"Interview?" Zhang Qian hesitated. "Qiao Ran even had to force herself to do a post-match interview. How could she possibly do an interview? If you don't believe me, go talk to Pei Yan and see if he agrees."
"Don't be so anxious, listen to what I have to say, okay..." Jiang Wenzhou was speechless for a second, "I didn't know Qiao Ran wasn't suitable, so I told the club."
"What does the club say?"
"Don't you know what kind of morals our club has? Qiao Ran is now considered a popular player, so of course they're licking him. They told me they just wanted to promote Qiao Ran or something, but later I agreed with them to change the interview into a vlog recording the day."
"Can Qiao Ran do it?" Zhang Qian was a little worried.
"She used to do live streaming, so it should be fine..." Jiang Wenzhou said, "If that doesn't work, let someone else accompany her and each record a day's vlog."
"Coach and manager! Can you two stop standing there chatting and at least help out?" Zhao Jie was sweating from the smoke and his hands were sore.
"Okay, okay, I'll take your turn." Jiang Wenzhou handed the camera to Zhang Qian, rolled up his sleeves and went over to take over.
On the other side, Qiao Ran skewered a turtle with mushrooms and put it under Pei Yan's nose to show off: "Look!"
"Pfft!" Pei Yan hadn't expected Qiao Ran to come up with such a fancy way of skewering a barbecue skewer. Suddenly, he wanted to tease Qiao Ran and deliberately misinterpreted the situation. "What do you mean? Are you scolding me?"
"No, I'll just show you."
"Your thing doesn't look good. I'll make you one." Pei Yan rolled up a rabbit for Qiao Ran using enoki mushrooms and beef. "How do you like it?"
"cute."
Pei Yan's creation really looks like a rabbit.
Qiao Ran looked at the fat beef and enoki mushroom rabbit in Pei Yan's hand, and then looked at the mushroom turtle in his own hand.
"Now they can race."
Sun Kai on the side couldn't stand it anymore. How could the dog food between these two young lovers be so childish and unnutritious?
He was an experienced person after all. Even when he was in love with Hang Ying, it had never happened before...
"If you have anything else to do, I'll help you."
In order to prevent himself from getting goose bumps again, he took the plate of cut fruit and walked away from the battlefield, leaving space for Qiao Ran and Pei Yan.
"Why did Brother Kai leave?"
"He couldn't sit still, so he went to do something else." Pei Yan took a few steps and stood next to Qiao Ran. "Qiao Shen, you performed so well on the court today. As the captain, I want to give you a reward."
"What reward?" Qiao Ran was a little curious.
"Close your eyes." Pei Yan said mysteriously.
"Still...still need to close my eyes?" Qiao Ran subconsciously overthought.
Pei Yan knew Qiao Ran was mistaken when he saw her expression. He flicked her smooth forehead with his finger and said, "Put away the dirty things in your head. You don't think I'm going to do anything to you, do you?"
Qiao Ran rubbed his forehead and denied it flatly: "No!"
Then, as if to prove something, he closed his eyes obediently as Pei Yan said.
Pei Yan took Qiao Ran's hand, took something out of his pocket and put it in Qiao Ran's hand.
It felt slightly cool and hard, and Qiao Ran couldn't guess what it was.
The eyes that were originally closed narrowed into a line.
"Okay, stop peeking and just open your eyes."
Qiao Ran opened his eyes and saw a round coin in his palm. The pattern on the coin was a little special. A hole was punched in it, making it look like a keychain.
Pei Yan saw that Qiao Ran was puzzled, so he explained before she could speak: "When I participated in my first official competition, this coin rolled to my feet as soon as I got off the car, and it was still standing upright. I thought it was a good omen, so I have been carrying it with me ever since."
"So magical..." Qiao Ran held the coin and looked at it back and forth against the light.
"Yes." Pei Yan smiled, "So now I give this luck to you as well. My Qiao Ran will definitely be even more outstanding in the future."
Qiao Ran clenched the coin tightly. Although it was not a valuable thing, the meaning behind it and Pei Yan's thoughts could not be measured by money.
"Well... I also have something to give you..." Qiao Ran bit his lip and thought for a while.
Now it was Pei Yan's turn to be curious: "You have one too? What is it?"
Could it be that Qiao Ran and he really have such a tacit understanding?
While Pei Yan was still thinking, he felt the softness from the corner of his lips and the faint fragrance from Qiao Ran.
Qiao Ran also prepared himself mentally for a long time before he mustered up the courage to take the initiative.
After the kiss, she became timid and without waiting for Pei Yan's reaction, she took the plate with the skewers and ran away.
Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran's slightly flustered back, raised his hand to touch the corner of his mouth which was still warm, and smiled silently.
——
With the end of the spring season, the team's daily pace has slowed down.
Under Jiang Wenzhou's organization, everyone's VLOG recording was put on the agenda.
"It's just a daily routine. Everyone should do what they should do. Don't feel stressed. The people filming are all from the club's operations team. If they really record something that can't be released, they will edit it out later." Jiang Wenzhou gave everyone a reassurance.
"Come record tomorrow?" Zhao Jie gnawed on the large pork elbow his aunt had made, his hands and mouth greasy. "Then shouldn't we go to bed early tonight? Don't let them film us lying in bed... If they show it to our fans, it would have a terrible impact..."
"You still care about the impact? You're the worst!" Jiang Wenzhou said angrily, "I'll let your fans see you eat and drink like crazy later."
Zhao Jie gave up: "They all know that I love to eat. I eat a lot during my live broadcasts."
"What time will they arrive tomorrow? Will they just walk into the room and take pictures right in the face?" Pei Yan asked casually.
"You have such a handsome face, what are you afraid of? Even if I take a close-up photo of you getting up early, it's also a fan benefit."
"Fans don't get this benefit." Pei Yan casually glanced in the direction where Qiao Ran was sitting. "This benefit is for girlfriends."
Jiang Wenzhou was completely choked and didn't know how to respond.
Then, he heard Pei Yan continue, "Similarly, don't take pictures of Qiao Ran..."
Jiang Wenzhou seemed to sense something and raised his hand to stop him. "Stop talking, stop talking. I know what you're going to say... I'll talk to them."
Ye Xiaofan and Su Yang on the side didn’t care at all what Jiang Wenzhou and Pei Yan were saying. The two younger ones seemed very excited when they heard that they were going to shoot a VLOG.
"I feel like I've gained weight following Brother Zhao recently. Will I look photogenic tomorrow? What should I do if after the photo shoot I go out and not only don't gain any followers, but I even lose them?" Ye Xiaofan pinched his increasingly round face.
Su Yang even stroked his bangs and asked Ye Xiaofan for his opinion: "Xiaofan, what do you think about dyeing my bangs a touch of green? Just like the hero in the King's Glory."
Compared to them, Sun Kai looked the most normal one. He took advantage of the rare free time to sit aside and chat with Hang Ying via text messages without joining in the conversation.
Qiao Ran was still nervous and thinking about what to do tomorrow.
She definitely cannot have excessive contact with Pei Yan. Netizens' eyes are as sharp as eagle eyes now. She doesn't think that now that she has achieved a little success, she will get the blessings of most people after making her relationship public.
Of course, scolding her was nothing, she never cared about it. But someone would definitely scold Pei Yan as well, and she couldn't stand it.
Then there's nothing to film. At most, it's just training. After training, she returns to her room and continues to study on her own. If this kind of VLOG is released, it will probably make people fall asleep...
Pei Yan waved his hand in front of Qiao Ran's eyes. "What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought that you didn't even hear me talking to you?"
"Thinking about tomorrow's shoot..."
"Don't be nervous. Jiang Wenzhou knows you're shy, so he's made arrangements with the club to have a nice girl filming you. She won't make you feel uncomfortable."
Qiao Ran nodded: "I will behave well."
"It's not a competition, no need to take it so seriously. Just dress the same as usual tomorrow..." Pei Yan thought about it and felt something was wrong. "No, there's one thing that can't be the same as usual... Dress nicely tomorrow, and clean up your room tonight. Don't make it a mess."
She is a good girl, but she cannot let netizens have a deeper impression of her as a rough man.
——
The filming went on as planned. The staff settled into the base early in the morning and started to get busy.
The preparations were completed, and at Pei Yan's request, the scene of him and Qiao Ran getting up was skipped.
When the filming crew was allowed into the room, they had already dressed and tidied themselves.
The weather has warmed up and Qiao Ran has already changed into spring clothes.
She spent a long time choosing yesterday and finally settled on a red sweatshirt, which was one of the few brightly colored clothes in her wardrobe.
Still wearing jeans and canvas shoes.
She tied her long hair up high and neatly into a ponytail.
"Good morning, Master Qiao. I'm sorry to bother you today."
The girl who was filming was very polite and had a friendly smile, which made Qiao Ran relax a lot.
"It's not a trouble. You guys have worked hard." Qiao Ran responded politely.
Under the guidance of the girl who was following him, Qiao Ran faced the camera, said hello to everyone, put on his team uniform and left the room.
She didn't want to stay in the room for too long, and she wasn't sure if she had tidied the room well yesterday. If she was photographed with something she hadn't tidied up, netizens would start to make gossip.
When they went downstairs, the coach and the manager were already sitting at the dining table. When they saw Qiao Ran, they greeted her normally.
"Where are the others?" Qiao Ran asked.
"Your captain went out for a run and fed the cat. Zhao Jie and the others were filming upstairs and will probably come down soon," said Zhang Qian.
Qiao Ran glanced at the hall and the other staff members, and his relaxed state disappeared in an instant.
She was very hungry at the moment, and the faint aroma of the porridge cooked in her aunt's pot made her want to eat quickly.
Under normal circumstances, she might have served herself the food, but since no one was touching it, she didn't dare to move.
Fortunately, Zhao Jie and the others did not waste any time. After waiting for a while, they came down chatting and laughing with each other.
"I'm starving, starving." Zhao Jie shouted without any burden, just like usual.
"Good morning, Sister Qiao Qiao, good morning, coach, good morning, manager."
Does Ye Xiaofan want to be a good boy today?
As he was speaking, Pei Yan came back from outside after feeding the cat.
Qiao Ran habitually looked in Pei Yan's direction, but when he realized that the filming was still going on, he quickly turned his head back.
Pei Yan went upstairs to wash his hands, then came back and sat next to Qiao Ran. "Why are you all sitting there? Staring at each other? Aren't you hungry?"
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