Deliberately attack

Chapter 232 Selling the Dream
News curse - the shorter the content, the bigger the story.

The article that was sent was only [-] characters in total. Apart from a brief explanation of Xun Lang's injuries, the rest of the text was just a large list of honors Xun Lang had received in his career.

Use plain words to write magnificent achievements.

From the beginning of the world short course championship, Xun Lang was invincible. He won three gold medals in the National Games, Asian Games, and every game. The world's top arena, the Olympic Games won three gold medals.

In the past two years, Tang Yili counted every medal Xun Lang won with him. Whether it was the salty air in Nagoya or the heavy snow in the cold forest of California, Tang Yili still remembered it vividly.

She will never forget that Xun Lang's heartbeat was touched by Xun Lang in the competitive arena. It can even be said that Xun Lang had worked hard for it and dreamed of it, and it was Tang Yili's youth.

However, the news of her retirement caught her by surprise.

Why did Xun Lang retire?
Why didn't she know beforehand?

Oh, she wasn't completely kept in the dark. In the past two months, the books Xun Lang had read, the business trips he had taken, and the people he met frequently had all left clues. It was just that Tang Yili was too careless and never went to Think about retirement.

Athletes who are at their peak, who have struggled for their dream for 18 years, and when it is within their reach, who would think of retiring? !
So, why did Xun Lang retire? !
Tang Yili felt as if she knew the answer vaguely, but she was not sure, so she hurried downstairs.

She wanted to ask clearly, she must ask clearly, was it Xun Lang's own choice to retire, or some kind of involuntary submission.

……

In the guest room on the second floor.

The small bedside lamp was turned to the weakest, but the deep yellow light still split the darkness.

Xun Lang didn't sleep soundly, his breath was even and slow, the hangover should have made him uncomfortable, his brows were half frowned, and his thick eyelashes trembled slightly.

Tang Yili called Xun Lang softly, but he didn't respond, but her tears fell unconsciously.

Slowly bending his knees, sitting on the long-haired carpet, Tang Yili leaned against the side of the bed, buried his head between his knees, and wanted to cry uncontrollably.

There was a piece of paper on the bedside table. She raised her hand and took a sheet, stuffing it between her mouth and nose. She turned on her phone again and searched the entire internet.

The Ji family and the General Administration of Sports probably don't want this matter to spread on a large scale, so they deliberately issued a draft in the middle of the night. The first news about Xun Lang's retirement broke out at eleven o'clock in the evening. Why is the background of the press conference in the afternoon, but the news is so long late?

The reasons are all due to illness and injury.

However, this was no longer the focus of Tang Yili's attention. She found a complete video, turned the volume to the minimum, and watched it slowly.

The previous speeches were all made by the leaders of the General Administration. At 5 minutes and 34 seconds, a female reporter asked: "I chose to retire and get married in the golden age. Is it because I am too lonely along the way?"

The microphone was transferred to Xun Lang's hand, and his gaze was facing the screen.

"I have been swimming since I was five years old, and spent most of my [-] years of life with the swimming pool. Along the way, I have never felt lonely, because the water is alive. Being in it, I seem to hear someone whispering in my ear. Speaking of which, to me, retiring is like leaving this friend in the water, I will feel regretful and reluctant.”

A female reporter continued to ask: "Since you feel regretful, why don't you persevere? Becoming an Olympic champion is a dream that very few people can achieve. As the lucky one, are your injuries so serious that you can't continue to pursue your dream?" How far is it going?"

This question is not friendly, and even a bit accusatory.

Tang Yili held her breath and looked at the man in the picture.

He is still resolute, and his gaze towards the camera remains firm.

He said: "Injury is not the reason why I can't persist, but because my dream has changed. A person cannot stay in the same place forever, and the dream will change. Retirement is because there are more important things that need me to go Do it, there are more important people who need me to protect..."

The mobile phone on her lap slipped silently onto the carpet.

Tang Yili covered her mouth and nose, tears slowly streaming down her fingers.

She feels that she is not worthy of the title of "more important person", nor is she worthy of being protected by Xun Lang at the cost of sacrificing her dreams.

Sad tears flowed unstoppably, but she didn't notice at all that the people behind her had already woken up.

A big hand lightly touched Tang Yili's cold cheek, and said in a hoarse voice.

"You know it all."

Tang Yili turned her head, paused for a moment, and realized that the tears flowed even more fiercely. She choked up and asked.

"Retirement... Is that why you got so drunk tonight?"

He laughed hoarsely: "The reason I got drunk is because Wei Ran and the others poured me too much alcohol."

Xun Lang rested on his elbow, freed his other hand, and bent his fingers to touch the crystal clear tears, his eyes were pure like a child's.

Tang Yili lay beside his pillow, crying even harder.

She asked sadly: "Is it because you married me that you were forced to retire by your family? Was it to raise the 45 billion that you persevered...dreams of nearly 20 years... all sold?"

In this world, everything has a marked price, but some people sell it high and some people sell it low. There will never be a priceless treasure.

Even Xun Lang's dream can be offered at a price, just because she asked him for it.

"Xun Lang, can you tell me frankly?"

On a summer night, the wind was turbulent, blowing away the last wisp of cloud in the sky, and the moonlight slanted and sprinkled on Xun Lang's shoulders.

He stared at Tang Yili for a long time, and gave her an affirmative answer with his soft eyes.

"My father agreed to save Fontan only after I retired and joined the Ji family."

Just as she expected, but when he really said it calmly from his mouth, Tang Yili felt a dull pain in his heart, twisted her repeatedly, and it became difficult to breathe.

Tang Yili burst into tears.

Verbal comfort was no longer useful, Xun Lang propped up his body, embraced Tang Yili with one arm, and directly hugged the person from the ground into his arms.

The faint smell of alcohol and the warm body make a harbor so different tonight.

Tang Yili lay down with him, weeping convulsively.

"But I don't want you to get into someone else's trap for me, and I don't want you to retire."

Xun Lang said softly: "The golden age of an athlete has a few years. A genius like Phelps retired at the age of 27. For an ordinary person like me, 24 to [-] is already the limit. It's just that he retired two years early. It's nothing."

"You are not an ordinary person, you are my Xun Lang..."

You are not an ordinary person, you are Xun Lang, the one I admire, the one I love, the one and only Xun Lang.

No one in this world has anything to do with her, only Xun Lang, if she suffers for her, she will suffer even more, if she cuts off her love, she will suffer even more.

(End of this chapter)