My Soulmate is A Libero
#Qin Lu Couple Playing Basketball Together
#Qin Lu Couple Playing Badminton Together
#Qin Lu Couple Visiting an Arcade Together
#Qin Lu Couple Singing at KTV Together
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Due to Qin Chunxiao and Lu Xuandong not making much effort to hide when they went out on dates, many people recognized them. Moreover, their dating times were quite consistent—every day from 7 PM to 9 PM, and when the time came, Lu Xuandong would send Qin Chunxiao back to the Temple of Heaven Hotel.
In a certain chat group.
Group Admin: I can’t take it anymore. I know these two aren’t very old and it’s very likely they’re each other’s first love, so a little innocence is totally acceptable. But ever since that earth-shattering 3 minutes and 10 seconds, I’ve been convinced that they must have a fiery relationship. Why did it end up so pure? Aah!
Anonymous User 1: Group Admin, you need to stay strong—lament.jpg
Anonymous User 4: We have reason to suspect that the national team has put restrictions on Qin’s access.
Anonymous User 8: Considering how Qin was 15 when he was brought into matches by Old Niu, the coaching staff might really be treating him like a child.
Anonymous User 3: I still remember back then, when Qin was just a little over 1.7 meters tall. He swept through the World Youth Championship, punching everyone, and now he’s grown to almost 1.8 meters tall and started dating. Oh, how time flies.
Anonymous User 6: The only thing time hasn’t changed is probably that Qin is still the shortest player on the national team.
Anonymous User 2: Wow, this is all your fault, No. 6, for making the panda go hungry!
…
Every day, Qin Chunxiao would wake up at 6:30 AM for morning training. After that, he would have breakfast. Training would go from 8 AM to 11:30 AM, and then from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. After training, he would attend online classes with his university professors. Even if he shortened dinner time to less than half an hour, the time he spent with Lu Xuandong each day still didn’t exceed 1 hour.
Besides, President Lu also had work. He couldn’t take Xiao Qin out to play every day.
Newton quickly realized that even if he didn’t set any restrictions, it wouldn’t matter. Qin would still exhibit his typical behavior of getting sleepy after 9 PM. Qin Chunxiao’s sleep was excellent due to his regular schedule. One time, when he returned to the Temple of Heaven Hotel at 9:30 PM, Lu Xuandong carried him from the car to the room.
“I took him to the beach to see the sunset. He jumped around in the shallow water for a long time and got tired, then fell asleep in the car,” Lu Xuandong explained with a sigh. As someone who often stayed up late working, excluding the times they were in different time zones, Lu and his boyfriend conversed after 10 PM less times than he could count on one hand.
Ding Rong, who was there for bed check, stifled a laugh. “Hehe, athletes are like this. Xiao Lu, please be understanding.”
Lu Xuandong quickly replied, “It’s not a bother, it’s expected.”
Then, he crouched down to take off Qin Chunxiao’s shoes, covered him with the blanket, and whispered his goodbyes.
Ding Rong clicked his tongue. “You can practically see the hearts in your eyes.”
The look in Lu Xuandong’s eyes as he gazed at Qin Chunxiao’s sleeping face was a rarity even after watching over a dozen romance dramas. The only time he had seen it before was in a drama where the male and female leads actually fell in love and got married because of the show.
These two, without making a sound, didn’t even seem to react when it came to Victoria’s Secret. Their minds were like still waters, filled only with volleyball and their plans to go to Antarctica after getting into Central Sea University. Unexpectedly, they had encountered such a sincere person. Even though both Lu Xuandong and Qin Chunxiao had mentioned that having a soulmate didn’t necessarily mean their relationship would progress a certain way, Ding Rong still felt that this mark was a gift from above.
Otherwise, when would Qin Chunxiao ever leave singlehood? If he only sought a partner after retiring, given that kid’s health and wellness regimen, he could easily keep up until he was 40!
When they all boarded the plane to go to Japan for the World Cup, some teammates joked with Qin Chunxiao, “We thought President Lu would come to send you off, maybe slip a credit card into your hands or something.”
Others joined in on the laughter, but everyone knew that Qin Chunxiao wasn’t the type to accept his boyfriend’s money. He might give him a credit card, but considering President Lu’s financial status, he probably wouldn’t bother with giving him money.
Qin Chunxiao: “Dongzi is busy with his new product going on supermarket shelves. He needs to supervise production and quality control. Yesterday, he spent the whole day traveling to three cities and two counties, visiting four factories and the headquarters of eight large chain supermarkets. He’s still busy today, but he’s entrusted me with his salary card and savings. He’s keeping his credit card on him.”
Being a president was quite demanding. His Dongzi was working hard. Personally inspecting raw material sources, investigating mismanagement in middle management, auditing accounts on time to avoid problems with the most crucial taxes and lawsuits.
Dongzi recently became thinner. In order to handle quality control matters, he even managed to pull his father, Lu Hao, out to work. However, it’s been said that after working at his son’s pace for a few days, Lao Lu proposed to accompany Zhao Zhaoyan on a shopping trip abroad to be a good husband, but he was sent back by Winter.
No one expected anything from Lu Yunchen. During the later stages of working in the food factory, that kid took on part of his brother’s responsibilities to improve himself. However, things went awry and his work was a mess. He was scolded by his brother for quite some time. From then on, he became determined to focus on the entertainment industry.
The only person who can pull Lu Xuandong away from work is Qin Chunxiao, but he’s about to go to the World Cup now.
The laughter in the cabin paused for a moment.
“What?” Qin Chunxiao blinked his big, blue puppy-like eyes and repeated, “Dongzi wants to use his credit card himself, but he assured me that he won’t spend money recklessly. Whenever he uses his card, I’ll receive a text message.”
Members of the national team: …
Newton sighed, “Your Xiao Lu is quite responsible. I’ve entrusted my salary card to you two as well.”
Chang Xiaole touched his own wallet. Kristian didn’t give him a salary card or credit card, but he entrusted all his savings to Chang Xiaole. When they put it all together, it was enough to buy a house. The property deed had both their names on it. Kirsten promised that after the Tokyo Olympics, he would retire and come to China to be with Chang Xiaole forever.
Ding Rong was puzzled, “Do we really have to hand over our salary cards?”
Newton thought for a moment, “Not necessarily. Whoever is better at managing finances should handle the money. It’s fine if you each manage your own. But with my situation at home, I have to look after you bunch of rascals. I don’t have time to manage finances.”
Qin Chunxiao added, “Yes, my mother is good at managing finances in my family, so she handles the money. My sister doesn’t have time to manage money, so her husband takes care of it. It depends on the situation.”
Lu Xuandong was definitely better at managing finances than Qin Chunxiao, as evident from his rapid increase in wealth. Still, he handed over his salary card. Everyone could only say that President Lu was quite the romantic. After all, in today’s society where money was incredibly important, saying ‘I love you’ with words wasn’t much. When substantial things were taken care of, the sentiment wouldn’t be diluted.
The competition was in Fukuoka.
Qin Chunxiao put his mask back on. Ennosuke, who came to pick him up, stared at him, “You haven’t recovered from your cold yet?”
“It’s fine now. I’ll take it off when I compete,” Qin Chunxiao waved his hand. Even if he’s confident, he won’t wear a mask during the World Cup matches. Otherwise, the Five Great Beasts would team up and give him a few punches, and it’s certain that he wouldn’t be able to win. They definitely must have thought about that.
No, it should be the Four Great Beasts, as the French team didn’t manage to break through the battles in the European region and secure a spot in the World Cup.
There were a total of 12 teams in the World Cup, aside from the host team Japan and the champion of the most recent World Championship. There are 10 teams from five continents.
As the champion of the Asian Cup, the Chinese team, along with the runner-up Iran, secured a spot. The teams are divided into Groups A and B for a single round-robin competition. The Chinese team is in Group A and luckily drew the champion of the African region, Egypt, in the first match.
Newton said, “I don’t even need to divine to know that today is very auspicious.”
The team doctor Wang Yan passed by, coolly remarking, “Tomorrow will be inauspicious.”
The teams in the same group as China are all formidable opponents, such as Argentina, the United States, and Iran. Only Egypt seems approachable and friendly to the members of this group.
Interestingly, the main players of the Egyptian team in this tournament had faced off against the main players of the Chinese team in the World Youth Championship. At that time, they were all newcomers. Qin Chunxiao successfully left a psychological shadow on the Egyptian team—they believed that the floor on the other side of the net would speak Chinese because of Qin Chunxiao… This also had to do with the fact that Qin Chunxiao was just a little over 1.7 meters tall at that time, and when he rolled on the ground, he was submerged among his teammates’ long legs. In any case, when he rolled, the tall Egyptian players couldn’t see him at all.
This aspect hadn’t changed even now. When Qin Chunxiao raised his hand, he reduced the spiking efficiency of the Egyptian team’s main players by at least half. Moreover, he had a good sense of the ball, and the trajectory of the ball when he serves was very flat. He was skilled at setting and receiving, making him very comfortable to play with. In the end, they even employed a famous tactic created by Chinese players, the quick attack.
By the second set, Newton had pulled Qin Chunxiao off the court.
For the Chinese team, the difference in strength between the first and second teams wasn’t always substantial, as their depth is well-established. Whether the Chinese team gave their all in a match largely depends on whether Qin Chunxiao was there. If he was not, then it was like the team was leveling up.
Egypt lost to China 0:3 in this match.
In the match the following day, the Chinese team defeated Argentina, which caused them to make the same headlines as the women’s volleyball team for the first time.
“Second Day of World Cup: Simultaneous Victories for China’s Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams”
The men’s and women’s volleyball teams in the World Cup were playing simultaneously, but the locations of the matches were different. The Chinese team was in Fukuoka, while the women’s team was in Osaka. They departed from different cities when boarding the plane.
However, on that evening, the men’s team received a congratulatory message from the women’s team. Newton was overjoyed and quickly replied, “Wishing you all a successful match, win the championship and MVP.”
The Chinese women’s volleyball team was undoubtedly a world-class powerhouse. While the men’s team was still deliberating whether they could make it to the podium, the women’s team had set their sights on winning the championship even before departing.
The coach on the other side replied, “Let’s express our expectations for the World Cup on Weibo and interact with each other.”
Jiang Xiaohai looked at this message, puzzled, “Is this for a social gathering?”
Newton, being shrewder, sighed, “It’s not like that.”
Jiang Xiaohai was still unclear, so he notified the guys via phone. After a while, the women’s team posted a group photo of their participation in the previous World Cup, accompanied by a message and tagging their teammates in the photo.
“We will win the championship again.”
In the photo, the tallest Meng Yuqing was prominently positioned.
The men’s team also posted on Weibo, tagging the women’s team and their own teammates as well.
Newton held his phone and waited for a while, finally seeing that Meng Yuqing had reposted the message. He then revealed a relieved smile, “Alright, let’s go to sleep. We still have to play against the USA tomorrow.”
Some attentive fans noticed one thing: This year, both the Chinese men’s and women’s teams had changed the color of their jersey numbers to black and white, despite their uniforms still being red and yellow, and deep blue and white, respectively.
At this moment, Qin Chunxiao was checking his messages.
At three in the afternoon, Lu Xuandong used his credit card to buy a watch, and Qin Chunxiao received a notification that someone spent two hundred thousand yuan. Lu Xuandong also messaged around the same time, saying he wanted to buy a gift for his younger brother.
At five in the afternoon, Lu Xuandong bought a bottle of good wine, reportedly to give to a cooperating business owner.
At seven in the evening, Lu Xuandong mentioned that there was a car exhibition near his work location. He went in and looked around, finding a cute bright yellow car. He hoped to buy it and give it to Comrade Xiao Qin, to use after he gets his driver’s license. He was specifically seeking approval.
Qin Chunxiao replied, “It’s at least half a year before I get my driver’s license. There’s no rush to buy a car.”
Lu Xuandong: “I also wanted to design a pair of running shoes for you. Can Qin Boss approve?”
Qin Chunxiao: “Approved.”
My Soulmate is A Libero
#Qin Lu Couple Playing Basketball Together
#Qin Lu Couple Playing Badminton Together
#Qin Lu Couple Visiting an Arcade Together
#Qin Lu Couple Singing at KTV Together
…
Due to Qin Chunxiao and Lu Xuandong not making much effort to hide when they went out on dates, many people recognized them. Moreover, their dating times were quite consistent—every day from 7 PM to 9 PM, and when the time came, Lu Xuandong would send Qin Chunxiao back to the Temple of Heaven Hotel.
In a certain chat group.
Group Admin: I can’t take it anymore. I know these two aren’t very old and it’s very likely they’re each other’s first love, so a little innocence is totally acceptable. But ever since that earth-shattering 3 minutes and 10 seconds, I’ve been convinced that they must have a fiery relationship. Why did it end up so pure? Aah!
Anonymous User 1: Group Admin, you need to stay strong—lament.jpg
Anonymous User 4: We have reason to suspect that the national team has put restrictions on Qin’s access.
Anonymous User 8: Considering how Qin was 15 when he was brought into matches by Old Niu, the coaching staff might really be treating him like a child.
Anonymous User 3: I still remember back then, when Qin was just a little over 1.7 meters tall. He swept through the World Youth Championship, punching everyone, and now he’s grown to almost 1.8 meters tall and started dating. Oh, how time flies.
Anonymous User 6: The only thing time hasn’t changed is probably that Qin is still the shortest player on the national team.
Anonymous User 2: Wow, this is all your fault, No. 6, for making the panda go hungry!
…
Every day, Qin Chunxiao would wake up at 6:30 AM for morning training. After that, he would have breakfast. Training would go from 8 AM to 11:30 AM, and then from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. After training, he would attend online classes with his university professors. Even if he shortened dinner time to less than half an hour, the time he spent with Lu Xuandong each day still didn’t exceed 1 hour.
Besides, President Lu also had work. He couldn’t take Xiao Qin out to play every day.
Newton quickly realized that even if he didn’t set any restrictions, it wouldn’t matter. Qin would still exhibit his typical behavior of getting sleepy after 9 PM. Qin Chunxiao’s sleep was excellent due to his regular schedule. One time, when he returned to the Temple of Heaven Hotel at 9:30 PM, Lu Xuandong carried him from the car to the room.
“I took him to the beach to see the sunset. He jumped around in the shallow water for a long time and got tired, then fell asleep in the car,” Lu Xuandong explained with a sigh. As someone who often stayed up late working, excluding the times they were in different time zones, Lu and his boyfriend conversed after 10 PM less times than he could count on one hand.
Ding Rong, who was there for bed check, stifled a laugh. “Hehe, athletes are like this. Xiao Lu, please be understanding.”
Lu Xuandong quickly replied, “It’s not a bother, it’s expected.”
Then, he crouched down to take off Qin Chunxiao’s shoes, covered him with the blanket, and whispered his goodbyes.
Ding Rong clicked his tongue. “You can practically see the hearts in your eyes.”
The look in Lu Xuandong’s eyes as he gazed at Qin Chunxiao’s sleeping face was a rarity even after watching over a dozen romance dramas. The only time he had seen it before was in a drama where the male and female leads actually fell in love and got married because of the show.
These two, without making a sound, didn’t even seem to react when it came to Victoria’s Secret. Their minds were like still waters, filled only with volleyball and their plans to go to Antarctica after getting into Central Sea University. Unexpectedly, they had encountered such a sincere person. Even though both Lu Xuandong and Qin Chunxiao had mentioned that having a soulmate didn’t necessarily mean their relationship would progress a certain way, Ding Rong still felt that this mark was a gift from above.
Otherwise, when would Qin Chunxiao ever leave singlehood? If he only sought a partner after retiring, given that kid’s health and wellness regimen, he could easily keep up until he was 40!
When they all boarded the plane to go to Japan for the World Cup, some teammates joked with Qin Chunxiao, “We thought President Lu would come to send you off, maybe slip a credit card into your hands or something.”
Others joined in on the laughter, but everyone knew that Qin Chunxiao wasn’t the type to accept his boyfriend’s money. He might give him a credit card, but considering President Lu’s financial status, he probably wouldn’t bother with giving him money.
Qin Chunxiao: “Dongzi is busy with his new product going on supermarket shelves. He needs to supervise production and quality control. Yesterday, he spent the whole day traveling to three cities and two counties, visiting four factories and the headquarters of eight large chain supermarkets. He’s still busy today, but he’s entrusted me with his salary card and savings. He’s keeping his credit card on him.”
Being a president was quite demanding. His Dongzi was working hard. Personally inspecting raw material sources, investigating mismanagement in middle management, auditing accounts on time to avoid problems with the most crucial taxes and lawsuits.
Dongzi recently became thinner. In order to handle quality control matters, he even managed to pull his father, Lu Hao, out to work. However, it’s been said that after working at his son’s pace for a few days, Lao Lu proposed to accompany Zhao Zhaoyan on a shopping trip abroad to be a good husband, but he was sent back by Winter.
No one expected anything from Lu Yunchen. During the later stages of working in the food factory, that kid took on part of his brother’s responsibilities to improve himself. However, things went awry and his work was a mess. He was scolded by his brother for quite some time. From then on, he became determined to focus on the entertainment industry.
The only person who can pull Lu Xuandong away from work is Qin Chunxiao, but he’s about to go to the World Cup now.
The laughter in the cabin paused for a moment.
“What?” Qin Chunxiao blinked his big, blue puppy-like eyes and repeated, “Dongzi wants to use his credit card himself, but he assured me that he won’t spend money recklessly. Whenever he uses his card, I’ll receive a text message.”
Members of the national team: …
Newton sighed, “Your Xiao Lu is quite responsible. I’ve entrusted my salary card to you two as well.”
Chang Xiaole touched his own wallet. Kristian didn’t give him a salary card or credit card, but he entrusted all his savings to Chang Xiaole. When they put it all together, it was enough to buy a house. The property deed had both their names on it. Kirsten promised that after the Tokyo Olympics, he would retire and come to China to be with Chang Xiaole forever.
Ding Rong was puzzled, “Do we really have to hand over our salary cards?”
Newton thought for a moment, “Not necessarily. Whoever is better at managing finances should handle the money. It’s fine if you each manage your own. But with my situation at home, I have to look after you bunch of rascals. I don’t have time to manage finances.”
Qin Chunxiao added, “Yes, my mother is good at managing finances in my family, so she handles the money. My sister doesn’t have time to manage money, so her husband takes care of it. It depends on the situation.”
Lu Xuandong was definitely better at managing finances than Qin Chunxiao, as evident from his rapid increase in wealth. Still, he handed over his salary card. Everyone could only say that President Lu was quite the romantic. After all, in today’s society where money was incredibly important, saying ‘I love you’ with words wasn’t much. When substantial things were taken care of, the sentiment wouldn’t be diluted.
The competition was in Fukuoka.
Qin Chunxiao put his mask back on. Ennosuke, who came to pick him up, stared at him, “You haven’t recovered from your cold yet?”
“It’s fine now. I’ll take it off when I compete,” Qin Chunxiao waved his hand. Even if he’s confident, he won’t wear a mask during the World Cup matches. Otherwise, the Five Great Beasts would team up and give him a few punches, and it’s certain that he wouldn’t be able to win. They definitely must have thought about that.
No, it should be the Four Great Beasts, as the French team didn’t manage to break through the battles in the European region and secure a spot in the World Cup.
There were a total of 12 teams in the World Cup, aside from the host team Japan and the champion of the most recent World Championship. There are 10 teams from five continents.
As the champion of the Asian Cup, the Chinese team, along with the runner-up Iran, secured a spot. The teams are divided into Groups A and B for a single round-robin competition. The Chinese team is in Group A and luckily drew the champion of the African region, Egypt, in the first match.
Newton said, “I don’t even need to divine to know that today is very auspicious.”
The team doctor Wang Yan passed by, coolly remarking, “Tomorrow will be inauspicious.”
The teams in the same group as China are all formidable opponents, such as Argentina, the United States, and Iran. Only Egypt seems approachable and friendly to the members of this group.
Interestingly, the main players of the Egyptian team in this tournament had faced off against the main players of the Chinese team in the World Youth Championship. At that time, they were all newcomers. Qin Chunxiao successfully left a psychological shadow on the Egyptian team—they believed that the floor on the other side of the net would speak Chinese because of Qin Chunxiao… This also had to do with the fact that Qin Chunxiao was just a little over 1.7 meters tall at that time, and when he rolled on the ground, he was submerged among his teammates’ long legs. In any case, when he rolled, the tall Egyptian players couldn’t see him at all.
This aspect hadn’t changed even now. When Qin Chunxiao raised his hand, he reduced the spiking efficiency of the Egyptian team’s main players by at least half. Moreover, he had a good sense of the ball, and the trajectory of the ball when he serves was very flat. He was skilled at setting and receiving, making him very comfortable to play with. In the end, they even employed a famous tactic created by Chinese players, the quick attack.
By the second set, Newton had pulled Qin Chunxiao off the court.
For the Chinese team, the difference in strength between the first and second teams wasn’t always substantial, as their depth is well-established. Whether the Chinese team gave their all in a match largely depends on whether Qin Chunxiao was there. If he was not, then it was like the team was leveling up.
Egypt lost to China 0:3 in this match.
In the match the following day, the Chinese team defeated Argentina, which caused them to make the same headlines as the women’s volleyball team for the first time.
“Second Day of World Cup: Simultaneous Victories for China’s Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams”
The men’s and women’s volleyball teams in the World Cup were playing simultaneously, but the locations of the matches were different. The Chinese team was in Fukuoka, while the women’s team was in Osaka. They departed from different cities when boarding the plane.
However, on that evening, the men’s team received a congratulatory message from the women’s team. Newton was overjoyed and quickly replied, “Wishing you all a successful match, win the championship and MVP.”
The Chinese women’s volleyball team was undoubtedly a world-class powerhouse. While the men’s team was still deliberating whether they could make it to the podium, the women’s team had set their sights on winning the championship even before departing.
The coach on the other side replied, “Let’s express our expectations for the World Cup on Weibo and interact with each other.”
Jiang Xiaohai looked at this message, puzzled, “Is this for a social gathering?”
Newton, being shrewder, sighed, “It’s not like that.”
Jiang Xiaohai was still unclear, so he notified the guys via phone. After a while, the women’s team posted a group photo of their participation in the previous World Cup, accompanied by a message and tagging their teammates in the photo.
“We will win the championship again.”
In the photo, the tallest Meng Yuqing was prominently positioned.
The men’s team also posted on Weibo, tagging the women’s team and their own teammates as well.
Newton held his phone and waited for a while, finally seeing that Meng Yuqing had reposted the message. He then revealed a relieved smile, “Alright, let’s go to sleep. We still have to play against the USA tomorrow.”
Some attentive fans noticed one thing: This year, both the Chinese men’s and women’s teams had changed the color of their jersey numbers to black and white, despite their uniforms still being red and yellow, and deep blue and white, respectively.
At this moment, Qin Chunxiao was checking his messages.
At three in the afternoon, Lu Xuandong used his credit card to buy a watch, and Qin Chunxiao received a notification that someone spent two hundred thousand yuan. Lu Xuandong also messaged around the same time, saying he wanted to buy a gift for his younger brother.
At five in the afternoon, Lu Xuandong bought a bottle of good wine, reportedly to give to a cooperating business owner.
At seven in the evening, Lu Xuandong mentioned that there was a car exhibition near his work location. He went in and looked around, finding a cute bright yellow car. He hoped to buy it and give it to Comrade Xiao Qin, to use after he gets his driver’s license. He was specifically seeking approval.
Qin Chunxiao replied, “It’s at least half a year before I get my driver’s license. There’s no rush to buy a car.”
Lu Xuandong: “I also wanted to design a pair of running shoes for you. Can Qin Boss approve?”
Qin Chunxiao: “Approved.”
