to take leave, but before that, rehabilitation and physical therapy are also essential.

Deep hydrotherapy is just one of the treatments, which is used to metabolize lactic acid accumulated after the game and reduce the chance of muscle injury. Afterwards, professional sports massage, acupuncture, cupping and local hot compress will be performed.

However, this seemingly enjoyable activity is often more tiring than the training itself.

There was constant wailing in the recovery area.

The shouts that come one after another sound like a drama where one person finishes his performance and the next comes on stage.

Young player Yan Tiankai wandered through the crowd, teasing a few teammates along the way, and then he found the one that was being heated, tossing his keys and saying, "Brother, I drove the car back for you!"

Although Shi Shu didn't have any big expressions, he hardly felt any enjoyment. He frowned and responded, tilting his head to indicate, "Leave it there."

"Okay!"

Yan Tiankai did as he was told without hesitation, chattering, "But then again, the Hengji Hotel is so far away, why did you suddenly go there? And you even left your car behind."

"When I went there, I heard someone say there was a dinner party there last night. Did you go? And did you drink?"

"That shouldn't be the case! You wouldn't do anything to disrupt discipline. And even if you were drunk, you could have just called a designated driver! But you left, but the car is still here?"

"Also, I just heard Teacher Cai and the others say at the door, you couldn't sleep last night?"

"Why are you suffering from insomnia?"

He racked his brains and soon a light bulb went off in his head. With an expression that said, "There's only one truth," he said, "Oh! I see—"

"You must have gone out with some girl last night, that's why you left your car over there! And then! You didn't even sleep the whole night!!"

"Yes! No! Right?!"

He was so focused on solving the case that he didn't notice the volume of his microphone, which was almost too loud. He was also complacent and immersed in his Sherlock Holmes-like detective skills.

Suddenly I felt a little cold...

When I turned around, I found that the entire rehabilitation area was frozen!

Even the teammate lying on the examination bed, whose veins were throbbing from the massage, held his breath, his eyes gleaming with curiosity, as if to say:

Little Tiantian~

If you are willing to commit suicide, do more.

A hundred years later, your brothers will remember you!

"…ha?"

Yan Tiankai realized it later: “Why didn’t you guys shout anymore?” This made me feel a little embarrassed ah ah ah!!!

He turned back stiffly, looking at the shirtless man in front of him, his muscles bulging from intensive physical therapy, and a striking scar across his lower left abdomen. He suddenly became weak: "Brother..."

"Well, I'm not actually..." I have to know.

But he was caught off guard and his escape route was cut off——

Shi Shu raised his eyes and said with finality: "Yes."

Everyone: …Fuck?!

-

11 a.m.

Su Tu was awakened by the ringing of the bell on time.

If she doesn't have any client appointments, she can basically sleep until this time, which is seven or eight hours at most, but somehow she still feels listless and weak in her limbs.

Even calming down was a bit of a struggle.

I got up from the sofa in a daze, packed up and wandered to the studio. It was just lunch time.

Colleagues gathered in the conference room as usual, their eyes frequently cast towards the LCD TV on the wall, and from time to time they raised their mobile phones to excitedly show them to each other.

Tao Qingqing caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of her eye, raised her head and shouted out the glass door, "Sister Susu, come quickly! I've ordered food for you!"

Su Tu walked in and smiled shyly: "Thank you."

Yue Jia: "Thank you for what?"

Zhao Xuan: "These are all things Xiao Tao should do."

Chen Weizhou smirked, "Of course not. I'm not called the Almighty King for nothing."

Tao Qingqing blushed immediately: "That's enough!"

In fact, when he first started recruiting people, even Su Tu himself didn’t know how to define this function. It was only after he established the studio that he discovered that there were so many things besides design, such as account operation, financial management, machine repair, logistics and hygiene, etc.

She was too busy, so she felt the need to hire another person. The initial position was "life assistant". Later, she felt a little embarrassed to say it. I didn't know that people thought she was so big a star. She could barely make ends meet, and she still needed a life assistant.

But Tao Qingqing immediately understood what she meant: "That means apart from the design, everything else is under my control, right?!"

After hearing this, Su Tu hesitated again. Thinking about the little he could offer, it didn't seem appropriate to ask people to do so much work.

Tao Qingqing, who had been left hanging in the dumps at her previous company and had repeatedly hit a wall in her search for a new job, immediately said, "Sure! I can do this!!!"

Su Tu was in a daze, and added another thousand to the original salary before replying sincerely: "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

After that, no matter whether it was his job responsibility or not, Tao Qingqing was very proactive in doing things. He would learn if he didn't know how, and ask if he didn't understand. Now he can even repair a printer, and therefore he is nicknamed "the all-rounder" by everyone.

Chen Weizhou: "Why should you be shy? You are the most powerful one among us."

Zhao Xuan agreed: "That's right."

Tao Qingqing: "You don't need to emphasize it again and again!"

“…”

Su Tu sat down quietly and watched everyone playing with a smile.

The LCD screen on the wall flipped, and the commentator's voice suddenly interrupted: "Okay! Now we're on to the 100-meter freestyle final. This will be the race we're most interested in tonight—"

“Here it comes!”

Zhao Xuan's eyes widened immediately: "My team is coming soon!!!"

Su Tu was stunned for a moment.

Only then did I know what they had been discussing.

The World Championships have ended for two days, and related news has already flooded the Internet. Everyone has paid more or less attention to it, and while feeling honored, revisiting it has become a trend.

Originally, everyone used their mobile phones to watch the game, but Zhao Xuan, who had watched the live broadcast before, always felt that it was not enough. There was still a big difference between the short video and the complete game broadcast. He downloaded Migu Video on the TV on the spot and generously used his diamond membership.

The man, standing excitedly at the front, looked like a wild commentator: "In the second lane! Dark red swimming trunks! Scar on his waist! From head to toe, the most handsome guy in the whole place is him—"

Yue Jia grabbed the water cup and wanted to throw it at him: "Shut up! If you keep on talking, we won't even listen to you!"

Zhao Xuan immediately backed off: "..."

The official commentary finally emerged: "In lane 2 is China's Shi Shu, the gold medalist from the last Olympics and the world record holder for this event!"

The male commentator said, "Yes, Shi Shu has an unshakable dominance in this event, but he is said to be playing with an injury tonight. His right shoulder injury has recurred, which adds a bit of suspense to his title defense."

Female commentator: "Then let's break the suspense together!"

“…”

Female commentator: "Next up is the young Chinese athlete Yan Tiankai, who is also the second-ranked athlete in the country in this event!"

The male commentator said, "Yes, Yan Tiankai is 19 years old this year. He is also the youngest among the finalists and has the least competition experience. Whether he can withstand the pressure depends on tonight."

Female commentator: "We have a good shot at winning two medals tonight!"

“…”

Female commentator: "The last one to reach the final position is Douglas from Country M."

The male commentator waited for a moment and said, "Uh... she's also the world's number two athlete in this event. She even gave our team a shoutout before the match. It's clear she's quite confident about this competition."

Female commentator: "Then let's look forward to Team Shi's performance!"

“…………”

Su Tu actually didn't pay much attention to sports news. He would only glance at it occasionally when he saw it online. He already knew the final result of the game, but he still held his breath unconsciously under such a grand scene and passionate commentary.

Soon, there was a "beep" sound.

The starting gun sounded.

Male commentator: "The game begins!"

The female commentator said, "We see Shishu in lane 2, leading the race with a 0.6-second start time! Douglas is right behind him, Betty is third, and Yan Tiankai is currently fourth!"

The male commentator said, "Everyone knows about short-distance races like the 100 meters. From the start, to the transition to the start, to the turn, to the final sprint, every step is crucial."

The female commentator said, "And Shi Shu had almost no weaknesses during his swimming! He was in the lead from the start and was the first to turn! Douglas was second, and Yan Tiankai caught up to third!"

Su Tu's vision was fixed on lane 2, but he could only see the high-speed sliding arms and the continuous splashes of water. He repeatedly expanded his advantage during the fierce race until he was a whole body length away from others.

The male commentator said: "The game has entered the decisive stage. Shi Shu is still in the first place, Yan Tiankai is chasing, and is almost on par with Douglas!"

Female commentator: "The last five meters! Shi Shu's advantage is still expanding! To the edge! First place! Yan Tiankai second! Two medals! No suspense—"

In just over half a minute, Su Tu's vision was greatly impacted.

She saw him turn around from the water and squinting his eyes when he took off his goggles, and she couldn't help but think of the huge poster on the skylight of the central shopping mall.

The hard outline that was stained by water splashes suddenly became more three-dimensional.

"Depend on--"

Chen Weizhou usually watches more basketball, but he couldn't help but blurt out, "He's so damn handsome!"

“It’s not over yet!”

Zhao Xuan pointed at the screen and said, "Watch the interview later!"

Soon, the contestants came out of the swimming pool one after another, and more than half of them had purple faces to varying degrees.

In the long shot, Yan Tiankai and the most purple Douglas were standing together, gesturing with their hands and saying something. According to the judgment of netizens afterwards, Dayi should be:

-You’re so embarrassed, hhhhh!

-Now the whole world knows that you are neither capable nor humble!

-Humph! You can't even beat me, yet you dare to challenge my brother Shu!

After saying that, she turned around proudly and happily returned to Shi Shu's side. Looking up, she said, "Brother, he's scared!"

It was captured by the close-up shot.

Shi Shu didn't say anything and wanted to leave with his swimming cap, but was blocked by reporters and forced to accept the interview.

The content of the interview was also very routine.

The reporter first congratulated him on his successful title defense, then asked him how he felt today and whether his shoulder injury had a big impact. Then he said, "It is said that Douglas has always regarded you as a benchmark and even conducted special research on you before the competition. Your performance in the past two years has been very successful."

"So from a professional perspective, do you think he could pose a threat to you? Or, in other words, what do you think is his greatest strength? What is there worth learning from him?"

"Advantage?"

Shi Shu frowned, as if doubting this statement, but he didn't make it difficult for others. After a pause, he said, "Change your face."

He politely declined and said, "I won't learn it anymore."

After saying that, he nodded politely.

No longer linger.

Zhao Xuan immediately slammed the table and stood up: "Do you know what this means?!"

Chen Weizhou snorted, "Everyone knows this! This entry was trending the day before yesterday!"

"Are you talking about stimulants?"

Tao Qingqing wasn't sure: "Those guys whose faces turned purple, was it because they used stimulants?"

"right!"

Zhao Xuan nodded, his enthusiasm undiminished: "But this is only one aspect!"

"And then there are those who took drugs. They were all so brazen before the match, and in the post-match interviews, each one was more willing to make excuses than the other, saying things like they weren't in good shape today and that they had indeed underestimated their opponents. It was a complete face-changing contest, wasn't it?"

Then he tutted his words again and imitated Shi Shu: "Change your face."

"My team is known for being ruthless and quiet! Without using a single curse word, we used double entendres to chastise these purple-headed monsters from two different angles!"

Yue Jia paid less attention to this aspect: "Then why can they use stimulants?"

"Don't you check before the game?"

"Check it out."

Chen Weizhou frowned: "Just investigate us."

Zhao Xuan explained, "Do you know how many times our athletes have to take urine tests in this kind of competition? An average of 21 times per person! They have to take tests in the morning before they wake up, during their lunch break, and even at night when they're woken up!"

"But other teams don't have to. If you ask, they have the final say. What can you do if they insist on investigating you?"

"Yeah," Chen Weizhou added, "It's already a problem for athletes to deal with jet lag when they go out to compete, and if they have to endure this kind of torture, it's hard to believe they can be in good shape."

Tao Qingqing exclaimed: "Why is this happening?"

Chen Weizhou could only offer comfort: "But think on the bright side. We still won, isn't that even more impressive?"

Tao Qingqing: "That's true..."

Under discussion.

The camera also came to the award ceremony.

Shi Shu's red and white sportswear and his natural wildness when wearing only swimming trunks are two completely different styles.

His short hair was smooth after the shower, making him look more docile.

But when he strode to the podium, bent down to receive the flowers and medals, and then raised his head to salute the national flag, he was once again the sharp-edged and unshakable leader.

Images and reality are intertwined.

Real and not so real.

Su Tu looked dazed, and for a long time he was stuck in a trance filled with shock, as if he was witnessing this world-renowned figure coming into his life from the TV.

In a very present way...

“Master—”

Zhao Xuan suddenly shouted.

Su Tu was startled: "...Ah?"

Zhao Xuan: "Did you hear what we just said?"

Su Tu: “…”

Yue Jia: "I just want to ask what you think of the plan."

Tao Qingqing: "Can you invite someone to the studio?"

Chen Weizhou: "When exactly?"

Zhao Xuan: "I should prepare in advance!"

Su Tu was like being bombarded by artillery shells, somewhat dazed: "I...as soon as possible."

But it’s actually not that simple.

For such a large house, she needed to make at least two draft plans, but the first draft had already exhausted her. She also had several other projects piled up, and she had to find time to make the conceptual plan for Jinli.

When she thought of this, she felt a little anxious. She had a simple meal and got up and went upstairs, thinking about seizing the time and finishing her work in order.

But when she turned on the computer, her mind suddenly flashed back to last night when she was waiting for the bus with him at the door of her house. To ease the awkwardness, she casually asked him, "When would it be more convenient to meet?"

He looked directly at her with his dark eyes and answered without hesitation: "Anytime."

You should be anxious, right?

Otherwise, she wouldn't have come back to see her, the designer, right after the competition, and always put pressure on her with that kind of eyes.

But she has always been unable to withstand pressure, so she quickly put down the mouse and went to look through the hand-drawn drafts in her bag.

Extremely cowardly.

Quietly expedited the case.