QTIMP -Chapter 319  Character Persona – Vain (Part 13)

“Alright, alright, I’ll definitely tell him. He’ll definitely be happy.” Yang Meina’s voice carried a hint of excitement. It wasn’t until the sound of the door closing that she suddenly threw the cushion from the sofa onto the floor.

Then she gritted her teeth and cursed, “Su Dashan, you heartless bastard. You must have been seduced away by some little vixen again.”

At that moment, her son Su Yixuan returned from school. After entering the house, he saw the ferocious expression on his mother’s face and frowned.

“What kind of crazy fit are you throwing again? Everyone says Dad doesn’t like you. Just look at yourself—you act like a resentful housewife all day long. I’m embarrassed to even introduce you to my classmates.”

Although Yang Meina felt hurt hearing her son say that, she didn’t blame him.

“Alright, alright, Mom knows.”

“Your dad said he’ll take you out to play on Sunday. When the time comes, you have to perform well. Don’t let those illegitimate children outside surpass you.”

Su Yixuan was actually quite afraid of Su Dashan and didn’t want to face him.

So he said impatiently, “How can those bastards compare with me? You’re worrying about useless things. If you had the energy, you should spend it on keeping Dad close to you. Wouldn’t that be better than anything else?”

“Forget it, forget it. I don’t want to talk about this nonsense with you anymore. Seeing you annoys me. Hurry up and give me some money. I made plans with my classmates to go roller skating.”

Yang Meina frowned.

“You already made plans with classmates? What kind of classmates? Yixuan, you need to study hard. In the future, you’ll have to take over your father’s company. Don’t always think about playing.”

Before she could finish, Su Yixuan interrupted her.

“Are you annoying or what?”

Then he noticed the bag she had placed by the door. He opened it, took out the money inside, and left without looking back.

How could Yang Meina not know what kind of person her son was?

But every time, he could always find various excuses to convince her. She believed that her son would at least be better than Si Qiu in the future.

Right now, he was just young and liked to have fun.

Although the father and daughter of the Si family didn’t know what she was thinking, Si Yanguiai had not relaxed his surveillance of her. After all, this woman had been making frequent moves recently, and he was worried that she might affect his daughter.

Meanwhile, Si Qiu had arrived at the hotel after getting off the plane. After resting for two hours, she was taken to familiarize herself with the venue.

Si Qiu changed into her skates and went onto the ice for several laps. She performed some simple movements to test the condition of the rink and happened to meet athletes from several other countries.

Si Qiu spoke foreign languages very well, so she quickly started chatting with them.

The coach watched her from the side as she showed those athletes the embroidery on her training outfit.

The little girls showered her with all kinds of praise and admiration.

The coach turned back to Si Qiu’s assistant and said:

“This girl acts like a little peacock every day. Once someone praises her, her head lifts even higher. She’s full of that proud and arrogant attitude.”

Si Qiu’s assistant was named Shen Yue. She was 1.62 meters tall and had a neat short haircut. According to Si Yanguiai, she seemed to have come from a special forces background and had previously been assigned a job.

However, because she ate so much, her salary was barely enough to support herself. So Si Yanguiai happened to hire her to be Si Qiu’s assistant.

Although she was called an assistant, she also handled duties like bodyguard and driver.

Of course, the salary Si Yanguiai offered her was six times her original salary. All other expenses could also be reimbursed. She took care of Si Qiu almost like she was caring for her own child.

Since she was often around the coach, doctors, and other staff, she was already familiar with everyone. Hearing the coach say this, she replied in a calm voice: “That’s true. She likes hearing others praise and compliment her, but she’s also very clear-headed. She’s smart and has talent.”

“Mm, haha, that’s true. This girl’s training time is less than half of others, yet she hasn’t fallen behind at all.”

The next day, the competition began.

Si Qiu’s scheduled appearance was relatively late due to the draw. This competition was one where all the participants were fighting for Olympic qualification.

Every opponent was extremely strong.

Especially the two competitors from Japan. With the advantage of competing on home ground, they managed to overpower athletes from traditionally strong teams like Russia and South Korea in this field, achieving the highest scores of the entire competition.

The coach actually had little hope in his heart. After all, the opponent had an obvious home-field advantage. But he was still unwilling to give up completely, so he kept nervously reminding her to relax.

“Qiuqiu, don’t be nervous. Relax. Just follow the rhythm of your usual training, and I guarantee you can win a medal. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Otherwise, your movements might become distorted from the stress and cause mistakes.”

He kept repeating the same words:

Don’t be nervous. Don’t be nervous.

Si Qiu helplessly looked up at him. “Coach, I’m not nervous! You only get nervous when you’re afraid of losing. If you want to win, you’ll only feel excited. I’m very excited right now.”

The coach seemed to see tiny flames of excitement burning in her eyes. Unable to resist, he gently rubbed the top of her neatly styled hair.

“That’s good. Looks like I’m the one who’s too nervous. I might end up affecting you instead.”

When it was finally Si Qiu’s turn to perform, things were exactly as she had said.

Standing on the ice, wearing a beautiful performance costume, she assumed her starting pose. Feeling the countless gazes from the audience and the cameras recording her every move, Si Qiu took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement that made her heart leap.

She knew she belonged here.

As the graceful music began to play, Si Qiu started gliding elegantly across the ice.

Having studied classical dance and martial arts, her body was both flexible and powerful.

Her figure was light and graceful, yet her movements were sharp and precise. Even the most difficult elements flowed smoothly, and her core strength and control were incredibly stable.

Every difficult move she completed seemed like a challenge to the limits of the human body.

Xue Li clenched her fists tightly.

Only when Si Qiu completed her final move did everyone have to admit that this performance had been a true visual feast.

After she finished, the cheers and applause from the audience made Si Qiu’s cheeks flush slightly with excitement. Shen Yue and the coach below were busy taking photos and recording videos.

After Si Qiu came off the ice holding a stuffed toy, she hugged them both.

“Qiuqiu, you were amazing!”

“Qiuqiu, you’re truly incredible.”

“Of course. Do you know who I am?” Si Qiu replied confidently.

Then she waved toward the approaching camera, accepted the water Shen Yue handed her, and took a couple of small sips.

She sat to the side and listened as the judges announced her score.

The waiting time was slightly longer than it had been for the other competitors.

The coach’s hands were clenched into fists, and the camera kept sweeping back and forth toward their side.

Finally, Si Qiu surpassed the highest score, which belonged to the Japanese competitor, by 0.2 points.

This left the Japanese team, who had opened champagne halfway through the event thinking they had already won, extremely disappointed.

There were still two athletes after Si Qiu who had not performed, but everyone could already tell that her championship title was practically secured.

Shen Yue’s phone suddenly rang. She first waved it toward Si Qiu.

“It’s Mr. Si.”

Si Qiu took the phone and answered.

“Dad.”

“Congratulations, my precious daughter.”

“Dad, although I feel like I’m the champion, it hasn’t been officially confirmed yet. You’re congratulating me a little too early.”

“Haha, that’s true. But to me, the fact that you went to compete is already something worth celebrating. Being able to complete the competition smoothly is an achievement. Whether or not you win the championship isn’t the most important thing in my heart. What matters most is that you’re happy.”