Chapter 226
"But I remember, the stakes weren't about who was on the bottom."
Before her voice had even faded, Yuan Ye carefully untied her hair tie, letting her long, dark hair slip down before his eyes.
When he saw her, when he realized that she was Yuuyu, his innate instincts told him that he probably could never escape the entanglement between the two of them.
But it was all just a fleeting dream, and he was completely willing to accept it.
"I have a question for you." He lingered on her soft neck, yet still maintained a sliver of reason, not yet crossing any boundaries.
"Did you break up with him?"
Yuanye remembers that man.
The man who calls her "Ningning".
"If I tell you, will you let me go?" the other person asked jokingly.
Yuan Ye loosened his grip slightly and turned her around. He was about two heads taller than Ying Ning, and as he spoke, his chin was resting on Ying Ning's forehead.
"Maybe."
The corridor was quiet.
An ambiguous atmosphere mingled with the pitch-black night, as if the predator was waiting for the moment its prey would let its guard down, then it could devour her whole and unleash its affection without reservation.
Yuan Ye could hear his tense heartbeat, and even the sound of her every breath.
The veins on her upper arm bulged slightly, and her forearm passed through her waist, pinching her wrist from behind. With a little force, Yuan Ye saw her raise her neck, her fox-like eyes shimmering.
"He was my ex-boyfriend."
The last word was drowned out by the sound of the predator devouring and kissing its prey. In his offensive, he first plundered and invaded, then cautiously probed, until he finally couldn't control his strength after feeling her taste and tore her apart.
...
Much later.
He was panting heavily as he gently withdrew from her.
Even amidst the darkness of the wilderness, one could still glimpse the vibrant bloom on her lips.
He felt a pang of sadness.
This time, he was finally not crawling on the ground.
Those who are born to struggle in the mud will one day be able to catch their breath and lift their heads.
*
As the opening day of Fairyone draws closer, Pei Yuqing also travels to City X, where Future Technology Company is located, to discuss cooperation matters for the new project.
Although President Pei was not physically present, news of him lingered around him:
"I have no appetite today. Is there nothing good to eat in X city?"
"The French meal arranged by Assistant Zhang was quite ordinary."
The other party sent a picture:
The picture shows a cherry foie gras dish that has been tasted, with his bony knuckles visible at the edge, and the fork casually placed on the side of the plate, indicating that it certainly did not satisfy Pei Yuqing's appetite.
"I'll bring you here next time, then you'll know how awful it is."
"We're going to deduct Zhang's salary."
"?"
"Little sleeping pills, reply to me."
"What are you doing?"
......
"Zhang Zhu just said that it seems your father is also participating in the International Convention and Exhibition Center project this time." Pei Yuqing sent this message tentatively and immediately received a reply.
"It really doesn't look very appetizing."
"Next time, let Assistant Zhang try his best to give you..."
Pei Yuqing realized that the other party would only talk to him if he mentioned the You family. Dissatisfied, he typed another sentence on the screen:
"I haven't slept well for five days."
Two words came from the other end:
"Pitiful."
Pei Yuqing looked at the words on the screen, her eyes shining brightly.
He was born exceptionally handsome, and the Pei family was once one of the top wealthy families.
Even though he has fallen on hard times, and nowadays everyone in Suzhou laughs at him behind his back for squandering his family business, they all bow and scrape to him in public and call him "Little President Pei".
At this moment, Pei Yuqing was wearing a dark brown shirt with sharp, distinct lines, and now he did have the air of a powerful head of the Pei family.
"If you feel sorry for me, spend more time with me in a few days?"
He sent the message, then immediately and subconsciously retracted it.
This seemingly submissive tone felt somewhat unfamiliar to Pei Yuqing. He quickly gathered his racing thoughts and edited a new message:
"If you dare say the client is pitiful, it seems I really shouldn't have given the You family ten percent back then."
He made a joke and then sent another message:
"Wait for me to go back."
When she wasn't by his side, he could only manage to sleep for two or three hours with the help of medication, but fortunately, the new project had been basically finalized.
If the new project goes smoothly, the rankings of top companies in the business world will undergo an unprecedented reshuffle in the next decade.
Pei Yuqing could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
During the days he was away from Suzhou, he knew he missed her very much.
Fortunately, we are about to meet again.
As Pei Yuqing was about to leave the French restaurant, she noticed a small fox figurine covered in tiny rubies on a glass display stand in the window.
A crystal flower gently landed on the tip of its tail.
When Pei Yuqing saw the ornament, she thought of how her father would always buy her mother a gift before he went out. Although it was always some beautiful handicrafts, her mother would always take it out to admire it every few days.
At that time, he asked his mother curiously why she liked the little trinkets that her father bought casually when he went out, even though her father had bought her so many precious gems at the auction house.
These things are neither fancy nor expensive enough.
Even one of his cufflinks was worth hundreds or thousands of times more than these.
“Xiaoqing, the value of these things doesn’t lie in their price. What makes me happy is that your father still thinks of me even in his busy work.”
"If one day, Xiaoqing meets someone she will miss no matter what she sees or where she goes."
She gently pinched his cheek, smiling sweetly:
"You knew how I felt."
Is this the person you think of no matter where you go?
Still a young boy at the time, after listening to his mother's words, he nodded as if he understood, and obediently nestled against his mother's knees:
"If Xiaoqing met someone like that, I would buy them all for her."
"Hahahaha, then Xiaoqing is much better than your father."
......
Pei Yuqing walked to the booth, looked at the jeweled fox behind the glass, and took out his card:
"I want to buy it."
*
fairy-one official Weibo:
#fairyoneprofessionalleague#, dear players, the channel for the team support groups of this league will open tonight. Do you have a favorite team?
Is it the Bone Destroyer Team, which holds a dominant position in online game guilds?
Or is it the rising new generation of Fallen Gods team?
......
Once this Weibo post was published, the number of comments below it quickly exceeded 10,000, and the top few comments with the most likes were all promotional comments from the same team:
"The Overlord Annihilates Bones, who dares to challenge him!"
"Whose team is the strongest on the entire internet, with everyone ranked in the top 30? Hahaha, it's mine."
"Choose boneless meat, eat the meat but not the bones!"
........
The second most popular team is the Fallen Gods Team. Although they are slightly weaker than the Bone Destroyer Team in terms of guild strength, they have a completely different way of promoting themselves:
“Fairyone’s first brand ambassador – Nicole.”
"Fallen God Team, the number one goddess in the Chinese server - Mage Nicole!"
"Limited-time giveaway by the fan club: 100 autographed photos of Nicole!"
......
The comments also included promotional photos of Nicole, featuring a well-proportioned blonde female cosplayer wearing a royal blue mage cloak with a matching beaded chain from her thigh to her ankle, and holding a blue sky staff in her right hand.
The picture also reads: Fairnd Ambassador – Fallen Goddess Nicole.
The comments section was filled with praise for Nicole:
"Nicole, goddess! I want your autographed photo! I'm joining the Fallen God Team!"
"Nico Nico!! I love you, I love you!"
"Waaaaah, I'm sorry, Metsu, I wavered..."
...
The atmosphere under the official Weibo account was very heated, with the number of fans of each team's fan club surging. There were even arguments in the comments about teams trying to recruit players.
"Destroyer of Bones and Fallen God are indeed mortal enemies. They're always fighting over bosses in online games, and now their fans aren't getting along either." Yuan Qing scrolled through the comments on Weibo.
He raised his phone to cover Ying Ning's face, which was not far away, then moved it aside for comparison. Suddenly, an idea popped into Yuan Qing's mind, and he realized:
"I know how our team should promote itself now!"
"How do we promote it?" Tang Hong asked casually, glancing at the computer.
Yuan Qing skipped over to Ying Ning's back, her tone seemingly malicious: "Let Youyou go."
“I think we can also become the ‘Number One Goddess Swordsman in the National Server’.” Yuan Qing turned Ying Ning’s swivel chair to show her face:
"Everyone, look at this face."
Everyone's attention was drawn to it.
Her face was beautiful, with delicate eyebrows and light lips. Her skin was smooth and fair, displaying an unparalleled beauty. A hint of surprise appeared in her foxy eyes, as if she hadn't realized Yuan Qing's sudden behavior.
If Nicole has an aggressive, mature, Western look, then what lies before them is a beautiful Eastern woman with the charm of traditional Chinese ink painting.
"She's qualified, isn't she?"
Yuan Qing stole a glance and saw that the captain and Xiao Ling both seemed to blush and barely avoided looking at each other.
Tang Hong was still playing on the computer, completely oblivious to what he was saying.
What are everyone's opinions?
"A swordsman from the Chinese server."
Just as Yuan Qing was asking Tang Hong a question, he was pulled aside by another large hand, temporarily moving him away from Ying Ning's seat. The owner of those hands then returned the swivel chair to its original position.
Yuan Ye helped Ying Ning onto her chair, creating distance between Yuan Qing and her.
“Yuan Qing, instead of wasting time thinking like this, you should go practice your priesthood again.”
Tang Hong looked at Lezi and said, "Yeah, some people didn't wake up until 11 o'clock and seem to still be dreaming."
"Other teams need publicity and popularity so that they can get advertising deals for the team."
“They want to run a team, but our club only has five full-time employees. We don’t need to think that far ahead yet, and we don’t have that kind of foundation.”
"Besides, Nicole was able to become the first ambassador not because of her appearance."
"She is the only female player in the top 10 of the Fairnd rankings, the number one mage on the entire network, and the second-in-command of the Fallen God Guild."
“Fairy-One chose her as their brand ambassador because she has enough influence.”
After Tang Hong said this, Yuan Qing realized that his idea was not feasible for the time being.
He was looking dejected: "I did this all for the good of our team."
He knew Nicole was very strong, but Yuyu
"Look at those comments, where is anyone supporting our team?" Yuan Qing hadn't dared to look at the number of fans in their own fan club.
After all, without a guild's player base, they were destined to be last.
“Yuan Qing, we’re the fifth-ranked team.” Ying Ning turned the computer screen around so Yuan Qing could see it clearly.
"Holy crap, how is this possible..." Yuan Qing stared in astonishment at the numbers on the screen.
Support team size number 5: Mi Ling Team.
"After all, in the game world, strength is paramount."
Yuan Qing stared at the computer screen for a while, then his morale soared: "Let's go practice!"
*
Suzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, 7 p.m. that evening.
The sound of fireworks echoed continuously from above the convention center, and countless lights focused on the screen on the main stage. Every seat in the circular hall was occupied.
Hundreds of drones were simultaneously powered on by staff.
"Dear viewers and players, good evening! This is the Suzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, where the inaugural Fairyone Professional League will be opening on time..."
The host's voice traveled through the microphone to every corner of the venue, and the countdown clock rang with joy in the hearts of the audience.
Let's count down...
"3!!!"
"2!!!"
"1!!!"
A huge silver-white firework soared into the sky, illuminating the main exhibition area, while the huge screen behind it instantly projected a holographic map covering the entire exhibition hall!
Three seconds later, this holographic image, which vividly conveyed the fear of technology, transformed again amidst gasps from the audience.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
"What is this?!"
"A holographic image? Fairyone's new map?!"
...
The live stream's simultaneous comments nearly crashed the server.
"I believe that all players and viewers have noticed the huge holographic image in front of us. This is the next generation of tame holographic projection jointly created by Future Company and Pei's Technology Company."
"All of the more than ten maps in this league will be presented to everyone through the tame holographic mode."
"We'd like to give you a heads-up that your favorite game characters will also be appearing in the venue in holographic mode!" The host introduced the new generation of holographic projection technology in just a few words.
This brought the atmosphere to a climax.
"Now, let's welcome the ten teams to the stage!"
A blinding spotlight fell on the left front of the main booth, and the booth floor moved as the spotlight fell on it, with a faint mechanical sound indicating that something was slowly rising.
"Let us welcome the overlords—the Bone Extermination Team!"
The five-person team appeared on the stage, followed by deafening cheers:
"Bone-Extinguishing Squad!"
"The Great God of Slaughter!!! Ahhhhh, I saw him in person!!"
"Holy crap, it's Ara, the number one knight in the Chinese server!!"
"And there's also Wizard Shattered Star!!"
"This time, the lineup for Extinction Bone is absolutely the one to win the championship! All of them are in the top 30 of the top 100 list!!"
"I cried. I'm about to witness Bone Destroyer take the first Fairnd King's Cup."
........
The screams and shouts were incessant, and finally subsided a little after the host tried to control the situation two or three times.
"Captain Bone Slayer, is there anything you'd like to say to everyone in response to the cheers?"
Tu Ning took the microphone, his rough voice booming: "Thank you all for your support. We will do our utmost to win the King's Cup!"
"The King's Cup belongs only to Extinction!"
Upon hearing this, the fans of the "Extinction Bone" fan club went wild again.
"Tu Ning, we absolutely must take the King's Cup!!"
"Waaaaah, as expected of the Bone Destroyer."
...
Although Tu Ning's words were direct, no player felt that what he said was too arrogant.
who is he.
The infamous leader of the Extinction Bone Guild, Slaughtering Ferocity.
Even many other guilds' fans and players felt that the King's Cup could not possibly fall to any other guild besides Extinction Bone.
The host regained control of the situation and hurriedly wiped away his sweat.
"It seems everyone is really looking forward to the Extinction Bone Team. As a top-tier guild, the Extinction Bone Team members are indeed quite outstanding. Now let's see which team took second place in the Demon Spirit Festival!"
"Let's welcome—Team Mi Ling!!"
Upon hearing this, the five members of the Extinction Bone Team immediately looked curiously at the location of the spotlight. They were very curious about the team that was only a few seconds away from their own Demon Spirit Festival.
Because they are not members of a guild, their channels for obtaining information are quite limited.
All we know is that Captain Migenno is a well-known secondhand dealer with considerable strength. He was once recruited to the guild by Metsugu, but was rejected.
Magic Lancer: Zero.
I heard he's a talented young man, ranked just over 30th on the top 100 list.
Priestess: Red Moon Spirit.
He often accompanies the priest "Qingtian". His strength is similar to that of Zero. He is ranked around 30th on the top 100 list and is also a well-known wizard on the entire network.
Last one: Yuyu.
I heard he's an older man who plays as a cross-dressing player. Although he's using a newbie account, the Extinction Bone Guild doesn't think Yuu is a new player.
It's probably one of those expert players using a secondary account.
They once suspected that Yuuyu was a alternate account of Chase.
However, with Zhui Feng joining the Fallen God team, the list of participants for the Mi Ling team has proven that their idea was wrong.
......
Captain Tu Ning, the Bone Exterminator, had countless guesses in his mind until he saw the five people under the spotlight.
Four men and one woman...
etc....
Four men and one woman?!
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