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As Qiu Yu tilted his head back to admire the stars, Mu Feibai looked at Qiu Yu beneath their light. The atmosphere around Qiu Yu in real life was different from that in-game.
In the game, Qiu Yu was sharp, lethal like a blade, and utterly unfazed by death. His actions seemed to be fueled by some crazed determination. However, in reality, that sharpness was sheathed. He was usually quite peaceful and moderate, as though nothing could stir up waves in his heart…
He gazed like this at Lover Planet on the other side of the glass. His eyes were illuminated by starlight, yet there were no emotions of joy or amazement on his face—he merely looked on, calm as ever.
All of a sudden, Mu Feibai’s heart started beating in panic. He felt as though Qiu Yu was so far away from him… yet he clearly stood right beside him, hands linked. Why did he feel as though he could never possibly catch up to this person?
“Ah, finally found you!”
A surprised exclamation sounded from beside them and interrupted Mu Feibai’s thoughts, drawing both his and Qiu Yu’s attention. Not far from them in the crowd, a slim youth pushed through and jumped into a well-built Alpha’s arms. He lazed both arms around the other’s neck and grumbled, “Why did you lose me, I was looking for you for so long!”
The Alpha hugged the Omega back and lifted him off the ground, “Sorry, that was my mistake.”
The Omega tightly hugged the Alpha and wrapped both legs around the other’s waist, leaning into the other’s body. It was unknown what he whispered in the Alpha’s ear, but the Alpha suddenly placed a hand around the nape of the youth’s neck and kissed him like nobody else was around under the light of Lover Planet.
As this stop was quite special, most of the people currently on the viewing platform were couples. Upon seeing a couple suddenly kiss and given the symbolic meaning of the heart-shaped ocean, more people around them were affected by the romantic atmosphere and started kissing.
Indeed, human behaviour was contagious. Although some couples were shy and didn’t dare to kiss in public, they were still affected by the atmosphere and either leaned in closer to their lovers, hugged, or whispered in each others’ ears.
Unfortunately, Mu Feibai and Qiu Yu happened to stand in a spot surrounded by couples, which made it really obvious that they were different.
The roots of Mu Feibai’s ears burned. Awkwardly, he rubbed his nose and looked cautiously at Qiu Yu. Only to find that Qiu Yu was looking interestedly at the Alpha and Omega pair kissing unreservedly. Either intentionally or subconsciously, Qiu Yu suddenly moistened his lips, the tip of his tongue quickly disappearing after leaving a layer of shine on his lips.
Mu Feibai couldn’t help but swallow, his fingers tightened where they curled around Qiu Yu’s.
In these circumstances, it would be very frustrating not to say anything… But what should he say? Was he supposed to ask “Have you ever kissed anyone before”?
Qiu Yu suddenly turned and looked up at Mu Feibai, eyebrows raised. Only then did Mu Feibai realise that he had spoken aloud.
Facing Qiu Yu’s assessing gaze, Mu Feibai’s heartbeat raced but he tried to appear completely unbothered, lips curving upwards in a perfect smirk… yep, it seems to be holding up quite well.
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Qiu Yu watched Mu Feibai continue to act.
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—“Have you ever kissed anyone before?”
—“Why, you want to try?”
Mu Feibai, who had almost calmed down by then, instantly combusted in place.
Qiu Yu’s fingers were tightly held in place by burning hands. Mu Feibai tilted his head downwards, looking into his eyes—in the dim starlight, Qiu Yu’s eyes were deep and fathomless, effortlessly capable of dragging him into the swirling black of its depths and drowning him there.
Yeah, he’s never kissed before, so what’s wrong with giving it a try? Mu Feibai’s desire tempted him more and more.
He let go of Qiu Yu’s hand and his palm trailed up Qiu Yu’s arm, resting on the other’s shoulder. Then, Mu Feibai thought, he would hold the other’s delicate neck in place and use his other hand to grip his exquisite chin, and then fiercely—
“Captain!” Zhou Shu’s ire-provoking voice sounded not far behind them. “How could you two not call me along when checking out the view! I knew… holy fuck! The heart-shaped ocean! Xiao-Du, Xiao-Lin, Xiao-Lu, look! It’s the heart-shaped ocean! Dayum I definitively can’t be single when next year comes!”
Mu Feibai: ……
How many couples have your annoyingly loud voice disturbed and you still want to find a partner? Better luck in your next life! Mu Feibai thought grumpily.
A quiet laugh sounded in his ear. Mu Feibai looked down towards Qiu Yu. The other’s gaze was still on the planet in the distance, but the corner of his lips quirked up and his brows were curved in amusement. That inexplicable sense of distance from earlier had already faded.
Zhou Shu hooked an arm around Mu Feibai’s neck from behind and spoke quietly by his ear, “Heyy captain, doing pretty well huh? Taking Qiu Yu out to the viewing platform to see Lover Star and even managing to see the heart-shaped ocean at that, tsk tsk tsk!”
Mu Feibai jammed an elbow under Zhou Shu’s ribcage and spoke through gritted teeth, “What the frick are you doing over here?
Zhou Shu protested, “I didn’t even frickin want to come! It was Xiao-Du who heard that Xiao-Lu couldn’t find you or Qiu-ge but wanted to come to the viewing platform, and then, Xiao-Lin overheard and also wanted to come along. I was just worried and rushed over… ahem, did I really, um, interrupt something?”
Since it’s already been interrupted, the atmosphere was no longer there. Mu Feibai exasperatedly made Zhou Shu pay for their ice cream instead.
The team of single-pringle esports players ate ice cream by the railing while appreciating the beauty of Lover Star, completely unaware that they had now become the most bizarre view on the platform. They only returned to their cabin once a departure announcement sounded.
That night, Qiu Yu lay on his bed but couldn’t fall asleep. Not because the spaceship’s bed was too narrow, but rather because every time he closed his eyes, he would recall Mu Feibai’s eyes back on the viewing platform.
Those eyes were so full of fiery emotions that even someone with as little emotional experience as Qiu Yu would realise that something was off. He guessed that at that moment, Mu Feibai wanted to kiss him. However, he didn’t feel any repulsion at the thought. Even more so, a spark-like impulse rose in him—it’s not an issue to let Mu Feibai get a kiss in, because he’s never kissed before either and was curious what it felt like.
When Zhou Shu interrupted them, he wasn’t disappointed but rather felt that it was quite interesting. As Qiu Yu lay in his bed, the tip of his lips darted out to moisten his lips.
Mu Feibai had no idea what he missed out on. As he calmed down, he was actually quite thankful that Zhou Shu and the others interrupted their moment. If he really had leaned down and kissed Qiu Yu, what if Qiu Yu was angered and placed him in the category of people with bad intentions? Regret would eat him alive.
Of course, Mu Feibai had no way of knowing that Qiu Yu’s perspective of relationships was completely different from those of people native in this world—his views had long been twisted by what happened in the apocalypse.
Not to mention a kiss, even rolling in the sheets wasn’t something that needed to be taken responsibility for in Qiu Yu’s perspective.
It’s just that the quirks of this world, his lacking physique as well as his inability to accept himself getting pregnant and having a child meant that Qiu Yu placed the surgery at the forefront of his mind, with everything else coming after that. This was also why he was vigilant towards Alphas.
However even this vigilance was worn down the longer Qiu Yu stayed in this world and the more Alphas he encountered.
……
Two days later, the spaceship landed in a man-made fort on the Western side of the Sixth Star District. This was where the Western Sixth Star District headquarters of “Century’s Finale” was located.
After all members of Team Eagle Riders registered, Qi Zhefeng took the players inside to tidy up, while He Jingxing and Yuan Lu went to deal with administrative matters relating to training rooms and game cabins.
There were four days left before the Star Alliance Cup was to begin and many teams from the Eastern Star Districts had already arrived. The Eagle Riders’ suites were located at the end of a T-shaped hallway—Su Se’s rooms were on the left, two teams from the Eastern Second Star District occupied the right, and the rooms in front belonged to a tram from Eastern Third Star District.
After tidying up, it was already dinner time. Mu Feibai called Qiu Yu along to head to the buffet-style restaurant downstairs. As they waited for the elevator, members from Team KKL, a club situated in the Eastern Third Star District, approached, talking and laughing among themselves.
A youth with dyed blond hair waved in greeting, “Hey, MU!” And then the blondie’s line of sight fell onto Qiu Yu.
Qiu Yu appeared out of the blue in the Eastern First Star District, which had long drawn the attention of other professional teams in different Star Districts. After all, the Eastern Star District was one of the powerhouse districts in esports, and the district regular games were important research material—especially the summer season regular, which has been nicknamed the “Star Alliance selections”.
As a rival, all of KKL’s players definitely already knew of Qiu Yu and most likely have watched recordings of all his games as well. However, the Eastern Third Star District’s attitude towards Omega players were…
“Oh, your little Omega is here as well, huh?” Blondie cast a cursory glance over Qiu Yu, “Is his performance in bed as good as that on-field?”
Unperturbed, Qiu Yu briefly looked over and paid him no heed. Mu Feibai took a step forward, blocking Qiu Yu from Blondie’s eyes. “Have some respect.”
Those from Eastern Third Star District didn’t even have the word “respect” in their dictionaries when it comes to Omegas.
Blondie pffted in laughter, “Looks like he’s serving you quite well.”
Mu Feibai hands gripped into fists, “You—“
However, before he could finish his scolding, Blondie suddenly flew a distance, his head slamming into the wall with a scarily loud thud.
“What kind so shit are you spewing from that thing you call a mouth!”
Veins throbbed at Du Chen’s temples. He was held up by the elbows by Zhou Shu and Qi Zhefeng, legs still kicking in the air, trying to give Blondie’s butt another one.
Blondie touched his face, coming away with a bloody hand. He raised a shaking finger towards Du Chen, “You! You, you, you’d dare to hit me? I’ll get you suspended!”
Seeing Du Chen being held back by others, his stupid courage returned, “Heh, what a talent Cupid is, sleeping all of you over onto his side—“
Bam!
After a muffled thud, Blondie collapsed entirely onto the floor.
Qi Zhefeng rotated his wrist, his voice apathetic as always. “I won’t get suspended, so just leave it to me.”
The author has something to say:
Doctor Qi: I can even stab him eighty-eight times—all non-fatal wounds, of course 🙂
YES CAPTAIN
I also won’t get suspended!! 🤺🤺🤺
+1 just wait until he got beaten black and blue by Qiu Yu in game 🙂
+1 Qiu Yu will teach him the meaning of respect
Me either 🤼🤺
zhou shu deserves to be single for the rest of this life and be fed dog food every day
Who needs enemies when you have a team mate like Zhou Shu? Lol
Pfft! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
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Ay yplo, dib on the next punch. Lemme get a good hit before the others have a go at that scum
Pick up swords folks. 🤺
All who won’t get suspended, in line!