Although Xue Lan repeatedly said that he could go by himself, after he simply packed up his things and went downstairs, he ran into Duan Wenzheng who was walking towards him.
Maybe it was because he felt guilty or for some other reason, but when he saw Duan Wenzheng again after a few hours, Xue Lan felt inexplicably awkward and nervous.
Duan Wenzheng walked up to him, sized him up and smiled, "I'm not stopping you from going, don't feel wronged."
"No, I'm not wronged." Xue Lan waved his hands awkwardly, but he didn't know where to look: "Let's go."
Duan Wenzheng carefully observed his expression, then walked towards the Internet cafe with him without leaving any trace.
When the two arrived at the Internet cafe, a group of people were gathered together in the cafe. In the middle of the crowd was Wen Yan, Zhou Kanqing and Meng Qi, whom Xue Lan had only met once.
Seeing Duan Wenzheng bringing Xue Lan back, everyone's attention turned to the two of them.
Su Yiyu saw Xue Lan hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd: "Lanlan, you are finally dead!"
"Everyone is here." Qi Siyu smiled and said, "I don't know when we can get together again, but let's have fun together today!"
Everyone was chatting and inviting people to form teams. The lively atmosphere made Xue Lan feel a little warm unconsciously.
"Lanlan." Su Yiyu approached Xue Lan and whispered to comfort her: "I saw what the anchor said. Don't worry about it. I've already scolded him for you! You played so well..."
Xue Lan didn't expect Su Yiyu to have also seen that Weibo post. Seeing him looking at her worriedly, Xue Lan was touched and said quickly, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"Our manager said that he admires you very much. As long as you are willing, our team will welcome you at any time!"
"Eh?" Duan Wenzheng, who was originally listening quietly, interrupted and teased: "How did he become a lobbyist?"
Su Yiyu waved his hands embarrassedly: "Of course not, it doesn't matter where Lanlan goes, but Wei Ran and I also hope to have the opportunity to become teammates with you again. Wei Ran just told me so, don't you think so, Wei Ran?"
Xue Lan naturally believed the first half of Su Yiyu's words, but the second half... He couldn't help but subconsciously look at Meng Weiran who was silent beside him.
Meng Weiran was the quietest person in their team, and apart from training and competitions, they didn't have much interaction, so Xue Lan actually... couldn't imagine Meng Weiran responding to Su Yiyu's words, which were probably just a polite remark.
So Xue Lan consciously tried to change the subject: "I also like being with you..."
"Yeah." Meng Weiran, who was standing next to them, suddenly responded: "If possible, I hope to be your teammate again."
Xue Lan was stunned.
Meng Weiran's gaze was calm and honest. Perhaps it was because he usually spoke too little, but he seemed to have an inexplicable persuasiveness.
"Yes! Lanlan is like this. She has a magical power that makes people want to play games together!" Su Yiyu also continued excitedly.
Xue Lan felt a little embarrassed by what they said, and waved his hand quickly: "No, I also like playing games with you guys."
"What are you talking about?" Qi Siyu, who had just walked around among the other teams, looked at them blankly, but he didn't really want to get an answer, and said excitedly: "Those two people went to the Glory Team, they are quite strong, let's play a game with them?"
"Didn't we play against each other during the youth training camp?" Duan Wenzheng frowned and said, "We are all just playing together, so let's not play anymore."
Qi Siyu was surprised: "Such a good opportunity, don't you want to practice with them? If we go to LGW, we will meet them in the arena in the future!"
"No, no, it's a rare holiday, I don't want to play any more games." Duan Wenzheng said and turned his gaze to Xue Lan: "Go to the survival battle?"
Xue Lan, who was listening quietly at the side, was suddenly asked. Under Duan Wenzheng's gaze, he somehow felt the temperature on his face begin to rise again.
He lowered his head quickly: "I can do anything."
"Let's just fight for survival. It's time to put the stealth chip I owe you on the agenda."
"Let me help too!" Su Yiyu volunteered.
Duan Wenzheng was about to speak after hearing this, but Su Yiyu once again took the lead and said, "I don't need your experience. Wei Ran and I will team up to get it!"
Duan Wenzheng's eyes turned towards Su Yiyu, and were instantly filled with relief.
The conversation between the few people also attracted the attention of the students in the youth training camp who were planning to challenge each other in groups of three or four. Someone even responded: "Do you want to swipe the stealth chip? Count me in."
"I don't have anything to do, let's brush together!"
"Yes! We have strength in numbers. Let's get Lanlan a stealth chip today!"
Everyone was talking at once, and before they knew it, even those who had already booked a room and were ready to fight stopped what they were doing.
"Count me in."
"Me too, me too! Who will join me?"
"Come on! Let's fight together! The battle will last till dawn!!"
…
Xue Lan looked at the crowd blankly, as they were talking to each other, and they actually formed teams of three or two to fight a survival battle in a hurry.
"Why is the Internet cafe so busy today?"
A familiar and loud voice came from outside the Internet cafe. Xue Lan turned around in surprise and saw that the people who walked in were Lao Qi and Fatty, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Sorry, we have reserved the entire Internet cafe today." Qi Siyu reminded.
"Brother Zheng?!" The fat man saw Duan Wenzheng's eyes light up from a distance, and hurried over: "Brother Zheng! I heard that you really joined LGW?! Awesome! Can you help me get an autographed photo of God Wind? Oh, and, last time I asked you to help apologize to the girl, did you tell me? I don't have the girl's contact information, and I've always felt bad about it..."
Duan Wenzheng looked at the fat man who ran over excitedly with a mixture of laughter and tears: "You fake fan, the place is so small that you can't even see your idol? And... exist, isn't he right here?"
The fat man finally came back to his senses from the joy of meeting Duan Wenzheng after a long separation. He looked around blankly and saw that the person sitting in the corner was actually...? !
But after a brief moment of astonishment, he quickly withdrew his gaze and set his sights on the person behind Duan Wenzhen.
The fat man rubbed his eyes.
"It's actually you!" The fat man hurriedly squeezed to Xue Lan's side and said, "Sister! I was really wrong. I really didn't know that I couldn't broadcast live... I hurt you. I'm sorry. If you need me for anything in the future, just call me anytime! I will never refuse even a little bit!!"
Xue Lan scratched her head, not used to his enthusiasm: "It's okay, I don't remember it a long time ago, you don't have to take it to heart."
"Of course!" The fat man patted his chest and assured, "From now on, I will be your most loyal fan! I will take care of all the fan clubs and cheering! I don't have any other advantages, but I have a very loud voice!"
"... No, no, that's too troublesome, and I really don't need any fans." Xue Lan said embarrassedly.
"If you feel embarrassed, just go over there and start a machine to play survival battles." Duan Wenzheng suggested making the best use of everything: "Maybe you can make up for it."
"Okay, okay! No problem!" The fat man agreed immediately and hurriedly pulled the seventh brother to turn on the machine and brush the materials.
Seeing that he was still so energetic, Xue Lan was inexplicably moved by such familiarity and enthusiasm.
"Let's join us."
Wen Yan, who was sitting next to Zhou Kanqing and Meng Qi, actually echoed the sentiment.
For a moment, the originally noisy Internet cafe fell silent.
They must have heard it right.
The first commando of the apocalypse... is actually going to fight a survival battle to upgrade his trumpet? !
Wen Yan ignored everyone's gazes and went straight into the game client, turning on the survival mode.
The entire Internet cafe was actually immersed in a wonderful and warm atmosphere of playing survival war together. Xue Lan was moved but uneasy when he was pulled to a seat. He looked at the people around him who had already started the survival war in groups of two or three, and for a moment he felt that the scene before him was like an unrealistic dream.
Xue Lan rubbed his eyes and quickly logged into his account. As soon as he logged in, he received a game invitation pop-up in the lower right corner.
System prompt: lgw-wind invites you to play a survival battle match game.
System prompt: reset invites you to play the survival match game.
"… "
Xue Lan's desire to survive surged, so he ignored the two invitations, set up a new team and invited both of them to join.
reset:
lgw-wind:
exist: Congratulations to both of you for becoming teammates!!
reset:
Xue Lan keenly smelled a hint of gunpowder in the air. For the sake of world peace, he bravely pressed the start matching option!
Everyone lined up enthusiastically until almost dawn, but there was no sign of the stealth chip. Instead, Wen Yan was exposed to be playing the survival battle, and a group of anchors rushed forward to intercept him after hearing the news.
After a round of survival battle ended, Xue Lan paused the queue and transferred the captaincy to Wind's account.
"You two continue, Su Yiyu and I will go buy some things together."
Duan Wenzheng stood up after hearing this and said: "I'll go with you."
"No, no." Xue Lan hurriedly pulled Su Yiyu up and said, "It's right next to us. It will be quick. You guys go in line first. I'll be back soon!"
Su Yiyu was yawning continuously, and when Xue Lan called her, she quickly stood up.
Xue Lan, who felt like a light bulb for the whole night, dragged Su Yiyu out of the Internet cafe. He originally felt a little guilty about troubling everyone to help him brush materials, so he ordered some midnight snacks for everyone.
There was a road under construction nearby, so Xue Lan and Su Yiyu went all the way to the Internet cafe and found the lost delivery man. After receiving the food, the two of them planned to sneak back to the Internet cafe directly through the door with several bags full of midnight snacks.
But just as he walked out of the door, Xue Lan heard whispers coming from the inner door -
"... You are all my best brothers. I have chosen to stay in the team for so many years because I know you need me. I know that you just retired from Haoshan and our team is in a difficult situation... But Xiaoran waited for me for five years. How many five years can a girl's youth last? I waited until she was pregnant... I have never been a good boyfriend, but I want to be a good husband and a good father."
"sorry."
The man's voice was low and heavy:
"Ayan, as long as you are here, LGW will always be LGW."
Xue Lan paused. Did they... accidentally see Meng Qi and Wen Yan frankly talking about their decision to retire?! He hurriedly grabbed Su Yiyu beside him, but it was too late -
Wen Yan's hoarse voice came from the dimness outside the door:
"who?"