"You don't want to say ......" Xu Haoyang spoke very slowly, as if he was thinking about something. "Or if you find it hard to speak...... Let me tell you. ”

“……？”

"You got a new medicine. Xu Haoyang said.

“……”

He visibly felt Han Lu's fingertips tremble.

"Are you hurt?" he asked, "or maybe it's a relapse of an old injury." ”

“……”

"Is that so?"

Han Lu still didn't answer, her reaction made Xu Haoyang almost understand what was going on.

She had a recurrence of her old injury, she didn't want to be out of the game, and she felt that telling him would only cause him trouble, so she chose to hide it and get through it on her own, which was exactly what she would do.

But......

You can do it.

Xu Haoyang grabbed her hand and suddenly felt a little sad.

You can trust me a little more.

At this time, Zhao Zhixin also came with all the medicines that Han Lu had taken during this time. The new painkiller he gave Han Lu, although it is indeed a new drug that has only been on the market for less than five years, is also used by many athletes in various fields in the United States, and the medicine itself will not contain illegal stimulants.

"Did it react to the other medicines she took?" asked Liu Bofei.

"No, it won't. Zhao Zhixin said, "There is no such possibility." ”

"Have you seen the inside of the medicine bottle?" asked Liu Bofei.

"What?"

"Inside the medicine bottle. Liu Bofei repeated, "Do you look inside the medicine bottle and are you sure it's your medicine inside?"

There is no problem with the drug itself, and there is no conflict between the two drugs. Then, Liu Bofei's experience and intuition told him another possibility.

Someone replaced her original medicine and deliberately put other drugs in it.

……！？

Zhao Zhixin immediately opened the medicine bottle in his hand, and he put a paper towel under the small coffee table placed in the corridor, and poured all the capsules in the bottle on the table. He gently flicked the capsules open with his hand, and immediately fell silent.

"Isn't it?" asked Liu Bofei.

"No......" Zhao Zhixin tried to sort out what was happening now, "Most of these medicines are original medicines, but there are a few other pills mixed in them. ”

He picked up a white capsule with his fingers, which didn't look very different from the outside.

"This," he said, "is not the medicine in this bottle." ”

This kind of medicine, Zhao Zhixin knows. Although it also has an analgesic effect, it is not strictly defined as a pain reliever. It is classified as a prohibited drug because it contains irritating ingredients, but because it is a specific treatment for certain injuries and illnesses, athletes can be granted a medication exemption if they show proof that they must take the drug. However, because of the particularity of this drug, there have been precedents for foreign athletes to use this rule to exploit loopholes.

"Is it symptomatic?" Liu Bofei asked, "Can it be treated with this medicine?"

Zhao Zhixin nodded silently.

"I thought about giving her this, but ......"

Things got more troublesome.

"Prepare for the hearing. Liu Bofei said, "If she did eat it, then her test will not pass." What we have to do now is to prove that she didn't mean to take it, and if that's convincing, she might be able to compete. ”

"That's my problem. Zhao Zhixin said, "I should check it carefully, I shouldn't just throw it here, I should give it to her again and again according to the amount of medicine each time." It's my problem. ”

"Prepare for the hearing. Liu Bofei said again.

In the room, Xu Haoyang gave Han Lu the greatest patience, waiting until she told him the truth of the matter in person, quite if she didn't want to speak, then he would wait for her to speak.

“…… That is true. Han Lu finally spoke, "The state of the Achilles tendon...... Not so optimistic. ”

"When did it start?"

"After the Grand Prix, when I said I was going to take three days off, that was the first time I felt like I wasn't in good shape and went to the hospital. After this time, it was okay for a long time, but just before the Winter Olympics...... she paused, "and here it comes again." ”

"How serious?"

"It's been forcibly fixed now. "But I'm not sure how far I can go." Maybe I can forget about it after the game officially starts, but right now, I don't know. ”

"I'll take a look. ”

"So," Han Lu finally looked directly into Xu Haoyang's eyes, "I said, now the best choice for you is to leave this place, stop worrying about my business, and work with a new partner, Jiang Xin, to practice the footwork of our show with her." Then enter the competition. Because even if I could participate, I didn't know how far I would go. Maybe I'll fall badly, maybe I'll ...... If you fall, you can't get up. ”

"Are you scared?"

Xu Haoyang asked.

"Are you scared — can't you do better?"

“……”

"Let me tell you. He said, "In this situation, if you are not suspended, but you withdraw from the competition on your own, and your partner finds someone else to complete the competition, you will be questioned by everyone for doping, but you will be weak-minded." ”

"Personally, I don't want to do that. ”

"It's our tune, it's a tune that you can't skate with other people. ”

"And—" He looked up at her, holding her hand tighter. "Don't forget, we're pairs. If you really fall and can't get up, I can take you through our show as well. ”

"Please trust me. In the end, Xu Haoyang said this to her.

After he said these words, he left the room - he had a lot of things to do for her, he needed to go with Liu Bofei to prepare for the hearing that was about to start, he needed to memorize all the processes, think of all the accidents that might happen later, and think about how to deal with them.

Xu Haoyang himself is a gentle and supple type, which once made Liu Bofei feel that he was not bold enough, and he always seemed to have an indecisive tendency when encountering problems. However, he now vaguely feels that Xu Haoyang is actually very tenacious, a character that can move forward steadily in the face of good times and bad.

He's the kind of guy who'll quietly crawl out on his own even if you throw him in the mud.

His heart is stronger than anyone else's.

Han Lu was left alone in the conference room, and when she stood up and wanted to do something, Han Shuhua walked in.

In all the important competitions in her life, Han Shuhua has never been absent.

Neither of them spoke, in the past, they did not have such an experience, did not talk to each other, and there was no so-called warm moment.

However, that's fine. Han Lu thinks so. She didn't want to break this state for anything.

While she was sitting here, she once again fully understood Han Shuhua, and at the same time, she had to admit that she was very much like her. At that time, when she suddenly appeared in the ward, Han Shuhua had no other choice.

She has been tough for more than fifty years, and no one can catch her weakness. She didn't want to gamble either.

However, just when they looked at each other speechlessly, and Han Lu thought that her mother would once again mock her like countless times in the past, Han Shuhua said something else.

"You can trust him. She said, "You should trust him." ”

She looked up at Han Shuhua in surprise, but Han Shuhua didn't plan to say anything more to her. This woman never talks nonsense, but every word she says, can be trusted.

Han Lu had known about this for a long time.

After Han Shuhua and Han Lu walked out of the conference room together, Han Lu saw Jiang Xin standing against the wall of the corridor. Their eyes met, Han Lu glanced at Jiang Xin suspiciously, and Jiang Xin subconsciously avoided his gaze.

She didn't expect things to turn out like this.

Or rather, although she had thought about it, but when it was really happening right in front of her eyes, she felt a deep fear and uneasiness.

In the past, although she had also made trouble for Han Lu because of her personal jealousy, after all, it was separated by a physical distance, and the truth did not seem so real, and she did not have such a strong sense of reality as now.

Just a few days ago, she sneaked into Zhao Zhixin's infirmary.

She couldn't stand her increasingly marginalized position in the figure skating team, she couldn't stand the indifference of the people who used to like her, and she couldn't stand the fact that all hope was slipping through her fingers because of her mistakes again and again.

In the ice rink, on the dining table, in the aisle, in any place, it seems that her existence is a trouble for Xu Haoyang.

She couldn't stand it.

Then, she unexpectedly learned about the recurrence of Han Lu's old injury, which made her feel that this was an opportunity.

She really wants revenge, she wants Xu Haoyang to fail, and she wants them to lose the chance to play.

However, she stood in the empty infirmary, and her heart suddenly struggled. In her possession was the drug she had brought back from her club in Toronto, and at that time, in order to prevent the knee injury from continuing to worsen and affect her normal life, she used the drug for a period of time at the behest of her doctor and coach at the time, and declared it to the anti-doping organization, and was granted a waiver to take the drug.

However, if Han Lu, who has not declared her physical condition, takes it, if she encounters a flight drug test, then she will definitely be banned for illegal drugs.

Jiang Xin didn't want Han Lu to play smoothly, however, she also found that she couldn't be completely ruthless - there was no way to convince herself to replace all the capsules.

Because she didn't know if Han Lu would have any other reaction after overeating these drugs, she didn't want to make things go this far.

However, she didn't want to leave like this, she was unwilling, very unwilling.

So, she gritted her teeth, grabbed a few of the pills in her hand, and mixed them into the medicine bottles on the table.

She left the outcome of this matter to Han Lu's luck.

But now, when the scene she had simply imagined in her mind was actually happening in front of her, she felt that it was terrifying.

I'm terrible.

Why could you do such a thing?

How could she allow herself to do such a thing after four years of other people's efforts were in vain?

However, she watched Han Lu, who was completely unaware of this, pass by her, but still couldn't say anything.

She stood in the hallway, and she was greeted by familiar athletes from other countries, asking her what she was doing here and if she needed help, and she squeezed out a smile and shook her head.

Yes.

She sighed and reaffirmed this.

Relative to Han Lu, relative to others......

She thought so.

Now she has no reason to be loved, needed, or trusted.

Then, there wasn't much time for Jiang Xin to get caught up in her emotions and conflicts, and the hearing was about to take place. Han Lu, Xu Haoyang, Liu Bofei, Zhao Zhixin and others will attend.

No one knew that while waiting for the hearing to be held, it was not only Han Lu and his party who were sitting and sleeping, but also Jiang Xin.

She understood, she had completely screwed up the matter.

Over the years, she thought to herself that she might have screwed up a lot of things. She thinks she's smart, she thinks she's more far-sighted than everyone else, but in fact, she's probably the shortest-sighted person.

It's just that she has no way to stand in the present time and tell her past self what she should do.

After Liu Bofei was notified of the specific time of the hearing, he walked quickly in the direction of the conference room, and was about to tell the others to get ready, but was stopped by Jiang Xin.

"What's the matter?" asked Liu Bofei.

"......" Jiang Xin didn't look directly at Liu Bofei, her expression was a kind of contradiction and struggle that could hardly be seen.

"If it's Xu Haoyang's partner," Liu Bofei said, "we have also discussed it, and we think that letting him combine with you in such a hurry is not so good for the overall effect of the show itself or your personal image." So we've rejected this option. And your physical injuries have not healed yet, so you shouldn't put this pressure on you. ”

"No," Jiang Xin said, "I'm not here for this ......"

"What's that?"

"Sister Han Lu," she bit her lip, "will she be disqualified?"

"I don't know yet. Liu Bofei said, "We are now studying how to keep her from being disqualified." ”

"Actually......"

Actually, the bottle of medicine is mine.

I did it.

There was no way she could say that.

"Actually?" asked Liu Bofei.