Not long after the hot search storm passed, everyone returned to intensive training and began preparing for the upcoming World Championship.
They fell in the World Championship last year, this year they must avenge their previous defeat and return to the top!
To this end, everyone has put in their best efforts!
Even Zhao Jie, who usually loves eating and is the laziest, took the initiative to ask for extra training.
During this period, Pei Yan and Qiao Ran worked harder than usual. People who didn't know them would not think that there was any ambiguity between them, let alone any romantic atmosphere.
Only the brothers who spent every day together knew that these two people's dating place was not offline, but in the canyon. Their love style was not lovey-dovey and cheesy, but discussing positioning and tactics...
Due to their good performance in the spring season, they do not need to participate in the qualifiers this year and can directly advance to the group stage.
This means that they have more time to prepare, and through the group stage, they can better understand the opponents they may encounter.
"Damn it! I'm hoping I can run into those LC idiots again and whack them to the ground for revenge! If they pull any more tricks, I'll report them and get them banned!"
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jie's words hit the nail on the head. Not long after the qualifiers ended and the group stage draw took place, Qiao Ran received an unfamiliar text message.
Qiao Ran had just finished washing up and lying on the bed after a day of training when his cell phone rang.
She leaned against the headboard and reached for her cell phone.
There was a small red 1 next to the text message icon, reminding her that she had an unread message.
Who could it be so late?
If a familiar friend has something to say, she will definitely use the chat app to contact her, why would she send a text message?
Qiao Ran was suddenly alert because of her past experience. She sat up straighter and clicked on the message.
"Qiao Ran, if you don't want your mother's past deeds to be known to everyone and ruin your career, come to the coffee shop at No. 9 Yongfang South Road, Anhe Street, by yourself at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Qiao Ran's brows were twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and the hand holding the phone unconsciously increased its strength.
Her first reaction was that the loan sharks her mother had owed her knew her current situation and were dissatisfied with the small amount of money she had received back then, so they wanted to blackmail her.
If so...
She will go and meet with them tomorrow to see what these people plan to do, and then come back to discuss how to solve the problem with others.
Qiao Ran knew that once her mother's past was exposed, she would not be the only one affected at this critical juncture.
This is no longer just her problem...
She also had no confidence that she could solve it on her own this time.
Hiding the secret from everyone might cause greater trouble later on, so Qiao Ran still knew what was important.
When Qiao Ran thought about the fact that these things he had kept hidden would have to be made public, he lost all desire to sleep that night.
The next day, everyone woke up and went downstairs to have lunch as usual.
But even after the aunt brought the food to the table, there was no sign of Qiao Ran.
Normally at this time, Qiao Ran should have been sitting in his seat long ago.
"Where is Qiao Ran?" Pei Yan also felt strange.
"Captain, if you don't know, then we know even less." Zhao Jie picked up the bowl and chopsticks and prepared to eat.
"Qiao Ran said he had some personal matters to deal with today, so he took half a day off. He should be back soon." Zhang Qian said.
He found the leave request message sent to her by Qiao Ran after he finished washing up in the morning. He wanted to ask about it, but he couldn't find Qiao Ran. He guessed that he had already gone out.
Pei Yan knew more about the inside story than anyone else, so he was even more confused.
Qiao Ran no longer has any relatives in S City. What personal matter is he so anxious to resolve?
He took out his cell phone and wanted to call Qiao Ran to ask, but after finding the contact, he turned off the phone just before dialing.
What if Qiao Ran really has something important to do, would he disturb her by doing this?
Jiang Wenzhou noticed Pei Yan's actions and patted him: "Don't worry, Qiao Ran is not a child anymore. It's broad daylight, nothing will happen."
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Two hours ago, Qiao Ran traveled light and found the cafe according to the address given in the text message.
The cafe is on the corner of the street and doesn't seem to be doing very good business. Through the clean floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see a few scattered customers sitting inside.
Among these guests was a face that Qiao Ran was very familiar with.
She was wrong. It wasn't those debt collectors...
At the same time, Qiao Ran had roughly guessed the purpose of this person asking her out.
She turned her phone to recording mode before entering the door. Just in case, she also put the recorder she had prepared in advance into the inside pocket of her coat.
After making sure everything was safe, Qiao Ran took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the cafe.
The wind chimes on the door made a crisp sound.
LC assistant Xiao Wei, who was sitting against the wall not far away, saw Qiao Ran at a glance, raised his hand towards Qiao Ran, and the smile on his face was also sarcastic.
"I don't think there's anything to talk about between us." Qiao Ran sat down opposite him, his tone cold and expressionless. He placed his phone on the table...
Xiaowei glanced at Qiao Ran's phone and reached out to grab it.
"Give it back to me!" Qiao Ran reached out to grab it.
"Eh?" Xiao Wei held Qiao Ran's phone and put his hands behind his back. "Qiao Shen, I advise you not to make too much noise. It won't do you any good."
Seeing Qiao Ran gritting his teeth and forbearingly withdrawing his hand, Xiaowei smiled even more proudly.
The phone in the recording was not locked, and Xiaowei saw the recording interface at a glance.
I secretly thanked myself for being cautious, otherwise I would have suffered at the hands of this damn girl again.
In front of Qiao Ran, he deleted the recording and put the phone on the table.
"Master Qiao, you're being so insincere... I'll be mad." Xiao Wei felt happy. "You should know there's no benefit in going against me now."
Qiao Ran suppressed the anger in his heart: "What on earth do you want to do?"
"You're a smart person, couldn't you guess it? If you hadn't guessed it, you probably wouldn't have thought of recording it..."
"There's no way I'll agree to that." Qiao Ran refused bluntly.
"Don't be so hasty to refuse." Xiao Wei believed that what he had was enough to control Qiao Ran. "Tell me, if I reveal that your mother owes debts and refuses to pay them back, what will the netizens say?"
"Go ahead and blow it up. I didn't owe you that money. What does it have to do with me?"
"Do you think netizens will delve into this? They'll just yell that you're the daughter of a deadbeat, don't deserve such a high salary, and tell you to get out of the esports world!"
Xiaowei believes that he knows Qiao Ran's pain points and wants to use these to break through Qiao Ran's defenses.
"You won't be the only one who'll be in trouble. NSD, who recruited someone like you, will probably be drowned in netizens' saliva..."
Qiao Ran scoffed and interrupted Xiao Wei: "You've said all this, isn't it just to get me to go easy on you in this group stage match...isn't that how you threatened Yang Rui back then?"
"God Qiao is a smart man. He understood it without any instructions."
"How despicable..." Qiao Ran clenched his fists. "You used the same method twice. You are really capable..."
Xiaowei smiled indifferently: "As long as it works."
"If we lose to you, NSD will be criticized by netizens. You know what happened last year. Why would I do this if I was criticized again?"
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