Chapter 17 Jump
Pigeons roamed the vast, green lawn in front of the red-brick castle. Holding their packed fries and burgers, they hesitated, eyeing the nearby lakeside bench. To get there, they'd have to cross the lawn, inevitably disturbing the pigeons. Even if they could get around safely, they might swarm them before they even started eating their burgers... What should they do?
I don't remember why I came here with French fries and hamburgers.
After standing there for a long time, perhaps the smell of food attracted the attention of the pigeons, and they seemed to be gradually surrounding me.
What should I do? I’m so scared.
Just as he was about to turn around and run away, a hand came from behind and pressed on his head, and rubbed the hair on top of his head mischievously. "It's okay~" the man said, and then ran towards the pigeons.
The pigeons fluttered away at his shooing. The man, having completed his task, turned around. The sun shone on his back, creating a halo. He squinted his eyes and grinned like a child waiting for praise. A breeze stirred the leaves, letting the sun shine through the cracks onto his face. It was a bit dazzling. He reached out to block the light, but it seemed to be no use, and he closed his eyes reflexively.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the familiar ceiling in front of him. The winter sunlight of Beijing shone onto the bed through the gaps in the curtains. Le rubbed his eyes and sat up. The dream just now quickly turned into smoke and dissipated in his memory.
All I can remember is that it was probably a good dream.
bite--
Yuzu: [Video]
I clicked on it and saw a video of Hanyu training. The coach, holding a fishing rod, followed Hanyu's skate. Hanyu took a step forward, completed a standard quadruple and a half spin in the air, and landed on the ice.
The video was short, only 15 seconds, so Le rewound and watched it again, even counting the laps frame by frame. One, two, three, four! It really was four and a half weeks!
【Raku: !!! You succeeded!!】
Yuzu: I still used the power of the fishing rod, but I think my theory is sound.
Raku: That's great!
Yuzu: Are you up? Do you have a meeting today?
【Raku: Yes.】
Yuzu: Okay, keep going!
I put my phone back on the pillow, got up and went to wash up.
After the Four Continents Games, Hanyu returned to Toronto to continue preparing for the World Championships. Their communication seemed to have returned to pre-quarrel levels, with each sharing updates about their lives and training. However, Hanyu's messages became more frequent, and if he didn't receive a response for a while, he would confidently video chat to check in.
"I'm worried about Le being home alone, so please don't be annoying me until Guan Yue-san comes back~"
He is so righteous and confident that no one can do anything to him.
"Okay, today's meeting will end here. Please organize the changes to these plans and send us your feedback via email." The team leader announced the end of the meeting in the video. After closing the video, Le stretched and glanced at his phone.
In a WeChat group chat of three, two people were engaged in a fierce battle. The battle was over their Jump Jump scores.
About three days ago, Le was playing this little game on WeChat with Guan Yue when Hanyu called him via video. The rhythmic jumping sounds quickly piqued Hanyu's curiosity. Upon learning that the game allowed multiplayer matches, he immediately requested to join. Le then created a group chat and initiated a multiplayer match.
At the beginning, Hanyu didn't understand how to play the game. He lowered his head and pressed the phone carefully on the video, pressing and releasing it, muttering to himself. Every time the little man fell, he screamed.
But after a few games, he quickly jumped up from the bottom of the score.
[The Moon Can't Be Confined: Who is this person? He's quite impressive!]
Raku_乐乐: A friend of mine
【YZ：Hello(*·▽·)ノノ】
Raku Lele: I’m Japanese.
[The Moon Can't Be Confined: Humph, the Japanese are useless. Come, let's fight to the death!]
"Le, what did she say? This translation is a bit strange..." Yuzuru looked at the translation in the chat interface and asked Le on the other end of the video.
"She said she wants to fight you to the bitter end." As soon as Le finished speaking, Hanyu on the iPad had already rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight to the death...
From that day on, Yuzuru Hanyu, a monster with a strong desire to win, started a fierce competition with Guan Yue, who was so idle at home that she had mushrooms growing on her body.
I wonder what Guan Yue would think if she knew her opponent was her favorite Hanyu? Should she remind Hanyu to be careful not to let him down? Le flipped through their match records. Guan Yue had already lost five games in a row today. She must be getting mad.
[The Moon Can't Be Confined: I'm not playing anymore. I'm so pissed off.]
YZ: [Smiles]
Hanyu swore he was just trying to be friendly with a smile, but Guan Yue was furious.
[The Moon Can't Be Confined: Damn! What do you mean?! Come on, let's play something else! Do you know how to play Honor of Kings?]
[Raku_乐乐: STOP! Don't take him to other games, he's very busy.]
Hurry and intervene to put a stop to this. Yuzuru Hanyu, that competitive monster, can't stop playing any new game once he starts. Shortly after the message was sent, the iPad buzzed with a FaceTime request.
"What did she say? I find this translation really unreliable. I can't understand it at all." The person in the video looked confused.
After listening to Le's explanation, Hanyu lowered his head and started another round of jumping. From the other end of the video, he could hear the sound of him pressing squares and his nonchalant voice saying, "Actually, I haven't been that busy lately. This year's World Championships have been canceled."
“Is it because of the epidemic?”
"Yeah, yeah. If this keeps up, the club might even have to shut down." He said it lightly, but the sound of the jumping chess pieces failing to land on the phone was clearly heard on this side of the video. Le was at a loss for words. He had just made a breakthrough in 4A. If the club's operations were suspended, what would he do?
After a while without hearing Le's response, Hanyu looked up from the game screen and saw Le's slightly worried look. He sighed, "Le, you know what? When I found out the World Championships were canceled, I was actually a little relieved... Isn't that lame?"
Hanyu's words reminded Le of the relief she felt when she was injured and stopped performing. She frowned, wondering if she was injured again or...
"They say that the champions of the Four Continents often cannot stand on the podium of the World Championships and the Olympics in the same season. They say it is the curse of the Four Continents, so I have always been quite worried. Now it seems that I really cannot stand on the podium, but the cancellation of the competition is the only way I can accept it." He winked at the video and smiled mischievously.
Haha, Sendai's superstition really lives up to its reputation. Le couldn't help but roll his eyes. He'd thought he was under a lot of pressure from the recent shock and fear of competition.
He didn't ask again about the 4A, and Le didn't ask again. The two of them fell silent again. But neither of them turned off the video. Le was working on his plan at his computer, typing away with a rhythmic rhythm, while Hanyu was also working on his "last billion-game" game.
If Yuzuru Hanyu could optimistically view the cancellation of the competition as a rare opportunity to concentrate on completing his graduation thesis, then the cancellation of the ice show completely disrupted his plans.
He had originally thought he'd be able to visit Le in Shanghai with FAOI in May. Now, not only can he no longer see her, but Le has become increasingly busy, often no longer working from home, and their video chats have become less frequent. She doesn't use social media, so he can't see any updates.
Life is not easy, Yuzuru sighed.
August 2020
Although Beijing is a northern city, August can be quite hot, especially in areas with direct sunlight. Le, following her group teacher, went to the Bird's Nest to perform measurements. Being afraid of heat, she felt a bit irritable under the scorching sun. The data was also slightly erroneous, requiring re-measurement. Everyone present began to feel a bit unhappy.
"Come on, everyone, drink some water before taking the test." Xu Tao from the same group and several male colleagues came over carrying an insulated box full of ice-cold drinks, which cooled down the tense atmosphere on the scene.
Le breathed a sigh of relief. Still a little irritated by the argument, he didn't bother getting a drink, but retreated to the shade at the foot of the wall. He didn't care about his image, but sat down against the wall, frowning and squinting, staring at the sunlight and heat in the center of the venue with an annoyed look.
"Here, drink some water quickly, or you'll get a heatstroke." Xu Tao handed Le a bottle of oolong tea and sat down next to her, leaning against the wall. "I remember at the last launch meeting, Director Meng mentioned you were a choreographer, right? Why bother coming here to suffer when you could just stay in the dance studio?"
"Thank you." Le unscrewed the bottle cap, pulled down her mask, and tilted her head back to take a few sips of water. The cool, slightly bitter tea that flowed down her throat did indeed douse her temper somewhat, but she still didn't want to continue. Seeing that she didn't intend to answer, Xu Tao assumed she was still angry. Not wanting to continue to embarrass herself, he left the shady spot, told everyone to get back to work, and left Le alone to calm down.
Pulling his phone out of his pocket, Le finally had time to read the message from Hanyu happily announcing the completion of his thesis, and unconsciously curled up the corners of his mouth.
He raised his phone to take a picture of the scene, then turned the camera over to take a picture of himself and sent it out.
Yuzuru Hanyu in Japan received two pictures.
One photo shows a sports field drenched in sunlight, with many people busy at work. It's hard to tell where they are or what they are doing. All you can see is the scorching sun and the air that has become warm and distorted due to the sun's heat.
One photo shows her wearing a baseball cap in the shade, with sweat hanging on her cheeks. The mask was also wet with sweat, and she pulled it down to reveal her mouth and nose. In contrast to the sunlight, her face looked fair but tired and not particularly happy.
【Raku: It’s not easy at all. 】
Yuzuru Hanyu suddenly felt that it was good that she did not use social software, as these photos would not be sent to others.
Yuzu: We've got this big scene! Go for it! P.S. It's still cooler at the ice show (#^.^#)
Yes, the weather is too hot... It suddenly made Le feel that being treated as free labor at CWW was also a beautiful memory worth remembering.
See, he's the only one who knows what I'm thinking without asking. Le raised an eyebrow, stuffed his phone back into his pocket, unscrewed the water bottle and took a big sip of oolong tea, then stood up and went back to work.
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