"Eh? You actually like Star God!" Xu Dandan was so naive that she believed it immediately without a doubt: "Ah! I knew it! You must like veteran players like this, but Star God retired, what a pity!" She bit her lip and sighed, "You must have been very sad when the news of the World Championship was announced."

"Yeah." Lin Meng said, "It's quite sad."

Xiao Xingheng is a very loyal man. He accompanied Yu Mo through the most difficult time. They must have originally conceived countless grand blueprints, but they had to stop after winning only one world championship. One person stayed where he was, and the other moved forward alone. How sad it must be.

There is a big gap in Team E's lineup. While countless people feel sorry for it, countless people are also waiting to laugh at them.

They must have been racking their brains over this.

Lin Meng thought she could be calm enough, but she still tossed and turned that night.

In the phone, the chat box between Yu Mo and her had sunk to the bottom. After the last time, Yu Mo never talked to her again.

But it's true, he is a normal person and not a masochist. Should he always try to please the cold shoulder?

Lin Meng opened WeChat, scrolled through the list, and stared at the man's profile picture in a trance.

This was a photo shoot at Kars a few seasons ago. At that time, Yu Mo didn't have bangs yet. He deliberately wanted to look calm, but the hair he had pulled up made him look coquettish and sexy.

Young people always want to mature, but when they grow up they want to act young. Lin Meng fancied that Yu Mo would look better with bangs, looking green and youthful.

In the second half of the night, she couldn't sleep at all, so she sat up and turned on the computer.

Because of the upcoming event tomorrow, Team E’s Weibo super topic, Tieba forum, and fan groups are all awake as bright as day, chattering and bustling.

In the past two years, no matter how much Lin Meng tried to convince herself that she had nothing to do with e-sports events, she still couldn't help but secretly pay attention to the situation related to Team E.

A little anonymous person named "I'm so jealous that I won't pay for my life" was quietly watching the screen in the list, watching countless fans arguing about light boards and cheering, and the noise was deafening.

"The light board uses the first template that the president made. It is eye-catching and simple."

"Red and green are too tacky! Pick the second one!"

"I don't care if I'm holding up a chibi version of my brother! I drew him myself!"

"Are you ready to ask questions? Don't ask too many unreasonable questions. The manager will screen them again!"

"Rumor: The brothers are going to play a friendly match with Yves Saint Laurent tomorrow."

"Yves Saint Laurent? Is it the legendary stuttering team [manually funny]."

"Don't say that. They seem to have done pretty well in Europe since they changed their captain."

"That can't even compare to our world championship team! [Chest puffed out]"

"Silence said that he will be training the students again tomorrow instead of Coach BUBBLE. So luei."

"Our instructor dad has it really hard."

"Our instructor dad is so hard on us +1."

"Our instructor dad is so difficult +2."

"Our instructor dad is really having a hard time +10086."

Lin Meng smiled slightly as she watched them chatting and joking, thinking that the fans of Team E were so adorable.

Just then, a person with the garbled name Eddie sent a message.

"[picture]."

It was a group photo of the five members of Team E, which had been photoshopped into black and white, with eerie wreaths and candles manually added on both sides.

The group immediately exploded, and before the administrator could kick the guy out, he automatically quit the group chat.

The black and white portrait in the middle of the night made people feel inexplicably cold. Lin Meng saw that the group was full of cursing and the noise was almost so loud that the screen froze. It was not until the administrator muted everyone and modified the group announcement to require stricter entry review in the future that peace returned to the group.

Lin Meng frowned, and her right eyelid twitched again and again.

Perhaps it was an eye nerve spasm, she fell onto the pillow, covered her face with the quilt and forced herself to sleep.

The next morning, Lin Meng changed into a volunteer T-shirt, put on a hat and badge, and rode a shared bicycle to Hengbo Internet Cafe.

There were already quite a few fans squatting at the entrance of the Internet cafe, all blocked by safety lines on both sides of the road. Xu Dandan stuck her head out of the upstairs window to look around. She looked at the road conditions and greeted some enthusiastic fans.

"Oh, I envy those two young ladies so much for being able to be volunteers there." Lin Meng heard someone sighing in a low voice.

She pulled the brim of her hat down a little, stepped back inside, and checked the time.

It’s past eight o’clock, almost.

She suddenly felt inexplicably uneasy.

It's like, I feel homesick when I'm close to home.

"Senior sister, what's wrong with you?" Xu Dandan sat down next to her and asked, waving his hand in front of her eyes: "You don't look well."

"It's nothing, I didn't sleep well last night." Lin Meng said.

"Are you nervous because you're going to meet the Star God?" Xu Dandan said sympathetically, "I have powder and concealer. Do you want to put on some foundation? That way you'll look better." As she spoke, she rummaged through the small bag she was carrying.

Lin Meng shook her head and held her hand down: "No need."

"Then if the Star God sees you later—"

"I'm not here to meet my idol either," said Lin Meng.

She didn't know what she was here for.

As he was speaking, there was a sudden deafening scream outside the door.

A white nanny car with the Eternal team logo printed on it was parked on the side of the road. The entire road had been cleared in advance. The security guards stood in a row within the safety line, but they still couldn't withstand the crazy pushing and shoving of enthusiastic fans.

As the car door opened, a fat boy with a bright smile jumped out first. He wore a baseball cap backwards, with his chest puffed out and stomach in, and blew kisses to the fans on both sides of him in a naive manner.

“Dada! Dada!!”

"Our Dada is so cute when he's fat!!"

"Ahhhh, this hat is from us!! It's so awesome!!"

"I love you guys!" Panda understood very well and covered his head with his hands: "Heart!"

Then a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old got out of the car. He had a delicate baby face, and the temporary perm made him look more mature and handsome. But he himself did not seem to like such an eye-catching look. His lips were drooping in a proud manner. If it were not for the red ears, he would have been so cool.

"Ahhhhhhhh!! Alu looks so handsome today!!"

"Hey baby deer, look at your mother!!"

"Hairdresser, give me a chicken drumstick! Our Deer Cub is looking amazing today!"

The more the fans called Aluergen, the redder his face became. He couldn't hold back his expression and walked over quickly, reaching out to high-five a few fans.

Next, Lao Mai got out of the car. A bunch of male fans holding up "Pioneer Three-Bar" signs yelled at him, frightening him so much that he almost sprained his ankle. He was at a loss for words and said, "Thank you for your love, thank you for your love."

The fans screamed again.

This time their screams continued for a long time because a long leg stepped down from the car.

He stepped onto the ground at the height of two steps, and his pants rose slightly at his ankles, revealing a piece of skinny ankles, which matched his white sneakers and looked clean and flawless.

Yu Mo lowered his head and got out of the car. The new red and white team uniform made him look particularly tall and straight. His black hair seemed to be cut shorter, revealing the three-dimensional contours of his cheeks. Compared with his previous handsomeness, he looked more masculine.

“Silent God ahhhhhhhhh!!!”

"Silence!! Silence!! Silence!!"

“Ahhhhh, hubby, look at me!!”

“I can do it! I really can do it!!!”

The screams were getting louder and louder, and the fans were cheering tirelessly. Yu Mo waved politely, took autographs from a few fans nearby, and waited for Xiao Xingheng to get out of the car.

The two former pillars of Team E both showed up and stood side by side. Many fans suddenly lost the strength to scream. They were filled with tears and some even covered their eyes and started sobbing on the spot.

Xiao Xingheng smiled gently and walked over to them, high-fiving each of them.

The two gods walk together, they remain confident and glorious.

It's so fucking pleasing to the eyes.

Lin Meng stood in the corner, looking silently into the distance at the bustling crowd. A warm feeling welled up in her heart, and she was filled with emotion.

She watched every single World Championship match.

Xiao Xingheng's support has an almost perfect view of the overall situation. He can fill the team's loopholes and take the blame for the C position in the first place. If Yu Mo is the sky of the team, and the sky determines how high the E team can reach, then Xiao Xingheng is the ground under the team's feet. He supports all the team members, gathers them together, and moves forward steadily.

She really is the "Team Mom." Lin Meng sighed and thought, when the final four matches were played, Xing Shen could barely walk. God knows what kind of perseverance he relied on to hold on in the final BO5 battle and perform normally, or even perform beyond his normal level.

The Star God is the Star God, no one can surpass him, especially the newcomer.

It is precisely because Yu Mo's personal charm is strong enough that he can attract outstanding people like Xing Shen to fight alongside him. Lin Meng tilted his head and thought, all the members of Team E are really great, and it is really a blessing to be their fan.

Entering the indoor stage, passionate music began, and the formally dressed host began to speak: "This is Team Eternal's first appearance since the championship game, and their spirits are really good! I saw many fans shed tears when they saw Star. So let's interview Star first. Does he feel that life has become boring and lacking in fighting spirit since retirement?"

The personal interview session began.

Lin Meng was checking the timing with the sound effects engineer when the person in charge, Shan Sainan, suddenly came over and lowered his voice and said, "There will be a break in the middle of the interview, about fifteen minutes, so please pay attention."

Lin Meng was stunned for a moment, as if he remembered something.

"Brother Shan," she whispered, "Do you have a fight date later?"

"Yes." said Shan Sainan.

"BO3?" Lin Meng asked, "Can the Star God's waist fight for that long?"

"The Star God won't fight." Shan Sainan said, "Who said the Star God is going to fight?"

"but--"

"Okay, I'm busy. Ask me later if you have anything." The single man rolled away in a hurry like a top.

Lin Meng's doubts were further aggravated.

How can four people play a friendly match with Yves Saint Laurent?

"Didn't they sign a new person? Why hasn't he shown up yet... Could it be that he hasn't arrived yet?" She muttered to herself and looked up at the time. There was still an hour and ten minutes before the scheduled start of the second stage of the process.

The individual interviews lasted twenty minutes.

Before the fan question session, Yu Mo seemed to have foresight and requested a fifteen-minute intermission in advance.

Several people came to the backstage, and Xiao Xingheng locked the door of the lounge. Yu Mo walked to the sofa and turned around suddenly, sweeping his eyes sharply: "Where is Dragon!"

Zhong Xiang was sweating profusely, and his palms were stroking his phone frequently as he said, "He said the plane was delayed for six hours..."

"So the person is still flying in the sky, right?" Yu Mo sneered: "Look carefully, this is the person your headquarters paid to send!"

Zhong Xiang knew he was in the wrong and said nothing. Panda and A Lu were still a little confused. They looked at each other, not daring to speak. Lao Mai hesitated and said, "Then...how are we going to play the friendly match later?"

Yu Mo folded his arms in silence, his face grim. The group didn't dare breathe. After a moment, Xiao Xingheng whispered, "Let me go." He flexed his wrists and said, "It's a dream come true for the fans. Saying goodbye at the World Championship was already too hasty..."

"Stop joking." Yu Mo interrupted him coldly: "What if it's a full BO3? Do you want someone to carry you away on a stretcher or something?"

Xiao Xingheng: "Not that..."

"You know whether it's true or not," Yu Mo said. "We're letting you retire at the World Championship so that you can put a perfect end to your career. If you retire, just retire. Don't come out and take the blame, otherwise all our previous arrangements will be in vain."

Xiao Xingheng was speechless.

indeed.

His current condition is not suitable for playing games, and his waist will hurt if he sits for a long time.

Retiring gloriously on the championship bench is the best ending for a player. His career is frozen at the moment of victory. All fans will only remember his glory forever and feel reluctant and sad for his departure.

This belief seems firm, but in fact it is very fragile, so fragile that it cannot withstand a loss in a game, even if it is just an insignificant friendly match.

Losing a game will make the audience forget that you have won a hundred or a thousand times.

"But you have no choice." Xiao Xingheng whispered, "After all, I was involved in this decision. I should bear the consequences—"

"You don't have to bear the responsibility." Yu Mo frowned. He took out a cigarette from the drawer, knocked out a cigarette and lit it. "Where's the venue manager? Let them extend the intermission time first."

When Dan Sainan learned that the halftime break had doubled again, he felt a sudden heartbeat. After finally communicating with the field control, he barely filled the break time with game commentary and sponsor advertisements. He rushed to the locker room and listened to Yu Mo's brief description of their team's shocking bug. Dan Sainan felt like his heart was about to stop beating.

"Do you have a plan B?" Yu Mo asked seriously.

Shan Sainan looked at the cigarette butt in Yu Mo's hand and felt as if a gangster was holding a big knife to his neck.

"Our backup plan really didn't expect that you would be short of people—" He swallowed, wanting to cry but unable to.

Yu Mo let out a long breath and pressed his eyebrows.

Zhong Xiang said in despair: "I was wrong, I was really wrong, I shouldn't have agreed to the headquarters from the beginning-"

"Dong Dong Dong"

At this moment, there was a knock on the lounge door.

The room suddenly became quiet.

"Who is it?" Shan Sainan asked warily.

"Volunteers." A thin female voice sounded, fresh and cold: "Brother Shan asked me to bring you some tea."

Everyone in Team E looked at Dan Sainan suspiciously.

The single man was full of questions: "???"

The person outside the door paused and added calmly, "Chrysanthemum tea, clears away heat and reduces internal heat. There's also a newly prepared Plan B."

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