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Ji Zhengqing then saw his former assistant also walk back from the glass corridor, with He Fan also sporting the same identical bright red T-shirt.
He Fan coughed lightly and pointed at the giant screen that was showing the livestream inside. “President Ji, Miss Yaoyao’s employees are also wearing them.”
As if it had overheard them, the camera swept across the prime spot in the stands, which was almost entirely a sea of red. Clearly everyone was wearing them.
Ji Zhengqing: “…”
It seemed that aside from the bodyguards patrolling inside, everyone was wearing one.
Ji Zhengqing took the ice-cold lemonade that Xu Yao handed him and praised her, “Yaoyao has such a strong sense of patriotism.”
This isn’t a couple’s outfit—it’s clearly a team-building outfit!
Ji Zhengqing sat on the sofa, calmly sipping his lemonade, his peripheral vision casually sweeping over Assistant Li, who had just entered.
Assistant Li felt awkward under that glance, quickly rummaging through his bag, and indeed found a large red T-shirt that fit him.
Assistant Li felt a wave of regret wash over him. Had he known, he would have opened the package immediately when it arrived. Then, he wouldn’t have blurted out, “Why don’t I have this T-shirt?” right after Ji Zhengqing tried it on.
A lively cheer sounded from outside, and Xu Yao saw from the livestream that the competition was about to start. She immediately grabbed the national flag she had prepared and dashed out through the glass door.
To save face, Assistant Li mustered his courage and said, “President Ji, is there a possibility that Miss Xu did this on purpose? After all, you and Miss Xu are secretly engaged, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for both of you to wear it so ostentatiously, so…”
When Assistant Li caught the look in Ji Zhengqing’s eyes, he couldn’t keep holding up his lie anymore.
Ever since Ji Zhengqing learned that Xu Yao hadn’t agreed to the engagement because she liked him, he had stopped indulging in such delusional fantasies.
Ji Zhengqing said flatly, “Assistant Li, keep your distance from me. I’m scared I’ll catch your love-brained mindset.”
If it weren’t for his strong work abilities that rivaled He Fan’s, this hopelessly love-brained assistant would have been fired long ago.
Assistant Li was stunned into speechlessness. All he could do was gaze at He Fan’s figure outside the glass window, utterly fed up with this lousy job.
With Xu Yao’s on-site momentum, more and more netizens entered the sports platform’s livestream. Even though this was just the preliminaries, the online viewership had suddenly skyrocketed to tens of millions!
Liu Feiyang’s parents, Liu Zhentian and Hu Qiuju, were too busy with the merchandise sales to make it to the venue. But luckily, the higher ups at Xinyi Trade City had arranged for the livestream to be broadcast in the plaza of Xinyi Trade City, where the couple and their friends now sat in front of the big screen, not daring to blink as they watched on.
At this moment, all the competitors in the pool had taken their positions, and the audience had fallen into a sudden hush.
A sharp gunshot rang out, and all the competitors leaped into the water, sending splashes of water flying from their lanes.
Xu Yao was almost lying on the glass corridor, her gaze solely focused on following a few figures in the lanes.
They noticed a competitor swimming incredibly fast, and one anxious spectator asked, “Who’s that in lane three? Is it that Liu guy? No… it’s our athlete from Country A, Kim Jeongha!”
The fastest swimmer turned out to be a competitor from Country A, which sent a shockwave through the Country A’s netizens who had been engaging in fierce verbal battles with the strongest keyboard warriors from Hua Country!
So what if Xu Yao was hyping up Liu Feiyang?
In competitive sports, it’s the results that truly matter! This isn’t the entertainment industry, where someone can be promoted by just having a wealthy backer.
No matter how many fancy tricks Xu Yao tried to pull, it would all be useless. If Liu Feiyang was unfortunately eliminated in the preliminaries, then everything Xu Yao had done would just become a huge joke.
Thinking of this, the fans of Country A were almost going wild, continuously shouting out the name, Kim Jeongha.
Xu Yao clutched the small national flag in her hand tightly, her gaze following the young man in lane four.
Xu Yao was also feeling a bit nervous. According to the original plot, Liu Feiyang was supposed to rise to prominence next year. Could he manage to do so a year early? Getting through the preliminaries should still be doable, right?
“The fourth lane is catching up,” the sports commentator’s voice suddenly rose in the livestream, “Country A’s Athlete Kim Jeongha is in danger, the one in lane four is… Liu Feiyang! That’s right everyone, it’s our young athlete Liu Feiyang!”
Countless Country A viewers watching this scene simply hoped for Liu Feiyang to cramp up right there!
Unfortunately, Liu Feiyang did not fulfill their wish. He displayed an incredible burst of power, seemingly unstoppable once he caught up, overtaking his competitor at lightning-fast speed.
The winner of swimming competitions is often decided quite quickly, with the results often within milliseconds of each other.
In an instant, Xu Yao was staring at the results of the preliminaries, and stands filled with a flood of red T-shirts soon erupted in deafening cheers.
“Liu Feiyang, first in his heat for the 200-meter freestyle preliminaries at the New Youth Games!” the sports commentator announced excitedly, his fist rightly clenched in elation.
Liu Feiyang floated in the fourth lane, removing his goggles and waving towards Xu Yao, feeling a surge of emotion that almost brought him to tears.
He had even thought about how, if he couldn’t even make it to the semifinals, Xu Yao would be ridiculed by the world. Perhaps fueled by this thought in mind, the young swimmer unleashed an unprecedented speed.
At the very least, he made it to the semifinals!
“Wait a minute…” The expression on the sports commentator’s face suddenly changed, completely ignoring the congratulatory messages flooding the live chat.
[The competition results are already out, so why did the commentator’s expression change? What happened?]
[Could it be that Little Liu made a foul in his first major competition? A penalty doesn’t count towards the final score!]
[Bro, don’t scare me, I have a weak heart. This joke isn’t funny at all.]
[Liu Feiyang’s result… Holy sh*t, is it really true?]
Some netizens who understood sports jumped up in excitement when they saw the preliminaries’ results, while another large group of viewers that had been drawn in by Xu Yao’s on-site hype remained bewildered.
The sports commentator, completely disregarded having to interact with the viewers in the live chat, instead confirming the results multiple times before gripping the microphone tightly, barely able to contain his excitement as he shouted, “Dear netizens of Hua Country, our country’s young athlete, Liu Feiyang, has broken the world record for the men’s 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1 minute and 41.93 seconds!!”
The sports commentator was the first to nearly go crazy, his spittle flying as he spoke vigorously into the microphone, “The previous world record for the men’s 200-meter freestyle stood for a full fourteen years, and no one has been able to surpass it during that time… I’m sorry, everyone, I’m just too excited right now.”
What event has the highest prestige in swimming competitions? It’s the men’s 200-meter freestyle, which tests both explosive power and endurance. There are countless competitors in this event, so one can imagine just how intense the competition is.
Who is Liu Feiyang? Just a few days ago, who even knew his name?
But as soon as he appeared, he broke the world record that had stood for a full fourteen years. What kind of god is he, damn it!
As soon as the results were announced, the venue erupted in excitement.
“He broke the world record! Oh my god, he broke the world record! Liu Feiyang is amazing!” A foreign student in the audience could no longer contain himself, standing up excitedly on his seat, grabbing a corner of the national flag with a friend, and wildly waving it in the air!
How many foreign students came to watch the New Youth Games simply because they were attracted by Xu Yao, this wealthy young lady? Almost half of them had actually come just to chase after Xu Yao.
But suddenly, everyone on site realized that this ticket was truly worth every penny; they were such a bargain!
Did they just witness a world record being broken with their own eyes?
[My goodness, just a small preliminary round, and yet this guy directly broke the world record? I heard that the men’s 200m freestyle is like a battle of gods, with extremely fierce competition.]
[I’m convinced, I’m truly convinced now. Liu Feiyang’s explosive power is terrifying. @National Swimming Team, aren’t you going to come and check out this amazing talent? Surely he can be admitted to the national team without any issue, right?]
[I’m kneeling down to this god-like player! I was just thinking that as long as he made it into the top eight in the preliminaries, then it would be enough so as to not embarrass Xu Yao. But you’re telling me he took both the first place position, and also broke the world record at the same time?!]
[Hey, isn’t the scariest part of all this Xu Yao’s eye for talent? She’s never invested in a loss before… whoever she points at becomes famous, whoever she points at becomes incredibly successful.]
Sure, Xu Yao can spend money to build hype, but there’s a kind of person known as “mud that can’t be plastered onto a wall1”. Simply put, if someone isn’t capable, no amount of marketing will help them succeed.
Not to mention an athlete who can break world records; that definitely is not something that can be bought with money.
Countless netizens online were passionately chanting Xu Yao’s name.
Landlady Xu is a legend!
“Hahaha, my son won first place in the preliminaries!” Liu Zhentian and Hu Qiuju hugged each other tightly.
In his excitement, Liu Zhentian couldn’t help but proudly keep boasting to the store owners passing by, “The one who got first is my son, Liu Feiyang. Yes, he’s visited our Xinyi Trade City before.”
Mother Liu, Hu Qiuju, was even better at socialising than her husband, and proceeded to directly order takeout for everyone watching.
Hu Qiujun started calling out to other store owners, inviting anyone who passed by, “Friends, thank you for your support. Our Feiyang has broken the world record. Have some water and ice cream, it’s very hot today.”
The delivery guys brought in three large foam insulated boxes, filled with ice cream that was still cold, along with several boxes of ice-cold mineral water!
“Old Liu, Qiuju, you guys sure are generous. You even brought out Häagen-Dazs to treat us.” A store owner who was familiar with them said enviously as he took out a box of ice cream from the insulated box.
Who doesn’t know that the Liu family is financially strained right now? Although they’ve been supported by Xu Yao, the sales of the New Youth Games merchandise hasn’t picked up yet, so this generous gesture of theirs was by no means small.
Liu Zhentian laughed heartily and said, “Eat, eat, eat! Everyone gets a share, eat more!”
The couple felt incredibly proud.
This is similar to a whole village throwing a banquet in celebration of children getting into Tsinghua or Peking University. There must be several thousand every year who are admitted to Tsinghua or Peking, right? But how many break world records?
The fact that he didn’t immediately announce a celebration banquet, and just resorted to treating the surrounding store owners to ice cream was already considered as him acting restrained, okay?!
Meanwhile, Liu Feiyang, who was still at the stadium, was still a bit confused, “Did I break the world record?”
He checked for a long time, confirming that not only did he get first place in the preliminaries, but he also broke the world record.
When Liu Feiyang faced the reporter interviewing him, he was still bewildered. He shyly said, “I was just thinking I couldn’t let Sister Yaoyao down. I didn’t expect to break the world record too.”
The netizens in the livestream were completely overwhelmed with his humble-bragging.
[Versailles, isn’t this too Versailles? But I love it, hahaha!]
[My god, this is indeed very impressive. All the major media outlets are lining up to interview Liu Feiyang. Starting today, this name will make everyone tremble!]
[Ermmmmm, Country A really isn’t very classy, shouldn’t they learn from other countries? Other countries are all very excited.]
[Isn’t the sports scene in Country A also extremely dirty? I heard Liu Feiyang got into a fight to stop a few members of A University’s swim team from harassing a Hua Country female student.]
[Can’t even take a loss gracefully? Why roll your eyes? Not only did Liu Feiyang crush you, but the other Hua Country swimmers also advanced through, okay?]
The classmates who came with Liu Feiyang, while not as exaggerated as his result, had also all advanced.
Compared to the wildly rolling eyes of the Country A athletes, the other Asians were much more pleasant to look at.
An audience member, presumably from Southeast Asia, excitedly said during an interview, “Liu Feiyang is so cool! He broke the fourteen-year world record as an Asian, which proves that we, as Asians, are not inferior to white people in swimming! Swimming can also become our strong suit in the future.”
Facing the camera, this audience member gave a big thumbs up and praised loudly, “Liu Feiyang, you are the pride of all of us Asians!”
It is almost universally acknowledged that Black people have unparalleled talent in running and jumping events, while swimming is a strong suit of European and American countries. Research has shown that white people have a 1.5% speed advantage in swimming!
And it is under this natural advantage gap that Liu Feiyang broke the world record.
So, let me ask you, isn’t that impressive?
Although the prestige of the New Youth Games may not be as high as other major competitions, breaking a world record is still a major achievement, okay?
[AHHHH, my sense of national pride is exploding! This Southeast Asian audience member is really gaining a lot of goodwill!]
[That’s right, Liu Feiyang is indeed from Hua Country, but he is also Asian! This can really make all of us Asians feel proud!]
[Winning a competition is nothing, but competing on European turf, and beating them in their strong suit; who enjoyed it—I won’t say!]
[Liu Feiyang, go, go, go!]
In less than half an hour, all major sports headlines around the world featured one name—Liu Feiyang!
#LiuFeiyangBreaksWorldRecordNewYouthGames
#LiuFeiyangTakesFirst200mFreestylePreliminaries
#LiuFeiyangFalselyAccusedOfCampusBullying
#LiuFeiyangXu Yao’sTenant
#Ugly-CuteFrogMascot
On Weibo’s trending searches, out of the fifty spots available, ten of them were related to Liu Feiyang, with the entries all ranked near the top of the trending searches.
The New Youth Games had completely exploded in popularity.
Countless netizens who had never paid attention to this event couldn’t help but say “awesome” after watching the replay. They thought, although they had missed the preliminaries, surely they had time to watch the subsequent matches, right?
Amidst the celebration of countless netizens, a female international student posted a message.
[Little Star: I’m very sorry. I’ve recently been hospitalized for surgery, so I didn’t see the online news immediately. I am one of the victims. I am filing a real-name accusation against Kim Jeongha, captain of Country A University A’s swim team, as well as teammates Park Yooji, Choi Hyukhee, and Lee Taehwa, for sexually harassing me…]
This lengthy post detailed the entire process of how this girl was molested by male seniors during her study abroad. Liu Feiyang had saved this girl at the time, only to be cursed and slapped by this group of people.
Liu Feiyang was also a pampered child at home, so how could he endure such humiliation? Initially, the four of them ganged up on him, but he quickly turned the tables and pinned all four of them to the ground to beat them.
According to Liu Feiyang, he said, “Four people were beating me up. If I didn’t use all of my strength, wouldn’t I have been beaten to death? But who knew they’d all be so trash and be so easily beaten?”
Isn’t that embarrassing? Four people ganging up on one, and in the end, that one person turned the tables and beat them all up! How weak could they be?
Netizens from Country A: …
Embarrassing, this is truly too embarrassing…
Especially after the girl stated she would take legal responsibility for her lengthy post, many netizens from Country A felt ashamed. But verbally, they refused to back down.
[Liu Feiyang, don’t be too arrogant. You only got first in the preliminaries, that doesn’t mean anything.]
[Make sure you don’t just break the world record in the preliminaries only to fail in making it to the top three in the finals…]
[Yes, as the old saying goes, the one who truly wins is also the one who has the last laugh.]
Xu Yao paid no attention to those keyboard warriors. Now that she had attended the preliminaries, of course she had to attend the semifinals and finals too!
If only a small number of international students showed up for the preliminaries, the venue for the finals was almost a sea of red.
A girl with a national flag sticker on her face shouted, “I want Xu Yao to know the power of us international students!”
After Liu Feiyang broke the world record in the preliminaries, tickets for the swimming events were selling like hotcakes!
International students from surrounding countries were frantically grabbing tickets, with even scalpers reportedly appearing. This was definitely a first in the history of the New Youth Games, causing the organizing committee to hold emergency meetings overnight.
It was one thing for international students from Hua Country to snatch tickets, but the even more outrageous thing was—
“We took the red-eye and flew straight to Country E yesterday to support our Hua Country athletes,” a group of young people said while yawning during an interview.
Clearly, they hadn’t even adjusted to the time difference before arriving.
Xu Yao stood in the glass corridor, tilting her head to look down at the venue, and couldn’t help but admire the business acumen of the owner of the Xinyi Trade City.
Among the Hua Country audience present, about eighty percent were wearing Xu Yao’s matching support gear, all sporting that big red T-shirt.
They really were quite serious about making money.
An audience member who was livestreaming exclaimed, “Goodness, the venue is packed! It’s like the Olympics.”
“Hello, sister.” The girl was brought back to her senses by a little girl with golden curls and fair skin, looking about five or six years old, calling out to her.
The little girl pointed at the green frog in her hand and curiously asked, “Is your frog also the mascot of the New Youth Games?”
The little girl brought over the big-mouthed frog her dad bought for her and placed it next to the girl from Hua Country’s frog. Well, there’s no harm without comparison.
The little girl looked back and forth between the two before suddenly pouting and bursting into tears. “The frog my dad bought for me is so ugly!”
One was plain ugly, while the other had a touch of cuteness amidst its ugliness.
The girl was still a bit confused. Seeing the cameras pan over to her, she immediately straightened her back and said, “This is the official authorised mascot plush toy for the New Youth Games, I bought it back in my home country.”
This girl had been attracted by the ugly frog in a video Li Xiaoli had posted and had ordered it as soon as possible.
Hearing this, the little girl’s dad immediately chimed in, “I also bought it from an officially authorized store.”
The authorized stores for the New Youth Games could be found on the official website, so the case was quickly solved.
The little girl had bought the European version, while the girl had bought the domestically produced version from the officially licensed factory. Both were genuine products and were priced the same too.
Liu Zhentian and Hu Qiuju’s eyes widened in shock; their sales were skyrocketing.
Xu Yao taking the mascot plush toy on a private jet had already started to gradually increase their orders.
Since the day of their son’s preliminaries, orders for the New Youth Games’s ugly-cute big-mouthed frog mascot had completely exploded, now in a state of overwhelming demand.
The factory’s machines were working so hard they were practically sparking from the heat, and factory workers were working overtime with triple pay. Apparently, the Island Nation’s factory owner who had previously rejected the New Youth Games’s licensing offer was hospitalized out of anger.
“Boss Liu, some foreign countries are also inquiring about purchasing the ugly frog merchandise,” an employee rushed in to report.
Liu Zhentian was confused, asking, “Don’t they also have officially licensed stores overseas? Why come to buy from us?”
The New Youth Games organizing committee only granted them authorization for the Asia region. Since there are dedicated factories in Europe also providing them with official merchandise, what does it have to do with them?
“Boss Liu, we also told them the same thing, but the other party simply doesn’t agree,” the employee said helplessly. “They feel that, since they spent the same amount of money, why should they have to receive an ugly one to take back?”
Since the prices were the same, who would want to suffer the loss of buying a purely ugly mascot to take back? They weren’t prohibited from purchasing internationally, right? They would rather pay a little extra for international shipping than buy a completely ugly frog.
There was simply no way around it; the comparison was too stark.
The most critical point was—
The speed of the factories in Hua Country were simply unmatched compared to the European factories!
Here, they could work overtime like crazy, while over there, they had requirements to clock out and take holidays. Not only could they ensure speed here, but they could also guarantee the quality of the plush toys.
Made in Hua Country, you deserve it.
Looking at the orders that were pouring in from all directions , especially those from the Asia-Pacific region, Liu Zhentian couldn’t help but but swallow hard.
“My goodness… How much money can we make from this?”
What were the tens of millions in orders they had lost before? Liu Zhentian and his wife, Hu Qiuju, had never dealt with such a large volume of orders in their life before. Over a hundred million yuan? This didn’t just seem to be a case of breaking over a hundred million yuan…
Yet most important of all was… they held the exclusive merchandise licensing rights in the Asia-Pacific region, so they wouldn’t have to worry about other factories copying them. If there’s one thing foreigners are particularly proficient in, it’s definitely their proficiency in handling multinational lawsuits.
In any case, in the entirety of Xinyi Trade City, there wasn’t a single store owner dealing in plush toys that wasn’t envious of the Liu family.
Their son broke the world record and became a global sensation. His parents’ business that was on the verge of bankruptcy had now reached its pinnacle!
All because of Xu Yao!
Countless people had to shout one thing—
“Divine Landlady Xu is amazing!”
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Xu Yao kept her promise, attending Liu Feiyang’s preliminaries, semifinals, and finals.
The finals were crucial. If he couldn’t secure a top-three finish, the world record he had broken in the preliminaries would instead become a weapon for some media outlets to attack Liu Feiyang.
Xu Yao stood in a bright red T-shirt in front of the glass corridor, her eyes fixed on the pool lanes.
The finals had begun!
Liu Feiyang once again delivered an extraordinary performance, defying the expectations of many!
His classmates, who had been under immense pressure from Liu Feiyang, not only did not give up but seemed to be inspired by him, completely unleashing their explosive power in the pool!
Under the world’s watchful eyes, in Country E, at the New Youth Games, the men’s 200-meter freestyle final.
Liu Feiyang won the championship, followed closely by his two classmates.
The gold, silver, and bronze medals were all taken by them.
The venue erupted into cheers!
“Congratulations to our athlete Liu Feiyang for breaking his personal best once again!” the sports commentator shouted.
Netizens were momentarily stunned. Liu Feiyang broke his personal best? Wasn’t his personal best… the world record?
[What the hell, Liu Feiyang broke the world record again in the finals! This kid is really amazing!]
[Other athletes break world records, but Liu Feiyang breaks his own personal best, lol.]
[Hey, don’t just remember Liu Feiyang’s name, but second place Li Zhikuan and third place Wang Zhenxing should also be recognized! Their records are impressive too.]
[Isn’t the quality of this year’s New Youth Games absolutely insane? I’m dying laughing—our athletes swept gold, silver, and bronze in swimming. I wouldn’t even dare dream this big in my own dreams, okay?]
[I’m so happy, I’m going to order takeout to celebrate!]
As three identical bright red national flags rose together, countless spectators in bright red T-shirts almost reflexively stood up, proudly singing the national anthem along with the powerful music!
The resounding national anthem of Hua Country echoed throughout the venue, reaching every corner.
In the swimming event, Liu Feiyang breaking the world record again was one thing, but the main point was that they had swept the podium.
This scene was a moment for the ages.
Some emotional spectators sang while shedding tears, overwhelmed with emotion.
Ninety-one years ago, the first Hua Country athlete traveled thousands of miles alone to stand on the Olympic stage, and though eliminated, their spirit lived on.
And now, whether at the Olympics or other global events, those bright red figures could always be seen on the highest podium!
Everyone in the VIP suite stepped out, centering around Xu Yao, facing the three national flags, singing the national anthem together with all the spectators.
Until the three flags had risen high above the venue and the anthem came to an end. Immediately, the applause following it was like thunder, continuous and unending.
Xu Yao took this scene in, her lips curving into a smile.
All the planning and marketing efforts for this New Youth Games had been exhausting, but just being able to witness this moment made it feel as if all her previous efforts were worthwhile. She was willing to do it, and she even found joy in doing so.
She wasn’t just creating sports superstars—she was creating the necessary conditions for Hua Country to nurture its own sports superstars.
Xu Yao suddenly thought of something and quietly turned to look at Ji Zhengqing beside her. Under the bright lights of the venue, his brows and eyes were filled with determination.
At that moment, Xu Yao was absolutely certain that she and Ji Zhengqing shared the same values.
Xu Yao thought deeply; having the same values was the primary prerequisite for being able to build a future together.
“My fiancé, don’t you think this exciting moment deserves a warm hug to celebrate?” Xu Yao suddenly reached out her hands towards Ji Zhengqing, her smile radiant.
Ji Zhengqing withdrew his gaze from the flags to Xu Yao beside him. He was momentarily taken aback, but the girl had already leaped into his arms.
He Fan immediately pulled the struggling Lu Ye and Assistant Li, who didn’t want to look at this scene any longer, back into the VIP area.
Ji Zhengqing held Xu Yao in his arms. Her body was softer than he had imagined. He gently wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning down to whisper in her ear, “Congratulations to my Yaoyao, for achieving your wish.”
“And what about you?” Xu Yao looked up at him from his embrace.
Ji Zhengqing smiled. “Then congratulations to me as well—for helping fulfill Hua Country’s sporting dream.”
Very good, they had the same idea.
“Were you thinking of something else just now?” Xu Yao asked without pulling out of his embrace.
Xu Yao truly was more perceptive than others. Although they hadn’t known each other for long, she could see through what he had been thinking.
Ji Zhengqing did not deny it, admitting, “I grew up in Europe during my childhood, and influenced by my grandfather, I developed a fondness for cultural relics.”
Although Ji Zhengqing hadn’t finished speaking, Xu Yao understood what he meant.
Indeed, ninety years ago, Hua Country only had one athlete who traveled all by himself to participate in the Olympics, enduring the disdain from many countries, whereas now, Hua Country was already considered a powerhouse in gold medals.
However, many of the cultural relics that had been lost abroad were still drifting outside, and many of their precious artifacts are still displayed in the museums of those robbers, even to this day.
Xu Yao could understand Ji Zhengqing’s feelings, after all, he was likely feeling rather down since he had been influenced by his grandfather, who was a patriotic businessman.
“It’s okay, if we work hard, they can all come back home eventually.” Xu Yao paused and continued, “Even if we can’t finish doing it all now, I’m sure our future generations can.”
Ji Zhengqing smiled as he pulled Xu Yao into his arms, his lips gently brushing against the top of her head.
He had previously been stunned speechless by Assistant Li’s excessive obsession with romance, but now, it seemed that if it were because of this person, it wouldn’t matter if a shrewd person suddenly became lovesick.
The cameras at the New Youth Games definitely wouldn’t sweep over the VIP area without permission, but the audience at the venue still had their own phones and didn’t have the same awareness of privacy as the organisers.
“F*ck, a stinky guy is hugging my Yaoyao!” An audience member accidentally captured a photo with their phone.
It was just a pity that they were too far away and the camera was unable to capture his face!
“This guy must be the pretty boy engaged to Xu Yao. Holy crap, he actually came to watch the competition with Xu Yao? Are they that close? I was still waiting for Xu Yao to break off the engagement and return to singlehood.” The heart of a fan who was on-site immediately shattered.
“Waahhhh, although I’m a bit sad, all I can do is wish the best for my Yaoyao.”
Many fans couldn’t accept it; which dog of a man could possibly be worthy of their Yaoyao!
Why doesn’t he dare to go public? Is it because he’s that pathetic?
On domestic social media platforms, the discussions surrounding Xu Yao’s fiancé had almost 90% of the netizens expressing their deepest regrets—
Sister Yao married too young.
If she ever kicks that guy to the curb, can’t she take a look at me?!
“Feiyang, congratulations on winning the championship.” Coach Yan Hong, who had come along with him, congratulated him at her first opportunity.
Seeing the two walking in from behind, she continued to praise them, “Zhikuan, Zhenxing, your performance in the finals today was truly incredible!”
Liu Zhikuan, who won second place, and Wang Zhenxing, who took third place, touched the medals hanging around their necks and smiled a bit shyly.
They truly hadn’t expected to perform so well.
Competitive sports require both a willingness to admit defeat as well as the unwillingness to accept defeat. They admired Liu Feiyang’s abilities from the bottom of their hearts and continuously encouraged themselves to work harder under the pressure. The two of them truly had a strong mindset that was capable of handling pressure.
In a sudden burst of explosive power, they trampled the Country A athletes who were practically guaranteed to take second or third place.
“It looks like our country’s swim team has some promising new talents.” Coach Yan Hong was in high spirits, even having the mood to joke with the young people.
Liu Feiyang and the others were first taken aback, then quickly figured out what Coach Yan Hong meant.
“I… I have a chance to join the national swim team?” Liu Feiyang asked uncertainly, pointing at his own face.
As the former head coach of the national team, Yan Hong naturally still had some of her connections. She smiled and said, “You’ve broken two world records, and your name is all over global sports publications. If you can’t get in, who can?”
With such talent, how could the national team possibly let him continue to compete by himself? He should join the national team and unleash his full potential.
That night, Liu Feiyang received an invitation from the national team.
Liu Feiyang gradually realized… he seemed to have truly fulfilled his dream. In the future, he might truly have the opportunity to represent Hua Country on the Olympic stage.
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[Note] The first athlete from China to compete in the Olympics was Liu Changchun, who participated in the 10th Los Angeles Olympics in 1932.
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- 烂泥扶不上墙 → hype cannot manufacture talent or success ↩︎
