Chapter 76 – Treasure
I didn’t expect Cheng Che to announce to everyone the day after his birthday that he and Lin Xingling were indeed together.
“It’s a DR ring, you know. A man can only customize one in his lifetime… Captain, how romantic!” Liu Ying clasped his hands together in front of her chest, genuinely happy for Cheng Che.
Wu You was dumbfounded. “Che… Che…”
Phantom slapped him on the back without saying a word.
Liang Feng was about to faint from anger. “You… You really… The child is only eighteen years old, you…”
“Beast, I know,” Lin Xingling interjected, sighing. “True love has nothing to do with age.”
“But age is related to the law.”
…
Regardless, everyone gave their best wishes.
As Wu You said, “In my heart, he is first and foremost my Brother Che, and then he is Dad Star’s wife.”
Everyone deeply agreed.
It was no different from usual training.
Until Saturday night…
Everyone in the team was excited because they had to play against SYG in the winner’s bracket semifinals on Sunday.
After training was over, Cheng Che was still full of energy and kept pestering Lin Xingling in their room, wanting kisses and cuddles. But Lin Xingling refused, saying there was a match the next day.
Then Cheng Che flipped him over and pinned him down, his restless hands reaching for the zipper on his pants…
“Cheng Che, I warn you, stop it.”
“Just a little… just a little…”
The essence of being a hooligan lies in acting cute afterward, and Cheng Che understood this well.
When Lin Xingling managed to break free and pressed him onto the bed, the child blinked his eyes and started crying out in pain before he could hit back. His eyes were filled with tears, pretending to be wronged.
Lin Xingling hesitated.
Just as he was hesitating whether to hit or not, Cheng Che directly nestled into his arms, rubbing against him and saying he liked him.
He decided not to hit him…
Having a boyfriend who acted like a child was really frustrating.
“Behave and go to sleep.”
Lin Xingling covered him with the blanket, following the coach’s instructions to sleep separately.
Cheng Che was a restless sleeper, always sticking his hands and feet out, feeling cold outside, and then he would push them into Lin Xingling’s blanket.
Two days ago, he kicked him in the leg…
He received quite a beating for that.
Tonight, however, he learned his lesson and only let his feet stick out without trying to squeeze into Lin Xingling’s blanket.
Lin Xingling grabbed his foot and stuffed it back under the blanket.
Cheng Che asked, “D-Do you like my foot?”
“Behave and stop talking nonsense.”
Being close to Clear for a long time, Stars had also learned some Clear quotes.
Especially the phrase ‘you damn horse owing a donkey a roundhouse kick.’
It could be called a classic.
“I can’t sleep… tell me a story,” Cheng Che squinted his eyes and said, “Tell me about… um, your time at SYG.”
Was it because they were going to face SYG in the winner’s bracket tomorrow…
Lin Xingling shook his head and smiled. “There’s nothing much to say. I played jungle in the SYG team, and you weren’t there. I came to DCT to coach, and you weren’t there either…”
“Until one day, I bumped into you on the street.”
Cheng Che listened with a confused expression but nodded.
Lin Xingling said, “Since then, you’ve been a part of my life, and I can’t lose you anymore.”
“Six.”
Every time he listened to him speak, Cheng Che couldn’t help but marvel at how he was a college student while he was… almost illiterate, only capable of saying “I like you” or “I love you” to express his affection.
Especially now, there was only one word he could say, “six.”
“The story is over, let’s go to sleep.” Lin Xingling kissed his forehead.
“Just… tell me a little more.”
Although not a story, it unexpectedly captivated the listener.
Sweet words are always touching.
“Well, tell me another one.”
Lin Xingling improvised, “Cover yourself with the blanket, and I’ll tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a person who slept with their feet sticking out, and then their feet got chopped off.”
Cheng Che:…
The child reluctantly pulled his feet back.
“Once upon a time, there was a person who only showed their head when sleeping…” (Star).
“That’s enough, right?” (Che)
“…And then their head got chopped off.”
Cheng Che:…
My silence, your trophy.
Lin Xingling reached out and pinched his cheek, smiling, “Behave and hide well, you’re a treasure.”
Treasure or not, it can’t be opened.
Cheng Che was indeed a treasure, in every sense.
The most well-known aspects being his skills and good looks.
On November 25th, the winners’ bracket match scheduled DCT against SYG in Shanghai. Fans of both teams filled the venue, leaving no empty seats.
It was a full house.
To Cheng Che’s surprise, his father also came.
The position of Cheng Group’s chairman was in the commentator’s seat, without his wife and children.
Bringing them along would only mess with their mindset, and Cheng Ming understood that.
SYG took the lead in the first game, and Cheng Che didn’t react much, only saying that fortunes change.
You never know who will win.
Backstage, Lin Xingling was still worried. He asked Cheng Che if losing the first game would leave a bad impression on his father-in-law… and also about his own appearance, if he looked handsome or not.
“Oh god, does your dad think I’m completely useless… I didn’t harm anyone by picking Cai Wenji…”
Annoyed, Cheng Che pushed his bangs aside and pressed him onto the couch, covering his mouth with his hand. “Do you have to go that far? My relationship with him… it’s just, you know, like that… Don’t make him out to be like a father.”
Lin Xingling lowered his gaze. “But he is your father…”
Cheng Che:…
This move was indeed like a set from Hua Mulan—I’ve been silenced.
Due to the loss in the first game, the DCT team played exceptionally fierce in the second game.
Since they had already lost face, they might as well go all out in the second game!
Until the end, SYG’s Nexus was on the brink of destruction.
Wu You: “Dad Star, three seconds left on Wolf Transformation, charge with me!”
Lin Xingling: “Hurry, hurry, AD, keep up!”
Liu Ying: “Brother Che, charge with us!”
The DCT team rushed towards the Nexus with the Wolf Transformation emblem, ready to demolish it without minions.
SYG blocked in front of the Nexus, fiercely defending their base.
Charity: “Be careful, block them for a bit!”
Zhi Shi: “Clear the minions quickly… Ah? They’re…”
Bei Yang: “They’re trying to push hard! Block them with me!”
Zhi Shi: “Delay them.”
“I’ll create a disturbance! Defend the base! Defend!”
Cheng Zhi was released as a distraction, howling loudly.
DCT: Turret, turret, turret, turret, turret, turret, turret!!!
SYG: Base, base, base, base, base, base, base!!!
Little did SYG know that when Lin Xingling led the team, they only touched the Nexus briefly, immediately retreating without engaging in a fight, deceiving SYG’s defense.
“Don’t go for the Nexus, wait for the second wave.”
The second wave happened ten seconds later, and DCT prepared for another assault.
Wu You quietly went to take the Baron.
“Although they say it’s sneaky, it’s actually quite straightforward. After all, SYG’s crystal is in a precarious state. They can’t even control the dragon, let alone push the lanes.
Lin Xingling baited Cheng Zhi’s Zhang Fei’s ultimate ability and called for everyone to retreat when their condition was not good.
Winning this game is just a matter of time. We can’t let SYG counterattack just because we’re impatient. If we get wiped out…SYG turning the tables is a possibility.
In the third wave of attacks, we baited Zhi Shi’s Crescent Moon and Bei Yang’s Pure Azure Sky.
Zhi Shi:…
Bei Yang:…
Charity: “I knew he was sly, but I didn’t expect him to be this cunning.”
The jungle couldn’t split push, so they had to stick together with the five of them, surrounding the naked crystal.
Defending the base…
Lin Xingling: Bait!
Commentator Jiang Li: “This…this strategy is definitely going to attract some hate, haha. Cheng Zhi better download an anti-scam app for himself.”
[“Cheng Zhi: I’ve never been so speechless in my life.”]
[“DCT repeatedly charges.”]
[” Dad Star and the others can’t get in [funny face].”]
[“Suspicions with evidence.”]
At the twenty-fifth minute, DCT and SYG officially engaged in a team fight.
After getting beaten three times, they retreated.
Wu You: “I stole their base, I stole their base!”
Lin Xingling: “Hurry, hit the crystal, hit the crystal!”
[“It’s only when the crystal has a sliver of health that everyone remembers it’s a tower-pushing game.”]
[“With the crystal on the brink of destruction, even five security guards can’t defend it.”]
“Victory!“
Finally, they won the second game.
On their way back to the backstage, Lin Xingling asked if they should meet his father-in-law after the match ended… Cheng Che didn’t respond and just pulled Liu Ying away.
Liang Feng patted his shoulder and said, “What are you in a hurry for? Can he run away?”
“I didn’t mean that…”
…
In the third game, SYG picked Da Qiao and Old Fu Zi’s lineup, and DCT had no choice but to pick Gong Sun Li.
Crazed Gong Sun Li with Flash and Bai Li Shou Yue.
Cheng Che: What the f***, come out, get the f*** out of the tower quickly.
Gong Sun Li’s second skill can block sniper shots, and the first skill can dodge them. She’s quite effective against Bai Li Shou Yue.
Unfortunately, Charity is quite cunning, huddling under the tower and clearing minions.
Stars: And he has the nerve to call me cunning.
…In this game, Lin Xingling played as Lan Ling Wang support.
At the start, he didn’t stick with the marksman. He roamed and set the pace, going wherever he pleased, looking for openings.
Sunshine boy Lan Ling Wang, devoted and loyal.
At level 4, he wanted to force Cheng Zhi’s Da Qiao to use her ultimate, so Lin Xingling chased him around the enemy blue area.
He successfully killed Da Qiao and forced out her ultimate.
Unfortunately, he was low on health and had no skills left, so he couldn’t escape.
He only had to wait for the enemy mage Shen Mengxi to come and finish him off.
…
Commentator Jiang Li: “In this move, Stars’ Lan Ling Wang killed Cheng Zhi’s Da Qiao. Oh, the ultimate was forced out…Zhi Shi wants to teleport, and Shen Mengxi can just finish him off.”
Commentator A Hua: “Lan Ling Wang can’t escape, he has no skills.”
“…”
Zhi Shi hadn’t even used his first skill yet and suddenly appeared in the fountain.
The mid laner had a confused expression.
The marksman smirked, “You stepped into his second skill range.”
They originally wanted to secure a kill, but…
Commentator Jiang Li: “Lan Ling Wang has no skills…but Da Qiao does…”
Cheng Zhi’s Da Qiao was truly clueless this game.
She was relentlessly targeted by Lan Ling Wang.
Lan Ling Wang teamed up with Gong Sun Li to target her.
-Anyone who enters the range of his second skill gets pushed out.
Lin Xingling got an MVP with bloodlust in this game.
He was very happy.
“Let’s keep working hard for the next game!”
To perform well in front of his father-in-law.
But he didn’t notice that Cheng Che’s expression was getting increasingly grim.
In the fourth game, the mid laner chose Tian, the Boundless Mage.
Liu Ying’s jungle invade was countered by the enemy’s Dong Huang Tai Yi’s ultimate. After being focused and killed, their teammates traded zero for four, leaving only Charity unable to turn the tide, helplessly watching their own crystal being destroyed.
Liu Ying: “Am I hindering your damage by being alive?”