The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 57

Chapter 57

As soon as Shen Xiao entered the venue, he headed straight for the backstage lounge. His hurried appearance made Jiang Yuxin frown deeply. “He…”

Xu Ziyan said, “Even if he wants to beat someone up, there are staff members to stop him. Just rest assured.”

He paused, then added, “In the worst-case scenario, Secret is there to cover for him.”

Jiang Yuxin’s lines were stolen before he could finish, but on second thought, it was true. He didn’t trust Shen Xiao, but thinking of Secret, he felt incredibly reassured immediately. “True, Secret is really reliable.”

Sitting in his seat, he turned to whisper to Yu Guangzhou, “Hey, speaking of which, the few seedlings in KW’s youth training are really quite good, and they’re good-looking too. How about we poach them all to our team? Those are all little money trees!”

Yu Guangzhou was annoyed. “Don’t we already have Ice?”

Jiang Yuxin turned his head and looked at Xu Ziyan with a gaze that could be called fatherly love. “How is one enough? You have to understand sustainable development! KW—”

The “Little Money Tree” Xu Ziyan twitched the corner of his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Xie Wei was evidently accustomed to such things and had no reaction. In fact, as the boss, he joined their conversation with great interest. “How is that Ovil?”

“Not bad!” Jiang Yuxin said. “I think he fits quite well too!”

“And that small sniper from FTK’s second team isn’t bad either.” Xie Wei rubbed his chin. “ID is… Rabbit? I remember she’s a female Alpha; her popularity is pretty good.”

Jiang Yuxin said, “She has highlights! Worth selling!”

Xie Wei said, “And also…”

Yu Guangzhou said, “Why don’t you guys just poach everyone from other teams? The league might as well stop holding matches, and everyone can just rename themselves to TWG.”

Xie Wei laughed. “Those three teams aren’t quite enough. We’d have to split into… ten or so teams, right?”

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Xu Ziyan casually chimed in, “And then, because calling them TWG 14, 15, 16 is too hard to remember, for the sake of memory, they’re renamed FTK, KW, WOF…”

Bai Chen raised an eyebrow. “You managed to circle that back.”

Even the usually serious Bai Chen was talking nonsense along with them. Yu Guangzhou felt deeply tired and decided to ignore them.

They were seated in the VIP section, very close to the stage, and the price was higher than regular seats. The match was about to start, and the audience was filing in. Shen Xiao ran out from backstage and plunked himself down in the seat between Bai Chen and Xu Ziyan.

Xu Ziyan observed his expression closely. Seeing that he was extremely unhappy, he knew: WOF was probably doomed this match.

Sometimes the drama isn’t necessarily performed on stage; the more exciting plot actually happens off-stage.

At 7:00 PM, the lights in the venue dimmed on time, and a wave of excited commotion and cheers came from the audience.

The host, dressed in formal wear, walked onto the stage with a smile. After reading a long list of sponsors and opening remarks, he officially cut to the chase: “Please welcome Team KW!”

Soon, KW’s head coach led four young players in team uniforms onto the stage. Walking at the end of the line was a boy with a tender face who looked very obedient, with messy hair, looking very cute.

“That’s Pride?” A girl’s dissatisfied voice came from behind. “He deserves to be compared to Bao-Lian? Did KW’s management get shit in their brains?”

Bao-Lian referred to KW’s previous starting medic, Mu Yulian, a Beta girl with waist-length hair and a gentle temper.

Xu Ziyan inexplicably remembered the scene when he first joined the first team and was compared to Qu Qingyue by a crowd of netizens. It was strikingly similar to Pride’s current situation, causing him to feel a lot of empathy.

After introducing each KW member one by one and seating them, the host said, “Next, let us welcome Team WOF!”

WOF’s head coach was a middle-aged man who looked very kind. Following closely behind him was Secret, Li Huanbin, wearing the WOF uniform with smiling eyes.

Almost the instant Li Huanbin appeared, the cheers in the audience spontaneously rose by dozens of decibels, even drowning out the host’s voice as he introduced the remaining members.

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Xu Ziyan paid attention to the man following behind Li Huanbin. How should he put it? He was quite tall, with regular features; an Alpha who could be considered handsome.

But placed next to Li Huanbin, he was immediately inferior by more than just a little bit.

People die if they compare themselves to others, and goods are thrown away if compared to other goods; the old saying holds truth.

Unlike TWG, WOF’s original old members had either retired or transferred. Now, WOF’s veteran fans were basically all Li Huanbin’s fans. Coupled with his own extraordinary popularity, it was no wonder someone in the team would be jealous.

Both teams took their seats, and the preparation time began. The random map for this round was Rynia Harbor.

A sniper map.

On the commentary desk, the two casters began to analyze the advantages and disadvantages this map would bring to the two teams.

Since neither WOF nor KW was considered a sniper-dominant team, they mainly analyzed from the entry points of assault and medic.

It was the playoffs, a duel between strong teams. The two casters talked until their mouths were dry, making a pile of predictions. However, as soon as the match started, WOF gave away the first kill with lightning speed.

“Jin walked directly from the main road toward Point A at the start and was headshot by the KW sniper with two shots. This…”

The audience was in an uproar; even the casters didn’t know how to spin this.

Xu Ziyan heard Shen Xiao beside him grit his teeth and curse a profanity.

A real man keeps his word; if he says he’ll act, he acts.

Under Jin’s unremitting efforts, even though Secret tried to turn the tide and led the team to take Point A, there wasn’t enough time to continue attacking Point B. WOF lost the first round without a doubt.

Xu Ziyan didn’t need to look at his phone to know that the internet was already exploding with curses right now.

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Xie Wei sensed something was wrong and frowned. “What is going on with WOF?”

Shen Xiao chuckled dryly. “Someone is match-fixing, obviously.”

Bai Chen asked, “Have they notified the league?”

“Useless,” Shen Xiao said. “This guy didn’t take money, didn’t bet, and wasn’t instigated by anyone. He’s doing it purely to disgust WOF.”

Yuan Shaofeng was dumbfounded. “There’s such a thing? Why don’t they sub in someone else?”

Xie Wei said, “It’s useless. The assault on WOF’s second team can’t be propped up at all.” He paused. “But for the next match, even if he can’t be propped up, the second team player has to play.”

Shen Xiao pursed his lips and didn’t speak.

Whether intentional or not, the camera cut to Li Huanbin in the lounge at that moment. He didn’t look at the camera or the teammates beside him. He just leaned back on the sofa, staring expressionlessly at the screen hanging on the wall.

To the side, Jin was nowhere to be seen. WOF’s head coach was on the phone, looking anxious.

Buzzing discussions filled the audience. Xie Wei frowned at the scene of the WOF lounge on the screen, turned his head, and saw Xu Ziyan with a look that said ‘as expected.’ He whispered, “You knew about this long ago?”

Xu Ziyan was internally sighing while enjoying the gossip. Suddenly asked, he smiled awkwardly and admitted honestly, “Yeah… I heard Seamy mention it before.”

Xie Wei said, “…How come I didn’t know your relationship was this good?”

Xu Ziyan paused, turned his face to look at him, and laughed. “Is God Xie jealous?”

Xie Wei said matter-of-factly, “Yes.”

Xu Ziyan wanted to say something more, but suddenly heard the caster on stage trying to ease the atmosphere, smiling as he said, “By the way, the director just told me that there are a few mystery guests at our venue today. Please guess who they are?”

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The other caster played along perfectly. “Oh? Who is it?”

Xu Ziyan immediately felt something was wrong. Turning his head, he found that the big screen was no longer showing WOF’s lifeless lounge, but a black-haired man wearing a mask.

The man was currently leaning on the armrest of his seat, saying something to the young man next to him. The distance between the two was very close, their posture ambiguous and intimate.

Xu Ziyan blinked blankly.

This dumbfounded neighbor looking at the camera, wasn’t that himself?!

Xie Wei also realized he was being filmed. He had obviously experienced similar scenes many times. At this moment, unhurried, he raised his hand to pull down his mask and smiled at the camera very calmly and composedly.

Screams instantly erupted from the audience. The audience in the front rows also turned around in surprise, covering their mouths as they looked at them.

Creating distance now would seem too deliberate. So, Xu Ziyan had to follow suit, offering a restrained smile.

Actually, his palms were sweating a little.

“Wow, God Xie and God Ice are actually at the scene!” the caster said excitedly. “Does this mean other members of TWG are nearby?”

Following his words, the camera moved slowly, focusing on Shen Xiao and Bai Chen.

Seeing his face disappear from the big screen, Xu Ziyan instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Beside his ear, Xie Wei’s smiling voice sounded, “Why so nervous? It’ll be public sooner or later.”

Xu Ziyan stiffened, his ears slowly turning red.

Over there, Shen Xiao was barely squeezing out a business smile. Seeing the two of them being sticky, he instantly got angry. “Stop showing off, stop showing off.”

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Yuan Shaofeng waved stiffly at the camera, considering it a face reveal to the public. The camera finally moved away like it was granting charity. He breathed a sigh of relief and persuaded, “God Xiao, don’t be angry either. It’s not that karma won’t come, just that the time hasn’t arrived. People like that end up miserable.”

Shen Xiao was silent for a long while, sighed deeply, leaned back in his chair, and stopped making noise.

In the second match, WOF changed players. The second-team assault Xbu came on, and the first-team assault Jin stepped down.

Minus one person intentionally feeding kills, the viewing experience of this match improved significantly.

But the second-team player lacked strength and synergy. KW was a strong team; no matter how amazing Li Huanbin was, he couldn’t reverse the situation. In the end, WOF lost to KW 0-2.

By the second match, Shen Xiao had calmed down. He stopped focusing on WOF’s situation and instead paid attention to KW, a potential future opponent.

After the match ended, the TWG group returned to the nanny van. Shen Xiao said, “This Pride is very tricky. He also plays taser and healing vial, but his skill is definitely not as good as Ice. KW’s real thorn is this double assault strategy.”

Xie Wei said, “Mn. Actually, WOF had a chance in the second match, but once their sniper and medic were pinned down, they couldn’t move at all and could only die repeatedly.”

WOF’s Jin was a slacker, but the level of their sniper and medic was extremely high, with ample skill and coordination awareness. Moreover, the map for this match was Vinia Harbor, a sniper-favored map, yet the terrain couldn’t save them at all.

Such veteran players were beaten so badly they couldn’t fight back…

Yu Guangzhou said, “KW probably won’t agree to scrim with us. Even if they ask, we can’t agree.” He opened the schedule in his hand. “Unless something unexpected happens, our opponent for the next match is KW.”

“Before the match, we must prepare new tactics to face them.”

Xu Ziyan was listening intently when the phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out to look.

[KK: Hello, Ice. End of the month, finished your streaming hours yet?]

[KK: Got a job for you. Cordially inviting you to participate as a special online guest caster for the YNG vs. FTK match on the 27th at 5 PM. Just streaming is OK. The official channel will redirect traffic to you then. Popularity will definitely explode.]

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[KK: What do you say? Is your brother good to you or not?]