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[Childhood sweethearts' secret love comes true] [Two athletes redeem each other] [Competitive passion and gentle healing]
Wan Qinglan became famous in one battle at the World Championships and became a veritable "Queen of Medley".
After winning the championship, she returned to the provincial team to visit her mentor. She bumped into a familiar figure by the swimming pool - Jiang Yan, her former best friend and a talented player who announced his retirement due to injury, was now silently coaching the young players.
"Congratulations, you won four medals in your first World Championships." His tone was calm, as if there had never been three years of blank space and regret between them.
Wan Qinglan tightened her backpack strap, remembering that when she was sixteen years old, she came back with the Youth Olympic gold medal happily, but he suddenly quit the national team.
When asked if he still remembered the original agreement, he said the three words "I remember" with great determination.
Listening to him tell his story calmly, Wan Qinglan felt like a dark and evil poisonous woman, forcing others to reveal her scars.
But what she doesn't know is——
He would watch her game videos repeatedly late at night;
There are countless yellowed game tickets locked in his drawer;
He has been training secretly, just waiting for an opportunity to fulfill his promise with her.
"Can you still swim?" One day after training, she pushed him into the water by the pool.
As the water splashed, he grabbed her wrist, with an undercurrent surging in his eyes: "Don't touch me."
When the whistle sounded for the Olympic trials and the moment he jumped into the swimming lane, she finally understood - some promises, even if they are many years late, will eventually reach the finish line.
Intention: Even if you are late for many years, you will eventually arrive at the destination.
