Chapter 67: The Alliance Support Who Was Suppressed by His Teammates (Part 10)
Yu Lin’s lips were slightly red and swollen for several days. Duan Qiancheng looked at him, held it in, and finally found a moment to secretly warn Zhuang Ningyu to be less of a beast.
Zhuang Ningyu stood in front of the coffee machine, glanced at the bright and clean training room, and his boyfriend who was sitting obediently and playing a match in the training room. He raised his eyebrows slightly, not understanding. “What do you mean?”
Duan Qiancheng leaned against the wall, his voice muffled. “That day… that day, you two were kissing upstairs, and the flowers were shaking. I glanced at the shadow at the top of the stairs… don’t look at me. I didn’t see it. I hurried downstairs and even blocked a few clueless people for you.”
“…” Zhuang Ningyu was stunned for a moment, pressed the coffee machine, and then let out a laugh. “En, thanks. But it was just that once.”
“Ah…?” Duan Qiancheng was confused. “What do you mean, ‘just that once’… no?”
He came to his senses, his face full of shock. “Just that one kiss, and you could hold it in?”
Zhuang Ningyu’s expression was placid, and he took a sip of coffee. “Otherwise? He still has a match. Am I really a beast?”
The morning sunlight fell on his face, quiet and cold, and it really looked like it.
“I can’t tell…” Duan Qiancheng was amazed, and then he was puzzled. “Then what’s with Yu Lin’s mouth…?”
Zhuang Ningyu frowned. “Ask Fang Cheng.”
Duan Qiancheng didn’t understand. “What does it have to do with Fang Cheng?”
Then he found that Zhuang Ningyu was frowning, like a helpless parent who had caught his son in the act. “He can’t eat spicy food. Fang Cheng has been sharing spicy strips with him every now and then recently.”
Duan Qiancheng: “…”
What the hell is this? The club should give me a raise. I really can’t stand this job for another day.
***
The base had a new rule against eating too many heaty snacks. In the midst of the tense training and competitions, Dawn had advanced in the group stage without any surprises.
SIA had had an upset this year. Because of the assault’s improper operation, they had lost to a new team that had just debuted and had a strong playstyle. They had gone to the loser’s bracket, and the internet was full of curses.
The top-tier teams, SIA and LKN, had actually met in the loser’s bracket, and in the end, they had taken the two spots. The passing fans had laughed their heads off.
And Dawn, who had once sent them away with one strike, had gone through the glory of being a two-time champion, the ridicule of their declining results in the spring season, and the invincibility of their new journey, and they had almost been deified.
As a new member, Yu Lin had gone from being hated by the entire internet at the beginning, to having a small number of technical fans, to having fans who liked his looks and mom fans, and to having true love fans after they had learned about his life. His fan base was growing day by day, and he was gradually on par with the top team, Dawn.
There were even people who were learning his style of environmental operation. After they had discovered that they could replicate his strategy, although their operation was not as precise and fast as his, it could greatly increase the support’s aggression. After a while, the forum had almost praised him as the number one support in the alliance.
As Yu Lin’s popularity grew, more and more people became curious about his experience, and his grudge with Zhou Huang was dug up.
It was not difficult to dig up. His former teammates and the youth training members had all heard of it.
But Zhou Huang’s family background was prominent, and he had always entered the team as an investor. The team was his one-man show, and no one could speak up, and no one could resist.
As Yu Lin had established himself in Dawn, and there was no need to worry about being retaliated against, these rotten things that had not seen the light of day were finally dug up and exposed to the world.
A high and mighty second-generation rich kid, who liked the beautiful appearance of his genius teammate, had deliberately approached him, had maliciously suppressed him, had controlled him with money, and had mentally PUA’d him. Day after day, he had been pressed into the blood bag position, and he could not achieve any results, and he could not pay back his debt, and he could not turn his life around.
This matter had been completely and meticulously dug up. The providers were almost all the second-team members and youth training students of DEC at that time, and they were now scattered all over the place.
Zhou Huang and Yu Lin’s online reputation was instantly reversed. In the midst of the overwhelming curses, there were some faint apologies.
Some of the scenes from a few months ago had been reversed, but it was just that the victim had become the perpetrator.
In the SIA base, in a room on the third floor, Zhou Huang had not gone down to train. He was browsing Weibo, and in the team manager’s reminder, he had irritably thrown his keyboard and teacup all over the floor.
He walked to the window, made a call, and questioned the person on the other end, “Who the hell is messing with me? Can’t you do something about it?”
But his father, who had always covered for him no matter what he did, was just silent.
An unknown amount of time passed. His older sister, who had never gotten along with him, took the call, and with great disgust, she said coldly, “You should be asking yourself that.”
She questioned, “Who on earth did you provoke?”
In the midst of the overwhelming curses and public opinion, SIA and Dawn had met in the highly anticipated quarterfinals.
It was supposed to have been earlier, but SIA had had an upset in the regular season, and it had taken them some time to fight their way back up.
And although Dawn had been slightly behind the old team, BCC, due to a mistake, their points were still ahead, which was why they had met them in the quarterfinals.
The weather had gotten a little colder.
When they got out of the car, they were all wearing scarves, and the fans were holding light signs and stamping their feet at the door.
It was still raining lightly. Duan Qiancheng glanced at the weather, sighed, and rolled up his coat sleeves, and he instructed the staff to give the fans hot milk tea. “Ladies, don’t stay here. It’s raining.”
They were in a hurry, and they went in quickly. Someone had almost bumped into them, and Yu Lin had hurriedly supported them.
He was young, his skin was fair, and he was thin. He was buried in his scarf, like a flawless snowman.
A moment later, the fan, who had been shocked by his appearance and was standing in the crowd again, was dumbfounded and looked at his own sleeve. “Damn, did Little God Yu just hook me up with one finger! He’s a martial arts master, right? Awesome!”
In a post that was discussing Yu Lin’s combat strength, and saying that he hadn’t even killed his former teammate on the spot, and how well-mannered Little God Yu was, the quarterfinals had officially begun.
The huge stadium was brightly lit.
Before they went on stage, Duan Qiancheng and Tan Hua were blocking the door on either side.
After Yu Lin had stood up, the few people behind him had not moved. He was stunned for a moment, and following the two of them’s gazes, he subconsciously wanted to turn his head, but his head was ruffled by Duan Qiancheng.
Duan Qiancheng had no intention of saying much to him. He patted his head and pushed him outside. “They’re calling you over there. Hurry up.”
Duan Qiancheng found an excuse to send him away and let out a light sigh.
During the time when Yu Lin’s experience had been exposed, Duan Qiancheng himself had also torn apart the SIA manager and had cursed Zhou Huang’s ancestors. Fang Cheng had been on the internet frequently, and even Lin Qingchuan and Zhou Cheng had joined in.
He had heard that there were even a few kids from the youth training team who were filled with righteous indignation all day long.
Zhuang Ningyu… Duan Qiancheng had not dared to probe his opinion at all. He knew Zhuang Ningyu. If this matter could be let go, then so be it. But if it couldn’t… ten Zhou Huangs would not be enough for him to play with.
As for Yu Lin, no one in the team had said much to him.
But he had been bullied at that time, and he was not feeling good. Now that they knew about this, they were also not feeling good.
Duan Qiancheng took a deep breath, sent him away, and with Tan Hua on either side, he took a deep look at the people with various expressions in the lounge.
He only said, “I only have one thing to say today. In public, don’t touch the high-voltage line. Don’t hit anyone.”
Dawn’s performance in the quarterfinals was unusually fierce.
Under the flickering lights. There was no detour, no tactics. They were almost pressing SIA the whole time.
In the midst of the layered cheers, commentator A exclaimed, “It seems that Dawn’s momentum is very strong today. They’ve already blown up a third of the supply points.”
Commentator B was a retired player, and he was watching carefully. “Dawn’s coordination is getting better and better. This year’s championship is worth watching. But what’s going on? They’re very aggressive.”
Commentator C was amazed. “Even Seven is not using tactics and is just going head-on. By the way, I haven’t seen him pressure someone head-on in a long time. I miss the days when there was no escape.”
In the earliest days, Zhuang Ningyu was a pure lone wolf player. He would kill his way through a map on his own, and the entire team would be carried by him. Later, the competition system had changed, and he had to rely on his teammates’ cooperation, so he had changed his playstyle and had become an old dog.
But there was still no one in the alliance who could go head-on with him.
On the screen, Zhou Huang’s assault was knocked to the ground by a single shot, and he could not react. He was completely suppressed on the ice, with no room for survival.
Zhuang Ningyu was pressing him, and he had nowhere to run. He was almost on the verge of collapse. He simply let go of his mouse and was typing on his keyboard. But before he could finish a sentence, Zhuang Ningyu had cleanly sent him away with a single shot.
His last words were left on the screen, and they disappeared with the screen that had gone black.
At this time, it had only been six minutes since the start of the match. For an assault, it was a great humiliation.
However, it was a cycle. The next match was the same. In a good team match, Dawn would kill him first, as if he were a chicken that was eating rice on the field.
Zhou Huang had thrown his keyboard on the spot and had left in a huff. He was so angry that he had not even shown his face after the match.
The SIA manager could only awkwardly smooth things over for him.
The player had turned hostile on the spot, and there was a heated discussion on the internet. Some people said that Dawn had been too ruthless and had taken personal revenge. Others said that with such a mentality, what was the point of playing games? He should just go home and delete his account.
In the post-match interview, the few members of Dawn had a rare and uniformly calm expression.
Fang Cheng was not even shouting anymore. He was pressing his lips together and was muttering in a small voice, “The captain is too fierce. That idiot. I want to kill him too.”
Lin Qingchuan had nudged him with his elbow and had told him not to curse in front of the camera.
The few of them were silent. A familiar reporter came up and guided them to say a few words.
He was familiar with Dawn and also looked down on Zhou Huang. He said with a smile, “You played well today. God Zhuang, can you say a few words?”
“Say what?” Facing the camera, Zhuang Ningyu’s expression was lazy. After a while, he said placidly, “Thank you to the top six for sending… the number one support?”
He had emphasized the words.
The reporter was stunned for a moment, and then he also laughed. Too harsh. Really too harsh.
***
After a day of running around, they were tired. They had a simple meal at the base and then went back to their rooms to rest.
They had won the match, but everyone at the dinner table was not in high spirits.
Yu Lin had said several times that he was fine, but in the end, everyone had ruffled his head before they had left.
He was young, his skin was fair, and his features were cold. He looked both obedient and aloof, as if an outsider would freeze their hands if they touched him, but he would not resist when he was with his own people.
Thinking of the post that said he had been living on his own since he was a teenager, and had also run into an idiot like Zhou Huang, the others were full of pity.
Fang Cheng was only a little older than him, but he had grown up in a candy jar. He was even more dumbfounded and heartbroken, and he had taken the opportunity to touch his soft hair several times.
Yu Lin looked at their backs as they went upstairs with a head of chicken feathers. “…”
It was ten o’clock, and Zhuang Ningyu was one of the only two who were still downstairs.
He didn’t say anything, but walked over and casually smoothed down Yu Lin’s messy hair, and said in a low voice, “Go back to sleep.”
Yu Lin glanced at him and obediently went upstairs to take a shower.
But he was a little unable to sleep. Whether it was the encouragement of the fans, the protection of his teammates, or something else, the warm feelings in his chest were real.
It was not good to disturb the others’ sleep at night.
After Zhuang Ningyu had finished his shower, he heard a knock on the door. He came out, drying his hair, and opened the door to see his boyfriend.
He was pressing his lips together and was looking at him with his eyelashes raised. He had probably just finished his shower and was casually wearing a T-shirt. His cheeks were slightly red, and he was full of steam, and he was quiet and hesitant at the door.
Zhuang Ningyu stopped his movements and let out a laugh. “Come here. What’s wrong?”
Yu Lin went in obediently, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked up at him. His face was cold, and his tone was also cold, but his reply was obedient. “I can’t sleep.”
Zhuang Ningyu wanted to tease him and let out a light laugh. “What do you do when you can’t sleep? Shall I hold you to sleep?”
“…”
He was smiling, and he lowered his eyes. He saw that the tips of Yu Lin’s ears were instantly red, and he wanted to laugh. After a pause, he found that he was also not right. “…”
He threw down the towel, walked over and sat down, and looked up and ruffled Yu Lin’s hair, and asked in a hoarse voice, “What’s wrong?”
His eyelids were shallow, and when he looked at people, he always seemed to be cold. His gaze was dyed with light spots in the light, which made him look much gentler.
Yu Lin looked at him, and his inexplicably also a little red neck. His eyelashes trembled quickly. He had experienced those things, and he had originally not had any special emotions, but under everyone’s protection, it seemed to have become different.
Yu Lin had the smell of shower gel on him, and he sat there without a sound.
After a long while, Zhuang Ningyu’s fingers lifted slightly and rubbed the corner of his lips for a moment.
“What happened… back then?” Zhuang Ningyu paused for a moment and took the initiative to ask.
His boyfriend’s beautiful features were cold under the light.
After a moment of hesitation, and after he had reacted to what he was asking, he said softly, “Nothing. At that time, he wanted to mess with me.”
Zhuang Ningyu paused for a moment, and his eyelids were lowered. He gently licked his cheek. “En, and then?”
Yu Lin shook his head. “I didn’t want to.”
Zhuang Ningyu suddenly let out a laugh. “You didn’t want to? Why? You only want me to kiss you?”
“En.” Yu Lin nodded with a red face.
Then his neck was gently held by a hand, and he was gently pressed down. Zhuang Ningyu turned his head and kissed his lips.