The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 31

Chapter 31

Point B was easy to defend and hard to attack, making the battle extremely anxious. However, Qu Qingyue noticed that on the frontal battlefield, Xu Ziyan almost never poked his head out. Yet, every time the team’s health line was about to drop to the bottom, Xu Ziyan would unhurriedly throw a bottle to top up their health.

This meant that Xu Ziyan appeared in the enemy’s line of fire very rarely. Coupled with his sneaky positioning—often hiding in small corners—even when he encountered an Assaulter coming to cut him off, he didn’t panic at all. After all, with healing bottles, he didn’t worry about being instantly killed. He could even find an opportunity to use his taser gun to counter-control the Assaulter, coordinating with Xie Wei to secure the kill.

Just as Point B was about to be captured, Shen Xiao got greedy and overextended. With only a sliver of health left, he was blocked inside a building, cutting off Xu Ziyan’s line of sight and making support impossible.

It was a critical moment for the offense. Once a player was lost, the offensive rhythm TWG had built up in the front would likely go to waste.

Qu Qingyue’s heart tightened, but immediately after, Shen Xiao’s health bar recovered to full.

She was stunned for a moment, then realized that Shen Xiao had received Xu Ziyan’s healing injection.

Restored to full health, Shen Xiao was alive and kicking again. Coordinating with Bai Chen, who arrived a step later, they took down two heads from FTK.

Point B was captured. TWG won.

Xu Ziyan took off his headphones and let out a sigh of relief.

Yu Guangzhou waved at him. “Come here, Ice.”

He hurried over.

Yu Guangzhou asked, “When did you give Shen Xiao the healing injection?”

Xu Ziyan replied, “When we were preparing to attack Point B.”

“Why?”

Xu Ziyan answered honestly, “Because there are many buildings near the enemy respawn point at Point B, which easily block the Medic’s line of sight. God Xiao’s positioning is usually quite forward, so I estimated this kind of situation might happen and gave it to him in advance.”

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Hearing this, Yu Guangzhou revealed a satisfied smile. He asked again, “Then why did you choose healing bottles instead of a pistol or armor packs?”

Xu Ziyan paused, not answering immediately, seeming a bit hesitant.

Yu Guangzhou found it strange. “What’s wrong?”

Xu Ziyan coughed lightly. “During the first round, I noticed the opposing Sniper’s condition wasn’t very good. So, compared to armor packs, bringing healing bottles that can instantly restore health offered a higher return.”

Yu Guangzhou froze for a moment, then burst into laughter. He finally understood why Xu Ziyan had hesitated just now: wasn’t this essentially saying the opposing Sniper wasn’t accurate enough, so there was no need to bring armor packs to stack health?

Shen Xiao happened to hear this and gave a big thumbs up. “Make sure Duck doesn’t hear this; he’d cry from anger.”

Duck was FTK’s Sniper.

Qu Qingyue, standing to the side, also smiled slightly, though her smile carried a bit of heaviness and resignation.

In the first round, Xu Ziyan clearly hadn’t played. Yet, just by spectating, he could notice the state of the opponent’s Sniper and meticulously allocate team resources according to Shen Xiao’s personal playstyle.

She looked at the young man, and Shen Xiao’s words involuntarily echoed in her mind.

…They say the waves behind drive on those before; it’s true indeed.

Yes.

In the esports industry, the one thing never lacking is young and talented new players.

Even if she could still maintain a gap today, come tomorrow, she might be the one left behind.

Qu Qingyue suppressed the bitterness rising in her heart, walked softly to Xie Wei’s side, and whispered, “Captain, are you free tonight? I want to talk to you about something.”

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By the time the training match ended, the evening glow outside the window was nearing its end. The deep, dark night gradually swallowed the rosy light of the sunset; neon lights lit up the streets, bustling with noise.

As soon as Xie Wei walked out of the training room, he saw Qu Qingyue standing in the corridor.

The girl usually wore the team uniform and jeans, but today she had changed into a white sweater and a long skirt, her long hair let down, giving her a uniquely gentle temperament.

Seeing him, Qu Qingyue smiled. “Captain.”

Xie Wei had just finished training, and his mind was still on team matters. He didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly, “You said you had something to say just now. What is it?”

The smile on Qu Qingyue’s face stiffened slightly. She said, “I do have something, but should we just stand here and talk? It’s getting late. Let’s grab dinner together and talk while we eat.”

Hearing this, Xie Wei hesitated and didn’t agree immediately.

His hesitation had a reason. Being photographed while eating with Xu Ziyan before wasn’t a huge deal honestly, but he and Qu Qingyue had been teammates for many years, and there were already piles of busybodies shipping them as a CP. Now, right at the critical juncture of Qu Qingyue’s transfer, similar incidents absolutely could not happen again.

Moreover, today was the first time Xu Ziyan had come to the First String and attended the First String’s replay meeting. He couldn’t rest easy missing it no matter what.

Xie Wei said, “Better not. The photo incident just happened, and now you’re about to transfer. We should be more careful.”

Qu Qingyue opened her mouth but didn’t say anything. She only nodded and smiled. “Alright. Then… is the reception room in the base okay?”

Xie Wei didn’t object again.

TWG’s reception room was rarely used, but because dedicated staff cleaned it, it remained very tidy.

Qu Qingyue followed Xie Wei into the reception room. Usually, the man hid his Top Alpha pheromones very well, but now that the two were alone, she finally faintly smelled a hint of lemon mint.

She couldn’t help but curl her fingers.

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Having been on the same team for so long, Qu Qingyue couldn’t even say clearly when she had started liking Xie Wei.

However, Xie Wei was truly the most eccentric Alpha she had ever met in her life. Approach him, and he wouldn’t refuse, but try to take a step closer, and you would always be shut out. Calling him cold wasn’t right, calling him indifferent wasn’t accurate either; it was more like being separated by a layer of glass—clearly close at hand, yet forever unapproachable.

In the beginning, Qu Qingyue tried explicitly and implicitly several times, but always returned without success. Finally, she gave up and chose to date an Alpha who had pursued her for a long time.

But perhaps because her heart was still on Xie Wei, she dated many Alphas over these few years, yet none lasted long.

Sometimes looking at Xie Wei, while feeling sad, she also felt a trace of gladness. So what if she couldn’t have him? No one else could either.

At that time, Qu Qingyue truly thought a person like Xie Wei would simply never fall for any Omega.

But then Xu Ziyan appeared.

Clearly looking like nothing extraordinary, yet he made Xie Wei treat him specially time and time again. At first, she thought it was just a senior looking after a junior, but as time went on, Qu Qingyue understood more and more clearly that it wasn’t that simple.

More importantly, Xu Ziyan and she both played the Medic position, yet his talent and style were far more compatible with TWG than hers.

Qu Qingyue had stayed in the competitive scene for so many years; she saw this point with exceptional clarity.

So, on the First String opening match after the Newcomer Cup, she performed terribly, causing the whole team to lose the game.

That night, Xie Wei was busy until very late, not even having time to eat. Filled with guilt, she quietly slipped out of the training room and bought some food, wanting to give it to Xie Wei.

But she didn’t get the chance to give those things.

Because…

“The night we lost to KW,” Qu Qingyue said, “I saw you and Ice together. Captain, you actually knew each other before, right?”

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Xie Wei was stunned, then realized she was talking about the time Xu Ziyan gave him the bread and yogurt. Since she had already seen it, he didn’t intend to hide it and nodded in admission. “Yes.”

Qu Qingyue bit her lip and said, “I checked his entry information. Three entry applications were rejected. The day after the last rejection, he strangely was promoted from the youth camp to the Second String. Although he was a substitute, he skipped the original substitute to become a starter directly. Then, he got the Newcomer Cup recommendation…”

She stopped there and didn’t continue. Instead, she raised her head and looked into Xie Wei’s eyes as if confirming something.

“Captain, these weren’t coincidences, right?”

Xie Wei frowned.

He had assumed Qu Qingyue called him out for matters regarding the transfer, but unexpectedly, she didn’t mention those things at all and kept asking about Xu Ziyan.

His tone became slightly colder. “I did give him a chance, but it is also because he has the ability himself that he walked to where he is today.”

Qu Qingyue gave a bitter smile. “I’m not questioning his ability. On the contrary, I really trust him. These past days, some friends who got the news, including Shen Xiao, came to ask me why I wanted to transfer after staying in TWG for so long.”

“Sorry, Captain, but I really can’t endure it anymore. Before Ice appeared, it was fine; I could still deceive myself. But once he appeared, I…”

Qu Qingyue paused here, then took a deep breath.

“Captain, I like you. I’ve liked you for a long time.”

Xu Ziyan swore he really didn’t intend to eavesdrop.

After training, he was grabbed by Shen Xiao and asked questions all around. After finally escaping, he had just reached the corridor when he saw Xie Wei and Qu Qingyue walking into the reception room alone.

He struggled internally for a long time and finally decided to give up. Just as he wanted to leave, he happened to hear that sentence from inside the room with his sharp ears.

Now he had to listen even if he didn’t want to.

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Xu Ziyan’s heart tightened instantly, and he carefully leaned closer to the reception room door.

Xie Wei was obviously very surprised and remained silent for a long time without speaking.

After a while, he said, “Sorry.”

Xu Ziyan’s heart instantly dropped back into his stomach.

This answer was also within Qu Qingyue’s expectations. She forced a difficult smile and said, “I knew it would be this result. But I really couldn’t control my feelings. Staying in the same team, the same training room as you, Captain… I would go crazy sooner or later.”

Xie Wei said, “So you chose to transfer? Because of this reason?”

After confessing, Qu Qingyue seemed to have put down a heavy burden in her heart, and her tone became much more relaxed. She smiled and said, “Not just that. I said before, I trust Ice’s ability very much. Even without this matter, it probably wouldn’t be long before I couldn’t hold onto the First String starter position. Rather than waiting until my mechanics decline then, it’s better to find another way out early. It just happened that a suitable team invited me, so I went with the flow.”

She certainly liked Xie Wei, but she wouldn’t joke with her future because of it.

Hearing this, Xu Ziyan realized he shouldn’t continue listening to the rest, so he quietly left again.

Back in the training room, he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. During this time, he had been anxious because his skills and experience were worse than Qu Qingyue’s. It turned out Qu Qingyue also felt a crisis because of his progress as a new junior.

In this industry, it truly wasn’t easy for anyone.

Not long after, Xie Wei and Qu Qingyue returned to the training room.

At the same time, Xu Ziyan received a new message on Line.

[Xie Wei: No eavesdropping next time.]

Xu Ziyan’s face heated up. How did Xie Wei know?

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Seeming to see through his thoughts, another message followed immediately.

[Xie Wei: There was the smell of strawberry marshmallows at the door.]