The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 40

Chapter 40

Hearing this sentence, Xu Ziyan subconsciously felt he shouldn’t pry too much into other people’s family affairs, but he really couldn’t withstand the mountain of doubts piling up in his heart. He said, “…What is it?”

Bai Ke glanced calmly outside the terrace. After confirming no one was around, he lowered his voice and told the story of Father Xie and Mother Xie.

Because the matter regarding Father Xie and the Omega was kept dead secret, almost no one knew. It was just that Mother Bai and Mother Xie were close, like sisters. That day when Mother Xie came to the Bai family to pour out the bitterness in her heart, Bai Ke happened to hear a little bit outside the door.

The more Xu Ziyan listened, the paler his face became.

He immediately understood the key connection and smiled bitterly: No wonder Xie Wei had that attitude toward me. Back then, Father Xie failed to resist the temptation of pheromones, causing a harmonious family to fall apart.

Looking back at the two markings between him and Xie Wei, neither was without the influence of pheromones during heat. Even their acquaintance was due to an accident caused by pheromones.

Xie Wei already had a barrier in his heart, yet he came to his side in the most inappropriate way.

Was the reply before also just because…

“Well, anyway, that’s how it is.” Bai Ke shrugged. Seeing Xu Ziyan’s dark face and depressed look, he smiled and comforted him, “No matter what Captain Xie thinks, you are in a legitimate dating relationship now. Why think so much? You finally took down this iceberg; enjoy it first.”

Xu Ziyan sighed. “I’m afraid he’s with me only because of responsibility and going with the flow.”

The companionship after the marking back then was responsibility; what about the dating now?

Bai Ke laughed. “Ice, let me ask you a question: Do you think Captain Xie is the kind of person who would hang out with someone every day and treat them specially just because of so-called responsibility?”

Xu Ziyan was stunned.

Bai Ke said, “Forgive my bluntness, but with Captain Xie’s personality, even if you successfully got a temporary mark in the beginning, after he helped you join the team later, you two would have been square. Even if you leaned in, there is a high probability Captain Xie wouldn’t even give you a glance.”

Xu Ziyan’s expression shifted slightly. What Bai Ke said was indeed true. In the beginning, although Xie Wei’s attitude contained apology and compensation, the intention to draw a clear line was also very obvious.

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But later, the subtle care, the bias in opportunities and resources, the uninterrupted daily comfort and company—these slowly blurred the line between the two.

Bai Ke stared with great interest at the changing expression of the young Omega in front of him. He was clearly very happy to participate in discussing his friend’s relationship problems, especially since the object was that impervious Xie Wei; it was simply too interesting.

Xu Ziyan thought for a while, then suddenly stood up. “I want to go back to the base.”

Bai Ke said unsurprised, “Be safe on the road.” He paused, then added, “If you are really conflicted, why not just go ask Captain Xie himself? He is dating you; he won’t be stingy about answering a few small questions.”

Xu Ziyan nodded at him and smiled gratefully.

Returning to the private room, Xu Ziyan grabbed his jacket and phone, said a few simple words to the people at the table, and left like the wind.

Seeing his hurried departure, Shen Xiao couldn’t help muttering, “What’s wrong? Leaving so suddenly.”

Bai Ke entered the room a step later. Hearing this, he laughed. “People have urgent matters; why ask so much.”

Seeing him return, Yuan Shaofeng asked curiously, “KK, did you meet Ice outside just now?”

Bai Ke shrugged. “We just went out at the same time and happened to come back at the same time.”

Seeing he didn’t seem to want to answer, Yuan Shaofeng didn’t pursue it. When Bai Ke sat back in the seat next to him, he whispered, “I just heard God Xiao say you are transferring to YNG for the playoffs… is it true?”

Bai Ke cursed Shen Xiao in his heart for having a big mouth, but his face remained calm, smiling like a spring breeze. “It’s true. Alright, let’s not talk about that. Eat and drink; there’s still plenty to play tonight…”

As the end of the year approached and it coincided with the off-season, most of the staff in the TWG base had already gone home for the New Year holidays. It was empty right now, with only the lights of the dormitory building next door shining warm yellow in the dark night.

Xu Ziyan looked up from downstairs. Seeing the lights on the First String training room floor were off, he knew Xie Wei should be in the dormitory, so he didn’t linger and went directly back to the First String villa.

Unexpectedly, downstairs, he happened to meet Xie Wei coming out to get takeout.

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The man was wearing a white shirt with a khaki knitted cardigan draped loosely over it. The milk tea and crayfish in his hands were still steaming.

The mental draft Xu Ziyan had prepared all the way here vanished into thin air the moment he saw Xie Wei.

Seeing him stand there dazed and unmoving for a long time, Xie Wei spoke up. “What are you staring at foolishly? Come in.”

Xu Ziyan followed Xie Wei inside as told. He looked at the things Xie Wei was carrying and probed, “Captain, haven’t you eaten dinner yet?”

It was clearly very late.

Xie Wei said, “This was bought for you. You went out today and didn’t eat much, right?”

Xu Ziyan was stunned. “How did you…”

He had been harboring heavy thoughts these past two days, and today he went to the venue mainly to find Bai Ke, so he hadn’t put any mind into eating, drinking, or having fun.

Coming back now and smelling the aroma of food, he actually felt a bit hungry.

Xie Wei lowered his head to change shoes and carried the things to the dining table. “Coach Lu said so. He saw you were absent-minded and didn’t eat anything, thinking we had a fight. After you left, he specifically gave me a call.”

Then, he ordered milk tea and takeout, timing it just right to arrive when Xu Ziyan returned.

Xu Ziyan felt a bit awkward hearing this: Was I that obvious? Even Coach Lu saw it.

He sighed lightly and walked to the dining table to sit down.

This place made crayfish quite well; they were large, with full roe and meat, each one soaked in broth, spicy with a hint of sweetness. Xu Ziyan was a bit embarrassed to eat alone at first, but later got into it and cleared the whole box of crayfish in no time.

The milk tea had very low sweetness, perfect for cutting the richness.

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Xie Wei silently accompanied him from the side while reading files on his tablet. Seeing him finish, just as he wanted to stand up and help clean, Xu Ziyan hurriedly stopped him.

“No no no,” Xu Ziyan said. “Captain, you go up first. I’ll clean…”

After saying it, he felt the words were quite ambiguous. What did “go up first” mean? Didn’t the implication mean he would also go up in a while?

Xie Wei obviously thought of this layer too and smiled. “Okay, then I’ll wait for you in the room.”

Xu Ziyan lowered his head, feeling like he could emit steam.

Two people in a dating relationship with a marking connection, staying in the same room—one could figure out what would happen even thinking with their toes.

After Xie Wei went upstairs, Xu Ziyan quickly cleaned the dining table, threw the trash outside the door, and rushed back to his room to take a hot shower.

While showering, he hesitated and used the new body wash. This body wash was given to him by Qu Qingyue before she left. It was new and unopened, said to be strawberry scented, matching his pheromone scent quite well.

Walking out of the bathroom, Xu Ziyan did multiple rounds of mental preparation, then wearing pajamas, knocked on Xie Wei’s door with a blushing face.

Bai Ke was right. Don’t think so much about things that can’t be changed; enjoying the present is the truth.

Soon, the door opened. Xie Wei looked like he had also just finished showering; the tips of his hair were still a bit wet. The impeccable distance he usually maintained dissipated completely. His narrow, long eyes squinted slightly, appearing somewhat lazy.

A drop of water slid down his slender neck, flowing over a beautifully shaped collarbone. Through the thin shirt, the shape of his pectoral muscles could be faintly seen.

Xu Ziyan’s throat tightened.

This was his Alpha. This title was no longer due to others’ misunderstandings, but rightful and official.

The dormitory building was very quiet; others were still out having fun. Only the two of them were alone.

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Xie Wei no longer deliberately suppressed his pheromones; a faint lemon mint scent permeated the surroundings.

Xu Ziyan swallowed, moved his stiff steps, and walked slowly into Xie Wei’s room like a little lamb walking into a wolf’s den.

As soon as he entered the room and the door closed, Xu Ziyan was immediately embraced from behind.

The Alpha’s breath hit the back of his neck hotly: “…Did you change your body wash?”

Xu Ziyan nervously gripped the wrist across his waist and nodded.

Then, he heard Xie Wei chuckle low.

It was his first time being held by Xie Wei while sober. Every movement of the Alpha was so clear, full of possessiveness, making him tremble yet unable to stop himself from submitting.

Xu Ziyan never knew Xie Wei actually had such a side.

This was a Xie Wei that belonged solely to him.

He closed his eyes.

Xie Wei put him back on the bed, tucked in the quilt, and smiled. “Need me to bring your computer over? Or rest now? I still have to work for a while; I’m afraid you’ll be bored.”

Xu Ziyan blinked and shook his head. “No need.”

Xie Wei didn’t speak again.

The room fell into silence, with only the occasional sound of keyboard typing, which was also deliberately kept very light.

Xu Ziyan turned over and looked at Xie Wei working under the lamp.

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The young, handsome Alpha lowered his eyes, the screen’s light reflecting in them. His expression was focused, yet his brows and eyes revealed laziness and casualness. At this moment, his clothes were loose, and the exposed neck still bore kiss marks and teeth marks.

Xu Ziyan suddenly remembered years ago, the first time he saw Xie Wei in a video. The screen was full of screaming bullet comments. At that time, he felt like he was in a huge plaza. Below the stage was darkness, crowded with people, screams endless, while on the stage, radiant light shone on only one slender figure standing there.

Like countless fans, he looked up in admiration, his heart full of adoration.

Later, Xu Ziyan honed his skills day and night, finally climbing the ranks, and for the first time, queued into the same ranked match as Xie Wei’s account.

He had forgotten the win or loss of that ranked match, remembering only that after playing, his palms were full of sweat from nervousness.

On the first day he got on the ladder leaderboard, Xu Ziyan received stream invitations for the first time, and youth training invitations from other teams.

He rejected them all, then suddenly realized he could walk the path of esports, and then… truly stand by Xie Wei’s side.

Now, Xie Wei sat just a few meters away from him, his body still bearing the marks he left during the excitement just now.

A sudden surge of emotion rushed through Xu Ziyan’s chest. He couldn’t hold it back anymore, propped himself up, and called out softly, “…Captain.”

Xie Wei’s gaze moved away from the file in his hand and looked over with slight confusion.

Full of shyness and unease, Xu Ziyan probed, “Do you like me?”