After Huang Chong finished the call with Coach Han, his expression visibly changed.
Chen Junyi, who had been browsing the night market in Xining's downtown area with him and was picking out gifts for her parents, stopped what she was doing when she saw his face and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Huang Chong looked at her, thought for a moment, then decided to tell her the truth. There was nothing to hide about this. He nodded and said, "Coach Han called and told me to return to the base immediately. He said the team managers of two Pro teams want to sign me and asked whether I'm interested in joining a Pro team, going to Europe to race on the road, and riding for them!"
Chen Junyi's star-bright eyes widened at once, and delight was impossible to hide from her face. "That's a good thing!
It means European teams have recognized your competitive level head-on.
If you can join a Pro team and get familiar with their racing style in Europe first, it'll definitely help you join a UCI WorldTour team in the future."
Halfway through, Chen Junyi realized there was no joy on Huang Chong's face. She promptly stopped and asked, "You don't want to go?"
Huang Chong sighed before answering slowly, "It's not that I don't want to go.
Actually, under normal circumstances, what you just suggested would undoubtedly be the best choice.
But even if I agreed to join a Pro team, I wouldn't be able to go to Europe until next year, right?
You know I signed a one-year deal with Hengxiang. Even if a European team were willing to pay the termination fee to poach me early, what would happen to the domestic professional league season that's already halfway through?
And the Hangzhou