【122】Goodnight, My Little Rose
“What crappy internet!”
Wen Ran couldn’t help but slap the keyboard. It was a crucial moment for mechanics, yet it lagged like this. He waited for a full ten seconds without any reaction.
Just as he was about to explode, the picture on the screen suddenly moved jerkily, and then displayed the announcement of Wen Ran’s death.
He clicked to view the death replay and found that the one who killed him was the opposing Flame God.
Solo kill.
F*ck it all.
Wen Ran wished he could rip out this broken internet cable right now. Trying to style on someone only to get styled on instead—he had never been this stifled!
Flame God’s economy had snowballed higher than his. Moreover, just as Wen Ran revived and rushed out, Flame God had already reached the bot lane and secured a double kill.
However, he opened the economy panel to check. The gap wasn’t particularly large yet. If they played well next, there should still be hope.
Wen Ran steadied himself and continued operating the hero in his hands. He found the right timing to cut the opposing Top Laner and coordinated with teammates to win a beautiful team fight.
Just as his heart relaxed a little, the internet seemed determined to oppose him today. Just as he planned to cut the Flame God who posed the biggest threat to their ADC, the network suddenly lagged again. When it recovered, he was solo-killed again.
Not avenging this is not a gentleman!
Wen Ran’s competitive spirit was completely ignited. A dignified professional player being solo-killed multiple times by an opposing Mid Laner in lane—if word got out, could he still mix in the circle?
But the network clearly didn’t intend to give Wen Ran this chance. Earlier it only lagged occasionally, but later it became difficult to move a single step. Wen Ran struggled even to leave the base to clear waves normally and was solo-killed by the opposing Flame God twice more. Finally, during a team fight, it lagged again as expected, leading directly to losing the match and having their Crystal pushed.
Wen Ran cursed a low profanity. He had never suffered such grievance!
His phone vibrated. It was a message from Chairman Niu in the group.
[Just received notification that the signal tower is undergoing maintenance. It might affect us, so don’t worry if you encounter bad network conditions. It’s normal and will be fine tomorrow.]
Wen Ran: “……”
Wen Ran: 6
Wen Ran: [Really great job.jpg]
Chairman Niu: ?
Great, the source of all evil had been found. Thinking about the dozen or so points he lost, Wen Ran got angrier the more he thought about it. But unable to explode, he switched to his Weibo alt account and cursed the network company. Are they sick? Who repairs towers at night? You’re repairing a signal tower, not a lighthouse!
But when he vented and switched back to WeChat, he saw Chairman Niu had sent a huge message in the group.
[Chairman Niu: Dawn, what do you mean by this? Let me tell you, I’ve tolerated you for a long time. The signal tower maintenance was a notification I received; I was just responsible for relaying it. Did I provoke you for you to be sarcastic with me? My disappointing girl brainwashes me every day saying you’re still young, saying you’re a 19-year-old child who doesn’t know anything. I think you know plenty! You know how to make people angry better than anyone in this group!]
There were a few voice messages below. Wen Ran didn’t dare click them.
Heaven has eyes, he absolutely didn’t mean that!
But Wen Ran looked at the messages sent above. He couldn’t blame Chairman Niu for overthinking; it did seem to carry that meaning.
Now he really couldn’t wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
His phone vibrated. It was a message from Xu Jiajia.
[Xu Jiajia: Chairman Niu, don’t be angry. Why lower yourself to his level?]
[Ling Han: It’s okay, just one night. I can turn on a hotspot for you.]
[Feng Wei: Chairman Niu, why are you getting angry with a kid? My cousin sent me some tea, it’s very fragrant. Shall I send some over to you?]
Chairman Niu was already in a bad mood today. Being persuaded by a group of people like this, his mood became even worse.
[Chairman Niu: You all think I’m being unreasonable and bullying Dawn?]
[Chairman Niu: I just forwarded a notification. What did I do wrong?]
Wen Ran watched the situation spiral out of control. But he didn’t know what to say in the chat. What could he say?
If he said now that he wasn’t targeting Chairman Niu but the operator, it would look like a cover-up no matter how you looked at it, right?
Just as Wen Ran was burnt out and worrying, suddenly his phone flashed. It was a voice message from Jiang Yan in the group.
Wen Ran clicked it, and Jiang Yan’s low, sexy voice came out: “Ran Ran, aren’t you the one who personally experienced whether I’m formidable and lasting? However, Brother still prefers you praising me as ‘great’ in bed.”
[Xu Jiajia: ? 6]
[Ling Han: ? 6]
[Feng Wei: ???]
[Chairman Niu: ??? What is this?]
[Twilight: Just came out of the shower, this in the group… 6]
After listening to Jiang Yan’s message, Wen Ran’s face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato. He almost threw his phone.
What on earth is Jiang Yan saying?!
A message flashed. Jiang Yan’s next message appeared in the group:
[Wind: Yo, turns out we chatted into the group.]
[Wind: Ran Ran and I were chatting about private matters just now. Sorry, everyone, made you laugh.]
[Wind: Everyone pretend you didn’t see it.]
[Twilight: Awesome!]
This kind of thing, how can you ask people to pretend they didn’t see it!
Jiang Yan’s words were simply too ambiguous. Coupled with Wen Ran’s instant reply in the group earlier, Chairman Niu now firmly believed it was a young couple flirting and mistaking the group chat.
Chairman Niu immediately privately messaged Wen Ran.
[Chairman Niu: Sorry Dawn, misunderstood you. Lost my temper in the group just now, apologies. As compensation, I’ll treat you to meals for a week.]
Wen Ran braced himself.
[Dawn: It’s okay.]
Chairman Niu was too embarrassed to speak further. He had wronged Wen Ran; it was his fault first. He was an elder yet scolded him in front of so many people. He hurriedly messaged his family’s ‘leaking jacket’ to see if she could pick a gift for Dawn to apologize.
Meanwhile, Wen Ran was sitting on pins and needles in his room.
He knew Jiang Yan definitely did it to help him out of the predicament, but this method was a bit too “kill a thousand enemies, lose eight hundred yourself,” wasn’t it!
How would others look at him now when he goes out!
Wen Ran awkwardly picked at his bedsheet non-stop, not knowing what to do at all.
Suddenly, he received a message from Jiang Yan.
“Lao Liu” patted “My Mechanics Are Better Than Yours” and said Boss carry me~
Wen Ran found an outlet and immediately typed a string of words to send over.
[Jiang Yan, have you thought about how I’m going to face people after what you said in the group today? Is this kind of thing, this kind of thing something that can be brought up so casually? I planned to resolve it by taking Chairman Niu to a meal tomorrow; he’s so easy to coax. Once his anger subsides, he’d still buy me porridge every day. And I really didn’t mean that, it was just inconvenient to explain today. But you actually, you actually said those things without blushing or a skipping heart. Xu Jiajia just privately messaged me asking how long you last. What do you expect Daddy to do?]
[Lao Liu: Then just tell the truth. Brother’s duration isn’t that unpresentable, right?]
[Wen Ran: ……]
[Lao Liu: Tsk, last time someone was crying ‘no more, no more, can’t take it’, forgotten now?]
[Lao Liu: Don’t know which little kitten was crying while licking and asking why it hasn’t come out yet.]
[Wen Ran: You f*cking shut up!]
His hand gripping the phone turned white at the knuckles, but his heart pounded uncontrollably fast.
It was the night they just defeated the UK team. Because the semi-final schedule hadn’t been set, the rest time was a bit longer. Wen Ran still vividly remembered how Jiang Yan bullied him that night.
Even recalling it now made a layer of pink spread across his neck.
The cat ears were a gift from a fan who came to the venue. Wen Ran never dreamed they would be used by Jiang Yan like that. If that female fan knew, she would probably unfollow him in minutes!
Jiang Yan was simply full of bad ideas, insisting on playing some “Roleplay” Play with him.
Because Wen Ran hadn’t done it for a long time either, he had a bit of craving in his heart. Especially when pressed against the wall by Jiang Yan for a deep kiss, he agreed in a daze of passion.
But when the other party tied his hands with a belt, Wen Ran realized he had boarded a pirate ship.
Especially when the other party leaned into his ear, coaxing him with a sexy, low voice: “Little kitten, meow twice for Master.”
Wen Ran didn’t dare recall any further.
He touched his face; it was probably hot enough to fry an egg.
Wen Ran buried his head in the quilt, planning to calm his mood and cool down.
But before he could lie there for long, his phone rang.
Wen Ran: ?
He picked it up and saw it was Jiang Yan.
Wen Ran gritted his teeth, planning to settle new and old scores together: “You know Daddy isn’t happy typing curses at you on the phone, so you specially called to look for…”
“Ran Ran!” Jiang Yan interrupted him directly: “Open the door.”
Wen Ran: “?”
“Holy sh*t, you came to find me?”
Wen Ran had locked the door out of habit when he returned to the room earlier. Hearing Jiang Yan’s words now, his heart beat even faster.
Jiang Yan chuckled lightly: “Won’t you know if you come out and look?”
Wen Ran moved the phone away, jumped off the bed, and even straightened his clothes before walking slowly to the door and twisting the handle open.
“Jiang…”
Wen Ran’s words hadn’t come out before his vision was blocked by something.
He looked closely; it was a huge bouquet of red roses.
The rich scent of roses wafted out. Wen Ran was still a bit dazed.
“You…”
Jiang Yan walked in and closed the door smoothly, placing the roses in Wen Ran’s arms: “For you. Like it?”
Holding the roses in his arms, Wen Ran was very curious: “Where did you get flowers?”
“Fresh flower delivery service.” Jiang Yan hooked his lips and smiled: “Been too busy lately, haven’t bought you flowers much.”
More than half of the resentment in Wen Ran’s heart dissipated. Jiang Yan seemed to always put him first.
He lowered his head and sniffed the roses. The clear, sweet scent instantly filled his nasal cavity.
“I don’t really need flowers,” Wen Ran looked at Jiang Yan’s obvious dark circles and couldn’t help reaching up to touch them: “Just busy yourself with your things.”
“The competition is important, you are also very important.” Jiang Yan said: “Don’t worry, Brother knows the priorities. I came to find you after dealing with almost everything.”
“You usually train so late too. Brother just wants to work a little harder, do a little more, and win the championship with you.”
Win the championship together…
Wen Ran pursed his lips, looking at Jiang Yan firmly: “Okay, we’ll win the championship together.”
“Then rest early. I’m going back. Just one more video to analyze.” Jiang Yan pulled Wen Ran’s head over, lowering his head to kiss his lips: “Goodnight, my Little Rose.”
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