The Strongest God

When Lan Weiran walked to the gate of the community, he saw a white private car parked there. A slender man opened the door, smiled at him, and walked forward.

Lan Weiran looked at the man in front of him in surprise, and almost didn't dare to recognize him...

I haven't seen him for four years. The pale and thin young man has now grown into a tall, handsome adult man.In the past, the young boy who stayed quietly by his side and called him Master, who was only as tall as his shoulders, was able to look at him at the same level now, and his eyes were much deeper than before.

Ye Chenxi stood still in front of Lan Weiran, smiled and said, "Master, long time no see."

The deep and soft tone belongs to the voice of an adult man, not the boy in memory anymore...

Lan Weiran took a careful look at him, his eyebrows and eyes were vaguely still the same as before, but after these years of experience, all the childishness of a boy in him has faded away, and now he has a trace of calmness in his gestures , is worthy of being the captain who led the Luohuaci team to win two championships.

Lan Weiran met his deep eyes, smiled slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder lightly, and said, "It's been a long time, you've grown so big."

——This tone of "senior to junior" is taken for granted, but in the midst of intimacy, there is a slight distance between them.

Ye Chenxi's eyes darkened, but the smile on his face remained undiminished, and he said, "Master, you are still the same as before."

The same lazy and chic as back then, and the same person who reappeared in his dreams over and over again, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a casual expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.He likes to walk under the sun, his face is always full of sunshine, and the way he walks always reminds people of a leopard strolling leisurely in the forest - extremely gorgeous, but full of danger.

Four years later, Lan Weiran still hasn't changed much, but Ye Chenxi is no longer the boy he was back then.

The master and the apprentice looked at each other, with a sense of "things are different from people".

Ye Chenxi was silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Have you had lunch yet?"

Lan Weiran said, "I've eaten."

Ye Chenxi said: "How about going to have a cup of coffee? By the way, catch up on the old days."

Lan Weiran said: "Okay, you treat me."

Ye Chenxi smiled and said, "That's natural, let's go."

Ye Chenxi walked to the passenger seat and opened the car door for Lan Weiran himself. Lan Weiran turned to look at him. Sure enough, as Liu Chuan said, Ye Chenxi had changed a lot. He was no longer the little apprentice he remembered. Ye Chenxi's gentlemanly gentleness made Lan Weiran, a master, amazed.

After getting into the car, Ye Chenxi thoughtfully turned on the heater and handed him the seat belt.

While fastening his seat belt, Lan Weiran asked, "Is this a new car? Is it your aunt's car?"

Ye Chenxi said: "I just bought it a few years ago. This time I came to my second aunt's house to celebrate the New Year. Because Wuhan and Changsha are close, I drove my parents here."

Lan Weiran praised: "That's right, it cost a lot of money to buy such a good car, right? Luo Huaci won the championship, the bonus for you as the captain should be quite high, right?"

Ye Chenxi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Lan Weiran said this in an extremely relaxed tone, apparently meaning nothing other than teasing him for getting a bonus to buy a car.But Ye Chenxi felt that discussing the issue of Luo Huaci winning the championship with Luo Huaci's former captain and his most beloved master was like slapping him in the face.

——I did win the championship with Luohua Ci, and I also got a very considerable amount of bonuses.

— but so what?Without you around, somewhere in my heart is always empty.

Ye Chenxi started the car in silence, Lan Weiran didn't ask any more questions, and leaned comfortably on the seat and yawned.

Ye Chenxi turned around and said, "Are you sleepy? If you are sleepy, just sleep for a while. It will take me a while to drive to the city."

Lan Weiran smiled and said, "Okay."

He didn't get enough sleep at noon. At this time, sitting in the warm car, he felt drowsy, and fell asleep quickly while leaning against the back of the chair.

Ye Chenxi looked at his side face with complicated emotions.

When he was in the Luohuaci team, Lan Weiran liked to bask in the sun on the seat in the corner of the training room, and sometimes fell asleep there directly when he was sleepy. Ye Chenxi was worried that he would catch a cold, so she always tiptoed to give him blanket...

Today, he still likes to sleep like he did back then, with a relaxed and comfortable expression on his face, and he has no defense against the apprentices around him...

In contrast, the self who had such dirty thoughts towards him seemed so despicable and shameless.

If Lan Weiran is the most gorgeous and dazzling sunshine, then Ye Chenxi is the dark shadow behind him.

Ye Chenxi clenched the steering wheel tightly with both hands, resisting the urge to lean over to kiss him... At that moment, the smile mask on this young man's face had all faded away, his extremely gloomy face, his dark and deep eyes— — This is the real Ye Chenxi.

***

When Lan Weiran woke up, the car was parked by the side of the road, the winter sun made him lazy and didn't want to move, his body was covered with a warm blanket, Lan Weiran stretched his waist, looked back at Ye Chenxi, Asked: "How long have I been asleep? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Ye Chenxi looked at him with a smile: "It will be difficult to wake you up when you fall asleep, have you forgotten?"

"..." Lan Weiran couldn't help laughing. When he was in the Luohuaci team, he, the captain, loved to sleep in. He always stayed in bed in the morning and couldn't wake him up. A way, that period of time has passed for too long, and the memory is a little fuzzy in retrospect...

Lan Weiran took the blanket to the side, looked at his watch, and said, "Let's go drink coffee first, it's time for dinner after drinking, let's have dinner together by the way, and then you send me back."

If the members of the Luohuaci team heard that someone dared to order their captain like this, they would definitely turn pale with shock.

However, Ye Chenxi was willing to do so, and could not help showing a trace of tenderness in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Okay, I will listen to you."

The two got out of the car together, and Ye Chenxi took Lan Weiran to a nearby coffee shop.

The environment of this coffee shop is very good, there are not many people there at this time, it is very quiet.Ye Chenxi chose a seat by the window on the second floor, the sunlight could just shine in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Ye Chenxi knew that Lan Weiran would definitely like it.

Sure enough, Lan Weiran squinted his eyes and didn't want to move after sitting down.

Ye Chenxi picked up the menu, called the waiter to order Lan Weiran's favorite latte, and told the waiter to bring two extra packets of sugar.

Soon, two cups of hot coffee were brought up. Lan Weiran added several packets of sugar and stirred the coffee with a spoon, but Ye Chenxi didn't like adding sugar, he preferred to taste the bitter taste of coffee.

The two drank a few sips of coffee, Lan Weiran smiled and said, "Xiaoye, is there anything you want to ask me?"

Ye Chenxi said in a low voice: "Is it okay if you don't say anything else today? I invited you out to meet, but I just miss you a little."

Lan Weiran was slightly taken aback.

Ye Chenxi's eyes were too deep, and there seemed to be a lot of unpredictable things hidden in them. Being looked at gently by those eyes made Lan Weiran feel a little uncomfortable... But when he came out to see Ye Chenxi, he didn't feel comfortable. It's just that it's so simple for the master and apprentice to meet, and he still has some things to explain to Ye Chenxi.

Lan Weiran rubbed his nose and said, "Let's talk about something else. You are in Changsha because you happened to come to the second aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings. I am in Changsha because the headquarters of our new team is here. The sky is my little one." No, I joined Liu Chuan's new team and plan to make a comeback with him, you guessed it, right?"

Ye Chenxi was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "I know."

Lan Weiran was a little curious: "That's it? Are you going to persuade me to go back to Huaci?"

Ye Chenxi smiled slightly: "Is it useful to persuade you?"

Lan Weiran: "..."

Ye Chenxi looked up at him, and said word by word: "I know your temper, no one can change the decision you made. When you were about to retire, you didn't listen to anyone's advice. Now you plan to If you come back together with Liu Chuan, it is impossible for you to listen to my persuasion. Even if I hand over the position of Luo Huaci’s captain to you now, it is impossible for you to return to Luo Huaci, am I right?”

Lan Weiran: "..."

He originally thought that after seeing Ye Chenxi today, Ye Chenxi would try every means to persuade him to return to Luo Huaci, but he didn't expect that Ye Chenxi would not say anything... because Ye Chenxi knew him too well, and knew that he could not persuade him I have to move, so I just don't open my mouth.

Lan Weiran was silent for a while, and then said: "I form a team with Liu Chuan, I have my own considerations, I hope you can understand."

Ye Chenxi's smile was a bit cold: "Even if I don't understand, you won't change your mind, will you?"

Lan Weiran glanced at him, looked away, and said, "That's right, I won't change my mind."

Ye Chenxi's heart suddenly throbbed, as if a hand was tightly holding his heart.Sure enough, Lan Weiran had already made up his mind, and it was impossible for Lan Weiran to change the decision he made.Therefore, it is too late to say these things now, Lan Weiran is destined to stand in Liu Chuan's camp, to stand in the opposite position to himself...

Both of them fell silent, only the sound of the spoon colliding with the coffee cup was left in their ears.

After a long silence, Ye Chenxi said: "Master, I will respect your decision. If you don't want to go back to Luohuaci, then I will continue to lead this team well."

Lan Weiran raised his head, met the man's serious eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little moved... At the moment when he was under too much pressure to retire, it was the young Ye Chenxi who supported the Luohuaci team that was on the verge of disbanding.As a master, he taught Xiao Ye everything he should teach, and he is considered a qualified master.But as the captain of Luohuaci, he owed Ye Chenxi something after all.He threw a lot of mess to that boy, Xiaoye is young, but it must be difficult to support it alone, right?

Thinking of this, Lan Weiran felt sorry for his apprentice, couldn't help stretching out his hand, gently shook the back of Ye Chenxi's hand across the table, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ye Chenxi's fingers froze slightly, and the expression in his eyes was extremely complicated.

Lan Weiran ignored his gaze and continued: "Xiaoye, you are a very good captain. I saw you lead the team to play in Harbin before. To be honest, you are more suitable to be Luohua than me as a master." Resigned captain. I am surprised by your progress, but I am also very pleased. Accepting you as an apprentice is the most correct decision I have ever made."

After saying that, he smiled and took his hand back, looking as if nothing had happened.

Ye Chenxi clenched his fingers lightly, the heat from Lan Weiran's body made him reluctant to let go, he even wanted to grab Lan Weiran's hand forcefully, but he couldn't, let alone dared to... the admiration for Master He can only force it down in his heart, otherwise, with Lan Weiran's temper, once this layer of window paper is pierced, they won't even be able to be ordinary friends, let alone masters and apprentices. Avoid him like the plague...

Ye Chenxi suppressed the intense bitterness in his heart, pretended to smile calmly and said, "Don't worry, Luohuaci is a team built by you, and I won't let it be destroyed in my hands."

His gaze was firm but confident, Lan Weiran finally felt relieved, smiled and said, "That's good."

After dinner, Ye Chenxi drove Lan Weiran back again.

On the way back, a song was played in the car, and the female singer's voice was very clear and melodious——

"The farther you fly, the less you can see, your bright smiling face in the sun

Between the sky and the sea, the line slowly goes away

you were my horizon

Do you miss a little bit, we were together last summer

There is a feeling of love, in my heart, so strong

And it all seems like yesterday

I just realized that I love you more than I thought

I just accidentally missed you

In the dead of night, I honestly analyze myself

still undeniably

I love you more than I thought..."

Lan Weiran felt a hint of despair from this song, and couldn't help asking: "What song is this? Why haven't I heard it before."

Ye Chenxi said: "I love you more than I imagined."

"..." Lan Weiran looked back at him in surprise, only to find that Ye Chenxi was smiling, as if he really just said the title of a song.

Lan Weiran ignored the awkwardness in his heart, listened for a while, and commented: "It's very nice."

Ye Chenxi raised the corners of his lips slightly, and a trace of pain flashed in his deep eyes.

——Do you know, Lan Weiran, I love you more than I imagined, but I may not be able to say this sentence in my life.

At the gate of the community, Lan Weiran got out of the car, and Ye Chenxi followed, walked up to him, and said in a low voice, "The next time we meet, maybe it will be on the field?"

Lan Weiran nodded: "It will be next spring, and this year we will play the city competition."

Ye Chenxi said, "I'll wait for you."

Lan Weiran smiled, turned around, waved his hand smartly, and said, "Go back, goodbye."

Ye Chenxi said, "Goodbye."

The evening sun cast a pale golden shadow on that person, and Ye Chenxi watched Lan Weiran's back disappear from sight.

He suddenly felt very ridiculous.

He has been waiting for Lan Weiran to come back. He has been waiting stubbornly for so long. He kept the exclusive seat of the Luohuaci team. He took over as the captain of Luohuaci, and has been leading the Luohuaci team conscientiously these years, overcoming difficulties in the professional league, just for a promise to Lan Weiran back then... He once personally defeated Liu Chuan to avenge Lan Weiran, this Season also personally defeated the strong team Seven Star Grass... He has led Luohuaci to win two championships, and is the youngest and most accomplished captain in the entire professional league...

However, there is always a place in his heart that is empty, as if something has been pulled away.

No matter how great he is now, his beloved master is no longer by his side.

How much Ye Chenxi hopes that one day, the master can come back, just like before, sitting in the position closest to the sun in the Luohuaci team, squinting his eyes, putting on earplugs, and basking comfortably in the sun.He can help the master take care of everything in the team, and the master only needs to play the game lightly.Today, he is already a very responsible captain, and he is no longer the young man who can't take care of himself, watching his master haggard day by day but helpless.

At the most difficult time, Ye Chenxi desperately hoped that he would become stronger quickly, so that he could have enough strength to protect the person he most wanted to protect.

However, when one day, he really becomes stronger...

That person no longer needs him.

That person has come to his opposite and will become his strongest opponent.

How ironic is this?

What is my persistence all these years?

Ye Chenxi looked in the direction where Lan Weiran disappeared, his dark eyes became deeper, and the fists beside him were clenched tightly.

A gust of cold wind blew by, raising the corners of his clothes, and the black shadow behind Ye Chenxi also seemed to suddenly magnify, revealing a trace of indescribable loneliness.