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    Lin An and He Chen couldn’t get up, and they didn’t even feel like they hated iron.

    Because he knows everything and understands everything.

    Knowing where his heart is weak, he pricks there with all his strength.

    “Don’t treat me to dinner, I’ll treat you today.”

    He Chen might not even know it, but he was showing no defense when facing Lin An.

    Like a newborn cub, it will only look at the person it trusts with its dark eyes.

    For a moment, Lin An couldn’t pretend anymore and wanted to spread it out and crush it into pieces to ask for details.

    But only for a moment.

    It’s not that time yet.

    It took a while before Qiao Zhi came over with two revised blank contracts, “Read it again. If you don’t agree with us, then we will make the decision?”

    “Yes.” He Chen lowered his eyelashes and looked at it seriously.

    Lin An leaned back on the chair, folded his arms, and his eyes involuntarily fell on the small mole on the back of He Chen’s neck that was exposed because he lowered his head.

    Qiao Zhi suddenly spoke, Lin An seemed to have come to his senses, and turned his eyes back to the front with restraint.

    “By the way, let me tell you about accommodation.” Qiao Zhi glanced at Lin An, “The training and accommodation of the second team are in the villa on the other side. However, since the summer season is about to start, you will train with the first team members as a substitute. In order to facilitate communication, you will live here with the first team first, and we will make adjustments according to the situation after the season ends.”

    He Chen nodded, sorted out all the terms and signed.

    “Sorry, I’m used to looking more carefully, so I wasted your time.”

    “It’s okay. It should be about your future.” Qiao Zhi thought of what he had investigated about He Chen’s childhood, and felt a little uncomfortable. “We will issue a certificate here, and we will have to find time to go to the school to apply for suspension of study, and then move the things here.”

    Qiao Zhi looked at Lin An and added: “There are a lot of things going on at the base recently, and the driver may not have time to spare. You have to move your luggage and let Lin An drive to pick you up.”

    Lin An raised an eyebrow when he heard this, and Qiao Zhi pretended not to see it.

    Hechen didn’t know about the base’s activities and projects, so there was no doubt about him.

    “That’s it for now?” Qiao Zhi held up two signed contracts. “I’ll take it and stamp it, and I’ll give you another one later… Well, you don’t need to train today. You just finished the game, so take a rest.” Qiao Zhi said.

    He Chen didn’t care, “I can do anything, just listen to the captain.”

    Qiao Zhi was so busy that he couldn’t bear to see the two people being sticky, “…you are really self-conscious. I’ll go out first, there are still a lot of butts in the team that haven’t been wiped, so you two can do what you want.”

    “I’ll take you to choose a room first. You can rest for a while, and then go have a late-night snack after I finish training? There’s nothing here, so it might not be very comfortable if you rest.” Lin An asked him.

    “I’m going to train too. There’s no rush to choose a room.” He Chen didn’t want to just come here and have nothing to do, and today’s game also required analysis and review.

    Lin An didn’t force it, nodded, and the two of them went to the training room together.

    During training time, even the noisy Fade and Venus looked solemn. Apart from the constant sound of keyboards, even the sound of movement was barely audible in the training room.

    He Chen finally saw Lay whom he had heard about several times.

    An unfamiliar face, a face that is not very eye-catching.He sat opposite Coco and only saw the game on the screen.

    Calm and reliable.

    The plane seat reserved for He Chen was opposite Lin An’s position, and it was considered a temporary plane seat.

    “The equipment is provided by the team. If you like something else, you can contact the technician to help you change it.”

    “Very good.” He Chen sat down and turned on the phone.

    During training time, Lin An couldn’t talk to Hechen alone. He pointed at the social media icon, indicating that if he had anything to do, he could just hit him.

    He Chen felt warm in his heart, nodded, and watched Lin An return to his seat.

    At 11:30, Qiao Zhi came into the training room, “Today the first team has admitted new players. Although these two players are not familiar to all of us, it is ultimately a happy event. I hope that the arrival of Lay from our second team and newcomer Dawn can bring new blood to our FP and create new glory.”

    Several people were forced to interrupt the game for two seconds and clapped a few times with their eyes wide open.

    “I ordered barbecue and crayfish, and everyone went downstairs for a late-night snack. Don’t leave the ones that are over, and hold on to the ones that are not. We will continue training after eating later.” Qiao Zhi saw that several people did not move, and then added, “Old Tao also agreed, and he has already started eating down there…”

    “Wow – long live the manager!” Fade came back to life with a high jump.

    Venus was still here and refused to reason, “I just said that Coach Tao is greedy, but you still don’t believe it. With a figure like ours, Old Tao, what’s wrong with missing one bite? It’s not authentic.”

    Coco suddenly said something: “…You are the least qualified to say this.”

    All the way downstairs, several people continued to laugh.

    Lin An was walking behind, and suddenly felt the corner of his clothes being pulled off.

    He Chen felt a little regretful and quietly moved to Lin An’s side, “Let’s eat another day.”

    Seeing that he was still thinking about this matter, Lin An’s lips curled up slightly, “What to eat? The goddess scattering flowers? The swan waltz?”

    He Chen: “…”

    “Can you forget such an embarrassing thing?” Thinking of the last time he took the initiative to make an appointment for dinner, He Chen wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

    “It’s a bit difficult.” The evil factor in Lin An’s heart took over again. The more embarrassed He Chen was, the more he wanted to push further.

    “Tomorrow is the weekend, can you accompany me to move things?” He Chen whispered: “After we move, we will have dinner, and then you will completely forget about this matter. Okay? Okay.”

    Lin An could no longer hold back his lips, and he still said stubbornly, “I’m afraid not.”

    He Chen’s exposed white ears had a blush on them.

    Lin An had enough of admiring it, so Caidao approached him and whispered, “Unless you take me to eat again.”

    He Chen: “…”

    “Hey, those two at the back, I see you two have been whispering for a long time, why can’t you talk about it in private after training?” Qiao Zhi said angrily.

    He Chen automatically silenced his voice and followed Lin An, feeling a little guilty for some reason.

    “You guys eat, I’m telling you two things.” Qiao Zhi generally doesn’t eat late-night snacks to keep in good health, so he just peels two plain crayfish and eats them in two bites, which is fine.

    Fade loves to eat this. He opened the spicy bag when he came to eat it. His mouth was red after eating it. When he heard this, he looked up with “Here again” written all over his face.

    Qiao Zhi ignored him at all.

    “The official list of participating teams in the domestic division of the Summer Split has been compiled.”

    “Needless to say INVE and TALE, they are all old rivals.”

    “The previous second-tier team also has a breakout team this year, and everyone is familiar with it, that is HAH.”

    “Their team’s original ecology was unhealthy. After changing their boss and manager, their status has skyrocketed. This elite tournament is also a wake-up call for their local competition.”

    “Although the plan was interrupted by our Xiao Hechen in the end,” Qiao Zhi said, still unable to suppress a smile, “but the impression they left on their sponsors was deep enough.”

    “The first thing I want to say is this,” Qiao Zhi pressed his hand on the table, uncharacteristically serious, “The current situation of the domestic competitive ecology is that there are more wolves and less meat. If someone else takes a bite, we will eat less. So no matter what your purpose or mentality is, cheer up for this summer competition.”

    “You don’t have to win to any extent, but you should play to your level. Don’t let people think that our FP players have lost their spirit and are spending their time in old man’s entertainment.”

    Qiao Zhi’s words were like a slap in the face of the team members.

    “Anyway, I’m going to thank you all for this season.” Qiao Zhi bowed deeply to the players of different shapes across the long dining table.

    “Come on FP, come on everyone.”

    Summer Split.

    These three words completely tightened on the heartstrings of several team members. They only needed to be lightly plucked to cause a string of heart-breaking ripples.

    Venus took off her gloves and sighed to break the silence, “It’s so sensational, how can anyone eat it?”

    Qiao Zhi teased him, “Can’t you be a mobilization meal?”

    Fade took a long breath and said, “Qiaoqiao, what you said is really touching. I’m really moved… This season I will definitely be a bully for the base…”

    Lao Tao rubbed his face and said nothing, but he was obviously moved.

    Coco ate in a muffled voice, and when he was about to retreat, he held back his ultimate move, “…This tone doesn’t sound like mobilization, but like a meal.”

    Qiao Zhi: “…eat it if you like it, or give it back to me if you don’t.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, several people seemed to have never eaten in their lives. They swept away the food on the table like a whirlwind, leaving not even a string of ribs left.

    “You’re crazy about trying to steal food from the tiger’s mouth -” Fade’s mouth was full, and he quickly grabbed the skewers while still taking time to fight with Qiao.

    At this time, the emotion that had finally been gathered together completely disappeared, and eating a late-night snack felt like a war.

    Lin An had a solo event to attend tomorrow and needed to get up early. He didn’t plan to participate in their kindergarten-level activity, so he went directly upstairs.

    Before going upstairs, he didn’t forget to ask He Chen: “Send you back, or should you spend the night at the base?”

    It was already past twelve o’clock, and the dormitory would have been locked by the time he returned.

    Hechen had no choice but to do this first.

    “I have a spare bed over there. If you don’t mind it, you can use mine first.”

    He Chen was startled, and before he had time to respond whether this matter was a bit private, he met Lay’s eyes first.

    Lay’s appearance is not outstanding, but he has a pair of eagle-like eyes that are bright and lively. When he looks at someone intently, he will always feel a strong sense of oppression.

    He Chen didn’t know how long he stared at him like this. He nodded to him and got up to go find Lin An.

    Lay looked at his figure and had no reaction to the relationship between him and Lin An. He said calmly: “The status of a player in the first team is very precious, and I will not give it away.”

    He Chen had been tired for a day, and the Iron Man’s thoughts were a little sluggish. He didn’t even react immediately. Lay’s words were meant for him.

    In official competitions, only one player can be in the auxiliary position.

    Choose one of the two.

    “It should be,” He Chen nodded, “I think so too.”

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