Silver Leaf Whale Chapter 17

baby whale

Chapter 17·Little Whale

The game started at 7:30, and it was already 7:23 when Qi Zhixuan arrived at the gymnasium.

Fortunately, we were able to check in within half an hour of the start of the game, and there was still a small queue of people in front of us.Panting heavily, he quickly walked to the end of the line and stood in line.

This is a large-scale event. After checking in and entering, the venue was already very lively. The referees in the front row were already seated, lowering their heads and adjusting the stopwatch. There were also some cameras filming, and the battle looked like it was being broadcast live on a TV station.

Qi Zhixuan found his seat and sat down. Unexpectedly, Jing Yao, Jing He and Xie Xingxing were sitting a few rows in front. Xie Xingxing saw him with sharp eyes and immediately waved excitedly: “Boss Qi! Come here quickly! There is no one next to me!”

Qi Zhixuan had no choice but to lower his body and move over.

Xie Xingxing quickly gave him the middle seat and chirped: “Brother Pang didn’t say you would come. If I had known, we would have made an appointment to come together!”

Qi Zhixuan felt a little embarrassed when he thought that he had completely forgotten about it, so he smiled and said nothing.

“It just so happens that you’re here. I can lift one of the stars with you. Here, give it to you.” Jing Yao handed something from his hand and unfolded it. It was the name of Pang Whale. It was so big that it needed at least two people to hold it. The color scheme was fascinating, and it was dotted with some incomprehensible… uh… abstract patterns…

“How about this? This is a support item I specially made, not bad!” Xingxingte proudly patted the unattractive but eye-catching name tag on Qi Zhixuan’s hand, “And this, many Pangge fans want it from me.” He said and put something on Qi Zhixuan’s face.

Qi Zhixuan touched his cheeks and discovered that all three of them had stickers of blue whales on their faces.

I quietly looked around and saw that there were many people in the audience, including boys and girls. It seemed that Pang Whale was very popular.

The few people didn’t chat for a while before the pre-match announcement sounded, and the noisy sound in the venue suddenly became much quieter.

“Which group is Pang Whale in?” Qi Zhixuan just remembered and asked in a low voice.

“He won first place in the semifinals yesterday. Today is the final. It’s just one game. It’s time for him to play soon.” Jing He replied.

Qi Zhixuan nodded and said nothing. Now that the athletes were all in the waiting area and no one could be seen, he had to sit quietly and wait.

This location is very close to the swimming pool, and you can always smell the faint smell of chlorine. There are many people around, and the lights on the dome of the venue are very bright. Qi Zhixuan looks over, and the light falls on the surface of the swimming pool, like stars in the sky, like fine silver, ripples along with the water waves, warm and quiet. It turns out that Pang Whale competes in this atmosphere.

Soon, the athletes came out. Although all the athletes were wearing swimming goggles and swimming caps, Qi Zhixuan still saw Pang Whale at a glance. Like everyone else, he was sitting on a chair, taking off his clothes and adjusting his swimming cap. His face was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell whether he was nervous or not.

As the first place in the semi-finals, Pang Whale was assigned to the most advantageous fourth lane.After taking off his clothes, he was wearing swimming trunks and was tapping his arms, thighs and shoulders repeatedly, using force to wake up the muscles and make the lines tighter, which would help him exert force after entering the water.

He subconsciously glanced at the stands and knew that Xie Xingxing, an embarrassing guy, had made two big signs for him with his name written on them, saying that he wanted to cheer for him. He wanted to refuse, but unfortunately no one cared about his feelings. He didn’t expect that the signs were really big. He only glanced at them and accurately locked the position.

Jing Yao and Jing He were holding one piece, the other was in Xie Xingxing’s hand, and the person holding the other end of the sign was…

Is it him?

It turned out to be Qi Zhixuan?

He’s coming!

Pang Jing’s heart skipped a beat. If he hadn’t been afraid that it would get foggy if he took off his swimming goggles and put them back on, he would have really wanted to take them off immediately to check if he was dazzled. How could he be here? How could he be here?

Qi Zhixuan also noticed that he was looking here. Others were warming up. He remained motionless, whether he was looking at himself or not, or he stretched out his hand to wave and say hello.

Seeing that smile, Pang Jing couldn’t help but curl his mouth, his heart was beating loudly, and he felt excited even before the game started.

He patted his cheek hard, forcing himself to calm down.

He is here, and he said that he wants to watch his game, and he must be in his best condition.

Taking a deep breath, he continued to pat his muscles and stretch his shoulders and back, and soon returned to his previous calm appearance.

The referee’s reminder whistle sounded, just in time.All athletes quickly stood on the starting platform, arched their bodies, and assumed the standard starting posture. The audience held their breath for an instant.

The game is about to begin.

“Beep——”

As soon as the whistle blew, everyone was like little rockets that had a switch pressed. They took off instantly, so fast that only the arc-shaped afterimages of their bodies could be seen.

Pang Whale rushed far away without even splashing any extra water.

As soon as he entered the water, the world seemed to become quiet. The excitement in his heart and the noise in the stands were blocked by him. Whether it was to show others or to give an explanation to himself, at this moment, he only had one goal in mind, he wanted to win.

The water from his kick exploded into dense white bubbles behind him. In the first fifty meters, the contestants were evenly matched. When they turned around, Pang Whale was temporarily in second place, with the side runners slightly ahead.

The gap between the two was not big, and the clenching was visible to the naked eye. The audience in the stands began to hold their breath, but Pang Whale continued at his own pace, not panicking at all, and kept a steady pursuit. Before the second turnaround, he had already passed the first place.

If you can hold on for the last fifty meters…

But when he turned around next time, the players around him passed him, and Pang Whale instantly fell to third place.

The audience at the scene was shouting different names to cheer for their favorite players in the fierce competition. One after another, it was as fierce as the people competing, and they couldn’t tell who the name was.

Qi Zhixuan looked at the people in the water and held his name tag tightly. His heart was rising and falling along with the ranking. Seeing that he was lagging far behind others, his nervous heart almost jumped into his throat.

The huge whale in the water was still calm, and its undulating movements were not chaotic at all.He slowly caught up and passed to second place. There were already players around him who lost their rhythm and were gradually pulled away.

However, Pang Whale still moved forward at his own pace.

Overtaken one more person and reached first place!Qi Zhixuan squeezed his hands tightly, and his heartbeat accelerated wildly.

In the last 15 meters of sprint, he was not affected by anyone, only focused on himself, moving forward, and kept moving forward.

First!!!

The moment the fingertips touched the pool wall, everything fell to the ground, Pang Whale, the first place!

“Win!” Qi Zhixuan suddenly screamed, cheering with everyone around him, and his irregularly beating heart seemed to have reached its peak.

The water flowed down the swimming cap. Pang Whale took off his swimming goggles, placed his hands on the lane line, and gasped while floating on the water to look at his results. It was very good, the result he wanted.

He raised his eyes and looked at the stands, and this time he could see clearly that Qi Zhixuan was also looking at him. Across the noisy crowd, the two of them burst into smiles in unison, with water flowing down their cheeks and applause echoing in their ears.

Qi Zhixuan breathed deeply in his position. He couldn’t believe that he was sweating all over in just a few minutes. It had been too long, too long since he had experienced this kind of excitement. It was a bit strange, but not annoying.

The award ceremony began soon, and Qi Zhixuan’s mood gradually calmed down, and he quietly watched Pang Whale and other contestants walk up to the podium.

The boy who always helped him, who was always kind and gentle, sang the national anthem and saluted solemnly, and the light from the dome seemed to shine on him from the water. This moment was so dazzling.

After the awards were given, Pang Jing changed his clothes and came out. Qi Zhixuan, the Jing family brothers, and Xie Xingxing were waiting by the stands.Many fans gathered around to send flowers, gifts, and ask for autographs. Being surrounded by the crowd, he could only respond patiently one by one.

“Brother Pang is so happy, he looks like a star!” Xingxing sighed at the side, “Swimming is still a popular sport. When I was practicing shot put, there were no handsome boys or beautiful girls asking me for autographs.”

Jing Yao exposed him mercilessly, “It has nothing to do with what you study, what matters is how good your face is.”

Xingxing wanted to refute, but couldn’t find a reason, so he sighed and daydreamed: “What a society that values looks! If I could be reborn, I would look like Brother Pang, and then find a like-minded little beauty among my fans to fall in love with, hehe…”

“But seriously, with so many little girls supporting Brother Pang, he might become one.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhixuan subconsciously turned to look at Pang Whale, who was surrounded by fans. There were indeed many delicate and beautiful girls around him, looking at him with admiration.

“No.” Jing He was cleaning up the ugly things that had come to his rescue, and he said calmly, glancing at Pang Whale casually.

“Then…” Xingxing wanted to retort, but before he could express his opinion, Pang Whale had already finished processing and walked over quickly.He said that he would have a meeting with the coaching staff and that he might arrive very late, so that everyone would not have to wait and they could arrange to have dinner together another day.

The three roommates agreed and went outside to take a taxi.

“Boss Qi, are we together?” Jing Yao asked.

Qi Zhixuan glanced at Pang Jing. He stood there without moving, his eyes falling on himself, as if he had something to say, so he let them go first.

The two stood quietly for a moment, Pang Whale lowered his head and said nothing for a while.It was Qi Zhixuan who broke the silence first and said with a smile: “You are so awesome today, congratulations on winning the championship!”

“Well… I didn’t expect you to come…” Pang Jing raised his head and stared at Qi Zhixuan. His face was slightly sweaty and his forehead was a little wet. It must be too hot. His face was pink and he was wearing nice clothes… It seemed that he shouldn’t appear on this occasion, but he just showed up.

“Pang Whale, come on, gather.” Teammates were urging Pang Whale into a meeting not far away.

“You… go back first. I’ll send you a WeChat message when I’m done.” In fact, he wanted to say something more, wanted to ask him how he knew, wanted to ask him why he came, wanted to ask him why he didn’t go to the art exhibition, but it was really not a good time, so he had to say goodbye first.

Qi Zhixuan nodded and watched him leave.

Pang Whale’s back and shoulders are broad and strong. Perhaps he is much stronger than ordinary people, which is why he is so powerful.

Qi Zhixuan was glad in his heart that he came to watch his game today. He showed himself in his professional field, just like a whale galloping in the ocean, with absolute sovereignty and absolute strength. If he missed it, he would really regret it.

Qi Zhixuan stood there in a daze for a while, but the figure in front of him suddenly stopped after taking a few steps, turned around, came back quickly, and hugged Qi Zhixuan.

The hug was so sudden that Qi Zhixuan stiffened instantly, holding his neck and his body motionless, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, the other party just said a few words and quickly let go.

He said:

“Thank you for coming, I’m very happy.”

Before leaving, he clicked on the little whale sticker on Qi Zhixuan’s face.

Qi Zhixuan felt himself blushing, or maybe not, but now he was very hot and really wanted to jump into the pool to cool off.

This hot feeling didn’t fade away until he went home and took a shower. In fact, he was a little sleepy, but he was still holding his phone. Pang Jing said to send him a message. He didn’t know what time it was.

He put the sticker of the little whale on the bedside. It was blue and had its tail raised. He reached out and touched it and thought it was cute.

After lying down for a while, he suddenly got up, and suddenly wanted to draw. The whale he saw was not just like this, it was strong and at ease, gentle and able to ride the wind and waves. It was very, very charming.

There were no drawing tools at home, so he picked up a pencil, found a piece of white paper, and with the throbbing in his heart, he hastily sketched out a line drawing of a whale crossing the waves.

After he finished painting, he realized that he was painting… and he didn’t even think of any scene of flames burning and exploding…

Just thinking about whales, I drew a whale…

His hands were shaking a little, and he was shocked. Could he be able to draw again?

He was stunned for a while, and his phone vibrated twice, interrupting his thoughts.When he opened it, he saw a message from Pang Whale, asking if he had slept.

Little Painter: “Not yet”

As soon as I sent it, the phone call came.

“Why haven’t you fallen asleep yet?” Pang Jing’s voice came through the phone, making a rustling sound with some electricity.

“Um…are you done?” Qi Zhixuan’s voice was still a little hoarse as he was just immersed in the mood of painting.

“Well, we had a summary meeting and just finished our meal.” Pang Jing paused and heard that something was wrong in his tone. “What’s wrong with you?”

Qi Zhixuan cleared his throat and said, “No, where are you going to live? The dormitory is closed so late.”

“Well, the team has booked a room, let’s go to the hotel now.” After Pang Jing finished speaking, he was quiet for a moment, and his steady footsteps could be heard, as if he was walking in an empty corridor.

When the footsteps became lighter, he spoke again: “Thank you for coming today. I never thought you would come.”

After hearing this, Qi Zhixuan began to feel guilty again. It was obvious that he had forgotten… “I’m sorry Pang Jing. Last time you asked me if I could leave some time. I wanted to say yes. But then something interrupted me and I just… forgot about it. I’m really sorry.”

“I don’t blame you.” Pang Jing interrupted him, his voice a little urgent. “I didn’t say what I was going to do. I was afraid that I would be embarrassed if I couldn’t pass the preliminaries, so I didn’t want to talk about the finals. What does this have to do with you.”

He sighed, as if he had finally unloaded the burden in his heart: “Then I saw the ticket in your hand and thought you were going to the art exhibition with someone else, so I didn’t say anything… I was the one who should be sorry.”

Qi Zhixuan disagreed, insisting that his memory was too poor and it seemed like there was no memory stick inserted in his brain, so he began to apologize again.Pang Jing didn’t want to hear him say “I’m sorry” and emphasized that it was his own problem that was bigger, so the two of them argued like children.

After going back and forth, Qi Zhixuan suddenly laughed: “Pang Whale, we are so stupid like this.”

Pang Jing was stunned for a moment and then laughed too. It was indeed quite silly.

Everything was said, and no one blamed anyone. Qi Zhixuan sighed comfortably and lay down on the bed, talking about his mood in the competition today: “You don’t know how nervous I am when I see others passing you. My palms are all sweaty…”

Pang Whale listened quietly, with a smile on his lips, and occasionally responded.

After lying down for a while, sleepiness gradually came over him. Qi Zhixuan could hardly open his eyes and murmured in a daze, “You know, Pang Jing, I just painted a painting. I haven’t painted for a long time… I’m very happy… It’s you… you let me…”

Before he finished speaking, he had already fallen asleep.

Pang Jing listened in confusion, talking about painting and so on…

“Qi Zhixuan?” Pang Jing had already arrived at the hotel room and put down his backpack. He couldn’t hear what was being said there, so he called softly.

There was no answer, only the sound of slow and even breathing came…

Pang Jing also lay down on the bed, put his mobile phone to his ear, and just listened to his breathing silently, as if the two of them were very close.

As he listened, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he fell asleep at some point…