Chapter 11011 Long Summer
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when Chi Du came out. He pressed the power button of his mobile phone but there was no response. He then realized that the phone was turned off. He borrowed a power bank from Mirari and waited for the phone to turn on.
"Come on, Polaris, what are you standing there for?"
Xiao Chu called him.
Chi Du didn't know when he fell behind the team. His phone was too low in battery and didn't respond, so he just followed them out.
There was a square outside the stadium, and they had to cross the square to reach where their team's car was parked. Mirari reviewed today's game with him, and there were fans waiting for them outside the stadium.
"Miracle, you're so great today. Can we keep going like this?"
Miracle raised his hat, a smile on his face, "I'll do my best."
“…”
Many fans gathered around us along the way, and the team members chatted with them. The atmosphere was very harmonious and they got along like friends.
Chi Du smiled and responded to his fans' words. The moment he sat down in the car, his phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw it was already on. Messages popped up like a stream. He frowned and clicked on them. He found that the kitten avatar at the top of the page had called him many times, just recently.
Chi Du stopped, got in the car and drove for a while before saying goodbye to the leader and dropping him off on the roadside. As soon as he got off the car, he immediately made a phone call.
The noise from the other end lasted for a long time, and Chi Du's heart was in turmoil for a long time.
"elder sister."
The moment the phone was connected, he shouted out the longing he had felt for her over the past few days.
There was silence for a moment. "I'll send you an address. Can you come?"
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Chi Du hailed a taxi and told the driver the address Xu Tingwan had sent him. It was a hotel in the city center, and it would take twenty minutes to get there.
…
When Chi Du knocked on the door, Xu Tingwan had just finished taking a shower and opened the door in her nightgown. The moment she saw him, she felt like crying. She took his hand and pulled him inside, wrapping her arms around his waist and pressing her whole body against him.
The moment the girl's soft body pressed against him, Chi Du became visibly stiff.
"Sister, I'm sorry."
Xu Tingwan looked up blankly when he heard the apology, "Why apologize?"
"My phone is turned off, so I didn't see your message."
Xu Tingwan then realized that she had been angry just now, but for some reason, all her anger disappeared the moment she saw him.
Xu Tingwan let go of him and took his hand as they walked inside. "Here's the message I sent you before I got on the plane."
There was an inexplicable sense of grievance in his tone.
Chi Du was pressed on the sofa by Xu Tingwan, and she leaned aside and looked at him.
"I... I thought you'd arrive this morning, so I kept waiting for news... Then when I didn't get any, I got a little angry... and I didn't dare check my phone..."
He was afraid that it would all be in vain again, and he was also afraid that she had never cared about him.
Xu Tingwan's heart felt like it was being tugged at, and she felt a little breathless. She sat next to him and held his hand, "I'm sorry... I could have finished this morning, but they suddenly decided to play locally and invited me to be their accompanying interpreter. I thought I could make it, so I didn't refuse..."
She had not yet developed the habit of reporting her itinerary to others, nor did she realize that there was suddenly someone around who cared about her.
Chi Du panicked when he saw her tears falling, and quickly wiped them away with his hand.
"elder sister."
His voice sounded a little bewildered, and his eyes began to panic.
Xu Tingwan was amused by her own pretentious appearance, and quickly hugged him and buried her head in his chest. Her tears wet his clothes. Chi Du wanted to look at her but she held him tightly.
"I'm sorry... I'll tell you everything that happens next time. I won't let you wait for me alone..."
Chi Du lowered his eyes, stroked her back up and down, and rubbed his cheek against hers, "I understand, sister. I won't act so impulsively in the future..."
Xu Tingwan let go of him, "How could I be impulsive? I'm obviously very cute."
Her eyes were still red from crying, but she spoke with a faint commanding tone, making her look like a little white rabbit.
Chi Du pinched her face, and it felt so good that he couldn't help but pinch it a few more times, but Xu Tingwan slapped his hand away, "What are you doing?"
Chi Du let go of her hand, pursed her lips, looked away and changed the subject, "Sister, do you want to apply some eye cream?"
The last time he cried, Xu Tingwan also applied ice water to him, but now the situation has changed.
"I don't want to... I rarely cry..." Xu Tingwan puffed up his cheeks and explained.
Chi Du was amused by her, "Yeah, I know."
"Did you come to my place after the competition?"
He was still wearing his team uniform and hadn't had time to remove the makeup he had applied on the spot.
"Well, I asked them to drop me off on the side of the road."
"To come to me?"
"……Um."
Xu Tingwan curled her eyes and hugged him again, "Chi Du."
"Hmm?" His tone rose, and his eyes were confused.
"Why are you so cute?"
“…”
In fact, Xu Tingwan had felt that Chi Du was very cute many times, but this was the first time she said it out loud. Boys of this age might not like this word, so after she said it, she kept a little distance and looked at him.
There was no expression on Chi Du's face, almost the same as during the competition. His eyelashes were very long and thick. Xu Tingwan forgot what to do for a moment and turned to touch his eyes.
She always has a way with what she wants.
Chi Du's gaze remained fixed on her, from her curved eyes to her delicate nose to her plump red lips... Caught off guard, Chi Du swallowed, but Xu Tingwan remained oblivious, intently playing with his eyelashes. He felt a warm sensation at the corner of her mouth, a strange sensation that instantly disrupted Xu Tingwan's heartbeat. She tightened her grip on his T-shirt, causing her crow-feather-like eyelashes to tremble slightly.
"elder sister."
The distance between the two was extremely close, so close that Xu Tingwan only now realized how dangerous the distance was. She knelt on the sofa with her upper body straight, half a head taller than Chi Du. He had to slightly tilt his head back when he looked at her, and also when he kissed her.
"Can I have a kiss?"
After Chi Du added the rest of the words, Xu Tingwan's mind was in a mess, his fingertips were pinched white, and he nodded in a daze.
After getting permission, Chi Du placed his hand on her waist, just supporting it gently without any excessive movements. His eyes were filled with uncontrollable desire. When Xu Tingwan lowered her head to look at him, she could see everything clearly. He didn't seem to want to cover it up, and showed it to her openly. The kiss gradually moved from the corner of her mouth, and finally landed on her lips.
It was a strange feeling. Xu Tingwan forgot to breathe at the moment of falling. He usually pretended to be a veteran in the love field, but he was exposed when the real situation came.
She could feel Chi Du biting her lips gently and sucking them bit by bit. His movements were very light and awkward, from the corner of her mouth to her upper lip, as if he was exploring. Xu Tingwan could only stand still like a piece of wood and let him dominate her.
The sudden ringing of the phone broke the charming atmosphere. Xu Tingwan patted his shoulder, and Chi Du also pulled away to look at her.
"cell phone……"
Chi Du looked at her and helped her get the phone, "It's yours."
Xu Tingwan breathed softly, and her hand trembled when she saw the name on the screen. It was Xu Tingyan.
Why do I feel a little guilty?
"Do you want to answer it?"
Xu Tingwan was a little undecided at the moment. She didn't want to answer the call because she knew Xu Tingyan was fine, but if she didn't answer, Xu Tingyan would keep calling, which was very annoying. She didn't want to be bothered by anyone right now.
She could feel Chi Du's tenseness and the hot breath from his breath on her neck, each one of them seemed like a confirmation of the ambiguity just now.
"Why didn't you answer? Did my sister do something wrong?"
Xu Tingwan: “…”
His frankness made Xu Tingwan seem guilty.
Xu Tingwan pressed the answer button without saying anything, and the other end started talking.
Xu Tingyan: "Xu Tingwan, how did you know that I took a photo with my brother Chi Du? Hehehehe."
Xu Tingwan: “…”
Xu Tingwan lowered his eyes and looked at him, frowned slightly, but still said nothing.
Chi Du wanted to continue kissing her, but Xu Tingwan refused and glared at him as a warning. Her eyes were misty, and she looked so beautiful even when she glared. Chi Du felt itchy and moved forward to chase her, but Xu Tingwan retreated again.
Chi Du felt helpless, so he held her head and kissed her hard, which was much more familiar than the previous kiss.
The phone was still ringing with Xu Tingyan's nonsense, and he kept talking to himself. Finally, Xu Tingyan just hung up and threw the phone aside.
"Late crossing!"
Before she could utter a sound, she was muffled by his kiss. He touched her again and again, enjoying it tirelessly, but also as if he was testing her.
Xu Tingwan's body was as soft as a puddle of water. She no longer had the mind to care about anything else and could only passively follow Chi Du. The bell rang in the room again, but no one paid any attention.
The moment he pried open her teeth, Xu Tingwan's eyes suddenly opened and met his. He seemed to have never closed his eyes, observing her reaction the whole time. The moment their eyes met, Chi Du's kiss suddenly became gentle, and he gradually pulled away to kiss her lips with a soothing touch.
The two of them moved a little further apart, both panting to see each other's reaction.
Xu Tingwan was a little shy and deliberately changed the subject, "Why are you so nice to Xu Tingyan?"
"Um?"
Chi Du's gaze fell on her crystal clear lips, and he reached out to wipe the water from the corners of her mouth.
"Why did you give him your contact information, add him using your professional ID, and now take a photo with him..." Xu Tingwan tilted his head and muttered, "...I don't have any of that..."
Chi Du was startled, then burst into laughter. Xu Tingwan felt even more embarrassed when she heard him laugh like that. She looked down and saw that his collar was wide open, probably because she had been pulling his clothes. As his collarbone was exposed, Xu Tingwan also saw a small mole she had never seen before. It was just below the collarbone and it would be impossible to see it normally if the collar was not pulled open.
She was so engrossed in watching that she bit his little mole in revenge, and then she heard Chi Du groan.
"……elder sister."
His voice was low and hoarse, and it sounded strangely alluring to Xu Tingwan's ears. This was a side of him that she had never seen before, and it was a side that belonged only to her.
"I'll add you now?"
Chi Du's thoughts were still stuck on yesterday, while Xu Tingwan had already gone over the events of the next year. She calmed herself down and looked at him with a smile, "I don't want what he wants."
The tone is playful and a bit capricious.
Chi Du also chuckled, "I deleted him."
Xu Tingwan was stunned and blinked, "What?"
"I didn't add him on my professional account, so I deleted him."
“…”
Xu Tingwan took two seconds to come back to his senses, and suddenly burst out laughing, "Does Xu Tingyan know?"
"...I don't know." Chi Du answered hesitantly.
"Hahaha."
Seeing her so happy, Chi Du also curled his lips and asked, "Are you happy now?"
Xu Tingwan pushed his shoulder and said, "I'm not jealous of him."
Her emotions were aroused and she forgot her previous shyness and embarrassment.
The nightgown she was wearing had butterfly straps at the shoulders and neck. Her movements had caused one strap to slip, revealing a small sliver of her body. The nightgown was thin, but not too tight. Even as Chi Du fell on her waist, he could clearly feel the softness of her body. So, from the beginning until now, he had been deliberately keeping his distance, not letting her get too close to him. But she wasn't on guard at all, leaning against him while she spoke to him.
"Sister, do you want to go home and visit after coming to Beicheng?"
Xu Tingwan blinked, "No need...the two of them are even busier than Xu Tingyan with their dates. Xu Tingyan's flight has already left tonight, so of course I won't go back to disturb them."
Chi Du casually lifted her suspenders, then looked at her and chuckled, "Uncle and aunt have such a good relationship."
"You've been revolving around me and Xu Tingyan for most of your life, but now you've finally realized that being happy is the most important thing. So, Chi Du, you shouldn't take detours. You should understand that being happy is the most important thing, okay?"
The sudden ideological and political class made Chi Du smile, "I'm happy..."
Happiness is a difficult problem, and many people seek shortcuts but never find them. After a long detour, I discovered the solution lay in the metaphor in the title. But in my haste, I subconsciously set my sights high and overlooked that insignificant sentence. If I had lowered my head and looked down, everything would have been easily solved.
"The goal I strive for is to be happy every day, but now I want to change it. I hope... Chi Du and I can be happy every day."
*
Xu Tingwan had a lot of things she wanted to do in September, so she deliberately slowed down her work pace and was also prepared to choose a time to accompany Chi Du to the competition.
WG was invincible in the playoffs, winning two games in a row and entering the KPL Summer Finals as a winner. TNG, which also fell into the loser group, won the loser group final and entered the finals. The scene of the spring game was repeated, and the two teams met at the top again, but they still faced a lot of ridicule, or even more.
Xu Tingwan was so angry after reading the comments from netizens that she almost smashed her computer.
[Q: Who will be the champion? Will it be the regular runner-up WG, or the rising star TNG? Let's wait and see.]
[1L: The same one-on-four, the same king of losers and king of winners.]
3L: It doesn't matter. I'll just blindly push TNG. I don't even know how many times WG failed in the finals. I'm heartbroken.
6L: I agree. WG gets sick as soon as they get to the finals.
7L: TNG is hiding. I feel like they haven't used many lineups yet. You see, they've been researching in the playoffs.
20L: Can you guys stop pouring oil upstairs? You'll know before the game even starts.
33L: WG has made it to the finals ten times, winning seven championships. Their five-man team has an 80% finals appearance rate. The only times they missed the playoffs were due to coaching rotations and training new players. Is winning seven championships and three sub-champions a bad honor? I won't mention how many teams have done that in their lifetime.
54L: What's with the runner-up bragging? When did you start bragging about being the runner-up? We didn't even brag about TNG, the new team, having a 100% chance of winning the finals.
[108L: How can second place not be an honor? Come upstairs and I'll explain it to you.]
【……】
As soon as the post was published, it reached hundreds of levels. Xu Tingwan scrolled down to read their comments and felt a small flame in her body growing bigger and bigger. She fanned herself with her hands to signal herself to calm down, exited the page and searched for replays of the finals in recent years.
Seven championships, what a dazzling achievement, how many e-sports players strive for it but cannot get it, but it is WG’s three years.
Three years ago in the summer season, WG was still in a state of transition. The veterans retired and transferred, and the team was in a slump. The Challenger Cup League allowed this group of newcomers to take over. The veteran sharpshooter switched to support and led four newcomers. No one expected that this patched-up tricycle would be able to reach the finals and win the championship in a stunning manner.
Later in the World Championship, Fengrui turned to behind-the-scenes work due to age and hand injuries, and Qinian entered the arena at the age of 18. Because of his deep hero pool and the command ability cultivated by Fengrui, WG made it to the finals despite the difficulties. They played against MAA, which was at its peak that year. When everyone was pessimistic about the reorganized WG, Qinian single-handedly assisted and saved the day, and finally won the double championship with a score of 4:3.
After that, WG's dynasty began, and no one could match it. The three-time shooter who won the spring championship was unable to continue that summer.
WG always seems to be missing some connection with summer. They kept their championship glory in three seasons, but the only thing missing was summer.
Xu Tingwan recalled the dejected backs of the five of them during the spring tournament, and tears began to flow uncontrollably. The computer was still playing the replay of their first championship appearance. Everyone's high-spirited appearance overlapped with their backs that day, and Xu Tingwan's heart felt like it was stabbed hard, and it hurt so much.
At this moment, the doorbell rang. Xu Tingwan hurriedly took a few pieces of paper to wipe herself and went to open the door. The moment the door opened, the tears that she had originally held back flowed down again.
As Chi Du entered the room, Xu Tingwan hugged him tightly. The wet touch on his shirt made him pause. He wanted to look at her but she stopped him.
"...Don't look at me... Let me hold you for a while..."
Chi Du stroked her back, rubbed his cheek against her ear, and asked softly, "What would you like to drink, sister?"
Xu Tingwan loosened her arms around his waist when she heard his voice. Her eyes and nose were red from crying, and there were tears on her eyelashes. "Mineral water will do."
Chi Du took her wrist and walked towards the refrigerator. When he took out the mineral water, Xu Tingwan started to regret it again, "I'd rather drink soda..."
After saying that, he sniffed.
Chi Du chuckled and replaced the mineral water with soda, opened it, inserted a straw, and handed it to her. After watching her take a sip, he asked, "Are you feeling happier now?"
Xu Tingwan stopped sucking and looked up at him, "Are you coaxing me?"
"Well, I don't know if this is the right method."
Chi Du was wearing a shirt and black pants with a white T-shirt underneath. His hair seemed to be cut a little shorter, revealing his eyebrows and eyes. He was already good-looking, with a hint of youthfulness in his maturity, and now his youthfulness was even more foul.
"...Hmm...I think I feel a little better..."
Xu Tingwan was so delighted by his clumsy yet gentle method that she no longer cared about her previous sadness. Now she just wanted to hug him.
She took his hand and led him to the bedroom. The moment the door closed, Xu Tingwan hugged him again. A sweet and rich fragrance filled Chi Du's nose, which was particularly pleasant.
"Sister is a little clingy today."
Chi Du nuzzled her and whispered.
Xu Tingwan tilted his head and looked at him, "Isn't this good?"
"Okay, of course. I hope my sister can be like this every day."
She could feel Chi Du's happiness, so she was happy too.
"When are you leaving?"
"We're not leaving today. The team gave us two days off so we can relax."
Xu Tingwan's eyes lit up immediately. "Is it so good?"
"Happy?"
“…I wasn’t really sad at all.”
"Then I'm happy, okay?" Chi Du smiled.
“…”
"Did you bring any clothes?"
"I brought it and left it at the door."
"Why put it at the door?" Xu Tingwan wondered.
"Because someone hugged me as soon as they saw me, and I didn't have the energy to pick up my luggage."
“…”
The two of them didn't stay in the bedroom for long. It was a rare day off for Chi Du, and it was getting late today. She originally wanted to take him out for dinner, but he had already had dinner with his teammates before coming. So she found a movie for him to watch in the living room, but it was just an animation, just to relax.
The childish voice-over filled the entire living room. Xu Tingwan laughed so hard that the people around him seemed a little quiet.
She smiled and turned around to find Chi Du looking at her, the light from the movie flickering on him.
"You... don't like it? We can change to another..."
She was so focused on her own happiness that she didn't even notice whether Chi Du liked it or not. Xu Tingwan blamed herself while looking for a replacement remote control for him. Now she couldn't find the remote control, and the room was too dark, so Xu Tingwan could only grope around.
She didn't know where she touched, but her hand was suddenly held down. Xu Tingwan's heart was already surging, and she was caught off guard and her eyes met Chi Du's.
Xu Tingwan had seen him at this moment, and Chi Du was like this that day in the hotel in North City. He never hid his emotions from her, and the undercurrent in his eyes was so openly revealed to Xu Tingwan.
The more generous he was, the more inexplicably shy Xu Tingwan became.
"Um...I'm going to the bathroom..."
Before she uttered the last word and just stood up, she fell into Chi Du's arms. The next second, a warm and familiar feeling was imprinted on her lips.
Unlike the first time, Chi Du was less immature and now he was more at ease. Xu Tingwan was pressed down on the sofa by him and was forced to endure his storm.
She could feel him prying open her teeth little by little, and could also feel his every bite and suck. Every movement on Xu Tingwan was like an amplifier. In the end, she could not hear anything, and all she could hear was her own disordered heartbeat.
It was unknown when Chi Du let her go. He was breathing heavily in her ear, speaking in an ambiguous and sexy way, telling her about the beautiful scene just now.
"Late crossing."
Before Xu Tingwan could finish her sentence, she was kissed by him again. This time he was more familiar with her than before. Men seemed to have a strong learning ability in this regard, and Xu Tingwan admired him very much.
From lying down to sitting up, all her feelings were affected by Chi Du.
Xu Tingwan sat on his lap and looked at him, her lips sparkling and her face without any extra color, but her ears were completely red. She muttered about him in her heart, saying that he was a reserved and reserved person, but really cute. Xu Tingwan felt itchy when she saw him, and thinking of the embarrassing situation she had just faced like a novice driver, she climbed onto his shoulders and kissed him.
Chi Du's body suddenly froze. He pulled Xu Tingwan to keep some distance from her, raised his eyelids and looked at her, "Sister, let's chat."
Xu Tingwan found it entertaining and didn't want it to end, so he moved forward and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Chi Du: “…”
How can we chat like this?
He held her legs down helplessly and leaned forward to bury himself in her shoulders and neck. "Tell me why you were crying just now?"
Xu Tingwan blinked his eyes and paused for a few seconds. Then his memories came flooding back, and the feeling of being blocked and stuffy in his heart came over him again.
She leaned against Chi Du and replied sullenly, "Nothing," then began to explain word by word, "I just feel that the road to becoming a champion is too difficult... Why is there only one champion..."
If she were in high school and someone asked her why North City University only admitted so few students each year, and if they admitted more, they could all go to this school, she would not hesitate to respond and stabbed him in the heart without any hesitation, "When you are strong enough, you don't need to ask such stupid questions."
But now looking at the finals trophy, I feel very sad. So many young people, so many dreams, how many of them can come true.
Just like in the finals, no one cares how the runner-up steps down. They only cheer for the champion. Who knows the tears and unwillingness behind the cheers?
What about Chi Du? Will he cry? He won seven championships and three runner-ups, and he has walked the road to step down three times. What is he thinking?
Xu Tingwan squeezed Chi Du's hand, looked at him seriously, and said, "This summer, Polaris will definitely make up for the regrets of every summer in the past."
She hopes Chi Du can win many championships, and hopes he can get better and better and be happy every day.
Chi Du raised his eyes and looked at her blankly, "You know..."
"I watched the replay of the finals every year." Xu Tingwan's eyes curved.
Chi Du hugged her and said, "I definitely will."
We will definitely win the championship.
Even a seven-time champion shooter would be labeled as a "Yong Ya" player. The high start and low end of the finals have nailed WG to the pillar of shame forever. While the whole world is cheering for them, there are still many people behind them who support them, for them, for the golden rain of the finals, and for their own dreams in thousands of dark nights -
WG, please win again without hesitation.
*
On the day Chi Du returned to the team, Xu Tingwan stuffed something in his luggage. He didn't see clearly what it was. When he returned to the team to pack up his things, he found that it was a photo, a photo of him.
In the photo, he was wearing his team uniform and standing under a camphor tree, with golden light shining on his body and a faint smile on his face. He thought carefully about the origin of this photo of himself. It should be when the summer season just started and he was waiting for Xu Tingwan to get off work.
His eyes fell on his own smile in the photo, and Chi Du also chuckled. The only person who could make him willingly bask in the sun and still be so happy was Xu Tingwan.
He placed the photo on the table and opened his suitcase. On top of a pile of neatly arranged clothes were these colorful packages. There were too many things and they were all packed by Xu Tingwan for him. There was bread, milk, and some snacks. She even packed many bottles of her own sunscreen for him, saying that the sun in North City was very strong now and he must take good sun protection measures.
He scratched his head and placed the things on the table one by one, but in the process he rubbed the photo off.
The photo fell to the ground, and when Chi Du went to pick it up, he noticed there were words on the back of the photo -
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade.
Delphinium.”
The first sentence is written extremely neatly, very delicate and beautiful, and the signature is written in a flamboyant style.
He smiled and put the photo away.
Chi Du had seen this sentence before, and he also happened to know this word.
"Only your long summer will never end."
It's a quote from Shakespeare.
Delphinium is the scientific name of a flower called Delphinium.
It symbolizes lightness, joy and freedom.
The author has something to say:
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There is no prototype, the team names are all made up by the author, the schedule is based on the real KPL schedule, but the concept of WG and TNG defeating four opponents at once is a bit abstract, and it is very difficult to defeat four opponents at once in reality. Everyone should just treat it as a brainless sweet story~ Thanks~ Please point out any shortcomings to me, I will change it!!!
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