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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]

They managed to land their feet in the quarter-final, and that was why they were only one step away from the semi-final stage. Yes, they won the match against the Japanese pair, and that was why they officially reached the quarter-finals and would play another match tomorrow against the Danish pair.

Now, Lin Zhu and Ye Quan were one step away from achieving their target of reaching the semifinals, and that was why Coach Cheng was very pleased with the result.

Ah, the coach certainly wasn't the only one who was very pleased with the result. Sure enough, this achievement was enough to shed new light on the country's men's doubles sector, and that was why the whole team rejoiced at this victory.

The two young athletes were on Coach Cheng's left and right, and he happily hugged their shoulders even though he was shorter than the two young men.

SWEAT, SWEET