[I don't support the team. I only support the person. Wherever Landu goes, I'll go!]
[Come on. After he joined GH, the team's ranking wasn't that great. Eighth place is so mediocre. How embarrassing!]
[He'd been away for two seasons, and the team had just welcomed new members with huge changes. Getting eighth place is already good. Can you be less harsh on him?]
[Am I the only one curious about where Ji Siyue is? She wasn't seen during the sign - up or the public ranking matches.]
[Rumor has it that Ji Siyue went to the US for surgery. The nerve in her leg was damaged in the previous car accident. The chance of a successful repair is slim. She might come back completely disabled.]
[Even though I don't like GH, I hope she can come back safely.]
People only briefly mentioned the person who had been away for two months and then got back into the intense pre - match discussions.
Meanwhile, at the international airport, a woman was wheeled off the plane in a wheelchair.
She wore sunglasses and was wrapped in a black windbreaker from head to toe.
She was incredibly thin, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
"Ms. Wang, we're here. Where shall I take you?"
"Take me to this address."
"Okay."
An hour later.
She appeared outside the base. Ji Siyue deftly entered the password and wheeled herself in.
She came quietly. Coincidentally, the people in the base were still training, so she didn't disturb them. She just sat downstairs.
It was already mealtime, but they still hadn't come down.
It seemed they were working overtime again. Before she left, she had specifically told them to eat well and train well. It seemed they hadn't listened to a word.
Two more hours passed. Finally, there was some noise from upstairs. They sounded quite happy. From what they were saying, it seemed they had cracked a certain game situation.
The first one to rush downstairs for dinner was Xingxing. When he saw Ji Siyue, he stood still, looking like a fool.
The people behind wanted to come out and pushed him. "What are you doing, kid! Have you seen a ghost?"
When the others came over to look, they had the same ghost - seeing expressions as Xingxing.
The last one to come out was Qin Chengyao. When he saw Ji Siyue still sitting in the wheelchair, his eyes seemed full of disappointment, but he still forced a smile and pretended nothing had happened. He casually said, "You're back?"
It sounded as if Ji Siyue hadn't just had a life - threatening major surgery but had just taken a stroll outside and come back.
Ji Siyue nodded. "Yes, I'm back."
Xingxing walked downstairs. He looked at Ji Siyue's wheelchair for a while, then his eyes turned red and he burst into tears. He squatted on the ground like a child.
Ji Siyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What's wrong with you?"
"We seven all gave you our good luck, but you still can't stand up."
"It's my own fault."
"It's our fault, wuwuwu!"
Seeing Xingxing like this, Ji Siyue was both helpless and amused.
Zhu Zhiyao and the others also squatted beside Ji Siyue.
It was obvious that they were disappointed, but they still forced smiles to comfort Ji Siyue.
Xingxing even cried so hard that his nose was running. "What should we do! If we have to take care of you for the rest of our lives, I'll never be able to get married!"
"Get out of here! Who wants you to take care of me for the rest of my life!" Ji Siyue punched him on the head. "Who said I can't stand up?"
Hearing this, almost everyone immediately held their breath and looked at her.
"Do you mean..."
Ji Siyue smiled. Under everyone's gaze, she propped herself up on the wheelchair and slowly stood up. It took her a long, long time to take a step forward.
Although it was just a short step, it was a huge step for Ji Siyue in everyone's eyes!
But just as she took that one step, she fell. Fortunately, Qin Chengyao was close by. He caught her and put her back in the wheelchair.
Bai He pointed at her. "Team leader, this is..."
Ji Siyue smiled and explained, "I had two surgeries on my legs. The first one took me one and a half months to recover from, but it failed. I lost all feeling in both legs. I cried for two days and begged the doctor to give me another surgery. Fortunately, this time it was successful. But it's only been a week since the surgery. It still hurts a bit, and the nerves haven't fully regenerated. It'll take some time, but this time it should be okay. It's just a matter of time."
In just a few words, she described her experience of having surgery alone abroad.
Maybe Ji Siyue had expected such a situation long ago. She didn't want others to worry, nor did she want others to see her vulnerability when the surgery failed, so she left on her own.
The first failure was extremely painful. It was hard to imagine how Ji Siyue could sum up the most desperate moment of her life with just the four words "cried for two days". She even begged the doctor for another surgery, even though she knew there was little hope. She still did it...
Coming back before her legs had fully recovered, it was obvious that she still remembered the two - month promise she made with everyone before she left the country.
Everyone was silent. Ji Siyue was a bit confused.
"What's wrong?"
Xingxing didn't say a word. He just squatted there and leaned against Ji Siyue's thigh, crying like a child.
Then, the others also leaned in.
Nan Gongqi, Landu, Bai Yu, Bai He, Zhu Zhiyao, and finally Qin Chengyao...
One by one, they surrounded Ji Siyue tightly.
Ji Siyue's eyes welled up with tears from this warm embrace. When the first person's hand patted her on the back, she finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears.
Everyone knew that Ji Siyue was strong - willed and didn't like to show her vulnerability in front of others. So they hugged her tightly to muffle her sobs and welcomed her back in this way.
They hugged for a long time. Finally,
"Gurgle - gurgle -"
Everyone dispersed. Xingxing embarrassedly covered his stomach and said pitifully, "I'm hungry. I'm really hungry. The captain made us train, and then we cried for so long... Team leader, please be kind and ask the captain to let us go for dinner."
Qin Chengyao slapped him on the head. "You little rascal. As soon as she's back, you want to snitch?"
Xingxing silently thought in his heart, "Apart from the team leader, who else can make you so obedient?"