The previous harmonious scene of brotherly love and respect came to an abrupt end at this moment.
Ping Shuai's decision to visit Shi Ya was actually a matter of forethought. As he himself said, he harbored a deep-seated fear of Lin Mingfei, so he didn't dare confront her directly about these sensitive matters. Besides Lin Mingfei, Zhou Yanjun, the team's most explosive personality, was a blunt, blunt-tempered person who would lose his temper before even thinking. Even before any substantive conversation began, people were already exhausted. And as for Bo Yu...he had little presence on the team, so his agreement or disapproval wouldn't make a difference. So, it was unnecessary, absolutely unnecessary.
After much deliberation, Ping Shuai chose Shi Ya. Shi Ya's status in Polaris was second only to Lin Mingfei, and her words were listened to. Furthermore, Shi Ya's mind seemed clearer than Zhou Yanjun's, and her temper was milder than Lin Mingfei's, less volatile. Perhaps she could reason with him. Furthermore, Shi Ya had personally approached him the last time, not with anyone else, to invite him back. This at least proved that Shi Ya's attitude toward him was relatively friendly among the group... Although they had ultimately parted ways on bad terms, that was because he didn't want to go back. But now that he wanted to return, the fundamental bond between them was dissolved, and a repetition of that day's incident would be avoided. All he had to do was apologize and show some mercy, explaining that his momentary confusion was merely a momentary lapse, and that the future held promise. Thinking back on their past friendship, Shi Ya would likely relent and side with him.
Ping Shuai's plan was a masterful one. He'd even thought of how things would unfold. He'd persuaded Shi Ya, using her as a gateway to his return. Then, he'd have Shi Ya act as his lobbyist and persuade Lin Mingfei. He'd play the victim on one side, while Shi Ya would create a more positive atmosphere, allowing Lin Mingfei to recall the glorious past. Then, for Shi Ya's sake, Lin Mingfei wouldn't be so cruel as to reject him. With that, he'd already dealt with both of Polaris's biggest obstacles. The remaining opinions of Bo Yu and Zhou Yanjun were meaningless; they had to obey them whether they wanted to or not. As for that omega who'd usurped their position... Ping Shuai figured that once he officially returned to the team, he'd have plenty of ways to deal with Xia Tong, the alluring omega.
Ping Shuai had played out these step-by-step plans many times in his mind. He thought they were already very complete and mature, so he put them into action, starting with Shi Ya. The first thing he did was to call Shi Ya's home. Firstly, Master Shi was rich and had a lot of cell phones, so he was not sure which one Shi Ya usually used. Secondly, he hoped to use the Shi family's landline to awaken Shi Ya's memories of the old team's hard work and struggle together.
His first step went smoothly. He successfully tricked Mrs. Shi into writing down his cell phone number. In the second step, he actually snooped around Shi Ya who was home for the holidays!
Oh my god, God knows how excited Ping Shuai was when he got the call back. He had originally thought he'd have to wait half a month for this one call back, after all, socialites don't care about their families. But he didn't expect to get it just half a day later. It was like God was helping him get back to the team! Ping Shuai's heart was pounding, and at the same time, he was extremely confident in the road ahead.
After the call was connected, as expected, Shi Ya mocked him, Ping Shuai kept smiling, Shi Ya attacked him personally, Ping Shuai still kept smiling, and finally, Ping Shuai succeeded in softening Shi Ya's attitude through his own efforts and humility. At that moment, Shi Ya said to him, "I accept your apology, I forgive you." Ping Shuai even wanted to publish a book for himself called "Ping's Thick Black Success Theory" to commemorate his journey from the trough of life to the right track and onto the peak of glory. Later, he struck while the iron was hot, cried miserably, and when he was about to win Shi Ya in one fell swoop, Master Shi's attitude suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse, and he said to him, "You have to ask Lin Mingfei's opinion. Anyway, I... don't really want you to come back."
At that moment, Ping Shuai heard the sound of something shattering in his mind.
His consciousness was clearly still immersed in the warm atmosphere that Shi Ya falsely fabricated for him, and he couldn't extricate himself. Then he suddenly realized one thing: the pursuit suffered by Master Shi, the heart-burning arsonist who had been cursed on big-character posters by many omega players in recent years, was not groundless.
This heartless scumbag is actually the best at this kind of thing!
As expected, Shi Ya scoffed coldly on the other end of the phone, "Ping Shuai, you've really got the wrong person to play your pity on. Back then, even with so many adorable omega brothers and sisters crying in my ear, I didn't change my mind. What are these two tricks of yours? I'm not gay. Besides, what I hate most in my life is going back to someone I've met."
Ping Shuai said nothing. All that could be heard was his rapid and disordered breathing, as if he was pulling a bellows.
"Besides, I'm a very vindictive person. I remember every single punctuation mark of everything you said to me, Zero, Zhou Yanjun, and Xiao Bo." Shi Ya smiled faintly, but it didn't sound serious at all. "Believe it or not, if you appeared in front of me now, I would still want to slap you twice."
Ping Shuai: “…”
He finally couldn't continue the conversation, and hurriedly said, "I have something else to do," and hung up the phone.
Shi Ya was still holding the phone. He looked straight ahead, let out a long breath, and sneered: "What the hell..." As he said that, he threw the phone on the sofa, turned around and prepared to go to the bathroom to take a shower and rest. He had just taken two steps when he suddenly stopped as if he thought of something.
Then, Shi Ya turned back to the sofa, picked up her cell phone, and immediately called Lin Mingfei.
The busy tone beeped twice, and the call was quickly connected. Lin Mingfei's voice rang out over the whistling cold wind: "Hello? What's going on?"
Shi Ya was stunned for two seconds: "You are not at the base?"
"He's not here." Lin Mingfei was a little confused: "I came out to buy something, what's wrong?"
"It's so cold, and you come out to buy things in the middle of the night? Wow, you are really romantic." Shi Ya was speechless.
"Are you annoying?... Do you think I want to?" These words accurately touched Lin Mingfei's sore spot. The alpha rolled his eyes and said angrily, "So what's your matter? If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, say it quickly."
"You left Xia Tong alone in the base?" Shi Ya stopped complaining and went straight to the point.
Lin Mingfei was stunned for two seconds and whispered, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Hmm..." Shi Ya pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I don't know if I am overthinking this. Ping Shuai just called me..."
"Ping Shuai?" Lin Mingfei's tone suddenly changed, with a hint of solemnity: "Why did he call you?"
"What else can you do? Of course you can only sit on the Sabretooth Tiger bench until your butt hurts. You must be regretting it now. After all, Goblin's performance has always been very solid." Shi Ya said indifferently: "You want to come back to play with our Polaris... Good guy, his attitude of admitting his mistake is so good that I thought he was confessing his love to me."
Lin Mingfei's tone sounded extremely unhappy: "Why did he come to you and not me?"
"Is there any need to ask? I'm afraid of you and think I'm kind and easy to talk to." Shi Ya said.
Lin Mingfei said dimly: "...Are you good at talking?"
"Obviously, this is his illusion." Shi Ya spread her hands and shrugged, saying lazily, "I just rebuked him and said, 'No matter whether you agree or not, I don't agree.'"
Lin Mingfei was sober and rational: "What happened next? What did he say? Otherwise, you wouldn't have called me on purpose."
"He didn't say anything." Shi Ya thought for a moment, "But I'm still a little worried. I don't think he'll just let it go."
"Do you think he will have the nerve to come to me again?" Lin Mingfei asked.
"He's not just looking for you. I even suspect he'll go straight to the base and go crazy." Shi Ya said, "Ping Shuai doesn't understand me, but I know him very well. He's such an arrogant person. To be so humble and come to me for help, he must have grown tired of staying in Sabertooth Tiger and has nowhere else to turn. I'd say that Sabertooth Tiger has ruined him in the past two years. Not to mention that he hasn't had a chance to play, I don't think he's even participated in a few serious training sessions. The only thing he can show off is the high penalty fee given by Sabertooth Tiger. If he can't even do that... well, even rabbits bite when they're cornered, not to mention that Ping Shuai is not a rabbit at all." After a pause, Shi Ya said, "By the way, what did you tell me just now? Xia Tong is alone in the base?"
Lin Mingfei: “......!”
Shi Ya took a deep breath and solemnly warned: "Zero, I definitely can't go back to the base tonight. I have to stay at home with my mother. Anyway, this is the situation. You have to know this. It's best to lock the doors of the base and tell Xia Tong not to open the door to strangers unless necessary. And...Zero? Are you still listening? Hello?? Hello??"
There was no response from Lin Mingfei on the other end of the phone. Only the howling of the biting cold wind swept through. Shi Ya called "Hello" for a long time but there was no sound. With a "click", the other end hung up the phone.
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