Waiting online, quite urgent.

Sports Weekly:

Ye Chen suspected of taking banned substances, taken away for investigation by the Bundesliga committee.

European Football News Flash:

At 6 PM local time in Germany, Ye Chen was taken away by Bundesliga officials in uniforms for an investigation, suspected of doping! Ye Chen's true abilities are now in doubt!

Daily Goal:

The 17-year-old Chinese rising star Ye Chen, who has been dominating the Bundesliga and scored 12 goals in four consecutive matches—tying with Huntelaar for first place on the top scorer list—is now under investigation by the Bundesliga committee for alleged doping. Stay tuned for a detailed report!

These media outlets, which have close ties to the Football Association, are engaging in "one picture as proof, the rest is just speculation."

As more and more authoritative sports media joined in, many fans began to turn against Ye Chen.

"I knew it! How could a Chinese player score so many goals in the Bundesliga?""Ye Chen never had any real talent. I've followed him for two years—he couldn't even get playing time in Manchester United U18, and now he suddenly dominates the Bundesliga? His body is probably ruined by drugs!""Did he take Viagra?""Come on, Viagra only makes one part strong; the stuff he took makes the whole body strong!""No wonder he's dating at 17. But to be fair, his girlfriend is really gorgeous!""I used to think Dilraba was the most beautiful, but now I realize Lina is my true love! I'm a die-hard fan of Lina's beauty!"

Fans are easily swayed.

As Liang Kailai once said, once the seed of doubt is planted, people will start making all kinds of associations.

However, at this very moment, Ye Chen was just at home watching a football match.

Earlier, Schalke 04's match had already ended. They played away against Bayer Leverkusen.

Thanks to Huntelaar's brace, he reclaimed the top scorer spot.

Well, tied for first place.

Ye Chen had 9 goals before, and after a hat trick, he was also at 12 goals.

Before kickoff, Bayern Munich players appeared confident.

After all, apart from a 1-0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the opening match, they hadn't lost a single game since.

This included a 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League and a 2-0 away win against Villarreal, the Yellow Submarine.

However, in this match, the German giants were in trouble!

In just the 23rd minute, Cherundolo made a through pass to Abdellaoue, who slotted the ball into the far corner past Neuer. Hannover 96 led 1-0 at home!

In the 28th minute, starting center-back Boateng made a scissor tackle and was shown a direct red card, leaving Bayern with 10 men!

Both in terms of score and the game situation, Bayern was at a disadvantage.

But Bayern is still Bayern—they managed to prevent Hannover 96, who had an extra player, from scoring again.

During halftime, Ye Chen was eating fruit cut by Lina and casually asked,"Do you think Bayern will lose this match?"

"What's so surprising about that? Hannover is not a weak team!" Lina replied casually."Do you know the score when Hannover played Dortmund?"

Ye Chen shook his head. "I wasn't here yet!"

"Hannover beat Dortmund 2-1!" Lina raised two slender fingers."That was in the fifth round. After that match, Dortmund dropped to 11th in the league. Many media outlets and pundits criticized Dortmund, saying they had been exposed this season. Even many famous retired players slammed Klopp's tactics, claiming his relentless attacking style overworked players and shortened their careers!"

Ye Chen looked at Lina in surprise."How do you know so much about the Bundesliga?"

Lina giggled."You're playing in Dortmund! As your girlfriend, of course, I need to know more!"

Ye Chen gave her a thumbs-up, but just then, his phone rang.

The caller ID showed it was Li Xinran.

Usually, Li Xinran rarely contacted him—in fact, never!

She would usually wait for him at the training ground and only chat briefly when they met.

"Hello, Reporter Li, what's up?" Ye Chen answered.

"Did you just do a urine test for the Bundesliga committee?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Your urine test photo got leaked online. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, but domestic media twisted the story, claiming you were caught taking banned substances and were being investigated!" Li Xinran said bluntly."Even some of the top sports media in China have reported it!"

"Aren't they afraid of ruining their reputation with false reports?"

Li Xinran quickly responded,"Check the screenshots I sent you on WeChat! This is definitely the Football Association pulling strings behind the scenes—these media outlets are just their mouthpieces!"

"Got it. Thanks for the heads-up!" Ye Chen said calmly.

"You're welcome," Li Xinran said hurriedly."By the way, I'm planning to resign. I probably won't be covering your news anymore. Thanks for everything during this time."

"Oh? Well... I see. Take care!" Ye Chen was a bit surprised.

But everyone has the right to choose their own path, so he didn't say much.

Ye Chen believed that life is short, and one should live freely.

Just do what you want—no need to be overly cautious.

When he responded to the Football Association, he had already anticipated various problems. The key was to face them calmly.

If you overthink everything, life would be exhausting.

After hanging up, Ye Chen opened WeChat.

Li Xinran had sent him over a dozen screenshots, all from well-known Chinese sports media.

These old foxes were extremely clever with their wording.

They mainly used phrases like "suspected," "possibly," and "no conclusive evidence," carefully leading readers to associate Ye Chen with doping.

Even if Ye Chen was innocent, such intense media bombardment would inevitably create doubts.

After all, if he were clean, why would they report on it this way?

Ye Chen casually opened Weibo and, as expected, his name was trending at number one.

And number two?

Not his record-breaking four hat tricks in the Bundesliga.

Instead, it was linking him to banned substances!

This was undoubtedly a crisis.

If not handled properly, it could severely damage his reputation.

But was Ye Chen panicking?

Not at all!

"What's wrong? Something happened?" Lina curiously asked.

"Nothing much. I just refused to join the Football Association, so they're trying to smear me in China," Ye Chen smiled casually.

Living a second life, he had learned not to panic.

More importantly, there was nothing to panic about…

Ye Chen opened his system and checked his number of loyal fans.

The growth had stopped!

After the Cologne match, the game highlights and results had helped him gain a lot of die-hard supporters, but now the numbers had stagnated.

It was obvious why—this controversy had an impact.

But Ye Chen wasn't worried. He believed true fans would stand by him.

As for those who unfollowed him?

He didn't care.

Still, this issue had to be resolved, so he logged into his long-unused Weibo account and posted a status update:

"I heard I was caught taking banned substances and got taken away for investigation by the Bundesliga committee? Can someone tell me how to prove my innocence? Online waiting, quite urgent!"

The post instantly went viral.

"OMG! Ye God is back!!! You finally remembered your Weibo password!!!""Explain what's going on! Those haters are disgusting!""Brother Chen, come out and slap these trolls! Some keyboard warriors have been kneeling so long they can't stand up anymore!""I'll always support you! I believe you're being framed!"

Ye Chen smiled.

Crisis?

Let's turn it into an opportunity.