Jiang Mo was stunned.
Since he had met Chi Yu, Chi Yu had always been the more proactive one, and he hadn’t restrained himself on the show either.
Before leaving the show, Jiang Mo could attribute it to the show’s effect, but now, since he had already left the show, there were no cameras around, and Chi Yu had no reason to put on a show. Chi Yu was genuine.
Jiang Mo’s eyes felt a little sour. “Aren’t you worried?”
Wasn’t Chi Yu afraid of losing popularity?
“Worried about what?” Chi Yu took a bite of the duck roll Jiang Mo had prepared. “Rational fans will support me. I don’t need girlfriend fans. Once they know I’ve won your heart, my fans will definitely be happy for me. Besides, if I cared about all this, I wouldn’t have agreed to appear on this show in the first place.”
“Or…” Chi Yu raised his hand, and his fingertip brushed over Jiang Mo’s slightly reddened eye corner. “You don’t want to make our relationship public. Am I something to hide?”
“No, I’m very willing to make it public,” Jiang Mo rubbed his cheek against Chi Yu’s hand, as if he was both seeking Chi Yu’s affection and proving that he wasn’t lying. He wanted to be close to Chi Yu and was even more willing to make it public.
Chi Yu was amused by him and rubbed Jiang Mo’s cheek with the palm of his hand. “Well then, let’s make it public.”
Guo Xiang’s house was right across from Lu’s Noodle Shop. A few days ago, Guo Xiang’s girlfriend had woken him up with a phone call, and they had been arguing for days. She insisted on him buying her a Bvlgari bracelet, and when he saw the price, he was almost shocked. The bracelet cost fifty thousand yuan! Was it a robbery?
He had refused his girlfriend outright, and they had a big fight. Over the past few days, his girlfriend had been tormenting him in various ways, but it all boiled down to her wanting that bracelet.Guo Xiang knew that his girlfriend was the type who wouldn’t give up until she got what she wanted, and he didn’t want to break up with her.
So, what could he do? He had to find a way to get some money.
Just when he was at his wits’ end, he saw a few familiar figures outside the noodle shop.
Chi Yu and Jiang Mo.
There was also someone with Jiang Mo whom he didn’t recognize, wearing a mask and a hat that concealed their face, standing very close to Jiang Mo.
Guo Xiang immediately smelled the scent of money. Even though Jiang Mo had left the entertainment industry, he was still popular, and there would always be people interested in his rumors, right?
If he sold this information to the media, he could secure the bracelet for his girlfriend.
Guo Xiang crouched by his window and observed the three people across the street for a while. Finally, when Chi Yu removed his mask to eat, Guo Xiang managed to snap a picture of Chi Yu’s face with his phone. When he zoomed in and looked closely, he recognized who this man was.
Jiang Mo and Chi Yu?
People could really make you envious. Even if they broke up, they could still earn a house’s worth of breakup fee by dating a celebrity like Chi Yu.
Guo Xiang had the idea to sell the photo, but then he thought, selling it to the media wouldn’t be very profitable. Chi Yu, with all his wealth, could easily offer him three million. Guo Xiang spent several days trying to find Jiang Mo’s phone number through Lu’s mother’s phone. When he finally got it, he couldn’t wait to send Jiang Mo a message.
It had been a whole afternoon, and Jiang Mo hadn’t replied to him yet. Guo Xiang wasn’t in a hurry at all. Jiang Mo was probably busy trying to raise money right now.
Feeling in a good mood, Guo Xiang made plans to go to a nearby bar with a few friends to have a good time. Just as he left his apartment building, he ran into Lu Yu.
Lu Yu leaned against his motorcycle, a unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth.
The sunset had faded away, casting a shadow over his features. When Guo Xiang descended to the first floor, Lu Yu lifted his eyes and raised an eyebrow at Guo Xiang.
Guo Xiang jumped in fright. D*mn, why was this ominous figure appearing at his doorstep?
“Let’s talk,” Lu Yu said, still holding the unlit cigarette in his mouth.
Guo Xiang’s scalp tingled, and he instinctively wanted to run back into his apartment. However, Lu Yu stretched out his long legs and grabbed the back of Guo Xiang’s collar.
“I heard you’ve been bothering my little brother?”
Guo Xiang stammered, “N-n-no, I haven’t.”
“Yes or no?”
“No!”
Lu Yu sneered, then raised his foot and gave Guo Xiang’s shin a light kick. Guo Xiang had always been afraid of him, and he didn’t use much force, but Guo Xiang ended up kneeling on the ground.
“Don’t keep scheming against your own relatives all the time,” Lu Yu’s voice was menacing. “You want money that badly? I’ll give you a sum as medical expenses. Do you want it?”
Guo Xiang stammered, “No… I don’t want it.”
Lu Yu had said that if there was any trouble at home, he must be informed immediately.
No matter how you looked at it, Guo Xiang was considered a relative of the Lu family. After returning to the hotel, Jiang Mo didn’t hesitate to tell Lu Yu about the situation where Guo Xiang had threatened him.
Lu Yu said he would handle the situation with Guo Xiang, and Jiang Mo felt relieved, focusing on his path to leveling up.
Jiang Mo didn’t dwell on this matter and had forgotten about the conversation at the roast duck restaurant with Chi Yu. He also didn’t expect Chi Yu to act so quickly.
After parting ways with Chi Yu, Chi Yu immediately updated a Weibo post:[@ChiYuV: I’ve won him over, congratulations to me! ^-^ [Image]]
The accompanying picture showed shadows on the ground in the evening sun. At first glance, it seemed like only Chi Yu was in the picture, but if you zoomed in, you could see half of another person’s head near Chi Yu’s shoulder. It was clear that someone had been pulled into a warm embrace.
There was no clear and direct photo, nor was there any indication of who the other person involved was.
Those who understood knew what it meant – it was like a little secret between Chi Yu and his fans.
Those who followed his relationship with Jiang Mo would understand.
Chi Yu gave the shippers1 a satisfactory answer.
Within less than a minute of Chi Yu’s Weibo post, the comments had exceeded a thousand and were growing at an exponential rate.
[Who’s gone crazy? Am I the crazy one? My OTP2 has become real! Waaaaah!]
[“Look at what I stumbled upon? Am I seeing things? Is this… are they really together?!”]
[“Chi Yu, can you please bring Mo Mo out? We want to see Mo Mo! We haven’t seen him for half a month! Waaah!”]
[“Now that it’s official, can’t you share a kissing photo of you two? Why so innocent? I know you’ve never been a reserved person.”]
[“I agree, if no kissing photo, can we at least have a proper couple photo? Save the children; they’re starving for content.”]
[“Look at him being all proud. Well, congratulations! You better treat Mo Mo well from now on. Wishing you both happiness.”]
[“I never expected them to be the first real couple in that show’s little house. Movie Star Chi, your speed is really impressive!”]
[“Don’t even mention that little house. If you watch that show now, who’s there for love? In the latest episode, it’s completely unwatchable; it’s turned into a reality show.”]
[“What? You guys still watch that lousy show? Do you have that much free time? Jealous.”]
[“Most people watching the show now are just going with the flow or watching for Jiang Ying, Shen An, and Li Heng.”]
After Chi Yu’s Weibo post, many passersby who had encountered them but missed the chance to recognize them began reminiscing:[“Oh my god, I remember now! I bumped into them at a mall before! They were wearing masks and hats, and I didn’t recognize them. I just thought they were a lovely couple. I had no idea it was Chi Yu and Mo Mo! So, they’ve been together for so long!”]
[“You fake fan, get out of here! [Facepalm.jpg]”]
[“@ChiYu, do you have to be so clingy? You’re practically carrying Mo Mo in your arms. Why don’t you just hang a basket around your neck and put Mo Mo in it when you go out?”]
[“Wouldn’t fit, how big of a basket would you need? Haha! If Mo Mo turned into a little kitten, maybe it would work.”]
[“Movie Star Chi’s little kitten!”]
[“I can’t handle this. Seeing them so loving makes me feel at ease. @ChiYu, you must treat Mo Mo well, and please post more pictures of you two!”]
Da Zhuang rushed into Jiang Mo and Chi Yu’s room and told Jiang Mo about this matter. Da Zhuang still didn’t know Chi Yu and Jiang Mo’s decision, but he felt like his boss was really into it.
Before today, he couldn’t believe that his boss would do something like this. After being solo for so many years, he couldn’t control himself once he started dating. From dating to going public, it had only been a few days. If you traced it back, they had only known each other since they were in the little house, which wasn’t that long ago.
Da Zhuang had a newfound respect for Jiang Mo and didn’t dare to be too casual like before. Boss Chi was serious, and maybe this relationship could last a lifetime.
While Da Zhuang was busy sharing the news with Jiang Mo, Jiang Mo took the opportunity to open Weibo. When he saw Chi Yu’s post, he felt a rush of emotions.
Then, he resumed playing his game. His performance not only didn’t decline but seemed even more intense than before. It was as if he was channeling his shyness and excitement into the game.
Leading to the players on the opposite side putting on painful expressions, the game ended in less than 20 minutes.
…
The Jiang Family —
Lu Xuan, who had officially changed his name to Jiang Xuan a few days ago.
He tossed his phone onto the couch, and the screen was frozen on the page with the hashtag #ChiYuJiangMoOfficialAnnouncement.
Jiang Xuan ripped off the tie he had just fastened. He was supposed to accompany Mother Jiang to a social event later, but suddenly, he didn’t want to go. Wearing a forced smile in front of those people who had never thought highly of the Jiang family, he felt like they were all treating him like a clown.
A sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him. He neither envied Jiang Mo for being with Chi Yu nor felt angry that Chi Yu had chosen Jiang Mo.
After the unpleasant phone call with Lu Yu, he finally felt regret. It was his own arrogance that had led him to think he was clever and others were fools. In reality, he was the true fool.
He could have had a better life. It was his own actions that had ruined him.
“If only I hadn’t driven him away like that.”
“After all, we raised him for 19 years. If we had spoken kindly to him, I believe he would have come back. You could tell how much he loved you, Mom,” Father Jiang sat next to Mother Jiang, massaging her shoulders. He had married into the Jiang family, and from then until now, he had always been subservient to Mother Jiang, obeying her in everything, even when making suggestions, he was careful.
“But,” Mother Jiang massaged her throbbing temples, her face filled with regret, “I made an agreement with him back then, and we even signed a contract.”
She had given Jiang Mo ten thousand yuan, and from then on, she and Jiang Mo had no further involvement. The current Jiang Mo was different from before, and the note was in Jiang Mo’s hands. She was worried about any potential accidents. If she didn’t get the money and it backfired, she would end up like Jiang Xuan, ruined. Furthermore, Jiang Mo had Chi Yu by his side, and with Jiang Xuan as an example, she dared not cause trouble.
“Let it go,” Mother Jiang gritted her teeth and reluctantly gave up, “I’m not as useless as Jiang Xuan. I won’t do such foolish things. Tomorrow, accompany me to the welfare home.”
“What are you planning to do?”
Jiang Mother replied, “I don’t believe I can’t raise an outstanding child. This time, I must pick one who listens to me.”
Jiang Xuan’s face turned pale. He leaned against the wall in the corner, covering his mouth, afraid that the living room’s cold-blooded parents might hear even the slightest breath. It seemed he was nothing more than a tool for Father Jiang and Mother Jiang . Once he lost his value, he could be discarded at will.From now on, he could only rely on himself.
…
Jiang Mo didn’t always get his preferred role in every ranked game. His second choice was mid-lane, and in this particular match, he was unfortunately assigned to the support role.
Jiang Mo didn’t like to argue with others over positions, so he played whatever role he was assigned. Both sides banned champions, and our AD carry chose Kai’Sa3. Jiang Mo didn’t like playing tanky supports nor the squishy ones. When it was his turn to pick, without much thought, he locked in Blood Moon Thresh4.
Blood Moon Thresh, also known as Pyke, could be considered an assassin-type champion. He had a fragile body and couldn’t withstand fights like tanky supports who could take on five enemies at once. However, his ability to secure kills as a finisher was very strong.
Once in the game, Jiang Mo noticed his jungle’s in-game name – Xu Li.
Xu Li.
In the Korean server, there was only one major region, and in cases of similar rankings, the chances of encountering familiar faces greatly increased. Jiang Mo had been pushing for higher ratings recently, so he had encountered numerous old friends.
They didn’t recognize him, and Jiang Mo didn’t like interacting with others unless he happened to bump into Xie Ning or Xu Ta. In most cases, they played in silence.
He seemed to have some fate with Xu Li. Today was probably the fifth time they had bumped into each other. In the previous games, they had no chance to communicate because one played jungle while the other played AD carry. Now, surprisingly, they were both assigned to the bottom lane.
During the first few minutes, there was no explosive battle in the bottom lane.
Pyke’s Q skill was a forward thrust that, upon hitting a target, could pull them towards him. His E skill was a forward dash that stunned targets along the way. The quick QE combo was the basic operation for Pyke. The enemy AD carry, Jinx5, was standing behind the minions, and Pyke’s Q skill couldn’t pass through the minions to hook her. He had to think of another strategy.
Jiang Mo hid in the bush and used his E skill to jump behind Jinx before following up with Q. The enemy support was Thresh, whose Q skill could also hook enemies. The difference was that Pyke pulled the enemy a short distance, while Thresh pulled them into his embrace and could instantly release the skill without needing to charge it.
After Jiang Mo made his move, he anticipated where Thresh would hook him and smoothly dodged Thresh’s Q skill. This control combo was executed perfectly. Xu Li should have followed up with damage to take out half of Jinx’s health.
However, Xu Li didn’t follow up.
Jiang Mo frowned and activated W to retreat. Pyke’s W skill increased movement speed and granted him a camouflage effect, making him invisible to enemies. This skill was ideal for assassination, escape, and roaming.In the first engagement, Xu Li didn’t follow up due to a lack of attention. After both sides peacefully farmed for a while and their abilities came off cooldown, Jiang Mo made another attempt. This time, Jinx was more cautious and used her E skill to displace herself when he got close, evading his stun. Pyke’s close-range Q pulled the AD carry between himself and the allied minions. Yet again, Xu Li refrained from taking action and continued clearing the minion wave at his own pace.
No, he did take action once, giving a symbolic auto-attack to the tanky enemy support:”See, I attacked someone. It’s not that I didn’t engage. Jinx was too far away, and it wouldn’t have been worth it to trade health. There’s no need to fight.”
Jiang Mo: “…”
The first time might have been unintentional, but the second time seemed deliberate.
[Moo: Not engaging?]
[xuli: She was too far away. Didn’t you see Thresh there? It would’ve been a bad trade of health. No need to fight.]
[Moo: Why do you think it’s a bad trade? If we coordinate our actions, we could have taken Jinx down much earlier.]
[xuli: Do you think the Titan is a dead man? Don’t you think he won’t fight back?]
[Moo: Jinx is so fragile. If we focus on her, do you think a Titan will be a problem? Taking down a double kill with Kai’Sa is not difficult.]
[xuli: Your understanding of the game is different from mine. I don’t argue with ordinary players. 🙂 🙂 :)]
Jiang Mo: “…”
“He did it on purpose, right? Is this guy crazy?” Da Zhuang was watching the whole time. He might not be skilled at the game, but he understood what was happening. In the two instances just now, Jiang Mo was absorbing the damage, and it wasn’t as dangerous as Kai’Sa claimed.
Come on, in this ranking, he’s afraid of the enemy support coming to attack him?
“This must be a booster playing on his account. It’s better to let me play.” Da Zhuang muttered.
Jiang Mo didn’t say anything, feeling puzzled.
He and Xu Li didn’t even know each other, right? Why is Xu Li inexplicably targeting him? This reminded Jiang Mo of the days he spent with Xu Li in the same team.
Jiang Mo joined the NG team relatively early. In his previous life, Xu Li joined a few days later. Strictly speaking, Xu Li was his junior.
At the beginning, everyone in the team worked hard for their dream of winning the championship, and they really achieved it. After winning the championship, the teammates started to slack off, and they began to play poorly in the next year’s spring season. The team underwent major roster changes, bringing in Zhao Fa and others. It was from that moment that the NG team changed completely.
The new owner often used them for marketing, and during training camp, they were even sent to a variety show to gain publicity. After losing the game, they faced a backlash. The one who was affected the most was Jiang Mo, the team captain.
Before Jiang Mo left the NG team, he found out that Xu Li was behind the scenes trying to undermine him. He specifically asked Xu Li for an answer.
At that time, Xu Li’s contract with the NG team had ended, and he successfully joined the PG team, which was the team Jiang Mo had always dreamed of joining. Xu Li’s face no longer had the haze that Jiang Mo couldn’t understand before, and he openly told Jiang Mo the reason.
“We debuted at the same time, so why is everyone only paying attention to you? Why am I always just standing by your side as a supporting role?”
“We entered the World Championship together, won the championship together. I also put in effort. Why is your popularity several times higher than ours? Why is your signing fee three times ours? Just because you’re the captain? Because you’re better looking than me?”
“Everyone says that without you, Captain Jiang, we wouldn’t even have had a chance to go to the World Championship. Is Jiang Mo really that amazing? Without us, could you have entered the World Championship alone?”
At that time, Jiang Mo was full of shock and confusion. He couldn’t understand why Xu Li was venting his anger on him; it was too absurd.
Xu Li was undeniably talented, or he wouldn’t have held a starting position for so long and caught the eye of the PG team’s coach.
During the finals, without Xu Li, Jiang Mo couldn’t secure the championship trophy. He had never underestimated the effort of any teammate.
Not every professional player could earn a high annual salary, and not every professional player was wanted by a team. Some players couldn’t even enter a low-tier team and wasted a year’s time. A professional career was inherently short, and the esports world could be ruthless.
Many teams faced this kind of problem, where players felt unequal, but Jiang Mo thought this wouldn’t happen in their team.
Other teammates retired when they retired, and those who left, left. The championship team was left with only Xu Li and him. Xu Li was his battle companion, and Jiang Mo had always considered him a good friend.
Jiang Mo thought that Xu Li had been influenced by the rumors on the internet and foolishly apologized to Xu Li.
Later, he came to understand that even without those rumors, Xu Li would still see him this way.
Both newcomers, both debuting at the same time, he stood higher than Xu Li and obtained what Xu Li had longed for – flowers, applause, the admiration of everyone’s gaze…
Xu Li wanted everyone’s attention focused on him; he wanted fame, respect, and compliments.
Jiang Mo couldn’t understand Xu Li’s thoughts. If he were Xu Li, he wouldn’t be jealous because what didn’t belong to him, no matter how envious he was, didn’t belong to him.
Jiang Mo’s face darkened, and he chuckled coldly, leaving Da Zhuang on the side staring at him in astonishment.
Was he hearing things?
Had the little boss been possessed?
How could his cute little boss make such a sound?!
Jiang Mo wouldn’t intentionally lose the game just because he disliked Xu Li. He wanted to gain points, and it wasn’t worth it for someone like Xu Li.
After reaching level six, Jiang Mo didn’t return to the bottom lane. He began to roam around the middle lane.
Pyke was a hero that was very suitable for roaming. The enemy mid-laner pushed the minions under their tower. Jiang Mo used his scanning to confirm that he hadn’t revealed his vision. Then, he activated W and directly crossed through the middle lane bushes, sneaking behind the enemy Sylas6.
Sylas was a melee mage, and there was no benefit to trading blows with him up close. Jiang Mo had precise control over Pyke’s E skill range. He hid in a certain spot, stunned Sylas at the edge of his E skill range, and the mid-lane wanderer immediately followed up with a control skill. His control duration was short, and Sylas attempted to escape with a short-distance dash. However, Pyke’s Q skill had already been cast, and he pulled Sylas back with a predicted Q.
The two of them coordinated their combo. After the enemy’s health dropped, their health bars turned red. Pyke’s ultimate could execute enemy heroes with red health bars in an X-shaped area. Teammates who received assists could share the kill gold. When the enemy’s health dropped on the battlefield, it was the perfect time for Pyke to harvest. Pyke’s ultimate, after successfully killing a target, could immediately reset, making it a weapon for team fights and a helper for team economy.
Jiang Mo secured a kill and, after buying his items, still didn’t return to the bottom lane. Xu Li was left alone, guarding under the bottom lane turret. With a tank like Thresh to defend the tower, Xu Li was killed by the enemy Jinx once. Xu Li was a patient person; he didn’t start cursing and continued to guard the bottom lane after respawning.
Jiang Mo began to roam between the middle and top lanes after getting a kill. He harassed the enemy jungler in the jungle.
He resumed his jungle routine, as there was nothing for our jungler to do, and Jiang Mo didn’t need to gank. He could only clear his own jungle camps, take the Dragon and Rift Herald, and occasionally help his poor AD carry.
While guarding the solo lane and enjoying the economy and experience all to himself, Xu Li’s level and equipment had fallen behind the enemy AD carry by a significant margin.
Dealing with two enemies was bad enough, but after Jiang Mo killed the enemy jungler as Pyke three times, instead of seeking revenge on Pyke, Xu Li insisted on going to the bottom lane. In just ten minutes, he had died five times.
“Dmn it!” After being gang-banged to death by three enemies again, Xu Li cursed loudly and typed a long message in the chat, only to delete it.
Because while he was typing, Pyke and our mid laner finally came to the bottom lane. With Pyke’s incredible performance, he secured a quadrakill. If the enemy top laner had joined the fight, Pyke might have gotten a pentakill.
Teammates typed “666,” and if he cursed at this moment, he wouldn’t fit in.
Was this guy doing it on purpose to get back at him?
After entering the room, Xu Li noticed the ID “Moo.”
Before, he had created a smurf account to report Moo’s livestream room, not expecting the report to be successful. Xie Ning had cried in the group for a while, but eventually, it had stopped. He hadn’t seen a message from this person for a while, and the world had finally quieted down.
Unexpectedly, he had such a deep connection with this person. Before, he was busy with competitions, so he didn’t have time to climb the ranks. His rank had been stuck at Master and had dropped quite a few points. That’s why he frequently encountered Moo. Once he reached King, he could say goodbye to Moo.
During the first few minutes of the bottom lane matchup, his reactions weren’t as bad. If it had been any other random support, when they initiated, he would have immediately followed up.
He hesitated for a second and decided not to follow up. It was deliberate; he didn’t want to cooperate with Moo.
In this game, Xu Li didn’t play a significant role. His teammates began pushing the enemy’s crystal, and just before it exploded and displayed the victory emblem, a line of text appeared in the chat.
[Moo: Your understanding of the game is indeed different from mine. I don’t argue with professional players about who’s right or wrong. ^-^]
“D*mn it!” Xu Li was so angry that he threw his mouse.
Note :
Xu li is so stupid why don’t you go into the entertainment industry if you want to look at it? Man, he’s just jealous and low so he closes her eyes to the truth.
Thank you for translation,Love.