Chapter – 20 Room
In the afternoon, I played training matches with this group of new teammates. Cheng Che performed extremely well and integrated well with everyone… Even the usually picky Coach Liang Feng couldn’t find any faults.
It can be said that the players bought for five million performed at a level of thirty million.
And thirty million happens to be his price tag in three years.
As for Lin Xingling, his transition to the support role was smooth, without any issues of not being comfortable or lacking awareness.
…
Sun Shang Xiang rolled and enhanced her basic attack, instantly causing the enemy’s low-health crystal to explode.
“Victory!“
DCT team easily secured the final victory, completing a thirteen-game winning streak.
The MVP of this match was awarded to Liu Ying’s Zhou Yu, with Cheng Che’s Sun Shang Xiang rating only 0.1 point lower.
“Why me?” When Liu Ying saw Zhou Yu’s entrance animation on the settlement screen, he blurted out in a puzzled tone.
“You played really well,” Cheng Che patted his shoulder and smiled.
Of course, you’re the future champion mid-laner and my favorite duo partner in King’s Glory. If anyone dares to say you didn’t play well… I’ll take care of them.
Lin Xingling said, “There’s just one thing… I’ve told you many times, if you keep getting ganked in the game, you can choose to buy ‘Huimeng’ earlier.”
Cheng Che: …I take back what I just said.
“Captain is right… Remember to buy ‘Huimeng’,” Liu Ying said, with some hesitation in his tone.
“But I don’t have enough money,” he added.
In the end, it’s Cheng Che’s playstyle issue.
He takes the highest economy and engages in fierce battles, fully focusing on outputting damage to push towers…
But the prerequisite is that the mid-laner becomes the sacrificial lamb, sacrificing the lane and economy.
As a result, the mage’s economy is always only slightly higher than the support.
This can be considered a downside of the strategy, inevitable.
“Let’s call it a day after winning and grab a meal~”
Seeing their conversation in a stalemate, Wu You put down his phone and stretched lazily, trying to lighten the mood, “I feel like we don’t even need to get accustomed to each other and can go straight into the game, really.”
Liu Ying smiled.
“When Xiao Nuo left, Yun Meier cried and said there would never be another marksman as amazing as him in the world…” Wu You rubbed his chin, “And then Clear came along in no time.”
Liu Ying pushed him, “My cards say Clear is the most talented marksman, and this time I won’t be wrong.”
“I don’t believe you at all!… Did your cards say I’m the second most amazing jungler in the whole King’s Glory? (You)”
“I did say that, I said you’re the rising star after the captain. (Yun)”
“Damn you, why did you add ‘second’ at the end, Yun Meier! (You)”
Liu Ying chuckled.
Teammates chatted with each other, and Phantom took off his headphones and adjusted his slightly messy hair without saying a word.
“…”
Cheng Che let out a sigh and reached for a disposable cup on the table but ended up touching another hand.
Looking up, it was Lin Xingling.
“I’ll get you a new cup,” Lin Xingling stood up with the cup and went to the water dispenser in the corner.
It’s not like I’m a pampered child…
Cheng Che wasn’t used to it, but he followed him.
“Everyone performed well. There’s nothing much to say about Sun Shang Xiang’s last match, so let’s not review it,” Brother Feng sat upright on the sofa, “What do you all want to eat tonight? Let’s order takeout.”
Holding the cup, Lin Xingling came over and responded to his words, “No takeout, let’s cook ourselves.”
“I don’t feel like cooking,” Brother Feng shrugged.
Lin Xingling spread his hands, “No money.”
We’re a badass e-sports team, with no emotions and no money.
Brother Feng was stunned for a moment but eventually compromised, “Okay, you win.”
“Cough…” Cheng Che almost choked on the water he was drinking, hurriedly swallowing it down, “Cough… Cough…”
In his heart, there was a small Clear mercilessly mocking them: “You guys are now a K-Champion team, how can you say such things? Hahaha…”
Well, if it wasn’t for me costing five million.
Little Clear instantly couldn’t laugh anymore.
Thinking about the frozen 20 million in his bank account… life is really bitter.
…
“Take it slow, take it slow,” Liu Ying gently patted his back.
His touch was so light that it felt like he didn’t pat at all. Cheng Che still felt the warm water stuck in his throat, motionless, with tears welling up in his eyes.
Unable to bear it, Lin Xingling brushed aside Liu Ying’s hand and personally stepped forward to help him catch his breath. As he did, he chided, “Be more focused when eating and drinking; it’s not good to choke.”
“Mhm… cough cough…” Cheng Che’s tears were about to fall.
“And don’t talk while drinking. Speaking while drinking can cause the epiglottis to not close in time, making it easy to choke into the windpipe… It’s the same when eating, that’s why we say ‘no talking while eating.'”
“No talking while eating, no speaking while sleeping, that’s what Confucius said… Blah blah blah…”
Chattering away like an old monk reciting scriptures.
“Huh—”
Finally, the water stuck in his throat was coughed out. Cheng Che took the tissue handed to him by Phantom and wiped his mouth, saying, “Okay, okay… I’ll remember… Thank you, thank you.”
Phantom: “…”
It was Lin Xingling’s usual nanny-like style, and Liu Ying and the others didn’t find it strange. But when Cheng Che came out of Lin Xingling’s embrace, he had a flushed face and looked uncomfortable.
On one hand, he was embarrassed to be in such close contact with his idol, and on the other hand, Stars’ dad’s presence was too strong.
But no one really cared about that. Everyone was more concerned about what to have for dinner.
Brother Feng: “Let’s just cook our own meal. Clear, what do you want to eat?”
“…Anything is fine.”
Cheng Che blushed and couldn’t bring himself to look at them. He lowered his head and glanced at his white sneakers, only to realize that the shoelace on his left foot was loose.
“Hey?”
Just as he was about to bend down to tie it, Lin Xingling squatted down and tied it for him before he could, saying, “Thanks, Captain.”
“No need to be so polite,” Lin Xingling gently wiped away the water stains on Cheng Che’s face with a tissue, “You’re the child I brought here… It’s only natural.”
Brought here, child… After hearing his words, Cheng Che suddenly felt a bit low-spirited, and a hint of dimness flashed through his clear blue eyes.
He never really saw himself as a strong player!
Seemingly sensing Cheng Che’s mood, Lin Xingling reached out and patted his head.
Cheng Che:…
Clearly, he was a high-level expert returning to the beginner’s village, so why did he always feel like he was being treated like a kid?
“…Let’s have braised pork! Yun Mei’s braised pork is the most delicious!” Wu You suggested, then looked at Cheng Che with an expectant expression.
“Sure.”
Although he didn’t really like greasy food, Cheng Che still agreed out of courtesy.
“Yeah, I remember there’s pork belly in the fridge,” Liu Ying said as soon as he opened his mouth, and then he disappeared from the training room in a flash.
Echoes came from outside the door, “I’ll take the meat out to thaw first.”
Young people are full of energy.
Brother Feng looked at his departing figure with a smile and nodded, “Alright, alright, all of you go back to the living room and relax for a while. I’ll give Liu Ying a hand in cooking.”
“Thank… thank you,” Cheng Che bowed to him.
“This child,” Brother Feng waved his hand and pushed him along with Phantom and Wu You, asking them to follow him.
“You’ve all worked hard, take a good rest.”
“…”
After arranging the three children to sit on the sofa, Brother Feng threw the TV remote to Cheng Che and went over to turn on the TV himself, saying, “Watch whatever you want.”
Turning around, he saw Lin Xingling also preparing to sit down and asked, “Why are you sitting?”
Lin Xingling looked innocent and said, “To watch TV.”
Brother Feng rolled up his sleeves.
“What… since you have nothing to do, what’s wrong with watching TV with me?!” Lin Xingling pushed up the glasses that were about to slide off his nose and stood by the sofa, arms crossed, looking at him.
Cheng Che also followed his gaze and looked at Brother Feng.
Brother Feng said, “Who said you have nothing to do? Go tidy up the guest room… no, Clear’s room, and let it be his private room from now on.”
“A private room?” Cheng Che nodded.
That’s good, then he won’t have to live with Stars anymore. After all, his sleeping habits are really terrible…
“No need.”
Cheng Che’s train of thought, which was making crackling noises, was stopped by Lin Xingling’s words. He looked at her with a puzzled expression, not knowing what to say.
Lin Xingling said, “Clear sleeps well with me, so why change?”
“…”
It’s… it’s really flattering of you to say that about me, but… are you directly assigning me to your room?
Cheng Che stared incredulously at Lin Xingling’s handsome face. He couldn’t figure him out.
Fortunately, Feng Ge was unreasonable, “If he sleeps well with you, can he sleep with you forever? When a child grows up, they should have their own room, right?”
Then he added, “…I think you just don’t want to tidy up, you’re lazy.”
Lin Xingling: “…”
The puzzle was solved.
Cheng Che breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, stood up, and said, “Coach, tell me the instructions and precautions. I’ll go… tidy up.”
If Stars doesn’t want to do it, it’s fine. I’ll take care of it!
Phantom put away his phone in his pocket, “I’ll help you.”
“Ah?” Wu You had just picked up a grape and was about to put it in his mouth, but he quickly put it back down when he heard that, “Count me in.”
Without Stars, there are still enthusiastic teammates.
No… Lin Xingling didn’t feel like explaining so much to him. He pressed Cheng Che back onto the sofa and said, “No need, no need… If you want to live alone, I’ll tidy up the room for you.”
He was afraid that Cheng Che was afraid of the dark and couldn’t sleep alone…
But he couldn’t say that, fearing that it would hurt the child’s self-esteem.
“No, no…” Cheng Che shook his head and explained, “Not living together is… to avoid… to avoid troubling the captain.”
“Okay, got it.”
Brother Feng flicked his head with a finger, “Then go quickly.”
“Yes, yes, I’m going.”
Lin Xingling casually responded and turned toward the direction of the room.
Author’s Note:
【Mini Theater】
Little D (personification of DCT team): If it weren’t for you suddenly barging into my life, I would still have over one million at the end of the month…
Cheng Che: There are twenty million in this card. If you can unfreeze it, it’s all yours.
Little D: If we could unfreeze the bank card, would we still be here forming a team to play esports?