5. Chapter 5

At eight o'clock tonight, the battle for the top spot in the domestic Group S will begin.

As Xiangjiu's coach, Zhang Yuxuan shouldn't be so free right now.

Chi Mo's return to China was planned long ago, but Zhang Yuxuan's decision to pick him up at the airport was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Although he had already asked for leave from the club when he decided to pick up Chi Mo, he asked for it on the spur of the moment and did not explain the reason for the leave. It was equivalent to just reporting it and asking Jiang Hailian to cover for him.

From Jiang Hailian's perspective, this matter is somewhat immoral.

However, even if it would offend his colleagues, Henry Zhang did not want to miss the opportunity to pick up Chi Mo.

Now that Chi Mo has been brought in safely, Zhang Yuxuan rarely remembers his few remaining consciences. After thinking about it, he decided to report in so as not to worry the people in the club.

So, after separating from Chi Mo, Zhang Yuxuan came to Xiangjiu's work team with ease, and he was immediately caught by the team leader who was always keeping an eye on everything.

The young man walking towards him was very aggressive. He had brown curly hair and a baby face and looked very young.

Upon spotting Zhang Yuxuan, Yuwen Yu, already filled with questions, immediately approached and apprehended him. To prevent him from escaping, he even reached out and grabbed his arm. Then, he began to grumble, "Hey, what's going on? You're sending A-Lian to the BP without any prior warning. You'd better have a compelling reason to convince him, otherwise, Xiao Jiang will be throwing another tantrum by the end of the day."

In the past, Zhang Yuxuan would get PTSD when he heard about a meeting, but today he looked calm and composed, which surprised Yu Wenyu.

Zhang Yuxuan was forcibly dragged away obediently. He was not panicked at all. At the end, he waved his hands, pretending to be indifferent, and said with a smile: "It's okay, he won't scold me today."

"Oh, you are so confident. Coach Che is so tough today." Yu Wenyu became interested. He curled his lips and teased.

As he spoke, his hands were not idle. Yu Wenyu put his arm around the man's shoulders and thought with sympathy in his heart - this person must have done something wrong, and this is just the other person's words to comfort him. How pitiful.

He didn't notice the strong confidence in the other person's eyes at all.

It's easy for good friends to go off on a tangent. Even though the surroundings weren't exactly peaceful, Yuwen Yu couldn't help but start teasing. "Who was it that sent me a message late at night a few days ago asking for a raise as compensation for emotional distress? And who was it that said they were dying from the daily meetings? It's only been a short while since we last met, and you've become so bold?"

Zhang Yuxuan glanced at the man, raised his eyebrows, and said confidently, "Isn't it true that someone can protect me today? Don't worry, A-Lian won't be able to scold me today."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.

——With Momo around, would this guy scold him? Humph, it goes without saying that he doesn't have the guts to do that.

Zhang Yuxuan was not afraid at all today. Not to mention that he would not scold him, I wonder if Jiang Hailian would be able to speak fluently after seeing Momo.

He couldn't wait to bring this big Buddha in front of them and scare them!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuxuan couldn't control the corners of his mouth from turning up, and his face became ferocious for a moment because of trying so hard to hold back his laughter.

Seeing Zhang Yuxuan's obviously genuinely delighted expression, Yuwen Yu raised an eyebrow, also becoming interested. He asked, "Who is he? So mysterious."

Henry Zhang snorted when he heard this. He leaned close to the man's ear and said mysteriously, "Someone you want to see but can't."

"?" Yu Wenyu was confused. He was bewildered by what he said. "What do you mean I want to see you but I can't? Can't you explain it more clearly?"

"If you explain it clearly, there will be no surprise, right?" Zhang Yuxuan slapped the man on the back and smiled cunningly: "Don't worry, you will definitely pounce on this person."

Yu Wenyu:? ? ?

He frowned and pushed the man away with his backhand: "How can you be so exaggerated? You're still jumping over me? I'm not a dog!"

Zhang Yuxuan raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully, "It's hard to say whether you're a dog or not. Do you dare to bet with me? You will pounce on him as soon as you see him."

"Let's bet!" He got excited when he said that. Yu Wenyu said without thinking, "I don't believe it. Can I pounce on him even if we made a bet? That man is not the God of Wealth!"

His cheeks flushed slightly, and he was obviously a little drunk.

Zhang Yuxuan looked at him, who seemed to be easily fooled, shook his head, and sighed in his heart - he is still too young.

Well... I got a thousand dollars, just in time to take Momo out for a meal tonight!

Zhang Yuxuan was in a good mood and had already started thinking about taking Momo out for dinner after the game that evening. However, he was only happy for a few seconds when a low roar of suppressed anger entered his ears - "Zhang Yuxuan! Where the hell have you been!"

Zhang Yuxuan turned around in surprise when he heard that. After seeing the familiar face, he approached with a playful smile, "It's A-Lian."

"You still remember to come back? Today is the battle for the top spot in Group S, and at such a critical moment, you, the head coach, suddenly disappeared. What on earth are you doing?" Jiang Hailian's face was very dark. God knows how anxious he was when he found out that people were missing in the hotel.

I couldn't get through on the phone no matter how hard I tried, and I almost called the police.

As a result, this guy's phone suddenly started to receive calls again after being missing for half an hour.

The team leader asked him what he was doing, and he said he was doing something important???

What the hell is your business! Can this excuse be any more perfunctory?

They even directly dumped the BP task on him. It's really outrageous!

"I don't want to hear your quibbling." Jiang Hailian interrupted him directly, turned around and left, not giving Zhang Yuxuan time to continue nagging.

Zhang Yuxuan was not the type of person who would retreat when faced with difficulties, especially when he had the golden medal of immunity from death as his trump card, he became even more lawless.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Jiang Hailian was angry at the moment, but Zhang Yuxuan, the irritating culprit, was still fearlessly approaching her and getting in the way.

Team leader Yuwen Yu, who witnessed the whole process, looked at this scene and wanted to say only one thing - what a humiliating thing!

Even if the king of heaven comes, you will have to write an apology today for being late, leaving early, and disappearing during this competition!

In Yuwen Yu's heart, Zhang Yuxuan had already been sentenced to death.

In order to prevent the two coaches from having a conflict and fighting before the game, he, as the team leader, hurried over so that there would be someone to stop them if they really started arguing.

However, Zhang Yuxuan was determined not to let him get involved in this matter. Seeing him following him, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Go away, we will handle our coach's affairs ourselves. As the team leader, you don't have to get involved. If you have time, bring those little bastards over here!"

Yu Wenyu laughed angrily when he heard this: "You now know how to tell me to do the real work? You are the one who is not doing the real work!"

"How can it be the same? Today's situation is special." Zhang Yuxuan subconsciously retorted, "Okay, don't argue with me here. I'm going to find A-Lian."

After saying that, he followed Jiang Hailian's back without looking back.

Chi Mo walked alone following the signs on the backstage wall. He quickly found the bathroom and took off his mask at the sink after entering.

He first washed his hands and wiped them dry, then took out an oral liquid of anti-allergenic medicine from his pocket and drank it quickly through a straw.

This is a habit that Chi Mo has developed since he was a child. Every time he goes to a crowded place, he will find an opportunity to take medicine.

As an allergic asthma patient with a huge number of allergens, although the allergy attacks are not 100%, in order to avoid asthma caused by allergies and the need to take asthma drugs, he will take some medicine as a safeguard when going to places with many people.

This is also the reason why he took the initiative to separate from Henry Zhang.

After drinking the medicine, Chi Mo threw the bottle into the trash can, then washed his hands again, tidied his appearance, and then came out of the bathroom.

There are so many people and eyes backstage that it’s really hard to stay there for long.

However, the mask got wet when I washed my hands in the bathroom, and it was no longer easy to wear on my face.

So he made up his mind and decided to move quickly to reduce the possibility of running into and recognizing his "former colleagues" backstage.

Perhaps because he felt a little guilty, Chi Mo walked very fast. However, the way he walked with his head down seemed a little abrupt among the staff backstage. In addition, he did not have a work badge around his neck, which made him even more suspicious.

However, as the game is about to start, the backstage staff are busy with their own work and have no time to care about the "strange" people who appear in the backstage.

"Can we put something under this wire? What if a contestant trips on stage later?"

"Are both teams' flags ready? Have you given them to their staff?"

"The commentary booth is waiting. Teacher Xiaotu is here. Where is Teacher Muzi?"

"I'm here! I'll change my clothes and come over right away." The commentator Muzi responded quickly when his name was called. Although there was still some time before the game started, it was a performance accident for him to go to the costume and makeup department to change clothes because he was suddenly told that the clothes did not match the female commentator.

Li Ji was a little overwhelmed at this time. It's not like today when he had already gone to the commentary booth to debug the equipment and suddenly said that the clothes didn't match.

As a male commentator, what he hates most is changing his makeup after applying it.

But after changing clothes, I have to change my makeup. What a pain.

Li Ji felt a little hopeless and walked towards the dressing room with the resentment of a worker.

There were still a lot of staff coming and going in the backstage. In order not to disturb the staff at work, Li Ji kept moving around to avoid the flow of people.

However, no matter how hard he tried to avoid it, he could not resist the person who was walking towards him quickly with his head down and speaking in silence.

Both of them subconsciously avoided each other, and it was this common avoidance that turned the situation that they could have naturally avoided into a situation where they rushed straight into each other.

When people are about to collide, they will react subconsciously. Chi Mo had to raise his head, which had been lowered. He met the eyes of the person in front of him in panic.

But it was just a short second, Chi Mo quickly looked away, and then continued walking forward without saying a word while avoiding people.

Li Ji was completely confused. He was more or less scared by the fact that the two of them almost bumped into each other.

He stood there and adjusted his breathing before preparing to move forward.

However, he had just taken a step when he suddenly stopped.

Wait... why did that person just now look so familiar?

The fear in my heart has dissipated, and rationality takes over my mind at that moment.

After calming down, his mind suddenly flashed back to the face of the person he had just seen.

Li Ji widened his eyes, and the face that appeared in his eyes at that moment began to appear repeatedly in his mind.

He shuddered all over. He couldn't... couldn't be!

"Momo?" Li Ji subconsciously grabbed the hands hanging by his legs. He turned around and trotted a few steps towards the man, but he didn't dare to get too close. He had to stretch his neck and move closer to tentatively say the ID.

A cool "momo" sound floated over from behind.

Chi Mo paused and turned his head subconsciously.

And it was this look back that made the other party more certain of the unbelievable idea in his mind.

Li Ji rushed over without a word, hugging the person tightly as if he was afraid that the person would run away. He was so surprised and happy that he couldn't control his voice and shouted, "It's really you! Chi Shen!!!"