The daily routine of the tour is the same as always, and the unchanging process has long been familiar to me. But when I came to Wimbledon, I could feel the details changing little by little, and finally gathered into a powerful force. I could clearly feel the arrival of qualitative change. Everything is different now.
With two Grand Slam titles, three Masters titles, and a world No. 2 ranking, Gao Wen is winning the attention and respect that belongs to him step by step, and firmly occupying a place at the top of the ATP pyramid.
"Gao Wen, congratulations on passing the first round. We will be on the right track next time."
"Gawain, great win!"
"I always believed in you. I knew you could do it. I knew it!"
In the hustle and bustle, cheers and support surge on the eardrums, and smiling faces filled with sincerity and happiness bloom in the field of vision.
Involuntarily, Gao Wen slowed down his pace, trying his best to meet the fans' requests and repay this sincere support with small actions.
From Indian Wells to Paris, what Gawain felt firsthand was that for him it was just a short stop of five or ten minutes, but for the fans it might be a meeting they had been eagerly waiting for a month or two. Even a brief encounter played an important role in their lives.
So, as long as time permits, Gawain will stay as long as possible. At least, this is one of the small things he can do.
Then--
"ah!"
“Ahhhh!”
A little girl saw Gawain and burst into an incredible scream. It was so shocking that one could almost see a small mushroom cloud, and the dense crowd around was frightened.
The crowd made way for a small depression, and Gao Wen could see the little girl and her three companions at a glance.
Youthful and tender, the freckles around their noses still carry the immaturity of their youth. One can tell at a glance that they are middle school students. Of course, the neatly-clad school uniforms of the four girls are also a hint that cannot be missed.
The girl looked at Gao Wen in disbelief, but couldn't say a word. Her face was full of surprise, astonishment and excitement, but her steps kept retreating.
"ah!"
She was like a screaming chicken, a ruthless screaming machine.
Instead, Gawain was startled and at a loss. The two of them stared at each other. Then Gawain hesitated for a moment, and cautiously opened his arms in a tentative gesture, preparing to step forward and give the other person a hug.
"ah!"
As a result, the girl screamed directly, which scared Gao Wen so much that he froze in place, not daring to move. He stepped back a little, looked left and right, exchanged glances with the girl, asked silently, and then Gao Wen tried to get closer again.
"ah!"
The girl actually screamed again.
This is embarrassing.
Gawain immediately raised his hands, with an innocent look on his face, in a gesture of surrender, and looked left and right at the crowd, keeping a slight distance to show his innocence.
Ha ha!
There were so many witnesses at the scene that everyone burst into laughter and the atmosphere was very lively.
When the little girl saw this scene, her cheeks turned red and she covered her mouth shyly. She let out a low cry again, but this time it was no longer a scream. Instead, it was a sigh full of regret and annoyance, pity and entanglement, and the voice fell weakly.
"oh."
A low sigh, filled with regret and sadness.
There was no conversation between them as they went on, and finally her friend couldn't bear it any longer and started calling out to her.
"Gawain, Gawain! Wait, Emma wants to tell you something!"
Then he turned and looked at the girl.
"Emma, don't you have something to say to Gawain? We've been waiting here for two hours and finally got the chance, but now you can't say a word again?"
"Jesus Christ, Emma, you are such a weirdo. You usually brag in front of us, but now you start to perform pantomime in front of Gawain?"
"Say something. Didn't you prepare a speech?"
Two of the little girls chattered at "Emma" with a stream of words, each one more anxious and worried than the other. The chirping sound was as loud as sparrows, making it very lively.
Then, the last little girl kept pulling her friend's arm, winking at Gao Wen, her face full of anxiety, and she was almost about to jump up and down.
At this moment, they realized the problem and covered their mouths in horror.
Oh no, how could they reveal their friends' scars in front of Gawain? The little girls exchanged glances in fear, and one or two of them turned to look at Gawain in panic, looking like they were about to cry.
Gawain, keeping smiling, "Sorry, my English is not that good. Excuse me, are you from Ireland?"
This sentence is half true and half false.
The little girls' speech does have a strong accent, with slightly different articulations and pronunciations. Plus, each one speaks faster than the other, so it's really hard to tell them apart. Roughly it sounds like a different language. I've heard that Irish and Scottish accents are difficult to understand before, but now I finally have the experience.
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However, it wasn't that Gao Wen didn't understand everything. It was just that in the current situation, it was more "appropriate" to not understand than to understand.
"Yes, yes, yes, we are from Dublin." A little girl answered quickly, bursting into laughter, and her whole expression was visibly relaxed.
At this time, you can see that they secretly pushed Emma.
Emma took a small step forward, and then, like a talking doll, she automatically spoke, "Gawain, please marry me."
Gao Wen: ??? This time, Gao Wen really doubted his ears, and his expression froze for a rare moment.
But seeing Gawain's expression, several little girls started to laugh and pushed Emma. Then Emma's expression relaxed. She widened her eyes and mustered up the courage to look at Gawain. Her bright eyes were filled with light.
"Gawain, I like you, I like you, I like you, I really like you, please marry me, definitely, definitely! Please tell me, how can I marry you?"
Gao Wen: ...
Because it was so unexpected and so absurd, it actually felt funny, and a smile slowly crept onto Gawain's lips. "First, we need to wait until you come of age."
Hurry! The people around all came to their senses and started to make a noise, clapping and whistling, and the bustling laughter exploded.
Gao Wen's smile became more and more blooming. "How about this, let's wait for the wedding. Today, we hug each other first, how about that?"
After saying that, Gawain spread his arms and looked at the little girl in front of him with a smile on his face.
Emma hesitated for a moment, then rushed into Gawain's arms.
"ah!"
“Ahhhh!”
The three friends behind them were screaming, jumping, and pulling each other, using all their strength to express their joy. Then, one by one, they took out their mobile phones and took crazy photos of Gawain and Emma. The madness comparable to the screams of groundhogs continued to surge, and every cell in their body was filled with happiness.
Until she let go of the embrace, Emma covered her face and rushed to her friend, but she couldn't hold it back any longer and also screamed -
"ah!"
Great, one more groundhog.