There must be a crematorium for a four-person trip
Yan Yi is a friend of Liu Jianchun's father, and was also a colleague of Xie Yu's father Xie Yunfei. However, Xie Yunfei's ambition was not to pursue a career in politics but in the business world. Since he changed his career, Yan Yi began to interact less and less with Xie Yunfei, but he has always had a good relationship with Liu's father.
Yan Yi is going to be the chairman of the Table Tennis Association. A retired player like Liu Jianchun has no way of getting this kind of gossip.
Not to mention Yan Yi, she didn't even know where her parents were now. After the old couple retired, they started traveling around the world. They would only think of her and call her every few months. The content of the call was usually just about where they had been recently, what they saw, and whether she was in good health and whether she was enjoying her food. They didn't care about anything else.
But who is the chairman of the Table Tennis Association? What does it have to do with her? No one can stop her from teaching children to play table tennis.
Liu Jianchun was already a little impatient, and after hearing what Xie Yu said, he didn't want to stay with him even for a second longer. "Xie Yu, can you please think before you speak? At first glance, it seems like you're scolding Jian Zhaonan for his impure intentions, but isn't the underlying meaning scolding me and Uncle Yan? In your mind, we're all brainless. As long as we're coaxed into doing something illegal by Jian Zhaonan's sweet talk, we'll even dare to do something illegal, right?"
Out of consideration for their long-term friendship, Liu Jianchun finally said half of the ugly words and kept the other half.
She used to think that Xie Yu was just an emotional scumbag, but now she sees that he is not only a scumbag, but also a villain and a fool.
She didn't even want to glare at him again, fearing that even when she hated him, she would still think his face was handsome, dragging herself into a dilemma: "I will pretend I didn't hear what you said today. When you go out in the future, don't say this to others. It will make you look like a brainless person."
After saying that, she turned around and left, leaving Master Xie standing there alone, somewhat dumbfounded.
The weather in June has started to get hot. Standing outside in a full suit is enough to make people sweat profusely. Xie Yu came to see Liu Jianchun dressed like this, not to look cool, but because he had just finished a meeting and had no time to change, and he was afraid of missing her.
Unexpectedly, he dressed up and attended the event, but he didn't even get any favor from others.
Xie Yu suddenly felt that Liu Jianchun had become different from before. Not only was he not as obsessed with her as before, his heart had also become harder.
In the past, she was strong-willed and sensitive, always afraid of taking advantage of others. She was even more naive in her feelings. She asked him countless times why he liked her and always demanded the purest love from him...
Now, she not only doesn't care about whether the intentions of the people around her are pure or not, she doesn't even care whether they love her or not.
As Xie Yu thought about it, his head started to ache. He had treated her as a seasoning; he'd been eating too much lately and wanted to change to something lighter to nourish his stomach. He hadn't expected that someone he could summon with just a wave of his hand would become so difficult to deal with.
The friend introduced by Xie Yu called Liu Jianchun that night. She was very satisfied with the rent and location, and decided on the deal without much discussion. She was really surprised that Xie Yu would be able to do something that would satisfy her one day.
Everything went unexpectedly smoothly, except that Jian Zhaonan didn't reply to her message all day.
She guessed that he might be in extreme grief and unable to extricate himself, so it was normal that he didn't want to reply to her message. She only told him what he had asked her to do and did not interfere too much in his life.
The next evening, the arena owner suddenly asked her to sign a contract. The appointment was urgent, as if she didn't leave within an hour or they would rent the venue to someone else. Liu Jianchun washed her face and hurried out. When she arrived at the coffee shop they had agreed to meet, she found that the person waiting for her there was Xie Yu.
She knew she had been tricked and turned to leave in anger, but she saw Xie Yu shaking the contract in his hand.
She was ultimately controlled by the contract, but when she thought about having to face Xie Yu, a big Buddha, for such a small benefit, she couldn't help but start to regret it.
Someone like Xie Yu would be a scumbag as a boyfriend, but he's reliable as a friend. At least he didn't lie to her about renting a house.
In the contract he brought, every clause and every item was written very clearly, without any ambiguity or wrangling. Liu Jianchun read the contract over and over again twice but could not find any loopholes, so he signed his name tremblingly.
Xie Yu seemed to have learned from his previous two failures. This time, he didn't play it straight. Seeing Liu Jianchun about to leave, he simply swirled the coffee spoon in the cup and said casually, "Do you want to know where Jian Zhaonan is?"
She was busy packing up various documents and replied casually, "At the hotel."
"No, you're wrong." Xie Yu seized the opportunity to deliberately change the topic.
He narrowed his eyes, his brows revealing an indescribable scoundrel, "He's shopping in the mall, and he's with a girl."
She felt a little sour in her heart, but she quickly suppressed it: "He is single, isn't it normal for him to accompany other girls?"
"This girl is extraordinary. She's incredibly beautiful and gentle. Most importantly, she plays table tennis like you and has won three major championships."
Liu Jianchun managed to remain calm after hearing the first few sentences, but he finally lost his composure after hearing the last sentence. He was tickled by Xie Yu and said, "What a girl looks like is none of your business..."
Seeing her defense broken, Xie Yu laughed out loud as if his trick had succeeded: "Stop! Don't scold me first, I really want to help you this time."
She gave him a vicious look, said nothing, but didn't pack up and left. She didn't want to compete with anyone, she was just curious about who this beautiful and gentle champion he was talking about was.
"It's Kawasaki Miko. You should have some impression of her, right?"
It turned out to be her.
Liu Jianchun's frown gradually relaxed.
She didn't look down on the Japanese players, but she felt that Jian Zhaonan would never like foreigners.
She and Miko were not just acquaintances; they were sworn enemies. Before her retirement, she frequently met Miko in the semifinals of major tournaments, remaining undefeated in their seven matches. Some even accused her of rigging the draw, deliberately picking on the weak. However, the year after her retirement, Miko Kawasaki proved herself no pushover by winning a gold medal in women's singles.
Seeing Liu Jianchun relax, Xie Yu was puzzled: "He's coming here to stay for a while, aren't you afraid that Jian Zhaonan will be snatched away?"
"Just take him away. If a person can be taken away so easily, there is no need to keep him." Liu Jianchun said it with extraordinary sincerity. After he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at him.
Her gaze was neither cold nor indifferent, but filled with a sense of relief after a dead heart.
Although Xie Yu was a playboy, he relied on his looks and family background to attract beautiful women. He rarely took the initiative to pursue others. When he saw that she was calm and composed, and even joked with him, he lost his composure. Although he looked calm, he was already in a state of panic. He pulled the corner of his mouth and pretended nothing had happened: "Sister, I said it in vain."
Liu Jianchun snorted arrogantly: "You said it in vain - but how did you know that he was with Meizi?"
Xie Yu was a man of honor; he couldn't admit that he'd mobilized so many people to follow someone just for a woman. So he coughed twice and said something nonsense: "My friend just happened to run into him."
"So where is he now?"
"Just upstairs."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Jianchun stood up with a bag in one hand and a contract in the other. He turned back inadvertently and saw a man and a woman walking into the store.
The girl had nothing in her hands, and the things she bought were in the hands of the man next to her. The two of them were chatting happily. Since entering the store, the smile had never disappeared from Jian Zhaonan's face, and he looked even happier than when he was with her.
Kawasaki Meiko is a year younger than Jian Zhaonan. She has a natural baby face and even if she puts on her uniform, people would believe she is a middle school student. Meiko has a cheerful personality and her sunny energy can be felt from a distance.
Liu Jianchun was so scared that she sat back in her original seat and lowered her head nervously, afraid that Jian Zhaonan would see her. When she saw Xie Yu sitting opposite her with a half-smiling and half-mocking expression, she realized that she was worrying too much. Jian Zhaonan was now accompanying Meizi and had no time to study who else was in the store.
Rather than looking at the electronic menu, Meizi preferred standing at the counter, watching the clerk grind coffee while she made her choice among rows of incomprehensible names. She had learned Chinese from a teacher as a child, so she only knew how to speak and listen, not read or write. When she wanted to order, she had to rely on Jian Zhaonan to translate, but he didn't seem bothered and was very patient.
Liu Jianchun looked at the two of them from afar and felt very uncomfortable.
She wasn't jealous because she was his girlfriend, but she was wondering if she had done something wrong by not explicitly rejecting him that day.
Her original intention was good. She didn't want to hurt a boy who had been in love with her for many years, nor did she want to miss a good opportunity. But now it seems that he seems to have a better candidate.
She was in a daze, but Xie Yu, who was sitting opposite her, waved to the two men and was not satisfied until they came over. She was so scared that she pretended to look at the contract and picked up the folder to cover her face.
Meizi was not shy with anyone. When Xie Yu called her, she happily sat down next to him. However, Jian Zhaonan had not sat down yet, so he stood next to Liu Jianchun, wondering how long she would pretend to be blind.
Meizi knew all of these people, but she wasn't familiar with any of them. She looked up at the two people in front of her, one sitting and the other standing, who were not talking, and asked curiously, "Sister Jianchun, Brother Jian, don't you... know each other?"
Liu Jianchun actually knew that pretending to be blind was useless, but she used the contract to cover her face purely to hide her expression so that no one would see her panic.
She was just thinking about how to answer Meizi's question when she heard Jian Zhaonan say, "I don't know him."
Meizi smiled: "How could I not know you? Aren't you all players from the Chinese team?"
"The men's and women's teams don't train together every day. How can I meet her? Should I wait for her at the foot of her dormitory building?"
Meizi still didn't quite believe it. "Really? Your Chinese team actually separates the men's and women's teams so clearly. Are you worried that the male and female players will fall in love with each other?"
"Of course we will be punished if we have a relationship within the team."
Meizi gave him a sympathetic look: "No wonder the players of the Chinese team are as strong as gods. It turns out that they have made great efforts in silence."
Seeing Jian Zhaonan telling lies to Meizi without blushing or getting nervous, Liu Jianchun couldn't pretend anymore.
Why don't the men's and women's teams train together?
Then what about him being her sparring partner every day after evening training?
It is true that romance within the team will be punished, but he didn't get a relationship. Isn't it because he is so naughty at such a young age that he likes her when he doesn't like his beautiful junior sister?
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