Think It Over

"When did the boss and Su Mucheng get so close?" Shen Jian asked, puzzled.

"What do you mean close? Didn't you see Su Mucheng resisting? But the boss is strong; she couldn't fight back successfully," He Ming said.

"The boss is really something. Now, he's even daring to bully Su Mucheng directly. Look at her; she looks so aggrieved," Shen Jian laughed.

"I'm really jealous of Su Mucheng. I want to be held by the boss, too," Wang Ze suddenly said.

Shen Jian and He Ming immediately looked at Wang Ze with complex expressions. What's wrong with you? Is there a guy like that next to me? Instinctively, they moved half a meter away from Wang Ze.

...

Under his arm, Su Mucheng was still struggling. Liu Hao continued, "I believe you already know the boss is thinking of replacing the captain. The top candidate to replace Ye Qiu is Sun Xiang from the Conquering Clouds team."

"Isn't that perfect? After meeting him, Ye Qiu will directly crush him. Let's see if the boss still wants Sun Xiang to replace Ye Qiu after seeing Ye Qiu's true strength!" Su Mucheng retorted firmly. Seeing she couldn't break free, she put her small hand on Liu Hao's waist and pinched hard.

Liu Hao felt the pain but held back from letting Su Mucheng go. He continued, "Silly girl, you're oversimplifying things. Tao Xuan's reason for replacing Ye Qiu isn't because Ye Qiu isn't strong enough but because he lacks commercial value. Tao Xuan wants to cultivate a player with explosive commercial value, like Zhou Zekai!"

"Then let Ye Qiu crush Sun Xiang and shatter the boss's plan! Liu Hao, which side are you on?" Su Mucheng asked seriously.

"It's not that simple, sister. Do you really think the boss is that easy to deal with?"

"Answer me first. Which side are you on? If you stand with the boss, we can't be friends, though we never were friends," Su Mucheng threatened, even though the threat had no weight.

Liu Hao chuckled, "In that case, shouldn't you let go first?"

"You should let go of me first!" Su Mucheng blushed. This pose is too embarrassing!

"Oh, oh!" Liu Hao released Su Mucheng. Suddenly, he got an idea: the despicable villain had surfaced again!

Su Mucheng also let go of Liu Hao's waist, but she suddenly envied Liu Hao's physique. There wasn't an ounce of fat on his waist, something she couldn't achieve.

"Listen, little girl..." Liu Hao lowered his voice.

Little girl? Su Mucheng clenched her fist again. This nickname was way too disrespectful!

"Between Sun Xiang and Ye Qiu, I definitely prefer Ye Qiu as Excellent Era's captain, so in my heart, I'm on your side!"

"Anyone can say nice things," Su Mucheng blushed, staring into Liu Hao's eyes. She implied she didn't trust him and considered him a deceitful, hypocritical person.

Liu Hao didn't care if Su Mucheng believed him. He continued, "But I signed a contract with Tao Xuan. I have to stand by him. For the next match, Tao Xuan will certainly want Conquering Clouds to win because if they win, Sun Xiang's entry into Excellent Era will face fewer obstacles..."

"Sun Xiang can't beat Excellent Erai!"

"I know Sun Xiang isn't that capable. But what if Tao Xuan forbids Ye Qiu from playing?" Liu Hao said softly.

Su Mucheng was taken aback. Yes, if Tao Xuan found an excuse to keep Ye Qiu off the field, Conquering Cloud's chances of winning would indeed increase. Looking at Liu Hao's serious expression, Su Mucheng shook her head again, "Even if the boss doesn't let Ye Qiu play, there's still you..."

The moment she said it, Su Mucheng regretted it. What was she saying? Even though she didn't mean it that way, it sounded too ambiguous.

Liu Hao also felt Su Mucheng's words were ambiguous but knew the seriousness of the situation. He said, "Didn't I just say? My heart is with you, but I'm under Tao Xuan's control..."

Even more ambiguous... Liu Hao felt awkward but continued, "I mean, on the field, Tao Xuan will most likely order me to throw the game, or he'll bench me!"

"What? That's too much!" Su Mucheng frowned. She was smart but didn't expect so many complications. Could Tao Xuan really use contracts to force Liu Hao to act against his will?

"Yes, it's too much. But I have no choice for now, so I have to follow Tao Xuan's orders. Do you still think I'm a bad person?"

Su Mucheng glanced at Liu Hao and nodded without hesitation, "Of course, even if you're being forced, you're still a bad person. During tough times, traitors would be shot!"

"Hey, hey, little girl, that's too much. I'm not a traitor. My heart is with you; at most, I'm just a spy!"

"Hmph~" Su Mucheng didn't believe it. Liu Hao was always good at lying.

"But I just thought of a way, not only to avoid punishment but also to help Excellent Era win the match and leave Tao Xuan speechless!" Liu Hao said word by word.

Su Mucheng was delighted and asked eagerly, "What way?"

"Am I a good person or a bad person?"

"Bad person! An utterly despicable bad person!" Su Mucheng laughed, "In my view, doing 99 bad things and then one good deed doesn't make you a good person."

Liu Hao was stunned, then laughed, "Yes, I'm a bad person and will always be a bad person. Be careful not to be bullied by bad people!"

"Come on, tell me!" Su Mucheng urged.

Liu Hao smiled mysteriously, "My plan is... you! If you become the team's core, beat Sun Xiang head-on, and lead Excellent Era to victory, Tao Xuan can't blame me or you!"

Su Mucheng understood immediately. This solution was easy to think of. She should have thought of it earlier. However, since her debut, she had always been Ye Qiu's little fan and follower, always listening to Ye Qiu and doing simple tasks, never having the ambition or thought of being the core. That's why she hadn't thought of this way out.

At this moment, Cui Li opened the training room door and said, "Liu Hao, come with me. The boss wants to talk to you!" Sure enough... Liu Hao smiled and secretly tapped Su Mucheng's hand twice, meaning "think it over."

Liu Hao followed Cui Li upstairs to Tao Xuan's office. Su Mucheng stood there, watching Ye Qiu playing Glory, sighing, "Really, you can still happily play online games, unaware of being targeted. Even the solution was thought of by that bad guy Liu Hao..."

(End of chapter)

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