During the Christmas days, there was a continuous heavy snowfall, which was rare in recent years.
The LGW club should have been bustling with activity, but Xue Yuanshan had an important meeting, so he brought Xue Lan with him this time.
Lu You applied for a vacation to go home after the game. Even Xie Zhinian suddenly fell in love. He called it a vacation for everyone, but actually went on a happy date.
Xue Lan originally planned to return the day before Christmas, but had to postpone it due to heavy snow.
"What does it have to do with me?" Zhou Kanqing's voice was stiff and cold. "Even if I told them before that you could leave Thunder and go to BTR, they still had to listen to me. Do you think they would trust me so much that they would be willing to recruit you just because I recommended you?"
The person standing opposite him remained silent for a long while.
"Anything else? If nothing, I'm leaving. I'm freezing to death."
"Wait a moment."
The man finally grabbed his sleeve.
"Qi Siyu said..." His voice was dry and difficult to speak in the cold wind, but it was firm: "You paid the 1 million yuan for my contract termination."
"Why the hell does Qi Siyu talk so much!!" Zhou Kanqing was so angry that his face turned blue and black, and he even wanted to rush to Lei Ting to settle the score with him.
"I can't take your money."
"Okay, then give it back to me. Just give it back to me like you did in the live broadcast room." Zhou Kanqing felt angry when he thought about this incident, but his angry gaze fell on the person behind him and his eyes froze.
In my impression, the boy is obviously about the same age as Xue Lan, but he is not as likable as Xue Lan.
But at this moment, he didn't know how long he had been standing in such a snowstorm. His face had already turned red from the cold, and even the hand holding his sleeve was red. But Zhou Kanqing's words just now made his face instantly lose all color.
Zhou Kanqing gritted his teeth.
“You can pay it back in installments.”
Deng Ruiqiu raised his head in confusion.
"It's not like you don't make money playing in the game." Zhou Kanqing cursed, "Pay in installments, quarterly settlement. It's freezing, I'm going to leave now!"
After Zhou Kanqing finished speaking, he pulled back his sleeves, rubbed his hands and walked towards the club.
"I will definitely return it to you." Deng Ruiqiu's voice was firm.
"Yeah." Zhou Kanqing responded casually: "But even if I meet you in the arena, I will not show mercy."
After he said that, he ignored the person behind him and pushed the door open to leave the club.
Wen Yan got dressed and prepared to go out early in the morning.
Zhou Kanqing bumped into him as he pushed open the door, and asked in shock, "Where are you going?"
"To see Meng Qi." Wen Yan answered casually, as if he didn't notice the figure leaving the door: "Are you going?"
Zhou Kanqing looked a little embarrassed: "You go ahead, I... I still have some things to do."
Wen Yan didn't force it: "I won't be back for dinner tonight. I've sent you his address. You can come anytime if you want."
Zhou Kanqing responded vaguely, and Wen Yan did not force him. He turned around and left the club.
Meng Qi wanted everyone to have a meal together, but he also knew Zhou Kanqing's temper, so he only asked Wen Yan to come earlier so that he could have dinner with Zhou Kanqing in the evening.
Wen Yan walked out of the club and stopped in front of a convenience store nearby.
Christmas is here and the convenience store is decorated colorfully.
Wen Yan has never been a person used to courtesy and etiquette, so he was really at a loss for words when faced with the dazzling array of gifts in front of him.
"Choosing Christmas gifts?" The convenience store owner seemed to see his dilemma and introduced them to him considerately: "These are all good, this scarf and that gift box..."
Wen Yan's eyes scanned the gift boxes one by one, and finally chose one that contained several children's toys.
He cast his gaze towards the shelf with drinks on it, and his thoughts were instantly pulled back to a long, long time ago—
That was the darkest time for him.
The retirement of his teammates, the pressure from the team, and the countless expectations on him all became a heavy burden on his shoulders that made him feel suffocated. For the first time, he stood at the crossroads of life, and saw that the ends of both roads were dark swamps.
I even thought that if I was someone who would often make mistakes and disappoint others from the beginning... it would actually be a good thing. He was not like everyone thought, he could support LGW.
But at that moment.
He saw his new teammate buy a bottle of drink in this convenience store with great anticipation, and secretly gave it to himself in the name of the teammate he had quarreled with.
It was then that he suddenly realized that he had unknowingly walked into the deep pool of self-denial, isolating himself from those who wanted to enter.
He was never alone either.
Perhaps some people will retire and leave this road, and new people will come with their dreams.
only…
"Today, there is a promotion for the second bottle of that drink for 1 yuan!" The boss happily wrapped the gift box, but when he turned around, he saw Wen Yan standing by the drink shelf: "I remember you always bought two bottles before! Do you want to..."
Wen Yan only took one bottle from the shelf.
Place it on the counter.
The boss thought that the man didn't hear what he said. When he was about to repeat it, he looked up and saw the man in front of him with his brows drooping.
He didn't know why, but he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and hurriedly paid for the two items: "Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas."
Wen Yan took the things, turned around and walked into the snow.
…
Inside the club.
The club didn't remember who started this trend, but these past few days everyone was spending their free time playing a mobile game. Zhou Kanqing was just walking downstairs with the game in his hand when he saw Duan Wenzheng sitting on the sofa downstairs, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Hey, why are you here alone? You're spending Christmas alone, eh..." Zhou Kanqing walked over to him and sat down beside him while playing a mobile game, gloating: "Should Lanlan be back today? What time is her flight?"
Duan Wenzheng glanced at the person beside him who was gloating over his misfortune and said, "Didn't Wind go to see Meng Qi? Why didn't you go?"
"..." Zhou Kanqing lowered his head and played the game awkwardly: "Today is a holiday, the game has double rewards."
Duan Wenzheng glanced at the game in his hand and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"How could my teammate in the last game be so bad! Oh, I hope the teammate I'm matched with this time can be better." Zhou Kanqing muttered quietly while playing the game: "Why are you doing this on Christmas? Aren't you also... You still have the nerve to say that to me..."
Zhou Kanqing muttered quietly, but suddenly heard someone next to him say, "Double today."
He looked up in confusion and actually saw Duan Wenzhen opening the game.
"Duan Wenzheng, I didn't expect you to be so considerate?"
"On this beautiful Christmas day, I thought you were going to wait for Lanlan at the airport to show your loyalty, but I didn't expect you to play games with me!!" Zhou Kanqing was so excited that he quickly quit the game he had just matched with his teammates: "I'm quitting this game now, you wait for me to be suspended for 10 minutes..."
But when he turned around, he saw that Duan Wenzhen's game had already started.
"?"
"I know you're embarrassed to talk at the airport." Duan Wenzheng played a mobile game while sitting comfortably on the sofa: "You can type and just listen to me."
"?" Zhou Kanqing looked at him blankly.
"My dad asked if you want to come to his house for dinner tonight. I'll pick you up at the airport later."
“?” Zhou Kanqing lowered his head to look at the game interface which showed the countdown to his suspension of 9 minutes remaining.
"Well, you want to go see Meng Qi?" Duan Wenzheng easily defeated the wild monster: "Okay, well... Just me, Zhou Kanqing won't go."
"… "
"Duan! Wen! Zheng!!!"
…
"…Haha, yes, they all say you look like me!" Meng Qi's voice was filled with pride: "Ayan, you are not young anymore. Playing games is important, but when you have nothing to do, you should also think about your lifelong affairs."
The baby in Meng Qi's arms saw Wen Yan and stretched out his hand to him as if curious.
"He likes you very much. He is usually very shy!" Meng Qi asked with a smile: "When you find someone you like, remember to bring him/her to us. I and Xiao Ran will also help you to check. Even if you put all your attention on the team, you should also make plans for your future."
The baby in his arms babbled and grabbed Wen Yan's sleeve as if trying to crawl out of his father's arms.
"He wants you to hold him!" Meng Qi asked Wen Yan with joy whether he wanted to hold him. While teaching him how to hold him, he said with relief, "Children are the most innocent and their favorite things are also pure. You should also find someone who is liked by children in the future..."
"He just hasn't seen you for too long, that's why he's so nagging. He often talked about you when you were not around..." Meng Qi's wife Xiao Ran smiled helplessly, but her eyes were full of guilt: "Actually, I know that he wanted to play with you, but because of me..."
"What are you talking about!" Meng Qi smiled and held her in his arms: "I was an excellent professional player before, and I will be an excellent husband and father in the future!"
"But… "
"But what?" Meng Qi patted her shoulder and was about to comfort her when he heard the doorbell ring.
"I'll go open the door." He hurriedly greeted the two and ran to the entrance: "Maybe the delivery we just ordered has arrived."
But he ran to the entrance and opened the door with a smile, but was stunned when he saw who was outside the door.
"Why, you don't welcome me?"
Although the snow outside had stopped a long time ago, the man was still covered in snow, and his expression looked unnatural in the cold wind: "Didn't you ask me to teach your son how to play Doomsday?"
Meng Qi's eyes seemed to turn red when the cold wind blew outside.
Meng Qi reached out and patted the man's shoulder heavily, then held him tightly in his arms.
…
I don't know when sporadic snowflakes began to float outside the window, but the room was filled with the warmth of laughter and joy.
"Look, he likes you too!" Meng Qi, who had just become a father, asked Xue Lan with a smile, "Do you want to hug him?"
"Why?" Zhou Kanqing said unhappily, "Why does he despise me so much? Didn't we agree that I would teach him how to play Doomsday in the future?"
"..." Meng Qi taught Xue Lan how to hold a baby while pulling Zhou Kanqing aside with an awkward smile: "Let's go see how your sister-in-law is cooking?"
"What sister-in-law? That's my sister-in-law."
The two of them walked towards the kitchen whispering to each other. Duan Wenzheng looked at Xue Lan, who was holding the baby in his arms curiously and carefully.
The baby seemed to really like him and started giggling as soon as he saw him.
The smile in Duan Wenzheng's eyes deepened. He stood up and walked to Xue Lan, leaning over and whispering in his ear: "The old man complained to me a few days ago, saying that it was a pity that he couldn't hold his grandson."
Xue Lan paused: "I... I can't..."
"Guess how I answered him?" Duan Wenzheng naturally took him into his arms.
"..." Xue Lan's cheeks gradually turned red because of his actions. Seeing the baby hugging herself angrily because of his approach, Xue Lan carefully pushed Duan Wen Zheng while secretly glancing outside the door.
"I said..." Duan Wenzheng's lips brushed against his ear, and he murmured in a low voice: "That must be because I haven't worked hard enough."
Xue Lan's cheeks instantly turned red enough to seem like they were about to bleed.
Xiao Ran took the plate from Wen Yan in the kitchen and turned around and said with a smile: "Eat more later!"
Duan Wenzheng raised an eyebrow at the angry baby in his arms and smiled triumphantly: "No need to prepare ours, we'll just take a look and leave."
"Won't you have dinner with us?" Meng Qi asked, turning back in confusion.
"No." Duan Wenzheng picked up the baby who was clinging to Xue Lan reluctantly and put him back in the cradle beside him: "My dad just urged us to go back and eat."
…
So, an hour later.
The two men, feeling cold all over, finally arrived at Duan's house.
The room was warm, but the lights were not on.
"Uncle Duan, we are here."
Xue Lan greeted the dim room with a puzzled look on his face while trying to turn on the light near the door.
"He's not at home." Duan Wen Zheng walked into the room and hung his coat aside.
"?"
"He has been saying that he wants to go on vacation to the seaside, so I helped him choose a nice seven-day tour with a flight this afternoon."
"?" Xue Lan stood there blankly: "Then why did you just say..."
Duan Wenzheng took off his scarf and said, "This is our first Christmas together, so of course we have to spend it together."
"... You said a few days ago that this was the first winter solstice we spent together..."
"Isn't it?"
"… "
Xue Lan tried to retreat cautiously from his clutches, but Duan Wenzheng turned on a switch beside him.
The lights in the room were not on, but what turned on was the tall and beautifully decorated Christmas tree in the middle of the hall.
There are also many gift boxes of different sizes piled under the tree.
"I don't know what you like. Some people say that you should give all the gifts you've given in the first year of being together, so I prepared eighteen gifts." Duan Wenzheng unbuttoned his coat and hung it aside for him considerately: "This way I can get a gift you like, right?"
After he said that, he took Xue Lan's hand and walked into the hall.
Xue Lan looked at the pile of gift boxes in front of him, and his heart was instantly filled with excitement.
"Take it apart and see?"
"But I... didn't prepare any gifts." Xue Lan took out a medium-sized box from a pile of gift boxes.
"It's okay, I've already received the gift."
Duan Wenzheng looked at the box he had taken out, his eyes lit up: "Open it and see if you like it?"
Under his encouraging gaze, Xue Lan carefully opened the gift box and was stunned.
Inside the gift box was a black outfit with white lace that looked a bit like a maid outfit, and even had a matching headdress…
A small, apron?!
What kind of gifts are all scams!!!
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