GTRSH Chapter 38

t/n: I’m soooo sorry for disappearing! I recently started a job and it was hectic to say the least. I’m working with my proofreader to see if we can come up with a regular schedule but currently it will remain a bit sporadic. ૮(˶╥︿╥)ა

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He Ci sighed, picked up his clothes and went to take a shower.

The bathroom was filled with mist and the hot water flowing through the body made people relax, but He Ci still frowned.

They had only known each other for a little over a month, and neither of them knew each other well enough.

When He Ci came back from North City, he thought about it all the way on the plane. He couldn’t be sure whether he was just superficially attracted by Yu Xinche or he really had a good impression of him.

As for Yu Xinche, his previous words made He Ci even more certain that he had no such thoughts about him now.

He just instinctively relied on the people he was most familiar with in the new environment.

He Ci was older than him and had more professional experience. If He Ci wanted, he can use this dependence to have a subtle influence on Yu Xinche and induce him to develop feelings.

But he would not, nor would he bother to get closer to Yu Xinche in this way.

Not only that, when He Ci realized this problem, he would rather distance himself from Yu Xinche and give Yu Xinche a chance to spend more time with other people.

For example, in tonight’s livestream, He Ci’s idea was very simple. Even without him, Yu Xinche could still rank together with the other three teammates.

In the end, the three of them were just playing by themselves and didn’t even show any concern.

If he hadn’t been worried and opened the livestream to take a look, Yu Xinche might have been scolded for a longer time.

Afterwards, the teammates explained in the group that the three of them felt that Yu Xinche would be in a duo queue with He Ci for his first livestream from beginning to end tonight, and they would not be needed at all, so they did not go to Yu Xinche to play duo.

Only then did He Ci realize that he might have done something wrong.

He thought that he was distancing himself from Yu Xinche for his own good, but from Yu Xinche’s perspective, it was he who persuaded Yu Xinche to play professionally with kind words, and he was also the one who protected Yu Xinche.

Everyone assumed that he would be responsible for Yu Xinche’s career, and Yu Xinche also trusted him very much. But now he suddenly pushed people away without saying a word.

Quite irresponsible.

He Ci turned off the shower with a “click”. He sighed again, dried his body and walked out of the bathroom.

He sent a message to Yu Xinche:

-Are you asleep?

After waiting for a while, Yu Xinche didn’t reply. He might have fallen asleep or taken a shower. He Ci typed again: It’s my fault. You are right.

It was not easy for him to admit his mistake for such a thing, and his finger hesitated on the send button for a long time.

But it was sent out in the end.

If he still can’t figure out whether he really liked Yu Xinche, then just observe for a while. He can’t let Yu Xinche be affected by such a one-sided problem from him.

Yu Xinche was indeed asleep. He was too tired from the training, so he simply washed up and fell asleep almost as soon as he hit the bed.

He was surprised to see He Ci’s message the next day.

In fact, Yu Xinche had been struggling with the question he asked last night for two days. He didn’t know why He Ci became cold, but he knew that he cherished this friend very much.

Not wanting the gap between them to grow, he thought about it and decided to talk to He Ci.

His intention last night was just to find out what He Ci thought, but he hadn’t figured out how to solve it yet.

As a result, when he woke up, He Ci admitted his mistake and was willing to listen to him.

Things went more smoothly than expected, and Yu Xinche’s steps were lighter as he went downstairs.

He held his cell phone and picked out emoticons as he walked down the stairs.

He Ci was not a person who admits his mistakes easily. He must have thought about it for a long time before he was willing to swallow his pride and send this message. Yu Xinche thought to himself, he have to find a perfect emoticon to praise He Ci. It couldn’t be too exaggerated, nor too bland that made him feel awkward.

When Yu Xinche walked into the dining room, he had finally chosen one. It was a cartoon little rabbit raising one hand, saluting with big eyes and full of energy, with two big words “Noted”.

As soon as he sent the message, he heard a message alert sound next to him. Yu Xinche looked up from his phone and found He Ci in front of him, walking towards him.

“Good morning.” He Ci walked up to him with a plate in his hands.

Yu Xinche: “Morning~”

He Ci asked, “Did you send the message?”

Yu Xinche: “Yeah.”

“What did you send?”

“An emoticon.”

“What emoticon?”

Yu Xinche thought about it and found it hard to describe: “It’s hard to explain it in one sentence. You can see for yourself.”

“I can’t see it.” He Ci tapped the plate with his chin, seeming to be in a good mood, “I don’t have any free hands, is it the puppy sticking out its tongue?”

“…Not this time.” Yu Xinche immediately retorted, but he did like to send that emoticon.

“What is it then?” He Ci asked, acting like he was really curious and wanted to know now.

Yu Xinche found that this person got into the role very quickly. Last night he could only say “um” and “you play”, but today he started to find things to tease him again.

He looked at He Ci, who was also standing leisurely in front of him, with no intention of rushing to eat.

Yu Xinche raised one hand and placed it between the two of them, clenched it into a fist, and slowly moved towards He Ci. Finally, he accelerated and punched He Ci on the shoulder.

“That’s it.” He shook his fist viciously, “It’s a very fierce rabbit.”

“Okay, I’ll go take a look.” He Ci curled his lips and smiled. When Yu Xinche raised his fist for the second time, he even cooperated and shrank back to show his fear.

Yu Xinche took the egg buns and a bowl of tofu pudding.

Auntie’s desserts were all beautiful and delicious. The tofu pudding looked like a fine dessert in a western restaurant. Pour a large spoonful of milk and a small spoonful of honey on it, and you could choose small ingredients such as raisins, crushed peanuts, red beans, and sago.

Since they were all family, the auntie added a lot of ingredients. When Yu Xinche took it, he saw that it was covered with a layer of fine peanut crumbs, like the layer of osmanthus flowers blown down by the wind at the entrance of the base.

He took his plate and sat opposite He Ci. Instead of eating in a hurry, he turned on the camera on his phone and took some pictures.

Because he was a newcomer in the team and the audience didn’t know him, the club gave Yu Xinche a small assignment: to record his life in the base.

The content related to the competition was too easy to create controversies, so Yu Xinche thought about it and decided that breakfast was a good topic. Jiang City’s breakfast culture was also quite famous, so he had a lot of material to shoot, just eating a few meals.

He pointed his phone at the tofu pudding: “Today we’re having tofu pudding, (it’s sweet). Our auntie really makes everything delicious. The crushed peanuts are especially fragrant, and the milk is not too strong. I think it’s just right, and it tastes a little like pudding.”

“…What are you laughing at?” He Ci, who was sitting opposite him, still had an egg left to eat, and he was peeling it while laughing. Recording this was already a bit embarrassing, and his smile made Yu Xinche even more embarrassed.

“Nothing.” He said it was nothing, but he was still smiling.

Yu Xinche raised his phone and pointed the camera at He Ci: “In that case, let’s interview the audience outside the venue. What did FIX eat in the morning?”

He Ci: “Beancurd skin.”

Yu Xinche: “Is it delicious?”

He Ci: “It’s OK, a little oily.”

Yu Xinche: “How about describing it a little more by referring to the format I just used?”

He Ci tilted his head to glance at the person behind the phone and endured it: “It’s quite filling, after all, it’s made of glutinous rice. The bean curd skin has to be oily, otherwise it will be a bit choking to eat.”

Yu Xinche: “What else?”

He Ci: “No more.”

Yu Xinche: “Fine then.”

He put away his phone, sent today’s recording to the staff who would be editing the video, and then started eating.

He Ci doesn’t go to the gym in the morning, and usually runs two laps around the park. Yu Xinche also runs in the morning, but he runs on the treadmill in the gym because he felt it would be a bit awkward to meet people from other bases on the way.

So He Ci didn’t wait for him and left after finishing his meal.

The two of them left the cafeteria one after the other, went back to take a shower one after the other, and then entered the training room one after the other.

The quality of the morning games varied. Yu Xinche usually played heroes that he was already familiar with to keep his hand feeling. He would play heroes that needed practice in the afternoon.

Depending on his mood, he played a game of handsome guy [Mirage], a game of beautiful girl [Branch], and a game of beautiful but genderless [Rainbow].

It was just time for lunch when the three games ended.

Everyone usually eats lunch together, and Xu Le also came over in a hurry.

“You guys eat first, and just listen to me.”

“I didn’t arrange Xiao Yu’s livestream last night well. I should have asked you to decide who would be with him in advance.”

“Later, we contacted YC and investigated together. Didn’t your top laner curse at the beginning of that game? That was a small anchor who deliberately wanted to take advantage of the players’ popularity.”

Xiao Ou laughed: “Clown.”

“Yeah. Today, a marketing account also released clips of your three live broadcast rooms. Now everyone knows that you did nothing wrong, but…”

Yu Xinche swallowed the food in his mouth and looked up at Xu Le: “Hmm?”

“The anchor only knew that the AD was OBSESS at first, but when he found out that the support was you, he made a few comments, saying that your hero pool was too shallow.”

Yu Xinche played four heroes in two BO3 games, which was actually very normal and even a good statistic.

After the host said that his hero pool was shallow in that game, many people went to the livestream to refute him. Seeing such good traffic and popularity, the host took the opportunity to find the first-person perspective and team matches during the training period at that time, and counted with the audience how many heroes Yu Xinche played.

The statistical conclusion was that it was indeed not very good.

Everyone knows that his signature feature was Tide, followed by Swamp, Wind, and Red Tide.

He played a lot of traditional meat tanks that were not difficult, but rarely played heroes with high mobility. He never practiced them in training camps and rarely participated in team competitions.

Today, the marketing account also released this part of the statistics. The objective data was there, and fans didn’t know how to refute it.

【……?】

【I feel like something is not right, but looking at this statistical result, it seems that there is nothing wrong】

【Me too, it feels weird but I can’t explain it】

【Don’t be so stubborn, the reason why 51 can’t be ranked first is because of the hero pool】

【I think he was training to learn how to play, because the Swamp and Red Tide were very annoying at the beginning, and we watched him practice】

【Is it possible that he can’t play all the heroes… He only have time to practice a few versatile heroes during the training camp】

【No way】

【So TZ hired a guy who only knows Tide?】

【@TZ, do I need to help you report?】

【Is it not enough to use 4 heroes in 4 games?】

【That’s right, the person above is just spreading rumors. He and He Ci played a lot of heroes in the duo last night.】

【Rank match is rank match, and competition is competition】

【Then we will see the truth tomorrow night】

【Sure, can NFG ban the support in the fifth round and show us some fun?】

After Yu Xinche agreed, Xu Le chose to read some of the forum content to them live.

After hearing this, several people didn’t take it seriously, saying that this post wouldn’t cause much of a stir and wouldn’t have any real impact on the competition.

Yu Xinche also felt that it was okay, as his strengths were not those ugly heroes he played during training.

The things that the anchor thought he couldn’t do were actually his unique skills.

The contestants didn’t take it seriously, but the audience whetted their appetite.

At 6:50 the next evening, at Jiang City Stadium, the match between TZ and NFG was about to start in ten minutes, and the players were already in their positions in the backstage lounge.

Yu Xinche was very obedient and was not good at refusing, so the makeup artist was always happy. In all three games, he was the only one on the team who wore eyeshadow and earrings. Today, he wore a light pink eyeshadow, and Yu Xinche didn’t quite understand it, but he felt that her eyes looked bigger than usual.

As the competition approached, the official photographer, after obtaining permission, carried the camera into the players’ lounge and broadcast the situation to the audience in the livestream.

Yu Xinche didn’t want a close-up of himself with heavy makeup on, so he smiled briefly at the camera for two seconds and then turned his head away.

【?】

【Baby’s rebellious period is mostly taught by their teammates】

【Showing me the back of your head!! What does this mean [angry angry]】

【The back of the head is also cute】

【Hair feels soft】

【The neck is also white, hehe】

【He Ci, I order you to turn his head around to face us】

【? Why did you really reach out?】

【??】

In the lounge, He Ci pointed behind Yu Xinche and said, “The camera is here, why don’t you show your face?”

“No. The makeup seems too heavy.”

He Ci: “Really? Aren’t rabbit eyes naturally red?”

“?”

Yu Xinche was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was talking about how he imitated a rabbit yesterday.

But the camera was still there and he did nothing.

After waiting for about half a minute, when everyone felt comfortable again, he asked He Ci: “Did the cameraman leave?”

He Ci looked behind him and said, “Yeah.”

Yu Xinche said “Oh” and punched him on the shoulder again: “Don’t. Talk. Nonsense.”

He controlled the strength so that the blow didn’t hurt, and his movements were slow, so He Ci could dodge it if he wanted to.

But he didn’t dodge at all. After being hit, he looked at Yu Xinche with a half-smile, then pointed behind him and said, “I’m sorry, I lied to you just now.”

Yu Xinche’s smile disappeared. He turned around and saw that the camera teacher was still there.

【???】

【Hahahahahahahahahahaha】

【Hahaha, Xiao Yu’s expression is so funny】

【Domestic violence scene!】

【I beg you, please play a round of couple hero combo】

【Hahahahahahaha】

【Bad He Ci!】

【Oh my Gawd, He Ci was beaten, and He Ci is still bad】

【He Ci can avoid it, why not avoid it, He Ci touched porcelain, He Ci is bad!】

【Why doesn’t He Ci dodge? Because he pampers him】

【Okay, you pamper him all you want】

 

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