After lighting his second cigarette, Coach Xiao turned 180 degrees, his back to the biting sea breeze. The warm, yellowish light of the corridor cast a soft glow over his bald head, forming a sharp contrast with the calm, gentle expression on his face.
"When Manyu first confessed to me that you two were together, I was against it. An athlete's prime years are only a couple of years long, and I wanted her to stay focused. But she wouldn't listen, and even told me that if it weren't for you, she wouldn't have been able to hold on."
Coach Xiao sighed and continued, "Over the past two years, I've been reflecting on whether I was too harsh. Manyu is a girl, after all, yet I always trained her just like the Men's Team. I bear an unshirkable responsibility for her current injuries. But Gaoyuan, what Manyu said is true, and I agree with it. You are very important to her."
Chapter 250