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Xu Ta and Gao Ze were ‘lying down and winning.’ After the game ended, they encountered Moo again, but this time Moo was on the opposing side.
Xu Ta took the jungle position in this game and regretted the things he had said to Moo before. He became the second Lull.
When the score reached 2-8, Xu Ta regretted streaming the game again.
He had just joined the RAG team, and tonight was his debut stream. He had planned to showcase his skills, but instead, his abilities didn’t come through, and he was completely dominated by someone else.
[“I know who he is. He’s Xie Ning’s friend. Xie Ning often plays duo queue with him.”]
“There are many skilled players in this game. It’s not shameful to admit that the opponent is stronger than you. I recorded this match, so let’s review it sometime,” Gao Ze said, looking at the barrage of comments.
“Captain…” Xu Ta was a bit unwilling. He was the top-ranked trainee, and his skills had been unanimously recognized by the other members of the team, except for Gao Ze.
Gao Ze became the captain of the team because his skills far surpassed theirs. He had precise control over damage calculations and repeatedly created impressive scenes where enemies were confident they would survive but were turned around. The reason Xu Ta joined RAG was because of Gao Ze. Gao Ze was his idol, but his idol was praising someone else in front of him.
Who exactly is this Moo?
Gao Ze took out his phone and contacted Xie Ning.
[Gao Ze: Is Moo your friend?]
[Xie Ning: ?]
[Gao Ze: I played duo queue with our new jungler and encountered him twice. We were completely destroyed.]
Losing was losing. Gao Ze wouldn’t force himself to save face just because he was inferior in skills.
[Xie Ning: He’s really good, isn’t he? Your jungle player needs a few more years of practice before challenging him.]
[Gao Ze: You think highly of him?]
[Xie Ning: Of course!]
Xie Ning’s live stream was ongoing, and in front of millions of viewers, he openly and unreservedly praised Jiang Mo.
[“Stop it! Seeing you like this, I… You weren’t like this before!”]
[“Don’t watch if you can’t bear it, you bootlicker!”]
[“Why doesn’t Ning Ning duo queue with Xiao Jieba? If you guys clash, it would be even more interesting for Gao Ze and the others.”]
[“Xie Ning had already invited Xiao Jieba, but Xiao Jieba bluntly rejected her. This tells us that we shouldn’t act like bootlickers when there’s nothing going on.”]
As Xie Ning typed a reply to Gao Ze, he jokingly said, “What’s wrong with being a bootlicker? At least I can still get some benefit. Can you guys lick the boots you want? Can you be carried to victory by my brother Jieba? Only I can! Hehe!”
[“This person’s laughter is so obnoxious.”]
[“Why not? Didn’t Xiao Jieba play with fans before? Didn’t he bring along Boss Cat last time? As long as I pay more money, he’ll definitely play with me.”]
Xie Ning replied, “Huh? Didn’t someone send dozens of starry fireworks in Xiao Jieba’s live stream? Who was it?”
[“Forget it, don’t try to wake up someone pretending to be asleep.”]
[Gao Ze: Do you have his contact information?]
An alarm bell rang in Xie Ning’s mind.
[Xie Ning: Why do you want it?]
[Gao Ze: He won’t add me as a friend in the game. I just want to chat with him.]
[Xie Ning: Doesn’t your team already have a jungler?]
[Gao Ze: I don’t have the authority to recruit players for the team.]
[Xie Ning: Then what do you want?]
[Gao Ze: I just want to get to know a skilled player.]
[Xie Ning: No way!]
[Gao Ze: ?]
[Xie Ning: He’s shy. You look too intimidating, and you’ll scare him.]
[Gao Ze: When he’s insulting people with his words, he doesn’t seem shy at all. Don’t be so childish. I just want to make a friend.]
[Xie Ning: Believe it or not.]
[“Hahaha, Gao Ze, Xie Ning is telling the truth. Xiao Jieba is really shy!”]
[“So, Xiao Jieba doesn’t just insult Xie Ning, he insults others too?”]
Xie Ning felt a bit uneasy when he saw this barrage and clicked on Jiang Mo’s chat log.
[Xie Ning: Are you badmouthing others behind my back?]
[MOMO: I didn’t badmouth anyone.]
[Xie Ning: How could you badmouth others! You can only badmouth me!]
[MOMO: Does your team have a medical room?]
[Xie Ning: Yes, why are you asking? Do you want to visit our base? Sure, come, I’ll show you around! Let’s meet up!]
[MOMO: You’re not thinking clearly, go and check it out.]
[Xie Ning: …]
Jiang Mo played until four o’clock and then went to bed. He had slept for less than three hours when he was called by the staff.
Jiang Mo walked downstairs to the living room, which had the same setup as when he exchanged text messages last night. Only the guests from Group O were in the living room. There were three boxes placed on the coffee table, and the others were curious about the boxes. Jiang Mo wasn’t surprised at all.
“These are gifts prepared by the guests from Group A for all of you. Guests, please feel free to choose a box you like.”
There were no hints on the boxes’ exteriors, so they could only rely on luck and their understanding of each other to pick the person they liked.
Jiang Mo sat in his usual spot and stared blankly at the oranges in the fruit platter. He hadn’t slept enough and didn’t bother tidying up when he came down. His hair was messy, with a small tuft sticking up, giving him a particularly dispirited look.
“I like this one.” Ye Lin had already guessed what they were going to do today.
When he switched rooms with Shen An last night, he saw a blue box in Shen An’s luggage. As soon as the director finished speaking, he didn’t hesitate to take the dark blue box from the table.
After taking it in his hand, Ye Lin said, “I, I really like dark blue. I hope you don’t mind.”
Lu Xuan smiled and said, “It was meant for you to choose freely. If you like it, that’s great.”
Ye Lin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled back at Lu Xuan.
“Xiao Xuan, you choose.” Since Jiang Mo didn’t receive a text message from Li Hang last night, Jiang Ying was not interested in the others. It didn’t matter who he chose; if he was lucky, he could pick Li Hang, which would be the best.
Lu Xuan looked at the remaining white and red boxes, then looked at Jiang Mo, who was silent in the corner, and said, “Jiang Mo, you choose.”
[“Why let him choose?”]
[“Xiao Xuan is just too kind. I don’t want to see Jiang Mo go on a date with any guest from Group A!”]
[“Xuan Xuan, are you an idiot? Why give others the chance? Happiness is something you have to fight for yourself.”]
“No need.” Jiang Mo didn’t even raise his eyes and said coldly.
After saying that, his heart started pounding fiercely. Did he break character?
Lu Xuan said, “Which one do you like? Just pick one. You didn’t go to the supermarket yesterday. You should go out and have some fun today.”
Jiang Mo glanced at Lu Xuan and repeated his words, “No need.”
[“Damn, who does Jiang Mo think he’s showing attitude to!”]
[“Don’t give him a chance. He doesn’t want it himself.”]
“Alright.” Lu Xuan awkwardly smiled and turned to Jiang Ying next to him, “Xiao Ying, you go first.”
Lu Xuan learned from the manager that Chi Yu wouldn’t come. It didn’t matter who he went on a date with since he couldn’t go with Chi Yu for the first date.
Jiang Ying didn’t decline and casually picked a red box.
“Jiang Mo.”
Before Jiang Mo left, Lu Xuan stopped him. Jiang Mo turned around and saw Lu Xuan’s smiling face.
“I can tell you’re very tired. Rest well at home. I have some incense for relaxation in my room. I’ll get some for you.”
Jiang Mo said, “No need.”
Lu Xuan’s brows furrowed, feeling disappointed. “I’m just concerned about you.”
[“Why bother caring about him? Darling, let’s not waste our time on someone who doesn’t appreciate it.”]
Jiang Mo lowered his head and walked up the stairs. As he entered the blind spot of the camera, he couldn’t help but sigh.
Acting is great. He truly deserved to be the protagonist.
After two hours, all the guests who had dates got ready and headed to their designated locations.
Jiang Mo went back to his room and fell back asleep. When he woke up, it was already 1 p.m. and his stomach was growling. After freshening up, Jiang Mo went to the kitchen.
Luckily, he had bought a few packs of instant noodles just in case yesterday.
It had rained last night, and the sky was covered with heavy gloom. The outside was damp, and the pear blossoms had fallen from the rain, making the stone pavement look like it was covered in a thin layer of snow.
The courtyard door suddenly pushed open from the outside. Jiang Mo, who was in the kitchen, didn’t notice. He broke a few vegetables and threw them into the pot. When he turned around to get some ham from the refrigerator, he was startled by the man who suddenly appeared behind the counter.
Separated by two meters of counter, Jiang Mo was still intimidated by the tall figure of the man. He had to raise his head to see the other person’s face.
With handsome features, narrow phoenix eyes, and pale gray hues mixed in the light-colored irises, those beautiful eyes were staring fixedly at him.
Thank you for the updates!!!
XN really should try checking out the medical room
Thank you for the updates!!!
CY has finally arrived, thank gosh.
Thank you again for the 5 chapters. I really like this book.