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This punishment is severe! They felt that Jiao Lihong and Cai Fenfang were incredibly foolish to do this; with their achievements, they were sure to win gold medals in the future.
"Oh my god!" Xi Rongrong exclaimed, "We've come to the national team and gone through so much hardship. Once we go back, we might not be able to come back, and we'll also be banned for two years, unable to participate in the World Championships and Asian Games."
"Yes," Zhu Zhitao sighed. "Such promising talents, wasted like this. Actually, Jiao Lihong and Cai Fenfang's results, although not top-notch, were not bad. If they couldn't get the gold medal, they could still aim for the silver. Whether it's a gold or a silver medal, as long as it's a medal, they'll have jobs in the future."
“Yes,” Xie Feifei said, “They’re too impatient and can’t think things through.”
“But I think Jiao Lihong and Cao Fenfang are such shrewd people, they couldn’t possibly not have thought of this. And someone as shrewd as Director Jiao would definitely remind Jiao Lihong. Besides, even if Jiao Lihong doesn’t have a gold medal, with Director Jiao’s uncle around, she can still get a good job,” Liu Yihua said. She couldn’t understand it and found it very strange.
He Tiantian glanced at Liu Yihua, surprised that this girl was so thoughtful.
"Yes, it's a bit strange," Zhu Zhitao said. "Anyway, it's all in the past, so don't overthink it. Remember, working hard from now on is the right path, and don't think about those crooked ways."
"Understood, Coach," He Tiantian said, showing no sympathy whatsoever for Jiao Lihong and Cai Fenfang.
Those two are absolutely wicked; they're always trying to frame others.
Now let them experience what it's like to be framed.
While the team was holding a series of meetings, two young women were sitting face to face in a small teahouse outside.
The two people, Jiao Lihong and Cai Fenfang, looked indignant.
"Why did you frame me?" the two women said at the same time.
Jiao Lihong continued, "You go first. We've come this far, we've all been punished, so tell the truth."
Jiao Lihong wasn't stupid. After the incident, she could barely sleep. She racked her brains and concluded that Cai Fenfang was the most likely person to frame her, since they shared a room and she hadn't been wary of Cai Fenfang.
Cai Fenfang looked somewhat awkward and sighed, "One thought can lead to Buddhahood, and a year can lead to demonhood. I was too greedy."
"Is it really you?" Jiao Lihong exclaimed excitedly. "I've always been so good to you, why did you treat me like this?"
Cai Fenfang could already see that her swimming career was over, and she was no longer afraid of Jiao Lihong. She stared at Jiao Lihong and said coldly, "Is that what you call being good to me? You come and go as you please, no matter the occasion, never considering my feelings. My family is an ordinary family, not as good as yours. If I don't flatter you, I might be bullied by others, so I can only swallow my anger. Actually, I really hate you!"
Jiao Lihong was taken aback, not expecting Cai Fenfang to say that.
In her heart, she considered Cai Fenfang a good friend. Moreover, she had a bad temper to begin with, but Cai Fenfang never said anything, so she thought Cai Fenfang didn't mind.
"Okay, maybe my attitude was bad before, I'm sorry. But can you tell me why you framed me?" Jiao Lihong couldn't understand. If it was just anger, why would they frame her for using performance-enhancing drugs?
Cai Fenfang sneered, "When I saw you sneaking around hiding something, I knew it was something shady, so I secretly took half of it and put it in He Tiantian's water. I originally thought He Tiantian's urine test was abnormal, but I never expected that it was you and me who were abnormal."
"What?" Jiao Lihong exclaimed in surprise. "You only stole my medicine to drug He Tiantian? You didn't give it to me?"
“You and I aren’t on the same project, so of course I wouldn’t drug you,” Cai Fenfang said. “Even though I hate you, I won’t take the risk.”
"Then why did you drug He Tiantian? And why did you secretly take my medicine?" Jiao Lihong asked anxiously. "Why did Head Coach Wu and Team Doctor Li suddenly come to investigate me?"
"Hehe!" Cai Fenfang chuckled. "You've already guessed, why do I need to say it again? The real question is why my urine test was negative? Why are the drug components similar to yours? Did you give it to me?"
Jiao Lihong shook her head and said, "I didn't drug you. I only wanted to drug He Tiantian. If she didn't participate, I might be able to get the gold medal. You drugged He Tiantian with the medicine I bought, trying to use someone else to do your dirty work!"
"You could say that," Cai Fenfang said. "Since neither of us drugged each other, why did our urine tests fail?"
“Someone must have drugged us,” Jiao Lihong said. “Who do you think it could be?”
Cai Fenfang smiled bitterly and said, "What good does it do to know who it is? We're already in this situation anyway. After all, we wanted to strike first and suffer the consequences if we struck later. What can we do if others retaliate in kind? We're just not as skilled as them."
Jiao Lihong was somewhat dazed and said, "You also think it's that old woman He Tiantian?"
“Who else could it be but her!” Cai Fenfang said. “It’s just that we have no evidence, so we can only suffer in silence.”
Jiao Lihong's eyes were red; things had already come to this, and she had nothing to say.
Cai Fenfang was also upset; she never expected things to turn out this way.
"Since things have come to this, let's part ways and pretend we never met. I haven't treated you well, and you've hurt me too, so let's call it even." After saying this, Jiao Lihong walked out and wiped her tears.
Cai Fenfang lowered her head, tears dripping onto the table.
She wasn't just grieving for herself, but also crying over a past period of her life that she didn't want to recall.
He Tiantian didn't care what happened to the two of them; they had already been punished, and she didn't need to do anything more.
He Tiantian and her teammates participated in an interview program with their coach.
The host, Zhu Hao, was very surprised to see He Tiantian; he didn't expect her to be even more beautiful up close.
The host sat on a single sofa to the side, while head coach Wu, Zhu Zhitao, and He Tiantian sat on the long sofa opposite.
Because He Tiantian is beautiful, the photographer unconsciously took more pictures of her.
"Teacher He, you're an athlete, but why do everyone from the coaches to the team members, and even the cleaning staff, call you Teacher He?" Zhu Hao asked with a smile. He had already done his research, but he wanted to get the guest to explain himself through this questioning, thus conducting the interview.
He Tiantian smiled and said, "Hehe, there are actually two reasons. First, because I used to be a teacher; second, because I am relatively old, even two years older than our Coach Zhu. The team members are all young men and women around twenty years old, and they feel a little embarrassed to call me by my name, so they call me Teacher He."
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