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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]

"You have done a good job, ZhuZhu! After you failed to reach the semifinals at the Japan Open, you finally managed to get a better result at the Denmark Open. I and your father are proud of you. Even your brother is proud of you too!"

Lin Zhu finally called his mother, and before he could even say anything, his mother had already spoken to him at length.

He was standing on the balcony of his hotel room. The sky outside was dark, but he somehow could only see so few stars. The sky was dark, and it was just like how gloomy and lonely his heart was.

"It's morning here, so it's almost midnight there, right, ZhuZhu? Would you like to sleep now? You'll have another match tomorrow, and you better have a good rest."

COURT PARTNER, LIFE PARTNER