Chapter 1508 White Moonlight in the Water
In the month before this, Shen Ze and Zhuang Cheng had been training intensively and were very busy every day, so they didn't even have time to play games with her.
Zhuang Cheng was okay, he would talk in the group sometimes. Shen Ze was a quiet person to begin with, and now during training he was even quieter, sometimes he wouldn't say a word for a week.
Until two days ago, Shi Li said in the group that she was going back to her hometown for the New Year, and Zhuang Cheng said that he and Shen Ze would come to the airport to pick her up.
For this reason, Shi Li was very much looking forward to it. She didn't even rush out after getting off the plane. Instead, she went to the bathroom to touch up her makeup first. She thought that since they hadn't seen each other for so long, she had to make herself look better.
But Shen Ze didn't seem to come.
Shi Li walked up to Zhuang Cheng with a heavy heart, but she still managed to smile as if nothing had happened, and asked casually, "Why did you come here alone? Where's Shen Ze?"
"Oh, Brother Ze was arranged to have extra training today and can't leave." Zhuang Cheng didn't feel anything was wrong and answered very casually.
Shi Li glanced at him and felt a little better, but still a little uncomfortable.
"Is your training so intense now?"
"I'm so tired, from morning till night. Now I can't fall asleep every night. I feel like I'm passing out."
Zhuang Cheng complained repeatedly, and then mentioned Shen Ze, "But Brother Ze is really amazing. He trains more than us, and he always completes it meticulously. He has never been lazy once. He is worthy of being called such a great man."
"Oh...and then?" Shi Li listened to everything about Shen Ze with great interest, and quietly tempted Zhuang Cheng to say more.
"And then...it's nothing, but!" Zhuang Cheng's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered something, revealing a gossipy expression.
"We had a female athlete come here last week. When she saw Brother Ze, she came over and confessed her love to him. She also said that she had liked Brother Ze for a long time and came here just for him..."
Shi Li paused, her heart skipped a beat, and she silently tightened her grip on the handle of the suitcase, pretending nothing had happened and asking, "And then? Did he agree?"
"How could I possibly agree to that? Brother Ze is not a casual person." Zhuang Cheng answered calmly, which made Shi Li's heart fall at ease.
He shook his head and said, "That female athlete is really pretty, but Brother Ze rejected her outright, saying that he doesn't want to consider that right now and just wants to train hard and get good results."
"Oh, really?" An inexplicable sourness surged in her heart. Shi Li lowered her eyes and answered absentmindedly.
But Zhuang Cheng suddenly stopped and looked at Shi Li very seriously.
"Sister Xiaoli."
Shi Li's heart shrank again, thinking that Zhuang Cheng had noticed something, and she blinked fearfully, "Ah? What happened?"
"I think you're much prettier than that female athlete." Zhuang Cheng said this heartlessly the next second, "Maybe if you confess your feelings to Brother Ze, he'll agree!"
Shi Li was stunned.
My heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. Looking at Zhuang Cheng's cheerful expression, even though I knew he was joking, I couldn't help but feel my heart beating faster and I felt nervous. I opened my mouth several times but no words came out.
Zhuang Cheng thought she didn't like the joke, so he quickly put his hands on his head and said, "Sister Xiaoli, I was wrong. I was just joking. Don't be angry... and don't complain to Brother Ze!"
Although he was so slow that he didn't notice anything, he instinctively didn't dare to let Shen Ze know about this.
Shi Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, stop being naughty. Let's go!"
The two of them walked out of the airport talking and laughing like a pair of siblings.
Zhuang Cheng has a driver's license, but no car, so this time he borrowed his coach's car and drove to pick up Shi Li.
He was also a good driver and took Shi Li home safely.
When they separated, Shi Li couldn't help but frown and asked, "When are you going to have a holiday? The New Year is coming soon."
"I heard that we have one day off on New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year, and we will return to the team on the second day." Zhuang Cheng sighed, "After all, the national team will gather soon. If we don't pass the physical test, we can't go to the World Games!"
Shi Li knew very well how important the World Games were to athletes, and the little flame that had been rising in her heart was quietly extinguished.
"Then go back and drive carefully on the road."