For a long time, although he had not mentioned it explicitly, this pressure was really weighing on Shen Yanming's heart. On this day, he finally vented it all.
Maybe he cried too hard, and he had no more tears left, but he couldn't help sobbing and hiccuping twice. The poor puppy became funny because of these two hiccups.
"Fuck," Shen Yanming cursed, raised his face from He Changkong's shoulder, and quickly turned his back, covering his face with his hands, "Don't tell anyone... Hiccup."
He Changkong took his hand away, took out the tissue he carried with him from his pocket, wiped Shen Yanming's face, and then wiped his hands and fingers one by one: "Okay, go back and wash your face."
He Changkong led Shen Yanming back, went upstairs, and entered the bathroom in his room. Still like a responsible nanny, he washed the towel with warm water, lifted the loose hair on Shen Yanming's forehead, and then covered the towel on his face and rubbed it gently.
The towel covered Shen Yanming's face but not his ears, which were red.
"There is one thing..." Shen Yanming said with a nasal tone, "I want to confirm it with my brother."
He Changkong: "What?"
Shen Yanming was embarrassed: "That is..."
How to ask? Asking if we are in a relationship now? That's too much.
How do other people fall in love? Shen Yanming has never eaten pork, but he has seen pigs run. The process must be followed thoroughly, otherwise it would be so unromantic if it were so muddled.
An essential part of this process is confession.
After pondering for a long time, Shen Yanming finally said hesitantly: "Brother, are you willing to... be gay with me?"
After saying this, Shen Yanming wanted to slap himself.
There is nothing romantic about this sentence!
He Changkong just smiled and lifted the towel covering Shen Yanming's face.
Without saying whether he was willing or not, he just leaned over and kissed Shen Yanming on the left cheek.
Shen Yanming thought of the scene in the costume TV series where the bride's veil was lifted. He was almost fuming and his words became more and more stuttering: "I... I know, are you willing to be gay with me?"
He Changkong's ears also turned red: "Yeah."
Shen Yanming took down the towel and hung it up: "I, I, I'll go out first!"
When he went out, he was a little clumsy and walked stiffly. He sat down at the table in his room to calm down - he couldn't calm down at all. There was a loud speaker in his mind that kept broadcasting: Breaking news! Shen Yanming and his favorite god Kong are dating!
The background music was the song "I love you/You love me/We are really in love for the first time...", which kept looping in his mind.
Aaaah.
After a while, Shen Yanming received a message from He Changkong a few meters away.
[kong_]: I am willing to love you.
Shen Yanming covered his face and lay on the table.
He Changkong was still in the bathroom, and he felt a little embarrassed after sending that message.
The word "love" was too serious, but he was willing to give it a try.
When he came out again, Shen Yanming had already slipped away, but his things were still with him, and he would probably come over later. He Changkong tidied up the bed, shaking the quilt in his hands, his thoughts had already drifted away. In fact, all this was quite sudden for him. A few days ago, he thought that he would probably hold on to this fantasy for who knows when, and suddenly the god of love played a joke on him. The person he liked kissed him secretly in the middle of the night, and he was caught red-handed.
But he did not express anything clearly, partly because he felt it was hasty and partly because he was somewhat timid.
Shen Yanming was much braver than him. After being exposed, she asked him if she could hold hands.
But He Changkong thought that it shouldn't be just like this. Of course he was willing to be with Shen Yanming, but it couldn't just start so casually.
Before he could think of a satisfactory way to express his feelings to Shen Yanming, the other party got there first.
Shen Yanming was indeed much braver than him. Like a sun that had gone off track, he rushed into his heart.
He Changkong made the bed, took some clothes to wash up, and thought about the message he had just sent. Compared with Shen Yanming's bravery, his response was too insincere. Although when he was asked if he was willing, the first thought that came to his mind was that he was willing to love him. However, he was not born to say such beautiful words. After hesitating for a while, he couldn't say it, so he had to settle for the second best way to convey it by typing.
However, Shen Yanming didn't seem to pay much attention.
When He Changkong came out, he saw Shen Yanming lying down on the side of the bed automatically, wrapped in the quilt, with half of his face exposed. His eyes were bright and he seemed a little embarrassed, blinking stiffly from time to time.
"Is it too fast for me to rush to your room to sleep like this..." Shen Yanming immediately denied himself after saying this, "Hahaha, but I always came to your room to sleep before."
He Changkong sat down next to him, and Shen Yanming also sat up, supporting himself on the bed with his hands, his eyes following the water droplets on He Changkong's neck that had not been completely wiped away, until they disappeared into the collar of He Changkong's pajamas. Shen Yanming swallowed and said, "Brother, can you hold me for a while?"
He Changkong nodded, and Shen Yanming carefully reached out his hand and slowly wrapped it around He Changkong's waist like a little animal.
"No need to ask everything..." He Changkong paused, looking at the white head leaning on his shoulder, "You can do whatever you want."
"I'm so gay," Shen Yanming grinned. "Well, there's something I've wanted to say for a long time. Can you let me log in to your account and play for a while? I've been craving that champion crown for a long time. I feel like using a champion's account has some buffs. It should be very impressive..."
He Changkong: "…Okay."
I talk to you about romance and you talk to me about games
As expected, he is a gay who started out as a straight man.
After some twists and turns, the regular season came to an end. After playing against 18 teams, TMM won the first place in the regular season points and entered the next round of the playoffs.
On the last day of the competition, the dust settled. There were no official events, so the league organizing committee held a small award ceremony.
First, the top eight teams were awarded promotion cards and a mini commemorative trophy. In such occasions, the captain of the team usually goes up to receive the award. TMM has never selected a captain, but if various activities require a representative to do the hard work, they usually push Meng Yan, the oldest person in the team, up. In short, he is just a brick, and he can be moved wherever he is needed.
After handing out promotion cards and trophies, the host announced that the top two teams in this year's regular season points will be invited to the North American region to participate in a week-long exchange training camp.
Although it is called a training camp, it is not a serious training. After all, there is no need to go to other places or even overseas to hold a training match. An online training match can be arranged clearly. This is a more entertaining activity organized by the operator and some sponsors. At that time, there will be some exchanges, less formal competitions, and live broadcasts for promotion.
In addition, it also allows the top two teams to relax by traveling at public expense.
The contestants had been informed long ago, and they were just clapping in agreement. However, the audience had only just found out, so as soon as the host announced it, there was an uproar.
It is true that the Chinese division has dominated the championship in recent years, but in the past few years, North America, South Korea and other divisions have also produced top players, and in recent years they are not bad either, and even some teams are still strong candidates for the world championship. It would not be a bad thing to see these strong teams meet directly.
After the group awards were distributed, it was the turn of the individual awards. Shen Yanming performed brilliantly during the season, winning the most MVPs, and was eventually awarded the Rookie of the Year award.
The operator of "Return to the Throne" also made a ring in the same style as the in-game crown as a gift for the Rookie King. Knowing that e-sports players generally don't wear extra accessories on their hands, the designer also thoughtfully attached a chain so that users can string the ring on the chain as a necklace pendant. Shen Yanming held the small box handed to him by the award host and began to read out his acceptance speech: "I am indeed very awesome..."
Audience: “…”
This self-boasting face is really hateful, but no one is able to refute it.
Before Shen Yanming came up to receive the award, the organizer played a video collection of Shen Yanming's wonderful performances throughout the season. There were sneak attacks from behind to kill people, counter-killing with a little blood, and rushing into the crowd to fight four people alone... Every clip was a high-energy scene.
Therefore, now that Shen Yanming says that he is awesome, the audience has nothing to say.
Shen Yanming continued, "But if it weren't for my teammates, I probably wouldn't be able to perform half of the operations you just saw."
In fact, he almost got this ring in his previous life. At that time, he was a rookie and led the team to the quarterfinals. He was also considered a high-quality player that people talked about at that time. However, in the selection of the Rookie of the Year, he still lost to another newcomer in terms of total MVP games.
The reason is simple, as he just said, at that time he did not have teammates who could allow him to perform various extreme operations.
Everyone thought Shen Yanming was going to brag like crazy after he started that, but he ended up being very humble and sincere in the second half: "This game is a team game. If I didn't have Brother Kong to protect me from behind, I wouldn't dare to rush in like a fool. Also, I played White Wolf a lot. You all know his ultimate skill. There were many times when Brother Yan and his friends gave me the kills they could have taken... Because of this, I was able to get the MVP so many times. I think I got this award because of my teammates. I still have a lot of room for improvement, and I will keep working hard."
The host took the lead and the audience applauded.
"So I decided to copy this ring, make four or five or six of them, and give one to each of my teammates," Shen Yanming said, glancing in the direction of the host, "This should be okay, right?"
Host: “…Uh, that’s ok.”
After leaving the stage, Shen Yanming sat back next to He Changkong and whispered in his ear, "Actually, I wanted to make one more for you, but that would be too obvious. I've observed that Meng Yan and Tiantian don't like to wear such fancy things. Ding Jiang likes colorful and tacky jewelry... I don't mean to secretly call him unsophisticated... Then it would be great if only the two of us wear it, right?"
It has become a couple's accessory.
He Changkong laughed at him: "So all the things you said above were just excuses for hitting this ring?"
Shen Yanming immediately denied it: "That's not the case. I really want to thank all of you brothers. Without you, I wouldn't be who I am today."
He Changkong rubbed Shen Yanming's head and said, "We have achieved mutual success. You are much more capable than you think."
Shen Yanming felt that he was so outstanding because of his teammates. In fact, if someone else came on, he might not be able to play so many good games.
However, the venue was noisy at this time, and it was not the time to talk about big principles.
After a while of fun, the group decided to go out for dinner. It was a celebratory dinner, but the host was Fish from the second team, and everyone who had a good relationship with him came to eat. His contract was about to expire, but he had no plans to renew it, nor did he plan to transfer to another club. Instead, he planned to leave and go back home.
With his qualifications, he should have been able to make a name for himself if he had played for a while longer, but no matter how the coach, manager, teammates and others tried to persuade him to stay, he had no intention of staying.
During the meal, the fat boy Fish drank juice instead of wine, but he also started to cry as if he was drunk, and then he told the real reason why he wanted to leave.
His mother was seriously ill and the doctor said she might not live for many years. He didn't want to wander around outside anymore and wanted to go back to his mother to take good care of her.
Shen Yanming suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Fish had suddenly disappeared in the previous life. He was quite moved, and he put his arm around Fish's shoulder and said some comforting words with the others.
When everyone had almost finished eating, Meng Yan used the excuse of going out to buy some chewing gum and pulled He Changkong out.
After buying the gum, Meng Yan tore a piece and threw it into his mouth. He squatted at the door of the convenience store, wanting to say something but stopping himself. After thinking for a long time, he spoke vaguely: "Your mother is sick too."
Unexpectedly, although He Changkong didn't seem very excited, he didn't show much surprise either. He just responded calmly: "Well, then what?"
Meng Yan: "… She kept sending me messages, saying she wanted you to go back. The game wasn't over yet, so I didn't dare tell you because I was afraid it would affect your mood."
The scene was exactly the same as in the previous life. At that time, everyone was having dinner together after the competition. After Fish told his story, Meng Yan took the opportunity to tell He Changkong about it.
Meng Yan, who was squatting on the side of the road, looked up at He Changkong standing next to him and said with a lack of confidence: "Why don't you take some time to go back and see her?"
He Changkong remembered that although he had hesitated in his previous life, he finally agreed and returned to the home he had not visited for several years.
But the result...
This time he sighed deeply, and then said, "If she is sick, let her go to the doctor herself."