With these 2 uploads, all the bonus chapters are done~ Once again, thank you Momo for the ko-fis!
The next day, Jiang Shi was still half-asleep when he suddenly heard the sound of curtains being drawn. Immediately after, the blinding sunlight streamed in.
It was already noon.
Jiang Shi pulled the blanket over his head and mumbled, “Xiao Hei, you’ve improved. You can even open the curtains now…”
“Believe it or not, I’ll put you in solitary confinement today and keep you from seeing Xie Xu.”
His tone carried a hint of threat, but it was completely masked by drowsiness, making it sound utterly harmless.
But the moment he finished speaking, the blanket above his head was tugged downward.
This time, it was impossible for Jiang Shi to stay asleep.
“Xiao Hei, you’re really something.” Jiang Shi, woken from his sweet dreams, sounded distinctly grumpy. “You even dare to lift my blanket—”
Halfway through his sentence, his words got stuck in his throat.
Because he saw Xie Xu’s face.
His tall figure blocked out the sunlight, his brows calm and composed, his handsome features looking as refined as ever. Seeing Jiang Shi’s dazed expression, he curled his lips slightly. “Time to get up.”
Jiang Shi’s consciousness snapped back, and his first instinct—
Was to shrink back under the blanket.
He didn’t even need to look in a mirror to know what kind of state he was in—his hair a bird’s nest, his eyes groggy, probably even sporting dark circles from his hangover.
Absolutely hideous.
But why was Xie Xu in his room?
Jiang Shi thought back and suddenly recalled last night’s intense makeout session with Xu, as well as the suspiciously crumpled tissues in the trash bin.
His face turned bright red as he rolled in the blanket, trying to wrap himself up like a cocoon. But in the next second, he was fished out.
Without the blanket’s protection, Jiang Shi shut his eyes and played dead.
Xie Xu pinched his cheek. “Stop pretending to sleep. I know you’re awake. Get up and eat, or Yuan Yang will be knocking on the door one by one to wake everyone up.”
With that, he left the room, seemingly giving Jiang Shi time to compose himself.
The first thing Xie Xu did after leaving was head to the tea room to make himself a cup of coffee.
Jiang Shi had been kicking him all night, making it impossible to get a good sleep.
As he entered the tea room, he saw Yu Hui already there, sporting dark circles under his eyes.
Seeing Xie Xu, Yu Hui let out a sigh of relief. “Captain, you came just in time. I can’t figure out this coffee machine.”
Since Xie Xu was planning to make coffee anyway, he casually made a cup for Yu Hui as well.
Yu Hui took a sip and winced at the bitterness, but he endured it. “Next time I take care of a drunk Jiang Lele, I’m a damn dog.”
That kid was harder to handle drunk than a pig being slaughtered. God knows what kind of hell he went through last night.
He turned to look at Xie Xu. “Captain, did Time give you trouble last night?”
Xie Xu took a sip of coffee. “Not too bad.”
Only got his knees kicked black and blue, that’s all.
After breakfast, the five members of TLG gathered in the training room, yawning endlessly.
Even though the tournament had just ended, they still needed to review their matches.
They had won the domestic Spring Split championship, securing their spot in the world championship a month later. It was still too early to relax.
Yuan Yang looked at their lifeless expressions and was puzzled. “Why do you guys have less energy than me? I woke up at eight. It’s already noon, and you’re still tired?”
Jiang Lele rubbed his sore shoulders and back. “Yang-ge, you try sleeping on the floor all night and see how you feel. I feel like my whole body is falling apart.”
For some reason, he had ended up in Yu Hui’s room last night. When he woke up, he was lying on the floor, wrapped in a blanket, while the culprit was sleeping soundly in bed. Furious, he had immediately shoved Yu Hui off and stolen his spot for a nap.
Even so, his back still ached.
Jiang Lele then turned suspiciously to Yu Hui. “Back, be honest. Did you hit me while I was drunk last night? I woke up with a bump on my forehead.”
Yu Hui glanced at him coolly. “Last night, you got drunk and kowtowed to a tree in the middle of the street, bawling your eyes out, calling it your dad and thanking it for giving birth to such an outstanding son. You even knocked your head against it a few times.”
Jiang Lele: “?”
What the fuck!
He should’ve just kept quiet!
Jiang Lele turned to Jiang Shi, who had been just as drunk, looking for comfort. “T Bao, how about you? What happened to you last night?”
Jiang Shi avoided eye contact, his voice a little unnatural. “I was fine.”
Everything was fine.
After their review session, Yuan Yang didn’t schedule any mandatory training for the day, letting them queue up for ranked matches instead. It was a form of relaxation, but before leaving, he specifically reminded Jiang Shi, “Xiao Shi, your streaming hours can’t be borderline anymore this month. The people at Little Bear TV subtly mentioned they hope you’ll stream more.”
“Oh, and today, Little Bear TV arranged for a live interview. It’s an exclusive champion feature. Just do your thing in the training room, I’m just giving you a heads-up.”
Jiang Lele, always excited about such things, was the first to raise his hand. “Yang-ge, if they come, let me be the first on camera!”
Yuan Yang chuckled and agreed before heading off to handle team-related matters. With the world championship coming up, he had to schedule their training plans.
After he left, Jiang Shi obediently started his stream. The chat was filled with familiar names.
[I knew this kid would go live today.]
[Won the championship and came to show off?]
[I heard TLG went out drinking last night, and the main team got so wasted that Team 2 had to pick them up.]
[Hahahaha! I saw a fan photo of Lele kowtowing to a tree with two people trying to pry him off.]
[Back was there too, looking completely done with life.]
[Any photos of Little White Hair?]
Jiang Shi saw that message, and his eyelid twitched.
[Yeah, but it’s blurry. I’ll send it to you.]
Jiang Shi had braced himself for an embarrassing drunk photo like Jiang Lele’s, but when he saw it, he relaxed.
It was a back view, probably taken when Xie Xu was carrying him to the car after he had drunk too much.
Besides, they had changed into casual clothes, and it was nighttime. Anyone not looking closely wouldn’t recognize them.
Jiang Shi grabbed his cup and took a sip of honey water in a relaxed manner.
[Are you sure that’s Xu and Time? It’s so blurry. Looks like a dad carrying his kid, honestly.]
[Let me process the image for you, take a look.]
A fan drew lines on their bodies.
[Look at the length of these lines — they represent their heights.]
[Don’t even need to look. Only T Bao could be lifted that high off the ground.]
[Haha, you believe Little White Hair won’t jump up and punch your knees in anger?]
Jiang Shi almost choked on his water. He immediately clapped back, “You believe I won’t smash your skull?”
He spoke too fast, and his coughing flared up again.
Xie Xu took the cup from his hands and patted his back. “Drink slower.”
Jiang Shi instantly toned down, mumbling, “Mm.”
Then, without missing a beat, he muted the person who called him short for five minutes and sent out a giveaway.
A standard 10 yuan giveaway of 100 red packets, with the password: [Time will be 1.8 meters tall someday].
Some fans instinctively claimed the red packets, making their messages appear in chat.
Jiang Shi grinned at the wall of “1.8 meters tall” messages. “Finally, you’re speaking the truth? Fine, I’ll forget it. Dad won’t hold grudges.”
His tone was magnanimous, even carrying a hint of a benevolent father’s indulgence.
[Fck, this brat is taking advantage of us again!]
[You little idiot, you really are shameless. Xu is still next to you!]
[Has this kid’s true nature been exposed in TLG a long time ago? Now he doesn’t pretend anymore. He just fights when he should and is thick-skinned when he should.]
[It’s unscientific. ]
[Oh fck, this kid actually chased Xu? Otherwise, why is he so fearless?]
Jiang Shi is very good at playing dumb, his expression didn’t give anything away. “I don’t understand what you’re saying. The captain and I have pure team friendship. Don’t sully our bond.”
Meanwhile, Xie Xu was twisting the lid of a thermos. Hearing what Jiang Shi said, his hand paused, and handed it to Jiang Shi, “Do you want to drink it?”
Jiang Shi didn’t intend to drink it, but Xie Xu handed it to him, so he subconsciously took it and took another sip.
Xie Xu naturally reached out to wipe the water stains from his lips, but Jiang Shi suddenly cried out, “It hurts a little.”
The comments were full of question marks.
Xie Xu touched Jiang Shi’s upper lip with his fingertips, “Here?”
Jiang Shi nodded. Before he could ask why Xie Xu knew, he immediately closed his mouth shut. He had a thought.
They kissed too wild yesterday, biting each other many times. As a proof, Jiang Shi’s own upper lip was also swollen.
Jiang Shi glanced at Xie Xu’s mouth. He didn’t look carefully before, but now he found that Xie Xu’s lower lip was bitten until red by him.
Comparing himself to Xie Xu, the latter’s condition was much more obvious.
Jiang Shi turned his eyes away in guilt.
Did he use so much force last night?
…Also, he’s pretty sure he also bit Xie Xu’s tongue during the make-out session.
Jiang Shi’s expression was too obvious, and Xie Xu was also on the screen, so the fans’ searchlight-like eyes quickly noticed that something was wrong.
[Wait, is Xu’s lips injured? ]
[The little idiot’s upper lip is also a little swollen. ]
[Fck, did these two kiss after getting drunk last night? Is this the so-called “pure team friendship”?]
[I think it’s very likely they kissed. And on top of that, how could it be just a kiss? Those two are young and easily get hot, yeah?]
[But, Little White Hair looks pretty good today? He’s even in the mood to livestream!]
[Xu, can you even properly do it?]
Jiang Shi looked at the comments full of comments questioning Xu, and was unhappy. “Wait, what do you mean? Do you think I’m that weak?”
If he really tried hard, Xie Xu couldn’t hold him down, right ?
Besides, is that kind of thing so scary? Whenever he reads those saucy fanfic, everything seems sunshine and rainbows.
[Time, your question is strange.]
[Little White Hair, how do you position yourself? ]
[Could it be that you still want to counterattack and be the top?]
[Let T Bao try topping. Let me believe he can see the ceiling that way.][mfn]in case you don’t understand, this is from many previous chapters’ joke about Jiang Shi being too short to see the ceiling if he had missionary position with Xie Xu.[/mfn]
[It’s not that Time can’t top. It’s just Xu is too aggressive, that Little White Hair wouldn’t be able to control Xu. In the end, I bet he’ll be ******]
[Will Time cry then?]
The barrage once again veered into strange territory, and Jiang Shi even received a warning from the system, saying the streamer was leading the audience astray.
Jiang Shi immediately rejected the warning.
Come on, it was clearly these people leading him astray!
He stopped chatting nonsense and went straight into the game.
Of course, he was duo-queuing with Xie Xu.
However, the fans’ risqué comments still had an impact on him.
He found himself deeply questioning—
Why didn’t they do it last night? Was it because he bit too hard?
No, wait. There was Xiao Hei on his bed last night, which was pretty annoying.
Jiang Shi glanced at the support hovering in front of him, then, unable to resist, secretly peeked at the person beside him.
Xie Xu calmly met his gaze, the bite mark on his lip glaringly obvious.
Jiang Shi started reflecting.
Should he apply some medicine to the wound? Would drinking water and eating hurt?
Why did he always do such dumb things? It wasn’t even the first time they—
Wait, no, the real issue was that last night had gone too far.
How long had he even lasted yesterday?
