"Yeah, I can come back now. Time sure flies." Ye Xiu's tone carried a bit of emotion. It had already been a full year since he left Excellent Era.
"However, there's no need for me to make an announcement right now. No matter what, I won't be able to return to the pro scene this season. Everything will have to wait until next summer," Ye Xiu said.
"Okay." Chen Guo nodded.
Chang Xian wasn't the only reporter keeping an eye on the news of Ye Qiu's release from the ban. Besides Cao Guangcheng, who had completely lost confidence in interviewing Ye Qiu, anyone who made a living in Glory and had a bit of sensitivity to news would take note of this double special day.
After all, Ye Qiu was the number one figure in Glory's history. A year of retirement wasn't enough for such a famous God to become a passerby. What's more, news of Ye Qiu had been spreading nonstop this past year. Rumors of his return had been circulating for a long time. Happy from fighting in the Challenger League. Ye Qiu's shadow was so strong. All of this made it a reason for many people to pay attention to this topic.
Unfortunately, everyone had waited in vain. On this day, there was no news of Ye Qiu's return from any channel. There was only endless speculation and gossip.
Excellent Era's side was also nervous for an entire day.
Ye Qiu had already organized a new team to kill their way to the Challenger League. They obviously had to be on guard against Ye Qiu in all aspects. When Ye Qiu announced his return, who knew what kind of topic would come up? As a result, Excellent Era had to be fully prepared for PR. Manager Cui Li even gathered the team's players and held a meeting specifically for this matter. He reminded everyone indirectly that if they were asked about this topic, they shouldn't speak carelessly.
Cui Li was speaking in a very serious tone when he heard a disdainful snort. Cui Li looked and felt a headache coming on.
Su Mucheng.
When Ye Qiu was still around, no one would have thought that Su Mucheng would actually be a thorn in their side. In everyone's eyes, Su Mucheng always followed Ye Qiu obediently. He didn't talk much and didn't meddle in other matters.
But now? Other than the fact that she would still take the competition seriously, everyone had never seen the original Su Mucheng in the team again.
She did not hide her disdain and disgust for the Excellent Era. Sun Xiang, Chen Yehui, Cui Li, and even the boss, Tao Xuan, almost everyone had encountered all kinds of soft and hard rebuffs from her. The once obedient girl seemed to have changed overnight.
To be honest, Cui Li had been enduring for a long time. He was becoming increasingly rude to Su Mucheng. Because at this point, Cui Li was very clear that at the end of the season, Su Mucheng would definitely leave on a free transfer. In fact, early in the summer, Excellent Era had thought of sending Su Mucheng away, but because of various reasons, it didn't happen in the end. Now, seeing that they would lose both her and her money after the season, whenever Su Mucheng was mentioned, they would have all kinds of headaches and all kinds of depression.
Now, at this meeting, Su Mucheng had expressed her disdain, which made Cui Li even more nervous. Su Mucheng had long since broken ties with Excellent Era. Taking the competition seriously was the professional attitude that a pro player should have. As for other aspects, she probably wouldn't lean towards Excellent Era. What Cui Li wanted the players to do now, would Su Mucheng comply?
That snort was pretty much the answer. And at this point, the Club couldn't do anything about it. They couldn't just put her under house arrest, right … ….
Cui Li's awkwardness was seen by the vice-captain and Xiao Shiqin, who also felt helpless.
After joining Excellent Era for almost half a year, Xiao Shiqin had a pretty good understanding of the dispute between Ye Qiu and Excellent Era from various sources.
Excellent Era's methods weren't very kind, but Xiao Shiqin could more or less understand Excellent Era's intentions. The other Clubs seemed to be harmonious, but that didn't mean that their managers were noble. Maybe it was just because they didn't have Ye Qiu in their team. They didn't have such a special person.
As for Excellent Era's dispute, Xiao Shiqin didn't have much interest in gossiping. What he felt was an even more frightening reality.
Excellent Era had forced Ye Qiu to retreat, but they hadn't defeated Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu had started from the new server, and had planned and prepared step by step. Then he had formed his team and participated in the Challenger League. He hadn't given up because of this.
On the other hand, Excellent Era had been affected by this incident. It had already been a year. Looking at the expressions of many people in Excellent Era when Ye Qiu was mentioned, it was as if it was a taboo. It was clear that this incident had become a shadow in Excellent Era's heart.
Ye Qiu was all alone, starting from scratch.
On the other hand, Excellent Era carried a heavy psychological burden. Xiao Shiqin even began to suspect that Excellent Era's miraculous relegation last season was because of this psychological burden. And now, Ye Qiu had become their opponent in the Challenger League. This psychological burden seemed to have become even heavier.
And now, Cui Li calling this meeting was an unwise decision in Xiao Shiqin's eyes. The team urgently needed to get rid of Ye Qiu's shadow, but you just had to put Ye Qiu's problem on the table. Wasn't this just widening the shadow?
This can't go on!
Xiao Shiqin thought and was about to say something, but he didn't expect Su Mucheng to speak first.
"I think, Manager Cui, aren't you overthinking things?" Su Mucheng said.
Cui Li was still worried about Su Mucheng. He didn't think that Su Mucheng would actually speak. Su Mucheng had always been too lazy to pay attention to them.
"Actually, I'm very sorry." Su Mucheng continued, "After working together for so long, you don't understand him at all. He's a pro player, a very pro player. All of his dedication is to Glory, to the competition. Do you think that because you treated him like this, he'll definitely come back for revenge? You're wrong. He came back only because this is Glory. He's going against you because you're too disappointing. You're actually reduced to the Challenger League. He's going against you because you're Excellent Era has nothing to do with you forcing him to retire. It's just because the competition rules are like this. So, Manager Cui, you don't have to worry. He won't use his comeback as a gimmick to talk about the Excellent Era. In his eyes, you're just opponents. You're no different than any of the other teams he's defeated along the way. It's just that you're stronger, so he'll be more serious and more proactive. So, Manager Cui, if you don't want to lose, then practice harder. There's no need for this kind of time-wasting meeting. I won't keep you company. "
After Su Mucheng finished speaking, she stood up and left the meeting room.
The room was silent. Just as everyone was trying to figure out how long this silence would last and how it would be broken, someone stood up.
"I'm going to practice."
Qiu Fei.
A rookie who had just been promoted from the training camp this season actually dared to go against the Club's manager at this time. "I'm going to train." When he said this, it was as if he was echoing Su Mucheng's last words.
Ignoring everyone's gaze, Qiu Fei left the meeting room. The rest of the players stared at each other, stealing glances at Cui Li from time to time.
This time, the first to speak was their captain, Sun Xiang, "Hehe, this kid really has character. Interesting."
F * ck! Everyone facepalmed. Bro, you're worried about the wrong thing.
It wasn't the first time that Xiao Shiqin experienced Sun Xiang's idiocy in this aspect, so he didn't discuss it further. Seeing that the meeting couldn't go on as planned, Xiao Shiqin simply said to Cui Li, "Manager Cui, why don't we take a break first?"
"Alright, then let's go back first!" Cui Li took advantage of the situation. The players left one by one. Cui Li was the last to leave gloomily, but then he realized that Xiao Shiqin seemed to be deliberately lagging behind. Cui Li immediately understood that this god had something to say to him!
"Manager Cui, I have some thoughts that I'd like to discuss with you." Xiao Shiqin saw that everyone had left, so he spoke up.
"Yes, vice-captain Xiao, please speak your mind." Cui Li didn't dare to slight this god that his team had spared no effort to invite.
"It's like this …" Xiao Shiqin spoke frankly about the current situation of Excellent Era.
"Right now, Ye Qiu has become the enemy that we need to face directly. We can't let this burden continue to grow. Strategically, we should look down on him. Tactically, we should pay more attention to him. "Xiao Shiqin finally gave what he believed to be the correct strategy.
Cui Li was deeply moved when he heard Xiao Shiqin's words. The summer transfer was definitely not the wrong choice. How could Liu Hao and He Ming, who had left, say something as calm as Xiao Shiqin? Especially that Liu Hao. He was probably thinking of all sorts of ways to switch with Ye Qiu to deal with Ye Qiu!
But speaking of which, Xiao Shiqin was more or less a bystander. As an outsider this season, he was the only one who didn't carry the "Ye Qiu's emotions" for a long time. Fortunately, this outsider woke him up at the crucial moment. Cui Li also realized that their concern for Ye Qiu had imperceptibly placed a heavy burden on their shoulders. They had already given up on this mentality and treated Ye Qiu as a normal opponent, just like every other team that they had defeated before.
Eh, why does this idea sound so familiar? Cui Li thought about it and suddenly remembered that this was the idea of Ye Qiu that Su Mucheng had mentioned at the meeting a few minutes ago. He was suddenly in a daze.
"Manager Cui, what do you think?" Cui Li was lost in thought and didn't speak for a long time. Xiao Shiqin couldn't help but ask a question.
"You're right. We should let go of these shackles." Cui Li nodded. He made up his mind to communicate more with this vice-captain in the future. As for that idiot Chen Yehui, he had to call him over and give him some advice.
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