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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]

"I heard that in the past week, you were staying with your elementary school friend," as the two men walked side by side towards the arrivals gate, Ye Quan broke the silence between them with a statement that sounded more like a question.

Indeed, only the two of them were accompanied by silence because the airport was still busy at this time. They landed in China at 9, but many passengers were still at the airport, and some announcements were heard there. However, the two men looked like they were in their bubble as they were unfazed by the hustle and bustle of the place.

"You heard?" Lin Zhu asked suspiciously.

Both of them didn't bring any luggage from Japan, and that was why they didn't have to wait for their luggage. It might sound bossy, but they asked the national team staff to carry their luggage when they returned to China. It wasn't like they were bossy, but they just left Japan in a hurry, and that was why they didn't take their luggage with them.

THE MISUNDERSTANDING