At the end of the day's training, when the others had already returned to the dormitory to rest, Zhang Lei and Zijun returned to the ice rink.

In order to prepare for the Winter Olympics, everyone has already increased their training, and too much practice may increase the burden on the body, thus shortening the professional lifespan. Of course they know that, but no one knows if they have another Winter Olympics.

They don't want to leave any regrets in this rare opportunity, so they want to work hard and work harder as much as they can.

Of course, they don't want to win a gold medal – they already said that in the Grand Prix interview.

"Duhamel?" Zijun waved his hand and smiled frankly. "You can't win. ”

The Grand Prix, which just ended, was the first major event since Duhamel and Eric returned. After what happened to them, no one was sure of their performance this time. Their coach, Hernandez, has only officially called their form "not bad". Fans have lowered their expectations for their performance, and they feel that as long as their idol can return to the ring, no matter what they dance, they will accept it.

But the results speak for themselves.

In the returning Duhamel and Eric, there is no sign of wear and tear from illness, frustration and accident, her movements are still very graceful, her skills are just as skillful, and the freshness and enthusiasm in her body are not diminished in the slightest, but seem to have reborn something new that was lacking in the past.

It was perfect.

All people will not stop there, and all people will not be satisfied with the glory of the past and the present.

They are still the strongest kings and seem to have had no trouble recovering the gold medal they lost last season. But what they paid behind their backs, everyone standing here is clear.

Zijun understood that when looking at Duhamel, what appeared in Han Lu's heart was admiration and unwillingness, and in her heart, there seemed to be only longing and appreciation.

She doesn't know when she realized her ceiling, she has also gone from one game to the next, of course, she once wanted to win every game without knowing the sky, but I don't know when she realized that she was not qualified to compete with these monsters standing at the top.

Her goal has become to surpass herself yesterday.

To do better, she thought, to do the best she can and the best to leave no regrets.

Zijun walked into the ice rink first, Zhang Lei looked at her back, and also walked in.

In fact, their careers are coming to an end.

Over the years, or they are also very lucky, they have not suffered any very serious injuries, nor have they experienced the crisis of splitting pairs, and have achieved some good results, but under the light of other more dazzling players on the same team, their results are quickly compared. It's not a fringe, but the sense of presence is really not very strong. Moreover, their overly exaggerated emotional expression is actually a shortcoming.

"It's too egotistical. Amy commented on their expression of feelings.

And Zhang Lei feels that this is them, this is Zijun.

This time for the Winter Olympics, the track they prepared is a jazz variation version of "The Carousel of Life", which is the theme soundtrack of the animated film "Howl's Moving Castle", the emotional tone of the whole song is very rich, it sounds sad, but also sounds joyful, how to express the emotions contained in the song through footwork, it is not easy.

In the past, their selections were more classical, and this time, they also hope that this new style of music will bring new feelings to the judges and the audience.

Really.

Seeing Zijun standing in the center of the ice rink, Zhang Lei's heart suddenly became excited.

…… Don't underestimate us.

Do you hear that!?

They got on the ice and quickly began to skate the practice, their skates slashed across the ice without hesitation, and then followed by the previous bow and spin, Zijun's arm stretched out into the air, Zhang Lei caught her hand, Zijun made a turn on the ice, their shoulders collided with their shoulders, and then Zijun's body leaned back and began to rotate.

The unoccupied practice range at night seems to be the most watched stage in the world.

The light falls on you.

The audience burst into thunderous applause.

It's as if all the effort has been reciprocated.

At this time, Han Lu and Xu Haoyang also came to the ice rink. When Han Lu was recuperating and adjusting his foot injury, Xu Haoyang planned to spend more time on the choreography and continuation of the movements in the show, so that the whole show could present the best effect. Unexpectedly, when they returned to the ice rink, they unexpectedly found that the lights inside were on, Xu Haoyang cautiously pushed open the door and saw Zhang Lei and Zijun inside.

They skated so forgetful that they didn't notice the presence of other people, until the music completely stopped, and they also came back to their senses from the feelings of the music and their own imagination, and finally saw Han Lu and Xu Haoyang standing on the sidelines.

"Hi. Xu Haoyang waved his hand at Zhang Lei.

"You ......" Zhang Lei was dumbfounded, and he couldn't speak. "When did you stand there?"

"It didn't take long. Han Lu said for him, "Three minutes ago." ”

“…… Didn't you all see it!" Zhang Lei shouted.

"Let's practice it too. Xu Haoyang said, "I made a choreography again." ”

"Haoyang has been too liver lately. Zhang Lei said, "Sister Han Lu, look at it, the dark circles under your eyes are all out." ”

"Is there one?" Xu Haoyang touched his eyes.

"Yes. Zijun nodded.

Xu Haoyang turned his face to let Han Lu look, and Han Lu leaned over and touched it.

"Hmm. She nodded, "Really." ”

"Seeing you, I feel a lot of pressure again. Zhang Lei sighed, "I think this is going to be how to slide......"

"Do your best. Zijun said.

"When I was looking at Eric before, I thought what the hell is going on. Xu Haoyang said, "I feel that these two people are completely impossible to defeat and are invulnerable." ”

"Then again," Zijun remembered something, "Duhamel has always liked you very much, right? every time I see you, I ......" She pouted as she learned to dance. "That's it. ”

She also said Zhang Lei. Han Lu said.

"What?" Zhang Lei was suddenly mentioned and was startled, "What did she say about me?"

"She said you're strong. Han Lu said, "You have great strength, and at the same time, you and Zijun are the most harmonious pair of active athletes." She said, whether it is me and Xu Haoyang, herself and Eric, in fact, they can't reach the ultimate sense of harmony between the two of you. ”

“…… Really?" Zhang Lei asked again.

Harmony, which is also a criterion for pairs skating. Historically, there have been contestants who challenge tosses that are too high and too far for the sake of technical scores, and after throwing their female companions up, they don't care whether she can land safely or not, and only care about completing their own movements, in fact, Eric in the earlier years also has some such tendencies, but it is also because Duhamel's own level is too high, so that this scene has evolved into a special trust in the eyes of the audience and some judges.

As for Han Lu herself, she is often too anxious, resulting in a situation that is out of touch with Xu Haoyang's actions.

Only Zhang Lei and Zijun, from their debut to this time, they have shown the ultimate sense of harmony in all the shows.

In fact, the coaching staff has noticed that the reason for their achievements has never been a big breakthrough, in fact, it is more due to Zijun. She couldn't complete the excessively difficult movements, which to a certain extent made it impossible for Zhang Lei's strength to be fully exerted.

In the past, Wang Ximing also raised the problem of splitting the pair to Zhang Lei, and matched him with a female companion with better skills, but he decisively refused.

"It's not that great, it's not that she has to ha. Zhang Lei said haha to Wang Ximing at the time, "Coach, you are a slippery, you don't know how troublesome it is to dismantle and reorganize." I'm a person who is very afraid of trouble, so I think that's it. ”

He returned to the ice rink, and Zijun asked him what the coach was looking for him.

"It's fine. Zhang Lei said, "Condolences, condolences." ”

But in fact, what happened during that time, Zijun felt something.

It's just that the two of them didn't say anything, and then it seemed that something had calmed down, and it was this time.

"Oh my god. ”

After listening to Han Lu's relays of Duhamel's words, Zhang Lei sighed loudly and frantically: "Miss Duhamel, Miss Duhamel, she she, she, she...... Hey, do you think I'll call my little sister now and confess to me, will she pay attention to me?"

"Hurry up and rest for a while. Zijun slapped him with his knee from behind.

Zhang Lei has always been a good player at enlivening the atmosphere, and when he interrupted like this, the atmosphere that was originally a little tense because of the Winter Olympics suddenly relaxed.

"The show is beautiful. Xu Haoyang said, "Or you can skate again." Maybe there are some footwork that will get better after being adjusted. ”

"Do I rely on you to choreograph for us?" Zhang Lei called.

“…… No. Xu Haoyang said, "It's a little ...... from my point of view."

"Come, come, come, come. Zhang Lei didn't wait for Xu Haoyang to finish speaking, and directly pushed Zijun to the center of the ice rink. "MUSIC START!

Han Lu shook her head and smiled helplessly, playing the role of an assistant, and clicked on the music on the iPad they had put aside.

The music of "The Merry-Go-Round of Life" is flowing again.

Two danced on the ice, while the other two watched quietly from the sidelines.

The Winter Olympics are getting closer.