Mo Yushen gave an irrelevant answer, saying, "Come over this afternoon."
In the afternoon, Xi Jia also has a team obstacle course competition.
"Fantastic."
When they got to the backcourt, the coach gave Xi Jia a hug.
Wu Yang tapped her helmet and gave her a thumbs up.
Xi Jia smiled and said, "Thank you."
In fact, Xi Jia knew that she had performed very poorly today.
Wu Yang's phone rang. He glanced at Xi Jia and said, "Answer this call." He strode away and only answered the call when he reached a quiet spot.
Xi Jia handed the horse over to the trainer and waited in the rest room for the race results.
After all the individual competitions concluded, the final rankings were announced, with Xi Jia placing third overall, securing third place.
This achievement is something most of the participants would be proud of.
Xi Jia thought it was just average; her goal was the championship, but she ultimately missed out.
Xi Jia didn't bring her phone and looked around but couldn't find Wu Yang. After asking around, she learned that Wu Yang had gone to the lounge.
"Yang Yang," Xi Jia called out, then knocked on the door.
Wu Yang: "..."
He rubbed his forehead.
Mo Yushen took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "Yangyang? Your childhood name?"
Wu Yang nearly choked, put down his water glass, and quickly grabbed a tissue to cover his mouth. He had witnessed Mo Yushen's ability to ridicule people today.
"Yang Yang?"
Outside the door, Xi Jia's voice continued relentlessly.
Wu Yang: "Go in."
Xi Jia pushed open the door, bypassing Wu Yang, and looked directly at Mo Yushen.
"husband."
"Hmm," Mo Yushen said softly.
Wu Yang felt he was in the way, so he quickly got up and said, "You guys chat." He picked up his water glass, tactfully left the lounge, and closed the door behind him.
Wu Yang didn't go far; he stayed nearby as a lookout.
Xi Jia leaned against the door, raising her chin slightly towards Mo Yushen, "I'll give you a chance to hug today's third-place winner. This is a rare opportunity, and you won't get another chance if you miss it."
It turns out it was third place.
This is her worst ranking since she transferred to this club.
Mo Yushen looked into her eyes. Even though she was smiling, the smile in her eyes was faint. She tried her best to hide all her disappointment and pretended to be indifferent.
He didn't get up, but put down his water glass.
Xi Jia's smile deepened.
The two looked at each other.
Xi Jia walked over and patted Mo Yushen on the shoulder a few times, and Mo Yushen stood up.
Rarely, she was very quiet, nestled in his arms.
Xi Jia finally understood why domineering CEO dramas always depict the CEO as having a strong, warm embrace and broad shoulders.
In such an embrace, all worries can be temporarily left behind.
"Eh."
Mo Yushen lowered his eyes, gesturing for her to speak.
Xi Jia: "Will you give me the award later?"
Mo Yushen remained silent.
He was indeed going to present the award, but he was assigned to present the award to the champion.
Chapter Sixteen
Xi Jia had a match in the afternoon, so she didn't linger and went to find her coach.
Wu Yang lit a cigarette in the smoking area outside, and when he turned around, he saw Xi Jia.
He stubbed out his cigarette. "What do you want?"
Xi Jia: "Who said they were looking for you?"
Wu Yang: "I was just being presumptuous." He already knew Xi Jia's grades, so he didn't ask any more questions.
He looked up at the sky, and Xi Jia's mood was just like the sky today.
The sky was cloudless and a deep, clear blue.
The awards ceremony will be held half an hour later.
Xi Jia stood on the award stage with the other two award winners.
Then, the award presenters appeared.
An older man, the president of the equestrian association.
The other one is Mo Yushen.
Xi Jia guessed that Mo Yushen would present awards to the winners, and she also guessed that he would only present the award to the champion. She had deliberately teased him in the lounge earlier.
Unexpectedly, today the president presented the medals and Mo Yushen presented the certificates of honor.
The two presented the award to the champion first.
The champion was excited and gently hugged the president. When he tried to hug Mo Yushen, Mo Yushen had already reached out his hand. The champion hadn't thought much about it and was immersed in the joy of winning the award, so he quickly reached out his hand as well.
Mo Yushen: "Congratulations."
"Thank you, Mr. Mo." The champion's eyes were full of smiles.
The three posed for a group photo in front of the media.
Next up is the third place.
Finally, the award was presented to Xi Jia.
Mo Yushen handed the certificate to Xi Jia with both hands. Xi Jia bowed slightly and said, "Thank you." After receiving the certificate, she stretched out her arms.
Mo Yushen didn't refuse again and gave her a hug.
The reporters taking photos from the sidelines did not notice anything unusual.
"Didn't she say she had amnesia? If she has amnesia, how can she still be so cunning? There are flaws everywhere. I think she's just faking amnesia." From the stands, Jiang Qin watched the scene on the awards stage and sneered.
Cheng Weimo: "If you don't understand, then say less."
Jiang Qin glanced at Cheng Weiming, but the words she was about to say remained unspoken.
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In the afternoon's team competition, Xi Jia's performance was mediocre, but her teammates cooperated well, and their club won the team championship.
The president and Mo Yushen did not appear at the awards ceremony.
Mo Yushen returned to the company at noon, but had business to attend to in the afternoon and didn't leave.
By evening, all of today's matches had concluded.
Xi Jia went to find Wu Yang; their club was having a celebration that evening.
Wu Yang was on the phone, his brows furrowed. "Hmm."
Silence followed.
After a while, he hummed in agreement again.
Xi Jia stood not far away and did not come over.
After ending the call, Wu Yang was dejected. There was a pebble under his feet, which he kicked away forcefully.
Xi Jia walked over. "What's wrong?"
The club's overall performance was good today; he shouldn't have acted like this.
Wu Yang lit a cigarette, gesturing for Xi Jia to stand further away.
Xi Jia asked with concern, "What exactly happened?"
Wu Yang knew that Xi Jia had long forgotten his messy love life, so he brushed her off, saying, "I had a fight with my girlfriend."
It's far more serious than arguing.
His current girlfriend knows that he still has ties with his ex.
His ex-girlfriend didn't get a reply from him, so she went directly to his current girlfriend.
His current girlfriend just called him and said they'd meet tonight to talk. If he doesn't show up, she'll consider it a breakup.
Wu Yang: "I'm not going to the dinner party tonight."
Xi Jia: "It's more important to appease your girlfriend."
If Wu Yang doesn't go, she won't go either.
Because of her poor memory, she wasn't familiar with anyone at the club. If Wu Yang wasn't around, she wouldn't know what to talk to them about.
With her ranking dropping this time, she's even less inclined to go.
Xi Jia messaged Mo Yushen: "I got the bonus, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
Fifteen minutes passed, and Mo Yushen still hadn't replied.
The sky was getting dark.