Chapter 332: Jiang Baobao is Smeared

Li Mansion——

Jiang Baobao had been busy all day and went to bed early. It wasn't until she got up the next morning that she saw the reply from Liu Xin'ai.

Looking at the short line of text on the screen, she couldn't help but frown, feeling a bit uneasy.

"I should just give Xinaijie a call..." Jiang Baobao muttered softly, found Liu Xin'ai's number, and dialed it directly.

However, the phone rang for a long time, but no one ever answered.

Jiang Baobao had no choice but to put the phone down helplessly, tidied up a little, and went straight downstairs.

With the competition approaching, things at the Team were truly busy. Jiang Baobao didn't have time to make breakfast for the little ones, and she even got up earlier than Li Beijue. After eating breakfast, she went straight to the Training Base.

The Base was always quiet in the morning, and it wasn't until noon that the team members would wake up one after another to prepare for the afternoon's competition.

As soon as Jiang Baobao arrived at the Base, she went straight to the conference room to watch the recording of their training match from yesterday.

A professional player's match takes about forty minutes; after watching a few matches, it was time for everyone to wake up.

But today—

It was only ten-thirty in the morning when someone pushed open the door of the conference room with a "bang" and ran in in a flurry!

"Boss! Did you make a bet with that grandson Shen Yi on the day you went to draw lots?"

Xiao Ding held up his phone in a rush, looking at Jiang Baobao with an expression of gossip and helplessness.

Jiang Baobao was stunned upon hearing this, a flash of surprise crossing her eyes, but she quickly returned to her usual expression and nodded unhurriedly.

There were so many people present that day, including staff members; it was only a matter of time before such a thing got out. It couldn't be more normal.

Jiang Baobao didn't think much of it and made a "shh" gesture at Xiao Ding, signaling him not to disturb her while she watched the recording.

Xiao Ding, however, boldly stepped forward, pressed the pause button, and took off Jiang Baobao's headphones, saying rapidly: "Boss! What time do you think it is? You're still in the mood to watch recordings! Do you know the forum has already exploded? People are saying everything! It's absolutely spectacular!"

Just as Xiao Ding finished speaking, the other four team members also ran in from outside the door, followed by Shen Lingfeng at the very end.

Jiang Baobao swept a glance at the doorway with some surprise and teased with a smile: "Did the sun rise from the west today? Why are you all up so early?"

"Of course we're up because we saw the post!" Ke Hao said, unable to help but shake his head with a wry smile.

"Boss, you... you always teach us not to be impulsive, so why did you make a bet with Shen Yi? And you even said whoever loses has to withdraw from this competition?"

The team members all looked at Jiang Baobao with helpless expressions, waiting for her to explain the matter clearly.

According to the professional league's regulations, as long as one is an active player, one must not engage in any form of account deletion or use the competition as a wager.

Violators will face severe punishment, or even be banned from competition.

However, this rule can only be used to restrict players.

As for other staff members of the team or even the owners, they are not within the scope of control.

Unless there is malicious interference with the competition or incidents like fighting and brawling.

"Baobao, what exactly is going on? Is everything the post says true?"

Shen Lingfeng also frowned as he looked at Jiang Baobao, his face full of confusion.

Jiang Baobao's gaze flickered for a moment, and she suddenly felt that something about this matter was wrong.

She quickly took out her phone and opened the largest gaming forum in the country.

Immediately, she saw a huge headline, bolded and reddened, placed right at the very top.

【Shock! Last season's champion Star Team owner Lisa is arrogant and actually uses the team's future as a bet!】

The massive headline was full of inflammatory intent, making everyone who clicked into the forum want to click on the post to take a look.

Jiang Baobao raised an eyebrow and clicked on the headline unhurriedly.

She then saw the first floor's explanation of the whole incident.

【As the title says, the original poster is just a small fan of the league. I heard about this from a friend who works inside the league. I heard that when drawing lots for the preliminary rounds this time, other teams only sent managers, but both Star and Shadow had their owners go in person! And the two of them even started bickering! They actually said that whoever loses the match will directly forfeit their qualification for this competition! Fortunately, Boss Shen prioritized the big picture and didn't use the players' future as a bet. But just how confident is Lisa in her own team to dare say such things? If she really crashes and burns, wouldn't she regret it until her guts turn green? Or is it that teams returning from abroad just have wild ways and don't take our domestic veteran teams seriously?】

This paragraph was not long, but it instantly established an image of Jiang Baobao as arrogant and dismissive.

Especially the last sentence, which was full of gunpowder, as if the person was afraid that those who read the post wouldn't start arguing.

Sure enough, starting from the second floor, the people below immediately began to argue.

There were Star fans defending Jiang Baobao, but more people were accusing Jiang Baobao of being arrogant.

There was also a small group of people who were questioning the authenticity of the matter.

Jiang Baobao raised an eyebrow, her heart calm, and she continued to scroll down the post.

Not long after, she saw another alt account post a video that was a few minutes long.

It explained: 【This video was shown to me by a friend who works inside the hotel. It is said that at the banquet sponsored by the team, the owners of Star and Shadow used the gold master's sponsorship as a bet; whoever won would take the huge sponsorship. I originally thought my friend was exaggerating, but after seeing this post, I suddenly feel it might be true. In this one-on-one, Shen Yi could be said to have been completely crushed by Lisa. The two must have built up a grudge because of this. Since Lisa loves betting with others so much, it's no surprise she said such things when drawing lots, haha.】

This alt account's analysis was logical and well-supported, and with the addition of the content in the video, it instantly hammered home the persona of Jiang Baobao being arrogant and conceited even more thoroughly.

Scrolling further down, Star's fans gradually lost their voice, and what remained was nothing but abuse.

Jiang Baobao clicked on the video and watched for a moment, seeing that the video was indeed recorded with a phone from the big screen during the match at the time. Judging by the angle, it should have been a waiter at the time.

She gave a cold snort, too lazy to keep watching, and tossed her phone to the side.

"Boss... this... what exactly is going on? And that video from the hotel... so, did you really win our gold master's sponsorship through a one-on-one?"

Ano asked with a confused expression, his face full of irrepressible gossip.

"As for that..." Jiang Baobao pondered for two seconds, not knowing how to explain it for a moment, but a dark glint flashed in her eyes.

The other party was so well-prepared; it seems the person who posted this... was deliberately trying to stir up trouble for her.