cut the waves

At the beginning of December, Yu Yu accidentally heard a gossip circulating in Class 11 that Su Liao was admitted by Stanford University Early Action, and he was one of only [-] students admitted by EA in mainland China.

"Brother Liao didn't tell you?" A boy in Class [-] looked at Yu Yu eagerly, "Fuck, this is awesome."

Yu Yu frowned slightly, but didn't answer.He knew that Su Liao took the foreign exam during the rest period of surgery.Moreover, at that time, he was worried that he would not be able to keep up with the progress of school, so he applied for overseas applications.Because Su Liao's father was teaching at MIT, Su Liao blacklisted the entire New England region, saying that if he wanted to apply, he would only apply to the West Coast, as if he was playing puff.Moreover, Su Liao kept saying that he just voted casually, didn't review his grades for the exam, and just kept it as a guarantee in case he didn't do well in the college entrance examination...

But Su Liao didn't mention it to him, he just applied for Stanford "casually".

Well, this is very Su Liao.

Yu Yu said sullenly: "What is Early Action?"

"This Early Action seems to be similar to that Early Decision," the boy said selfishly, "Each student can only apply to one school. If he is admitted, he must go. Anyway, he can't choose another school. The advantage is that you apply The season ends in December, so you can feel at ease when you get an offer.”

"Must go?" Yu Yu frowned even deeper.He doesn't know much about applying for the US, and even "studying abroad" is a very vague concept to him-until this moment, this matter suddenly exploded in front of him, and finally it has a texture.Yu Yu asked: "Where did you hear the news?"

"The representative of the English class went to Ye Jing's office today and overheard it!" The boy looked up to the sky and sighed, the envy in his tone almost overflowed, "But I think so, brother Liao's grades are so good, he won prizes in English competitions, and swimming in national competitions. He won the award, and he has a bonus for heart disease, tell me, which school can not admit him, I heard that the United States likes to give priority to admitting children with such physical defects."

Yu Yu glanced at him speechlessly: "...Do you want this blessing for you?"

"Hey, look what I'm talking about, hahaha——"

When the classmates left, Yu Yu was a little lost.That small voice repeated in his mind: Su Liao, he didn't tell you.

The third year of high school is too busy, Yu Yu still has to train, and they don't have the opportunity to meet every day recently - more often, their communication is limited to the Internet - occasionally sharing some funny emoticons on WeChat, Yu Yu occasionally takes a picture or two Questions and answers, send a good night before going to bed at night.

Yu Yu was a little absent-minded all afternoon.

The mainland only admitted 11 students?It sounds like a very powerful look. Is it necessary to go for EA admission?What will happen if you don't go...

Yu Yu thought about it and couldn't think of a reason why Su Liao would reject the offer.However, if Su Liao would go, would they be separated by the entire Pacific Ocean?Is it because of this reason that Su Liao didn't tell himself?But how could he not tell himself?How long does he want to hide it?

What would happen to them if Su Liao went abroad?

They... what the hell is going on?

Yu Yu waited anxiously until the evening, but Su Liao didn't take the initiative to mention the admission to him.But the idea of ​​"Su Liao is going abroad for his undergraduate degree" was like a thorn in his heart, which made Yu Yu feel uncomfortable all over.In the end, it wasn't until he got into bed that day that he put on a cold face and sent Su Liao a message insincerely: Congratulations.

Strawberry Doodle Duck with Glutinous Rice: ?

Little Killer Whale: Stanford, it has spread throughout our class.

Su Liao was silent for a long time.

In other words, Yu Yu felt that he had been silent for a long time.

Strawberry Dudu Glutinous Rice Duck: Fuck, how did it spread?

Strawberry Dudu Glutinous Rice Duck: I only talked to Teacher Ye, because the school counselor I wrote about her.I didn't plan to tell my classmates, because I'm still not sure whether to go or not.

Little Killer Whale: Didn't EA say that we must go?

Strawberry Dudu Glutinous Rice Duck: EA means that if I go to the United States to study, then I must go to Stanford and cannot choose other schools

Strawberry Dudu Glutinous Rice Duck: But I don’t necessarily want to go to the United States, I didn’t think about it, maybe the college entrance examination

"Not necessarily" again.

Another mean voice came out of Yu Yu's mind: Are you going to "haven't thought about it" until June next year, and then leave directly?

In Yu Yu's perception, Su Liao seemed to be thinking forever.Except for Su Liao's own conclusions, he would not believe anything.Therefore, there are many things in this world that Su Liao cannot understand with logic.And Yu Yu doesn't like thinking very much, he trusts his intuition and feelings more.For example, at this moment, he can clearly realize that he does not want Su Liao to go abroad.

He could feel that very possessive desire——

It seems that I wanted that little killer whale when I was a child.

It also seems to long to run barefoot to the sea in the sun.

Yu Yu hinted euphemistically in the input box: "High-level athletes are recommended, and I looked at some schools in Beijing." But he thought about it for a long time, and deleted that sentence again.This is a very important decision, he has to let Su Liao choose by himself.

Or to put it another way—Yu Yu felt a trace of panic mixed with guilt—what capacity did he use to make Su Liao give up such a good opportunity?After all, in the high-pressure competitive environment of No. 50 Middle School, Su Liao's ranking in the mock exams was not very stable. He passed the grade 50 just after the surgery. He passed [-] last time, and then dropped more than [-]—— - More than [-] will definitely not have Qingbei.In any case, it is a good thing to hold a prestigious school guarantee.

Su Liao probably sensed the abnormality on Yu Yu's side, and made a voice call directly.Yu Yu waited for the blinking call button in the dark bed, and finally pressed OK.

Through the screen, he could feel Su Liao's casual smile: "What's the matter, little killer whale?"

Yu Yu: "..."

He licked his lips sullenly, and just gave a dull "hmm".

Su Liao tentatively asked, "Are you unhappy?"

"……No."

"If you tell me yourself now that you don't want me to go abroad—" Su Liao's voice was gentle, lazy, and full of temptation, "I won't go."

Yu Yu: "..."

He thinks that Su Liao is really a terrible person, he always has a way to seduce himself, just like taking delicious tuna meat to go fishing at sea.Yu Yu doesn't have those twists and turns, and he can't say those ambiguous words. He often opens his mouth with a straight ball.But Yu Yu opened his mouth and closed it again.The two were silent, listening to each other's breathing through the phone.

Yu Yu thought for a long time before uttering a sentence: "I am willing."

Su Liao: "?"

"Think about it yourself. What exactly do you want to do and what kind of future do you want. This is a very important decision." Yu Yu felt a little tired after saying this, "I'm going to sleep, good night."

Su Liao: "..."

Fishing failed.

09. Cut the waves

At the end of December, Yu Yu went south to a certain base in Province Y to participate in the plateau training.

This is Yu Yu's first time leaving sea level.

After all, ordinary training can be done in any swimming pool, but plateau training can only be done on the plateau.Including Yan Zheng and Li Dayong, there will be five coaches and more than [-] long-distance or marathon athletes here for a full six weeks of high-altitude training.

Yan Zheng and Yu Yu said that plateau winter training is the most critical training for swimmers, which basically determines their performance after the beginning of spring.Whether the athletes' performance can produce a qualitative leap depends on whether the effect of this winter training is good or not.

The swimming training hall was built at an altitude of about 2000 meters. On the assembly day of all the athletes, Li Dayong pulled up a banner saying "Physical fitness is the priority, cut through the waves" and shouted with a loudspeaker: "Let's have an appetizer first. Warm up, run from this place to the top of the mountain and then run down, I hope you can get full marks in the 3000-meter body side test this year!"

Yu Yu never imagined that he had been in and out of the waves all his life, and could hold his breath for 8 minutes in the sea, but he fell headfirst on this small altitude.For many swimmers, the 3000m body side is a difficulty, but it is a piece of cake for Yu Yu to put it on the flat ground.Who knows that when this section of the road becomes 1800m above sea level and runs to 2500m above sea level——

Yu Yu started short of breath after running for a long time, his calf cramped, and the world was spinning before his eyes. Halfway through the run, he supported the tree and vomited.

Yu Yu: "..."

He saw those athletes who were not as good as him in the 3000 meters, and who seemed to be not as fast as him in swimming, overtook them one by one, and suddenly doubted life—why did they have nothing to do?

He was also training hard in his third year of high school!

A young athlete passed by, laughed and patted Yu Yu on the shoulder, and jokingly asked him if he was pregnant.The child's name is Wang Chengcheng, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is only 14 years old and the youngest in the team.Regardless of his young age, he is the most outstanding freestyle seedling in the country in the next few sessions of Yu Yu. This time he came to participate in the winter training, and the coach brought him to look at him.

The little kid probably came out to show off just after learning the word "morning sickness". If it wasn't for the fact that Yu Yu couldn't control his anger now, he would definitely scold him severely.

Yu Yu: "..."

The coach followed slowly at the end.

Li Dayong narrowed his eyes and glanced at him: "Are you okay?"

Yu Yu's face was wrinkled into a ball, and he felt that his limbs were weak like some kind of mollusk, but before he could speak, Li Dayong said again: "Do you need to be rescued? If you don't need it, hurry up and run!"

Yu Yu: "..."

The mollusc moved again with difficulty.

Yu Yu thinks this is unscientific.It stands to reason—he is good at holding breath, aerobic, and various endurance events—he should be better than ordinary people in the oxygen-poor environment of the plateau, right?Why is his altitude sickness worse than everyone else?

Yan Zheng also wondered, but Li's coaches are more experienced and have taught more students. He cheerfully said that it is normal for children to react a bit when they go to the plateau for the first time.Generally speaking, teenagers who participate in altitude training are more prone to altitude sickness than adult athletes.

Yu Yu glanced sideways at Wang Chengcheng, who was jumping around from one dining table to another, begging his brother to borrow a game account, and felt that Teacher Li Dayong's words were very unconvincing.They are both teenagers, and the difference between people is bigger than that between whales and fish.

Why!

Now that he is exercising a little bit more, his heart is beating wildly, and the back of his head seems to be hit with a sap, and he is always sore and swollen.

Yan Zheng was also quite puzzled, and kept monitoring Yu Yu's various physical data, for fear that the child would have more serious symptoms.He held the ipad tossing and turning to look at Yu Yu's physical examination report. When eating, Yan Zheng put Yu Yu's blood sample data in front of him: "Look, did you find anything?"

Yu Yu squinted his eyes, stared at the screen for a long time, and came to a conclusion in a dizzy mind: "... all my data are... normal?"

"Normal. Of course you are healthy if you put it among ordinary people." Yan Zheng tapped the "red blood cell count" and a normal distribution curve behind it with his index finger, "Generally speaking, the data of endurance athletes, It will be much smaller than strength athletes, but among endurance athletes, your data is also relatively low."

"You know, the job of red blood cells is to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide. On the plains, this data does not affect your performance—it may be because you have been diving since you were young, your family is genetically inherited, or it may be that you were lacking in nutrition when you were young— Your individual red blood cells do a lot of work, so your body defaults to not needing that many."

"But on the plateau, the oxygen concentration you inhale every time you breathe is reduced, the average load of each red blood cell is passively reduced, and your red blood cell count is not enough. Therefore, a relatively good state is achieved through this High altitude training, mention your value." Yan Zheng explained, "This is why altitude training is very important for endurance athletes. EPO, have you heard of it? Erythropoietin is a banned drug in competitions. "

Yu Yu had a bitter face: "Then when will the red blood cells grow?"

"As long as your body is in a state of hypoxia, it will stimulate growth. High reaction symptoms, fast two or three days, slow a week, and it can be cured." Yan Zheng glanced at Yu Yu and basically didn't move much. plate, "Why don't you eat?"

Yu Yu pursed his lips weakly: "...I have no appetite."

"You have to eat even if you don't have an appetite. If you don't eat, where does the energy needed for training come from? What does the body use to make red blood cells? Your body has enough nutrition to better adapt to the high altitude environment."

Yu Yu bit the bullet and picked up the chopsticks again, forcing himself to take a few bites.He quietly tried to talk to his body in his heart: Please, Xiaohong, please work harder, make it longer.

The red blood cells didn't answer their hosts.

The author has something to say: Su Liao: Is this person teasing me first?This person kisses me first, right?This person said he was willing?

Yu Yu: ...

After reading the comments in the previous chapter, I seem to get that point that I always felt was wrong but I didn’t know what it was.I will run the plot first, and this week I will add two small patches to the front of the relationship~

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 12 bottles with everything you like; 5 bottles of Puji; 1 bottle of Songqi Fluorescent;

Thanks everyone, bows!