Chapter 30: Cousin
“Moon God,” Shen Yanjin said. Seeing that Duan Mingyue hadn’t responded for a long time, he called out again, “I’m queueing? Is that okay?”
Duan Mingyue snapped back to reality. “Queue.”
Carrying the highest-ranked jungler on the server, the matching time increased instantly.
Shen Yanjin heard Duan Mingyue reading the bullet screen on his end.
“‘So Moon Steed is Moon Godās alt account…’ Yes, my alt.”
“‘What about the hard evidence on Weibo?’ Hey, UOOW,” Duan Mingyue laughed teasingly, “what exactly is going on with the hard evidence on Weibo?”
Being named, Shen Yanjin knew this meant he had to explain it personally. He hurriedly threw out a triple denial: “All fake, all photoshopped, not a single word of truth from start to finish!”
Duan Mingyue gave a meaningful “Oh.” “So you’ve never flirted with me, nor seduced me?”
Shen Yanjinās face instantly turned bright red.
This person… wasn’t the gap between when he was streaming and when he wasn’t a bit too big?
He stammered, “That… naturally, I haven’t.”
Just then, the game popped up the match confirmation option. Shen Yanjin grabbed it like a life-saving straw and forcibly changed the subject: “We’re in!”
But after Duan Mingyue selected his character, he continued chatting with the bullet screen unhurriedly, occasionally mentioning his ID, making Shen Yanjin sit on pins and needles.
He locked in the Shepherd, a support specializing in control and charm, to coordinate with Duan Mingyueās Bladesman for ganks.
At the same time, while saying no with his mouth but yes with his body, he quickly opened Duan Mingyueās fan group and Weibo Super Topic.
It had exploded.
Totally exploded.
Originally, with the season approaching, Duan Mingyue reduced his streaming to focus on training, which the fans understood.
The result?
The result was that Duan Mingyue was actually using a smurf account to carry a girl!
Using a smurf wasn’t enough; now he opened his main account to continue carrying the girl!
The biggest characteristic of rumors was that once a male and a female key figure appeared simultaneouslyāprovided the age gap wasn’t grandfather-granddaughter levelānine out of ten times it would be spun into a romance scandal.
Previously, Duan Mingyue just saying one sentence to UOOW was spun into a secret romance. Now, carrying a girl in duo queue… needless to say, the effect was explosive.
[Moon-U didn’t lose, Moon God didn’t lose either. They won everything; only I lost.]
[Is this real?? Is this real??? Moon God announcing a relationship???]
[Upstairs, not announcing a relationship, just announcing the smurf account and duo partner.]
[But it’s basically the same as announcing it.]
[I thought UOOW had a special constitution that attracts Jungle Kings. Turns out the Jungle King was the same person all along.]
[So what about the hard evidence yesterday? Moon God and UOOW flirting?]
[Bullsh*t. Didn’t they say the pics were photoshopped? Look at the guy in those chat logs, acting like he hasn’t seen a woman in eight hundred years. You think that could be Moon God? Use your brain!]
[True.]
[No way, no way, people are still defending this? Does no one think this is cringe?]
[A pro player, close to the season, not training or reviewing, but going to low ELO to carry a girl? Is this the professionalism an esports player should have???]
[I agree. What the hell is this? Just because you won a championship, you think you’re amazing? No clue in your heart how ridiculous those two losses were?]
[And a bunch of brain-dead fans here shipping them every day. Give it a rest.]
[For this UOOW to coax RedMoon into her hands, obviously she’s not a fuel-efficient lamp (simple person) either.]
Fans and haters fought each other; the bullet screen comments were densely packed, simply like dark clouds blotting out the sun.
Despite this, Duan Mingyue could still chat with the stream in a relaxed tone. This psychological resilience couldn’t be summarized by just the word “tough.”
Shen Yanjin frowned tightly when he saw the later comments.
If the truth was really as they said, then those comments indeed made sense.
But the factual situation was far too complicated.
Just as the fans and viewers were arguing more and more fiercely, and even Shen Yanjin couldn’t help but want to step in, Duan Mingyue suddenly chuckled lightly and said, “Alright, loading screen is done. Stop chatting, watch the game.”
Shen Yanjin sobered up immediately, reason returning.
Right now, whatever anyone said would be treated as fuel for the fire.
Naturally, time would prove the truth.
He pulled himself together and scanned the opposing IDs.
WOF-Mountain
TWG-Aiai
KG-Tans
?
Shen Yanjin read them carefully from start to finish this time.
Duan Mingyue gave an exaggerated “Wow” and laughed. “Old Yue, Aiai, Yu Si (Tans). Don’t say it, these opponents are quite luxurious.”
However, Shen Yanjinās brain had somewhat stopped functioning. He didn’t respond, his eyes staring dead at Yue Fenglingās ID, inexplicably having a very bad premonition.
Last time Yue Fengling asked him, Still acting?
Shen Yanjin said: Act! Act the full set!
At that time, he was bold with lust, speaking very generously and definitely.
But!!
Duan Mingyue suddenly pulled a moveāstreaming live while revealing his identityāright when the rhythm of rumors was overwhelmingly scary. If Yue Fengling started “acting” now, not only would it lack the originally intended effect, but it would also be pouring a bucket of hot oil onto the fire, pushing the current rhythm even higher.
People were already saying UOOW wasn’t simple. If the WOF Captain got involved now, wouldn’t that solidly confirm the rumors?
It’s fine, it’s fine. Shen Yanjin comforted himself. Yue Fenglingās perception has always been god-tier; he must have seen through this predicament by now.
However, things never go according to plan.
Just entering the map, while Shen Yanjin was buying equipment, the All-Chat suddenly refreshed.
[[All] WOF-Mountain (Bear Butcher): Wow, UOOW, what a coincidence.]
[[All] WOF-Mountain (Bear Butcher): Long time no see, have you been well?]
[[All] WOF-Mountain (Bear Butcher): Come top lane quickly to exchange feelings.]
[[All] WOF-Mountain (Bear Butcher): Oh, Moon God is welcome to join too (^_^)]
“…”
Shen Yanjinās scalp went numb.
As the saying goes, wit strikes in a desperate crisis. It is said that people explode with potential in desperate situations. In these few seconds of extreme awkwardness and regret, Shen Yanjin had a flash of inspiration.
He quickly picked up his phone, opened the chat interface with Yue Fengling, and at the same time forced a smile and said, “What a coincidence, actually meeting Captain Yue.”
Duan Mingyue glanced at the chat, seemingly not taking it to heart. “You and Old Yue know each other?”
“Yes.” Shen Yanjin only wanted to distance himself from any suspicious relationship with Yue Fengling as quickly as possible. Holding down the voice input, he smashed the jar since it was already cracked (went for broke) and said, “Actually, I’m his cousin.”
Duan Mingyue paused. “Old Yue has a cousin?”
Shen Yanjin said, “En… our family relation is quite distant.”
Duan Mingyue smiled. “Is that so? Seeing how he looks ready to fight a battle to the death with you at Tianwang Mountain, I thought you two had a grudge.”
Shen Yanjin sent the voice message he just recorded to Yue Fengling to coordinate their story. Hearing this, he murmured, “Even if there wasn’t a grudge before, there probably is one now… Moon God, shall I go with you?”
Duan Mingyue said, “En, follow me.”
Yue Fengling received Shen Yanjinās voice message and converted it directly to text. After seeing the content, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Cousin?
Shen Yanjin is really something.
Facts proved that not only was he bold enough to lust after Duan Mingyue, but he also dared to splash dirty water on himself by claiming to be Yue Fengling’s cousin.
But if Shen Yanjin dared to claim it, Yue Fengling dared to accept it.
Expressionless, he continued typing: [Cousin, next time you come, I’ll treat you to a meal.]
“Hahahahahaha!” In the voice channel, Aiai exploded with laughter. “Fengling, where did this cousin pop out from? Damn, and it’s UOOW! UOOW is your cousin!! Hahahaha oh god I can’t stop laughing.”
Yue Fengling was very cold. “Is it funny?”
“It’s funny.” Aiai circled his mouse cursor lightly over UOOWās ID. “Is she really your cousin?”
Yue Fengling couldn’t be bothered to deal with it and directly quoted Shen Yanjinās original words: “En, my family relation to her is quite distant.”
Aiai said with interest, “Fengling, neither of us is streaming, and there’s no one else in the voice channel. Give me a straight answer: is she going to KW? After all, Duan Mingyue isn’t the type to abandon results for beauty. This must be him carrying a rookie, right?”
Yue Fengling didn’t answer but asked back, “Why are you curious about this?”
Aiai shrugged helplessly. “Can’t help it. It’s not like you don’t know our team’s situation. We’re tortured to death trying to play the Jungle-Support synergy.”
Yue Fengling knew a bit about this. “Heard about it. Seems like Shi Feng wanted to get Sliver over? You really tortured him badly.”
“Yeah, it got a bit better after I switched back to a protection style.” Since the teams often scheduled training matches together, these things were well known, so Aiai didn’t hide it. He said with a headache, “But this stuff… Fengling, you know it too. A support that only knows how to protect really isn’t enough. The ceiling is too low.”
Yue Fengling understood. “Oh, so that’s why you want to know if UOOW has been internally selected by KWābecause your team also has eyes on her?”
Aiai pulled the corner of his lips into a smile and didn’t deny it.
Pro competition was like this; any slight change could affect the whole body. There were plenty of players who lost dominance or couldn’t even play due to meta changes.
He had played for TWG for six years; he was a veteran.
Now that he was about to be replaced by a newcomer, naturally, it left a bad taste in his mouth.
Moreover, it was his own jungler who personally requested to swap him out.
Yue Fengling also felt quite speechless about this.
When Shen Yanjin was active, everyone shouted for him to be beaten, thinking he was trash. But the moment he retired, he became a hot commodity.
Actually, it was just his bad luck. In his five active years, he never encountered a meta strong for roaming supports. The moment he retired, the meta shifted. Fate plays tricks on people.
He asked, “Shi Feng agreed too?”
Aiaiās voice was muffled, and he gave a bitter laugh. “En. Or rather, he’s incredibly happy about it. I… sigh, what can be done? I just wanted to stay by his side, that’s all.”
Yue Fengling really couldn’t understand. Why were all his friends these types who liked to secretly crush on straight men?
He looked at Shen Yanjin on the opposite side, wishing he could glue himself to Duan Mingyue, then looked at his depressed friend in the voice channel. He decided “out of sight, out of mind” was best, stopped responding, and ran off to top lane to play by himself.
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