A Broken Mirror Reunited In An E-Sports Ch 36

It was a warm summer night, with the chirping of insects in the grass.

Rong Yi leaned against the villa gate and froze for a moment.

Xiao Yin’s fingertip touched his cheek, and his eyes lowered. For the first time, Rong Yi saw a hint of probing in those calm, deep eyes.

Rong Yi doubted himself again, but his rational mind told him that it was quiet around them and there was no possibility of mishearing anything.

Seeing him silent, Xiao Yin lowered his voice even more and asked, “Is it okay?”

Rong Yi’s ears felt a little warm, and he was a bit confused about the situation, so he tried to avoid his gaze and said, “What pursuit? We are not…”

“Seeing each other. Reconciling,” Xiao Yin finished his sentence for him.

Working on the team’s business.

But it all seemed incomplete.

He carefully chose his words and tried to sound calm and cautious, “Isn’t it like we said before? A contractual relationship.”

To make it less awkward to work together, they resumed their romantic relationship.

He looked at him, shrouded in the darkness of the night, and probably unable to see him clearly.

In fact, Rong Yi was having trouble reading Xiao Yin’s expression, as he was almost pinned to the door, with only one corridor light illuminating them. He was backlit, and could only see his silhouette.

They were hidden in the darkness of the night, with only a warm breath carrying a hint of mint aroma.

Xiao Yin’s fingertips still lingered on Rong Yi’s cheek.

Rong Yi’s legs felt weak, and as he became aware of this, his feet suddenly slipped, and the alarm from the door behind them sounded, “Detecting an obstruction that has been stationary for too long.”

But before Rong Yi could react, Xiao Yin’s hand had already reached out and grabbed his waist.

Rong Yi was not short, but Xiao Yin was still much taller than him, and he could lift Rong Yi with one hand.

Rong Yi was wearing new shoes today, with the sole still slippery. When Xiao Yin lifted him, he instinctively hugged his shoulders and took a step back before regaining his balance. Then, he whispered a thank you.

Xiao Yin was very firm, with a rigid and muscular body. His warm body temperature instantly enveloped Rong Yi.

Rong Yi’s hand trembled, and he turned around to enter the password again and pressed the asterisk key to unlock the door.

The lock hummed, and Rongyi reached out to press it down, but his wrist was once again caught.

Xiao Yin’s voice came from behind him, very softly, “We agreed to be the same as before, right?”

“I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and I didn’t make it clear when I came back,” Xiao Yin said. “You’ve been avoiding me.”

Rong Yi finally managed to open the door and his hand finally stopped trembling.

He stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, and then looked at Xiao Yin. After a moment of thought, he said, “I’m not avoiding you.”

He didn’t quite know how to explain it.

The living room was still dark, and neither of them had turned on the lights. Rong Yi spoke first, “Actually, I don’t know what you’re thinking. I thought our relationship was just about being business partners and having a nominal romantic relationship to satisfy our adult needs.”

“What I mean is, I want to develop a personal relationship with you,” Xiao Yin responded calmly and definitively.

Rong Yi was stunned for a while before Xiao Yin’s words sunk in. When did Xiao Yin ever say something like that? He felt his ears heating up and wondered if he had entered some sort of parallel universe. Was this really Xiao Yin?

Rong Yi stuttered, “Let’s not… talk about love for now.”

Xiao Yin lifted his sharp eyes and silently gazed at him. In the darkness, his phoenix eyes seemed even more emotional and determined. However, as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes dimmed slightly, like a candle extinguished by the wind.

“May I ask why?” Xiao Yin continued, his voice still calm but more cautious.

Rong Yi closed his eyes and thought for a moment.

Objectively speaking, there was no obstacle between them.

They had resolved any misunderstandings, but entering into the same type of relationship with the same person wasn’t so easy.

Xiao Yin was a great guy in all aspects, but in terms of Rong Yi’s understanding of him, he was too cold and result-oriented. In other words, he was too straight.

He had experienced the feeling of love once before, and now he was able to work with such a great person every day, while also occasionally enjoying some physical intimacy. He thought it was pretty good.

He felt a little nervous about starting a new relationship with Xiao Yin.

More importantly, he had never considered this possibility before.

Rong Yi thought of a suitable reason, “The team has just been established, and the regular season hasn’t finished yet… it’s nothing to do with you, but I don’t really want to be distracted when I’m busy with my career.”

Rong Yi lowered his eyes, and his soft, wispy bangs hung down. He explained carefully, “So… for now, I think it’s good the way things are. You don’t have to worry about it. Let’s focus on our careers.”

After he finished speaking, he let out a sigh and his heart was still pounding.

“I understand,” Xiao Yin said, releasing Rong Yi’s wrist and lowering his eyes. “I’m sorry for giving you a bad date experience today.”

“It’s okay. That’s not what I meant,” Rong Yi replied.

Rong Yi also felt that the conversation today was getting more and more awkward. He just wanted to run away now: “I-I-I’m going to take a shower now. It’s late, you should rest early too.”

He controlled himself from looking at Xiao Yin’s reaction, quickly went upstairs and closed the door, then buried himself in the bed silently.

After the confusion, nervousness and shyness came late, and he now felt feverish all over.

Rong Yi also wished that the world could pause for a moment so he could catch his breath.

It took him a while to recover from his rolling around in bed, and he didn’t report to anyone in the team all day. Now he picked up his phone and messaged Lin Yi.

“Brother Lin, are you there?”

Lin Yi was just about to sleep when he was awakened by the message: “What’s up? What’s up?”

Rong also thought for a while, not knowing what to say, and finally used his finger to tap on the phone screen: “Yin suddenly said he wants to pursue me.”

Lin Yi: “?”

Lin Yi: “? What’s going on? Didn’t he say he wanted to get back together before?”

Rong Yi also scratched his little fringe on his forehead and replied after a while: “I don’t know.”

After sending the message, he laughed to himself, “He can actually say these things. I didn’t even notice it for so many years.”

“He also said he likes me.”

Thinking back carefully, it was quite unexpected.

“Who would have thought that yesterday I was still saying Yin had no heart.” Lin Yi typed, “Did he say anything about liking you when you were together?”

“No.”

At that time, there was no need for Xiao Yin to say anything. Rong Yi also was like a little red flower blooming towards him, and even a smile from him made Rong Yi also feel like the whole world was bright.

“Then he’s really scum.” Lin Yi continued typing, “Don’t agree to anything right away just because you’re happy.”

“I know.”

Rong Yi also thought for a moment and gave Xiao Yin a good name, “He’s not that bad. The team is still the most important thing.”

He thought again and said, “Also, office romance is not a good idea. Think about it, if we really seriously dated and then broke up, could I still stay with this VIT team leader?”

“He’s clearly a scumbag, you little guy. Don’t just side with him because he’s good-looking.” Lin Yi scolded, “But it’s good that you can think like that.”

“Yes, there’s no shortage of two-legged men in this world.” Rong Yi also agreed with him, “This is my ideal team.”

Lin Yi regained his energy, “Then should I continue to introduce you to potential partners? How about that muscular guy today?”

Rong Yi also’s attention was successfully diverted, “Are you going to dive deeper into this circle for me?”

Lin Yi said, “Of course, I’ll help you find a lifelong partner. I know a lot of people.”

Lin Yi did have a wide network, but Rong also wasn’t too excited about the idea.

He still had a crush on Xiao Yin now.

If only he could change his mind and have a crush on someone else, he wouldn’t have to torture himself and their team relationship wouldn’t be affected.

Rong Yi also coughed and avoided the topic, “Let’s see when the time comes.”

“So, what about today?”

“Muscles are looking good.” Rong Yi smiled again.

He always felt a certain warmth from Lin Yi here, as if he was with his own family.

He joked, “I want someone tall and handsome with good muscles, but not too exaggerated. They should look thin when wearing clothes, but have meat when taking them off. They should also look great in a suit.”

“No problem.” Lin Yi didn’t know if he was just playing along, “I’ll introduce you to a hundred good ones later, okay?”

“Okay, okay.”

After chatting with Lin Yi, Rong Yi felt that the awkwardness from before had disappeared. He quickly took a shower and went to bed.

Because he slept late, Rong Yi got up slightly later than usual the next day, at 7:30 am when they were already in the club. Xiao Yin’s working hours were from 9 am to 5 pm, and only the operations and data departments had people working night shifts.

However, just as Rong Yi left his room and turned towards the cafeteria, he suddenly saw that there were more people who had arrived early today than usual.

The club cafeteria and player dining areas were separate. The food for the few people in their club was usually prepared by a dedicated cook, but Rong Yi liked to go to the cafeteria to eat fried dough sticks and buns.

Rong Yi had just ordered a cup of soy milk and was carrying his buns when he saw the operations lady sitting in the adjacent seat, whom he was familiar with.

Rong Yi remembered that he had asked Xiao Yin to solve the problem of posting pictures last time, and the lady had also worked hard to do a lot of things in between. So, he took the initiative to say hello, his peach blossom eyes curved as he smiled, “Good morning, why are you here so early today?”

The lady also noticed him and said, “Oh, Rong team! Good morning, good morning, good morning.”

She then took a sip of soy milk and sat opposite him, smiling and shrugging, “Everyone came early today. The boss sent out a file overnight, and we were all scared. Who dares not to come early?”

“What file?” Rong Yi became curious.

“I don’t know,” the operations lady was also puzzled. She took out her phone and showed him the group chat, “The boss only cared about the data department before, and we were basically left to our own devices. But last night, he suddenly sent a few reports and quarterly tasks.”

“I saw that the data department also said that the boss himself worked overtime to finish next week’s tasks and is now assigning new tasks. No one knows what’s going on.”

The lady complained a bit, “Although it’s good that he finally has some expectations for our data department… it’s still scary. I hope it’s not like this every day.”

Rong Yi opened his phone and took a look. As a professional player, he wasn’t part of Xiao Yin’s company operations, so he couldn’t see the specific situation. However, the few people he had added to the group were all crying and howling in their circle of friends.

Even Ci She was crying and howling in the group chat.

“What the f**k is Yin doing today? Early in the morning, he customized a plan for everyone and said he would personally come to train my anti-gank ability. Who needs him? Who can survive from his hands?”

“I’m going to die. Can someone please control him and protect our teammates mentality?”

“He’s crazy, he’s really crazy.”

Later on, they posted their records: in a simulation training match, Xiao Yin had killed them thirty times in a row.

Xiao Yin’s coach also commented, “Their ability to counter gank has slightly improved.”

Hui Mao was driven crazy, “Yin actually said my support still needs improvement! Although he’s not wrong, he’s asking for a beating by saying it out loud! He’s made me sleepless tonight, I’m going to crush him!”

Wu Dao Gu agreed, “I concur.”

Looking at the time he spent wailing in agony, Ci She had already been tormented by Xiao Yin for two hours in the game.

Ci She started to send him private messages, “Captain! Why haven’t you woken up yet today? Can you come and save us, please?”

Rong Yi got up with his steamed buns and soy milk, greeted the operations girl, and then headed to the training room.

He ate his steamed buns and watched through the glass of the training room.

The four of them were already in position in the training room.

Xiao Yin wore his headphones and adjusted the data. He had developed software that could infinitely replay and simulate existing game situations. He was using jungle D to train Ci She’s counter ganking ability endlessly. Meanwhile, everyone else was brainstorming, trying to find a breakthrough point.

They did this kind of training every day, but each person had different phases.

For example, now they were actually seeking the overall operating level of the team, and the benefits were higher than a lot of individual training – but there was no harm in individual training.

What Ci She and Hui Mao needed was practical growth. Until they grew up, it was normal for the other three people in the team to bear more risk.

It’s just that Xiao Yin today seemed a little too pushy.

VIT had never had military-style training before. It should be said that only he and Xiao Yin in the entire club could adapt to this training method.

Rong Yi quickly ate two spicy fan bings and brought his soy milk cup into the training room.

Everyone looked up at him, showing a rescued expression.

Xiao Yin saw everyone’s eyes and also took off his headphones, looking over at Rong Yi with a calm and indifferent gaze.

A pair of sharp phoenix eyes.

Although he was cursing fiercely in the group, everyone still feared him. Even though they were being tormented, they remained silent.

After a moment of thought, Rong Yi spoke up, “Has everyone eaten?”

“We have, we’re just waiting for the captain,” Hui Mao pretended that he hadn’t complained in the group and obediently replied, “Brother Yin asked us to practice all morning.”

“Aw, that’s tough,” Rong Yi smiled, squinting his eyes. He joined the torture package and asked Xiao Yin, “Am I on the list?”

“F*ck!”

Ci She sent a message to the group, frantically saying, “He fell for it! Easy was always the king of cheating! How could I forget!”

“A match made in heaven!” Wu Dao Gu giggled, showing off his sadistic spirit. He coldly observed the commotion, “The Torture King and the Cheating King are a perfect match, it’s the corporate spirit.”

Hui /mao sent a teeth-gritting expression.

Xiao Yin looked at him, paused for a rare moment, then lowered his eyes and said, “You don’t have to.”

Last night’s incident seemed to have never happened. Both sides’ attitudes were very natural, and the conversation was just like every training session before.

Straight to the point, without too much fluff.

Rong Yi sat down at his desk, turned on his computer, and after thinking for a long time, he still sent a private message to Xiao Yin.

“What’s wrong with you?”

He typed a few words and just as he hit send, he saw a post from the operations department – they were about to start moving equipment and trimming the team’s routine, and were required to update every Wednesday.

Things were getting a bit tricky.

Xiao Yin replied very quickly, and everyone saw that he had temporarily stopped his Torture King behavior just to reply.

Rong Yi looked down at his phone and saw the message.

【Yin】: “You said that career is the top priority, and you don’t want to be distracted.”

【Yin】: “I want to push the progress of my career.”