Lu Yu put the team uniform and other belongings in the dormitory, quickly greeted Ji Yun and Zhang Fan from dormitory 304, and then turned and walked towards the head coach's office.
Good heavens, after listening to everyone's thoughts, I still can't find a starting point. Oh well, I might as well try anything, asking won't hurt.
Two knocks on the door.
"Go in," Zeng Ling's voice rang out.
Lu Yu pushed open the office door and entered, speaking with a hint of resignation.
"Coach, I have a special request I'd like to discuss with you. Is it possible for me to commute to training? I can live near the training base, and I will definitely not be late or miss training every day." Lu Yu was afraid she wouldn't have the courage to elaborate again, so she simply said it all in one go.
"oh."
Coach Zeng responded, but less than a second later...
"Can't."
Such a straightforward refusal.
Lu Yu was persistent. "Coach, I... I do have some difficulties to explain. Aren't you going to ask about the details? This is just me discussing it with you."
"I heard you, no way."
Lu Yu secretly sharpened her canine teeth. This person was exactly as Weng Pei had described—unable to explain reasons, nor wanting to hear explanations from others. Even after the Olympic qualifiers, when he was relentlessly criticized online, he never offered a single explanation. Weng Pei said he rarely showed emotional fluctuations, letting the results speak for themselves. He was strict with others, but even stricter with himself.
The purpose of closed training is to maximize player interaction and build rapport; how can teammates who are merely colleagues trust each other on the field?
Lu Yu felt a glimmer of hope after hearing Zeng Ling's thoughts. If that was the case, then her second plan might have a chance. Otherwise, she would really have to demonstrate her mind-reading ability in front of the head coach on their very first day of meeting, which would be too dramatic.
“Coach, I don’t need to commute. I’d like to apply for a separate dormitory.” Seeing Zeng Ling raise an eyebrow, Lu Yu immediately explained, “It’s not that I’m having a conflict with my teammates, it’s that I need my husband, Jiao Yuyin, to come over… to keep me company. His work every day doesn’t interfere with my normal training. I… I… I sleepwalk every night, I have hysteria…”
"Can."
"I feel better when he's around, otherwise I can't sleep well—"
"I said yes, I'll talk to your team leader, Brother Hao."
Lu Yu hadn't finished rambling on when he heard Zeng Ling's reply, and he was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.
However, the other person's subsequent words made her feel instantly ashamed.
The online CP fans are buzzing with excitement, and it seems there's a reason for it. They're hardly newlyweds; these two are inseparable. Lu Yu is quite brave, daring to bring up something so obvious and then making up a bunch of lies. It's hilarious! Indeed, the brave get to enjoy the world first.
Lu Yu really didn't want to make things worse, so he forced himself to say "Thank you, Coach" and ran out.
She doesn't want to face this utterly depressing world!
Lu Yu staggered back to dormitory 304.
Ji Yun just came out of the dormitory's private bathroom. She had changed into a loose short-sleeved shirt, and her hair was still half-dry.
The two nodded to each other when they met.
Lu Yu felt a strange sense of embarrassment.
Zhang Fan was making the bed when he saw Lu Yu come in and asked, "Lu Yu, you're back! Where did you go? You disappeared as soon as you turned around. By the way, my name is Zhang Fan. I've heard Sister Yan mention you before."
Although Lu Yu had never been teammates with Zhang Fan, they had played together in one round of the league. Players from different teams were very familiar with each other's playing styles, and Lu Yu knew Zhang Fan personally as well. This small forward from Zhou Qing's team, Zhang Fan, had given Lu Yu quite a headache during the quarterfinals.
Lu Yu greeted her with a smile, "Oh, I went out to find the coach, haha. I always hear Sister Yan call you Fanfan, so can I call you that too?"
Zhang Fan was very outgoing, smiling so much that his eyebrows relaxed. "That's great! Although you started competing earlier than me, we're the same age. I'll call you Xiaoyu, just like Sister Yan. You also know Ji Yun. She's younger than us, so I call her Xiaoyun. You can call her that too."
"I don't think I've agreed yet," a voice drifted from Ji Yun's side.
“That’s what Xiangxiang calls you, don’t argue with it.” Zhang Fan smiled and then turned to Lu Yu and said, “You know Xiangxiang, right? She’s Du Xianglan, the small forward on the Yunan team. We occasionally play basketball together, and she told me about her. Xiaoyun is just a hypocrite, don’t mind her.”
The two people's thoughts reached Lu Yu's ears. Lu Yu naturally knew that the two were kind people and did not really care about Ji Yun's attitude.
She tried her best to respond with a smile, making herself appear more sociable.
Before the three girls could finish speaking, there was a knock on the dormitory door.
"It's me, team leader Zhang Hao."
"Brother Hao?"
"I'll go open the door." Ji Yun was very close to the door, so he opened it directly.
"Brother Hao," Zhang Fan greeted him warmly.
"Okay." Zhang Hao nodded in response, then looked at Lu Yu and said, "You'll be transferred to dormitory 305. That room was originally unused, with only three single beds. I just removed one of the single beds. The cabinets, desks, and other things inside are probably a bit dirty. I thought we wouldn't need them, so the cleaning staff didn't clean them beforehand. You'll have to clean them yourself. After that, let me know if you need anything. Coach Zeng and I are in dormitory 306."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Hao placed the access card for dormitory 305 on the table, turned around and left, leaving behind only a mocking smirk.
Zhang Fan felt somewhat uneasy after hearing the team leader Zhang Hao's arrangements.
Did I get disliked on my first day in the dorm...?
This is truly a roommate for a day.
But it seems there's no way to ask directly. You can't exactly be so eager as to ask Lu Yu if she dislikes you.
Ji Yun snapped his fingers in front of Zhang Fan and said, "Don't make that face. You're not the one who's being disliked."
Seeing the two people's reactions and hearing their misunderstanding that she disliked them, Lu Yu knew she had to explain things clearly.
Since I've already gone this far, I'll explain it again... But why do I feel like dropping my toes just thinking about explaining this? Good heavens!
"My partner came over to sleep with me."
"You look down on me because I'm a lesbian?"
Lu Yu and Ji Yun's words rang out simultaneously in the dormitory.
...
A deathly silence—
"Oh my god—I'm not going to be silenced, am I?" Zhang Fan's tiny voice broke the silence of the dormitory.
...
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