Chapter Fourteen

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Ning Nanzhou recalled Xiao Qiao’s gaming ID and immediately understood the whole story.

It wasn’t like he was the one insulting people; who would call trying out with different AD players being forced to meet different random men? And if you don’t cooperate well, you’d get scolded! Even a saint would have to say something about that.

“That troll is also a streamer, always spouting nonsense in the livestream!” Xiao Qiao didn’t notice his odd reaction. “Sis-in-law, you probably haven’t seen people like this. The streaming world has all kinds of folks; you’d be shocked if you saw it.”

South himself: “...”

“He’s not very skilled and still beat you?” Yu Jin’an smiled slyly. “You didn’t lose the 1v1 and then lash out in shame by falsely accusing him, did you?”

Xiao Qiao immediately pulled out his phone. “Me falsely accuse him? Look at the records—I only slightly suspected him of cheating, and he called me ‘look for your dad around the world!’”

Before Yu Jin’an could agree, Chi Yu calmly read out his ID: “When will the captain retire?”

How could he have forgotten that!!!

Xiao Qiao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. The captain was ruthless with punishments; going back would definitely be a nightmare!

Ning Nanzhou, unaware of Xiao Qiao’s anxiety, simply thought that not getting angry even when scolded for retiring meant his idol had an incredibly good temper.

“Told you you talk too much,” Yu Jin’an mockingly said without mercy. “Sis-in-law, let me introduce myself. I’m Yu Jin’an, the team’s mid-laner. Just call me Old Yu.”

He pointed to the bespectacled middle-aged man beside him. “This is our team manager, Old Song.”

The silver-haired young man obediently greeted, “Hello, Brother Yu, hello, Brother Song.”

Both of them mentally sighed—so well-behaved.

Song Mingjie took the opportunity to speak. “I heard you study molecular biology at Hu University?”

“Wow! That’s an impressive major!” Yu Jin’an exclaimed. “I never got above thirty in high school biology.”

Xiao Qiao sarcastically muttered, “Did you even finish high school? I recall you dropped out in middle school to play games in Guangzhou and had a complicated romance with Eve.”

“That’s called team friendship,” Yu Jin’an patted Xiao Qiao on the head.

Ning Nanzhou felt like he’d stumbled onto a juicy story, but kept a calm expression. “Yes, molecular diagnostics and biosensors.”

Song Mingjie had intended to compliment whatever the young man said, but fell silent at the answer.

Diagnostics and sensors?

He, being a sports student with a bachelor’s degree that was considered quite high in their circle, still felt a headache when it came to science.

He laughed it off. “Sounds like a great major. Our club values diverse talents. Would you be interested in a part-time position with us?”

“That might not be appropriate,” Ning Nanzhou hesitated, worried it might affect Chi Yu.

“The club basically lost one person already,” Song Mingjie noticed his concern. “Some tasks are sensitive and best entrusted to someone trustworthy.”

Recently, Ning Nanzhou’s pockets were tight due to buying a lot of merchandise.

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He glanced at Chi Yu beside him, who looked encouraging.

On impulse, he agreed.

Song Mingjie breathed a subtle sigh of relief and stood up. “What seafood do you want? I’ll get it from the buffet.”

“Australian lobster! Tuna! Red king crab!” Xiao Qiao was the first to speak.

The captain was treating dinner tonight. Since it was a lost cause anyway, he planned to eat his fill!

“Is there seafood porridge? If not, just get me a slice of cake,” Yu Jin’an said.

Chi Yu asked the white-haired youth beside him, “What do you want? I’ll get it for you.”

Ah...

Chi Yu helping him get food was truly overwhelming.

The white-haired young man answered simply, “Just ice cream, please.”

Song Mingjie went to the buffet to choose dishes, then quietly asked Chi Yu, who was rolling the ice cream scoop, “Did you handle what I asked? Why not just give Zhang a deputy card?”

Chi Yu thought of the youth who insisted on returning gifts even when working part-time. “To protect the kid’s pride.”

“Eighteen or nineteen years old, huh?” Song Mingjie understood immediately. “Then you don’t need to pay yourself. Does our club lack money for that?”

If not for Chi Yu, FKW would have fallen apart after the S7 defeat.

Chi Yu put his future on the line by signing a five-year contract, holding the team together. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to bow to him for raising the kid.

The young man with long black hair thought of the too-thin youth. “A husband should take care of his own wife.”

Song Mingjie, knowing they’d only known each other a short time, teased, “So devoted to your wife.”

“Isn’t that what I should do?” Chi Yu replied.

Song Mingjie was worried for the kid.

He forgot Chi Yu was a perfectionist who did everything to the best of his ability, including marriage. When he was gentle, he was truly gentle; how could a kid resist at that age?

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Ning Nanzhou, unaware of Song Mingjie’s worry, sat in the private room enjoying the League’s gossip.

Today wasn’t a wasted trip. Xiao Qiao really knew a lot of juicy tidbits—from the KNT boss having an illegitimate child, to the GZ mid and jungle fighting backstage, from VF mid-lane conflicts to Cat being marginalized by the captain.

Several times he wanted to look up and ask if it was true, but thinking of his own persona, he calmly sipped his water.

“These are small potatoes,” Yu Jin’an said. “I heard the veteran players have a group chat where they know many ancient secrets. The captain is in that group.”

So when Chi Yu returned, Yu Jin’an’s gaze was fixed tightly on Chi Yu’s phone.

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Chi Yu thought he was looking at the ice cream in his hand and fed him a spoonful.

It was sea salt cheese-flavored ice cream.

He liked the taste, licked the spoon clean, and the other naturally wiped the cream from his lips.

Song Mingjie put the seafood into the matsutake mushroom hotpot, then raised his glass. “I don’t know when the wedding will be, but I’ll toast here first—congratulations to Chi Yu and Nanzhou on their marriage.”

Everyone else raised their glasses. Ning Nanzhou hurriedly lifted his, but his cup was already empty.

Xiao Qiao handed him a fresh cup, and after clinking glasses with everyone, he drank it all.

Afterward, he felt a bit strange. Xiao Qiao suddenly leaned close, sniffed the cup, and trembled, “This… this tastes like baijiu!”

Xiao Qiao smelled strong alcohol and knew this time he was truly done for.

He couldn’t handle even one cup of baijiu, let alone his sister-in-law.

Ning Nanzhou looked at the cup in his hand. A cup of baijiu?

But he felt nothing at all…

Was the restaurant selling fake liquor?

The four people in the private room looked at him with concern. With tension mounting, he had to act.

He slowly put down the cup, then collapsed onto the table, mumbling unconsciously.

“Xiao Qiao, honestly!” Song Mingjie scolded. “Usually you’re careless enough, but to hand out baijiu as water? Alcohol poisoning can be fatal!”

Ning Nanzhou closed his eyes and said, “I’m fine.”

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao felt even more guilty. His sister-in-law losing consciousness and still speaking up for him.

He cursed himself, “I’m not human! Captain, you can scold me.”

“Get some hangover medicine and bring it to the car,” Chi Yu said. “I’ll take your sister-in-law home.”

The next moment, his body was suspended in the air, tightly embraced by Chi Yu.

Closing his eyes intensified the sense of weightlessness. Instinctively, he hooked around Chi Yu’s neck and pressed close.

Chi Yu’s body was cool, like the temperature of a reptile. He unconsciously curled up, his lips brushing against Chi Yu’s skin.

The other seemed to stiffen for a moment, then held him even tighter.