The Story of Love that Divided Former Badminton Player Zhao Yunlei and Zhang Nan, Guarding Other People's Marriage - Married to 'Mistress'

Zhao Yunlei and Zhang Nan were paired as mixed doubles since 2010 and won various prestigious titles, including the All England. They became the world's number one mixed doubles in January 2011.

Their closeness sparked rumors that Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei were dating. They finally confirmed their romantic relationship in 2011. Since then, they have frequently been asked to get married.

Although Zhang Nan is four years younger than his partner, their relationship is enduring and they have become a 'terrifying' pair for their opponents. They also won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics and became three-time world champions.

In addition to playing in mixed doubles, Zhao Yunlei also partnered with Tian Qing in women's doubles. They have also achieved remarkable success, including winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2016, there were unpleasant rumors. Zhao Yunlei and Tian Qing, who had actually qualified for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, decided to withdraw.

Zhao Yun Lei (right) is rumored to have a conflict with Tian Qing (middle). Zhang Nan is rumored to have an affair with Tian Qing at that time.

After winning bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Zhao Yunlei confirmed that she had broken up with Zhang Nan before competing in the Olympics. Zhao Yunlei also decided to retire from the badminton world in 2016.

When making this statement, Zhao Yunlei congratulated Zhang Nan for achieving his dream and wished him a brighter future as well.

In 2018, Zhao Yunlei announced her marriage to Hong Wei, who is also a badminton player from China in the men's doubles category. This is where jokes among BL players emerged, saying that Zhang Nan had been guarding someone else's soulmate all this time.

After getting married, Zhao Yunlei and Hong Wei both became badminton coaches. Zhao Yunlei became an assistant coach for the national team.

Meanwhile, a few months after Zhao Yunlei got married, Zhang Nan also ended his bachelorhood in December 2018. He married Tian Qing, a former partner of Zhao Yunlei in women's doubles who was rumored to be Zhang Nan's affair.

Indeed, after breaking up with Zhao Yunlei, Zhang Nan began to open up about his love story with Tian Qing.

Zhang Nan and Tian Qing were blessed with their first child in August 2010. They named their baby Leo.

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