In the small space, an ambiguous atmosphere began to spread, with the scattered sounds of rain shut out.
Yu Nuo’s upper body was suspended in air as she hugged his neck, her chest pressing tightly against him. She closed her eyes in abandon, her eyelashes trembling violently, showing her inner unease.
Chen Yuzheng stayed frozen in place, his entire body still.
Yu Nuo didn’t know how to kiss, only innocently pecking him, her whole body shaking lightly, not daring or knowing how to proceed.
When she didn’t get his response, she pulled back slightly, calling out almost pleadingly: “Chen Yuzheng…”
Chen Yuzheng paused for a moment before coming to his senses.
He adjusted his position, pulling Yu Nuo’s wrists down and placing them around his waist, “Here, hold onto me.”
Yu Nuo’s mind was in a daze, unable to think clearly anymore – whatever he said, she followed.
He suppressed his breathing, as if holding back, his voice deep: “Jiejie, open your mouth.”
This kiss felt completely different from before. Yu Nuo felt numb, her brain lacking oxygen.
At first, Chen Yuzheng only gently explored, his fingers pinching her soft ear cartilage, using his tongue to slowly pry open her lips, lightly sucking.
His scent had a unique cleanliness belonging to youth. Like the faint bitter fragrance of ice pomelo, very pleasant.
Both of their breathing became irregular. When he bit her, she let out a muffled groan, accidentally letting out a small moan. Her voice completely stimulated him, making his blood boil, and he couldn’t help but press forward.
This position was greedy, completely trapping Yu Nuo.
He didn’t give her any room to retreat.
Yu Nuo felt like she was sinking into cotton candy, letting him have his way. After who knows how long, her head dizzy and heavy, she secretly opened her eyes.
Chen Yuzheng’s expression while kissing.
She wanted to see it.
A few seconds later, Chen Yuzheng seemed to notice something and opened his eyes too.
Yu Nuo’s hair was scattered, spread across the white blanket. Her eyes were full of broken light as she stared directly at him, her cheeks flushed red, blinking.
They stared at each other from such close proximity. Chen Yuzheng’s lips were still against hers as he tilted his head slightly, laughing vaguely: “Seen enough?”
Yu Nuo finally reacted, closing her eyes again and burying her face in his shoulder, refusing to look up.
…
…
Chen Yuzheng lay lazily on the couch, his lips bright red, his T-shirt collar sliding down to reveal his collarbone. Looking completely ravished.
Yu Nuo hugged her legs curled up on the sofa, stealing glances at him before moving closer. She propped one hand on the sofa and pulled his collar up.
He grabbed her hand, “What are you doing?”
Yu Nuo: “Mind your appearance.”
Chen Yuzheng’s lips curved upward, “I thought you wanted more.”
“……..”
Yu Nuo felt embarrassed and pulled her hand away, getting up from the sofa and muttering to herself: “I’ll go check if your clothes are dry.”
Chen Yuzheng followed her leisurely.
Yu Nuo opened the balcony door and the dryer, feeling his clothes hanging inside, “They’re almost dry.”
As she turned her head, another kiss landed on her cheek. Yu Nuo’s voice wavered, “Um, they can be worn now, go change.”
Chen Yuzheng made an absent-minded sound of agreement and kissed her again.
After what happened earlier, it was like some switch had been flipped in Chen Yuzheng – he kept kissing her at every opportunity, becoming increasingly unrestrained.
Yu Nuo bit her lip and walked left; he used his height advantage to take a small step and block her. Yu Nuo walked right; he blocked her again.
She was silent for a few seconds before glaring at him shyly, asking without much conviction: “What are you doing?”
Chen Yuzheng lowered his head slightly, “What do you think?”
Just then, a phone rang in the living room. Yu Nuo left him behind, running over in a few steps to answer it, “Brother?”
Yu Ge sounded like he had just woken up. After some rustling noises, he made a sound of acknowledgment.
She instinctively looked at Chen Yuzheng as he walked over slowly. Yu Nuo felt guilty and asked quietly: “What’s wrong?”
“Are you at home?”
“Yes.”
Yu Ge made an “oh” sound, “I’m coming back home later to get some clothes, and take you out for a meal?”
Chen Yuzheng held his freshly dried clothes and tossed them on the sofa. Right in front of her, he reached back and grabbed his T-shirt collar, pulling it off in one motion. Standing there shirtless, he casually asked her, “Who is it?”
Yu Nuo was stunned by his action, freezing for two seconds before her face turned red, and she quickly turned her back to him.
Yu Ge was also silent for two seconds before asking: “Is there someone with you?”
“No,” Yu Nuo hurried to deny, “It’s… it’s the delivery person.”
Yu Ge: “……..”
She quickly said: “Brother, what clothes do you need? I’ll pack them for you and bring them over. And… I won’t have dinner with you, I’ve already ordered takeout.”
Yu Ge didn’t think much of it, “No need to pack, as long as you’re okay.”
“Why wouldn’t I be okay?”
“Yesterday…” After two words, Yu Ge stopped, “Never mind.”
He had a quiet personality, not good with words, and his way of showing concern was awkward. But Yu Nuo could still feel it, a warmth flowing through her heart, “I’m fine.”
Yu Ge: “Block all contact information from Yu Jiang and the others.”
Yu Nuo lowered her head and agreed.
“By the way,” Yu Ge suddenly remembered something, “How’s your work situation?”
Yu Nuo felt a bit nervous, thought for a while, and tentatively said: “I’m quite happy working at TG, if nothing unexpected happens, I’ll renew my contract.”
After a long pause, Yu Ge didn’t say much, just replied flatly: “You decide.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Yu Nuo let out a long breath. She didn’t dare turn around and asked: “Chen Yuzheng, have you changed your clothes?”
“I’m changed.”
Yu Nuo turned her head, glanced at him – his upper body was still bare, and he was putting on his pants. She immediately turned her head back.
From behind, Chen Yuzheng’s amused voice came: “If you want to look, just look directly. Why sneak peeks? I don’t mind.”
She hurried to explain: “I didn’t look.”
“It’s fine, I want you to look.”
Yu Nuo: “…”
She waited in place.
Chen Yuzheng finished changing clothes and ruffled his short hair. Walking over, he stopped in front of Yu Nuo, leaning down slightly to get close to her, observing her expression.
Yu Nuo stepped back: “What’s wrong?”
He looked at her for a while before saying slowly: “Jiejie doesn’t even blush when lying.”
Yu Nuo was confused by his sudden accusation: “What?”
Chen Yuzheng looked very serious: “Do I look like a delivery person to you?”
Yu Nuo: “……….”
—
The LPL was about to start, and these past few days TG’s members had been frantically scheduling practice matches to find their rhythm. Chen Yuzheng had run out to find her last night but couldn’t stay long, needing to return to the base soon.
Even though Yu Nuo was reluctant in her heart, she didn’t want to interfere with his training progress.
Around seven or eight o’clock, the rain outside stopped.
Worried that Chen Yuzheng might get low blood sugar early in the morning, Yu Nuo took him to eat breakfast at a wonton shop near the community.
After seeing him off, she stood by the road for a while longer, then went to the nearby market to buy some fresh fruit, carrying bags big and small home.
The house was quiet, returned to silence. Yu Nuo put her things down at the entrance, her mood sinking a bit.
Although her emotions were still low, they were much better than yesterday.
Yu Nuo tidied up a bit, threw Chen Yuzheng’s worn clothes into the washing machine, and returned to the living room.
The blanket on the sofa was still in disarray, its edge hanging to the floor.
Yu Nuo paused, thinking of something. After standing still for a few seconds, she went over to pick up the blanket.
The fuzzy texture was warm, seemingly still retaining his body heat. Yu Nuo carefully held it up and sniffed it.
After a while, her face reddened again.
…
…
On Saturday, the day of the LPL opening match, Fu Yidong came to Yu Nuo’s house in the middle of the day.
Yu Nuo had stayed up until midnight writing dietary restrictions and precautions for TG’s members, and slept until eleven, when the doorbell rang like a death knell.
She ran to open the door for Fu Yidong with sleepy eyes.
“Make way,” Fu Yidong struggled somewhat, dragging in a long light board from behind.
Yu Nuo was awakened a bit by this scene, stepping aside to ask, “What’s this?”
Fu Yidong pulled the thing in, dropped it on the ground, dusted off her hands, and said with a grin: “Support items for your husband.”
Yu Nuo glared at her lightly: “Be more serious when you talk.”
She crouched down and flipped the light board over, seeing the words on it. Yu Nuo was silent for a moment before looking up to ask: “Why this phrase?”
Fu Yidong clicked her tongue twice, “You don’t know about this? Since Chen Yuzheng’s tattoo was discovered, this phrase has become our support slogan now, it’s even pinned at the top of the super topic.”
Yu Nuo: “……..”
Fu Yidong dumped out a bunch of things from her backpack, picked up a headband and gave it to her, “Here, this is yours.”
Yu Nuo looked at the “Conquer” on the headband for a while, somewhat bemused, “You brought one for me too?”
“Of course.”
Fu Yidong urged her to go change clothes and put on makeup, “Hurry up, hurry up, get ready quickly, I need to meet up with my sisters later.”
Yu Nuo was choosing clothes from the closet when she turned to ask: “What sisters?”
“The sisters from TG’s fan support group.”
—
A few months ago, Yu Nuo had gone to watch TG’s matches live several times with the staff. Whether it was regular season, semifinals, or finals, when facing LPL’s two giant teams, TG’s fans were completely overwhelmed by WR and OG. When they won matches, there would invariably be silence. Although the intercontinental championship caused their popularity to surge, except for that time at the airport, Yu Nuo still had no real concept of “TG becoming popular.” Her impression remained that they were a new team without much of a fan base.
It wasn’t until Fu Yidong met up with TG’s support group members that she truly felt shocked.
A group of people at the venue entrance were systematically distributing light sticks and banners, with someone specifically counting the various light boards. There were probably dozens of people, all wearing TG’s white and gold bracelets, and even their t-shirts were designed after TG’s team uniform, with a Q-version Chen Yuzheng on the front and his ID printed on the back.
Fu Yidong pulled Yu Nuo in front of them, cleared her throat, and introduced her: “Hello everyone, this is…” she paused, “This is my friend, she’s also Chen Yuzheng’s fan.”
The young girls were all very enthusiastic, gathering around to greet her. Yu Nuo stood among them somewhat stiffly, nodding and saying hello to them.
Someone sighed: “This rebellious Chen Yuzheng actually has such a pretty female fan.”
Everyone else laughed.
A short-haired girl thought Yu Nuo looked familiar and examined her for a while before asking: “Have I seen you somewhere before?”
Fu Yidong made an “ai” sound, blocking Yu Nuo and half-jokingly said: “That’s enough, my friend is straight, has a boyfriend, and isn’t into girls, don’t flirt with her.”
The short-haired girl glared at her. The topic was diverted and quickly forgotten.
Yu Nuo pondered for a moment, thinking the short-haired girl might have seen her photos that were dug up on Weibo and gone to look, which was why she seemed familiar.
Fortunately, the photos she posted were mostly cosplay shots, and there weren’t many. Plus, her makeup was quite heavy, making her look quite different from her real-life appearance – most people wouldn’t make the connection without looking closely.
Fu Yidong patted her chest and pulled Yu Nuo aside, whispering in her ear: “That was close, when I was introducing you just now, I almost said, this is your sister-in-law.”
Yu Nuo: “…….”
Fu Yidong handed her bag to her, “Wait for me here, I’ll go buy some milk tea and come back.”
Yu Nuo agreed and held onto her bag.
She had a rather introverted personality and was slow to warm up to people. Standing next to a group of fans, she couldn’t join in their conversations much and could only quietly listen to their discussions.
—
Before the official match began, there was still more than half an hour of performances. After the procedures ended, the host came on stage and said a few usual opening words.
Music started playing, the venue lights flickered, several light beams swept left and right before finally gathering on TG and KKL’s flags.
There was a subtle stir in the venue.
When the players came up from both sides of the stage, as soon as the director’s camera showed them, all the fans started screaming.
Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans at the venue, the commentator also made a “wa” sound and interacted with them: “So many TG fans came today.”
Another person joined in, joking: “This atmosphere makes me confused, is this the opening match? I thought this was the 2021 summer finals.”
The camera cut to the audience, where colorful light boards and support signs were waving, most related to TG. Someone stood up, holding up their phone to show the director, with a bullet comment floating across: [Conquer is not allowed to flash his emote during the match]
Even the commentators laughed at this, “Conquer’s fans are quite funny, they’re really worried about him.”
On stage.
Ultraman and Van were saying something, while Killer took a sip from his water bottle.
Chen Yuzheng wore headphones, completely unaware of what was happening outside. The game was still loading, and he wore a short-sleeved shirt, his arm propped on the table, supporting his chin with his hand.
…
…
Regular season matches were BO3 format, best of three. In the first game, Van picked Lee Sin and barely farmed the jungle before starting to gank lanes, directly carrying all three lanes.
After several team fights, KKL basically had no way to fight back and was pushed to their high ground by TG.
After the match, even the commentators kept exclaiming: “You can see there’s quite a gap between KKL and TG’s strength, it seems like after the intercontinental championship, TG’s whole team has reached another level, they’re too strong.”
The first game ended, with a brief fifteen-minute break.
The surrounding fans were whispering to each other, and Yu Nuo took out her phone, took a photo, and sent it to Chen Yuzheng.
Conquer: “You came to the venue?”
Yu Nuo: “Mm-hmm, came with my friend”
Conquer: “What friend”
Yu Nuo: “My bestie, she’s actually your fan ^ ^”
Conquer: “Oh, does she want my autograph?”
Yu Nuo tapped Fu Yidong, who was talking to someone else, and showed her the chat log.
Just then, Chen Yuzheng sent another message.
Conquer: “How does it feel watching the match from the audience? Is your boyfriend handsome?”
Fu Yidong happened to see this and choked, “What did I do wrong… to be fed dog food right to my face.”
Yu Nuo: “…….”
Fu Yidong shook her head and sighed, “You’re too damn blessed, open your eyes and look around – all these fans are cheering for your boyfriend, and what does he do? He’s here casually flirting with you. If you weren’t my bestie, I’d be jealous too!”
Conquer: “Have to go on stage, come find me after the match”
Yu Nuo: “Okay, good luck in the match.”
…
…
In the second game, just a few minutes after it started, Chen Yuzheng quickly reached level two and suddenly said: “Ultraman, go place a ward in the river bush.”
Ultraman: “What are you planning?”
Chen Yuzheng looked at the minimap, “I want to make a play.”
Ultraman: “……..”
In the next ten minutes, the bottom lane engaged in combat at least three or four times, the situation extremely intense. Chen Yuzheng kept calling either the jungler or mid laner down, to the point where the enemy AD carry didn’t dare to clear minions alone when they came to lane, only able to hide in the self-pity bush next to their second tower waiting for their support.
Even Van felt it was strange and pressed tab to check the stats panel, “Why is Conquer so brutal today, is he on steroids?”
Killer: “Who knows, maybe he’s been inspired by his female fans.”
Before Baron spawned, Chen Yuzheng had completely crushed the enemy AD carry and support. The entire game lasted less than twenty minutes, with TG’s bottom lane stealing the spotlight and directly ending the game.
TG cleanly finished the match with a 2-0 victory, taking the opening match. They stood up from their positions, shook hands with KKL, and bowed together on stage.
The fans’ response was especially enthusiastic.
Before leaving the stage, Ultraman looked back once more, asking those beside him in pleasant surprise: “Brother Sha, have we become this popular? The fans are too passionate – even with headphones on during the match, I could hear them cheering. My hands were shaking from their calls.”
Killer didn’t seem too concerned: “Alright, don’t get too excited, more than half of those down there are Chen Yuzheng’s female fans, what’s it got to do with you?”
Ultraman: “……….”
—
After the match ended, they had the post-match interview.
TG’s five members took their seats in turn. Having just finished the match, everyone’s demeanor was very relaxed as they sat in their positions chatting with each other.
After some preparation, the interview began. There were only two microphones on the table, passed from one person to the next after they finished speaking.
The first question came from Fish Ball’s person: “How do you feel about taking the opening victory today?”
Killer smiled: “Pretty good, quite happy.”
“Are you thinking about having an extra meal tonight?”
“That depends on what the base auntie thinks.”
“What are your expectations for this season?”
“Expectations…” Killer looked at the coach and said, “We hope our team can win a championship, and hope fans will continue to support us.”
The second person stood up, “I’d like to ask Ultraman, you played very well in the second game, but the bottom lane seemed to have a much stronger fighting spirit, completely different from the first game, why is that?”
Ultraman thought for a moment before answering: “Because our AD carry said he wanted to make plays.”
“Haha, is that so.” The interviewer laughed, “Was there anything particularly memorable about today’s match?”
Ultraman answered honestly: “What’s memorable is probably how passionate the fans were after the match ended, it was quite unexpected.”
…
…
The interview lasted about ten minutes before a staff member opened the door to remind them: “Time’s almost up, the players need to leave.”
Everyone packed up, and a media person stood up to ask Chen Yuzheng: “Then for the last question, I’ll ask something off-topic. This was your opening match, and during the game we noticed that all of Conquer’s fans were holding light boards and banners with the exact same phrase today?”
Chen Yuzheng pretended not to know: “What phrase?”
The interviewer looked down at their phone and said, “One day, Conquer will be remembered by everyone – there’s talk online that your tattoo is also this phrase, so is this some special agreement between you and your fans?”
Chen Yuzheng made an “oh” sound, picked up the microphone from the table and said languidly: “Come on, all cameras on me.”
Camera operator: “……”
Interviewer: “……”
Other TG members: “……..”
Killer, sitting next to him, gave a dry laugh and couldn’t help lowering his voice, “What the fuck do you think this is, a press conference? Act normal.”
Chen Yuzheng continued as if nothing was wrong, looking around and asking: “Is everyone’s camera ready?”
The camera operator was amused and nodded repeatedly, saying, “Ready, go ahead.”
“This phrase wasn’t agreed upon with anyone, it was something my friend said.” Under everyone’s gaze, Chen Yuzheng paused before adding, “My girlfriend.”
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