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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]

"We played in the qualification round yesterday, and our next match is tomorrow, but I think I need some fresh air before we will play in the second round. Would you like to take a walk around Birmingham tonight, ZhuZhu?" Ye Quan asked Lin Zhu as the two of them waited for the car that would take them to the hotel after the match ended.

They were sitting in the waiting area, and the younger man turned to the man sitting next to him after hearing the question. "You must be too bored because we couldn't freely hang out while in China, right, Ye Quan?" Lin Zhu asked back instead of answering.

Zhu did throw a question instead of answering, but he probably managed to hit the bull's eye. After all, they had been a trending topic since last month, and every mouth couldn't stop saying their names. Unfortunately, their names were mentioned in a bad way, and the two of them were like diseases they should avoid. So, their country suddenly became a prison for them.

TWO FAMILIAR FIGURES