After understanding everyone’s situation, Yu Nuo finished writing the meal plan, tidied up the desk, and turned off the desk lamp.
Only she remained in the office.
She sent Ya Nan a message:
[Sister Ya Nan, I’ve finished writing it and left it on your desk. I’m heading back to school now.]
…
…
Passing by the second floor, Yu Nuo paused her steps.
The spacious, minimalist living room was an open area. Under bright ceiling lights, five computers were arranged in an L-shape. TG’s five members had already started training.
Everyone looked serious, quite different from their usual playful selves.
Yu Nuo hid by the wall, originally planning to watch for a moment before leaving, but was caught in the act.
Chen Yuzheng, wearing headphones, shifted his gaze slightly, scanning over Yu Nuo.
Just then, Thomas called out to Chen Yuzheng, “The enemy’s A-ing right in your face, are you just standing there like a statue?”
Chen Yuzheng quickly returned his attention to the game.
Yu Nuo didn’t dare disturb them anymore, quietly went downstairs and left.
—
That evening, while on a voice call with Fu Yidong, Yu Nuo told her about working at TG.
As expected, after a few seconds of silence, the other end exploded: “What? You’re working at TG??!! Are you joking???”
Afraid of disturbing her roommates, Yu Nuo went to the balcony to talk, closing the door and speaking softly: “No, I’m still just an intern.”
“You mean the TG I’m a fan of?” Fu Yidong confirmed again.
“Mm…”
“Damn, does your brother know?”
Leaning against the glass door, Yu Nuo smiled bitterly: “He knows, I told him.”
“I’m shocked. So you’ll be spending your days with my idols now? Waaah I’m so jealous, I’m so sour, when can you take me there to hang out too?”
“Are you still on your business trip? When are you coming back?”
“Don’t know, there’s a bid next week, probably another half month.” Fu Yidong had no interest in serious talk and rambled on, “Hey, let me tell you, I’m the TG super topic moderator, right? After TG’s match with WR, these past few days the super topic has been super active with fans, and there are so many esports girls making merch and support items for Chen Yuzheng’s quotes. What should I do? My treasure has been discovered, are they going to get famous?”
Yu Nuo had been too busy lately to pay attention to what was happening online. After Fu Yidong mentioned it, she searched online.
Browsing briefly, discussions about TG seemed to have increased significantly on Weibo and forums, with many LPL viewers anticipating the weekend’s epic battle between OG and TG.
Would OG avenge their previous defeat and defend their prestigious team’s honor, or would TG step over their predecessors’ bodies to become the year’s strongest dark horse?
…
…
Yu Nuo took a shower and came back to check her phone.
In the TG-Logistics WeChat group, Ya Nan had sent a message fifteen minutes ago:
[Notice: Meet at the base at 5 PM on Friday to head to Chengdu. Everyone please privately message Xiao Ying your ID information for flight booking.]
—
The next afternoon, Chen Yuzheng woke up to receive an automatic refund notification of 5000 yuan on WeChat.
Too lazy to transfer it again, he messaged his cousin: [Help me pick out a gift]
After a while, she replied: [Budget?]
Conquer: [5000]
Other side: [Male or female]
Conquer: [Female]
Other side: [Add 21 yuan and just transfer her the money.]
Conquer: [?]
Conquer: [Not a girlfriend]1
After two minutes of silence, his cousin called, firing off a series of questions: “What’s going on? Still pursuing? How long have you known each other? Birthday gift?”
Chen Yuzheng pulled back his blanket and got out of bed, lazily answering: “Not pursuing, barely know her, owe her money.”
“……”
His cousin was heartbroken, “Zheng, sister feels so bad for you. Has being a pro player reduced you to this state? Is your dad not supporting you anymore? You’re borrowing money from girls?”
“……”
Chen Yuzheng was getting a headache from the noise. He pushed open the bathroom door, “Just pick something and send it to the base, that’s all.”
“Hey hey, wait wait.” His cousin thought for a moment, “I’m going shopping with friends this afternoon, I’ll look around for you. Are you trying to trick me? If you borrowed money, just pay it back directly. Giving gifts to girls isn’t your style.”
He turned on the tap, head lowered, one hand propped on the edge of the sink, “Do you have anything else?”
Cousin: “?”
“If not, I’m hanging up.”
“……”
—
The Spring Finals were to be held in Chengdu, with hotels uniformly arranged by the organizers. OG and TG were staying at the same place.
Yu Nuo finished packing her luggage and sent a message to Yu Ge: [Brother, looks like I’ll be traveling with the team, see you in Chengdu ^ ^]
At the base gathering point.
After the team leader counted everyone, they boarded the bus and headed to the airport.
The bus drove through the busy district, with everyone chatting quietly. Chen Yuzheng wore a baseball cap pulled low, sleeping with his eyes closed.
During a quiet moment, Ultraman, sitting in front, suddenly called out: “Hey, I’m so hungry, does anyone have food?”
The team leader scolded: “I told you to eat something at the base earlier, but you didn’t. Now you’re hungry? Hold on, eat when we get to Chengdu.”
Ultraman wailed: “Who has an appetite right after waking up? Do they serve airplane meals at this time? I’m about to faint from hunger.”
Yu Nuo unzipped her backpack and took out two cookies. She held onto the seat in front, tapped Ultraman’s shoulder, and said softly, “I brought some snacks, would you like some cookies?”
Ultraman turned his head, “Wow.” He accepted them joyfully, “Yes, yes, thank you, little sister.”
“No problem.” Yu Nuo smiled shyly, “Try these first, I have other things too.”
Yu Nuo hugged her bag in her lap, silently turned her head to watch the scenery rushing past outside the window.
She checked her phone; Yu Ge hadn’t replied yet.
After a while, Ultraman turned around again.
Their eyes met, and Yu Nuo: “?”
He scratched his head, hesitating: “Um, do you have any more… they’re really good.”
Yu Nuo quickly said: “Yes, wait, let me find some.”
“Do you have anything else?” Ultraman couldn’t help peeking into Yu Nuo’s bag, “Anything is fine.”
Killer found him embarrassing: “Enough, haven’t you eaten in eight lifetimes?”
Yu Nuo took out all her snacks – chips, preserved fruits, candies, jellies, small pastries…. She selected several items, holding them out for him to choose, “See what you’d like to eat?”
Ultraman stared in amazement, “Are, are you going on vacation?”
Yu Nuo felt a bit embarrassed.
Actually, she had much more in her suitcase. But some were for Yu Ge – he was picky about food, so whenever he had matches in other cities, she would prepare some snacks to bring him.
She smiled, “I’m afraid of getting hungry, so I just brought a few things.”
The bus suddenly became lively, with several hungry people gathering around Yu Nuo asking for snacks to fill their stomachs.
Ultraman cursed at Killer who was opening a bag of chips: “How dare you mock me when you’re also shamelessly asking for food?”
Killer gave him a look, “Mind your own business.”
Ya Nan laughed, teasing Yu Nuo: “You’re like Doraemon, with everything in your pocket.”
Chen Yuzheng woke up from the noise, pulled down one earphone, and opened his eyes to look sideways.
Across the aisle, Yu Nuo met his gaze for a moment.
She took the initiative to ask: “Would you like some?”
“……”
He spoke, his voice a bit hoarse from sleep: “Candy, like last time.”
—
The flight was delayed, landing in Chengdu close to eleven o’clock.
At this hour, the airport was nearly empty with just a few scattered people. It would be about fifteen minutes before luggage arrival. Killer and others went to the smoking room, while the team leader went to the bathroom.
Yu Nuo sat in a chair waiting for luggage. While spacing out, someone approached her.
Chen Yuzheng casually tossed something into her lap.
Yu Nuo paused for a moment, picked up the delicate little box, and asked: “What’s this?”
He sat down with one seat between them, his long legs stretched out casually, “It’s for you.”
Yu Nuo: “……”
She recognized the Tiffany logo, opened the box to look, and saw it was their most classic smile bracelet.
The official price was around ten thousand yuan.
“This…” Yu Nuo hesitated.
Seeing her about to speak, Chen Yuzheng turned his head: “What, want to transfer money to me again?”
“No.” Yu Nuo knew her reaction seemed a bit petty, but she really felt uncomfortable accepting it, “This is too expensive.”
Chen Yuzheng: “Consider it thanks.”
“Huh?” Yu Nuo was stunned for a moment, “Thanks for what?”
He seemed too lazy to talk more, just uttered one word:
“Candy.”
…
…
Yu Nuo felt quite uneasy about accepting Chen Yuzheng’s gift.
After getting their luggage, they followed the group out of the airport. Yu Nuo was still lost in thought when she suddenly heard a commotion. She turned her head to see a group of girls not far away excitedly calling out TG members’ names while holding signs.
Thomas had never experienced this kind of situation before, muttering to Ultraman beside him: “Damn, are these fans here to meet us? Do we already have this kind of treatment?”
They hadn’t noticed the changes in the outside world, but TG had recently attracted attention from various quarters. Their popularity had been consistently high. Their previously quiet super topic had broken ten thousand members in just a few days.
They hadn’t expected to meet fans, so no security had been arranged. Assistant Xiao Ying barely managed to block some enthusiastic fans, but couldn’t hold them all back.
Soon, all the TG team members were surrounded.
Passersby stopped at the commotion, saw them wearing uniform white and gold team jerseys, and thought they might be sports celebrities. They joined in the excitement, taking out phones to take photos.
Killer, overwhelmed by the attention, finished signing autographs for several people. Turning his head, he saw Chen Yuzheng surrounded by several girls.
He maintained his usual aloof manner, showing no joy even when faced with a group of enthusiastic fans.
A girl waiting for his autograph secretly glanced at his handsome but expressionless face for a while. Somewhat shyly but hopefully asked, “Can I take a photo with you?”
Chen Yuzheng handed back the paper and pen, saying apologetically, “No.”
Killer: “……?”
Thomas: “……?”
Van: “……?”
—
They were still talking about Chen Yuzheng refusing the female fan’s photo request while eating hotpot. Van mocked him for acting like a big shot, sighing: “Our hard-earned fans were all scared away by Conquer.”
Killer agreed: “Exactly, can’t you be less cold? It’s not easy to get fans.”
Everyone was teasing Chen Yuzheng, but he remained silent.
Ya Nan looked at these rowdy boys and shook her head helplessly, “Alright, one by one, stop getting carried away, hurry up and finish eating so we can go back to the hotel.”
The team leader was experienced and laughed: “This is just the beginning. As long as you play well, you’ll have plenty more fans in the future.”
…
…
Because there was a match in two days, training time was tight. After eating, they couldn’t enjoy Chengdu’s night scenery and everyone packed up to return to the hotel.
Yu Nuo shared a room with another PR department lady.
The lady went to shower first, while Yu Nuo organized her luggage outside. As she was organizing, she saw the Tiffany bracelet.
Thinking of Chen Yuzheng, her mind started wandering…
She wasn’t sure if he couldn’t eat spicy food or just didn’t have an appetite. He barely touched his chopsticks during the hotpot earlier.
Yu Nuo suddenly remembered Ya Nan’s instructions.
Crouching in front of her suitcase thinking for a while, she took out her phone and browsed through food delivery apps. Finding a porridge shop, she looked through it for a while and ordered some light porridge and soup.
After the delivery arrived, Yu Nuo got a new paper bag.
Thinking of Ultraman who lived with him, she went back to her suitcase and put in some snacks.
Yu Nuo looked up the room information in the group chat.
After delivering the items to his door, on her way back, she sent Chen Yuzheng a message:
[You have matches coming up, you should keep your diet regular. I saw you didn’t eat much tonight, so I ordered some porridge. It’s hanging on your room door, please get it when you see this message.]
…
…
Chen Yuzheng opened the door, and his phone suddenly vibrated again.
He lowered his eyes to look.
Fish lover: [Thank you for the bracelet, it’s very pretty, you shouldn’t have spent so much. Oh, and there are some snacks in the bag, please share with Ultraman. I noticed he really likes these cookies, and I happened to bring extra.]
Chen Yuzheng brought the bag inside.
Ultraman, sitting at the computer, turned to ask, “Who was that? Food delivery?”
Chen Yuzheng didn’t bother explaining, standing at the desk taking out the porridge.
Ultraman got up and came over to look. He immediately spotted the familiar cookies in the bag, “Damn, Yu Nuo sent this to you?”
He grabbed a piece and started eating, mumbling with appreciation: “God, how can there be such a gentle girl, I’m so touched, has an angel descended to earth?”
After quickly finishing one cookie, Ultraman reached for the can of pink-blue milk candy, “Oh, what’s this?”
Chen Yuzheng, who was drinking porridge, spoke up: “Hold it.”
Ultraman immediately went quiet: “What?”
Chen Yuzheng glanced over: “Don’t touch my candy.”
- 5021 (????, w? líng èr y?) sound similar to “I Love You”, so it’s used to represent that in Chinese internet culture. Similar to how 143 (one four three) is used as I Love You in English. ↩︎
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