I Give Half of My Life to You

Chapter 86

86: The Endeavoring Brother Shui

That night, Lin Miao pondered about it for hours without end, but to no avail. She couldn't give up her training and tournaments. She loved tournaments and training with all her teammates.

However, it was also very unfair to Yu Jingxuan. He could've had a girlfriend by his side everyday instead of one he would see only a few times a year.

That night, she had nightmares about various things, her brain filled with mixed thoughts.

Lin Miao fell sick the next day. Tan Jing had immediately realized when she woke up, as it was the first time Lin Miao was still on her bed instead of coming back from outside.

Tan Jing felt her forehead, "So hot, brother Shui, you're on a fever, I'll tell the coach."

"I'm fine." Lin Miao said despite feeling dizzy.

The coach obviously couldn't let her practice while being sick, so he rushed her to the hospital and also contacted Lin Miao's family.

The coach first contacted Yu Jingxuan, thinking that he was her real older brother. He visited Lin Miao often, and since the coach didn't use the internet much, Yu Jingxuan was the first person he called.

Over the phone, Yu Jingxuan said he would be here soon, thanking the coach for taking care of Lin Miao.

Once Yu Jingxuan arrived, the coach left.

Yu Jingxuan sat beside her in the hospital. Lin Miao was rarely sick, even small things like catching a cold or having a light fever.

Her health was maintained when she became an athlete. However, the sickness she had days before the New Year seemed to have led this year to a bad start.

It was her second time getting infused in the hospital from a fever. It was also summer, the outside heat making it even more unbearable.

Seeing that Yu Jingxuan had arrived, she began to feel guilty.

Yu Jingxuan could read her thoughts, brushing his fingers across her face. "Can you tell me what's wrong?"

Even though the two didn't have much interaction, it was enough for Yu Jingxuan to understand what Lin Miao might be thinking. He had a feeling that she had been hiding something since they met each other yesterday.

Yu Jingxuan sighed, brushing her hair and looking at her with his gentle gaze.

Seeing him caring for her, Lin Miao felt even more guilty, "Gege, I don't think I can be like other girlfriends and stay with you all the time."

"It's okay, I can wait." Yu Jingxuan looked into her eyes, saying, "After you retire, we can do whatever we want. Life is long, we don't have to be anxious about these few years." He was anxious before, but only to the uncertainty of their relationship. Now that it'd been confirmed, he settled his heart down.

Thinking how she would be with him for the many years to come, he felt a lot less nervous. After all, this was how their relationship developed. He wouldn't force her to surrender anything; all he wanted was for her to come back to him someday.

In his heart, he wished for Lin Miao to retire early. Life was too demanding for an athlete. It was easy for them to strain their body and wound themselves.

However, he still respected Lin Miao's choices. Lin Miao had mentioned before that she would retire when she was twenty, after the Olympics of that year, and study in a university.

Yu Jingxuan didn't expect the thing she had been hiding to be this. He didn't think it was that important, but the serious tone Lin Miao spoke in made him feel guilty and heartache.