Because Xie Chen hasn't competed for two years, his sudden comeback has drawn a lot of ridicule online. Apart from some fans who admire his looks, most enthusiasts are pessimistic about Xie Chen's future.
But Xie Chen proved his strength in just one match, showing that he was not only no weaker than other athletes of the same period, but also no weaker than Xie Chen who amazed the world two years ago.
In the 50-meter butterfly preliminary round, Xie Chen easily advanced to the semifinals.
They easily advanced to the finals after the semifinals.
Each time, he was more than half a body length ahead of his opponent.
In the final, he broke the world record in the 50-meter butterfly.
Each time it leaps out of the water, it's like a dragon emerging from the water, its long arms and legs fully extended in the icy blue pool, its graceful posture full of power and beauty.
It was fast, and its posture was textbook perfect.
Watching Xie Chen compete is not only an adrenaline rush, but also a way to appreciate beauty.
The commentator must be a fan of Xie Chen, because he was much more passionate when commentating on Xie Chen's matches than when commentating on other matches, and he used very elegant language.
When Xie Chen was the first to touch the wall in the final, the commentators used the phrase "The King Returns".
Afterwards, the viewers in the live stream were also impressed by Xie Chen's performance, and the screen was filled with comments like "The King is back!"
Fu Bai sat in the audience, his fox-like eyes barely able to see anyone else, his amber pupils constantly reflecting Xie Chen's image.
Watching him leap into the water, watching him leave all his opponents behind, and winning the championship.
Cheers erupted from the crowd, and Xie Ru, standing beside Chen Shengqi, couldn't help but throw herself into his arms and sob.
Fu Bai appeared quite calm.
Only 748 knew that Fu Bai was anything but calm.
In her mind's eye, the nine-tailed fox hugged its own tail and rolled around in the soft clouds, even transforming its mind's eye into the shape of a heart.
Colorful fireworks continued to fall.
Fu Bai was already celebrating Xie Chen's birthday in his mind's eye.
It was only at this moment that 748 realized that Fu Bai's sea of consciousness could change shape.
748: ...
It's so sour; even the floating white powder hasn't changed the appearance of my sea of consciousness.
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The awards ceremony began shortly after the competition ended.
When Xie Chen's name was called over the loudspeaker, he jumped onto the highest podium with flowers in hand, full of pride, but his gaze was fixed on the direction where Fu Bai was.
He held up the gold medal on his chest and kissed it.
It was as if it were kissing the floating white.
The awards ceremony ended, and the athletes left the venue.
Xie Chen stopped when he passed the stands where Fu Bai was.
Fu Bai knew what Xie Chen wanted to do; his gaze was too direct to ignore.
Xie Ru said in a hoarse voice, "Let it go in vain, Ah Chen is waiting for you."
Fu Bai, quite awkwardly, got up and walked to the railing.
Seeing Fu Bai approaching, Xie Chen smiled broadly, the virtual tail behind him wagging vigorously.
Fu Bai leaned on the fence and reached out his hand to Xie Chen.
Xie Chen stepped forward and rubbed his wet head against his pale palms.
Xie Chen: "Bai Bai, I won!"
It looked as proud as a large dog asking its owner for a reward.
Because of the audience and the cameras, Xie Chen didn't do anything too intimate. He simply gave the award flowers to Fu Bai, and then, under the cover of the flowers, kissed his palm.
However, the two were still very close, and anyone with eyes could see their relationship.
The audience gasped in disbelief, and even the live stream chat was filled with incredulous comments.
【Aaaaaah, Xie Chen, you're only nineteen! I won't allow you to date!!】
[Waaaaah, I just started dating and I'm already heartbroken.]
To be honest, Xie Chen's partner has a really handsome profile. Looking closely, she seems vaguely familiar; I can't quite place where I've seen her before.
Now that you mention it, I remember someone who looks a bit like the fashion blogger on Bilibili who went viral before, "Floating Life, One White."
[It's not just a slight resemblance, it's him. People who were at the scene have already posted photos of Xie Chen's partner on Weibo; it seems she came to watch Xie Chen's match with his parents.]
[Did they come with Xie Chen's parents? Does Xie Chen's family just admit it?]
The comments section was filled with mixed messages, and online news was also dominated by Xie Chen's comeback and his intimate behavior with a man after the awards ceremony.
The level of popularity is unprecedented.
The production team of "Expired Lovers" capitalized on Xie Chen's comeback and immediately announced the guests and broadcast time of the show.
This made "Expired Lover" a trending topic.
After learning that Xie Chen and Fu Sheng Yi Da Bai got together through the variety show "Expired Lovers," many netizens expressed their anticipation for the show.
Putting aside other factors, just putting Xie Chen and Fu Sheng (the character in the movie "Big White") together, their looks and physiques create an overwhelming sense of chemistry!
[Never mind, I'm shipping this couple now!]
[Image] This photo was taken by the sisters at the scene. Xie Chen, don't think we can't see you kissing your wife while you're hiding behind the flowers!!
In the photo, the backgrounds of Fu Bai and Xie Chen are blurred. Xie Chen holds Fu Bai's hand and lowers his head to kiss the back of her fair hand.
Fu Bai lowered his eyes and stared at Xie Chen, a glint of light flashing in his fox-like eyes.
This is clearly a candid photo, but both the atmosphere and the emotions conveyed by the people in the photo give it a sense of destiny.
There was absolutely no need for any promotion; this photo and Xie Chen, who is known for his white hair, became famous.
Countless netizens are obsessed with the couple and have flocked to the official Weibo account of "Expired Lovers" to urge the show to start airing soon.
As the parties involved who suddenly became famous, Fu Bai and Xie Chen did not care about the comments on the Internet.
Xie Chen stayed at a hotel with his teammates because of the competition.
Fu Bai is temporarily out of sight.
However, Xie Chen still made a video call to Fu Bai that evening.
On the phone, Fu Bai took the initiative to ask about what happened in the lounge during the day.
Fu Bai: "Why was your preliminary round at noon postponed? What happened?"
Xie Chen didn't hide anything from Fu Bai, "There was indeed a small incident."
"Two athletes got into a fight before the start of the competition, which slightly affected the progress of the competition."
Upon hearing this, Fu Bai's gaze darkened slightly, realizing that it was indeed the same as what happened in the original story.
He pretended to have just found out about it, feigning surprise: "It didn't affect you, did it?"
"No." Xie Chen shook his head.
The two fighters tried to distract him, but he noticed them beforehand and made an excuse to leave.
The organizers postponed the 50-meter butterfly preliminary rounds to deal with the fight between the two participating athletes.
However, there's no need to tell Fu Bai about this.
Saying it will only cause Fu Bai to worry.
and……
Xie Chen narrowed his eyes.
He's not stupid; he can tell that the two athletes fighting were after him.
So this matter can't just end like this; he's already sent people to investigate the truth.
He wanted to see who didn't want him to return to the competition. He hadn't overlooked the sharp object that was placed not far from him, and the two fighting athletes clearly wanted to push him onto that object.
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