Luo Buyu leaned his whole body on the balcony railing, lit a cigarette, and said while puffing out a cloud of smoke, “Want to hear about their story?”
“Yes.” Yu Qinghuan nodded.
“Qi Huai’s family is very well off. He paid for a lot of our equipment.” Luo Buyu scratched his head.
That made so much sense for Yu Qinghuan. “No wonder he mentioned getting me a new mouse.”
“Yes.” Luo Buyu nodded. “Before, our team could not get sponsorship, so Qi Huai was responsible for all of our benefits and expenses. His father is a real estate tycoon, in essence, his family is that kind of riches that squander money like dirt. Qi Huai joined our team in his fourth year of college, at that time, his parents regarded him playing in competitive esports as a hobby, and allowed him to do it without much micromanagement, which included spending money to his heart’s content. Later when Qi Huai graduated, his father hoped that he would take over the family business, instead, Qi Huai insisted on playing professionally, then things happened…”
Luo Buyu was down to half a cigarette as he flickered the ashes off. “As you can see, Qi Huai has an irritable temper. He is very stubborn and his relationship with his father is very stiff. The key is that we have not been yielding any good results. Qi Huai’s parents think that their son is not doing his job properly. The wounds you see on his face today? They are from his father. This has happened several times now, sigh…if we can yield even the tiniest results, Qi Huai would not be…” Luo Buyu sighed again.
The cool breeze lightly blew away the ash on the tip of the cigarette in Luo Buyu’s hand.
“For Manman, he is a childhood friend of Qi Huai. He stutters and has a timid nature. I heard that he was bullied and made fun of by his classmates in the dorm once, and without a second word, Qi Huai went to pick a fight with the culprit. It was not a small fight either. So do not judge how fierce Qi Huai was towards Manman, if you are to bully Manman, Qi Huai will definitely beat you to the ground.”
Yu Qinghuan chuckled softly. “I see, he is full of youthful vigor, that’s good.”
The laugh infected Luo Buyu, as he curled his mouth before lowering his head and sighed in distress.
In the room, Liu Manman and Qi Huai, one sat cowering in the corner, the other sat fuming on his gaming chair in front of his computer.
Neither of them spoke, sitting in this awkward silence.
Liu Manman faced his hands on his lap, pinching the skin on the back of his hand again, a bad habit when he was nervous.
“I…” Qi Huai began.
This startled Liu Manman as he almost drew blood in a moment of distraction.
“I still remember the first time you asked me to play games with you.” Qi Huai leaned back on his chair, and his tune suddenly became very calm. “I laughed at you for saying that playing video games is fun. You said that you had low self-esteem for a long time because of your stutter, but nobody in the game would care about that flaw of yours. You felt a sense of accomplishment. You told me to play ADC, and you will be my support. You and I will definitely climb all the way into the national league. Have you forgotten all this?”
“I d-did n-not…” Liu Manman dropped his head lower, so low that his chin was almost touching his chest.
“Then why do you want to stop? You held on for so long, and we are about to fight the Provincial Championship.” Qi Huai asked.
Liu Manman remained silent.
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Qi Huai gave him a look and asked, “Is it because of me?”
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Liu Manman flattened his lips and whispered after minutes had passed, “Sin-since the first t-time Qi-shushu hit y-you…”
Qi Huai muttered “I knew it” under his breath, before saying, “Liu Manman, you better listen to me. Even if you leave and the captain disbands the team, I will not go running back to take over the family business. I can sign into other clubs, and I never take back my words, you know this.”
“B-but, but, y-you were beaten…” Liu Manman stuttered, somewhat incoherently.
“Liu Manman, I will not give up if I do not make some achievements.” Qi Huai said word by word.
Liu Manman pinched the skin on the back of his hands again, pinching out red marks one after another. “T-this is all my fault, if it was-wasn’t for me get-getting you t-to play games in the first pl-place…”
“Liu Manman, I think that what’s his face said just now is quite reasonable. Come up with a reason.” Qi Huai said, “Liu Manman, if we do not win the Provincial Championship, I will stop…”
Liu Manman was stunned.
How could they possibly win the competiton?
They were going up against the runner-up for the Summer Playoffs in this Provincial Championship. A titan team, while they were nothing but a sheet of loose sand, without synergy. All of them have different things troubling their minds, and they have a new mid laner on top of that, they did not even know how well he plays.
How could such a mess of a team win the competition…
“B-but…” Liu Manman was just about to doubt Qi Huai. On second thought, he had no right to question Qi Huai, so he just nodded. “Okay.”
Just as Luo Buyu and Yu Qinghuan came back from the balcony, Qi Huai said, “Captain, I convinced Liu Manman, he will stay and play in the Provincial Championship.”
Luo Buyu let out a long sigh and smiled, “That is great.”
Yu Qinghuan froze. “How did you manage to persuade him, my guy is not even here yet?”
Qi Huai asked, “Who?”
Yu Qinghuan replied, “Did Manman not want to meet Ren Jian?”
Qi Huai snickered, “You mean only in his dream?”
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Ten minutes later, Ren Jian appeared at the door, standing tall and straight in his black windbreaker. It was hard to tell how much more handsome he was compared to his poster.
Qi Huai: “…”
Liu Manman: “…”
Luo Buyu quietly nudged Yu Qinghuan on the side and whispered, “Was my mouth that wide open when I first met Ren Jian?”
Yu Qinghuan replied in a whisper, “Yes, you were. You also shouted out and cracked your voice.”
Luo Buyu coughed softly and blushed.
Ren Jian stood at the door and saw Yu Qinghuan and Luo Buyu huddling together and whispering something to each other. They seemed to have a very close relationship, which unknowingly dropped the temperature in Ren Jian’s voice, “Did you not say you have things that needed my help?”
Yu Qinghuan hurriedly walked towards him. “My teammate wants to meet you.”
When Ren Jian saw that Yu Qinghuan was by his side now, his tone softened slightly, “Which one?”
Yu Qinghuan pointed to Liu Manman.
Ren Jian walked over and greeted, “Hello, I am Ren Jian.”
Liu Manman’s mouth was open, eyes wide, unable to say a complete sentence, “In per-person, re-real…”
Ren Jian laughed and put his arm in front of Liu Manman. “You want to pinch my arms, to inspect the genuinity?”
“C-can I please ha-have your auto-tograph?” Qi Huai, who had been putting on a fierce front, even stumbled on his words.
“Of course, do you have a pen and paper?” Ren Jian asked.
Qi Huai passed a pen and a notebook to Ren Jian with trembling hands. Ren Jian signed two pages and returned the notebook to Qi Huai, whose eyes were wide and round. He kept sucking in air, “Fuck me, Wilful’s autograph, am I dreaming? Liu Manman, pinch me quick!”
“Ah, him in a fl-flash…” However, Liu Manman himself still had not come back to his senses.
Ren Jian walked back to Yu Qinghuan’s side, inspected the surroundings and said hesitantly, “So this is your…uh…gaming house?”
Seeing Yu Qinghuan nodded, he showed a complicated expression. “Very good, yes…uh…simply low-key, yet exquisite…”
Ren Jian asked more questions, “Do you have an assistant?”
Luo Buyu answered, “Me.”
Ren Jian glanced at him and asked, “How about management?”
Luo Buyu continued to answer, “Also me.”
“…What about logistics?”
“Still me.”
“Housekeeping should be…”
Luo Buyu answered it all, “No, it is me, still me, and only me. I am the captain, chauffeur, cook and manager.”
Yu Qinghuan laughed and followed with an applause. “Luo-ge is amazing. A jack-of-all-trades who was given great responsibility by heaven, bringing up four children on his own, as expected of my Luo-ge.”
Ren Jian: “…”
Your Luo-ge?
The Translator has something to add:
Teo: Happy Halloween everyone. Here is another hint for the Easter Egg Hunt. The more chapters released, the (hopefully) more obvious what the Easter Egg is.
Past hints:
It is not the content of the story
It is in each chapter but in one line.
It is not my notes.
It has to do with the titles
Ren jian is soo jealous it’s cute.
Jajajaja i really LIKE it! Gracias Teo!
I love this guys they are sooo cute 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Thank you for your translation 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
Happy Halloween, Teo! Part of me has given up on guessing your easter egg because I ended up spending half an hour going through every chapters including your notes and even scrolling through the comments section just to find it, although I must admit I’m still subconsciously looking for it 🥲
Thats okay, maybe someone will spot it, one day xd
Is it the number of words in the title? it is always compose of seven words
oms its been a year💀
Happy Halloween 🎃 Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️
Have to admit I’m waiting for a smarty-pants to figure out the Easter egg! Hahahaha!
Thank You for the new chapter ♡(˃͈ દ ˂͈ ༶ )
thank you for the chapter!
Hahahaha so sour!!! Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
jack of all trades for papa Luo indeed 😂😭 single dad who works too hard. Kids to raise too
LMFAO HES SOOOOO SOURRRR
Thank you sm for translating! ❤️❤️
Our guy’s overflowing with his vinegar smell
Eiiii…
One time he say ‘my man’ I thought I might read it wrongly…..
haha, ren jian is definitely eating a lot of vinegar.