Pei Yan closed the door of the conference room with an unwavering expression.

"The club's top management said before that if a little bit of information is exposed, they will send someone to guide the public relations. Is that how they will do it?" Pei Yan threw his phone into the middle of the conference table.

Zhang Qian didn't look at Pei Yan's phone. He knew what Pei Yan was talking about. With so much buzz going on online right now, it was hard for him not to know.

"You didn't come back just now, so I called the club." Jiang Wenzhou contacted the club immediately.

"What do they say?"

Jiang Wenzhou sighed, "They said they were already off the court to guide us, and told us not to rush. They also said if the female players couldn't handle this kind of pressure, there was no point in playing in the future. They should just leave as soon as possible and not waste their time and resources."

Pei Yan snorted coldly after hearing this. "I was wondering why they agreed so readily before, even proactively proposing this plan to slowly bring Qiao Ran into the public eye. It turns out they were just trying to get her to back down after all this time."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Qian didn't understand.

"We insisted on signing Qiao Ran. The club is counting on us to continue making money for them, so they naturally wouldn't fall out over such a small matter. So those old foxes agreed to it first. They sparked speculation online in advance because they wanted Qiao Ran to feel the pressure and leave before the new season even started."

"If we force them away at this time, we will not be able to play in the autumn competition!" Zhang Qian did not expect that the club had such a plan.

Pei Yan had a bad feeling about the club's actions this time, but it was all just his personal speculation. Without solid evidence, speaking out would only shake the morale of the troops.

"Under these circumstances, it's a good thing they don't add fuel to the fire. We can still count on them for PR..." Jiang Wenzhou pinched his brows, "What should we do now? Can Qiao Ran handle it?"

"Tell her not to go on Weibo for the next two days. I hired her, so I will find a solution," said Pei Yan.

Zhang Qian sighed, "I knew it... That's why I was so strongly against it..."

"Forget it, forget it. Why are we still talking about this now? Besides, Qiao Ran has been doing pretty well. We can't be engaging in sexism among our own people."

Pei Yan took the phone back and said, "Take them to training first. I'm going to go out and make a phone call. Also, if the club wants to expose any more information about Qiao Ran, ignore them."

"I understand. I'll go and talk to them at the club." Jiang Wenzhou agreed.

——

Qiao Ran went back to his room, washed his hands, changed into clean clothes, and felt refreshed.

Inside the training room.

Zhao Jie and the others followed Zhang Qian in and sat down in their respective seats.

Qiao Ran, who arrived first, glanced at the empty seat next to him and asked quietly, "Where's the captain?"

Sun Kai replied: "I just went out with my phone and seemed to be on the phone. The coach said the captain was busy and asked us to practice on our own first."

Zhao Jie didn't hear what the two were saying. Keen on gossip, he just knew he couldn't miss it. "What are you two whispering about? What's there for me, the ace top laner, to know?"

"Come on! You're just a solo player on the top lane, you don't need to know so much."

"Just wait, I'll call someone over right away! It's amazing that you have support, Xiaofan, go ahead!"

"Brother Zhao, can you be more mature like me?" Ye Xiaofan looked at Qiao Ran with a smile, "Sister Qiao Qiao, I grabbed the most red envelopes in the group, and I haven't had time to say thank you to you yet."

"Don't be so polite. I deserve it when everyone takes such good care of me."

"Look, look how good the little girl is at talking. It's so comfortable to listen to her. What's wrong with female players? I think it's good to have a female player in the team. Training becomes more enjoyable!" Zhao Jie said as he opened the game.

Faced with Zhao Jie's irrelevant remarks, Zhang Qian could only glare at him and tell him to shut up.

"Stop talking nonsense here. You're here for training, not for jokes. Do you have to wait for your captain to come back and give you extra training before you behave yourself?"

——

Pei Yan walked outside the base, leaned against the pillar under the eaves, and made a phone call.

After a long beep, the phone was picked up.

"If you have something to say, please speak up. I'm busy here."

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Is my mother next to you?"

Pei Yan didn't expect that after not calling home for such a long time, his father would be so lazy and unwilling to pay attention to him.

That's right, his father has always only had eyes for his mother, and he is just an accident in their love life.

"Why are you looking for your mother? She's putting on makeup. We'll have a scene with her soon." Father Pei sat in front of the monitor, holding the script in his hand. "Did you cause me any trouble outside?"

"You have such a rich imagination, why would you want to be a director? You should be a screenwriter." Pei Yan replied, "I have something important to talk to my mom about. Please give her the phone."

"Okay, okay, okay, I got it, I got it." Pei's father looked impatient, but he still got up and went to find Pei Yan's mother and handed the phone to her.

"Here, your son's phone number."

Compared with Pei's father's disdain, Pei's mother has a completely opposite attitude.

As soon as she heard her son's voice, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

"Oh my goodness, why did you think of calling Mom? Is the team busy? Is the training hard? When will you be free to go home and stay for a couple of days?"

Pei Yan was a little overwhelmed by his mother's enthusiasm, so he held the phone farther away. After the voice on the other end faded, he spoke again, "Mom, I'm calling you today to borrow someone from you."

"Borrow someone? Who?"

"Lend me your personal agent for two days."

Back then, his mother was able to win the Best Actress award at a young age, and her agent played a big role in her promotion behind the scenes. It can be said that the agent played an indispensable role in his mother’s achievements today.

"What are you looking for her for? What? Have you decided to quit playing games and enter the entertainment industry?"

Pei Yan touched his nose speechlessly: "Mom...that's called e-sports...Also, I don't have any plans to change careers for the time being."

"Then what do you want to do with Xiaolin? Are you guys in the esports world also trying to play the same tricks as the entertainment industry?"

"That's about right. I can't explain it to you in a few words. Anyway, lend me the person for two days." Pei Yan knew his mother's temper and softened his tone. "Mom, you are the most beautiful and the best!"

What mother could resist the praise of such a handsome son? Pei Yan's mother obviously couldn't.

Especially, it was someone like Pei Yan who rarely spoke.

"Okay, okay, I'm scared of you. I'll have Xiaolin contact you later."

"Thank you, Mom."

"Come on, you only talk sweetly when you need me." Mother Pei couldn't help but complain, "If you really want to thank me, think about your personal problems. You're away from home all day long, so at least leave some grandchildren to accompany us..."

Pei Yan interrupted immediately after hearing this: "Mom, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. If you really feel bored staying at home with my dad, hurry up and give me a brother or sister while you're still young, and support the country's policy of opening up fertility."

"Get lost, you little brat, I don't know who you inherited this mouth from."

Sure enough, his son's flattery and obedience were all an illusion, and he was essentially a debt collector.

Pei's mother was too lazy to talk to Pei Yan anymore and hung up the phone directly.

It was true that she didn't want to bother with this unpleasant son, but Pei's mother didn't delay at all when her son asked her to do something. She immediately contacted her agent and asked her to contact Pei Yan and find out what was going on.

The author has something to say:

Pei's mother: Ding~ Assist is online!

Pei Yan: ...

(I've run out of details, stuck... ahhhhhh)