translator: Oyen
After that day, Chu Jianxin called Sang Jun with Sangsang.
Many teammates think it was disgusting, but Chu Jianxin’s calling was very smooth, and Sang Jun naturally enjoyed it.
The life in the training camp was very simple. He set an alarm clock to get up every morning, eat to train, and go to bed at night. It seemed that he had returned to the school days of regular work and rest.
In this way, after a few months, the league entered the stage of fierce spring season playoffs.
The players of the main team looked nervous, and even the newcomers in the training camp didn’t dare to talk much. Sang Jun was keenly aware that the situation in the league was about to change again, but fortunately, Tan-Cheng combination of the Time team had been very powerful, and the Time team had been ranked among the top three in the league in the regular season.
In the playoff matchup, Time team met Wind Colour team in the first game.
Wind Colour was a traditional strong team of the Miracle League, but the captain Ling Xuefeng retired last year. At present, Yan Ruiwen was the captain and Qin Mo was the vice captain.
Although Ling Xuefeng did a good job of handing over before leaving and trained Qin Mo, a powerful summoner apprentice, Ling Xuefeng was a talented player after all, and his departure had a great impact on Wind Colour’s strength, and it wasn’t easy to make it to the playoffs this season.
In the semi-finals, the combination of Tan-Cheng cooperated with the tacit understanding, and Time team led by Tan Shitian beat Wind Colour and successfully advanced to the finals.
They happened to meet Canglan in the final. Canglan had a very similar situation as Wind Colour as their captain Li Cangyu also retired last year. The current captain was Xie Shurong and Xiao Han as vice captain.
Canglan and Wind Colour were in the same boat, both at the stage of the retirement of the former captain and the running-in of the new generation. Although the strength of Qin Mo and Xiao Han had been widely affirmed, their seniority was several seasons worse than that of Tan Shitian, especially their command ability. Tan Shitian was the person who commanded the National Team.
There was no doubt that Time team beat the Wind Colour and Canglan in this spring competition and won the championship in one fell swoop.
Canglan and Wind Colour won the second and third place respectively.
There are some negative remarks on the Internet: “Time can really seize chance on the weak, they win the championship just after Ling-Mao retired!”
“As soon as captain Ling and cat god are gone, I see that Canglan and Wind Colour will cool down!”
“Tan Shitian may be the captain of the next National team. I think the National team will also be cool!”
Probably because his debut time wasn’t long, he was young, and he liked to post short jokes on Weibo. Tan Shitian was always kind and gentle in the impression of his fans, unlike his predecessors such as Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng. So his fans didn’t dare to brag about his game skills. They usually brag about his character and appearance.
When Time could win the championship, Tan Shitian’s strength was naturally not weak, but there were too many people with rhythm on the Internet, they said that Tan Shitian was lucky enough to seize chance on the weak instead.
Cheng Wei exploded and directly attacked the netizen on Weibo: “What does it mean to seize chance on the weak? The championship is not locked by one team. The Miracle League has been changing the championship for so many years! There are so many strong teams in the league, and it’s possible for everyone to win the championship, depending on their ability, what a good BB!”
As soon as he exploded, Li Cangyu forwarded it, with an expression stroking a cat’s head in the comment: “I watched the finals, Xiao Tan really commanded well.”
Ling Xuefeng immediately forwarded: “Congratulations on winning the championship.”
Both of them stood up for Tan Shitian, which surprised netizens. They originally fanned the flames to create conflicts between teams, but didn’t expect the two retired great gods to be so gracious.
Tan Shitian forwarded his gratitude, by the way, expressed his respect for the two seniors, and gave a dog-headed expression to act cute.
A group of great gods happily forwarded each other on Weibo, and easily brought the rhythm back.
Watching this farce, Sang Jun paid no attention to the fanning flames of netizens, but what he cared more about was that after Time team won the championship, the pressure on him and Chu Jianxin would increase invisibly. As soon as they made their debut, they were the players of the champion team. If they didn’t perform well, they would be sprayed with blood by netizens.
In any case, winning the championship was something to be happy about.
The club manager offered to treat them to dinner, and everyone went to the nearby KTV for a night.
Tan Shitian was famous for his beautiful singing in the whole league, but to Sang Jun’s surprise, Chu Jianxin’s singing was also very good.
Unlike captain Tan’s gentle voice, Xiao Chu’s voice was very bright and sunny, singing fast-paced Rap was quite like that. Sang Jun didn’t like the excitement. He sat next to him and listened to Chu Jianxin singing the whole time. After he finished one song, there was a warm applause in the private room.
Tan Shitian smiled and said, “Xiao Chu, sing another song. It’s rare to hear you sing!”
The teammates around were screaming, “One more song!”
“Chu Jianxin sings very well!”
“Sing again!”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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The atmosphere at the scene was so happy and no one noticed anything wrong.
However, when Tan Shitian heard this, he frowned slightly.
Chu Jianxin scratched his head and said, “I can sing this song, but my Cantonese is not very standard. Please forgive me!”
As he said that, he turned to the song platform to search for ‘Liking You’ and chose the male version.
Cantonese was indeed not standard, but he sang well, especially the lyrics of ‘Liking You’, which was clear. It had another style compared with the original singing, which made people feel very warm.
I like you, those eyes warm heart, that warm smile…
Chu Jianxin’s earnest singing echoed in the private room.
Someone nearby could not help saying, “If Xiao Chu sings this song to express his love to the person he likes, the success rate will definitely exceed 80%!”
Cheng Wei immediately agreed. “That’s right, that’s right, it’s great.”
Just after Chu Jianxin finished singing, Cheng Wei stood up and took the lead in applause.
Chu Jianxin put down his microphone and took a sip of water. He grabbed Sang Jun’s shoulder and smiled, “How is it? I can sing the song you requested!”
“En, it sounds good.” Sang Jun smiled.
Tan Shitian walked forward to both of them and smiled. “Sang Jun, come out for a moment. I have a few words to tell you.”
Sang Jun nodded and followed him out.
Compared with the excitement in the private room, the corridor was much quieter because of its good sound insulation effect.
Tan Shitian had been taking him to an empty private room, turning on the light and closing the door. Then he looked into his eyes and asked, “Do you like him?”
The question was so direct that Sang Jun was caught off guard.
But to the smiling gaze of captain Tan, he was silent for a moment and decided to admit it, so he nodded.
Tan Shitian sighed lightly and said, “Xiao Chu is a straight man. He had a childhood girlfriend before, but the girl was a top student. She went abroad to study after graduating from high school. The long-distance relationship didn’t last long, and they broke up. But I can see that Xiao Chu never let her go. You don’t know this matter, right?”
Silence for a moment, Sang Jun whispered, “he never told me.”
Tan Shitian was somewhat helpless. “In fact, the way you look at him, I sensed that something was wrong a long time ago. As captain, I only care about your daily training, and I will not interfere with personal feelings. I tell you this, just want to let you know, if you like him, it will be very hard, in the end may not necessarily get what you want… Sang Jun, you are still young. If you don’t want to go this way, it’s not too late to stop now.”
His words were serious and earnest, and he was really thinking about Sang Jun. After all, it was really asking for trouble to like a straight man.
However, I already like him, already been tempted, want to stop? Is it that easy?
Sang Jun looked up at captain Tan and replied, “I will try my best to control my emotions and not cause any trouble to the team.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“I know.” Sang Jun smiled and showed a trace of determination in his eyes. “Thank you for captain Tan’s advice, but I want to solve my own problems.”
Tan Shitian didn’t say much in the end, just sighed lightly, patted Sang Jun’s shoulder, and turned to leave.
Sang Jun was silent alone in the private room for a long time—— for the first time, he fell in love with someone, and for the first time he felt the taste of liking someone. Although most of them were bitter, every time he saw Chu Jianxin’s bright smile, his mood would change for the better. Every time he heard him called Sangsang affectionately, his heart could not help but soften.
Like, this was a very rare feeling.
This was the first time he seriously liked someone, and he didn’t want to let go of this feeling.
Sang Jun took a deep breath and adjusted his expression.
When he went out, Chu Jianxin just came out of the bathroom. He was obviously in a good mood. When he saw Sang Jun, he immediately came over and hugged Sang Jun’s shoulder with a smile, “The feeling of winning the championship is really different! When the boss is happy, people in our training camp have red packets.”
Seeing his excitement, Sang Jun couldn’t help asking, “Should I give you my red packet?”
Chu Jianxin quickly shook his head. “No, no, you keep your own money! By the way, tomorrow is a holiday, what are your plans?”
“I’m idle on holiday.” Sang Jun replied.
Thinking about it, Chu Jianxin replied, “I’m idle, too.”
“Are you interested in Suzhou gardens? Come to my house to play?” Sang Jun asked.
Chu Jianxin’s eyes brightened, “That’s right! You’re from Suzhou. I’ve seen photos of Suzhou gardens in captain Tan’s Moments before. They’re very beautiful. I was wondering when I would be free to visit.” When he said this, he scratched his head again, a little embarrassed, “Is it convenient to go to your house?”
“Convenient.” Sang Jun smiled.
Chu Jianxin patted his thighs. “Then it’s settled, and I’ll book tickets when I go back!”
Sang Jun looked at him happily, and a sense of guilt suddenly arose in his heart.
He had no idea that he, as a ‘good brother’, wanted to kiss him, hug him and take him as his own every day.
Even without knowing it, he wanted to go to his ‘good brother’ house to play.
If one day, he knew he liked him, would he still call himself Sangsang affectionately? Would he still hug his shoulders so intimately?
Certainly not.
His eyes would probably be filled with disgust.
So, just keep the things about like in his heart, and didn’t let him know for the time being.
Sang Jun made up his mind and looked at Chu Jianxin with a smile, “Can we book a ticket to Suzhou the day after tomorrow?”
“No problem!” Chu Jianxin replied excitedly.
***
Two days later, they set out together with their luggage.
When they came to Suzhou, a very young and temperamental woman drove to pick them up.
Chu Jianxin was about to ask if this person was Sang Jun’s sister, but he saw Sang Jun give her a hug and called, “Mother.”
Chu Jianxin was stunned. “Mother? Your mother is so young!”
Sang Jun smiled, “You’re really a good talker. Let’s go home quickly, I’ve prepared a table of delicious food for you.”
Sang Jun’s mother was gentle and easygoing. She was especially good at Chu Jianxin, caring and attentive, and kept giving him food at the dinner table. Sang Jun knew that she must have misunderstood and thought he was bringing his boyfriend back. Taking advantage of Chu Jianxin to go to the bathroom, Sang Jun whispered to her ear, “Don’t think too much, just teammates.”
Sang Lan said, “Oh, I don’t think much. This is the first time you brought someone home… Do you like him?”
To Empress Dowager’s piercing eyes, Sang Jun also didn’t hide it, smiled slightly, “No sign of success yet.”
“It’s okay, take your time.” Sang Lan encouraged, “Although you don’t want to marry a girl to return home, your mother still hopes that you can find someone you like to live with.”
“Thank you for understanding me like this.” Sang Jun replied softly.
Sang Lan’s eyes were a little wet. “After all, you only have me as a relative, and if I don’t understand you, how sad you should be…”
Sang Jun smiled and hugged her. “Send you a good mother certificate.”
Chu Jianxin came out of the bathroom. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help saying, “Your mother and son have a good relationship!”
Sang Lan smiled. “His father and I divorced a long time ago. He has lived with me since childhood, and our relationship is naturally good. No matter what decision he makes, I will support him.”
Chu Jianxin was stunned, looked at Sang Jun, and met his calm gaze.
After a meal, Sang Lan cleaned up the dishes and left. Chu Jianxin wondered where she was going. Sang Jun said, “She went back to her own house. This house was left by my father. Usually no one lives there. When I heard that you were coming over, my mother cleaned up temporarily.”
Chu Jianxin patted Sang Jun’s shoulder lightly, and stopped talking.
Sang Jun looked at him and asked, “What, do you want to comfort me?”
Chu Jianxin was a little embarrassed, blushing and scratching his head. “I-I don’t know how to say comforting words.”
Sang Jun smiled. “There is no need for comfort, the elders have their own philosophy of life, they have emotional discord, divorce is also a good choice. I won’t interfere with my parents’ decisions, and they won’t interfere with mine. It’s good to get together for a meal during the holidays.”
“You are really open-minded!” Chu Jianxin sighed. “When I was a child, when my parents quarreled, I would hide in the house and cry, fearing that they would divorce and there would be no one to support me.”
Sang Jun couldn’t help laughing at the scene of a little guy hiding and crying. “You are so cute, how can your parents not want you?”
Chu Jianxin coughed and said, “I was very naughty when I was a child. I went up the wall and climbed trees and did a lot of troublesome things! My parents are often invited by the head teacher. My mother always says that I was picked up in the garbage.”
He was so sunny and cheerful. Obviously, he wasn’t calm in his childhood.
Looking at his red cheeks, Sang Jun’s heart itched so much that he wanted to lean in and kiss him.
Of course, in the end, Sang Jun did nothing and let Chu Jianxin take a bath and sleep.
This house was left by Sang Jun’s father when he divorced. It had been transferred to his name. It has a three-bedroom and one-living room with a large area. However, in addition to a large double bed in the master bedroom, the other two rooms were respectively arranged as a study and a gym without a bed.
His father meant that when Sang Jun wanted to return to Suzhou to settle in the future, he would redecorate. If Sang Jun was unwilling to come back, then sell the house and buy another one in another city.
Chu Jianxin walked around the house and wondered, “Hey? Just one bedroom?”
“Sleep together, do you mind?” Sang Jun asked.
Chu Jianxin waved his hands hurriedly. “It’s okay, we are good brothers, this bed is big enough!”
Sang Jun smiled slightly and led him into the bedroom.
The bed was really big enough, but there was only one quilt. Both of them got into bed and were covered with a quilt. As a straight man, Chu Jianxin didn’t think much, but Sang Jun couldn’t sleep at all.
Soon, there were even sounds of breathing in the ear.
Sang Jun looked at the person lying next to him through the moonlight outside the window. Chu Jianxin had a kind of handsome look, not at all like the girly young man in the entertainment circle, especially the high bridge of his nose, which looked very delicious, his thin lips make his facial features more beautiful, and with the fact that he was thin, he looked like a sunny and handsome little guy.
Sang Jun heard his rapid breathing.
Just thinking about whether or not to kiss him secretly, the next moment, a pair of arms stretched out from the quilt, “So-so cold…”
His body jumped into his arms without warning.
Sang Jun’s heart almost stopped.
A moment later, Sang Jun came to his senses and looked at the guy who threw himself into his arms and regarded himself as a hot water bag. He was helpless but reluctant to push him away.
In the end, he had to stretch out his arm and gently embrace Chu Jianxin.
The temperature of the air conditioner was too low, so Chu Jianxin was so cold as to look for the heat source in Sang Jun’s arms. Sang Jun was holding the boy in his arms, and a soft emotion gradually appeared in his heart.
In fact, this was also good.
Because there was no confession, he didn’t know that this teammate named Sang Jun had a strong possessive desire for him. In his heart, Sang Jun was his most trustworthy good brother.
So, he would be defenseless in front of Sang Jun.
Keeping it like this. Maybe after a long time, he will gradually get used to his company?
Sang Jun smiled, tightened his arms in the dark and gently kissed Chu Jianxin’s soft hair.
—— We still have a long time to go, and I will stay by your side in my own way and wait until the day you like me.
ohh I feel sad for Sang Jun…
ty for the chapter
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A… looooooooong… looooong way to go, Sang Jun! Lol! Thanks for the chapter!
Lol, but Sang Jun will definitely get him 😏
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This is such a bittersweet story QAQ… Baby Sang Jun, Jiayou!!
Thank you for the chapter~ ( •̀ ω •́ )✧
Ikr, but he will get happy ending too, good luck Sang Jun 🤗
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Poor Sang Jun. 🥺💕
Thank you for the chapter~
I swear I really love Tan Shitian, can I have one too??🥺🙏