Chapter 1691: 23.10 Second Grey Star - Coach
Chapter 1691: 23.10 Second Grey Star - Coach
In a remote province, a private ice skating rink that is open to the public when the owners aren't around is located.
On this ice skating rink, some youngsters who are now in their twenties were practicing. However, unlike in the morning, when the ice rink is full of people, there is always one young man named Yun Luan who is always practicing alone. He used to be the regional champion of pair competition with another ice skater named Lei Jun. However, one day, to save his falling twin from a bad fall while practicing, he was injured in the ankle and failed to join the main city competition. Instead, his twin brother Yun Hun took his place and entered the competition with his partner, Lei Jun.
Yun Hun was the younger twin of Yun Luan. Opposite to his, this child's personality is soft and timid. However, he is cheerful, friendly, and full of confidence. On the other hand, he is a perfectionist, expressionless, and talented. In reality, people love the cheerful and average talent, Yun Hun, instead of the talented but cold-faced and cool Yun Luan.
That's why Yun Luan hates his younger twin brother, Yun Hun. Because he felt that everything that was supposed to be his was being stolen by his brother. He knew that his twin brother wasn't as innocent as he portrayed. He is a white lotus with a green tea personality. The type that wouldn't stop unless he got what he wanted.
In the end, even his former childhood sweetheart fell for his twin brother and left him behind. Because he is brokenhearted, he stopped attending pair ice skating competitions and focused on solo competitions instead. His talent was enough to allow him to stand at the top as number one. But in his heart, he yearns to find someone to skate with him on that lonely and cold stage.
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At the entrance of the ice skating rink, the old butler welcomed Yun Luan again for tonight.
The old butler said, "Xiao Luan, you are finally here. You can use the ice rink and have it all to yourself before the opening in the morning. I will keep the cleanup to you as usual."
"Don't worry, Grandpa Butler. I will return everything to a perfect state, like I always do," responded Yun Luan. His words are full of gentleness, just like his eyes. However, his expression remains devoid of any emotions.
The old butler was used to this kind of reaction from the child. But he believes that deep in the heart of this young man is a compassion for ice skating. He keeps dancing on ice, waiting for the one who can stand by his side, supporting him. He is a gentle child. Even though he didn't show anything on his face, his eyes showed all his emotions. Unlike the younger one, who loves to smile, whose inside is completely dark.
After giving the key to Yun Luan, the old butler heads back home and says to the child before leaving. "Be careful when practicing. Don't practice dangerous maneuvers, especially when you are alone. Please keep safe first, Xiao Luan."
"I will be Grandpa Butler. Please be careful on your way home," said Yun Luan as he saw the old man out before heading inside to practice.
Once he sent the old man out, he headed to the changing room to change his clothes into training attire and then carried his phone and his personal ice skating shoes. He plans to practice for the next month's solo regional competition and wants to get qualified for the main city and international ice skating competition.
Clang!
Yun Luan closed his locker and felt his phone vibrating. It was a call from his and Yun Hun's coach, Coach Runa. Staring at the name flashing on the phone screen, Yun Luan had some guesses in his heart and sighed.
Click!
"Coach," the lukewarm voice of Yun Luan made the coach on the other side feel guilty.
[Xiao Luan. Sister is sorry. I might not be able to accompany you in your solo competition next month. Hun'er and A'Jun are about to enter the main city if they enter the top three in the regional ice skating competition for pairs. I…]
Yun Luan said, "I understand, Coach Runa. I will find another coach to guide me. Please just focus on my brother. I will be alright alone."
[Xiao Luan... I'm sorry… Sister broke her promise.]
Yun Luan didn't answer for too long and took a whole minute before he responded, "Don't worry and focus on your work, Miss Runa. Goodbye."
Click!
The call ended on Yun Luan's side, and he felt that all the energy in him was slowly leaving him. He couldn't help but lean on the lockers and bite his lower lip. However, he didn't dare to cry. He had had enough of crying because crying won't bring the people and things that were stolen back to him.
Haa~
"I need to find a new coach before the regional competition next week, or else I won't be able to compete even in ice figure skating anymore. This sucks. I should practice first and worry about the coach problem tomorrow," mumbles Yun Luan as he gets back on his feet and heads to the ice rink to practice.
Yun Luan didn't even notice that someone had just come out of the bathroom wearing only a towel around his waist. This person was An Zhe, the second-place winner of every singles ice skating figure he had joined. He chose to hide himself as he had forgotten to bring his change of clothes with him. Who would have thought that there would be someone at this time, and he almost became a pervert in this man's eyes? It was also the person he never got along with, and he always pushed him down to second place.
He leaned on the edge of the wall where he had hidden himself and recalled what he had heard just now. He knew something was wrong with the management of athlete Yun Luan. He would always be alone in his waiting room and had to bring his own food with him. Others thought, and he himself also did think, that Yun Luan was simply unapproachable.
An Zhe mumbles, "In the end, it was because there was no one by his side."
After thinking for a while, An Zhe changed his clothes and looked for his phone. After hesitating for a moment, he called someone on his phone.
Click!
[What is it, An Zhe? ]
Annoyed and low voice sounds came from the phone. It seems that the one he just called was sleeping until the call was answered.
"Coach, can you lend me your family's private ice rink in the remote region?" An Zhe asked.
[That place is open to the public. You aren't planning on banning people from going there, are you? ]
An Zhe said, "No. I just want the authority to kick out people if necessary. Also, isn't the coach's wife looking for someone to coach? There is one here that might be good enough in his eyes."
Suddenly, the one talking from the other side changes to someone with a playful tone of talking. It's not like the low and annoyed voice of his coach. An Zhe knew that the man who took the phone from his coach was none other than his coach's wife.
[Little Zhe, you said you found someone for me to teach. You know I don't teach fools. I only like talented, perfectionist ones. The kind that doesn't make mistakes and is meticulous at everything.]
"Coach's wife, this one is different from before. It's the kid you said you liked before," said An Zhe. "The one I can't defeat!"
[...Oh? That one… That's good! Little Zhe, I will call the old butler to talk to you. If you can convince him that your reason for authorization is nothing like abusing innocent people, then I shall agree to your request.]
[A'Xia, wake up and buy me a plane ticket. I'm going back to our country.]
[Baby, you are spoiling him. Also, what about the grand competition's opening act? ]
[I'm not going! I want to pick up my disciple! You stay here and clear up the rest. I'm going tomorrow with the children! Stay here!]
[Baby, you can't take Xiao Qin and Xiao Xia. They have competition tomorrow.]
[I'll just bring the twins then… After you guys are done, follow us. We are staying at a mansion in the province.]
[Baby, you will be gone for days; how about we…]
[Cut the call, stupid! Your student is listening!]
Click!
After the call was suddenly cut off, An Zhe clicked his tongue not in anger but in envy. His coach and his wife get along so well. He had always dreamt of finding a person like that to enter his life. But he was not only betrayed; he was almost sold off. If not for his coach and his family, he wouldn't have grown up as a man who lives under the light but as someone who can live in the darkness, trying to take advantage of everything and everyone.
Tsk!
"I also want to find my one. But… does he even exist?" An Zhe mumbles as he leaves the locker room and goes to the ice rink to watch someone.
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Meanwhile, Yun Luan, who was practicing his sequence for his upcoming competition, was serious and meticulous. He almost did the same routine more than a dozen times, but only when he felt fatigue did he rest on the ice for a while. Even An Zhe, who had been watching the whole time, could feel how hardworking this man is.
It's just that he is so unlucky. How can someone this talented be born with a twin no different from an evil star? Two-faced and scheming. The type that he, An Zhi, hates the most. He had already seen the dark side of this world. It's rare to see someone like Yun Luan. Outwardly, he looked like someone so strong and full of arrogance. An elite not even willing to waste time looking at someone weaker than themselves.
But in reality, he is just socially awkward, rigid in facial expression, and straightforward yet honest, hardworking, and caring. An Zhe knew what kind of people served the family of his coach. They were all trained with their forte, mastered to perfection. That's why even an old butler who is a caretaker of such a private property is not ordinary. For Yun Luan to be able to get close to that old butler meant that he is indeed a good person with a kind heart. That's the only type of people the servants of Ye Clan can be kind to.