The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 66

Chapter 66

Although Xu Ziyan wasn’t the type to gossip, knowing about the situation between Bai Ke and Bai Chen made his mood exceptionally complicated. During training over the last two days, he found himself glancing toward Bai Chen, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

He thought his gaze was covert enough, but it didn’t escape Xie Wei’s eyes.

After the scrims, Yu Guangzhou and Jiang Yuxin gave a thousand exhortations to rest well and maintain their condition before sending the players back to the dormitory early.

Bai Chen was packing up his peripherals. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xie Wei looking at him thoughtfully. He turned his face, revealing a confused expression. “What’s up?”

Xie Wei asked, “Did something happen between you and Yan… and Ice recently? I see him paying a lot of attention to you lately.”

Bai Chen looked at his childhood friend—who was currently deep in romance and thus getting jealous over nothing—with a look reserved for the mentally challenged. Speechless, he said, “What could possibly happen between him and me?”

After saying that, his brain spun, and he understood the reason. He said indifferently, “KK probably told him something.”

Xie Wei, currently lucky in love and overflowing with care, asked with great concern, “KK? What happened to him?”

Bai Chen recalled a few days ago, the young man he had always treated as a younger brother standing before him, saying the word “like” syllable by syllable. A wave of irritation and gloom involuntarily washed over him. He had no intention of discussing this with Xie Wei, so he simply said, “Rebellious phase, I guess.”

“This rebellious phase really came at the right time.” Xie Wei chuckled. He didn’t pry further, only adding, “My mom told me to pass on a message: remember to go home after the match. She said Auntie Bai can’t get through to your phone… Weird, did your rebellious phase arrive too?”

Bai Chen sighed, a trace of fatigue appearing between his brows. “I didn’t want to answer. They want me to go home for a matchmaking session.”

Xie Wei understood, but… “It’s just a matchmaking session. Weren’t you mentally prepared for this long ago? Why are you acting so resistant now?”

They were both heirs designated by their families from an early age, so naturally, they were prepared for such things. After all, the Xie and Bai families were deeply rooted nobility; they didn’t force arranged marriages. If they had someone they liked, they could just bring them home for a look, and the family would nod in agreement.

If Xu Ziyan hadn’t appeared, Xie Wei would probably be in the same boat as Bai Chen right now.

Bai Chen said, “I just don’t want to pick up. They nag every day. It’s annoying.”

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Xie Wei rarely saw him like this. He looked him over with fresh interest and concluded, “Definitely a rebellious phase.”

The next afternoon at two o’clock, the TWG players set off on time for the competition venue.

Today was different from the past. The two starting Assaults for the first game were Shen Xiao and Yuan Shaofeng; instead, it was Bai Chen’s turn to sit in the lounge.

The YNG roster remained unchanged: Medic Clear, Sniper KK, Assaults Bye and Mumu.

Since it was the finals, the scale of the venue was more than double that of previous matches. Every seat was filled. Looking out, one could see glow sticks and support signs of various colors; anyone who didn’t know better would think they were at a concert.

For the first game’s coin toss, YNG won the priority to choose sides. They chose to attack first without hesitation.

Before going on stage, Yu Guangzhou emphasized repeatedly that in today’s match, they absolutely had to guard against the flanking strategy of Clear and Bye, the Assault-Medic duo.

Shen Xiao sighed with emotion. “It’s always been us flanking others, and others guarding against us. Now the tables have turned; it’s finally Ice’s turn to get cut.”

Xu Ziyan said faintly, “You look like you’re pretty happy about it.”

“How could that be? Absolutely not,” Shen Xiao said righteously. “I have a lot of love for my teammates. Just don’t leave me to die later.”

Perhaps due to the interview incident that occurred during the KW match, the host this time was no longer a beautiful Omega in a formal dress, but a Beta in a suit and leather shoes.

Seeing the host on the screen in the lounge, Yuan Shaofeng wondered, “Eh? Isn’t this person the former Sniper for UNC?”

“He switched careers after retiring,” Jiang Yuxin glanced at the screen. “When he was active, he gained a ton of fans based on his looks. After retiring, he changed professions directly and signed with UNC’s entertainment company as a host and livestream commentator.”

After speaking, he shook his head and clicked his tongue, seemingly envious. “Look at other people, still shining for their team even after retiring.”

Xie Wei leaned back on the sofa and sneered. “Don’t worry, after I retire, I’ll definitely shine even brighter than him.”

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That was true. Once Xie Wei retired, he would enter the family business directly and become the big boss of TWG completely. The value he would create was definitely not something an entertainer could compare to.

“Pah, pah, pah,” Jiang Yuxin spat three times superstitiously. “God Xie, Captain Xie, it’s still early before you retire. Our team still needs you.”

Xie Wei’s stream earlier had somewhat alleviated the public opinion caused by the interview, but he hadn’t denied anything, nor had he said who that partner actually was. As a result, the number of fans flocking to Jiang Yuxin’s Weibo to ask for the truth had increased geometrically over the past few days. His direct messages were full every day, almost causing him to burn out.

However, this also represented the team’s high popularity, which was better than no one caring. If Xie Wei really retired, TWG’s popularity would inevitably plummet. Jiang Yuxin felt that scenario would make him lose more hair than being scolded in three thousand DMs.

Not long after, staff came to knock on the door to notify them to prepare for the stage. Since Bai Chen wasn’t playing, he didn’t move, only sitting on the sofa with his arms crossed, watching the screen in front of him, lost in thought.

The coaches were required to appear for the team introduction, so only Jiang Yuxin and Bai Chen were left in the lounge.

Xu Ziyan, who hadn’t spoken much, suddenly said, “Manager Jiang, can you come over here? I have something I want to tell you.”

Ice has business with me?

Jiang Yuxin was stunned, then immediately nervous: Did some other accident happen?

He hurriedly stood up. “Okay, coming, coming.”

Shen Xiao wondered, “What business could Ice have with the manager?”

Yuan Shaofeng scratched his head. “I don’t know.”

Xie Wei calmly glanced at the corner of the corridor wall behind them. His sharp eyes caught a familiar figure, and he immediately realized Xu Ziyan’s intention. He smiled and didn’t speak, just watching Xu Ziyan pull Jiang Yuxin out the door.

Just as the TWG players walked a bit of a distance away, the figure hiding in the corner quickly trotted over, pushed the door open, and entered the lounge.

This figure was none other than Bai Ke.

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Seeing out of the corner of his eye that Bai Ke had successfully entered the lounge, Xu Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief. He used a pre-prepared excuse to stall Jiang Yuxin for a while. Only when his phone in his pocket vibrated twice did he let the confused Jiang Yuxin go back.

He took out his phone, but before he could check the message, he heard a low query from the side: “KK left?”

Xu Ziyan was startled and almost dropped his phone. He turned to look at Xie Wei and laughed awkwardly. “Captain.”

Xie Wei gave him a flat look. “Let’s go, it’s almost time.”

Seeing that Xie Wei didn’t intend to probe further, Xu Ziyan put his heart back in his stomach and hurriedly hurried to catch up.

While walking, he checked the message Bai Ke had sent.

[KK]: I gave it to him.

[KK]: Thank you, Ice.

From these two sentences, one couldn’t tell if the result of this meeting was good or bad, but this was all Xu Ziyan could do.

He actually wasn’t someone who liked to interfere in other people’s relationships. The reason he helped KK, more than just friendship, was largely because he felt KK was truly too similar to himself.

If not for that accident back then, he would probably be just like KK now: squeezed out of TWG in disgrace by that youth training coach, unwilling to give up, and joining another team. Even if everything went smoothly, the place he stood would not be by Xie Wei’s side, but on the opposite side.

At that point, wanting to enter TWG again would have been virtually impossible.

He sighed lightly, turned off the screen, and put away his phone.

The most important thing right now was the match.

Because it was the finals, the player introduction segment was longer than usual. Once everyone was seated, it was time for the pre-match interview and trash talk segment.

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The two people talking trash for YNG were Mumu and Bai Ke, while for TWG, it was Shen Xiao and Xie Wei.

Xu Ziyan lowered his head to focus on adjusting his peripherals. Turning his head, he saw Yuan Shaofeng unconsciously tapping on the keyboard. He looked extremely hyperactive and agitated.

Before turning on the soundproofing on the headset, the cheers from the audience and Xie Wei’s smiling voice from the big screen came through clearly: “…I hope YNG is prepared today. Don’t feed me too many kills; I can’t take them all.”

This trash talk, full of gunpowder and provocation, caused a wave of screams in the audience.

Immediately after, the character on the screen switched to Bai Ke.

The moment Bai Ke’s voice appeared, Xu Ziyan noticed Yuan Shaofeng’s typing speed increased.

He fell silent for a moment, suddenly realizing that in this match, the one with complicated feelings wasn’t just Bai Ke, but also Yuan Shaofeng.

But on the field, removing one’s personal emotions was the most important thing.

Xu Ziyan wanted to remind Yuan Shaofeng, but he didn’t know how to start. He could only secretly prepare himself to look after Yuan Shaofeng more during the match.

And his worry indeed came true in the subsequent game.

The map was set as Ellie Park. YNG attacked first.

In the first game, Yuan Shaofeng made frequent errors, and his revolver accuracy was extremely low. Without his frontline firepower cover, Shen Xiao didn’t dare to rush forward rashly. Although Xie Wei was picking off enemies one by one and was in excellent form, he couldn’t withstand YNG’s fierce offensive alone.

The YNG escort target moved unimpeded, practically being pushed straight to the finish line.

The screen turned gray again. Yuan Shaofeng let out a deep breath and said, “Sorry, this round was my fault.”

Xie Wei’s expression didn’t change much. He tapped Clear’s head with a shot and said calmly, “Save the review for when we get back to the team base. The match isn’t over yet.”

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Shen Xiao said, “It’s normal for a rookie to be nervous on stage. Don’t take it to heart. Now, try hard to defend the last point.”

Xu Ziyan also comforted him, “Don’t think too much, focus on what’s in front of you.”

Yuan Shaofeng closed his eyes and tightened his grip on the mouse.

When rushing out of the spawn again, his condition recovered a lot. Although YNG still pushed the payload into the point relying on their early game advantage, due to TWG’s “stubborn resistance,” when the payload finally reached the point, YNG was left with only five minutes remaining for their attack in the third round.

Back in the lounge, Yu Guangzhou nodded at Yuan Shaofeng. “You know yourself how you played this round. Go back and do extra training.”

Yuan Shaofeng agreed.

In the second game, TWG adjusted their roster. Assault Yuan stepped down, replaced by Chen.