After Duan Wenzhen's injuries were healed, everyone returned to their rooms.
Xue Lan seemed to have a lot more to say, but Duan Wenzheng patted him on the shoulder before returning to his room.
"Rest early today."
Xue Lan hesitated to speak, then nodded seriously, and they both returned to their rooms.
"I heard someone threw something at you? Did your head get hurt?"
Duan Wenzheng returned to his room and dialed the number. As soon as the call was connected, Duan Ke's cold voice came from the receiver: "I have already explained the matter you mentioned, and I will not explain it a second time."
"I know."
Duan Wenzheng leaned against the window, his eyes calmly falling into the dark room: "Although you have explained it, things have not gotten better."
"Then what does this have to do with me?" Duan Ke said speechlessly: "Now there is a problem again, it has nothing to do with me, right?!"
"So I would like you to help explain it again."
"Invite me?" Duan Ke asked with a smile, "Can you afford it?"
Duan Wenzheng half-jokingly asked, "How do you know I can't afford it?"
"You bastard! How can you beg for help?!" Duan Ke said angrily. He snorted coldly: "If I help you, what good will it do me?"
"Can... get a lovely daughter-in-law?"
"You?!" Duan Ke didn't expect Duan Wenzheng to be able to joke so calmly at this time: "Don't let the so-called love go to your head. It's not wrong for me to help him. Break up with him immediately and come back to help me manage the company!"
"That's not right." Duan Wenzheng felt relieved after hearing what he said: "It's not that I've been blinded by love. I'm just a love-brained person. How can I have the extra brain to manage the company?"
"Instead of pinning your hopes on me, why don't you try harder... to have a second child?"
"Are you trying to piss me off to death?!" Duan Ke angrily said, "There are so many people in this world, why do you have to like him?"
"Don't be angry." Duan Wenzheng said softly with a gentle look in his eyes: "Of course, I know you are not really angry, and I also know that you are just hard-mouthed and soft-hearted. Don't your friends always say that I look like you... I can see that you really like Lanlan, and you can't lie about your feelings. Gender is not a sin, just like I didn't like him very much when I first met him..."
Duan Ke couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him: "Let go..."
"Liking someone is a process from liking them to being attracted to them." Duan Wenzheng quickly smoothed over his words: "Just like when he first met you and got injured while trying to save you, it wasn't his gender but who he was as a person. You said you liked him, is it just because you thought he was a girl?"
This time, Duan Ke fell silent.
"Someone is deliberately guiding the public opinion, and it is difficult to solve it by the club alone, so..."
"But what can I do now? I've already explained it before, and it won't make any difference even if I explain it again."
"Then..." Duan Wenzheng turned his gaze and looked at the neon lights outside the window: "No explanation."
"…?"
…
After listening to Duan Wenzheng's words, Xue Lan returned to the room. He really wanted to go see Duan Wenzheng at this time, but thinking about his current situation, if he was photographed going to find Duan Wenzheng again, it would be very likely that Duan Wenzheng would be dragged down again.
Although he promised everyone not to think about anything and not to pay attention to what was said online.
But even if you say you don't care, how many people can really do it
How should he explain to Xue Yuanshan
In the end, he completely destroyed the public opinion of LGW and the outside world, Xue Yuanshan. The father-son relationship, which had just started to improve, fell to the bottom again.
Xue Lan leaned against the door, editing the message to Xue Yuanshan over and over again before finally sending it.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, took off his coat and was about to hang it on the hanger beside him, but he heard a "click" sound as if something had fallen to the ground.
He lowered his head in confusion, and what fell on the ground was actually a candy.
when…
Xue Lan recalled that Duan Wenzheng patted his shoulder in front of the door. Was the candy stuffed into his hat at that time
He looked at the candy in his palm, and the fatigue from the whole day miraculously began to ease.
Just as he was about to hang the clothes on the hanger, he heard a "click" sound again. Xue Lan lowered his head and found a candy on the ground.
He looked at the candy on the ground, then looked at the candy in his hand.
Why did Duan Wenzheng put two candies this time
When he bent down to pick up the candies on the ground, he heard two "click, click" sounds again. This time, he saw that the two candies that fell had slipped out of his hat.
Xue Lan picked up the candy on the ground, and then reached for the hood of his coat again. Sure enough, there was another piece of candy in the hood of his coat.
At this moment, the five candies were lying quietly in his palm.
Xue Lan lowered his eyes and stared at the candies in different colors and packaging in his palm, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.
Five candies, why would Duan Wenzheng put five candies in his hat, and five candies of such an unusual style. But—
Xue Lan vaguely recalled that after the game, they gathered in the lounge to read the posts, and then packed up and went to the players' channel. His teammates... even Xie Zhinian, had patted his shoulders to comfort him.
so…
This is the candy that his teammates secretly stuffed into his hat.
The candy in his hand seemed to suddenly have weight and temperature, warming his heart from his palm.
He walked to the table and carefully poured out all the sugar in the small sugar jar, then carefully put the five candies back into the sugar jar.
He could no longer remember who had stuffed the first candy into his hat, nor did he know whether the others had noticed the first person's action, or whether they had secretly put the candies away and just happened to lose his hat.
But Xue Lan knew that these were not just candies, but consolation and care from his teammates and Xie Zhinian who knew how to express them.
Xue Lan had carefully concealed his emotions before returning to the room, but now he had finally let them go.
Only if he cheers up can he cope with everything that has happened and live up to his friends' expectations, right
Xue Lan took a quick shower. Although he had watched the doctor examine and treat Duan Wenzheng's wound, and had received the doctor's conclusion that it was nothing serious... he was still worried, and after everyone went back to their rooms to rest, he took out his cell phone.
exist:Are you asleep
But he waited and waited, but there was no reply from Duan Wenzhen.
Xue Lan thought that so many things had happened today, and Duan Wenzheng might have already fallen asleep, so he waited for a while and then put the phone aside.
Just as he was about to rest, he heard a faint knock on the door.
At first he thought it was his hallucination, until the phone he had put aside lit up again. Xue Lan sat up in shock, and a text popped up on the phone screen -
reset: open the door.
Xue Lan hurriedly put on her slippers and ran to the door. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Duan Wenzheng standing outside.
"Why are you here?" Xue Lan asked awkwardly.
At this moment, if someone saw Duan Wenzheng coming to see him again... Thinking of this, he subconsciously put his hand in front of the door.
Duan Wenzheng ignored his actions, pushed his hand away and walked into the room.
Xue Lan watched him walk in as if he were in a club without paying attention to anyone else, and hurriedly closed the door and followed him into the room: "Go back quickly, if someone sees you..."
"Now that I'm here." Duan Wenzheng naturally lay down on the bed and patted the empty seat beside him as a good host: "Why are you leaving?"
"… "
Duan Wenzheng said as he pulled the person into his arms as a matter of course: "What if I wasn't discovered just now, but now I go out and get discovered again?"
Just as Xue Lan was about to sit up, he heard a low voice:
"hiss-"
Only then did he remember that Duan Wenzhen still had an injury on his shoulder.
"Does it hurt? I didn't mean to..."
"pain."
Duan Wenzheng said as he hugged the weak child in his arms tightly. His voice was low and husky with a hint of sleepiness: "Go to sleep. Everything will be fine tomorrow."
Xue Lan was held obediently in his arms, and his gradually steady breathing brought a reassuring power.
After saying this, Duan Wen Zheng seemed to have really fallen asleep. Xue Lan raised his head and looked at the person who was so close to him, and carefully touched the shallow wound on his chin with his fingertips.
He had an uneasy feeling in his heart.
Obviously at this time, under the overwhelming abuse and condemnation from the outside world, he should be frustrated or depressed.
But.
No matter what tomorrow will be like, no matter what the outside world says, the person who holds him in his arms and the sugar jar on the table have now become the solid wall in his heart that can withstand thousands of troops.
…
There was no competition on the second day. Xie Zhinian declined interviews from the outside world. He originally wanted to give everyone a day off, but Xue Lan stayed in the room with nothing to do. Finally, when he came to the practice room nearby, he found that everyone was there except Zhou Kanqing.
Xue Lan pretended nothing had happened and walked to the seat next to Duan Wenzheng and sat down, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at him.
At this moment, he was staring at the screen intently, and didn't seem to notice that there was someone sitting next to him. The cut on Duan Wenzheng's jaw was not deep, and it looked slightly better than yesterday, but it still left a thin red mark.
Xue Lan once again thought of the shocking scene of yesterday and silently turned on the computer to log into the game.
As soon as he logged into the game, Duan Wenzhen's chat window popped up on the interface.
lgw-reset: What were you looking at just now
lgw-reset: Is it because I have a disfigured face that you start to dislike me
"… "
lgw-reset: Since you don't say anything, it seems that this is really the case.
lgw-reset: If I get a scar, will I no longer be able to use my beauty to please him and keep his heart
"..." Xue Lan was so embarrassed that his face began to heat up again. Even though he guessed that Duan Wenzheng was deliberately talking to tease him because he was afraid that he would feel guilty, he still looked around awkwardly and quickly typed a reply:
lgw-exist: no
lgw-reset: Why are you blushing without me? Aren't you feeling guilty
lgw-exist: …
lgw-exist: Do you know what you look like when you question now
Xue Lan wanted to laugh at his sudden annoying look, but when he thought about the surveillance camera hanging to the side of them, he restrained his interest a little.
lgw-reset: A resentful woman in the boudoir
Xue Lan finally couldn't help but be amused by his analogy. He closed the chat window and turned around to shout, "Shen Rong and the others have time. Do you want to play a few practice games with us?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Xue Lan at once, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that he looked normal.
"I wonder where Zhou Kanqing has gone..." Lu You said puzzledly when he remembered that he hadn't seen Zhou Kanqing early this morning.
With fewer people, and today being the day Xie Zhinian gave them a day off, Xue Lan gave up the idea of a practice match.
After calming down, I finally secretly opened Weibo.
The trend on Weibo was exactly what Xue Lan had expected.
After a night of fermentation, the online debate has now reached its peak.
Yesterday's incident did attract a lot of netizens who understand the situation, and fans of Duan Wenzheng and Wen Yan to boycott such verbal abuse on the Internet. In addition, some technical fans and team fans were willing to stand up and speak out...
It also slightly warmed Xue Lan's heart.
Fortunately, the Internet did not use this fire to burn Duan Wenzheng and Wen Yan because of their actions, so Xue Lan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his teammates were not affected, he would apologize to everyone again after the storm subsided.
Even if someone still refuses to forgive him, he will work harder in the game. One championship is not enough, but two. He can always...
Xue Lan was just thinking about it when he suddenly saw Xie Zhinian forwarding a Weibo post in the group chat, and accompanied it with an emoticon package of a thumbs-up with a sunset atmosphere.
Xie Zhinian: Well done, Wind! ! After you posted on Weibo, many contestants have already spoken out! ! !
This Weibo post is actually…
Wen Yan, who had been silent beside him, was silent.
"-wind: exist joined LGW because he showed excellent potential as an attacker and his passion and efforts for e-sports in the youth training camp, not because of "gender advantage" or "because of a certain LGW executive" as the outside world said. Because it is well known that in e-sports, gender never occupies any advantage, exist has never concealed anything from us on this issue, but such an issue is not the key for an e-sports player to deal with the repeated emphasis of the outside world. The key to e-sports has always been to play the game well. Of course, there is never a shortage of talented or hard-working players in e-sports, but exist brings LGW not only talent and hard work, but also the infinite possibilities brought by his repeated transcendence and breakthroughs."
Wen Yan only has a few posts on Weibo, but this sudden news still attracted attention from all walks of life. It was already on the hot search list not long after it was released.
After his shout, professional players from various teams stood up and spoke out—
-srrr: I followed every one of his games, and even secretly practiced for a long time because of your shield flow. What made me remember exist was not his gender or anything else, but his every game and his focused attitude towards the game. I am honored to know such a respectable opponent -exist
-wifi: I joined LGW because of exist, but never because of whether he is a man or a woman. exist is the most explosive attacker I have ever had, and the most hidden medic. I am proud to be a player of LGW, and I am also proud to have a captain like exist.
-yiyu: Many people may not know that I was in the same team with exist when I was in the youth training camp. At that time, when everyone persuaded me to quit because of my major mistakes, the person who always believed in me and encouraged me was exist. Many people think that we have a good relationship with exist because of his "gender deception", but I really always knew that he was a boy, but gender or other things are not important, what matters is that he is just exist.
-yikun: Wait until you bring the championship back-exist
-spirit: Thank you for the glory brought by your shield flow, and I look forward to seeing you again in the arena. -exist
E-sports club: Thank you -exist for bringing us miracles and infinite possibilities, LGW is proud of you!
…
Looking down, Xue Lan actually found a video edited from a Weibo post by the Youth Training Camp—
"Hello everyone, I am non-professional player Nie Xihao; everyone, I am non-professional player Yu Zhendong; I am non-professional player Li Si..."
"It's a pity that I couldn't join the ranks of professional players in the youth training camp, but it's an honor to meet exist."
"Exist is a man? Isn't this something everyone knows?"
"I know. How can you not tell the difference between a man and a woman?"
"Of course I know - even though we tease him by calling him sister, hahaha. Every time I see him thinking we don't know and repeatedly explaining himself, I want to laugh!"
"What did he say? We teased him, but he couldn't tell. He foolishly kept explaining that he was a man."
"We clearly made the same mistake, but he took it all on himself. As a result, he was disqualified from the first individual points race by the youth training camp - but fortunately he fought back to the top of the overall points ranking with his own strength."
"How can there be someone as stupid as him?"
"but-"
"But we all like exist."
“I’m grateful to exist.”
"Sorry, sorry, I shouldn't have kept you company for so long!"
"Now many people say that Exist lied to everyone that he was a girl when he was in the youth training camp, but he never lied to us. If we really have to say he lied, then we lied to him, right?"
"I have been following your games. Please cheer for our dream of not being able to continue playing professionally!"
"Go lgw! Go exist!!"
Xue Lan's vision gradually blurred and he could no longer see the screen clearly.
He originally thought that he could grit his teeth and get through it alone.
He never thought that there would be so many people and so many voices believing in and supporting him.
He lowered his head carefully, afraid that the people around him would notice his red eyes. But the seat beside him was gently pushed open, and the man walked to his side, pulled him up without any defense, and held him tightly in his arms.
A moment of blankness passed through Xue Lan's mind, and he tried to push the person around him away.
"Yes, there is surveillance..."
But before he could finish his words, Wen Yan stood up and hugged his shoulders as if to encourage and comfort him.
Then there is road travel.
Xue Lan, who had been holding back her tears for a long time, finally burst out at this moment.
"Don't cry." Duan Wenzheng's voice was filled with a hint of sadness.
"No, I didn't cry."
"Yeah." Duan Wenzheng replied casually, "I didn't cry."
…
wind: Thank you for your hard work, Brother Nian.
Xie Zhinian: It’s not hard, but reset, you were able to find so many players from this year’s youth training camp to help record this video in such a short time, it’s really amazing!!
Xie Zhinian: Did anyone see where Scalpel went
Wifi: No, I haven’t seen him since this morning.
Xie Zhinian: Is he still sleeping in his room? Never mind, I'll go find him later... I have a big gift for Lei Ting later.
Everyone in the group chat came to their senses and remembered that no one had seen Zhou Kanqing today.
Xue Lan also sat back in his seat stiffly, trying to brainwash himself into forgetting who had just cried.
Although the voices on the Internet about pretending to be a girl have decreased, there are still some people criticizing such deception and the gossip that Xue Lan seduced the boss of the entertainment company and the leader of her own team.
ST Pharmacy Bilian: No way, no way? He has been cheating people for more than ten years by live streaming women's clothing, and he is cleaned up just because of playing a game
The cross-dressing guy retired from the entertainment circle today: He didn’t lie to his teammates or the people in the youth training camp, he only lied to the majority of netizens
Everyone was stupid: So he's cleaned up now? What about him seducing the boss of the entertainment company and the team leader? Oh, and your company Wind, wasn't he fooled around by him to clean up his name
st: Just by being sentimental, do you think people will forget about his affairs? Why can an entertainment company boss give him so many gifts? Why does the club boss treat him differently? Does anyone really believe this nonsense? Do you think he is a fool
Pu Qiexin: Am I the only one who thinks exist women's clothing is really disgusting
…
Now seeing such news, Xue Lan is completely indifferent.
He was just about to cheer himself up and close the webpage to watch the live broadcasts of other teams in the international competition, when he saw Xie Zhinian running into the practice room happily: "Did you see it? Did you guys get the surprise I prepared for Lei Ting?!"
Xue Lan turned around and was about to ask what the surprise was, but saw Lu You pointing at the computer screen with his hand shaking like he had Parkinson's disease:
"That's all?"
Xie Zhinian was somewhat dissatisfied with Lu You's reaction to the gift he had carefully prepared, but when he looked at Lu You's screen along with everyone else, he was so frightened that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Standing in the live broadcast room opened by Lu You was Zhou Kanqing, who had been missing since this morning.
At this moment, he was standing in the hotel room, wearing a white ballet skirt, holding his noble head high...
Do the little goose dance!!!