THEY KISSED

"Why do we have to share a room, Coach? I know that we are partners, but I think we will get a room each?" Lin Zhu immediately questioned the coach's declaration just now.

Lin Zhu was a new athlete in the men's doubles team, but as far as he knew, even men's doubles players would have a room each and didn't need to share a room with their partners.

His heart was beating loudly as he waited for the coach's response.

"I'm the one who requested one room for you two."

Coach Cheng's words felt like slicing his heart into two. Cheng Xiaojian. His role model, his favorite coach, and... his everything. Why did that man suddenly betray his trust and threw him into a tiger's cage instead?

Lin Zhu stared at the coach in disbelief. "Why did you request one room for us, Coach? And why didn't you inform me about it beforehand?"

The coach sighed as he glanced at him and Ye Quan in turn. Zhao Jia was still there with them, but she didn't say anything.

"You two just recently became partners, and I think it will be good for you to share a room this time. Your first match is in two days, so you two can have some heart-to-heart talk to prepare for the first match. I did it for your sake."

Lin Zhu cursed his coach inwardly. It seemed he and Ye Quan were just puppets played by the people on the management team. And even Coach Su had the heart to play them too!

"We can always talk and discuss even if we don't share a room, Coach. We don't have to share a room!" Lin Zhu still insisted despite his coach's rational reasoning.

The coach was about to reply to his protest, but Ye Quan finally intervened in their conversation, "I don't mind sharing a room with Ah-Zhu, Coach."

One sentence that just escaped Ye Quan's lips stunned Lin Zhu.

He, despite being hesitant, turned his head swiftly to the taller man. He bore a hole in Ye Quan's head, and the latter suddenly turned his head to him and smiled all of a sudden.

Lin Zhu's eyes widened, and he quickly tore his gaze away from the older athlete.

"I see that Ah-Quan is indeed a wise man."

Lin Zhu was speechless when he heard Coach Cheng's response to Ye Quan's decision.

'Did Coach Cheng think I'm so childish because of my stubbornness earlier?' Lin Zhu couldn't help but wonder.

He was afraid that Ye Quan managed to win Coach Cheng's heart too. He had successfully won Coach Su's love, making the coach blindly side with him in any kind of situation.

He didn't want to lose Coach Cheng too! He wanted Coach Cheng to side with him!

"I apologize for my childish behavior earlier, Coach Cheng," Lin Zhu chose to bow his head in front of the coach. "I think Coach Cheng is right. I think it's good for me and Senior Ye to share a room for our sake."

He peeped slightly at Ye Quan, and the latter just smirked at him annoyingly. He snorted secretly before turning to Coach Cheng again.

"That's a wise decision, Ah-Zhu," Coach Cheng finally praised him, and that made him smile.

At least he didn't end up on Coach Cheng's bad side.

"Here's the room card of the room," the coach continued while showing the room card of the room. "Who will bring the room card?"

Lin Zhu and Ye Quan glanced at each other for a moment. Lin Zhu couldn't read the older man's mind, but he could guess what the man was about to say.

"Let me hold the room card, Coach. I'm older than Ah-Zhu, so I should be the one who takes responsibility for the room."

Lin Zhu openly rolled his eyes. The ugly toad and his never-ending fake attitude made him tired already. He didn't even have the power to retort.

The coach smiled before handing the room card to Ye Quan, and the latter accepted the card with a smile as well.

Lin Zhu once again rolled his eyes upon seeing Ye Quan's fake smile. Why did that man love to fake a smile so much? It made him want to puke!

"Since the matter is settled now, the two of you better go to your rooms. Due to some circumstances, there will be no formal opening ceremony and gala dinner for the athletes, and that's why we only departed from China today," the coach spoke again wisely before turning to Zhao Jia. "You should also head to your room, Ah-Jia. I think your room is on a different floor from your boyfriend's room, right?"

The beautiful athlete pouted her lips before looking at Ye Quan. Her eyes flickered at the man pitifully as if she had just heard the news that Ye Quan would be sent to Venus while she would remain on Earth.

Lin Zhu rolled his eyes at the sight. 'Such a drama queen,' he couldn't help but mock the girl in his heart.

But wait. Why did he suddenly hate to see Zhao Jia's attitude? The girl's expression was cute, and the old him surely would look at the girl with his eyes full of heart shapes every time the girl made that kind of expression.

But why did he change all of a sudden? Why did he hate Zhao Jia now?

"I'll go to my room first then."

His reverie was broken by Coach Cheng's words. The young athletes nodded their heads simultaneously, and the coach started walking away from the three athletes.

Now Lin Zhu was trapped with the shameless couple. Why did he call the couple shameless? It was because the couple shamelessly kissed in front of him!

Yes! Ye Quan kissed Zhao Jia on the lips, and the girl happily responded to the kiss.

Lin Zhu wanted to kill someone now.