Chapter 72 Affectionate Confession

It was noon, the weather was hot, and just as Huo Ze finished speaking, a gust of hot wind blew past, and the surface of the swimming pool was lifted up by a green wave. Ye Leyao lay on the lounge chair

, admiring the ever-changing expression of Li Chi, and smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth could not close.

[Didn't expect it? You are dumbfounded! ]

[Hey, my third brother is not in a hurry to sign the contract now, it's your turn to be anxious. ] At the same time, in the Huo family's living room. Huo's father and mother had already called up the surveillance behind the swimming pool, and specially cut a close-up of Li Chi. Looking at the changing expressions on Li Chi's face on the big screen, the family all smiled. Young people, times have changed! "It can be seen that he is a little panicked." Huo's father said with a smile. Huo's mother said, "I'm not just a little panicked, I'm very panicked." The Huo family's surveillance cameras are no less pixelated than those used in variety shows. Under the high-definition camera, the sweat on Li Chi's temples is clearly visible. Huo Yan's mouth curled up: "Now it depends on what he is going to do." Will he agree to reduce his salary or just slam the door and leave? The whole family is looking forward to it. Ye Leyao and Huo Ze are also looking forward to it. In order to wait for Li Chi's answer, Huo Ze didn't even rush to change his swimsuit, but walked to the lounge chair next to Ye Leyao and sat down, and motioned Li Chi to sit down as well. How could Li Chi still be in the mood to sit at this time? Li Chi was stunned when he heard the phrase "two-way choice". Indeed. Just as Huo Ze said, although Li Chi's strength should not be underestimated, Huo Ze does have many options. After all, their team is not without a top laner. Huo Ze would like to recruit another top laner before the new season, just to have an extra tactical reserve. In other words, it is a pity to miss such an excellent top laner like Li Chi, but it is not impossible to recruit other players. And taking a step back, even if Huo Ze really can't recruit a suitable top laner, their team's original top laner is not unable to adapt to the new tactics. Huo Ze still has many options. But Li Chi is different. Now his handle has been held in the hands of others, and there is only one choice left in front of him-join Huo Ze's team. If it weren't for the evidence in someone's hands, Li Chi would not have terminated his contract with MH, let alone dealt with Huo Ze for so long. He would even have slammed the door and left when Huo Ze just dragged his feet and refused to sign the contract. But things are different now. Li Chi has no other choice. Li Chi can certainly go to other teams to negotiate, but it is estimated that before he signs a contract with other teams, the news of his match-fixing will be exposed. Then Li Chi will be really finished! Li Chi took a deep breath and told himself not to panic. He must think about it carefully. Why did Huo Ze suddenly say this to him? Could it be that Huo Ze really saw his purpose, or did he just want to suppress his salary ? No, it's impossible. Not many people knew about his match-fixing back then. Even if Huo Ze really wanted to investigate, it would take time. But I just contacted Huo Ze last night, and today Huo Ze is ready to sign a contract with me. If he really has doubts about me, it is impossible for him to discuss the details of the contract with me in one night. Therefore, Huo Ze said this to me, just as he said just now - in order to lower the price! Thinking of this, Li Chi felt a fire rising in his heart. Li Chi raised his eyes and looked at Huo Ze who was not far away. He was lying comfortably on the recliner at this time. Seeing Li Chi looking at him, he smiled at Li Chi. The servant brought fruit tea, and Huo Ze smiled and asked Li Chi: "Why don't you come over and sit down and chat?" Talking bullshit! Li Chi's heart was full of anger, but he couldn't turn against Huo Ze now. So he could only suppress his anger, and after a long while he spoke, "Captain Huo, you are not joking, are you?" Ye Leyao laughed when he heard Li Chi's words. [Of course I'm not joking, what's there to joke about with you? ] Huo Ze's mouth also curled up, and he smiled and said, "Of course not, how can you joke about this kind of thing?" Li Chi's face became worse. The reason why he said this was to find a way for himself and Huo Ze to step down, but he didn't expect that this person would not step down at all! It seems that Huo Ze is determined to reduce his salary. If Li Chi doesn't agree today, it is estimated that their conversation today will not be able to continue. Li Chi was very entangled and struggling at this time. To be honest, Li Chi certainly knew that the price he asked for was a bit high. But there was nothing he could do about it, after all, he had never thought that his career would end here. So Li Chi must make as many plans for his future as possible before he was ruined. It is not impossible to let Li Chi back down a little. After all, as long as this matter is done, Gu Song will give Li Chi another sum of money. Li Chi gritted his teeth and walked towards Huo Ze. Ye Leyao saw Li Chi coming over and narrowed his eyes slightly. [Huh? Li Chi won't compromise like this, right? ] Ye Leyao hurried to see Huo Ze. Huo Ze was also a little surprised to see this. After all, this was the last sum of money Li Chi got before he retired. He thought Li Chi would insist on it, but he didn't expect him to compromise so quickly. It seems that the man behind Li Chi really wants to destroy his team! Huo Ze's eyes darkened slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

Li Chi walked to the chair next to Huo Ze and sat down. He didn't look at Huo Ze, nor did he talk about salary directly. Instead, he said, "I didn't expect Captain Huo to be a person who goes back on his word."

Huo Ze smiled and said, "After all, I'm a businessman."

Li Chi clenched his hands slightly on the side, and then quickly loosened them after a moment, and then smiled, "Although I'm reluctant to reduce my salary, I really like the KTW team, so I probably won't contact other teams again."

Ye Leyao took a sip of yogurt:

[Wow, is Li Chi showing his loyalty to the third brother? ]

[Third brother, don't be fooled by his appearance! He just wants to cheat you of your money and then destroy your team! ]

Ye Leyao thought about it and took another sip of yogurt, and sighed:

[Suddenly I want to drink the oatmeal milk made by President Qin. 】

Huo Ze was a little speechless.

Ye Leyao, are you jumping too fast on this topic?

Besides, Ye Leyao's worries are unnecessary.

KTW is the team established by Huo Ze, and it is all Huo Ze's hard work. After knowing Li Chi's purpose, Li Chi has been on Huo Ze's blacklist.

So after hearing Li Chi's words, Huo Ze just showed a half-smile expression: "Really, you won't even consider MH anymore?"

Li Chi did not hesitate: "Of course."

Huo Ze's smile deepened, took out his mobile phone and replied to a message, then put the phone on the narrator's table, and asked with a smile: "Then can I ask the reason?"

Li Chi was slightly stunned: "Reason?"

"The reason why you like KTW, and the reason why you no longer consider MH." Huo Ze said.

Li Chi pursed his lips slightly.

What Huo Ze asked was not difficult.

In many job seekers' interviews, the interviewer would often ask the interviewee this question.

The interviewer usually asks this question for two purposes.

One is to see the interviewee's understanding of their company.

The other is to understand the real reason why the interviewee left.

Li Chi thought it was funny.

When will they need to answer such vague and meaningless questions again?

So Huo Ze asked himself this question, just to find out the real reason why Li Chi left MH.

That's it.

In the eyes of other teams, Li Chi is a player cultivated by MH. Obviously, their team's performance in the last season was not bad. Why did Li Chi leave MH and choose KTW?

Everyone would be suspicious, so it is not surprising that Huo Ze asked this question.

Although Li Chi could not tell Huo Ze the real reason, he could make up a reason to tell him.

Li Chi relaxed a little, leaned back in his chair, and said with a smile: "Actually, the reason why I left MH is very simple. I was just a little dissatisfied with MH."

Huo Ze looked at him: "What exactly are you dissatisfied with?"

Li Chi looked away and shrugged: "What else can it be? It's just that I don't like my previous teammates, I can't stand the coach, and I don't like the management style of the team..."

Lies need to be half true and half false, so as he spoke, Li Chi couldn't help but think of some of his previous dissatisfaction with the MH management.

Li Chi almost spilled the beans from a bamboo tube, saying everything he could and couldn't say.

He even made it clear that the mistress of the MH management came to the team to show off.

Ye Leyao's eyes widened when he heard it.

Then his eyes turned and fell on Huo Ze's mobile phone on the table next to him.

[The phone is on... Is the third brother recording? ]

Huo Ze's mouth curled slightly.

It was clearer from the surveillance perspective. Dad Huo enlarged the picture, and the family saw clearly that they were recording!

Huo Yan smiled immediately: "It seems that the third brother is not so brainless."

Mom Huo glared at Huo Yan: "Do you really think your third brother is stupid?"

Huo Ze just didn't care much about things other than e-sports.

Once it comes to the matter of Huo Ze's team, he is more careful than anyone else.

In the picture, Li Chi continued to talk in order to show that he hated MH very much.

Ye Leyao frowned as he listened.

[Why do I feel like it's getting more and more exaggerated the more I listen? Is Li Chi exaggerating? ]

[But regardless of whether he exaggerated or not, it's already very obvious that he's slandering his former club. ]

Ye Leyao's eyes lit up slightly:

[So Third Brother is cutting off Li Chi's escape route? ]

Huo Ze did think so.

After all, he hasn't found any concrete evidence of Li Chi's match-fixing yet, so he can't directly expose the fact that Li Chi is match-fixing.

Although he knows that Li Chi's goal is to destroy his team, Huo Ze can't guarantee that if he doesn't sign a contract with Li Chi, Li Chi will not use the same means to mess up other teams.

Huo Ze hates this kind of thing very much, so he wants to cut off all of Li Chi's escape routes.

No team would dare to hire a player who played a match-fixing game. Similarly, no team would dare to hire a player who slandered his former team as soon as he left.

"Okay," Huo Ze interrupted Li Chi. He had said enough and smiled, "I roughly understand."

Li Chi glanced at the smile on Huo Ze's face and knew that he had passed this level. He was completely relieved.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Chi still spoke: "Then shall we talk about the salary?"

Huo Ze got the evidence he wanted and did not deliberately delay time. He nodded and smiled: "Of course."

After that, Huo Ze raised his index finger to Li Chi: "I can only give you this number."

Li Chi looked at Huo Ze's raised finger and was dumbfounded for a moment.

"Captain Huo, are you kidding me?" Li Chi suddenly lost his composure and stood up.

"One million? This is worse than my salary at MH! My fixed annual salary at MH is two million!"

Ye Leyao looked at Li Chi with great confusion and amusement.

[One million?]

[Are you sure?]

Huo Ze said, "You misunderstood."

Li Chi's expression eased slightly.

Huo Ze continued, "One hundred thousand."

Just two short words, but Li Chi felt as if he were in another world.

What?

One hundred thousand?

Ye Leyao laughed loudly:

[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha——]

[Double critical hit hahahahahahahaha, Li Chi is stunned!]

"Not only stunned," Huo Yanwo laughed so hard on the sofa, "He hasn't spoken for almost a minute!"

The corners of Huo's father and mother's mouths also lifted high.

"If you ask me, one hundred thousand is too much." Huo's father laughed.

"That's right. MH's salary is not low, and he is a player trained by MH. But he can slander his old club in front of his new club. Who would want such a person?" said Mrs. Huo.

Look at the screen again.

In the second minute after hearing the word "one hundred thousand", Li Chi finally reacted.

He suddenly laughed, and then laughed out loud. After laughing enough, Li Chi pulled the corner of his mouth: "Captain Huo, are you fucking teasing me?"

Ye Leyao frowned.

[Why is he still swearing! 】

Huo Ze didn't care: "No, I'm serious. I can only give you this annual salary for now. If you are willing, we can sign the contract now."

"I'm signing your mother's contract!" Li Chi was furious and started to swear: "Whoever is willing to sign your crappy contract can sign it, but I won't sign it anyway."

"I think it's fun to trick me, right? I won't fucking accompany you!"

"Anyway, there are so many teams. You KTW are not sincere. There are so many sincere teams. Can there be a team that treats worse than your crappy team?"

These words made Ye Leyao extremely uncomfortable.

Huo Ze's face darkened: "Li Chi, you can scold me if you are dissatisfied with me, but please don't mention my mother in every sentence. Otherwise, I will be rude."

Li Chi sneered. Anyway, he saw that Huo Ze didn't want to talk to him properly.

In this case, he didn't need to maintain superficial peace with Huo Ze anymore. He raised his eyebrows nonchalantly: "So what are you going to do? Beat me up? Come on, hit me here, I will definitely not fight back!"

Li Chi said as he stretched his face in front of Huo Ze.

Huo Ze frowned even tighter.

Ye Leyao couldn't help but speak: "Why don't you look up?"

"What am I looking at?" Li Chi was really angry now, and began to attack people indiscriminately, "Where did you come from, you stinky boy? You have no right to speak when we talk?"

Huo's father stood up in a hurry: "Who is he calling a stinky boy?!"

Huo's mother hurried to pull Huo's father: "Don't worry, don't worry, you have to believe in Xiaoyao!"

Huo Yan also said: "Don't worry, Ye Leyao will definitely not suffer any loss."

After recording two episodes with Ye Leyao, Huo Yan understood Ye Leyao better. Ye Leyao usually wouldn't take the initiative to argue with others, but if someone wanted to take the initiative to provoke trouble, Ye Leyao would definitely not be afraid of it.

On the screen, Ye Leyao's face really didn't show any fear. After hearing what Li Chi said, he even smiled at Li Chi.

The boy was born good-looking. When he smiled, his eyes narrowed slightly, his long eyelashes drooped, and his facial expression became more lively.

Li Chi was stunned when he saw this.

Then he saw Ye Leyao pointing to the wall not far away.

Li Chi didn't know what was going on, and he subconsciously looked over.

At the end of the line of sight was a wall, and on the wall, there was a huge surveillance camera.

In just a moment, Li Chi's face turned livid.

What a mistake!

He was just concerned about his salary and completely forgot about the surveillance cameras that can be seen everywhere in the rich mansions.

Ye Leyao was instantly happy when he saw the change in Li Chi's expression. He glanced at Huo Ze and shook his head:

[Sure enough, when it comes to threatening people, Third Brother is still a little lacking in skills! ]

Huo Ze: "..."

Then you are indeed not as skilled as me!

In the living room, seeing this, Huo's father finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.

"Everything you just said has been recorded, including the gossip you shared with us," Ye Leyao looked at Li Chi's face and continued, "If this video is exposed, I don't think any team will sign a contract with you in the future, right?"

"You threaten me?!" Li Chi said angrily.

Ye Leyao shook his head: "No, I just want to tell you that people should be responsible for what they do and say. And don't think that some things can be kept secret. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."

It was as if a basin of cold water was poured over Li Chi from head to toe.

What did Ye Leyao mean by this?

Could it be that he knew something?

Otherwise, why would he say that?

After a long time, Li Chi asked in a hoarse voice: "You...what do you know?"

Impossible.

How could they know?

There were so few people who knew about his previous match-fixing, and even Gu Song admitted that he had been investigating for a long time before he got the evidence.

How could Huo Ze find the evidence in just one night?

But at this time Huo Ze spoke directly, piercing the remaining fantasy of Li Chi: "Are you talking about the match-fixing incident?"

Li Chi's blood froze at this moment, and he looked at the two people in front of him in shock.

"You...you..."

Ye Leyao was also surprised, and he glanced at Huo Ze with a slight difference.

[Tsk, it seems that my third brother has really made progress. He found out that Li Chi played a fake game so quickly. Can we also follow the clues to find the person behind Li Chi? ]

[Also, when did Li Chi play a fake game? ]

The novel only mentioned this in passing in the plot, and some detailed causes and consequences were not explained at all.

So Ye Leyao was really curious at this time.

Huo Ze: "..."

How could he find out so quickly?

Wasn't it because of Ye Leyao's reminder?

But obviously Ye Leyao didn't know that they could hear his thoughts.

Huo Ze was amused in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He glanced at Li Chi: "We what? You don't really think you can hide it from everyone, right?"

Li Chi's panic on his face was no longer concealed.

How is it possible?

How could they know?

But it seemed that this was the only reason that could explain it, after all, Huo Ze was ready to sign a contract with him in the morning...

It's over.

Everything is over.

Li Chi couldn't stay any longer, so he turned around and walked out.

He even slipped and fell directly on the gravel road because he walked too fast and too hurriedly.

Ye Leyao hissed.

[This... looks a bit painful! ]

But Li Chi didn't feel it at all. After standing up, he hurried out.

The matter came to an end for the time being. Ye Leyao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Huo Ze: "Third brother, what are you going to do next?"

[Since the news of Li Chi's match-fixing has been found, shouldn't it be exposed next? ]

Huo Ze supported his forehead.

So, he hasn't found out yet!

But this matter really needs to be dealt with in a hurry.

"I have to go back to the base first." Huo Ze picked up his phone and patted Ye Leyao on the head.

"I'll give you a red envelope when this is over!" Huo Ze left this sentence and ran away.

Ye Leyao's eyes lit up when he heard the word "red envelope": "Okay!"

As soon as Huo Ze and Li Chi left, the other members of the Huo family prepared to go about their own business.

Huo Yan had been resting for a while. It happened that the agent gave him a script two days ago, and he planned to go to the company to take a look first.

Dad Huo didn't have anything to do at the company today, but a friend asked him to go fishing in the afternoon, so he was going to take a shower and go out.

Mom Huo hadn't been to the beauty salon for two days, and she was also going to go to the beauty salon.

Ye Leyao was afraid of water and couldn't swim, so as soon as Huo Ze left, he returned to the living room from the swimming pool.

At this time, he was lying on his back on the sofa, thinking about finding a drama to watch later.

Then he wanted to drink oatmeal milk again.

Thinking of this, Ye Leyao suddenly sat up: "Mother Huo, did you make oatmeal milk for me when I was a child?"

Mother Huo had just come downstairs and was stunned when she heard this. Thinking of what Ye Leyao said to Qin Yao when recording a variety show, she shook her head: "No."

Ye Leyao frowned slightly.

[Could it be that I remembered it wrong? Or is it... um...]

Mother Huo frowned tightly when she heard this.

Could it be...

Before Mother Huo could think about it, she heard Ye Leyao say again:

[Forget it, I'd better ask Mr. Qin for the recipe. I really want to drink it! 】

Ye Leyao did what he said and picked up his phone to call Qin Yao, but before he unlocked the screen, Qin Yao called first.

【Eh, Mr. Qin's call? 】

【Could this be the so-called telepathy? 】

Huo Yan had just come downstairs and rolled his eyes when he heard this.

What a telepathy!

And Qin Yao is really a bit old, are you really not going to care?

Huo's father and mother looked at each other.

Free love has been advocated for a long time. As long as Ye Leyao likes it, what's there to care about?

Huo Yan was unhappy and was about to step forward when he heard Ye Leyao say, "Chu Cheng's birthday party?"

Huo's father and mother held Huo Yan. Huo's

mother whispered, "Don't interfere!"

Huo's father nodded, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Ye Leyao wondered.

[Why did you invite me to Chu Cheng's birthday party?]

Qin Yao on the other side of the phone seemed to know Ye Leyao's doubts and said with a smile: "Don't you want to attend?"

Ye Leyao thought about it.

[If I can meet President Qin and drink the oatmeal milk made by President Qin, it seems that it is not impossible?]

So Ye Leyao said directly: "Then President Qin, can you make oatmeal milk for me?"

Qin Yao did not hesitate at all: "Okay."

Ye Leyao's eyebrows curved instantly: "Okay, then I will definitely be there on time tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Huo Yan's anger still did not subside.

At this time, Ye Leyao suddenly thought of something.

[Wait, I seem to have forgotten something...]

[Ah! I remember! Chu Cheng's birthday party! Bai Yueguang's birthday party, isn't it Meng Yue who will also go? 】

Hearing the names of Chu Cheng and Meng Yue, the Huo family looked at each other.

Hmm... the disabled boss and Bai Yueguang?

There is another sequel? !

Then Ye Leyao's excited voice was heard:

【Okay, okay, it is tomorrow after all! I have been busy recently and I almost forgot about this matter! 】

【Bai Yueguang, who has not been seen for many years, finally returned to the country, but unfortunately, Bai Yueguang did not have any good feelings for the disabled boss, and even fell in love with the little stand-in. The disabled boss was so anxious. 】

[So on Bai Yueguang's birthday, Meng Yue not only prepared many gifts for Chu Cheng, but also prepared a well-planned grand confession for him! ]

Huo's family: "!!!"

Grand confession?

Doesn't that mean Xiao Chou is going to appear again?