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Are we going to participate in the Intercity Competition? This is my first trip to the Intercity Competition since starting high school! I suddenly felt an unprecedented surge of emotions inside me. I turned to look at A Fei and Ouyang; they both seemed quite calm, showing no signs of surprise or excitement. Then we plunged into several months of intense training. During these months, I hadn’t had much communication with Xia Ying until one weekend on the eve of the Winter Cangxing Tournament, when Xia Ying invited me to meet at our old spot in Lijing Park. I was overjoyed; I thought this was the best opportunity for us to reconcile. She must have figured things out by now, so I got up early, changed into new clothes, and spent more than half an hour fixing my hairstyle in front of the mirror. We are adults now, and we need to pay attention to our image. Xia Ying, wait for my heartfelt confession and passionate kiss! I promise it will move you to tears, and you might even start crying!
When I arrived at our old spot in Lijing Park, Xia Ying was already waiting for me. She was sitting elegantly on a bench like a rare lady. "Cookie! I'm here," I shouted as I ran over. Xia Ying stood up and smiled slightly at me without saying a word. After I sat down next to her, she calmly stood up and moved to the opposite bench, seemingly trying to keep her distance from me. I felt a sense of estrangement between us, but I still smiled and said, "Cookie, you know, after much contemplation over these past few months, I've decided to tell my parents that Xia Ying is my girlfriend. I..."
"Jie, let's break up," Xia Ying suddenly interrupted me. Upon hearing this, my mind went blank, and I nearly collapsed on the ground. "Cookie, you're joking, right? You're just being mischievous; don’t make jokes like that anymore. Soda will be heartbroken," I desperately tried to convince myself. Xia Ying walked slowly in front of me and said firmly, "Jie, let’s stop deceiving ourselves. We are both too immature and childish. Let’s focus on completing our studies."
"I don't want to! We can still do well in our studies while being in a relationship! It's because of the power of love that I've been a core player on the team for three consecutive years and won the city championship in the Street Basketball Championship, the North China Region championship, and even the National Championship! You gave me motivation; no, I don’t want to break up." I became somewhat agitated and pulled Xia Ying into my embrace. My mind started to feel chaotic as she forcefully broke free from my hug and shouted at me, "Enough! Jie, do you know? Being in a relationship with you is really exhausting! You're too childish! Do you really understand a girl's heart? Do you really understand mine? I don't want to continue feeling neglected when I'm down; I don't want to keep tiptoeing around your emotions anymore. Jie, let's just break up."
When Xia Ying said the last sentence, her voice choked slightly. From her tone, I could hear immense reluctance and helplessness. I truly didn’t understand why she would want to break up if she was so reluctant about it; was she out of her mind?
At this point, I felt disheartened and stared blankly at the ground as I asked her softly, "Cookie, have you really thought this through?" Xia Ying sniffled and nodded: "Yes, I've thought it through." I closed my eyes: "Alright then; since you've made your decision, Soda respects your choice. If I can't give you happiness, then I'll give you freedom. You can go now; remember to take care of yourself. If one day you change your mind and want to come back to me, I'll always be waiting for you..." After hearing this, tears streamed down Xia Ying's face. "No need; I won't change my mind. Focus on your basketball!" With that, Xia Ying turned around and ran away. I saw her wiping her tears as she ran off while I quietly watched her fading figure until it disappeared completely... Here again! Here at Lijing Park! Two years ago, it was here that I confessed to Xia Ying and we began our relationship; now we are breaking up here—my dreams shattered at the place where they began...
After returning home, I called A Fei out and took him to a bar for drinks. "Jie, what's going on? Why are we in a place like this? There are all kinds of people here; let’s go somewhere else," A Fei said as he entered feeling uncomfortable. It was actually my first time in such a place too; I'd only seen men with bad moods go to bars on TV for solace—today I wanted to try it out myself. "Waiter, two beers please; add ice." I shouted confidently at the waiter who quickly brought us two beers. I gulped mine down in one go; the cold beer flowed down my throat into my heart like a shock that left me breathless. "A Fei, I've broken up with Xia Ying... I'm single again—just all alone." I confided in A Fei while reaching for his beer again but he stopped me before I could drink it.
A Fei took it away from me and finished it off himself in one gulp. After drinking too quickly he coughed from choking on it and then patted my shoulder saying: "Bro, what happened? Is it because of that incident during summer vacation?" A Fei guessed quite accurately; I smiled bitterly and shook my head: "Actually that was just the beginning—the real reason is that I didn't know how to care for her or protect her. Instead of spending time with her, I went off playing in the Street Basketball Championship or impulsively learning Taekwondo without thinking about how much more attention she needed from me. I didn’t realize that when she acted spoiled it meant she wanted me to comfort her." "Waiter! Two more beers!" In an instant many things became clear to me.
"A Fei asked: 'Did you try to win her back?' I nodded slowly as he continued: 'Then get ready for the upcoming Winter Cangxing Tournament!' He grabbed another drink from the waiter’s tray and downed it before turning around and leaving the bar. To my surprise A Fei didn’t comfort me like he used to—had he changed too?
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