Chapter 631 Stealing Time

Paris, early morning, cloudy, the city is shrouded in a light gray smoky color, covered with mist, and a little bit of coolness in the translucency.

Hey, the door of the cafe opened, and the crisp sound of wind chimes dancing lightly in the rippling jazz music, just like children playing hopscotch, the tinkling of laughter like popping candies scattered among the cheerful footsteps, and even the sunlight danced along.

Gawain remained focused and did not look up until he noticed a figure appear on his right side out of the corner of his eye, and then he came to his senses.

Looking up, I can see a side figure. She looks like a college student. Her light brown hair is as silky and smooth as a waterfall. It is loosely tied into a bun and held up with a simple hairpin. Some hair strands fall down here and there, outlining the curves of her jaw and nose, revealing a touch of boldness in her gentleness.

A white shirt was worn underneath the smoky gray wide-collar sweater. The collar of the shirt was loose and fell off the shoulders, but because all the buttons of the shirt were buttoned tightly, it gave off a somewhat lazy vibe.

"Feel sorry……"

Following the other person's line of sight, Gawain then noticed that his tennis equipment bag was placed on the ground, slightly beyond the aisle, blocking the way forward.

Gawain quickly apologized and stuffed his tennis equipment bag inside, but all cafés in Paris are like this, with small round tables placed in the narrow space, making the space even narrower. Not to mention the tennis equipment bag, even an umbrella is difficult to fold completely.

"Don't worry."

The man raised his hand to signal, and the first sentence was in French, but after a slight pause, he realized that Gawain was speaking English, and then looked at Gawain's appearance, so he continued in English.

“I’m just looking for a seat.”

Gao Wen suddenly realized what was going on. He looked up and saw that the coffee shop was already nearly 70% full. Obviously, it was not easy to find a suitable seat.

Gawain looked away and was about to say something when the girl in front of him said "Oh", gestured diagonally forward, and smiled at him.

"Look, there's one right here."

Gawain swallowed his words, smiled at the girl, retracted his gaze, and continued to focus on the book in front of him.

In a blink of an eye, it has been four days since we arrived in Paris.

Paris is undoubtedly a special city, because it is the only city that has both Grand Slams and Masters tournaments, and is unique in the ATP calendar; of course, it is also a world-renowned city of romance, fashion, and shopping. The Seine River that runs through the city and the Louvre, which houses countless art exhibits, always attract countless tourists.

However, Gawain was not here for tourism, at least not this time.

Although this was his first time in Paris, he had no time to visit the sightseeing spots and started training from the first day of landing.

Even ignoring the impact of jet lag, in the words of Pelt, adjusting to jet lag is one of the essential abilities of tennis players, because they are always on the road and always need to face sudden schedule adjustments, so the best way to adapt to jet lag is training.

Considering the arduous task of Gao Wen's next sprint to the year-end finals, Pelt has developed a perfect training plan for Gao Wen:

It’s all about physical training and basic training.

Time is running out. Gao Wen has no time to slowly adjust his technical movements and strength training. Everything is based on the basics. He needs to let his body adapt to the intensity of the game, and then truly find the game mode and rhythm that Gao Wen is familiar with. Only in this way can he regain his touch through training through competition.

To be precise, it was Gao Wen who "provided" a training plan, including one week of consolidation training and the next three weeks of progressive auxiliary training.

When Pelt saw Gawain's training plan, he was astonished and impressed. He repeatedly exclaimed that Gawain should study "professional knowledge" in depth. He studied it carefully for several hours, made some partial adjustments based on his own experience and expertise, and finally finalized the training plan.

As Pelt said, he needed Gawain to devote 100% of his concentration and squeeze out all of Gawain's energy, so all the time of every day needed to be fully utilized.

Starting at 7am, the full training schedule lasts until 9pm, ensuring a balance between work and rest while continuing to tap into all of Gao Wen's potential.

It’s not winter training, but it’s better than winter training.

But precisely because of this, Peart and Sampras also put in 100% of their energy to ensure Gao Wen's condition at all times. Although training is important, avoiding overtraining and potential injuries is equally important. The more urgent it is, the more cautious and meticulous it needs to be, and the whole team is running at high speed.

Tobias rented an apartment for Gawain near the training ground instead of living in a hotel.

Every morning, Gao Wen would come to the coffee shop to enjoy breakfast——

A very unique thing in French food culture is that bread must be fresh. Once it is out of date, it is no longer the bread they expect.

Therefore, there are small workshops that have been passed down for generations in every block. The time for baking bread is fixed every day. Every time the bread is baked, you can see the special scene of long queues in front of the bakery door.

Correspondingly, the coffee shop will adjust the time it provides bread and coffee according to the schedule of the neighborhood's cooperating bakery to ensure that customers can enjoy the best bread.

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Of course, this is a residential area. If it were in a tourist area, it would be a completely different scene.

After breakfast, Gawain would carry his equipment bag and walk to the training ground. Tobias could have arranged for a commuter vehicle to escort Gawain back and forth, as Pelt and Sampras did when they went to the training ground, but Gawain refused.

He wanted to use this method to warm up a little and prepare for training; at the same time, he wanted to integrate into the daily life of the city in this way.

The time in the coffee shop is a rare free time for Gao Wen in a day - because after nightfall, he needs to receive restorative massage and treatment, and then study the game video with Sampras, so his schedule is still full.

Therefore, Gao Wen cherishes the short leisure time in the early morning very much.

The daily schedule was fixed, and in just four days, Gawain had already formed a regular life, as if he had lived here for forty days.

After putting the last bite of croissant into his mouth and glancing at the little coffee left, Gawain's eyes returned to the book in front of him: In five minutes, the short break for breakfast would be over.

Gawain seemed to sense a gaze that interrupted his concentration. He raised his head and looked around. He immediately saw the girl who had just sat down in front of him. She had a friendly smile on her face, and her eyes fell on the book in Gawain's hand.

"Dostoyevsky?"

(End of this chapter)