(5) love each other
Lan Weiran stuffed the box with the ring into his pocket and didn't dare to open it. It felt like Ye Chenxi had packed his heart and gave it to him. Once he opened it, he would touch that person's softest heart.
- He knew Ye Chenxi, so he also knew clearly that Ye Chenxi would not lie to him.
Ye Chenxi wrote "I have liked you for six years" on the greeting card, and she definitely really liked him for six years.
The boy who just turned 16 six years ago has gradually become blurred in Lan Weiran's impression. He only remembers that Xiaoye was very silent in the team at the beginning, probably because he came to Shanghai alone from his hometown, Ye Chenxi did not have any in Shanghai. How many friends do not like to communicate with other peers in the team. They are training and improving silently every day. Only when he is alone with Lan Weiran will he occasionally smile.
That young man was very dependent on his master. Lan Weiran remembered that every time he saw Ye Chenxi, he would show a happy expression, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time. Lan Weiran also knew that Xiaoye liked to stay with Master, but at that time, as the captain of Luo Huaci, he had to deal with too many affairs, especially during the league, he led the team to play games and was not in Shanghai many times, so he got along with Ye Chenxi. not much time.
Ye Chenxi at that time was relatively withdrawn, and Lan Weiran was very concerned about this little apprentice, but that was just the master's concern for the apprentice, and there was nothing else. He didn't think much about it when he left Luo Huaci, I just felt that Ye Chenxi, who suddenly stood up to fight against the beam, was very courageous.
In fact, after he came back, he had doubted Ye Chenxi's feelings for him many times, and even asked in person, but Ye Chenxi skillfully avoided the topic.
Now that I think about it, all kinds of clues can show that Ye Chenxi is not as simple as an ordinary apprentice to his master, his meticulous care and consideration, the song he sang to him at the KTV party, and every time he meets Don't hesitate to help in times of difficulty...
- It was because I liked it.
This result is reasonable and reasonable, Lan Weiran has long guessed the possibility, but when he saw the greeting card written by Ye Chenxi, he still couldn't believe it, because in his opinion, the relationship between him and Ye Chenxi The most suitable way of getting along is "the love of master and apprentice", Xiaoye will like him, which is so surprising to him.
Being confessed by the same sex is not a good experience. If it was someone else, Lan Weiran would definitely refuse without hesitation, but facing Ye Chenxi... He couldn't bear it.
***
Ye Chenxi didn't call or text Lan Weiran that night to urge Lan Weiran to respond. He still waited patiently—not in a hurry to reply to him, which showed that Lan Weiran was seriously considering this matter.
Until 11:30 p.m., Lan Weiran was lying in bed and couldn't sleep, so he opened WeChat and sent a message to Ye Chenxi: "I saw the greeting card and thought about it carefully, I can't accept the gift for the time being, because I'm not sure yet. How it feels to you, the meaning of the ring is too great, give me a little time for me to sort it out."
Lan Weiran did not directly refuse, but said that it would take time to sort out.
Whether it was because he couldn't bear it or had him in his heart, for Ye Chenxi, the result was much better than expected.
Ye Chenxi smiled and replied: "It's okay, I won't force you, if you think it's unacceptable, you can return the ring by express."
Lan Weiran replied: "Okay."
If the ring is returned, Ye Chenxi must be very sad when he receives the express, right? Thinking of the sad look of that person, Lan Weiran suddenly felt a tingling in his heart.
Ye Chenxi's feelings for him were too serious and gentle. Such a simple and affectionate confession made Lan Weiran fall into conflict for a while. He even had a rare insomnia that night, and replayed in his mind the memories he had met with Ye Chenxi. various experiences.
However, feelings cannot be figured out by just thinking about it in the brain, otherwise there will be so many regrets and misses. Lan Weiran felt that this matter was a bit complicated. His brain cells were not enough. After thinking about it for a few days, he still couldn't think of the best way to deal with it...
Refuse the ring without hurting Ye Chenxi? It's almost impossible. But take the ring? There is very inappropriate. In the end how to do
Lan Wei, who had a headache, needed help outside the venue, so he sent a message to consult Qin Ye and Liu Chuan: "Would it be too shocking if the two men were together?"
Liu Chuan replied: "You don't call when you're drunk, did you change to WeChat?"
Lan Weiran: "..."
Qin Ye replied, "Two men? Are you and Ye Chenxi?"
Lan Weiran: "..."
Lan Weiran, the person from Liu Chuan who personally admitted that his emotional intelligence fed JOJO, was too lazy to care about him, but Qin Ye's reply made Lan Weiran feel a little guilty.
Lan Weiran quickly typed back to Qin Ye: "What, Ye Chenxi and I, don't talk nonsense."
Qin Ye sent two words: "Haha."
Lan Weiran said, "Don't you know that the word huh is used to scold people?"
"Well, I'm scolding you." Qin Ye said bluntly, "I already said that Ye Chenxi is not easy, I told you not to get too close to him, you ask for more happiness."
Liu Chuan continued to send messages: "Hello? Are you really drunk? It's okay to drink less."
Lan Weiran: "..."
Who are these people? !
Lan Weiran simply logged out and left them alone.
In fact, Qin Ye has always been the one with the sharpest eyes in the Longyin team. He was also the first person to see that Ye Chenxi's feelings for Lan Weiran were not right. Qin Ye mentioned this to Lan Weiran after the summer carnival in Shanghai. When Yin and Luo Huaci were in the game, he also suggested that Liu Chuan should not let Lan Weiran command, but Lan Weiran didn't mind at that time, thinking that Qin Ye thought too much. The concern is actually very obvious, at least not hidden from Qin Ye's eyes.
Lan Weiran, who has never been in love, is very dazed these days. He cares about Ye Chenxi and admits that Ye Chenxi has a weight in his heart that no one can surpass. His kindness, trust, and even return to Ye Chenxi The latter dependencies are all unique.
It's just, has this kind of concern reached the level of turning a master-apprentice relationship into a couple's relationship? Lan Weiran is not sure about this.
***
The league's new season has started again. After the opening ceremony, all major teams have entered an intense preparation stage. On Saturday, there happened to be a regular-season game between Luohuaci and Longyin. It was played at the home court of Shanghai Luohuaci. Longyin's behind the scenes The boss Liu Chuan rarely flew back from abroad to help out in person. After hearing the news, Lan Weiran also booked a ticket for Friday night and wanted to go to Shanghai to watch the game. Since retiring, he and Liu Chuan, Qin Ye and others have been together less often, and they just took the opportunity to get together.
Hearing that the former vice-captain was coming, Li Xiang actively went to the hotel where the Longyin team stayed and booked a room for Lan Weiran. After arriving in Shanghai at 9:00 pm, Lan Weiran took a taxi directly to the hotel to check in. Since it was too late, he did not disturb the members of the Longyin team, but went to the third floor of the hotel to have a late night snack, and then went to his room to rest. .
Lan Weiran slept until noon the next day, then got up to find Qin Ye and the others. Liu Chuan had just arrived on the morning plane. Everyone gathered in Qin Ye's room. Liu Chuan came over and stretched out his arms to hug Lan Weiran. Weiran walked away without giving face, Liu Chuan turned to hug Qin Ye, Qin Ye also walked away with disgust, and then Lan Weiran and Qin Ye hugged each other and said, "Long time no see."
The familiar scene made many people laugh, and Liu Chuan said depressedly, "Can you two give some face?"
Wu Zewen walked over and hugged him, and said, "I'll give you some face, boss."
Liu Chuan smiled and tightened his arms: "Our Zewen is the best for me."
Wu Zewen said seriously: "Actually, I'm worried that you will deduct our salary."
Everyone laughed, and Liu Chuan also smiled and rubbed Wu Zewen's head.
The current Longyin team is already a brand new team. The captain Wu Zewen, the deputy captain Li Xiang, the main players are Xu Ce, Shaoqing, Xiaoyu and Lin Tong. In addition, they have discovered a lot of talented newcomers from the online game guild. Liu Chuan also spent money to dig a lot of good seedlings from other teams, and Xiaoyu was no longer the youngest member of the Longyin team. Several 16-year-olds were being trained by Qin Ye.
The entire Longyin team was full of vigor, and under Wu Zewen's management, everything became in order. As expected by the three of them, the handover of the old and the new was successfully completed.
The three teleporting gods joked with each other, and the newcomers of Longyin stayed in the corner obediently and did not dare to come out. Li Xiang introduced enthusiastically: "This is Silan, the former vice-captain of our Longyin team, come and come, A few newcomers quickly come to meet the seniors."
Xiaoyu actively ran over and bowed to Silan: "Meet the seniors."
Lan Weiran smiled and patted the back of his head and said, "Stop pretending, you're doing well, you're already a veritable god milk, don't you want me to praise you when you come over?"
Xiaoyu said proudly: "Of course, thank you senior for your praise!"
The other newcomers were not very familiar with Silan, so they didn't dare to be as presumptuous as Xiaoyu, so they just walked over to say hello politely: "Hello, Senior Silan."
Lan Weiran also smiled and met a few newcomers, and then everyone went out to eat under the leadership of Jiang Xue.
Of course, this meal was a treat for Liu Chuan. No matter how he is now the boss, it is not polite for everyone to kill him.
Although there are a lot of new faces that I don't know at the dinner table, Lan Weiran feels very kind to be with these people, and there is no need to be restrained while eating and chatting.
After dinner, everyone drove to the arena together. The team members were led by Wu Zewen to the lounge to prepare. Qin Ye, as Longyin's coach, naturally went with the team, while Liu Chuan took Lan Weiran to the VIP stand in the auditorium. sit down.
Before the game started, the two were chatting there.
Liu Chuan said with a smile, "You're having a good time as a teacher now, haven't you?"
"It's okay." Lan Weiran said, "There aren't many classes, it's more leisurely." "It's just that Harbin is too far..." Liu Chuan sighed, "Yang Xiaojian told me that he hadn't seen each other in Harbin for a whole year. past you."
Lan Weiran was speechless: "Isn't it strange that he can see me? I live in the Snow Wolf team all day long. Our school is dozens of kilometers away from the Snow Wolf Club."
Liu Chuan smiled: "I mean, in fact, you can consider transferring back to Shanghai. After all, there are many friends here, don't you have your good apprentice?"
It was just an unintentional remark, but it made Lan Weiran's heart skip a beat - in fact, he had also considered this issue. When he returned to China, he went to Harbin because his mother's hometown was there, his grandparents were there, and there were too many women in Shanghai. The memories that made him sad, he didn't want to go back to Shanghai, so he went to Harbin.
But now, the 13th season championship has made him relieved of the regret in his heart, and many of the knots in the past have naturally been untied. In fact, returning to Shanghai is indeed a better choice.
As Liu Chuan said, there are more friends here, including his mother, Luo Hua Ci... and Ye Chenxi.
Seeing Lan Weiran's sudden silence, Liu Chuan glanced at him suspiciously, thinking that he didn't want to talk about it, so he changed the subject and said, "Since Zewen became the captain, his commanding level has improved very quickly. Ye taught him a lot of tactical ideas, in today's game, there should be a lot of newcomers on Longyin's side, but the chances of winning are not small."
Lan Weiran came back to his senses and said, "If Longyin is a newcomer, it's still not easy to win. Luohuaci's lineup has always been very stable. This group of players were all brought out by Ye Chenxi from the training camp that year. At the age of 22, it can be said that it is the most mature period of e-sports professional players."
"But Luo Huaci is adjusting the command mode recently. Ye Chenxi made Hu Bin the deputy commander in the last game. I guess he will let this newcomer take full command of this game." Seeing Lan Weiran's surprised expression, Liu Chuan smiled. He smiled and said, "You don't know? It looks like you didn't watch the last game."
"Well... I really didn't see it."
Lan Weiran was overwhelmed by Ye Chenxi's confession in the past few days, and he didn't have time to watch the game at all. Hearing Liu Chuan's words at this time, he suddenly realized that Ye Chenxi had delegated the command and let the next generation captain take over. Does the fact that a man learns to command means he wants to retire early? So, does he want to come to Harbin to find his master after retiring? It was just for Master's birthday that day, and he was able to fly back and forth on the same day. With his persistence, it's not surprising that he would do such a thing.
Thinking of this, Lan Weiran's mood suddenly became complicated.
This match was as Liu Chuan said. The newcomer Hu Bin was in full charge of the command of Luohuaci. Although this contestant was young, he was very calm, and it was a coincidence that he, like Ye Chenxi, also ran bravely to the place. Luo Huaci's self-recommended player is the captain's successor that Ye Chenxi focused on training.
Hu Bin's first show was a commanding show, and some minor mistakes occurred. In the end, under the leadership of Wu Zewen, the Longyin team broke the spell of Luohuaci at home again and won the game 7:2.
After the game, Lan Weiran came to the backstage and saw Ye Chenxi pat Hu Bin on the shoulder and said something with a smile. The latter listened carefully, nodding from time to time.
That scene reminded Lan Weiran in a trance. Many years ago, he had patiently told Ye Chenxi to do so. At that time, Xiaoye also nodded and listened earnestly. The boy's eyes were always so dark and bright. When he looked up at Master, his eyes were full of trust and respect.
Now, the boy from the beginning has grown into a handsome man. As the captain of Luo Huaci, he not only brought the Luo Huaci team, but also chose a good successor for Luo Huaci. everything you should do.
Lan Weiran's nose was suddenly a little sour, and Ye Chenxi's rapid growth was undoubtedly due to enormous pressure. He left too hastily back then and left the mess to the boy who was less than 18 years old. Now that I think about it, this approach is actually very cruel. Ye Chenxi has not experienced any transition period at all, and has never played a game of training. The battalion boy suddenly resisted the responsibility of the captain, tried to direct the game, and was abused by each team into a 0:9 ratio. How hard must Xiaoye be
Lan Weiran walked decisively and gracefully, however, he was ashamed of Ye Chenxi after all...
At this moment, Ye Chenxi suddenly turned around and met Lan Weiran's gaze, he patted Hu Bin on the shoulder and told Hu Bin to go first, while he walked quickly to Lan Weiran and said with a smile, "Master, come and see. game?"
"Well, the next generation captain you chose is very good." Lan Weiran looked at the back of the young man leaving and made a positive comment, "Hu Bin is commanding for the first time today. Cultivate it."
"I think so too. He still needs to hone for a while. I will give him more opportunities to be a commander this season." Ye Chenxi paused and said, "Are you all right next? ."
Lan Weiran thought for a while and said, "Then go and have a look, I haven't been back for many years."
In fact, since his comeback, Lan Weiran, Liu Chuan and Qin Ye have played with the Longyin team everywhere, and have never returned to Luohuaci Club. Although Long Yin also fought against Luo Huaci several times in Shanghai, he and Ye Chenxi were in the position of "opponents" at that time, and it was inconvenient to go back in order to avoid suspicion.
It doesn't matter now, he has already retired, so he just took this opportunity to go back there and have a look.
Ye Chenxi called Lin Yufan in advance and asked Lin Yufan to lead the team to dinner outside. Therefore, when he brought Lan Weiran to the Luohuaci team, the whole club was very quiet, and no one knew that Silan was visiting.
The master and apprentice walked along the empty corridor to the training room, Ye Chenxi turned on the light, Lan Weiran looked around, and stopped in surprise.
- Not much has changed.
- Even the position he liked to sit in that year is still reserved.
That seat is next to the window, which is the best place for lighting in the whole room. Lan Weiran likes to bask in the sun, so he chose that seat.
A few years later, the place was exactly the same as when he left. There was no dust on the desks and chairs, and it was obvious that someone was cleaning them frequently. His favorite big white headphones were hung on the hooks next to them, and even the set with blue backlighting. The mechanical keyboard and mouse are left untouched on the table.
His exclusive seat and beloved peripherals were well kept by Ye Chenxi, just like waiting quietly for the master to come back.
Lan Weiran walked towards the seat involuntarily, sat down on the swivel chair, stretched out his hand and tapped on the excellent mechanical keyboard.
Ye Chenxi looked at the familiar silhouette, and his eyes became hot - in many dreams, he dreamed of Lan Weiran's return, but every time he woke up and came to the training room, the seat was always empty. But now, Lan Weiran has finally returned to that position, as if the huge vacancy in Ye Chenxi's heart has finally been filled.
The training room was so quiet that you could hear needles falling, and you could even hear each other's breathing.
After a long silence, Lan Weiran suddenly asked, "Have you always reserved this seat?"
Ye Chenxi poured him a cup of coffee, brought it to him as before, smiled and said, "Well, I've been waiting for you to come back all these years, I haven't touched the things you like, I keep them, I want to wait until one day when you return to Luohuaci, you can feel kindness when you see them."
"..." Lan Weiran raised his head and met the man's gentle gaze.
Many years ago, it was also in the middle of the night. In this training room, Lan Weiran would find time to instruct his apprentice after a busy day. The master and apprentice were chatting and fighting in the arena. Ye Chenxi habitually poured him a cup of hot coffee. While drinking coffee leisurely, I slowly passed on a lot of knowledge I had learned to my apprentices.
It was a time that only belonged to their master and apprentice.
The house was so quiet back then, as if the two of them were the only people left in the world.
In the past few years, many people and many things have changed, and the professional league has even turned upside down. However, Ye Chenxi's heart has never changed, the seat has not changed, and even the coffee he brewed is the best of Lan Weiran. Familiar taste.
Lan Weiran suddenly felt that the hard shell somewhere in the heart seemed to be disintegrated by something, and a warm warm current filled it, making the whole body warm.
- This person has always been inseparable from him.
When he left that year, Ye Chenxi didn't leave the flower speech. When he came back later, Ye Chenxi also endured all the pressure to speak for him in front of reporters, and thoughtfully expressed that he would support his choice. When he encountered difficulties, Ye Chenxi would always appear by his side in a timely manner, and unconditionally agreed to all his requests for help.
Lan Weiran is not a stone-hearted, so focused and gentle guardianship, maybe he has already fallen with him, right
- Sinking, until now he didn't understand what Ye Chenxi meant by giving the trumpet this name back then.
- It turns out that this is sinking, to identify a person, you must be from now on.
Over the years, he has been wandering around and has no fixed place to live. Since his father left, he and his mother have been busy with each other, and have not seen each other for a long time. He did not dare to go back to Shanghai so as not to think of those sad experiences. However, today, he suddenly found , In fact, although Shanghai has a sad past, there are also places that make him feel warm and people who make him care.
Maybe he should go back to Shanghai and spend more time with his mother. He has lost his father and can no longer lose his mother as a relative.
And Ye Chenxi, in his heart, is also a close relative who cannot be lost.
The same must be for you.
So, what is the need for hesitation
"Xiaoye, you've waited for me for many years, and it's been very hard to wait..." Lan Weiran asked suddenly.
Ye Chenxi was stunned, and before she had time to answer, she heard Lan Weiran say softly: "After this semester ends, I will resign from the school and transfer back to Shanghai to work. At that time, let's start over. You don't have to rush. Retire early and go to Harbin to find me, this time, I will come to you."
"..." Ye Chenxi looked at him in surprise, reacted to what Lan Weiran meant, and felt extremely excited. He even had the urge to cry when he finally looked forward to this moment. However, in the end, he just stretched out his hands tremblingly, hugged Lan Weiran tightly into his arms, and choked up and said, "...Master, thank you for giving me this opportunity."
Lan Weiran didn't struggle, let him hold it, patted his head with a smile and said, "Don't call me Master in the future, I'm not a few years older than you, just call me by name."
"Okay... Not yet." Ye Chenxi tightened her arms, called out the name seriously, then attached herself to him and gently kissed his lips.
Master's lips are very soft, and the feeling of touching them is countless times better than in a dream...
Lan Weiran opened his mouth cooperatively, and Ye Chenxi stuck his tongue in and kissed him gently.
It was as if all the thoughts she had accumulated over the past six years were to be conveyed to each other through this kiss, Ye Chenxi kissed very gently and carefully, brushing her tongue lightly over her gums and kissing every corner of her mouth, blue. Before she was so soft-hearted by such a gentle kiss, she couldn't help reaching out and hugging Ye Chenxi gently.
"Um... um..."
In the quiet training room, under the warm yellow lights, the two master and apprentice hugging each other for the first time, and the occasional sound that made people blush and heartbeat, this scene made Ye Chenxi think that she was in a trance. dreaming.
It wasn't until after the lingering long kiss that Ye Chenxi looked into his eyes and whispered, "I love you."
He said these three words countless times in his heart, and today he was finally able to say it in front of Lan Weiran.
This love came too slowly, he waited for six years.
But it is not too late for the two of them to be together from now on.
In the future, they can settle in Shanghai, take care of Lan Weiran's mother, and live a peaceful and stable life together.
Ye Chenxi will give Lan Weiran all the care and tenderness without hesitation, and for him, as long as he is by Lan Weiran's side, it is his greatest happiness.
—The love of master and apprentice is over —