I almost touched the moon

Chapter 124 You and the owner of this meal card are from the same world

The next day, Qiu Xuanyan took the meal card borrowed from Cheng Che and went to the figure skating center to find Lu Mingqian early in the morning.

However, at 10:30 in the morning, he had already been training for several hours, practicing jumps and spins on the ice over and over again. Even if he fell, he didn't say a word and continued to get up and practice.

She knew how difficult it was for athletes to practice, so she didn't interfere. She just sat there and accompanied him silently.

At lunch time, Lu Mingqian finished training and went to rest. When he looked up, he saw Qiu Xuanyan sitting in the stands waving at him.

She was wearing a light blue coat, a white lace dress underneath, and a pair of white pearl-strap high heels. Her exquisiteness was out of place in this slightly old ice rink.

"Good morning, Mr. Qiu." Lu Mingqian walked over and greeted politely.

"Xuanyan." Qiu Xuanyan said half-jokingly, "If you continue to be so reserved, I won't come."

Lu Mingqian looked at her but smiled without saying anything.

Qiu Xuanyan looked at her watch and said, "It's twelve o'clock. I'm so hungry. Aren't you going to take me to eat?"

"Okay." Lu Mingqian nodded, changed his clothes, and took Qiu Xuanyan to eat.

Qiu Xuanyan noticed that he was wearing the uniform issued by the national team. The red and white color combination was a bit tacky, and the material looked ordinary. She blurted out subconsciously: "Don't wear this suit. The fabric doesn't look very good. It's easy to get allergic."

After hearing her words, Lu Mingqian paused for a moment, and then he said, "I'm not that delicate."

Qiu Xuanyan realized that she had said the wrong thing and apologized immediately. However, Lu Mingqian's eyes became more unpredictable. He did not respond to her words and only said, "Let's eat."

She saw that Lu Mingqian's lunch was also very simple, just a plate of stir-fried beef, a plate of green vegetables, and a bowl of brown rice. So she took some shrimp and cod, and saw that there was fresh salmon sashimi, so she took some as well.

When paying, Lu Mingqian said to the cashier: "Let's pay together."

The staff member joked, "Xiao Lu, your girlfriend is so pretty."

"No." Lu Mingqian quickly denied.

Qiu Xuanyan didn't mind, she just said to him: "Pay separately, I borrowed a meal card."

As she said that, she took out Cheng Che's meal card and swiped it to pay. When she was paying, Lu Mingqian clearly saw the seven words "Freestyle Skiing Team Cheng Che" written on the meal card. His fingers turned white and his heart felt like it was being squeezed by something, with an indescribable pain.

He sighed deeply, said nothing, took his plate, found a seat in a corner and sat down, eating quietly.

Qiu Xuanyan picked up a piece of salmon for him and said, "You eat too little. You need to get more protein."

Lu Mingqian thanked her lightly, but did not touch the fish, and continued to eat the vegetables in his bowl. He suddenly wanted to ask her, what is your relationship with Cheng Che. But then he thought, what identity should he use to ask her these questions, they have never been from the same world.

She was the team sponsor, and he was just an ordinary athlete. He had no Olympic gold medal, no world championship, not even an Asian championship, and unlike Cheng Che, he had a superior family background to support him.

He finished his meal quickly, but saw that Qiu Xuanyan barely ate a bite, thinking that she was not used to the big pot meal in the cafeteria. So he said to Qiu Xuanyan: "The food in the cafeteria is not tasty, Mr. Qiu is not used to it, so don't come here in the future."

"Who said that? It's delicious." Qiu Xuanyan quickly took a few bites and said with a smile, "And I heard that the food here is healthy, organic and additive-free. You can't find such good food outside. It's just that I eat slowly. Are you in a hurry to go to training? Then go quickly and don't wait for me."

"It's okay. Let's wait for you to finish eating together." When Lu Mingqian heard her say that, the annoyance in his heart was relieved a little, and he also smiled at her.

In the next few days, Qiu Xuanyan accompanied Lu Mingqian to train every day as usual, and went to the cafeteria to eat together after his training. After a few days, she also figured out Lu Mingqian's dining habits.

At noon, he ate quite well, usually one meat, one vegetable and some brown rice. But at night, his meals were too simple, with plain noodles almost every meal, and occasionally a bun.

She looked at Lu Mingqian with some distress as he ate the plain noodles which had no nutrition at all. She gave him all the shrimps on her plate and said to him, "Eat some shrimps. It's not nutritious to just eat plain noodles."

He still didn't touch the shrimp, but lowered his head and finished a bowl of noodles in silence. After a long while, he raised his head, as if he had made up his mind, and said to Qiu Xuanyan, "Boss Qiu, please don't come here again."

"What?" Qiu Xuanyan looked at him in shock, almost speechless.

Lu Mingqian sighed, and when he saw that there was no one around, he whispered, "You have been taking good care of me for so many days. You even came to watch me train and even came to eat with me in the cafeteria. I am grateful to you and thank you for giving me the opportunity to be your spokesperson. However, I cannot give you what you want."

Qiu Xuanyan listened to his words and guessed what he meant. She sat up straight, tapped the table with her right index finger, smiled, looked at Lu Mingqian and asked, "What do you think I want?"

Lu Mingqian looked at her half-smile, straightened his back even more, and said to her without saying anything, "No matter what it is, I can't give it to you."

"But I don't need you to give me anything." Qiu Xuanyan is different from Wen Song. She is gentler than Wen Song and can understand the other's difficulties. But at the same time, she is also more emotional.

"I know what you are worried about, but I have everything I need, so I don't need you to give me anything. Mingqian, I just want to be friends with you, so please don't always keep me at a distance, okay? If you think that my coming to your training place will cause you trouble, then I won't come anymore."

Lu Mingqian shook his head and said, "You still don't understand what I mean. Mr. Qiu, you should have heard about my family situation."

“I don’t care about family.”

"But I care."

Lu Mingqian is a man with a strong sense of self-esteem, but he chose to completely reveal his deepest inferiority complex in front of Qiu Xuanyan. She was too good to him, too good for him to bear. But they are not from the same world after all. Being well matched does not only refer to economics, but also many other aspects, such as world outlook and experience.

He didn't want to hurt Qiu Xuanyan, but he didn't want to hurt himself either. A rich girl like her could have any boyfriend she wanted, so why did she choose him? It was just for fun. He wasn't so confident that he could be so lucky. He had never been a lucky person.

After a moment of silence, he said to Qiu Xuanyan: "My father died of a work-related injury when I was very young, and my mother remarried soon after. I lived with my grandparents. My family was poor when I was young, so I practiced gymnastics because the sports school provided food and accommodation and did not require tuition, and there was a subsidy of 300 yuan per month.

Later, I started practicing figure skating, and I earned more money than the gymnastics team. I joined the provincial team and the national team, won the National Winter Games championship, and my salary was a bit higher than before. Now I earn 8500 yuan a month. In the years without the Olympics and World Championships, my annual income is about 20 yuan, including the prize money and other income from the competitions. "

Qiu Xuanyan was shocked when she heard this. She had clearly heard Wen Song say that Cheng Che could get 8500 Swiss francs (about RMB) in prize money for a World Cup match, so why did Lu Mingqian only make RMB a year? Moreover, his monthly salary was only RMB, which was too low...

Lu Mingqian noticed Qiu Xuanyan's shocked look, and then saw the handbag she placed aside. He didn't recognize the brand, but he had seen a similar bag in a luxury brand store when he was shopping with his ex-girlfriend.

At that time, his girlfriend couldn't let go of the bag, but it turned out to cost more than 60,000 yuan. He could never have imagined that an ordinary small leather bag would cost more than 60,000 yuan.

Lu Mingqian smiled self-deprecatingly and said to her, "You're shocked, right? This money shouldn't even be enough to buy you two bags."

"No." Qiu Xuanyan said, "It's not a small amount..."

Noticing her hesitation, Lu Mingqian continued, "Aren't you wondering why I'm so frugal with my meals? Because we get 3000 yuan in meal allowance every month, which is deposited into our card every month, and the remaining money can be withdrawn at the end of the year.

My grandparents are in poor health. My grandfather has severe Parkinson's disease, and my grandmother had a heart bypass surgery six months ago. Although medical insurance can reimburse them, many expensive imported drugs are not covered by medical insurance. Moreover, I want to save money to buy a house for them. "

After listening to him, Qiu Xuanyan was silent for a long time. She always thought that athletes in Winter Olympics were well-off. After all, figure skating and skiing were both expensive sports. Even though she knew that Lu Mingqian's family was not well-off, she always thought that it was only compared to her. She didn't expect that he was so poor financially.

Qiu Xuanyan smiled and said, "It's okay. The Olympics are coming up soon. You can buy a house with the prize money. Come on! As for your grandparents' disease, I know there is a medical research institute in Germany that specializes in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Maybe you can take your grandfather there to see a doctor."

"The prize money for a bronze or silver medal at the Olympics is not enough to buy a house in Beijing." Lu Mingqian has always been reluctant to admit the fact that he is "the eternal runner-up in Asia", but he has to face it.

"Mr. Qiu, thank you for your kindness, but no thanks. My grandpa is old and it's not convenient for him to take a long-distance flight."

"I can have someone take you there..."

Before Qiu Xuanyan finished speaking, Lu Mingqian interrupted her, "Please stop talking. We are not from the same world and should not have any intersection."

After saying that, he glanced at the meal card that Qiu Xuanyan had casually placed aside, and curled his lips, "You and the owner of this meal card are from the same world."

Qiu Xuanyan thought he had misunderstood the relationship between her and Cheng Che, and quickly explained: "You misunderstood, Cheng Che is my good friend's boyfriend, she helped me borrow the meal card, I also don't want to embarrass you. It was the girl with long hair who accompanied me to see you that day, don't misunderstand."

"Is there any difference?" He had never doubted the relationship between Qiu Xuanyan and Cheng Che, but no matter what, he and Qiu Xuanyan should not have any intersection.

"Mr. Qiu, I am just an ordinary person, not worthy of your attention."

After that, he picked up the plate, stood up from his chair, bowed slightly to Qiu Xuanyan and said, "I'll continue training, you eat slowly."