south wind into my arms

Chapter 99
In July of this year, a big news happened in the domestic tennis world.

This news caused a lot of noise, but it was actually within everyone's expectations.

—— Qiao Wanwan finally left the T city tennis team and left with his own team.She has since become a "self-employed person", a free person.

Obviously, the T City Tennis Team had no intention of keeping her, so they simply signed her application to leave the team.But, they couldn't just let her go willingly, after all, the team invested a lot in Qiao Wanwan.So the two parties signed another agreement. After Qiao Wanwan leaves the team, he will hand over 15.00% of his bonus income to the T city tennis team every year.

Lu Sheng wondered why Qiao Wanwan agreed, and she asked Li Weiguo, "What if she doesn't pay? What can the team do with her?"

Li Weiguo said, "Then she really doesn't want to play in the domestic tennis circle. Everyone won't tear their faces apart."

Lu Sheng still didn't understand.She guessed that Nanfeng must understand, but she didn't want to ask him.He doesn't want her anymore!
Before Qiao Wanwan left, he met Lu Sheng alone.That night was a bit stuffy, when Lu Sheng and Xu Zhiyao practiced extra, Qiao Wanwan came over.Qiao Wanwan proposed to have a chat with Lu Sheng. Xu Zhiyao was worried that she would bully Lu Sheng, so he stood not far away and watched them like a bodyguard.

Qiao Wanwan smiled, and said to Lu Sheng: "Among you, you are very good at getting to one hundred in half a year?"

Lu Sheng recalled the first time the two met, Qiao Wanwan beat her so powerlessly that she was almost desperate at that time, thinking that this opponent would never be defeated.But now, the gap between her and her has been shortened so much unconsciously.

Lu Sheng said, "What is this, I will defeat you sooner or later."

Qiao Wanwan sneered, "I'll wait." She obviously didn't believe it.A famous WTA player must look down on a third-rate young player who spends all day in ITF events.

But Qiao Wanwan obviously didn't want to discuss such a boring topic with Lu Sheng today. She asked Lu Sheng, "You and Nan Feng really broke up?"

"Don't worry, even if we break up, he won't like you."

One sentence made Qiao Wanwan choke until her face turned black, "Who cares!" After a pause, she added, "It seems that you don't love him either."

Just as Lu Sheng was about to defend himself, he thought about it, what can he say to his rival!So she smiled amiably, looked at Qiao Wanwan, and said, "Oh, yes, I don't really love him that much. I can't help it, but he loves me to death. Trouble!"

Qiao Wanwan was indeed even angrier.

This night, Qiao Wanwan left quietly.Except for Li Weiguo, no one sent her off, no one cared about her.At this time, she suddenly realized that she had not made any friends after staying in the provincial team for so many years.

She inevitably felt a little frustrated.But after thinking about it, the frustration was replaced by another thought: it must be because those mediocre people are jealous of her. "Woods that stand tall in the forest will be destroyed by the wind"!
She bid farewell to Li Weiguo, turned around and got into the car.During this time period, there were very few vehicles on the road, and the street lights were bright and quiet, illuminating the world in front of the car.Looking from a distance, the neat street lamps seem to light up an endless long dragon under the night.

It was quiet in the car, no one spoke.Qiao Wanwan looked out of the window at the passing street lamps one by one, and in the distance was a vast expanse of night, which could not be seen clearly like fog.

With so many people in the car, she suddenly felt lonely.

From now on, she will go on alone.No one can help her, no one she can rely on.On the contrary, everyone in this car has to rely on her.

Qiao Wanwan's departure was discussed by the media for several days, and by the way, Lu Sheng was also involved in the discussion.

Lu Sheng felt that this matter had nothing to do with her, but others didn't think so. The T City Tennis Team has lost a strong player, who will stand out the most from the rest?The women's doubles must be Ningxia. In the women's singles, it is obvious that Lu Sheng, who has been crazy about scoring points recently, is the hottest.

Many people think that Lu Sheng is about to become the first sister of the provincial team that deserves her name.

Deng Linyi had a conversation with Lu Sheng, and the content of the conversation aroused Lu Sheng's vigilance.

Deng Linyi revealed to Lu Sheng that the team will continue to allocate resources to Lu Sheng, and may help her hire a professional team.

Help her ask the team to do what?Make her a second Joe Wanwan?
Lu Sheng didn't want to be the second Qiao Wanwan.

Fortunately, this matter is just a discussion, and it can't be implemented for a while. The team also hopes to continue to investigate Lu Sheng's potential, at least until the end of the Asian Games.

Throughout July, Lu Sheng did not participate in other competitions, and has been training hard to prepare for the US Open qualifiers.

In July, besides Qiao Wanwan, another person made a choice about life.

That night, Lu Sheng practiced a little longer as usual, and when he returned to the dormitory, Xu Mengmeng was still up.

This is not surprising, Xu Mengmeng usually plays in the dormitory for a while before going to bed.But the strange thing is that Xu Mengmeng didn't go online to read gossip today, but was in a daze.

Wei Zai strange also.

Lu Sheng stretched out his hand and shook it in front of her, "What's wrong with you?"

Xu Mengmeng looked up and saw that it was Lu Sheng, she took an object from the table and handed it to Lu Sheng, "Here, here it is for you."

It was a creative quartz clock, about a dozen centimeters high, in the shape of a shrunken Susan Lengren Cup (also known as the French Open women's singles championship trophy), with a small ring inlaid in the center of the cup. A round quartz clock.

This quartz clock was a souvenir given to Xu Mengmeng by the organizer when she participated in the tennis match for the first time, when she was only seven years old.These batches of quartz clocks were custom-made by the organizers themselves, without the official consent of the French Open, they directly used the model of the Susan Langren Cup.The organizer probably felt that he was a small company anyway, with no reputation, and it was impossible for the Grand Slam organizing committee to come to China to defend rights; or the organizer had no sense of copyright at all at the time.Anyway, they were quite unscrupulous. They also made a batch of trophies for the four Grand Slams, and all participating children gave one to each of them.

Anyway, Xu Mengmeng liked this souvenir very much and kept it all the time.Perhaps, it carries some good memories and hopes.

So now Xu Mengmeng suddenly wants to give the quartz clock to Lu Sheng, which makes Lu Sheng very puzzled.She didn't reach out to pick it up, but asked Xu Mengmeng, "Why did you give it to me?"

Xu Mengmeng looked sad, and said, "Lu Sheng, I, I have already submitted my retirement application to the team."

"Ah?!" Lu Sheng looked at her in surprise, "Why? You are crazy, why are you retiring?"

Xu Mengmeng cried suddenly, and the tears kept flowing. Lu Sheng seldom saw her cry, let alone so sadly.She quickly comforted Xu Mengmeng: "Don't worry, just tell me if you have any difficulties, and let's find a solution together. Don't rush to retire."

Xu Mengmeng cried and said, "Lu Sheng, I can't hold on anymore."

"Why? What's the matter?"

Xu Mengmeng looked at Lu Sheng, shook her head and said, "You know, sometimes I really envy you."

"I……"

"You have never worried about money," Xu Mengmeng said, "My family pays me money every year for me to learn tennis and play games. My parents are working class, and they don't earn much. I said at least that it would cost them [-] to [-] yuan a year. I feel very sorry for my parents, really."

"You can make money, play a few more games and earn bonuses."

"I also want to earn a bonus, but it's not easy!" Xu Mengmeng covered her face, crying through the cracks in her palms, muffled, small, and sad.She said, "I play a game and lose a game now."

"Mengmeng, I think you can still improve, don't give up."

"I'm already 20 years old. I can't do it now, and I won't be able to do it in the future. I can't get sponsorships, I can't earn bonuses, and I have always been able to make ends meet and spend my parents' hard-earned money."

Lu Sheng was very sad, she didn't want to see Xu Mengmeng like this.If possible, she hopes everyone will be well.She thought for a while and said, "I still have some money here, why don't you use it first? Pay it back to me after you earn it."

Xu Mengmeng looked up at Lu Sheng, as if she didn't expect Lu Sheng to say that.Lu Sheng looked at Xu Mengmeng's tear-stained face, nodded sincerely, and said to Xu Mengmeng, "I believe you can earn it back."

"But I don't believe it." Xu Mengmeng lowered her head and covered her face and began to cry.

Lu Sheng was a little helpless, "Don't be like this, cheer up!"

"No, Lu Sheng, listen to me. According to last year's official statistics, among female professional tennis players, only the top [-] percent can make a profit, and the rest are losing money. I can't achieve that." Before that, [-] percent, I would just keep losing money, losing money, losing money. You said, what’s the point of my playing?"

Lu Sheng was almost convinced by Xu Mengmeng, but she still felt it was a pity, and whispered, "But you like playing ball..."

"Like can't be eaten. No matter what people do, they must first fill their stomachs." Xu Mengmeng wiped away tears, looked up at Lu Sheng, and said, "So now you know how lucky you are?"

Lu Sheng pursed his lips and nodded.She always knew how lucky she was.

Because she has the south wind.

Xu Mengmeng cried for a long time that night, but she had made up her mind after all. Lu Sheng couldn't persuade her, so he had to look forward to her life after retirement with her.Xu Mengmeng delayed her studies to play basketball, and without Lu Sheng's professional achievements, she would not be able to go to college.She told Lu Sheng that she wanted to go to a tennis school as a coach after she retired.

This plan is very realistic and very reliable.

Lu Sheng expressed her support with both hands, and then she listened to Xu Mengmeng's popular science about the tennis coach's income, and then she supported it even more.

At this time, Xu Mengmeng's mood improved a little.

Xu Mengmeng's retirement procedures were completed very quickly. After a few days, she invited everyone to have dinner, and she packed up her things and was about to leave that night.

Before leaving, Xu Mengmeng invited Xu Zhiyao to a secluded corner.

At that time, everyone was training. The two of them stood under the streetlight outside the training room. Xu Zhiyao was a little awkward. Although he was familiar with Xu Mengmeng, he was rarely alone with Xu Mengmeng.

In particular, he already knew that Xu Mengmeng liked him.

Xu Mengmeng blinked, looking cute, and asked Xu Zhiyao: "I'm leaving, do you have anything to say to me?"

Xu Zhiyao thought about what Xu Mengmeng said at the dinner table today, and felt that there was something to say in his heart.He asked, "Have you always felt that the reason why Lu Sheng is today is because he is luckier than you?"

Xu Mengmeng froze for a moment.She was embarrassed to say "yes", but from her expression, Xu Zhiyao knew that it must be an affirmative answer.

Xu Zhiyao: "Then let me ask you, if you are given a south wind, can you become Lu Sheng?"

Xu Mengmeng was silent.

When Lu Sheng was studying other people's skills, she was studying other people's gossip. When Lu Sheng was practicing, she went back to play early. When Lu Sheng played, she was never distracted. When Lu Sheng lost, she was never discouraged. Lu Sheng was focused, tenacious, Have a heart... what about her?What confidence and qualifications does she have to dare to say that she can also become Lu Sheng?

Yes, Lu Sheng is lucky, but good luck is not enough to make a Lu Sheng.

It's not that she doesn't understand this truth, it's just that Xu Mengmeng has been hypnotizing herself subconsciously, telling herself: I am not as good as Lu Sheng because Lu Sheng is lucky.

Maybe that's the only way she can feel better.

Now, the last bits of self-comfort were ruthlessly stripped from her.

Sometimes Xu Mengmeng hates Xu Zhiyao's point: he sees too clearly.

That night, Lu Sheng and Xu Mengmeng agreed to send Xu Mengmeng off, but Xu Mengmeng left silently without even saying goodbye to Lu Sheng.Lu Sheng looked at the half-empty dormitory, recalling the bits and pieces of these years, and suddenly felt very sad.

She flipped through the phone's address book, over and over again.Nanfeng's name appeared many times.

She finally called him.

The two haven't talked on the phone for a long time!Thinking of him, Lu Sheng felt sore and sore in his heart.She admits that she has been avoiding these days, filling up her time and emptying her energy, so that she can stop thinking about him.

"Hello, Lu Sheng."

In the quiet night, his voice was low and sweet.

"Coach Nan." Lu Sheng lowered his head, looking at the quartz clock on his lap.

Nanfeng didn't ask her why she called.He just said, "How have you been?"

Lu Sheng felt sour, and replied, "It's pretty good, how about you?"

"I am not so good."

Lu Sheng suddenly became worried, "What's wrong with you?!"

"It's nothing, it's just that some problems haven't been figured out... Are you in a bad mood too?"

Nothing can be hidden from him, he is always the most familiar with her.Lu Sheng sighed inwardly, and said, "Coach Nan, Xu Mengmeng has retired."

Nan Feng didn't seem to be surprised by this matter at all, he gave a faint "hmm" and asked Lu Sheng, "Because you're in a bad mood?"

Lu Sheng nodded, "Well."

"Lu Sheng, for her, retirement is not a bad thing."

"why?"

"People don't need to force themselves to do things they are not good at. There are many paths in life, no matter which path you take, it has its unique scenery. There is no need to regret."

Lu Sheng was a little emotional. Hearing these words, her mood was indeed a little clearer.She asked, "So what about you, Coach Nan?"

"Me?" Nanfeng said with a low sigh, "If there hadn't been that plane crash, I probably would never have had any interaction with you again."

When Lu Sheng heard this, tears suddenly fell without warning, pattering, hitting the glass surface of the quartz clock.She wiped her eyes and said, sobbing, "I see."

Nanfeng smiled lightly, "No, you don't understand."

A person who is closed and lonely since childhood, a person who is doomed to be incapable of love, the chance of meeting love is zero, and the chance of dying alone is [-]%.

It was just because of that disaster that his heart door was shaken open.

Neither a step earlier nor a step later, she just opened the door and walked in, bringing sunshine into his dark heart.

Lost the glory and dreams, but lost the love of his life.

It is a deprivation, but also a gift.

Destiny.

(End of this chapter)