Xue Lan didn't need to think carefully before he could guess what Duan Wenzheng was talking about.
The warmth of his palms also clearly penetrated the fabric and entered his gradually confused consciousness. In the dim stairwell, Duan Wenzheng leaned against the wall beside the door and held him in his arms from behind like an intimate hug between lovers.
Xue Lan's nervousness spread little by little in the darkness. In this darkness, he could only hear his own steady breathing.
"The game... is about to begin." Xue Lan struggled, but dared only whisper, fearing that the voice would be heard by the people in the bathroom nearby.
There was only a corridor between them, so he knew when those who had just entered the bathroom would come out.
Duan Wenzheng seemed not to have heard what he said clearly, and leaned close to his ear and asked in confusion: "Want? What do you want?"
"…" Xue Lan was angry and anxious, and she was about to cry when she heard the silence outside the door: "Competition, competition!"
Xue Lan felt his face burning hot. He pushed the person behind him, just wanting him to let him go quickly.
Fortunately, Duan Wenzheng knew when to stop. He took his hand back and slowly helped him straighten his collar:
"Captain, you promised me that there would be a reward for taking first place. Now it's time for you to fulfill your promise. Why are you running so fast?"
“… didn’t run away.”
Duan Wenzheng sighed slightly but said nothing. He just leaned against the wall and looked at him leisurely.
But if Xue Lan stepped back a little, he would bring him back to his side.
Xue Lan looked at the person in front of her in the dim light of the safe passage, and saw that he was looking at her calmly. After struggling for a while, she raised her head slightly and kissed him.
Duan Wen Zheng leaned against the wall, just watching him carefully place the kiss, and then secretly glanced towards the emergency passage as if feeling guilty.
Just then, laughter was heard again from the restroom across the corridor.
Xue Lan hurriedly ended the kiss with a guilty conscience.
Hearing the footsteps gradually fade away, Xue Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered again, "Don't be angry."
Duan Wenzheng rubbed his head as if he was in a bad mood: "How could I be angry with you? I'm still waiting for you to give me a good 'reward'."
"?!" Xue Lan was like a frightened little rabbit: "Just now, I already..."
Duan Wenzheng stretched out his hand and pinched his little face: "Just now you were trying to coax me? How can that count?"
"… "
Duan Wenzheng seemed not to notice his embarrassment and said with a satisfied smile: "I have to think carefully about what kind of reward I want."
Xue Lan was so angry that he turned around and walked quickly towards the safe passage. This time Duan Wenzheng did not hold him back, but followed him slowly.
The two returned to their seats, and Zhou Kanqing's suspicious eyes moved around between them again and again.
The theme song was being sung on the stage. Xue Lan's eyes were fixed on the stage. Although she did not look at Duan Wenzhen again, she could easily find from the corner of her eye that he did not really watch the performance. Instead, he always kept his eyes on him.
Xue Lan just pretended to see it and focused on watching the show on the stage.
After watching like this for a while, the heat on Xue Lan's face finally dissipated gradually. He just breathed a sigh of relief when Zhou Kanqing on the other side suddenly tugged at the corner of his clothes.
Xue Lan turned his head doubtfully, and saw Zhou Kanqing waving at him with a mysterious and resentful look.
Xue Lan tilted his ear to the side when he saw this.
"Lanlan, you can't do this!" Zhou Kanqing said angrily, "You can't always spoil him. He likes to push his luck!"
"… "
"That beast of a man didn't do anything to you just now, did he?!" Zhou Kanqing looked at his child with a distressed look on his face, "You have to learn how to say no! You can't indulge him in everything!"
“…” Zhou Kanqing, did you misunderstand something
Xue Lan was just about to explain in embarrassment when Zhou Kanqing said again, "You know, the beast Duan Wenzheng actually asked me for... those movies that are not suitable for children a few days ago!"
"..." Xue Lan was about to choke on the explanation he was about to say.
"There's only some weird play about school and toilets. A few days ago he even asked me if I had anything else. More!!!"
“… …” Didn’t you send that yourself? !
But Xue Lan didn't dare to say that. He glanced at Duan Wenzhen who was not looking at him at the moment, and began to mourn for him in his heart for a few minutes.
Duan Wenzheng seemed to have noticed Xue Lan's gaze. He side-glanced at him again, and when his eyes met Xue Lan's, he curved his eyes and smiled again.
"… "
Zhou Kanqing was so scared that he immediately distanced himself from Xue Lan and pretended to look at the stage as if nothing had happened. Xue Lan also looked away, and the two guilty people watched the performance again seriously.
The final exhibition match was simple. Xue Lan, Duan Wenzheng and the Glory medic team, along with a star player and a live player, won the match easily.
The draw for the semi-finals was also officially announced today.
Before the results were revealed, Xue Lan and the others were silently praying that they would meet the Thunder Team in the first game of the semi-finals.
It's just a pity that things don't go as planned. The final draw order was announced. Their first match was not against the Thunder Team that everyone was looking forward to, and the BTR Team that was proficient in tactical analysis among the top four... but against the Phantom Team where Su Yiyu and Meng Weiran were.
Xue Lan was somewhat frustrated with the result.
In the competition system of "Dawn of Doom", there are only 10 places to advance to the international competition, which means that if BTR fails to defeat Thunder in the first game, Thunder will still have a chance to advance to the international competition.
Xue Lan had wanted to make an appointment with Su Yiyu for a solo a while ago, but he didn't expect that he would become their opponent in the first match of the semi-finals.
Before Xue Lan returned to the club, she received a message from Su Yiyu.
Xue Lan could roughly guess the content of the message, so he simply replied a few words asking him to relax and remember to perform normally and not be nervous. Then he put his phone away and looked out the window with a gloomy expression.
Several people finally returned to the club.
After this long month, they have actually done targeted analysis and training on the other four teams in the semi-finals, but Xue Lan still plans to study the game videos of Phantom again, so he watches the game videos in the training room after daily training.
Since there was a formal competition the next afternoon, the evening training was cancelled and the other team members went to bed early. After Xue Lan finished watching a few videos with a yawn, he looked up and found that he, Duan Wenzheng, was the only one left in the training room again.
He glanced sideways and quietly looked at Duan Wen Zheng standing beside him.
Duan Wenzhen didn't seem to notice his gaze and continued playing the ranked game quietly.
Duan Wenzheng's serious preparations at this time overlapped with his carelessness when he first entered the club, which made Xue Lan feel a little dazed for a moment.
The smile that was always on his lips disappeared, and his focused expression had an inexplicable power to comfort people.
When Duan Wenzheng was playing the game seriously, there was a solemnity on his face that was not there usually. Xue Lan couldn't look at him sideways during the game, but after taking a look at him now, he was reluctant to look away.
Unexpectedly, Duan Wenzhen ended the ranking at this time.
Xue Lan was about to look away, but Duan Wenzheng had already lowered his earphones and fixed his gaze squarely on him.
Xue Lan, who was caught red-handed, tried to look away in panic, but Duan Wenzheng had already asked with a half-smile: "Does it look good?"
"… "
"Come here." Duan Wen Zheng slightly turned his chair and waved to the person next to him.
Without waiting for Xue Lan to answer, he pulled him in front of him.
"Where's my reward?"
Xue Lan, who was confused and wanted to look away a moment ago, froze instantly.
Duan Wenzheng was very patient. He trapped the child between his legs and the computer desk and waited calmly.
"… "
Xue Lan stood in front of him, and seeing that he had no intention of letting him go, he looked cautiously at the closed door of the training room.
He looked at Duan Wen Zheng who was looking up at him, and leaned over cautiously.
But just when his lips were about to touch him, Duan Wenzheng suddenly stretched out his index finger to block his lips.
Xue Lan was slightly startled when she touched his fingertips, and looked at him in confusion.
"I did say that... I decide which one you choose."
While Xue Lan was still stunned, Duan Wenzheng had already grabbed his hand and reached down.
The palm of his hand was scorching hot, and Xue Lan's face instantly turned red, and he pulled his hand back in panic.
Duan Wenzheng took his hand and kissed it lightly on his lips.
"It's in the video, you should have seen it, right?" Duan Wenzheng's fingertips stroked those soft lips and continued to coax: "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, I'll teach you."
"I, I'm going to watch the game video." Xue Lan looked away guiltily.
"Want to default on your debt?"
"No!" Xue Lan's face turned red as he was stared at. He stuttered and said, "Not today, not today."
"Why not today?" Duan Wenzheng asked again.
"There's a game tomorrow." Xue Lan didn't dare look at him, but promised: "... Wait until the game is over."
"real?"
Xue Lan blushed and nodded.
Duan Wenzheng then hugged the person again with a slightly disappointed look on his face: "Tomorrow night."
"..." This is the end Xue Lan was talking about!
Duan Wenzheng had already kissed the tip of his ear and said in a hoarse voice: "I'll go to your room to find you after the game is over tomorrow."
Xue Lan's face instantly turned redder.
Duan Wenzheng rubbed her cheek and said with a meaningful smile: "Don't even think about running away."
"I, I want to watch the game video again." Xue Lan muttered softly.
Duan Wen Zheng did not stop him. Hearing Yanyan, he opened the web page of his computer and took him into his arms.
"Watch one more and then go to bed."
His attitude was firm. Over the past month, the two had hardly any time to spend together. Xue Lan actually... missed Duan Wenzheng a lot.
He is right beside me, but I don't know why I feel this way.
He sat down next to his legs, selected a video of the Phantom Team's game, and watched it together.
This moment gradually became warm as the game video was played.
Duan Wenzheng had a strong sense of self-control. After promising that he would not move around, he really watched the game video with him obediently. Afterwards, Duan Wenzheng turned off the computer and told him to go to bed.
Xue Lan stood quietly beside him, watching Duan Wenzhen pack up his things. He raised his head slightly as if he had made some kind of decision and placed a kiss on his lips.
Duan Wenzheng didn't expect him to kiss him suddenly. He raised his eyebrows and said, "You want to get away with it."
"Yes." Xue Lan lowered his head, leaving only the red tips of his ears: "It's just... I want to kiss you."
He didn't know how tempting he was at the moment, so he just lowered his head and said again embarrassedly:
"Good luck in the game tomorrow."
"Should I cheer you on as well... It's only right to return the favor."
There was a gentle ripple in Duan Wenzhen's eyes. His fingertips stroked his soft hair and he leaned over to kiss his lips.