Stringy Wind in the Ear - Chap 2
Chapter 2 “Thank you, I won’t cum.”
Whenever Song Yang thought back to that hot summer, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.
Because after the game, he not only got a photo with Li Xun, but also got an arrow that Li Xun used in the game by acting cute and coquettish.
Of course, he didn’t know what acting cute meant at that time. He just called his mother “brother” and he did it. Because he was shy and ignorant, the tone of his voice was a little unusual (a little coquettish).
As for why Li Xun gave him such precious arrows, he was not particularly clear.
Maybe he had never seen such small audiences, or maybe he was just happy about winning the game.
Many archers have custom bows and arrows, and they also mark the arrows to make it easier for referees to identify them.
The abbreviation of Li Xun’s name is printed on the black arrow shaft. The arrow feathers are spindle-shaped feathers, and the same color as his bow handle is black and gold, which is rare and eye-catching.
The only small flaw was that Li Xun pulled out the arrow head before giving it away, making it unusable.
Song Yang tried to assign a new arrow to it, but he couldn’t find the silver arrow with a slight curve that he remembered.
It became the most unique existence in the quiver, just like its owner.
Song Yang didn’t know how long this arrow had accompanied Li Xun, but this arrow accompanied Song Yang through the ups and downs of life and death.
From the age of seven to seventeen, the young boy became full of vigor and vitality.
During this time, Song Yang wanted countless times to go to the scene to watch a competition, and then tell Li Xun that the little boy on the field has grown up and fallen in love with archery, and they would meet at the field if there was a chance. However, it was not because the field was too far away and the cost of going back and forth was too high, but because he had exams and did not have that much time.
He always thought that there would be opportunities in the future, but who knew that after dragging it on like this, he would end up waiting for the news that Li Xun was leaving the national team.
Song Yang was completely stunned when he saw this update. He felt as if his first love was getting married, with overwhelming applause.
The official explanation from the archery team is that Li Xun needs a rest and will start a new chapter in his life.
But Song Yang speculated that Li Xun got a girlfriend and then went home to get married and have children, and lived a peaceful and ordinary life from then on.
Although this speculation is completely groundless, Song Yang would still imagine the scene of Li Xun washing pots and dishes, feeding the baby and coaxing his wife, while he would complain to the other party without any basis why he didn’t insist more and why he got married so early.
He himself also analyzed the reasons for his disappointment in his childhood idol. On the one hand, he did not dare and was unwilling to believe that Li Xun would give up his dream for some trivial matters in the world, and at the peak of his career. This did not fit the character of the God of War, nor did it meet everyone’s expectations of him.
According to the routine, he should have overcome all obstacles to enter the Olympic arena, and then won the medal in glory. Maybe when he stood on the podium, he would smile and say: “It feels good, I will come again next time.”
How can I think about feeding my baby all day long!
On the other hand, I felt regretful that I didn’t get to watch a game before Li Xun retired.
He hasn’t had the chance to play a one-on-one match with his idol yet!
The former was Li Xun’s life, which he could not interfere with, so he could only find a way to make up for this last little regret.
So he racked his brains to look for clues on Li Xun’s social accounts, and even looked for netizens who had liked Li Xun’s posts.
After paying persistent attention for half a year, he finally discovered an archery club that Li Xun often visited.
Chuanyang Archery Club.
Song Yang searched the address on the map and found it was in Shangling District in the south city, about half an hour by subway from home.
“Mom! I may not be back for dinner! You and Dad can eat first, no need to wait for me!” Song Yang shouted before going out.
Ms. Li Huiying, who was washing pots in the kitchen, also yelled at the top of her voice: “Where are you going? Have you finished your homework?”
“Lolo and I will write together!” Song Yang put his cell phone in his pocket and bent down to change his shoes.
“Don’t always go to other people’s houses to eat for free. Ask Luo Luo to come to our house next time…” Li Huiying stretched her neck out from the kitchen and said, “Tsk, you didn’t even take your schoolbag with you to do your homework. Come back here!”
Song Yang was halfway through putting on his shoes, standing on one leg, grinning, and hopping towards the stairs: “Thanks for reminding me, I’ll go up and get it right away.”
Li Huiying was so angry that her eyebrows almost stood up: “I just mopped the floor, if you dare to step on it with your dirty shoes…”
Song Yang quickly took off his sneakers, ran upstairs barefoot, and then threw the shoes at the bedroom door.
He was indeed grateful to his mother for reminding him, otherwise he would have forgotten about the photo.
Although Li Xun is no longer a national team athlete, he still wants an autograph as a souvenir.
Before leaving, he changed into new clothes, cleaned himself up, and rubbed his hands with hand sanitizer, ready to get some good luck as a sharpshooter.
Song Yang failed to get a seat on the subway, so he held the pole with one hand and swiped his phone with the other. Li Xun’s Weibo updates were from two weeks ago.
Archer Li Xun: The landlady gave me a little white rabbit bladderwort. I thought it was to appease children, but I didn’t expect it to really grow into a little white rabbit.
The accompanying picture is a pot of very cute green plants. Its flower stems are dense, thin and long. Each flower stem has white, translucent flowers that are shaped like little white rabbits.
The straight man’s unique shooting angle can’t stop its cuteness.
There are quite a lot of people leaving messages, and it can be seen that most of them are Li Xun’s former fans. However, Li Xun has always maintained his aloofness on the court and generally does not reply unless there is something important.
The arrival notification tone sounded on the radio. Song Yang put on the right earphone again and followed the crowd out of the subway.
The club is located on the first floor of the SOHO building in Shangling District. It is a curved store with floor-to-ceiling windows. Through the glass, you can see two novice areas with a range of 10 meters and 15 meters. Several uniformed coaches are instructing students in archery.
After entering the door, the lady at the front desk stood up and asked, “Do you have a reservation?”
Song Yang shook his head: “Can’t I go in without an appointment?”
“Of course not!” the young lady said enthusiastically, “I can take you in for a look, and it’s okay to make a reservation if you’re interested.”
The front desk was designed with a height. When the young lady walked out, she suddenly seemed ten centimeters shorter. Song Yang could see the top of her head as soon as he lowered his head.
The young lady looked up and said, “You are so tall, about 1.85 meters, right?”
Song Yang chuckled: “I measured 1.83 meters last semester, and now I may have grown a little taller.”
“You should still be studying.”
“Yeah, this is my senior year.”
“Wow… so small. Kids nowadays are well-nourished.” The young lady took a bottle of mineral water and a tissue from the employee drinking area and handed it to him, “Did you run here? Wipe your sweat.”
Song Yang thanked him repeatedly.
The scale of this archery hall is much larger than Song Yang had imagined. There is no end in sight. There is a room full of recurve bows and compound bows of different styles, and some are private cabinets with locks, which should be the bows and arrows brought by VIP customers.
The gray and white walls are covered with posters containing the coaches’ photos, personal information and competition results.
When seeing Li Xun’s photo, Song Yang exclaimed “Ah” in surprise.
The young lady turned her head.
Song Yang pointed at the poster and asked excitedly, “Is he here today too?”
The young lady flipped through her phone and said, “Yes, but he is leading the team in the special training area on the second floor and will be late.”
“It’s okay, I can wait.”
In addition to training fees, the club’s other source of income is the sale of bows and arrows. Standing in front of the display cabinet in the rest area, Song Yang saw brand new, neatly arranged bow handles and bow pieces. The most expensive bow handle cost tens of thousands of yuan.
The arrow feathers were also colorful, but the black and gold color scheme that Li Xun often used was not seen. There was a set of high-end carbon arrows specially used for competitive competitions, a total of ten, priced at more than three thousand.
This is one of the reasons why his mother doesn’t support him playing archery.
It’s too expensive.
Any hobbies that cost too much money will be classified as “unproductive” by my mother. It’s okay to play with them occasionally, but if you really take them as a career, you will be spanked.
The bow and arrow at home was bought by my father with his own pocket money. It is very cheap, but the range is very short. It doesn’t work well beyond 15 meters. The aiming is not very accurate either, so I basically shoot by feeling.
He had been trying to save up money to buy a new one with a higher poundage so he could shoot farther, but looking at the price, there was definitely no hope this year.
“Brother, what are you looking at?” A childish voice came from behind.
Song Yang turned around and saw a little kid with two ponytails and a halter dress. She was very short and thin, like a radish stick, and she must have just entered elementary school.
I guess it was brought here by a staff member.
Because there was a pink cartoon backpack and two water bottles, one large and one small, in the rest area.
Song Yang leaned on the transparent glass display case and said, “I’m looking at bows and arrows. Which color do you think looks good?”
The child also lay on the display case, his nose flattened by the glass.
“I have lots of bows and arrows at home, but none of these are as pretty as the ones I have,” she said in a slightly boastful tone.
It was common for little brats to brag, so Song Yang didn’t take it seriously. He pointed at a pile of arrow feathers and said, “Then do you know what these feathers are used for?”
“It is attached to the tail of the arrow to maintain balance and direction.”
“Wow,” Song Yang looked down at her in surprise, “Who told you that?”
“My grandpa.”
The two were chatting enthusiastically when a man’s voice sounded behind Song Yang: “Chuzhi, have you finished writing the pinyin?”
The voice was deep and familiar, and it gently plucked someone’s heartstrings.
Song Yang turned around, his mind going blank.
Li Xun is taller in person than he appears on TV. His figure has not changed much since he retired, with broad shoulders and long legs, and a golden ratio. He is wearing a short hooded Nike jacket, with his hair casually pulled back. His skin is well maintained, and he looks fresh and clean.
If you didn’t know his age in advance, you would have thought he was a college student.
“I’ve already written it.” The little boy named Chuzhi hugged Li Xun’s thighs and said, “I want to go to the toilet.”
“Big or small?” Li Xun took out a pack of paper from his pocket and handed it to her.
“small.”
“Then go by yourself.”
“The light in the toilet is broken. It’s very dark. I don’t dare to do it alone.”
“Then I can’t accompany you to the ladies’ room. I’ll find a sister to take you there. You just hold it in for a while.”
“Hurry up, I can’t hold it anymore.”
“What did you do so early?”
“After seeing you, I suddenly felt like peeing.”
“…”
Song Yang burst out laughing. He saw Li Xun bend down, grab the child’s thighs and easily hold him in his arms. His movements were quick and skillful, and he even had one hand free to hold a water bottle, as if it was a skill he had acquired from taking care of children for a long time.
During this process, Li Xun’s eyes never left the child, so naturally he didn’t pay attention to Song Yang, so when he turned around and saw a head almost hitting his chin, he took a step back in fright.
“Hello, teacher!”
Li Xun paused while twisting the water bottle, looked around, and found that there was no one else. Then he looked at Song Yang with a look as if he was looking at someone different: “Call me?”
Song Yang nodded and showed a group photo: “Do you remember this? Ten years ago, you participated in the national championship in South City, and I was in the audience at that time!”
Li Xun shook his hands and wiped them on his pants before taking the photo.
Song Yang swallowed nervously and observed Li Xun’s expression. He found that he first frowned, and after a few seconds, he slowly relaxed his eyebrows, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he remembered something.
Song Yang looked expectant, but Li Xun just pointed at the child in the photo and said, “Is this you?”
Song Yang nodded repeatedly.
Li Xun said “Oh” in a surprised tone, then held the photo up to Song Yang’s ear for facial comparison: “So you are a boy!”
Song Yang’s pupils were shaking and there was lightning and thunder above his head.
What’s with that “Oh”! What’s with that look of disbelief and disappointment! His gender seems to be unexpected!
Song Yang was roaring in his heart, but he didn’t show it on his face. He asked expectantly, “Do you remember? I was watching the game with my parents and sat in the first row. You also gave me an arrow! The black one, I still have it!”
Li Xun nodded, said with a light “ah”, “I have some impression, but I always thought you were a girl.”
So you only hug girls if you like them?!
You pervert!
Song Yang clenched his fists: “Actually, I have always been a boy…”
“Nonsense, it would be a bit scary if you changed halfway.”
Song Yang couldn’t help laughing: “Can you sign an autograph for me?”
Li Xun said nothing. He just picked up a pen from the pen holder at the front desk and signed his name on the back.
Probably a lot of people asked him for his autograph. It’s obvious that the font was designed, with smooth lines and a very artistic feel.
Song Yang took it with trembling hands and put it back into his textbook.
Seeing Li Xun sorting out the arrows, he followed with excitement: “I grew up watching your competitions! If you are going to shoot later, can I watch you up close?”
“…” Li Xun turned his head and gave an awkward but polite smile, “Thank you, I won’t shoot.”
Song Yang looked at the time and it was still early.
“Why don’t you cum? When will you cum next time? I’ll come over and watch.”
Just then, Chu Zhi came out of the toilet. Li Xun locked the bow and arrow in the cabinet and said, “Because I have to go home and cook.”
Song Yang looked at the child, then at Li Xun, and said with infinite regret: “I never thought your child has grown up so much. He must be in elementary school now.”
Chu Zhi tilted his neck and said, “He is my uncle, not my father.”
Song Yang was inexplicably relieved to learn that Li Xun was not married.
Chu Zhi added: “My uncle doesn’t even have a girlfriend! He is not satisfied with any of the girls introduced to him and is very picky. My grandfather said that if he continues like this, he may end up living alone. Brother, do you know what it means to end up living alone?
Li Xun’s face turned red after being choked by a mouthful of water. He covered Chu Zhi’s little mouth with his hand and said, “No need to explain it so clearly!”
Song Yang couldn’t help laughing so hard that his shoulders shook.
It was only after Li Xun and Chu Zhi left that he realized what was happening.
Li Xun is not married, why should I feel relieved?
