Chapter 25 Jinjiang Novel Reading Exclusive Even blocked the bullet, it must be...

Back then, Shi Jing dominated the trending searches for EVG with his incredible comeback kill streak of three in a preseason match. This time, history repeated itself, as he surged to the top of the esports search charts with his one-on-four performance in SFD's duos match.

Inquiries from reporters and clubs poured in, the fat manager's phone never stopped ringing from morning to night, and the public relations department of the entire Apex branch of SFD was as busy as the New Year.

"Sweetheart, are you awake? You're completely furious!"

The next day, as soon as Shi Jing entered the base, he was greeted with everyone's enthusiastic attention.

The esports scene had been quiet for quite some time during the recent off-season. Players were all completely idle, and Shi Jing happened to be there when everyone needed some excitement.

Jiang Yuan held up his phone and said, "Our team's game was directly linked to two or three trending searches. Shouldn't the manager pay the trending search fee?"

The fat manager immediately responded, "Then do you want to pay me the fee for the trending search reduction you've received since signing the contract?"

"..." Jiang Yuan said honestly, "Then there's no need to calculate it in such detail."

The fat manager and Jiang Yuan's bickering became a daily occurrence, but Shi Jing didn't participate. With sleepy eyes, he pulled out a chair and sat down in front of the camera.

After a few seconds, the gaming chair at the adjacent camera position was also turned.

A very light coffee scent mixed with the refreshing scent of shower gel.

Shi Jing glanced at him calmly.

Lu Zhiye was returning to the camera with a cup of coffee.

As usual, I started the shooting practice software. Maybe because the weather was a bit dry today, I rolled up my sleeves to my forearms. The blue veins on the back of my hands were slightly raised and very obvious.

Sensing the gaze from the side, Lu Zhiye turned back towards Shi Jing.

Shi Jing turned his face away for a second.

Jiang Yuan came over with the milk tea he had drunk halfway through. "Sweet, have you really never played a game before?"

Shi Jing paused: "No, what?"

"Nothing." Jiang Yuan hesitated. "Just... have you opened Weibo today?"

"I didn't see it." Having a bad feeling, Shi Jing asked, "What happened to Weibo?"

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes. "Uh, it's actually not that bad. After yesterday's match, someone posted a first-person perspective clip of your gameplay."

Shi Jing: “?”

Jiang Yuan: "And now they are all digging up your past achievements, and it has even become a trending topic."

Shi Jing: “?”

Shi Jing froze for a moment, unprecedentedly.

Past performance.

His past record...who the hell can see it?

Shi Jing took out his phone and opened Weibo. At the same time, the game account he had just logged into was also activated. The continuous notification sound of friend requests almost blew his headphones.

“???” Shi Jing took off his headphones in embarrassment and looked at the computer screen.

[You have 999... new friend requests.]

Shi Jing: “…”

It's not like I've never seen this kind of event before, but that was his real-life account, EVG-Zeit. Later, I turned off the "add friend" option, and I never received so many notifications again.

Shi Jing took a quick glance and saw many familiar e-sports entertainment reporters, mixed in with some IDs of various live broadcast platforms, who he guessed were anchors.

damn it.

Why can't Apex clear all friend requests with one click?

Too lazy to click "No," he simply retreated to the shooting range. Only then did he check the trending searches on Weibo on his phone.

The top one——

[It turns out Wild has a hidden super breakthrough position! ]

Shi Jing: “?”

Shi Jing frowned: "Did you buy trending searches?"

"Huh?" Jiang Yuan was startled. "What? Who bought trending searches for us?"

Shi Jing turned his phone over to show him: "Lu Zhiye's trending search is the first one."

"Oh." Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you were talking about some hater who bought trending searches to criticize us. This? Isn't it normal for my brother to be number one on the trending searches? Why would he need to buy it?"

Shi Jing: “…”

Shi Jing: “?”

Shi Jing was silent for a moment: "Didn't you just say that I was on the trending search?"

"Yes, look down." Jiang Yuan helped him push the screen, "Oh! Now you are fifth, you were seventh just now, you have moved up two places!"

Following his movements, several trending searches that were blocked below were revealed——

[SFD rookie's past record: a hit rate of only 8%!]

[SFD newbie Sweet's highest rank in history is only Diamond?]

It was followed by an emoticon of an old man on the subway using his cell phone.

Shi Jing: “……?”

brother.

Is this what you call fire?

"Oh, you're still a newcomer, so you might not understand. It doesn't matter. Traffic is king. Being black and red is also red. As long as there's attention, it's a good thing." Jiang Yuan patted his chest. "I was also famous for being scolded before. Believe me. I can turn black into white in the future."

Song Jiahang: "Are you cleared now?"

Jiang Yuan: “…”

Jiang Yuan: "Can you please stop destroying my stage?"

Shi Jing: “…”

Shi Jing took the phone and scrolled down for a long time before he finally saw the so-called "SFD rookie Sweet's doubles match first-person perspective clip, watch it quickly for the amazing shooting" among a bunch of inexplicable entertainment hot searches.

Clicking in, the first hot comment is [Holy crap, this is a 360-degree turn, right? Is this something a human can type? ? ]

Not to mention 360 degrees, he can turn it for you any degree.

However, Shi Jing still gave a thumbs up to this very classy friend.

"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Yuan thought he was in a bad mood because of the previous two trending searches, and said quickly, "The team will help you deal with this, don't worry."

"Not worried." It was just that it was the first time he saw Lu Zhiye's hot search ranking above him, and he felt a little unhappy.

I like the time view, and I will quit this tasteless software.

The game ended in the evening yesterday and we didn't have time to celebrate. According to SFD's usual tradition, since we won the game and it was a good start for the new players, we naturally had to hold a celebration party.

The fat manager received so many interviews and flattering calls that he couldn't count them all that morning. His face was almost blooming with smiles, and he immediately agreed to take them to the newly opened seafood buffet.

SFD hadn't had such a lively atmosphere for a long time, so naturally they wouldn't leave out the second team and the players from the secondary league. The fat manager waved his hand, sent three cars, and booked a luxurious private room in the buffet restaurant to take away all the young people from the first base.

After the game, he stayed up until the early morning before returning to the villa to wash up. The hot searches early in the morning disappointed him, and Shi Jing was actually in low spirits.

After getting into the car, he took one last look at his trending search ranking. He had dropped a few spots, but Lu Zhiye was still at the top.

Oh shit.

Shi Jing randomly found a seat by the window in the back row, pulled his hat up to cover his face, leaned against the car door, and closed his eyes.

"Xiao Lu, why don't you sit in the front seat?" The assistant asked when he saw Lu Zhiye getting into the back seat. "The seats in the back are small and a bit crowded."

Lu Zhiye: "It's okay."

He usually sat in the second row, leaving the last row mostly empty. Today, with so many people around, the assistant thought he might be trying to make room for another kid in the group, and was only slightly surprised, but didn't think much of it.

The remaining people got into the car noisily, the seats were closed, the doors were closed, and Lu Zhiye sat down.

The space in the back row was indeed quite narrow for him. He could only bend his legs close to the chair, and his knees still hit the back of the seat in front.

Lu Zhiye didn't care. He glanced at the person in the corner who had his head against the car door and hadn't moved at all. He could only tell from the rise and fall of his clothes that he was still breathing.

After a few seconds, he took out his phone, which had been vibrating non-stop since a while ago, and processed the message.

[Brother Lu, it seems your father has returned to China.]

Did he come to see you?

"Now that he sees how successful you are, he'll definitely have some bad intentions. Be on your guard. Don't even think about family ties anymore."

The other party was his long-time friend, and the last time he rushed to send him a message was also because of this matter.

As the car moved along, laughter and chatter filled the front seats. In the dimly lit back seat, Lu Zhiye switched his phone to silent mode and typed a reply.

【A-lzy: Got it.】

Just after typing the three words and pressing the send button, the car suddenly turned -

"Fuck!"

The people in front exclaimed in surprise.

"Manager! Can you really drive? You didn't drive a Sky Coaster before, did you?"

"Don't make a fuss. The navigation suddenly told me to turn right."

There was a slight sound of clothes rubbing against each other near my ears.

Soon, there was a light "bang" sound, and a heavy feeling came on the arm.

Lu Zhiye was stunned for a moment before he reacted and turned his head.

The car swung like this, and someone who was sleeping against the window slid directly to his side.

There was so much noise up ahead, and the turn was so sharp, he didn't even wake up even after his head hit Lu Zhiye's arm. He made a sound that sounded like he was dreaming about something, and then twisted his body again.

I found that the cushion was more comfortable than the hard door before, so I stopped moving.

After a few seconds, the body wrapped in the gray sweatshirt resumed its slight ups and downs.

A not-too-noticeable air current swept across his left hand holding the phone.

Sleeping so deeply.

Lu Zhiye lowered his eyes in the darkness and quietly looked at the people around him for a while.

After a while, he moved the phone to his right hand and slowly leaned back, letting Shi Jing's half-hanging shoulders lean completely on him.

The black car windows are covered with privacy film, which becomes even darker after entering the tunnel.

Lu Zhiye turned his head and saw Shi Jing's sleeping face clearly through the left car window.

Under the hood, his eyebrows were furrowed and his mouth was unconsciously pouting because of the pressure on his cheeks.

It’s like I was having a big fight with someone in the dream.

"Captain, you--" When Zhou Lian turned around with the menu on his mobile phone and was about to ask Lu Zhiye if he wanted a drink, he saw the latter raise his hand and lift the head of the newcomer in the team up to prevent him from slipping down and waking up.

He was stunned.

Lu Zhiye is a mysophobe.

Not many people knew about this, but he was one of them.

Zhou Lian had seen how much Lu Zhiye disliked contact with people. He would feel disgusted if they got too close, let alone direct contact.

Now he has someone lying on him... and he's a newcomer who just joined the team not long ago.

He suddenly came back to his senses and met Lu Zhiye's eyes.

In the dim light, Lu Zhiye's black pupils appeared even colder than usual.

She glanced at the screen of his phone, but made no move to respond.

Zhou Lian glanced at the other person who was sleeping soundly, and turned back tactfully.

"How is it? Are you ready? Hurry up and place your order, otherwise you'll have to wait for ages. You've already finished your meal and your drinks haven't arrived yet." Jiang Yuan leaned over to urge him, "Hey, you didn't add it. Didn't I tell you to ask Brother Lu and Xiao Tiantian..."

"They don't want to drink." Zhou Lian hurriedly stopped Jiang Yuan from turning around.

"Oh. Okay, then let's order a few of us. Place the order quickly." Lu Zhiye basically didn't drink these drinks, and he hadn't seen Shi Jing show any interest in milk tea during this period. Jiang Yuan didn't doubt it at all, and after he finished speaking, he continued to argue with Song Jiahang next to him.

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Shi Jing was punching EVG management, kicking EVG coach, and climbing to the top of the podium. He also gave a middle finger to Lu Zhiye who did not get a ranking in the audience.

He was just about to say a few more words of trash talk when there was a loud "bang" and the whole person flew out.

Then something tightly clamped it and pulled it back.

Shi Jing opened his eyes with a murderous look on his face, wanting to see who had chosen the right time to interrupt him, when he smelled a familiar scent.

Some kind of refreshing aftershave or body wash, and lavender laundry detergent.

The cheeks feel like soft fabric.

Shi Jing looked up in confusion.

Met a more familiar pair of eyes.

The dizziness from being suddenly woken up from a deep sleep took a long time to hit Shi Jing's brain. He felt that he couldn't think straight, so he just stared at Lu Zhiye for a long time.

Finally, he frowned and said, "You want to push me under the seat while I'm sleeping?"

"No." Lu Zhiye said, "We've arrived."

Just as he finished speaking, a head popped out from the front seat: "Xiao Tiantian, Brother Lu, what are you still whispering about! Come down quickly, we're waiting for you two."

Shi Jing: “?”

Shi Jing: “…”

Even after they walked into the luxurious private room they had reserved, Shi Jing still couldn't believe that he had slept all the way on Lu Zhiye's body.

He turned his face slowly.

He met my own gaze, half of my face reddened by the pressure of the glass wall in the private room.

Shi Jing: “…”

For some reason, Shi Jing felt that it would be fine if he didn't see it, but once he saw it, he found that the area that was pressed was not only red, but also had signs of heat.

The buffet is a high-end place, and it was packed when we arrived during meal time.

The group entered the private room reserved by the fat manager and completely let loose.

Shi Jing was naturally the protagonist of this celebration banquet, and was inevitably surrounded by flattery from his good friends.

After countless compliments, Jiang Yuan suddenly said, "Speaking of ideas, do you think Xiao Tiantian's playing style is actually a bit like Zeit?"

Shi Jing's face froze.

"Yeah, I've had a feeling about that for a long time." Matt flashed over to join the group. "With my buddy's top-notch marksmanship and talent, he's the next Zeit!"

The whole group of people laughed.

Shi Jing: “…”

So the image you are talking about is this one.

It seems that he is paranoid.

Before he could completely relax, he heard a member of the second team say, "Hey, Zeit is truly a talent that God has envied. Even though I'm on SFD, to be honest, among the penetration players, he's still my favorite."

"I'm also a Zeit fan." Dunzi glanced at Zhou Lian, "Sorry, brother."

Zhou Li'an: "It's okay, I like Zeit too."

Shi Jing leaned back in his chair, maintaining a decent facial expression.

"Who doesn't like Zeit? He's the only one in the league who's so outspoken and outspoken. Without his trash talk, the other regions would probably be crying out this year," Jiang Yuan said. "He's only a year or two older than us, and he's never had a girlfriend. It's such a shame."

Someone asked: "Zeit doesn't have a girlfriend?"

Shi Jing: “…”

no.

I was just praising him, how come we suddenly started talking about gossip?

Facts have proven that gossip is the spiritual food of mankind. As soon as this statement was made, he was immediately besieged by all sides: "Are you a fake fan? Where did Zeit get his girlfriend?"

"Is it true? I don't know. I only watch his games, I don't pay attention to these things." The man said, "Why do I remember seeing a lot of hosts and streamers confessing their love for him?"

That’s quite a lot indeed.

Every time he started a live broadcast, any anchor he happened to meet in the game would have to book the entire game.

Shi Jing recalled the glorious past and suddenly realized that Lu Zhiye seemed to have not spoken for a long time.

He paused and glanced over there imperceptibly.

Lu Zhiye was using a dinner knife to divide a portion of food on his plate. He seemed to be doing it seriously and didn't listen to what the group of people were saying.

"That's right, there's no way Zeit is single. He's handsome, a world champion, and rich. Which girl would let him go? I've seen Zeit duo-queuing with his younger sister. The younger sister is always different, but they're all very good, beautiful, and have a sweet voice. I basically follow them all."

Lu Zhiye's hand holding the knife suddenly stopped on the plate.

Shi Jing didn't have time to react and was caught off guard by his gaze as he looked up at him.

Shi Jing: “…”

"?" Matt hit the man, "Are you going to see Zeit or the female anchor?"

"Can't we watch it together, buddy?"

"Those are tasks arranged by the live broadcast platform once a month," said a veteran fan.

"You know again?"

"No matter what, he can't change his girlfriend every month."

Lu Zhiye still looked at him.

Oh shit.

What are you looking at?

What the hell is that look?

It's like he's done something to let people down.

Shi Jingquan pretended not to see it and turned his head away.

"It's not necessary to change one every month." Shi Jing joined the conversation with his back to Lu Zhiye, leaning his arm on the table and assuming a casual posture. "But I remember there was one person I had a good relationship with, maybe we were dating."

"who?"

The others immediately looked at him.

It was fun to make up a rumor about myself, but I never expected it would spark so much interest. Shi Jing paused.

However, there are indeed many female anchors who have played with him. If I just mention one, no one probably will remember it so clearly.

Facing the burning gaze behind him, he cleared his throat and said, "It's from Haiyu TV, I forgot what it was called."

Jiang Yuan looked suspicious.

"There are only a few famous Apex female anchors on Haiyu TV. You can't have no impression of them at all, right?" Dunzi asked.

"……"damn it.

"She has a round face and speaks in a sweet voice. I can't remember her name, but Zeit once took a bullet for her." Shi Jing made up a story. "He took a bullet, so he must like her."

The whole table was silent.

Shi Jing saw from the corner of his eye that Lu Zhiye finally looked away and lowered his eyes.

Comfortable.

The next second, everyone burst into laughter.

Shi Jing: “?”

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Sweetheart, are you drunk on your cocktail?"

"Dude, I dreamed that Zeit blocked a bullet for a female anchor, hahahaha!"

Shi Jing was stunned.

What are you laughing at?

"Sweetheart, if you're going to make up a story, make it more believable," Matt said. "You're really a fake fan, aren't you?"

Shi Jing: "How can I be a fake fan?"

"Zeit said in a live interview that the person who could take a bullet for him hasn't been born yet!" Dunzi mimicked his tone. "Damn, the person interviewing him was Brother Tao at the time. Such a classic exchange, and you don't even remember it?"

"..." Shi Jing was stiff, "I forgot."

Is there?

It seems...it's true.

He said this?

Grass.

Why did he say that at that time?

He was such an idiot before???

Amidst the teasing and laughter of the crowd, Shi Jing keenly noticed that Lu Zhiye, who had just lowered his head, raised his hand.

She covered her lower lip inconspicuously.

He let out a sound that was clearly not suppressed.

“…………” Shi Jing tensed his stiff arms.

I remember that just a few days ago, he blocked a bullet for Lu Zhiye's robot.

Grass.

Lu Zhiye was still looking at him.

laugh.

What a joke.

It has nothing to do with you.

Shi Jing's ears began to turn red.

It was just a fake rumor without any solid evidence, and it failed to arouse anyone's other interests. Soon, they turned to other topics.

But the heat on Shi Jing's face rose instead of falling.

He couldn't sit down, so he took his tray and made an excuse to order more food, and left this private room that didn't suit his aura.

Someone followed out from behind.

The shadow is cast on the ground, and you can tell who it is without looking back.

Lu Zhiye was looking at him.

"..." Shi Jing couldn't bear it anymore and turned back suddenly, "What are you looking at! Look again, believe it or not, I——"

The words "beat you" were not uttered.

Lu Zhiye looked down at him.

He slightly curved his eyes.

He turned his face away again.

It was obvious that he was trying to restrain himself, but he couldn't help but let the smile spread from his eyes.

He seemed genuinely happy.

Shi Jing: “…”

Shi Jing's clenched fist was stuck in the air for a long time.

An unknown amount of time passed before Shi Jing turned his eyes away from Lu Zhiye's dark eyes and said, "If you dare to tell anyone, I'll beat you up."

Lu Zhiye still didn't look away.

Shi Jing: "I'm not kidding."

"I know." He said, "I won't tell you."

Shi Jing: “…”

Lu Zhiye and Shi Jing went out one after another and were not seen for a long time. At this time, everyone had almost finished eating. Jiang Yuan thought that the buffet restaurant had served some delicious dishes.

He was just getting up to go out and take a look when the door was pushed open.

Lu Zhiye came in first, took nothing, and sat back in his seat.

A few seconds later, Shi Jing also walked in.

He brought back the empty plate in its original state, put it on the table, and pulled out a chair.

He supported his ear with one hand and turned most of his body towards Lu Zhiye.

Jiang Yuan: “?”

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