Ling Qingyue's expression instantly turned solemn!
He has been keeping up with the news in the e-sports circle these days. He knows that the new season has started and all the clubs are working so hard that they can't even eat, and they are desperately studying tactics every day.
He's been busy with company matters and hasn't been in touch with these people for a long time.
Unexpectedly, the coach fell ill.
"I need to go to the hospital."
There was no time to think further, Ling Qingyue said to Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian did not refuse, but instead told him, "I'll go with you."
Ling Qingyue nodded.
When he arrived at the hospital, there were many people gathered in the ward, including members of the esports team, members of the youth training team, and the base manager.
The expressions on everyone's faces were unpleasant.
Upon seeing Ling Qingyue, many people felt as if they had found their pillar of support and gathered around him.
The oldest member of the recent official team is no more than twenty years old, and everyone calls Ling Qingyue "brother".
"Brother, what should we do?"
The youngest child's eyes were red.
Ling Qingyue glanced around and asked the manager to come outside and talk to him.
The manager, who was worried about not having an opportunity, immediately went out with Ling Qingyue.
Ling Qingyue glanced at Jiang Tian: "...Secretary Jiang, why don't you listen in too?"
Jiang Tian met his gaze and nodded silently.
"The coach needs to rest in the hospital. He was working too hard. He was staying up night after night to keep up with the other teams. It really wore him out."
The manager's tone was bitter.
He knew that if their team still had Ling Qingyue, the coach wouldn't be under so much pressure.
But once he retired, the team was essentially leaderless.
There's no talent comparable to Ling Qingyue, and the replacements for him are far inferior. Even though it's the new season, the players' teamwork is declining…
For various reasons, the coach was eventually hospitalized.
Taking a deep breath, the manager said, "Qingyue, come back. I'll give you the best contract. Come back and be a coach. You know, no one else is as good as you."
"Without you, I'm afraid we won't even make it into the top 16."
The manager wiped his face.
This conjecture could very well come true.
After Ling Qingyue retired, many people were watching their team's performance. The pressure was immense, and when the players' mentality collapsed, their performance was completely ruined.
As a former star player, Ling Qingyue was essentially a coach, so it's normal for him to become a coach after retiring.
If he hadn't been the one inheriting the family fortune, they wouldn't have gone through so much trouble.
Ling Qingyue remained silent for a long time, while Jiang Tian stood beside him, keeping quiet.
"Wait for me to go back and think about it."
Finally, Ling Qingyue said.
The coach remained unconscious. Ling Qingyue glanced at him a few times, gave him some instructions, and then left.
Once in the car, Ling Qingyue remained silent until they returned to the apartment.
Jiang Tian didn't disturb him; she ordered private dishes and had them delivered to her apartment.
After the two finished eating, Jiang Tian went back to her room to handle the work she hadn't finished at the company, while Ling Qingyue continued to stare blankly.
After Jiang Tian finished her work, Ling Qingyue knocked on her bedroom door, and Jiang Tian opened it.
Ling Qingyue forced a smile: "Shall we chat?"
Jiang Tian took a sip of water, and Ling Qingyue sat opposite her.
Neither of them maintained a casual expression.
After the coach's incident, both of them knew the truth, and Ling Qingyue needed to make a decision.
Being a coach requires being stationed at the training base, which would necessitate giving up his job at the company.
"Before going to the hospital today, I wanted to ask you, if I do a few more procedures and show you that I'm working hard, will you accept my advances?"
Without mentioning the team, Ling Qingyue suddenly smiled at Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian looked at him calmly: "Being excellent at work and my acceptance of your pursuit are not necessarily related. However, your performance at work is one of the criteria I use to judge whether you are responsible."
Ling Qingyue's smile widened: "It seems I really need to keep working hard. Tomorrow I'll go to the old man and ask him to give me more work."
Jiang Tian looked at him and said, "I think the team over there needs you more."
Ling Qingyue's smile vanished. He took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Tian earnestly: "I know, but... I don't plan to go. You've already tolerated me so many times. I've seen how much you've sacrificed while taking care of me."
“If I quit my job on a whim every time something happens, then I am even less worthy of you.”
This was a decision made by Ling Qingyue after careful consideration.
He didn't want Jiang Tian to be disappointed in him, so the base could find someone else.
But if he resigns, Jiang Tian will definitely be held accountable.
Simply pushing the blame onto her isn't the best approach; Ling Qingyue isn't that bad.
Staying with the company is what he should do.
Even though he didn't like the job, there's no such thing as absolute freedom in the world, and some responsibilities are unavoidable.
Jiang Tian stared at him for a long while, and even reached out to touch his forehead: "Young Master, has the sun risen in the west?"
When her hand touched his forehead, Ling Qingyue blushed.
Hearing her teasing, he gritted his teeth: "Yes, it came out from the west."
Jiang Tian looked at him seriously: "I never thought that one day you would think of others."
Ling Qingyue looked at her and said, "It's because I fell in love with you."
If he didn't like her, he would have just left, since he and the old man have always had disagreements anyway.
He would speak up for Jiang Tian to spare her from such severe punishment, but he wouldn't give up returning to the team just for her sake.
People are selfish. Rather than helping others, Ling Qingyue's personality destined him to only protect those in his own camp.
But after I fell in love with her, things changed drastically.
Ling Qingyue couldn't stand the old man saying a single word to her.
He wanted to protect Jiang Tian from the wind and rain, not to always be the one being protected.
“The last time Xu Yize came to see me, he wanted to take me to a public banquet and have me attend as his date. That way, we would be directly tied together, and after the banquet, everyone would know that we were dating.”
Ling Qingyue's attention was instantly diverted, and he was filled with rage: "This man is truly cunning! Why should he be bound to you? He doesn't deserve it at all!"
“I didn’t agree. I told him that I was trying to start a relationship.” Jiang Tian looked at him meaningfully.
Ling Qingyue's eyes widened.
“I am currently financially independent and can survive anywhere. What he gives me is something I really want, but I can also get it myself. It is precisely because I am confident in my own abilities that I think it’s not impossible to try dating sometimes.”
Ling Qingyue's heart raced, and he clenched his fists in nervousness.
"However, a bad relationship can trap you in endless internal conflict from which you cannot extricate yourself. To avoid this, I need to choose a suitable romantic partner and enjoy the pleasures of love."
"Ling Qingyue, do you think—you could be that person?"
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