Chapter 54

Chapter 54

The ticket price, however high, was only a few thousand yuan, which was nothing to a player like Shen Xiao who was worth tens of millions a year. But the feeling of being cheated still made him grit his teeth for a while, and even the sound of him typing on the keyboard during ranked matches became much louder.

Yuan Shaofeng and Bai Chen had no objection to Shen Xiao's generous offer to treat them to the match. However, Yuan Shaofeng was puzzled by Shen Xiao's displeased attitude towards his ranked opponents and quietly asked Xu Ziyan, "What's wrong with Shen Xiao?"

Xu Ziyan said, "He was happy to hear that you agreed to watch the game with him."

Yuan Shaofeng: "...Is that so?"

He doesn't look like it at all.

At 10 PM, the servers shut down for a major update, which would continue until the afternoon of the following day. This was considered a short break given by the official team. Xu Ziyan finished her ranked match, stretched, glanced at her phone, and was about to turn to look for Xie Wei when she found that the man hadn't made any move. He was still sitting in his seat, one hand to his lips, the screen repeatedly playing the replay of the previous match.

He moved forward quietly.

It's still single-player mode, and the map is Gasvinia, the same map he played during his rookie tournament.

The circle shrank incredibly well in this game, right on the edge of a building. Only Xie Wei's high platform was in the safe zone; the rest of the building was flat beach land.

On the screen, the sniper, lying prone on the high platform, calmly replenished his health before loading the bullets one by one into the chamber.

Then set up the gun and scoped in.

The sound of a heavy sniper rifle echoed throughout the coastal city, carrying a force powerful enough to cleave the air, almost drowning out all the noise below.

One shot, two shots...

A brilliant flick shot, almost every shot a headshot.

Those below gradually realized something was wrong and began to hide behind the rocks. But their opponents were not only Xie Wei standing on higher ground, but also enemies close at hand.

In this round, Xie Wei naturally took first place without any obstacles.

Xu Ziyan stared intently at everything on the screen, barely suppressing the pounding excitement in his heart, and swallowed hard.

It was because of this scene that he became hopelessly infatuated with Xie Wei and embarked on the path of e-sports.

However, unlike Xu Ziyan, Xie Wei, who had performed all these maneuvers, remained expressionless, his eyes slightly lowered, silently counting the subtle differences in his actions.

He should have handled that raid near the wall more decisively.

He misjudged the position of the moving reef; otherwise, he could have scored more points in this round...

"team leader?"

The screen recording had stopped, and the young man's slightly puzzled voice sounded from behind him.

Xie Wei snapped out of his daze and didn't rush to get up. Instead, he leaned back, his gaming chair sliding a short distance away from the table. He looked up, smiled, and patted his leg: "Come on."

Only the two of them remained in the training room. Although Xu Ziyan was shy, she did not refuse and walked over to sit on Xie Wei's lap.

Xie Wei firmly supported his waist and pulled the young man into his arms. The faint scent of strawberry marshmallows, which only he could smell, filled his nostrils and, together with the warmth of the person in his arms, soothed his tense nerves.

He buried his face in the crook of the young man's neck, took a deep breath, and sighed, "Yan Yan, you smell so good."

Xu Ziyan subconsciously grabbed Xie Wei's shoulder, then realized something, a hint of embarrassment and shyness flashing across his face. He whispered, "Let's go back to the dormitory first."

Xie Wei smiled, his expression calm, as if he weren't the one currently holding Xu Ziyan in his arms. Narrowing his eyes, he lowered his voice, mimicking the young man, and said in a coaxing tone, "It's okay, no one's coming. The surveillance cameras are here with me... Look, they're all turned off."

Xu Ziyan looked down in the direction Xie Wei was pointing, but her eyes only caught a vague shadow before the Alpha pulled her close and kissed her lips.

He wanted to push Xie Wei away, but his hands were pressed against Xie Wei's hard chest, and he couldn't muster any strength.

Xie Wei smiled, locked the training room door, and focused on kissing the Omega in his arms. His raised fingers were already on the zipper of the youth's team uniform.

Just then.

Footsteps approached from afar in the corridor, and then the door to the training room was pushed open.

Seemingly realizing they couldn't open the door, the person outside let out a puzzled "Huh?"

It's Shen Xiao.

Xu Ziyan suddenly came to her senses, her eyes filled with panic.

Xie Wei closed his eyes briefly, gently patted the young man's back to soothe him, and asked impatiently, "What is it?"

"Captain Xie? Why did you lock the door?" Shen Xiao scratched his head in confusion. "Oh, I forgot my keyboard, so I came back to get it."

Are there any spares in the dormitory?

"Yes, there is..."

"Then let's use the spare."

Shen Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but then he sensed the warning implied in Xie Wei's last sentence, hesitated for a moment, and wisely withdrew his hand from the doorknob: "Okay..."

Anyway, he doesn't necessarily need to use his own keyboard. He's just playing a few games with his streamer friends, so as long as it works, it's fine.

I just don't understand where Xie got such a temper...

He turned and left, full of doubt, sniffing the air.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he smelled a very faint, sweet and sour scent at the entrance of the training room.

Marshmallow? Or maybe a lime?

Shen Xiao tilted his head, not thinking much of it. He opened Line and told his streamer friend, then hurriedly returned to his dorm.

Having gotten rid of the troublesome person, Xie Wei lowered her head, intending to continue, but Xu Ziyan was a little startled and flinched, saying, "Captain..."

"Don't be afraid." Xie Wei gently but firmly grasped the young man's slender neck, placing a kiss on the gland at the back of his neck. "Don't run away."

Xu Ziyan closed her eyes, but she really didn't resist anymore.

...

Xu Ziyan leaned back in the gaming chair, looking down at the Alpha who was bending down to help her get dressed, and said softly, "Captain, why have you been playing solo all the time lately?"

Xie Wei zipped up his team uniform, paused upon hearing this, and then smiled faintly, "Keep in shape."

"If you want to practice your mobility and shooting accuracy as a sniper, single-player mode is the best choice."

Xu Ziyan inexplicably thought of Xie Wei's words during the training match: "It's my problem," which he blurted out because he failed to kill Lin in a one-on-one fight.

Despite his worries, he hesitated for a moment, then said nothing more, only nodding with a smile.

There was no need to get up early the next day, and the two of them slept together in Xie Wei's room.

The next day, at 1 p.m., the team assembled in the training room on time.

Xu Ziyan secretly yawned, and when she looked up, she found that in the training room, besides Yu Guangzhou and the data analyst, there was also an unfamiliar Beta standing there. He was a bit chubby, with a round head and a smiling face. He looked very friendly and easy to get along with.

It's unfamiliar... but it also looks familiar.

Xu Ziyan stared at him for a while, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Isn't this the same person who took Xie Wei back to the villa when he first met her a few months ago, when she was in a vulnerable period?

Jiang Yuxin happened to turn his gaze over as well, and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Ice, I'm Jiang Yuxin, the manager of TWG. We've talked before. I was away on a business trip when you joined the team, so we're only meeting today."

Xu Ziyan nodded. He had indeed exchanged a few words with Jiang Yuxin on Line. From what he saw online, Jiang seemed quite polite.

Before the thought had even left his mind, Jiang Yuxin suddenly changed his tone, winking at him and saying, "Hey, I heard you're dating Shining, is that true? How did you manage that? Can you tell me about your relationship? Hey, how did you two meet... oh dear!"

He covered his head and turned angrily to Yu Guangzhou: "What's wrong? I've been away on business for so long for the team, exposed to the wind and sun, and missed so many exciting plot developments. Why can't I even ask about it when I get back?"

Although it was common knowledge that Xu Ziyan and Xie Wei were on the same team, she still felt her face burning when it was pointed out so bluntly.

Manager... So that's how it is?

He picked up the water glass next to him and took a sip, only to find himself staring at Yuan Shaofeng's face, which was filled with disbelief and shock.

Yuan Shaofeng said with difficulty, "Ice...you, you and Xie Shen...you two?"

He had heard some rumors online before, but he hadn't taken them seriously.

But now that the person in question was right in front of him, he actually accepted what he thought was nonsense.

Yuan Shaofeng then looked in Xie Wei's direction.

But Xie Shen, whom he considered unapproachable, aloof from men and women, and practically sexually indifferent, was just turning his head slightly to talk to the data analyst. This action revealed a small red mark on his neck.

It's obvious that it was created by a kiss.

He looked back at Xu Ziyan shakily. The young man scratched his face and smiled embarrassedly, the marking sticker on the back of his neck particularly eye-catching.

Yuan Shaofeng said painfully, "Didn't you say that you and your partner were in a long-distance relationship?"

Xu Ziyan chuckled dryly, "I was just making that up."

Yuan Shaofeng said, "Trust between people is completely gone."

He lowered his head and muttered incredulously, "My God, my God, you really can see anything when you live long enough."

Looking at Yuan Shaofeng's dejected appearance across the table, Shen Xiao felt a deep sense of empathy.

He had the same mindset when he first learned about it, but everyone else seemed to take it for granted and acted as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, which made Shen Xiao even doubt himself, wondering if he was making a big fuss over nothing.

At 2 PM, Resistance finished updating on time.

Without Yu Guangzhou saying anything, everyone logged into the client on their own.

Xu Ziyan didn't rush to start the ranked matches, but instead opened the class skill introduction at the top.

[Medical: Initial HP 200.]

Primary weapon (optional): [Healing Rifle] [Healing Sniper Rifle]

Secondary weapons (optional, two): [Medication Bottle][Pistol][Armor Pack][Stun Gun][Smoke Grenade]

He carefully reviewed the descriptions of all the weapons again, and slowly exhaled.

The excitement in my heart could no longer be contained.

The new version, his version, has finally officially begun.