The Gold is Yours, You Are Mine

After returning from the gymnasium, Xie Shi'an locked himself in the room, and his teammates were afraid that something would happen to her, so they all guarded the door.

It took a long time before there was any movement in the room. Xie Shi'an opened the door and was taken aback when he saw that they were still there.

"Why are you here?"

Lu Xiaoting hesitated: "We...pass by...hehe..."

Xie Shi'an was the same as usual, with no expression on his face: "It's been a day of playing, let's all go back and rest."

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you.

"Sister An, it's so late, do you want to go out?"

"I'm hungry, go to the convenience store and buy something to eat."

Lu Xiaoting continued, "Then I'll go with you."

"No, it's just downstairs, not a few steps away, I'm really fine, let's go."

She said so, and a bunch of people gave up.

"Well, Sister An, if you are unhappy, just tell us, don't hold it in your heart, everyone is here."

Xie Shi'an smiled and nodded, and finally asked one more question: "Chang Nian, why didn't you see her?"

"As soon as I got back, I went back to my room without eating."

Xie Shi'an responded and said nothing.

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When the door was knocked, Jian Changnian turned over and covered her ears with a pillow.

"Don't knock, I don't have an appetite, I won't eat if I say I don't eat."

Xie Shi'an's voice came from outside the door.

"it's me."

She never dreamed that Xie Shi'an would take the initiative to come to her again. Jian Changnian was stunned for a moment before waking up like a dream, and got up from the bed to open the door.

The door opened, Jian Changnian looked at her and moved her lips.

"you…"

Her eyes were also red, as if she had just cried.

Before she finished speaking, Xie Shi'an raised the plastic bag in his hand: "I haven't eaten either, let's eat some together."

Jian Changnian tidied up the table and watched her take out one by one, including skewers, crayfish, and a few bottles of white wine.

"There is still a game tomorrow."

Xie Shi'an pulled the corner of his lower lip indifferently.

"I've done things like this before, not to mention I've been eliminated, if you don't drink, then—"

"I drink."

Before she finished speaking, Jian Changnian snatched it from her hand, unscrewed the cap, and filled half of the bottle with a bang, blushing and thick neck.

Xie Shi'an laughed, raised the wine bottle, and touched her.

"cheers."

After drinking for three rounds, Jian Changnian's chatterbox also opened up.

"Why did you think of looking for me today?"

"Except for you, no one in the entire national team dares to do this kind of thing with me before the game."

Jian Changnian laughed.

"That's right, do you still remember that when we participated in the national competition, we were training in Beijing, and we also sneaked out to eat before the game, and met Jin Nanzhi."

"I remember, the wanton noodles at that store are delicious, I will buy a bowl every time I pass by."

"There was also the Asian Cup Finals in Yokohama. We ran out to play right after the match and watched the fireworks show at the port. It was the most beautiful and unforgettable fireworks I have ever seen."

"What's more, I don't know who it was in Yokohama. I didn't know Japanese and used shochu as a drink. I got drunk after two sips. I carried you back."

There was a pile of empty bottles lying on the table, Jian Chang was so drunk that tears rolled down his eyes.

"It was really good at that time. Coach Yan was still there, and we talked about everything, Shi'an, I don't want to grow up, why...why can't time stop at that time..."

Xie Shi'an's eye circles were also red, and he endured it, took the empty bottle from her hand, and helped her up.

"You're drunk, go to bed and sleep."

Jian Changnian struggled a bit, Xie Shi'an said again: "Be good, I can't carry you on my back now."

So Jian Changnian obediently put his hands off her shoulders, and staggered to find the position of the bed.

Jian Changnian kicked off her shoes, Xie Shi'an helped her up, and gently placed her head on the pillow.

"Here, pillow."

Jian Changnian saw in a daze that she was about to leave, and grabbed her wrist.

"Shi'an, Shi'an, don't...don't go."

Xie Shi'an sat down by the bed, looked at her red eyes, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I won't go, I'll stay with you here."

She seemed to be too gentle tonight, the more gentle she was, the more unreal Jian Changnian felt, as if all this was just a dream of hers, and everything disappeared at dawn.

She held Xie Shi'an's hand tightly, eager to ask her to prove something.

"In the future... will you stay with me in the future?"

Xie Shi'an closed her eyes for a moment, then she became anxious and wanted to sit up again, but was gently pushed back.

"meeting."

"You really won't leave me?"

He is already an adult, but he is still like a child when he is stubborn, Xie Shi'an's eyes are red, and he smiles slightly.

"When did I lie to you?"

Yes, she never lied to herself.

During the Chinese New Year of that year, she was about to leave the Binhai provincial team. On the rooftop, Jian Changnian used to get drunk and pretended to be crazy, half joking and half serious to ask her to make a promise.

Ask her to come back often, ask her to read Coach Yan, don't forget Wangfu, let alone herself, Xie Shi'an also promised her to be a good friend for a lifetime, and over the years, there is nothing like this. She's more of a person who keeps her promises.

Only then did Jian Changnian burst into laughter again, and lay down obediently, still holding her hand, refusing to let go, rambling on.

"When you recover from your injury, we will still be the same as before, training together, competing together, and standing on the podium together..."

"it is good."

Jian Changnian's eyes were sparkling, full of water.

"At that time, we will definitely become the twin stars of the world badminton world as Coach Yan said, and my Shi'an will also win many, many gold medals, as well as Grand Slams..."

Xie Shi'an lowered his head, bent his lips, and tears welled up.

Jian Changnian saw that she was crying, and hurriedly wiped her face with the back of her hand, wiping away her tears: "Shi'an, why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"

Xie Shi'an sniffed.

"No...I'm happy...Chang Nian...I'm very happy."

nice to meet you.

It's a pleasure to be friends with you.

Glad to have you by my side now.

It's great to see what you've achieved so far.

But I'm also sorry, I have to...leave you.

Her tears flowed out continuously, as if she couldn't wipe them off no matter how hard she tried, Jian Chang Nian panicked, sat up, and hugged her into her arms tightly.

Her brain is blank now, and she can't organize words well, but these are the words she hides in her heart and want to tell her day and night.

"I know you're not happy at all, not good at all, I...I don't know how to share it for you...but...but don't do stupid things, okay?"

"I don't know since when, you have surpassed anyone else in my heart, Xie Shi'an, I can't...can't live without you..."

At the end of Jian Chang's words, she was already crying, and hot tears slid down her neck.

Xie Shi'an gently put his hand on her back, choked with sobs: "Okay, okay, I promise you."

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In the next day's competition, everyone was guessing whether Xie Shi'an would come, after all, she had already been eliminated.

But she still appeared at the gate of the gymnasium as scheduled.

As soon as he got out of the car, the reporters surrounded him.

"Xie Shi'an, you have already been eliminated. Is it necessary to continue this match?"

"Do you think that you are still capable of fighting against Jian Changnian, or is it because the opponent is her..."

The expression on the reporter's face was quite intriguing.

Hearing this, Xie Shi'an paused, and dialed his microphone. This was the first time she faced the camera these days, and it was also the first time that she publicly admitted her shortcomings.

"I can't beat her, and I didn't come here because the opponent is her. I enjoy the process of the game, no matter who the opponent is, I will go all out."

The reporter was startled, but when she came back to her senses, she had already entered the athlete's tunnel surrounded by security guards.

before the game.

lounge.

"Have you really thought about it? It's obviously not going to be this far!"

Xie Shi'an was wrapping his hands on an old racket. Hearing this, he paused and looked up at Wan Jing, but his eyes were red.

"Think about it, maybe... as early as after the Olympics, I should retire. You can also see that I have... struggled for so many days, and I have worked hard, but... I am a little sorry for Coach Yan."

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Become an opponent again.

Jian Changnian looked at her standing opposite her with an unspeakable expression.

Xie Shi'an walked over and stretched out his fist at her.

"Come on, play this game well, I think my curtain call must be meaningful."

Jian Changnian was taken aback for a moment, and immediately pursed the corners of her lips, and stretched out her hand, bumping into her fist.

If she knew, the curtain call that Xie Shi'an said was not the World Championships, but the curtain call of the entire career.

She swears that not only will she not play well in this game, but she will deliberately concede a few **** or make some mistakes.

She wanted to keep Xie Shi'an too much, but it's still the same sentence, in this world, those who try their best, often backfire.

Just like Xie Shi'an missed the grand slam time and time again, just like she didn't want anything in her life, and the only person she wanted left her after all.

Strangely, Xie Shi'an had a heavy heart when he played the first few games, but today, perhaps because the opponent is her, or she has already known her ending, she played very easily.

The hour hand turned back to the past.

Two little people were sweating profusely in the training room.

"Shi'an, can you do it?"

"Stop talking nonsense and come again."

Coach Yan guides from the side.

"Don't fix those fancy things, honestly lay a good foundation for me, hey, right!"

From dusk to late night.

The light cast their figures on the floor.

The batting in the arena stopped.

In the blink of an eye they all grew up.

Coach Yan is gone.

With tears in his eyes, Xie Shi'an leaped high and used his signature lore to end his career.

In the past, he tried desperately to win her, but now that he really won her, Jian Changnian was not as happy as he imagined.

With the racket in her hand, she was stunned for a long time, unable to move, until Xie Shi'an lifted the net, raised her hand, and signaled to the audience that she was the winner of the match.

There was silence in the stands for a second, and then a burst of cheers broke out suddenly, and the eyes of the fans who really liked them were red.

"Xie Shi'an, Jian Changnian, you are the eternally shining twin stars in this arena!"

"No matter what others say, Xie Shi'an, just be yourself for me!"

"If the object is Jian Changnian, mother reluctantly agrees to this marriage!"

"I want to watch you guys play for a long, long time. When you get married, you bring your husband, and when you have children, you bring your children. Promise me that you will keep playing, okay?!"

…

Xie Shi'an's lips curved into a smile, let go of her hand, and bowed deeply towards the auditorium.

For a long time, I didn't get up.

Thank you, thank you.

She didn’t come here especially when she was at the peak, and she didn’t step on her feet and leave when she was in the trough. In her short career of dozens of years, she had to meet good teachers and friends, shed sweat, blood and tears, enjoyed flowers and applause, and stood on the highest leadership. podium.

In this life, although I have regrets, I don't regret it.

The most important thing is that she believes that Guoyu is an endless force, just like she defeated Jiang Yunli and Yin Jiayi back then, Jian Changnian will also cross her mountain and go to a higher place.

Hasn't she already done it now?

Xie Shi'an once again stood calmly in front of the camera.

"Although I am very reluctant to part with this field, it is time to quit. I started playing at the age of six, and joined the national team at the age of eighteen. I have played for several years. I am sorry for everyone, but I am sorry. My mentor, Coach Yan, did not win a Grand Slam and fulfilled his last wish."

"But it doesn't matter. I believe that if I can't do it, someone will do it for me. There will be a long way to go."

"Finally, I wish contestant Jian Changnian a bright future and bright future."

Xie Shi'an's eyes were red, but a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his lips, looking at the camera, as if he was looking at another person through it.

Jian Changnian, goodbye.

She just turned around and left the stage step by step. The camera was fixed on the red uniform with her name written on it, watching her walk out of the spotlight and into the shadows.

The eyes of the two commentators in the studio were also red.

"Three-time national championship champion, singles champion, four-time World Championship singles champion, Asian Cup champion, All England Open champion, Su Cup, Uber Cup champion, 2012 London Olympics singles runner-up, 2014 Incheon Asian Games singles champion, Doubles runner-up, 2016 Rio Olympics doubles runner-up."

"The highest ball speed of 350km/h is the creator and holder of the world record!"

"He is one of the top ten most influential and commercially valuable athletes in the world publicly selected by "SportsPro" magazine, and he is also a person who has created countless miracles!"

"Let's call out her name one last time!"

"Thank-pick-an!"

The audience is boiling.

Excited fans rushed down from the stands and were stopped by the security guard outside the railing, crying.

"Xie Shi'an, don't retire!"

"Xie Shi'an, don't care what other people say, in our hearts, you are number one in the world!"

"Homosexuality is not guilty!"

"Why, why did they do this to you!"

"You are only twenty-four years old this year!"

"There will definitely be another four years!"

…

Since the moment she announced her retirement, Jian Changnian has been standing here with a blank mind, the noise around her, the shutters pressed by the media, flashing lights, and moving figures, everything is reflected in her eyes like a revolving lantern.

Until that smear of red went further and further away, and was about to disappear behind the door, her eyes were red, as if waking up from a dream, she was about to catch up, but was stopped by a group of people again.

He watched her disappear into the darkness.

Jiang Yunli in the studio looked at the final scene, and a tear slipped from the corner of her eye.

"Seeing this, I really have mixed feelings. I played against her in the last game before I retired, and she was also the first game I commented after I retired."

"I don't know what kind of era this is. People can hide behind the Internet and tap on the keyboard to slander another person, slander her, slander her, and they don't have to take any responsibility. They don't understand Xie Shi'an at all. What kind of person is she, what kind of effort does she have to put in, decades of hard practice to stand here, they only see the few games Xie Shian lost, only the negative public opinion on her, and even None of that is true."

"They all seem to be blinded by the words "following others" and they cannot see how hard she worked on the field, how she went into battle with injuries again and again, and she won so many medals and won honor for the country .”

"What the crowd pursues and believes is never truth and rationality, but blind obedience, cruelty, paranoia and fanaticism, which are simple and extreme." [1]

"I hope everyone will remember that Xie Shi'an came to Beijing when the national team was at its most difficult and weakest. She supported the whole era by herself. She was only eighteen years old that year!"

"The past six years are not only the pinnacle of her personal career, but also the best six years for the entire national team!"

"Era will eventually pass, but heroes will never end!"

Another commentator also said with red eyes.

"I like a poem by Mr. Su Shi very much. At this moment, it would be perfect to give it to Xie Shi'an."

"Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating leaves, why not scream and walk slowly. Bamboo sticks and straw shoes are light than horses. Who is afraid? A cloud of mist and rain will let you live forever!"

"Looking back at the bleak place, when we go back, there will be no wind or rain or sunshine!" [2]

"Contestant Xie Shi'an, if you just gave it to Contestant Jian Changnian, we will also give it to you."

"I wish you a bright future, no matter what you do, when and where you are in the days to come."

The heavy athlete's passage door is about to close in front of your eyes.

The light spot on the ground shrinks and shrinks.

The cheers and noises in my ears gradually became inaudible.

It's like two worlds separated.

Xie Shi'an stood outside the door with his ball bag on his back, facing the infield, and bent down deeply again.

There was a soft creak, and when the iron door closed in front of your eyes, a few drops of water splashed on the ground.