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"BAD, MEAN, TOAD."

Those were the three words Lin Zhu used to describe Ye Quan.

Lin Zhu was a talented badminton athlete who started his brilliant career as a junior player in the national badminton team. He had won many titles as a men's singles player in the junior team, and his achievements were rewarded with a promotion to the senior team.

But, to his dismay, the reward suddenly turned into a punishment. He performed so badly in the last two years he spent with the senior team that he was finally kicked out of the men's singles team. He had only two choices: 1. Bury his dream and retire at such a young age; 2. Agree to be transferred to the men's doubles team. And Lin Zhu chose the second option.

He didn't expect that he would be paired with Ye Quan, another badminton player who had become his mortal enemy since a few years ago. Under the pressure from the team management to become the best men's doubles pair in the world, Lin Zhu and Ye Quan began their journey despite harboring hatred for each other.

What will happen to the two athletes? Will they be able to achieve their goal even if they are always at each other's throats?
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"YOU ARE BAD, YOU ARE MEAN, AND YOU ARE UGLY LIKE A TOAD, YE QUAN!"
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Author note:
1. The MC is the bottom.
2. Playboy top x arrogant bottom.
3. Original cover art belongs to me.

BAD, MEAN, TOAD [BL]

Ye Quan couldn't focus on training today because something was missing. It wasn't really something, but it was someone.

When he went to the training center this morning, he tried to think positively that Lin Zhu would still come to train even though they fought last night.

The younger athlete had indeed told him that he would quit the men's doubles team, but he did not expect that those words were not just empty threats. Today, Lin Zhu didn't come to the training center.

Ye Quan didn't expect it, and he kept telling himself that the brown-haired man was just late and would come to the training center later. However, he had to swallow the bitter pill because the younger athlete still didn't come to the training center even though it was already afternoon.

He kept quiet as he continued training. Without Lin Zhu, he could only train with other athletes. Unfortunately, the feeling in his heart was not the same. He felt something was missing.

SOMETHING WAS MISSING