"who?"
Xue Lan and Su Yiyu both realized that they had seen something they shouldn't have seen, and in such an embarrassing situation they didn't know whether to run away or pretend nothing had happened.
But just when the two were at a loss, another angry voice sounded from the darkness -
"Retired and got married? Don't you think your reason is a little ridiculous?"
Wen Yan stood still, his eyes fixed on the person who walked out of the back door of the Internet cafe, his face pale: " Qing..."
Zhou Kanqing seemed not to notice Wen Yan. He walked straight forward and grabbed the collar of the man behind Wen Yan.
"Meng Qi, what do you mean by announcing your retirement now that you can shut up those people who are making groundless accusations? We are upright and have nothing to fear from our own shadows. They can say whatever they want!"
"It's up to you whether you want to date or get married, but why do you want to retire with such an excuse?! Who said that he would play with us until he was 30 years old? Who said that even if there were only three of us left, he would win the world championship together and let the whole world remember LGW?!"
The person he lifted up by the collar was Meng Qi. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look Zhou Kanqing in the eye: "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry? Is that your apology I want?!"
Meng Qi's eyes were red:
"I wanted to win back the world championship with you guys, but since Gun Ge retired, our team's sniper has changed several times. With Haoshan and Wen Yan, we were able to secure the domestic championship, but didn't we still miss the world championship? Now Haoshan is gone too..."
"I told Xiao Ran to wait a little longer. I can't give up on my brothers. I said I would accompany them to win back the world championship. I said that the bulletproof vests of the new season should be printed with the LGW team logo, and that every game of "Dawn of Doom" camp should be flying with our national flag..."
"She's been waiting for me."
"Xiao Ran is three years older than me... She is pregnant now, she can't wait for me..."
"Zhou Kanqing, do you understand?"
Zhou Kanqing's hand, which was tightly grasping Meng Qi's collar, loosened unconsciously. Meng Qi was emotionally unstable and stumbled into the Internet cafe.
Xue Lan and Su Yiyu stood where they were, neither daring to make a sound.
Although Xue Lan knew that Meng Qi's retirement was inevitable, and that neither he, Zhou Kanqing, nor Wen Yan were at fault, at this moment, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart and he couldn't breathe.
"Yellow."
Wen Yan walked up to Zhou Kanqing and his voice was low and hoarse.
"Why can't he wait a little longer... Wen Zheng is here, so why can't we win the world championship again?"
Zhou Kanqing came back to his senses in a daze, his eyes fixed on Wen Yan, like a drowning man glancing at a piece of driftwood.
"Let them go. Even if there are only two of us left, why can't we win the championship? Ah Yan, at least one of his words is right. As long as you are here, LGW will always be LGW!"
After he said this, he seemed to have found comfort and hope again, and patted Wen Yan's shoulder heavily.
Wen Yan's face instantly lost its color because of his words.
"I..." Zhou Kanqing looked tired and didn't notice anything wrong with Wen Yan: "I'm a little tired. I'll leave first."
After Zhou Kanqing finished speaking, he ran away quickly as if he was escaping.
The two left one after another, leaving Wen Yan alone standing under the flickering light of the Internet cafe's sign, wondering what he was thinking for a long time.
Xue Lan regretted it deeply at this moment, why did he choose to go through such an embarrassing place like the back door. Now Wen Yan didn't show any intention of leaving for a long time, and the two of them were embarrassed and didn't know whether they should leave quietly or wait until Wen Yan entered the Internet cafe...
Just as Xue Lan was struggling with this, Wen Yan, who was standing by the back door, suddenly spoke again:
"You guys come out too."
"… "
Xue Lan and Su Yiyu were both shocked and stood still. They were talking to each other and held their breath, praying secretly that Wen Yan was not talking about them this time.
But this time they didn't seem so lucky, Wen Yan had already set his sights on the two's hiding place.
They had no choice but to walk out of the darkness awkwardly. Now the two people who were caught in the act didn’t know how to explain to Wen Yan... Should they say that they just happened to pass by, or should they pretend that they didn’t hear anything
Xue Lan and Su Yiyu, who were standing in a row in front of Wen Yan, were like two students who had made mistakes and were called out by the teacher. They both lowered their heads and dared not look at the person in front of them.
Wen Yan's voice was tinged with fatigue, but not too harsh: "Can this matter be kept secret for the time being and announced by LGW?"
Xue Lan and Su Yiyu nodded repeatedly.
"Thank you." Wen Yan whispered, "Let's go back first."
Xue Lan and Su Yiyu breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Just as they were about to sneak into the Internet cafe together, Wen Yan spoke again -
"Xue Lan, wait a moment."
Xue Lan paused in his sneaking movements, and had to awkwardly hand the thing in his hand to Su Yiyu, then walked back to Wen Yan in a depressed mood.
In fact, Xue Lan could probably guess what Wen Yan wanted to say to her.
Now that the comments on the Internet have been intentionally influenced by someone, the public's attention has been drawn back to why Wen Yan suddenly came to the youth training camp to do special education. Coupled with Huo Ran's deliberate guidance, many people have once again speculated that Wen Yan is about to retire.
Meng Qi, who was originally undecided and didn't know when to tell Wen Yan about his intention to retire, told Wen Yan his idea after repeated hesitation.
Since public opinion is being deliberately manipulated today, perhaps this is the time to minimize the harm his retirement would cause to everyone.
But Meng Qi had no idea and was not willing to believe that the messages on the Internet were not groundless. Even a powerful team like Wind, which had created one glorious game after another, would get tired one day.
Wen Yan did not speak directly. He sat down casually on the steps and raised his head to signal him:
"sit."
Xue Lan then carefully sat down beside him.
"Do you know what LGW means?"
Xue Lan nodded: "Let glory wait."
This sentence seemed to trigger a switch in Wen Yan's memories. He looked into the distance at the chaotic, starless night sky:
"Five years ago, the Doomsday Dawn was dominated by a few veteran teams. At that time, we were a few newcomers with no background, but we fought all the way with passion. It was not until I met Xue Xiaoban that the team began to take shape."
"At that time, I really didn't think about what kind of results I and the team would achieve. I just felt that as long as they were there... LGW was there."
"But I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the original five people are now only me and Xiqing."
“Sometimes I don’t know if I can…”
Xue Lan sat quietly beside Wen Yan. He didn't know what to say to comfort Wen Yan. Or maybe nothing he said was better than silence.
Wen Yan concealed his injury in order to support LGW, but had to watch his teammates leave one after another. But sometimes professional competitions are like this, burning a few years of youth in exchange for an uncertain future, and after a few years, it will eventually end.
"Feel sorry."
Wen Yan was silent for a while after he finished speaking, his eyes gradually regained clarity: "I heard everything just now. How is it? Do you feel that LGW is different from what you imagined?"
Xue Lan shook his head.
Wen Yan waited quietly for his answer.
"Each team is actually a group of people with the same goal. Everyone is on the same train, but after all, everyone arrives at a different destination, so there will always be people who leave along the way."
Xue Lan didn't know how to describe it. To him, all this was just a vague outline that he hadn't touched: "But if a train has a starting point, it will have an end point. Even if someone leaves, new people will get on. But even if different people are around, as long as the direction of the train does not change, as long as there are still people on the train who want to reach the end... this train will continue to drive to the end."
Wen Yan remained silent for a long time, his deep gaze falling on Xue Lan. After a while, he stood up again.
"Let's go and swipe the chip."
Xue Lan raised his head and looked at him with some concern, as if he didn't quite believe that he was okay.
Wen Yan turned around and opened the door: "Do you want to be an attacker whose first skill is not maxed out... and doesn't even have flash and invisibility?"
Xue Lan stood up in surprise. Wen Yan's words made him so excited that he couldn't control himself.
Wen Yan means -
Can he enter LGW as an attacker?!
"but."
Just when Xue Lan was extremely excited, Wen Yan reminded him again:
"After entering the club, I hope you can keep a proper distance from Reset." He turned around and said seriously, "Since he has already stated... his orientation, you should understand that he... can't possibly like you. E-sports has never been just a game. I don't want anyone in LGW to leave the team because of personal emotional issues."
"I..." Xue Lan clenched the corners of his sleeves: "I will take every game seriously, and..."
He looked into Wen Yan's eyes and said stubbornly, "I'm not a girl. I'm really a boy."
Wen Yan frowned slightly. Just when Xue Lan thought he had finally convinced Wen Yan, he looked away:
"It's good to have such awareness, because in LGW, even girls can't expect any preferential treatment."
Xue Lan knew that although the original owner and Wen Yan didn't have much contact, once Wen Yan accepted that he was Xue Yuanshan's "daughter", she had long since firmly believed that he was a girl... But he still explained in a serious tone:
"No, I mean I really am..."
"Reset? Why are you here?"
Qi Siyu's puzzled voice came from the Internet cafe. Xue Lan turned around and saw Duan Wenzheng slowly walking out. He didn't know how long he had been standing there.
"Looking for a lost child."
"I've heard that Wind never likes to talk about people behind their backs. I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to encounter such a rare 'famous scene'?" Duan Wenzheng said as he walked to Xue Lan's side, but his eyes fell lightly on Wen Yan:
"But... it's so late now, shouldn't the captain also know what 'keep your distance' means?"