Chapter 50
After muddling through the streaming hours, Bai Ke and Bai Chen had a meal at the Xie house and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Bai Ke found a chance and winked at Xu Ziyan. Xu Ziyan understood instantly and followed him to the second-floor terrace.
Outside the terrace, the sun was shining brightly. Bai Ke squinted, closed the glass door, and then spoke. “Since the version announcement came out, several teams are changing players. Ice, you should have received quite a few transfer invitations from teams these past few days, right?”
Xu Ziyan paused, not hiding it. “Mn, basically all the teams that made the playoffs have come to find me.” After speaking, he frowned. “Are there personnel changes in TWG?”
He recalled for a moment, but no matter who it was, no one had shown any clues.
Bai Ke laughed, shaking his head. “Don’t worry, there’s no such news for now. But this is only for now. TWG indeed hasn’t changed players in recent years, but no team doesn’t need fresh blood. You have to be prepared.”
Xu Ziyan didn’t react. “Prepared?”
Bai Ke knew he hadn’t thought about these things. He sighed, turned around, and looked Xu Ziyan in the eye. “Have you ever thought about what TWG will be like if Xie Wei retires?”
Xie Wei?
Retire?
Xu Ziyan froze in place.
He had never thought about this matter. Not just him, probably all TWG fans hadn’t thought about TWG after Xie Wei’s exit. After all, through the storms of these years, Xie Wei, as an existence who dominated the entire league and national server ladder for years, had long become synonymous with TWG. Countless people thought of Xie Wei when TWG was mentioned, and thought of TWG when Xie Wei was mentioned; the two were practically inseparable.
But thinking carefully, years had passed. Xie Wei was no longer the high-spirited rookie player from back then. When Xu Ziyan learned about him, Xie Wei was already in his early twenties. Several years later, this year’s Xie Wei was almost twenty-five.
Twenty-five, in any other industry, would just be a fledgling with no resume.
But the esports industry was cruel and short. Like fireworks, no matter how brilliant, they would eventually face their curtain call. At twenty-four or twenty-five, one was already infinitely close to the end of their career.
Xu Ziyan pursed his lips and lowered his eyes. “Xie Wei… his condition is still very good.”
“I know that,” Bai Ke had been suppressed by Xie Wei in the Second String for several years; the person who knew Xie Wei’s condition best was probably him. “But Ice, you are only nineteen.”
Nineteen, right in the career ascendance period, but Xie Wei was uncontrollably going downhill.
No matter how amazing Xie Wei was, there would eventually be a day he retired. And at that time, Xu Ziyan would inevitably still be in the team.
He had to make plans in advance after all.
Xu Ziyan stopped speaking.
Xie Wei’s peak period was at twenty-two, conquering Northern Europe. In the World Finals, Xie Wei headshot with every shot of his heavy sniper. TWG crushed the opponent 3-0, setting the record for the shortest finals duration.
At that time, the youth was high-spirited, holding the trophy. Spotlights from all over the world focused on him, golden rain pouring down, announcing his coronation as king.
The photo on Xu Ziyan’s phone lock screen was taken right at that moment.
A year later, Xie Wei took back another world championship, but discerning people could see his playstyle was slowly changing. From reckless abandon, he slowly became restrained and circuitous.
He was using his own methods to maintain his condition and strength as much as possible, but this effort was limited.
“I’m not here to be a lobbyist for YNG.” Bai Ke sighed and said, “Not just him. Shen Xiao is twenty-three this year, and my brother is twenty-four too. Even if there are no changes recently, there will be later. At least while you are still in the team… be prepared.”
Xu Ziyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down. He closed his eyes and said, “I know.”
Bai Ke didn’t say these things to make him panic. mainly, he was worried that his good friend had just entered the industry and was bewitched by Xie Wei, having no plans for the future in his heart, so he wanted to give a reminder.
He comforted again, “Actually, these are all uncertain things. Wait until that day really comes to…”
Xu Ziyan said faintly, “If there really is that day, and Xie Wei really leaves TWG, then there is only one thing I have to do.”
“Guard all the glory he left behind, and then take TWG to higher places.”
Outside the terrace, Xie Wei’s hand wanting to knock on the door paused, retracted, and a smile hooked up the corner of his lips.
He turned around and left quietly.
Seeing him come downstairs, Bai Chen raised an eyebrow. “Where is he? Didn’t find him?”
Xie Wei said, “Two juniors chatting, it’s not good for me to eavesdrop.”
Bai Chen pulled the corner of his lips, changing the subject. “Heard the coaching team is opening the youth training camp again after New Year. This frequency is much higher than before.”
Xie Wei said, “Mn, preparing for both contingencies.”
Bai Chen said, “Finding someone to replace you?”
Xie Wei sneered. “Relax, I will definitely send you away first before retiring with peace of mind.”
Bai Chen gave a shallow smile.
They were both “old age” players. They more or less knew about their declining condition and retirement.
Bai Ke had an exquisite mind, thinking much and deep. It wasn’t strange to Xie Wei that he would tell Xu Ziyan about this matter.
It was just that he didn’t expect Xu Ziyan’s attitude to be so firm.
Without hesitation, without confusion.
Xie Wei unconsciously licked his canine tooth.
Even if Xu Ziyan wasn’t his Omega, and there wasn’t this relationship between the two, just for those words alone, Xie Wei would have to play two more years, stabilize the new TWG, and then retire peacefully.
He thought for a moment and said to Bai Chen, “Although I won’t adopt it, I’ll ask anyway. Do you have a substitute candidate in mind?”
“…” Bai Chen said, “Just bring up the Second String one directly.”
Second String.
Xie Wei thought about it. “Yuan? He’s okay, but I watched a few secondary league matches. That kid in KW Second String isn’t bad either. I remember he’s called Ovil?”
Bai Chen saw that if they continued chatting, Xie Wei wouldn’t wait two years; he’d want to send him away in these two days. He chuckled and ignored him.
Coincidentally, Bai Ke and Xu Ziyan also walked down from upstairs. The two said a simple goodbye and left the Xie house together.
It was fine when they were here just now, but once they left, the huge mansion appeared much emptier.
Xu Ziyan’s mind was still circling around those words Bai Ke just said.
Personnel replacement, team data, training matches and competitions, etc. Just thinking about it, he felt it was complex and headache-inducing.
But Xie Wei had to think about these things every day, plus handle a pile of club matters. Being a star player, he also had to find time every month to stream and comfort fans.
When Xie Wei took over TWG back then, he was probably a year younger than Xu Ziyan was now.
It was really hard to imagine how Xie Wei carried a club through the storm back then.
Xu Ziyan was lost in thought when his body suddenly lightened. He snapped back, exclaimed, and subconsciously clung to Xie Wei’s shoulders in panic.
The man’s muffled laughter came from beside his ear.
“Don’t think too much.” Xie Wei carried him horizontally, lowered his head to kiss him. “I’m here.”
Xu Ziyan gave an “Um,” not wanting him to see his unease, and smiled. “Mn.”
Immediately after, he discovered Xie Wei had no intention of putting him down, but instead carried him upstairs. So he asked strangely and confusedly, “Captain, put me down… where are you taking me?”
Xie Wei said, “Now there’s only the two of us at home.”
If Uncle Yan and other servants didn’t count, it was indeed so. Xu Ziyan said, “Mn.”
Xie Wei said, “We communicated our feelings and are in a couple relationship.”
The room door was close at hand. Xu Ziyan already felt something was wrong. “…Right.”
Xie Wei said as a matter of course, “Then isn’t it also natural for me to take you to my bedroom?”
Xu Ziyan: ?
He belatedly felt the change in the man’s body, and his face slowly turned red.
Wait… Was Xie Wei like this before?
Father Xie and Mother Xie were both busy people, their feet never touching the ground all day. Also because of the Xie Linchun incident, very few people came to visit these past few days. Only on New Year’s Day did everyone eat a lively meal together.
Mother Xie specially prepared a New Year gift for Xu Ziyan—a luxury watch worth seven figures. And Father Xie, who had been silent and seemed not to care much about this matter, also packed a big red envelope for Xu Ziyan.
Xu Ziyan had never received such an expensive gift and was at a loss for a moment. He subconsciously looked at Xie Wei, only to see the Alpha watching the show with a smile, having absolutely no intention of lending a helping hand.
After experiencing the previous events, Mother Xie saw that her son was serious. She also liked this daughter-in-law very much. Holding Xu Ziyan’s hand, she laughed. “We are all family, why be so polite?”
Xu Ziyan讷讷 let Mother Xie put the watch on him, a warm current surging through his heart.
Since his parents divorced, he hadn’t felt the warmth of family affection again. Over these years, he had been pushed back and forth, unable to find a home willing to accept him.
Now, in a place far from his parents, he found a sense of belonging he never had before.
Xie Wei laughed. “You took the fee for changing how you address them, why not hurry and change it?”
Xu Ziyan gave an “Ah” and stammered, “Th-Thank you Mom, thank you Dad…”
After finishing the sentence, his face was completely red, and his head almost lowered into the ground.
Seeing him so thin-skinned, Mother Xie couldn’t help but laugh, stopped teasing him, and turned the conversation elsewhere.
After New Year, the hot spring trip was put on the agenda.
The night before departure, Xu Ziyan stood alone by the floor-to-ceiling window in Xie Wei’s room, looking down at the messages his parents sent him on his phone.
His father, as usual, only sent a Happy New Year and a red envelope.
His mother, besides Happy New Year, added a few more sentences.
[Heard from Xixi that you are playing matches in that whatever team?]
[He said he is a fan of your captain. See if you can help Xixi get an autograph?]
[Sigh, Mom knows you resent me, but Xixi is your younger brother after all. See if you can… ?]
Xixi.
Chen Xi, the child of the man Mother Xu remarried. Xu Ziyan had met him; he was a very cute Omega.
Xu Ziyan smiled bitterly, raised his finger, and typed.
[Okay.]
Although it was just superficial effort, Xu’s parents had done their duty over these years.
Just an autograph.
Xu Ziyan rubbed the phone, thinking absent-mindedly, How should I ask Xie Wei?
More importantly, Xie Wei had already taken him to meet his parents. Should he also take him to meet his own?
It was just that Father Xu and Mother Xu didn’t care at all, nor did they care if he had a partner. Perhaps this process was redundant.
In the past, thinking of this, Xu Ziyan couldn’t hide the emptiness in his heart.
But now, he had a new home, so he no longer cared.
Putting down the phone, he smiled, stood up, and went to pack the luggage to bring for the hot spring trip.
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