Love You for the Rest of My Life

Chapter 1132: The Strongest Opponent

But if she performed normally, she might tie with Di Xiaxia or even surpass her.

Even a mere 0.01 point means victory.

With her superior technique and extraordinary talent, she could easily score 99.96 or even higher.

At that moment, Di Xiaxia was also extremely nervous and couldn’t help but whisper to Di Mingzhe, "Big brother, this Belinda is amazing. In one of the recent extreme sliding competitions, she scored 99.965, and no one has broken her record yet. I think I might end up being the runner-up."

"Really?" Di Mingzhe raised his eyebrows, as he hadn’t heard Di Xiaxia mention this before.

"It’s okay." He patted Di Xiaxia’s hand reassuringly. "That was then, this is now. It doesn’t mean it will happen every time. A good athlete needs to perform consistently and sometimes exceptionally. I don’t think you’ll necessarily be worse than her this time.

99.965 is history now, and besides, extreme sliding wasn’t even considered an official sport back then, so those records don’t really count. Now that it’s been included in official competitions, previous records like those will be wiped clean. Everything is based on current performance.

Moreover, you’ve already performed really well. How others perform is their business. Everyone here is a top athlete from their country. Being a runner-up is also quite impressive, so don’t worry too much. Just knowing you participated and gave it your all is enough.

No matter what position you finish in, it’s a result of your skill. And remember, no matter how high others score, in my heart, you are always the champion."

Di Mingzhe then looked at her, his deep eyes filled with unwavering affection, and slowly moved his hand to her lower abdomen. "You’re pregnant, you know. A pregnant woman competing in this is already beyond normal courage. So, don’t worry about the results."

"Okay." Di Xiaxia nodded, realizing that there was little she could do to control it anyway.

Belinda was truly impressive, enormously so, and she had been in the extreme sliding scene longer than Xiaxia, who regarded her as a senior.

Thus, losing to Belinda wasn’t a surprise to her.

Securing the runner-up position was beyond her expectations since she performed much better than in her practices.

During practice, her highest score was 99.

She wanted to participate this time, deep down hoping to surpass Belinda.

But Belinda was indeed a formidable opponent, and thinking of surpassing her was perhaps a bit naive.

Soon the competition began, and Belinda looked very experienced, standing on the U-shaped platform with the poise of a definitive champion.

Di Xiaxia felt nervous.

As the referee’s whistle blew, the participants started descending the slope to compete.

Di Xiaxia anxiously watched Belinda’s movements, calculating her speed and angles, because all these factors influenced the completion of her entire set of maneuvers.

But obviously, she was extremely proficient; her speed was fast, and her posture was graceful and elegant.

People also watched, eyes widening in surprise, silently sweating as each of her movements was beautifully and rapidly executed.

People felt even more tense now; it seemed this foreign woman might surpass Di Xiaxia.

Yet, competitions are influenced by many factors, with psychological aspects being crucial. No matter how good your past performance or how exceptional your skills, a mistake during the competition can render them meaningless.

That’s the harsh reality of competition.

So, naturally, the citizens of the Empire secretly hoped for even a small mistake from Belinda.

Yet, Belinda made no mistakes at all.