It was the weekend, and even in the morning, the supermarket was crowded and bustling.
Lin Mi pushed the shopping cart and looked at Rong Zezhou who was squatting on the ground carefully choosing slippers. She was a little confused about what this great man was up to.
Didn’t you agree to return to the team when you left?
Why did you go to the supermarket to buy slippers?
"Xiaomi, didn't you buy your slippers here? Why can't I find the same ones?"
Rong Zezhou searched for a long time but couldn't find a pair of slippers that suited him, so he stood up and called Lin Mi to come over to help him look for it.
Lin Mi didn't move, but asked in confusion: "Why did you suddenly think of buying the slippers I have? Those slippers are antiques, and I don't know where you bought them."
Rong Zezhou said "Oh" in disappointment, picked up a pair of large slippers that looked thicker and threw them into the cart, then picked up a few T-shirts and shorts from the shelf next to him, and then pulled Lin Mi straight to the food area.
"Ribbones or beef for lunch?"
Rong Zezhou was struggling with pork ribs in one hand and beef in the other, looking like a "good wife and mother" shopping in the market.
Without waiting for Lin Mi to answer, he put both of them into the cart: "Forget it, take them all. There is room for them in the refrigerator at home anyway."
He kept picking as he walked, and soon the shopping cart was filled with all kinds of vegetables and meat. Lin Mi looked at it in confusion, and just when Rong Zezhou tried to put rice and flour into the cart, he reacted and quickly spoke up to stop him.
"Ship God, if you want to make lunch, just buy two dishes and it will be enough for the two of us. Don't buy so much. I don't know how to cook, and it will be a waste to put it in the refrigerator."
Rong Zezhou put away the bag of rice in his hand, and then said as a matter of course: "It's okay, I can do it. Don't ask Gu Dong to bring you food during this period. I will cook for you."
Lin Mi: ...
What's the meaning?
Rong Zezhou has to cook for him every day?
Is he not returning to the team?
The question mark above Lin Mi's head was almost materializing. His confused look made Rong Zezhou laugh. Rong Zezhou couldn't help but raise his hand to stroke Lin Mi's ahoge, and then made a pitiful look.
"You know, someone in the team is plotting against me. Now the other team members are on vacation and going home. If I go back alone, no one will care if something happens."
When Rong Zezhou said this, Lin Mi instantly imagined a scene in his mind.
In the deserted team, Rong Zezhou was lying on the cold ground, with several grinning men standing beside him, seemingly discussing how to sell Rong Zezhou for a good price.
Lin Mi, frightened by the scene in his mind, shuddered and once again felt pity for this seemingly glorious but actually extremely pitiful e-sports god.
He is only in his early twenties, and has to face so much exploitation and calculation. It is understandable that he doesn't want to go back.
Before Rong Zezhou could speak, Lin Mi had already convinced himself. He sincerely invited him, "How about you stay at my house for a few more days? Once you find a new team, let the people from the new team accompany you back to pack your things."
It also saves people from worrying about him going back alone.
Although we live in a society ruled by law now, since the people from Team XY dared to attack Rong Zezhou once, there is a chance they will do it a second time.
Anyway, the guest room in his house is empty, and Rong Zezhou is easy to get along with, so there is nothing wrong with taking him in for a while.
More importantly, Rong Zezhou can cook.
Recalling the simple yet delicious wonton instant noodles last night, and looking at the abundant meat and vegetables in the shopping cart now, Lin Mi can almost smell the aroma of the food.
This is too easy to deceive.
Rong Zezhou didn't expect that Lin Mi agreed to the speech he had carefully prepared all night as soon as he uttered it. This made him feel inexplicably guilty, as if he was deceiving this kind young man.
"You just agreed to it, and you're not afraid that I'm a bad person."
Rong Zezhou helplessly rubbed Lin Mi's ahoge again.
Lin Mi smiled nonchalantly and said, "Who told you to be picked up by me? Of course I will take responsibility to the end. You don't have to feel embarrassed, Ship God. You should learn from Da Tao and Zhu Sha."
Rong Zezhou raised his eyebrows: "What does this have to do with big peaches and cinnabar?"
Lin Mi happily told him, "Da Tao was hit by a car before. His owner thought the medical expenses were too expensive, so he left him in front of the pet hospital. I happened to see him and took him to have surgery. After he recovered, he came home with me."
"Da Tao picked up Zhu Sha near the trash can. Don't be fooled by how beautiful it is now. When I first picked it up, it was so thin that only bones were left, and all its hair had fallen out. It was so pitiful. The doctor said it had cat plague, and it took a long time to rescue it. I couldn't bear to send it to the rescue station, so I kept it at home."
"Look at them now, they think they are the masters of the house. Why should you be embarrassed? And you can help me cook. Does this count as paying off a debt with work?"
Rong Zezhou was a little amused.
He didn't know whether he should complain about Lin Mi for asking him to learn shameless spirit from cats and dogs, or should he be moved by the kindness and love of the young man. In the end, he could only follow Lin Mi's words and said, "Okay, then I will work to pay off the debt. I will pay for your meals during this period. Thank you for saving my life."
The four words "life-saving grace" seem a bit exaggerated, but they may not be really exaggerated.
If Lin Mi hadn't saved him yesterday, God knows what kind of situation he would be facing today.
The best case scenario is that he is threatened to renew his contract with Team XY at a low price. This is not about money, but it may ruin his career.
And in the worst case scenario, he might really need someone to save his life.
So this expression of gratitude comes completely from the heart.
Hearing Rong Zezhou say this, Lin Mi smiled even more. Since someone was cooking, it would be better not to waste more vegetables if he bought more. He happily selected a few more dishes he wanted to eat, and then paid the bill first.
The result of excessive imagination was that Lin Mi felt that the seemingly glorious e-sports star in front of him might actually be a poor little thing being exploited by the team. He already bullied others to cook for him every day, and it was really not right to ask them to pay for the groceries.
Rong Zezhou did not argue with Lin Mi. After all, it was just some ordinary meat dishes and a few cheap clothes, which was nothing to both of them. He was thinking about giving Lin Mi a gift before leaving to thank him for his help and sheltering him.
The two returned home with their bags. Da Tao was very satisfied that Rong Zezhou, whom she had picked up, had returned safely. She circled around him several times. Rong Zezhou rubbed Da Tao's furry head, then turned to the kitchen to prepare food for Da Tao and Zhu Sha.
After all, these two are the masters of the house, and we cannot favor one over the other.
A delicious platter of boiled chicken breast, chicken hearts and chicken livers completely won the hearts of the cats and dogs. Even Zhusha, who disliked Rong Zezhou in the morning, was willing to nestle in his arms and have his belly rubbed.
When Lin Mi went outside to get a package and came back, he saw Rong Zezhou leaning on the sofa, basking in the sun while petting the cat and playing with the dog. He was so relaxed that he didn't treat himself as an outsider at all.
"Ship God, can you give me a favor?"
Lin Mi opened the package he had just received and took out two packages of clothes from it. "Help me see which of these two heroes is easier. I want to play it in the live broadcast later."
Rong Zezhou placed the cinnabar in his arms on the sofa, soothing its little emotion of having its sleep disturbed. Then he moved closer to Lin Mi and helped him take out the two pieces of clothing.
Lin Mi looked at the professional players in front of him expectantly, waiting for his opinion obediently. However, after Rong Zezhou looked over and over for a long time, he asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What kind of heroes are these?"
Lin Mi: "You are a professional player and you ask me what hero I am?"
Rong Zezhou: "Professional players focus on the hero's skills rather than what clothes they wear."
The two of them sat on the sofa and stared at each other for a long time, then laughed together.
"Okay, okay, let me first ask what hero the platform sent me," Lin Mi smiled with curved eyes, "This is a new skin, and the platform asked me to cosplay it for promotion. I thought you would know so I didn't ask in detail."
Rong Zezhou also smiled and said, "I rarely pay attention to skins. The super accounts that the League gave us and the accounts in the competition all have all the heroes and all the skins, so I have never bought any myself."
Lin Mi's eyes widened instantly: "So good? Are there all the out-of-print skins? No wonder Gudian always said he wanted to be a professional player. He was once defrauded of a lot of money in order to buy an account that claimed to have all the skins."
Playing professionally just to own a rare skin?
Rong Zezhou laughed: "There are out-of-print skins, but the super accounts that the league gives to professional players are recycled every year, and they will be gone once they retire. What skin does Gudian want? I can help him find out if there are any activities that reward out-of-print skins recently."
"Don't worry about him. He has enough skins. I basically buy every new one." Lin Mi received a reply from the staff and held the phone in front of Rong Zezhou. "These two clothes, one is for Zeli and the other is for Zoe. Which one should I choose?"
Rong Zezhou looked at Lin Mi with suspicion: "Two sets of women's clothing?"
Is he really not a cross-dressing anchor?
Lin Mi: ...
"Wait a minute, I'll ask if it was the wrong delivery!"
Lin Mi jumped up with a start and quickly called to ask about the situation. After a while, he put down the phone dejectedly, looking a little worse than death.
"The staff sent the wrong clothes, but the event is about to start and it's too late to change now. I have to choose one to wear."
Lin Mi looked at Rong Zezhou in despair, "Which of these two heroes is easier for beginners? I haven't played either one."
Rong Zezhou asked sympathetically, "Are you going to play one of them live later?"
Lin Mi Sheng nodded helplessly.
Rong Zezhou sincerely suggested: "Then just pick a set of clothes you like and don't worry about the heroic difficulty."
Lin Mi was a little more delighted: "These two heroes are both simple, I can play them both?"
Rong Zezhou spoke the truth: "Both heroes are famous for their skills and can be used for show. Do you think they are suitable for novices? It will be embarrassing anyway, so why not just choose a set of clothes you like? At least when you are ridiculed, you can feel better."
Lin Mi: ...
“Kill me!”
Lin Mi fell on the sofa, "Why do I have to wear women's clothes to embarrass myself during the live broadcast? Is it too late for me to say I won't participate in the event now?"
As if sensing Lin Mi's intention to retreat, his cell phone rang at the right time.
"Xiaomi, why don't you start live streaming? You're the only one missing!"
On the phone, the event staff urged anxiously, "Hurry up and go online. We have arranged a top recommendation for you today. I guarantee that your popularity will explode!"
Lin Mi: Listen to me, thank you, you can go and have fun with the embarrassing live broadcast of women's clothing by yourself! !
The author has something to say:
The staff member who sent the wrong clothing: I swear I really didn’t watch Xiaomi’s women’s clothing live broadcast yesterday! I just watched video clips all night.