Chapter 22 1. When I first saw your tenderness

What kind of fate makes two people become a family along the way?Many people know that my love with Xie Xingfang has almost run through my career, but they don't know that I have fallen in love with her at first sight since the first time I saw her. When I was young, like all boys, I liked pretty girls.No matter where you go, the most beautiful girls must be the first to attract the attention of boys.At that time, none of us thought about what our other half would be like in the future, because we always felt that it was still far away from us. The story of me and Xie Xingfang dates back to 15 years ago, when I was still playing in the National Youth Championship.One day, my teammates and I were watching a game in the stands, and they pointed to a girl in the distance and said, "Look, that female player of the Guangdong team is called Xie Xingfang." A Fang seemed to be playing doubles at the time, and she had her hair cut. Neat short hair.We exclaimed in the stands: "Wow, the legs are so long and the height is so high."

Because it's a little far away, I can't see clearly.We talked behind our backs, this should be the most beautiful girl playing badminton, right?That was the first time I heard the name Xie Xingfang.It was the first time that I looked at it from a distance, leaving a glimpse of it. Soon the matter faded away.Because I didn't have any unreasonable thoughts at all, I felt that it must be impossible.First of all, she is a few years older than me, and she is not in the same batch as me, and I think she must have a boyfriend.I just simply think that this girl is nice and beautiful, that's all.

However, if there is fate, God will always arrange everything for you.Not long after that competition, one day we were training at the Tongpan Base in Fuzhou, our coach said: "Today there will be athletes from the Chinese youth team coming, and they will prepare for the Asian Youth Championship here." He said, "If the personnel If it’s not enough, Lin Dan and Wu Yong, who have played better, have to go and be a training partner.” It was 1998, and I was 15 years old. As a result, when the youth team really arrived, I suddenly saw her standing in the team.At that time, there were other players from Gong Ruina, Cai Yun, and Chen Yu.After knowing that she was here, I didn't dare to think too much. I always thought that it was a training partner, and it must be training with boys.But it was nice to see her again. "Wow, Xie Xingfang actually came to our Bayi team." I was secretly happy.

Then one day when I was standing in the team after training, the coach suddenly announced: "Lin Dan, you will accompany Xie Xingfang in training from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon." , feeling earned.At that time, I didn't play very well, but it was okay to be a sparring partner, after all, Ah Fang was a girl.Throughout the afternoon, the two of us just played and picked up balls in silence, and we didn't chat, let alone ask for a phone call.Because the coach and all the players were there during training, there was no chance to speak at all.And, at that time, no one had a mobile phone yet.

From the first time I was "seconded" by her to being her as a training partner, I will never forget this girl with beautiful features and a gentle smile in my heart.This is the first time in my life that I know the taste of "secret love".God brought her to me, but didn't tell me how the story should continue.It was already five years later when I really got a call from Xie Xingfang.