For Love of the Game

After Shen Huai hung up the call, Si Qianjin was completely quiet, and neither of their WeChat phones rang again.

Song Xueyang asked amusedly, "Aren't you afraid that he will know that we are together?"

Shen Huai asked back, "Don't you still want him to be our witness?"

Song Xueyang felt a throbbing in his heart, and couldn't help but hug Shen Huai into his arms.His feelings for Shen Huai have not lasted for a day or two. Now that they are together, they plan to stay together for a lifetime. Of course, he also hopes that Shen Huai can be the same as himself.

"Okay, then call him when we get married."

The two snuggled together for a sweet evening.

In the next two days, they went to several nearby islands, went rafting together, visited museums, went to night markets to eat snacks, and had a great time.

Shen Huai wanted to buy some souvenirs to bring to his teammates, but he thought of the lies they told before they came, so he had to give up.

On the seventh day, they flew back to Shanghai. Although they still had a lot to say, there were more important things waiting for them.

The two came back together, which aroused the curiosity of the teammates.

Hai Xing asked, "Captain, why did you come back with Shen Huai?"

Song Xueyang said without blushing without panting, "I'll go to his house to pick him up."

Fan Jingming was shocked, "Shen Huai's family? Captain, you don't want to tell me that you flew from Hunan to Xi'an, and from Xi'an back to Shanghai, right?"

Song Xueyang turned her head with a smile, "What?"

Fan Jingming shuddered, "It's nothing, bull."

"How are you playing?"

"It's not bad," Fan Jingming took out two boxes of tea from the drawer, "I also brought gifts for everyone, and you and Shen Huai are the only ones missing."

"I also brought some special products for everyone." Shen Huai said as he took out a few boxes of butter cakes and persimmon cakes, which were mailed from Xi'an by his assistant Jin after Song Xueyang reminded him.

Song Xueyang put his hand into the suitcase, "I'll give it to everyone too..."

"Stop, stop." Zhou Ning directly made a pause gesture, "Keep your chili sauce for yourself, we have no luck."

Zhou Ning is from Suzhou, and he loves sweet food, so he can't eat with Song Xueyang, a Hunanese who loves spicy food.

Shi Yi secretly asked Zhou Ning, "Is it very spicy?"

Zhou Ning nodded again and again, thinking that when he was from Xi'an, he was a little uncertain, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Shi Yi happily asked for a can, Hai Xing and Fan Jingming also took some, Shen Huai is not very good, although he is also from Xi'an, but he has been a miscellaneous snack since he was a child, and he lived abroad for a while, the assistant did not allow him to eat spicy food, Over time, I can't eat any spicy food anymore.

"By the way, Fox, where are we going to shoot this year's documentary?"

Fengyue will shoot a whole team documentary every year, starting from the end of the group stage, until the full version is released at the end of the year.

The content of the documentary includes indoor training and outdoor expansion. Because the end of the group stage is just the season suitable for travel in June and July, the outdoor expansion part is basically filmed at this time.

Song Xueyang replied, "Big Bamboo Sea."

In Dazhuhai, Anji County, Zhejiang Province, there are huge bamboos all over the mountains. The scenery is magnificent and pleasant. Now is a good season to see bamboos.

Shi Yi asked, "Has Master ever filmed there?"

Shen Huai nodded, "A guest appearance in friendship, seems like an expert."

Song Xueyang reminded, "Friar Zhuyin."

Hai Xing was surprised, "You know all about this? You said on e-sports that you have seen all of Shen Huai's movies, so it must be true, right?"

Song Xueyang seemed to show off, "Of course, when did I lie?"

Everyone: "..."

Shen Huai: "I'm really not ashamed."

Song Xueyang quickly stuck to Shen Huai, "I am very principled, and I never lie about important things."

Shen Huai didn't believe it at all, turned around to clean up the table, Song Xueyang followed behind him and showed courtesy, helping him shake off the mouse pad for a while, and helping him wipe the table for a while, Shen Huai pushed the chair away with a look and came back with a broom.

Seeing the series of actions, everyone was stunned.

Shi Yi asked blankly, "Why do I feel that after returning from a vacation, the captain and master suddenly became very close?"

Shen Huai paused his hands, pretending not to care and said, "No?"

Fan Jingming shook his head, "Absolutely, your painting styles have changed!"

Hai Xing tilted his head to look at it, "Is there any? Why didn't I see it?"

Zhou Ning said, "It's not a tacit understanding, it's... what is it?"

Zhou Jing said, "Intimacy."

"Yes!" Zhou Ning tapped his palm with his fist, "It's intimacy."

Five pairs of suspicious little eyes looked at them neatly. Shen Huai's psychological quality was excellent, and he was unmoved.

Song Xueyang smiled and hugged Shen Huai's shoulders, "Because Shen Huai and I are preparing for the 2V2 playoffs."

Everyone's eyes lit up, Shen Huai and Song Xueyang actually wanted to team up 2V2!

According to the rules of the playoffs, 2V2 and 6V6 each played two games, 1V1 was still the original game, and the cooperation of the players was even more important. Shen Huai was definitely going to play in 2V2, but I didn't expect him to team up with Song Xueyang!

Hai Xing said excitedly, "Great, the captain's ultra-long-range sniper combined with Shen Huai's harvesting ability will definitely make them powerless to fight back."

Shi Yi nodded again and again, "Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too!"

Song Xueyang said again, "However, the combination of Shen Huai and I has great advantages and disadvantages. It is not suitable for all combinations. It mainly depends on you. Our team now has a combination of Starfish and Zhou Jing who mainly play continuous damage, and Xiao Ming and Shi Yi, who divided the battlefield and won 1V1, next step I hope Zhou Ning and Zhou Jing can also become a 2V2 combination that can play.”

The two nodded to express their understanding, and Song Xueyang returned to his previous relaxed appearance, "But we'll talk about all of this when we come back. We will gather at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to go to Dazhuhai."

Everyone started to pack their luggage again, and arrived in Anji County, Zhejiang Province under the leadership of the team manager the next afternoon. The manager asked everyone to rest for one night and go up the mountain at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Everyone expressed strong protest against this arrangement, e-sports has no day but night!They would rather climb the mountain all night and go to bed at 4 o'clock!

Starfish snapped his fingers and calculated that he brushed his teeth and washed his face for 2 minutes, changed clothes for 2 minutes, and folded the quilt for 1 minute, which means he will get up at least 3:55!

Brother Ke Kun meant that in order to promote the team's good atmosphere to the fans and show the active and vigorous development of the team members, we wanted to shoot them climbing the mountain early in the morning to see the sun...

Fan Jingming strongly suggested that the sunset be changed into a sunrise. After being beaten up by Brother Kun, he said that he loves watching the sunrise the most, and no one can stop him from watching the sunrise.

So at 4 o'clock in the morning, everyone arrived at the entrance of the mountain with dark circles under their eyes.

The mist in the early morning shrouded the continuous Bamboo Mountain, looking from a distance, it seemed to be surrounded by fairy air, and it was a vast expanse of whiteness.

The air in the mountains is also surprisingly good, with the fragrance of bamboo in every breath, and the breeze in the forest is refreshing and pleasant, and everyone's drowsiness has dissipated a lot while climbing.

The path hidden among green bamboos is paved with cobblestones, which is comfortable and not tiring to step on. The towering and lush bamboo forests on both sides form an endless bamboo sea, wrapping everyone in the middle.

Shen Huai likes the quiet and leisurely atmosphere here very much. Haixing looked here and there, "The bamboo here grows so well, I always feel that a giant panda will come out of nowhere!"

Fan Jingming threatened him, "Be careful he eats you."

Shi Yi seriously corrected, "Giant pandas don't attack humans."

Starfish put on a posture, "So what about attacking people? Can Master Xing still beat cats?"

Shi Yi continued to correct, "Giant pandas are bears."

They were talking noisily, when they saw a black and white, arm-sized, chubby "panda" rolling down the path in front of them.

A few people dispersed subconsciously, and the thing rolled to Shen Huai's feet. It was a plush panda doll, cleanly washed, with big eyes and dark circles, and wearing a straw hat. It looked very burly. .

Seeing Shen Huai picking it up, everyone came over again, "Why did you throw away such a beautiful toy? What a waste."

Zhou Jing pinched the panda's belly, said stiffly, "There seems to be something inside."

Shen Huai squeezed it, and somehow he touched it, and the panda suddenly let out a male voice full of air—"Come on!"

Everyone was startled, and the little heads that had gathered together suddenly dispersed.

The voice is thick and powerful, and it doesn't match the cute panda image at all.

"Why do I feel that this voice is a bit familiar?" Zhou Ning said.

Fan Jingming patted his forehead, "It sounds familiar to me when you say that, where did you hear it?"

"Hey, someone."

Everyone raised their heads and opened their mouths into an "O" shape.

At the end of the bamboo forest path, a white figure swayed. The man ran in a panic wearing a pure white Hanfu with wide sleeves. The bright red peacock feathers at the end of the clothes fanned out, and the silver-white long hair was covered with a few red and white peacock feathers. It is fixed into a small bun, and two strands of hair hang down from the temples, like a peacock prince who has cultivated into an adult.

When the man saw Shen Huai's eyes lit up, he trotted over and pointed to the panda doll in his arms.

Shen Huai asked, "Is this yours?"

Peacock Prince nodded.

Shen Huai handed the panda over, and the Peacock Prince squeezed the panda's two front paws and made a clapping motion, and the panda shouted again—"Thank you!"

Everyone's shoulders shook in fright, but the man holding the panda and smiling brightly looked like an angel, and people couldn't bear to blame him at all.

His smile was so pure that Shen Huai couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, "You're welcome, you are beautiful."

The man was slightly startled, but soon smiled and gave Shen Huai a big hug, as if he had found a confidant.

Song Xueyang came up from behind and greeted with a smile, "Long time no see, Deputy Captain Jia."

Everyone: Huh? ?Deputy Jia?

The Peacock Prince groped and pressed the panda's stomach, and the familiar voice sounded again—"Hello."

"Cloud song!"

A loud voice echoed from the depths of the bamboo forest, exactly the same as that of the panda doll. Zhang Jiayan swooped down from the end of the path with two large suitcases.

Everyone turned to look at Prince Peacock in shock, "Deputy Jia?!"

The Peacock Prince is actually Jia Yunge Jia's deputy team!

Jia Yunge, the vice captain of the WG team, Zhang Jiayan's childhood sweetheart, No. 1 in the national uniform, violent holy light, introverted and almost never speak, except for games, only one hobby - cosplay.

He is a god-level boss in both e-sports and cosplay. Even when wearing team uniforms, he will wear makeup, because he has appeared in front of the public too many times as a cosplayer, and he was also listed in the "City of Despair" The top ten unsolved mysteries in the circle - what does Deputy Team Jia look like?

Shen Huai has seen Jia Yunge in many games and didn't recognize him at all, which is enough to show that the real cosplayer has new faces every day.

Zhang Jiayan was also very surprised to see everyone in Maple Moon, "Eh? Song Xueyang, why are you here? Are you here for training too?"

Everyone felt that their faces were burning hot, and they were ashamed to say that they were here to shoot a documentary.

After Zhang Jiayan finished speaking, he saw the cameras behind him and realized that Fengyue produced a documentary every year. It is not a secret in the circle. After all, it is an idol team, and they are particularly willing to spend money on building the image of the players.

Song Xueyang bypassed the topic, "What a coincidence, I didn't expect us to choose the same place."

"We come every year at the end of the group stage, and Hangzhou is also close."

The WG Club is located in Hangzhou City, not far from here.

Zhang Jiayan took two steps down, put the suitcase on the ground, and stretched out his hand towards Shen Huai, "God Yu, I finally saw you in person."

Shen Huai held his hand, "Hello, Captain Yan."

Zhang Jiayan raised a pair of sword eyebrows, "Why are you still so far away, aren't we friends?"

Shen Huai had no choice but to say, "I watched your game against Team Guan, you played very well, and I look forward to playing against you in the playoffs."

Zhang Jiayan smiled heartily, "No way, team Guan is better. I will definitely win against him next time we meet on the field. I also look forward to playing against you. I really hope to play against you in the first game of the playoffs!"

Maple Moon: "..." But we don't want to fight you at all!

Shen Huai said generously, "Sooner or later we will meet."

Zhang Jiayan was very satisfied with this answer, "Let's go, are you going to the resort too? Together?"

As he said that, he went to carry the suitcase on the ground. Shen Huai saw that the suitcase was not small and wanted to help him carry it, but Zhang Jiayan refused.

"No, I can do it myself." He said, carrying the larger suitcase on his shoulder, and the smaller one in his right hand, striding towards Jia Yunge.

"Yun Ge, follow closely, don't run around."

Jia Yunge nodded, and the peacock feathers on top of his head shook accordingly.

Zhang Jiayan was carrying two suitcases as if walking on the ground, Jia Yunge held the little panda and followed closely behind him, pressing the panda's stomach from time to time, and the recorder inside began to play Zhang Jiayan's voice—"Come on!", "Come on! "

Zhang Jiayan wasn't bothered, chatting with Song Xueyang about the game while walking, Hai Xing was really curious and couldn't help asking, "Captain Yan, what is Vice Team Jia's cosplay?"

Zhang Jiayan opened his mouth and said, "White King."

"White King?" Hai Xing obviously didn't realize which White King it was.

When Jia Yunge heard this, he swung his right hand in a sword-like shape and swung a sharp arc forward. The dragonfinch and antelope under the hem of his clothes unfolded with his movement, like a peacock spreading its tail.

Hai Xing was taken aback by him, and quickly put on an expression of sudden realization, "Oh, that one!"

In fact, I don't know at all.

Zhang Jiayan helped him explain, "The villain in the movie "The Legend of the Sparrow Fairy" is the sparrow king Baichu."

Hai Xing had an impression, and exclaimed, "You know all about this."

Zhang Jiayan didn't take it seriously, "Partner, I'll know if he cosplays more."

Hai Xing was curious, "Do partners start with understanding each other's life? Just like the captain watched all Shen Huai's movies, Team Yan also knows all the roles of Vice Team Jia's cosplay?"

Just as Zhang Jiayan was about to answer, he suddenly realized, "What? Song Xueyang and Shen Huai's team partner?"

Shen Huai: "..."

Song Xueyang: "..."

Zhang Jiayan's expression became serious in an instant, and he lowered his head as if lost in thought, "It seems that the 2v2 lineup for this year's playoffs has changed. Minghui has to train again, otherwise he won't be your opponent."

He actually started talking to himself as if no one else was around.

Haixing looked at Song Xueyang pitifully, the intention of admitting his mistake was very obvious, Song Xueyang was unmoved and decided to make a separate training plan for Haixing.

Everyone walked for a while, and saw all the WG players running down panting.

"Ahhh, the vice-captain found you, where did you go?"

"Team, captain, you ran... too fast!"

"I, I, I'm going to die of exhaustion..."

The other two were panting on their knees, unable to speak at all.

Zhang Jiayan frowned and shouted, "You guys are so worthless! It's not even two kilometers away, and I told you not to sit by the computer all the time, but to exercise more. You are so young that such a distance is not enough. I can't run!"

His domineering appearance was like a coach who taught a lesson to the players. Everyone had an illusion, as if these people were not e-sports players, but basketball players.

Liang Minghui asked out of breath, "Vice Captain, why did you run away by yourself?"

Jia Yunge innocently held the panda in his hand, Liang Minghui nodded, "Oh, I forgot the tape recorder."

Jia Yunge nodded, then pointed to the distance, Liang Minghui stared, "How can we do that? How could we leave you alone? Wherever you want to go next time, you must call us."

Jia Yunge nodded repeatedly and spread his hands towards him.

Liang Minghui yelled behind him, "Which one of you has the vice-team fan?"

"I'm here!"

Several people handed over a fan like a relay, and Jia Yunge immediately walked in front of Shen Huai, unfolded the fan and posed in a pose. The red and white peacock feathers were exactly the same as those on the hem of his clothes.

Shen Huai was a little confused.

Several people in WG immediately applauded in a well-trained manner as if they heard a whistle.

"Beautiful!" "Like!" "The deputy team looks good!"

Maple Moon: "..."

I don't know whether I should complain about how they saw what Jia Yunge wanted to express, or whether I should complain about this group of people's brainless flattery like coaxing children.

Shen Huai applauded very cooperatively, "Beautiful."

Hai Xing whispered, "WG's team style is really different."

Fan Jingming nodded, "It is said that reporters are unwilling to interview them."

The two teams climbed up the mountain together. During the conversation, they learned that they not only went to the same destination, but also booked the same hotel. Fengyue took the second floor and WG took the first floor.

Everyone chatted in twos and threes, and their relationship developed a lot along the way. Jia Yunge would also interject a few sentences, but he used the "giant panda" in his hand.

Shen Huai asked Song Xueyang, "Why doesn't Deputy Jia speak?"

Song Xueyang shook his head slightly, "It's been like this since before. There are rumors on the Internet that he has autism."

Shen Huai looked back at Jia Yunge, who was surrounded by people and looked happy, and hated the rumors on the Internet.

Song Xueyang didn't take it seriously, "I think it's just a communication barrier and he doesn't want to speak up. In order to let him communicate more with others, the Yan team recorded a lot of common expressions for him."

"But like this, he doesn't want to speak anymore, does he?"

Song Xueyang nodded and didn't say any more, and Shen Huai didn't mention it either.

There must be a scar behind Jia Yunge's reticence. It's okay to care, but gossip is not the work of a gentleman.

Furthermore, Shen Huai felt that Jia Yunge seemed to be living a good life and had his own hobbies, which was much better than those who were doing nothing all day long.

We walked across the bamboo sea to the resort. The hotel they booked was a two-storey low building, and the wooden decoration of the house looked quite artistic.

Everyone shared a room with each other according to the situation in the team, Song Xueyang and Shen Huai were naturally allocated a room.

Their room is in the innermost part of the second floor. The interior of the house is also a wooden forest style. The space is small and the roof is a bit low. There is only room for one person to walk sideways between the two single beds, but there are two skylights, and the sun shines through the glass. , the bed is warmed up in the sun, and you can imagine that if you don't draw the curtains at night, you can see the starry night sky while lying on the bed.

When Shen Huai saw the bed, he couldn't move his eyes away, packed his luggage in a hurry and threw himself on the bed.

Song Xueyang patted his butt, "Go to bed without taking a shower, is it dirty?"

Shen Huai pointed to the bed next to him, "Here's the dirty one, I'll sleep on that one."

Song Xueyang smiled, and wanted to hug him from behind, but Shen Huai didn't want to, so the two of them got entangled and rolled onto the bed.

Song Xueyang held Shen Huai in his arms, with dappled sunlight above his head and warm bedding under his body, only one trophy was missing, and his life was complete.

He leaned closer to Shen Huai's ear, "Shall we sleep together at night?"

Shen Huai raised his head, "What should I do if someone sees me?"

"You and I have the room card, who will see it?" He rubbed his chin on the top of Shen Huai's head, "Can we get together at night and separate during the day?"

Shen Huai thought about it and agreed.

The two got out of bed directly, and each stood by the bed and pushed hard, and the two beds were joined together.

As a result, before Shen Huai could go to bed, the door rang.

The two hurriedly separated the bed, and Zhang Jiayan had already yelled several times outside.

Shen Huai hurriedly opened the door and found that apart from Zhang Jiayan, Jia Yunge was also outside.

"what happened?"

Zhang Jiayan scratched the back of his head, and said awkwardly, "Yun Ge has prepared a cosplay suit for you, and wants to invite you for a cosplay."

Jia Yunge held the clothes and nodded repeatedly, Shen Huai looked down and saw the black and red peacock skirt of the same style as Jia Yunge, and felt his scalp tingling.