The two members of the Zhen family, one on stage and the other in the audience, were both crying uncontrollably.
At the Zhen family home in H City, however, it was a carnival.
"This is my nephew. I can brag about him to the heavens when I go out in the future." Zhen Lei pointed at Zhen Hong, who was crying like a child on TV, and danced with joy.
"You're crying like an idiot." Lu Lin said with disdain, but his face showed a happy smile for Zhen Hong.
After all, no one present understood better than him what it felt like to win first or second place in a competitive sport.
He understood the feelings of the second-place winner; now someone else understood how the first-place winner felt.
Perhaps only Zhen Hong's parents at the scene would feel sad if they saw their son crying.
"Look, isn't that the little sister?" Lu Yiran, with his sharp eyes, spotted Zhen Tian in the fleeting audience seats.
Where?
By the time everyone looked over, the camera had already panned away.
"It's over."
"It's not impossible that Tian Tian went; otherwise, why would she ask us yesterday if we went to cheer for Zhen Hong?"
"I guess... Zhen Hong is quite cunning."
"Exactly, Tian Tian should still be in school at this time. He made his little sister miss class because of his competition. He deserves a beating."
...
Zhen Hong wiped away the water droplets on her face, a mixture of tears and sweat, and bumped fists with the swimmers in the lane next to her.
He leaped over three floating railings in the pool and onto the platform.
He raised his arms and waved them twice. Then he jogged to the cheering squad from Country C.
Zhen Tian was leaning forward, sobbing with tears in her eyes.
The stands were half again as tall as Zhen Hong.
He jumped onto the table next to him.
"Fourth brother..."
Standing on the table, he directly lifted Zhen Tian out of the stands.
"Ah!" Zhen Tian was so frightened that her face turned pale.
It's impossible to do without exceptional arm strength.
"Sweetie, I won the championship." Zhen Hong hugged Zhen Tian tightly.
"Yes, I saw it. Fourth Brother is the best. You're the champion."
Zhen Hong took a deep breath and stopped crying, but her heart was filled with a bittersweet feeling.
Zhen Tian, mimicking the way her brothers and Ji Yuzhi coaxed people, gently patted Zhen Hong's back.
The entire audience was stunned by Zhen Hong's incredibly manly action, followed by a series of increasingly loud exclamations.
Everyone assumed they were a couple.
Zhen Hong didn't have much time; he had to stand on the podium draped in the national flag.
"Wait for me." Zhen Hong handed her over to the coach.
"good."
The coach was also taken aback by Zhen Hong's behavior, realizing that they had finally found a promising talent only to encounter problems. Generally speaking, they don't want athletes to be in relationships, as it's a waste of time and interferes with training.
"How long have you known Zhen Hong?" he asked tentatively as he escorted Zhen Tian backstage.
If the time is short, it can be divided.
“Hmm…” Zhen Tian felt the question was a bit strange, but she still answered, “20 years.”
The coach nearly choked on his own saliva: "20? 20 years?"
"Yes, I'm 20 years old this year, that's 20 years."
"So you two are childhood sweethearts..."
"Huh?" Are all athletes using such strange adjectives? "I guess so..."
The coach has become withdrawn. After so many years, how could he just cut ties like that?
The coach led Zhen Tian to a room with a television.
The camera then switched to showing Zhen Hong standing on the podium, draped in a red national flag, accepting her award.
"Ah, the trophy!"
Zhen Tian pointed to the TV, which was huge.
"Yes, the trophy." The coach exclaimed, "I didn't expect this kid to be so competitive. Yesterday in training, he was almost a second away from the world record, and today he surpassed it by almost a second."
"Those two seconds are an insurmountable gap..."
"It seems he has broken through the bottleneck."
Zhen Tian couldn't understand what the coach was saying, but she couldn't find any other word to describe her feelings except happiness.
"This breakthrough couldn't be because of you, could it..." the coach muttered to himself.
He secretly glanced at the little girl beside him who didn't even reach his shoulder.
It looks sinful no matter how you look at it.
...
"That brat is in danger."
“Exactly, it would be terrible if the athletes got injured. What if they strained their ankles?” Lu Ti shook her head in disapproval.
"No, what if I don't hold Tian Tian and she gets hurt?"
"That's right, that's right. Not only did he secretly call Tian Tian over, but he also hugged Tian Tian in front of so many people. When I see him, I'll beat him up." Lu Yinuo said with a dark face.
"Winning a championship and getting cocky? That won't do." Lu Kai adjusted his glasses, making a life-or-death decision with an air of nonchalance.
“We’ll do it together when we get back. Anyway, he’s tall and muscular.” Zhen Yan asked.
"I think it's a good idea."
"..."
Seeing everyone's angry expressions, Zhen Yan patiently calmed them down, saying, "Alright, Zhen Hong is still just a child. It's understandable that he gets a little agitated."
He then added, "Go easy on him, don't interfere with his exercise."
The decision to beat Zhen Hong has been made by the Zhen family.
...
After receiving the award, Zhen Hong will also be interviewed.
However, he quickly took a shower and came over.
"Little sister!" Zhen Hong rushed in, holding the trophy.
"Fourth Brother." Facing the door, Zhen Tian spread her arms and caught Zhen Hong, but still took several steps back before regaining her balance: "Slow down, I almost didn't catch you."
"Sorry, sorry, look, I won the trophy back for you. How about taking a picture? I'll take one for you."
Zhen Hong enthusiastically handed the trophy to Zhen Tian.
"Wait a minute, is this your sister?" the coach asked, seizing the key point.
"yes."
"Your biological father?"
"Of course." Outside, Zhen Tian is always treated as their biological sister. After all, they're not born to the same parents.
"From the same parents?"
"No, that's not it."
The coach had just breathed a sigh of relief when his face darkened again.
“She was born to my uncle and aunt.”
"They're related by blood, right?"
"Yeah. What are you doing? You're acting weird."
"It's okay, I thought it was your girlfriend." The coach breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Zhen Tian behind her back.
"Where did this girlfriend come from? I live in the sports team every year, there are no outsiders here." Zhen Hong glanced at the coach with disdain and continued chatting with her sister.
"Is this trophy made of pure gold?" Zhen Tian was even more curious about this.
"Why don't you bite it?" Zhen Hong suggested.
"Alright, this trophy isn't solid gold." The coach stopped the two from doing something foolish: "The medal is solid gold, go ahead and bite that one if you want."
"Oh? Really?" Zhen Hong pretended to pull a medal out of his pocket: "Let's try..."
I feel genuinely sorry for them, and I'm also genuinely curious.
Fortunately, once Zhen Tian got the answer, she lost interest in the matter.
"Keep it safe, it's very meaningful. It's your brother's first gold medal." Zhen Tian smiled sweetly, "No matter how many gold medals you get in the future, none will be as meaningful as this."
"Okay, keep it safe. I'll win you even more in the future."
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