My Mr. Mermaid (浪花一朵朵)

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Episode 6 -

I can't believe you still have the energy to flirt right now.

What's wrong? Are you jealous that Yibai is in love?

I've seen your practices. Your angle when entering the water is off.

The timing of your breaths also aren't good.

Four years ago, your flaw of slow turning is still present.

Did you not realize that?

Asking that girl to watch you compete?

Watch what? Watch you lose?

You can't even beat the "you" from 4 years ago.

Much less beat me.

You're that certain you can beat me?

After all, you've never defeated my four-years-ago self.

I'll see you at the competition.

No wonder you're Brother Yibai. Even if faced against Ouyang Heng, you're still confident.

Ouyang Heng would never expect that he can't even win a duel of words.

Are you confident you'll win against Ouyang Heng?

We haven't raced yet. Who knows what the result will be?

But I believe that no matter what I lose, I can't lose in demeanor!

Beautiful. That's the Yibai we know.

Right, left, right, down.

Alright.

Yun Duo, what are you going? Trying to increase the number of views?

With your little hands, even if you break your mouse, you can't increase the view count that much.

Teacher Sun, I'm not trying to increase the view count.

I just can't understand. Did I mess up somewhere?

Why are the views so low?

I understand how you feel. After all, this was your first video.

Of course you care about the number of views.

But on the other hand,

I think your video was wonderfully done.

Look.

Look at the comments section.

It has broken a record in QKVideo.

What record?

The number of people cursing at Tang Yibai is double the view count.

This isn't an easy achievement to reach.

Purposefully trapped Tang Yibai with those stupid questions.

I didn't set up a trap for him.

Maybe I just said his thoughts out loud for him.

Don't you have manners? I told you not to ask, but you had to ask.

Alright, alright, alright. So noisy.

Don't fight, you two.

You're the mentor, you should let him off the hook a little.

You two, get to work. Our meeting is about to begin.

Mentor. - I don't want to speak to you.

Hey! I...

Two cups of americano.

Alright. Please wait a moment.

One cup of hot latte.

Okay.

What a coincidence, Cheng Mei.

What a coincidence, you're here too?

Why are you here by yourself, not by Yun Duo's side?

My mentor is angry right now,

so as her student, I must be sensible.

I'm buying coffee for her to pacify her anger.

Alright. Let's sit here and wait.

Okay.

Please send it over there.

Alright.

Lin Zi, can I ask you something?

You're really not James Lin?

How come you are still asking me that? I am definitely not.

Then why are you staying by Yun Duo's side?

My intuition tells me that if you're getting close to Yun Duo,

even sucking up to her, there must be some motive.

Correct. I have my motives.

Think about it. Finding a job in this day and age is so difficult.

If you want to get promoted and make a lot of money, you have to aim high.

Obviously I have to curry favor with her.

Don't joke with me.

Although you're disguising yourself very well, there are times you expose yourself.

I remember you wore a jacket the other day.

Looked cheap, but the price was definitely not.

And the shoes you wore that day were also not cheap.

You can deceive Yun Duo, but you can't deceive me.

You definitely don't need that job's salary.

I have to say, your words are very direct.

Telling it straight is just my nature.

Listen. I'm Yun Duo's closest friend.

No matter your motive, I will keep an eye on you.

I will protect her and make sure no one will hurt her.

Sir, here's your americano. - Thank you.

Miss, here's your latte.

Thank you.

Friendly reminder: Yun Duo doesn't like hot americano.

She likes the latte that I ordered.

Brother Feng, your training is over?

Just finished. What are you guys doing?

Nothing much. We're archiving these few months' training results

for coach to see.

That's a lot. Can you even finish?

We can handle this.

Who recorded this one?

It was me. What's wrong?

Are you sure you didn't record it incorrectly.

No way. Such an important task, how could I record it wrong?

Brother Feng, where are you going?

I haven't input those files into the computer yet!

In my eyes, my opponent can be no one else.

My only opponent is my teammate, Tang Yibai.

Our Tang Yibai will not fear Ouyang Heng.

So from what I understand, you're certain you can beat Ouyang?

As an athlete, I fear no challenges.

You can't even beat the "you" from 4 years ago,

much less beat me.

Has anything happened lately?

Ever since Ouyang Heng came,

your times have been getting worse and worse.

Tang Yibai!

Everyone, get out. I have something to discuss with him.

Get out!

Didn't you hear me?

Ming Tian, close the door.

Tell me honestly. Did your knee injury recur?

You've been hiding it from me.

My injury hasn't recurred.

Hasn't recurred?

It hasn't recurred, and yet you're swimming like this?!

Look at this yourself.

You're thinking too much. These are all practice times.

These don't mean anything.

Don't tell me you're slacking just because it's practice.

The Tang Yibai I know gives it his all during practices.

But ever since the last joint warm-up match,

your practice times have been getting worse and worse!

This is why Ouyang Heng said you've become worse since 4 years ago.

Even Ouyang Heng knows this. But you haven't even mentioned it to me!

Do you still consider me as a brother?

If I hadn't come confirm you today, when were you planning to tell me?

I never wanted to hide it from you. I didn't tell you because

I don't even know what happened myself.

Coach Wu has helped me get check ups. My knee is fine.

We have also replayed my recorded swimming videos,

and the posture looked fine.

I just don't know why the speed isn't up to par.

All I know

is that every time I go into the water, I can clearly see

somebody always swimming in front of me.

That person isn't another person.

It's myself from four years ago.

Myself from four years ago, who's in his top condition,

and didn't carry any burdens. No matter how hard I work now,

I cannot even catch up to myself from four years ago.

He is always in front of me by 10 meters.

Those ten meters

is the distance

between my past and present.

I clearly know that I'm different from other competitors.

I have a four-year vacuum period from competing.

I also know that if I can't overcome this four-year distance,

never mind Ouyang Heng. I might not even make it to the Dream Cup's finals.

Lingye, should we call 120 (number for the ambulance) ?

Why?

If they're having a fight, we'd at least hear some noise.

But we can't hear anything right now.

Has someone died in there?

Enough. Don't say nonsense.

I'm not saying nonsense. It's not like you didn't see Brother Feng's face earlier.

I don't know how Brother Yibai is right now.

Don't worry. I won't admit defeat.

I'll definitely find a way

to find my top condition again before the competition.

I only need you to trust me.

Trust that I will overcome this barrier.

Of course I trust you,

but you also need to know that we're a team.

You are also my brother. You're not alone.

I know. - It's good that you know.

Today, I, your captain, will keep you company at practice.

I will help you solve all your problems.

Let's go.

I know. You must be mentally-ill.

You're the mentally-ill one.

Do you have some sort of athlete amnesia?

I think you're the one who has IQ amnesia. You lost all your IQ.

Me? You're the one who lost your IQ!

He's still alive.

Great. Now, I won't have to pay the phone bill for calling 120.

Does it cost money to call 120?

This week, our sports sector's viewers count has clearly fallen by 10%.

I want to hear the opinions of you interns.

How should we increase the viewer count?

Director Liu, currently, consumers are most interested

in news relating Tang Yibai's challenge to Ouyang Heng,

but we always put our focus on the combined training of the two schools.

This monotonousness will make us drown among our competitors' shrewd articles.

Of course our viewer count will fall.

I think we can publish something more aggressive.

We should have done this a long time ago.

Say it.

Director Liu, I remember that my first day at QKVideo, you told me that

we are professional news reporters.

Our every article will bring different levels of influence to our viewers,

so we cannot join in the public opinions to jeer at others.

Everyone present at that day's press conference knows that

Tang Yibai said he didn't fear challenges.

As a professional athlete,