Chapter 59 – Evil
Dreaming back to midnight, Lin Xingling felt his body being pushed and shaken for a while, accompanied by indistinct murmurs… He ignored them and just kept sleeping.
After a few quiet minutes, the unsuccessful attempt to open the door resulted in creaking and banging sounds as the thing came back with dejected footsteps.
Pacing, hesitating, it sounded like he was uncertain.
After a long time, the room was left in silent stillness.
“Hmm?”
With a feeling of weight pressing against his body, the blanket was pulled back, and in the midst of the cold breeze, it seemed like something had crawled in.
It felt smooth and tender.
Reaching inside, it felt like fabric.
“Huh?”
Cheng Che didn’t have time to cover the blanket that was blown by the wind from both sides. Lin Xingling grabbed his waist, fearing that struggling would wake him up, so he could only let him hold on… tighter and tighter.
Damn it! This is so frustrating!
Originally, in the middle of the night, Cheng Che wanted to come and apologize, but unexpectedly, Lin Xingling was sleeping like a pig, and he couldn’t wake him up no matter how much he called.
He wanted to go back, but the door wouldn’t open. Standing on the floor, he felt cold and tired.
Adhering to the principle of “never being poor in education and never suffering oneself,” Cheng Che decided to squeeze into the same bed with his dear and soft team captain.
Stars wouldn’t mind.
“Captain, I, I’m coming in.”
…Then, Cheng Che was embraced by Lin Xingling’s arms.
The posture in the bed was extremely awkward.
Although Lin Xingling didn’t know what was in his arms in his dream, he exerted all his strength to tighten his arms, not letting this thing escape.
Until a fluffy mass touched his chest, like a little kitten, bringing a familiar warmth.
Opening his eyes, nodding with a lowered brow, he saw the person he had in mind… Lin Xingling asked in a hoarse voice, “Am I dreaming?”
“It’s a d-dream.” After freezing outside for a long time, Cheng Che’s voice sounded nasal, and he stayed still in his embrace.
“Lift your head up, let me see.”
It was an unquestionable command.
“Um…” Cheng Che raised his head and looked at him.
Because of drowsiness, his eyes were misty, appearing half-opened.
With just one glance, Lin Xingling felt his entire body heat up.
Cheng Che had his legs curled up, and his knees were in an awkward position… The current situation was awkward, neither moving nor staying still.
“Captain…”
Lin Xingling reached out and grabbed his leg, extending it, “Why did you come so late?”
“I’m sorry, Captain. Sprite is not as important as you… You’re the most important.” In order to secure a future for Sprite, Cheng Che could only endure and obediently apologize to him.
After all, Lin Xingling was easily swayed by this approach.
Sure enough, Lin Xingling, who liked well-behaved children, instantly calmed down:
“Good boy, not angry anymore.”
Cheng Che: Mission accomplished—
The next day, Cheng Che successfully reclaimed his half-bottle of Sprite, and he held the bottle happily, looking unlike himself.
Coach Liang Feng took advantage of the situation and made him sign an unequal agreement:
From now on, for every glass of Sprite he drinks, he must also drink half a glass of milk.
Cheng Che was happy and signed it.
Liu Ying looked at the agreement with a box of pure milk and shook his head, “I don’t understand. Milk is delicious…”
“I don’t understand either. Brother Cheng, just drink it. It won’t kill you.” Wu You took the box of pure milk from Liu Ying’s hand. “Xiao Ying, go get another one. I’ll drink this.”
“Oh.”
“I… I’ll, I’ll drink some in the future…”
Cheng Che looked at Lin Xingling while holding his Sprite, and Lin Xingling just smiled.
…
Cheng Che did as he promised, and from then on, he consistently drank a glass of pure milk twice a day.
Until the day of the 14th, the match day—
DCT took the lead and won the first two games, securing two match points. Backstage in the resting room, Cheng Che took a sip of the pure milk given by Lin Xingling… and spat it out.
He vomited intensely, and when he raised his head, his face was pale, shocking everyone.
The official called in an on-site doctor to give him a brief diagnosis, stating that it was just nausea due to psychological effects and there was nothing serious.
He went back on stage to continue the match:
Whether it was due to Clear’s poor condition or the opponent’s sudden burst of skill, DCT was chased by HT in two consecutive games, tying the match points.
In the fifth game, both sides fought back and forth, with both high ground towers destroyed in twenty-four minutes.
The five members of DCT clashed with the enemy team’s five members in front of the high ground tower on the middle road. In the end, they won the team fight with a 4-for-5 exchange.
The remaining Liu Ying had not had time to push the enemy’s crystal, but their own crystal was smashed by the enemy’s super minions with three punches.
“Defeat!“
Members of the HT team came over to shake hands, their marksman Qiu Mo was very arrogant, and he didn’t even extend his hand to Cheng Che.
Cheng Che didn’t bother to shake hands with him either, only because the milk backstage had made him feel nauseous until now, and his complexion didn’t look good.
He went home and went straight to sleep without checking Weibo.
[HT-Qiu Mo]:
DCT team’s Clear, bgrc
Qiu Mo is a player who came out of the SYG team’s training camp, and his strength is very strong. After being bought by the B group team HT in the previous season, he entered the S group with HT in the last place this season.
… A full two-tier improvement.
He has the ability, but the only shortcoming is that he is arrogant and conceited, and has some flaws in his character.
This sarcastic Weibo post by Qiu Mo about Clear was immediately flooded by the Moon Sisters who were resting on Sunday night, showing no mercy at all.
Lin Xingling wanted to intervene but felt it wasn’t appropriate, so he went to call Chen Enci, [“DCT-Stars: Enci, can you help me deal with the matter regarding Qiu Mo’s Weibo post?”]
[“SYG-Charity: Now you think of letting me out of the block? [Crack open]”]
Chen Enci didn’t know how to respond, so he just posted a soybean with wide-open eyes in the comments and watched the situation.
Clear’s fans were indeed formidable. They were afraid of attracting negativity towards Clear, so they didn’t use any foul language. They only used quotes to show that Qiu Mo disrespected his opponents, and even brought up the live broadcast replay where he didn’t shake hands with Clear.
Qiu Mo didn’t respond to any of it.
It’s not that he didn’t want to respond, but his phone was confiscated so he couldn’t. Because of that, he even had a quarrel with mid laner Tang Li, who went to complain to the coach… and he ended up cursing Tang Li on his own.
Tang Li, who had an innocent baby face, had red eyes from being cursed at but remained silent and didn’t cry.
The team members were already accustomed to the weak appearance of their captain, and their relationship with Qiu Mo was still decent, so they treated their quarrel as a dispute between friends and didn’t want to get involved.
Afterward, the team owner said he would take them out for a round of fun, but Tang Li made an excuse of not feeling well and didn’t go. The coach didn’t force him, assuming he wasn’t feeling well, and Qiu Mo didn’t care either.
The cowardly young captain stayed in the team and thought for a long time before finally asking Charity for Stars’ contact information.
…
Lin Xingling already knew about Tang Li wanting to call himself from Chen Enci.
Knowing it in advance, he had to remain calm.
The phone rang, Lin Xingling cleared his throat and clicked to answer.
On the other end was a crisp young voice.
Tang Li was apologizing to Clear for his own marksman’s disrespectful Weibo post and asked him to help convey the apology.
It’s not that he didn’t want to apologize to Clear, but… there were rumors that Clear had a venomous tongue and could make nine people cry with his words alone.
For timid Tang Li, this was like facing the King of Hell.
“Okay, I understand. I will help convey your message,” Lin Xingling said with a smile. “Clear is actually a very nice person, he’s not angry.”
Certainly, he came back and went straight to sleep like a piglet, so he didn’t see anything and naturally didn’t have time to get angry.
“But the Moon Sisters are angry…” Tang Li sighed. “Now there’s all sorts of chaos in the comments under Qiu Mo’s Weibo, and we don’t know what to do.”
Actually, the team’s public relations were already working on resolving the online conflicts, but Tang Li felt that solving the problem at its root—making Clear not angry with Qiu Mo—was the best solution.
He was very clever and understood the essence of the matter.
… It was an offline conflict, or rather, a one-sided minor friction.
Not all genius teenagers are mutually supportive.
“Can you… let Clear…”
Having Clear resolve the conflict would be the best solution.
“Well, let me think about it.” Whether the kid wanted to help or not was another matter… Lin Xingling stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, feeling a sudden chill behind him.
He turned his head and saw Cheng Che, who looked weak, staring at him with his beautiful blue eyes.
Lin Xingling’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat. “Are you awake?”
Cheng Che looked at him with a bitter face, his expression clearly saying, “You called someone else while I was sleeping??”
“Hold on, Tang Li, I’ll solve an important matter first and get back to you later.” (Xing).
“Okay, see you later, senior Stars!” (Li).
After hanging up the phone and putting it down, Lin Xingling timidly asked, “Are you hungry? Do you want me to make you a bowl of Yang Chun noodles?… Well, you can’t drink Sprite now because of your upset stomach, right?”
“… ” Cheng Che didn’t say a word, just looked at him.
“Judge my actions by my expression.”
“… Listen to my explanation.”
Lin Xingling raised his hands in surrender and explained everything that had happened to him.
After listening, Cheng Che: (￢_￢)
“It’s not… not my business.”
“We can’t have conflicts with people, and besides… although Qiu Mo’s attitude is bad, Tang Li didn’t do anything wrong, right? Let’s help resolve it…”
Cheng Che clenched his lips and glared at him fiercely. Lin Xingling’s words were cut off automatically, and he didn’t dare to make a sound.
After a while, he weakly asked, “Are you upset, little guy?”
“It’s Qiu Mo who caused trouble. Tang Li is dealing with his business… and you, you’re also meddling.” Cheng Che looked at him seriously, his face showing a hint of anger.
You like obedient Tang Li! You’re nothing!
Lin Xingling was full of question marks. “What do you mean?”
There’s nothing to explain. Tang Li is dealing with Qiu Mo’s business because they are teammates. But you, why are you meddling… and not even siding with me? Just because Tang Li fits your type of obedient child?
Xingling? Lin Xingling? Am I the one being scolded? Am I being treated like this?
Cheng Che felt suffocated in his heart and didn’t want to talk to him.
“Be good…” Lin Xingling leaned over and hugged him.
Seeing that Cheng Che didn’t resist, he immediately explained what he was thinking in his heart. “I’m not concerned about Tang Li, I’m concerned about you.”
“He said something about you, and you didn’t mind. It’s best to resolve conflicts, but even if you can’t, you should be magnanimous… understand?”
Another lecture, Cheng Che reluctantly nodded.
“Okay, if you don’t want to deal with this matter, then don’t. Come, let me make something for you to eat.”
…
Tang Li was waiting not for a call back from Lin Xingling, but for a message from Clear. The general meaning was: Don’t be angry, it’s hard for you to apologize for him, I’ll handle the rest.
Clear isn’t as frightening as the rumors say