17 years on ice [figure skating]

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"He wants to sign me?" Lucy asked in shock.

Deng Chang nodded. From just now until now, his expression has been calm. When he talked about this incident, he had an obvious movement of gritting his teeth.

Deng Chang understood very well what the so-called "signing Lu Xi" meant. He looked glamorous on the surface, but he actually became a marionette. Bao Zhongjie tasted the sweetness from him, and he wanted to repeat the same plot.

But Deng Chang couldn't accept that Lu Xi was tossed like him. Lu Xi's character would rather be bent than bent, and would only be destroyed by Bao Zhongjie.

He talked badly about Lu Xi for the first time in his life, just to make Bao Zhongjie give up this idea.

Bao Zhongjie was just hesitant at first, because Lu Xi was not very good at jumping, and he felt that only good jumpers could get good results.

If Bao Zhongjie just wanted to control him, Deng Chang would admit it, but he still wanted to reach out to Lu Xi.Lu Xi has been the most precious and purest existence in Deng Chang's heart these years. Deng Chang saw pure love and enthusiasm in him, and he thought it was very precious.

At that time, for the first time, he had the thought of resisting Bao Zhongjie.

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When joining the national team to select a coach, Deng Chang resolutely begged Chen Qi to accept him.

At that time, Bao Zhongjie was furious. He was sure that Deng Chang would become his player.He talked with Deng Chang for a week, and Deng Chang bit him to death, "I want to try Coach Chen's training mode."

In the end, Bao Zhongjie thought that anyway, his brokerage contract is still with him, and the money will be returned to him. In comparison, reputation doesn't matter.

He just thought it was Deng Chang's rebellious period and let him go.

A year later, Lucy was born in the World Youth Championship.

Bao Zhongjie was furious because he missed Lu Xi, a perfect cash cow, and all the traffic he had painstakingly created for Deng Chang was taken away by Lu Xi, all because of Deng Chang's persuasion.

Moreover, Lu Xi firmly chose Chen Qi, but did not sign with his company, completely out of his control.

Lucy is a very good athlete, but to Bao Zhongjie, it is a chess piece out of his control, another piece of jade that divides the value of the jade in his hand.

Because of this matter, Bao Zhongjie scolded Deng Chang many times. His idea was to get rid of Lu Xi. He didn't tell Deng Chang explicitly, but Deng Chang understood this very well.

Bao Zhongjie is the head coach, he already has an Olympic gold medal in his hand, and the so-called collective honor and men's singles history are not as real to him as his own money. If there are no restrictions, Bao Zhongjie will definitely try his best Fire Lucy.

Fortunately, as the head coach, many people stared at him, and Bao Zhongjie could only think about most things but not actually do them.

The relationship between him and the agency company is very clean, and he is very cautious even threatening him on the trumpet as a W1, and it is even more impossible to go out and target an athlete in person.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Xi's traffic volume was beyond his imagination, he didn't dare to do anything lightly.

In the past few years, Deng Chang has defied the demands of "W1" time and time again with a blank face, and firmly hides the road behind him.

He even tried to expose Bao Zhongjie at one point, but found that the other party was hiding well and he couldn't do it.

During the time when Lu Xi practiced quadruple jumps, Bao Zhongjie always scolded Deng Chang: "Don't help Lu Xi! Are you stupid! What do you do when he gets up? Do you really think you are his opponent?"

Deng Chang agreed well on the surface, but secretly continued to teach Lu Xi.

The dispute between him and Bao Zhongjie became more and more serious until this time.Bao Zhongjie said: "It is a good opportunity for him to be injured. You can get all the traffic he has accumulated over the years."

Deng Chang ignored Bao Zhongjie again and concentrated on accompanying Lu Xi to recover.From the capital to Songcheng and back to the capital, W1's threatening message was sent many, many times.

In the end, Bao Zhongjie decided to do it because of this external training.

Bao Zhongjie called Deng Chang and said he had a quota, Deng Chang asked, "What about Lu Xi?"

Bao Zhongjie said that Lu Xi was injured.

Deng Chang said that he should recover next year.

Deng Chang felt that the opportunity of foreign training was very precious, and he said that otherwise, he should let Lu Xi follow him as his teaching assistant.

Bao Zhongjie was silent for a while after listening, and then bent the corner of his mouth and said: "You are thinking about him, Deng Chang. Do you know that someone reported you for accepting advertisements privately?"

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They went upstairs while talking. When the story was finished, Deng Chang sat on the chair and Lu Xi sat on the sofa next to him.

The living room did not turn on the light, and the two looked at each other by the corridor light that automatically turned on when they entered the door. It was raining lightly outside, and the secret was only told to important people.

"So he decided to mess with you just because you want to take me to a foreign training?" Lu Xi snapped his fingers fiercely but felt a little guilty in his heart.

"You don't have to think about it, it's just the fuse. In the final analysis, it's his scheming, and it will be a matter of time before I break up with him." Deng Chang said, "That ad was not prepared just now, obviously he did it long ago. It's just to see when he wants to make a move."

Lucy cursed silently.

Deng Chang actually smiled: "Anyway, it's good that he didn't affect you."

"So..." Lu Xi thought for a while and asked, "Is the pair skating under him also in your situation?"

"I don't think so. He shouldn't have the chance to extend his hand that long." Deng Chang said, "He said that I was his first, but luckily I am his first."

At least there are no more victims.

Lucy clicked his tongue, as if he was very dissatisfied with the first statement.

"What do we do now?" Lucy asked.

"Actually..." Deng Chang was silent for a while and said, "I suggest you don't bother with this matter anymore, I'll just let him vent his anger."

Lucy was startled: "Did I hear wrong?"

"No." Deng Chang felt guilty, "Don't be angry, just listen to me."

"Actually, he wouldn't be too cruel to me. He even pointed at me to make money. At most, he was involved in foreign training this time. He might be suspended for one season. It would not be easy for him to find another person who can make money like me." Deng speak freely.

"I let him vent his anger, and he won't think about torturing you. You are now at a critical moment of recovery. Don't be distracted by these."

Deng Chang knew that Lu Xi would be angry if he said that, and he himself felt very bad.

But I can't think of a better one, and it won't affect Lucy's solution.

He once tried to resist, but was called to the office by Bao Zhongjie. Bao Zhongjie put Lu Xi's personal file on the screen and didn't even look at it. Instead, he talked with Deng Chang about the future plans of the figure skating team.

Finally came a sentence: "In order to prepare for the new Olympic cycle, some outstanding single event players may be transferred to pair skating. After all, pair is our traditional strong event."

Lu Xi's physical condition and technical characteristics are extremely unsuitable for pair skating.But if Bao Zhongjie reported it, the leaders who don't know figure skating will only think that "it's no problem for a single player with good results to be transferred to support a strong event."

Deng Chang didn't dare to say anything at that time.

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"So you are willing to let him waste a season?" Lucy said, "You are so wronged."

"No, I..." Deng Chang said, "I just want you to recover well now. If you delay yourself because of this, wouldn't he really succeed? Anyway, I'm not in the best shape right now, so... It's okay, I can accept it."

"But I don't accept it." Lu Xi said, "Besides, you think I'm too weak. Just make Bao Zhongjie, and I will delay training?"

Deng Chang was stunned.

Lucy said again: "And, don't you think there will be a next time after this time?"

"I'll be fine until I retire." Deng Chang was silent for a while and said, "This is the best way, and you won't be affected, I..."

"Good guy." Lucy said angrily, "Until you retire? How many years? You can take it, but I can't take it. I have to fight him to the end."

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"Don't!" Deng Chang's expression changed.

He quickly dissuaded Lu Xi: "It's not that I haven't tried to expose him, but it's useless if I can't find any evidence. He has been the head coach for more than ten years and has a wide network of contacts, and he has an Olympic gold medal under him. In addition to being just an ordinary athlete, even the world champion is not enough to look at in his hands."

"And if you really haven't just passed, your national team status will definitely be gone. I bear with it, at least we both still have status, and he doesn't dare to openly embarrass us, what do you think?"

"First of all, I don't think it's going to be tough, we are on the side of justice. Secondly, he is very angry with you and me." Lucy said, "Don't talk nonsense, what if I just want to fight him to the end? What are you going to do? "

Deng Chang was silent.

-

Lu Xi looked at Deng Chang, and felt that it would be understandable if he still didn't want to struggle. It was Deng Chang who had been under Bao Zhongjie's restraint for so long, and it was Deng Chang who felt his oppression. Deng Chang understood Bao Zhongjie's feelings better. In this situation, Lucy himself is probably just passionate.

And Lucy's stupid stubbornness is not a trait that everyone has.

But even if Deng Chang didn't have that confidence, Lu Xi would fight Bao Zhongjie by himself to the end.Even he himself knew it was difficult to fight.

Although there was no expression on his face, Lucy was really angry now.

When he thought about what Deng Chang had experienced before, and when he thought that Deng Chang ignored him because Bao Zhongjie refused to let him go, he became very angry.

"So what about you?" Lucy asked again, "What's your decision?"

Deng Chang sat silently on the stool, with his knees hugged and his toes resting on the edge of the stool. In this posture, his shoulders and neck were stretched apart, revealing his thin and sunken collarbone.

The moonlight wiped a bright white trace on his side face, reflecting the young man's sharp and cold eyes, and he raised his eyes to look at Lucy for a long while.

"If you're sure, I'll be with you."

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Hearing this answer, Lucy couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth. In fact, he also thought that this would happen. Deng Chang would be with him. He said that he would do everything together.

For Deng Chang, this was obviously a decision that required great courage.

Deng Chang on the opposite side was something that Lu Xi hadn't seen in these years, and he looked quite at a loss and vulnerable.

Deng Chang has always been protecting him as a big brother, and only now did he realize that he is only one year older than himself.

Listening to Deng Chang's story about the past, Lu Xi felt indescribably distressed.

Then he thought of himself in 2017, when he broke a bone just before the championship. At that time, he was very disappointed and sad. In the locker room, he asked Deng Chang for comfort, and that comfort gave him great strength.And that time when he had an emotional breakdown on the ice rink a few days ago, Deng Chang was also trying to comfort him.

Today's Deng Chang is just like him at that time.

He wanted to give that comfort back.

So Lu Xi didn't mention Bao Zhongjie's matter again, smiled at Deng Chang, and stretched out his hand: "Thank you for your hard work. Come, give me a hug."