After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 181-182

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 10/02/2023

Chapter 181:Cui Luoheng's Emotional Troubles (?)

As soon as the news about Su Bai recruiting new talent for the team spread within the national team, everyone became aware of it quickly. During training these days, Qiu Wen would put on a show of working hard and after the training, he would go to Su Bai to boast about himself, with the general message being, "Su Bai, look at how great I am, don't abandon me!"

The team had long become accustomed to Qiu Wen's playful behavior, and now even Guo Dun would occasionally tease him, saying, "Train well, be careful not to fall out of favor in the future."

Qiu Wen's antics were open and unashamed, and he wasn't afraid of anyone in the team. On the other hand, Cui Luoheng, who had been training diligently these days, didn't dare to bring up such topics.

After all, Su Bai's selection this time was only for the 400-meter sprint event, and Cui Luoheng was a 110-meter hurdler training under Su Bai. He had no reason to seek attention.

However, even though he understood this logically, he couldn't help but feel frustrated.

For Cui Luoheng, he had finally come to terms with his feelings for Su Bai, but he had no reason to claim Su Bai for himself. In fact, he had no grounds or right to demand any response from Su Bai.

So, during training, he tried to steal glances at Su Bai whenever he could or looked at him with puppy-dog eyes. Occasionally, he would seek physical contact, like ruffling Su Bai's hair.

As someone who had grown up in a sports school and the national team, Cui Luoheng had always been a solo introvert, and his personality was naturally reserved. Even after understanding his own feelings, he couldn't figure out how to express them to the person he liked. Over time, he became increasingly frustrated.

If the previous Cui Luoheng was truly composed and only pretended to have a glass heart, Su Bai noticed that recently, Cui Luoheng had become more silent than before. When Su Bai checked his psychological state, he realized that Cui Luoheng was pretending to be calm but was actually troubled.

That evening, after training, Su Bai decided to talk to Cui Luoheng and find out what was bothering him. When it came to psychological issues, it was best to discover and address them early.

However, during dinner at the cafeteria, Su Bai found it impossible to get Cui Luoheng to open up. Cui Luoheng had always trusted Su Bai, even when confessing his "poor mental resilience," and Su Bai had never had to worry too much about him. But this time, no matter how Su Bai tried to initiate the conversation, Cui Luoheng would only say, "Su Bai, don't worry, I'm fine."

While speaking, Cui Luoheng would gaze at him with pleading eyes, as if he had something to say but couldn't bring himself to say it.

This was the first time Su Bai had faced resistance in a conversation with a team member. After all, whether it was the S Province Athletics Team or the national team, the athletes were relatively mature, and the only two with somewhat immature personalities were Qiu Wen and Li Junhao. Qiu Wen, in particular, didn't have any significant psychological issues, and Li Junhao, after a few instances of his "glass heart" shattering, had become more stable, despite his continued rebelliousness.

Now, facing the sudden situation with Cui Luoheng, Su Bai was also somewhat troubled.

When it came to athletes' psychological issues, they could be categorized into several common types: training bottlenecks leading to a drop in training motivation, psychological setbacks due to a downturn in competitive performance, overconfidence leading to underestimation of competitions, training-related psychological obstacles due to injuries, and neglect of training and results due to longing for the outside world.