A Broken Mirror Reunited In An E-Sports Ch 34

The kiss landed on the knuckles, like an electric current, causing a tingling sensation in the surrounding area.

Subconsciously, Rong Yi was startled and withdrew his hand. Xiao Yin raised his head, his dark phoenix eyes fixed on him.

Rong Yi was still in shock from hearing those two words, and for a moment, he felt that his reaction was too exaggerated. He was hastily trying to make up for it when he heard the sound of the door being pushed open behind him, followed by several people walking in and loudly broadcasting their voices.

“So we think that there’s no food in the world that tastes better than spicy hotpot! But Yin is not allowed in the club–“

Then they approached, shining their flashlights into the room. Ci She, Wu Dao Gu, and Hui Mao all fell silent and quickly hid their phones, pointing the cameras at the ground and moving in unison.

Silence followed in unison.

The viewers in the livestream room only saw two shadows before being forced to face the floor with a thud.

There were still many question marks in the livestream room.

[“What? What happened? Did anyone see clearly?”]

[“I caught the image on my phone and stopped the video! It looks like one person was sitting while the other was kneeling! But damn, it’s too blurry! All I could get was a faint afterimage!”]

[“What kind of tiger and wolf posture is this? Are they here to look for Yin and Easy? So, the person who’s sitting and the person who’s kneeling are Easy and Yin?”]

At the entrance of the rest area, the three boys seemed to be under a spell, their three pairs of bulbous eyes staring straight at them.

Xiao Yin, on the other hand, was very natural and had no special reaction. He even stood up three seconds later and asked them, “Did you buy what you needed? If you did, let’s go.”

The viewers in the livestream room could faintly hear Xiao Yin’s voice, and they exploded on the spot, “So the kneeling person is Brother Yin!! What the hell are they doing?!”

[“Automatically turn yellow! Keep broadcasting, don’t stop! Can someone tell me what’s happening?!”]

Xiao Yin remained calm and composed, while Rong Yi’s ears turned red in an instant. He stood up, his expression calm, and said, “Let’s go.”

As long as he treated it as if it never happened, then it never happened.

He even began to doubt whether he had misheard Xiao Yin say “baby.”

When did Xiao Yin ever call him that?

Even when they were fooling around years ago, he never called him that.

Xiao Yin was a very cold person. Rong Yi had once snooped through his phone out of curiosity, hoping to see what nickname he had given him. As a result, the nickname was RS.EASY.

Parentheses: (Mid-lane but versatile).

The same remarks were given to others, and Xiao Yin even used the full name of his parents and family as their remarks.

From then on, Rong Yi no longer sought trouble for himself.

The three of them silently turned off their phones, with an expression of “sorry for interrupting the two lovebirds.” Xiao Yin remained silent and walked ahead with the others, taking the elevator to the underground garage.

It wasn’t until they returned to the villa that the Hui Mao came to give Rong Yi a gift, diverting his attention.

Rong Yi said, “This is the first gift I received after joining the league.”

He deliberately tore off the tape on the phone camera lens and took a photo of the little black cat figurine before joyfully posting it on social media.

Ci She ate hot pot beside him, asking, “Really? Captain, you never received gifts from teammates or fans before?”

Rong Yi replied, “I’ve received gifts from fans and some friends, but this is the first time from a teammate.”

The others were present, and Xiao Yin looked over at him.

Ci She put down the hot pot and was about to leave, but Rong Yi called out to him, “Hey, what are you doing?”

Ci She looked like he was fighting for favor, “I’m going to buy flowers for the captain. It’s the first time he received a gift from a teammate, how can I not?”

“No need,” Rong Yi smiled happily. He really felt that there was no need. “The thought is there. Why don’t you play a few games with me instead? I think your anti-gank skills have improved a lot today.”

Ci She picked up his hot pot and said, “I’ll take my leave.”

After taking a bite of the hot pot, Ci She sat back down and asked, “So, what were you and Brother Yin doing there today?”

Rong Yi: “…”

The Hui Mao and Wu Dao Gu remained silent, pretending to play games but actually paying full attention to the gossip.

Xiao Yin moved a little, just adjusting his sitting posture and placing his PAD on the armrest of the sofa. His gaze, however, remained on Rong Yi.

It was as if he had no intention of speaking.

Rong Yi thought for a moment and said, “He… helped me tie my shoelaces.”

Ci She: “?”

The Hui Mao and Wu Dao Gu: “?”

Xiao Yin also looked up.

Rong Yi remained calm. “My waist isn’t good. It hurts to bend over when sitting. Brother Yin is always happy to help and gives me special treatment.”

This was too reasonable.

It was completely justifiable and based on a fact that everyone knew. He did have a serious lumbar muscle strain.

The living room fell silent.

Xiao Yin didn’t know why, but his fingers paused for a moment. He then picked up his PAD again and started to review the game strategy.

VIT won their first victory in the second round of the regular season in a very impressive manner, winning a large number of fans both overseas and domestically. As the representative of VIT, Rong Yi’s votes skyrocketed.

Despite the best efforts of RS team fans to collect data, they ultimately failed to surpass the powerful “routeman” team.

This year’s most popular player, opening ceremony recommendation, and advertising spokesperson undoubtedly belonged to VIT.

When the operations team contacted Rong Yi, he was still practicing alone.

The operations team reported to him, “We need at least three high-definition photos of you without a hat for the process. Can the captain provide them?”

Rong Yi stopped…

The operations girl was in a difficult position, “It’s a must-have, what about the splash screen recommendation?”

Rong Yi was still struggling, “Can I use a fourth-grade school photo without a hat?”

Before the operations girl could respond, Rong Yi retracted his request, knowing he was being unreasonable.

He thought for a long time before typing to the operations team, “Can you tell the league that I don’t want this splash screen recommendation? They know my habits.”

“If it’s not possible, I’ll withdraw.”

Rong Yi didn’t think his solution completely solved the problem. He leaned back and sighed lightly.

The main problem was that no one could have predicted that he would actually come in first place.

If he had known, he would never have agreed to sign up.

The operations girl turned to Xiao Yin when she couldn’t make a decision, “Should I ask the boss?”

Xiao Yin had a big face.

Rong Yi thought for a moment and said, “I’ll talk to him myself.”

This was his own business. Since he was relying on Xiao Yin’s face, he naturally had to talk to him himself.

The operations girl was relieved and obviously afraid to communicate with Xiao Yin. “Okay, you talk to Brother Yin first.”

Rong Yi looked at the time.

It was four in the afternoon, and Xiao Yin wasn’t in the training room or the lobby. He should be in his own room.

Rong Yi sent him a message, “I have something to discuss with you. Can I come up now?”

Xiao Yin almost immediately replied, “Sure.”

He then sent another message, “If you have anything to discuss in the future, you don’t need to message me. Just come up.”

“Okay.” Rong Yi put away his phone and walked upstairs.

One advantage he had was that he wasn’t particularly afraid of Xiao Yin because he liked his type. The colder he was, the stronger he seemed, and the more Rong Yi liked him.

He knocked on the door, and Xiao Yin said, “Come in.”

As soon as he entered the room, Rong Yi saw Xiao Yin hunched over his desk, looking at a dense stack of English documents, absentmindedly twirling his pen between his fingers.

There was a faint scent of peppermint in the room, and it was slightly warmer than outside. Xiao Yin’s hair was still wet, and he smelled good.

He had just taken a shower and was wearing a casual shirt, with two of the top buttons casually undone.

Rong Yi said, “It’s about the People’s Star…”

Xiao Yin seemed to know what he was going to say. “They want to use the player’s photo on the national game page for a whole season.”

He raised his head, and his phoenix eyes were sharp. “Do you want to take the photo?”

Rong Yi said, “No, I don’t want to.”

“Okay.” Xiao Yin put down the spinning pen. “Then we won’t film it.”

…

The room fell silent.

Rong Yi didn’t expect the topic to be resolved so quickly and decisively. He thought for a moment and realized he had nothing else to say, so he said, “Then I’ll go downstairs.”

Xiao Yin never made mistakes in his work, so there was nothing more to ask. Rong Yi smiled at him and said, “Thanks boss, I’ll treat you to a meal sometime.”

“Sure.” Xiao Yin looked at the calendar. “When?”

Rong Yi hesitated for a moment.

It wasn’t just a formality, but he didn’t expect Xiao Yin to take it seriously.

Xiao Yin was always methodical in his work and hated when his plans were disrupted, so he always arranged everything in advance. Rong Yi, on the other hand, liked to be spontaneous and free-spirited.

Rong Yi decided to stop thinking too much about it and asked, “When are you free?”

Xiao Yin’s gaze shifted. “The fifth.”

“Okay,” Rong Yi replied.

And that was the end of their conversation.

After returning home, Rong Yi realized that the fifth was the same day that Xiao Yin had circled on the calendar during their last meeting.

It was the short break after the end of the regular season. The break was usually only about four or five days long, and each person, including VIT’s players, had a brief period of relaxation.

Xiao Yin seemed to only have one day free, so Rong Yi didn’t plan to schedule too many activities. They would just have a meal together.

He still didn’t know whether Xiao Yin was joking or serious during their last meeting, so he decided not to think too much about it.

“As is tradition, the People’s Star is expected to appear on camera, which is a bit difficult in this case,” the league representative said delicately. “Mainly, we also want to hear Easy’s opinion and know why he can’t appear on camera.”

“If there are any inconveniences, we can make adjustments.”

They showed a sincere attitude.

Everyone in the conference room looked at Xiao Yin.

Today’s meeting was a small gathering between the investors and VIT, and the league was present as a small representative. Originally, the People’s Star was not important, but Xiao Yin did not let the meeting end without mentioning it, making it clear that he was setting rules for them.

“No reason, he just doesn’t want to,” said Xiao Yin, his ten fingers intertwined.

“In the future, he may change his mind and appear on camera, but before that, I hope he won’t be troubled by these things.”

“As for the reason, I have nothing to say.”

“Easy doesn’t appear on camera for any of his endorsement activities. This situation isn’t new, and you should have known that.”

“For the sake of preventing any future unpleasantness, I want to make it clear here that all of us at VIT are like this. Their wishes come first and they are not bound by any activities.”

Although they had heard about his temperament beforehand, several new partners couldn’t help but privately criticize him.

“Yin is so arrogant. How many people can avoid being tied down these days? Being a popular star but not willing to show his face is a losing proposition for the league.”

“That’s right.”

“But I heard that Yin’s style is like this. If you are willing to follow his wishes, he is willing to pay any cost, but if you cross him, he will leave without saying a word.”

No one dared to say more deeply. They were still new and couldn’t see the essence of things.

A few days later, the league made concessions and they went online with a splash screen recommendation. It used a black and white figure animation, with the silhouette gradually changing and overlapping with the animation of Li’s departure after a triple kill in a regular season match.

The light and shadow changed, the figure graceful, and if you clicked on the mysterious figure with the mouse, you would hear Li’s voice, also cut from the match.

“It’s just a training match.”

The voice was elegant and composed, but with boundless sharpness.

Many people couldn’t even distinguish between his true voice and the voice of his character in the game, thinking that it was Li’s new voice line.

This splash screen recommendation was even more cool and intriguing than any previous one. In the past, high-definition pictures of players were pushed, but unless they were particularly handsome, ordinary viewers would open and then close the picture. Instead, Li’s appearance in this promotion successfully aroused the curiosity of countless people.

[“No player has ever broken the precedent. The popular star must show his face, but he can still win the title without showing his face.”]

[“Ah, Easy, can you show me a glimpse? Will I die if you show me once?”]

Li had not gone live for many days, but his live streaming room was now filled with a bunch of fans who could only say “ah ah ah”. Lonely fans even began to watch his past broadcasts.

[“Well, although he hasn’t shown his face all this time, we already know what his voice sounds like.”]

[“Well, although he didn’t show his face this time, during Ci She’s live stream, they accidentally showed an unfamiliar foot, and after analyzing the position of their seats, we confirmed that the foot did not belong to the Hui Mao, Yin, or Wu Dao Gu. It must be Easy’s foot.”]

[“He’s wearing XX brand sneakers! The ice blue color scheme looks so good.”]

[“It’s coming soon.”]

Ci She also went to Li’s live streaming room to join in the fun and make a ruckus, “We’ve already put together one foot, soon we’ll have the whole person.”

Of course, he was not surprised to receive a torrent of criticism from netizens.

[“Can you be a decent person? Can you show us what your team captain looks like?”]

Netizens begged: “Really, we are not curious at all, we just want to see the captain, even a glimpse is enough, half a glimpse is also okay.”

[“Does Easy want to torture us to death?”]

During a regular season game, a recommendation appeared on the screen, and Rong Yi’s search rate and nomination rate had already soared to the top of the game discussion rankings. The audience both loved and hated it, but Rong Yi himself didn’t care much about these things, so fans could only scavenge for information in various corners.

And they couldn’t find anything.

The other members of VIT protected Rong Yi tightly.

At the end of the second round of the regular season, VIT played three games, the last one against a weak team, and their performance this year was clearly not good.

Rong Yi was immersed in his work, thinking about nothing else. After the game, he would even study the opponent’s team to see what went wrong.

On the fourth night, he was in the living room with the Hui Mao and Ci She, studying a certain defeated team.

“Their top laner’s performance this season is obviously not good, the training team doesn’t have a unified plan, you see his operation in these two seconds is obviously…”

Rong Yi sat in the living room, scrolling through the progress bar with his head down.

The others gathered around him and watched.

Tomorrow was a day off. Wu Dao Gu was not in the club today, he took a leave to fly to R city to visit his parents. Only Xiao Yin had just returned from a business trip yesterday.

After Rong Yi finished his analysis, he put the tablet aside and stretched his neck upwards.

He should go to Lin Yi’s place for some therapy again.

Thinking of this, he looked at his phone.

Xiao Yin was not around today. According to their agreement, he would treat him to a meal tomorrow.

But he was still on a business trip and, according to the operations team, he seemed to be very busy and sometimes had to fly overseas.

This time he flew to the US, saying that there were some unfinished business.

He was said to be very busy and not exaggerating.

After taking a shower, Rong Yi looked at the time, which was already 10:00 p.m., and typed a message, “Are you busy?”

Xiao Yin was probably really busy. It took two hours for him to reply, “Just finished, I didn’t see your message.”

“Are we still eating tomorrow?”

Rong Yi quickly saw the message and cautiously worded his response, “If you’re busy, let’s not go tomorrow. You don’t have to rush back.”

“It’s fine. I’ll be back early this morning. You rest first,” Xiao Yin said.

Rong Yi felt even more embarrassed. He had picked a bad day, and he was afraid of causing Xiao Yin trouble, so he said, “No, no. Let’s not eat tomorrow. I’ll treat you another time. You must be tired after coming back so late. Rest well during your break.”

Xiao Yin didn’t reply for a long time.

After a while, Rong Yi was almost asleep when Xiao Yin finally replied.

“Then let me treat you to a meal.”

“Let’s call it a date.”