The clock at the training base points to midnight.
Drops of sweat fell on the training field, and Lu Yu's jersey was already half-wet with sweat.
"Sister Xiaoyu." Chu Feiyu's voice rang out at the entrance of the training base.
Lu Yu looked over and saw Sun Meng standing next to Chu Feiyu. Chu Feiyu was holding a towel, and Sun Meng was holding water as they ran towards her.
The basketball slipped from his hand and hit the ground with a dull thud.
Lu Yu took the water from Sun Meng and listened to Chu Feiyu's chatter, which sounded like a little chick.
"I've been looking for you for ages, thankfully Weng Pei told me you were still at the training ground. Little Yu, I beat Weng Pei three times in a row today, even Sister Ping praised my improvement..."
"My ears are practically calloused..." Sun Meng muttered under her breath.
“Mengmeng is just jealous.” Chu Feiyu chuckled and said, “It’s just that we don’t have the means right now, otherwise I would have liked to use a loudspeaker to broadcast it. But I’ve recorded it in my ‘Chu Family Annals’.”
"...The Spring and Autumn Annals of Chu?" Lu Yu asked in confusion.
I don't think I've heard of this before. Where did this internet buzzword come from?
Sun Meng couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's how she is in the Qingbei team. You can think of it as a diary, but no, a diary isn't read to others every day. Anyway, it's a record of her highlights, and she's already filled more than half of it. Given Fei Yu's extraordinary approach, she might actually consider publishing it after she finishes writing it."
The three sat in the large training field, their shadows cast by the lights, a scene of calm and warmth.
"Speaking of my time with the Qingbei team, it suddenly feels like it was a long time ago." Chu Feiyu counted the days and said, "It's only been a month since the league started, but it feels like it's been a long time."
"Because the training is too tough? It doesn't seem like that." After Chu Feiyu said that, Lu Yu immediately felt the same way.
Looking at the lights on the ceiling of the training venue, Sun Meng said, "Maybe it's because these days are so fulfilling. This kind of life is something I've secretly longed for for a long time."
"I still remember the first time I met Sister Xiaoyu, on your first day back in the team. Mengmeng gave me a sour look all day just because I handed you water before she did," Chu Feiyu recalled.
"without……"
"Haha—she wasn't targeting you." Lu Yu laughed and explained for Sun Meng, "She's always been a woman of few words, you know that. We were all strangers back then, she just didn't know how to express herself."
"I never imagined that Sister Xiaoyu would be sitting here analyzing Mengmeng's psychology for me. This scene is so surreal. Even if she's just flattering me, I'd believe her." Chu Feiyu smiled sheepishly.
She's telling the truth—
"I heard what she was thinking at that time."
Sun Meng and Lu Yu spoke at almost the same time.
Chu Feiyu and Sun Meng stared blankly at Lu Yu, trying to confirm whether the voice they had just heard was indeed hers.
Lu Yu didn't intend to hide it, so he leaned back and lay down on the court.
“You came to keep me company, and I… I know it’s because you’re worried about me. I’m so glad that you’ve always been there for me.” Lu Yu suddenly turned to look at Chu Feiyu and said, “Your inner thoughts are really too noisy. Just listen to what you want to ask and I’ll tell you slowly. Don’t keep guessing.”
Lu Yu continued, "First of all, I'm not a superhero, so don't be afraid. It's just that other people's thoughts play out automatically in my head, but at night, the inner voices are so noisy that I can't sleep. However, when I'm with Jiao Yuyin, I can block out the noise. Sounds strange, right?"
"So that's why the Third Young Master moved into the team's accommodation? Shouldn't he be considered a major contributor to the team? Shouldn't Old Zeng also pay him a separate salary? Sleeping with someone is a job, after all. That makes sense, the Third Young Master isn't short of money. Speaking of which, aren't you two a perfect match, like a key and a lock? And I have to say, the Third Young Master is incredibly generous. The Doraemon basketball court was enough to stun me, but I never expected the hotel we went to for the celebration banquet last time was yours too. The online fan page for your couple is going crazy with shipping. Wow, it really blows my mind. I never thought I had a super-rich woman by my side." Chu Feiyu became more and more excited as she spoke.
"Qin Meng knows too?" Sun Meng suddenly asked Lu Yu, interrupting Chu Feiyu's rambling.
"ah?--"
Lu Yu thought to herself, "She's the one who's going to be shocked!"
The two of them accepted this so quickly, without even asking her to demonstrate or verify it; their focus has completely shifted...
No wonder the three of them can hang out together; none of them have a normal thought process.
Lu Yu nodded to Sun Meng, thinking about how to help Qin Meng find a better way to salvage the situation.
Unexpectedly, Sun Meng put her hands on her hips and said, "Such a good employee who keeps his mouth shut deserves to be working overtime with the boss now. He even envies Jiao Yuyin for being able to live at the training base. I think he can't live without me, he can't live without his boss."
Lu Yu's face was full of black lines.
For Sun Meng, who is even more prone to going astray than her, some explanations seem unnecessary...
"Beep—the door is open."
The sound of the access control unlocking rang out at the entrance of the training ground.
Jiao Yuyin and Zhang Hao stood at the door, interrupting the three girls' casual conversation.
"Little fish, it's time to go back." Jiao Yuyin said with a smile.
The warm summer breeze wafted into the venue, just like his eyebrows and eyes, giving people a sense of security just by looking at them.
"oh--"
Chu Feiyu and Sun Meng were still making a fuss, but she seemed to shut out their voices. Only his shout of "Little Fish" kept lingering in her ears.
...
The moon's outline was gradually obscured by the light that began to appear on the horizon.
Jiao Yuyin sat on the bed, his left arm held in Lu Yu's arms, his right hand resting on the laptop on his lap, with occasional reports from different people coming through his earphones.
The person sleeping seems to be sleeping quite well.
He couldn't resist and secretly kissed her slightly flushed cheek.
Jiao Yuyin's exhaustion from working all night vanished in an instant.
The scene from last night before I went to sleep also came to mind.
"The person in the video...is indeed your biological mother. Do you want to hear about her?"
Lu Yu's eyelashes were illuminated by the quiet lamplight.
“It would be a lie to say I don’t want to, but does she... know that her daughter is me?” Lu Yu finally asked.
Jiao Yuyin answered truthfully, "I know... After that guy named Xiao Bao found her, he told her."
"So, was she deliberately cooperating with someone else to record the video, or was it edited out without her knowledge by that little bag?"
Whether she was being fooled or intentionally harmed is very important to Lu Yu.
Even knowing that the person about to be smeared is her daughter whom she abandoned many years ago, she would still choose to abandon this person she has never seen again.
Jiao Yuyin held Lu Yu in his arms, tightening his grip.
"He was bribed by Xiao Bao. The video she recorded was faked with makeup. Someone will post an analysis about it tomorrow. Since you were raised by your grandparents without adoption paperwork, legally speaking, if your biological mother is really so poor that she can't even survive, you still have an obligation to support her. So that analysis post has to be published."
Jiao Yuyin patted the back of her head, his voice still ringing.
“She remarried an electrician two years ago and had a son. They were a well-off family. A while ago, this guy named Xiao Bao contacted her, filmed this video, and gave her three million yuan, which should be enough for her son's tuition to study in the United States. The person behind Xiao Bao is Jiao Yushen, but Jiao Yushen shouldn't be able to cause any trouble on his own. With such obvious flaws, he has no reason to take the risk. The old man warned the three of us last time not to fight amongst ourselves, so logically he has no reason to invite trouble at this time.” Jiao Yuyin slowly explained to Lu Yu.
"You suspect there are others?" Lu Yu asked in a low voice, nestled in Jiao Yuyin's arms.
"It's not just doubt now, it's confirmed. Jiao Yuchen and Jiao Yushen have joined forces. Although the situation is somewhat unfavorable, at least it's not the old man's doing. We just don't know their ultimate goal this time. We'll have to wait for news. But, you—that Aunt Wu in the video—it would be easy to make you suffer a bit—"
Jiao Yuyin's words were cut off by Lu Yu's hand.
"Don't touch her. If she wants the money, let her have it. I'll consider this repayment for giving me life. I won't see her again. I've thought it through. She was never important to me anyway, and I don't want any more entanglements."
Things in this world are cyclical.
Some people take the benefits and then go and pay the price for their actions.
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