Chapter 201: Not Wanting to Be Her Buddy

On the other side—

Jiang Baobao took a taxi alone and went to the Team Base.

The group of them had been drinking until very late last night, and at this moment, they were sitting on the sofa in a disheveled heap, looking at Jiang Baobao with sleepy eyes.

"Boss... isn't this too early? Doesn't this count as harming a minor?"

Xiao Ding asked while squinting, and as he spoke, he collapsed onto the sofa.

Jiang Baobao suddenly found it amusing and deliberately reminded him: "Student Xiao Ding, as the youngest member of our Team, you already celebrated your eighteenth birthday three months ago, so you are no longer a child! Don't try to act young in front of me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the others couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that everyone was a bit more awake, Jiang Baobao suddenly put on a serious expression and said: "I'll hold a brief morning meeting for you all. Right now, every Team in the country is eyeing us, so we must win the championship in this National Finals!"

"Boss... the Preliminary Tournament hasn't even started yet. Isn't your goal set a bit too high?"

Ano suddenly spoke up with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baobao couldn't help but roll her eyes at the ceiling: "If you guys can't even make it past the Preliminary Tournament, wouldn't that be too pathetic? Should our Team just disband on the spot?"

As soon as her voice fell, the group laughed again.

"Hey, can you guys be serious?" Jiang Baobao looked at them, feeling a mix of amusement and exasperation, but she didn't take it to heart.

She had never been too strict with her team members; as long as they didn't do anything out of line and could produce results, everything else could be appropriately relaxed.

Jiang Baobao adjusted her expression and continued: "Given that our team is currently receiving quite a bit of attention, you must make it into the Preliminary Tournament, then the Eight-to-Four, then the Semifinals, and finally charge straight into the Finals! As for whether we can win the World Championship again, that depends on whether you train hard enough during this period. If you don't win it, you'll just have to wait to be mocked."

Speaking of this, the expressions of the team members finally became much more serious, and they nodded one after another.

In esports competitions, every player's state is different in every match.

Winning and losing is the most normal thing in the world.

It's just that when they lose a match, they get hung out online by people with ulterior motives and scolded for days, which everyone was already used to.

Jiang Baobao cheered everyone on a bit more, then let the team members rest for another day and resume normal training tomorrow.

The few of them immediately turned around and went back to their rooms to sleep without a word, leaving only Shen Lingfeng and Jiang Baobao in the living room.

"Baobao, there is something I want to talk to you about."

Shen Lingfeng spoke suddenly, looking at Jiang Baobao with a serious face.

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao's gaze flickered for a moment, and she immediately guessed what he wanted to ask.

She nodded gently, waiting for Shen Lingfeng to ask.

Shen Lingfeng did not rush to speak, but seemed to think for a moment before asking in a calm tone: "You and Li Beijue... had a past, right? And what about the investment in the Team? What is going on between the two of you? Why would he be willing to invest such a large sum of money into the Team?"

Shen Lingfeng hadn't slept almost all night, constantly thinking about these two questions.

Jiang Baobao paused slightly, her mood becoming complicated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

She had met Shen Lingfeng by chance when she was planning to form the Team.

His personality was gentle, and he had his own insights into esports; the two of them hit it off immediately, found it very easy to talk to each other, and instantly became good friends and buddies who could talk about anything.

For so many years, if it weren't for Shen Lingfeng's help on the side, Jiang Baobao's Team could not have developed so rapidly.

But...

Jiang Baobao's expression was hesitant, and for a moment, she didn't know where to start.

Seeing her tangled expression, Shen Lingfeng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Forget it, I shouldn't ask so much. I'll just ask a few simple questions, and you answer them, is that okay?"

His tone was gentle, as he couldn't bear to probe into the secrets in Jiang Baobao's heart.

Intuition told him that it probably wasn't a happy matter.

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly nodded.

Shen Lingfeng pondered for a moment before asking: "Mobai and Tiantian, as well as that little child named Yanbao, are all children of the two of you, so... are you two in a marital relationship?"

"Um... we were, once..."

Jiang Baobao knew he wouldn't ask excessive questions, so her mood relaxed a little, and she slowly explained: "But we have already divorced. The matter regarding the three children is a bit complicated, and I can't explain it clearly to you for the time being. However, he doesn't know yet that Tiantian is his child, so I would trouble you to keep this a secret for me."

"He doesn't know?" Shen Lingfeng was stunned upon hearing this and couldn't help but ask: "Then what is the situation between the two of you now? Are you planning to... get back together?"

When he said the last three words, he suddenly paused for a moment, but his hand resting on the sofa clenched tightly involuntarily, and a flash of suppressed emotion crossed his eyes.

Baobao had never mentioned this person, Li Beijue...

Even if they had feelings for each other in the past, that should be a thing of the past, right?

Shen Lingfeng's heart was hanging high, waiting for Jiang Baobao's answer with nervousness and trepidation.

The next second, he saw Jiang Baobao shake her head without even thinking.

"The matter between us is also a bit complicated, but it is absolutely impossible for us to get back together. I... am only staying at his place temporarily because of Mobai. He wants custody of Mobai, and the two of us are currently maneuvering. The investment he gave the Team is also because of this. I already unilaterally breached the contract before, and I'm not quite sure what his intentions are on his side now, so this investment cannot be fully settled yet. We are effectively at zero investment."

Jiang Baobao explained briefly, her expression somewhat helpless.

Not expecting that it was actually because of this, Shen Lingfeng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Then he hurriedly said: "Do you need me to help you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao smiled. Seeing his serious face, she hurriedly reached out to drape her arm over his shoulder and said with a smile: "No need, this is a matter between him and me; I can handle it myself. Don't worry!"

Shen Lingfeng's gaze flickered for a moment, and looking at Jiang Baobao's hand resting on his shoulder, he felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Draping your arm over my shoulder again! You're already the mommy of three children, and you're the boss of a Team; it's time you became a bit more steady."

"Isn't that what you're here for! Why do I need to be so steady? What version of me haven't you seen?"

Jiang Baobao immediately countered with a smile and gave his shoulder a light punch.