"Do you know that boss?" Li Muhan asked. "Yes, you know how shameless this woman is. She's the daughter of an old farmer and her father is a death row inmate. After her father died, her mother remarried and brought her to our capital." Xu Anna exaggerated these words to Li Muhan and her companions.
Her two companions were simple-minded. After hearing Xu Anna's story and the girl's aggressive tone when speaking to her, they had a very negative impression of Zi Han. "A shop run by someone like that must be making money with dirty tricks. They might not even make much money from a single piece of clothing. No wonder the clothes are so expensive," one of the girls said, her face filled with indignation.
"But their clothes are very nice," Li Muhan said with some regret. "Oh, even though the skirt is beautiful, we can't buy it there. We can't let that black-hearted woman make money from us!" Xu Anna said this, but in her heart she still couldn't bear to part with the skirt.
She recalled the clothes in Yu Zihan's shop. Though the styles weren't fancy, they looked high-end. Each piece was so beautiful and exquisite. Their tailoring was meticulous, their lines flowing, as if they were tailor-made for each individual. Every embroidery and button shone with detail, revealing a unique luxury.
Yu Zihan walked into the training building with her schoolbag on her back. At the entrance, security personnel checked their IDs. They had to check their IDs and the badges they were given, and then register before they were allowed in.
Yu Zihan arrived at the classroom as instructed and saw a familiar face upon entering. Both of them were a little surprised. Seeing that her seat was next to the girl's, Yu Zihan thought, this is truly fate. She walked over to her seat and sat down, looking at the name marked on the girl's seat: Li Muhan.
Neither of them spoke. Yu Zihan's reaction was purely due to her personality, while Li Muhan's reaction was based on what she had seen and heard. She didn't like this girl. She was shocked. How could such a girl be qualified to participate in such a professional event? It seemed that a person's knowledge and character couldn't be equated. She mentally prepared herself to ignore her and just go to a competition together.
So, the classmates who should have been very close became strangers because of that chance encounter. They rarely communicated during the entire training camp.
After the training, they boarded a plane to Country XX. They wore uniforms emblazoned with the emblem of their home country. The emblem shone like a vibrant flag in the sunlight.
They walked into the airport with their heads held high. A cheerful, young foreigner greeted them, holding a sign in Chinese that read, "Welcome the Chinese Team." The sign was like a bridge connecting the friendship between the two countries. Afterward, the team leader spoke with the young man, and they boarded a minibus. This minibus, like an ark of hope, led them to the shores of their dreams.
They were put up in a hotel close to the competition venue. Since there were no matches that day, they were resting and adjusting to the jet lag. Unfortunately, Yu Zihan and Li Muhan were assigned to the same room. The two of them tacitly avoided talking, each minding their own business.
Yu Zihan took out her pajamas and toiletries, all of which were high-end items. Li Muhan thought to herself, why would the daughter of a criminal have such fine things? Her mother must have married a very wealthy man. Humph, how shameless! She actually used something her mother bought with her beauty. She really has no self-respect. I'll stay away from her from now on.
Yu Zihan, of course, had no idea she'd been labeled shameless. After taking a shower, she quickly fell asleep. A good night's sleep would leave her refreshed for the competition. She wanted to win a gold medal, she wanted that honor.
It's not just because winning the honors brings prize money and admission to prestigious universities, but also because this is an international competition. At times like these, as Chinese people, a desire to bring glory to our country inevitably arises. Especially at a time when our nation is poised for rapid growth, we need Chinese people from all walks of life to contribute to its development.
The first day of competition was the team preliminaries. Following their teacher's instructions, they were like hidden swords, ensuring only a spot in the semifinals without revealing their true potential. This strategy earned them disdainful looks from the island nation team, which had won first place in the preliminaries.
The next day was the semi-finals, and they finished second, leaving the fourth-placed island team bewildered and confused. On the third day, during the finals, the instructor told everyone, "It takes a thousand days to train your troops, but only a moment to deploy them. Now is the critical moment, and we must perform at our highest level to defeat the enemy."
At this moment, they are both opponents and enemies. We must unite as one, sharing a common hatred for the enemy. Although you haven't known each other long in China and aren't even friends yet, once abroad, you are a team, warriors representing extraordinary forces. We must show no mercy to the enemy, and we will win. "Encouraged by the teacher and inspired by their national integrity, everyone worked together in the finals, winning the gold medal in the team competition.
In the subsequent individual competition, the instructor simply told them to flexibly apply what they had learned to the competition. The gold medal in the individual competition was a duel between Yu Zihan and a boy from Country XX. In the end, Yu Zihan won the gold medal with a slight advantage.
The organizing committee's award ceremony will be held in three days. During these three days, everyone has free time. Because everyone achieved excellent results, each participant has been approved and awarded 200 yuan in currency from the country of x. They can explore the exotic customs of these three days.
When Yu Zihan arrived, she asked her grandparents if she wanted to visit her second uncle. They were delighted to hear she was coming to Country X. They gave her her second uncle's address and called him beforehand. Yu Zihan spoke to her second uncle in person and learned that the city where they were competing happened to be where he lived. He promised to pick her up at the hotel after the competition.
Because the organizing committee had changed the arrangements, she had to visit her uncle three days in advance. She didn't call because she wanted to explore this unfamiliar city on her own.
She asked for leave from the team leader, explaining that she was going to visit her second uncle, and wrote a note asking for leave.
The teacher asked her to return to the team that evening. Yu Zihan understood that this was a foreign country after all, and the teacher was concerned about their safety.
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