In the group stage, DG played a six-game winning streak all the way. With the first result in the group points, they played against the top two teams in the other half of the group.
Next is the knockout round.
If you win, you can go straight to the quarter-finals.
DG's super talk and the official blog are full of cheering remarks. At the same time, WTG and BLX also entered the knockout round with the first and second results of the group respectively. The LPL division can be said to be singing all the way, even if everyone Going through the knockout stage again and encountering infighting in the quarter-finals is also a matter of ability.
Those who lose are not as good as others, and those who win continue to go down with the hope of the competition area.
A day before the knockout.
In the hotel where the DG team stayed.
Lu Zhe just hit a few ranks, it was just before lunch time, he got up and looked in the direction of the kitchen, saw someone bought a whole box of chickens, he remembered his cooking skills that he hadn't used much for a while, and suddenly pulled it up with great interest Sleeves, ready to cook chicken soup.
After washing the ingredients, Lu Zhe washed a handful of green onions, added ginger and other ingredients, put water in the pot, and made a pot of soup with this whole chicken. After the chicken was cooked, use Chopsticks put the chicken on the plate.
While the cooked chicken was cooling down, Lu Zhe started noodles with the original pot of soup.
The noodles are bought in Chinese supermarkets, and the price is not cheap, but this expense is only a small amount for the DG club. Manager Zhou is very thoughtful in taking care of the team members. If you are careful, you will find that the recent meals There are basically no heavy meals, and the meals are balanced. Even if it is spicy, they do not dare to follow Qian Bao Lao Wo’s heavy taste.
When the noodles were bubbling up in the pot, Lu Zhe used the leftover onion, ginger and garlic, added a little millet pepper, chopped up a small bowl of seasoning, poured some cooking oil, soy sauce and a little vinegar into it. Then put this bowl of seasoning in the microwave and spin.
At the same time, he put on disposable gloves and began to tear the previous plate of chicken.
Although this chicken is not as chewy and firm as some domestic chickens, it is still fresh. When cooking the soup, it was not overcooked. The skin was tender and the meat was white. It was easily removed by Lu Zhe. The skeleton was torn off and placed on a plate.
Suddenly.
There was a cool and refreshing fragrance coming from the door.
Lu Zhe turned his head to look, and found that Shen Qiao had also come out of the gaming room at some point. He was picking up a pair of chopsticks and flipping the noodles in the pot. Because the noodles were thick and wide, there were During the cooking process, it is easy to stick together, and the middle part may still be caught.
"Why did you suddenly come to cook?" Shen Qiao picked out two noodles and turned to look at Lu Zhe.
Others are lazy, and the game has been played one after another recently, so I only wear a thin summer team uniform with short sleeves, a winter jacket, dark black loose trousers, and only the ankles. Parts are elasticated.
Even so, this walking clothes rack also wears the team uniforms into a wide-open atmosphere, like advertising a streetwear brand with thousands of pieces. At first glance, the legs seem to have long legs. Two meters eight.
The heating in the room was on, and there was a layer of sweat in the hair on the back of Shen Qiao's neck. Now that he was smoked by the steam from the soup pot in the kitchen, he stepped back a little, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Lu Zhe's hands. Actions.
Lu Zhe smiled and didn't answer his question. He only asked, "Is the noodles in the pot cooked? Turn off the heat when it's done."
When Shen Qiao used to find work in an internet cafe, it wasn't that he never lived alone, but at that time he was not too particular about what to eat. The only requirement was to be cooked. When the game came down, the noodles were already soaked and soft, and the taste was extremely poor, but I never worried that it would be blunt.
It's even more so when you cook things yourself. Put the vegetables and ingredients in, simmer them in one pot, and cook them for half an hour to ensure they are cooked.
Hearing Lu Zhe's question at this moment, he took a serious look at the churning white noodles in the pot and asked, "How long have you been cooking this?"
Lu Zhe removed the chicken leg from his hand and recalled for a few seconds: "It should be seven or eight minutes."
Shen Qiao was very sure: "Uncooked, must be undercooked, doesn't this take half an hour to cook?"
Lu Zhe: "..."
Lu Zhe: "?"
Are they talking about the same pot of noodles? half an hour? What about this pasta
Lu Zhe hadn't taken off his gloves stained with oil and shreds. He put down the half chicken skeleton left in his hand, took two steps in the direction of the pot, glanced in, looked at the chopsticks beside him, and said to Shen Qiaoyang. chin up:
"Pick one and I'll take a look."
Not knowing why, Shen Qiao picked up a piece of noodles from the tumbling pot, and broke the noodles with chopsticks according to Lu Zhe's instructions. Lu Zhe saw that the core on that side was not white, it was obviously cooked, and he was very impressed with Shen Qiao. Joe said helplessly: "Turn off the fire."
Shen Qiao looked at him suspiciously, and stirred the noodles in the pot with chopsticks: "Isn't it cooked?"
Lu Zhe: "If you cook this noodles again, you'll end up in a rotten pot."
Shen Qiao remembered the plate of braised chicken that Lu Zhe made last time, and realized that the other party was better than him in terms of cooking skills, so he obeyed the authority, turned off the fire, and went to see Lu Zhe's project of tearing the chicken.
Feeling a heavy weight on his right shoulder, Lu Zhe didn't turn his head to know that it was Shen Qiao who looked around and leaned over. He smelled the strong pheromone smell of the other party, and stopped his movements for a while, but the curvature of the corner of his lips did not fall. , asked softly:
"you… "
Shen Qiao made a "hmm", and the breath he exhaled fell on the side of his neck, hot and cold, with his somewhat lazy tone: "I'll hold it for a while."
His susceptibility period has come.
Alpha, who is usually cold and indifferent, will be a little clingy at this time. Shen Qiao has restrained himself. He just wants Lu Zhe to appear in his line of sight and come over to hug him when no one is there.
Lu Zhe liked the way Shen Qiao was relying on him, his hands were a little slower, he turned his head with a smile and asked, "Do you want my brother to kiss?"
Shen Qiao stared at his thin lips for a while, then looked away, her ears blushed inexplicably: "Forget it..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zhe approached.
The warm and soft stick came up, blocking Shen Qiao's voice that had not yet fallen.
Shen Qiao instinctively glanced at the open door of the kitchen, and Lu Zhe's voice sounded softly on his lips: "I have oil in my hands, so I won't hold you, take the initiative, and you will be seen if you drag it. here, eh?"
Shen Qiao had thought about him a little at first, but now he was fooled by him in a soft whisper, she couldn't hold back, hugged his waist tightly, and kissed him actively. The uncontrollable smell of mint that wanted to escape from the door was suppressed, and it covered it calmly and heavily, like a snow that inadvertently fell all over the world.
It is also a silent reassurance.
…
"What did I say it smells so good? The Army is secretly making chickens behind our backs again?"
The old snail paced over, pulled the kitchen door, and looked at the scene inside, only to see Lu Zhe wearing translucent gloves, picking up a piece of chicken with tender skin, and dipping it in the already hot sauce. , and sent it to the mouth of Shen Qiao next to him.
At the same time, a few bowls of noodles cooked in chicken soup were already in the pot, and there were one or two shanghai greens on them, which looked pretty good.
Hearing what Lao Woo said, Shen Qiao turned around, the chicken in his mouth hadn't been swallowed, and the corners of his red lips were stained with oil stains. After looking at Lao Wo for a second, he felt inexplicably guilty.
On the other hand, Lu Zhe was calm. He didn't raise his brows when he heard Lao Woo's words, but asked, "Your speech will determine whether you have a chance to eat this lunch."
Old Snail: "!"
Lao Woo: "What I meant just now is that our army team has begun to use his magical cooking skills again to improve everyone's food. Father Wolf, how does this chicken taste? Is it silky smooth?"
Qian Bao and Erhua heard the movement here and asked loudly outside, "Who stole the food behind our backs!"
"I've been hungry for a long time, let me try the poison for you, I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue! Let me come!"
After a while, the kitchen was crowded with people who wanted to serve noodles, and some who wanted to stretch their chopsticks into the plate without washing them. They all seemed like they hadn't eaten in eight hundred years, and Shen Qiao slowed down for a few seconds. , the plate is half empty.
His expression was blank for two seconds. Lu Zhe looked at him and wanted to laugh. He was about to help him fight for the right to eat meat. Suddenly, he saw Shen Qiao directly holding up the plate and walking out.
Zheng Zhizhuo dropped his chopsticks and instinctively followed the direction of the plate.
He saw that the plate of chicken was getting further and further away from him.
Lao Wo picked up a bowl of noodles, and was pouring the small bowl of dipping ingredients that Lu Zhe had used before, stirring the noodles until it was fragrant and oily. , Father Wolf, eating alone is not worth it!"
Shen Qiao didn't look back: "Mian, yours, meat, mine."
Erhua they: "???"
Qian Bao ate half of the noodles, and found that there was no meat, and there was a bit of regret on his face.
Lao Wo asked desperately, "Why? I'll take two more bites."
Shen Qiao's voice came from outside: "If you don't agree, find a boyfriend by yourself."
Lao Snail: "..." I was offended.
Lu Zhe's shoulders twitched, he turned away from the crowd, and went in the direction of Shen Qiao. When they came out of the kitchen, they saw Lu Zhe lowered his head and took a bite of meat from Shen Qiao's chopsticks.
The teammates narrowed their eyes neatly: "Ah..."
…
that night.
Shen Qiao was about to fall asleep when she suddenly received a voice call.
It was Lu Zhe who called.
He pulled the quilt halfway, did not lie down on the bed, slid it on, and heard a sentence from inside: "Are you going to sleep?"
Shen Qiao's throat moved.
Lu Zhe's voice is inherently gentle. Many fans sometimes watch Lu Zhe's live broadcast. Just by looking at that face and listening to this voice, they can feel that they are in love. Some people even joked:
Just like the appearance of the army team, is it possible to let people watch the operation during the live broadcast? Just this face and this voice are already intoxicating!
Now that I heard Lu Zhe's voice in the middle of the night, Shen Qiao only felt that the information needed and was a little bit uncontrollable, and after a while, she replied hoarsely, "En."
Lu Zhe smiled lightly and said to him, "Go to sleep, good night."
Shen Qiao laughed: "You called me in the middle of the night just to say good night?"
Lu Zhe sighed.
He said: "No, I want to accompany you during your susceptible period, but now during the game, I can't do anything, so... I can only accompany you like this."
Shen Qiao originally felt that his energy was being suppressed, but now he heard Lu Zhe's words, and he felt that he suddenly thought about this person in a panic.
He covered the quilt and lay down, put the phone beside the pillow, and after a while, suddenly burst out laughing.
Hearing his laughter, Lu Zhe couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to sleep yet?"
Shen Qiao hooked the corner of her lower lip, knowing that she couldn't see where she was, so she lazily said, and answered in a dragging tone, "Come soon."
Lu Zhe was quiet again, as if he really only intended to sleep with him on the phone.
After a while.
For some reason, Shen Qiao suddenly said, "It's good to come to DG."
Back then when he was in BLX, he thought that he would just go down the e-sports road like this and break into the world on this thorny road, but he heard the news that Lu Zhe was also coming to play a career. He was waiting in BLX, but waited. To the news that the other party joined DG.
Later, DG became the first team to win the LPL.
Shen Qiao felt at that time that she should never have the opportunity to go with Lu Zhe again.
As a result, after going around in circles, he joined DG. Now, they are just a few steps away from the glorious S trophy.
In retrospect, everything was like a dream. Those ups and downs and twists and turns, as well as the mood in between, are difficult to describe in words. I can only sigh and say that it is good to come to DG.
Shen Qiao sighed with emotion, as if preparing to melt away the difficult waiting and loss in the past.
Lu Zhe understood everything.
The other end of the phone was quiet for a long time, and Lu Zhe suddenly said, "Momo told me before that when I was preparing to join BLX, you played very well."
Shen Qiao's breathing stopped subtly.
He replied somewhat uncomfortably: "Yeah, it turned out that I was short-lived, and the results were not very good afterward..."
However, Lu Zhe retorted, "I didn't say that."
He said: "I want to tell you that you are not waiting alone. That year, I was really ready to sign a contract with BLX."
Shen Qiao's sleepiness dissipated. She opened her eyes unconsciously and looked at the ceiling in the dark room. Long after Lu Zhe's words fell, in the blank silence, Shen Qiao said slowly:
"and then?"