Chapter 223: Stay the course

As soon as the interview ended, Zhou Yu immediately walked towards Xiao Zifeng, and he didn't have time to mind, a reporter pointed the camera at them.

Xiao Zifeng stood there, only Zhou Yu who was running towards him quickly in his sight, and automatically blocked the uninvited Coach Qian.

"Why are you here?" said Coach Qian first.

"I happened to pass by and saw her being interviewed. Xiao Zifeng had to deal with Coach Qian first.

Coach Qian glanced at Xiao Zifeng, with an expression of "I don't believe your nonsense".

"Tomorrow's semi-finals, it's another tough battle, are you ready?" In front of Coach Qian, Xiao Zifeng couldn't say anything else.

"This little girl just said cruel words, didn't you hear it?" Coach Qian said again.

Xiao Zifeng's eyes lingered on Zhou Yu's face for a moment before he looked at Coach Qian: "How is Jiang Yufei's injury?"

"Twisted to the ankle, it's a pity, if there is no injury, I don't think Jiang Yufei will lose today. Coach Qian was unconvinced.

Xiao Zifeng laughed, and his eyes were attracted to Zhou Yu again.

"Senior brother should be the commentator today?" Zhou Yu tilted his head, and he was also speechless.

"It's just to save the scene, and the guests originally invited by the TV station suddenly couldn't come. Xiao Zifeng said casually.

"What's the matter with the two of you, hurry up, go back and have a pre-game meeting, don't grind!" Coach Qian didn't have the consciousness to leave some space for the little couple.

After exchanging glances with Zhou Yu, Xiao Zifeng said with a smile: "The matter of the medical charter flight is basically confirmed, and Bei Bei can return to China the night after tomorrow." ”

"That's a lot of money, right?" Coach Qian really didn't use himself as a light bulb, and directly participated in the topic.

"The family pays part of their own expenses, as well as Beibei's insurance, and Shang Ke is responsible for the rest. Xiao Zifeng replied.

Coach Qian suddenly laughed: "Zifeng, I think that after so many years, you have made the most reliable friend, and it is none other than Shang Ke." This kid spent a lot of money on you, right?"

was originally quite loving, but when Coach Qian said it, it became Xiao Zifeng taking advantage of it. Zhou Yu naturally wanted to protect Xiao Zifeng, and said deliberately: "Senior brother also gave 100,000 yuan, all to help Beibei!"

Having said this, Zhou Yu had a flash of inspiration and looked at Xiao Zifeng: "If Senior Brother and Shang Ke discuss, I will endorse him, and I will not charge him money, as many years as you want, and it will be worth the charter fee this time." ”

"You can tell me this, it's fine, don't let Shang Ke hear it," Xiao Zifeng reminded, "He asked you for a three-year brand image contract, and Shang Ke put forward this condition, and he saw your commercial value in the past three years, and he would never suffer a loss." ”

"Three years is three years!" Zhou Yu replied happily.

"No business, no treachery, that kid will do business. Coach Qian sighed twice.

"There are a lot of formalities to go through when the charter plane is over, and when it's over, I'll rush over to watch you play as much as possible. Xiao Zifeng reported to Zhou Yu.

Coach Qian interjected again: "Busy with your business, it doesn't matter if you come or not!"

Zhou Yu squinted at Coach Qian, who said that it doesn't matter if Xiao Zifeng comes or not.

Xiao Zifeng couldn't laugh or cry, and he wanted to say something for a long time, but he said it at this time: "Coach Qian, can't we just let the two of us talk alone?"

Coach Qian was not ambiguous at all, and shook his head directly: "Regarding the photo, I carried the team's warning for Zhou Yu." I'm bringing athletes, not stars, you can do whatever you want after the game, these two days, be honest with me!"

"Who dares to warn Coach Qian?" Xiao Zifeng didn't believe it at all.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly, if you don't have anything to say, hurry up!" Coach Qian became more and more selfless.

Xiao Zifeng was just about to open his mouth, looked at Coach Qian again, sighed, and said to Zhou Yu: "Do your best, the most important thing, don't get hurt, my mother's side, I have arranged it, and someone will send them to the gymnasium tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." ”

Before Zhou Yu could express his opinion, Coach Qian teased Xiao Zifeng again: "Okay, you don't need Baba to come over to show your merits, you know that your prospective son-in-law is doing well." ”

Zhou Yu wanted to take the money coach again, Xiao Zifeng coughed with a smile, and said to Zhou Yu:

"Okay, I really have nothing to say, go back with Coach Qian and rest early at night!"

Outside the gymnasium, Xiao Zifeng watched as the Chinese team's bus slowly started.

After the live broadcast just ended, Xiao Zifeng hurriedly came out of it, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to say a few words to Zhou Yu, but he didn't expect to be disturbed by Coach Qian.

In fact, Xiao Zifeng can also understand that Coach Qian's position is to cherish Zhou Yu. After all, as an athlete, it is not a plus to be peeped into by outsiders in your private life like an entertainment star.

Bonus points......

Xiao Zifeng has already realized that everything he is doing now, including him as a person, not only can't add points to Zhou Yu, but may even affect her because of what happened to him.

Zhou Yu should be able to realize this, but Xiao Zifeng didn't hear any complaints from her. Now Zhou Yu still looks at him with admiration, and he doesn't feel it at all, and the relationship between them has gradually changed.

Zhou Yu is no longer the little girl who needed his support and dialing, and was full of confusion about the future. Now Zhou Yu has truly matured, has an indestructible goal, and has independent thinking and judgment.

And such Zhou Yu, unconsciously, has become Xiao Zifeng's spiritual and spiritual support.

No one knew that during the days when he was detained in the police detention center, Xiao Zifeng opened his eyes every day and thought about the girl who smiled and bent her eyes into a beautiful crescent. Relying on this kind of longing, Xiao Zifeng survived.

And the miss is engraved in Xiao Zifeng's heart.

I don't see it for a moment, and I think like crazy.

Someone patted Xiao Zifeng on the shoulder from behind.

Xiao Zifeng's train of thought was interrupted, and when he turned his head and saw Director Yan standing there, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Yan Gui looked at Xiao Zifeng up and down, "Zhou Yu is here again?"

Stop up?

Xiao Zifeng laughed, turned his head again, and looked in the direction where the bus left.

Coach Yan is not like Coach Qian, he can't wait for him to disappear in front of his eyes immediately, and he takes the initiative to ask, "Let's talk?"

In an open-air café not far from the gymnasium, Xiao Zifeng sat down with Director Yan.

After the two of them ordered a cup of coffee each, Director Yan spoke: "Just now, on behalf of the Chinese team, I submitted a written protest to the International Badminton Federation. Germany's Kamal maliciously distorted the facts in an interview and used insulting language against our players, and of course we have to make it clear. ”

"This is Kamal's usual trick, before the game starts, first fight psychological warfare. Xiao Zifeng held the back of his head with his hands and admired the nearby street scene.

After looking at Xiao Zifeng for a moment, Yan Gui asked, "I heard that the Badminton Council plans to recommend you to run for the International Badminton Federation Council, but you are not interested?"

"It's very well-informed!" Xiao Zifeng smiled.

"No kidding, I hope you think about this matter," Director Yan paused, watched the waiter serve coffee, and continued: "Today's matter has made the big guys angry. But you see, who among those guys in the Badminton Federation took the initiative to speak for us? But if there is one of our own people, we can't be so angry. ”

Xiao Zifeng: "......"

"Campaigning for this matter, not only your personal honor, but also for us Chinese to get the right to speak, I see that you are not old, this is really going to retire from the rivers and lakes?"

"Little?" Xiao Zifeng sneered, "There is a dead person." ”

Yan instructed Xiao Zifeng at the point: "The truth has been revealed, and it turns out that you are innocent." Use it carefully. What are you still thinking about?"

Pursing his lips, Xiao Zifeng bowed his head and said nothing.

Xiao Zifeng didn't want to say it hypocritically, but this incident made him feel humiliated by being hurt by his dignity.

To this day, although there is no obstacle on the surface, Xiao Zifeng has not completely recovered.

"Let's talk about it later!" Xiao Zifeng said perfunctorily. He also understood that Director Yan was on a mission to talk to him about the campaign.

Director Yan obviously didn't want to give up easily, so he took a sip of coffee and said, "Zhou Yu, this girl has a lot of advantages, but she likes to show off a little. ”

Xiao Zifeng looked at Yan Gui, such a well-behaved girl, can she still be faulted?

"Zhou Yu likes to talk to people about her senior brother all day long, and I can hear the calluses in my ears," Director Yan made a detour and pulled the topic back, "In that little girl's heart, you are a man who stands up to the sky, and nothing is difficult, what about you, you will not be disheartened for a little setback!"

"Disheartened......" Xiao Zifeng smiled self-deprecatingly.

Director Yan raised his eyebrows at Xiao Zifeng: "I'm a straight talker, a girl, I will have some requirements for my boyfriend." Don't young people like to talk about character design now, your character was tall at the beginning, if the back collapses, what will Zhou Yu think?"

"Lao Yan, which leader asked you to be a lobbyist, you think too highly of me, even if I go to run, I may not be elected. Xiao Zifeng lowered his head slightly, and clasped the table with his fingers.

"You can't choose, joke!" Director Yan smiled: "With your image, demeanor, and the foundation of the dominant stadium back then, even if you look at your face, people will have to take you in!"

Xiao Zifeng couldn't hold back and laughed.

"In the morning, Zhou Yu almost quarreled with the reporter for you. Yan instructed the probe to look at Xiao Zifeng.

To his surprise, Xiao Zifeng's brows furrowed.

"There is someone with bad intentions, ask Zhou Yu about the words that Fu Xiaoyue arranged you, and say that you are no longer good now, so you rely on Zhou Yu to save face. When I heard that, I was angry. Director Yan said as he observed Xiao Zifeng's expression.

Xiao Zifeng was a little speechless, he had a feeling that Fu Xiaoyue was not ready to let him go. The first love that he thought would be unforgettable not only ruined his family, but also became a shackle that he could never shake off.

"Give Zhou Yu a face-saving return?" Director Yan changed his perspective again, still trying to persuade Xiao Zifeng.

Xiao Zifeng laughed a little, and then his heart moved.

Director Yan took another sip of coffee and said, "Don't talk about it, I have to rush back to the meeting, this time the girls and boys are all strong, it depends on their performance in the last two days." ”

Seeing that Yan Gui got up, Xiao Zifeng also stood up.

Before leaving, Director Yan patted Xiao Zifeng on the shoulder again: "The big guy is very confident in your campaign, I was a little verbose just now, but it is not public or private, we all hope that you will not give up this opportunity." ”

Early the next morning, Xiao Zifeng accompanied Qiao Fang and his party to have breakfast and left the hotel. I ran for most of the day. After completing all the formalities for the medical charter flight, Xiao Zifeng came to the hospital where Bei Bei lived, it was already afternoon, and at this time, Zhou Yu's game had already begun.

In the hospital room, Bei Bei was half-lying on the bed, with a tablet on the small table in front of her, apparently watching the game.

Beibei's mother, who was accompanying her at the bedside, noticed that Xiao Zifeng appeared at the door, and quickly got up, and was about to say hello, Xiao Zifeng put his index finger to his mouth, signaling her not to speak, so as not to affect Beibei, who was concentrating.

In the corridor, Xiao Zifeng handed a document to Beibei's mother, and instructed some important matters, and then prepared to leave.

"Coach Zhou, come on!" Bei Bei's voice came out of the ward.

Xiao Zifeng turned his head and glanced inside.

"I'm watching Zhou Yu's game. Beibei's mother explained to Xiao Zifeng.

"I know. Xiao Zifeng nodded.

"Uncle Xiao, are you going to the gym?" Bei Bei heard Xiao Zifeng's voice in the end.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Zifeng walked in.

A few minutes later, Xiao Zifeng gave up his plan to go to the gymnasium, sat on the edge of Beibei's bed, and talked to the child head to head to explain to him that because it was an all-English audio and video, Bei Bei didn't understand the game too much.

"Uncle Xiao, will Coach Zhou retire?" Bei Bei asked worriedly, staring at Zhou Yu who was about to serve on the screen at this moment.

Xiao Zifeng was silent for a long time.

On the way over by taxi just now, Xiao Zifeng has been watching the live broadcast of the official website. In the first game, Carl tried to sneak up on Zhou Yu's bottom line, and after Zhou Yu made a kick and stride, the whole person fell.

Xiao Zifeng saw the photos uploaded in real time, and Zhou Yu covered his knees in pain. At that time, Xiao Zifeng's hand holding the mobile phone shook involuntarily.

However, after a brief medical treatment, Zhou Yu returned to the game.

"She'll keep it up. Xiao Zifeng finally opened his mouth.

Knowing that Zhou Yu had an accident, Xiao Zifeng immediately called the leader of the Chinese team, and the reply was that the problem was not serious, but after the first game, Zhou Yu played closed.

"Will Coach Zhou lose?" asked Bei Bei again.

At this time, it was already the second half of the second game, and after losing the first game, Zhou Yu had no way to lose.

Xiao Zifeng turned his head to look at Bei Bei: "If she loses, will you regret it?"

Bei Bei shook his head: "Coach Zhou said that he wants to win the championship for me." Just now my mother told me that winning or losing is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that we must have the belief to persevere in everything we do. ”

Xiao Zifeng smiled, reached out and touched the child's head: "Zhou Yu is a person who keeps her promises, she will win." ”

"I believe it too. Bebe grinned and laughed.

Indeed, Zhou Yu has never been a person who admits defeat easily, even at this time, at 10:16, she was a little far away from Kamal.

Zhou Yu changed his tactics and focused on the bottom line on both sides of the opponent. Kamal, who was a little passive, was not willing to be suppressed, and began to kill the ball in a straight line, using tricky angles to force Zhou Yu to keep starting.

And because of the injury in the first game, Zhou Yu's pace was obviously not as fast as usual.

Carl came over with another kill, and Zhou Yu jumped directly to save the ball, falling heavily to the ground, and even throwing the racket out.

Just as everyone was screaming for Zhou Yu falling again, Kamal on the other side of the net unexpectedly fell to the ground.

For a moment, there was silence all around the venue.

Zhou Yu got up from the ground first, although he was a little shaky, but he still walked to the sidelines and picked up the racket he had just taken off from the ground.

After a while, Kamal got up as well.

Neither asked the doctor to treat the wounds, but both signaled that they could continue the game.

Kamal continued to attack, but Zhou Yu strengthened his defense. Seeing Kamal's impatience, Zhou Yu deliberately slowed down the pace, not rushing to kill the opponent with one shot, but looking for opportunities in multiple shots.

Zhou Yu's score gradually overtook and played until 19:15.

The second game was so intense that Bei Bei on the hospital bed couldn't help but grab Xiao Zifeng's arm while watching the game.

"What is she doing?" asked Beibei, frowning.

It turned out that Camar suddenly stopped, walked up to the referee, and asked to wipe his sweat. When she refused, she offered to change her racket, and this time, the referee finally nodded.

"I want to take advantage of the timeout to disrupt Zhou Yu's offensive rhythm, which is a method that is often used in the game. Xiao Zifeng explained to Beibei.

"Is it okay?" Bei Bei looked incredulous.

"The rules do not prohibit these behaviors," Xiao Zifeng said solemnly as if talking to an adult: "In such a situation, we can only rely on us to improve our own technical and tactical level and psychological quality to deal with it." ”

Kamal switched the racket and returned to the court, and the game resumed.

It's clear that this tactic of disrupting the opponent's rhythm has worked. In the next game, Kamal scored with a smash slash, and then caught Zhou Yu's smash out of bounds.

The score against both sides was tied at 19.