Chapter 4 004 Lucky
Today's game was very ordinary. WG's operations and rhythm were overwhelming. In the end, the game ended with 3:0, and Chi Du won the MVP for the third time in a row.
After the game ended and they shook hands, the entire WG team put down their headphones and stood up.
Qi Nian stretched his arms and sighed, "Chi Du fought so fiercely today."
Mirari stood up and followed Chi Du, patting his shoulder with a smile, "MVP's treat today."
When Chi Du passed by Xu Tingwan, she felt a gaze on her. When she looked up again, he had already walked ahead, and all she heard was a fleeting response.
Is he treating us today?
*
It was already past five in the afternoon when Xu Tingwan finished work. She took off her work badge, wrapped the strap around it, and stuffed it into her bag. She took out her cell phone and turned off the airplane mode. Messages popped up one after another like a stream of water.
She was used to turning on airplane mode when she was working, and was also used to receiving messages one after another after turning it off, but this time she saw a familiar name among a bunch of boring group messages.
Polaris: Sister, do you want to eat later?
Xu Tingwan's eyelashes trembled, and he clicked on the one with golden rain among the many avatars.
【Listen to Wanwan's words: Aren't you guys going to have a dinner party? 】
The reply came quickly. [Polaris: Sister, look up, I'm in front of you]
Xu Tingwan's heart skipped a beat and he looked up. Chi Du was standing under a camphor tree not far away, his red and black team uniform standing out against the green background.
Somehow, Xu Tingwan felt that this scene was very harmonious. She raised her phone, and a click woke her somewhat wandering mind.
She...what did she just do.
Xu Tingwan's hands have always been quicker than her brain. She didn't give Chi Du time to feel ashamed before he appeared in front of her. The scent of mint and soap mixed with hers made her clench her phone tightly and looked up at him.
Chi Du: "Sister, are you going to eat?"
He didn't mention what happened just now, as if it never happened, which made Xu Tingwan feel even more guilty.
"Are you having a team dinner? Would it be inappropriate for me to go..."
Chi Du lowered his eyes and smiled, "No, it was just the two of us. They went to eat hot pot. I've been feeling a bit irritated lately and didn't feel like eating, so I asked the coach for leave."
After saying this, Xu Tingwan discovered that there was a pimple on the corner of his mouth. She suddenly smiled and said, "Then I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat. Three consecutive MVPs."
*
On the way back, they passed by a supermarket and bought some vegetables. Just because Chi Du said to her, "I want to eat what my sister cooks," Xu Tingwan became very excited and her adrenaline soared. She even felt that she could run 800 meters in 3:20.
Actually, Xu Tingwan wasn't very good at cooking. Only after she calmed down did she remember her poor cooking skills. But she was too embarrassed to regret it, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into the kitchen.
Even if she can't learn, she has a strong learning ability.
Xu Tingwan comforted himself in this way.
Just when she was worried, Chi Du followed her into the kitchen and asked, "What do you want to eat, sister?"
Xu Tingwan was stunned. "You want to do it?"
Chi Du curled his lips and said, "Yeah, that's fine. I'll help you."
Xu Tingwan: “…”
He said he was helping her, but in reality, he was the one doing all the work. In the end, Xu Tingwan stopped pretending and came clean, "Okay, I admit, I'm not very good at cooking."
Chi Du chuckled, "So what does sister usually eat? Takeout?"
After Xu Tingwan helped him get the plate, he leaned against the table and thought for a moment, "Well...it's not like I don't know how to do it. Look, wasn't that the bowl of noodles you ate on the first day you came home made by me? I get takeout occasionally, but mostly I eat out, just like you guys do."
"With that senior brother?"
Xu Tingwan didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt Chi Du's mouth suddenly drop. It was like a Samoyed that had pricked up its ears and wagged its tail at her and suddenly drooped.
"Of course not all of them. We all know each other well, so anyone can be our partner. It just depends on whether the other party has the time. If they really don't have the time, we can only find someone to help us out temporarily."
Xu Tingwan's answer was very vague, neither admitting nor denying. The vague answer seemed to cast a layer of film over Chi Du's heart, making him feel a little breathless.
He wanted to ask further, but felt he had no right to do so.
He is not her brother, nor is he a member of her family. He is just the son of an acquaintance she met by chance, so she should be polite to him.
Xu Tingwan was eating some fruit, looking at his silence, somewhat puzzled. She bit her lower lip and changed the subject, "You played really well today. The referees were all praising you after the game."
The familiar gentle atmosphere returned immediately. Chi Du fiddled with the things in his hands while speaking, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose again, "Not bad."
…
After the meal, Xu Tingwan took a sip of water, suppressed the urge to burp, and gave Chi Du a thumbs up. "Your cooking skills are really good. If my mother eats your meal, she probably won't let you leave. She likes children who can cook the most."
Lan Shuhe tried to learn several times but she just couldn't. You might say that this person is probably not interested in some things. She neither wants to learn cooking nor can she learn it well. This can be considered the "best of both worlds" in another way.
"If it tastes good, I can come back when I have time." Chi Du smiled after hearing her praise.
"No, no, no, you have such a tight schedule right now, everything still needs to come first."
"Well, I mean it's okay during the holidays."
“…” You are being too sentimental again.
Looking at Xu Tingwan's somewhat embarrassed look, Chi Du felt something in his heart slowly filling up.
How to describe this feeling in his eyes?
It should be fresh. Unreal freshness.
In the team, Chu Huanian and the others would also play around, but in his eyes, it was no different from the boys in junior high school running around after class. But Xu Tingwan was different. She was very sensitive and could realize his emotions. She was also very interesting. Sometimes, a sudden word from her could make Chi Du feel funny.
Chi Du felt very happy and relaxed when he was with her, just like a blade of grass buried deep underground, accustomed to the unchanging darkness and dampness, but suddenly drenched by a spring rain, and couldn't wait to break out of the ground to see what the world looked like under the spring rain. It turned out to be a green and full of vitality.
*
The KPL schedule is very tight, with games basically held every day. Apart from accumulating the necessary vocabulary, Xu Tingwan just stayed at home to watch the games. It was not exciting to watch alone, so she called Lin Leqi and Xu Tingyan to watch together, so a very weird scene appeared in the living room.
Xu Tingwan, who was sitting in the middle, didn't have a main team, so watching the game was just like an outsider having fun. Xu Tingyan liked APL, and Lin Leqi liked TNG. Today's game happened to be between APL and TNG. The two of them quarreled fiercely because of the BP suppression, and they were even able to accurately mock each other after every team battle victory. Xu Tingwan was particularly quiet in the middle.
In the end, TNG won 3:2.
Xu Tingyan was really not convinced, so she took out her phone and called Lin Leqi to a duel. Lin Leqi didn't give in, so the two of them sat on the sofa and started fighting. When they couldn't win in the game, they would switch to fighting outside the game. Sometimes she even wondered which of them was the real sibling.
Xu Tingwan lifted her hair. Just now, her ears were filled with the sounds of games and their quarrels. Now that she had recovered, she had a terrible headache. She simply took her phone and went to the balcony to get some fresh air.
The moment the door closed, Xu Tingwan felt that the whole world had quieted down, and she sighed in comfort.
I don’t know how two people with a five-year age difference can quarrel without any generation gap. Every sarcastic joke can be responded to and counterattacked by the other party in seconds and accurately.
Opening his phone, he saw nothing but boring group messages. Somehow, Xu Tingwan felt a sense of emptiness inside. It was as if something he was used to was not happening at this moment, and he felt a sudden sense of disparity in his heart.
After sliding his fingers aimlessly for a long time, Xu Tingwan finally clicked on the beam of golden rain.
[Listen to Wanwan: Are you training? ]
It was already past eleven o'clock when Chi Du saw the message. It was already eleven o'clock when he finished the training match and took a shower.
The white T-shirt on his body was soaked by the water in his hair. He wiped it casually with a bath towel and quickly replied to the message.
Polaris: We just had a practice match.
Polaris: What's wrong?
The other side replied almost instantly, "Shh Wanwan is talking; it's okay><, I was watching the game just now and the noise from Xu Tingyan and Lin Leqi was giving me a headache, so I came out to get some fresh air."
Chi Du curled his lips and typed a reply, [Polaris: These two are their home teams, right?]
[Listen to Wanwan: Right! I'm stuck in the middle and they're arguing like crazy.]
Polaris: So, does your sister have a home team?
After Chi Du sent this message, he put down his phone as if escaping from the situation and went to the bathroom to blow dry his hair with a hairdryer. When Mirari pushed the door open and came in, she asked him curiously, "Don't I remember you never blow dry your hair?"
Chi Du's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he replied, "I'm old and can't stand the hardship."
Mirari: "???"
Ferry has changed.
…
After Chi Du came out, he looked at the phone on the table, took a deep breath and then picked it up. There was a red dot on the green icon. His heart was filled with drumbeats, but the drumstick was reluctant to fall.
[Listen to Wanwan: Of course it's WG.]
There is also a panda picture at the back that says "I hold the banner for WG", which is inexplicably funny.
Seeing these two pieces of news, Chi Du's heart began to beat like a drum, accompanied by the explosion of fireworks, and the joy of surviving the disaster was sent to every part of his body by his heartbeat.
*
Xu Tingwan saw Chi Du again at today's home game.
After debugging and checking the equipment as usual, he looked up and saw Chi Du at the entrance again. He blocked the light from outside the door that wanted to come in, but it all fell on him.
Wearing the familiar red and black team uniform and baseball cap, Xu Tingwan smiled at him the moment he saw him.
The two sat in the audience and looked at the darkening stage in front of them, both speechless. In the end, Xu Tingwan couldn't help but speak to him.
Xu Tingwan: "How are you doing lately?"
It's a very familiar and polite statement.
Chi Du turned his head towards her and smiled, "Very good."
There seemed to be an inexplicable dark cloud around him, and Xu Tingwan urgently wanted to drive it away and replace it with sunshine.
"Good luck in today's game."
Chi Du paused as he looked at her smile and said, "Yes, I definitely will."
…
After Xu Tingwan stood behind WG and put on headphones, he seemed to understand why Chi Du was like this today.
Today is WG vs. TNG.
Compared to the low pressure here, this new group of five people seems much more relaxed and lively.
Are you afraid?
Are you afraid of a repeat of the day in the finals?
Xu Tingwan's eyelashes trembled, and Xiao Chu's voice came from the headphones.
"Referee sister, you are standing behind us again this time."
Xu Tingwan paused, and when he looked up, he met the gazes of five people and the head coach.
"Yes, I am the referee at WG's home court." Xu Tingwan explained with a smile.
"Referee sister, you stood behind us last time and we won. Can you be the goddess of luck again today and let us win this game again?"
Xu Tingwan glanced at them blankly, and finally set his gaze on Chi Du, who had been silent the whole time.
"Good luck in the game."
…
In the first game, Jing was used as the jungler, and Baili Shouyao was used in the bottom lane to withstand the pressure, while TNG used the combination of tank and jungle Xiahou Dun and Luban and his son. In the early stage, WG was slightly disadvantaged, and the support set the pace in the middle and top. In the ten-minute dragon team fight, Jing went around and killed Luban in seconds to win the team fight. In the end, it was almost an easy push. Mirari's Jing finally won the MVP with a record of 6-0-2.
The second game was a standard operation. TNG had an early-game lineup, and WG chose Gala, a late-game shooter, so TNG was always looking for opportunities to fight, but WG was hiding, always transporting troops and sneaking to open the dragon. Things were going smoothly up to this point. Gala's economy was always the number one in the game, until the twelfth minute when the mid-game shooter was killed by the confrontation, the situation was reversed, and TNG got this point.
…
Before they knew it, the score was 2:2. Xu Tingwan's palms were sweating unknowingly. The audience in the audience also treated this game as the finals, and the atmosphere was tense.
WG brought out Gongsun Li, who had never been released, and locked the first floor in seconds. TNG brought out the combination of Taiyi and Sun Shangxiang, both of which were confident choices.
In the early stage, the two were evenly matched. Support Sang Qi was always cooperating with Gongsun Li in the laning phase. At three minutes, a small team fight broke out in the top lane. TNG gained the advantage with a one-for-two exchange. Then at six minutes, four TNG players in the bottom lane went over the tower and killed the enemy. It was a standard four-on-two strategy, but Gongsun Li showed off his skills. He used his ultimate to increase the distance and exchange for an umbrella, avoiding countless controls and damage. The jungler came and cut in from the back. In the end, the four-on-two team fight was wiped out by the three players in the bottom lane, and the situation fell into WG's hands.
The screams from the audience meant that they were all looking forward to this victory. It was a question of whether WG could successfully avenge their regret in the finals today. Even if it was just a small regular season game, as long as they could win, it would be a great encouragement.
Twenty minutes passed, and both sides had only one crystal left. In the Dragon King's team battle, TNG took the lead and destroyed one of Gongsun Li's resurrection armors. WG reacted quickly and separated Gongsun Li, replacing the resurrection armor with a famous knife for fierce output. Their skills were used to the extreme. The situation was too chaotic. Everyone present, even the commentator, thought Gongsun Li was dead at first. In the end, Gongsun Li exchanged four for one in four consecutive games, leaving only one mid-lane on the opposite side who was powerless. WG won by pushing down the crystal.
The moment they threw down their headphones, Xu Tingwan's calm and composed attitude was released at this moment. She hid under the spotlight, looking at the five people in front of her, sighing and smiling with her arms around their shoulders.
*
The match ended at 3:2 and lasted until after 8 o'clock. When Xu Tingwan finished everything, it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening.
She turned on her phone and turned off the airplane mode, and those familiar messages popped up again.
Polaris: Sister, I'm going to a dinner party.
Xu Tingwan curled her eyes and replied to him, [Shh, listen to Wanwan: Have fun><]
[Listen to Wanwan's words: Today was really, really great.]
After sending this message, she packed up and left. It was almost eleven o'clock when she got home. After taking a shower, the first thing she did after coming out was to check her phone.
Polaris: Lady Luck is behind us.
Originally, Xiao Chu said this as a joke to liven up the atmosphere in the team, but now it came out of his mouth, Xu Tingwan felt a little embarrassed.
But I am even more curious about what it would be like if a reserved and serious person like Chi Du said this to my face.
Xu Tingwan came to the balcony in her nightgown to enjoy the breeze. The hot wind blew on her body, and she didn't care about the hair sticking to her face. She just smiled silently in the wind to release the joy that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time.
She didn't know why she was like this. It was just a very normal chat and interaction, but every word Chi Du said could create ripples in her heart that lasted for a long time.
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