689 Never Give Up
After watching George disappear at the entrance of the subway station, Lance turned around, raised his hand to greet a taxi, got in, explained the destination "Special Surgery Hospital", called Percy and explained the location where his car was parked, and then he really relaxed.
The negotiations this afternoon were rewarding, not only spiritual fulfillment, but also physical challenges. The two of them walked intermittently for nearly three hours while walking. It is hard to imagine that George is already sixty years old this year. However, the most difficult first step has been taken, everything is difficult at the beginning, and everything will become clear next. "Crazy Max 4", this will be the starting point for Chaos Pictures to create miracles.
I reorganized the creative ideas of "Crazy Max 4". In the blink of an eye, the destination had arrived. I calmed down and came to Gao Wen's ward with a familiarity. I found that there was no one in the ward. Before Lance asked, the nurse who came to the "schedule room" took the initiative to come forward to inform Gao Wen's movements, "He is in the swimming pool."
Lance couldn't help but be surprised. Since this is one of the most popular hospitals for top athletes in the United States, special surgical hospitals have a complete postoperative recovery system, and the swimming pool is one of the places where it is used very frequently. "But, his recovery training was completed this morning. Did the doctor make any arrangements?"
The nurse showed a helpless look, "But the doctor did not object. His physical condition has returned to normal levels."
Lance nodded slightly and said that he understood, "Thank you, I hope he didn't cause you trouble." Lance's smile made the nurse respond with a bright smile. After lowering his head and pulling his scattered hair to his ears, his slightly red cheeks had a hint of shyness. "I'll go to the swimming pool to look for him." Lance took a polite step back before turning around and leaving.
Before Lance's figure completely disappeared, the other nurses on duty immediately rushed over, surrounded the nurse just now, and started talking.
At this time, the sunset had already set in the west. I wonder if it was an illusion, but Lance always felt that the daylight in New York seemed to be shorter than that in Los Angeles. The bright golden sunset fell on the green swimming pool, with blue waves and rays of light, like heaven; there was no noise around him, leaving the solemnity and heaviness of the hospital behind him, and the slowly settled tranquility made his mood ease.
Crash, crash... The light sound of water came over, and Lance couldn't help but stop, and then saw Gao Wen standing in the shallow water of the swimming pool.
At this time, Gao Wen stood in the water in a golden rooster's independent position, grabbing the elbow of his left hand with his right hand and slowly pushing his body to the right. The slow movement has a special rhythm. Even if one foot is independent, it is steadily. You can clearly see the strong and strong muscles changing shapes with the movement. After doing it, change one foot and stand on the other side and repeat the action in the opposite direction.
Lance looked at Gao Wen over and over again, repeating it tirelessly. After doing five sets of movements, he hit the ground with his feet and let out a long breath. It can be seen that the seemingly simple movement consumed a lot of physical strength. Gao Wen stood there and adjusted his breath, then he got into the water, and relied on his feet to swaying at the bottom of the water, dived from this side of the swimming pool to the other side, and then suddenly drilled out of the water.
Then, Gao Wen saw Lance standing at the door. He wiped the water droplets on his cheeks with both hands and smiled awkwardly, "Don't worry, I'm just doing some basic movements and sitting in the ward. It's too boring..." The defensive words seemed a little guilty, and he didn't even dare to look Lance in the eyes.
The rebuke words circled around the tip of his tongue, and finally swallowed. Lance realized that he would never be able to understand Gao Wen's love for football, just as Gao Wen could not understand his persistence in movies. Trapping Gao Wen in the hospital might ensure his health, but... Gao Wen is no longer Gao Wen.
In his career, he was always taking risks, like a steel wire at high altitude. One mistake was torn to pieces. This crisis was no exception, but like Theo and Ian, Gao Wen never questioned his choices and decisions. To be more precise, Gao Wen never rejected his requests from childhood to adulthood. He always stood in front of him strongly, as if he was the eternal patron saint, so that they all forgot that Gao Wen was the same age as him.
Looking at Gao Wen's embarrassed and awkward expression and his eyes drifted on the water in panic, Lance couldn't help but chuckle. He changed, but Gao Wen had never changed.
Hearing the sound, Gao Wen raised his head and saw the smile on the corner of Lance's mouth, which made him a little panicked because it was really abnormal. "Lance, I promise..." But before he could finish his words, Lance interrupted him, "Where are the muscles you just did to exercise?"
Gao Wen didn't react for a while, and then he saw Lance walking to the pool and handing over the bath towel. Gao Wen hesitated and walked out of the water, took the bath towel, and wiped the water droplets on his hair. "I may need to exercise well in the next period of time, so maybe you can serve as my coach. Compared to those bodybuilders outside, I am more willing to hand myself over to trustworthy guys. After all, I don't plan to be Arnold Schwarzenegger."
Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, and his eyes bloomed little by little, "You want to exercise? Haha, so you finally understand? Want to increase your muscles well?" As he said, Gao Wen made a fitness competition posture, showing off his biceps and his chest muscles, just like a peacock with open-screen display.
Gao Wen looked at the smile on the corner of Lance's mouth and gently raised. Something was wrong. Gao Wen tilted his head. Whenever Lance wanted to make a calculation, he would show such a devilish smile. Gao Wen narrowed his eyes and thought about it seriously. Then his shoulders drooped, and his excited expression returned to calm. "Did you do this on purpose? I hope I have something else to do."
Gao Wen let out a long sigh, walked to the bench next to him, and sat down heavily, "You are all worried about my life after retirement, I know." The four brothers have been together for a lifetime, how could he not see it? Recently, Theo has wanted to talk to him several times, but he pretended not to understand it and ran away in panic. It was not because of fear, but because he didn't know how he should answer.
Lance saw the loneliness between Gao Wen's eyebrows, and the words of denial fell to his mouth, took a step and sat down next to Gao Wen.
Gao Wen smiled self-deprecatingly, "If you ask me, are I ready to retire? To be honest, no. I don't want to leave the arena, and I'm not sure. Without the fixed training content every day, I should do something; without the collective training on Thursday, without the running around on Friday, I seem to have no other things to do; without the identity of an athlete, I seem to be not myself..."
Looking up, Gao Wen saw Lance who opened his mouth and wanted to speak. He shook his head, "I'm not belittled myself, but the facts. Theo is always taking care of us silently, as if he can always clean up the mess after we get into trouble; Ian always has countless tricks, he is the smartest one, and anything can be solved; and you, God, you are so talented, I am really jealous of you, as if you just need to sit there to change the whole world... But what about me? A bull running wildly on the grass field, after leaving the field, I am nothing."
After breathing a long sigh, Gao Wen's always lively and bright expression was stained with a faint feeling of loss, "So, I am not ready to retire, maybe... I will never be able to prepare."
Lance opened his mouth, closed it again, then opened his mouth again, closed it again, and repeated it several times, and finally let out a long breath and looked away, "Do you remember that summer, that summer that I almost couldn't remember," the summer when Frank and Fiona died, "The first thing you did after I woke up?"
Gao Wen turned his head and saw Lance's blue eyes, but his mind was blank. He shook his head barely, he really couldn't remember it.
"You hugged me and cried for a long time, and I almost suspected that I was going to have a flood." Lance's teasing words made Gao Wen scratch his head awkwardly, "and then you pushed Theo to the ground hard, and you scolded him loudly."
"Me? Theo?" Gao Wen was stunned, "Why don't I have any impression of it?" Gao Wen felt like a fantasy. How could he push Theo to the ground directly? "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Lance's lips raised gently, and then fell again, "You said loudly, 'Lance is injured, why don't you take him to the hospital quickly'. You kept repeating this sentence at that time, just like..." Lance's voice couldn't help but lighten, as if he was afraid of the butterfly that frightened his fingertips, "It was as if he was worried that I would disappear forever."
Gao Wen was silent, his tongue was bitter, and he didn't know what to say. Lance raised his head again, and looked at Gao Wen, showing a bright smile, "Believe me, if it weren't for you, I just let Theo and Ian get along?" Lance rolled his eyes, and even if he didn't say anything, Gao Wen burst into laughter.
Gao Wen is the spiritual pillar of their four brothers, the existence that never gives up.
"So, ask me, should you retire? I can't answer it, just like you ask me, if I'm willing to give up filming, I might punch you." Lance pulled the corner of his mouth with a self-deprecating voice, "But you ask me, who are you without the status of an athlete? I will tell you, you are Gowen Strello, a successful rugby player, an excellent spiritual fighter, and an excellent... brother."
Chapter completed!