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Time flies, and 2010 has come in the blink of an eye. At that time, our protagonist, Mr. Malone, entered the twenty-second year of his life. On the occasion of his birthday, a mysterious express arrived in Beijing from Nanjing, sending him a birthday surprise.
When he carefully unwrapped the package, I saw an incredible scene! It turned out to be a simple digital photo album and several greeting cards full of affectionate blessings. Each photo in the album is a precious memory of the two of them at an important cultural and sports exchange event a few years ago. These warm moments preserve the innocence and immaturity of their youth in the most authentic way.
Flipping through those greeting cards, the familiar handwriting touched Ma Long's memories. Between the lines, there is a deep blessing for his birthday. At first, Malone was confused about the identity of the sender. However, as the fragments of his memories gradually pieced together completely, he finally remembered the girl who had left a deep imprint on his heart - Xia Lu.
Looking at the energetic self and Xia Lu in the photo, Ma Long's heart surged with an indescribable touch. Although this long-overdue birthday gift is not priceless, every detail carefully selected by Xia Lu fully reflects her sincere and long-lasting feelings for Ma Long. In this way, in the long river of time, the trajectories of their lives converged again, and finally evolved into an eternal love story.
At that moment, Ma Long deeply felt the gift of fate and was grateful to Xia Lu for breaking into his world again. He silently vowed that he must cherish this rare fate and bravely step towards a new chapter in his life.
Let's rewind the clock to 2008. That year, as a member of the national table tennis team, Ma Long went to Nanjing to participate in a significant cultural and sports exchange activity. And Xia Lu, this energetic college student, was also fortunate to be involved.
Who would have expected that the organizing committee would skillfully arrange Ma Long and Xia Lu, two young people who had never met before, in the same group! It was this seemingly coincidental arrangement that laid a solid foundation for their future encounters.
As athletes and sports enthusiasts, Ma Long and Xia Lu quickly found empathy with each other in addition to their busy work. Whenever after schoolwork, Xia Lu would always take the initiative to find Ma Long and eagerly share with him various skills and experiences about table tennis.
This girl is not only diligent and successful in her studies, but also is more admirable because she is keen on sports activities, especially table tennis, a sport that Ma Long sincerely loves and is proud of.
In an in-depth conversation, Xia Lu, who has a cheerful personality and doesn't care about trivial details, unabashedly boldly asks her favorite Malone to sign an autographed photo as a souvenir. She candidly and directly expressed that she was a loyal admirer of the table tennis player, and her words were full of admiration for her idol.
At first, Malone was slightly embarrassed and politely declined the request in a simple and sincere manner. However, instead of being angry or disappointed by this, Xia Lu humorously joked that Malone seemed to be deliberately keeping a low profile.
Seeing her innocent and endearing appearance, Ma Long finally couldn't hold back the emotions in his heart anymore and happily signed his name on the photo.
Before meeting Xia Lu, Ma Long had already worked hard in the field of table tennis and constantly chased his dreams. As early as his childhood, his parents held his hand and led him into this competitive arena full of challenges and opportunities. Despite the twists and turns of the road, he has always been steadfast in his love for table tennis and unswerving in his pursuit of excellence.
In 1999, at the age of 11, Ma Long was fortunate to join the Liaoning Provincial Team and was full of expectations to welcome a new stage of his life. However, in the two years that he has been in the provincial team, Malone has encountered countless doubts and indifferent treatment. His teammates were not optimistic about him, a thin and weak teenager, and even thought that he could not become a bright star in the future, and even had the idea of giving up on cultivating him for a while.
This undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the young Ma Long, and he began to doubt whether he really had the ability to stick to this love of table tennis. However, fortunately, in 2001, a veteran coach named Guan Huaan had the insight to discover the extraordinary potential in Ma Long. Coach Guan was convinced that this resilient child would shine, so he decided to take him to Beijing for more professional and rigorous training.
During those days in Beijing, Ma Long always persevered and diligently pursued, and never slacked off. With extraordinary perseverance and tenacious fighting spirit, he finally realized his dream in 2003 and successfully joined the ranks of the national table tennis team.
Since then, Malone has sweated on the field, written brilliant chapters, and achieved a legendary chapter.
He not only became the tenth Grand Slam winner in the table tennis world, but also became the first great player in history to achieve the feat of men's double Olympic Games and Grand Slam with a new record, and his total number of Olympic gold medals reached an astonishing five.
Looking back on the past, the love road between Malone and Xia Lu is full of twists and turns, as if there is no dawn of hope. However, fate took a dramatic turn one day in 2010, and through a mysterious package, the two reconnected and began frequent and in-depth correspondence to share insights from each other's lives. In this way, an innocent and immaculate love quietly sprouted and grew in their hearts.
In 2012, Malone finally bravely faced himself and realized that he had fallen into a deep obsession with this lively and cheerful girl. So, on the night of the successful conclusion of the London Olympics, he mustered up the courage to express his deep affection to Xia Lu, and made it clear that he was willing to spend the rest of his life with her.
At that moment, Xia Lu's heart was filled with endless joy, she had already silently looked forward to the arrival of this day in her heart, and accepted Ma Long's passionate pursuit without hesitation, and the relationship between the two lovers was officially established.
However, the next few years are destined to be a severe test. As a professional athlete, Malone must keep a low profile at all times and try to avoid too much attention in his personal life to avoid unnecessary distractions. Therefore, the two can only carefully maintain this secret relationship.
Just imagine, in the past eight years of companionship, the kind and innocent Xia Lu must have experienced countless helplessness and grievances. She couldn't share the excitement with her family and friends, or cheer and celebrate when Malone had achieved great results.
Even so, Xia Lu still supported Marlon with all her heart. Whenever Ma Long encountered difficulties and setbacks in high-intensity training, she always patiently comforted and sincerely encouraged, and used her own unique way to heal the wounds of his soul. In the face of all kinds of temptations and doubts from the outside world, Xia Lu has always unswervingly defended this hard-won relationship.
When Xia Lu was on the verge of giving up, Ma Long resolutely chose to stand up, with deep courage, and announced that sincere love to the world! In the special year of 2016, he did not shy away from admitting his lover identity with Xia Lu in public, and revealed the long process of eight years with sincere words: "Eight years are not easy, we are very good."
The tricks of fate finally stopped at this moment, and Marlon and Xia Lu finally ushered in their long-awaited wedding, and the crystallization of love also came, bringing endless laughter and hope to their warm little home.
With the support of his family, Ma Long has become more determined and courageous in his sports career.
Once upon a time, the relationship between Malone and Xia Lu was like a small boat drifting in the rough sea, which could be swallowed up by huge waves at any time.
The reason for the incident stems from an unexpected incident: just as Ma Long was emerging in the table tennis world and becoming the center of attention, a famous table tennis player from Japan, Kasumi Ishikawa, publicly expressed his admiration for him.
As a die-hard fan of Ma Long, Kasumi Ishikawa unreservedly vented his emotions, which attracted widespread attention and heated discussions from all walks of life.
As time went on, remarks and posts such as "Marlon and Kasumi Ishikawa are a match made in heaven" and "I hope they can come together" have appeared on major online platforms. As the protagonist of the incident, Ma Long naturally could not ignore the hustle and bustle of these public opinions.
His face was gloomy, his heart was full of confusion and confusion, and he felt helpless as to how to deal with the matter.
On the other hand, when Xia Lu saw these remarks, her heart was instantly overwhelmed with jealousy and pain. As Ma Long's girlfriend, she knows that this relationship is not recognized in society.
In the face of the storm of public opinion, Ma Long and Xia Lu were once confused and helpless. However, at this life-and-death moment, Malone finally made a decision.
He was not deceived by those illusory auras, but firmly adhered to his inner beliefs, bravely stood up, and resolutely defended the woman he loved.
Under the pressure of countless questions and questions, Ma Long announced his love relationship with Xia Lu to the world in a loud and firm voice! He solemnly said that his heart will only be deeply imprinted with endless love for Xia Lu, and any gossip about them is just superfluous and meaningless words.
With Ma Long's resolute assurance and protection, the heavy burden in Xia Lu's heart was finally relieved, and the two of them worked together to get through this crisis that almost caused a catastrophe.
As a result, this love story full of twists and turns and changes has returned to a flat track again. Ma Long and Xia Lu also made up their minds to bravely show this sincere and passionate love to the world, end their long-term concealment and caution, and welcome the affectionate embrace under the sun.