The rain didn't stop for two days. Yu Nuo caught a severe cold from the rain the day before and stayed in the dormitory for three days.
By the fourth day, I couldn't hold on any longer, so I got out of bed dazed and prepared to go to the hospital for an IV.
When Yu Jiang called, she was waiting for the bus at the school gate.
After checking the caller ID, Yu Nuo perked up, answered the call, and shouted, "Dad."
"Why didn't Yu Ge answer the phone?"
She was confused and silent for a moment, "Brother has been busy with training recently, so he probably didn't see it. How about I..."
Yu Jiang interrupted her impatiently, "Alright, it's the same reason every time, let him do whatever he wants."
"... ..."
A gust of wind blew, and the coolness choked his throat, and Yu Nuo started coughing.
"What’s wrong with you?"
She said softly: "I have a little fever."
Maybe her voice was too soft and the other party didn't hear it. Or maybe he heard it but didn't care. "It's your brother's birthday in two days. Your aunt asked you to come home for dinner. Don't forget."
After giving her instructions, General Yu hung up the phone without waiting for her to respond.
Silence. Yu Nuo stared at something in a trance until the green light on the other side of the road came on, and then she put her phone back into her bag.
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...
Today is a weekday, and there are not many people in the nearby small hospital. The doctor gave her some antipyretic medicine and an IV drip.
Yu Nuo flipped through the calendar and found that the semi-finals would be the day after tomorrow.
TG and OG are ranked first and second in the regular season respectively, and will play the semi-finals with the other two teams on the weekend. If they win, they will directly advance to the finals.
Yu Nuo was originally planning to call Yu Ge, but after thinking it over he gave up.
At this time, he is most likely still sleeping.
After the drip, Yu Nuo felt much better. She thought that she had no classes tomorrow, so she went to the nearby vegetable market and bought some ingredients, vegetables and a black chicken.
Two years ago, Yu Ge bought an apartment in the local area. He usually stays at the base most of the time. A cleaning lady comes there regularly. Yu Nuo goes back to live there during holidays. She usually works part-time outside the school, so she cooks at home.
After buying the groceries, Yu Nuo returned to the apartment and prepared to make soup for Yu Ge.
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...
She calculated the time, sent a WeChat message to Yu Ge, and went there at his usual meal time. The security guard at the OG base knew Yu Nuo and asked her to register.
As Yu Nuo wrote, he asked, "Are people not allowed to come in recently?"
The security guard explained: "It's the playoffs now. Every year around this time, there are always fans running nearby. We're afraid something might happen."
Yu Nuo understood and nodded.
The owner of the OG club is rich, it was founded early, and has many sponsors, so the base is very luxurious, located in a villa area in the downtown area, it is a single-family building. There was even a popular e-sports drama that filmed there.
The lady at the front desk smiled when she saw Yu Nuo carrying two thermos buckets, "Xiao Nuo, are you here to give your brother warmth again?"
Yu Nuo also smiled and nodded. She pointed inside and said, "My brother and the others are awake now, right?"
"Wake up, just go in."
The base has a small canteen for meals.
OG's jungler Awen was eating and watching the live broadcast on his phone. He looked up and saw the person coming in and greeted him, "Hey, who's here?"
Yu Nuo looked at the yellow-haired man who greeted her, and her brain short-circuited for a few seconds. After a while of recognizing him, she said, "Brother Wen?"
Ah Wen grinned from ear to ear and teased her, "Why, you can't tell after dyeing your hair? Are you still my sister?"
Yu Ge just woke up and passed by in slippers, holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand. He said in a bad tone: "Who is your sister? Don't try to get close to her."
Yu Ge is two years older than Yu Nuo. They grew up together but their personalities are very different. Yu Ge has a distinct personality and is rebellious since childhood, while Yu Nuo is a person with no temper.
Although Yu Nuo was the younger sister, in her memory, she always followed Yu Ge obediently, shouting, "Brother, this is not good.", "Brother, you have to be good, otherwise Auntie and Dad will be angry."
Fortunately, although Yu Ge had an impulsive temper and was easily impatient, he was generally friendly towards her somewhat dull sister.
Yu Nuo put the thermos on the table, ran to get a spoon and a bowl, and served everyone a bowl. When eating, everyone was together, chatting casually.
Awen suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my god!"
The person next to him casually asked, "What are you yelling about?"
Ah Wen was shocked: "Fish, your fans are too exaggerated."
Yu Ge glanced at him.
Assist Xiao C to grab his phone.
After watching for a while, Xiao C's face wrinkled up in disbelief: "Fish, your fans are too outrageous."
Yu Ge frowned: "What's wrong?"
Awen: "Did you know that your fans ganked Conquer?"
When Yu Nuo heard the name, he paused and swallowed a mouthful of soup, but it was neither in nor out and he choked.
Someone asked curiously: "Report what?"
She lowered her head, chewing the food in her mouth silently, and listened with her ears perked up.
"Last week, several people from TG played in a five-man team. There were several game anchors watching the game, and Conquer played the game idle, so they were reported."
Yu Nuo was surprised and froze in his tracks.
Yu Ge didn't even raise his head: "How do you know you're my fan?"
"The official has posted the ruling, and all your fans are celebrating. Just tell me, how shameful."
Yu Ge: ...
Xiao C gossiped, "The TG team is full of new players, right? I heard they don't even have a sponsor. They only started hiring official coaches and analysts after the regular season, and before that they just hired temporary replacements. I don't know how they are doing now."
The others sighed, and Awen said, "As for their worth, those who are capable will show up after a fight. In fact, these TG players have great potential, especially their AD."
Will glanced at Yu Ge who had remained silent, and joked: "Look at how arrogant he is. He even dares to mock our Fish God. How can we tolerate this?"
After they finished chatting, they started talking about other things. Yu Nuo was absent-minded, with a vague suspicion in her mind. She couldn't eat anymore, so she sat down and secretly searched Weibo for this matter on her phone.
As soon as I typed a name, the first thing that popped up was the League of Legends Professional League Penalty Announcement:
The decision on the punishment of Chen Yuzheng's inappropriate behavior in the game
Player ID: tg.conquer (Chen Yuzheng)
Date: April 19, 2021
Event: According to a fan's real-name report, tg.conquer was found to be idle during the game ranking.
League of Legends Professional League Penalty Rules:
Professional players are not allowed to engage in bad behavior (whether in or out of the game), such as hanging up, insulting others, playing passively, etc., whether intentional or not. Attempting to violate or infringe the rules will also be punished.
Decision: According to the penalty rules, tg.conquer was fined RMB 5,000.
April 19th...
Yu Nuo quickly opened the calendar and checked.
It happened to be the day she went to the Internet cafe...
Then...
She turned off Chen Yuzheng's computer.
After coming out of the OG base, Yu Nuo called Fu Yidong.
There was a shout from the other side.
Yu Nuo asked hurriedly: "Dong Dong, do you know that Chen Yuzheng was fined?"
Fu Yidong was silent for two seconds, "I know, what's the matter?"
Yu Nuo said after a while: "Yes, that time I accidentally turned off his computer..."
She gave a brief account of what had happened that evening.
Fu Yidong laughed for a long time on the other end of the phone before clearing his throat. "Damn, it's you. You didn't do this on purpose, did you? Are you trying to get revenge on me?"
Yu Nuo didn't feel like joking with her now. "He was still reported by my brother's fans. What should I do?"
"Have you been banned?" Fu Yidong suddenly became serious. "TG is about to play in the semi-finals. It will be troublesome if you are banned."
Yu Nuo was startled and read the notice again carefully, "It seems not."
Fu Yidong breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, nothing happened. It's not a big deal."
Yu Nuo said worriedly, "But he was fined 5,000."
"That can't be helped." Fu Yidong comforted her, "Okay, don't worry about it."
"How about this." Yu Nuo thought of a solution. "Please ask Gu Yi for Chen Yuzheng's phone number. I will transfer 5,000 yuan to him directly through Alipay. What do you think?"
Fu Yidong: “…”
Yu Nuo continued seriously: "Then I'd like to trouble you to help me return the clothes. I was sick these two days and forgot about it."
Fu Yidong laughed: "It's only a few thousand yuan, he shouldn't be short of that, you're a student now, why would you pay him back? You can return the clothes yourself, I'm on a business trip in Beijing with my boss these two days, I guess I won't be back until next month."
"No." Yu Nuo explained, "I just heard from my brother that new professional players don't have much money, and TG is also a new team, they don't have many fans, so..."
Fu Yidong was getting annoyed by her nagging and quickly interrupted her, "Okay, okay, I got it. I'll get it for you when I go back tonight. I will definitely get it for you."
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...
When I returned to the school dormitory, Liang Xi was the only one there, playing games with others via microphone.
Yu Nuo walked over and found that she was playing League of Legends again.
Liang Xi is also a homebody, a serious internet addict. She rarely goes out to play after school and just plays LOL in her dorm. She met her current boyfriend through gaming.
When Yu Nuo came out of the shower, Liang Xi had hung up the call and was eating at McDonald's.
Seeing Yu Nuo coming out, she asked with a smile: "Why are you so late today?"
Yu Nuo sat opposite her and wiped his hair, "I'm going to find my brother."
Liang Xi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he sighed, "Oh, I really envy you."
Yu Nuo changed the subject: "Where are the other two? Why aren't they here?"
"Aren't they internships? They should all be working overtime." Liang Xi was curious. "By the way, have you found a job?"
Yu Nuo shook his head. "Not sure yet, what about you?"
"Me? Almost done." Liang Xi chewed something, grabbed the Coke next to him and took a sip, and said vaguely, "A gay friend of mine introduced me to a new LPL team as a nutritionist, and that team is recruiting now. I went for an interview a few days ago, and they thought I was pretty good, so it's almost confirmed."
Yu Nuo nodded: "That's not bad, you happen to be interested in it, and you are quite suitable for this line of work."
Liang Xi asked again: "Isn't your brother a professional player? Then you can join their team."
"They don't need any more people now. I used to do odd jobs there. I don't want to cause him any trouble."
"What about the other teams?"
Yu Nuo thought about it and said, "If there's a suitable one, go and try it."
The two chatted for a while, Liang Xi finished his meal and continued to play games with headphones. Yu Nuo half-dried his hair and picked up his phone nervously.
She thought again of the incident in which Chen Yuzheng was reported.
After the announcement was posted, there was no major discussion on Weibo. Maybe they were all newcomers and had little presence. Those people on tg hadn’t even registered on Weibo.
Yu Nuo was a little disappointed.
She had been running around outside all day and was now feeling exhausted. She pulled herself together and wrote a mid-term report for her thesis, but couldn't hold on any longer, so she went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, and climbed into bed.
While I was half asleep, WeChat suddenly rang.
Yu Nuo narrowed his eyes and picked up the phone.
Fu Yidong sent a string of phone numbers.
It belongs to Chen Yuzheng.
Yu Nuo suddenly came to her senses. She sat up a little and checked the balance in her bank card.
The scholarship and the money earned from part-time jobs probably add up to a few tens of thousands.
This time I have to spend 5,000...
She stared at the number for half a minute.
After a long psychological struggle, Yu Nuo finally made up his mind and searched for the mobile phone number on Alipay.
After a short buffering, a user with a default simple avatar pops up.
There is a verification before Alipay transaction, which requires the other party's last name. After entering "Chen", the interface shows that the verification is successful.
Yu Nuo endured the pain and slowly pressed 5,000 in the box. He felt like his heart was bleeding.
After a few minutes of hesitation, the money was finally transferred.
With a ding sound, the bank card also sent a consumption reminder.
Yu Nuo couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he heaved a sigh of relief and lay back on the bed. He finally felt like the weight on his heart had been lifted.
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...
At the same time, at the OG base, Chen Yuzheng inexplicably received a transfer of 5,000 yuan from a stranger.
He frowned and called out to Van next to him, "Fan Qi."
"ah?"
Chen Yuzheng threw the phone over and asked, "Who is this person?"
When van saw the transfer, she was immediately happy. Thinking of the fact that her girlfriend had asked her for Chen Yuzheng's phone number that night, she probably guessed that it was Yu Nuo.
He returned the phone to Chen Yuzheng and pretended to be surprised: "How should I know? It can't be one of your illegitimate fans. Judging from the name, it looks like a girl."
Van was a big mouth, and soon everyone in the base knew that a stranger had transferred a huge sum of money to Chen Yuzheng.
Ultraman sighed deeply, "Now Chen Yuzheng is a man kept by a rich woman. My youth is over."
Chen Yuzheng didn't say anything. He took another look and was about to transfer the money back to this person when a prompt suddenly popped up on the interface:
The other party has added you to the blacklist, and you cannot transfer money to the other party
Chen Yuzheng: “… ”
It rained on and off for a week, and finally it cleared up on the second day of the semi-finals.
Yesterday, OG and YLD played, and OG won. Today, TG (the first place in the regular season) played against WR. Because of the tight schedule, after today's game, the winning team and OG need to shoot the final promotional video and makeup photos.
The game started at five in the afternoon. OG and his team arrived early, and Yu Nuo happened to have nothing to do, so he came along as well.
She planned to find an opportunity to return the clothes to Chen Yuzheng today.
Yu Nuo said hello to Yu Ge and waited in the parking lot behind the gymnasium. She was shortsighted and couldn't see clearly, so she walked around the area.
It was almost time to wait and I was about to give up, but when I turned around, I saw the white bus with the gold team logo.
Several members of the tg team were nearby. They gathered together, talking and laughing in low voices.
Fortunately, there were no fans around to pick up the car.
Yu Nuo looked around but didn't find Chen Yuzheng in the crowd. She looked around and picked someone who looked familiar and walked towards him.
Killer was talking when he heard someone calling him. He turned his head slightly and recognized Yu Nuo at a glance, "Hey, aren't you...?"
Yu Nuo took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, I went to the Internet cafe with you guys last time, do you remember?"
Killer laughed: "How could I not remember? Why are you here? Are you here to cheer us up?"
Yu Nuo was embarrassed and lifted up the bag in his hand to show him: "Well, I'm here to return something. Can I ask you for a favor? Please help me give this to conqueror. This is the clothes he borrowed from me last time."
Yu Nuo has big, innocent eyes that are slightly droopy, chubby cheeks, and a student-like backpack on his back. He is fair and thin, with a good-tempered and gentle appearance, which makes people want to bully him.
Killer looked ambiguous, "You mean Chen Yuzheng?"
Yu Nuo hummed.
Killer's tone was as if he was teasing her: "He even lent you clothes to wear? Normally at the base, he didn't even bring me a drop of water to drink."
Yu Nuo knew he had misunderstood and was interrupted when he tried to explain.
Killer laughed: "Why don't you just pay it back yourself? He's right next to us."
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...
Yu Nuo hesitated for a while.
Afraid of wasting their time, she hesitated for a while, but finally mustered up her courage and trotted towards the place the killer pointed.
Chen Yuzheng was squatting beside the flower bed with a half-burned cigarette in his mouth.
Hearing footsteps, he scanned the person coming over, and when he saw her face, he paused for two seconds.
Yu Nuo stopped in front of him and ran for a while, his face still a little flushed.
She took a deep breath and spoke tentatively, "Hey, that...con, conquer..."
He put out the remaining half of his cigarette and finally looked at her straight in the eye, "My name is Chen Yuzheng."
"Oh... Chen Yuzheng."
The two looked at each other, Yu Nuo was a little flustered, pursed his lips, as if he was holding back something, but he didn't dare to say it.
Chen Yuzheng squatted there without moving or saying a word, looking up at her.
Looking at her worried face and the fear she couldn't conceal, the word "fear" was almost written on her face.
Several other tg team members not far away were chatting in an attempt to hide their identities, but in fact they were secretly glancing over here to watch the fun intentionally or unintentionally.
The afternoon sun was blazing. Chen Yuzheng squinted his eyes and said leisurely, "Am I scary?"
"No, no." Yu Nuo denied it immediately.
She just felt embarrassed.
Yu Nuo carefully bent down and put the things on the ground not far from him, "I, I'm here to return your clothes."
Chen Yuzheng's eyelids moved, half drooping, and he saw the bag at his feet.
Before he could say anything, when he looked up again, the little girl had already run away without a trace.
..
..
Someone called him from a distance. Chen Yuzheng stood up and took the clothes out of the bag.
Then, something fell.
He paused.
Bend down and pick something up from the ground.
It's a card.
This was the first time Chen Yuzheng had seen such an abstract thing in his life.
The pattern is cartoony, pale blue, with an innocent little elephant holding a white daisy.
As soon as he approached, Killer tutted his tongue twice in a sarcastic tone, "I can't tell, conqueror."
Chen Yuzheng didn't say anything, walked straight around them, got into the car and prepared to put his things away.
Van pointed at the pink and blue card in the bag and asked excitedly, "What is this?"
Chen Yuzheng was too lazy to explain.
Killer was quick and took out the things without any manners, "Let me take a look."
I looked at it excitedly for two seconds and then started laughing uncontrollably.
A few people were also curious, so they came over to take a look, discussed it for a few seconds, and then returned the things to Chen Yuzheng with satisfaction.
He lowered his head and flipped the card over casually.
I didn't notice it just now, but there was a line of black handwriting on the back, carefully writing stroke by stroke:
I have washed the clothes. I am really sorry for causing you trouble before.
Cheer up for the game.
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...
Backstage lounge.
The game hasn't started yet, the host is warming up the audience, and the cheers of the fans in the frontcourt can already be heard.
Kiiler lay on the chair and sighed: "Okay, I'm sure I'll beat WR today."
The manager of the TG team just happened to come over and heard Killer's words. He didn't understand the situation and asked, "We're going to play WR later, are you so confident?"
"I don't have it, but conquer does. I'm counting on him to carry today."
Chen Yuzheng lay in the chair with his eyes closed.
Ultraman: "What?"
"Didn't you see it just now?" Killer repeated word by word, "The girl asked him to compete today and cheer for him."
Chen Yuzheng had a cold face, opened his eyes slightly, and glanced at him, "Psycho."
Van added, "Promise me, conquer, we'll get WR today."
He patted Chen Yuzheng's shoulder with concern and gritted his teeth: "If you don't win, are you still a man?"
"That's enough." Chen Yuzheng leaned to the other side, shook off his hand, and said with a mocking look on his face: "A bunch of sour people, stop being sour."