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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]

It was an important match for both of them, but the air around them was too thick, and it was impossible to feel comfortable in the tense air.

Lin Zhu wondered if Ye Quan had ignored him while they were still in the dressing room, and his answer was "yes."

For some unknown reason, Ye Quan acted as if Lin Zhu was invisible. Even when Cheng Xiaojian called him over and asked him to join his conversation with Lin Zhu, the black-haired athlete did come up to them, but he mostly became a listener as Coach Cheng started lecturing the two young athletes about how they should play today's game.

Until the coach bid farewell and asked them to continue preparing themselves, Ye Quan remained silent as he started to change into his red jersey.

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