After the regular season ended, all eight teams that made it to the playoffs were gathered together by the officials to shoot a playoff promotional video after a short break.
More than fifty people from eight teams, including substitutes, gathered together, which was quite spectacular.
Many familiar and new faces came to greet the POG team members, especially Gu Yueshuang, who was particularly popular here as a newcomer.
One of Zhou Yao's former teammates came to chat with him: "Old Zhou, your team is pretty good! I thought you were going to play the relegation match this season."
Zhou Yao laughed and scolded, "Get lost, you guys are playing in the relegation match."
As he spoke, he pointed at Gu Yueshuang with pride and said, "How's it going? He should have no problem competing for Best Newcomer this year, right? This kid is incredibly talented."
His friend looked at Gu Yueshuang with a mixture of pity and envy: "If I were five years younger, I would definitely try solo with him."
Zhou Yao said smugly, "I remember you guys were looking for him too? Didn't find him? So what? Were you not as good as us?"
"Get out of here." His friend kicked him angrily.
The GGB team was still very polite. Just like before the season started, they treated all the players to milk tea. They were on a roll this season, finishing first in the regular season and poised to win the Spring Split championship. They were feeling very proud of themselves.
The members of the FJ team are like socialites. You can see them all over the field. I don’t know why they are so talkative.
Lu Cheng brought milk tea to the POG players and chatted with them. He immediately praised Gu Yueshuang: "You're amazing! You made the playoffs in your first season. You have a bright future ahead of you."
Yang Chi also ran over and said, "Why don't you pay attention to me?"
Gu Yueshuang: “…”
It would be strange to care about you.
Chi Nan: "Have you forgotten that you blackened him before? I suffered a heavy blow from you right after entering the LPL."
"Didn't I apologize..." Yang Chi scratched his head, thinking that we are all grown men, we shouldn't hold grudges like this, right?
But after thinking it over, he bowed sincerely and apologized, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have judged you by your appearance. You are truly strong."
Chi Nan: "He is just an idiot, you don't have to pay attention to him."
Gu Yueshuang frowned: "You two are the same."
Chi Nan was shocked: "After all, we are friends who have risked our lives together!"
Yang Chi was not convinced: "Why did you guys just save your life?"
Chi Nan patted his chest, his face full of smugness: "We are friends who escaped from the secret room together!"
Gu Yueshuang: “…”
Enough, you two idiots.
She rubbed her temples and said, "My head is buzzing. He's talking too much..."
Lin Yanqiu was also somewhat helpless: "For convenience, the alliance concentrated all the filming on one day."
But this is also a good thing, the team's training time and filming time are the same, which makes it convenient to arrange training matches.
Gu Yueshuang asked, "Where's Xu Qing? He's very capable, I think he can handle them."
Lin Yanqiu pointed in a distant direction and said, "He's out socializing."
Gu Yueshuang: “…”
There are only two words to describe my mood now: despair.
After a while, this small corner was occupied by the three teams POG, FJ and GGB.
Yang Chi and Chi Nan argued until the playoffs. Yang Chi said, "As the champion, I will be waiting for you in the finals. Can you climb up?"
Chi Nan: "Isn't this nonsense?"
Lu Cheng hinted, "Be careful, I think POG might get three in a row."
Gu Yueshuang: "Actually, a string of four is also possible."
A string of four means winning the championship directly.
Zhou Yao's mouth was almost stretched to the back of his ears: "That's right, we have a promising future."
Chi Nan and Yang Chi were like two fish, they took the bait as soon as they were hooked and immediately started quarreling again.
Among the three teams, only POG failed to rank in the top four of the regular season and had to climb up from the bottom of the bubble match.
The FJ team happens to be the defending champion on their side. If they can overcome this hurdle, they will most likely play in the finals against GGB, which ranks first in the regular season.
Gu Yueshuang waved her hands: "Stop arguing, stop arguing. We are all defeated. It's the same."
Yang Chi and Chi Nan were both stunned. They wanted to refute but didn't know where to start. POG had just been established and had only played one regular season, and they had just lost all of them.
Moreover, the person who said this is a new player, and there is no record of past matches between them.
The two gnashed their teeth and could only weakly retort, "Just wait, you'll be in for a fight in the playoffs."
Everyone thought that "three in a row" was a joke, but who knew that POG almost got three in a row.
POG's first two playoff games were BO5s played every other day, and both games were won cleanly with a score of 3-0. The players were in great form and played smoothly with any hero they picked.
The third game was on Saturday of the second week, against FJ team.
They had a week to prepare.
Everyone felt that they could keep going and create a miracle, and the POG players themselves felt so too.
So they worked overtime for the semi-finals, playing scrimmages and qualifying matches day and night...
Finally, the day of the semi-finals arrived. The seats were packed. If you won, you would advance to the spring finals, and if you lost, you would play in the third place match.
It's all the same, there's still one BO5 left, and no one wants to play in the third place match.
No one noticed anything was wrong.
In the first half of the first game, the two sides fought back and forth, which was very exciting. However, starting from the 27th minute, POG's AD condition was not right. They gave away two waves of big kills in a row, which gave away POG's advantage.
There was absolutely no possibility of a comeback in this game, but the atmosphere in POG's voice chat during the game was quite good. No one blamed Lin Yanqiu, and everyone comforted him to stay calm and try harder in the next game.
Unexpectedly, when leaving the stage, Lin Yanqiu lost his balance, swayed, and fell straight down.
The POG team members then realized that something was wrong and quickly called an ambulance to take him to the hospital.
But POG did not have an AD substitute, so they could only look for Gu Yang, the promotion substitute who was originally registered. His AD operation level was only silver, and after only ten minutes, the bottom lane completely collapsed.
It was visibly visible that Gu Yueshuang's operation became more anxious, and even a little distorted.
She wanted to go up and fight three or even four at once, but failed.
This section is a microcosm of this BO5. Gu Yueshuang tried her best to carry the team, but to no avail.
POG ended the spring season with regret.
After the fight, Gu Yueshuang burst into tears and hid in the car, crying secretly.
Everyone in the lounge was dejected.
It's not like they haven't lost games before, but this time the loss is different from the previous ones.
I was so nervous before the game.
Everyone was nervous, so nervous that they forgot that their AD was not in good health and could not withstand such training intensity and pressure.
The POG members wiped their tears, gathered their emotions, and took a bus to the hospital to check on their AD.
It was learned that Lin Yanqiu fainted due to a high fever caused by overwork.
He thought he could hold on until the end of the game, but he fainted after the first game.
Lin Yanqiu was also frustrated. He tried to force a smile, but found that he couldn't. "I'm sorry, I'm a burden to you guys."
Zhou Yao's eyes were also red, obviously he had just cried, but he still sat down to comfort him: "Hey, what are you talking about? Without you, we can't even make it to the playoffs."
Every person in POG is equally important and indispensable.
Zhou Yao said: "To be honest, this is the closest I have ever been to the championship."
Gu Yueshuang held his shoulders and said, "Don't retire. It's okay to be a substitute in the summer. I'll take you to the World Championship."
Lin Yanqiu sat on the hospital bed, his face pale: "Find me a replacement, and you can deduct it from my salary."
Gu Yang didn't say anything for a long time. He felt that no matter how hard the life was, he couldn't let the child suffer, so he decided to go back and apply for sponsorship.
Both psychological counseling and medical teams must be prepared.
Lin Yanqiu stayed in the hospital for a week and missed the third place match. When he returned to the base, only Qin Ye and Gu Yueshuang were left there; the rest had already gone on vacation.
Lin Yanqiu was a little surprised: "Aren't you going to have a holiday?"
Qin Ye: "Don't let go."
Gu Yueshuang: "Let me practice more."
In the end, the winner of this year's spring season was the GGB team, and they will represent the LPL region in the MSI (Mid-Season Invitational).
MSI invites champions from each region to come together to compete for the most powerful team.
It would be a lie to say that they are not envious, but there is only one championship and they can only work harder next season.
Seeing that Gu Yueshuang was not in the ranking, Lin Yanqiu said, "Come with me to walk the dog. I haven't walked for a long time."
Gu Yueshuang was also afraid that he would suddenly faint on the way, so she agreed without thinking.
Seeing that she had no intention of taking off her coat, Lin Yanqiu said, "It's quite hot outside."
Gu Yueshuang: "It's okay, I'm afraid of catching a cold easily due to the sudden change of temperature."
Qin Ye hesitated to speak, and looked at her doubtfully.
The two of them walked for a while in silence. Lin Yanqiu saw a milk tea shop and asked, "Would you like some milk tea? I'll treat you."
Gu Yueshuang: "No..."
Lin Yanqiu ignored her refusal and asked, "Ice? What sweetness?"
Gu Yueshuang: "...three parts sugar at room temperature."
The two of them held their milk tea in their hands and walked in silence until they reached a deserted place. Lin Yanqiu suddenly spoke up, "You're a girl, right?"
Gu Yueshuang: “?!”
Where did she reveal herself?
Lin Yanqiu's question was so sudden and unexpected that she was not prepared at all.
Seeing her panicked expression, Lin Yanqiu said firmly, "I guessed right."
Gu Yueshuang remained silent, still wondering if there was any way to remedy the situation.
Lin Yanqiu said bluntly, "I found your medical examination form at Grandpa's place."
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Gu Yueshuang didn't beat around the bush and asked, "When did you find out?"
Lin Yanqiu gently scratched the skin under his eyes with his index finger. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Last time I hugged you, I thought it was strange. Who would wear a vest under a short-sleeved shirt in the middle of summer? And on certain days, you wouldn't drink ice water or eat spicy food, and you'd go to the bathroom frequently."
In fact, I started to doubt it earlier, but I doubted myself, not her.
But during the time I was in the hospital, I couldn't do anything. My mind was empty and I started to have all sorts of random thoughts.
Perhaps because of Gu Yueshuang’s heavy makeup, one day he dreamed that Gu Yueshuang was a woman, which scared him awake.
But after waking up, he found that once Gu Yueshuang was identified as a girl, all doubts could be explained.
——She could even think of why she disguised herself as a man. After all, the secondary league was a mixed bag with all kinds of people, including geniuses and gangsters. It was not surprising that she wanted to protect herself.
When he came back from the hospital and sorted out his medical records, he also found the physical examination forms of other people in POG put together, including Gu Yueshuang's.
When he saw the word "female", he breathed a sigh of relief.
fine.
Fortunately.
Gu Yueshuang felt a little annoyed. She shouldn't have had physical contact with them.
She tried to explain: "I didn't mean to take advantage of you..."
Lin Yanqiu shook his head: "I'm sorry for being abrupt. I'll keep it a secret for you."
Gu Yueshuang hesitated to speak, and only responded with a "hmm" after a while.
The two looked at each other in silence. After walking the dog, they ran into Gu Yang pushing Qin Ye into the car.
Gu Yang saw the two of them and quickly said, "You're back just in time. Come on, get in the car."
Lin Yanqiu went to tie up the dog, got in the car and asked, "Where are you going?"
After Gu Yang made sure everyone was wearing their seatbelts, he drove off and said, "Mental hospital."
Everyone: “?”
Gu Yang explained: "An old friend of mine works there, he's a psychiatrist, I'll take you there to see him."
Gu Yueshuang: "...That's not necessary."
Qin Ye noticed that they both had a cup of milk tea in their hands and asked, "Where's mine?"
Lin Yanqiu: “…”
Forgot.
I only remembered the incident of stripping the vest, and even forgot that there was another person in the base.
Gu Yueshuang said calmly, "Brother Hei grabbed it and drank it."
Qin Ye: "..."
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