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After the post-game formalities ended, all the team members gathered outside the infirmary and refused to leave even if they were told to. After a while, Dong Zhi also arrived with a couple of his team members.
“How is he?” Dong Zhi inquired politely.
“It’s not too severe,” He Jingxing said weakly, “what are you guys here for?”
Dong Zhi laughed, “Hmph, this is my home ground, am I not allowed to be here? I’m just asking after your family’s team member and you’re interrogating me like this… what, you scared of me digging a hole at the base of your wall?”
He Jingxing side-eyed him, “If you really can then that’s a testament to your skills.”
Dong Zhi didn’t continue to bicker with him and turned to look at his own players, “Did you hear that? He’s doing alright, so are you still worried?”
Qi Chen pursed his lips, moving his gaze from the door of the infirmary to Mu Feibai, who was leaning against the opposite wall.
Mu Feibai couldn’t stop a quiet “tsk” from escaping.
Why was there another Alpha, isn’t there already too many Alphas hanging around Qiu Yu…
Li Yuxin walked up to greet Mu Feibai, none of the negative emotions associated with losing visible on his face. He smiled a little helplessly, “The match just then was extremely thrilling, looks like you’ve improved again.”
After playing for so many years, he would no longer transfer his anger from losing to other people, so that sentence was spoken from the heart.
“Actually your team’s performance was also really good,” Mu Feibai politely replied, “Qi Chen still has lots of room to improve.”
“If not for meeting you guys so early, we had hoped to compete in the finals,” Li Yuxin didn’t act humble and continued, “perhaps we’d even have a chance to be the champions.”
After all, considering the limitations of Qiu Yu’s body, the level of difficulty for him to win a BO3 was completely different from that of a BO5.
One duration of treatment lasted for an entire 90 minutes.
When Bluefin’ medical team opened the door, He Jingxing glanced at the time.
Dong Zhi smiled, “Seems like a BO5 game is still playable, as long as your substitute players can hold the fort.”
Qiu Yu has proved that he was capable of playing two consecutive games in the arena. A BO5 required three wins, so Qiu Yu could be placed in the lineup in games 1, 4 and 5 or games 1, 2 and 5—as long as three games were won. As his treatment time ranged from an hour to ninety minutes for him to recover, his teammates must hold on for that much time in the two games he wasn’t on the field.
“It’s still quite risky.” He Jingxing smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“Here’s hoping that there’s high returns,” Dong Zhi said, “If Li Tingzhen, that wily fox, hadn’t seen the value Qiu Yu can bring to the team, he wouldn’t have casually agreed to sign him into the team in the first place.”
After a moment of silence, He Jingxing sighed, “I am regretting it a little bit now.”
When he and Li Tingzhen initially decided to sign Qiu Yu into the team, they only wanted to give the team a better chance of winning—the Eagle Riders team was already in a pretty bad position and the addition of a “problem player” who may be unable to play on field couldn’t make the situation any worse. Without Qiu Yu, they could only put Lu Cun on the starting lineup. In that case, with two completely fresh recruits in the team and taking into account the time required for the players to learn to cooperate with each other, they might not even be able to enter the quarter-finals.
This was the reason he and Li Tingzhen steeled their hearts and forcefully signed an Omega into the team.
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However, looking at how that child wanted to continue fighting despite the excruciating pains, how could his heart not soften?
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His tone, however, was quite even, and no trace of strain could be heard from it.
Actually, this wasn’t the first time he experienced that moment of pain at the instant he exited the game, leading to his heart rate being abnormal for a second or two. It was only that he didn’t expect the game cabins in the arena were so sensitive and so alarmed everyone.
Even though playing for two consecutive games did affect his body a bit seriously, it wasn’t to the point that everyone needed to wait outside the infirmary for him.
Qiu Yu’s joy faded and he tried to divert the topic. “Coach, about the BO5…”
He Jingxing reached out and patted his arm, “Don’t worry, we can talk more when we get back.”
Qiu Yu obediently nodded his head.
The long line of Eagle Riders members thanked Dong Zhi and prepared to leave, but Qi Chen called out, “Qiu Yu.”
Qiu Yu looked back.
Qi Chen walked towards him and unlocked the screen of his bracelet. Carefully, he asked, “Can I have your number? I just… want to practice with you in the future.”
After speaking, his ears turned completely red.
Mu Feibai frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Qiu Yu replied.
“Sure.”
Qiu Yu had a pretty good impression of Qi Chen, this soldier. He felt that he was a friend worthy of making, and so unhesitatingly agreed, unlocking his own bracelet and scanning Qi Chen’s name card. He then looked to Li Yuxin, who stood beside Qi Chen.
Li Yuxin had long noticed that Mu Feibai’s face didn’t look happy, however he just rubbed his nose and passed over his own number.
Seeing Mu Feibai’s cheeks moving—clearly because of gritted teeth—Li Yuxin couldn’t help laughing. Under Qiu Yu’s confused gaze, he cleared his throat and purposefully said, “I’m actually retiring next year. Our next captain is Qi Chen, so if you want to find someone to team up for rank, you can look for him anytime.”
Qiu Yu nodded, “Okay.”
Mu Feibai reached out to tidy the blanket wrapped around Qiu Yu and asked under his breath, “Are you tired? Should we head back?”
Qiu Yu didn’t notice anything off and took back his hand. He wrapped the blanket tighter around himself and said bye to Li Yuxin and Qi Chen before turning to leave.
Watching the Eagle Riders battle team disappear outside the club doors, Dong Zhi patted his family’s little Alpha on the arm.
“Jiayou, you got this.” He joked, “You’ve got to grab ahold of this chance ah.”
Qi Chen’s ears turned red once again, “Coach!”
Li Yuxin also couldn’t help laughing, “An Omega with such character can only be encountered once a lifetime, you can’t let fear stand in your way.”
Qi Chen: ……
He really wasn’t thinking this much!
It’s just that normal little crush an Alpha would have towards such a charming and strong Omega. In no way were his feelings so intense that he would brave Mu Feibai’s anger to chase him!
Moreover, he didn’t have the confidence that he would be a match for such a dazzling Omega.
……
Having returned to the Eagle Riders’ car, Qiu Yu immediately spoke. “Coach.”
He Jingxing gave him his full attention, “Speak.”
“For BO5, I think it would be more stable to play in matches 1, 4 and 5.” Qiu Yu’s tone was heavy, “After two consecutive games, even with massage treatment, I still feel as though I can’t exert my usual strength. If I first play a game, then undergo treatment for an hour, my state would probably be a lot better than it is now. Moreover…”
He paused and looked towards Lin Jinxi and Lu Cun sitting in the front row, “If Lu Cun could enter the arena earlier and win a game, then there would be much less pressure after that.”
He Jingxing nodded, “Alright, we’ll do as you said.”
Qiu Yu thought some more and spoke again, “I will need at least an hour in the meantime, so…”
“So you don’t have to think so much about it now,” He Jingxing interrupted with a smile and passed a bottle of active drink from Qi Zhefeng’s hand to Qiu Yu, “How to drag out the time in the other two games are problems Mu Feibai and the others should consider. All you have to do is cooperate with Doctor Qi and adjust your state, and don’t force yourself beyond your capabilities.”
That’s true.
There are allocations of tasks in a team, so he didn’t have to consider every aspect by himself. He just had to trust his teammates—that they would provide him with an hour of treatment time and that’s it.
Qiu Yu placed the straw between his lips and slowly took a sip.
“Also, your fans are very worried about you,” He Jingxing pointed to his bracelet, “It would be best if you tell them everything’s fine on social media.”
This was something Qiu Yu hadn’t expected, so he was taken aback for a moment.
Some memory fragments about how the original body interacted with his readers floated to the surface of his thoughts. Only then did he truly realise that he was now a public figure, no matter how messy the opinions leading conversations were surrounding him, there were still many people who cared about his well-being, worried about him, and wanted to know as soon as possible whether he was truly fine.
Qiu Yu pursed his lips, turned on his bracelet and saw that his social media account suddenly had thousands of new comments—this account was the one Yuan Lu made him register when he first joined the team. The only post was his concise self introduction.
However at the present, the original bickering that occupied the top comments have all been replaced by concerted inquiries to his condition.
[How is god Qiu really? Is there anyone who can reply? I’m so concerned QAQ]
[Begging for a reply, even a casual one will suffice, please tell me my little angel cupid is fine!]
[Just watched the live broadcast, the moment the cabin alarm went off was too scary! I went to ask in Mu Feibai’s account but there was no response there either! I’m just going sit here in front of my screen to wait for some news TvT]
Qiu Yu looked through the comments, and only then did he know that there have been cases of players dying from being too immersed in the game every year since the gaming cabin was released. Therefore, his fans immediately became extremely anxious and fearful the moment the game cabin alarm sounded—even his teammates and the Eagle Rider club’s business account were bombarded with fans inquiring after his well-being.
At this moment, a comment appeared: [god Mu just replied, god Qiu is alright!! (Comment link)]
Qiu Yu looked towards Mu Feibai sitting beside him.
The other smiled and waved his bracelet, “I’m helping you respond first, so you can have some more time to draft a post with a photo, so that the fans will know you aren’t pretending to be fine and chase after you all the time. At that time, even a photo won’t be able to solve the problem, you’d at least need a full set of nine… Ahem, this is a reminder from someone who’s been through the same thing…”
Qiu Yu: ……
He finally realised why Mu Feibai’s fans were so daring and would make jokes and bets with him all the time—isn’t this all because of his pampering!
Qiu Yu smiled with the straw still in his mouth and deleted the draft of what he had written.
“Qiu Yu,” Mu Feibai suddenly called.
Qiu Yu looked up towards him, only to see the other raising his bracelet and a light flashing once.
Immediately after, he received a photo from Mu Feibai.
In the photo, he sat wrapped in a blanket, still a little pale and with a straw from an active drink still between his lips. He looked a little blankly towards the camera and the smile at his lips still hadn’t faded.
Without needing any more hints, he immediately understood.
He posted that image on his social media account and and wrote an accompanying message assuring everyone of his safety: [It’s not very serious, no need to worry (photo)]
The car quickly arrived at their hotel. Qiu Yu was escorted to his room by Doctor Qi and his teammates, while Yuan Lu even brought him some midnight snacks to replenish his energy.
After he finished eating, Qiu Yu felt curious as to his fans’ reactions for the first time. He then felt for his bracelet and opened the social media app, wanting to see if those cute fans were placated—they probably wouldn’t be so worried anymore right?
However, the comments under Qiu Yu’s post differed significantly from what he had expected.
[Ooh, ooh, ooh! Wifey!!!]
[Eh? Why is my screen wet? Slurp slurp (kitty licking screen.jpg)]
[Let go of that straw! Come and slurp me!]
Qiu Yu: ……
The fans of this world really weren’t anymore sophisticated than people in the apocalypse.
The author has something to say:
Caught a little god Mu who came to save the pic.
Get in line lol
The problem is, the line’s too long, others can’t wait anymore and just run forward QAQ
Oh, this Qi Chen is unexpectedly a little cute! Those fans at the end too, us fr 🤣
+1 Qi Chen seems like a good young Alpha and the fans transitioning from worrying to simping is so REAL 😂
The fans’ reactions fkkekdndndnd
Thank u for the update!
Licking and slurping fans, hilarious! Lmao! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
This has been in my reading list for a while. I finally started it today and I already got to the latest chapter? 😭
Thanks for the update! I’m looking forward to more!
It’s either you’re a fast reader or the story is so good that you don’t even notice you’re already at the latest chapter, or maybe both 😉
Finally caught up with the latest chapter. So excited to see more of Qiu Yu’s improvement (physically and emotionally). Also hoping to see Mu Feibai improve himself as a pursuant of Qiu Yu’s affection!