Chapter 41 If

Before last year's bubble game, Qi Ji didn't have much impression of MG.

He only vaguely knew that the club was ranked relatively low before, and was reacquired before the summer game, and the team was reorganized.

At the beginning, their performance was not very outstanding, but they stumbled all the way and finally made it to the playoffs. After

being defeated by MG in the bubble game, Qi Ji only thought that GF didn't play well enough, so they lost to this dark horse team that was not afraid of tigers. As a result, it was the first time in nine years since the team was established that it did not enter the world game. It was not

until the world game that MG miraculously won the world championship beyond everyone's expectations, which made Qi Ji have to remember this young and dazzling team.

Qi Ji thought about Yuan Zhuo's family background, but he never thought that MG was his club. This was too incredible.

Looking at him, his voice became hoarse again.

"I don't understand. We were just strangers at that time, and I couldn't leave GF. How could you..."

Yuan Zhuo shook his head shyly but frankly answered Qi Ji.

"I know, but even if there is no hope, I am willing to hold on to a one in ten thousand hope. I believe that as long as I have enough patience, I will definitely be able to wait for this opportunity. Look, now I have waited for it, brother."

Speaking of it, all this is not what Yuan Zhuo expected at all.

He thought that it would take a long time just to get to know Qi Ji and get familiar with him.

He never thought that in just a few months, they went from being friends to being in a relationship that was less than romantic, and there was a great possibility that they would become teammates and play games together in a few months.

It seemed that everything was God's will, he and his baby were a perfect match, destined to be together!

Yuan Zhuo said it lightly, but Qi Ji felt like a heavy stone was pressing on his heart.

It was hard for him to imagine how much thought and effort an 18-year-old boy had put in, without any hope, just to appear in front of him.

This was not something that money could do alone. Even if Yuan Zhuo didn't say it, Qi Ji, who had been in this industry for many years, could guess the difficulties and obstacles involved.

There have been enough tears today, but Qi Ji still has the urge to cry.

But he still tried to restrain himself, not for anything else, he really didn't want to make Yuan Zhuo sad again.

Sure enough, when Qi Ji raised his head again, he saw Yuan Zhuo staring at him cautiously and nervously. After seeing that his mood was okay, he was obviously relieved.

"Yuan Zhuo, I will definitely fulfill all your wishes."

At this moment, Yuan Zhuo really thought that he and Qi Ji were a natural match, otherwise how could their relationship always have a qualitative leap in one accident after another.

He smiled his first truly relaxed smile tonight and held Qi Ji's hand tightly.

"Okay, I believe you, brother."

"But you have to promise me that you won't let yourself be wronged, and you must not keep it in your heart sometimes. You must tell me, and I will try my best to solve it for you."

Yuan Zhuo knew that due to his age, he would always have many things that he couldn't solve.

But he still has parents and brothers and sisters. As long as his baby doesn't get wronged, he doesn't think it's shameful to ask his family for help.

Loving someone means giving everything for him, instead of weighing the pros and cons all the time. That's not love at all.

This series of "musts" made Qi Ji's already soft heart even more sour.

"Okay, then you also promise me that you won't affect yourself too much, let alone hurt yourself."

Hearing Qi Ji's concern for himself between the lines, Yuan Zhuo felt so sweet in his heart.

While he wasn't paying attention, he quickly lowered his head and kissed his hand. His smile was like the warm sunshine in winter, gorgeous and extremely warm.

"Yes, brother! Hey~"

After understanding his own feelings, looking at Yuan Zhuo like this, Qi Ji was pulled by happiness and pain at the same time, but he was willing to bear it all.

...

The time is almost up, and Yuan Zhuo is also going to prepare to go to the airport to fly back to Haicheng.

Qi Ji, who has calmed down, couldn't help but remind him of the last thing.

"Don't worry too much about my relationship with GF. I'll go find Zhuoyu first."

Yuan Zhuo couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned Zhuoyu, GF's former boss.

"There is a problem with the Zhuo family's funds. The gap is huge and it may be difficult to make up for it..."

This is what Yuan Zhuo specifically asked his eldest brother about. Of course, what he didn't say was...

After his eldest brother raised his eyebrows and told him all this, he also said that their family would take the opportunity to acquire several industries with good potential from the Zhuo family at a low price.

Of course, Yuan Zhuo didn't think his eldest brother was wrong. Born in a business family, even if he was only 18 years old, he knew that the business world was like a battlefield and was extremely cruel.

Hearing this, Qi Ji was silent. In fact, he was not surprised. Although the club belonged to Zhuo Yu, they had known each other for many years. If there was no unspeakable secret, he would not have not informed him in advance about such a big change of ownership.

He also knew very well that although he had not looked for Zhuo Yu these days, he should be avoiding him.

But no matter what, he will go to him to find out the details, and then make the next plan according to the situation.

"Well, I will go to him to find out the situation. You should stop putting too much energy on this matter. Train well and compete well. So do I."

Because of the "agreement" with the management, he must win every game in the future.

Fortunately, with the overall strength of their team now, if nothing unexpected happens, they will win the remaining 17 teams in the first round.

As for the second round, maybe the problem will have been solved by then.

If it still cannot be solved, he will fulfill his promise to Yuan Zhuo.

So it is reasonable for him to meet with Zhuo Yu.

...

Qi Ji is a very active person. After seeing Yuan Zhuo off and returning to the base, he immediately contacted Zhuo Yu.

The call didn't go through. He held the phone and thought for a while, then left him a message on WeChat. He believed that he couldn't keep avoiding him.

...

In the following days, in order to secure his starting position and win all the competitions, Qi Ji put 99% of his energy into training and competitions.

Everyone must admit that he is the player with the best mentality and the most professional in the entire HOW.

If other players encountered such a big thing, it would be really difficult for them to concentrate, let alone win the competition.

But Qi Ji can do it. He is waiting for Zhuo Yu's reply, but he is not waiting deliberately. He still trains and competes as usual.

It's just that I don't know if Zhuo Yu is really busy or really avoiding Qi Ji.

Nearly a month has passed, Qi Ji has overcome all difficulties and led the team in excellent condition to win eight consecutive victories in the spring season, but he is still missing.

The only thing to be thankful for is that GF's winning streak not only gave the management no reason to embarrass Qi Ji for the time being, but also made the fans and spectators ecstatic and confident, as if the third championship was just around the corner.

Qi Ji certainly didn't "swell" like the fans, but no matter what, winning is a good thing, even though he has always had a sword of Damocles hanging over his head and his spirits have always been tense.

Compared to Qi Ji, the situation of the Yuanzhuo team is relaxed and happy.

Although they lost to GF in the opening game, they also won all the next seven games. For the defending champion, being able to maintain such a state is something that is admirable and worth being happy about.

But for Yuan Zhuo, the happiest thing now is something else - the Spring Festival is approaching, and the HPL region will be on break for ten days.

After nearly a month, he and Qi Ji can finally meet.

But he wants more than that, he misses him so much that he is going crazy, and one or two days is not enough to solve his homesickness.

After confirming with his family that his parents could not return home this year due to important overseas projects, Yuan Zhuo applied to his eldest brother not to go home this year and go out to celebrate the New Year with Qi Ji.

Of course, Yuan Zhuo also wanted to bring his baby home directly, but he was afraid that he would be uncomfortable when the two had not confirmed their relationship.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zhuo couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone and send a WeChat message to Qi Ji.

"Brother, can you fulfill my first wish this Spring Festival?"

Qi Ji saw this message several hours later when he returned to the dormitory after training.

While washing up, he recalled Yuan Zhuo's request.

Since his parents passed away 8 years ago, family happy festivals such as the Spring Festival have been particularly painful for Qi Ji. On such days, his emotions would be relatively unstable.

Fortunately, he basically spent such days alone in recent years, without being discovered by others, and without affecting anyone or anything.

If it were in the past, Qi Ji would definitely reject Yuan Zhuo's request without hesitation, not only because he didn't want to be tortured by these beautiful pictures anymore, but more importantly, he didn't want to infringe on the short and beautiful time when others were reunited with their families.

However, this was Yuan Zhuo's first wish.

He couldn't give him the future he wanted, but he swore that he would make all his wishes come true.

So after washing up and being silent for a while, he took out his mobile phone.

"Okay."

"I'll stay at a hotel near your home. We'll get together after you and your family spend the New Year together."

Rarely, Yuan Zhuo's reply didn't come immediately. After waiting for a while, Qi Ji was about to put down his phone and prepare to rest.

At this time, a video call came in.

After the call was connected, Yuan Zhuo, with wet silver-gray hair (no time to touch up the color, so it faded) and bare upper body, appeared on the small mobile phone screen.

Without waiting for Qi Ji to speak, he smiled with a pair of puppy eyes, and then pouted aggrievedly.

"Brother, do you miss me? We haven't seen each other for a month. I miss you so much..."

Qi Ji didn't have much free time, but it was undeniable that he missed him, although this longing was mixed with some inconsolable pain.

But joy still accounted for most of it, and he knew very well that Yuan Zhuo would be very happy to hear a positive answer.

Without hesitation for a moment, he nodded gently.

"Yeah, I do."

Sure enough, Yuan Zhuo in the video immediately smiled again as if he had received the most precious gift.

What made Yuan Zhuo even happier was that he found that his brother seemed to be closer to him since the last time they cried again.

This closeness made him feel that they were already a couple, and now they were just missing a name.

He believed that he would naturally get this title after they won the championship together.

"Hehe, I miss my brother too. How about you spend the New Year with me? We won't go home, but go to the island!"

Qi Ji narrowed his eyes slightly in surprise when he heard that they were not going to his house as he thought.

Yuan Zhuo immediately caught this subtle change, and he smiled triumphantly.

"Of course I know that my brother will be uncomfortable if I suddenly bring him to my house. I don't want my brother to feel uncomfortable. I want him to spend the New Year happily."

It is true that he wanted to spend the New Year with him to fulfill his own wish, but more importantly, he didn't want him to be alone on this special day.

In other words, he would never let him spend every special day alone in the future.

He loves Qi Ji, and he can't stand him being wronged because of anyone or anything.

Qi Ji would indeed feel uncomfortable if he went to Yuan Zhuo's house for the New Year, but more importantly, he didn't want to hurt his family.

He didn't know what Yuan Zhuo's family thought about their son liking a man who was six years older than him and had suspended his studies for him to enter the e-sports industry.

Putting yourself in their shoes, it would be difficult for them to like it.

If he went, maybe they would choose to be patient because of their good upbringing and their love for their little son, but on such a beautiful day, he really didn't want to hurt anyone, not to mention that these people were Yuan Zhuo's closest and beloved family members.

But he didn't expect that Yuan Zhuo had even considered this for him.

Looking at Yuan Zhuo in the video quietly, with one half of his eyes full of pride and the other half full of joy and attachment, Qi Ji felt his heart swell and ache again.

What else could he do to be worthy of his full and sincere love...

He couldn't help but breathe faster, and the pain began to pull at Qi Ji's flesh and blood. In a trance, he even began to blame himself.

If he hadn't gone to compete abroad 8 years ago, it would have been better.

Then his parents would still be alive, and he and Yuan Zhuo might have had a better ending...