Chapter 17: Lifesaver
During the National Day holiday, He Hui specially arrived in Milan, Italy two days early.
Because of the frequent overseas competitions, it is not very convenient to apply for private jet routes. He Hui specifically persuaded his parents to settle for first class travel except for necessary flights.
The day before the competition, Lin Xiaoman, as the team leader, was called to a meeting by the organizing committee in the afternoon.
As for He Hui, she had just finished skating in the morning and had nothing to do. Looking at the crowd outside, she suddenly had the idea of going out for a walk alone. She hadn't been shopping properly for a long time, and she really missed it.
He Hui thought, in her previous life, she was a CEO who flew all over the world. Even if she became a child, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? Her parents were worried about her safety, so they paid out of their own pockets to upgrade to the most expensive hotel in the city center, so that she and Lin Xiaoman could live in the safest neighborhood. What's more, the hotel was only 800 meters away from the nearest commercial street, and there were security guards everywhere at the entrance of the luxury store. No matter what, she wouldn't get lost, right?
After self-affirmation, He Hui looked at his mobile phone and sent a text message to Lin Xiaoman to report.
"Sister Lin, I'm going to go shopping at the nearby mall. I'll be back in two hours!"
Then she held the small bag tightly in front of her body, took a look at the map software that was working normally with the support of mobile data, turned around on the spot, and saw the small arrows on the map move slowly, and finally found the east, south, west and north.
Well, it feels foolproof now!
Along the way, the sweet smell of bread and slightly bitter coffee penetrated her nose from all directions. The warm sunshine dried the grass that had just been wet by the rain. An old lady passed by her leading a golden retriever.
He Hui moved expertly between various luxury brand stores, going shopping everywhere and experiencing the fun of swiping cards with no limit on the amount.
"Miss, do you need me to take you to your hotel?" The shopping guide suggested, seeing that she was shopping alone and spending a lot of money.
"Okay, thank you. Please send it to the front desk of Hotel A. I'll leave my phone number and room number." He Hui signed obediently and left his address.
When coming out of the store, He Hui looked up at the cotton candy-like clouds and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that it was such a beautiful early autumn.
She walked through the alley in a good mood, looking around, and taking pictures of every beautiful flower she saw.
But after twenty minutes, she couldn't laugh anymore.
Wait! Where...where is this?!
The once bustling commercial street was gone, and it looked like a residential area that was quiet and deserted during the day. The streets of Europe were beautiful, but in He Hui's eyes, they all looked the same, and it was difficult to tell the direction.
He Hui glanced at her phone and saw that it was already past the two hours she had agreed with Lin Xiaoman. She took a deep breath and prepared to call her coach.
But when he opened the call interface, He Hui was completely dumbfounded.
No, why is there no signal on my cell phone? Isn’t the communication infrastructure here too poor? !
Without real-time navigation, He Hui felt that east, south, west, north and south had instantly become up, down, left and right. And he had a special car and plane to pick him up when he went out, so He Hui almost forgot what it felt like to be lost.
It's okay, it's not a big problem. He Hui comforted himself in his heart, while looking around to see if there was any kind person who could show him the way.
Finally, she saw an old lady with silver hair and kind eyes walking towards the roadside.
He Hui had learned some simple Italian in his previous life for work reasons, and now, at this moment when he was lost, it came in handy.
As she asked for directions, the old lady was thinking.
After a while, the old lady pointed her in a direction with her trembling fingers, and He Hui thanked her repeatedly.
The roar of a motor came from far away, breaking the silence of the street.
boom--
A black motorcycle accelerated towards He Hui from behind at lightning speed.
Before He Hui could react, a young man wearing a helmet snatched the phone from He Hui's hand, stepped on the accelerator, and fled the scene at high speed.
"Robbery!" He Hui shouted immediately.
He Hui ran after them, but saw that the distance between him and the biker gang was getting farther and farther.
That’s true. After all, a vehicle with two legs cannot compete with one with an engine.
Just when she was about to give up, a skateboard girl wearing a black sweatshirt and a gray baseball cap suddenly appeared at the intersection ahead.
"That person stole my cell phone!" He Hui shouted at the girl without thinking.
The girl glanced in the direction of He Hui, accelerated her right foot twice on the ground, and when the time was right she slid towards the biker gang, forcing the man to turn.
The skateboard girl seized the moment when the man lost control and quickly took out the mobile phone from his jacket pocket. Then she jumped onto a springboard and easily avoided the motorcycle that was about to collide with her, and slid quickly towards He Hui.
The movements were done in one go, and He Hui felt that the skateboard girl was like a savior who dropped from the sky in a movie.
"Is this the one?" The skateboard girl has a Chinese face. Although she is dressed in street style, she has two dimples at the corners of her mouth when she smiles. In popular terms, she is very cute in contrast.
He Hui nodded blankly.
The skateboard girl quickly looked back at the biker gang who had fallen to the ground due to losing balance, and put the phone in He Hui's hand, "Hurry to a safer area."
"Okay. Thanks..."
Unexpectedly, before he could finish saying the other word of thanks, the skateboard girl jumped onto a springboard and walked away, leaving He Hui with a graceful back view that showed she did good deeds without leaving a name.
"Thanks......"
He Hui didn't dare to stay and finally ran back to the hotel.
As soon as he entered the lobby, He Hui saw Lin Xiaoman talking on the phone with an anxious look on her face.
"Sister Lin." He Hui called out.
As soon as Lin Xiaoman saw He Hui, she rushed over and hugged her, saying to the other end of the phone, "Found it, thank God!"
"Why are you back so late? I couldn't get through on the phone just now. I was so anxious!" Lin Xiaoman spoke more than twice as fast as usual.
He Hui was still frightened by the motorcycle gang, but he didn't want to make everyone worry. After a long while, he just said, "I just got lost."
Lin Xiaoman sighed, "Call your parents first to let them know you're safe. They almost called the police and went to the embassy to look for you."
He Hui quickly made a phone call and was scolded twice.
It is said that when Lin Xiaoman anxiously notified Lu Yanfeng who was attending an academic conference and He Jianmu who was negotiating a big business deal, she was so anxious that she almost flew to Italy on the spot.
Although he is relieved now, he still immediately found a professional bodyguard team locally and said that the bodyguards and male models will follow He Hui wherever she goes.
"Dad, Mom...I'm just going to the competition. Isn't this a bit too high-profile?" He Hui held his forehead with his hand.
He Jianmu: "I didn't give you a bodyguard because I believed you. Now you almost became homeless!"
Lu Yanfeng: "This time, no matter what we say, we must make them protect you!"
He Hui felt a sudden soreness in his nose.
Fortunately, she was thankful that video calls were not popular at that time, so she coughed deliberately and said, "Well, I will take good care of myself."
*
After the episode of getting lost in a foreign country, the women's singles short program competition started as scheduled at six o'clock the next evening.
This was He Hui's second Grand Prix junior race, but her debut win in Brisbane made her famous, and almost every player passing by cast a curious look at her.
He Hui was warming up backstage under the burning gazes.
Lin Xiaoman looked around and asked jokingly, "Where are your bodyguard male models?"
"I need a certificate backstage." He Hui sighed as she did splits, "My parents asked them to wait for me in the stands and at the exit."
“What a show!”
Because of her low points, He Hui was ranked first in the order of performance. In order to win her second gold medal, to be able to compete in the last two groups of the competition, and to gain more artistic points in front of the judges, she had to work hard to perform perfectly again.
"The next performer is He Hui from China," the host announced.
She glanced across the referee's seat with a determined look and a confident smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Lin Xiaoman, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but hold her forehead. Why did her apprentice's eyes look so threatening, the kind of threat that said, "You better give good scores, or I'll make you pay."
But the next second, music started playing, making Lin Xiaoman think she had just had an illusion.
——He Hui’s entire temperament has completely changed.
The watery moonlight poured down from the sky, and the music composed by Beethoven was guiding He Hui to raise her arms gracefully and draw arcs with the pair of ice skates under her feet.
She is dancing.
Even though Lin Xiaoman has watched this short program countless times, her heart still beats faster because of He Hui's performance. She is very sure that He Hui's artistic expression ability is unmatched at her stage.
3F+3T,3Lz,2A, three jumps perfect.
As for gliding and spinning, this is the part she has always been good at, and there is no problem in reaching the maximum level.
Until the ending pose, He Hui did not give the judges any points deducted, and the song was completed with great pleasure.
Lin Xiaoman kept clapping and cheering on the side, He Hui really did a great job!
He Hui took his bow in the center of the ice rink, and finally bowed to the referee. His eyes regained their firmness with a hint of coldness.
When Lin Xiaoman greeted He Hui who was leaving, she couldn't help but sigh, "You really have a beginning and an end."
"ah?"
"It's nothing. I believe the judges will be impressed by your performance."
Lin Xiaoman handed her the coat and pointed at the puppy toy in her hand, "Look, the fans gave you a gift!"
He Hui walked while holding the puppy toy in his arms, "That just shows that this ice fan has good taste!"
The atmosphere in the waiting area was relaxed. He Hui had just wiped his nose with a tissue when the scores came out.
"He Hui from China scored 60.12 points in the short program."
Very good, this time the score is over 60 points, which finally gives He Hui a relatively fair score.
"The referee has some vision this time." Lin Xiaoman commented with a smile.
"Who says it's not?"
He Hui was the last one in this group. As soon as she left the stage, the six contestants from the next group came in one after another.
When they passed each other, a contestant wearing a blue costume made He Hui frown suddenly.
Such a familiar face...
Could it be her? !
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