Chapter 64
Chapter Sixty-Four
Xu Ziyan was just as shocked as Xie Wei. She followed Xie Wei blankly to thank the audience, and then followed her back to the dressing room in a daze.
As soon as the door opened, Jiang Yuxin "eagerly" rushed over, his expression a mix of joy and sorrow. After opening and closing his mouth for a while, he finally said angrily, "Why did you say that? Why did you say that?"
God knows how many female fans and girlfriends will be lost in this wave!
Xie Wei ignored him and asked with a stern face, "What's the deal with this host? Was that last question something she came up with herself, or was it written in the script?"
Jiang Yuxin snapped out of his daze and realized who the real problem was. He straightened his face, took out his phone, turned his back, dialed a number, and began to communicate with the other end.
While Jiang Yuxin was away on a business trip, Yu Guangzhou would occasionally meddle with these trivial matters. Now that Jiang Yuxin was around, he was happy not to have to deal with this mess. He even gave Xu Ziyan and Xie Wei a very entertaining and gossipy look and said with a smile, "Alright, pack up and get your peripherals ready. It's time to go back to the base."
Shen Xiao's private messages were already beeping incessantly, the notification sounds like his phone was about to explode. He turned off the volume and chuckled, "The internet is in an uproar now. I'm afraid no one will even be discussing this semi-final match; all the attention is going to the interviews."
Yuan Shaofeng was also bombarded with private messages, and he kept his head down, replying to them non-stop, without even having time to look up.
Even Xu Ziyan, who rarely interacts with other contestants, has received a lot of messages on Line.
Xie Wei, who dropped this bombshell, acted as if nothing had happened, leisurely and not even looking at his phone. After getting into the van, he secretly hooked his arm around the waist of the Omega next to him, and whispered in his ear, "Come to my room later."
Since it was the semifinals, a best-of-five format, the next match required the other two teams to compete to determine the next semifinalist. Therefore, the interval between matches was long, and the post-match review meeting was postponed to the next day to give the players ample rest time.
Having successfully made it to the finals, we should have held a celebration banquet.
But Jiang Yuxin was so busy with the interview that he kept making phone calls and had no mood to celebrate.
In between replying to messages, Shen Xiao also finalized his plans to go out for dinner and a chat with WOF's Secret, thus turning down the other party. Yuan Shaofeng, having made his debut in the top league and secured such a crucial victory, had agreed to have dinner with his former second-team teammates.
Seeing that no one was going, and Xie Wei and Xu Ziyan were sticking together again, looking distracted, Yu Guangzhou simply waved his hand and announced that the party was over on the spot.
The only one left without an agreement was Bai Chen. Before Xie Wei took Xu Ziyan back to the dormitory, out of concern for her childhood friend, she asked, "What are you planning to do later, Chen?"
Bai Chen glanced at him indifferently, then held up his phone: "KK asked me out to dinner."
The group of people each had their own business, and once the car arrived at their destination, they dispersed in different directions.
Xu Ziyan followed behind Xie Wei, and as the villa drew closer, a sense of tension inexplicably rose within him.
Xie Wei behaved normally until they reached the villa entrance, even bending down to put down his slippers, showing thoughtfulness and gentleness.
However, once they got upstairs and entered Xie Wei's room, Xu Ziyan heard a crisp sound of the latch locking as the door slammed shut behind him. The Alpha turned around, his previous calm and gentle demeanor completely gone, and pinned Xu Ziyan against the door, his arms forming a very small circle around him. Xu Ziyan had no way to escape and was forced to meet his gaze.
"What you said during the match..." Xie Wei raised her finger, pinched the young man's earlobe, and gently rubbed it with her fingertip. "Did you find out something?"
He didn't suppress his pheromones, letting the scent of lemon and mint waft around him.
Xu Ziyan blushed deeply from the stimulation of his fingers and pheromones. In this state, it was impossible for her to lie or evade the question. She told the truth: "A few days ago, I overheard your conversation with Chen."
A few days ago?
Xie Wei thought for a moment and realized which day it was, then chuckled, "I just didn't want you to worry, and besides, there's no need to say it."
From childhood to adulthood, whether it's family, studies, or the team, he has long been accustomed to overcoming difficulties alone and getting back up on his own.
Top-tier Alphas are born with not only physical advantages, but also a strong sense of responsibility.
Xie Wei was already used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Xu Ziyan looked at the Alpha in front of him and inexplicably recalled that when he and Xie Wei went out to dinner together, Xie Wei had mentioned that he had participated in the rookie competition.
It was a nobody, a second place that no one knew about. They put in a lot of effort, but no one cared. They were even criticized in every way and finally thrown into the trash can, becoming nothing.
That was probably the first low point Xie Wei encountered in her career.
Neither TWG nor Xie Wei are invincible. Over the years, they have lost countless matches, big and small, and have received countless insults.
And he's actually gotten used to it.
“It’s necessary, how could it not be?” Xu Ziyan said. “We’re lovers, and…”
"I'll feel sorry for you."
Xie Wei was taken aback, a warm current surged through his chest. He hugged the young man in front of him, pecked his full, rosy lips, and smiled, "It's my fault."
Xu Ziyan said softly, "I'm not blaming you... I've thought about it, and maybe it's because I'm not reliable enough that you didn't tell me."
“If I don’t even have the ability to help you bear the pressure, then telling me all that information would be a waste of time and would only add another person to worry about. So… I’m not blaming you.”
After listening, Xie Wei realized why Xu Ziyan had been so insistent on taking control of the competition backstage.
From beginning to end, he wasn't seeking protection; rather, he was using his own methods to gradually come to her side.
Xie Wei's eyes flickered slightly, and her voice was a little hoarse: "Yan Yan."
Xu Ziyan was already completely aroused by the Alpha's pheromones. After saying what she wanted to say, she no longer restrained herself and pounced on him.
The moment his neck gland was bitten, a tear, stinging from the bite, rolled down his eyelashes and onto the sheet, leaving a faint stain.
The pheromones that were once unfamiliar yet longed for have gradually become familiar, domineeringly eroding every inch of his body. The feeling of being possessed is not terrible, but rather brings an indescribable sense of security.
Behind her ear, Xie Wei loosened her teeth, licked the tooth mark left behind, and chuckled, "Yan Yan, you're so sweet."
No matter how many times he heard these words, Xu Ziyan would blush with embarrassment. He buried his face in his arms and let the Alpha do what he wanted to do.
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The next morning, Xu Ziyan woke up groggily and only then saw the congratulatory text message that Bai Ke had sent to her phone the day before.
He bit his toothbrush, squinted, and replied word by word: "Thank you, and good luck to you too."
The next semifinal match is YNG vs. UNC. UNC is not a strong team, and their performance in the preseason was average. However, they stepped up their game later and performed well in the playoffs, managing to make it into the playoff trophy battle, which is quite an achievement.
Behind him, Xie Wei wrapped her arms around him, resting her chin on his neck, and asked in a languid voice, "Who is it?"
“KK,” Xu Ziyan said, “I didn’t reply to his message yesterday.”
"oh."
Knowing it was someone she knew, Xie Wei lost interest, but then suddenly remembered something and hesitantly took out her phone: "...Oh right, I'll add you to the contestant group."
Xu Ziyan could hear the reluctance in his tone and couldn't help but chuckle.
This possessiveness doesn't make him uncomfortable; on the contrary, he finds it endearing.
Soon, Xu Ziyan received a notification sound on Line. After washing up and changing into her team uniform, she picked up her phone and saw that a group chat called "[Resist C Country Region Professional Players Group]" had appeared in her message list.
【WOF-Secret: Welcome!】
[YNG-KK: I thought it was some newcomer joining the group, but it turns out to be the aloof and mysterious Ice God.]
[TWG-Yuan: Huh? Ice hasn't been in the players' group chat all this time?]
[UNC-Luci: Ice God! I'm your biggest fan!! I finally caught you, please add me as a friend so we can duo queue next time!]
[FTK-Elia: I also want a friend slot TT]
[FTK-Propro: What are you medics doing queuing together? Add me, I'm the Western Gun King.]
[KW-Bee: You're kidding me.]
Perhaps because it was still early, all the people who came out to speak were familiar faces.
Xu Ziyan smiled, typed "Thank you, welcome," sent it, and casually accepted two medical friend requests.
Since he rarely contacts people from other teams and doesn't do much live streaming, his rare appearance drew great interest from the core members of several teams, who eagerly asked him all sorts of questions.
As the questions went on, the topic veered off course again.
[UNC-Luci: By the way, did you guys watch the interviews from yesterday's match?]
[FTK-Elia: Doesn't that mean everyone's seen it? Surely no one hasn't!]
[UNC-Luci: Waaaaah, I really didn't check yesterday! But when I checked Weibo today, it was all over the place!]
[UNC-Luci: Can any TWG member come forward and say who the person thanking the gods is?! I've been so anxious about this for so long, waaaaah!!]
A little while later, a new reply appeared below her.
[TWG-Shining: I really don't know.]
Luci only saw the team name before the speaker's name, not the ID, so she typed with a hint of resentment: "Huh? No way, even the people in TWG didn't know? So it was a secret relationship?"
It wasn't until she saw the long string of ellipses Elia typed that she realized what was happening.
[UNC-Luci: Thank God? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ]
Xu Ziyan had put down her phone as soon as Luci brought up the topic.
He felt a surge of panic and his heart pounded as if it were about to jump out of his throat whenever he thought about what happened in the interview room yesterday.
Her emotions were a jumbled mess, and she couldn't tell whether she wanted others to know that Xie Wei's lover was her, or whether she wanted others not to know.
Just as I was lost in thought, Xie Wei pushed open the door and walked in.
He had already changed his clothes; the loose team uniform jacket draped over his body couldn't hide his broad shoulders and narrow waist. Alpha was no longer the languid, sleepy man he was in the morning; his phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, and when he pursed his lips without smiling, he exuded a coldness that kept strangers at bay.
When Xu Ziyan saw him, she was slightly taken aback at first, then stood up and said, "Is the debriefing meeting about to start? I'll head out now."
Xie Wei turned around and closed the door, saying, "No rush."
"I just saw you chatting happily with them in the group," he slowly approached, gently stroking Omega's wrist with one hand, his lips brushing against Omega's cool earlobe, seemingly close yet distant, "I'm also a big fan of yours, can you duo queue with me?"
Xu Ziyan almost instinctively took a step back, then chuckled, "...They are all Omegas."
Xie Wei didn't say anything, but simply put her arm around the young man's waist and pulled him back into her embrace: "Let me take another bite."
"I don't feel at ease knowing you don't smell like me."
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