After Kissing the Esports God, He Keeps Flirting With Me Chapter 90

【90】 Nan Xi Knows Ran Ran’s Partner

Nan Xi saw that Weibo post backstage. He rarely used Weibo, and only stumbled upon it because Wen Ran was set as his “Special Focus.”

Wen Ran actually had a partner, and the relationship was stable?!

Boom!

Nan Xi’s mind went blank. Then why… did I not know about this at all?

Nan Xi felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by a large hand, making it impossible to breathe.

His phone almost fell to the ground.

Nan Xi sat on the chair with his head hung low. He didn’t know how to calm his mood.

He had originally intended to confess to Wen Ran tonight.

He liked Wen Ran; he wanted to protect Wen Ran for a lifetime.

Although he knew Wen Ran might not like him that much, he wanted to be brave and try.

At the very least, let Wen Ran understand his feelings first.

But now, Wen Ran had publicly announced on Weibo that he had a partner.

And he posted twice in a row, every line revealing love and concern for the other person.

Nan Xi didn’t even know how he managed to send that WeChat message to Wen Ran.

[Jian Yu: Wen Ran, what you said on Weibo about having a partner, is it true?]

[Wen Ran: Mm.]

[Jian Yu: May I know who it is?]

Wen Ran felt Nan Xi’s sentence was a bit strange, but he couldn’t pinpoint where. However, Nineteen was his good friend; telling him wouldn’t matter.

[Wen Ran: Our captain, Wind.]

This was the first time Wen Ran had actively told a friend about his boyfriend. His heart unconsciously held a bit of pride.

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Wind. How could it be Wind!

Nan Xi simply couldn’t believe his eyes. He only knew that Wind was Wen Ran’s idol, but he was completely unaware that Wen Ran and Wind had this kind of relationship.

The two of them were a couple…

Before Nan Xi knew how to reply to Wen Ran, the other’s next message arrived.

[Wen Ran: Nineteen, it’s not that I wanted to hide it from you. We originally didn’t plan to go public, but because this incident happened, I had to say it.]

[Wen Ran: You are my good friend, I know you care about me. Don’t worry, he treats me very well, especially well, and I like him very much too.]

Wen Ran didn’t know Nan Xi’s feelings for him, but to Nan Xi, these words were like sharp knives stabbing into his heart, wounding him completely.

He had stayed with Wen Ran for a period of time, so naturally, he understood Wen Ran.

Wen Ran was never someone who wore his affection on his sleeve. In contrast, Nan Xi heard more of his unique, never-repeating insults when roasting people. He was like a little leopard with sharp claws and teeth—milky yet fierce. Even if he had a good impression of someone, he wouldn’t easily say it out loud.

Awkward and arrogant (tsundere).

But now, he could say such words.

Then, how much did he love Wind?

Nan Xi couldn’t imagine.

But since Wen Ran loved Wind so much, Nan Xi couldn’t bear for him to be sad at all.

He could only suppress the discomfort in his heart and reply:

[Jian Yu: Mm, as long as he treats you well.]

Nan Xi turned off his phone, trying hard not to let his tears fall.

This was the first time he had shed tears since growing up.

Fate had clearly given him two chances, but upon reuniting, he failed to cherish them.

Now he could only watch helplessly as Wen Ran was with someone else.

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When Nan Xi walked out of the venue, he didn’t go back directly. He was in low spirits and wandered aimlessly outside.

It was already winter, and snowflakes began to drift in the sky.

It was snowing.

The snow wasn’t heavy, laying a thin skin of snow on the road, which was melted into water by car exhaust.

Passing by a small alley, he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice.

“What do you want?”

Nan Xi looked inside. Two or three hooligans were looking at the boy in front of them. The leader, a blond, laughed “Hehe” twice:

“Little Cutie, big brother has good intentions, inviting you for a drink. Look, it’s so cold outside. Isn’t it good to drink a glass of wine to warm up?”

Saying that, he came over and started pulling the boy’s arm. The boy threw him off forcefully:

“I’m not going. If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police.”

By the light of the streetlamp, Nan Xi saw the other person’s face clearly.

It was actually Chengzi.

No wonder the voice was familiar. In tonight’s exhibition match, he and Chengzi were teammates on the same team.

Suddenly, the hooligan slapped Chengzi’s face. “Don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Call the police? What kind of goods do you think you are?”

“Just because you look decent, I wanted to play with you. Since you don’t know how to appreciate favors, today big brother will teach you how to be a person!”

As the boy spoke, he raised his fist and smashed it toward Chengzi’s face.

Chengzi hurriedly reached out to block, closing his eyes, afraid to look.

But after waiting a few seconds, the expected pain didn’t come. Instead, a man’s heart-wrenching scream came to his ears.

“Pain, pain, pain!”

Chengzi opened his eyes and saw Nan Xi in front of him.

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At this moment, Nan Xi was twisting the blond’s wrist and threw him to the ground with a cold expression.

“Nan Xi?”

Nan Xi gave a hum, grabbed Chengzi’s arm, and led him away. The blond was a bully who feared the strong; his wrist had been twisted just now, so he probably wouldn’t dare to chase after them for a while.

Nan Xi held Chengzi’s wrist and led him to a crowded place before letting go.

A lingering warmth remained on Chengzi’s wrist. He looked at the person in front of him. “Why are you here?”

Because Nan Xi was taller than him, Chengzi looked up slightly.

Chengzi actually looked very cute, the kind of well-behaved and soft little boy. He looked a bit young for his age; people would believe it if you said he was a high school student.

The fur collar of his clothes made his skin look even fairer and cuter.

Because of this, the slap mark on his face was even more obvious, making him look extremely pitiful.

Nan Xi naturally couldn’t say he was frustrated because he found out about Wen Ran and Wind, so he could only shift the topic to him.

“What about you? Why are you here?”

“Ugh…” Chengzi seemed still a bit dazed. “I, I seem to have gone the wrong way.”

“I was supposed to go back to the WK base.”

Chengzi spoke slowly, looking very unintelligent, which was vastly different from him during the match tonight.

As a champion team support, Chengzi’s awareness and mechanics were very good. Having coordinated with a Jungler of Wind’s level, playing with him felt very comfortable.

And in the game, Chengzi would shot-call. Many decisions were made decisively, producing excellent results.

If not for the identical face, one simply couldn’t imagine this was the same person.

But as soon as he spoke, Nan Xi realized something.

Chengzi must have been drinking, and he was drunk.

Nan Xi originally wanted to call a taxi to send Chengzi back to the WK base, but seeing his current state, he really couldn’t rest assured.

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Nan Xi sighed. His impression of Chengzi was passable, and after all, he was Wen Ran’s teammate. Just consider it for Wen Ran’s sake.

“Then follow me first.”

He booked a room and took Chengzi directly up.

Nan Xi poured a glass of hot water for Chengzi. The other party held the cup but didn’t drink, staring straight at him.

His cheeks were red. Suddenly, Chengzi smiled. “No wonder you have so many female fans. You really look so good.”

Nan Xi: “…”

He didn’t reply to that sentence, only saying, “Rest well.”

Then he got up and left the room.

Nan Xi wasn’t someone who liked to meddle in other people’s business, so naturally, there was no reason to stay here and wait for the other person to wake up.

His relationship with his own teammates was just average, let alone these other people.

It was only because Chengzi was a teammate Wen Ran spent day and night with that he helped find this room after dealing with those three hooligans.

The next day, Nan Xi received a WeChat message from Chengzi.

[Chengzi: Thank you for helping me yesterday.]

Chengzi had already returned to the base. Actually, he had arrived at the venue with Wen Ran yesterday. He came quite early, so while backstage, Ling Han took the initiative to chat with him.

Ling Han and Chengzi could be considered old rivals in Group S, and they had been in the same youth training camp, so their relationship had always been pretty good.

So regarding Ling Han’s wish to “be in the same group as Fourteen later,” Chengzi agreed to help him.

Anyone with eyes could see what Ling Han felt for Fourteen. Although on the surface they were arch-enemies, they were actually childhood sweethearts in the truest sense.

In the game, Ling Han maintained his usual style—handsome and cool in front of others, but an absolute troll in front of Fourteen. He sold Fourteen out more than once, and even pushed enemies towards him in reverse, maximizing the program effect.

When Fourteen was about to get angry, he would give him kills, cover him, and control enemies for him, leaving Fourteen unable to be angry or happy.

When it ended, Ling Han asked him to grab a meal together, and Chengzi didn’t refuse.

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As a result, at the dinner table, he competed in drinking with the lightweight Fourteen for a while. Chengzi didn’t feel anything at the time, not tipsy at all. Before parting, he calmly refused Ling Han’s offer to call him a taxi, saying he was very sober and wanted to walk it off before going back, suggesting Ling Han should worry about Fourteen instead.

But he didn’t expect the delayed effect of the alcohol to be so fierce.

Luckily Nan Xi was there, otherwise, he wouldn’t know where he’d be right now.

Chengzi was very grateful to him in his heart.

[Nan Xi: It’s nothing. I saw your state wasn’t good yesterday, so I didn’t call a car.]

[Chengzi: Mm-hmm, no matter what, thank you.]

Then he proactively transferred the hotel room fee.

Chengzi transferred an extra 100. The guy wasn’t even familiar with him yet helped him; there was no logic in letting him pay for the room for nothing.

[Chengzi: You must accept the transfer!]

[Chengzi: If you have time next time, can I treat you to a meal?]

[Nan Xi: It was just a lifting of a hand (small favor), you don’t need to take it to heart so much.]

His words meant rejection. Chengzi sighed. He had long heard that Nan Xi had a strange temper and average relationships with everyone. Originally, feeling that their coordination in the exhibition match was good and that he had helped him, Chengzi thought he wasn’t that hard to get along with. But if he had known it would be like this, he would have transferred a bit more money to him.

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