Blade of Glory [Figure Skating]

In this way, in the afternoon of the second day, Qing Yue got on the plane to Jia Country.Freire entered the boarding gate of the international flight together with him, and returned home first.Before Qingyue boarded the plane one step ahead, Freire put a kiss on Qingyue's lips contentedly, and told him that he would wait for him at Plandon's home.

Regarding the issue of marrying and marrying, Freire didn't insist at all, and he gave it to the end. You said it was married, and you married, and he took out the ring prepared in advance in a good mood.

It was a pair of white gold rings without any additional decorations. The design was simple and elegant, and the names of the two people were engraved on the inner circle of the rings.In this way, they put the rings engraved with their own names on each other's left ring fingers very religiously.

It seems that Qingyue, who was in a happy mood, did not think of a far-reaching question.That is... Once he goes to Planden and registers his marriage with Freire, his nationality will automatically change to Planden, and the question of who will marry whom is self-evident.

But now Qing Yue probably doesn't need to know this.After many years, he will once again set foot on the land of Jia Kingdom.Right now, there are deeper problems waiting for him to face.

Maybe it's because Jia Country is really a country that advocates skating too much, or maybe it's because whether it's Qingyue or Jia Country, they all have a special meaning to each other. Before leaving the airport, Qingyue made the necessary Dress up.He dressed himself like an art student, wearing a red cotton cap and brown sunglasses with large round lenses.Moreover, Qing Yue carried a drawing board on his back while dragging the tow bar box with great dedication.

When taking a taxi to the hotel he booked, Qing Yue saw the poster of Alek's autobiography at the door of the bookstore on the street.This caused Qing Yue to ask the driver to stop the car, and then dragged his luggage to the door of the bookstore.He ordered a hot drink for himself, sat near the bookshelf, and flipped through Alek's autobiography.

Although Qing Yue knew very well that this autobiography was probably written for Alek by a writer hired by the publishing company, he still couldn't restrain himself from turning over the first page of the book, and wrote about it page by page. Scroll back until the last page of the book.

[In my life, I once told a big lie to myself and to the world, ruined my life's happiness, and lost the people I loved.That would obviously be an irreparable regret in my life, a regret that would stay with me for the rest of my life. 】In an extremely accidental situation, Qing Yue saw the words written on the last page of Alek's autobiography. It is unclear whether Alek said to himself, his ice fan, or to Qing Yue. spoken words.

Perhaps, Alek, who knew Qingyue very well, knew that there was no chance between him and Qingyue on the night when the last Olympic Games ended.But he owed Qingyue a word of apology, a word of sincerity, a word that he could hardly say in front of Qing Yue no matter what.Therefore, he didn't know whether it was brave or timid to add this sentence on the last page of his autobiography, which finally made Qing Yue sigh deeply after reading this autobiography.

"Boss, I want to buy this book."

After reading the book, Qing Yue finally took it to the front desk of the bookstore and paid according to the price on the back cover.After collecting the money, the owner of the bookstore took out a newspaper as a gift to every customer who bought the book before, and handed it to Qing Yue together with the change.

"this is……?"

"The answer to the last page."

The owner of the bookstore didn't seem to notice the face of the customer in front of him. At this moment, his attention seemed to be all on the daily news in his hand, so he said this sentence with his head down, completely ignoring Qing Yue What a shock to see that photo on the headlines of the newspaper's sports section.

Perhaps even the editor-in-chief of the newspaper was moved by the warm colors of the photo, and deliberately published the photo in a colorful layout.

It was a photo taken at the airport, and it was also a photo that evoked Qing Yue's infinite memories.

It seemed that in the waiting hall, the sky in the distance seemed to be only getting brighter, but the morning light, which symbolized hope, had already cast its first ray of light here.There are two people in this picture.A tall and handsome young man sat on a chair in the waiting hall.The other one looks much younger, seems to be less than 20 years old, with soft and messy, slightly lighter hair and a delicate and delicate face.He supported his body with his knees against the chair, facing the black-haired young man, leaning on the back of the chair with one hand, and placed the other on the black-haired young man's shoulder.The black-haired young man hugged him tightly, and the two kissed each other in this posture, telling endless sweetness and warmth.

The two people in the photo are Qing Yue and Alek.This is why Qing Yue was so shocked when he saw this photo.

This is... Qingyue's 19-year-old Olympic long program after the end.At that time, he accompanied Alek, who lost the game, at the airport until the next morning.It was such a special and profound memory for Qingyue.The time display in the lower right corner of the photo tells everyone who saw it when the event took place.

It turns out... This photo is the answer to the scandal that almost shocked the International Skating Federation during the last Olympic Games.Since the scandal was urgently stopped by the International Skating Federation at that time, and some political means were used to suppress him, this photo that cannot be released to the world seems to have lost the best time for it to be released.

After that, although Qingyue disappeared and Alek retreated behind the scenes, the value of this photo naturally fell all the way.

However, with the release of Alek's autobiography, this photo was finally dug out again, and sold to a news newspaper in the country of Jia at a very high price, and it was named "The last page of Alek's autobiography." "The answer" as a selling point has attracted the attention of countless people.

After going through countless rounds and rounds, Qing Yue actually saw the memory fragment that was once treasured by him in such a defenseless situation, and even saw...Alek's confession to him.

Qing Yue felt that his heart seemed to be churning with a kind of complicated emotion.Looking at that photo, he seemed to recall the kind of mood he had when he kissed Alek's lips, and he even recalled that youthful and sweet taste.

The moment he walked out of the bookstore with the autobiography and the newspaper that meant a lot to him, Qing Yue couldn't help but think that if the ISU hadn't stopped the matter urgently at that time, this photo would have appeared at that time In front of the eyes of the public, the ending of the matter... Will it go in another direction?

But... there is no if in the world.

Therefore, Qing Yue finally threw the newspaper into the trash bin at the door of the bookstore, stopped another car at the intersection, and went in a direction completely different from the direction he came from.He didn't seem to want to stay here for another night.He wanted to hurry up, finish what Chu Xuan asked him to do quickly, and then return to Plandon, and give a kiss to his lover who was waiting for him to go back there.

When Qingyue called Alek and called out his name, the other end of the phone paused for a long time.Obviously, the owner of the number never expected that he would receive such a call.

However, Alek was silent, and Qing Yue was still tacitly silent, waiting for Alek who recognized his voice to give him an answer.

"It's... Qing Yue?"

Even after four years, Alek's voice has not changed at all, with a charming magnetism like a pillow talk.Qing Yue could almost hear how stunned he was at the moment from his voice, which made him fall into a daze for a while.

This is not surprising.In fact, even Qing Yue himself didn't expect that there would be a time when he would go alone to ask Alek to come out to meet him.Ultimately, however, he needs to get this thing going.

"Where are you? Any time to come out for a drive?"

When Qing Yue said these words, the other end of the phone immediately gave an affirmative answer.It turned out that Alek, who was sent abroad by the Jia National Ice Association to systematically study figure skating theory, just returned to Jia country a week ago, and now he is living alone in his home.He reported a series of addresses to Qingyue, and a meeting that was four years late was about to start with this.

Holding the suitcase, Qing Yue came to Alek's luxurious apartment in a hurry. Instead of going upstairs to sit for a while, he called Alek and asked him to take the car keys and go downstairs.

Alek, who had just tidied up the house again, ran down in a hurry.The moment he saw Qing Yue, he couldn't even call out the other person's name, but just stared blankly... staring blankly at his former intimate lover, watching him nod towards him politely and distantly.A ring on his left ring finger looked so dazzling.

Unexplainable complex emotions emerged in Alek's heart like this.They were once so special to each other, intimate and deeply trusting of each other.But now, after all, it has come to this step.

Alek still seems to be able to clearly remember what happened in the year they met, remember how the immature boy who could hardly do anything except jumping walked towards the peak of the ice world step by step of.I still remember every ray of morning light I saw when I held the other party in my arms.

But now, the relationship between them is like time, and they can never go back to the past.

Alek drove his car out of the garage, and drove Qing Yue to the places they used to frequent.Alek talked to Qingyue about the changes here very seriously, and whether there were any changes in the places they are familiar with.His attitude is so solemn that it can even be described as pious.

Although no one explained it, Alek knew... this might be his last chance to be alone with Qingyue.Therefore, he cherished these ten minutes so much that he even...couldn't bear to tell Qing Yue what he had said many times in his heart at this moment, for fear of destroying the peaceful atmosphere at this moment.

When Alek parked the car on a bridge overlooking the beautiful scenery of the city, Qing Yue handed Chu Xuan's film planning draft to Alek.Alek was stunned and agreed almost without asking anything.This made Qing Yue nodded, and then walked to the rear of the car, and took out his luggage from there.Seeing this scene, Alek immediately ran to help, but Qing Yue politely refused.

"I can take it myself."

"Where are you going next? I'll see you off."

"To the airport, but I want to take a taxi by myself."

Perhaps before they met, both Qingyue and Alek had thought about what they would say to each other if they met again.And the other party... what would he say to himself.But when it was time to meet, there were only a few words like this.Between them... they are so familiar that they can even predict the next blink of an eye, but they are so unfamiliar that they are as unfamiliar as if they just met for the first time.

Seeing the astonishment in Alek's eyes and the reluctance to give up, Qing Yue took a deep breath, and said "goodbye" to Alek as if he didn't care. He turned around and left with his luggage.

When he stepped forward, Alek behind him finally asked after hesitating for a long time: "Is he... treating you well?"

Hearing this sentence, Qing Yue didn't turn his head back, and didn't make a sound, but nodded vigorously while stopping, and then walked under the bridge with more traffic without hesitation until he disappeared in the In Alek's sight.

The sky at that time was exceptionally clear.Even the wind in early spring looks so soft.

No matter the jumping genius from Xishu, or the famous general of Jia Kingdom.Their competitive lives as figure skaters are irretrievably over.But maybe, there will be a better life waiting for them...