A Broken Mirror Reunited In An E-Sports Ch 50

The team made an official announcement and several people opened their mouths in surprise, matching him.

Rong Yi caught a glimpse of it, and Xiao Yin’s lips curved slightly, as if he had smiled. It was brief and barely noticeable.

Rong Yi said, “Okay, that’s all. Can we now have a serious meeting and listen attentively?”

In fact, Rong Yi’s work style was a bit intimidating, the opposite of Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin was intimidating in daily life and people were afraid to get close to him. But in the team, several kids still often challenged him, argued with him, and tried to take his place.

With Rong Yi, they all behaved and didn’t dare to speak out of turn. When he was serious, he was completely focused on his work, with a solemn and official demeanor. Everyone listened to him obediently and became serious.

After the meeting, they played team games together and reviewed their performance. However, these guys in the team were clearly less focused than yesterday and played anxiously and quickly, eager to finish and chat.

During their break, the three of them met privately. They all took out their phones and chatted while browsing, occasionally letting out a few excited discussions.

“Oh my god, Brother Yin is dating the team captain!”

“Haha!”

“Hey hey hey, look at these idiots still guessing, only we know hahaha–“

Rong Yi shrugged and pretended not to hear.

After two weeks of discussion, the topic eventually died down. It remains to be seen how lively this topic will be before it fades away.

At noon, the cafeteria served three-cup chicken over rice, which all the VIT members loved.

The cafeteria lady happened to be off today, it was hot outside, and no one felt like going out to eat. Wu Dao Gu suggested, “Why don’t we eat together in the cafeteria?”

No one objected; Rong Yi agreed. “What about Brother Yin? Will he join us for lunch?”

Wu Dao Gu turned to Xiao Yin and urged him, “Come eat with us!”

Xiao Yin lowered his head to look at his document. “I’ll have Xiao Tang bring it up for me later.”

Xiao Tang was one of Xiao Yin’s assistants who occasionally helped them with daily tasks.

“Don’t overwork Xiao Tang for such a small matter. And besides, you’re not that busy today, are you?” Wu Dao Gu mercilessly exposed him. “You’re not so busy that you can’t have lunch with us.”

Ci She continued, “So the boss has never eaten in the cafeteria with us before. What’s the reason?”

“It can’t be that he looks down on our ordinary food as laborers, can it?”

“That’s impossible,” Hui Mao said. “The day before yesterday, the boss was still eating 50-cent coffee biscuits.”

Rong Yi and Xiao Yin looked up at the same time.

Hui Mao was a little confused, “What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?”

Rong Yi’s heart skipped a beat, and it took several seconds for him to realize that the Hui Mao was referring to the time when they all watched the game and ate snacks together, not last night.

Xiao Yin laughed lightly again. Without changing his expression, Rong Yi avoided eye contact and extended an invitation to Xiao Yin, “Want to go eat together? We still have training in the afternoon, so the sooner we eat, the sooner we can train and rest.”

Xiao Yin didn’t say anything, but nodded and followed them. When they arrived at the cafeteria, Rong Yi finally understood why Xiao Yin didn’t usually come here to eat.

The cafeteria was surrounded by a barrier that extended three meters in all directions, and no one dared to approach it when the owner was dining there. Employees kept their distance and refrained from gossiping.

The VIT team didn’t mind sitting together and eating, but Ci She and Hui Mao had special topics that fit their age range, and Wu Dao Gu needed a quiet corner to eat and watch movies. As Rong Yi was selecting his food, he suddenly realized that only he and Xiao Yin were left in the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. He was selecting his food while Xiao Yin stood next to him.

People in the distance and nearby were all discreetly staring in their direction. Some whispered conversations could still be heard.

“Oh my god, the boss is having lunch in the cafeteria with Easy!”

“It’s definitely Easy, the boss is with him. Oh my god, can we even talk about this? I want to start a gossip thread.”

“The boss is getting close, really close to him—he’s talking to him! Can I take a picture without getting killed?!”

“You’ll die! It’s forbidden for us to take personal photos of the VTI players! It’s in the contract! Stay calm, girls! The boss still pays a high salary! Ahhhh!”

Rong Yi picked his dishes while looking down, and Xiao Yin followed him, selecting the same dishes if he was interested. He was meticulous and calm, like he was busy with official business.

The only sound that could be heard was the occasional clinking of dishes and chopsticks.

“Can you eat this now?” Xiao Yin looked down at the small chopsticks of scallion oil noodles in Rong Yi’s plate.

His voice was very clear in the silent cafeteria.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on them.

The cafeteria was quiet, and Rong Yi coughed and lowered his voice as he replied, “Yeah.”

Rong Yi used to not eat scallions or garlic, but it depended on the situation. For example, he could tolerate scallion oil noodles that had been stir-fried or fresh scallion oil.

“Got it.”

Rong Yi finished selecting his food and found a nearby table to sit at, with Xiao Yin naturally sitting across from him.

As soon as Xiao Yin placed his plate down, Rong Yi heard a bunch of his colleagues gasping behind him.

“Oh my god, the boss is sitting across from him, across from him—”

“Damn, I never noticed before, they’re really interesting together.”

“Wow, this is so exciting. Is this what they call an office romance? I can’t handle it. I need to go post anonymously,” Rong Yi thought, unsure if Xiao Yin could hear him.

But Xiao Yin seemed to be able to hear everything, just like in the game where he could accurately detect the smallest details even with ten people playing together.

Xiao Yin’s expression remained calm, like an ancient well without any ripples. Rong Yi tried to act normal and began preparing for the meal.

He picked out the pieces his didn’t want to eat, such as the sautéed scallions, the ginger mixed in with the potatoes, and the fatty meat. As he was about to start eating, Xiao Yin said, “I’ll do it.”

Rong Yi was surprised and responded with a questioning sound. Xiao Yin took a clean small plate and removed the things he didn’t want to eat, including the scallion noodles, which he picked out with steady and fast hands. He then gave his another spoon and returned the plate to him.

Now the plate was filled with things he could eat without any problems. The sight of Xiao Yin helping him pick out the food made the group behind them gasp in shock.

“WOC, the boss is helping to pick out scallions. This is Xiao Yin we’re talking about!”

“This dog food is killing me! I’ve seen enough of it! Help!”

Feeling a bit embarrassed with so many people watching and teasing him, Rong Yi tried to speak up, but his ears were too hot. He simply lowered her head and ate silently.

Xiao Yin then brought up the topic of their relationship, saying, “Since it has already happened, I want to discuss this matter with you again.”

“What matter?” Rong Yi asked, picking up a string bean with his chopsticks.

Xiao Yin looked straight into his eyes and said, “You said before that you didn’t want to make it public, but now the public already knows. What do you think? How can we handle this matter better?”

Rong Yi thought for a moment and replied, “Let’s just leave it like this. If we deliberately mention it again, it will seem too contrived.”

Xiao Yin paused for a moment and then asked, “If we don’t need to mention it, then how should we handle it?”

Xiao Yin continued to gaze at him, but his focus didn’t seem to be on the current topic. “Do you mind if people outside know that you’re with me?”

Rong Yi tilted his head slightly. “I don’t mind. What’s there to mind?”

Xiao Yin picked up his bowl of soup and blocked his expression, trying to sound as natural as possible. “We are together, aren’t we?”

Xiao Yin nodded. “I understand.”

“Mhmm.”

After finishing their meal, Rong Yi and Xiao Yin cleaned up their plates and left. Several department heads who were familiar with Xiao Yin came over to say hello, now greeting both Rong Yi and him together.

“Good afternoon, Brother Yin and Captain Rong.”

“Good afternoon, good afternoon.”

Rong Yi noticed that everyone from all departments seemed to be present today, and he casually asked the operations team member who arrived late, “Is there any event today? I see that even the night shift team is here.”

The operations team member replied, “Nothing much, we’re shooting the second episode of the e-sports mini-variety show we did before. The league said that VIT has created the highest record for views, so they hope we can shoot more episodes here. Today, we’re mainly filming the daily routines of the departments, with no plans to shoot within the team, so we didn’t inform you guys.”

“Oh, I see.”

Rong Yi glanced around and noticed that all the business department staff were dressed in formal attire, which was different from the usual atmosphere. He then took a closer look and saw that the underground photography car on the second floor had already arrived.

If VIT hadn’t suddenly decided to come to the cafeteria for a meal today, Rong Yi would never have known about this.

Seeing that the other people looked a bit worried, Rong Yi smiled and nodded. “That’s great. Who’s going to be interviewed from the team this time?”

The others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Rong Yi’s natural expression. The operations team member took the initiative to say, “Brother Yin and Xiao Mao, they plan to do a member interview in one episode.”

“Got it.”

Rong Yi placed his plate in the recycling area and asked Xiao Yin, “Shall we go over now?”

Xiao Yin lowered his head and checked the time. “There’s still half an hour left, and the photography team hasn’t arrived yet. Do you want to go over and take a look?”

Rong Yi thought for a moment. “Sure.”

He didn’t have the habit of taking a nap after lunch, so it was a good opportunity to stretch his legs and digest his food, while also refreshing his mind.

Although there was no rule that required them to clean up, everyone still conscientiously tidied up their workspace before filming, so as not to appear too shabby on camera.

The operations team member said, “Later on, we’ll shoot in the training room and have everyone guess whose workstation it is based on the menu.”

“That’s too easy to guess.”

Xiao Yin glanced over at everyone’s desks. Wu Dao Gu’s desk was covered with various anime figures, while Ci She’s desk had anime characters pasted on it.

Hui Mao was a notebook collector and had several notebooks with different functions on his desk – one for summarizing, one for recording game details and version changes, and one for drawing sketches and simulating tactical routes.

Rong Yi’s desk never needs to be tidied up. The desk pad and mouse pad are washed once a week, and the keyboard is wiped clean of dust.

He records most of his affairs on his computer or PAD, and all files are printed and placed in a filing cabinet. There is not much extra stuff on his desktop, except for a black cat ornament that was given to him by a Hui Mao before. The two blue cat eyes are transparent and lively.

“The ornament that Hui Mao gave, this is so kind, everyone who watched the previous livestream knows that this must be the captain’s.”

Suddenly, Ci She felt a bit inferior and began to investigate if he had anything to give that could be placed on Rong Yi’s desk.

He regretted not giving something earlier!

“Captain, Captain.”

Ci She reported, “Do you want a twisting music sunglasses horn flower?”

The others all showed disgusted expressions.

Rong Yi didn’t mind, he welcomed gifts: “Send it to me? Sure.”

So a metal twisting sunglasses horn flower appeared on his simple desk.

Xiao Yin frowned at the metal horn flower and lightly clicked his tongue.

Previously, this metal twisting horn flower was very popular on the internet, and Ci She bought ten of them to play music together in the morning and wake up everyone in the villa.

After being beaten, he took them back and left three on his own desk. He occasionally turned them on and everyone could hear the metal horn flower twisting while playing a melodious saxophone.

“Deep love, even if ignored, we have to pass~

Fallen into magic, it serves you right to suffer~”

Ci She sensibly heard Xiao Yin’s click and he looked fierce, as if he was going to fight: “You care about me?”

“Yin, put away your coldness and arrogance!”

Ci She forgot himself, “Now I am the most eye-catching on the captain’s desk! I named this flower Ci She flower. You can tell it’s from me just by listening.”

Everyone fell silent.

The external staff had already taken their positions, and the filming crew was blocked outside and couldn’t enter, only hearing the voices inside vaguely.

The live broadcast event was also ready.

Rong Yi smiled and said, “Okay, let’s call it Ci She flower. Are we starting the broadcast? Let’s make room first.”

“Wait.” Xiao Yin suddenly said.

Everyone looked over.

Xiao Yin’s voice was cold, “I’m going upstairs to get something.”

The operation sister OS.

Is this big shot really going to compete with Ci She, a kid??

In a silent and suspicious atmosphere, Xiao Yin went upstairs and came back down.

His expression was calm and indifferent, and he placed the thing he brought on Rong Yi’s desk.

After everyone saw what he had given, they fell even more silent.

It was something eye-catching enough to be the most shining thing on Rong Yi’s desk when placed there, and it would let everyone know who sent it.

Xiao Yin’s world championship trophy.