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    Brothers (Word Count Filler Title)

    Brothers (Word Count Filler Title)

    After an hour of gaming, Cen Xi finally walked into the training room, carrying a suitcase.

    “Yan Bao, where do I sleep?”

    As soon as he spoke, the two people on the sofa decisively put down their phones and looked at Cen Xi.

    ???

    Cen Xi was filled with questions. Who are these two people? Why are they looking at me like that? Could they also be my former teammates?

    “Hello?” Cen Xi slowly raised his hand and greeted them, his mind racing through the things Luo Yan had told him, but he couldn’t place these two. Luo Yan had mainly told him how he had gathered the four players on the team, recounting his story with Luo Yan and the Wu brothers, but he hadn’t mentioned the team’s coach and manager.

    Seeing that Zhu Zi and Liu Li were still looking at him aggressively, Cen Xi turned his head slightly, hoping to get some help from Luo Yan, but unfortunately, his boyfriend was still in the game and unable to assist him, so he had to rely on himself.

    Cen Xi put the suitcase aside, walked up to the two of them, and said with a sincere expression, “Do… Do we know each other?”

    Upon hearing these words, the expressions on Zhu Zi and Liu Li’s faces crumbled a little. They simultaneously turned their heads, looking at each other, both seeing the question in the other’s eyes. What does this mean?

    “Cen Xi, you’ve been gone for three years and you’ve forgotten your good brothers?”

    Zhu Zi stood up, placed his hands on Cen Xi’s shoulders, and shook him excitedly and angrily. “Who are you kidding!”

    “Hey, hey, don’t get excited!” Cen Xi broke free from Zhu Zi’s clutches. “You might not believe it, but I have amnesia. It’s not like I wanted to forget.”

    “Ah? Amnesia!” Zhu Zi’s hand, which was suspended in mid-air, froze. “No way, Cen Xi, who are you trying to fool?”

    Liu Li, standing to the side, tugged on the corner of Zhu Zi’s clothes, signaling him to watch his image. Although Zhu Zi usually didn’t care about his image, the silence just now was simply to build up to his outburst after seeing Cen Xi.

    “How did you get amnesia?” Liu Li felt that Zhu Zi had enough time to freak out, and spoke at the appropriate time, not realizing that she had also freaked out before seeing Cen Xi.

    Cen Xi shook his head. He would have to ask his family about this. He had asked them before, but they refused to tell him anything, only saying that this memory was not important. But now it seemed that they had lied to him.

    “You really have amnesia?” Zhu Zi still couldn’t believe it. His good brother, with whom he used to fight for land, suddenly said he had forgotten him. This was really unacceptable.

    Cen Xi nodded, looking at Zhu Zi sincerely. “Really.”

    Zhu Zi lay on the sofa, dejected, making a final struggle. “Do you know my name?”

    “I’m sorry, I really forgot,” Cen Xi said earnestly. “And I’m sorry for the trouble my sudden departure caused you back then.”

    The two “sorrys” made Liu Li and Zhu Zi, whose minds had just been thrown into chaos by Cen Xi’s words, become completely blank. But, like the Wu brothers, they couldn’t bring themselves to say “It’s okay.”

    Forget it, at least he’s back. Who cares if he has amnesia or not. At least we can fight side by side again and go for the championship. Zhu Zi gave up dwelling on whether the “amnesia” was real or not, lay on the sofa, and held out his hand to Cen Xi. “Let me reintroduce myself. SY team coach, Zhu Zi.”

    Cen Xi smiled and took Zhu Zi’s hand. “Cen Xi.”

    After Zhu Zi grabbed Cen Xi’s hand, he didn’t let go. Instead, he used a little force. How familiar, Cen Xi thought, and unconsciously used his strength to pull Zhu Zi up from the sofa. Zhu Zi took the opportunity to hug Cen Xi and patted Cen Xi on the back twice forcefully. “Welcome back, brother. But whether I can forgive you depends on your performance. Lead us to a national championship. No problem, right?”

    Cen Xi didn’t show any weakness and patted him back forcefully. “Of course.”

    The two separated, and Liu Li also held out her hand to Cen Xi, looking at him with a smile. “Team manager, Liu Li. Like Zhu Zi, whether your performance is worthy of our forgiveness depends on your performance.”

    “Hello,” Cen Xi shook Liu Li’s hand, but let go immediately.

    “Zhu Zi, take Cen Xi to set up his computer. Do it according to Cen Xi’s requirements. After they finish playing, tell them that their vacation is canceled and to come to the meeting room for a meeting. I’ll go prepare. Official training starts tomorrow. You cancel the vacation now and arrange the training content.” Liu Li immediately turned back into manager mode and began assigning work. “Oh, right, you also have to find some time to take pictures of them to officially announce the SY team’s roster. Oh, and schedule a physical examination too.”

    “Okay, Sister Liu, I guarantee I’ll complete the task. So, should I accompany Cen Xi to set up his computer first, or wait for them to finish and go to the meeting? They’re probably almost done playing.” Zhu Zi glanced at the remaining game time of Luo Yan and the others. Setting up the computer first might be too late.

    “Meeting first,” Liu Li said before leaving to prepare for the issues to be resolved in the meeting later.

    “Okay!” Zhu Zi shouted before starting to complain, “Your Sister Liu is still so decisive, especially when it comes to work. Oh, right, send me the computer specs, I’ll go get it.”

    “Okay, then should we add each other on v first?” Cen Xi took out his phone and opened the QR code.

    “Oh, right.” Zhu Zi was a little embarrassed. He forgot that they didn’t have each other’s contact information. Their previous contact information was no longer useful. “I’ll pull you into the SY group.”

    “Okay,” Cen Xi accepted Zhu Zi’s friend request and sent him the specs he needed. Actually, it wasn’t much different from the alliance’s specs. The only difference was his requirements for the keyboard.

    Zhu Zi took a look and agreed. “Okay, but this keyboard might need to be customized. You’ll have to use the same specs as the trainees first.”

    “It’s fine,” Cen Xi didn’t care about these things. As long as he had one.

    The three-person game ended, and Zhu Zi was still chatting with Cen Xi.

    When did the crisis get resolved? The three looked at each other and silently took off their headphones.

    “Finished playing?” Zhu Zi saw them taking off their headphones. “Luo Yan, is Cen Xi sharing a room with you?”

    The SY team implemented double rooms. The Wu brothers shared a room. Luo Yan didn’t like sharing a room with others, so he occupied a double room by himself. Zhu Zi and Li Yu shared a room. Now that Cen Xi was back, Zhu Zi still knew their relationship.

    “Yeah,” Luo Yan nodded.

    “Okay, but remember, no messing around during the competition,” Zhu Zi said, seemingly warning them, but actually teasing them.

    Luo Yan blushed a little. He nodded and looked at Cen Xi. Cen Xi was looking at him with a smile on his face. His face didn’t blush, but his ears did.

    Zhu Zi looked at the two of them in the middle, their eyes filled with affection. I’m really cheap, ah. He looked at the Wu brothers, and unknowingly, the two of them started shipping again, just like before.

    Zhu Zi cleared his throat. “Pay attention. Let’s get down to business. Your Sister Liu has spoken. Official training starts tomorrow. Go to the meeting room now for a meeting.”

    “Pack your luggage after the meeting.”

    After speaking, Zhu Zi took the lead to leave, leaving Wu Xinming wailing in the training room. The wonderful vacation ended just like that. It’s really, really, really painful! I don’t want to!

    Wu Xinshen controlled Wu Xinming’s mouth with one hand and threatened coldly, “If you cry again, I won’t protect you in Water Land.”

    Wu Xinming closed his mouth. He couldn’t survive in Water Land without the Beast Master, but his eyes still revealed his despair.

    “Xinming Ge, let’s go. Stop crying, or Sister Liu will come to the training room to catch you.”

    Luo Yan grabbed Cen Xi’s hand and walked out, asking what had happened just now as they walked. Cen Xi briefly explained it.

    Wu Xinshen also followed behind them out of the training room, leaving Wu Xinming alone in sorrow.

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