"...Haha, I won't continue to undermine your self-confidence tonight. If you continue to lose, you will have to play with walnut eyes tomorrow. By then, countless female fans will be heartbroken."
Dimitrov smiled and teased Gawain mercilessly.
After all, there are not many opportunities like this.
Although Gawain is a master on the actual court, he is a mess in the world of video games. It seems that Gawain's talent is not here.
However, Gao Wen didn't mind. Not only did he not mind, but he also looked calm.
"You are so confident, so would you like to let me have two balls before starting tomorrow?"
Dimitrov's eyes widened. "Fair play, man. Fair play."
Hey, after opening the door of the hotel room, Dimitrov was about to return to his room, but he saw Tobias and another face coming towards him and about to knock on the door.
"John?"
Dimitrov exclaimed.
Tobias wasn't surprised, "You came over to play games with Gawain again?"
Dimitrov puffed out his chest in a deliberately triumphant manner, "Crush, crush."
Gawain's voice came from behind, "Hey, sir, please pay attention and don't rub salt into the wound, okay?"
A joke completely relaxed the atmosphere.
The gentleman standing next to Tobias was about forty years old, with short light brown hair, warm eyes and gentle temperament. Even though it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, he was still in a suit and tie, and looked a little stiff.
But when he spoke, the gentleman blended into the atmosphere without any abruptness, "It seems that we missed the wonderful night when Gawain was crushed."
It was neither sarcasm nor attack, but a joke with a hint of regret, which easily made everyone laugh.
Then, without waiting for Tobias to speak, the gentleman extended his right hand and said, "Gregor, Gawain, I'm Massimo Calvelli, I hope I didn't disturb your gaming night."
One encounter left a good impression. He was warm and proactive, joining in their conversation seamlessly without seeming out of place.
This is a skill.
Dimitrov shook his head repeatedly. "It's pointless to bully the rookie for too long. I'm ready to go back to bed. I couldn't help yawning while playing the game just now."
Gawain said seriously, "I wasn't there." It was as if the rookie Dimitrov was talking about was someone else. His serious look created a humorous effect of pantomime that made people smile.
Dimitrov spread his hands, revealing a victim's expression. "You see, Gawain is not the Gawain you usually know."
Calveley nodded repeatedly and turned to look at Tobias with an expression of sudden enlightenment, "Grigor is not the Gregor we are familiar with."
Dimitrov: ???
Seeing Dimitrov was stunned, Gawain next to him put his finger on his lips and made a gesture of silence, indicating to keep the secret, "Shh."
The air suddenly became cheerful.
There were no unexpected injuries in this year's year-end finals, so Dimitrov, the first substitute, did not get a chance to play. With the end of the group stage, Dimitrov's season also ended. Even if someone withdrew from the semi-finals, Dimitrov could not come on as a substitute.
So, that’s the end of it all.
But Dimitrov did not leave immediately. He planned to watch the final before leaving, and then he would prepare for the offseason.
Perhaps, a few final moments of relaxation before the busy offseason begins.
Dimitrov's expression also relaxed. "You guys are here at this time, obviously you came here specifically to look for this guy. I won't keep you any longer."
Calveley waved his hand. "No, Gregor, if you want to, you can stay. I think you can also participate."
Dimitrov chuckled and said, "No, no, no, I don't want to get involved. I need to draw a line between myself and the gentleman next to me." As he spoke, he deliberately drew a boundary line with a look of disgust on his face.
These words are half true and half false.
Regardless of whether Calveley was just being polite or sincere, Dimitrov really didn't want to get involved. His career had finally started to improve, and he needed to stay focused, especially during the upcoming offseason. What he needed least was off-court interference.
Of course, curiosity is still curiosity.
After all, Tobias actually came to him in person during the year-end finals. Obviously, the importance of this matter was beyond imagination, but curiosity was just curiosity, and Dimitrov had no intention of exploring it.
After a few brief greetings, Dimitrov said goodbye and turned to leave.
After walking two steps forward and coming behind Tobias and Calveley, Dimitrov turned around and looked at Gawain, and mouthed "I'm in the room" to him. If he had any questions, he could always find him. After all, he didn't know the real reason why Calveley came to his house tonight.
Then, Dimitrov turned around and walked towards his room without stopping.
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Calveley didn’t notice the communication between Dimitrov and Gawain, but he could tell from their brief encounter that “it’s not easy to make true friends on tour.”
Gao Wen understood, "I'm lucky."
Then, Gao Wen made an inviting gesture, "Please don't mind my room. You can pretend to be blind when you see certain objects."
A quip, and then Tobias and Calveley were already in the room.
Calveley glanced at Gawain's room—
It's clean, tidy and in order. There's no mess or disorder at all. You can tell at a glance that the child has developed good living habits since childhood, which are not only well-behaved but also self-disciplined.
The only scattered objects were the controllers and gaming equipment that had not yet been put away.
Turning around, "Sorry, we have a game tomorrow and we came to disturb you tonight." Calveley apologized again.
Gawain didn't care, "John should also know that today's training is over."
It was already nine o'clock in the evening, and the training was naturally over, it had ended long ago. Gao Wen deliberately said this so solemnly, in fact, he was mocking the rumor that "the training time was too long".
Calveli understood immediately, and a smile appeared in his eyes again——
Sure enough, the reputation is well-deserved.
In fact, Tobias was not reckless.
Even though there is a semi-final tomorrow and Gao Wen just experienced a fierce battle today, after the professional players' daily training, massage recovery and tactical meetings, the evening is their time to relax. They don't revolve around tennis all the time.
Generally speaking, if there is a game tomorrow, after the tactical meeting, it is easy to have random thoughts and be overwhelmed with thoughts, and you need some relaxation.
Some players choose to meditate, some players choose to read, some players choose to be intimate with their dates, some players choose to play games, and so on.
Even a training fanatic like Nadal has rest time at night.
It is worth mentioning that an interesting thing happened before the game started tonight.