Wang Chuqin was never someone with natural self-confidence. In his youth, his pride had been shattered piece by piece. Between 2018 and 2019, he was crushed flat by players from every direction at home and abroad, even developing a psychological shadow from his repeated losses.
Plagued by constant cyberbullying, the disapproval of his coaches, the disdain and sarcasm of his first love, endless defeats, and deep self-doubt, intertwined with the days of being separated from Shasha and their falling out—it all felt like a black hole, hidden away in the secret corners of his heart.
A teenager's inner world is never truly stable. In the dead of night, the black hole would often stare back at him: If you aren't strong enough, if you become a loser, you will lose everything you have now.
Chapter 281