Hang Yi and Shi Jicen, the golden couple, have partnered on the ice for fifteen years. Together, they've won countless awards at home and abroad, and ice dance fans jokingly call them the Phoenix Legend of the ice dance world.
They've held hands on the ice since childhood, so they have plenty of chemistry.
But because they know each other too well, they can recount every embarrassing story from the other's childhood. Everyone thinks they're the least likely pair to become a couple.
On the eve of the Winter Olympics, they went viral online with a free dance routine inspired by Dunhuang.
At the end of the video,
while embracing her, Shi Jicen carefully placed a deeply affectionate kiss on the top of her head.
It was as if he were kissing a priceless treasure, so sincere and moving.
Afterward, when Hang Yi saw the video, his intimate gesture gave her goosebumps. She couldn't stop thinking about it for a long time.
Then, at the Winter Olympics, their free dance score came out, and their performance score was unexpectedly much higher than before.
Hang Yi looked enlightened: I get it!
Ice dance is a highly artistic sport. If the partners have chemistry as a couple, their performance score will be a little higher.
So, when Shi Jicen gave an interview after the event, Hang Yi rested her chin in her hands and gazed deeply at him. "Big brother..."
Shi Jicen held out his hand, and Hang Yi laced her fingers with his.
She straightened his hair and snuggled up to him of her own accord.
A fan-edited video of their interactions went viral for being so sweet, and countless netizens became obsessed with shipping them.
Fans screamed: The real deal is feeding us sugar! They're so sweet!
Hang Yi: No, we're acting. Don't actually ship us ==
Later, to promote ice dance, Hang Yi and Shi Jicen were invited to take part in a reality show.
Under the cameras, the two hid in a corner. A large hand held the woman's slender waist, their bodies close together.
A muted voice could be faintly heard through a microphone that hadn't been turned off.
"W-wait. Even for the performance score, you don't have to really kiss me, do you?"
"Who said I was acting?"
Thinking back on everything she'd done lately, Hang Yi felt she could write a book.
The Years I Risked My Life for Performance Points, by Hang Yi
Bonus scene
An interview on a show.
Host: What job would you most like to do after retiring?
Hang Yi: Ice resurfacer!
Shi Jicen: Open a club and hire Hang Yi as the ice resurfacer.
Host: What's the most embarrassing thing the other person has done?
Hang Yi: A goose pecked his butt. He's been afraid of geese ever since!
Shi Jicen: She climbed over the school wall in middle school and fell into a pit.
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Theme: Support each other and move toward the future
