Her words caught Xia Yehua by surpise .
Recovering from the unexpected suggestion, she immediately laughed . “You can’t bear to be apart from Liangchuan?”
Qiao Lian paused and said, “No, I—”
“Ah, there’s no need to explain! Liangchuan is taking the nine a . m . flight . I’ll get someone to book you a ticket right now . ”
Qiao Lian’s eyes lit up as she said, “Okay . ”
She no longer needed to work, so her schedule was flexible . She could watch him film .
Going with the flow, Qiao Lian immediately went upstairs to pack .
Except that after packing, she thought she should go to the clubhouse to inform the team .
Hence, she hailed a cab and went to the clubhouse .
As her cab pulled up by the ville, she heard noises from within . It seemed to be bustling with excitement .
She raised her eyebrows with surprise and walked into the villa . There was a delicate and refined young man sitting on the sofa .
A flash of recognition immediately lit up Qiao Lian’s eyes . “Ninth Queen, you’re back?”
When the team was first established, they had recruited seven gamers . Later on, Smiling Tiger left, and Ninth Queen had been studying for university . By coincidence, he had the end of term exams, so he had returned to school to study .
Now he was back… They were no longer short of players!
Ninth Queen laughed shyly and blushed . He looked at Qiao Lian excitedly, his eyes gleaming with interest . “Coach Qiao, I took my exams yesterday and didn’t watch the livestream . But I did watch the rerun . They say you’re Xiao Qiao! Is that true?”
Qiao Lian paused .
Then she laughed and looked at Su Penghao . “Okay, I’m here today to talk about our next competition . ”
She continued, “The new year is around the corner . The annual tournament starts after that, so from now we will set a strategy, align our formation and practice hard . Don’t even think for a moment that our win at the Beijing competition was easy . There are so many people at the national level, there are bound to be countless hidden talents . Hence, for this season, I’ve prepared a training plan…”
This time, the team was exuding a brand new atmosphere .
Previously, whenever she discussed training plans, the team members would listen half-heartedly .
But now, whenever Qiao Lian spoke, all the team members would look at her seriously, as though they were afraid to miss a word of what she was saying .
Seeing that change in them, Qiao Lian smiled .
After she finished, she called Su Penghao aside .
Lowering her voice, she asked, “Have there been any news from Ancestor White Bones?”
Su Penghao shook his head in response .
Qiao Lian sighed .
Keeping his gaze on her, Su Penghao asked, “Do you think we should go see her?”
Qiao Lian contemplated it for a moment and eventually shook her head . “Wait a couple of days, then we’ll decide again . ”
He nodded .
Qiao Lian continued, “I’m going to be away for a few days, so I’m leaving it to you to lead them in the training . ”
Su Penghao was still nodding . Then he hesitated, as though he had something to say .
Qiao Lian frowned . “Speak up if there’s something you wish to say . ”
Su Penghao said, “Coach Qiao, your hand—”
His gaze fell on her right hand .
After a day of rest and with the massage the doctor had given her at the hospital, Qiao Lian’s hand was now back to normal .
She smiled upon hearing Su Penghao’s remark and reached out to pat his shoulder . “It’s okay . Even if I can never play again, you can be my hands . And even if I can never play again, the team can represent me . Fight your way to the national finals, and then all the way to the international tournaments . ”
Su Penghao’s eyes reddened quickly upon hearing these words .
He understood . The meaning behind her words was that her hand would not recover so easily .
“Coach Qiao, don’t worry . ”