The Gold is Yours, You Are Mine

No matter how hard Wan Jing pressed her, Yin Jiayi would just bite her to death. She wanted to retire because of her declining injury status.

"You are talking nonsense! From your debut to now, you have won four World Championships, five World Cups, two Asian Games, three Su Cups, four Uber Cup team championships, and one Olympic gold medal short of you. Slam! Now is your best time!!"

Wan Jing slapped the table loudly.

Yin Jiayi closed her eyes, trembling her lips, tears streaming down her face, she did not get up, but bowed deeply.

This kneeling is to thank the teacher and also to say goodbye.

"Teacher Wan... I'm sorry... I... I failed your expectations... It's just that I really... can't fight anymore..."

Wan Jing turned around, supported the table, and her eyes were red, knowing that she was determined to retire.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Yin Jiayi got up, bowed deeply again, turned around and walked towards the door. The short walk was heart-wrenching. When she was almost at the door, she shook her body and held onto him. up the door frame.

Wan Jing's voice came from behind.

"Think clearly, if you leave this door today, the national team will no longer have someone like you, and I will not recognize you as an apprentice."

Yin Jiayi wanted to make herself feel less sad, so she forced the corners of her lips up, but the tears fell even more fiercely.

She gritted her teeth, her nails dug deep into her flesh, trying to make her voice sound calmer.

"I have notified the media that a press conference will be held after the last warm-up match tomorrow."

The moment she turned around and closed the door, Wan Jing smashed the teacup in her hand. It was impossible for other people not to hear such a commotion in the office. Seeing her coming out, they all surrounded her with concern in their eyes.

"Captain Yin, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly retiring?"

"Team Yin, we can't do without you in the team competition."

"Team Yin, the Olympic Games are about to start, can't you just keep going?"

"That's right, even if you want to retire, can't you wait until the game is over?"

Faced with the doubts of her teammates, Yin Jiayi just forced a smile, waved her hand wearily, and left.

"Let's go, I just... don't want to fight anymore."

Xie Shi'an looked at her back with an inexplicable expression.

This is the whole thing in the morning, who still has the mind to train today, and they will leave early in the evening.

Xie Shi'an returned to the room, lying on the bed, tossing and turning, still unable to fall asleep, so he simply got up and went to the training room to play. Before he got close, he heard the sound of hitting the ball from the stadium.

The person who said he was going to retire and didn't want to play anymore, but after everyone left, another person quietly returned to the training room to play.

"Don't you want to fight?" Xie Shi'an pushed the door open and entered.

Yin Jiayi stopped her movements, the lights were not turned on in the arena, and the moonlight outside the window shone in, shining on her like a beam of spotlights.

Her back is desolate and lonely.

Yin Jiayi smiled bitterly.

"I used to practice basketball when I was a child. I suffered a lot and fell a lot of somersaults. Every time I fell, I told the coach that I didn't want to play anymore. This sentence has almost become my mantra. After so many years, I thought I I'm used to it, so it would be sad to say it."

Xie Shi'an picked up the dropped badminton and returned it to her.

"Is it because of Kim Nam-ji?"

If she doesn't speak, it's a tacit consent.

"They threatened you with this?!"

As soon as the boy became bloody, he clenched his fists and was about to go out, but Yin Jiayi grabbed him.

"Don't go to her, this is my... voluntary."

In such a huge training base, there are so many people coming and going from the national team, but Yin Jiayi has few close friends.

With red eyes, she smiled.

"Come and have a drink with me."

Yin Jiayi took out two cans of beer from her golf bag, threw one to her, and the two sat down in the stands.

The night was so still, with moonlight shining in the center of the court, and fine silver dust floating in the air.

Xie Shi'an held the can.

"I do not understand."

Yin Jiayi raised the can and took a sip.

"When you one day love someone more than badminton, you will know."

Xie Shi'an didn't take it seriously, and took a sip too.

"The person I love the most has left me."

"A girl too?" Yin Jiayi turned her head and glanced at her.

"En." Xie Shi'an raised his head and took another sip.

Yin Jiayi stretched out her hand and lightly touched the can with her.

"Cheers we're all gay."

"cheers."

Maybe it was because of drinking, Yin Jiayi opened up the conversation box, smiled slightly, and told Xie Shi'an a lot about Jin Nanzhi.

"You know? The first time I saw her, I thought she was very cute. Her small body seemed to contain huge energy."

"She doesn't know how to live or die, she wants to come and challenge me one-on-one."

"Her family is very rich, but she didn't seem to care much about it. Instead, she was coaxed by her teammates and coaxed her to treat guests to dinner and buy them gifts."

"I think she's silly, but kind."

"When I found out that she joined the Beijing team as a foreign aid, I was actually very happy, but I was also a little scared."

"I'm afraid I'll fall in love with her, Nan Zhi... is braver than me."

"Captain Yin—" Hearing what she said, Xie Shi'an's eyes turned red.

Yin Jiayi continued talking on her own.

"During our relationship, Nan Zhi has always been more active than me. She has already taken ninety-nine steps of courage. Let me protect her for the last step. I hope she will always be that passionate, simple A pure girl, don't get a little sinister in this world."

Obviously listening to other people's stories, why did I shed tears too, Xie Shi'an quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.

Yin Jiayi turned her head to look at her, and patted her on the shoulder.

"Fortunately, now that the national team has you, I can retire with peace of mind. Shi'an, you must persevere. What Jiang Yunli and I have failed to do, I will leave it to you."

Xie Shi'an hugged her lightly, bumping his shoulders against his shoulders, like every time he celebrated a victory before.

She gritted her teeth.

"Tomorrow's warm-up match, I will go all out."

When the wine is over, it's time to end.

Yin Jiayi said: "Go back first, I want to stay by myself for a while, after all, it will be difficult to come back later."

When Xie Shi'an got up to leave, he said another sentence.

"Are you really... not going to see her?"

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Jin Nanzhi's cell phone was out of battery a long time ago, and she couldn't be contacted, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble to Yin Jiayi if he rushed in rashly, so he just sat on the edge of the flower bed at the entrance of the training center and waited for her all day.

Whenever someone came in or out, she would always stand up and take a look, only to find that it wasn't Yin Jiayi, and then sat down with a face full of disappointment.

The security guards chased her away several times, but they remained indifferent.

Until late at night, there were no pedestrians on the road, only groups of moths dancing around the street lamps.

Jin Nanzhi was tired, sleepy and hungry, sitting on the edge of the flower bed, crossing his arms, a little drowsy.

The footsteps stopped before her.

When she looked up, she was overjoyed immediately, stood up, and threw herself into her arms.

"Yin Jiayi, I knew that you wouldn't be so cruel!"

Every time she took the initiative to hug her before, Yin Jiayi would immediately pick him up and turn around, only this time, she stood still, looking at her with strange and cold eyes.

"Go back, you are not a good influence here."

"What are you talking about?" There was a trace of disbelief in Jin Nanzhi's eyes, and he forced a smile to look at her.

"I know what I did wrong for not showing up for my appointment last night, but listen to me, I was so drunk that I..."

Yin Jiayi interrupted her.

"I don't want to hear it, you're disappointing me."

Jin Nanzhi's tears fell uncontrollably again.

"I'm sorry, I know I'm wrong, in the future... I won't in the future... I really like you... We... We won't break up... Okay?"

Yin Jiayi broke away her hand that was holding onto her clothes finger by finger, watching her panicked and crying even more fiercely but remained indifferent.

"You don't need to tell me these things. I'm just playing with you. Now that I've played enough, it's time to break up."

"Yin, Yin Jiayi... You lied to me... You're talking angry, right?"

Jin Nanzhi's eyes were full of disbelief, and he took another step forward, wanting to hold her hand again.

"I really know I'm wrong, don't do this...I'm so uncomfortable right now...Yin Jiayi...You...Can you hug me?"

Yin Jiayi shook her hand away, with a trace of impatience in her eyes.

"When you were training in South Korea, you were stalking like this. Don't you think you are annoying?"

"It was you who took the initiative to send it to my door to seduce me. Everyone takes what they want, just play around, don't take it seriously."

"Yin Jiayi!" Jin Nanzhi blushed, aggrieved and angry, with water in his eyes, raised his hand and slapped her neatly.

"What do you take our relationship for?!"

When she said this, her whole body was trembling slightly. Yin Jiayi felt very distressed, but she could no longer hug her like before.

She yelled "I'm sorry, I still love you" frantically in her heart, and at the same time said the cruelest words to stimulate her.

Under the double pull of emotion and reason, her whole body was about to collapse. She had to thank Jin Nanzhi for slapping her. The fingernails scratched the corner of her eyes, which gave her the best reason to be jealous for a moment.

Yin Jiayi took off the handmade ring from her ring finger bit by bit, spread it out in her palm, and handed it to her.

"Actually, there is one thing I have been hiding from you before, that is, I have a fiancé, he is not in the industry, we have been engaged for more than two years, I am seven years older than you, you are my age, maybe I can understand it, it is impossible to say that it will always be like this, and I will always return to my family."

Jin Nanzhi looked at her, then at the ring lying in her palm, and bent the corners of his lips mockingly, tears streaming down his face before he knew it.

"So, you're tired of playing, and you're going back to get married. Is that what you mean?"

Yin Jiayi nodded and handed the ring to her again.

"Yes, for adults, it's not bad to have an outlet for the boring and dull life occasionally when the pressure is too much. In the past few months, I've been quite happy. I'll return the ring to you."

She waited here for a whole day and kept apologizing, but what did she get in return? It was her deception and humiliation.

Jin Nanzhi has never been wronged so much since she was a child. Every word she said stabbed a knife in her heart.

The knife saw blood, and the skin was ripped open.

But even though her heart has been broken, she still has the last glimmer of hope left.

"Yin Jiayi, tell me you're lying to me, right? You're just... just too angry..."

"My wedding date is at the end of the year, you are welcome."

She cut her off again.

Jin Nanzhi closed his eyes for a moment, tears rolled down his cheeks, seeing her sobbing, Yin Jiayi's heart ached like a knife.

She couldn't restrain herself anymore and wanted to take a step forward, and when she wiped away her tears, Jin Nanzhi shook off her hand, and the ring in Yin Jiayi's hand flew into the green belt next to her.

She curled her lips mockingly.

"Then I wish you a happy wedding in advance."

The moment the ring flew out of her palm, she finally realized that she had completely lost her.

Yin Jiayi's eyes also glowed, which was well concealed by the night, and she tried her best to make her voice not sound so sad.

"Nanzhi, you... If you fall in love again in the future, you must... Keep your eyes open and find someone who is devoted to you. Don't...Don't be like me...I'm sorry..."

"Enough, Yin Jiayi!"

"No matter who I love, I will never... love you again."

Jin Nanzhi took a deep look at her, and the moment she turned to leave, tears welled up. She wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, and then ran, running wildly all the way out of her sight.

It wasn't until the eyes behind him disappeared that Jin Nanzhi slid and sat down against the wall, crying loudly.

After she left, Yin Jiayi knelt in the green belt and rummaged through almost every piece of turf. Her knees were bruised and swollen by stones, and her hands were bloodied by shards of glass. After groping for an unknown amount of time, she finally found it When she held the ring in her hand, she cried and laughed as if she had gained some lost and recovered treasure.

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Jian Changnian woke up in the middle of the night, took a look at Xie Shi'an's bed, and saw that there was no one there. She immediately lost most of her sleepiness, found her cell phone from the bedside table, and called her.

No one heard.

Where did you go this evening?

She bit her lip and thought for a while, then sat up, put on her clothes and got out of bed, just as she opened the door, she met the person's eyes.

Xie Shi'an held the key in his hand and was about to open the door.

"Where did you go, and you didn't answer the phone?"

"did not hear."

Jian Changnian welcomed the person in, saw her staggeringly walking, helped her up, got closer and smelled alcohol on her body.

"you've been drinking?"

"Yeah." Xie Shi'an nodded, his eyes were not as clear as usual, and she was helped to sit on the edge of the bed.

Jian Changnian turned around and poured her a glass of warm water.

"With Team Yin?"

Xie Shi'an held the warm glass and smiled.

"how do you know?"

"Other than Team Yin in the national team, who else do you look up to?"

The smile on Xie Shi'an's face became a little bitter.

"I don't know why, Senior Jiang and Qiao..." She paused, hiding the name.

"When I retired, I was never so sad. Is it true that competitive sports are so cruel? From debut to peak and then retirement, it's just a flash in the pan."

Xie Shi'an sat there, raised his head and asked, his pupils, which were always clear and bright, were covered with mist, looking confused and fragile.

For their generation, Yin Jiayi is a benchmark and a role model. She is like a ruler. The coaches use her standards to strictly demand them, and the teenagers also regard her as a goal and a beacon.

During the national competition, after learning that his opponent was Yin Jiayi, Xie Shi'an practiced himself in the training room until he fell asleep.

Of course she understood her.

During this period of time, too many things have happened, friends have left one by one, and now even Yin Jiayi is about to retire, for a professional player, it is a lonely thing to have no opponent.

Jian Changnian moved her lips, walked forward, grabbed her head, and hugged her in her arms, her eyes were also red.

"Shi'an, I won't retire whoever retires. I will accompany you. I will fight with you. We still have many, many years to fight."

He was suddenly hugged by someone, and his head was pressed against her chest. Hearing her clear heartbeat, Xie Shi'an was taken aback for a moment, and laughed. He was actually comforted by someone younger than her.

After a while, she felt that such a posture was somewhat unnatural, so Xie Shi'an pushed the person away, looking away.

"It's numb to death."

Jian Chang didn't get annoyed when she read it, she looked left and she looked right.

"Aren't you sad? No, it's just a hug, aren't you embarrassed?!"

Xie Shi'an rolled onto the bed and threw a pillow for her.

"There's something wrong with you, sticky, go to sleep."

Seeing her coming out of her sad mood, Jian Changnian smiled and grabbed the pillow, climbed into her bed, and turned off the lamp.

"good night ah."

Xie Shi'an lay on the bed, glanced at her, then turned his gaze back, and focused on the ceiling.

"Good night, tomorrow's game...I want to play hard."

Generally, before major international competitions such as the World Cup and the Olympic Games, warm-up matches will be held. Sometimes they are compared with other teams, and sometimes they are contested within the team. It can also be regarded as an expedition ceremony.

Therefore, in addition to the fact that all competitions are in accordance with the Olympic standards, the TV stations will also broadcast them in real time.

In today's warm-up match, Yin Jiayi had already released the news that there would be a press conference after the match. The media came to the stadium early in the morning to wait. By the time the match started in the afternoon, the crowd was already packed.

After finally waiting for Yin Jiayi to appear on the stage, the reporters swarmed up to meet her, and the spotlights flashed randomly.

"Captain Yin, what are you going to announce at the press conference today?"

"Team Yin, there is still one Olympic gold medal short. You are the first Chinese female athlete to win a badminton grand slam. What are your expectations for the London Olympics?"

"Captain Yin, what do you think of Xie Shi'an winning the Asian Cup and rising to seventh in the world ranking?"

"Are you worried that she is putting too much pressure on you? After all, she is currently the youngest Chinese player among the top ten in the world."

Yin Jiayi wore a mask and a peaked cap. Under the guidance of the staff, she walked through the crowded crowd and entered the venue without looking back.

"Hey, Team Yin, Team Yin—" The reporters still wanted to chase, but they saw a bus stopped at the gate of the venue, Xie Shi'an got down, and chased after them non-stop with long/gun/short/cannon.

"Can you tell us about your expectations for the London Olympics?"

Xie Shian stopped and dialed the reporter's microphone.

"I have only one goal, the Olympic gold medal."

"Although the result of the lottery has not been released yet, we all know that Team Yin and you both have individual events. Are you sure you can beat her in the competition?"

Xie Shi'an raised his head and slightly raised his eyebrows towards the camera.

"In the warm-up match later, I will tell you who is the real number one in the world."