Chapter 172 The Family Has Torn Faces
When Lily saw this message, she replied indignantly:[Didn't you say you don't have a girlfriend? Single guy!]
Dennis:[Yes, so are you sure you want to check?]
Looking at this message, Lily was a bit confused.
What does that mean?
Suddenly, deafening cheers erupted around Lily's ears, and everyone around her stood up.
Lily found herself alone in the lively commotion, but her mind was unusually clear.
Looking at the message in the chat box, was he joking or flirting with her?
"Lily, Bubble Buddies Team won! Stand up and look!" Zoey excitedly pulled Lily to her feet. Lily put down her phone and saw the victorious scene.
This time, Bubble Buddies Team won!
In her past life, Titan Team had beaten them.
Lily seemed to recall the final scene from her past life, where she sat alone in the audience watching Sophie with her brothers, enjoying that moment of victorious celebration.
She had been all alone, everything stolen from her, unable to fight back.
Now Bubble Buddies Team won, and Titan Team was eliminated in the first round of finals - this was how it should have ended!
She liked this ending.
The host walked onto the stage, "Let's follow our usual tradition and randomly select one lucky audience member."
The lights in the stadium began rotating throughout the venue.
Everyone followed the lights with cheers.
Finally, the light landed on Lily. She looked up with a surprised expression and saw her own face appear on the big screen.
Lily was somewhat of a celebrity in the gaming community.
When her face appeared, it immediately triggered cheers from all around, "SweetLemon, SweetLemon!"
Lily showed a half-crying, half-laughing expression as she stood up and walked straight toward the stage through the aisle.
The host spoke, "We didn't expect our randomly selected lucky audience member to be the streamer SweetLemon! And she's actually sitting in the regular seats, not in our VIP section!"
Lily took the microphone, "Because I'm sitting with my team members from Quest University. We're one unit!"
The Quest University team members all stood up excitedly.
Being praised by their captain like this - how could they not feel proud!
The host continued, "SweetLemon, everyone actually feels sorry that you didn't make it to the finals. You're clearly very skilled too. Do you have anything to say about this?"
Holding the microphone, Lily suddenly noticed the Roberts family members sitting in the VIP section.
Austin was there, too.
Their eyes met briefly, and she said calmly, "No regrets. After all, this year I need to prepare for exams and don't have that much time for competitions. Every stage has what you should be doing, but I'll definitely participate in next year's competition!"
Hearing these words from the audience below, Austin felt his face burning with pain, as if he'd been slapped.
He had once forced Lily to skip classes to prepare for competitions.
He had never thought that Lily also needed to prepare for exams.
He had only considered his own competition matters, never thinking that Lily also had important exams.
Austin lowered his head guiltily - he wasn't a qualified brother.
On stage, the host looked toward the Bubble Buddies Team members, "Captain Gonzalez, SweetLemon has issued her challenge. Are you confident you can beat her next year?"
Mark, wearing the red team uniform, swaggered over.
He said with a smile, "Lily, join our team, and we'll be unbeatable!"
The whole venue erupted!
But Austin's expression looked very unhappy - he didn't want Lily to join the Bubble Buddies Team.
He hated Bubble Buddies Team!
Seeing this, Sophie spoke up, "David, Lily knows full well that Austin hates Bubble Buddies Team the most. If she joins them, wouldn't that be like slapping Austin in the face?"
David was angry, "She's really getting more and more out of control."
Not putting her family in her eyes at all.
Michael couldn't listen anymore and retorted, "David, which team Lily wants to join is her freedom."
"But our own family has a team too, and it's not lacking in resources or setup. Yet she specifically chooses to run to our rival's team. And you still want to speak up for her?"
Michael just felt it was ironic, "That's also because Austin went too far before, which disappointed Lily and made her leave the team."
Austin forced a difficult smile, "You're right, David, it's my fault, it has nothing to do with Lily."
He deserved it!
He was the one who lost his sister.
David immediately frowned, "That's just a small conflict between family members. No matter how angry Lily is, she can't do something like joining the Bubble Buddies Team. If this isn't humiliating the Roberts family, what is it?"
David got so worked up that he started coughing, with dull pain coming from his lungs.
This was the aftereffect of when Lily threw him over her shoulder that day. Although nothing was broken, he had a hairline fracture.
Sophie quickly handed him a bottle of water. "David, don't get excited, your injury hasn't healed yet. We'll talk to Lily later and ask her to consider the Roberts family's dignity and not join the Bubble Buddies Team."
Austin's face turned cold. "You don't need to say anything."
He just felt too ashamed to face Lily now.
Even less did he want to use the Roberts family name to morally blackmail Lily!
David snorted coldly, "Austin, now you're learning from Michael too, speaking up for Lily, right?"
"David, the team is mine; I make the decisions."
Austin couldn't listen anymore and stood up to leave. He wanted to find Lily and explain things clearly.
David was furious - how were both of them speaking up for Lily?
Had they forgotten what Lily had done?
Sophie sat beside them, showing a dark expression, but ultimately, she was the winner.
Sophie looked at Lily on stage, so popular, and ground her teeth with jealousy.
One day, she would step on Lily.
On stage, Lily looked at Mark, "Thank you for the kind offer, but I refuse to join. Next year I'll bring Quest University's team into the finals!"
Her eyes were clear, filled with confidence.
Mark smiled, "That's a bit troublesome, but we won't go easy on you either."
"Then you'd better be careful - the student will surpass the teacher!"
Lily's words carried a challenge.
People in the stadium began to look forward to it.
Next year, could Lily's Quest University team really make it to the finals and win the championship?
They were starting to look forward to it.
After the event ended, Lily stood to the side watching the Bubble Buddies Team on the podium, with Mark holding the championship trophy!
She really wanted to touch this trophy and see what it felt like.
This was the trophy she had missed in her past life.
After taking photos, Mark walked straight to Lily with the trophy and put it in her hands.
Lily was a bit surprised, "You..."
"Letting you touch the trophy, since next year's trophy will be ours too."
"Not necessarily." Lily laughed, holding the trophy in her arms, her eyes full of emotion.
This was her regret from her past life.
Lily took out her phone to take a selfie, but Mark leaned in next to her, "Let's take one together, and let's exchange contact info. We can communicate more in the future."
He needed to build a good relationship with his future sister-in-law, Lily!
If he retired in the future with no job and no money, he'd have to rely on Lily for pocket money.
After all, his brother Dennis was so stingy!
Lily looked up at Mark, then nodded. She also wanted to know if Mark was that person - she needed to ask.
As they were adding each other's contact information.
Mark's phone rang. He answered, "Dennis, you're here? Did you see my handsome figure?"
"Stop showing off outside, come in!"
"Coming," Mark replied.
Dennis hung up the phone, looking at Lily and Mark standing together outside.
Eric, "These young people standing together just look different, huh?"
Dennis pressed his lips together, feeling a bit annoyed!
Outside, Lily handed the trophy back to Mark, "Thanks."
"Dennis and Eric are here too. You take the trophy over first, I'll go tell the coach over there."
Lily thought about the ugly photo Dennis had just sent her - she still needed to watch him delete it.
She carried the trophy to the backstage area. Everyone was outside taking photos, so there weren't many people here.
As she passed through the corridor, she heard voices from the Roberts family.
More precisely, it was Austin's voice, filled with grief and grievance.
"David, it was clearly Sophie who secretly photographed Lily's computer. It has nothing to do with me. Why should I take the blame?"
"As the older brother, if you have to choose one person to take responsibility, it should be you."
This was David's voice.
Lily walked over holding the trophy, the corners of her mouth curving up, "Well, well, if it isn't the perfect Roberts family? Have you decided who's going to jail? Have you decided who's going to jail?"
Already fighting among yourselves?