Xu Haoyang explained it himself, just like what Liu Bofei said to Han Lu, at that time, his heart and music were suddenly out of touch, and this kind of uncontrollable mistake in the use of power would occur. But he can guarantee that there will not be a second mistake in the future.

At the same time, Han Lu also reflected on her own problems with him, her understanding of music was not thorough, so she would play for a while. Therefore, this failure is a common lesson for the two of them.

However, those who write press releases, and those who can't wait to see their jokes, are not interested in knowing the stories behind them. All they knew was that the debut of the two men was terrible, they had never seen such a bad pairs pairs, especially when their head coach said that the two had been running together for months, which sounded like a huge joke.

The national team is really nobody. forced the single skater to turn into a pair, and finally lost his face like this.

The Internet is full of such opinions, and many passers-by who were originally just wait-and-see have also been affected by the failure of this show. At the same time, in addition to the infinite rebuke and ridicule, there are also doubts in other directions: some people suspect that Han Lu's comeback is not out of her original intention, but the national team does not allow her to retire, she will either win the gold medal or break her leg on the ice rink. Otherwise the national team "doesn't know what will be done to her."

Even in those days, when searching for the name "Han Lu" on the Internet, the first association that popped up was "Han Lu's national team oppression", and a person who claimed to be a staff member who came out of nowhere swore that he saw Liu Bofei slap Han Lu in the preparation area...... What's more, there are quite a few people who believe this statement.

After the competition, the skaters who had already hurried back to the figure skating center in Beijing did not have much time to care about the gossip on the Internet, and they had to concentrate on preparing for the upcoming Finland Cup. Before returning to Beijing, Xu Haoyang only met his parents in a hurry, and this long sense of distance and the infinite trust and love from them made him feel a kind of guilt, which made him hope that they would not be so gentle, and if they were rough and arrogant, it might make his sense of guilt and powerlessness less intense.

But now, he can only suppress all the superfluous emotions in his heart, and I have to say that in this matter, he can say that he is very grateful for Han Lu's existence, because she seems to be always distracted, she wants to win, and as long as she wins, nothing else matters. To a large extent, this also made him feel that he only had to look at one goal and things would move forward naturally.

However, perhaps at this moment, they are not yet able to completely "look at one goal".

Because Han Lu, under Liu Bofei's sincere performance and Coach Sun's encouragement, also seriously felt that "knowing your partner" was also a part of mastering pairs skating skills, just like she learned those pairs movements, she naturally thought that she also had reason to learn to understand Xu Haoyang.

However, the problem is that Han Lu's "understanding" is somewhat different from the "understanding" in other people's concepts.

Her "understanding" is the same as "okay, we're going to practice the spiral today", the kind of "understanding" that has a clear beginning.

- Okay, I'm going to start understanding you today.

- We are now beginning to understand each other, and the time is an hour.

- We already understood an hour at noon, plus half an hour in the evening. Come on, work hard, we strive to succeed in understanding each other within a month.

That's basically what it does.

When Coach Sun explained to Xu Haoyang what Han Lu planned to do, he held back a smile and was about to cry. Xu Haoyang didn't understand much after listening to it for a long time, but it turned out that Liu Bofei explained it to him again.

"All in all," Liu said, "because different people will have different interpretations of the same music, which is a feature in the solo program, the audience will love to see different interpretations of the same piece by different people, but as a pair skating, you have to have the same understanding of the music......

There is nothing wrong with these words, but maybe Liu Bofei made up the story too fiercely before, which caused him to feel a little weak in front of Xu Haoyang, which was obviously normal, but it also made him feel a little doubtful.

Although Xu Haoyang saw that it was a little strange, he couldn't imagine what the real situation was.

"So," he said, "you mean to let me have more contact with Han Lu......

"Yes. Liu Bofei nodded righteously.

However, after Xu Haoyang left the office, he never expected that "more contact" and "more understanding" were such a divine operation.

They exchanged Weibo, WeChat Moments and mobile phone numbers, and in addition to training together during the day, they also had to eat together at noon and at night - they used to eat alone - and when the two of them ate face-to-face, they also chatted by the way.

The content of the chat is the same as the question that would be asked on a blind date - no, or no one will ask it on a blind date now.

"What do you like to eat? I love rice. ”

"Do you like sweet or spicy? I like spicy. ”

"Whose songs do you like to listen to? I don't have a favorite singer. ”

"What color do you like? I don't know what color I like. ”

"What fruit do you like? I love watermelon. ”

…… Etcetera.

These questions, which can be called embarrassing conversations, were asked by Han Lu with a usually expressionless face extremely seriously, and Xu Haoyang couldn't help but feel that there was an unspeakable behind it...... Cool air.

It's weird.

Especially when the two of them seemed to love each other and walked in the cafeteria, munching on chicken legs face to face, not only the other players and youth trainees would pay attention to them, Xu Haoyang himself couldn't stand it.

However, if he proposed not to eat with Han Lu, it would make him look very hypocritical. So he did a night of mental construction in the dormitory, and after the training the next day, he walked directly in front of Han Lu, and walked towards the cafeteria with his chest held high, so as to create an illusion for others and himself that she was following him.

Han Lu didn't care, she looked at her phone as she walked, and saw a post she searched for on the Internet, titled "How did you get to know your boyfriend".

At first, she searched for a male partner, but the scope was too small and she didn't search for anything, so she changed it to a boyfriend.

The post said that don't ask the other person those abstract and irrelevant questions, but ask questions that can reflect his life and three views, what color he likes, where he likes to travel doesn't matter at all, what you need to know is his views on family and society.

I see.

Han Lu nodded silently at the phone.

So, they finished their meal as usual, and when they sat down face to face and were about to use chopsticks, Han Lu coldly threw out such a question.

"What do you think of the Taiwan issue?"

Xu Haoyang just stuffed a mouthful of rice and a broccoli into his mouth, and almost squirted out in his mouthful.

“…… What do you say?"

Wrong question?

Han Lu thought so and changed the question: "How do you evaluate Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement?"

“…… Trump?"

Why don't I say it first?

Han Lu thought for a while, and then directly opened his mouth first: "I think that the United States is the largest market in the world, so domestic sales in the United States are very important, so the decision to replace imported products with local products ......"

"No, eldest sister, you wait and wait for a while. Xu Haoyang stretched out his hand to stop Han Lu, "What kind of operation is this?"

"Get to know each other. Han Lu replied simply.

"Does our entry point have to be so high-end?"

"No, not really. Han Lu thought about it again, and then changed the question: "Then what if your girlfriend and your mother ......"

“……”

Halfway through asking this question, maybe Han Lu himself felt that something was wrong, so he took the remaining half of the sentence back.

"Wait. She said, "I want to think about it." ”

"Did Coach Liu tell you?" Xu Haoyang asked, "Let's ...... each other Let's talk. ”

"Yes. "Han Luying," the coach said...... "She almost spat out the truth and stopped it in time."

"Say what?"

"Didn't say anything. She shook her head.

"Anyway......" Xu Haoyang didn't pursue it again, "I don't think this is a question or two that can be asked." Pair skating, in fact, depends on whether it is compatible with the sensitivity of art. Some people don't get along at all in real life, but when they go to the ice rink, they are the best partners. ”

“…… It also makes sense. Han Lu thought for a moment and said.

In addition, Xu Haoyang thought that there might be another meaning in the words he didn't say, perhaps, he didn't want Han Lu to understand him so much.

He didn't want her to see his struggling, weak things.

He is a professional athlete and has spent most of his life on the rink and on the blade. He, like all athletes, wants to be at the top and make everyone cheer for him with a great performance.

He wished he could be like that.

Therefore, or rather, he may be reluctant to identify with his current self and not succeed himself.

He didn't look at Han Lu's face, he realized that he really didn't know what this woman was thinking, what she was thinking outside of victory, what kind of mood she was in when she was at the peak, when she fell from the peak to the bottom, to when she decided to take this step and start over from a strange place.

Or, she'll think none of this matters.

However, he was more or less skeptical—he was not sure, because the environment he was in was too closed, which made him not so sensitive to the so-called human feelings. He is just more or less suspicious that a person should always want to be recognized.

It's not about the recognition of what you've achieved, not the number of medals you've won, not the number of applause and affirmations you've won, it's about the things that don't matter, the processes of your efforts, the failures, the things that may seem unclear to the outside world...... are recognized and accepted.

He may have had that hope, an immature hope, and then that hope was shattered.

Perhaps, for them, this kind of thing is a luxury in itself. They have become accustomed to tying their worth to a medal, a glory, and ignore other things on the way.

Xu Haoyang suddenly wanted to ask Han Lu such a question, if the two of them still failed to win the gold medal in the end, what would she think?