Chapter 43: PLAYED THE WORST

The moment the two boys entered the meeting room, Lin Zhu's face still looked blank. It wasn't only his face that was blank, but his mind was blank as well.

Ye Quan, who had always joked around with him, suddenly became so serious that it gave him goosebumps. Even after he said to him that he was serious, Ye Quan didn't laugh and remained with his solemn expression. The ugly toad wasn't joking this time.

The atmosphere turned awkward, and Lin Zhu decided to break the weird atmosphere by saying that they had to go to the meeting room for the meeting. Ye Quan then glanced at the watch on his wrist and realized that the meeting would start soon.

The older man then sighed before nodding his head. Upon agreeing, the two men then head to the meeting room.

The meeting room was on the second floor, so they didn't need to walk for too long before reaching the room. After Ye Quan opened the door, they were greeted by the sight of several people sitting around the rectangular table.

Lin Zhu's mind was blank, and he didn't even realize that Ye Quan even held the door for him and let him in before closing the door again. If he noticed the caring manner of the taller man, Lin Zhu probably would get blank even more.

"You two are the last ones to come."

A familiar voice greeted his sense of hearing, and Lin Zhu blinked his eyes. He glanced at his surroundings and noticed that he was sitting on a chair. Since when did he sit on the chair?

Continued glancing around, he noticed all people in the men's doubles team were already there. The one who just spoke was none other than the head of the team management, Lu Mei.

Besides the athletes and coaches from the men's doubles team, the representatives of the team management were also there such as Lu Mei and also the team manager, Zhang Wei. Coach Cheng was there as well, and he smiled softly at Lin Zhu.

Aside from them all, the other two teams in the men's doubles team were also there.

"All people have come, so we can start our evaluation now," Lu Mei spoke again with her charming voice.

Lu Mei was a legend in the history of badminton in China. Around 15 years ago was her golden era. She successfully won gold in the Olympic Games and the Asian Games.

She successfully made a big name for herself, and she was known as one of the best athletes in the women's singles sector.

She was active behind the scene after she retired, and last year, she was appointed as the head of the national team management.

Lin Zhu quite respected the lady for her achievement and for her ability to lead the team. The lady had a cold and blunt character, and sometimes that made him feel uncomfortable.

"We've finished the evaluation for the men's singles team and women's singles team yesterday, and today is the time for the men's doubles team."

Lin Zhu was silently listening to the lady.

"The women's singles team successfully won a title, but both men's singles team and men's doubles team failed to win a title. The men's doubles team is still better for reaching the semifinals, but your team still failed to get the first place."

Lin Zhu had known the information. The men's singles team was a big failure, and he evilly laughed at Coach Su for that failure. In the men's doubles team, the senior pair was the one who successfully reached the semifinals, while Huang Mo and Yuan Tianyu pair lost in the quarter-finals.

"I highly appreciate Wu Yishui and Zhao Xizhen for reaching the semifinals despite their ages are no longer young. I can see their fighting spirit in the last game, and I hope the young pairs can learn from their spirit."

Lin Zhu peeped at the senior pair and praised them in his heart. He was watching the match a few days ago, and Wu Yishui and Zhao Xizhen indeed deserved praise. They fought tooth and nail before they had to admit defeat to the Japanese pair in a rubber game. The Japanese pair was not ordinary since they were currently sitting the second-ranking in the world, and the fight was not easy.

"Meanwhile, our young pair, Huang Mo and Yuan Tianyu, could only reach the quarter-finals before they were defeated by the Indonesian pair. However, I still appreciate their hard work. It's indeed not easy to defeat the number one player in the world, and that will be homework for us to find the best strategy."

Lin Zhu silently lamented. Huang Mo and Yuan Tianyu met the pair who had defeated him and Ye Quan in the first round, and they also lost in a straight game. Indeed, the Indonesian pair was their strongest enemy at the moment.

"And the last pair is our newest pair, Ye Quan and Lin Zhu."

Lin Zhu felt a bit nervous when he heard Lu Mei's words. It was time for him and Ye Quan to be evaluated by the head of the team management. He secretly glanced at Ye Quan who was sitting next to him. Wait. Since when did the older man sit next to him?

Lin Zhu didn't even notice Ye Quan's existence as he was too busy with his own thoughts. In addition, he was also busy glancing around at the people who were sitting far from him and didn't pay attention to the ones close to him.

Lin Zhu peeked at Ye Quan a little, and he couldn't guess what the man was thinking right now. For him, Ye Quan was someone he could never read.

"You two lost to the Indonesian pair in the first round, right?" Lu Mei questioned them, and both of them nodded their heads in answer. Seeing the nonverbal answer, the lady continued, "Compared to the other pairs in this team, you two played the worst."