Chapter 47 If You Lose
The ten-day vacation seemed to pass in a flash, and it was over in the blink of an eye. Yuan Zhuo and Qi Ji reluctantly parted again, and each returned to the team to prepare for the next game and training.
What made Yuan Zhuo even more uncomfortable was that they had no vacation until the end of the spring season. The only chance to meet was a certain game next month. They played in different games at the same venue, which would allow them to have a very brief reunion.
Yuan Zhuo finally understood why professional players did not establish a romantic relationship (hey, professional players are all of the same sex, it would be rare for them to have a romantic relationship!). What is the difference between this and a long-distance relationship?
Yes, in Yuan Zhuo's eyes, not seeing each other for more than a month is a long-distance relationship. (I really want to compete with you rich people!)
Fortunately, they had a very happy time throughout the holiday, and there were many good memories, but no one mentioned the most memorable kiss.
Yuan Zhuo didn't mention it because he thought Qi Ji was drunk and didn't remember it. He was afraid that if he mentioned it, he would make him angry or embarrassed, and destroy the feelings and relationship they had finally established. Of course,
not mentioning it doesn't mean that he doesn't reminisce about it. In fact, as long as he is not training or competing, he is reminiscing about it all the time.
This has caused the MG team members to worry about him recently. After all, who would start to giggle while eating or drinking water?
Yuan Zhuo has thought about showing off to his teammates, but after thinking about it, he finally held back.
Hiss, no hurry, after he and his brother win the championship, he will be able to become a regular, and he will ask his brother to let him make it official, and then they will be jealous to death!
Of course, in addition to this kiss, whether it is the necklace on his neck or the good time they spent during the vacation, Yuan Zhuo has been showing off.
Especially the necklace, the members of MG can see the following scene from time to time.
For example, just bending over to pour a glass of water, the necklace around Yuan Zhuo's neck fell out, and he would immediately be surprised and shout in a very loud voice.
"Oh, what is this, oh, it turns out to be the necklace my brother gave me!"
The members of MG were so numb about this that they couldn't be numb anymore...
As for Qi Ji, he was drunk, but he didn't lose his memory. In fact, during the entire ten-day vacation, his memory of that kiss was the most profound.
After returning to the team, sometimes in the dead of night, or sometimes when he accidentally touched his lips, his mind would uncontrollably flash back to that morning, the feeling of the burning heat and the blending of their breaths when they kissed under the sunrise.
He even began to understand why couples always like to kiss, and why Yuan Zhuo always wants to get close to him.
Maybe when you like or love someone, you can't help wanting to kiss each other's skin and get entangled with each other's bodies.
Occasionally, when he was not competing or training, he would have such an impulse when he thought of Yuan Zhuo...
Of course, it was only occasionally. In order to win the game, he had to concentrate more than ever before and hold himself tightly.
Therefore, in the next month, Qi Ji led GF to continue the previous winning streak and also achieved a record of 12 consecutive wins in the spring season.
In response to this, almost everyone fell into great joy, and everyone was looking forward to whether Qi Ji could lead the team to replicate the undefeated history of the S3 spring season again.
Of course, these people did not include Qi Ji's black fans. The management of GF replaced Qi Ji with jungle Lin Congye.
Putting aside the anger and vandalism of the black fans, at this moment in the office of the GF base manager, Lin Congye had smashed the office to pieces, without caring about the manager's face. With red eyes, he pointed at the tip of the manager's nose and roared angrily.
"Are you fucking capable? There are only 5 fucking games left in the regular season. When the hell can I play and have some fun?"
When it comes to the playoffs, all the teams will be strong. He will definitely not be happy with his performance. If he loses, those idiots on the Internet will stare at him and scold him again.
He wants to enjoy the moment of being the center of attention when he wins, not the feeling of being scolded after losing, otherwise he would not come to play this shitty profession.
It is said that money is hard to make and shit is hard to eat, and this is true.
The manager dares to show a bad face to Qi Ji, but he dares not get angry with the boss's spoiled old son.
Restraining the anger in his heart, he comforted Lin Congye with a smile.
"Young Master, please don't worry, I'll find a solution right away."
The manager also regretted the agreement with Qi Ji, but how could he know that Qi Ji could really lead the team to win the championship team MG, and how could he know that he could lead the team to win for so long?
He checked the past history of the league. Except for the spring season victory that Qi Ji led everyone to in the heyday of S3, there were very few teams that won ten consecutive games in recent years, let alone more than ten consecutive games.
And to be fair, the result of Qi Ji leading the team to victory was definitely good for the club. Not only were the sponsors active, but various commercial activities were very active, and the pressure from public opinion was also much less.
If they can win the world championship this year, it will definitely set off a wave of traffic, and it will be no problem to make a fortune.
However, none of this is more important than making the young master happy. Otherwise, no matter how much money he makes for the club, the young master can get rid of him with just one word.
Thinking of the manager's eyes, he couldn't help but become sinister. Since the conventional methods don't work, let's try something unconventional.
Qi Ji, don't blame him. If you want to blame someone, blame it on his own bad luck. He had to run into the young master. After all, this is a world dominated by capital.
Besides, it's just a few fewer games. What can you lose? This kid is just too stubborn and too ignorant of the ways of the world.
A few days later, GF faced their 14th game of this season's spring season. Their opponent was ADG, a strong team that was the runner-up of last year's summer season and also the team of HappyNB's Gao Leran.
And today happened to be the day Qi Ji and Yuan Zhuo were competing at the same venue. It was also the only time they could meet in the past few months. They agreed to have a brief reunion after the game.
Although he did not let this incident affect his emotions and state, Qi Ji still couldn't control his joy.
Before the game, when he and the coach deployed tactics for everyone as usual, he seemed to have softened a lot.
Soul Sniper Panda couldn't help but touch his assistant SHAN beside him and gossiped in a low voice.
"Ah Shan, do you think the captain has been gentle lately, uh, how should I describe it, like the Virgin Mary?"
"Hey, Ah Shan, I'm talking to you, why are you daydreaming? What's wrong with you lately? Why are you so absent-minded?"
Panda's voice suddenly woke up Shan who had been lost in his own thoughts. When he came to his senses, he was a little flustered and couldn't control his volume.
"Ah, I, I didn't."
Shan's sudden loud voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. Qi Ji also noticed that his face seemed a little ugly, so he asked.
"What's wrong, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
As if frightened, Shan quickly lowered his head to avoid Qi Ji's gaze and said hesitantly.
"No, it's okay, I, I'm just a little nervous."
Soul Sniper Panda looked at him strangely.
"No, playing against ADG is not playing against MG or BQ, why are you nervous? I see you've been a little uneasy lately, could it be that you were secretly in a relationship and got dumped?"
"No, don't talk nonsense, I didn't."
Shan seemed to not want to discuss this anymore, and his emotions were a little excited, so Qi Ji immediately ended the topic.
"It's good that everything is fine, let's get ready to start the game, and we can talk about it after the game."
Hearing this, everyone immediately walked out in twos and threes, ready to go on stage for the game, and at this time, the manager glanced at Shan with a smile.
"Yes, Qi Ji is right, everyone must tell us in time if you have any difficulties, so as not to affect the game."
Shan, who was walking at the end, lowered his head, bit his lip hard, and followed everyone to prepare to enter the game like a wandering soul.
As expected, the first game didn't go smoothly. Fortunately, Qi Ji turned the tide at the last moment, and GF won the game.
After leaving the game, although he knew it shouldn't be so, Soul Sniper Panda couldn't help but complain a few times.
"A Shan, what's wrong with you today? You didn't use your skills in time several times. In the last team battle, if you hadn't shielded me in time, I wouldn't have died. If it weren't for the captain's awesomeness, we would have lost."
During the game, most of the time everyone would encourage each other, but it was inevitable that there would be quarrels.
Today, Soul Assistant's operation was really a bit outrageous, and Fu Duo couldn't help but say something.
"Yeah, Ah Shan, you have to cheer up for the next game, we can't lose."
If it was just a regular season, losing a game would be reasonable, but they can't lose. Once they lose, the captain will have to leave.
At this moment, Qi Ji's mood is no longer as relaxed as before. Yes, he can't lose.
If he loses this game, the next games will be against relatively weaker teams. If he wants to play again, he will basically have to go to the playoffs.
And he needs to wait until Lin Congye loses a game in the playoffs before he can play. The playoffs are knockout games, which is very likely to affect their ranking and points in the spring season.
And although he has no experience of not playing for a long time, from experience and the results of other players, not playing for a long time will have a great impact on a player's condition.
But as the captain, he would definitely not put pressure on his team members at this moment. He was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and immediately caught everyone's whispered arguments. He stopped for a moment, waiting for the soul assistant who was walking at the end, while instructing everyone.
"You should go to review and rest first."
The captain said, and everyone naturally didn't say anything more. They immediately quickened their pace and walked towards the lounge. Soon, only Qi Ji and Shan were left outside the GF lounge.
Qi Ji asked softly, looking down at Shan who was so guilty that he almost shrunk into the ground.
"Did something happen at home?"
Shan shook his head vigorously.
Seeing that he still didn't want to say it, Qi Ji didn't plan to ask him anymore, just wanted to find out after the game.
"Don't take what everyone says too seriously, relax, and just play normally next time."
After listening to Qi Ji's comfort, Shan's emotions not only did not get relieved, but became even more intense.
With his head down, his tears suddenly fell to the ground in big drops, and his voice was choked with sobs and he could hardly speak.
"Captain... Captain, I, I'm sorry."
Except for Qi Ji, it's not that other people have never shed tears due to excessive pressure during the game, but the pressure of this game should not be so great according to normal reason.
Of course, it may also be that Shan is worried that his poor condition will lead to the loss of the game, and he will be forced to come off the field as a substitute, so he will be under great pressure.
In this regard, Qi Ji's pressure was no less than anyone else before, but he is the captain, the soul of a team, everyone can collapse, but he can't.
He would not blame anyone, as everyone has bad times, and he could not demand that everyone be like him and restrain themselves all the time.
It was just that Qi Ji was not really good at comforting others, so he could only mechanically pat Shan's shoulder again.
"It's okay, just play as you normally would, and leave everything to me."
Unfortunately, Qi Ji's comfort might not have worked, as Shan's performance in the second game was even worse, and they lost the game at an extremely fast speed, and the game officially entered the deciding game.
If they lose this game again, Qi Ji will officially be on the bench.