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    Although the top eight has been secured, FP’s training has not relaxed at all.

    The eight-to-four competitive competition will no longer consider the issue of avoiding the same division, which means… FP is in a situation of internal and external troubles.

    Lin An spent more and more time training outside, and the work Qiao Zhi needed to do was also very complicated.

    After Qiao Zhi once again worked two shifts day and night and almost fell down in the ward, He Chen drove him back.

    Qiao Zhi really didn’t have much to do, so he hired a caregiver at a high salary to accompany him in bed, and assigned Lin An a rehabilitation therapist.

    Hechen spent most of his time in the ward by himself. He asked the nurse to help him buy a deck of playing cards and repeatedly shuffled, recorded, disrupted and reshuffled the cards.

    The door of the ward rang. He had become accustomed to Qiao Zhi’s occasional visits. “Manager Qiao, just draw a card for me.”

    There was a Band-Aid wrapped around the slender fingers that he stretched out. He pinched his index and middle fingers together and pulled out a card from the deck.

    It’s not Qiao Zhi’s hand.

    He Chen suddenly raised his head.

    Lin An smiled at him from his wheelchair, “If you’re not Manager Qiao, does drawing cards still count?”

    The cards were scattered, and He Chen opened his arms to hug Lin An in front of him.

    “Of course, Ace of Spades.” (Ace of Spades)

    Lin An’s body carried the familiar scent of pine wood, “Did you miss me?”

    He Chen’s head was buried in his arms, and later he realized that the little rustling noise just after the door was pushed open was the sound of Lin An’s wheelchair rubbing against the ground.

    After only holding each other for a while, He Chen straightened up first and held Lin An’s knees together, “Does your leg hurt?”

    “It doesn’t hurt.” Lin An let him do what he did, put the Ace of Spades into the deck, folded it up again, and handed it to He Chen.

    Once he got it, the thickness of the deck was different from what he remembered.

    There is a new mobile phone in the deck, and the mobile phone case has been put on. The picture on the back of the phone is the sea at dusk, and the sparkling waves faintly form the letters “Gloam”.

    He Chen raised his head in surprise, and Lin An smiled and handed his cell phone to him.

    It is the same model as the one given to He Chen. The back cover depicts a beach at dawn, which is bolder than the one given to He Chen. The brush strokes directly outline the ID “Dawn”.

    The two mobile phones were clasped together and placed together. He Chen cherished them and scratched them with his fingers.

    “Is the phone case custom-made?” He Chen asked.

    “Well,” Lin An smiled, “I ordered the pattern before, and I just want to get a new phone this time, so I might as well ask them to ship it and send it over directly.”

    He Chen’s previous mobile phone was a birthday gift from Lin An, and he was still a little bit reluctant to lose it because of an accident.

    “It just happened to be a new model, and it’s cheaper to buy it here.” Lin An comforted him, and the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention the accident.

    As soon as Hechen closed his eyes, there was still the scene of a car rushing into the lake.He was not very good at water, so Lin An dragged his injured leg out of the cockpit.

    Lin An held his hand and said, “Hechen, look at me.”

    There was a daze in Hechen’s eyes for a moment, which made Lin An feel distressed.After such a long time, He Chen finally managed to get over what happened in the past.

    “It’s okay.” Lin An hugged the person and remembered Qiao Zhi’s previous suggestion to arrange a psychological counselor for He Chen.

    He Chen rested his head on Lin An’s shoulder to calm down, glanced at the two mobile phones lying quietly on the hospital bed, and suddenly smiled.

    “Do you still remember the rumors you laid before going abroad? When you return to China, you will take out this pair of mobile phones. Are you afraid that fans will peel off the cocoons and turn us upside down?”

    A strange look flashed across Lin An’s face. He didn’t say anything and just handed the phone to He Chen.

    He Chen hadn’t borrowed other people’s mobile phones much since the game a few days ago, so he was naturally unaware of the rapid changes in public opinion on the Internet.

    As soon as the news spread that Lin An was injured and FP was about to withdraw from the competition, some netizens inevitably contacted the news he revealed during the live broadcast before going abroad and analyzed that he was too focused on falling in love and had no fighting spirit, and that he was simply too old to be honest.

    But that crucial game was won so beautifully that they had to swallow Lin An’s words about not having a competitive career, and things developed in the other direction forever…

    [The club’s statement said that He Chen is still recovering from his injuries, which means… he and Lin An are most likely injured together, so it can be deduced…]

    [I have wanted to say this for a long time. There are six substitutes in a team, why are only two of them injured?】

    [At that time, there were only two of them acting alone. It was hard to guess what they were doing [dog head]]

    [Don’t make such a joke. Didn’t the official issue a statement? There was a traffic jam in L city that day. They were waiting for the interview at the venue and the accident happened on the way back.】

    [But the only person interviewed was He Chen, the MVP of the match. Lin An’s preparation as captain had been recorded before.】

    [Don’t get involved in love affairs, Lin Shen has always taken good care of his teammates.】

    [Yes, by the way @FP E-Sports Club, focus on the competition and don’t drag the players into peddling, okay?】

    However, the rational explanations were swallowed up almost instantly, and the netizens who watched the excitement even finished making up jokes.

    [To sum up, it is reasonable to suspect that Lin An’s love interest revealed on the live broadcast is He Chen.】

    “Cough, cough, cough.”

    Lin An patted He Chen on the back comfortingly.

    Netizens even compiled a complete timeline.He Chen pointed to the post with 30,000 likes, “I can even sort this out…”

    What’s even more terrifying is that the love essays they summarized are almost the same as the facts.

    He Chen looked back and forth between the two phones with a complicated expression. He was also worried that this phone would reveal his relationship. Fans had already picked out the same phone he had bought from Lin An at the end of July, and speculated that Lin An gave it to him.

    So before his reputation has spread abroad, people are already being forced to come out?

    Lin An was amused by his sad expression and took a toffee from his pocket and peeled it open.

    Hechen has not eaten any flavorful food since he was admitted to the hospital, and the nutritious meals were disappointingly bland.

    As a result, Lin An put the toffee into his mouth under He Chen’s dazzling eyes.

    He Chen: “…”

    Lin An admired his angry expression, then narrowed his eyes and came closer, “The doctor said it’s best to control your sugar intake. I’ll give you a taste…”

    Before he finished speaking, He Chen bit his lips in revenge.

    When they separated, Lin An heard He Chen mutter: “…My plans have been disrupted.”

    “…huh?”

    He Chen breathed a sigh of relief, put his hand into Lin An’s jacket pocket, took another piece of candy, peeled it open and fed it to him, “Please tell me, Captain Lin…”

    “Can you bring me a computer?”

    His method of using beauty and coquettishness to bribe was so clever that he knew exactly which one Lin An would take.

    Unfortunately, the doctor gave Lin An a vaccination in advance, and Lin An firmly rejected him.

    “I asked the doctor. Your injury is still recovering. You will have to wait for half a month at the earliest to check your recovery before you can consider competing.”

    How could Lin An not know what He Chen was thinking.

    But in half a month, the World Championship has come to an end.

    Moreover, since he cannot train during the twenty-day window, it is unknown to what extent Hechen’s technical level can be restored.

    In the eight-to-four competition stage, the competition format is BO5 single-elimination knockout.

    FP, as the No. 1 qualifying team in Group A, will face the No. 2 qualifying team in Group B.

    FP and GND in the same division collided again.

    The winner advances, no room left.This also means that the grand event that some netizens expected for two teams in one division to be shortlisted for the semi-finals has been shattered.

    But netizens have different opinions on who will advance in the end.

    [Although the team that won the domestic competition this season was FP, who still remembers that GND’s ace Missile didn’t play at all.】

    [You don’t even dare to fight head-on, how can you have the nerve to say you want to win?】

    [One thing to say, according to the current configuration of FP’s first team with two injured players, the game situation is really hard to say.】

    [After all, during the domestic competition between FP and GND, the advantage in the auxiliary position was basically provided by Dawn, and Lay’s performance was not that outstanding.】

    【?If the coach is not a good person and leaves the old players alone without using the new ones, the players can also be blamed for this, right?】

    [When will Lay fans face the facts?The reason for using Dawn is because he performs more stably and gets better results. Doesn’t the coach use someone who doesn’t need to get results?】

    [There is no denying that FP performed well in the previous quarterfinals, but can the current status of the players continue?It would be better for GND to enter the semi-finals. At least it would perform stably and not test the endurance of the heart.】

    [If you laugh to death, let me forget it. I dare to ask GND fans, your team’s peak state must be more stable than FP’s residual health?You should also have a degree in dreaming.If you bring private goods, tell the truth. GND is sent abroad, and we will not be stingy when we spend paper money.】

    All parties are fighting in a melee, it is difficult to distinguish between friends and foes, and they are in chaos.

    He Chen read along and reposted the blog post of a marketing account that clearly affected the unity of the Indian team with the following sentence:

    [To help you recall, I joined the team as a substitute.]

    FP and GND have old and new hatreds, and the official GND provocation to FP was the fuse that ignited the smoke.

    Before the players went on the field, Qiao Zhicai saw He Chen’s insulting repost, gritted his teeth and decided to confiscate He Chen’s account when he went back.

    Lin An also saw it, couldn’t help laughing, and gave He Chen a thumbs up.Qiao Zhi was so angry that he wanted to hit him but was afraid that if he hit him, it would affect the game.

    Lin An stopped teasing him and drove over in his wheelchair, “Wait for us to avenge you.”

    Several other people’s eyes lit up.

    Qiao Zhi stared warily, “What do you want to do?”

    “I’m not doing anything, just thinking that since everyone has been holding back until the eight-to-four game, it’s almost time to let go and play.” Lin Dim said indifferently, looking at each other with Lao Tao.

    Lao Tao looked at his watch and nodded.

    “What do you mean?” Qiao Zhiyun was confused.

    The team members followed the staff onto the field. Lao Tao sat down, opened the thermos cup, and blew in his tea.

    “After working hard for a long time, the audience may have forgotten that FP’s favorite thing is never to play a protracted game, but a strong fast break.”

    “Do you really want to fight like this? Isn’t this bad?” Fade’s tone was pitiful, but he was merciless.

    “Will I be scolded as a bully in my home when I go back? I can’t wait to start a verbal spat.”

    “Things that convince them…” Lin An manipulated the character Cain in the Western Land, hooking the eucalyptus branches upside down to avoid the opponent’s skill fire, “This is called clearing the door.”

    Lin An suppressed his field of view and did not give the talented player Missile any chance to take advantage of the loopholes.

    The first game ended in twenty-three minutes, too fast for people to react.

    More comprehensive suppression than domestic competition.

    Lin An walked out of the cabin in a wheelchair, and made a mouthful to his opponent’s anxious look, which was sweating profusely.

    “What did you just say to them? I see Missile’s face is blue.” Venus held the peripherals in one hand and pushed Lin An’s wheelchair with the other.

    “Don’t worry, there are still two rounds left.” Lin An repeated calmly.

    Venus gave him a thumbs up.

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