Bonus chapter (1/5)
The World Youth Games were not yet concluded, but the swimming squad was already on vacation! The swimming team performed admirably, finishing second in 18 major events, one medal behind the Chinese diving team.
They were all teenagers, and it was only natural for them to party all night when the competition ended. Everyone was roaming hither and thither, eating and drinking, creating a commotion, cakes flying all over their faces, whether they were male or female; A, B, or O.
Coach Yu did not restrain them; instead, she admonished them to just be cautious.
“Coach, don’t worry!” Li Cheng patted his chest and assured her, “With me, the captain, here, they won’t dare to do something earth-shattering!”
“……,” Coach Yu explained, “It’s because you’re here that I won’t be able to relax.”
No one could keep those mischievous monkeys under control once Coach Yu left.
Someone suggested starting a live broadcast. Zhou Jian had the most fans on his personal account. He quickly offered his cell phone and downloaded a livestream software.
Despite the fact that there was no advance notice, the world champion’s appeal was quite strong. Thousands of admirers instantly rushed in to greet Zhou Jian as soon as he logged into the software. The more the live stream ran, the more viewers who came to see it.
After a while, the number of real-time online users surpassed the five-digit mark.
“Fuck, there are so many people?” Li Cheng happened to lean forward towards the screen, took a look at the numerous barrages on the screen, and quickly recoiled in shock.
The content of the onslaught that flew by made him flush. Li Cheng merely exposed his face for a few seconds before he was greeted by a slew of women who addressed him as their husband.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, are audiences these days so unrestrained?
Li Cheng was the most popular member of the swimming team, but he had not registered on the social software, so everyone could only lick the screen through news. Now that there was a chance for a live broadcast, hordes of people gathered to the scene, eager to meet the legendary omega.
Li Cheng’s ego was considerably exaggerated by their enthusiasm. He sneaked away and sent a message to Xiao Yiheng, “Xiao Yiheng, install the live stream software as soon as possible. Our team is livestreaming!”
Xiao Yiheng responded with a question mark.
Pursue Unremittingly: Weren’t you unwilling to register for social software previously?
Small Round Orange: It’s not me. It’s Zhou Jian’s social software account. He has a lot of fans. We’re all on his account.
Pursue Unremittingly: … …
Xiao Yiheng downloaded the live stream program right away. When he visited the software’s homepage, he found that the system administrator had pushed Zhou Jian’s account to the top and created a special open-screen effect with the text: “World Champion’s Live Stream! The national husband awaits you here!”
Xiao Yiheng snorted coldly. What kind of national husband is Zhou Jian? He, this citizen, hasn’t agreed yet!
As a result, Xiao Yiheng clicked in and discovered that the national husband in the original title was not Zhou Jian, but Li Cheng…
As long as Li Cheng was on the live broadcast, seven or eight sports cars and yachts appeared on the screen, accompanied by a spectacular fireworks effect and the words “Husband Li Cheng, look at me!”, “Husband Li Cheng, don’t swim, come to the upper reaches of my body!” scribbled in bright colors. It was enough to make everyone’s eyes go blind.
Xiao Yiheng: “…”
Xiao Yiheng selected the most expensive gift, and wrote sourly: “Wife ChengCheng, I love you.”
But Li Cheng had already exited the screen before the words could be conveyed, and Xiao Yiheng’s gift flickered on the screen for a few seconds before fading silently without producing a single splash.
Li Cheng was unaware of Xiao Yiheng’s haphazard use of money. If he knew, he would undoubtedly label Xiao Yiheng a prodigal.
He ran away from the camera to hide, but he was quickly brought back by everyone, who told him that the audience were eager to see him and urged him to perform well.
Li Cheng’s hair was about to fall off. He was the worst performer in front of an audience. He scratched his head and suddenly grinned at the screen: “So, how about this? I’ll take the audience on a tour of the athletes’ activity area. Would you like to view our dorm, dining hall, and park? The environment is fantastic!”
There was no need to add anything further. It was a brilliant idea.
The audience was particularly interested in the athletes’ daily lives and wanted to see where they lived.
As a result, Li Cheng appeared as a host for a short time, while Zhou Jian acted as a cameraman by holding up his phone. Dozens of people hurried through the dormitory corridors behind them.
“This is our dorm area!” Li Cheng was standing with his hands on his hips. “This floor is reserved for male players, while the upper floor is reserved for female players. The alpha athletes live west of the corridor, the omega athletes live east of the corridor, and the beta athletes live in the middle. Come on! Let’s begin with the alpha dormitories!”
Although Li Cheng appeared careless, he was actually quite cautious and did not allow the audience to see the girls’ dormitory, thereby protecting their privacy completely. Despite the fact that the majority of the girls on the squad were alpha, and they frequently cracked jokes about him stating they wanted to marry him, girls were girls after all. Even if the girls were alpha, they couldn’t be careless.
Li Cheng began by raiding Zhou Jian’s dormitory. In the dorm room, Zhou Jian’s roommate was having a bath. He came out to open the door after wrapping only a bath towel. To his utter surprise, there were dozens of pairs of eyes and a live mobile phone held high outside the room.
Li Cheng laughed and motioned everyone inside. The floor was littered with shoes, clothes, and bags, as one would expect from an alpha dormitory. On the sink, there were many varieties of hair spray. Needless to say, it was Zhou Jian’s handiwork.
The screen’s barrage detonated. Everyone was laughing and making jokes. In private, the world champion turned out to be no different than any other male high school student.
They first went to Zhou Jian’s dormitory, then to the beta dormitory, and finally to the omega dormitory.
The swimming team’s only omega was Li Cheng. Naturally, they could only go to his dorm room.
When Li Cheng entered the room, his roommate Chen Miao was doing yoga while wearing a facial mask.
Chen Miao greeted them cheerfully. He was a friendly and charming omega who was also quite well-liked in China. He participated in the synchronized 10m springboard and the single 10m springboard at the tournament, obtaining good results by winning one gold and one silver respectively.
The swimming team’s alpha and beta were also visiting the omega dormitories for the first time, especially with a member from another team present. They did not dare to be arrogant and faithfully followed Li Cheng.
Zhou Jian held up his phone and urged Li Cheng to continue talking.
“In truth, the room’s size and configuration are identical to that of other teammates. It’s only that Chen Miao is a Snail Boy who excels at cleaning. Because he is present, I am embarrassed to litter my clothes.” Then Li Cheng took everyone to the balcony. The balcony was not large, but it was well-designed.
“We can only enjoy the Spring Festival in Australia because this competition coincides with the Spring Festival. Everyone, have a look. Chen Miao has specially brought lanterns, Spring Festival couplets, and the Chinese national flag…” One by one, Li Cheng pointed out the decorations, “Our balcony has an especially nice view. Looking down from here, you can see the man-made lake in the distance. As you are all aware, it is summer in Australia, and it is extremely hot. Fortunately, there is an artificial lake nearby, so we frequently go for a walk there. Swimming is not permitted there, according to the athlete’s code – of course, as long as you don’t get caught.”
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Li Cheng blinked at the camera, and his jovial demeanor elicited a bullet screen of fireworks.
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It was a well-known domestic mobile phone with several zoom settings. It was said that even the moon could be clearly photographed. The trees and benches beside the artificial lake became clearly visible once Li Cheng adjusted the lens.
All of a sudden, Li Cheng’s hand, which was holding the phone, jerked violently as he peered at the screen with wide eyes. He appeared to have witnessed aliens invading and conquering Earth.
When the comrades behind him noticed that he had abruptly stopped speaking, they asked him, “What’s the matter, Captain Li? What did you notice?”
Li Cheng abruptly dropped the phone, whirled, and dashed out the door.
Zhou Jian: “Li…”
As he hurried, Li Cheng yelled, “All of the girls go to summon the coach and security guards. All the boys come with me to the artificial lake!!!”
He didn’t explain anything, but everyone surged out behind him because they trusted him.
The live feed was likewise chaotic.
“What’s the matter? What’s the matter?”
“What happened?”
“What did my husband just see? He sounded so anxious.”
“Isn’t he just acting? Or is there truly an emergency?”
“Did anyone see what’s going on at the artificial lake?”
“I… I seem to have seen… There are two figures beside the artificial lake.”
“That’s rather normal, isn’t it? Didn’t Li Cheng explain that people frequently visit the manmade lake to cool off?”
“But… Isn’t it abnormal for one of the figures to kneel while the other stands?”
“??????”
“??!!!!!”
“Kneeling?!!!”
“Were they tying their shoelaces?”
“Perhaps they were picking up something?”
“I can attest that I witnessed it as well. It was really kneeling. They were kneeling on both knees, and the person who was kneeling had a ponytail like a girl!
“Fuck…”
“Fuck +1”
“Fuck +nnnn”
“Is Li Cheng in danger?”
“No, no, no, don’t jinx it! There will be no accidents with so many people!”
Because Zhou Jian did not switch off the livestream software, the mobile screen was shaky. As a result, as the audience followed the massive army and rushed into the elevator, they got an “immersive” experience.
However, the floor they lived on was too high, and the elevator took too long to get to their floor. Li Cheng clenched his teeth and dashed to the emergency stairwell next to him.
“Captain Li!” A teammate tried to stop him, but Li Cheng didn’t have time to stop.
Their dorm was located on the twelfth floor. Li Cheng’s imagination replayed the incident he had just witnessed. He dashed down the stairs, missing three steps with each leap.
Others were unable to identify the two figures he had seen adjacent to the manmade lake, but Li Cheng recognized their identities at a glance due to his familiarity with his opponents.
In the blink of an eye, Li Cheng ran down the twelve floors. He dared not take a breather and dashed out of the dormitory building, sprinting towards the man-made lake.
The sun’s afterglow was gradually swallowed up by night, and feeble street lights lit up the surroundings of the artificial lake, illuminating the road beneath Li Cheng’s feet.
He tried to recall the spot he had just seen from the balcony and locate the two figures.
Not here…nor here…
At that moment, a sobbing female voice filled Li Cheng’s ears.
“Sorry… I’m so sorry… It’s all my fault… Please forgive me…”
The girl’s voice was trembling with terror. She was overcome with emotion and kept pleading for mercy.
—It’s over there!
Li Cheng turned and dashed towards the woods near the lake.
Li Cheng’s attention was immediately drawn to the scene in front of him after turning down a dark lane.
Li Cheng’s eyes widened. Even though he had prepared ahead of time, he felt sick as he witnessed what was happening in front of his eyes.
—In the shade of a tree, a girl dressed in an Australian national team uniform knelt on the ground and sobbed bitterly. Her brow was pressed to the ground, her face and hair were covered in dust, and her bare arms were covered in bruises from being beaten.
And in front of her stood a young man, condescendingly staring at her with deep scorn in his eyes, like a cruel beast toying with helpless prey.
Li Cheng had noticed the girl kneeling on the ground. In the mixed 4x100m medley relay race, she was the breaststroke athlete for the Australian swimming team. Her name seemed to be…Lina?
As for the monster with cold eyes—it was Alexander!!
Li Cheng understood what was going on right away. The Australian team was disqualified because Lina fouled. Obviously, the gold medal they had won had vanished. Alexander was so enraged that he dragged Lina there and forced her to kneel!
Bullying among athletes was not unusual, and Li Cheng had heard of some heinous deeds in other nations. For example, during training, some players purposefully took off their teammates’ pants in public; for example, due to a trivial matter, the official players punched and kicked the reserve players; and Li Cheng had even heard of a potential champion having to kneel and apologize after losing the match and winning the silver medal.
Hearing about it and seeing it, however, were two entirely different things. Li Cheng’s eyes were bloodshot from his rage as the bullying occurred right in front of his eyes.
Lina had, in fact, made a mistake. She should not have committed a foul. However, because she had made a mistake, she was subject to team regulations. How could Alexander utilize punishment to torture his teammate in private? Was he punishing her, or was he using this as an opportunity to vent his rage and hatred?
They are clearly teammates! Obviously, they are comrades in arms!
In an instant, blood flooded into Li Cheng’s brain, and he ran over, shoving Alexander aside before lifting Lina up from the ground. He also removed his jacket and placed it on her.
Alexander had no clue he’d run across nosy people when he “punished” a team member in such a remote location.
When it came to the nosy person, it was Li Cheng who he saw as a thorn in his side!
Alexander’s stare was venomous: “Get out of the way. Lina is my teammate. She made a mistake. Naturally, she must accept punishment. Don’t be nosy.”
Li Cheng refused: “I warn you not to get any closer! You actually beat up a girl?! You’re shameless!”
Alexander: “Fuck off!”
Li Cheng: “Dumbass!”
One of them was speaking English, while the other was speaking in Chinese. Although neither of them could understand the other’s words, language was not the sole means of communication at the time—fists were.
Li Cheng was not afraid of fighting.
Li Cheng was afraid of not fighting.
He smacked Alexander across the face. Alexander did not believe the omega would actually do it. For a brief moment, he was unable to dodge and allowed Li Cheng to deliver a punch on his cheekbones.
Alexander’s cheekbones swelled into a bump in the twinkling of an eye.
Alexander became infuriated and attacked back immediately.
—The result? Li Cheng easily avoided his punch.
Li Cheng: “Shit! Is that all you have?”
Alexander was tall and powerful, and he didn’t follow any rules when it came to beating people. Li Cheng, on the other hand, had learnt his fighting skills from thugs, was quick on his feet, and launched blows in quick succession. Alexander’s strength, in his opinion, was useless because every punch he delivered was slow as a bear and posed no threat at all.
Li Cheng appeared to be teasing an orangutan. He jumped up and down while laughing wildly: “Come on, hit me! You’re rubbish. You bullied the girl so much, yet you can’t even touch a single strand of Laozi’s hair, can you? Didn’t you eat, eh? Oh! That’s right! Of course you didn’t eat since you only deserve to eat Laozi’s footwash!”
He used the chance to sneak strike while scolding. Alexander was pummeled mercilessly, but he was unable to land a single punch on Li Cheng’s body.
Alexander was so furious that he exuded alpha pheromones despicably in an attempt to force Li Cheng to submit. But Li Cheng was on guard. He immediately held his breath, refusing to be affected by the foul pheromone.
When Zhou Jian arrived with their teammates, they saw that their captain was toying with the Australian team’s captain as if he were a circus monkey.
The Australian swimming team’s female breaststroke athlete crouched behind a tree beside them, shivering. She was wearing an orange jacket, her hair was unkempt, and her face and hands were covered in bruises.
Who couldn’t figure out what had happened after witnessing this scene?
The Chinese team’s boys promptly surrounded them. Some of them built a barrier to defend Lina, while others raced to Li Cheng’s aid.
Alexander had no idea Li Cheng had so many helpers. He clearly did not have the upper hand. He gnashed his teeth in anger and could only force himself to retract his fist.
What astonished Alexander the most was that the people who came over to help Li Cheng were not only from the Chinese team, but also from the park security who had been summoned by the girls!
It was a matter concerning the two countries’ representative teams. After some time had passed, the security guard quickly reported to the person in charge. Coach Yu and the Australian team’s coach came a few minutes later.
Alexander was accustomed to acting lawless in the team. He had a close bond with the Australian coach. He’d been training with the coach since he was a child, and he’d been groomed as a future champion. However, the experience of a smooth journey had shaped his haughty personality. He relied on the coach’s preference to bully other team members. Some players couldn’t endure his tyranny and left the team with vengeance in their hearts…
But, in his first international competition, he encountered Waterloo and lost twice to the same player—the Chinese omega, whom he despised from the bottom of his heart!
He refused to recognize his shortcomings, so he could only express his rage on his teammates as usual… But he had never imagined that he would be caught by Li Cheng this time!
When the Australian coach saw the scene, he immediately identified what had occurred, but his first thought was to conceal the ugliness. He didn’t question what Alexander had done, but he did ask sternly: “Lina, why are you hiding behind others? Come out this instant!”
Lina was trembling with dread. She instinctively moved to leave the protection circle, but Li Cheng drew her back.
Li Cheng remained composed. He detailed the incident’s cause, course, and outcome, and asked the interpreter, who had also arrived, to explain it in English.
The Australian coach had never imagined Li Cheng would not leave him with a semblance of dignity and explain the matter in front of everyone. “…If this matter is true, our team will deal with it,” he said, his face glum.
“And then what?” Li Cheng was not so easily duped. “Are you attempting to say, ‘Lina fouled, thus Alexander ordered her to kneel and kowtow because he hated iron for not becoming steel?’ Do you intend to end it casually, allowing someone like Alexander to remain on the team? With all due respect, he previously wanted to use pheromone on the field to influence me, an omega, and he is now privately bullying a team member. If this happened in our nation, he’d be fucking squatting at a police station long ago!”
Li Cheng’s remarks were quick and dense, like bullets flying from his mouth. The Australian coach’s face went black as the team’s interpreter hurriedly relayed his words.
“This is an internal affair of the Australian national team. Isn’t your Chinese national team trying to do too much?” When the coach turned around, he discovered Zhou Jian clutching a cell phone in his hand, which he was using to record videos. He ran over and grabbed the phone, yelling, “When did I give you permission to record? I warn you that if you dare to distribute even a single second of the recording, I will sue you for all your money!!!”
Zhou Jian took a step back, raised his arms, and easily evaded his scramble for the phone.
“Oh! That’s all right. I’ll sit back and wait for you to sue me.” Zhou Jian spoke in fluent English, saying, “By the way, I’m not recording; I’m live-streaming! Let me count the number of persons who are currently online—” Zhou Jian took a look at the number of persons displayed in the phone’s lower right corner. It had only been ten minutes when Li Cheng dashed down the dormitories to the point where they pursued him into the groove. Throughout that brief period, the number of persons online had skyrocketed, and the screen was inundated with innumerable barrages. “—good news, there are currently 800,000 people online.”
Alexander’s eyes widened.
800,000 people…
In other words, eight hundred thousand people had witnessed him bullying his teammate with their own eyes!!!
… …
The video was promptly shared on the Internet with English subtitles by Chinese in Australia that night.
A succession of tags such as #World Youth Games bullying#, #Australian swimming team bullying#, and #Australian swimming team Alexander# rushed to the top of the hot search list in various nations in less than an hour and continued to ferment. The number of tweets was in the hundreds of thousands, and the number of discussions was in the tens of millions.
The news media rapidly picked up on the incident, and the history of sports bullying scandals quickly pinned Alexander to a pillar of shame.
The Australian swimming team reacted fast and came out to splash dirty water, claiming that the incident was orchestrated by the Chinese team to smear the Australian team’s reputation.
And, of course, the audience behind the computer chastised them for making such a statement.
“Haha, how can the Chinese team be that talented? They made the Australian team intentionally lose the game by fouling, then made the female player kneel and grovel to the captain, followed by getting the coach irritated and seize the phone? Were you coerced into performing all of this by the Chinese team?”
“I was also bullied on campus. Lina’s expression at the time was unmistakably genuine. She was terrified of Alexander! Take a look at her injuries! Look at the bruises on her brow! [image][image][image]”
“I’m finally able to divulge this secret. I am Alexander’s junior high school classmate. I am a beta male. He once humiliated me by throwing me into a swimming pool and forcing me to take off my pants after I differentiated. He stated that he wanted to examine the sex organ of a beta guy to discover if it differed from that of an alpha. But I have no idea how to swim!”
“Seriously, the water in the Australian swimming pool is too dirty. They sent a full A lineup to the World Youth Games this time. What happened to the beta? China’s captain is an omega. He placed first on the podium twice, but what about our country? I don’t believe we can’t find a beta who can swim! Who took away the dreams of other athletes?”
… …
Countless voices gathered, and Alexander and the coach who had sheltered him could not offer any resistance.
Alexander ultimately bowed his head in the face of innumerable charges, abundant proof, and the testimonials of countless athletes who had been bullied by him.
He apologized to everyone he had bullied on social media, but it didn’t help.
Soon after, the Australian swimming team announced that Alexander had been expelled from the national team and would no longer be able to compete as a national swimmer in any future championships. The coach who had shielded him had also lost his coaching position and would be held accountable for his joint and serious liabilities.
The punishment imposed by FINA on Alexander was significantly worse. He was suspected of utilizing pheromones to affect the omega participants during the competition. If this claim was proven, he would be barred from swimming competitions for the rest of his life.
Alexander…would no longer be able to swim.
… …
The entire Chinese team was jubilant in the face of such a result.
Being able to kick such a scum out of the competition meant they’d never have to swim in a pool with such a nasty alpha again in their lives. They were overjoyed just thinking about it.
Li Cheng was the biggest contributor to this matter, and he felt that this level of satisfaction was just slightly less than winning the title.
He couldn’t wait to tell his boyfriend about the excellent news.
Small Round Orange: Have you seen the news?!!!
Small Round Orange: Alexander, the scumbag, has been kicked from the national team!
Small Round Orange: He was also fined by FINA! It turns out that I am not the only omega who has been influenced by his use of pheromone!
Small Round Orange: He’s done a lot of horrible stuff! He ought to be punished by being barred from swimming for the rest of his life!
Small Round Orange: Hahaha~
Small Round Orange: [Proud]
Li Cheng eagerly awaited his boyfriend’s response after sending the messages.
Strangely, Xiao Yiheng, who had previously responded to his texts in seconds, did not answer even after a long time.
Li Cheng: “…?”
Li Cheng assumed Xiao Yiheng was preoccupied. Wasn’t he recently getting ready to turn in his winter camp assignment? He must have been preoccupied with his paintings, so he overlooked the messages.
So Li Cheng waited for a while.
He picked up the phone and looked at it after an hour.
Still no reply.
Emmmmm…
Wait.
Emmmm…
Still no reply.
Li Cheng simply waited and waited and waited.
He waited until the oceans dried up and the stones softened, but the dialogue box between them remained silent.
Xiao Yiheng seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
For some reason, Li Cheng felt a little flustered.
Orangutan banned for life!!!
Me: S o happy that I could fly
BTW, the phrase u used in 2nd paragraph, “hither and thither”, it’s actually an archaic phrase.
I find the fighting scene very funny. I can imagine how Li Cheng spurted curses towards Alexander. Good thing they were live streaming at that time. Real time evidence cannot be altered. And happy to know he was kicked out of the team. A champion should not only have skills but also attitude. Not a bad one.
It was 😂😂
Li Cheng just straight up punchung Alexander is cathartic 😆😆😆 but xyh…
Thanks for the chapter € ^ *^)/// ~~ ♡♡♡♡♡
thanks for the chapter <3
Wooooo~ What a satisfying face slapping!
Thank you for this chapter!!
I’m anxious
Thanks for the chapter <3