Chapter 96 This was the most willful thing that Wei Xiao had ever done in his life. (1/2)
Wei Xiao’s previous interactions with Moonlit had always been through Bai Cai. As the ‘grandmaster’, he’d just been responsible for playing.
Brother Cai would contact the players, then he would go, play, and earn money when he was done. Their relationship was simple and clear––
Oh, this was Wei Xiao’s one-sided perspective. All the players that he’d ‘played’ with would always think of him and never forget him. They would chase after Brother Cai, wanting to get his contact information.
Brother Cai would think about it for a while, then answer, “Trade secret.”
He couldn’t give it out. It wasn’t because he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to make his commission as a middleman, but because he was afraid that the grandmaster would end up surrounded and beaten up offline.
Brother Cai didn’t have many friends. If he lost this one, he wouldn’t have another one to replace him with.
Later on, Wei Xiao’s identity was revealed, and the winter training camp had started immediately afterwards.
Out of the entire China competition zone, only 3U and FTW were grouped up together. Asleep had gotten Wei Xiao’s contact information a long time ago, but the Moonlit who’d been assigned to Group B naturally didn’t have it.
That was why Moonlit had gone through Weibo and shouted out to Wei Xiao.
He’d originally thought that Wei Xiao would agree, but unexpectedly, he was refused again and again.
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Moonlit wasn’t very talkative, and his Weibo situation was comparable to Asleep’s. The fans from both sides competed daily––
[ Did you see? My family’s Moon only said two words! ]
[ Tch, my Sleep only sent out a single letter! ]
The fans were even able to start up a battle over such a thing; it was unknown which group of fans everyone should feel distressed for.
A player who was so ‘handicapped with words’ went on to say a long segment of words to Wei Xiao, “Why aren’t you soloing anymore? Why give it up?”
Two sentences, two question marks, it was enough for Moonlit fans to celebrate like it was the New Year!
Wei Xiao wanted to answer without mincing his words, “Don’t ask, if you ask, then it’s because I only want to solo with my boyfriend.”
Ah, unfortunately, he couldn’t say ‘boyfriend’!
Wei Xiao’s heart quivered. He forwarded Moonlit’s Weibo post.
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His words were simple, direct, and to the point, cutting off his own path of retreat. He didn’t want to solo with anyone!
In the future, he would become the captain’s exclusive ‘sandbag’, one that could only be used by the captain.
[ FTW.Quiet: Solo, what solo? In the future, I’ll be focusing on the team competition and won’t be soloing anymore. @RR.Moonlit ]
After sending out this Weibo message, Wei Xiao’s heart felt empty and hollow.
Forget it, nobody could compare with his captain, even the Moonlit who’d grown at the speed of light and won against God Xie couldn’t compare to a single hair on his captain’s head!
Wei Xiao clearly didn’t know how to smoke, but he somehow still experienced the feeling of quitting smoking.
It was hard; it made him want to scratch at his heart and lungs.
His Weibo post instantly drew a large amount of traffic and attention.
The winter training camp was over, and there was still a few days before the regular season began. Everyone was idle and bored, and they were immediately amused when they saw this post.
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“What’s wrong with the grandmaster?”
“The man who’d hammered half of the Glory circle into exploding is now trying to wash himself clean?”
“??? Is the grandmaster cowering?”
“If you’re afraid, just say it straight. Why use the team competition as an excuse?”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Quiet, what happened to your momentum and aura during the live broadcast? Don’t cower.”
“My Moon God won against God Xie, what about you, Grandmaster? Oh, you were hammered into seclusion by Daddy Hyun.”
“Backing down when faced with difficulties, not bad, Grandmaster.”
These remarks couldn’t shake Wei Xiao’s resolve.
It was all on the internet, and there were fans and haters. In any case, it was just a matter of knocking out words on the keyboard, they could say whatever they want to say, and whoever took it seriously would be the loser.
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Wei Xiao wasn’t angry at all and leisurely sipped at his watermelon juice.
Then, a ‘question mark party’ began to appear on his Weibo.
First came 3U’s Asleep, “?”
Then came TPT’s Eurostar, “??”
Then came the new generation who hadn’t yet made a name for themselves, BLUE and Xia Dan and the others, “???????”
Professional players all had their accounts certified on Weibo. As soon as they showed up, the netizens who’d already been flustered all exploded into noise again.
“F*ck, the grandmaster is really capable.”
“The white moonlight of Glory, locked in.”
“About that… is soloing with him so amazing? Why are they all unable to stop thinking about it.”
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“Previous poster, how do you feel when you lose mahjong?”
“Of course I would want to win it back!”
“So…”
Indeed, this was how much the players couldn’t forget about the grandmaster, it was really like playing mahjong.
If they lost a game, then they had to win it back!
Dispersing after losing a game, how could they not feel anxious?
Wei Xiao had already said everything that should be said, and he’d already started giving up on the things that needed to be given up on. He simply exited out of Weibo.
He finished the watermelon juice in one go, then decided that he should go and get his official business dealt with.
Go home, see Wei Quan, and finish the school suspension process.
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Perhaps the conversation he’d had with Lu Feng last night had stimulated Wei Xiao, because he didn’t feel so much resistance towards going home anymore.
Sure enough, all sorts of feelings would arise from being indulged by someone else. It was just going home, what was so hard about it?
Wei Xiao wasn’t polite as he mentally disdained himself: It was still the captain that was too good to him, causing him to become so delicate and finicky.
Wei Xiao thought about Lu Feng on the way back home. Thinking about him filled his heart with warmth, and even the cold feeling that rose up from his fear of going home gradually faded away.
When he arrived at the door to the house, Wei Xiao rang the doorbell.
Li Su was the one to open the door. She was stunned when she saw Wei Xiao, “Little Xiao!”
Wei Xiao called out a polite greeting, “Mom.”
This should be the most familiar, closest, and warmest form of address, but it was instead as cold as addressing a stranger.
Li Su was pleasantly surprised, but she was also somewhat at a loss, “You’re back, um, did you eat yet? I…”
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Wei Xiao got straight to the point, “I’ve eaten. I came back because there’s something I need to ask you for help with.”
Polite, formulaic, and undisguised alienation.
Li Su’s expression dimmed, “What’s the matter? Your father’s gone to work and hasn’t come back yet.”
The word ‘work’ sounded particularly harsh in Wei Xiao’s ears.
Before he turned 17, he’d dreamed that his parents would live a normal life and work from nine to five like other people’s parents.
But… they hadn’t seen his parents all year around.
Now, when he was already thoroughly disappointed, Wei Quan had started going to work.
How ironic.
Wei Xiao closed his eyes briefly, then quickly pulled out the document, “I’m applying for a school suspension. It requires a parent’s signature.”
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Li Su was stunned. She could read and could understand what was on the document, but it was such a big matter, “How about waiting for your father to come back and have him…”
Wei Xiao didn’t make a sound, his pair of black eyes looking at her silently.
Li Su’s heart clenched and she quickly said, “I… I’ll do it.”
Wei Xiao: “Yeah.”
After signing the document, Wei Xiao dropped his gaze, “I’m leaving.”
Li Su’s mouth opened, her eyes filled with appeal, but she couldn’t say anything.
Wei Xiao didn’t look at her again.
When the door closed, Li Su sat down abruptly, covering her eyes with her hands, “I’m sorry, I”m really sorry.”
FTW Base, fifth floor.
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The midday sun shone brightly outside the window, sprinkling over the carpet like a layer of dazzling gold.
The room was bright, but the atmosphere inside was heavy and depressing.
Chen Feng’s left hand tapped lightly on the sofa, his eyebrows drawn tightly together, “You want to have Wei Xiao sign up for the singles competition?”
There was a single person sofa on the other side of the black-brown coffee table.
Lu Feng looked as tall and long-legged as usual as he sat on the sofa. His clean shaven face held a calm and steadiness that was inconsistent with his age, “Yes.”
A ray of sunlight just happened to fall on his shoulder, outlining the fit lines of his body that the dark shirt couldn’t hide.
Chen Feng was very worried, “I acknowledge Wei Xiao’s ability, but he really lacks experience.”
Lu Feng replied calmly, “Experience is accumulated constantly over time.”