rush to score

Only one final game left.

Liang Xi sat by the bed, holding the battle form in his hand.He had crossed out the redundant names on the form with a pencil, and in the end only his and Lu Mingchuan's names remained.

He has seen the scores of Lu Mingchuan's several knockout games, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is leading by a large score. The boy who once arrogantly raised the championship gesture in front of him seems to have not changed at all-four years have passed, and the Goddess of Victory's love for him His preference has always been frank and obvious, and he stood there as if he was born for the laurels.

Even so, Liang Xi couldn't wait to compete with him.

For four years, whenever there were foil competitions in China, as long as Lu Mingchuan participated, he would basically win the championship... It was time for a change.

Since childhood, Liang Xi and Lu Mingchuan participated in competitions in the same age group, all waiting for this final final, which was a duel between the two of them alone.

Imagining kissing and imagining two people confronting each other, these two images make Liang Xi's heart beat faster, concealed and ambiguous, like a sports car accelerating all the way towards a cliff, responding to an endless future with unreserved enthusiasm.

Even after growing up, this kind of restlessness still lurked in Liang Xi's mind, he was looking forward to it and nervous.

While Liang Xi was sitting alone in the lounge thinking about things, a staff member wearing a black uniform and vest opened the door and entered.

Liang Xi raised his head and clenched his fingers tightly on the hilt of the sword: "Are you ready to start?" He had been waiting in the lounge for half an hour, almost unable to restrain his beating heart.

However, after waiting for half an hour, what he waited for was not "ready to start the game", but "Lu Mingchuan chooses to abstain".

"What?!" He raised his head, his face full of disbelief, "You said he abstained?"

"Yes, he has signed."

Liang Xi's fingers were unconsciously digging on the bench, and he frowned: "What's the reason?"

"Unwell."

The word "Liang Xi" appeared on the bulletin board, prefixed with the champion, and Lu Mingchuan's name was below him, followed by a bracket that said "abstain".

But at the award ceremony that day, neither of these two people was seen. The chief referee was in front of him holding the certificate and certificate, and he couldn't wait for anyone to come.

The audience was surrounded by the top domestic fencing players. It was not the first time they heard Lu Mingchuan's name, so they naturally knew how powerful he was. Most of them came with the idea of ​​fighting for the second spot, but they didn't expect that. The first returning player turned out to be a dark horse, reaching the final all the way.

"No way, even Lu Mingchuan doesn't want to meet that Liang Xi?" Shi Hao hesitated.

The player from the neighboring province next to him just met Liang Xi in the knockout round, and he was in a good mood, and he sighed with emotion: "Oh, I was eliminated first, and it's not bad to say it, I'm satisfied."

"Is it because Lu Mingchuan was afraid that he would be defeated by that rookie, so he ran away?"

"How is it possible...that's too tasteless."

They could see Lu Mingchuan's state. He played aggressively in the last match, so how could he become unwell again in such a short period of time?

The only possibility is that Lu Mingchuan subjectively does not want to play against Liang Xi.

There was a lot of discussion at the scene, and finally Peng Jianxiu had to come out to control the scene.

At this moment, in the lobby of the hotel across the street, Liang Xi looked sullenly at Lu Mingchuan who had already changed into his regular clothes. He had a lot of questions to ask, but he couldn't hold back any words when facing Lu Mingchuan's indifferent face. not come out.

Liang Xi won, that's right.

And I believe that after this point, players in the domestic fencing world will remember his name, a champion who made Lu Mingchuan abstain!

Lu Mingchuan didn't wait for him to ask, and said first: "You sprained your ankle, go back and have a good rest. There is no need to play in this final. Anyway, it is enough to achieve the goal of joining the team in the end."

"...So, the reason why you abstained was because I sprained my ankle?" Liang Xi was suddenly puzzled.

He remembered that in the Youth Championship four years ago, Lu Mingchuan knew that his hand was injured, and cleverly knocked the sword in his hand away, just to win.He also said that in the arena, there has always been only winning and losing, and there are no such messy things.

"My ankle is sprained. Shouldn't I be the one to abstain?" Liang Xi raised his head and met his eyes. The man had narrow, long and deep eyes with slanted eyes. He habitually looked down when looking at people, which made people I feel a little mean and repulsive.

"Will you abstain?" A question seemed to become a statement in Lu Mingchuan's mouth.

Liang Xi confronted him with his eyes as if he was angry, and finally lost the battle first: "Although I know that it may be a bit cheap to say so, but you don't have the right to make decisions for me." His eyes deliberately avoided It drove away Lu Mingchuan and landed on a cluster of potted plants behind him.

He heard Lu Mingchuan sigh: "So I made the decision for myself, I abstain."

A conversation went round and round and returned to the original point, Liang Xi suddenly felt a little tired.

Lu Mingchuan was right, everyone would change, including himself.

Liang Xi began to understand more and more what Lu Mingchuan was thinking, especially how he viewed the relationship between the two of them.

Lu Mingchuan didn't like him, but he treated him very well in every way, and no one could find fault with him.

This feeling was a torment for Liang Xi.If Lu Mingchuan could be more ruthless, say a few harsh words to him, and tell him, a disgusting homosexual, to get out of here... Maybe, he wouldn't have to be led by the nose by Lu Mingchuan, with his heart hanging in the air.

It seemed to be an ice surface that could break at any moment, every step on it made Liang Xi feel difficult and dangerous.

"Don't think too much." Lu Mingchuan seemed to have noticed Liang Xi's thoughts, "I remember when you were a child, you could call me for help? You have to let me do it even if you wrap the tape around the sword." He smiled, then The smile didn't reach the eyes.

The atmosphere did not become lively because of this, on the contrary, the more things about his childhood were brought up, Liang Xi would only find it more difficult to breathe.

"It's different..." he murmured.

Lu Mingchuan seemed to be waiting for his words, he half-closed his eyes: "Why is it different? It's the same, year after year, don't be too psychologically burdened."

It's the same, I'm the same as when I was a child, I regard you as the best younger brother.

Liang Xi understood this time.

·

When Jiang Xiajiao appeared at the hotel entrance, Liang Xi already felt a little numb. He watched the girl stepping on four or five centimeters high girls' high heels, walking towards the two of them with a decent smile on her face.

Bai Xuzhou said that the two of them had already broken up...

However, is there still a lot of things that are broken?Besides, even if it's a breakup, does it have anything to do with you, Liang Xi?

In just a few seconds, Liang Xi had already picked up his sword bag, ready to leave.

He doesn't want to stay here any longer.

Although it was indoors, Liang Xi felt as if he was thrown naked on the street under the scorching sun. His dirty and secret secrets had long been known to everyone, but the audience still cooperated with him to complete a performance... He is the protagonist, Play as a red-nosed clown.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go first."

He said goodbye in a hurry, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Jiang Xiajiao as soon as he lifted his foot.

The girl didn't look very complexioned. Even with heavy makeup on, she could still see the dark circles under her eyes, and her eyes were bloodshot: "Good afternoon."

Liang Xi looked at her vigilantly, for fear that she would propose to fight him again. This kind of meaningless drama was a waste of time and emotion.

Before Liang Xi could speak, Lu Mingchuan said first, "What are you doing here?" His voice was lazy, with a little impatience, as if he was very unwilling to have too much contact between Jiang Xiajiao and Liang Xi.

"I'm here to say goodbye." Jiang Xiajiao faced Liang Xi, ignoring Lu Mingchuan's questioning. The girl's expression was serious, which had changed a lot from the previous hostile look.

"Liang Xi, the two of us had some misunderstandings before, and I want to apologize to you." After finishing speaking, she smiled apologetically at Liang Xi, "I was acting emotionally and misunderstood you. This person never likes to keep lumps in his heart, so before he left, he thought of coming to you."

I don't know if it's just pretending, or if I really want to understand something, or... What did Lu Mingchuan say to her?

Jiang Xiajiao's attitude towards Liang Xi today really confuses him.

An apology, neither embarrassing nor embarrassing, Liang Xi coughed lightly, and exchanged a polite greeting: "Where is Miss Jiang going?"

"Senhai, my club is in Senhai, I can't stay in Boping forever."

Jiang Xiajiao didn't know what the atmosphere was like before she came, but she seemed in a good mood today, at least she didn't put on a look of bitterness and hatred because of the breakup... Maybe, most of it was the same as what Bai Xuzhou said on the phone It's about a large sum of money.

Jiang Xiajiao made a joke. Looking at Liang Xi's reaction, she suddenly felt that such a handsome young man who was a bit dumb was quite amusing. For some reason, she gave Liang Xi a friendly smile: "I broke up with Lu Mingchuan. Now, she is a single young woman of the right age." The ending sounds a bit contrived.

Liang Xi was confused by her sudden banter, he opened his mouth and let out an "ah" sound, and froze in place.

"Jiang Xiajiao!" Lu Mingchuan scolded, he inserted himself between the two of them, with obvious anger rising on his face, "I thought we were all cleared up?"

"It's very clear." Jiang Xiajiao blinked at Liang Xi across him, "Brother, I dumped your brother."

"... Oh." Liang Xi didn't understand what she meant, did he want to save face?

"Don't you ask why?"

Liang Xi was silent for a while. To be honest, he hadn't seen each other for so long and suddenly heard the news that the two broke up. Of course he was curious, but it's better to have one more thing than one less thing...

"Because I want to stay in Boping and she wants to go back to Senhai, it's as simple as that." Unexpectedly, Lu Mingchuan took the initiative to explain the matter between the two of them, his voice revealing impatience.

Liang Xi subconsciously raised his eyes in surprise, but he didn't expect to meet Lu Mingchuan's eyes.

Jiang Xiajiao glanced at the two people, and suddenly said: "Yes, today is my last night in Boping. I heard that the night view of the ancient city in the center of Boping is very good. I wonder if you can show me some noodles and go shopping with me. Take a stroll?"