The filming location was quite remote, besides a shopping plaza, there were no other recreational facilities nearby. After wrapping up their scenes, the two rested at the hotel for a night before hurrying back to Chi Yu’s home in City A.

The exhaustion from the long journey didn’t diminish Chi Yu’s inner passion. Upon returning home, Chi Yu poured some cat food into the bowl for ragdoll cat guarding the house. Without even unpacking their luggage, Chi Yu carried Jiang Mo and went straight to their bedroom.

They spent over an hour in the bathroom before Chi Yu played around with Jiang Mo on the couch. Exhausted, Jiang Mo fell asleep in Chi Yu’s arms. Reluctantly, Chi Yu held Jiang Mo and joined in sleeping.

Chi Yu was always a light sleeper. Sleeping less than four hours, the disturbing chirping of sparrows outside woke him up. Forgetting to close the window last night, the cool breeze and gentle morning light seeped in. Curled up into a ball, Jiang Mo lay in his embrace. His eyes were still reddened from last night’s crying, lips full, bearing the faint marks from where he had been bitten.

Chi Yu smiled and planted a kiss on Jiang Mo’s forehead, his fingertips running through Jiang Mo’s soft white hair, the ring on his hand shining in the light.

Upon receiving the engagement ring from Jiang Mo, Chi Yu immediately wore it on the middle finger of his left hand. It was Jiang Mo’s first gift, extremely precious, and very much in line with his preferences.

Chi Yu wanted to rush to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Jiang Mo immediately but reason prevailed. The bureau was already closed. He remembered an important detail: Jiang Mo was only 19 this year and hadn’t reached the legal age for marriage. He had to wait for a few more years until Jiang Mo turned 22 to legally become his spouse.

Chi Yu sighed softly, holding the sleeping Jiang Mo tightly, giving him a gentle rub. Jiang Mo had a good sleep quality, no matter how much Chi Yu teased, he wouldn’t wake up, only emitting weak hums in his dreams, which stirred a longing desire in Chi Yu.

His lips trailed down Jiang Mo’s forehead, gently ‘nibbling‘ the sleeping Jiang Mo again. Despite Jiang Mo being half-asleep, accustomed to Chi Yu’s antics, his body responded automatically to Chi Yu’s touch.

…

When Jiang Mo woke up, his body sent the same signals of exhaustion as the night before. The familiar sensation made him immediately realize that Chi Yu had done something again sneakily.

Chi Yu stood with his back facing Jiang Mo in front of the dressing mirror. His tall figure was wrapped in a shirt and trousers. Nobody would know that the reserved and cool Chi Yu on screen would be a rogue behind the scenes.

Rubbing his eyes, Jiang Mo, still not fully awake, weakly lay on the pillow, clutching the bundled-up blanket. He stared dully at the reflection of Chi Yu in the mirror, silently cursing him inwardly, his face turning increasingly red.

The marks left by Chi Yu on him hadn’t disappeared yet, and even his fingertips had been attentively cared for by Chi Yu. There was still a faint imprint of Chi Yu’s bite on the tip of his right index finger.

He wanted to take a shower, but he had no energy left.

Chi Yu finished dressing and walked to the bedside. He poked Jiang Mo’s crimson cheek gently and spoke softly, “Are you awake now, baby?”

Jiang Mo’s face flushed instantly. After finishing the movie, Chi Yu suddenly started calling him like this.

All clingy and sticky, Jiang Mo felt extremely uncomfortable when Chi Yu called him that way.

Some actors take a long time to detach from their characters after finishing a film. If the character’s personality is too distinct or the character’s fate is too tragic, it takes even longer to step out of it.

Jiang Mo didn’t think Chi Yu would be someone unable to detach from a role. He sensed that Chi Yu was someone he didn’t want to detach from; it was like he wanted to replace his older brother and continue taking care of this ‘little brother‘.

Jiang Mo nodded vaguely, burying half of his face into the blanket. His voice muffled, he muttered, “Why are you calling me that way?”

He didn’t realize how hoarse his voice was until he spoke. It sounded like he had been shouting in his sleep for a long time, causing his voice to turn hoarse. He didn’t need much thought to understand the reason.

Even when he was asleep, he could do such things. Chi Yu was really a jerk!

Chi Yu’s voice sounded triumphant, “You’ve proposed to me, can’t I change what I call you?”

Jiang Mo: “…”

“People online call you ‘Mo Mo Baby’ every day. They can call you that, but I can’t?” Chi Yu said, feeling a little displeased at the thought.

Jiang Mo: “That’s not it…”

“Or do you prefer I call you something else?” Chi Yu asked.

Jiang Mo blinked curiously, asking, “Like what?”

Chi Yu chuckled softly, “Mo Mo Darling? Mo Mo Wife?”

Jiang Mo: “…”

Jiang Mo chose to compromise, “You… you… you can call me however you want.”

“Alright, then it’s Baby,” Chi Yu concluded.

Jiang Mo: “…”

…

Among all professional players in the LPL, apart from Jiang Mo, who rose to the peak since his debut, Xie Ning holds the highest popularity. This is because he’s handsome, skilled in gaming, possesses a humorous personality, and, on top of that, secured the first LPL World Championship, boosting his popularity significantly.

In the All-Star Game’s voting, Xie Ning was unsurprisingly selected to participate due to his high popularity. After Jiang Mo relinquished his spot, Xia Zeyu was chosen based on high votes.

Unlike the multitude of insults earlier in the year, Xia Zeyu’s detractors decreased notably after winning the championship. Although some still criticized Xia Zeyu for not participating in battles against EK team, Xia Zeyu’s fans from SVP team retorted back at them.

Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi’s performance at this World Championship was evident to all; they are striving and deserving of this trophy.

With the championship backing SVP team, there were three slots available for this year’s All-Star Game. Besides Xie Ning and Xia Zeyu, the equally popular Tang Zi also made it into the selection.

Before the departure of the three players for the overseas tournament, Manager Da Tian specially organized a gathering. It was a belated celebration, inviting not only all the members of the SVP team but also several other teams from A city.

Due to attending the banquet, Chi Yu couldn’t accompany Jiang Mo.

A group of young people gathered together, creating a level of noise that was hard to imagine. Jiang Mo didn’t feel awkward; after joining the circle of professional players, he got along well with his old friends. Both sides exchanged contact information, and everything was gradually falling into place.

The team players all brought their significant others. Lu Yu heard about this gathering from Jiang Mo and wanted to join in the fun. Being a seasoned gaming enthusiast, he not only favored the SVP team but also had preferences for other teams. He came hoping to get autographs and photos.

After chatting for just a few moments, Lu Yu began conversing with the group and even joined in playing games with everyone.

Lu Yu’s purpose in coming along was to help Chi Yu supervise Jiang Mo, preventing him from drinking too much. However, Lu Yu ended up losing the game and getting drunk himself. Consequently, he couldn’t manage Jiang Mo anymore. Ironically, Jiang Mo obediently sat at his place, behaving well.

As the protagonist of the evening, Jiang Mo couldn’t escape. His original plan was to return home before midnight, but he was caught every time he tried to slip away.

Coerced by the group, Jiang Mo could only go along with them to play games.

Around 1 a.m., Chi Yu came personally to pick them up. Only then did the group cautiously escort the slightly tipsy Jiang Mo away.

Jiang Mo lost a few rounds of games and had a few drinks. His alcohol tolerance wasn’t great, leaving him feeling a bit dizzy after a few drinks.

Upon seeing Chi Yu, he appeared much more enthusiastic than usual. In front of everyone, he suddenly, like a little cat, leaped into Chi Yu’s arms.

Chi Yu’s eyes flashed with surprise; Jiang Mo had never behaved like this in front of others. Jiang Mo was usually shy, often asking for private affection in a reserved manner.

His cheek wrinkled the structured suit Chi Yu wore. Pressed against Chi Yu’s familiar chest, his intoxicated voice was light and soft, softer than usual: “Chi Yu, you’ve come to pick me up!”

At that moment, he seemed to have forgotten what shyness meant.

Chi Yu’s lips curled into a gentle smile as he glanced at the dumbfounded onlookers. He effortlessly lifted Jiang Mo by the waist.

Jiang Mo clasped onto Chi Yu’s neck, finding a comfortable spot for his cheek and continuously rubbing against Chi Yu’s face.

Jiang Mo sounded quite aggrieved, his nose wrinkling slightly, “I… I waited for you for so long. Why were you so slow? I thought you weren’t coming to pick me up.”

Chi Yu gently rubbed his nose against Jiang Mo’s cheek and softly said, “I’m sorry, I got delayed by something. Mo Mo, please forgive me.”

Blinking his hazy eyes, Jiang Mo softly responded, “Alright, I forgive you!”

Onlookers: “…” He forgave just like that? Aren’t you too easy to please?!

…

Chi Yu also had a bit to drink and couldn’t drive, so Da Zhuang, who was pulling an all-nighter, was responsible for taking the two of them back.

Jiang Mo felt the backseat of the car was too cramped. Unlike his usual behavior outside, he started fidgeting as soon as he got in the car. Sitting in Chi Yu’s lap, he caused a bit of a headache for Chi Yu.

Chi Yu didn’t dislike Jiang Mo’s antics when he was drunk; he actually loved them. The headache stemmed from the inappropriate setting. He had been holding back since they got in the car.

“You… you like calling me ‘baby,’ right? How come you didn’t call me that in front of everyone just now?” Jiang Mo steadied his swaying upper body by clutching onto Chi Yu’s neck. Blushing, he poked Chi Yu’s face with discontent.

If he were sober, he would never do such a thing or say this. Alcohol truly made people act differently.

“I was afraid you’d feel shy.” Chi Yu’s eyes were filled with amusement. Letting Jiang Mo mess around, he grabbed Jiang Mo’s finger and playfully bit it.

Sweet.

Jiang Mo must have eaten some dried fruits as his hand still had some sugar on it. The alcohol he breathed out carried a fruity scent, not unpleasant.

“Ouch.” Jiang Mo furrowed his brow. Chi Yu’s bite wasn’t strong at all. He retaliated playfully and called out in an aggrieved tone.

“Did I hurt you?” Chi Yu, indulging Jiang Mo, apologetically rubbed Jiang Mo’s finger.

“You not calling me ‘baby’ is one thing, but biting me too?” Jiang Mo said.

His speech was surprisingly clear when complaining.

Chi Yu found it amusing. Since he didn’t respond immediately, Jiang Mo felt even more aggrieved. He made sounds similar to the cooing of the stuffed cat doll at home, burying himself into Chi Yu’s embrace and vigorously rubbing his white hair against Chi Yu’s chin.

“Brother, do you not like Mo Mo Baby anymore?”

Chi Yu: “How could I not like you? Brother really loves Mo Mo Baby.”

Da Zhuang, driving in the front seat: “…”

Jiang Mo was still whimpering, “You… you don’t call me ‘baby’ anymore. You definitely don’t like me anymore.”

“I was just worried you’d feel shy. If you want to hear it, I’ll call you.”

“I want to hear it!” Jiang Mo immediately responded.

“My baby.” Chi Yu smiled, gently pressing Jiang Mo’s head and planting a kiss on his forehead.

…

At 6:30 in the morning, the salarymen who had just woken up were not yet fully awake. They brushed their teeth while scrolling through the latest gossip online.

A Weibo post at 5:00 in the morning dominated the trending topics in just under two hours.

[@ChiYuV: Got proposed to. Can I get a congratulations from everyone? [Image]]
The picture showed their clasped left hands. Chi Yu’s fans could recognize his hand easily. On Chi Yu’s left middle finger, there was a platinum ring. Similarly, a hand clasped by his was adorned with an identical ring.

Every fingertip on that hand was slightly red, and there was even a freshly bitten tooth mark on the middle finger’s knuckle.

D*mn.

[You want congratulations? I spit on it. Shameless. Can’t you see the time? I just got home from work and I see you flaunting your love. Can’t you give us corporate slaves a break?]

[I knew it from the day they got together, @ChiYu, this guy is definitely a freeloader! D*mn, you’re even getting proposed to, the rings were probably given by Mo Mo, have you no shame! Bullying the honest one, huh!]

[It’s me who’s sour! My Mo Mo Baby! Why are you so useless? Why did you have to propose instead of him!]

[Sigh, the old dog is really feasting on Mo Mo. I hate it! Can’t the heavens send me a boyfriend like Mo Mo! [Biting a handkerchief]]

[You don’t even know how to time official announcements, and you want congratulations? Dream on!]
[Source: Censored Share and Read Online]

Initially, Chi Yu’s Weibo post was met with mockery. Everyone was joking around. But when the congratulatory messages arrived at the usual time, they flooded Chi Yu’s Weibo, overwhelming his account and even reaching Jiang Mo’s account.

[Congratulations to you! You must be well, okay? QAQ!]

[From beginning to end, I am their witness! Finally, one of the CPs I’ve been shipping is a he!]

[Chi Yu, take good care of our Mo Mo. Promise me that you’ll be together for the rest of your lives!]

[Congratulations, old dog… No, congratulations, @Chi Yu]

[Congratulations, @Chi Yu@Jiang Mo@SVP·Wish]

[Haha, this @ thing, is this a story of three people?]

[@ChiYuV: Yes, whether it’s Jiang Mo or Wish, they are all Chi Yu’s little babies.]

[…]

[Get lost!!]

…

The League of Legends World Championship entered its thirteenth year, as older players retired one by one, making way for fresh faces in the SVP team.

In the SVP training room, five children collapsed into their gaming chairs after the white-haired coach left.

There was a legendary figure in the League, a jungle wizard who won the World Championship right after his debut, secured LPL’s first championship trophy, and claimed three consecutive League of Legends World Championships during his three-year career. He was the first player in the LPL to achieve the Grand Slam title, and even after retiring, he remained immensely popular, becoming the first esports player to amass over fifty million fans, the deity in the hearts of all LOL players.

These young talents, who had steadily made their way into the SVP team due to their outstanding performances, had been eager to join the SVP squad because of the legend of the League – Wish.

However, just as they had risen to the main team, they suffered a significant blow. While excelling in the academy with impressive results, they had received extra care from Coach Wish in SVP’s second team. But upon entering the first team, the gentle and lovely Wish coach changed.

It was no wonder why the seniors all said that Wish was a devil. Whether on the battlefield or in the training room, he was undeniably the Great Demon King.

Having just entered the main team, they already had a premonition that the days ahead would be excruciating.

After Jiang Mo retired last year, he took over as the coach for SVP. Retiring at the age of 22, Jiang Mo’s decision made a large number of fans cry inconsolably. However, this was Jiang Mo’s choice. Winning the championship cup for LPL three years in a row and retiring with the Grand Slam title was his lifelong dream.

In the time to come, he wanted to continue staying in the beloved world of esports to nurture fresh talent. The remaining time, he wanted to spend with Chi Yu.

Over the years, Jiang Mo hadn’t changed much compared to when he was 19. His baby fat had disappeared completely, he had grown 2 centimeters taller, and he exuded even more confidence than before.

His iconic white hair remained, and Chi Yu mentioned that it suited him well, so he kept it.

Chi Yu, dressed in a custom-made black suit, with neatly combed hair, looked like he was attending a grand event as he waited downstairs for Jiang Mo.

When he saw Jiang Mo, he immediately flashed a bright smile, pulling Jiang Mo into his embrace, habitually rubbing Jiang Mo’s face, sighing, “You’ve worked hard, Coach Wish.”

“N-No, not hard.” Jiang Mo hugged Chi Yu back, gently sniffing the pleasant scent on Chi Yu’s body.

“Are those kids behaving?” Chi Yu asked.

“They are, but their skills can’t match up to Xie Ning and the others.” Speaking of work, Jiang Mo put on a serious expression.

Chi Yu chuckled, “That’s a given. However, with Coach Jiang guiding them, they’ll achieve great things in the future.”

Despite hearing many compliments, Jiang Mo still couldn’t handle Chi Yu’s praise. His face turned red, and he sheepishly buried his head in Chi Yu’s chest.

“Let’s go, it’s the perfect time now.” Chi Yu held Jiang Mo’s hand, intertwining their fingers.

After Jiang Mo proposed to Chi Yu, Chi Yu had waited several years for Jiang Mo and finally reached the legal age for marriage registration.

Counting down the days every day, Chi Yu finally waited for the last day. Eager to take Jiang Mo to the Civil Affairs Bureau for registration, he deliberately left his work and rushed back from the neighboring city. On Jiang Mo’s birthday, he sealed Jiang Mo’s life.

Securing Jiang Mo’s seatbelt, Chi Yu pinched Jiang Mo’s face.

Unable to resist the temptation of the face in front of him, Jiang Mo took the initiative and planted a kiss on Chi Yu’s cheek.

Chi Yu smiled and leaned down, kissing Jiang Mo’s lips.

—End of Extra Story—

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Thank you to all the readers who have patiently waited for updates and supported it.

I hope you enjoy reading it. ๑(◕‿◕)๑

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Chi Yu had already pushed all of his schedules for the second half of the year. He decided to spend some quality time with Jiang Mo, and there were people watching over his studio.

After the World Championships, there were still two months before the New Year. He planned to take Jiang Mo on a trip to a foreign country during that time.

However, things don’t always go according to plan. After resting at home for half a month, Chi Yu agreed to the request of a certain well-known director and rushed to the director’s crew to save the day.

This time, Chi Yu is playing a villain in a drama. His role is relatively minor, and he only needs to shoot for a week.

This time, Chi Yu is bringing his family member Jiang Mo with him on the trip.

Chi Yu brought Jiang Mo along, and Jiang Mo brought his laptop. While Chi Yu was filming, Jiang Mo planned to stay in his room and play ranked matches, just like he used to, until Chi Yu came back.

However, the originally scheduled one-week shoot ran into another problem. The actor who played the villain’s younger brother had recently been caught up in a scandal and banned from the industry.

Fortunately, the actor had only just joined the cast and had only filmed a few scenes. If the scandal had come out after the drama had aired, the entire drama would have been scrapped.

The filming schedule was not delayed, but Chi Yu’s scenes were moved back. The director was still not satisfied with the actors they had found after searching for several days. Most importantly, Chi Yu, who was known for his strict demands, was also not satisfied.

Chi Yu is a natural actor who can usually get through a scene in one take. He only NGs if the director thinks he can improve his performance. Chi Yu is also a very demanding actor, and he expects his co-stars to be just as good as he is. If his co-star has no acting skills, Chi Yu will not hesitate to withdraw from the scene, even if the director tries to convince him to stay.

The director knows Chi Yu’s quirks, but he appreciates his dedication to his craft. He also takes the casting process very seriously, knowing that Chi Yu will only work with the best actors.

“What about Luo Yi? He just won a newcomer award last year, and his acting is considered to be good for a newcomer.” The assistant director had been working hard to find a suitable co-star for Chi Yu. He was relieved to finally find someone who was both talented and available. He rushed to the assistant director’s office to discuss the matter.

The director frowned and immediately rejected the suggestion. “No, Luo Yi looks too old. He’s seven years younger than Chi Yu, so they look like the same age. He’s definitely not the right fit for the role of his younger brother. We need to find someone younger.”

The assistant was stuck. “But Luo Yi’s acting skills are the best of his generation…”

If even Luo Yi isn’t good enough, then who else is there? The acting skills of the new actors these days are really underwhelming. Those who fit the age requirement are either too old or too young.

While the assistant director and his team were struggling to find a suitable actor, Chi Yu came to their rescue. He volunteered his own suggestion.

“I know someone who would be perfect for the role.”

Jiang Mo.

The assistant director’s eyes widened in disbelief when he heard the name Chi Yucalled out.

Didn’t Jiang Mo retire from the entertainment industry? Is he planning to come back now?!

He remembered that Jiang Mo had starred in a lot of bad movies before he retired. His acting was so bad that it was mocked by the media countless times. Even he had heard about it.

The assistant director suddenly realized that Luo Yi wasn’t that bad after all. Luo Yi was definitely a better choice than Jiang Mo.

Is Actor Chi going to abandon his principles for his boyfriend? He didn’t think Chi Yu Nian would ever fall from grace.

The assistant director sighed in regret. Chi Yu was good friends with the director and had a lot of clout on set. The assistant director was privately opposed to Chi Yu’s decision to force a talentless young actor into the cast, but since the director and Chi Yu were calling the shots, he didn’t say anything and gave in.

…

“Filming?” Chi Yu told Jiang Mo about it as soon as he returned to the hotel. Jiang Mo was so scared that his voice trembled. “Why did they choose me? I-I-I… I don’t know how to act.”

Jiang Mo’s mouse was shaking in his hand. A few seconds of error was all it took for the hero he was controlling to be surrounded and killed by the enemy team.

Chi Yu sat down next to Jiang Mo and whispered, “Don’t worry, you don’t have many scenes. Just a few shots.”

“But… why did you ask me to act?” Jiang Mo was puzzled. He had retired from the industry, so why did Chi Yu still want him to act?

“I only got to work with you once before you retired,” Chi Yu said with regret.

Chi Yu didn’t have a chance to get to know Jiang Mo properly the only time they worked together.

By the time Jiang Mo wrapped up filming, they had barely exchanged a few words. Chi Yu’s only impression of Jiang Mo at the time was that he was being taken advantage of by his manager and kept calling him “brother” on set.

Chi Yu thought Jiang Mo was annoying at the time, but now he only felt regret.

When they look back on it in the future, the two of them will be able to recall every detail of their time filming together.

Jiang Mo loves the esports stage, and he is willing to take Chi Yu into his world. He also wants Jiang Mo to see the world that he loves.

Jiang Mo is still hesitating. Chi Yu knows what Jiang Mo is afraid of. He doesn’t immediately compromise like he usually does. This time, he chooses to stick to his guns.

“Is there no other way?” Chi Yu’s eyes drooped, his eyebrows creased with sadness, and his whole body seemed to be wrapped in a cloud of disappointment. His voice was filled with pleading.

Jiang Mo: “…”

“But… I don’t know how to act. What if I keep messing up? Will the director get mad at me?” Jiang Mo finally voiced his concerns.

He was used to being in front of the camera, and he didn’t mind acting. As long as there weren’t too many people on set, he could still hold it together.

“It’s okay. We’re both in the same boat. I’ll tell everyone that you’re only doing this to fulfill my wish. You don’t need to worry about anything else. Just focus on acting and don’t be afraid.”

Chi Yu said that, and Jiang Mo finally felt relieved. He agreed to Chi Yu’s request.

…

The original owner was a recognized zero-acting vase, and Jiang Mo was also a waste with no acting skills. When he got the script, the newly crowned world’s first jungler, who never shook on the field, trembled for a long time.

Jiang Mo flipped through the script and saw the few lines on it. He couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

Chi Yu said that his role was not much, and the lines were even fewer. It was just as Chi Yu said.

In the drama, Chi Yu plays the second villain. He has a younger brother who has been sickly since he was young. He went down the path of crime for his younger brother, and was eventually punished by justice.

The two brothers are not related by blood. Their mother remarried, and the older brother followed his mother to his stepfather’s house.

The stepfather’s family has a younger brother who is five years younger than him. The younger brother is a mute and has never been able to speak. The stepfather treats his own biological son very well, but ignores the older son who was brought by his new wife. The mother, because of her stepfather, also began to become distant from her son.

The younger brother liked this new big brother from the moment he first laid eyes on him. He always trotted along behind his brother with his little short legs, even if his brother didn’t care to pay attention to him. He stuck to his brother like a piece of sticky candy.

His brother’s friends made fun of the younger brother, calling him a tagalong and overly clingy.

Because of his brother’s cold treatment, his friends didn’t care much for the younger brother either. When they went out to play, they were accustomed to leaving the younger brother behind. Sometimes when he managed to catch up, they would make an effort to chase him away or shake him off.

Despite this, every time his brother returned home, the younger brother would still run up to him just like every other time before, looking at him with teary, red eyes full of pity, having cried for a long time.

The mouth that couldn’t make a sound opened and closed, but I couldn’t hear what he was saying.

But the brother knew that the younger brother was saying:

“Brother, you’re back!”

Even though he had been abandoned so many times, he still clung to him with his eyes wide open. He really didn’t remember his lesson.

Thinking of this in his heart, his chest was filled with a warmth he had never felt before. Next time, the brother would still abandon his younger brother, but he would watch his younger brother safely return home in the corner before turning to meet his friends.

This game of cat and mouse went on for many years.

For several years, until the year his younger brother was 15, his stepfather died. The only pillar of the family collapsed. His mother could not bear the burden of being heavily in debt and raising two sons, so she ran away overnight.

Only his younger brother and older brother were left at home.

Chi Yu did not know what he said to the director, but in the end, the director agreed to let Jiang Mo play the role of the younger brother.

Actually, when Chi Yu first mentioned Jiang Mo’s name, the director was already a little tempted.

He was not as rigid as the assistant director. In recent years, which drama crew did not have some traffic?

Only with traffic can there be more viewers to pay for it. The heat of Chi Yu and Jiang Mo together is unimaginable.

Even if the two are supporting roles, with not many scenes, they will attract a lot of viewers.

On the field, with the headphones on, he only need to look at the screen and ignore how many people are sitting below, but the crew members on the set are watching nearby, and Jiang Mo is a little nervous. Before filming, the director specifically dispersed some people and only left a few necessary crew members.

Jiang Mo and Chi Yu stayed in a dilapidated small house. The glass window next to them had several cracks, and the cold wind of winter blew in from the gaps that could not be closed, blowing the black hair by Jiang Mo’s ears open.

Jiang Mo wore a black wig before filming. The stylist’s skills were very good, and it was impossible to tell that Jiang Mo’s original hair color was white.

As soon as the “Action” sounded, Chi Yu, who was smiling in front of him, immediately entered the state. The smile on his face disappeared, and he turned into a face of indifference.

Jiang Mo’s heart was pounding wildly. He had just recovered from the sudden call, and he was again startled by Chi Yu, who had suddenly changed his face.

The two of them rehearsed their lines last night, and Jiang Mo’s performance was not ideal. Chi Yu, who is known for his strict demands on everyone, gave up his principles in front of Jiang Mo. He coaxed Jiang Mo, used all his patience, helped Jiang Mo to sort out the plot and analyze the character’s personality. If any of the crew members saw this scene, they would definitely doubt their eyes.

How could the always serious Chi Yu be so gentle and patient when filming?

Jiang Mo didn’t get scolded by Chi Yu, but he was sad first. He was useless. He was not cut out for filming. He was right to retire early.

Jiang Mo was still in a state of self-isolation before going to bed at night. It took Chi Yu a long time to massage him on the bed before he could recover.

Chi Yu said a lot of good things to his ear, and Jiang Mo’s face turned red and hot. He was no longer self-isolated.

Today, before leaving, Chi Yu coaxed Jiang Mo patiently again: “Follow my rhythm, I will take you. You don’t need to be anxious. Just play yourself well.”

Until the shooting started, Jiang Mo finally understood what Chi Yu meant by “I will take you.”

A good actor is able to infect you with his performance. The actor who plays against him can feel his emotions, and he himself seems to be in the scene, immersed in the emotions of the scene.

If you can keep up with the other actor’s performance, the shot will be a classic. If you can’t keep up, you will be overshadowed and criticized by others.

Jiang Mo doesn’t need to win awards or stay in the industry. He’s just a guest star, and this character is very similar to Jiang Mo himself, so he just needs to play himself.

With Chi Yu’s careful guidance last night and Chi Yu’s on-site lead, Jiang Mo quickly entered his own emotions.

In the instant that Chi Yu frowned, Jiang Mo forgot the acting method that Chi Yu had taught him. He instinctively grabbed Chi Yu’s sleeve, his lips moving, wanting to say something, but he couldn’t speak.

His eyes began to turn red under Chi Yu’s coldness, and his grievance fermented in his heart, showing on his face.

Jiang Mo mouthed: “Brother, don’t leave me.”

Chi Yu shook off Jiang Mo’s hand. Jiang Mo’s eyes turned even redder. At this moment, he was no longer the younger brother in the script, and the Chi Yu in front of him was no longer the older brother in the play. Chi Yu’s acting was too real, and his eyes no longer had any warmth for him, making his heart ache.

He felt that Chi Yu was really going to give up on him, no longer liking him, and leaving him.

He instinctively chose to hold on, wanting to grab Chi Yu and let Chi Yu hug him and look at him like he used to.

Jiang Mo disregarded everything and threw himself on Chi Yu’s arm, his forehead pressed against Chi Yu’s arm. Sobs sounded in the small room. At first, he cried softly, but Chi Yu ignored him. The crying turned louder and became uncontrollable.

At this moment, Jiang Mo still remembered that the younger brother would not speak. He did not speak, and his tears became more and more overwhelming.

Until the director called for a stop with satisfaction, Jiang Mo’s tears could not be stopped.

“Okay, Mo Mo, don’t cry anymore.” The play ended, and Chi Yu immediately returned to his original self. His eyes were full of tenderness as he hugged Jiang Mo and wiped the tears from his face.

Jiang Mo didn’t want to cry so miserably, but his tears just wouldn’t stop.

Chi Yu felt both heartbroken and amused. He suddenly felt that letting Jiang Mo come and act with him was a very wise choice.

At this time, Jiang Mo was too obedient and lovable, because he would hug him tightly when he felt wronged.

He was also too happy.

At the same time, he felt a little heartbroken. It was good that Jiang Mo could enter the role so quickly, but seeing Jiang Mo cry so sadly, he couldn’t bear it.

He would only shoot this one time, and he would never let Jiang Mo play such a tragic role again.

Whether it’s in the play or out of it, Jiang Mo should be laughing.

“I will never be mean to you.” Chi Yu hugged Jiang Mo tightly, not caring if anyone was watching them. He kissed Jiang Mo on the cheek, as if no one else was there, and patiently coaxed Jiang Mo in his usual way.

Jiang Mo’s emotions quickly subsided. He knew that he was outside now, and he didn’t want to make a scene with Chi Yu in front of other people.

After holding back his tears, he still buried his face in Chi Yu’s arms, giving himself time to buffer.

His eyes were red now, and he didn’t have the face to face the staff on the scene.

It was too embarrassing.

…

The next few scenes were filmed by Jiang Mo with unusual ease.

Before filming, the assistant director and several crew members thought that they would have to polish the scenes for a long time today, but they did not expect Jiang Mo to be quite perceptive. Although he NGed twice, the content he filmed made everyone very satisfied.

After the stepfather’s death and the mother’s departure, only the brother was left to support the family. The younger brother, who was already fifteen years old, had been a sickly child since childhood. After the medicine at home was used up, the younger brother’s condition began to worsen.

Although the older brother despised the younger brother on the surface, he never thought of leaving this family like his mother.

He didn’t have to take care of his younger brother. They had no blood relationship, and they were not on the same household registration. If he left, no one would blame him for being wrong.

But he still stayed.

Because, when he came to this family five years ago, only the younger brother was truly welcoming him.

In the five years that they had spent together, he had never had a good attitude towards his younger brother, but the younger brother seemed to have never known his dislike of him. No matter how bad the expression he made, whenever he saw him, he would always rush to his side.

He did not envy his younger brother for having the love of his parents, but he did not want to show a good face to his younger brother.

For the younger brother’s medical expenses, the older brother did a lot of bad things.

Doing too many bad things will eventually bring punishment. One day, when the older brother was away on a mission, the housekeeper went downstairs to cook. During this time, the brother’s enemies broke into the house, tied up the housekeeper, and found the younger brother lying in a room upstairs.

Suddenly, the younger brother’s illness flared up, and he urgently needed medication. The enemies, holding a phone to record, played with the medicine in their hands, teasing the suffering younger brother. They captured the grim situation before the brother’s impending death and sent it to the older brother.

In this death scene, Jiang Mo only had one NG, understanding the pain the younger brother had to endure during the onset of his illness.

Because of his experiences in a previous life, he also had suffered from a hand injury. Sometimes the pain was so unbearable that he couldn’t sleep the whole night, enduring it all alone without anyone by his side.

Unfortunately, he eventually succumbed to chronic illness and passed away alone in a rented room.

Jiang Mo portrayed his character authentically. Both the director and Chi Yu were concerned that Jiang Mo might have continuous NG takes, so they specially explained the scene to Jiang Mo before filming began.

Unexpectedly, during this most challenging scene, Jiang Mo effortlessly nailed it without any pressure.

Upon completing this scene, Chi Yu’s eyes turned red. At that moment, he felt that Jiang Mo possessed a natural talent for acting, and even he was moved by Jiang Mo’s performance.

Chi Yu honestly shared his thoughts with Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo smiled and didn’t disclose what had happened to him in the past to Chi Yu.

He was doing well now, so he preferred to let the past remain in the past.

He didn’t want to dwell on the past nor make Chi Yu feel sad for him. He was happy with his current life.

The director was more than satisfied with Jiang Mo’s performance, praising him excessively. He also felt regretful that Jiang Mo retired from the industry so early. Otherwise, under Chi Yu’s guidance, Jiang Mo would undoubtedly have become the next award-winning actor.

Jiang Mo didn’t care much about it. After being praised, he felt uncomfortable all over, embarrassed.

He couldn’t tell the director that he could only play the role of the younger brother. If he played someone else, then he wouldn’t be acting as Jiang Mo.

The assistant director also came over and praised Jiang Mo for a few words, feeling ashamed of his previous thoughts.

Truly, you can’t judge people by appearances. The discernment of Actor Chi is truly beyond words.

After finishing filming for the day, Jiang Mo sat in Chi Yu’s chair to rest. Today’s scenes required Jiang Mo to cry continuously, and his eyes and nose were all red, evoking a sense of pity and endearment.

Chi Yu took over Da Zhuang’s tasks, pouring water and covering Jiang Mo with a blanket. He kept teasing Jiang Mo’s red nose in an endlessly playful manner.

At first, Jiang Mo obediently allowed Chi Yu to ‘bully‘ him, but eventually, he became a bit annoyed. He grabbed Chi Yu’s hand and playfully bit it, eliciting a hearty laugh from Chi Yu and even more playful teasing.

The on-set staff, teary-eyed, consumed tons of dog foodI and decided to expedite the progress to swiftly send away this envious dog couple.

Before this, Chi Yu’s personal scenes were almost finished, but they had been delayed until now because they hadn’t found an actor for the younger brother’s role.

After finishing filming for the day, Jiang Mo would also wrap up today.

Chi Yu’s last scene.

After the elder brother finished his task, he turned on his switched-off phone and found numerous messages in his inbox, some from his younger brother and others from strangers.

He scrolled through the messages from his younger brother, all asking when he would come home and expressing how much he missed him, typical repeated texts.

A warm smile occupied the man’s features, but in the next moment, that smile froze on his face.

A video was playing on his phone; a familiar young man lay gasping on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, weakly reaching forward with his right hand, trying to grasp something, but finding nothing. The young man’s lips moved, producing strained sounds from his throat. Eventually, he weakly collapsed to the ground, eyes lifelessly staring upward, the scene freezing at the moment of his death.

The man kept swallowing hard, his face contorted, repeatedly playing that video. He increased the volume, watching it a second time, then a third…

Finally, he heard the words the young man said just before dying.

The young man said, “Brother.”

It was the first time he spoke.

The man’s back bent, his face contorted in pain, surrounded by countless subordinates. He had to restrain his emotions.

He calmly returned home, sat quietly in his empty bedroom all night, and then, with an unprecedented calmness, met his enemy in the end.

On the large bed where his younger brother once lay, he used his last bit of strength to take out a photo from his chest pocket.

The radiant smile of the young man reflected in his eyes. He finally allowed himself to release his emotions and gave a gentle smile to the young man.

He didn’t envy the love his younger brother received from their parents but didn’t want to put on a good face for his brother either.

Because that child, who understood nothing, shouldn’t have smiled at him so fearlessly.

Seeing Chi Yu’s appearance up close while acting, and having the privilege to act alongside Chi Yu, Jiang Mo was so nervous that he could barely breathe, yet deeply attracted to Chi Yu at the same time.

The person he admired was truly exceptional.

It seemed like, once again, he had fallen for Chi Yu.

…

Both of them had finished filming. After leaving the set, Jiang Mo’s eyes were still red. While Chi Yu was shooting the scene marking the end of filming, Jiang Mo secretly cried for a long time again.

“Silly kid, don’t cry,” Chi Yu suddenly felt that it was the right decision for Jiang Mo not to act. Jiang Mo’s emotions came in fast but went out slow, which was too tormenting for him.

Da Zhuang carried both their things and headed back to the hotel first.

To help Jiang Mo relax, Chi Yu took him to a dessert shop near the set, hoping to divert Jiang Mo’s attention with sweets.

Cakes of various colors and flavors were served, and Jiang Mo sniffled, finally managing to stop his tears.

Chi Yu was amused by Jiang Mo. Whenever he encountered something he liked to eat, he forgot everything else. Jiang Mo was truly, too endearing to him.

“Have a bite,” Chi Yu picked up a fork, lifted a piece of strawberry cake, and brought it close to Jiang Mo’s mouth. Jiang Mo obediently opened his mouth.

His face blushed, swallowing the cake, and then he rubbed his head against Chi Yu’s shoulder, whispering softly, “Thank you, big brother.”

Chi Yu: “…” Is this so sweet that it could kill him?

Jiang Mo hadn’t yet detached himself from the role of his younger brother. He was several times more proactive than usual, exhibiting higher clinginess. Chi Yu was delighted; he couldn’t hide the upward curve of his lips, only regretting that they were not currently in their hotel room. He needed to take Jiang Mo back before he detached himself from the character. The current Jiang Mo was even more obedient than usual, doing whatever he was asked.

“This, ” Jiang Mo took out a box from his pocket, released his hold on Chi Yu’s arm, and stepped back a bit. “I-I bought this a long time ago, but I was too embarrassed to bring it out. Now, I want to give it to you!”

On the day of the World Championship’s first broadcast, Jiang Mo went out and bought a pair of rings. He wanted to give them to Chi Yu but, due to shyness, had kept them until now.

Today’s scene was probably the opportunity he needed; he found the courage to present them.

In the drama, even though the older and younger brothers were separated, outside of the show, he and Chi Yu would always be together.

Upon seeing the rings inside the box, Chi Yu was briefly startled, then filled with joy.

“You…” Before Chi Yu could inquire about the meaning of the rings, Jiang Mo lifted his eyes, blushing, and cautiously asked him, “It’s a proposal. Would you accept?”

“Of course, I will!”

---

After the summer finals, followed by the World Championship, and completely absorbed in rest after the tournament, Jiang Mo hasn’t livestreamed for a long time.

After staying at Chi Yu’s villa for two days, Jiang Mo received a call from Manager Da Tian.

Manager Da Tian delicately expressed that he wanted Jiang Mo to do a livestream. Jiang Mo’s fans couldn’t reach him, and all of them bombarded Da Tian’s Weibo and the team’s official account. Da Tian was in a difficult situation, so he took the risk of being fired by Boss Chi and secretly called Jiang Mo.

“Alright, I’ll do a livestream tonight,” Jiang Mo readily agreed.

Chi Yu received a work call last night and went out for a while. Before leaving, he specifically told Jiang Mo not to wait for him. Jiang Mo didn’t listen, but by the time it was past one o’clock and he couldn’t hold on any longer, he woke up to find Chi Yu lying beside him, holding him.

Jiang Mo nestled in Chi Yu’s sleeping arms for a while, like a clingy ragdoll cat at home, then carefully got out of bed.

It was almost noon, and Chi Yu hadn’t woken up yet, probably tired from a busy night.

Jiang Mo didn’t disturb Chi Yu and played with a small ragdoll cat downstairs by himself.

After hanging up Manager Da Tian’s call, Jiang Mo checked his account balance.

Chi Yu has been so good to him, and he hasn’t given Chi Yu any valuable gifts. This time, he must make up for it.

Before joining the professional team, Jiang Mo saved a lot of money. He returned all five million of the signing fee to Chi Yu, along with the hundreds of thousands in prize money from the summer championship and the bonus from the recent finals. This money is enough to buy Chi Yu a gift.

…

When Chi Yu woke up and didn’t see Jiang Mo in the room, he washed up and went downstairs to find him. In the entrance, he encountered Jiang Mo, who was covered from head to toe, revealing only a pair of eyes.

Jiang Mo was obviously startled by him. His body trembled violently, his eyes widened like a guilty little hamster. It seemed he had just returned from outside.

He looked too cute when startled. Chi Yu couldn’t help but smile, “What were you doing outside?”

Jiang Mo didn’t want to reveal it in advance, avoiding Chi Yu’s gaze, “I-I… I saw you were sleeping, so I went out for a walk.”

Jiang Mo was not good at lying at all. Chi Yu pretended not to know and didn’t continue to ask.

Jiang Mo could have his own little secrets. If he didn’t want to say, Chi Yu wouldn’t force him.

Chi Yu changed the subject, “I had some last-minute work last night and came back late. You didn’t wait for me, right?”

Jiang Mo breathed a sigh of relief, took off his mask, and replied, “I-I waited for a while, but fell asleep.”

Chi Yu amusingly pulled Jiang Mo inside. The temperature was gradually dropping, and although he had only walked around outside, Jiang Mo’s clothes were cold. Chi Yu rubbed Jiang Mo’s slightly cold hands and whispered, “Next time, just sleep if you want to. No need to wait for me.”

“But, I want to sleep with you. I’ve gotten used to sleeping with you…” Jiang Mo blushed and didn’t finish the sentence.

Wanting to sleep with you.

Without Chi Yu by his side, he would feel uncomfortable. Chi Yu’s eyes were filled with tenderness as he lowered his head and kissed Jiang Mo’s blushing cheek, “Hungry?”

“Mm-hmm,” Jiang Mo nodded.

“What do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you,” Chi Yu said.

“I…” Jiang Mo looked at Chi Yu with hopeful eyes and pleaded, “Can we have fried chicken today? It’s been a long time since I had it.”

“Sure, go ahead and order,” Chi Yu, in a good mood, gave his approval.

Jiang Mo was delighted and, learning from Xie Ning and others, immediately flattered, “Big brother, you’re really great!”

Chi Yu bent his knees, bringing his gaze level with Jiang Mo’s, and teased, “Since I’m so good, is there a reward?”

Jiang Mo bit his lip and planted a kiss on Chi Yu’s approaching lips.

Chi Yu didn’t respond or speak, just stared at him quietly, his gaze a shade deeper than usual—a color Jiang Mo could understand.

Knowing that such a kiss wouldn’t satisfy Chi Yu, under Chi Yu’s guidance, Jiang Mo learned how to please him. Though his actions were still a bit clumsy, he could already make Chi Yu happy.

He hooked his arms around Chi Yu’s neck, shyly closed his eyes, recalling Chi Yu’s teachings from memory. He opened Chi Yu’s lips with his tongue, teasing and entwining.

…

After a long kiss, the breathless one was still Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo took a deep breath of fresh air, looking at the calm person in front of him. He couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful. It seemed that only during those moments could Chi Yu be different. In ordinary times, Chi Yu always effortlessly controlled everything about him. When could he become like Chi Yu, quickly adapting to passionate kisses, not looking like a weakling? He wanted to become as formidable as Chi Yu.

While Jiang Mo was catching his breath, his cheeks were held by the warm palms, and the hotter lips and tongue pressed against him again.

…

After indulging once, Jiang Mo ordered two combo meals of double-fried chicken and two extra hamburger meals.

“Manager Da Tian urged me to livestream. I plan to livestream in the afternoon,” Jiang Mo mentioned this to Chi Yu after placing the order.

Chi Yu: “I’ll accompany you in the study. I’ll read, and you can livestream.”

Jiang Mo thought of something and asked, “Do you want to play games?”

“Hmm?”Jiang Mo said, “It’s been a while since we played games together. Do you want to play with me?”

From entering the little house to leaving the little house, Jiang Mo began his journey to climb the ranks in the Korean server. Then, he joined the team for training, all the way until the end of the World Championship. During this time, Chi Yu was by his side, but he didn’t have time to play games with Chi Yu.

He still owed CY several games, and it had been quite a while without fulfilling them.

Chi Yu chuckled, “Sure.”

Chi Yu paused and asked again, “Will you turn on the webcam?”

“Sure, Manager Da Tian asked me to show my face. He said fans want to see,” Jiang Mo replied.

“Okay.”After waiting for about half an hour, the fried chicken was delivered and still hot.

Jiang Mo had a bad habit when ordering takeout—he tended to overestimate his stomach capacity. When ordering, he always felt like he had two stomachs, but when he actually ate, he would be full halfway through. This time was no exception. Jiang Mo ordered too much, and not wanting to waste it, he planned to save the leftovers for later.

Chi Yu indulged Jiang Mo’s bad habit, gave him a digestive enzyme tablet, massaged his stomach, took a short rest, and then dragged Jiang Mo to the study.

Manager Da Tian notified Jiang Mo’s livestream time on Weibo.

At exactly two o’clock, Jiang Mo started the livestream on time. In just a few seconds, the number of viewers in the livestream room rapidly skyrocketed, reaching the homepage within minutes.

In recent days, LPL players were making up for their overdue streaming hours. Players from various teams dominated the League of Legends section, with Xie Ning still holding the top position. However, in no time, Jiang Mo surpassed him, becoming the new number one in the League of Legends section

[“Look at what I found? You actually have the nerve to stream! Do you know how long you’ve been absent?!”]

[“Wu wu wu, stinky little brother, it’s rare for you to think of this livestream room. I’ve been waiting for you with tears in my eyes, and my hair has turned white!”]

[“Although it’s only been a few days, why do you look handsome again? What have you been eating? You’re literally growing according to my preferences!”]

[“Ah ah ah ah, although I’ve said it countless times already, I want to say it again. Xiao Jieba, congratulations on winning the world championship!”]

[“Congratulations to our little Jieba for pushing out the annoying Park Eun-kyung and becoming the new world’s number one jungler! This is a celebration-worthy event. Shouldn’t you livestream for seven consecutive days to celebrate?”]

[“Haha, you just want him to keep livestreaming, but unfortunately, it’s impossible! I have a feeling that after this stream, the next one might be a month away.”]

[“Back when this streamer had only a hundred people in his room, who would have thought that in the future, millions of people would watch his livestream with me! Quick praise me; I was the first to discover this treasure!”]

[“Wu wu wu, I didn’t pick the wrong fan. Xiao Jieba, you’ve made us elder sisters proud. From winning the championship to now, I’ve been so excited that I couldn’t sleep for several nights. You’re really amazing!”]

Jiang Mo looked at the barrage of compliments on the screen, feeling a bit embarrassed.

His eyes were dazzled. stumblingly greeted the viewers, and responded to a few questions that were easy to answer.

[SVP·Lemon created a starry sky firework in your livestream room and left a message—Brother, want to play an in-house game?]

Seeing the pinned message, Jiang Mo asked, “In-house game?”

[SVP·Lemon in your livestream room created a starry sky firework and left a message—Play a game.]

Jiang Mo logged into the game account, and Xie Ning sent him a message—

[SVP·Lemon: The group is calling for an in-house game. Many people don’t have time to come. We haven’t gathered ten people yet. Are you coming?]

[MOMO: No!]

Jiang Mo decisively refused. He still had to play games with Chi Yu; they had agreed on it. How could he stand up Chi Yu?

[SVP·Lemon: Don’t be like this QAQ. If you come, with you, we’ll definitely win.]

Jiang Mo didn’t reply to Xie Ning in time, opened the professional team’s group for sick teammates.

Xie Ning had invited him to this group before. Players from various major LPL teams were in this group, and even a few members from the NG team were present. You can talk if you want to, and if you don’t want to, you can block. We don’t exclude anyone.

The in-house game was initiated by Xu Ta, followed closely by Xie Ning’s call. Soon, someone suggested that just playing games was boring; they should play for real, adding some excitement to it.

There is a penalty for losing. The losing team can only wear underwear and run three times around the sports center.

The sports center is so big, just one lap is enough, but three more laps?

There are a lot of people there on weekdays, and they also stipulate punishment during peak hours. This is too cruel.

Just by standing outside the sports center in your underwear, you can become a hot search with the title of pervert.

[MOMO: Aren’t you afraid of being scolded by the manager? ]

[SVP·Lemon: What are you afraid of? It’s not about gambling. ]

If you are gambling, you will be punished by the league’s disciplinary team. If you run in only underwear, others will just think you are crazy.

[SVP·Lemon: Don’t worry, I won’t let you lose even if I die. The worst case scenario is that after losing, I won’t be wearing any underwear and will run for you! ]

[SVP·Lemon: Good brother, please QAQ, I really need your help! You are my God, only with you can we win! ]

[“Hahaha, I laughed so hard, @谢宁, this is what you said, I took a screenshot, Xu Ta, please defeat him quickly, I want to see Xie Ning running naked around the sports center.”]

[“Mo Mo, you promised him and then deliberately lost, we want to see Xie Ning run away naked!”]

[“I agree!”]

[“Also agree +1”]

[“+2”]

[“Hahaha, this kid’s career is probably going to be ruined!”]

Jiang Mo had already typed out the words of rejection on the keyboard. Chi Yu held down his hand and said, “Promise him.” “But, but, I promised to play games with you…” Jiang Mo said.

Chi Yu had a faint smile on his face: “It’s fun, isn’t it? If you win, you don’t lose, and if you lose, you don’t have to accept punishment. It’s quite interesting to watch Xie Ning and the others accept punishment, isn’t it?”

Jiang Mo paused and pictured Xie Ning and the others running naked outside the sports center and being watched by people.

The SVP team should not wait until next year and disband on the spot. Jiang Mo thought this way, deleted the rejection and sent a new text back to Xie Ning——

[MOMO: OK, I’ll play^-^]

Xie Ning, who was squatting in Jiang Mo’s live broadcast room, always paying attention to Jiang Mo’s movements: “…” How can there be a boss who cheats his employees like this? This innocent and lovely child has really been taught bad things by you!

[“Ah ah ah, that must be the voice of Actor Chi just now. I saw him grabbing Mo Mo’s hand. Woo hoo hoo. It’s a rare interaction. Even if I don’t have the face, I’ll be crushed to death! ! !”]

[“Chi Yu, you are very bad, please don’t teach our Xiao Jieba bad, okay? If you act like this, be careful of conflicts between SVP teammates! [Pointing and pointing]”]

[“Chi Yu, you old dog, forget it if you are not clean yourself, don’t tarnish our baby Momo!”]

[“Brothers, if Momo turns bad in the future, it’s all his fault @Chiyu!”]

[“Reporter, I came back from Little Cherry’s live broadcast room. Little Cherry said: Losing is none of his business. Xie Ning said that if their team loses, the punishment will be left to Xie Ning.”]

[“Report – I just came back from Li Yuan’s live broadcast room. Lizi said: It’s none of his business to lose. Leave the punishment to Xie Ning!”]

[“Report – I came back from Tao Zi’s live broadcast room, Tao Zi said: Leave the punishment to Xie Ning!”]

[“Report–I crawled back from Xiao Yu’s live broadcast room with a smile. Xiao Yu said: As a judge, he will definitely supervise Xie Ning to complete the punishment well, and will never give Xie Ning a thread!”]

[“Hahaha, the SVP team is so united! There is no conflict within the team at all!”]

[“What kind of touching brotherhood is this? I really want to cry to death! Woohoo!”]

[“What, I you leave any threads for Xie Ning? You guys are going too far, hahaha! At least leave one for your child!”]

[“Leaving a thread won’t cover anything, right? Hanging and fluttering in the wind?”]

[“I am reporting that you are engaging in coloring!”]

Xie Ning: “…”

D*mn… these dogs!

[MOMO: Let’s get started. Do some ink stains or something. Pull me into the room. ]

[SVP·Lemon: I suddenly don’t want to play QAQ anymore.]

[MOMO: Do you want to accept punishment now?]

[SVP·Lemon：……]

Knowing that Chi Yu was next to Jiang Mo, Tao Zi took the initiative to give up her mid lane position to Chi Yu.

In the team, they train every day with some time for rest. During their break, they just want to relax and find it interesting to watch others play games, especially when their own boss is playing.

Usually, they don’t get a chance to mock their boss, but whenever they do, he makes sure to hide behind the screen and mock the boss’s gaming skills fiercely.

Chi Yu, who once reached Diamond I, hasn’t played games for several years due to work. He played a few times with Jiang Mo before, but without much success. While playing in the Gold and Platinum matches, there was no pressure, but facing professional players on the other side multiplied the pressure immediately.

In the ten-person internal battle, they created a custom room with SVP’s Lemon as top lane, Jungle Jiang Mo, Mid lane Chi Yu, AD Tang Zi, and Support Li Yuan.

The opponent is the team led by Xu Ta, named “Undress Lemon Team,” with Best in the top lane, Jungle Xu Ta, Mid lane Gao Ze, AD Fang Yan from the FG team, and Support Chen Jia from the UN team.

Upon seeing the opponent’s team name, Xie Ning almost rushed into the screen to kill these five dogs.

[SVP·Lemon: Are you guys targeting me? Even my brothers and my boss are targeting me!]

Xie Ning complained.

[UN·Chen Jia: Hurry up and start, let’s see Xie Ning’s buttocks early~]

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta : Start start start, @MOMO, big brother, go easy on us, can’t we go watch the ‘most beautiful scenery’ (referring to Xie Ning) together?]

[SVP·Lemon: Go to hell with your most beautiful scenery!]

[I’m dying of laughter, @Xie Ning, may I ask, how did you end up like this?]

[Teammates from my own team troll the most, really miserable, hahaha!]

[Seeing this team name, I almost choked and had to go to the hospital. These guys are really good at causing trouble.]

The ten players quickly selected their heroes. Jiang Mo and Chi Yu sat side by side, with their computers placed together. They could easily see each other’s screens with just a slight shift of their gaze.

“I can’t beat Gao Ze,” Chi Yu admitted his lack of skill from the beginning.

“It’s okay,” Jiang Mo said, “I’m here, you can pick whatever you want.”

Chi Yu smiled, “Then let our Ginger God carry us.”

Jiang Mo blushed. Ginger God, a strange nickname, but Chi Yu praised him.

[“Woof woof woof, dog food is really delicious!”]

[“So sour, I also want to be carried by the world’s number one jungle, I also want to be carried by the cute Mo Mo, Chi Yu, you’re so lucky! [Biting handkerchief]”]

Chi Yu chose a LeBlanc that he could survive with even if he couldn’t win. With Jiang Mo around, he could slack off.

As a professional player, Tao Zi felt pressure even facing Gao Ze. Chi Yu wasn’t arrogant enough to believe he could beat Gao Ze, so he just needed to ensure the mid-lane doesn’t collapse until Jiang Mo takes over.

After some thought, Jiang Mo chose Taliyah as his jungle hero. This hero’s ultimate can block the path and divide the battlefield. When the enemy has no flash or displacement skills, getting blocked by Taliyah ultimate makes it easy for the enemy to be surrounded and killed.

In the entertainment match, there’s no need to pick heroes that fit the lineup. Tang Zi chose a rarely seen Ashe, Frost Archer for the bottom lane, and Li Yuan chose Anivia, the Ice Crystal Phoenix as support.

Seeing the lineup chosen for the bottom lane, Xie Ning was speechless. D*mn it, four mages and one Frost Archer, the enemy’s lineup becomes tankier in the late game, how do we play?

Fortunately, he took precautions and chose Sion, also selecting the talent for explosion damage. Sion, known as the Canyon Old Driver, can accelerate his charge with his ultimate. Even after death, he can survive for some time. With the explosion talent, he can deal high damage to defensive towers. If his teammates are struggling, Xie Ning is prepared to play the tower-stealing strategy. As long as they win, the method doesn’t matter.

[“Haha, why is Xiao Ta so serious in choosing heroes? Look at SVP’s Dagger Flow, damn it, do you really want Xie Ning to undress?”]

[“I laughed when I saw Xie Ning pick the Old Driver. The kid is really scared.”]

[“Suddenly feeling a bit sorry for Xie Ning QAQ, but compared to feeling sorry, I really want to see your buttocks.”]

[“Xie Ning: Thank you, I don’t need your sympathy!”]

Gao Ze chose Diana for the mid lane, a hero with high burst damage. Despite having a shorter attack range than LeBlanc, as long as her Q skill hits the enemy hero, she can use her E skill to get close. In the face of Gao Ze’s frequent harassment with Q skills, Chi Yu managed to last-hit the minions, only missing five.

While clearing jungle monsters, Jiang Mo kept an eye on Chi Yu’s performance. Seeing that Chi Yu’s last-hitting wasn’t much worse than Gao Ze’s, he couldn’t help but praise, “Your minion farming skills are excellent.”

Chi Yu smiled, “Don’t praise me; if you do, I might get arrogant.”

“I-I’m just stating the truth.”

“The truth sounds nice too. Your words are too sweet; they might affect my performance.” Chi Yu spoke in a casual tone, as if discussing what to have for dinner tonight.

Jiang Mo blushed, “I-I won’t talk then.”

Chi Yu chuckled, “Little brother, why are you throwing a tantrum? My bad, don’t stop talking to me.”

Jiang Mo: “… It’s clearly you who said something weird!”

Chi Yu stopped teasing Jiang Mo and explained, “It’s not because of you. I’m worried that if we don’t perform well, your audience will start calling me trash.”

Jiang Mo: “T-They won’t. If someone insults you, I’ll insult them back.”

Barrage was filled with a series of [“…”] and [“Ah ah ah.”]

[“Who dares to insult you! Being able to hold your own against Gao Ze is already impressive! I don’t have that skill!”]

[“Ah ah ah, protecting boyfriend Mo Mo is too cute, another day of crazy jealousy towards Chi Emperor!”]

[“The way this little brother calls is so nice; please call a few more times. I want to hear you call Mo Mo your wife!”]

[“Why do I feel like Chi Emperor has a green tea scent?”]

Xie Ning played this round purely for entertainment, firmly believing that his teammates were trying to kill him. At the beginning, he willingly gave the tower, using Sion’s passive and talent to relentlessly attack the enemy defense towers, consuming several layers of tower armor. The Old Driver could die as many times as he wanted; he was a tower-stealing player. In team fights, he would use his ultimate to charge into the enemy crowd and deal damage even after death.

Facing Best in the top lane, who had no choice but to deal with Xie Ning’s intentional poor performance, Xu Ta lost interest in going top. The kid was already driven crazy; going after him would be a bit too much.

Jiang Mo played this round relatively calmly, only farming the jungle and not invading the enemy jungle to catch him. This relieved him, playing Warwick, and after clearing the jungle, he went to the mid lane. Gao Ze’s Diana used her combo to catch the Deceptive Enchantress, and Warwick’s ultimate followed up, securing the kill.

The screen dimmed, and Chi Yu sighed lightly, “I dodged Diana, but I couldn’t dodge Warwick. My mistake.”

“It’s not your fault. The two of them together are hard to escape.” Jiang Mo furrowed his brows. When Xu Ta went to catch someone, he immediately gave up his own jungle halfway to rush over for support, but it was too late.

Seeing the corpse of the Deceptive Enchantress in the mid lane, Jiang Mo wasn’t pleased.

What started as a casual game, with everyone focusing on Xie Ning’s deliberately poor performance and tower-giving, changed after Chi Yu died once in the mid lane. Jiang Mo went to buy items, entered Xu Ta’s jungle, and for the first time, the screen showed not only Xie Ning’s death notifications but also Xu Ta’s.

Jiang Mo’s actions brought a familiar scent to the audience – this was the normal Jiang Mo!

Xu Ta died once again —

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: Brother, my bad! Go easy on me!]

Xu Ta died again —

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: Brother, I was really wrong, I won’t target Actor Chi again QAQ]

Xu Ta died for the third time—

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: What do you want for you to spare me QAQ!]

[MOMO: ^-^ Go die!]

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: …]

[“Hahaha, Xiao Jieba was right, I can only spare you if you die!”]

[“Wuwuwu, I’m really jealous of Chi Yu. Having such a sweet wife is one thing, but his wife is also good at games. The feeling of being carried and protected by your wife is so good, I want to experience it too QAQ!”]

[“Mo Mo: Are you the one who killed my boyfriend?”]

[“I can imagine Old Dog Chi hiding on the side, laughing with his mouth splitting open. I’m so jealous!”]

[“He’s clearly not showing off, but I felt the whole time that he was silently showing off. He won too beautifully! I hate it!”]

Xu Ta resurrected again from the fountain. As soon as he entered his own lower jungle, Taliyah’s ultimate blocked his way. He dodged the ice control ultimate, and just as Assistant Fenghuang stunned him over the wall, Taliyah jumped down and killed him with a set of skills.

Xu Ta: “…” D*mn, I can’t even apologize; this person holds grudges too much QAQ!

After being killed once, Chi Yu never died again. Taliyah’s small figure rushed in front of him, killing enemies before he could cast his skills, almost becoming his personal bodyguard.

Chi Yu looked at Jiang Mo’s serious side profile, and his smile gradually widened.

He was protected by Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo was declaring sovereignty to everyone!

A warm feeling flowed through Chi Yu’s heart. He bit his lips, wanting to hug Jiang Mo and kiss him immediately.

This Jiang Mo was too likable.

“Brother, you are my only brother!” Xie Ning, who was sneaking towers and died halfway, saw the situation change and couldn’t help shedding tears of gratitude. “Wuwuwu, my teammates didn’t give up on me after all. They really don’t want me to run naked.”

[“@Xie Ning, wake up, who’s doing it for you? People are doing it for their boyfriends and their own bosses!”]

[“Seeing Xie Ning enduring tower damage to attack the tower, dying, resurrecting, and going to deliver again, I’m almost moved to tears. This sentence made me laugh. What are you self-indulging in?”]

[“A little pity for Xie Ning who will know the truth later.”]

[“People are a bit silly; living a little foolishly makes life happier.”]

In the end, this game was won by SVP. Everyone was joking, and they didn’t really make the losing side run three laps in the sports center without pants. In the end, they collectively decided that the five losers would treat everyone to a big meal. They haven’t gathered for a long time.

…

From 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, dinner time arrived, and the group finally took a break. The audience shouted that they hadn’t had enough. It was rare to see players gathering for an internal battle, especially with the addition of a film emperor-level team boss.

Jiang Mo agreed with the audience on the next live broadcast time and then closed the live stream.

“Tired?” As soon as the camera was turned off, Chi Yu hugged Jiang Mo onto his lap, massaging his shoulders and asking with concern.

Jiang Mo, afraid of falling, subconsciously hooked onto Chi Yu’s neck, shook his head, and answered, “Not tired.”

Training periods were longer than this; how could he be tired?

Chi Yu held the back of Jiang Mo’s neck, trapping him between the desk and his body.

As soon as Chi Yu made this move, Jiang Mo understood what Chi Yu wanted to do.

Before he could resist, Chi Yu pressed him against the desk and kissed him.

After finally getting a moment to breathe, Jiang Mo blushed and panted continuously.

He grabbed Chi Yu’s sleeve and whispered, “D-Dinner hasn’t been eaten yet.”

Chi Yu’s eyes were deep. “Hmm, I’ll feed you now.”

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Extra Chapter

[“Congratulations to SVP Team for winning this year’s World Championship. Who moved everyone? It’s me!!! After a whole decade, our LPL finally produced a championship team!”]

On the night when SVP secured the world championship, there was a buzz on Weibo forums, school internet cafes, and the streets. The excitement continued until dawn, celebrating this hard-earned championship.

SVP’s official Weibo gained millions of followers overnight, and each player received a significant increase in attention. The most terrifying was Jiang Mo. Jiang Mo’s, Xiao Jieba’s, and Wish’s fan bases were already substantial, and now they were joined by a large number of casual fans drawn in by the championship.

Overnight, Wish’s Weibo followers surpassed ten million, and Jiang Mo’s highlights from the summer and world championships with triple, quadruple, and pentakills were featured on major video platforms.

The video of the final play in the championship, where Jiang Mo killed Park Eun-kyung in the fountain, reached over seven million views. No one sympathized with Park Eun-kyung; all the comments were filled with [666.]

A few of Park Eun-kyung’s loyal fans couldn’t stand it and spoke out to defend their player:

[Is it too much for Wish to do this? Almost won, can’t we show some respect to the opponent?]

This statement was immediately flooded with comments, with thousands of netizens digging up Park Eun-kyung’s past disrespectful actions.

[Talking about respect with Park Eun-kyung? How did he act before? Killing someone and then deliberately walking two steps to stomp twice, standing on the opponent’s corpse and recalling with great pleasure?]

[Not only do I want to solo kill you, but I also want to kill you countless times, invade your jungle, leave you with nowhere to go. Want to escape home? Useless, my teammates help me tank fountain damage, I can kill you in the fountain and still survive! Bros, who’s feeling awesome? It’s me!]

[Ah, what are you saying? Xiao Jieba is so cute, how could he do such a bad thing? Using Park Eun-kyung’s words: Xiao Jieba didn’t mean it, he didn’t see anyone under his feet.]

[And besides, Xiao Jieba only stomped once, it must have been accidental.]

[Right, right!]

[Undefeated legend? Thinking highly of himself just because he won two World Championships in S-tier tournaments, now he knows the taste of the sins he committed back then. Go back to your hometown obediently, you stinky idi*t!]

Apart from e-sports fans, Jiang Mo’s fans were particularly emotional. Even though their idol had retired from the entertainment industry, he shone brightly elsewhere, bringing a championship trophy back to their country.

When stars from the entertainment industry saw Jiang Mo’s updates on Weibo, they were shocked. At 19, he left the entertainment industry, turned to e-sports, and in just six months, won the world championship. They never expected this relatively unknown person to become a god in the eyes of countless people overnight.

What’s even more shocking is that on the night of winning the championship, a photo sparked heated discussions on the forums:#AccompanyingYouToTheTopOfTheWorld#

In the photo, Jiang Mo and his teammates were lifting the trophy on stage, amidst a shower of golden confetti. A tall, handsome man stood below, looking up at the young men on stage with an admiring gaze. Fans of the CP knew it wasn’t the young men he admired; it was only one person from start to finish.

[I’m really crying, accompanying you from being blacklisted on the entire internet to standing on the world stage, watching you lift your championship trophy, this fairy-tale love is making me burst!]

[I’m almost drowning in the deep affection in the eyes of the film emperor Chi Yu, he seems to be saying, look, this is the person I like, isn’t he worthy of liking?]

[Chi Yu really loves Jiang Mo so much QAQ.]

[A good love is when two people progress together. Sob, sob, when I saw Jiang Mo suffering so much in the small room back then, who could have thought that he would become so awesome now! From tonight, he’s no longer just my idol; he’s my god!]

[Haha! Although I’ve said it countless times, I want to say it again. Congratulations SVP on winning the world championship, congratulations Jiang Mo on winning FMVP! You are truly the world’s number one jungler!]

After the World Championship, there was a long break, followed by the All-Star Game and the Demacia Cup. There was a high probability that Jiang Mo would be voted to participate in the All-Star Game, but he showed little interest in the entertainment matches involving the most popular players from various regions.

In the Korean region, Park Eun-kyung had the highest popularity, and Jiang Mo didn’t want to run into him during the break; it would make him uncomfortable until the Chinese New Year. Jiang Mo told Manager Da Tian about this, and Da Tian, using the excuse of Jiang Mo having something to attend to, canceled Jiang Mo’s voting this time.

Although Da Tian agreed and took action, his inner thoughts were full of worries.

Regretfully, isn’t it good to go to the All-Star Game? Your fans eagerly anticipate your appearance every day, but whenever you have free time, you’re only focused on spending time with Boss Chi!

After the World Championship, the team returned to the base, and several people slept for a day and night, releasing the tension and exhaustion from the past days.

When Jiang Mo woke up again, it was already noon on the third day. His head felt a bit dizzy, not due to a cold but from sleeping too much. Waking up suddenly, he didn’t know where he was.

The puppet cat was startled when Jiang Mo suddenly sat up. It meowed and quickly darted to a corner. After about half a minute, as the sense of crisis diminished, the cat cautiously approached Jiang Mo and jumped into his lap, rubbing against him.

“Meow~” The soft voice of the cat brought Jiang Mo back to his senses. The furry sensation on the back of his hand made him feel a bit itchy. He smiled, picked up the cat, and took a deep breath of the cat’s fragrance. The cat had been cleaned on time and smelled nice.

“Just woke up and already petting the cat. Seems like you forgot who I am.” A plaintive voice sounded from beside him.

Lifting his head from the cat’s belly, Jiang Mo saw Chi Yu sitting at the desk, smiling at him. There was no sign of anger on his face.

“Chi…Brother.” In front of their friends, Jiang Mo couldn’t bring himself to say “brother.” In private, Chi Yu corrected him several times before he remembered.

“Still tired?” Chi Yu was satisfied, stood up, walked to the bed, and patted Jiang Mo’s head.

Jiang Mo shook his head, and his hair became even messier. Chi Yu playfully ran his fingers through Jiang Mo’s hair.

Jiang Mo’s white-dyed hair looked good, and whenever black roots grew, Chi Yu would promptly touch up the color. To avoid delaying training, Chi Yu specifically learned how to do it and always did it himself for Jiang Mo.

“Rest for another day today. We’ll go home tomorrow.” Chi Yu sat down, took Jiang Mo into his arms, and said softly.

“Okay.”

Jiang Mo lingered on the bed for a while before going to the kitchen with Chi Yu after washing up.Without any matches, the team was quiet. The players from the second team and the academy had gone home for the break. The hometowns of the first team members were all in City A, so it was fine for them to return a bit later.

Jiang Mo and Chi Yu were almost done with their meal, but they hadn’t seen the others from the first team. Even Tao Zi, who was usually the most voracious eater, was nowhere to be found at mealtime.

Jiang Mo put down his chopsticks, and Li Yuan finally arrived, yawning. He greeted Chi Yu and Jiang Mo.

“Where are they?” Jiang Mo casually asked.

Li Yuan instantly became alert, and a mischievous smile appeared on his face. “They’re training.”

Jiang Mo: ? Why are they training when they’re on vacation? When did they become so diligent?

Jiang Mo: “Are they that motivated?”

Li Yuan looked at Chi Yu and fake smiled, “They’re not playing LOL, they’re working out in the gym.”

Jiang Mo became even more puzzled, “Exercising in the middle of the day? Aren’t they going to eat?”

“Sitting all day, their muscles are stiff. Of course, they need to exercise to impress the audience next time,” Li Yuan casually explained.

The truth was, on the day of the semifinals, everyone except him had hugged Jiang Mo.

At that time, Li Yuan was thinking about how generous Boss Chi suddenly became. He regretted not hugging Jiang Mo. After the World Championship, when they had finished their rest, Manager Da Tian arranged a fitness class for them. If they didn’t complete the trainer’s plan on time, they wouldn’t be allowed out.

These people, who were accustomed to sitting in front of the computer, wailed like pigs in the gym.

They had never seen these four suffer so much during a match. Li Yuan couldn’t help but be glad he didn’t impulsively hug Jiang Mo. Otherwise, he would be one of them now.

“Oh,” Jiang Mo believed Li Yuan’s explanation and nodded. Suddenly he asked, “Should I also exercise a bit?”

Sitting in front of the computer all day would undoubtedly lead to various health issues over time. Taking advantage of the rest time, it was indeed a good idea to do more exercise.

Chi Yu handed a few tissues to Jiang Mo, who took them and wiped his mouth.

Chi Yu chuckled, “I’ll help you exercise.”

Jiang Mo blinked, curious, “You’ll help me? Have you ever been a fitness coach?”

Chi Yu: “Before joining the acting industry, I used to do some exercises according to the roles. I learned from a fitness coach. I can teach you.”

“But,” Jiang Mo said, “I can just follow what Xie Ning and the others are doing together.”

It’s more fun with more people, just like playing a training match with five people, fostering teamwork.

“The fitness coach can only handle one person, teaching four people is already hard work. Let me personally teach you; is that not good?” Chi Yu’s eyelashes drooped, with a hint of grievance.

Jiang Mo dared not say no and immediately nodded.

Resting for another day at the base, Jiang Mo followed Chi Yu back to the Lu family.

Jiang Mo’s parents had long known about Jiang Mo winning the championship. There was no need for Lu Yu to notify them. The neighbors near the noodle shop were all familiar faces, and their kids enjoyed playing games. As soon as the news of Jiang Mo’s victory came out, the next day, they rushed into the noodle shop to tell Lu’s father and mother.

The noodle shop had been incredibly busy these days, flooded with people inquiring about Jiang Mo. Lu’s father and mother felt proud of Jiang Mo, offering an 80% discount for three consecutive days to the customers and having Lu Yu put up a banner outside the noodle shop.

—Congratulations to our little son for winning the world championship.

Those unaware might think Jiang Mo had topped the provincial exams. Jiang Mo felt a bit embarrassed when he saw the banner at the entrance of the noodle shop.

During these days at Lu’s house, Jiang Mo and Chi Yu would take a stroll in the neighborhood after dinner every day.

One evening, Jiang Mo and Chi Yu went to a well-reputed dessert shop. While halfway through their cake, a familiar bell rang in the shop. The door was pushed open, and despite the bustling crowd, the two of them sitting in the corner didn’t pay much attention until a familiar female voice echoed near the cashier.

Jiang Mo turned his head and saw his mother holding a boy of about ten years old. The boy, with hopeful eyes, gazed at the chocolate cake in the display. The woman bought only a small piece of cream cake, paid, and had it packed by the cashier.

Jiang Mo’s mother, with her back to the dining area, hadn’t noticed Jiang Mo and Chi Yu’s presence. Jiang Mo stared at the boy, who, hesitating for a while, left the dessert shop with his mother without expressing the words in his heart.

Jiang Mo understood why the boy couldn’t speak out. In front of the person who was supposed to be his mother, it was just a piece of cake, yet he didn’t dare to ask for it.

Due to a lack of affection in his life, Jiang Mo knew that even if he spoke out, the response would be rejection, or worse, followed by criticism and education.

Wanting but unable to speak out, even with a home now, he was still alone.

From what Jiang Ying said, Jiang Mo’s mother wanted to cultivate another obedient tool. Could such an educational approach really nurture a good seed, even if the person had the talent? It seemed more likely to be destroyed.

“What’s wrong?” Chi Yu noticed Jiang Mo hadn’t touched his fork for a while, following his gaze out the window.

The street outside was crowded with pedestrians, and there was a popular bubble tea shop across the street.

“Would you like to have that?” Chi Yu asked.

Jiang Mo snapped out of his thoughts, realizing that Chi Yu misunderstood him. He was about to explain when Chi Yu put on his mask, knocked on Jiang Mo’s hat, and said, “Sit tight here; I’ll buy it for you. I’ll show you the menu on your phone. Let me know what you want.”

“No…” Jiang Mo’s explanation was cut off as Chi Yu got up and left the shop.

Chi Yu blended into the crowd. His height made him stand out, and even in a crowd, Jiang Mo could easily spot him.

In the orphanage, even on birthdays, Jiang Mo couldn’t have cake. After turning pro, he finally had his first birthday cake. When he was young, he envied kids with parents who, with just a bit of coaxing, could get whatever they wanted.

Jiang Mo had never asked anyone for anything because he knew he didn’t have the privilege to be that demanding. No matter how much he wished, nobody would willingly buy things for him without a cost.

Watching Chi Yu wait in line, Jiang Mo’s eyes gradually became moist. He blinked, wiped away the tears, and started eating the cake.

The staff at the tea shop was efficient, and in less than twenty minutes, Chi Yu returned.

Sitting on a small sofa in the corner, Chi Yu handed a straw to Jiang Mo and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he covered Jiang Mo’s head with a coat.

“Mo Mo?” Blocking the light, the scent of milk drifted into Jiang Mo’s nose. Softness touched his lips. For a moment, he was stunned but soon realized what it was. Chi Yu embraced Jiang Mo’s waist and deepened the kiss.

The kiss wasn’t long. Kissing in public, especially with clothes on, would attract attention.

Chi Yu quickly let go of Jiang Mo, took off the coat, and looked at Jiang Mo’s flushed eyes. He slightly furrowed his eyebrows, using his fingertips to wipe away the tears at the corner of Jiang Mo’s eyes. “Why are you crying?”

Blushing, Jiang Mo concocted an excuse, “Your kiss was too deep; I couldn’t catch my breath.”

Chi Yu chuckled, pleased with Jiang Mo’s words. He pinched Jiang Mo’s earlobe, expressing regret, “Unfortunately, we’re outside now.”

Jiang Mo: “…”

After finishing the cake and bubble tea at the dessert shop, Jiang Mo felt a bit full. Although they came out for a walk and digestion, Chi Yu would always feed him once during these walks. Jiang Mo, for the first time, appreciated his metabolism, eating as much as he wanted without gaining weight. Recently, however, he did gain a bit. The frequency of Chi Yu pinching his face had noticeably increased.

As they slowly walked back to Lu’s house, street lamps lit up, and a woman in a well-dressed manner stood near the entrance, next to a black sedan.

Jiang Mo was chatting with Chi Yu, and his smile gradually faded.

Why was his mother here?

“Mo Mo.” Mother Jiang, holding a familiar cake box, smiled at Jiang Mo. Seeing the man standing next to him, her smile turned a bit nervous.

Jiang Mo’s expression remained unchanged. He asked, “Are you looking for me?”

Mother Jiang: “I heard you won the championship. I’ve always wanted to see you, and this is a gift I brought for you.”

“No need.” Jiang Mo said indifferently, “This cake, save it for your son.”

The little boy sat in the car, gazing at the unfamiliar big brother outside the window, unaware of what his adoptive mother was saying to the man.

He knew the cake his mother bought wasn’t for him. Was it for this big brother? Who was this big brother, and why did his mother want to give the cake to him?

“You…” Mother Jiang was embarrassed. “Mom has always missed you.”

Jiang Mo: “We’re already estranged.”

Jiang’s mother: “…”Receiving Chi Yu’s warning gaze, Mother Jiang tightly sealed her lips, not daring to say more. She watched the two go upstairs and felt deep regret.

Jiang’s family was on the verge of collapse. She had given up her pride to come and find Jiang Mo. Before coming, she had imagined various scenarios, but the reality hit her hard. What she regretted wasn’t coming to find Jiang Mo. She regretted that, knowing Jiang Mo would become so outstanding and be with the son of the Chi family, she shouldn’t have sent Jiang Mo back to the Lu family.

Jiang Xuan had just returned home, and Mother Jiang, closely following, also came back with her new son. Jiang Xuan glanced at the two, greeted them with a neutral tone, and, seeing the cake box in Mother Jiang’s hand, couldn’t help but sneer internally.Wasn’t she the one who couldn’t bear to find Jiang Mo in person? How come, in the end, she did come?

No need to ask; he could already guess the result just by looking at Mother Jiang’s distressed expression.

Joyfully seeing them off, little did she expect that the outstanding son she had pursued for so long had been personally driven out of the house by her.

Back at Lu’s house, Jiang Mo hadn’t rested well in these few days. The community was small, and the neighbors were close-knit. Whenever something happened, as long as someone spoke up, everyone would know the next day.

When Jiang Mo returned to the Lu family, the neighbors already knew that the Lu family’s biological son had come back.

Others wouldn’t actively bring up private matters, and seeing Jiang Mo, they would warmly greet him, not wanting to disturb him during normal times.

But this matter is different. Lu’s family’s youngest son has won the world championship!

According to their own child, the significance of this championship is not small; in their words, it’s very impressive!

In these days, many children come to Lu’s house to find Jiang Mo. For the older ones, Chi Yu can politely send them away, but for the younger ones, Chi Yu, not wanting to bully the kids, can only listen to them chattering around Jiang Mo with a black face.

Winning the championship in the LPL once in ten years is not easy. The hype is likely to last until the end of the year, and during this period, Chi Yu decides to temporarily lay low with Jiang Mo.

The main purpose is that he doesn’t want anyone to disturb the rare alone time with Jiang Mo.

Back at the villa, Chi Yu let the small doll cat out of the cat bag to play on its own. The little fellow returned to its familiar environment, swiftly diving into its small nest, comfortably stretching and not bothering the two owners.

As soon as Jiang Mo put down his backpack, Chi Yu embraced him from behind, cheek against his head, and rubbed it heavily.

“You’re finally mine alone,” Chi Yu sighed lightly.

Jiang Mo, tickled by Chi Yu, blushed at Chi Yu’s words and whispered, “I-I’ve always been yours.”

Chi Yu stopped rubbing Jiang Mo’s head, his eyes gradually becoming profound.

They couldn’t be too unrestrained at the base, and Lu’s house had poor sound insulation. Chi Yu had endured it for a long time. Thinking about what they discussed at the base, he became interested, touched Jiang Mo’s slightly plump stomach, and suggested, “The timing is right, and it’s not dinner time yet. Let’s do some exercise.”

“Huh?” Jiang Mo was a little confused. If Chi Yu hadn’t mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about it.

“What-kind-of-exercise?” Jiang Mo moved his arms, eager to give it a try.

Jiang Mo’s stomach was soft, and it felt good to the touch. Chi Yu smiled and said, “Your stomach has gained a bit of weight. It’s time to exercise.”

Jiang Mo: ?

Chi Yu pressed Jiang Mo onto the sofa, his tall figure coming over, and their lips were sealed, making it impossible to speak.

The familiar sensation enveloped him, and Jiang Mo only belatedly realized what Chi Yu meant.

Chi Yu was a good fitness coach, patiently instructing him as if he really intended to teach him something. Exhausted and lacking strength, Jiang Mo suddenly felt that sitting in a chair playing games all day wasn’t that bad after all.

Kissing his crimson ear, Chi Yu, with a hoarse voice, chuckled, “Let’s try something else next.”

Jiang Mo, with red eyes, stammered, “Can I not learn anymore?”

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Park Eun-kyung’s face turned pale, and he rushed forward, ready to confront Jiang Mo. Xie Ning and several others instantly stood up, blocking Jiang Mo behind them.

The league staff were nearby, and now a fight was about to break out instead of a match?

EK coach quickly restrained Park Eun-kyung and whispered some comforting words in his ear, and the invisible tension dispersed.

After everyone dispersed, the EK coach approached the staff and reported that Jiang Mo had verbally abused someone backstage after the match.

Jiang Mo spoke in a low voice, and only Park Eun-kyung, EK coach, and a few others nearby heard it.

Without evidence, no one could prove that Jiang Mo had insulted Park Eun-kyung.

The league disciplinary team maintained a fair and just attitude and asked the EK coach, “What did you hear Wish player say to insult Park Eun-kyung?”

EK coach: “He called our Eun-kyung an idi*t.”

Staff: “Oh, Wish player probably wanted to express friendly gratitude to your player, Park Eun-kyung.”

Now, everyone knows that what Park Enkyung considered an idi*t was actually a thank you.

EK coach: “…” Nonsense!

The staff explained with a smile, “You may not understand Wish player. He’s gentle, stutters when he speaks, and definitely won’t pick a fight on his own. He can’t argue with others either.”

EK coach: “…” You’re telling me he’s gentle? Then who started the trouble?

…

Jiang Mo returned to the rest area, and Chi Yu had been waiting by the door. Upon seeing Jiang Mo, Chi Yu gave him a warm hug.

“You did great,” Chi Yu patted Jiang Mo’s head.

Jiang Mo loved Chi Yu’s praise the most, and Chi Yu never spared compliments for him. Every time he won, Chi Yu would give him a hug and encouragement.

Xie Ning muttered, “That idi*t, I don’t know what he was mumbling about. If he wants to mock, he should learn some words people can understand. Carry a translator wherever he goes, as if others are eager to talk to him. Playing the trick of mocking people face-to-face, disgusting.”

Since knowing that the Korean translator and Park Eun-kyung spoke different languages, everyone’s impression of Park Eun-kyung worsened, almost reaching the point of disgust.

SVP and RAG were brother teams, and Gao Ze felt wronged. They empathized, and today’s match was not just for themselves but also for revenge on behalf of RAG and others who had been sarcastically targeted by Park Eun-kyung.

Chi Yu heard from Xie Ning about what Jiang Mo had just done and couldn’t help but smile.

He handed the prepared lemon tea to Jiang Mo, asking him to take a sip to quench his thirst.

“Does this make you feel better?” Chi Yu asked Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo swallowed and shook his head, “It’s okay, but seeing him die so many times on the field is quite satisfying.”

“Have you heard a saying?” Chi Yu smiled, “Fight fire with fire.”

Jiang Mo blinked, “What does that mean?”

Chi Yu said, “If he steps on you on the field, you can step on him back. When the media asks, he said it was accidental, and you can say it was accidental too.”

Jiang Mo’s eyes suddenly lit up, “Can, can I really do that? Won’t, won’t others scold me?”

Chi Yu lightly smiled, affirming, “No, they’ll find it satisfying instead. But, only do it once; doing it too much will seem deliberate. We did act accidentally, remember?”

Jiang Mo nodded vigorously, “I, I got it. Chi Yu, you’re really smart.”

“Good boy.”

Others in the rest area: “…” Will this really not spoil the child?

…

The break was short, and the second round of the match began.

In this round, EK team had the advantage of choosing sides first.

In the backstage, the EK coach scolded Park Eun-kyung fiercely. For the first round, he wanted Park Eun-kyung to pick Lee Sin, but Park Eun-kyung, in his impulsiveness, insisted on taking Lucian, claiming he wanted to use this champion to teach the opponent’s jungler a lesson.

As a result, he was taught a lesson by the opponent’s jungler instead, truly embarrassing.

In the second game, Park Eun-kyung must not be allowed to act recklessly again. While Park Eun-kyung is talented, he is genuinely resistant to discipline, not even listening to the coach’s words. The EK coach is frustrated, but luckily, this time Park Eun-kyung calmed down and listened to him, securing the first pick, Lee Sin.

SVP left Lee Sin unbanned this time, giving the opponent a chance. Not picking him would be foolish.

“Why ban so many substitutes for the jungle?” Park Eun-kyung felt annoyed when he saw that his team had banned Foyego and Olaf from the opponent.

Who wouldn’t be upset if a substitute climbed up by stepping on him?

The coach said he was impulsive and embarrassing, but losing to a substitute would be truly embarrassing.

He played fine; it’s his teammates who are not up to par. The opponents even sent reinforcements, but his teammates seemed lost.In this game, after Park Eun-kyung revealed Lee Sin, Jiang Mo picked Lucian for the jungle in return.

When Park Eun-kyung saw Lucian coming out, the anger he had just suppressed surged again. He lost the first game with Lucian, so what’s the meaning of Jiang Mo picking Lucian in the second game?

There are so many jungle champions to choose from, and the ones he excels at, like Elise, are still available. Why pick Lucian?

Is he trying to teach him a lesson?

[“Hahaha, teaching a lesson in return?”]

[“Park Eun-kyung didn’t pick Kha’Zix either. It can only be considered on-site teaching with Lucian. Xiao Jieba: Let me show you how my Lucian dominates the jungle!”]

[“These netizens are truly outstanding. They’ve even learned the essence of Xiao Jieba!”]

[“But it’s just one game. Don’t praise it too much. Park God picked Lee Sin this time, and his win rate with Lee Sin is over 80%.”]

[“80%? That’s not 100%, though. If I remember correctly, since Wish debuted, he hasn’t lost with any hero he played. Doesn’t that mean he’s 100% in the jungle?”]

[“Not to brag, but Park God’s Lee Sin is truly formidable!”]

EK team still chose the red side. Jiang Mo quickly went to the upper half of the jungle after the red side opened, reaching level three and immediately heading to the top lane.

After playing many jungle games, players develop habits, and the early jungle monster clearing routes are fixed, including what to do after clearing the monsters.

Park Eun-kyung still had the habit of sneaking into the top lane bush after clearing the upper half of the jungle.

EK’s top laner picked Renekton, and Xie Ning chose his signature champion, Fiora. Fiora doesn’t have a good matchup against Renekton, a top lane bully, but Xie Ning was very confident. He used his skills to trade with Renekton, utilizing Fiora’s passive to mitigate some damage and tormenting the opponent with the speed boost from Q and the slow from W.

Renekton’s E skill could turn into a second dash as long as it got close to minions or enemy champions. When Renekton went in to stun Fiora, Lee Sin leaped out of the bush, landing a Q on Fiora. As soon as Fiora’s stun effect ended, she immediately used her E skill to hook the wall, and the next hook jumped into the river bush. While Lee Sin’s second Q followed him during his displacement.

EK’s top laner and jungle didn’t expect that a Lucian would appear from the bush. Lucian used his smokescreen in the upper half of the area, blocking Renekton’s vision, and dealt a combo of damage to Lee Sin. Lee Sin wanted to use his W to jump back to Renekton, but the smokescreen was placed perfectly. Renekton repositioned, and Lee Sin’s W distance wasn’t enough. In this brief second, Fiora and Lucian took a considerable amount of Lee Sin’s health. When Lee Sin used his W to return, his health was almost gone.

Lucian didn’t let Lee Sin go; he chased after him and continued the combo. Lee Sin had no choice but to use Flash to retreat under the turret.

Renekton wanted to counterattack, but Lucian had Fiora by his side, so he had to step back.

Commentator Xiao Yang: “Park Eun-kyung’s Flash has been caught again.”

This statement was just an exclamation, with no mocking tone, but the barrage responded with laughter.

Xiao Yang was right; in the first game, Park Eun-kyung had his Flash caught early on, and now in the second game, he had intended to gank but ended up being outsmarted again, losing his Flash.

[“This is probably the world’s Flash king.”]

[“Hahaha, so fast with your Flash!”]

[“Big brother was right before; Park God’s Lee Sin is indeed impressive!”]

[“Watch the game properly; why mock the opponents? It’s very unsophisticated.”]

[“When Park Eun-kyung mocked us, what were you all doing? Finally, there’s a chance to mock him, why not do it quickly? Don’t you have keyboards?!”]

Without Flash, Jiang Mo’s invasion became even more relentless. Park Eun-kyung had no choice but to retreat in this wave, and Jiang Mo happily took the top river crab, then immediately rushed to the bot lane. Tao Zi didn’t need Jiang Mo to signal through the microphone; after spending so much time with Jiang Mo and the recent training, their synergy had deepened.

Before Jiang Mo reached the bottom river, Tao Zis Anivia was already in position. In front of Park Eun-kyung, they devoured the bottom river crab. Not satisfied with just looking, Tao Zi activated his E skill to reposition himself on Park Eun-kyung’s face. Park Eun-kyung had to use W to jump away, but Anivia controlled him and received another combo of damage from Lucian.

In the same place, you shouldn’t die twice. After losing first blood to the two opponents, did he still care about his face?

Anivia returned to the mid lane to control EK’s Emperor, while Lucian swaggered into the opponent’s jungle. Meeting Park Eun-kyung, who was clearing camps, face-to-face, Park Eun-kyung had already used his skills. Jiang Mo boldly output damage. He cleverly sidestepped Lucian’s Q skill, and without wards on Lee Sin, he couldn’t use his W to close the gap or jump to a target. Without Flash, Jiang Mo skillfully kited, driving Park Eun-kyung out of EK’s jungle and consuming the half-cleared camps.

[“Why does this game feel so familiar?”]

[“This bandit, he’s here again, right?!!!”]

[“Is this the so-called Blind Monk of Park God?”]

[The Blind Monk just had his early rhythm disrupted; Park God will gradually find it back.”]

Park Eun-kyung swallowed hard. At the beginning of the game, he was still confident, but until the enemy Lucian caught him three times in the jungle, he began to doubt Jiang Mo.

He suspected that there was a bug in the game; Jiang Mo’s minimap had no fog, and he could see his own position, knowing what he was doing.

This is something many junglers do, judging the enemy jungler’s position based on ward placements on the minimap.

This is why many players in lower ranks are always afraid to enter the jungle, as they often get caught by higher-ranked junglers. However, Jiang Mo is just a substitute.

Jiang Mo always manages to act one step ahead. Park Eun-kyung wanted to counter-attack, but SVP’s vision was too good. As soon as he entered Jiang Mo’s jungle, he and his teammates were exposed. They almost handed over a kill for nothing.

SVP’s mid lane also changed its usual passive characteristics. Anivia started assisting in the jungle even before reaching level six. After reaching level six, she began to roam between top and bottom lanes. Anivia’s E skill can go through walls, even if the enemy has placed wards in the bushes, she can hide in the blind spots and get close to the opponent. Anivia’s ultimate can freeze the enemy, making it the best ganking tool.

With Park Eun-kyung’s limited development, Anivia and Lucian went to the bot lane 4v2. EK’s top laner teleported to the bot lane immediately, and Xie Ning also teleported to the bot lane at the same time. By the time Park Eun-kyung and the mid laner arrived, our bot lane had already secured a double kill, with the kills going to Lucian.

Surrounded by ten people in the bot lane, two of our players fell first. SVP’s bot lane was left in a weakened state, the mid laner was half-health, and Lucian was healthy. Park Eun-kyungg’s Lee Sin and EK’s mid lane Emperor wanted to clean up the weakened bot lane, but EK’s top lane Crocodile used his ultimate to charge into the crowd. Li Yuan’s Thresh hooked the Crocodile back, allowing Tang Zi to retreat first. Anivia then followed up with another control skill, disrupting the Crocodile’s forward dive. The mid lane AD and support combined their efforts to kite.

Ignoring the situation on the other side, Xie Ning’s Galio trapped the Emperor in a cage with his ultimate. Lee Sin, caught in the area of Galio’s ultimate, couldn’t escape. When Xie Ning made his move, Jiang Mo immediately followed up with damage.

—Triple Kill

The Emperor fell, and Galio’s two-part E kicked onto Lee Sin, who wanted to secure Tang Zi’s kill. In the one-second stun that kicked Lee Sin, Lucian dropped a smoke bomb under him. Lee Sin used his ultimate to kick away Galio, but he couldn’t withstand Lucian’s output. Tang Zi was saved from the Crocodile’s pursuit by three players. Working together, they kited and killed the Crocodile, then turned to cooperate with Jiang Mo to lock the Lee Sin in a siege.

—Quadrakill

Lucian secured a quadrakill, leaving SVP’s five teammates on the field, although all of them had low health, they were still alive.

“Li Yuan and Tao Zi’s protection is too good. The low-health Lucian is right in front of them, but they just can’t kill the Crocodile. It’s frustrating!” Commentator Xiao Yang couldn’t help feeling sorry for the Crocodile. SVP’s teammates’ protection was really good; they burned displacement skills and flashes but still failed to catch Tang Zi.

“Park Eun-kyung is surrounded by five people; you must die today!” Another commentator exclaimed excitedly. Even the low-health Tang Zi went to supplement the damage to Lee Sin.

The excitement reached its peak as they watched Park Enkyung being surrounded by SVP’s five players. So much passion!!!

“EK wiped out, all five players from SVP are still alive!” Commentator Chang Feng was somewhat tearful. He had been commentating for so many years, witnessing every game of SVP. Like every fan in the audience, he had personally witnessed SVP’s growth.

SVP has grown into a complete team.The surviving five dispersed, each going home or attending to their own tasks. Jiang Mo deliberately took two steps, stood on the corpse of Lee Sin, and pressed the recall button.

The lively barrage paused for a second, instantly flooded with numerous question marks.

Unable to hold back, Xie Ning let out a peculiar laughter through his nose. His brother did listen to Boss Chi’s words.

However, seeing this scene was truly satisfying.

Deciding to follow suit, after Jiang Mo recalled, Galio elegantly stepped on Lee Sin’s body. Her two prosthetic legs pierced into Lee Sin’s body like a pair of scissors, causing Park Eun-kyung’s eyes to turn red.

“They are doing this on purpose, absolutely intentional,” Park Eun-kyung roared.

No one dared to speak among his teammates. While they used to find it amusing when Park Eun-kyung did such things before, witnessing Park Eun-kyung being treated this way made them feel heavy. They suddenly realized that Park Eun-kyung’s actions were wrong.

Park Eun-kyung had no reason to explode in anger because the opponents were merely imitating him.

Now, the most crucial thing was the match, but their backbone had started to crumble. With Park Eun-kyung’s guidance, they used to win matches effortlessly. However, these two matches were not enjoyable, and they felt uneasy for the first time.

[“Who’s feeling great? It’s me!”]

[“Like stepping, huh? Taste what it’s like to be stepped on.”]

[“The undefeated myth? A lot of deaths today; your undefeated myth has come to an end.”]

[“Wuwuwu, sister’s cute Xiao Jieba who taught you to be so bad? You weren’t like this before!”]

[“No, I’ve always thought that he seems soft-tempered but has a mischievous side. Haven’t you seen how he made Xie Ning look when he scolded him? Do you think he’s a delicate little kitten? You’re wrong!”]

In the second game of the finals, SVP won, and the MVP went to the jungle Lucian. The damage conversion rate exceeded 300%, three times higher than Lee Sin. The barrage in the live broadcast once again filled with [“666.”]

…

“Master, you’re amazing.” Xia Zeyu’s eyes turned red when he saw the moment Jiang Mo recalled after stepping on Park Eun-kyung’s corpse.

Jiang Mo avenged them for what happened during MSI, letting them know that Park Eun-kyung is not an undefeated myth; he can lose too.

“You are all amazing. Keep up the good work!” Manager Da Tian’s face was stern; he didn’t dare to relax for a moment. Although he was excited, he needed to hold it in until the match results were out.

The break time this time was quite long; EK team needed enough time to adjust their mindset.

After twenty minutes, the staff notified them to return to the stage.

“We must win.” Jiang Mo stood up, determined.

“Go for it.”

Jiang Mo was the first to stand up, but he was stopped by Chi Yu’s hand. While teammates had already left, he stayed in the rest area.Once everyone left, Chi Yu lowered his head, gently holding Jiang Mo’s cheek, and planted a soft kiss on Jiang Mo’s lips.

“I’ll be waiting for you to present the championship trophy to me.”

…

The night had already fallen, but the competition venue was brightly lit as if it were daytime. Jiang Mo, with a flushed face, stepped onto the stage, and the audience below erupted into enthusiastic applause.

LPL had stood on the stage of the finals more than once but had never lifted the championship trophy. At this moment, just one game away, they had the hope of bringing the trophy back to LPL. Unable to suppress their excitement, they couldn’t help but give warm applause to each SVP player.

In the third game, SVP had the first pick and side selection. They still let Park Eun-kyung, who excelled in the jungle, come out. Seeing the opponent’s bans, Park Eun-kyung’s eyes turned red. However, this time, when the coach instructed to ban Jiang Mo’s Lucian and Foyego, he lost the strength to resist.

He admitted that the opponent was not an ordinary substitute player. He had thought about why they should ban when Jiang Mo hadn’t played Foyego before.

But when he thought about Jiang Mo bringing out Foyego later and fiercely attacking his face with it, not only would they lose the trophy, but he would also lose face.

This match couldn’t be lost; they didn’t have the chance to lose anymore.Lee Sin was released, and EK thought SVP was going to give Lee Sin to Park Eun-kyung again. Who would have thought that SVP’s first pick would be Lee Sin?

Park Eun-kyung took a deep breath, and the hand holding the mouse started to shake.

Angry.

What was he playing, indicating that Jiang Mo would play the same next game?

Teaching a lesson???

Xie Ning: “Park Eun-kyung is probably close to exploding with anger now. Brother, I didn’t expect your heart to be so dirty! Little brother admires you!”

Jiang Mo was playing psychological warfare. He could confront Park Eun-kyung head-on and defeat him with strength, but he not only wanted to defeat Park Eun-kyung but also mess with Park Eun-kyung’s mentality.

Park Eun-kyung was arrogant and conceited, and he hated other people’s opinions the most. Even his own coach’s orders were ignored. Seeing the opponent picking the heroes he played well, and playing them so skillfully, he would be furious.

Jiang Mo wanted to let Park Eun-kyung know that coming to LPL’s home ground meant learning the rules of their home ground. Insulting them here was absolutely impossible!

Park Eun-kyung chose Poppy for the jungle. SVP was on the blue side, and Jiang Mo started the blue side jungle quickly, clearing the blue buff and wolves. Then he went to the enemy’s top side to take down the Krugs. He placed a ward at the red buff, cleared Park Eun-kyung’s Krugs while waiting for him to arrive.

Xie Ning’s Lissandra used skills to push the minion wave forward, heading to the top side jungle just like in the first game. However, unlike the first game, he went to the bot lane first. The enemy mid laner thought he had gone to the bot lane, but in fact, after pushing the minion wave a little in the blind spot of the vision, he turned and went to the top lane.

Park Eun-kyung finished taking the Gromp, arrived at the red buff, and Jiang Mo, who had been waiting for a long time, used W to jump on the ward placed long ago, hit Q on Poppy, smited to steal the red buff. Xie Ning was a bit slow to arrive because he needed to avoid vision, but he came just in time to support. His E skill through the wall controlled Poppy, forcing Poppy to flash.

Three commentators: “…”

[“The familiar start…”]

[“When I saw Park Eun-kyung use Flash at the beginning, I knew what was going on this game.”]

The audience had a good guess, but Park Eun-kyung, after all, was the world’s number one jungler. His contempt for Jiang Mo and the mindset issues from the first two games were adjusted this time. In this game, he wasn’t completely invaded in the jungle by Jiang Mo. The support from his teammates also came in time, and for the first ten minutes, there were no significant kills.

In a gank in the bot lane, Park Eun-kyung’s Poppy stunned Xayah, who didn’t have her ult, against the wall. Braum jumped in for close protection, and the enemy support, Nautilus, used his ult on Xayah. Xayah was knocked under her defensive tower and was taken down by the enemy ADC, Lucian, who followed up with a burst of damage.

First blood finally occurred at ten minutes.

In this game, SVP didn’t have the advantages of the first two games and was a thousand gold behind the opponent.

Poppy’s ult could push the enemy back a considerable distance. In a skirmish, Park Eun-kyung’s Poppy used the ult to drive Xie Ning and Li Yuan out of the battlefield.

When Xie Ning and Li Yuan arrived, the teammates couldn’t withstand the 3v5, and they died before taking away the enemy mid laner and ADC.

The enemy top laner, jungler, and support were still alive. Xie Ning chose not to retreat. Sylas stole the ult of the enemy top lane crocodile and went in to finish off the low-health jungle and support. However, both of them were taken by EK’s top laner.

In this team fight, only EK’s top laner survived.

“Great,” said Jiang Mo.

The audience was nervous, but in SVP’s microphone, not a single person felt nervous about the disadvantaged situation.

With three against five, only one opponent survived. What should they do next?

The EK team was strong as a whole, but SVP was equally formidable. Each individual, when soloing, might not necessarily lose to the entire enemy team. The weak points for SVP were Xie Ning and the opponent’s ADC. No matter how you calculated, they were not at a disadvantage.

In the next team fight at the Dragon, Xie Ning’s Sylas stole Poppy’s ult, hid in the brush, and unleashed the charged ult, knocking the enemy jungler and top laner into the air.

Tit for tat. You drive me out of the battlefield, and we can do the same.

Poppy couldn’t cast her ult in time, and when the crocodile and the enemy ADC came over, their ADC couldn’t withstand the control and output from Lee Sin and the mid laner. They instantly fell.

The crocodile used his ult to flash in and cut down Tang Zi. Xayah opened her ult, making her untargetable, and retreated. Li Yuan stood in front to protect. It was another set of unyielding protection.

Tang Zi’s Xayah, hiding in the back, outputted freely. The Dragon team fight resulted in a triple kill, EK’s jungle and support ran away, SVP started to take the Dragon, and Park Eun-kyung wanted to contest it. Xie Ning’s Lissandra used E to freeze Park Eun-kyung, and Jiang Mo smited and secured the Dragon. He then used W to jump onto Xie Ning and killed Park Eun-kyung together.

Jiang Mo followed Chi Yu’s advice just once and wouldn’t do it again. He didn’t stand on Park Eun-kyung’s corpse to recall, but it was Xie Ning who happily stepped on Park Eun-kyung’s corpse to go back. This was really not intentional. After killing Park Eun-kyung, he was naturally standing on his corpse. What could he do? It wasn’t intentional.

In this game, SVP’s damage focus was on Xie Ning and Tang Zi. EK’s ADC was frequently targeted, making them guaranteed deaths in team fights.

“Can’t win,” sighed EK’s mid laner.

Park Eun-kyung couldn’t help but scold his own ADC a few words. Thinking about losing the game, the ADC’s mentality also began to collapse, and the error rate soared in the following plays.

Park Eun-kyung, as the captain, didn’t know how to comfort his teammates. Unfortunately, at this critical moment, he ended up demoralizing his teammates. The ADC had become the guaranteed death in team fights in everyone’s eyes.

The Ocean Dragon could restore summoner health and mana, providing strong and effective assistance to their side during team fights. After securing the Baron, with the healing effects of two Ocean Dragons, they didn’t give the opponents a chance to breathe. Immediately after recalling and updating their equipment, they pushed the lanes to approach EK’s high ground.

The voices of the three commentators began to change, and Xiao Yang’s excited voice became hoarse.In the high ground team fight, Jiang Mo’s Lee Sin flashed and used R to kick the enemy ADC. The enemy ADC’s mentality had long been unbalanced, and a second of daze could lead to a team fight failure. Without reacting, he was kicked into the crowd of SVP by Lee Sin. Although the EK team made some response, Jiang Mo’s hand speed was too fast.

EK’s ADC bumped into the mid laner, who then bumped into the support. One kick hit three targets, and SVP quickly followed up. Sylas stole the support Nautilus’s ult and used it on the crocodile, preventing the crocodile from dashing in to cut down Tang Zi. Park Eun-kyung’s Poppy was charging up her ult.

To everyone’s shock, Li Yuan and Xie Ning, standing beside Poppy, both used Flash at the same time. At that moment, Tang Zi activated Xayah’s ult, causing Poppy’s ult to miss. There were still ten people on the battlefield.With the voice chat saying Feathers everywhereXayah’s R, feathers spread and retracted, and numerous skills were released within a second.

Lee Sin used an E skill to secure a kill, and the screen once again echoed with the sound

—Triple kill.

Lee Sin’s Q skill hit the nearly-dead crocodile, and the Q was retracted

—Quadra kill.

Li Yuan’s Braum applied a passive on Park Enkyung’s Poppy, Tang Zi’s Xayah triggered the passive with a basic attack, Park Eun-kyung stood by the fountain and got stunned. Li Yuan jumped into the fountain, Lee Sin W jumped onto Braum, E hit, and at the moment Braum was killed by the fountain, Lee Sin also took Poppy’s head.

—Penta kill.

The main crystal was pushed down by swarms of minions, and just before the fountain damage hit Lee Sin, the victory icon appeared. Lee Sin stood in EK’s team fountain.

This was a perfect five kills in coordination!

“Tonight, the champion is born, the League of Legends global finals champion belongs to SVP!!!”

The excited voices of the commentators echoed in every livestream, and the cheers pierced through the stadium.

Jiang Mo released the mouse, took a deep breath, looked up at the illuminated night sky, and couldn’t help but smile.

They won.

Xie Ning excitedly threw off his headphones, rushed over to hug each teammate, and before Jiang Mo left his seat, he was surrounded by four teammates. Cheers continued to reverberate in the stadium.

EK team left the stage in silence. No one cared about their expressions now; everyone was immersed in the joy of LPL winning the world championship.

…

A golden rain showered down, and Jiang Mo and his teammates lifted the trophy high amidst screams, tears welling up in their eyes.

Stepping back onto the world stage, advancing step by step towards the road to the championship, finally, after so long, he once again touched the championship trophy that symbolized glory.

Chi Yu stood below the stage, applauding enthusiastically with the audience. Across the distant space, he looked up at the new deity in the hearts of millions.

From now on, more and more people would admire Jiang Mo.

In the midst of the golden rain drifting down, the white-haired youth and he exchanged a distant gaze. Tears blinked in Jiang Mo’s eyes, his eyebrows curved, and his eyes were filled with him.

Chi Yu chuckled, pulling his lips, what if more people liked him?

He knew, his youth, would always belong to him alone.

He would always stand where Jiang Mo could see him by lifting his eyes, watching over Jiang Mo.

The End

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ry’s note: Finally, The Protagonist Pursues Me Relentlessly is finished~ ˖°ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡

First of all, I apologize if there are many character mistakes in the game because I really don’t understand about games… but I’m trying to improve from mistakes in other projects… I hope for those of you who read my game project and others feel the improvement. If not, I apologize, but I have tried. (╯•﹏•╰)

Thank you to all the readers who have patiently waited for updates and supported it. (ᗒᗨᗕ)

I hope you enjoy reading it. ♡ ～(‘▽^人)

See you in the next translation~ (⁀ᗢ⁀)

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“Welcome to the final showdown of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship…”

Today is a bright day, and the large stadium in the sports center is engulfed by a crowd. The orange-red sunset spreads across the sky, with birds circling above the sports venue. The opening ceremony is taking place inside the competition venue, and after the theme song of this year’s world championship has been sung, the players from both sides are about to take the stage.

“Don’t be nervous!”

Before taking the stage, teammates surround Jiang Mo, who is about to step onto the final stage for the first time, cheering him on.

Jiang Mo can’t help but laugh and cry. He can’t tell his teammates that he has stood on the finals stage before and even won the championship trophy.

“It’s okay, I’m not nervous.” Jiang Mo shrinks within the circle of his taller teammates, resembling a chick protected by its mother hen.

“Alright, alright, what’s going on here? Don’t scare him.” Da Tian reaches out and disperses the annoying bunch. “We’re about to go on stage, stand tall, don’t yawn in front of the camera, and stay focused.”

In unison, everyone says, “Got it!”

Strangely, as the day of the finals approaches, their nervousness and fear diminish. During the group stage and elimination matches, they would still feel nervous when going on stage. However, on the day of the final match, as they travel to the venue, they are unusually relaxed, even joking and playing around with their teammates.

They are well-prepared, and even facing the EK team, they have no reason to fear. They can’t let Coach A’Kang and Jiang Mo’s hard work go to waste; they are determined to win.

When Jiang Mo and Coach A’Kang discuss tactics, Xia Zeyu has formulated several strategies against Park Eun-kyung. A few days before the match, Xia Zeyu suddenly enters the meeting room and tells Jiang Mo and the coach that, in this world championship, he wants to give his starting position to Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo thinks he misheard. From the summer season until now, even if Xia Zeyu is afraid, he has never taken the initiative to give his position to Jiang Mo.

“Why?” Coach A’Kang frowns. Although he thinks Jiang Mo has an advantage over Xia Zeyu in performance, he disagrees with Xia Zeyu’s decision.

Xia Zeyu says, “I’m not afraid to go on stage, and it doesn’t matter if the opponent is Park Eun-kyung. But I know that my current skill level cannot surpass Master Jiang Mo. We’ve worked so hard to reach the World Finals, and we only have five opportunities, each game is crucial for us. I don’t want to jeopardize“Jeopardize” means to put something at risk or in danger, especially a situation, project, or outcome.the team with my mistakes and lose the trophy…”

Xia Zeyu’s gaze is firm. “If it’s just a regular ranked match, I wouldn’t give the lane to Master Jiang Mo when facing Park Eun-kyung. But this is the World Championship. Missing this opportunity means waiting for another year. I’ve wasted a lot of time and only truly recovered after the summer season ended. If we can win this time, in the next World Championship, when I become strong enough to surpass Master Jiang Mo, I will absolutely not give him the chance to play.”

Moreover, during the quarterfinals, he had already proven himself. They are a team, and it doesn’t matter who goes on stage; as long as the team wins, they all contribute.

Coach A’Kang’s tightly knit brows relax in Xia Zeyu’s determined words, and he smiles with relief. “Xiao Yu, you’ve finally grown up.”

Jiang Mo mutters, “Surpass me?”

Xia Zeyu instantly softens, “No, I didn’t mean that.”

“No,” Jiang Mo smiles, “I’m happy you could say such things. So, let’s have you be the substitute for once. Even if I play in the starting lineup, your training shouldn’t be neglected. If I make a mistake, I’ll be relying on you.”

Xia Zeyu nods, “Got it.”

…

The early autumn evening breeze flows through the open-air arena. The stage lights up in the competition center, and the host Hong Liang’s voice echoes throughout the entire venue. Outside the sports center, pedestrians can hear the lively sounds coming from inside.

The players and coaches of the SVP team and EK team step onto the competition stage, and the host introduces each of them one by one.

The substitute players who have not played in previous matches cannot participate. The substitute mid laner, Xiao Xi, is too young and has too little tournament experience. The coach and manager initially planned to have him fill in as a substitute, but he wasn’t brought along for this World Championship. Xiao Xi understands the situation, realizing his limited abilities, and returns to the second team to watch the match with his teammates in the base.

SVP has a total of five main players plus a jungle substitute, and EK team is the same, with the substitute being AD.

The two teams stand face to face on the stage, with Jiang Mo positioned in the starting lineup, facing Park Eun-kyung on the opposite side.

Park Eun-kyung’s face lacks the usual fake smile, and he looks at Jiang Mo with a gloomy expression.

Jiang Mo lifts his eyelids lazily, not wanting to look at Park Eun-kyung anymore, and his gaze falls on the championship trophy at the center of the stage.

The Summoner’s trophy, made of pure silver, with a top ring surrounded by blue gemstones and a lower ring engraved with the images of five summoners. They have their hands placed on their chests, holding identical blue gemstones, shimmering in the light. The trophy symbolizes being the world’s number one, captivating everyone on the field.

[“Ah, Ah, Ah, Mo Mo looks so handsome today! Their team jerseys are really good-looking. I’ve already bought two sets, planning to switch and wear them!”]

[“He’s the most handsome guy in the whole arena! His hair dye is so good; I can spot him at a glance. Even without height advantage, we can attract people with our face and hair color!”]

[“What a joke! In my heart, Wish has a presence of one meter eighty!”]

[“SVP, come on!!! Send the EK team back to their hometown! I’m really annoyed with that dog Park Eun-kyung!”]

[“I just want to laugh when I see Park Eun-kyung. The word “idi*t” is clearly written on his face. His forehead isn’t suitable for this hairstyle.”]

[“I heard that Louis also went to the venue. Can the director be smart and focus the camera on Louis? Let’s see his expression now.”]

[“Hahaha deliberately causing trouble, right? Park Eun-kyung, that coward, dares to step on others’ corpses during the game, but under the stage, he’s a coward. He still hasn’t responded to Louis until now.”]

The director and the bullet comments seem to have a tacit understanding. After the players go to prepare, the commentators analyze the game in the commentary box, and the camera suddenly shifts to the audience.

Among a group of LPL players, there sits a burly man with a height of one meter ninety, brown hair, black eyes, and well-defined features. If it’s not Louis, then who?

Louis holds the SVP team’s banner and, upon seeing the camera, shouts in fluent Chinese, “Come on, SVP, beat the EK team for me!”

Commentator Xiao Yang: “…”

The three commentators are forced to interrupt their analysis.

Commentator Chang Feng laughs, “Louis is really cute.”

[“Hahaha, isn’t he cute? If it weren’t for the camera, he would have definitely cursed ‘Park Eun-kyung is an idi*t’ out loud, right!”]

[“I’m laughing so hard. Thanks to Park Eun-kyung for bringing this friend! This is the first time I’ve seen a player from another team holding someone else’s team banner. He’ll definitely be scolded by the coach when he goes back!”]

[“Hahaha, I like Louis, this straightforward person. If I don’t like you, I’ll confront you directly!”]

…

In the player’s lounge —

Park Eun-kyung, infuriated, slammed the plastic cup on the table and pointed at the screen, cursing loudly, “What does Louis want to do?”

The coach of the Eel team and the coach of EK are old acquaintances, and the two teams have always had a good relationship. He was deceived. How could Louis treat him like this?

After being explicitly cursed by Louis, Park Eun-kyung immediately went to find out the whole story. He asked many people before understanding what “idi*t” meant.

He was fooled by that actor with a gentle smile.

Park Eun-kyung privately contacted Louis, explained the reasons, but Louis didn’t believe him and instead mocked him.

“You’re talking about Chi Yu? Can’t you come up with a believable excuse? He’s a Grand Slam actor. Why would he lie to you for no reason?” Louis, being Chi Yu’s fan, knows how good Chi Yu’s character is. How could Chi Yu do such a thing!

Even if Chi Yu called him an idi*t, he would accept it. After all, it’s absolutely not Park Eun-kyung’s turn to call him an idi*t!

“But that’s the truth!” Park Eun-kyung’s explanations were futile, so he called the translator to explain to Louis.

Louis treated it as a joint deception and simply didn’t believe their explanation. He was angry for several days, and when he saw Jiang Mo on stage just now, the anger that had been suppressed in his chest almost erupted.

It’s really despicable.

“You’ll be on stage soon. Stay calm.” The coach of the EK team reminded, “They want to mess with your mentality. Don’t fall for their tricks.”

“I know,” Park Eun-kyung took a deep breath, remembered that Xia Zeyu was standing in the substitute position on stage, and couldn’t help but smile, “Is SVP team here to make people laugh by letting a substitute play in the finals?”

EK coach: “I’ve told you several times, don’t underestimate this substitute. He’s better than Xia Zeyu.”

Park Eun-kyung sneered, “Better? Even if he’s better than Xia Zeyu, I can teach him a lesson.”

The EK coach raised his voice, “Didn’t I tell you before?!”

Park Eun-kyung turned his head, showing an expression of not wanting to deal with him.

The EK coach rubbed his throbbing forehead. Park Eun-kyung is top-notch, but his biggest flaw is not listening to advice. He had told Park Eun-kyung many times in the past few days not to underestimate Jiang Mo, but Park Eun-kyung just wouldn’t listen.

EK mid laner said, “Eun-kyung, he is Moo.”

Park Eun-kyung was stunned, looking at the mid laner, “Moo?”

The EK mid laner restrained the coach. He knew Park Eun-kyung’s temper. He had mentioned Jiang Mo during training, but Park Eun-kyung was too self-centered and unwilling to listen to anyone. He had to repeat it several times for Park Eun-kyung to remember.

“Do you forget? In the Korean server, he defeated you…”

“Hey!” Park Eun-kyung shouted, interrupting the EK mid laner.

The EK mid laner immediately changed his words, “After winning that match, he reached the top of the Korean server, and SVP team signed him. He became famous with your name. Fans in the LPL are praising him for defeating you.”

To say it this way, can only inspire Park Eun-kyung’s fighting spirit.

Reminded by his teammates, Park Eun-kyung recalled the name. It was just a game; he had lost during his ranking matches too, mostly due to unreliable teammates causing his defeats. That particular game did have pressure, but it wasn’t unwinnable. He admitted that Moo had some skill, but…

Defeated? He was just in a bad state, lost that one time, that’s all. Where did this talk of being defeated come from?

Why were all sorts of people trying to ride on his popularity?

The World Championship is the real competition; offline matches don’t count. He will defeat that guy on the World Championship stage.

…

About to go on stage, Chi Yu tore open a strawberry candy and put it in Jiang Mo’s mouth. Jiang Mo stood up, took the initiative to hug Chi Yu, pressed his forehead against Chi Yu’s shoulder, took a deep breath, using Chi Yu’s warmth and breath to boost his confidence.

“You must watch me.” He repeated this sentence every time before a match.

Chi Yu smiled, patted Jiang Mo’s head, and said gently, “I will.”

The match officially began, and the audience fell silent.

In the Ban-Pick phase, SVP was on the blue side with the first pick. Unexpectedly, Coach A’kang did not ban Park Eun-kyung’s jungle Lee Sin but banned the top lane Gangplank, mid lane Sylas, and Ahri instead. This surprised the three commentators in the booth.

In the usual matches against EK, both teams would ban Park Eun-kyung’s Lee Sin first. In recent years, Park Eun-kyung had not played this champion.

EK’s jungle was outstanding, followed by the mid and top lanes. The only weak point was the AD carry. By limiting the champions for the top and mid lanes, the pressure on mid and top could be relieved. SVP was willing to let Park Eun-kyung pick his highest win-rate Lee Sin. Jiang Mo had his own tricks to deal with Park Eun-kyung.

SVP gave the position to Xie Ning. What surprised the commentators and audience even more was that, on the side of EK, the backline, they picked the mid and top lanes without banning Lee Sin. Park Eun-kyung didn’t pick Lee Sin?

Jiang Mo chuckled. EK banned Fiddlesticks, which should be the coach’s decision. If Park Eun-kyung decided on this match, he probably wouldn’t ban any jungle champions.

By not picking Lee Sin, Park Eun-kyung implied, “Does picking the jungle position first mean you’ve lost? You gave me the position; I’ll give it back to you. I’m not afraid.”

When it was SVP’s turn to pick, Jiang Mo didn’t pick a jungle champion either. Coach A’kang quickly locked in the bot lane duo, and the opposite side didn’t pick a jungle champion either

.In fact, the jungle pick didn’t matter much. But Jiang Mo and Park Eun-kyung knew in their hearts that this Ban-Pick phase was their duel.

In the fourth and fifth ban positions, SVP and EK still did not ban Lee Sin. The commentators speculated that SVP would probably pick Lee Sin.

When it was SVP’s turn to pick, being the first pick, they had to make the final two selections. Jiang Mo locked in Kha’Zix, an excellent 1v1 jungle champion. If Kha’Zix encountered enemies in the jungle without teammates around, his isolated passive would increase damage, allowing him to burst squishy targets instantly.

Kha’Zix’s drawback was his fragile nature. If he faced opponents with a lot of crowd control and protection, it would be challenging to engage, making him unsuitable for team fights.

Commentator: “Choosing Kha’Zix in the first pick position takes a lot of courage.”

Indeed courageous. The opponent’s jungle hasn’t made a selection yet, and they chose this champion in the first pick position. Aren’t they afraid the opponent will counter it?

What surprised the commentators and the audience was that EK didn’t lock in Lee Sin or any other champion. Instead, they locked in jungle Graves.

Both Graves and Kha’Zix require items, and in the early game encounter in the jungle, Kha’Zix has a passive advantage.

[“Why pick Graves? I thought we would see Park God’s Lee Sin! SVP gave the opportunity, why not take it?”]

[“Because Park God is confident. His Graves is also formidable. The early 1v1 matchups are fifty-fifty, and EK’s lineup has crowd control. The support is a female tank. Dreaming of Kha’Zix diving into the AD carry is impossible. Kha’Zix is not good in team fights; if he can’t burst down squishies, he’s useless.”]

[“Stop calling him Park God, it’s annoying. Did Park God change his name to idi*t?”]

[“Hahaha, is this joke too much to handle?”]

Seeing Park Eun-kyung’s choice, Xie Ning laughed, “Brother, is he trying to seek revenge?”

Moo defeated Park Eun-kyung using Graves, so is Park Eun-kyung trying to regain some face on the stage? Teaching Jiang Mo how to play Graves?

Tang Zi commented lightly, “Idi*t.”

Indeed, foolish, not making good use of the opportunity.

Impulsiveness is the worst in a match.

However, no matter what Park Eun-kyung picks, Jiang Mo has a way to counter it.

Hero counters exist, but when a King and a Diamond player face off, hero counters cease to exist.

On the blue side, Jiang Mo chose to start in the upper jungle with the blue buff. Before the start, the support Li Yuan quickly left the base, inserted a ward in the opponent’s upper jungle at the red buff location. From the exposed vision, it could be judged that Park Eun-kyung did not choose to start in the top jungle today.

Jiang Mo quickly cleared the jungle monsters to level up. Tao Zi picked a mid-lane enchantress, Viktor as the opponent. At the beginning, he pushed the minion wave forward. After Jiang Mo finished clearing the upper jungle monsters, he retreated to his own defensive tower. He circled around and followed Jiang Mo towards the opponent’s red buff. Graves was currently clearing the F6 monsters.

“Mid lane missing.” EK’s mid-laner spoke.

On the minimap, the opponent’s jungle figure appeared. Jiang Mo’s Kha’Zix jumped up to deal damage. Graves remained calm. Before finishing the monster, he used his E skill to create distance from Kha’Zix. Unexpectedly, the enchantress suddenly appeared, W-ing forward, and the E skill’s chain locked onto him.

Kha’Zix and the enchantress appeared simultaneously. When Graves used his displacement skill, the enchantress’s predictive chain had already been released, accurately hitting Graves. The chain’s lock requires time, and once out of that range, it won’t control. Graves had no choice but to flash. If he got locked down, with both of them attacking him, he could very well be taken down for first blood.

“Where were you?” Park Eun-kyung said angrily.

EK’s mid-laner explained, “I was on my way, but they acted too quickly.”

He didn’t expect these two to appear simultaneously, their coordination was too good. Even though he was closest to the upper jungle area, when he went to support, Park Eun-kyung had already used his flash. Trying to catch up for a counter-attack was not possible. They didn’t give the chance for a counter-attack. After taking Park Eun-kyung’s flash, they retreated. Graves flashed over the wall, too far away. When he came over, the enemies had already left.

Commentator Chang Feng: “Wish and Tao Zi’s coordination is too good. This is the first time I’ve seen them so in sync since the summer split. They both went top simultaneously, one blocking the positioning of Graves, forcing out his skills, and the other predicting it early. Well played!”

Park Eun-kyung’s Flash was gone. Just now at F6, Jiang Mo seemed to be fighting Park Eun-kyung, but his main goal was to intimidate Park Eun-kyung, further delaying his economy. Jiang Mo used his skills to take away the jungle monsters that Park Eun-kyung was attacking halfway and also took the river crab on the top lane.

Park Eun-kyung had a healthy amount of health; at this point, he definitely didn’t recall. After taking the river crab, he squatted in the top lane’s tribrush. Meanwhile, Graves had finished clearing the Krugs and was rushing to the top lane. Before entering the brush, he took a full combo of damage from Kha’Zix. Kha’Zix had no intention of killing him; he just used a combo and jumped away.

At this point, Xie Ning also knew that Graves was coming. She retreated, there were no resources left in the upper jungle, and there were no opportunities for ganks in the top and mid lanes. Graves could only recall and buy items.

After finishing a combo, Jiang Mo recalled a step ahead of Graves, quickly completed his equipment, and took the enemy’s red buff in the bottom lane. Tao Zi’s enchantress had been waiting in the river brush. Seeing that Graves started attacking the river crab, Jiang Mo quickly arrived. Tao Zi took the first move, Graves used his E skill to dodge the enchantress’s chain, but he couldn’t avoid Kha’Zix’s jump. EK’s mid-laner rushed over to help, wanting to save Graves from the hands of the two. Graves escaped with a sliver of health, and Kha’Zix leisurely finished off the river crab that Graves had attacked halfway. Graves did not survive the escape; he was burned to death by the red buff.

—First Blood

A long-distance First Blood ignited the atmosphere in the live broadcast room.

[“Is this your undefeated myth? First Blood?!”]

[“Cool! Died beautifully!!!”]

[“Is this the Park Eun-kyung I know? Haven’t seen him in a few days, why is he playing so cautiously?”]

[“Ah, ah, ah, Tao Zi, you’re really making your mom proud today! Thank you, Master Wish!”]

In the next two waves, Park Eun-kyung was harassed again by Jiang Mo, thwarted by Jiang Mo. Despite having Smite, he could still secure the jungle monsters, but no one likes it when someone suddenly pops out to fight or steal your things while you’re in the middle of jungling. It wasn’t just Kha’Zix; the mid-lane enchantress sacrificed several waves of minions to follow up with frequent harassment. If it wasn’t Kha’Zix, it was the enchantress. It was annoying.

Moreover, the enchantress wasn’t in vain. When the opponent came to gank, his own teammates certainly wouldn’t just stand by. Throughout the match’s rhythm, Park Eun-kyung got caught, the mid-laner came to help, Jiang Mo and Tao Zi ran away, and the mid-laner made a pointless trip, not gaining much minion gold. Calculating it, Tao Zi didn’t sacrifice much.

Park Eun-kyung was again ambushed by Jiang Mo in the brush, but this time it wasn’t just a hit-and-run. Unbeknownst to Park Eun-kyung, Jiang Mo took several of his jungle monsters, got a slightly higher economy, updated his equipment, Kha’Zix’s passive advantage kicked in. This time, he was solo-killed by Jiang Mo.

Seeing the kill notification on the screen, EK’s team was shocked.

“Eun-kyung, what’s going on?” EK’s top-laner asked unconsciously.

Park Eun-kyung shouted, “Sh*t up!”

[“Did you guys feel it? Park Eun-kyung is having a tough start. While jungling, someone always counter-jungles. I wanted to gank, but there’s a mantisKha’Zix’s nickname hiding in the bush.”]

[“Wish: I didn’t mean anything else; I just wanted to tease you and then run. Come on, try to fight me! Can’t kill me, huh? If you die, hehehe!”]

[“This playstyle is so cheap, but I like it. I love seeing Park Eun-kyung’s annoyed face.”]

[“This is the first time I’ve seen Park Eun-kyung so frustrated. It’s messing with his mentality.”]

Park Eun-kyung got fired up, not bothering about jungle monsters anymore, and started hunting for Kha’Zix everywhere in the jungle. However, Kha’Zix didn’t appear in the jungle; instead, he started showing up in the lanes, going from top to mid and then to bot after catching his top lane teammate.

When Park Eun-kyung went to block someone in the lane, Jiang Mo timely cleared the jungle resources again, repeating this cycle until the dragon fight. It was only after EK team lost the dragon team fight that Park Eun-kyung fully woke up.

He fell into the opponent’s trap. They deliberately played it dark, aiming to mess with his mentality.

Unable to keep up in farm, SVP wanted to fight EK in the early game, relying on the superior equipment advantage to win several team fights.

EK wanted to restrict Kha’Zix’s harvesting, but with Xie Ning and Li Yuan soaking up damage and sacrificing themselves, Jiang Mo calmly held his ground. He always seized the right moment, stealthily jumping out to kill either Graves or the AD carry, and then stealthily leaping away.

Already at a disadvantage, losing one damage dealer before a team fight, who could endure that?

During the crystal explosion, Park Eun-kyung’s face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

As the players left the stage to rest, the two teams clashed, and Park Eun-kyung shouted from behind. Jiang Mo stopped and turned to look at him.

“The first game was my negligence, but I won’t give you a chance anymore. Be mentally prepared; I’ll let you know who controls the jungle.”

Park Eun-kyung said something in Korean that the translator was about to convey to Jiang Mo.

However, Jiang Mo spoke first.

He lightly pulled the corner of his lips, a faint smile on his face. “Idi*t.”

---

[Rational Analysis: EK Team has won two world championships, and Park Eun-kyung is undoubtedly the world’s number one jungler. However, can someone without manners truly be called Park God?]

The picture is a screenshot of the RAG vs. EK match. After RAG’s failure in the Dragon team fight, Park Eun-kyung stands on Xu Ta’s corpse before recalling.

This kind of incident is not the first time; not only RAG but also the predecessors of PG, the SVP team that went to MSI this year, and the LPL teams against EK have all had their players stepped on by Park Eun-kyung’s corpse.

[Park Eun-kyung is really disrespectful. I’ve found it strange since before; how can you like someone like this?]

[Once or twice can be said to be unintentional, but every time? Isn’t it intentional?]

[Can’t he respect his opponents? The opponents have already fallen, and he still has to step on them. It’s really speechless!]

[Anyway, I won’t like Park Eun-kyung. How talented he is doesn’t matter. Lack of manners is not worth liking.]

In the e-sports circle, unlike the entertainment industry, flashy appearances are not needed. E-sports only values skill. Many e-sports players may lack education and culture, use a lot of foul language privately, but that doesn’t prevent people from liking them. This circle only values the strong.

However, Park Eun-kyung’s actions have truly angered them.

[RAG lost to EK, so what? At least our sportsmanship surpassed theirs.]

[Xu Ta and the others really tried hard. The third team fight was well played. If they can’t enter the finals, it’s okay; at least they tried.]

[Although it’s regrettable that SVP couldn’t meet RAG in the finals, LPL, come on! SVP, come on! Hope you defeat EK in the finals and avenge our RAG team!]

[Not just for revenge but also to defend the honor of LPL.]

When watching the game, emotions can run high, and anything can be said.

After the match, with the rhythm set by Park Eun-kyung, netizens united against him.

RAG losing the game is a fact, and thinking about “what if” scenarios is futile. LPL still has one team in the world finals, and everyone’s hopes are on the SVP team.

Xu Ta was nervous for a long time, and it wasn’t until the next day that he dared to open his phone and check Weibo forums. Netizens weren’t scolding him, which relieved him.

Of course, there were one or two trolls, but they were a minority. Many people comforted him, hoping he would work hard next year, or if not, maybe seek guidance from Wish.

Xu Ta spent the morning reading messages and direct messages, moved by these heartwarming words, secretly crying for a long time.

The world championship continues; other teams have started their vacations. Except for SVP and EK, all eyes are on these two teams.

…

In the previous life, in order to defeat the EK team, Jiang Mo tirelessly studied each member of the EK team day and night, engraving their playing style in his memory. In the current version, things are different, and Jiang Mo spent a considerable amount of time rewatching the EK team’s match videos.

What is etched in memory will not be forgotten; with just a glance, it can be recalled.

After resting for two days, Jiang Mo’s cold was almost gone. He took the initiative to approach Coach A’Kang, expressing his thoughts.

Previously, Jiang Mo had taken on the role of Coach A’Kang, helping train Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi, pointing out their issues, and assisting in reviewing, but he did not interfere much with the head coach’s decisions.

This time, Jiang Mo wanted to discuss tactics with Coach A’Kang and play against the EK team with the tactical lineup he had in mind.

To convince Coach A’Kang, Jiang Mo wrote several pages of tactical analysis, summarizing each member of the EK team.

Coach A’Kang looked through Jiang Mo’s handwritten analysis and couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Looking at Jiang Mo, who was visibly nervous, he gently said, “You don’t need to be nervous. I know you are doing it for the team’s good. As long as it benefits the team, I will certainly consider your opinions. I trust you.”

“Thank you, Coach,” Jiang Mo was very moved.

Encountering a coach who is arrogant and unwilling to listen to players’ opinions can lead to dissatisfaction with any suggestion. The coach of the NG team was like that. Jiang Mo’s tactical plans, developed after several nights of hard work, were completely rejected by the NG coach, and in the end, they lost the match.

When Jiang Mo was accused of spreading negative information, the NG coach added insult to injury, blaming Jiang Mo for not listening to him during his time with the team, insisting on making his own decisions.

Joining the SVP team was the best choice he had ever made.

…

During the day, Chi Yu went to see friends and only returned in the evening. On his way back, he bought hamburgers and fried chicken for the team’s youngsters, deliberately leaving the vegetable porridge from the set for Jiang Mo.

Knowing that his teammates were enjoying fried chicken while he had to settle for vegetable porridge, Jiang Mo, in a rare move, didn’t show a hint of sadness. Instead, he willingly hugged Chi Yu’s arm, acting coquettishly.

Hearing Jiang Mo say “thank you,” Chi Yu suspected that Jiang Mo had lost his mind.

Originally intending to tease Jiang Mo a bit, Chi Yu left the fried chicken in the kitchen. He planned to give it to Jiang Mo once he said a few good words. Unexpectedly, without any prompting, Jiang Mo spontaneously expressed his gratitude.

“Thank me for what?” Chi Yu, who had delivered it on a silver platter, certainly wouldn’t refuse. He pulled Jiang Mo into his arms and asked.

Jiang Mo’s face was flushed with excitement, saying, “Thank you for recommending me to join the SVP team.”

Chi Yu chuckled, “What happened?”

Jiang Mo recounted everything Coach A’Kang had said to him today. After listening, Chi Yu didn’t say much, but opened the lid of the porridge for Jiang Mo, gesturing for him to eat quickly.

Jiang Mo exclaimed, “Oh,” lowered his head, and obediently drank his porridge.

Jiang Mo had given him a little favor, so naturally, he wanted to reciprocate. Seeing Jiang Mo eating the vegetable porridge without complaining, Chi Yu unexpectedly felt a bit distressed.

His little one was just too obedient.

He couldn’t bear to see Jiang Mo eat something so bland, so he immediately went downstairs and brought up the fried chicken from the kitchen.

Jiang Mo had only eaten half of his porridge when he saw what Chi Yu had in his hands, and his eyes instantly lit up.

“Chi Yu, you’re really good to me.” They had an agreement, and he could only eat fried food twice a month. Unexpectedly, just a few days later, Chi Yu allowed him to eat it again. Wasn’t this considered nice?

Chi Yu chuckled in helplessness. What a silly one.

“Give me a kiss.” Chi Yu placed the fried chicken within Jiang Mo’s reach. While Jiang Mo didn’t need to kiss him to enjoy the chicken, he instinctively set a condition.

Jiang Mo didn’t pay attention to these details. His restraint was slowly diminishing. When he heard Chi Yu’s words, without much hesitation, he blushed, tilted his head upward, wiped his mouth vigorously with a tissue before giving Chi Yu a kiss on the cheek.

…

Park Eun-kyung didn’t understand Chinese, and he certainly didn’t use Chinese apps. Netizens were criticizing him for lacking manners, and although his teammates mentioned it, he didn’t take it seriously.

Bold and unapologetic, he anticipated what people would say before doing these things. But so what?He didn’t live in China; after the match, he would return to his own country. He didn’t lack Chinese fans, and by staying true to himself, he still had people who liked him.

What Park Eun-kyung didn’t know was that three hours ago, another incident that made people laugh and cry had surfaced online, and he was the main character again.

The whistleblower was the jungler from the Eel team. While the Eel team played solidly in matches, their jungler was a hot-tempered guy in private.

The EK coach and the Eel team coach were good friends, but they rarely met since the EK coach went to Korea.

On the night RAG and EK finished their match, the EK coach arranged a dinner with the Eel team.

During the meal, Park Eun-kyung couldn’t reach the soy sauce bottle in the corner. He asked the Eel team’s jungler to pass it to him, and when he received it, he turned to the jungler and said two words—”Idi*t.”

Electric eel playing jungle, Louis is of mixed Chinese and Western descent. Before turning professional, he lived in China for five years with his mother, and his Chinese is quite good. When Park Eun-kyung scolded him as idi*t, he didn’t react immediately.

He clearly helped Park Eun-kyung with the soy sauce bottle, so why did Park Eun-kyung still call him idi*t?

Just as Louis was about to react, the coach stopped him. The coach leaned in and told him, perhaps he misunderstood.

Because Louis often had the words “idi*t” on his lips, and the coach knew what these words meant. Thinking about Park Eun-kyung’s bad temper for mocking people, the coach was afraid of causing trouble and could only ask his own jungler to endure.

Unexpectedly, after the electric eel and other teammates had some drinks, some were technical fans of Park Eun-kyung and praised him for being good at the game. Park Eun-kyung thanked them in English.

Louis became even more angry. If someone praises you for being good at the game, you say thank you. Why did you call me idi*t when I helped you with the soy sauce bottle?

I lent you a helping hand, while others just flapped their mouths. Is that fair?

This anger had been suppressed for several days, and these days he kept thinking about this matter. However, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that Park Eun-kyung was deliberately targeting him.

Seeing everyone on the forum talking about Park Eun-kyung stepping on a corpse, he became even more convinced that Park Eun-kyung did it intentionally.

At that time, there was a coach around who could control his temper. Without the coach around, he couldn’t hold back his anger anymore. He opened Instagram and started cursing, even calling out Park Eun-kyung by name, afraid that everyone wouldn’t know that Park Eun-kyung had called him idi*t in public.

[Louis: You are the idi*t one, do you know that!]

Some LPL fans followed Louis’s Instagram, and they saw this post immediately and posted it on the forum.

LPL netizens rushed to join the discussion—

[What’s going on? Is Park Eun-kyung no longer hiding it? He started scolding in public? This is too arrogant!]

[Haha, I really admire Louis for being able to endure. Wasn’t he impulsive before? It’s unacceptable not to give Park Eun-kyung a beating!]

[Now it’s during the competition, definitely can’t hit someone. There will be consequences, what if he gets suspended?]

[That’s right, if Park Eun-kyung is hospitalized from a beating and can’t compete, some people will say our LPL wins without a fight.]

[Haven’t you noticed a key point? One Korean, one Spanish, why are they conversing in Chinese?]

[Haha, Louis is like half a Chinese, he’s mixed, his mother is Chinese, and he speaks Chinese very well.]

…

SVP and RAG, who knew the inside story, laughed like crazy when they heard the news.

At the door of the lounge, Jiang Mo cursed Park Eun-kyung as stupid again, word by word, with clear pronunciation.

Park Eun-kyung and his team’s players probably didn’t pay attention to Chinese netizens. The Korean translator was mediocre, and this was his first time in China. He usually didn’t argue with Chinese people, and he didn’t know what “idi*t” meant.

After Jiang Mo repeated it, the Korean translator still didn’t understand and asked Jiang Mo what these two words meant.

Chi Yu stepped forward, protected Jiang Mo behind him, and explained with a smile: “It’s a polite term, similar to thank you.”

SVP and RAG: “…”

In Korea, ChiYu also had many fans. The Korean translator recognized Chi Yu, and without doubt, excitedly accepted the explanation. Chi Yu’s attitude was gentle, with a handsome face full of smiles, how could he be lying? Moreover, he came to China with the EK team and did hear many Chinese people say “idi*t” to his friends. It must be a polite term.

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: D*mn, he’s so stupid, I’m laughing to death. During the day, I was sad because I lost to Park Eun-kyung, and at night I laughed so much that my mom beat me hard.]

Xu Ta couldn’t control his big mouth and immediately sent this secret to their patient group. Several people in the group knew about the situation between Louis and Park Eun-kyung. They just watched the show, and now that they understood the truth, the group was instantly filled with laughter.

[UN·Chen Jia: Hahaha, did Park Eun-kyung lose his mind? Why would he speak Chinese to Louis?]

[FG·Fang Yan: Maybe because Louis liked speaking Chinese when he was in China? Does Park Eun-kyung see Louis as a Chinese person in his heart? Or maybe he just learned a new word and wanted to show off in front of Louis?]

[UN·Haha: Truly a talent, showing off after learning a few new words?]

[RAG·Best: Park Eun-kyung is indeed fond of showing off, he might not even know what showing off means.]

[OS·55: Well, when I was studying, after learning a few English words, I also liked showing off in front of elders.]

[SVP·Xie Ning: Are you saying Louis is Park Eun-kyung’s elder?]

[OS·55: …]

[UN·Haha: …]

[UN·Chen Jia: Your comprehension skills are really great.]

[FG·Fang Yan: Speaking of which, when Wish was interviewed, it really shocked me. I couldn’t imagine that someone who looks so well-behaved could say such things. Now I understand, someone must have taught him to say that.]

[UN·Haha: Boss Chi is a little naughty, huh!]

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: In my impression, Boss Chi has always been a reserved person. Turns out, even a male god can swear. No, not even using a curse word, but you still feel insulted. Now that I think about it, Boss Chi’s smiling explanation to the Korean translator looked quite scary. My big brother being with him, won’t he be influenced?]

Xie Ning: “…” It’s not necessarily Boss Chi who influenced Jiang Mo. Jiang Mo was a bit mischievous from the start; Xie Ning noticed it during Jiang Mo’s live broadcast when he was confronting him.But—

[SVP·Xie Ning: …Who are you calling big brother? That’s my big brother! @RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta]

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: It’s just a matter of time. After the World Championship is over, I will make sure he takes me as a little brother. I’ll reluctantly call you second brother.]

[SVP·Xie Ning: It’s not happening, don’t call me that randomly. My brother won’t accept someone like you, idiot!]

[RAG’s official jungler Xiao Ta: Are you thanking me? [Facepalm] [Shy]]

[SVP·Xie Ning: Idi*t, go away!]

---

In the fourth game against ALT, Xia Zeyu’s Foyego and Xin Zhao were banned. Coach A’Kang chose the Spider Queen for Xia Zeyu, a champion he had never used in the World Championship. Monkey and Lee Sin were still available, but Xia Zeyu opted for a less popular jungle champion, leaving the audience in suspense.

SVP was on the blue side.

After clearing the red in the lower jungle, Xia Zeyu quickly moved to the upper jungle to reach level three. He obtained double buffs and roamed to the top lane, helping Xie Ning catch the enemy top laner off guard, who used Flash. Xia Zeyu temporarily retreated to secure the newly spawned river crab in the top lane. Meanwhile, the minions pushed into the enemy’s top lane, and the Spider Queen devoured the river crab before returning to the top lane.

At level three, the enemy Gnar had no Flash. Gnar avoided the Spider’s crowd control skill, with the spider helping tank the tower. Xie Ning’s crocodile moved forward, using the W control skill to lock down Gnar. Together with the spider, they killed Gnar under the tower, securing first blood.

The Spider Queen’s E skill in spider form allowed her to evade the tower’s attacks, making it the most effective skill for tower diving and escaping after a kill.

Picking the Spider Queen is all about ganking, and the efficiency of her ganks is high.

After losing the third game to ALT, the audience, who had been exhilarated by the previous two intense matches, entered the fourth game’s pick and ban phase with concerns about the outcome. However, within minutes of the game starting, Xia Zeyu’s performance served as a morale boost, alleviating their worries.

It was just a short break, and the five players quickly regained their form from the first two games.

Without Jiang Mo’s presence, knowing that Jiang Mo was watching them from backstage, Tao Zi tensed up, not daring to show any negligence, cooperating with Xia Zeyu to make plays together.

The jungle tempo in this game was excellent. Although the opponent managed to take one dragon, after a team fight, SVP secured the Baron.

At twenty-eight minutes, SVP destroyed the enemy’s main crystal.

The commentator Chang Feng maintained a calm expression, but the heightened tone revealed his inner excitement: “Let’s congratulate SVP on advancing to the finals, securing the first ticket to the World Championship finals.”

It was a game that wouldn’t be overly tense, and the duration was not long, much easier than the bladder game against the Electric Eel team in the elimination round.

After the match, during the interview, Manager Da Tian specifically had Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi go for the host’s interview.

The host asked several questions about the game. E-sports players are generally socially anxious during interviews. Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi had no expressions, avoiding eye contact with the host and the camera, staring into space, but they had no trouble answering questions.

Host: “All five of you were in great shape today, especially Xiao Yu and Tao Zi. I heard that you both sought guidance from the player Wish. Many people want to know what training Wish provided for you, and how did you progress so quickly?”

Xia Zeyu took the microphone, recalling past sad experiences, still expressionless but with a slightly trembling voice: “Try seeking guidance from him, and you’ll find out. I lost three kilograms in a week.”

Host: “…”

Xia Zeyu handed the microphone to Tao Zi, who, like him, had no expression, sorrowfully saying, “I lost five kilograms in a week.”

Host: “…”

[“Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Did you sign up for a weight loss course? “]

[“??? You guys sit in front of the computer after eating, why are you losing weight?”]

[“Didn’t Chi Yu take us to tour the team base last time? They have a gym. They must be doing exercises during breaks!”]

[“So, is the secret to improvement exercising more?”]

[“What the hell, exercising more, hahaha. Coaches of some teams, don’t listen blindly. You don’t actually believe this nonsense, do you?!”]

This somewhat uninformative interview quickly ended. The audience still didn’t know how they managed to break through in such a short time.

However, the truth didn’t matter. They must have intensified their training. SVP’s fans were proud of their players. From the Spring Split to now, everyone was changing and breaking through.

Tao Zi and Xia Zeyu, from being criticized in the Spring Split to the Summer Split, and even in the World Championship, some people mocked them for not deserving to be in the starting lineup.

However, they advanced to the World Championship finals with their own strength. No one dared to confidently question that last year they were just lucky to get the runner-up.

[“Hope you respect the players, please open your eyes and treat them with an equal heart. Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi not strong enough? Relying on teammates to reach the finals? Nonsense. They won three games, Xia Zeyu got two MVPs, Tao Zi contributed the most, that’s proof enough, right?”]

[“It’s the World Championship, can you stop messing with the players’ mentality?”]

[“Go SVP! I don’t want to set the flag early, but I really hope you can win xxxx!”]

…

“Xiao Yu, you did great!”

Upon returning to the resting room, Xia Zeyu received a warm hug from Jiang Mo as soon as he entered. His joy lasted only a couple of seconds, as he quickly noticed the stern-faced Boss Chi sitting on the opposite sofa. Hastily releasing his embrace with Jiang Mo, Xia Zeyu cautiously pushed him away, his face blushing with shyness, nervously saying, “Th-thank you, Master.”

The hug before going on stage could be offset by the victory in that match, but how could he offset this one?

“Brother, you can’t play favorites; I want a hug too!” Xie Ning pushed aside Xia Zeyu, opening his arms wide.

The joy of entering the finals made him forget about Boss Chi’s presence in the room.

Jiang Mo did not refuse and willingly hugged Xie Ning. Xie Ning was ecstatic, wrapping his arms around Jiang Mo’s waist, spinning in place.”Brother, we’re awesome! We made it to the finals.”

Jiang Mo felt a bit dizzy from the spinning and a bit frustrated. Why could Xie Ning easily lift him up?

“Can you let go now?” Tang Zi held Xie Ning’s shoulders.

In the corner of the sofa, there was already some thunder and lightning. Li Yuan stood by the door, hands clasped in prayer, mourning for Xie Ning.

His little cherry was sensible.

Tang Zi: “It’s my turn now.”

Li Yuan: “…”

Tang Zi hugged Jiang Mo for a moment and then let go. Tao Zi stepped forward, bursting with excitement, and pounced into Jiang Mo’s arms. He was almost the same height as Jiang Mo, just two centimeters taller. When he hugged Jiang Mo, his cheek brushed against Jiang Mo’s ear.

Li Yuan: “!”

Chi Yu stood up, quickly walked over to Jiang Mo, and pulled him out of Tao Zi’s embrace.

Just when Li Yuan thought Boss Chi was going to get angry, he heard Chi Yu’s gentle voice, “Alright, that’s enough hugging. Tidy up and let’s go eat. I’ve arranged a feast for you.”

“Wow, thanks, boss!” everyone exclaimed.

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; Boss Chi was still quite magnanimous. If he had known this, he would have mustered the courage to go up and hug Jiang Mo too.

What a pity.

…

There were a total of two games in the semifinals. The first match between SVP and ALT had ended, leaving only the matchup between RAG and EK to be played tomorrow.

After securing the last spot in the World Championship finals, there was a three-day break for the players. After ample rest, the match would officially begin.

After the victory celebration, Xie Ning suggested to Manager Da Tian that they should go to the venue to watch the match between RAG and EK. Regardless of which team wins, they would be their opponents, and getting to know their opponents better before the next match would be beneficial.

Da Tian, knowing exactly what Xie Ning was plotting, didn’t think too long and agreed to Xie Ning’s proposal.

Xie Ning immediately shared this good news with everyone.

Tickets for the audience seats had sold out days ago, and the tickets allocated for them were also grabbed by various major teams.

Xie Ning wasn’t worried about the ticket issue; Jiang Mo would also go to watch the game, and Boss Chi would undoubtedly accompany Jiang Mo. By then, he could tag along with Jiang Mo and even secure the best viewing seats.

Xie Ning’s plan was well thought out.

The next day, when they arrived at the venue, they still sat in the player’s resting room, watching the game on the room’s screen. Because of the significant influence of Chi Yu and Jiang Mo, even sitting in the front row with masks and hats, they were easily noticed by the audience. Once their identities were exposed, masks and hats were ineffective. Fans could already identify Jiang Mo and Chi Yu among the crowd in the latest photos, even with masks and hats.

Xie Ning’s face was numb; if he had known it would be like this, he might as well not have suggested this in the first place. The screens in the base were even bigger than the resting room’s; there was no atmosphere in this resting room to watch the game. However, the only advantage was that the next room was RAG’s resting room. After the match, they could immediately meet their old friends.

Today, with no SVP match, the cameras in the resting room weren’t on. Da Tian ordered some snacks for the group, and everyone sat on the sofa, watching the game.

Watching the game from any location was the same. Even if they couldn’t sit in the audience seats, Jiang Mo had no regrets; he just felt a bit sorry for his teammates.

However, when he saw the fried chicken being delivered, Jiang Mo happily ate the chicken, swallowing the little guilt along with the chicken.

After the host introduced the competing players and saw the familiar faces on the screen, Jiang Mo’s chewing slowed down.

EK team had won two world championships, both times defeating LPL, making their jungler the undisputed world’s number one. With his outstanding looks, he had countless fans from various regions. The familiar three-seven split hairstyle, thin single eyelids, and a facial expression that always seemed to be half-smiling, appearing entirely arrogant.

Jiang Mo tossed away the thoroughly cleaned chicken bones and didn’t reach for the next one.

Concerned, Chi Yu asked, “Not eating anymore?”

Jiang Mo liked junk food. If he could eat these things, he wouldn’t touch regular meals. Chi Yu rarely allowed Jiang Mo to eat junk food. With a rare chance to indulge, would Jiang Mo stop after just six chicken legs? This was indeed unusual.

Jiang Mo: “Not… not really hungry.”

Everyone looked at the pile of chicken bones and the empty hamburger wrapper on Jiang Mo’s table. “…This is called not hungry?”

Chi Yu took out a clean box, put the six untouched chicken legs inside, and said, “Then eat them when you have an appetite. These are all for you.”

Everyone stared at the emptied chicken leg box. “…Alright, they won’t eat anymore, okay? QAQ!”

Seeing Park Eun-kyung appear, Jiang Mo lost his appetite. He rarely disliked anyone. Even if someone targeted him, he would try to stay away and treat that person like a stranger. However, Park Eun-kyung was the first person to make him feel a sense of disgust.

In the previous world championship, when Jiang Mo first encountered Park Eun-kyung, he had marveled at how good-looking the latter was. No wonder so many people liked him.

Park Eun-kyung’s attitude towards him was quite friendly, always smiling when they met. However, since Jiang Mo couldn’t understand Park Eun-kyung’s language, he thought Park Eun-kyung was praising him. Later, a kind Korean-speaking passerby informed him that Park Eun-kyung was actually “praising” him for looking like a dwarf.

Height was always a sore spot for Jiang Mo, and being poked at that sensitive area, he got angry during a match. In one game, he killed Park Eun-kyung twice by trapping him in the fountain. Even if people criticized his lack of sportsmanship, he didn’t mind; he just needed to vent.

While Jiang Mo could vent his frustration against Park Eun-kyung on the world championship stage, the seniors who had been mocked by Park Eun-kyung couldn’t.

Park Eun-kyung had ridiculed opponents more than once, not only targeting the LPL region but also mocking players from other regions. Arrogant and self-centered, he disregarded everyone.

Jiang Mo remembered during MSI when Park Eun-kyung walked on the corpses of every SVP member. Clearly, he could have recalled to base right there, but he insisted on taking two extra steps, walking on other players’ corpses on his way home. It seemed like he was using this despicable method to attract attention and prove his strength.

When Park Eun-kyung appeared on the EK team’s player seat, Xie Ning disdainfully sneered, “I hope RAG brothers can perform well. I don’t want to meet such a person in the finals.”

…

The match between RAG and EK teams began. RAG fielded the same starting lineup as before, with Xie Ning mentioning that Xu Ta had been training hard recently and had made significant progress.

Since the summer season, SVP hadn’t faced RAG again, being busy with their own matches. Xu Ta did improve, but the gap between him and Park Eun-kyung was glaringly evident. In the first ten minutes of the game, Best’s top lane was ganked three times by Park Eun-kyung. When Xu Ta tried to help Best, he was counter-killed by Park Eun-kyung, who had been lurking in the top lane bush for a long time.

While Gao Ze had a slight advantage in the mid lane, bad news came from the bottom lane. EK’s mid laner picked up an Anivia, coordinated with Park Eun-kyung’s Hecarim, and secured a double kill in the bottom lane. After giving away a double kill in the top lane, the bottom lane was also taken by the EK team, resulting in a double kill.

“A double kill, splitting the tower aggro, this play is indeed difficult to counter.”

The voice of regret from the commentator entered everyone’s ears. When watching the game, the commentator’s emotions could affect yours. Excitement could be contagious, and the sound of disappointment due to a lost team fight could clearly convey the outcome of the game. Sometimes, even spectators who couldn’t understand the situation could anticipate the outcome of the match through the commentator’s voice.

“We’ve lost this one.” After the team wipe at the dragon pit, Jiang Mo had already issued the verdict.

No one in the resting room spoke. They silently watched the game for eight minutes, and as Jiang Mo had predicted, RAG tried their best to delay the pace, focus on farming, catch individuals, and find key moments to turn the game around. In the end, they still lost to the EK team.

When the players went offstage to rest, SVP dared not disturb the RAG players in the neighboring room. They were afraid that saying the wrong thing might affect their brothers’ emotions.

Xu Ta’s fighting spirit seemed to have been repelled by Park Eun-kyung. In the second game, RAG brought in substitute jungler A Jin, but the result was even worse. Faced with Park Eun-kyung, A Jin was even more powerless than Xu Ta in the first game.

The overall strength of the EK team is quite formidable, with the weakest link being the AD in the bottom lane. However, their support provides comprehensive protection, making it challenging to break through the bottom lane.

Gao Ze is very clever, understanding that to defeat the EK team, they must first make moves in the bottom lane. He frequently roams to the bottom lane, coordinating with his own bottom lane to kill the opposing support. The support’s protection is excellent; every time they stand in front of the AD, sacrificing themselves to ensure the AD’s escape. Even when Gao Ze and his team wanted to pursue, they had to give up due to the fast support from the mid lane and Park Eun-kyung.

In the second game, RAG still lost to the EK team.

The live broadcast room had already started to give up on the players

[“What is A Jin doing? Park Eun-kyung has given him plenty of opportunities, and he still plays like this?”]

[“Gao Ze is really tough. For the sake of his teammates, he has sacrificed several times in the mid lane, but it was all in vain. As soon as Park Eun-kyung arrives, several of you get counter-killed. In the end, you still can’t beat the EK team.”]

[“I find it amusing. Is Park Eun-kyung that hard to kill? The enemy jungler is 6-0; aren’t you embarrassed? It’s hilarious that he hasn’t died even once. How did you guys make it to the semifinals?”]

9″Why not let Xu Ta play in the second game as well?”]

[“No choice, who told the opponent to be Park God? Park God is an undefeated legend!”]

[“Undefeated legend? That’s a joke. Hasn’t he been killed by Moo several times?”]

[“I mean on the competitive stage! He rarely dies on the competitive stage! Their team has never lost, isn’t that considered an undefeated legend?”]

[“Too much boasting. It’s annoying to watch. There’s no need to praise someone with no manners. Forget it, RAG, keep going. Making it this far, you guys are already impressive!”]

[“Tsk, RAG lost because of the jungler. Xia Zeyu is even subbing in now, and Xu Ta and A Jin are still useless. You might as well quit being professionals and all study under Wish, come back after you’ve learned something!”]

[“Don’t set the tone. If you lose a game, you lose. Can’t you guys kill Park Eun-kyung once?”]

…

RAG lost two games in a row, and the light of victory was quickly fading. The atmosphere in the resting room was heavy. The coach remained calm, explaining the arrangements for the next match to the players.In the SVP resting room, no one spoke either. When they heard the staff outside announcing that it was time to go on stage, Xie Ning summoned the courage to open the door slightly. As he did, he locked eyes with Xu Ta.

Xie Ning grinned at Xu Ta, but before he could say anything, his ears exploded

.”Ah ah ah—” Xu Ta was startled, and a scream echoed in the corridor. RAG members turned to look as they walked away, seeing Xie Ning with one eye peeking through the door.

“D*mn, Xie Ning, are you doing this on purpose?”

Xie Ning: “…”

“Get lost!” Manager Da Tian rubbed his throbbing temples, fully opened the door, pushed Xie Ning, and closed it again in one swift motion.

SVP members: “…”

“My heart almost gave out thanks to you!” Xu Ta’s angry voice was heard clearly through the wall.

Xie Ning: “Sorry, I just wanted to wish you guys good luck.”

“Thanks, but you wished too enthusiastically. Next time you cheer for someone, remember to bring some nitroglycerin tablets.”

Xie Ning: “…”

…

With Xie Ning’s diversion, the RAG team members were relieved from the somber atmosphere, and by the time they took the stage, they were completely relaxed.

This was Xu Ta’s first time stepping onto the World Championship stage. The manager and coach comforted him, saying that being a newcomer with limited experience in major competitions was normal. It was already remarkable that the team made it to the semifinals, and the captain and teammates echoed the sentiment.

Netizens also commented that it was normal for Xu Ta to be unable to defeat Park Eun-kyung.

He used to feel unconvinced, but when he actually stepped onto the competitive stage, he understood that what they said was true. Indeed, he couldn’t beat Park Eun-kyung.

But even if it was just once, if he could kill Park Eun-kyung once, it would be a victory for him.

“What are you afraid of? My brother said that losing isn’t shameful. What’s shameful is not daring to fight. Even if you lose, at least you tried your best.” These were the words Xie Ning said to him before going on stage.

Xu Ta relaxed his clenched fists.

Just like in the first game, Park Eun-kyung always managed to increase his advantage when you were unaware.

Whether on the red side or the blue side, Park Eun-kyung liked to invade the upper jungle. Xu Ta also chose to clear jungle monsters in the upper jungle, quickly reaching level three and immediately rushing to the top lane. As he expected, the opponent’s top laner intentionally pushed forward, and when Best realized he wanted to retreat, he heard Xu Ta’s voice on the headset, halting his retreat and accepting the engage from the opponent.

Park Eun-kyung jumped out of the top lane bush, and Xu Ta’s Xin Zhao also emerged from the river bush. A small skirmish erupted in the top lane with four players involved.

Park Eun-kyung’s Lee Sin used W on a teammate, closing in on Best. Dodging the minions, his Q skill precisely hit Best. Xin Zhao, rushing in to protect Best, was knocked away by the opponent’s top laner Gragas. The enemy focused Best in an instant.

Before Best fell, Xin Zhao also took down Gragas. With low health, Xin Zhao retreated toward their defensive turret. Although he had almost the same health as the enemy Lee Sin, Xin Zhao continued to chase. Xin Zhao evaded Lee Sin’s predictive Q and successfully retreated under the turret.

“Xiao Ta, well done.” Captain Gao Ze praised him over the headset.

Xu Ta smiled a bit, feeling a bit regretful. His skills were on cooldown; if they weren’t, perhaps he could have killed Park Eun-kyung.

However, retreating was the safest option. When he considered going in, he might have been counter-killed by Park Eun-kyung.

Achieving a one-for-one trade was already good.

Knowing Park Eun-kyung’s jungle habits was not enough; Xu Ta’s skill level was far below Park Eun-kyung’s. Xu Ta wanted to make plays, but his abilities were limited, and he didn’t dare to risk doing dangerous things. As a result, RAG was still at a disadvantage.

When Park Eun-kyung went to gank the bottom lane, Xu Ta arrived in time, diffusing the crisis of the enemy’s four-man dive and achieving a support exchange.

After going back to base, Xu Ta went to the bottom lane again. At the Dragon pit, he saw the EK bottom lane duo and Park Eun-kyung attempting to take the Dragon. Both mid-lanes were rushing towards the Dragon pit. The Dragon’s health was reduced to one-third, but Xu Ta ignored the Dragon and charged towards the enemy AD Carry.

In the bottom lane, EK’s support Tahm Kench hooked him before he could unleash his ultimate. Still, Xu Ta managed to release his ultimate right before the enemy AD Carry was instantly killed by RAG’s AD Carry.

“Beautiful!” the commentator exclaimed.

However, the enemy mid-laner, Sylas, stole Xin Zhao’s ultimate, using the same method to eliminate our AD Carry. Lee Sin gave up on the Dragon, landing a Q on Gao Ze, who had rushed over with the support. Gao Ze, playing Twilight Star, Zoe, a champion with no displacement skills, had to pick up a dropped displacement skill or use a Flash to survive. If focused and controlled, it meant death.

Gao Ze also didn’t anticipate Park Eun-kyung’s Q to be so accurate. He was clearly hiding in the blind spot of vision. Only after his death did he realize that when he came down from the mid-lane, he must have passed the enemy’s vision ward. Park Eun-kyung saw his position in the vision, calculated the time of his descent, and the Q could be considered a prediction or a well-calculated move.

In this team fight, the EK team lost the most critical damage-dealing AD Carry first, but RAG still lost. However, it wasn’t an ugly loss, as only Park Eun-kyung remained on the field.

In the vision, Park Eun-kyung took the Dragon and deliberately took a few steps, standing on Xu Ta’s corpse before recalling.

“D*mn it!” Xie Ning cursed directly.

Jiang Mo’s expression darkened.

During domestic matches, each team was their opponent, but outside of the competition, they were good friends, good brothers. Even if they were not on the same team, witnessing Park Eun-kyung’s actions would make anyone angry.

Xu Ta’s face turned pale, and he almost pulled off his keycaps.

“He’s intentionally messing with your mindset. If you take it seriously, you’ll lose. You did well in this match. Keep it up,” Gao Ze calmly said.

“Yes, Captain,” Xu Ta reined in his anger and obediently responded.

Gao Ze’s face was calm, but in his heart, he already had an answer. In the skirmish near the Dragon, they clearly had the initiative, yet they still lost. The next matches would be challenging.

EK team widened the economic gap by four thousand, won another team fight, and RAG defended the high ground turret.

“They’re going for Baron.” RAG’s support said.

The team quickly cleared minions and rushed to the Baron pit. EK team had just started Baron. RAG controlled the river vision, and Braum, RAG’s support, raised his shield to approach and create vision. EK’s top laner Gragas used his ultimate into the crowd. RAG’s AD Carry dodged the Flash and evaded the ultimate bounceback. EK gave up Baron, instead focusing on RAG’s members.

Gao Ze hid behind the wall. His extremely long-range control skill hit the enemy AD Carry. Xu Ta’s eyes were bloodshot. When the enemy AD Carry exchanged flashes to distance himself after the exchange, Xu Ta flashed and caught up. Xin Zhao’s ultimate pushed away the enemy support Tahm Kench who was sticking close, and with the damage from their top laner, they killed the enemy AD Carry.

The enemy AD Carry was focused, the support provided close protection, and the moment Lee Sin jumped to the AD Carry, Zoe’s Q skill, fully charged, hit Lee Sin for half his health. Xin Zhao killed the AD Carry, then turned to attack Lee Sin. Zoe’s damage was delivered just in time, making up for the damage, and RAG’s AD Carry killed Lee Sin before dying.

The enemy lost their AD Carry and jungler, but the mid-lane Sylas’s damage was too high. Xu Ta followed up with his death, followed by Best.

Gao Ze continuously dealt damage from a corner during the team fight. He was caught by the enemy top laner, and although his skills were all on cooldown, Gragas restricted his output environment. Although they couldn’t kill him, they successfully waited for the support from Sylas after he killed people.

RAG was wiped out.

In the last match of the League of Legends World Finals, EK team secured the final ticket.

…

RAG’s five members calmly left the stage, and Xu Ta completely relaxed, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Though defeated, there was still pride. What if they lost? At least they killed Park Eun-kyung.

The undefeated myth? As long as you died, the undefeated myth became a joke.

The EK team’s bot lane went for a post-match interview, and Park Eun-kyung followed behind RAG.

“Hey.”

A voice came from behind. Gao Ze turned around, and his teammates stopped, looking back.

Park Eun-kyung walked over with a smiling face, speaking in broken Chinese, “You guys played well.”

Gao Ze smiled, “Thank you.”

Xie Ning heard footsteps, opened the door, and saw the person he didn’t want to see.

He wanted to close the door, but the sound of him opening the door had already attracted attention from outside. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and pull the door open.

“You all worked hard, played well.” Dai Tian pushed aside Xie Ning, went forward, and patted Xu Ta on the shoulder.

“Thank you,” Xu Ta smiled gratefully.

Jiang Mo saw Park Eun-kyung outside the room. He stood up and walked to the door.

Park Eun-kyung’s Chinese was not good. He was speaking incomprehensible Korean while a Korean translator accompanied him, conveying his words to Gao Ze.

“Well, tell him thank you for me,” Gao Ze said after hearing the translation, smiling at the translator.

“Thank you? Can’t you hear the sarcasm?” Chi Yu sneered.

Jiang Mo looked at Chi Yu and asked, “Can you understand Korean?”

Chi Yu replied indifferently, “I’ve learned it. Communication is not a problem.”

“What are they saying?” Jiang Mo asked.

Chi Yu repeated Park Eun-kyung’s words verbatim to Jiang Mo: .”In that last Baron fight, you did well, but it was just luck. I actually saw you a long time ago. Killing you is too easy. I went easy on you. Our mid-laner Zoe plays better than you. Too bad we won’t have a chance to meet again; otherwise, our mid-laner could teach you a thing or two.”

Jiang Mo furrowed his brows. The Korean translator told Gao Ze, “Your Zoe played very well; your skills were precise.”

Gao Ze was still thanking them.

In the end, despite winning the game, Park Eun-kyung was still dissatisfied. He rarely died on the field, boasting the lowest death rate among players. It was embarrassing to be killed by these useless idiots.

Park Eun-kyung wanted to taunt Gao Ze a bit more, but a white-haired youth suddenly stood opposite him.

Park Eun-kyung looked good, not tall at 173 cm. Calling Jiang Mo, who was 4 cm shorter, a little dwarf was quite unreasonable.

Park Eun-kyung faced the white-haired youth, whose eyes were cold and fierce. The powerful gaze swept over him, and his aura suddenly weakened.

Jiang Mo said, “Idi*t.”

Not only did Park Eun-kyung freeze, but also those from RAG and SVP who understood were also stunned.

Chi Yu raised the corner of his lips, unable to suppress a light laugh.

Park Eun-kyung asked his translator, “What is he saying?”

Jiang Mo spoke too quickly, and it sounded like English when he said it. The Korean translator scratched his head and asked Jiang Mo, “I didn’t catch that. Can you say it again?”

Everyone: “???”

Jiang Mo smiled at Park Eun-kyung, enunciating clearly, “Idi*t.”

---

[Have you noticed that every game Wish plays, they always win? SVP team can win even without Xia Zeyu. Just make Wish a regular starter, why let Xia Zeyu play and lose a match for nothing?]

[Without Xia Zeyu, SVP team might have achieved a perfect unbeaten record. So, is Xia Zeyu paying actor Chi money? Or is Xia Zeyu a relative of actor Chi, and SVP refuses to give up on this player? Also, Tao Zi, if they replaced the mid and jungle earlier, SVP would have won the World Championship earlier.]

[So, how about letting Wish start in the semifinals? I’m really afraid Xia Zeyu might lose the first match again.]

At 2:30 in the morning, the players had already returned to their respective rooms to sleep, preparing for the upcoming matches. Xie Ning tossed and turned, unable to sleep. The food today was too salty, making him feel thirsty. He got up to go downstairs for some hot water. On his way upstairs, he noticed the lights in the training room were still on. Approaching, he saw Xia Zeyu still sitting in front of the computer, with the screen displaying match records.

Xia Zeyu didn’t continue playing ranked games; instead, he stared at his phone, lost in thought.

“What are you looking at?”

Xie Ning’s voice startled Xia Zeyu, making him lift his head in panic, his voice trembling, “N-nothing.”

“You’ve been spending too much time with my brother; now you’re picking up his stuttering habit?” Xie Ning laughed heartily.

Xia Zeyu: “…”

Xie Ning continued, “Why aren’t you sleeping? We have a match tomorrow. Be careful not to affect your performance by not getting enough rest.”

“Um… I’ll go to sleep soon.”

Xie Ning noticed something off in Xia Zeyu’s voice, his smile fading as he carefully observed Xia Zeyu’s expression.

The way Xia Zeyu looked now was exactly the same as before Jiang Mo arrived. Xie Ning thought Xia Zeyu had changed, but once on the big stage, did it all start again?

Without hesitation, Xie Ning snatched Xia Zeyu’s phone and, just before the screen automatically dimmed, lit it up. Xia Zeyu was reading a forum post where he was being criticized.

Xie Ning sneered, “People praise you, and you don’t look; you insist on reading the ones that criticize you. Do you have a masochistic tendency? Why do you have to look at these?”

Feeling guilty, Xia Zeyu stuttered, “I couldn’t resist…”

Xie Ning interrupted, his tone heavier, “What thoughts do you have after reading it? If I hadn’t noticed, would you have gone to the competition tomorrow with anxiety again?”

Xia Zeyu stammered, “But there’s still the master, he…”

Xie Ning’s voice intensified, cutting off Xia Zeyu’s excuses, “Don’t mention Jiang Mo. Jiang Mo is Jiang Mo, but now you’re the team’s starter. Didn’t you say you would work hard? I thought Jiang Mo’s presence was meant to motivate you.”

Xia Zeyu pursed his lips, choosing not to speak.

Xie Ning: “Do you know why the team kept you even when you were doing nothing, even when you were criticized the most harshly?”

Xia Zeyu looked at Xie Ning in bewilderment. This was the first time Xie Ning had gotten angry. During Xia Zeyu’s Spring Split, he gave away two kills due to a cerebral hemorrhage, causing the team to lose, but Xie Ning had never been angry before.

Xie Ning continued, “We were lucky to join a team with a good owner, a good manager, and a good coach. Boss Chi didn’t put much pressure on us. When the idea of replacing someone was brought up initially, it was Coach A’kang who convinced the manager not to replace you. A’kang said you were still young with room for improvement, and you had talent. It was just the psychological pressure that was too much. Once adjusted, you would become a promising talent…”

These words were accidentally overheard by Xie Ning when he saw the manager and coach talking. He never told Xia Zeyu because he believed what Coach A’kang said “Xia Zeyu had the ability, he just needed to make adjustments.”

Even when the coach and manager were looking for candidates for the second team, they chose substitutes. They never thought of moving Xia Zeyu from the starting position. Coach A’kang assured the manager that Xia Zeyu would get better. If the Summer Split didn’t go well, they would let Xia Zeyu go to the second team, and he wouldn’t interfere.

“We all know how skilled Jiang Mo is. He defeated so many professional players. Why would he come to be your substitute? Why would he unconditionally teach you so much?” Xie Ning took a deep breath.

“When A’kang said all that, I should have fucking stopped him. That way, if Jiang Mo came, he could have been in the starting lineup, and you wouldn’t have to worry. Go to the second team and be anxious there!”

Xia Zeyu’s face turned pale. He wanted to say something, but Xie Ning turned around with a stern face and walked away, not giving him a chance to speak.

…

The quarterfinals ended, and just like SVP, RAG smoothly advanced to the semifinals. However, RAG faced EK team in the semifinals, while SVP’s opponent was the number one seed from Europe, ALT team.The match day arrived quickly. When Jiang Mo woke up in the morning, he felt dizzy, his head heavy, and his throat parched.

Sensing something was wrong, Chi Yu touched his forehead, finding it a bit warm.

“You have a fever,” Chi Yu frowned, recalling what Jiang Mo had been doing these past few days. He had been watching so attentively, how did Jiang Mo catch a cold?

Chi Yu suddenly remembered the time when he was fooling around with Jiang Mo in the garden corridor. Jiang Mo had sweated a lot, exposed to the cold wind outside, and when he came back, the sweat had dried. Jiang Mo didn’t immediately take a shower…

“It’s my fault,” Chi Yu was filled with regret and self-blame. He should have listened to Jiang Mo’s advice, patiently endured until the end of the World Championship, instead of messing around outside with Jiang Mo.

“I-I’m fine, just need some cold medicine.” Jiang Mo shook his head, looking weak and lacking energy.

Chi Yu led Jiang Mo to sit in the dining room, then turned to ask Da Tian for a thermometer and some spare cold medicine.

“Do you have a fever?” Da Tian rushed over as soon as he heard the news, expressing concern.

“37.5 degrees, it’s okay, just a slight fever,” Chi Yu put down the thermometer and handed the cold medicine to Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo obediently took the medicine, swallowing it with the hot water Chi Yu handed him.

“A slight fever is not acceptable. How about you stay at the base to rest? It’s raining outside, and the wind is strong. If you get soaked, it could worsen your condition,” Da Tian suggested.

“After taking the medicine, I’ll be fine in a while. It’s just a slight fever, won’t affect anything,” Jiang Mo said.His cheeks were rosy, not out of embarrassment.

Da Tian became even more worried after seeing this.

Jiang Mo: “I’m just going to watch the live match. I don’t necessarily have to play. Besides, there’s still Xiao Yu, right?”

Xie Ning and the others hurried to the dining room upon hearing the news. Upon hearing Jiang Mo’s words, the expressions of Xia Zeyu and Xie Ning changed simultaneously.

Xie Ning, who had slept in anger after returning last night, woke up still upset. He hadn’t spoken a single word to Xia Zeyu today. Unless Xia Zeyu apologized to him, he wouldn’t say a word to Xia Zeyu. If Xia Zeyu took the initiative to speak, he would be like a little dog!

Xie Ning sneered, “Are you counting on him? He’s still counting on you.”

Xia Zeyu: “…”

“What’s wrong?” Da Tian furrowed his brows. Jiang Mo having a fever was one thing, but why were these two starting a verbal battle again?

Xie Ning sneered and said unhappily, “Ask him. He didn’t listen last night, refused to go to sleep, and insisted on browsing some messy forums. Instead of looking at something good, he had to look at all kinds of nonsense.”

Da Tian covered his chest and glared at Xia Zeyu. “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t look anymore? The match is about to start. How do you plan to play?”

“How to play? Play normally!” Jiang Mo’s voice was hoarse, but it seemed to be full of confidence. Everyone was stunned and looked at him.

Jiang Mo’s gaze fell on Xia Zeyu’s guilty and uneasy face, speaking softly, “I am Xiao Yu’s master, but also his substitute. I’m happy to have the opportunity to play, but substitutes also get sick. At this time, who should the substitute rely on?”

Xia Zeyu tightened his lips, staring at Jiang Mo without blinking.

Jiang Mo continued, “In my absence, can’t you play normally? Before I came, didn’t you still manage to get to the World Championship and even reach the finals? Since I arrived, did I become a burden to you?”

“No!” Everyone responded in unison.

“Well, then, play well,” Jiang Mo glanced at everyone in the team, “I will cheer for you properly from the sidelines.”

Before leaving, Chi Yu went upstairs to get a thick coat for Jiang Mo to wear. On the way, Jiang Mo snuggled in his arms, closing his eyes as if dozing off.

Chi Yu occasionally touched Jiang Mo’s forehead and cheeks. The fever had subsided, but Jiang Mo still lacked energy.

…

The competition venue was already filled with spectators.

Xia Zeyu went to the restroom. On his way back to the rest area, he secretly took a glance at the situation in the venue.

It was packed with people, several times more than during the summer tournament. Playing under the gaze of these spectators added immense pressure.

Thinking about Jiang Mo’s expression and words, he took a deep breath, turned around, and, after only a few steps, bumped into Xie Ning at the corner.

“Are you blind? You hurt me,” Xie Ning complained with an annoyed expression.

“What are you doing here?” Xia Zeyu covered his throbbing forehead.

Xie Ning frowned, “What does it look like I’m doing?”

After being tense for a while, Xia Zeyu finally smiled, “Don’t think of me as so fragile, okay?”

“Fragile? I find you quite terrifying,” Xie Ning retorted.

Xia Zeyu sighed, “It’s not as serious as you think.”

“Not serious? Have you forgotten how nervous you were in the finals last year, and in the spring tournament…” Xie Ning was interrupted by Xia Zeyu.

“It’s different now,” Xia Zeyu interrupted seriously. “I admit I performed poorly before, but since Jiang Mo came, he has taught me a lot, including how to change my mindset. I was just trying to motivate myself by looking at those things last night before the match.”

Xie Ning was bewildered, “What… what are you saying?”

“I mean, I looked at those things to motivate myself,” Xia Zeyu clarified.

Xie Ning reached out and touched Xia Zeyu’s forehead, then her own, saying, “Strange, no fever.”

Xia Zeyu remained silent.

Xia Zeyu waved away Xie Ning’s hand and explained, “Jiang Mo told me that if I can’t overcome it, then, for every game we win, I should read the comments of those who criticize me behind my back. I perform so well in the arena, yet they still spread rumors about me. They are the ones being unreasonable, and I don’t need to apologize to them for my occasional mistakes.”

Xie Ning retorted, “Then why were you so guilty last night? I asked you, and you were even shivering.”

Xia Zeyu replied, “Wouldn’t you be startled if you suddenly heard someone talking in the middle of the night?”

“…”

As for Xie Ning’s accusation of guilt, Xia Zeyu did feel a bit, but it was just a little.

Because he used to be caught by Xie Ning while browsing forums late at night, his body had an instinctive reaction, leading to Xie Ning’s misunderstanding.

“Don’t worry,” Xia Zeyu patted Xie Ning’s shoulder. “What Jiang Mo’s master said is right. If there are special circumstances for the substitute, then as the starting player, I am Jiang Mo’s substitute. At this time, I have to perform well. We can’t let Jiang Mo, who is still feverish, go on stage, that would be embarrassing!”

Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and Xia Zeyu finally came to terms with it.

After the two returned to the rest area, the staff came to notify them that it was time to go on stage.

“Good luck, I will be watching you guys closely,” Jiang Mo said.

Coach A’Kang added with a stern face, “This match is crucial. If you don’t complete it, don’t expect a good holiday until Chinese New Year. Jiang Mo also told me he’s willing to train with each one of you.”

The five members of the team collectively tensed up.

D*mn, they absolutely couldn’t let Jiang Mo become their training partner!

D*mn, they absolutely couldn’t let Jiang Mo catch them!

D*mn… they must win!

Losing wasn’t scary; what was scary was the hellish punishment that would follow.

“Have you noticed that they are all afraid of you now?” After everyone left, Chi Yu turned off the nearby camera, pushing Jiang Mo into his embrace.

Jiang Mo blinked, puzzled, “Afraid of me? Do I look fierce?”

“Yeah, very fierce,” Chi Yu, feeling itchy, couldn’t resist and lowered his head, biting Jiang Mo’s blushing cheek.

Jiang Mo: “…”

…

Perhaps Coach A’Kang’s words had an effect, not only Jiang Mo and the commentators, even the audience could see it.

The five members of SVP were in a different state today compared to usual.

Previously, they would usually warm up or play for ten minutes before unleashing their full power. However, in the first round today, each of them performed exceptionally well.

Xie Ning has exceptional talent, dominating the top lane in LPL and maintaining his title on the world stage. Even when the opposing jungler came to gank him, he didn’t flinch, holding his ground and leading the two opponents into the river bushes. Coordinating with Xia Zeyu, who came to support, they turned the tables. Even Tao Zi, who usually stayed in the mid lane, learned to provide timely assistance. The opposing jungler didn’t expect that what started as a 2v1 situation would suddenly turn into a 2v3, resulting in their defeat. The mid-laner retreated quickly halfway through the fight.

In this game, Xia Ze Yu didn’t stop. The jungle monkey roamed both top and bottom lanes, and Tang Zi and Li Yuan in the bottom lane were the most stable. With Xia Zeyu’s support, they quickly gained an advantage.

The pace was too fast, with five kills exploding within the first ten minutes. This momentum continued into the second game, with SVP showing a strong performance, taking two consecutive victories, leaving the commentators in awe.

Commentator Xiao Yang: “SVP’s performance today is really good. It seems they’ve had a good rest these past few days.”

Commentator Chang Feng: “I heard that Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi improved so quickly because of our substitute player Wish’s efforts.”

Commentator Xiao Yang: “I really want to know what homework Wish did for them.”

Commentator Chang Feng: “Haha, that’s a secret. I think the coaches of other major teams might be more curious.”

[“Is this still the Xia Zeyu and Tao Zi I know?”]

[“Xia Zeyu, what happened to you? How did you become a counter-jungler? How did you start picking fights? Tao Zi, how did you start supporting? You finally gave up on guarding that broken lane of yours? D*mn, my youth is gone!”]

[“I… suddenly feel a bit teary-eyed. What’s happening to me? I’m watching the World Championship, and I’ve witnessed their growth all the way. It’s so moving. Is this the joy of cultivation?!”]

[“Wuwuwu, you really got a treasure. What substitute did you buy? Clearly, you’ve picked up a diamond. Buying a substitute and getting a teacher as a bonus, you’ve hit the jackpot!”]

[“SVP is really lucky! No, they have a good eye!”]

Seeing these barrage comments, the managers of various major teams: “…”

…

In the third game, due to a mistake in the Baron Nashor pit, the opponent secured the Baron, reversing the situation.

What was supposed to be a 3:0 victory turned into the fourth game.

The audience was getting nervous. In the LOL World Championship, turning a 2:1 lead into a 2:3 defeat was not unheard of. Until the final result came out, even if one team had a slight advantage, it was still uncertain, and no one dared to confidently claim a victory.

“The Baron Nashor fight was my fault. I didn’t keep an eye on the opponent’s mid-laner, and Little Cherry died,” Li Yuan said.

Tang Zi endured and swallowed the phrase “Don’t fucking call me Little Cherry,” maintaining a stoic expression. “The third game is over. It’s useless to talk about it now. Just make sure to protect me well in the next one.”

Li Yuan responded, “I will.”

“In the next one…” Coach A’Kang looked at Jiang Mo. Jiang Mo’s cheeks were rosy, and he seemed in good health, but his eyes lacked energy, and his eyelids drooped. The fever had subsided, but he still felt dizzy.

“Coach, I’ll go in the next one,” Xia Zeyu stepped forward, speaking seriously. “In the third game, I made fewer mistakes than Little Cherry, so I can go. I can bring back a win.”

Coach A’Kang was surprised; this was the most confident statement Xia Zeyu had made.

He quickly recovered and said with relief, “Alright, you go. If you don’t bring back a win, don’t expect a break until Chinese New Year.”

Xia Zeyu nodded, “Understood.”

Tang Zi muttered, “…Addicted to calling me that, huh!”

Tang Zi took a deep breath but restrained himself.Before going on stage, Xia Ze Yu walked up to Jiang Mo and hesitated, “Master, um…”

“Hmm?” Jiang Mo raised his head, looking at Xia Zeyu with confusion.

Xia Zeyu spread his hands, trying not to look at Chi Yu’s expression, and cautiously said, “Can I, um, hug you for encouragement?”

Without hesitation, Jiang Mo stood up and accepted Xia Zeyu’s hug.

Xia Ze6u took a deep breath and hugged Jiang Mo tightly.

Was this the power of a wild dad? It felt soft when hugging, but somehow, Xia Zeyu felt more energetic.

Before Chi Yu could get angry, Xia Zeyu, with trembling hands, released the hug, shivering as he spoke, “Boss, please don’t use this to punish me if I win the game. I’ve made a contribution to the team!”

Without waiting for Chi Yu’s response, he rushed out of the training room.

Jiang Mo: “…”

Chi Yu’s lips curled, letting out a cold laugh.

“Um, Boss, can I also…” Xie Ning approached, rubbing his hands eagerly.

Chi Yu smiled, “Get lost!”

Xie Ning: “…”

---

The World Championship is extremely popular, with every match being a full house, and tickets are hard to come by. Team players can get tickets to the event through backdoor means, but even if they have tickets, they don’t have time to attend the live matches because they need to focus on their upcoming games.

After SVP advanced to the top eight, the remaining top eight teams have also been determined.

Unfortunately, out of the four LPL teams, only two made it through. The highly favored PG team had the misfortune of encountering the Korean top seed, EK team, in the group stage and couldn’t secure any points from them. They also lost points in subsequent matches, finishing third in their group and failing to make it to the top eight. The UN team also faced the number one seed from Europe and couldn’t secure points in the remaining matches, resulting in their elimination.

Before the tournament, no one could predict the draw results, and luck plays a role in the groupings. If a team is lucky and ends up in a group with weaker opponents, the pressure to advance to the top eight is reduced. On the other hand, starting with strong opponents is like a hellish beginning. If they manage to win, the difficulty of the subsequent matches will also decrease. Unfortunately, UN and PG were unable to overcome the challenges.

After the top eight list was determined, a drawing ceremony was held.

The first-place teams from the four group stages were placed in the first drawing pool, and the second-place teams were placed in the second drawing pool. The draw from the first pool determined the positions for the top eight teams. The four first-place teams would not face each other; instead, they were arranged in order from one to four, divided into upper and lower halves, with two groups in each half. Their opponents were determined by the draw from the second pool. Teams that had already faced each other in the group stage would not meet again in the top eight. If they did, they would have to face teams they hadn’t encountered before in the order.

Fortunately, SVP was placed in the upper half, while the co-qualifying RAG team was placed in the lower half. This means that LPL has two spots to advance to the semifinals.

[“Go, go, go! SVP and RAG, give it your all. We hope you both make it to the semifinals, and if possible, meet in the finals.”]

In the upper half, there are two groups with four teams in total. The top two winners from each group will directly advance to the semifinals. The two winners from the upper half will face off in the semifinals to compete for a spot in the World Championship finals. The same logic applies to the lower half. If SVP and RAG both win their matches, they won’t meet in the semifinals. If both teams win in the semifinals, they will meet on the world championship stage.

This is the ideal championship path envisioned by LPL fans, but opponents don’t always cooperate, and the actual game results matter more.

[“Daydreaming, the upper half has strong European teams, and the lower half has the Korean EK team. If one of our teams can advance, I’d be happy. But both teams advancing and even reaching the World Championship finals? They wish for that every year, but the world championship has been ours for a long time.”]

[“Don’t ruin other people’s dreams. These people only live in their fantasies, and they’ll cry when they face reality.”]

[“Isn’t it normal to hope that your own region wins? Barking at the World Championship is just silly!”]

[“Ignore them. SVP and RAG, give it your all!”]

[“Go for it!!!”]

…

The opponent in the quarterfinals is Europe’s second-seed Electric Eel team. Their mid laner, like Tao Zi, is a very farm-focused player, even more so than Tao Zi.

Before the match, Tao Zi knew the opponent would be tough, and facing Electric Eel’s mid laner again after a year made him uneasy. The saying goes, “fight magic with magic,” but Electric Eel’s mid laner aimed to counter him, proving to be more hesitant than Tao Zi. After clearing minions, he avoided fights to focus on farming, forcing Tao Zi to roam and defend his turret.

Electric Eel is known for strategic play, and the quarterfinals follow a BO5 format. The first game was intense, lasting over 40 minutes. With an economic advantage, Electric Eel secured a team wipe in the final team fight, winning the first game.

“After I got off the stage, I couldn’t believe there was someone more timid than me. I might go crazy…” Tao Zi revealed a mask of agony.

Before the top and bottom lanes were liberated, the mid-lane matchup felt like playing a boring AI minion farming game. Tao Zi finally understood how her opponents viewed him— timid and hesitant to engage.

“Don’t be misled by them,” Jiang Mo lowered his voice and said slowly, “The Electric Eels’ mid-laner is not weak…”

The Electric Eels team played a safe and stable strategy. Attacking them was not an easy task; their defensive capabilities were strong. Often, attempting to steal advantages backfired, leading to a self-sacrifice of their own rhythm.

The Electric Eels’ mid-laner seemed hesitant but was clever. Tao Zi fell for the bait several times, thinking his opponent was too weak and timid, only to be counter-killed by the Electric Eels’ mid-laner and teammates. The Electric Eels’ mid-laner constantly waited for Tao Zi’s mistakes to capitalize on and expand his advantage.

However, this mid-laner was quite interesting, pushing Tao Zi to the point of daring to initiate attacks—a skilled player.

“Master, you go up for the next match,” Xia Zeyu said. “With you supervising Tao Zi on the field, he can stay steady.”

This time, their opponents weren’t the formidable G10 combination from Chinatown United. There was no need for him to team up with Tao Zi. With Jiang Mo watching, Tao Zi wouldn’t make mistakes.

Tao Zi: “…”

Jiang Mo glanced at Xia Zeyu, then looked at Coach ‘Kang, silently seeking his opinion. Coach A’Kang nodded in agreement. Even after losing one game, with four more to go, they wouldn’t have a chance to make mistakes.

…

Upon seeing Jiang Mo take the stage, the Electric Eels’ coach immediately became vigilant. He had watched Jiang Mo’s match against G10, and unlike G10’s coach who dared to underestimate Jiang Mo, he did not. He could tell that this player was exceptionally skilled, clearly a substitute but performing above the level of the starting lineup.

In the Ban-Pick phase, Jiang Mo’s Foyego, Lee Sin, and Lucian were all swiftly banned, eliciting cheers from the audience.

The commentator, Xiao Yang, chuckled, “It seems our Wish player has caught the attention of major teams. Banning three jungle heroes, the pressure on the opposing team is too much. Are they even going to let him play? I wonder what Wish’s player is thinking.”

Jiang Mo, with the match-exclusive black headphones on and top light turned off, had his white hair illuminated in a dazzling silver-blue by the screens behind and in front of him. As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the director turned the camera to Jiang Mo. Upon seeing the bans, Jiang Mo lightly lifted the corners of his mouth, a smile without sarcasm. It was as if he was savoring the feeling of being closely watched, exuding full confidence.

The commentator Chang Feng exclaimed, “It seems our Wish player is not nervous at all.”

Fans’ comments:

[“Ah, how can you be so handsome! Sob, sob, my maternal love is about to change, is this the joy of cultivation? I can hardly shout out this stuttering little brother anymore!”]

[“We’re in the middle of a game! Can you not smile so beautifully?! Are you planning to kill people on the stage?”]

[“666, every time Xiao Jieba goes on stage, I already know what the other side will ban. These three junglers, they won’t appear in the later matches.”]

[“Hahaha, who would have thought that the player feared by the opponent is just a substitute!”]

[“He’s going to be the world’s number one substitute!!”]

With his signature heroes banned, Jiang Mo didn’t hesitate to lock in Olaf. The Electric Eels’ jungler picked Xin Zhao, and the mid-laner chose Orianna.Upon seeing the opponent’s mid-lane pick, Tao Zi’s face showed the return of his bun-like wrinkles.

Orianna, a hero with fast clearing speed, shields, acceleration, and the ability to manipulate, might not be picked to solo with you. The focus is primarily on clearing minions and coordinating with teammates. Coach A’Kang thought for a moment and gave Tao Zi the Trickster Enchantress, LeBlanc.

The speed of LeBlanc’s minion clearing was not as fast as Orianna’s, but her support capability and gank potential were formidable. Tao Zi knew this match was going to involve jungle coordination.

The Electric Eels’ strategy was to drag the pace, focus on development, and avoid unprepared fights. However, Jiang Mo didn’t give them the opportunity to prolong the game. After reaching level three, Olaf rushed to the top lane. He successfully secured the opponent’s top laner’s Flash for the first time. The opponent’s top laner cautiously retreated under the turret. Jiang Mo didn’t attempt a tower dive in the jungle area; this wasn’t the time to use Spider, facing the Electric Eels’ team, forcing a play would be reckless.

Jiang Mo thanked Xie Ning over the headset. While the opponent’s top laner retreated under the turret, he and Xie Ning invaded the enemy jungle. In the jungle, they caught the enemy jungler, Xin Zhao, who was in the middle of fighting the golems. Xin Zhao was forced to use Flash, and Jiang Mo happily took Xin Zhao’s half-finished golems.

After returning to the base, Jiang Mo went to the top lane again. This time, the opponent didn’t have Flash. Xie Ning’s Master Yi jumped in, stunning the opponent’s top laner, Gnar, and Jiang Mo immediately followed.

—First blood.

Jiang Mo secured the kill, both of them had decent health, pretending to recall, but actually circling around to the enemy brush. Xie Ning had good vision control, and Jiang Mo had a scanner, making their movements unseen by the enemy.

When the Electric Eels’ top laner came out, he never expected two people to be waiting in the brush. The path to the top lane would inevitably pass through this brush. Suddenly, Master Yi jumped out, quickly stunning Gnar. Although Gnar didn’t have Flash, he had a displacement skill to escape. After Master Yi stunned him, he and Olaf dealt him a significant amount of damage. When the stun ended, Gnar immediately jumped away, but Olaf had murderous intent. He threw an axe at Gnar, picked it up, and struck again. Sharing the tower damage with Master Yi, they secured Gnar’s kill once more.

During this skirmish, Gnar didn’t accumulate enough rage to transform, only having a short jump displacement. He couldn’t withstand the damage from both Master Yi and Olaf; their burst was too high, and death was inevitable.

When they were hiding in the brush earlier, the two took a health potion, recovering a bit. This time, Jiang Mo was left with only half health, and Xie Ning had less health than him.

The enemy jungler’s position was revealed on the minimap; Xin Zhao went to the bottom lane once, and Tang Zi and Li Yuan defended well. They only suffered a double-hit from Xin Zhao, but if he came again, it would be a bit troublesome. Jiang Mo wasn’t in a hurry to go to the bottom lane.

The enemy jungler didn’t come to support in time, the mid lane was still in a laid-back farming mode with Tao Zi, so the enemy top lane was left in a neglected state.

They entered the brush and still didn’t recall.Commentator Chang Feng couldn’t help but laugh, “Killing twice isn’t enough; they want to kill once more. You guys are too much!”

These two brothers were like bandits.

Commentator Xiao Yang added, “Gnar is going to cry!”

Gnar’s Flash cooldown hadn’t recovered, and as everyone expected from the god’s perspective, Gnar died once again after leaving the base.

When Gnar died in the previous encounter, Xie Ning and Jiang Mo pushed the minion wave to the enemy defensive turret. Gnar not only died three times but also lost several waves of minions.

This time, when he left the base, he was exceptionally cautious, practically hugging the wall as he moved. When passing through the brush, he instinctively used his jumping ability to leap over the distance of the brush, amusing the spectators.

In reality, after the last gank, both Jiang Mo and Xie Ning didn’t have enough health to support another gank. If they didn’t leave now, Zhao Xin, who was on his way, would have taken them down.

Fans’ comments:

[“I’m dying laughing. Gnar: I’m almost getting PTSD from you guys. From now on, when I see this brush, I’ll definitely jump through it!”]

[“These two are so entertaining. I really miss the days when they duo queued together. I bet in the players’ voice chat, Xie Ning is already calling him ‘brother.'”]

[“Sob, sob, you saying that, it’s been a while since I heard Xie Ning in the live stream acting cute and calling him ‘brother.’ Hope you guys have a good result and come back for more streaming!”]

Having caught Gnar three times, Xie Ning was a player who would continuously expand an advantage. Jiang Mo wasn’t afraid of Xie Ning being counter-ganked by the enemy jungler; in fact, it was what he wanted. If the enemy jungler went to the top lane, it would give him the opportunity to control the tempo in the bottom lane.

Jiang Mo went back to base to upgrade his equipment, called Tao Zi, and went straight to the bottom lane.The Electric Eels’ mid-laner might play cautiously, but he enjoyed counter-kills. There would always be times when he had to come out.

LeBlanc and Olaf now had their ultimates. Li Yuan picked a control-oriented female tank, and the enemy support protected well. He took the initiative to control the enemy support, and as the enemy AD Xayah tried to escape, he threw a predictive slowing ultimate. LeBlanc arrived on time, using her E skill to entangle Xayah. Although Xayah flashed to dodge LeBlanc’s chains, trying to escape with her skill over the wall, when she jumped over, she didn’t expect an Olaf waiting at the wall. Olaf threw his axe, taking Xayah’s life.

Fans’ comments:

[“D*mn, this coordination is too good!”]

[“I have to praise Xiao Jieba once again! You’re freaking amazing!”]

[“It’s not amazing, it’s basic awareness. Knowing the opponent’s escape route, most junglers would do this.”]

[“I don’t care; he’s fantastic. I’m going to praise him!”]

[“Give him a big praise!”]

During the bottom lane team fight, Orianna pushed the minion wave into the enemy turret. Greedily consuming the bonus gold from the turret plating, she only came to support after, as a group, they were gathering. If she went there alone, she would be asking for trouble and could only go back after taking another layer of plating.

Zhao Xin was in the top lane, coordinating with the top laner in a 2v1, but was counter-killed by Xie Ning. It was a loss!

The Electric Eels’ jungler felt that the situation was unfavorable, and the tempo was firmly controlled by SVP. Their defensive system was being seen through by SVP’s top laner, and the original plan was for the opponent to initiate the fight, but in the end, they unintentionally gave away kills.

Jiang Mo chose to give up the mid-lane turret, frequently roaming with Tao Zi to the bottom lane. LeBlanc and the crazy Olaf, along with the speedy AD carry Jinx and a support with three control skills, made the opponent’s AD Xayah miserable.

The Electric Eels’ mid-laner was forced to follow Jiang Mo’s tempo, but he always came a step too late. Even if he arrived in time, he couldn’t prevent Olaf from using his ultimate and relentlessly chasing him. In front of Olaf, he couldn’t even attempt to resist, especially with LeBlanc constantly harassing him.

The fast-paced and frequently explosive kills shattered the system of Team Electric Eel.

Due to the long and boring first game, the audience in the LPL region thoroughly enjoyed this match. They wanted action, and it was much more entertaining!

Who wants to watch a slow-paced game!

In the third and fourth games, Jiang Mo continued to replace Xia Zeyu in battle. The fast-paced strategy persisted, targeting a specific lane from the start, causing it to crumble first. This induced the enemy’s jungle and mid-lane to come for support. If the enemy fell for it, Jiang Mo would switch to another lane, expanding the advantage there. If the enemy didn’t fall for it, he would take advantage of the reduced enemy presence to engage in fights elsewhere, still falling victim to Jiang Mo’s tactics.

Jiang Mo primarily targeted either the top lane or the bottom lane, completely giving up on the mid-lane turret from the beginning.

His opponents learned that targeting either the top or bottom lane early on was futile. As the first-mover, if the bottom lane was already dismantled by him, he would then switch to the top lane for targeting. He would continue pushing with the bottom lane group, directly breaking the second turret or even the outer high ground turret. The opponents had to rush over to support.

Switching the initial target to the top lane followed the same logic.

Jiang Mo could do this because he had extreme trust in his teammates, maximizing their potential to achieve victory. Whether it was nurturing the top or bottom lane, he had confidence that Xie Ning, Tang Zi, and Li Yuan could withstand early pressure. As long as they held their ground, he could break through one lane with his teammates, forcing the opponents to disrupt their own rhythm and follow their pace.

In the elimination match, SVP won 3:1, successfully advancing to the semifinals.

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On the night the results were announced, the entire forum was celebrating.

With eight days between the elimination match and the next round, SVP played the first match. There was a week of rest afterward, and the team manager, Da Tian, knowing their hard work, gave them a two-day break. Once the next opponent was revealed, they would resume training.

During the World Championship, even during breaks, no one dared to livestream. If they lost a match, many people would later use it as a reason to criticize harshly.

Jiang Mo and Chi Yu had a meal together outside and took a stroll in the garden corridor outside the base.

Despite finally having a break and not having their fill, the World Championship was starting. Chi Yu knew Jiang Mo was very focused on whatever he did, so he refrained from disturbing him.

However, in the past, in the base bedroom, with the door closed, Jiang Mo used to allow himself to be kissed and hugged by Chi Yu. Occasionally, they would even help each other out. Now, their intimate actions were limited to hugs and brief kisses.

Chi Yu endured until now, reaching the limits of patience, holding Jiang Mo in his arms on the corridor, determined not to let him escape.

Jiang Mo sat on Chi Yu’s lap, weakened by Chi Yu’s kisses, leaning helplessly against Chi Yu’s chest.

Strings of yellow light bulbs hung on the corridor, vividly exposing his current appearance to Chi Yu.

His fair face was covered with a blush, lips swollen from kisses, and traces of moisture not yet dried. Jiang Mo blinked slowly, licking the glistening on his lower lip.

“Um…” Chi Yu’s eyes darkened, lowering his head to seal Jiang Mo’s lips again.

“Why don’t you let me kiss you?” Chi Yu ruffled Jiang Mo’s damp hair.

Jiang Mo took several breaths before weakly saying, “Your kisses are endless; I’m afraid I’ll lose control.”

Chi Yu: “Am I that scary?”

Jiang Mo vigorously nodded.

Chi Yu had no idea how powerful his stamina was.

Anyway, Jiang Mo couldn’t resist Chi Yu; each time, he was tossed around to the brink of exhaustion. Chi Yu was not gentle at these times, and he wouldn’t let Jiang Mo off even if he cried.

Villain.

Chi Yu chuckled, wondering why Jiang Mo suddenly had so much strength now.

“I won’t do anything to you; I just want to kiss you.” Chi Yu consoled.

Jiang Mo: “…” He no longer believed Chi Yu’s “I won’t do anything to you.”

“Lip contact is okay, but no, no French kissing.” Jiang Mo blushed as he set his own boundaries.

Chi Yu frowned, displeased, “Why not?”

Jiang Mo stammered, “I’ve already said, you never stop.”

Chi Yu continued to console, “I’ve also said, I’ll control myself. I won’t do those things inside the base.”

“But, but I won’t be able to control myself.” Jiang Mo’s voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, gathering courage to express his true feelings.

Before he could finish, he shyly buried his head on Chi Yu’s shoulder.

Chi Yu was taken aback, Jiang Mo’s taste filled his mouth. Although he could taste it just by pursing his lips, it was not enough to satisfy his inner desires.

Although the frightening Chi Yu at that time was a bit scary, he didn’t dislike it and even liked it a little.

Isn’t it normal to want to do those things with someone you like?

“I’m, I’m also resisting.” With Chi Yu’s body providing inadequate cover, Jiang Mo covered his burning face, softly saying, “Let’s save it for later, after the competition, do whatever you want…”

D*mn!

Chi Yu almost blurted out curses.

Forbidding him and asking him to resist, yet saying such sweet words, was this a deliberate attempt to torture him?!

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