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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 arrived at the hotel at ten-fifteen. The shop was close to where they were staying, which was why they walked to the hotel instead of hailing a taxi. After all, they also needed to digest their food, and that was why Lin Zhu suggested that they walk instead of spending their money on taxis.

It was indeed Lin Zhu who had suggested the idea because Ye Quan had remained silent ever since he heard how Lin Zhu had openly said that he hated him. The black-haired man previously had a small smile on his face when he earnestly listened to Lin Zhu's explanation of the things he hated, but the smile disappeared once the shorter man admitted that he hated him the most.

Ye Quan didn't even continue questioning the shorter man, and even when Lin Zhu asked if he still had any questions he wanted to ask, he simply shook his head to answer the question nonverbally.

DO YOU LOVE ME?