The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 68

Chapter 68

The moment the word VICTORY popped up, Xu Ziyan was still immersed in the tense and thrilling atmosphere of the match. He hadn’t reacted yet, and Yuan Shaofeng’s cheers in the headset seemed so unreal.

It wasn’t until someone wrapped an arm around his shoulders from behind and removed his headset that Xie Wei’s smiling voice came from beside his ear: “Yan Yan, time to get up and shake hands.”

Xu Ziyan then woke up as if from a dream and stood up in a trance.

Xie Wei walked in front, and he followed behind him. When they reached Mumu, Mumu looked at the two of them with surprise, then smiled knowingly. “Getting along really well, huh?”

At first, Xu Ziyan didn’t understand why he said that. It was only when he looked down that he realized: since the moment he stood up, Xie Wei had been holding his hand the entire time.

A whole row of flashes and cameras nearby were staring intently at the situation here. He hurriedly broke free, and Xie Wei didn’t force it, letting go smoothly.

Anyway, what needed to be photographed had already been photographed.

In the TWG lounge, Jiang Yuxin hadn’t had time to be happy about the trophy in hand before he was almost knocked out by the scene of the two holding hands on the TV screen.

Seeing Xu Ziyan let go in a panic, Shen Xiao shook his head and commented sharply, “Closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.”

It was indeed too little, too late. At this moment, the TWG Super Topic on Weibo had already exploded.

Still on stage, Xu Ziyan didn’t know this. He had finally calmed down and shook hands with the YNG members one by one.

Qu Qingyue smiled and congratulated him on winning the championship, while Bai Ke, who had been targeted by him for a whole game, gritted his teeth and whispered, “Just you wait.”

Then, all the YNG members left the stage. Shen Xiao and Yu Guangzhou walked out of the lounge. All the members of TWG’s first team and the coach lifted the championship trophy together, bathing in the confetti and glory that belonged solely to the champions.

Amidst the dazzling light, Xu Ziyan turned his head slightly.

Xie Wei had the TWG team jacket draped over his shoulders. His brow was relaxed, his smile faint and lazy. Golden confetti fell on the top of his head, glowing softly under the spotlights.

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This was the Xie Wei he had seen thousands of times on screens and in dreams.

And now, he was standing right by his side.

Perhaps the obsession was too deep. Now that it had really happened, now that he really had it, it still didn’t feel real enough.

The camera directly in front was ready to take a group photo of them. The host smiled and asked them to look at the lens.

Xu Ziyan hurriedly withdrew his gaze and looked forward.

After the lengthy interviews, the TWG members returned to the nanny van. This time, the celebration banquet was unavoidable, and everyone chose to attend.

Xu Ziyan only found out after leaving the stage that the photo of Xie Wei holding his hand had already leaked online. Coupled with the lingering waves from the previous interview, almost everyone was certain that the lover Xie Wei mentioned was him.

He was a bit panicked and quietly asked Xie Wei what to do, but was blocked by the man’s airy reply: “Isn’t it the truth?”

Shen Xiao was happily watching the drama on Weibo. Hearing that the celebration banquet was set at Huating, he casually mentioned, “Speaking of which, wasn’t the celebration banquet for last season’s championship also at Huating? Back then, there seemed to be a blind Omega who wanted to hook up with Captain Xie and brought him a spiked drink, hahahaha…”

After laughing, he suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly turned back to explain to Xu Ziyan, “Of course, Captain Xie didn’t fall for his trap at all. He went straight back to the dorms. That Omega was kicked out of the team later too.”

Xu Ziyan: “…I know.”

Whether Xie Wei fell for that Omega’s trap that day, probably no one knew better than him.

After all, the person who fooled around with Xie Wei all night that night was him.

Xie Wei obviously thought of this too. Not only was he not angry, but there was also a playful smile on his lips.

“Aiyooo!” Jiang Yuxin had been on the phone in the front of the nanny van for ages, arguing back and forth. Finally, he hung up the phone and said to Xu Ziyan and Xie Wei in a ‘smashing a broken jar’ manner: “Forget it! You two might as well just go public!”

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Xu Ziyan was stunned. “Public?”

Xie Wei said, “Sure.”

Seeing him answer so crisply, Jiang Yuxin got even angrier. “Did you expect this long ago? Is that why you leaked it during the interview? I should have thought of this earlier!”

If there was even a slight possibility of arguing against it, he wouldn’t let this news really get out. The difference between a player with a partner and a single player regarding the fans they could attract and their spending power was simply not on the same level.

Although it sounded very ‘idol culture,’ a large part of a team’s income did indeed come from these sources.

Xie Wei was fine; he had been playing for so many years, and his fan base had long been stable.

The key was Xu Ziyan. He was still a new player, still in the process of attracting fans, and now he was bound to Xie Wei…

Jiang Yuxin felt as if he could see piles of shining silver flowing away before his eyes.

Xie Wei smiled noncommittally and said, “I’ll have to trouble Manager Jiang with the PR then.”

Xu Ziyan looked hesitant. He wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn’t speak.

The nanny van drove all the way to Huating, and everyone got off noisily. Xu Ziyan didn’t rush to follow but lagged a step behind, using a phone call as an excuse.

When there was finally no one around, he sighed lightly and dialed a number.

“Hello?” Xu Ziyan leaned against the wall, looking down at his shoes. “Mom, it’s me… Do you have time these few days? I want to bring someone home… Yeah, it’s my partner…”

On the other end of the phone, there was still the noisy sound of mahjong tiles shuffling. Mother Xu seemed a bit surprised, even stuttering as she spoke, “Ah, ah, okay, okay. When… when are you coming back? I’ll prepare in advance. Are you bringing them to the house?”

Xu Ziyan said, “I’ll tell you in advance when the time comes.”

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Mother Xu agreed repeatedly.

Xu Ziyan then dialed Father Xu’s number and received the same response.

Clearly, both were very surprised. Unless they contacted him first, Xu Ziyan absolutely wouldn’t call them over the years, especially for something like this.

Hanging up the phone, Xu Ziyan squatted down and buried his face in his knees, as if these two short exchanges had exhausted all his mental energy.

At this moment, footsteps approached him from behind, going from far to near.

Xu Ziyan was startled. He looked up, meeting Xie Wei’s gentle gaze.

The man didn’t say a word. He reached out, pulled him up from the ground, and then hugged him tightly.

“I heard it.” Xie Wei kissed the earlobe of the young man in his arms. “Finally want to take me to meet the parents? Willing to give me a title?”

Somehow, hearing his voice, the heavy emotion pressing on his heart suddenly vanished without a trace. Xu Ziyan curved his lips. “I was always willing.”

Xie Wei held him, fell silent for a while, then suddenly said, “I have a proposal.”

Xu Ziyan asked, “What?”

“Why don’t we sneak away first?” Xie Wei suddenly lowered his voice, sounding bewitching. “Upstairs of Huating is a hotel owned by my family. The floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor offer a view of the entire city’s nightscape. Yan Yan, do you want to see it?”

He knew perfectly well that going with him was definitely not for the night view.

But Xu Ziyan was still charmed. Suppressing his shyness, he nodded, his ears already completely red.

After the match, the season came to a temporary end. According to convention, the team gave a week off for the players to relax properly.

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Xu Ziyan took this opportunity to bring Xie Wei back to City B.

Getting off the highway and turning through several streets, familiar yet strange scenery unfolded before Xu Ziyan’s eyes.

People all have roots. Even after leaving for a long time, returning to one’s hometown still brought an uncontrollable sense of belonging.

And this time, he wasn’t alone. He had his most beloved partner by his side.

Xu Ziyan got excited and introduced everything to Xie Wei one by one. “There, that’s the school I used to attend. My grades were actually pretty good back then, but I was always late. Every day I battled wits and courage with the P.E. teacher catching people at the school gate. Later, to catch me, they even added two more people squatting by the wall to guard it, afraid I would secretly climb over.”

These were things Xie Wei didn’t know about Xu Ziyan’s past. He asked with interest, “So did you get away?”

“Of course!” Xu Ziyan said very proudly. “Actually, there was a back door behind the school tied with wire. I cut that wire and bought a new one to wrap around it. You couldn’t tell at all usually. Every time I went in, I just untied that new wire. It was very convenient.”

After speaking, he sighed again. “But later I was discovered anyway.”

“That internet cafe, I used to go there often. The boss lady is especially beautiful. I always thought she was in her twenties, but later I found out her son was in the same grade as me…”

“This fried chicken shop…”

It had been too long since Xu Ziyan talked to anyone about his past. Not only because he had been alone in a foreign place all these years, but also because the memories of those years didn’t contain many good things worth mentioning.

Some dark and painful pasts were unspeakable to anyone, and there was no need to bring them up again.

The car passed another school. It was just time for school to let out. Students walked out noisily, and the roadside was full of vehicles picking up children, causing some traffic congestion.

Xu Ziyan looked at the school and paused for a long time.

Xie Wei turned his head. “What’s wrong?”

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“No, nothing.” Xu Ziyan smiled. “It’s just that I used to skip class to go online all the time back then. Thinking about it now, I feel quite sorry for the teachers.”

He spoke simply, but the truth was far more than that.

At that time, Father Xu and Mother Xu each had their own families and other children, and both treated him as a burden. For a long time, Xu Ziyan made do by living in other relatives’ homes. Living here today, there tomorrow, unable to return to his own home.

It was fine at first; relatives saw he was pitiful and would take him in.

But as time went on, gossip and dissatisfaction increased.

Xu Ziyan didn’t want to be an extra person in other people’s homes anymore. He had no money, so he could only spend the night in internet cafes. He lived in a muddle every day, began to let his studies rot, and simply gave up on everything, spending all day in internet cafes playing Resist.

The anxiety and torture brought by spending every day aimlessly were more painful than being exhausted from hard work.

At that time, Xu Ziyan almost didn’t know what else he could do, or if he still had a future.

He only felt that he was stepping in a quagmire. Whether he struggled or not, he would be swallowed, so he might as well not struggle.

During that time, the only thing supporting him through it was Xie Wei.

Looking back, he didn’t have much hatred for his parents, nor did he blame them. Blame and hate only arise when there is expectation and love, but apart from blood ties, Xu Ziyan had no feelings for them anymore.

But whenever he recalled that time, he would be even more grateful and yearn even more for that light that guided him out of the quagmire.