Chapter 137 (1)
[Chessman played the game as if he had a personal grievance against the opposing team and refused to do the customary interview as the MVP after the game]– –With a headline like this, all the major media went crazy over the news. Reporters went immediately to the base of ZGDX and waited outside for the players to return. They only waited for a short while before the players came back from the arena.
The bus parked in front of the door of the base. Little Fatty was the first one to get off without knowing what was waiting for them. He turned around as he was leaving the bus to ask Old Cat behind him what they should order for dinner– –When he turned his head back, he was shocked to see all the reporters swarming towards him, he was almost pushed back onto the bus!
“Ouch, shit! What’s going on here– –Shit, how did you all get in here? Why are you all waiting here in front of the base……I’m calling security!”
As Little Fatty mumbled at the front, someone behind him calmly patted his shoulder. He heard a peaceful voice behind: “They are here looking for me.”
Little Fatty confusedly looked back and met the pair of dark brown pupils of his captain. Facing the excited reporters next to the bus as if they had seen a super star, Lu Sicheng looked quite serene as if he was facing a group of dead people.
Lu Sicheng pushed Little Fatty aside to walk down the bus. The eyes of the reporter who was at the forefront brightened up. With a quick step forward, he went straight with his sharp question: [Cheng Ge, we heard that you were the MVP for both rounds of today’s match but you refused to have the interview afterwards. This is something which has never happened before in any of the professional competitions. Some people said that you were quite moody when playing the game today. Is it true?]
“What’s the significance of this question?” Lu Sicheng asked indifferently.
All the reporters: [……]
One reporter who wasn’t easily dissuaded: [Everyone knows that Smiling didn’t play today’s match. She didn’t even go to the arena with the rest of the team– –It shows that the club has made the decision early on that Smiling won’t be in the lineup today and the club hasn’t made any official explanation either about this……]
Before the reporter finished, Lu Sicheng sneered.
“When have you seen any team post on Weibo about a lineup change?”
He sounded sarcastic as if to say it was none of your business whether we post on Weibo or not, better not make an issue out of it– –Everyone present could tell from his tone of voice that he had some personal issue with this question……
What the reporters wanted was to stir up his mood.
The eyes of all the reporters brightened up as they sensed that there was more news to dip up. They all lifted up their microphones: [Could you tell us whether this sudden change of lineup is a private punishment to Smiling by the club for her inappropriate words from last week? Is this your idea or the club’s? If this is your idea, is it because Smiling has pointed out your mistake in leading the team and you feel that she has overstepped her position?]
Everyone could see that the look in Lu Sicheng’s eyes changed when he heard the word ‘inappropriate’ words. He looked like he could eat someone live– –Little Fatty and the others all wanted to jump the fence to grab a pot cover from the kitchen to cover their heads– –However, those reckless reporters were quite happy with the result of their questions.
Lu Sicheng lifted the corner of his lips and a stomach full of mean words were ready to come out of his mouth– –Just at that moment, from the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a slender figure come by next to the base’s window. She had a ball of furry things in her arms. It was Tong Yao who had Xiao Cong in her arms pushing open the window and looking outside.
She probably had heard all the commotion and came by the window to check what was going on outside the base– –She stared curiously outside with slightly widened eyes, looking as innocent as the cat in her arms……
Lu Sicheng: “……”
The smirk on his face disappeared.
Those taunting words were temporarily put aside.
The rage in him seemed to suddenly restrain itself. The expression in his eyes darkened a bit. When he opened his mouth again, he sounded very polite and forbearing: “It’s not that. Lu Yue replaced Smiling to play today’s match against Red Arrow simply to prepare him for the world competition. As for Smiling, up till now, everything she has done as a professional player– –not including that brawl incident– –she has done it well. There’s no reason for the club or me to punish her.”
All the reporters quieted down a little, surprised that Lu Sicheng would answer the question so peacefully and were all a little confused.
Lu Sicheng sneered in his heart.
“– –Right, right, don’t you guys make up any stories.”
“– –Have you guys had enough? I’m really going to call security if you keep at it. Who would come to the base to do interviews like this? Don’t you know how to contact the club to arrange for an interview?”
Seeing the reporters had temporarily lost track of their thoughts, Xiao Rui and Little Fatty took the chance to go forward and push away the reporters who were blocking the door. Old Cat pushed Lu Sicheng from behind to signal him to go into the base.
Lu Sicheng didn’t bother to notice the reactions of the reporters. He glanced, without anyone noticing it, at the window which had been shut again and the person who had a cat in her arms wasn’t there anymore……
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