"Nice, here you go God Ming. Here you go Xiao Pang. Lao Mao. Lao K. Lu Yue and Jia Xuan," Xiao Rui said, handing them the candy.
"Thank you very much Xiao Rui," Jia Xuan said, as she took the candy before walking into the villa. She placed her bag down and went to look for some drinks in the fridge.
"Lao K, what did you buy again?" Lao Mao asked as he place the box down on the table.
"Facial Mask. Mihoo (XiaoMihoo)," Lao K said.
"Are you crazy? Who are you calling Mihoo (XiaoMihoo)," Lao Mao said. Gay panic Jia Xuan thought to herself.
"You got closer after the competition to the point where you're giving each other nicknames?" Xiao Pang questioned.
"동성애 공황 (Gay Panic)," Jia Xuan said as she walked over, looking at the two.
"Shut up," Lao Mao said.
"This is the Mihoo facial mask that I just bought. Staying up late training every night makes my skin very dry. The hydrating effect of this Mihoo facial mask is really good," Lao K explained, as he threw a few packs to Jia Xuan, her effortlessly catching it.
"I'll get myself hydrated too," Xiao Pang said as he helped himself with a few packs.
"Mihoo (XiaoMihoo), do you want to try?" Lao K asked.
"Is this good? *Pause* Are you saying the name of the mask or are you calling me that," Lao Mao questioned. Lao K chuckled.
"Lao Mao's reaction is so slow," Tong Yao fired.
"You should keep your mouth shut too," Lao Mao shouted.
"Everyone!" Xiao Rui shouted.
"After our game today, we're about to enter the Grand Finals. I would like to remind everyone YQCB is no longer the team that fights to survive relegation. They defeated FNC and progressed to the Grand Finals with us," God Ming reminded.
"Coming back to what's important. From now on, till the Grand Finals, our entire base will go through closed training," Xiao Rui said.
"What kind of closed training," Lao K questioned.
"Is the club going to pay everything for us?" Xiao Pang questioned.
"The details of how the closed training will be are about the same as guarding a spy. For example, you can't eat, shop, and talk to the lady boss next door. You are not allowed to discuss strategies with the excuse of capturing dolls with your ex-teammate and current opponent next to you. You are not allowed to go on dates with the ADC and not allowed to go and steal food from the Mid. Also, Dabing and Little Shallot have to be grounded too. They are not allowed to interact with the cats that belong to the Mid and ADC next door," Xiao Rui explained.
"Wait, you are grounding the cats too?!" Tong Yao screeched.
"Yah, why are you separating me and Jiao Huang. Why are you separating my love to XiaoKaiKai? What did XiaoKaiKai do to you?" Jia Xuan whined since she stayed too quiet.
"XiaoKaiKai?" Lao Mao looked at her.
"XiaoKaiKai is Ai Jia's cat. Little Jake is Jiao Huang's cat," Jia Xuan explained, "XiaoKaiKai and Little Jake will be so sad. They won't eat properly because I am not there." Xiao Rui was speechless.
"Hey, is the competition more important or is the cat more important?" Lu Yue questioned.
"Jiao Huang?" Jia Xuan said, innocently, resulting in having them to sigh loudly while Lu Yue lightly banged his head against the wall.
"Seriously, are you kidding me? Jiao Huang? What in the world is this?" Lu Yue questioned.
"Whattt? I care for him? He is indeed important," Jia Xuan argued back.
"Completely given up hope on her," Lu Yue said.
"Before we begin our closed training, I'll treat you all to a good meal," Cheng Ge said.
"Long Live Cheng Ge!" They shouted.
"I'm all motivated when you talk about this," Lao Mao said.
"Let's go. You silly. Let's go," Lao K said, calling Lao Mao XiaoMihoo again.
"Don't call me that," Lao Mao pouted.
"Let's get a good meal," Xiao Pang shouted.
"In your mind, it is filled with food. Even when you are dreaming, the food is just floating in your head. Cheng Ge, do you experience every single time that you smell some food aroma or having to hear Xiao Pang fake munching while sleeping?" Jia Xuan questioned. Cheng Ge silently chuckled as he just walked away without answering her.
"He definitely hears it every night," Lao K whispered to her.
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"Isn't that D.Q Five?" Xiao Pang questioned as he sees them looking drunk.
"They look damn drunk," Jia Xuan muttered as she sat down.
"What happened to them? Is their curfew over?" Tong Yao said, them looking terribly miserable. Xiao Rui nodded.
"They were demoted," Cheng Ge simply said.
"Huh?!" Tong Yao shouted. Jia Xuan looked up.
"Don't tell me you didn't know," Jia Xuan looked at her as she drank the drink.
"When you were in the quarterfinal, they were still in relegation. No one followed. So, no one talked about it," God Ming explained.
"Did they lose the relegation? They got demoted. They'll have to play the qualifier. Next season's OPL won't have DQ.Five among the 12 teams anymore?" Tong Yao questioned. Jia Xuan rubbed her forehead, giving up hope on her best friend for not knowing about the latest stuffs.
"Lao K, I suggest we get drunk as quick as possible. I don't want to hear her yapping anymore," Jia Xuan said, as she drank again, Lao K responding with a chuckle only.
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Jia Xuan came down, seeing all their fans crowding around the hotel, she smiled. However, internally, she was near crying. Once the Final is over, she would have to go for the surgery before going back to Korea. She couldn't bear to leave the team. She spent at least nearly one year with them, she can't end it that soon.
"Are all these from our fans? They are so delicious," Xiao Pang said. Jia Xuan chuckled.
"Xiao Rui... Can I talk to you in private?" Jia Xuan questioned. Xiao Rui nodded before they went to the corner.
"What is it that you want to talk about?" Xiao Rui questioned.
"Xiao Rui, here," Jia Xuan said, handing him a piece of envelope. Xiao Rui opened it immediately; eyes widen when he read it.
"What's this? Why do you want to resign after the finals?" Xiao Rui said, careful to not whisper it aloud.
"I can't play any further. My wrist injury is getting worser. I can't hold on further. I have to go for a surgery very soon, right after the final, a few days after though. After that, I have to leave, to go back to Korea. It is time for me to do a third debut as an idol," Jia Xuan explained.
"But then, we won't have any Mid left other than Lu Yue," Xiao Rui said.
"Let him shine. Lu Yue should shine. It's his time," Jia Xuan said, "Thank you Xiao Rui for being the best manager on earth. Please, accept it." Xiao Rui sighed. He couldn't let the girl off. He treats her like his little sister. He couldn't bear to let her go.
"As your manager... I allow this to happen," Xiao Rui said, as he folds the envelope and placed it in his back pocket. Jia Xuan smiled, mouthing a thank you at him before walking back to the group where they were all waiting for Xiao Pang to get out of the toilet.
[Lanshan Hospital]
They were all waiting outside the hospital room. Xiao Pang got admitted into the hospital. Jia Xuan closed her eyes as she leans against the wall, calming herself down.
"Doctor, is he all right?" Cheng Ge questions as soon as the doctor came out of the room.
"It's nothing serious. Acute gastroenteritis and a slight fever too. But don't worry. He is young and his body is fine. With some drips, he can be discharged tomorrow," The doctor replied before bowing slightly and walking away.
"Thank you," Cheng Ge said.
"A-acute gastro what. Why did people have to make words this hard," Jia Xuan sighed as she looked at Lao K. Lao K just merely shrugged.
"Xiao Pang, how are you," Tong Yao asked as they all rushed into the room.
"All of you... You did this on purpose. Every time, there is an important competition, all of you will have some tricks or feel uncomfortable," Xiao Rui said.
"Do you want me to die soon?" Lao K asked.
"For tomorrow's game, I'll play it even if I am lying down," Xiao Pang said. Jia Xuan playfully rolled her eyes.
"Luckily, you still have your conscience," Xiao Rui said.
"I'm hungry. I want some biscuits," Xiao Pang said, making Xiao Rui's smile fade away.
"Say it again?" Xiao Rui said. Jia Xuan held her laughter.
"Yah, I don't want to be in your mess already. I got my final date coming," Jia Xuan said as she went over to Tong Yao, "Happy Birthday Yao Yao." She whispered softly as she passes her a box, a beautiful bracelet, showing her and Tong Yao's friendship. After that, she walked away. 179Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NxbTOB3wY
"Nervous?" Jia Xuan asked as she held hands with Jiao Huang, walking down the streets.
"Of course I will be nervous," Jiao Huang said. Jia Xuan chuckled.
"Yah, listen to me, you've played many games already with TAT. Treat it like how you would treat it as a normal match," Jia Xuan said, looking at him. Jiao Huang sighed.
"Yah, you know that that is one thing I am worried about. The other thing is you. Your wrist," Jiao Huang quietly said. Jia Xuan placed her hand on his cheek, looking at him.
"Hey, listen to me. I'll be fine. I will know when to stop," Jia Xuan whispered as she smiled at him. Jiao Huang replaced that smile into a kiss. The strawberry and vanilla flavour of Jia Xuan's lip balm could be tasted. It felt like how it all started. It all started with the guitar with Ai Jia, to knowing that they were from the same high school, knowing her injury, till she got drunk twice, one having Jia Xuan in pulling Jiao Huang, making them look like they were kissing, the moment that they started to like each other, till the other time she got drunk and the next day they finally got together, sharing kisses, to keeping their relationship a secret till Liang Sheng found out and at the end having the whole world to know.
Not to miss out their dates, them fighting for no reason, till that day where Jia Xuan got kidnapped and had horrible things happening to her that she wouldn't want to be reminded again, till Ming Ze and Jia Xuan's fake relationship being a fake news which nearly end up in having them to break up and now, they are here, fighting with each other the next day to win the championship. Oh, how they wish they could go back to how it was.
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