Episode 14 recap: Zhou Yu's start in the relay was disqualified, and he couldn't adjust his state after the race.
The friendly race began, with Gao Feng swimming in the first leg. He performed steadily with good speed, making Liang You Guang and the others happy. Wu Hao swam well in the second leg and maintained an advantage over the opponents. Everyone was looking forward to the next two legs performing normally. However, unexpectedly, Hu Jing Tian encountered a problem, causing their advantage to vanish in an instant.
Liang You Guang had confidence in Zhou Yu, believing that he could catch up and surpass the others. This added more tension to the final leg of the race. Zhou Yu performed exceptionally well, swimming excellently in the last leg and quickly making up for their slight disadvantage. Zhou Yu's victory was impressive, and both Liang You Guang and Gu Luo were extremely happy. However, during the technical analysis backstage, it was revealed that Zhou Yu had false started.
The relay race result was invalidated, and Liang You Guang was worried that Zhou Yu wouldn't be able to handle the disappointment. Gu Luo had to comfort Liang You Guang, explaining that such things happen to everyone, and they themselves had experienced having their results invalidated before. Zhou Yu, upon learning the truth, experienced significant emotional ups and downs. Initially, Gao Feng had performed steadily, giving them a leading advantage in the relay race, and Wu Hao had also given his all, maintaining their advantage. However, Hu Jing Tian and Zhou Yu encountered problems one after another.
Hu Jing Tian lost his goggles, and Zhou Yu false started, nullifying the efforts of Gao Feng and Wu Hao in the previous legs. This greatly affected Zhou Yu. He tried to adjust his emotions, but he couldn't regain the same passion as before. Throughout the remaining races, he couldn't perform up to his full potential, and his results were not satisfactory. After the competition ended, Liang You Guang and Gu Luo recognized the problems the team members faced. Their ability to handle pressure and their mental resilience were both poor. However, in front of Liu Hai Bo, they refused to admit defeat.
The team lost the game, and the players were all feeling down. Wang Ji Fei, on the other hand, remained arrogant and tried to offer help, but they found it hard to accept. Zhou Yu was in a bad mood and withdrew, so Liang You Guang went to talk to him and tried to lift his spirits. The principal criticized the coaching team for the mistakes in the game, pointing out their lack of teamwork. Gu Luo, Liang You Guang, and Hao Di all volunteered to take responsibility.
The principal believed that the team training groups were a mistake and suggested having one coach lead the relay team, making Gu Luo and Liang You Guang compete for that position. That night, the residents of Dorm 628 couldn't sleep, especially Zhou Yu, who kept thinking about what Liang You Guang had said and couldn't rest. Unable to sleep, Zhou Yu went out alone to find some peace. Wu Hao and Gao Feng noticed Zhou Yu leaving but didn't want to disturb him, so they stayed put. Early in the morning, Gao Feng used a fire alarm clock to wake everyone up, except Zhou Yu, who couldn't get up.
Upon checking on Zhou Yu, they discovered that he had a fever and immediately took him to the medical room. Liang Bing Bing noticed Zhou Yu's absence from class and learned that he was sick. She decided to cook porridge and went to find Liang You Guang. Liang You Guang mistakenly thought that Liang Bing Bing brought the porridge for him and was overjoyed, but he was disappointed when Liang Bing Bing clarified that it was for Zhou Yu. Jealous, Liang You Guang took the porridge to Zhou Yu and urged him to drink it and recover.
After Zhou Yu recovered, Liang You Guang started training him on his jumps, but Zhou Yu couldn't get into the right mindset and hesitated, unable to keep up with the whistle. Gao Feng believed that Zhou Yu was haunted by the incident of his disqualified result, which affected his ability to jump on time. Zhou Yu didn't anticipate that solving the jumping issue would be so difficult. Despite practicing over and over again, he failed each time and decided to seek comfort by watching Liang Bing Bing's performance.
Liang You Guang discussed Zhou Yu's situation with Hao Di as they walked to the office. Hao Di helped Liang You Guang make tea and added some wolfberries. Liang You Guang benefited from the situation and, when Hao Di tried to take back the wolfberries, he stopped her and took them for himself. Unaware of Liang You Guang's intentions, Hao Di felt a little disappointed when he ambiguously called her back.
Zhou Yu showed no improvement, and the teammates discussed his issues, which added more pressure on him. Zhou Yu sought out Jiang Ying Ying once again and expressed his frustrations. Jiang Ying Ying shared her own problems and methods of solving them, gradually comforting Zhou Yu. Gao Feng taught Zhou Yu a new method: listening to familiar music and synchronizing his swimming movements with the rhythm.
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