diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1c927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2198e0..a2fe367 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Write Ahead Log for LSM or bitcask storage, with block cache.
 
 ## Design Overview
 
-![](https://img-blog.csdnimg.cn/3910507c20a04f9190c3664e3657a4b1.png#pic_center)
+![wal-logo.png](https://s2.loli.net/2024/05/19/Iz4JML2SokFdrfN.png)
 
 ## Format
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 53166d7..dd7387a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 module github.com/rosedblabs/wal
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.21
 
 require (
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7b72037..b5da196 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.2 h1:Dwmkdr5Nc/oBiXgJS3CDHNhJtIHkuZ3DZF5twqnfBdU=
-github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:QeFd9opnmA6QUJc5vARoKUSoFhyfM2/ZepoAG6RGpeM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6KllzawFIhcdPw=
 github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6bBcMArwyJ5K/AmCkWv1jt77kVWyCJ6HpOuEn7z0Csc=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/segment.go b/segment.go
index 68d59b1..a7e0db7 100644
--- a/segment.go
+++ b/segment.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool"
 	"hash/crc32"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool"
 )
 
 type ChunkType = byte
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ type segment struct {
 	currentBlockSize   uint32
 	closed             bool
 	header             []byte
-	blockPool          sync.Pool
+	cachedBlock        *blockAndHeader
 }
 
 // segmentReader is used to iterate all the data from the segment file.
@@ -67,8 +65,9 @@ type segmentReader struct {
 
 // block and chunk header, saved in pool.
 type blockAndHeader struct {
-	block  []byte
-	header []byte
+	block       []byte
+	header      []byte
+	blockNumber int64
 }
 
 // ChunkPosition represents the position of a chunk in a segment file.
@@ -101,23 +100,23 @@ func openSegmentFile(dirPath, extName string, id uint32) (*segment, error) {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("seek to the end of segment file %d%s failed: %v", id, extName, err))
 	}
 
+	// init cached block
+	bh := &blockAndHeader{
+		block:       make([]byte, blockSize),
+		header:      make([]byte, chunkHeaderSize),
+		blockNumber: -1,
+	}
+
 	return &segment{
 		id:                 id,
 		fd:                 fd,
 		header:             make([]byte, chunkHeaderSize),
-		blockPool:          sync.Pool{New: newBlockAndHeader},
 		currentBlockNumber: uint32(offset / blockSize),
 		currentBlockSize:   uint32(offset % blockSize),
+		cachedBlock:        bh,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func newBlockAndHeader() interface{} {
-	return &blockAndHeader{
-		block:  make([]byte, blockSize),
-		header: make([]byte, chunkHeaderSize),
-	}
-}
-
 // NewReader creates a new segment reader.
 // You can call Next to get the next chunk data,
 // and io.EOF will be returned when there is no data.
@@ -356,6 +355,8 @@ func (seg *segment) writeChunkBuffer(buf *bytebufferpool.ByteBuffer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// the cached block can not be reused again after writes.
+	seg.cachedBlock.blockNumber = -1
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -372,13 +373,10 @@ func (seg *segment) readInternal(blockNumber uint32, chunkOffset int64) ([]byte,
 
 	var (
 		result    []byte
-		bh        = seg.blockPool.Get().(*blockAndHeader)
+		bh        = seg.cachedBlock
 		segSize   = seg.Size()
 		nextChunk = &ChunkPosition{SegmentId: seg.id}
 	)
-	defer func() {
-		seg.blockPool.Put(bh)
-	}()
 
 	for {
 		size := int64(blockSize)
@@ -391,10 +389,18 @@ func (seg *segment) readInternal(blockNumber uint32, chunkOffset int64) ([]byte,
 			return nil, nil, io.EOF
 		}
 
-		// cache miss, read block from the segment file
-		_, err := seg.fd.ReadAt(bh.block[0:size], offset)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
+		// There are two cases that we should read block from file:
+		// 1. the acquired block is not the cached one
+		// 2. new writes appended to the block, and the block
+		// is still smaller than 32KB, we must read it again because of the new writes.
+		if seg.cachedBlock.blockNumber != int64(blockNumber) || size != blockSize {
+			// read block from segment file at the specified offset.
+			_, err := seg.fd.ReadAt(bh.block[0:size], offset)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
+			// remember the block
+			bh.blockNumber = int64(blockNumber)
 		}
 
 		// header
diff --git a/wal.go b/wal.go
index 359adc3..a8bd55c 100644
--- a/wal.go
+++ b/wal.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ var (
 //
 // The mu sync.RWMutex is used for concurrent access to the WAL data structure,
 // ensuring safe access and modification.
-//
-// The blockCache is an LRU cache used to store recently accessed data blocks,
-// improving read performance by reducing disk I/O.
-// It is implemented using a lru.Cache structure with keys of type uint64 and values of type []byte.
 type WAL struct {
 	activeSegment     *segment               // active segment file, used for new incoming writes.
 	olderSegments     map[SegmentID]*segment // older segment files, only used for read.