Chapter 1034: Breaking the Barrier
Wow!
"Prank Counterattack!"
The sun is brilliant and surging.
Zhang Ze and Wang Chuhan stumbled forward, and before they could reach their destination, they saw Gao Wen, with a smile on his face, overturning the situation.
What…what? There was a flurry of footsteps, and the emergency brake caused Zhang Ze and Wang Chuhan to collide with each other like a humorous pantomime, but the two had no intention of being funny. They stood there in astonishment, panting heavily, their brains unable to keep up with the rhythm.
What's going on?
Li Zhe looked at Gao Wen in front of him. There was no trace of tears on his cheeks, just clean and pure. His cheeks were slightly red because of a dry howl.
At this moment, his smile blossomed, his eyes were bright, his brows were filled with mischievous pride and playfulness, and the golden sunlight was dancing between his sparse brows.
It seems that you can see youth blooming.
Prank strikes back?
Li Zhe's mind was in a tangle. He stood there dumbfounded, unable to make a sound. His heart almost stopped beating.
transfixed!
Literally.
The air stagnated for a moment, and then the 180-degree turn made everyone freeze and even forgot to breathe.
Gawain looked at the frozen expression in front of him, feeling very satisfied. A hearty laugh burst out of his chest, echoing over the court, and he even clenched his fist in celebration.
"This is the correct way to open the prank camera, okay?"
Prank? Gawain is a professional——
Before they set a trap for Gao Wen, they should have communicated with the young players of the Bruins.
Wu Di couldn't believe it, "You...I...uh...this..."
He stuttered for a long time but still couldn't form a complete sentence. Then, he finally reacted, grabbed his own hedgehog head, and turned around in circles on the spot, like a dizzy headless fly.
"Wow, I've been fooled. Wow! I've been fooled, fooled, fooled!"
“I was fooled!”
“That’s so stupid!”
For a moment, it was hard to tell whether he was angry or laughing, or whether he was laughing out of anger.
Wang Chuhan was completely stunned. The turn of events was too fast, like a tornado, and he couldn't keep up. So what was going on now? Wang Chuhan turned his head to look at Zhang Ze, but he couldn't say anything. He just bumped Zhang Ze with his shoulder. The question mark in his eyes was enough to express himself.
Zhang Ze knew Gao Wen better after all. After all, they had trained together, and he could feel it in just a short time together that Gao Wen was slightly different from his previous impression.
There are countless rumors about Gawain, such as "training maniac", "social expert" and "girl knight". Because of her dazzling performance on the court, people thought that Gawain's demeanor on the court is her personality in private, but in fact, Gawain is also a young man.
Zhang Ze wanted to respond to Wang Chuhan, but he was too busy to take care of himself and had no time to respond.
A smile rose along with the curve of Gao Wen's mouth, and climbed up his eyebrows little by little. Zhang Ze couldn't help but think of the evening when they trained together in Melbourne Park.
At that time, Gawain was just like that, his easy humor and harmless pranks always managed to bring people closer and make them feel friendly.
Today should be no exception. Gawain noticed their intentions, so he turned the tables and instantly broke down the barriers, bringing them closer together.
Sure enough, Gawain is Gawain.
Zhang Ze's entire expression relaxed. Now he finally didn't need to hold back his laughter. It had been really hard to hold back his laughter just now.
Wang Chuhan looked at Zhang Ze but got no response. However, Gao Wen in front of him continued to speak, so he looked over.
Gao Wen adjusted his expression a little, stopped joking and smiled, but his expression was sincere, and he looked at Li Zhe very seriously.
"I'm sorry, Brother Li Zhe. I just improvised. I have no ill intentions. I hope you don't mind."
Pranks are pranks, but no matter what, this is their first meeting. If they start playing around like this, it might hurt their relationship if they don’t handle it well.
After all, they had just met and there was no affection between them. The relationship that had not yet been established could be interrupted at any time.
So, Gawain's expression was sincere.
Li Zhe looked at Gao Wen who was apologizing sincerely in front of him. His sincere expression and eyes were very convincing. Even though he was a little stunned and panicked, the slight unhappiness and confusion disappeared. He had to admit that the maturity Gao Wen showed in his dealings with people was beyond his imagination.
He finally reacted and the corners of his mouth relaxed slightly.
"I was still worried that we might accidentally hurt you during a prank and then walk away. What would happen? But now it seems that I was overthinking."
"You are so bold, kid. You saw through the prank and fought back on the spot. Aren't you worried that I will lose face and get furious on the spot?"
Gao Wen was sincere and looked directly at Li Zhe. Although he did not flatter him, his eyes were clear:
Can you? You can see through Li Zhe at a glance.
Li Zhe burst out laughing.
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“You!”
A little bit of nothingness, a little bit of helplessness, but also a little bit of funny.
"You are so bold!"
The more I thought about it, the funnier it became. In the end, I couldn't help it and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but rise up. The laughter broke through my throat and surged with joy.
When discussing the prank, Li Zhe was always worried:
What if they were to make matters worse? What if they accidentally overwhelmed Gawain? What if Gawain got upset and left unhappily? All these worries lingered, but now it seemed that all those thoughts were unnecessary. They should worry about themselves:
Just now, he was really close to collapse.
After his prank was discovered on the spot, he was immediately slapped in the face and embarrassed. The feeling was so sour that he almost couldn't hold it in.
Really, just a little bit.
If he lost his temper on the spot, that would be an epic disgrace. His prank failed and he ended up getting angry himself?
I blush just thinking about it.
But after calming down, I wasn't surprised at all.
"...That's right. How could someone who won the Flushing Grand Slam without any stage fright for the first time be so fragile and collapse so easily?"
Compared to the Australian Open, what really impressed Li Zhe was last year's US Open. It was not just his fearlessness like a newborn calf, but the courage and determination that burst out from the inside out. The belief that he would win shone brightly on the Grand Slam stage, so dazzling that people could not take their eyes away.
It would be a lie to say I'm not jealous.
After all, I have worked hard all my life and couldn't even get close to the threshold, but a kid who is nearly ten years younger than me did it easily. The feeling is really hard to describe in words.
But besides jealousy, there is more admiration, yearning and expectation, and I also ignite my fighting spirit——
Maybe, he could try to fight again. Even if he couldn't be like Gao Wen, maybe he could have a breakthrough in his career.
Li Zhe was not surprised at all that Zhang Ze praised Gao Wen highly.
This is even more so after today. Looking at the young, energetic faces in front of me, hope is being ignited and my fighting spirit is surging.
(End of this chapter)