Chapter 58
Dad or not, Shen Yanjin had actually forgotten about this matter. If it were before, he would definitely have remembered this until Shi Feng was buried, but it was different now. Now, waking up every morning to see Duan Mingyue’s sleeping face beside him, he felt he could forgive all the idiots in the world on the spot.
Shi Feng didn’t know about Shen Yanjin’s change. He still treated him as a grudge-holding master who could remember a one-yuan debt for two years. Plus, back at the headquarters, if not for Shen Yanjin stopping him, he almost got into a fight with someone, so he felt even more guilty.
Willing to bet, willing to admit defeatāisn’t it just calling him Dad? He called it!
His momentum was magnificent.
And this “Dad” indeed stunned countless haters. Due to the freshly released draw results, a large portion of those flocking over were TWG fans.
Originally wanting to mock the rival team, they stumbled upon the scene of their own Jungler calling someone Dad. Immediate confusion ensued.
This wasn’t enough. Not long after, Yue Fengling also arrived, coolly adding a sentence under Shi Feng’s “Dad”: “Career and son both obtained. Quite good. Congratulations @Sliver on the double harvest.”
Thus, the wind direction, which should have been dark clouds and a storm of blood, turned abruptly. Everyone clicking into this Weibo post started enthusiastically discussing “Is Sliver really Shi Feng’s dad?” and “What exactly did Sliver bet with Shi Feng?”. Those cursing became the minority instead.
Seeing this comment, Shen Yanjin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but his heart also felt warm. He didn’t have much popularity; his only two friends were Yue Fengling and Shi Feng. Now Shi Feng posting this Weibo, “willing to bet willing to admit defeat” was superficial; helping Shen Yanjin control the comments was the truth.
And Yue Fengling, who was just watching him pretend to be a cool master expressionlessly at the draw ceremony, turned around and ran over to joke about Shi Feng, using his own traffic to further help Shen Yanjin control the comments.
With their efforts, this Weibo post actually became the one with the mildest reception regarding Sliver recently.
Shen Yanjin sent a “thank you” to each of them privately, then switched to his main account to repost and comment.
Just as he sent it, Weibo popped up a notification: Your special follow @KW-RedMoon has posted a new update just now.
Shen Yanjin’s eyes widened slightly.
[@KW-RedMoon: Welcome, my little Support. // @Sliver: Thank you, I will work hard not to disappoint everyone’s trust. // @KW_Esports_Club: Welcome @Sliver to join KW Team, let us look forward to Sliver’s performance in the new season~]
Kai was still eating melon (gossiping/watching drama), fishing in troubled waters in the official blog’s comment section, when he heard a hurried “I’m going out for a bit” from the headset. Before he could react, he heard footsteps; Sliver had already pushed open the training room door and walked out quickly.
Shen Yanjin didn’t feel safe anywhere, so he ran all the way back to the dorm before calling Duan Mingyue.
Duan Mingyue picked up after a while. The background noise on his end was a bit loud. He whispered “Wait a moment” to Shen Yanjin, then seemed to walk to a quiet place. “Hello?”
“You… are you still busy?”
“No.” When Duan Mingyue posted on Weibo, he anticipated his little boyfriend would call. He smiled. “The draw is about done. There’s an interview left; I declined it and let them go.”
Shen Yanjin sat on the edge of the bed, hesitating for a while. “Brother.”
Hearing this address, Duan Mingyue knew he was alone now. His voice unconsciously softened. “En?”
“That Weibo of yours, isn’t it a bit too obvious?” Being called “my little Support” in public by Duan Mingyue, Shen Yanjin was happy, but mostly terrified of being discovered. “Maybe delete it? What if people find out?”
Duan Mingyue said, “Scared?”
Shen Yanjin pursed his lips tight.
Of course he was scared; how could he not be?
Opposition from loved ones, societal pressure, rolls of eyes from people around, vicious words like sharp blades chopping over one by oneāhow many people could withstand these and hold on to so-called love?
Shen Yanjin had experienced it personally, knowing how unbearable it would be. Once bitten by a snake, ten years shy of a rope. Just like now, Duan Mingyue only played a little ambiguous with him, and it made his heart jump in fear, extremely uneasy.
He wasn’t a greedy person. Being able to reach this step, he was already content.
After a long while, Shen Yanjin pursed his lips and admitted it.
He admitted his cowardice.
However, Duan Mingyue didn’t get angry as he expected. Instead, he laughed. “Scared now? Then what about when we go public later? Are you just not going to see people?”
Shen Yanjin was stunned. “Go public?”
“En,” Duan Mingyue’s tone sounded like he was talking about something perfectly natural. “Otherwise? You don’t want me to be an underground boyfriend for life, do you?”
Shen Yanjin asked somewhat incredulously, “You are willing to go public with me?”
Duan Mingyue was somewhat helpless. “It’s not about whether I’m willing, it’s whether you are willing. If you are willing, I can post on Weibo and WeChat Moments right now.”
“I…” Shen Yanjin said, “But…”
Duan Mingyue said calmly, “No buts. From the moment I confessed to you, I never thought about hiding this relationship. Going public, coming out, meeting parentsāthese are all matters of time. If you are scared, I give you the chance to back out.”
“Back out.” Duan Mingyue used a gentle term, but in reality, it meant break up.
Break up.
When these two words appeared, a trace of blankness appeared on Shen Yanjin’s face.
He thought he wasn’t greedy, thought he could leave gracefully at any time. Even if one day Duan Mingyue didn’t like him anymore, he could wave his hand and leave decently.
But Shen Yanjin still overestimated his heart and underestimated his liking for Duan Mingyue.
His hand resting on the bed edge suddenly gripped the sheets tight. In an instant, all worries were gone. Only Duan Mingyue remained, asking him: Are you scared? If scared, go. I won’t stop you.
Shen Yanjin blurted out almost without thinking, “Impossible!”
Decisive and firm.
Duan Mingyue laughed. “Then go public?”
Shen Yanjin paused, his voice weakening again. “Now? …Now won’t do. At least wait until I have results…”
He wasn’t even a starter now; having no results, it would only put Duan Mingyue in an unrighteous position of not separating public and private matters.
Duan Mingyue said gently, “Okay, I’ll wait for you.”
Shen Yanjin left in a hurry and came back like a gust of wind.
He put on his headset. “Sorry for the wait.”
“Only ten minutes, it’s fine.” Kai also sat up straight. He saw Duan Mingyue’s Weibo post tooāan indescribable ambiguous scent. What “mine,” what “little Support,” simply making his teeth ache!
At the same time, the previous guess surfaced again, its credibility increasing significantly.
Could it be…
UOOW and Lu Yuan neither won, and in the end, a man won?
Captain actually likes men!
And looking at Sliver, he doesn’t seem unwilling.
Kai shook his head, lamenting “your circle is really messy” for a while, then threw himself back into eating new melons. “Sliver, you and Shi Feng are close?”
Shen Yanjin paused. “Relationship is okay.”
Kai thought, he called you Dad, probably more than just okay, operating on the computer to re-team with Shen Yanjin while probing verbally, “I’m queuing, ha. Sigh, Aiai used to duo queue with me often. Now I don’t know what happened; he won’t come no matter how I call. Ask him and he won’t say. I just wanted to see if you knew anything…”
Even though he knew it was a hook, Shen Yanjin couldn’t help biting the bait. “You and Aiai are close?”
Kai pretended. “Relationship is okay.”
Game matched. Shen Yanjin picked the Support position. “…I heard Aiai doesn’t adapt well to the new version. TWG is also looking for new Support.”
Kai’s eyes lit up. He deduced, “But Shi Feng isn’t willing to separate from Aiai, so he’s absent from training consecutively to protest?”
“No, it was he who proposed replacing Aiai.”
Kai’s pupils quaked instantly. “Holy crap? Holy crap? Seriously??”
Although speaking roughly, this was normal personnel rotationāweren’t they, KW, also replacing old with new?
But Shi Feng and Aiai’s relationship was far more complex than this. When Shi Feng first entered the industry, he was young and unruly; it was Aiai who kept him by his side and personally disciplined him into growing up. And Shi Feng indeed didn’t let down Aiai’s meticulous care over these years, growing all the way into a Jungler capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Duan Mingyue. TWG’s results also got better and better.
So, rather than saying Shi Feng and Aiai were a Jungle-Support pair, it was better to say they were more like master and apprentice.
And now, the apprentice wanted to kick the master away?
Shen Yanjin understood his shock very well but still spoke up to defend Shi Feng. “Shi Feng’s brain can’t hold that many worldly sophistries. In his eyes, this kind of thing is black or white, very normal. Aiai should also know clearly. Before long, they should reconcile.”
Kai held it in and held it in. If he didn’t say this, his heart would feel terrible. Thinking about the young man’s relationship with his captain, he felt Shen Yanjin wouldn’t spread rumors about Shi Feng everywhere, so he sighed and spoke the words out. “But… Aiai likes Shi Feng ah.”
“………………”
Shen Yanjin said, “What did you say?”
“Sigh.” Kai knew he heard it clearly. Sighing againāanyone who encountered this couldn’t help but say it. “Don’t leak it to Shi Feng. Outsiders absolutely cannot get involved in this kind of thing.”
“No,” Shen Yanjin was even more shocked. “Shi Feng also likes Aiai?”
Shi Feng liking Song Aiyuāthis was something Shen Yanjin learned without wanting to know.
That day he was discovered by the team regarding his sexual orientation. Pretending to be strong on the surface, in reality that night on the balcony, he really needed someone to talk to. The heartless Shi Feng became the best candidate.
Shen Yanjin leaned on the railing, feeling a sense of loss. “Shi Feng, actually I like men…”
Shi Feng never played by the cards. Hearing it, he said very nonchalantly, “Oh, I also like Brother Song. Any problem?”
Shen Yanjin originally wanted to pour out his secret, but ended up knowing someone else’s secret. He even confirmed itāShi Feng was indeed talking about romantic love. Instantly, he imagined a grand drama of sadistic love and secret crushes between teammates.
Shi Feng, however, really didn’t treat it as a big deal.
Just as Shen Yanjin said, to him, the world didn’t have so many twists and turns. Many things were black or white. I like you didn’t mean allowing personal feelings to mix with official business. If you can’t handle this version, then let someone who can handle it come. Likes, admiration, master-disciple feelingsānone could become excuses.
Hearing Shen Yanjin’s words, the shock in Kai’s heart went up another level.
The two faced each other in shock for a while. The voice channel was silent for a moment.
Kai locked in his character and lamented, “Fate, wonderful beyond words.”
Shen Yanjin said, “Indeed.”
Kai felt quite happy seeing him respond. He had always been someone who couldn’t keep his mouth idle. But look at these people in the team! Tans, a dull gourd who couldn’t fart out a word even if hit with a stick three times. Song Yuan, don’t look at him smiling all day; talking to him was worse than talking to a mirror for yourself to hear! Forget Lu Yuan; she looked down on him… Duan Mingyue needed no mention; no chance.
So if Kai wanted to talk, he could basically only find Mi Yonghui. But Mi Yonghui was too busy recently. Wanted to go to the stream chat to chat, but the recent rhythm storm prevented streaming.
So now that Kai met someone willing to listen to his nonsense, his favorability simply shot up. He looked at Shen Yanjin with a feeling of hitting it off instantly.
Amidst such one-sided “hitting it off,” the game match began.
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