translator: Oyen editor: Ciel
Perhaps because Xiao Han mentioned such an impure topic, Qin Mo did not sleep well that night, dreaming about all kinds of shameful scenes, including the balcony and hot spring mentioned by Xiao Han……
When he woke up in the morning, Qin Mo felt quite uncomfortable, and hurriedly rushed to take a cold shower while Xiao Han wasn’t paying attention.
Since the shooting of the advertisement had not yet concluded, the two did not need to join the team’s training today. After breakfast, they drove to the headquarters of Qingyang Electronic Technology Company, once again cooperating with the people of the advertising company to shoot at the specified location.
As Xiao Han drove the paparazzi away yesterday, there were no journalists on the scene today. Coupled with the sunny weather, the shooting process was very smooth, and they finished early, at around 4:00pm in the afternoon.
Qin Mo wanted to return to the club, but Xiao Han wanted to buy him some clothes. “The clothes in my wardrobe are enough,” Qin Mo rejected.
“But there’s none from your boyfriend.” Xiao Han replied with a serious tone.
Qin Mo: “…”
Qin Mo felt a little helpless as Xiao Han dragged him to the department store to pick out new clothes. In his opinion, as long as two people liked each other, they would be very happy just spending time with each other. But Xiao Han insisted on having a formal date, bringing him to the mall to pick out two simple and warm cashmere sweaters, before buying tickets to a recently released movie.
Qin Mo frowned. “Is it necessary to watch a movie?”
“Absolutely necessary!” Xiao Han replied seriously. “If we return to the team, your mind will be full of training and tactics. It’s not easy to get a day off, so you should take the chance and have a good date with me today.”
Alright, since Xiao Han said it was a date, then so be it. Still, it felt weird for two men to be on a date. Many people were looking at them…
Seeing this, Qin Mo’s expression was extremely cold, but Xiao Han was full of smiles. Both of them sat in the corner seats of the last row in the cinema.
A moment later, the cinema became dark and the movie was finally starting. Suddenly, Xiao Han leaned to the side and pinched Qin Mo’s chin, kissing him softly.
Qin Mo: “……”
D*mn, so the original purpose of watching the movie was this!!
Having been kissed without warning, Qin Mo wanted to push him away. Yet, fearing that the people in the front row would hear, he had to hold his breath and let himself be kissed.
His tongue impolitely pried open Qin Mo’s teeth and explored his mouth. Qin Mo’s mouth immediately filled with the fresh smell of the mixed-race youth, making his heart race. His worry of being found out caused Qin Mo’s whole body tense, but his sense of touch also became more sensitive. Xiao Han’s tongue slowly licked the insides of his mouth. Being kissed gently made Qin Mo’s cheeks flush, and his whole body burn.
After a long kiss, Xiao Han retreated with satisfaction, leaned into Qin Mo’s ear and whispered. “How do you feel?”
He still dared to ask this? Qin Mo really wanted to beat him up!
Smiling, Xiao Han continued to whisper in Qin Mo’s ear. “All the novels I read have this scene. When dating, people must go to a cinema and sit in the last row to steal a kiss. It will be more exciting than usual.”
Qin Mo asked angrily. “What novel did you read?”
Xiao Han replied. “It’s an online novel, with a high click rate. Such as ‘An Overbearing President Fall in Love with Me’ and so on… Isn’t this kind of novel popular now?”
Qin Mo almost exploded. “If you want to learn Chinese, do not read online novels, also do not watch dog blood TV series, alright? Look at what you’ve learned. If you don’t learn from the good ones, you’ll learn a lot of messy words!”
Xiao Han looked thirsty for knowledge. “Then what should I watch?”
Qin Mo replied seriously. “Go back and recite the Xinhua dictionary.”
Enduring his laugh, Xiao Han held Qin Mo’s hand gently. “Oh, I’ll go back and recite it tonight.”
Qin Mo’s angry appearance, so similar to a puffed up furball, was really unforgettable. It was as if Xiao Han had returned to his youth, back to that time when Qin Mo taught him Chinese.
In fact, he brought Qin Mo to the cinema to make him relax. Recently, his mind was tense and his state was not good, causing Xiao Han to be distressed. Seeing Qin Mo still a little angry, Xiao Han immediately whispered to comfort him. “Baby, don’t get angry, I didn’t mean it. Let’s watch the movie, I won’t tease you.”
Qin Mo frowned. “Dont, call, me, baby!”
This sentence was gritted out word by word. Xiao Han raised his hands in surrender. “Alright my dear, I won’t call you that again.”
My dear? It was still nauseating! Could Xiao Han be a little more normal? What had he learnt in Dragon Song club all these years…
Qin Mo felt a headache beginning to stir. He really suffered from having such a buffoon for a boyfriend.
***
It was a youth-themed movie with a beautiful and warm style. It told the story of the growth of several boys and girls. Watching the film, Xiao Han and Qin Mo recalled their teenage years. At the end of the movie was a tragic ending. Several couples who fell in love when they were young could not get together for various practical reasons. By the time the two exited the cinema, they both felt lucky—— fortunately, they hadn’t missed it.
It was a lucky thing for people to meet lovers that they liked when they were young.
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After the two people returned to the dormitory, Xiao Han asked Qin Mo to try on the clothes he bought today. Qin Mo went to the room to change into a simple solid color sweater with no strange pattern, which was very suitable for his usual style of clothes. He was about to praise Xiao Han’s vision, only to hear Xiao Han say, “I heard a saying that someone gives clothes to a person in order to take them off one day.”
Freezing, Qin Mo immediately threw a pillow at Xiao Han’s face. “What are you thinking about!”
Hit by this sudden attack, Xiao Han slipped and fell on the bed. Qin Mo took the opportunity to press Xiao Han on the bed and tickle him, knowing that Xiao Han’s waist was the most ticklish. “Do you still dare to talk nonsense? Huh?”
Soon enough, Xiao Han was soon out of breath from laughing too hard, and hurriedly begged for mercy. “I was wrong… I’m sorry, my dear. Stop tickling haha… I don’t dare, I don’t dare… don’t dare…”
Qin Mo snorted, and mercifully let him go.
As a result, Xiao Han took the opportunity to turn the tables, pressing Qin Mo down and tickling his armpits. They knew each other very well. Of course, Xiao Han also knew that Qin Mo’s armpits were the most ticklish.
At first, Qin Mo was still struggling, but later, he couldn’t help laughing aloud. Those beautiful peach blossom eyes were so charming. Xiao Han didn’t let him go, he tickled him and coaxed him softly. “I’ll let you go if you call me husband. You did it naturally in the game, didn’t you? Come on, let me hear you call me husband?”
Qin Mo cursed. “You rascal…”
Xiao Han’s movements became more unbridled, pressing Qin Mo’s legs with his hands under his armpits. Qin Mo almost burst into tears with laughter.
If the members of the Mojue team saw their captain and vice-captain like this, they would probably drop their jaw and doubt the future of the Mojue team…
When the two people were together, their IQ dropped, and they could play like children.
Qin Mo could only be so relaxed in front of Xiao Han alone. The unpleasant feelings that had been pressed into his heart these past few days had been dispelled by Xiao Han.
Xiao Han finally let Qin Mo go. Lying on the bed side by side, they held hands and smiled at each other.
In the evening, Xiao Han insisted on sleeping with him. Qin Mo found that this guy was like a sticky candy, and couldn’t be driven away. So, he had no choice but to sleep together.
Fortunately, it was only Xiao Han’s mouth that was full of nonsense. He was quite honest, and did not move his hands and feet to do anything out of line, only gently holding Qin Mo, just like when he was young. Relieved, Qin Mo slept deeply in his arms.
***
The advertisement shooting was temporarily in the first stage. Chu Yan’s idea was for the actual shot to be taken in the training room, once Mojue’s uniforms were ready.
Xiao Han didn’t really know how to handle matters such as the design of the team uniform and the team logo, so Qin Mo went to solve them personally. The colors of the team logo were a simple black and white, with the word Mojue written in an ancient style, much like the shape of the seal, which was very characteristic. The team uniform was also black and white, while the logo was printed on the shoulder, giving a succinct atmosphere.
After the draft was finalized, it was handed over to the manufacturers for production, and Qin Mo returned to his intensive training.
On December 24th, Qin Mo and Lin Shuangcheng made an appointment for a training match—— a training match was different from random qualifying matches. They could set up their own room, gather their own members, choose their own maps and mode. Usually, teams with good relationships make an appointment with one another for training matches, in order to practice coordinations, lineups, maps, and so on.
Tomorrow, Sword Song team would take part in East China’s preliminary competition. Lin Shuangcheng wanted his players to warm up before then.
Qin Mo and Xiao Han didn’t play. Instead, they let Liu Hong go with four newcomers, Xiao Pei, Xiao He, Shen He and Li Muran. Losing the warm-up match before the actual match would cause a serious blow to the confidence of the players. Obviously, Qin Mo wanted to encourage the players of Sword Song, and didn’t want to strike them the day before the big match. Of course, Lin Shuangcheng would not be happy if they intentionally threw the match in the area, so Qin Mo arranged the lineup without making it too obvious.
Qin Mo, Xiao Han and Zhu Qingyue didn’t go up to play. Liu Hong alone brought four newcomers, but still managed to play brilliantly. Sword Song had to mobilise all their fighting power, causing both sides to suffer deaths and injuries. In the end, Lin Shuangcheng relied on his excellent command ability to seize the opportunity and win the game.
Liu Hong sent a message on the public screen: “I wish you all the best in the competition.”
“Good fight,” praised Qin Mo.
Lin Shuangcheng replied. “Thank you all, if there’s an opportunity, I’ll invite you to a meal.”
Shen He sent a row of smiling emoticons. “Hahaha, you’re welcome! We also hope that Sword Song will be selected. See you in next year’s league! Good luck, brothers!”
Sword Song’s team members felt extremely grateful. For them to know a strong team in the league that is full of great gods but didn’t put on airs was really lucky indeed.
***
After the training match, Qin Mo asked the team members to go back and rest early. Recently, the training intensity had been quite high, and it was necessary to properly balance work with rest.
Returning to the dormitory, he and Xiao Han sat on the sofa, eating fruits. Suddenly, Xiao Han’s mobile phone rang. It was a WeChat sent by Li Cangyu——
“Xuefeng and I are changing planes at the airport. We will arrive in Changsha at about 11:00pm. Xiao Han, is it convenient for you to pick us up at the airport?”
“Why did master come back so quickly?” asked Xiao Han doubtfully.
Li Cangyu sent a headache emoticon: “Xuefeng wants to come back early, I am too lazy to go shopping alone, so I came back with him.”
Ling Xuefeng completed his job with great efficiency, booking an air ticket back to China so quickly. Moreover, his first stop back home was not Shanghai, where the Wind Colour club was located, but Changsha, where the Dragon Song club was. Aside from the factor of Li Cangyu settling down in Changsha, he was… probably here for Qin Mo.
Qin Mo had just finished eating an apple. Seeing Xiao Han looked serious, he could not help asking, “What happened?” Leaning down, he took a look at Xiao Han’s mobile phone and read the conversation between the master and apprentice. Qin Mo’s back suddenly stiffened as he murmured in a low voice: “They are back so soon…”
Xiao Han smiled helplessly. “I’ll pick up my master at the airport around 11:00pm, will you come?”
Frowning, Qin Mo hesitated for a moment before he summoned up courage. “I… I’ll go too.”
If he didn’t, only Li Cangyu’s apprentice would be present at the airport to pick him up in person. With his own apprentice nowhere to be seen, wouldn’t Ling Xuefeng be even angrier?
Thinking of this, Qin Mo rushed to take a shower. “I’ll go shower first, then cut my hair, and also change into new clothes to pick him up.”
Seeing Qin Mo’s nervous expression, Xiao Han wanted to laugh. Qin Mo was afraid of his master just like how mice were afraid of cats. When his master was coming, Qin Mo would burn incense, bathe and eat vegetarian for three days, and then piously pray before going to the airport to meet him. Did he really regard Ling Xuefeng as the devil?
***
After taking a shower, Qin Mo went to the barber shop near the club to get a haircut. Xiao Han decided to tag along.
He hadn’t had a haircut for a long time, so his bangs were a little long and covered his eyebrows. After the barber carefully trimmed his hair, Qin Mo became much more energetic. Back in the dormitory, he searched his wardrobes for clothes again.
“Just wear the one I bought for you yesterday,” Xiao Han suggested.
Qin Mo also thought that the sweater was suitable, so he turned it over and put on it, dressing himself up to be pure and fresh…
Xiao Han tried very hard not to laugh. “Is seeing your master more nerve-wracking than a graduate interview?”
Qin Mo looked serious. “Back when I was still in Wind Colour club, I walked in front of him in messy hair with slippers and underpants on once. Then, I was scolded by him.”
Xiao Han: “He even manages these?”
Qin Mo was somewhat depressed. “He said I looked like a little madman and took me to a barber shop immediately.”
Xiao Han really wanted to laugh. No wonder Xiao Mo was afraid of Lin Xuefeng! Qin Mo was only fifteen when he went to Wind Colour, he was still just an ignorant teenager. It was Ling Xuefeng who raised him with a cold and tough temperament. If Qin Mo didn’t do well, he would lecture him face to face. There was indeed a reason for Qin Mo to both respect and fear him.
Therefore, before he went to see his master, he had to get a haircut and change to new clothes…. All of these were psychological shadows left from his teenage days!
Poor Qin Xiaomo…
***
On the international flight, Ling Xuefeng flipped through the newspaper with a serious expression. Glancing at him, Li Cangyu asked softly. “Do you think Xiao Mo will come to pick you up?”
Ling Xuefeng raised his eyebrow. “Does he dare not to come?”
Li Cangyu laughed aloud. “I also think he doesn’t dare.”
Qin Mo couldn’t stop sneezing on the way to the airport, causing Xiao Han to glance at him worriedly. “Did you catch a cold when getting the haircut?”
Qin Mo shook his head. “No, maybe my master is scolding me.”
Touching Qin Mo’s hand, Xiao Han comforted him. “Don’t be afraid. No matter how angry god Ling is, he can’t explode in the airport. Let’s send them to the hotel first, and let him calm down.”
Of course, Qin Mo also knew this. Although his master was tough, he was very good at handling things. It was impossible for him to lecture people at the airport in the middle of the night…
Xiao Han added. “Tomorrow is Christmas, and I have already decided to invite them to have a meal. Changsha has a very famous fish place, with all kinds of famous and valuable fish, spicy, boiled, pickled and steamed, can be chosen. I booked a private room in that fish place and asked the two masters to spend Christmas together.”
Stunned for a while, Qin Mo immediately became aware of Xiao Han’s wit. “Do you want to bribe cat god?”
Xiao Han smiled. “En, this is the most reliable plan.”
Xiao Han’s master, Li Cangyu, with the ID of Old Cat registered in the league, could also be called cat god. The reason he registered that ID was because he really loved fish. How much did he like to eat fish? It was said that when he was in a bad mood, as long as he was given a plate of fish, he could immediately forget his anger. At every league dinner, the fish on the table would be eaten by him alone…
He could get rid of several plates of fish in one breath, and wouldn’t get tired eating it for several days in a row.
It was not a secret that Li Cangyu loved to eat fish. In fact, it was known to just about the entire league.
Xiao Han wanted to invite his master to eat fish for a very simple reason. He wanted to persuade his master to say a few words for Qin Mo. He knew, if Li Cangyu said a word, it would be more effective than a hundred sentences explained by the two apprentices!
Naturally, Qin Mo also knew this fact, and thought that Xiao Han’s idea was worth trying. He immediately agreed: “Then book the fish place at once, we will have lunch with them tomorrow. As for Shen He… I won’t bring him along first, since master is still angry. I have already let him down by hiding the news of my retirement. If I let him know that I kept an apprentice in secret, it would only be adding fuel to the fire.”
Who knows, Ling Xuefeng might even take his anger out on Shen He, and fiercely scold the little monkey who was his grand apprentice.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Mo made up his mind. “We’ll do it this way. We won’t explain anything in the evening when we meet, let’s bring them to the hotel first.”
***
Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng’s flight finally arrived at Changsha International Airport at 11:00pm in the evening.
Xiao Han and Qin Mo stood side by side at the exit of the airport with identical respectful expressions of ‘welcoming the majesty’. Dragging their suitcases, Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng walked over to both of them. Wearing a hat with a big smile on his face, Li Cangyu took the initiative to hug his apprentice. “Xiao Han, it’s been a long time since I’ve last seen you. You’ve grown tall!”
Xiao Han smiled. “Master has become even more handsome.”
On this side, the master and apprentice meeting after a long period of separation had become a conversation filled with mutual praise—— it was simply a fine tradition of Dragon Song club.
On the other side, Ling Xuefeng glanced coldly at Qin Mo, who immediately stood upright and whispered. “Master…”
“En.” Ling Xuefeng gave a faint reply and said nothing more.
By comparing the two and looking at how kind and friendly Xiao Han’s master was, Qin Mo felt sad. His master’s face was cold all the time. Not to mention hugging his apprentice, Qin Mo was just grateful that he didn’t beat people up.
Noticing Qin Mo’s depression, Li Cangyu came over with a smile and rubbed Qin Mo’s head. “Xiao Mo, you’ve grown a lot in these three years that I haven’t seen you. I almost didn’t recognise you.”
Qin Mo reluctantly smiled and replied. “Cat God, master… We already booked a hotel, would you like to go back to the hotel for a rest first?”
Li Cangyu nodded, and Xiao Han immediately helped the two masters carry the suitcases to the car. Opening the trunk, he placed them inside, and then opened the door in person and asked the two masters to get in the car.
The two great gods sat in the back row while Xiao Han drove, and Qin Mo continued to sit at the passenger seat.
As the car left the airport and drove smoothly into the highway, Qin Mo felt a chill go down his spine. He was quite sure that his master was trying to kill him with a glare…
Li Cangyu heartlessly turned to watch the night view on the sideway, causing the atmosphere to become awkward. Qin Mo had to take an initiative to find a topic. “Cough, master… going abroad this time, where did you go?”
Ling Xuefeng replied coldly. “Europe.”
Thinking that he would look stupid if he continued to ask where in Europe, Qin Mo tried to find another topics. “Did you feel happy?”
“Happy.” Ling Xuefeng continued to reply coldly.
Qin Mo: “……”
His master was a topic terminator and they could hardly have a pleasant chat.
Seeing that Qin Mo was struggling to find a topic and looked pitiful, Xiao Han could not help to be a mediator. “Cough, is master going to stay in Changsha for the Spring Festival this year?”
Originally, Li Cangyu wanted to see a good show, but his apprentice got involved, so he had to reply. “Oh, there is such a plan.”
Xiao Han asked. “Will you continue to go abroad after the end of the year?”
Li Cangyu replied. “Not necessary, I’m a little tired after playing outside for two years. I’ll take a break for a while.”
Since their retirement, the two of them have rarely participated in the esports circle. Although Ling Xuefeng held the shares of the Wind Colour club, he was also an arm-flinging shopkeeper and handed everything over to the manager. He only took dividend shares and then accompanied Li Cangyu to travel. They had gone to many places in recent years, living in a free and unrestrained way…
Xiao Han continued to find topics and chatted with Li Cangyu sentence by sentence, while the other master and apprentice kept silent tacitly.
In an awkward atmosphere, the car finally arrived at the hotel door. Xiao Han actively helped the two masters to take down their luggage and took them to the lobby to check in.
Following behind the three men, Qin Mo was holding a wood box, his face pretending to be calm, but his fingers turned slightly pale.
Ling Xuefeng frowned. “What treasure did you take? Is it not heavy to hold all the way?”
Qin Mo handed the box to him with both hands. “That, today is Christmas Eve, so I bought two apples. I wish for master to be healthy and have peace…”
Opening up the box, Ling Xuefeng took a look at its contents. The two apples were beautifully packaged with the words “peace” and “happiness” written on them respectively. For Christmas Eve, merchants packed ordinary apples and sold them at a high price. Qin Mo actually went to buy such things. He didn’t know how to please his master, so he bought them blindly?
… It was also kind of pitiful.
In response to the obvious ingratiating meaning in the clear eyes of Qin Mo, Ling Xuefeng took a deep breath and replied faintly. “En, you have finally learnt to be considerate.”
At the same time, the front desk has completed the check-in formalities. Qin Mo immediately respectfully replied. “It’s already late. Master, please rest first, and I’ll invite you to have a meal tomorrow…”
Ling Xuefeng nodded, turned away with Li Cangyu.
Looking at his tall figure, Qin Mo felt complicated.
After three years, his master still hadn’t changed much. He didn’t say anything today and looked very calm, but the calmer Ling Xuefeng was, the more scared Qin Mo was… this was obviously the calm before the storm, right?
Ah ah ah HanHan mecuum, terus aja nyari kesempatan buat cium cium, saya juga pengin >///<
My Darling Xuefeng ama Cat God udah balik ~(≧▽≦)/~
Sekejam-kejamnya master, sedingin-dinginnya master, dia pasti bakal luluh ama muridnya. Ah Xuefeng ah ah ah ah
MoMo jangan terlalu gugup ama paranoid ToT
curi2 kesempatan cium di bioskop 👀👀
Betull Xuefeng sudah pasti luluh hatinya sama muridnya, karena dia sayang sama muridnya 🙈
First! Oh im lovin the suspense! The grandmasters are back! This should be uber fun hahaha thank you for the chap!
Oh second! Lols
Right, they are back~
And Xiao Mo really is funny, burning incense to see his master 🤣🤣
Ahahahaha go back and recite the dictionary XD Xiao Mo, you’re so weird
Exploding hair? Confused… does he have an Afro? Or perhaps it’s just a figurative description for his anger?
Awww… I guess they need to have a conversation about nicknames and endearments 😛
Hahahhaha! Yes, call him husband! Xiao Han is so fun!
The part about burning incense before meeting his master is so Chinese XD
Cat God, just eating melon seeds in the back LOL
Aww, poor Qin Mo is trying to hard; he’s grasping at straws…
Thank you for the chapter!
Lol, it’s because Xiao Han learnt bad words from tv dramas 🤣
The word exploding hair has already been edited by our goddess editor Ciel, appreciate for her hardworks >_<
I think Qin Mo doesn’t like all that cringe nicknames like, dear, honey, baby, darling, especially wife.. LOL 🙈
That husband nickname already becomes Qin Mo’s black history 👀
Burn incense to see his devil master, Qin Mo is so funny~
ikr, cat god really eats melon seeds, while Qin Mo afraid of his master glare 🤣
You’re welcome!!
Qin Mo, ganbatte. 🥺
Pray for Qin Mo 🙏
I think there’s a typo in “in his early fifties” it should be fifteen? Fifteens?. How do you use it lol.
Qin Mo in this chapter: PSYCHOLOGICAL SHADOW PSYCHOLOGICAL SHADOW EVERYWHERE—-
It’s nice to see him kind off being back at the bottom of the food chain again—- It’s Qin Mo relaxing and out from the responsibilities of being a captain XD
Cat God is enjoying the show lol. Give him fish!!
Thank you for the chapter~
Thanks, it’s already been edited~
His psychological shadow for his master makes he really afraid of him lol 🤣🤣, like meeting a cold-blooded and strict emperor
back to bottom of the food chain again in front of his master 🤭
ikr, bribe him with fish!!!
You’re welcome~
Ohh Qin Mo… :;( ∩ ´ ﹏ ` ∩ );: