40. Witnessing Lin Jiang's Peak
Zed at level 1 will be at a disadvantage against LeBlanc.
Fore did not act rashly.
Lin Jiang reached level 2 and immediately made his move. He first used W to step on the minions to approach the opponent, then used AQA to proc Electrocute. He continued to chase and auto-attack, forcing Fore out of the minion area!
Should we prevent him from eating soldiers?
Fore's mole between his eyebrows instantly turned sharp.
He raised his hand and threw the shuriken, hitting two low-health soldiers at the same time from a tricky angle. The moment the soldiers died, before the system even popped up an upgrade prompt, his hand was already on the upgrade button.
Press simultaneously, instantly level up 2 levels at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, use W to teleport, and throw a double Q at Lin Jiang with an absolute death stare!
After Zed teleports, he leaves behind a shadow that mimics his actions, and his Q skill deals double damage, making it Zed's most powerful attack!
If this skill hits Lin Jiang, he will lose at least one-third of his health.
Fore's speed was astonishing; many people didn't even have time to react before realizing it was an extreme counterattack by Fore.
Lin Jiang had already positioned himself at the intersection of the two Qs, and pressed W to safely return to his original position.
The live chat was filled with comments like: ???
I didn't even see how fast the two of them attacked.
At the time, I only felt that the two of them teleported and exchanged skills. After they stopped fighting, Zed lost three bars of health, while LeBlanc only lost one bar of health.
So, did Lin Jiang win?
Just now?
The viewers in the live chat were crying loudly, saying they didn't see it clearly at all!
Not to mention the audience, even the commentators couldn't explain what had just happened.
Many viewers went to Lao Mao's live stream to find the answer. As soon as they opened it, they heard Lao Mao explaining the previous play: "F Emperor's speed is so fast it's like flying. This is the first time I've seen Zed play like this. He first positioned himself, and before the minions were even dead, he had already planned his combo. Once he got the experience, he immediately leveled up to level 2 and counterattacked."
"Who won? It must be Lin Jiang! Lin Jiang's timing for the second W was perfect, it was almost insane. He blocked Zed's double Q and landed just in time to avoid the damage."
"Luck? Dude, were you not online two years ago? Other people might get lucky when they make a play like that, but Lin Jiang definitely didn't. Just watch his highlights from two years ago."
"This guy is incredibly strong, ridiculously strong. Let me tell you this, I've been in this industry for many years, what top-notch maneuvers haven't I seen? But Lin Jiang's maneuvers give me goosebumps."
"Hey, you guys don't play professionally, so you can't understand. Real professional players all respect him, and even if they don't, he'll beat them into submission."
At this point, Fore wasn't completely convinced by Lin Jiang. He felt that Lin Jiang had an element of luck, and that if LeBlanc deliberately played with a more sluggish feel, she could indeed avoid many of his extreme hand speeds.
Is Lin Jiang planning to play along with him like this today?
It's not aboveboard at all.
When the second wave reached level 3, Lin Jiang didn't make a move, but Fore made the first move.
He started with W, then charged in and left a shadow clone in place, both of them activating the shuriken function.
He chose a very tricky angle, launching two shurikens at the same time, which formed an unsolvable "X" shape, meaning Lin Jiang would be damaged no matter where he went.
Just as the double Q was about to hit Lin Jiang, Lin Jiang activated his W skill, stomped forward, and passed right through the gap formed by the X.
Upon landing, he countered with a QE combo on Zed, instantly triggering the mark damage.
With a "thud," Zed lost another three bars of health. At this moment, the chain from his E skill was still attached to him, and he would be immobilized if he did not escape in 1.5 seconds.
This is a dangerous sign.
Fore has only one choice: to teleport back to his original position. But Lin Jiang also has an original position. If they both go back, Fore will still be imprisoned.
In a split second, Fore deliberately paused on the mouse for 0.2 seconds, and used a feint to raise his hand, trying to fool Lin Jiang.
But Lin Jiang didn't fall for it!
The chain was still attached to him, and Fore had to return to his original position ahead of time. Just as he had expected, Lin Jiang noticed him almost the instant he raised his hand and returned to the starting point at the same time.
With a "bang," the chains activated!
Fore was terrified!
He didn't know what Lin Jiang's judgment was based on!
The two arm-raising gestures are so similar that it would be difficult for the naked eye to distinguish them instantly unless observed with a magnifying glass!
But Lin Jiang can make even more extreme reactions beyond the 0.2-second limit!
A massive shadow loomed over Fore. He had never faced Lin Jiang at his peak, and for the first time, he felt the fear of being looked down upon by a behemoth.
Is this the River who has controlled the league for two whole years?
When the era of mid-lane supremacy returned, he remained the supreme ruler of this Rift.
The chains took effect, imprisoning him on the spot.
Because the early game was too intense, both sides had low health. The moment the chains trapped Zed, Fore's health had already dropped below the critical point.
Flash was his last chance to save his life.
Lin Jiang calmly applied his Q skill and Ignite. Just as Lin Jiang's health was about to drop below zero, Fore used Flash at the last second.
He landed with a "thud" and thought he was safe.
The next second, a Lee Sin's Q skill flew out of the bush.
not good!
Their jungler is here!
Fore's fingers reacted instantly; he dodged Lee Sin's Q skill and survived once again!
This near-death experience left all the viewers on the edge of their seats, and the commentator started praising Fore: "Fore's skills are just too amazing! He actually managed to dodge that!"
But the next second, Ah Deng touched his eyes and came to the foot of the tower, then stopped moving and quietly resisted the tower.
Lin Jiang continued walking forward.
Narrator: "River still wants to kill? But the distance isn't enough!"
The tower's damage kept hitting Ah Deng, but he didn't waver and quietly tanked the tower damage for Lin Jiang.
The next second, Lin Jiang suddenly stepped forward with W, landed and flashed to get close, raised his hand and used QE, instantly triggering the mark effect and taking down Fore!
First Blood!
A Deng waited for Lin Jiang to finish the kill before leaving. Lin Jiang pressed W to return to his original position. He only took one hit from the tower and managed to solo kill the enemy Zed.
The scene instantly erupted in cheers!
Amidst Fore's brilliant maneuvers and escape, no one expected Lin Jiang's incredible solo kill to be even more spectacular!
The commentators on stage were frantically analyzing the situation: "Zed was about to leave, but River's Shadow Step was off cooldown, and he used W Flash to take down Zed!"
"Where's Fore's shadow clone? Has it cooled down yet?"
Yes, Fore's W skill was not fully off cooldown at all; strictly speaking, it was 0.8 seconds short.
Zed's W skill has a 20-second cooldown, while Lin Jiang's Shadow Shift skill has an 18-second cooldown.
Zed attacked a second before him, so Zed's skill cooldown was a second slower than Lin Jiang's!
On the field, every second counts.
A difference of just one second sealed Fore's fate.
The replay of the match finally revealed Lin Jiang's move.
His speed and slowness are relative; he controls the rhythm with both pauses and sharpness, taking psychology to its extreme.
Fore seemed like an overconfident prey in his eyes; even though he desperately tried to break free of the trap, he still couldn't escape the hunter's net.
Before the match started, many people assumed that Lin Jiang would be no match for Fore.
Even when he picked up the Enchantress, some people still thought that Lin Jiang was definitely not as good as Fore at playing assassins.
Unexpectedly, the outcome of the duel was completely opposite to their predictions. When Lin Jiang became ruthless, he was no gentler than Fore, and he even revealed the killing intent of a hunter's instinct.
Fore is a good player who rose from the bottom.
Ke Linjiang is also a hunter who was reborn from a desperate situation.
The match was almost as exciting as the World Championship, with viewers calling it a visual feast and commenting that LPL's mid laners are incredibly strong this year!
After some comparison, many viewers in the live chat said that only Alike's strength was fake.
At this moment, Alike, who was watching the live broadcast of the game, got up, kicked a chair, cursed, and turned to leave the training room.
The coach asked him, "What are you doing? We're still in preparation, you're not allowed to leave!"
Alike wouldn't listen at all. Before leaving, he threw him a parting shot: "Deduct it if you want, punish me if you want, and I'll let you complain if you want."
The coach was so angry that his face turned ashen.
This guy keeps saying he doesn't rely on his brother, but in reality, without his brother, he wouldn't even be able to get into KUG.
He was so angry that his hands were shaking. He wrote a short essay and hesitated when he was about to send it to the person in charge.
Alike is the big boss's cousin; the entire KUG belongs to his family. If I want to stay in KUG, I absolutely cannot offend him.
He hesitated for a long time, but still deleted the short essay.
The coach sat back down and watched the live broadcast of the game again, only to find that OT had firmly grasped the rhythm of the game.
Lin Jiang is a man with undeniable talent.
If he hadn't tried to limit Lin Jiang's tactical role in KUG, he probably would have lost his authority in the team long ago.
It was frightening, but also genuinely admirable.
On the field, it's not just about talent and hard work; you also need exceptional intelligence and emotional stability.
On the field, Lin Jiang remained fearless when facing Fore, gaining an advantage in the lane and then starting to roam.
Initially, the advantage was small.
Then, in this fragmented rhythm, the game gradually shifted towards overtime (OT).
By the time YIG realized how difficult the game was, they were already 3,000 gold behind.
There was only one person killed from beginning to end, so how did OT manage to gain an economic advantage?
The audience looked closely at the data on the field with doubt, and then made a surprising discovery.
Lin Jiang maintained a slight advantage in the mid lane, taking down two tower plates from the opponent. Then, after A Deng secured the Rift Herald, he successfully took down two more.
Song Zhixu, in the top lane, used his teleportation advantage to slowly control the minion wave, causing the opponent to fall behind in last hits by a full 30 CS.
The bottom laner, Chenju, kept pressuring the opponent, and YIG's bottom laner could only play defensively and farm, falling behind by 20 CS and two tower plates.
OT controlled the entire game's tempo, and even YIG's strongest point was put at a disadvantage by Lin Jiang in the laning phase.
The subsequent game unfolded as predicted by the commentators: OT maintained their advantage, gradually pushing the pawns forward and securing the first game victory.
What is the biggest fear of a bayonet?
It's a slow-moving knife.
They'll drain your blood without you even realizing it, and by the time you realize you want to fight back, you'll no longer have the strength to lift a knife.
In the lounge, Li Qian finally smiled with satisfaction. Fang Luxing next to him kept praising Li Qian for his accurate judgment of people, and then praised Lin Jiang for his exceptional performance today.
"An extraordinary performance?" Li Qian could only laugh.
This was just Lin Jiang's normal performance.
It seems this old fox is very good at hiding his true colors; even his coach, who works with him day and night, can't see his full face.
After losing the first game, YIG decisively banned Lin Jiang's LeBlanc in the second game, and even played a flex pick midway through, using Lucian to counter Lin Jiang's Galio.
Furthermore, YIG's jungler and support synergy was too skillful, and OT unfortunately lost this game.
In the third game, OT picked first, so YIG had to ban LeBlanc and Lucian.
Fore, undeterred, seized the opportunity again.
Lin Jiang's Galio was released again this time, and he took it without hesitation, ending the game with a nightmare of global support.
Fore played Zed very well, but he couldn't stop Lin Jiang's support. With Lin Jiang's precise timing, both top and bottom lanes were carried to victory.
The jungle-support synergy was easily countered by Galio. Lin Jiang's Galio performance completely shut down the opposing team, making them afraid to let him play again.
After three games, OT reached match point.
The key point is still with LeBlanc.
With LeBlanc neither banned nor allowed, Fore made a bold decision: "First pick LeBlanc."
He still wanted to try again.
Upon seeing this, Mao Zedong blurted out, "The F Emperor is finished."
Comments: What happened?
"Lin Jiang plays LeBlanc so well, who do you think can outplay him with LeBlanc?"
Upon closer reflection, it does seem to make sense.
When your favorite hero is picked by the opponent, you know exactly what their damage, cooldowns, and combos are.
Fore wants to use LeBlanc to outplay Lin Jiang unless he plays her even better than Lin Jiang.
Ke Linjiang's LeBlanc skin is internationally certified; he is the first person in China to own the LeBlanc champion skin.
The next second, OT immediately revealed Zed, the Master of Shadows.
A gasp erupted from the audience, and the commentators were also impressed by Lin Jiang's courage: "Both sides swapped the heroes they picked in the first game. Is River trying to play a tutorial game?"
The so-called "teaching game" is about using a hero that the opponent cannot defeat to turn the tables and defeat the opponent.
It usually only happens between two players with a significant difference in skill level.
Lin Jiang wants to turn the tables on the teaching bureau, unless his strength truly overwhelms F Emperor.
Fore was enraged by Lin Jiang's arrogance. Very well, he hadn't felt this excited in many years.
Let's see what Lin Jiang can do.
Both sides skipped the level 1 team fight and went straight to their lanes.
The level 1 LeBlanc has a long range and a mobility advantage, so Lin Jiang doesn't engage her head-on.
Just wait for the minion to be low on health, then use Q to finish it off.
Fore was trying to replicate Lin Jiang's play from the first game. The moment he raised his hand to cast W, Lin Jiang retreated. If he dared to come up again, he would have given him a shuriken.
Forced by the pressure from the minion wave, Fore abandoned his killing intent.
He secured level 2 and immediately stepped forward, intending to wear down Lin Jiang's combo.
Lin Jiang actually replicated his gameplay from the first game! He instantly killed minions, leveled up to level 2 in a flash, and switched positions in an instant!
But when it came to turning around, he made a completely different move.
Instead of turning around to attack his double Q, he stood among the minions, probing Fore's options from both sides.
At this point, Fore could only apply a mark that couldn't be triggered. He couldn't go back or escape, and ultimately he still had to take the damage from both Qs.
At this point, many people have figured it out.
Fore's Enchantress was not superior to Lin Jiang's; from beginning to end, his movements were under Lin Jiang's control.
Lin Jiang's fate might be more severe than Fore's, because he clearly made a choice that was more advantageous to himself!
In a battle between masters, the outcome can be decided in an instant.
Perhaps Fore had held onto a sliver of hope before, but now he understood that Lin Jiang's control over the Demoness had become abnormally extreme.
He had never witnessed Lin Jiang at his peak and could not imagine his former glory.
But in those two matches just now, he clearly saw just how terrifying Lin Jiang was back then!
Both sides advanced to level 3, and Lin Jiang's suppressive power became even stronger.
Fore decisively acknowledged his shortcomings and then reborn in another way.
He remained silent, focusing his attention on the OT bot lane.
This change pleased the commentator: "As expected of F-Emperor, he can be flexible and adaptable. If I can't beat you in lane, I won't lane against you. I'll find another lane for you."
Forcing Fore out was Lin Jiang's first step.
This step can break YIG's jungler-support synergy.
The second step is to defeat them in skirmishes.
As the mid and jungle players from both sides rushed to the bottom lane, the commentators on stage erupted in excitement: "All four players from both sides have arrived, and a 4v4 battle is about to begin at the Dragon Pit!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than YIG's support player launched the first attack.
At the same time, the top laners on both sides activated teleportation!
The commentators erupted in cheers again: "It's 5v5! This is a 5v5 team fight! My God, this is insane!"
Few teams dare to start a 5v5 team fight during the first dragon fight; it just goes to show how incredibly strong both teams were today!
Both sides are villains!
During the four seconds of the teleportation, Lin Jiang and Fore almost simultaneously switched positions.
Fore instantly killed Shenju. Shenju, who was dealing damage, realized the danger and used Flash without hesitation to dodge the crucial chain, successfully escaping with low health.
Lin Jiang immediately used W, Flash, and his ultimate skill, simultaneously dodging the enemy support's crowd control skills and instantly killing the enemy AD upon landing!
Using two more teleportation techniques, he dodged two crucial skills in succession and successfully returned to Ah Deng's side.
Someone even tried to kill Lin Jiang, but Ah Deng kicked them away!
The top laners from both sides landed at the same time, triggering another team fight!
Fore had lost the initiative and could only retreat. During this time, the low-health Shenju unleashed a barrage of attacks, reducing their health to near zero.
Once his skills were off cooldown, Fore was ready to fight again. Just as he was about to enter the fray, a dark shadow flashed by. He instinctively dodged to avoid the intersection of his two Qs.
Then, to everyone's horror, Lin Jiang suddenly returned to the starting point and landed a double Q attack!
this--!
Fore's pupils trembled!
The "Double Q" combo involves using Zed's W to turn around and change the direction of his Q skill, causing the two Q skills to overlap and deal double damage!
This move demands an absolutely incredible level of hand speed!
I tried many times in the training camp, and the success rate was only 40% at most. How did Lin Jiang succeed on the first try?
The sharp blade fell to the ground, and blood splattered everywhere.
After killing LeBlanc, Zed left behind the words: "Survival of the fittest."
He strode away.
The screen turned black and white, clearly reflecting Fore's trembling pupils.
He always thought he had mastered all his assassin heroes to an unparalleled level, and even after being solo killed by Lin Jiang's LeBlanc, he still didn't believe that Lin Jiang was truly superior to him.
But just now, that was the main body with double Q.
But it forced him to admit it!
The scene kept replaying in his mind. Jie seemed to have come to life in Lin Jiang's hands, and every move he made was full of human intelligence.
He even couldn't help but wonder if he had truly mastered the champion Zed.
What exactly are the trigger conditions for the main body's double Q?
What exactly did Lin Jiang learn from Jie?
Too many questions loomed over the arena, like a huge shadow that crushed Fore's proud confidence.
He couldn't help but imagine it with horror.
Was Lin Jiang at his peak several times more terrifying than he is now?
After the team fight ended, YIG was wiped out, and OT had Lin Jiang and Shen Ju left with low health. They naturally took the dragon and cleared the minion wave.
Slow and methodical, methodical.
It was as if they were enjoying a feast after a victory.
YIG……
They can't even beat OT?
The scene suddenly fell silent as everyone held their breath and watched this epic showdown.
After this team fight, YIG seemed to have lost all their strength and dared not initiate fights again, while OT advanced triumphantly and crushed their opponents.
The result of the match was something Lao Mao had predicted long ago. He said, "Lin Jiang, that old fox, must have tested F Emperor's strength before daring to pick this hero. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have picked it like that."
From the moment Lin Jiang took out the robbery, it meant that Fore was no match for him at all.
Use vision control, Flash + W to close the distance, and then initiate with your ultimate.
He instantly killed the AD carry with three Qs, then turned and strode away.
The entire killing process took less than 2 seconds. The opposing AD only had time to use a heal before dying on the spot.
Lin Jiang smiled slowly in front of the camera.
It was as if it was telling Fore that this was the true way to play Shadow Master—
To kill without leaving a trace.
The match wasn't over yet, but YIG's defeat was already sealed.
Fore's forehead was covered in cold sweat; it was the first time he had ever felt that a match could be this agonizing.
When you go from being the hunter to the prey, the feeling of fighting with all your might and having no chance to fight back makes every nerve pound.
Lin Jiang has changed.
His playing style—
It exudes an aura of hell.
Fore had also crawled out of hell back then, so he was very familiar with him, and Lin Jiang also had a similar scent.
Having come so close to hell, I understand the taste of defeat better than anyone else. The battle for dignity is also a battle for survival.
The blade is sharp, and the fight will only stop when blood is drunk.
In the final team fight, Fore tried his best to kill Chenju, but Chenju once again dodged with a flash!
Is this the hand speed of a young AD carry?
He could sense that Shenju was an underrated player.
The moment he landed, Fore sensed his fate.
We lost...
YIG has lost completely...!
The numbness traveled from his fingers to his heart. Watching his teammates fall one by one and the crystal slowly shatter, Fore helplessly accepted it all.
Amidst deafening applause and glaring lights.
He looked at Lin Jiang again, still unable to understand what had changed in Lin Jiang.
He saw a side of hell within his Buddha-nature.
During the handshake, Fore gripped Lin Jiang's hand tightly and couldn't help but ask him, "What is the probability of you triggering the dual Q of the main body?"
Lin Jiang smiled, leaned down and whispered a few words in his ear, then got up and left.
Fore was completely stiff.
Looking at Lin Jiang, who was shining brightly on the stage and bowing to the audience, I could hear him say again: "One hundred percent".
Just how fast do you need to be to trigger it 100% of the time...?
After defeating YIG, Lin Jiang's fans went absolutely crazy!
They had already prepared for Lin Jiang to be thoroughly defeated and lose the match.
They even prepared a strategy for what to do after losing the game, but he was still frowning and thinking about how to win the gauntlet and go to the world championship.
As a result, Lin Jiang's two teaching moves brought him back to his peak two years ago!
Many longtime fans still vividly remember just how fierce Lin Jiang was at his peak. Lin Jiang was the first mid-laner who could even convince LCK fans!
If he can truly return to his peak form, winning another championship is not impossible!
The screams from the audience drowned out the commentary, and the live chat was buzzing with excitement. Whether or not they were fans of Lin Jiang, everyone was thrilled by this performance.
It's important to understand that the LPL hasn't produced a decent mid-laner in many years! They're all hoping for a second Lin Jiang who can lead them to victory against the LCK!
As it turned out, the second Lin Jiang didn't arrive; instead, he himself returned!
Could there be anything more exciting than this?
Seeing the results of the competition, Lao Mao was overjoyed, exclaiming that he saw Lin Jiang from back then again, and then immediately gave away 20,000 yuan in red envelopes to his fans.
As he drew lots from fans, he exclaimed, "It's not easy, it really isn't easy. So many players fall from grace and never recover. I'm so lucky to have seen Lin Jiang climb out of that hole in my lifetime! Lin Jiang is a blessing for the entire LPL! Come on, let's draw lots!"
The lottery dial keeps spinning, just like the scene of the fan lottery right now.
The final shot showed a lucky fan going on stage to take a photo with their favorite contestant.
Lin Jiang remains as popular as ever, with most of the fans who went on stage specifically to see him.
Shen Ju also has his own detractors, and the light sticks they brought him even had his derogatory nickname on them? He reluctantly took a photo with his "haters".
Then Song Zhixu also gained some die-hard fans who made a bold statement to witness his growth, and A Deng and Zhou Wen were also gradually being noticed.
Lin Jiang smiled happily while taking the photo and made a peace sign with his hand.
Shen Ju subconsciously put his left hand on his shoulder, and A Deng subconsciously leaned towards him on his right. Song Zhixu, that bum, even tried to join in the fun from the very edge. Only Zhou Wen was honestly taking photos with the fans.
The final image captured everyone in this photograph.
The deafening music from the live stream contrasted sharply with the quiet office.
He Gu was getting water, his phone was on the table with the speakerphone on, showing his mother's number talking to him.
"Be home by 9 a.m. tomorrow. Don't say you're busy with work; the family dinner is the most important thing. No matter how busy you are, don't be more than ten minutes late. Remember to spend time with your grandma as soon as you get home. She said yesterday that she missed you a little. Watch the weather forecast with her for a while, and don't show any impatience even if you do. After that, come upstairs to find me. I've prepared the gifts for your uncles and aunts. Please check them in advance so you don't get the wrong ones. Oh, and your dad will be back this afternoon. Go to his study and have a chat with him. Be mindful of your manners at dinner tonight. Don't bring back the etiquette you wore at the banquet outside; I don't like it."
He Gu absentmindedly hummed in agreement. This precise yet suffocating schedule was a daily routine for this family.
There was a pause on the phone. "Why is there so much noise? Are you watching the live broadcast of the game again? Didn't I tell you it's okay to play around, but don't waste your time on that? You're so young, you have so many things waiting for you to do, why do you insist on doing a project that no one believes in? Do you know how embarrassed your dad was when your uncle and dad talked about you yesterday..."
Beautiful butterfly specimens were displayed in a transparent display case. He Gu gently opened it and took out a butterfly box that was now just a beautiful shell, devoid of life.
Their entire lives are destined to be observed; that is their entire value. Who cares about what they were like in life?
He gently opened the glass dome. Once the butterflies inside came into contact with the air, they gradually oxidized and changed color. Just before they changed color, he finally saw their most beautiful colors.
There was a brief pause on the phone, then she started blaming him again: "You're getting more and more disobedient as you grow up. You were so well-behaved when you were little."
He Gu took the butterfly specimen out of the box. Its wings were firmly fixed to the wooden block with eight nails, showing its beauty in the moment before death.
"Mom, can I not come home for dinner tomorrow?"
"You're not coming back? Tomorrow's a family dinner, your uncle and aunt will be there, and you're not coming back? Do you know what you're saying?"
He Gu knew that "the family dinner was meaningless to me. Neither my father's perspective nor my uncle's knowledge of the industry was of any help to me."
"Your dad has been investing for so many years, and you..."
“Mom,” he interrupted her, “I invest in emerging industries that take a long time to pay off, so you won’t be interested.”
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then it became unbearable: "Ahu, who taught you to speak so rudely? Is this how you talk to your mother? A family dinner is a family dinner; it's only a family dinner when everyone is together. It's not about discussing your shady investments. You have to come back tomorrow. If you don't, you can forget about pursuing any of your hobbies!"
"Beep beep beep—"
He Gu's eyes were cold as he slowly crushed the butterfly he had taken out into his palm. Its wings crumbled into beautiful phosphorescent powder, and the silver needles that held it in place finally fell off one by one.
The sound of the live broadcast of the game echoed in the empty high-rise office.
This was an interview with Lin Jiang. When he mentioned those two teaching bureaus, there was an undisguised gleam in his eyes.
"The past is the past. What I want to do most now is to live my future well, and I hope that one day my future will be even more brilliant than my past."
I hope that one day our future will be even brighter than our past.
He Gu never took those youthful jokes and so-called idealism seriously, but Lin Jiang was taking it one step at a time to realize it.
Is it ridiculous?
It seems that people without dreams are more ridiculous.
He Gu stood in front of the wide-open window, letting the strong wind outside blow out the cigarette in his hand.
He took a deep drag; the smoke was too strong.
Looking out at the night, he had never felt so clearly that Lin Jiang was going in the opposite direction from him.
Pick up your phone and carefully dial the other party's number.
While waiting, he kept thinking about what to say to him, but the moment the call connected, all that was left was a slight tremor in his heart.
He lowered his head like a loser and called him softly, "Lin Jiang."
It was very noisy on the other end, as if the call had been accidentally pressed, and no one responded.
He heard someone talking to him: "Captain, where's my backpack? Didn't you get it for me?"
Lin Jiang retorted, "Take it yourself, you're so spoiled."
The person started to whine, "Captain, you're my good captain, what's wrong with indulging me a little..."
Then a girl's voice said, "Everything is ready, you can go back now!"
Lin Jiang suddenly raised his voice: "Where's Chen Ju? He's been in the toilet for so long, did he fall in? Song Zhixu, go to the toilet and bring him back..."
He Gu abruptly ended the call.
Then the sound stopped, and a dead silence loop ensued.
He seemed to see Lin Jiang from back then, busy in the team, but occasionally looking up at him and giving him a clean smile.
He actually lost Lin Jiang, a man like that.
He gripped his phone tightly, opened the drawer, and found it filled with photos of Lin Jiang.
He took out a thick stack of papers, then suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately dialed the front desk: "Who came to my office today?"
Lin Jiang, on the other side, finally had time to check his phone. He walked in line while scrolling through messages on his phone.
Suddenly, a hand reached out from above and snatched his phone away. Shen Ju said, a mix of smugness and fear, "Didn't you say that looking at your phone while walking will make you go blind?"
Lin Jiang asked him seriously, "Aren't you afraid of getting your hand broken if you try to steal my phone?"
Shen Ju realized what was happening and immediately started running.
Lin Jiang sprang forward and delivered a strangulation blow, then chuckled and pinched his cheek: "Little dog, haven't you eaten? Why are you running so slowly? Give me back my phone right now."
Shen Ju's ears turned slightly red as he coolly handed the phone back to him.
Seeing Lin Jiang smiling so happily, he couldn't help but feel happy too, and then said, half aggrieved and half complaining, "Captain, you have double standards."
Lin Jiang grabbed his neck, "Our official ranks are different, and you're telling me this..."
This scene was captured by a passing fan and posted online, quickly going viral.
Although only his back was visible and his expression was not shown, Shen Ju deliberately bent his neck to accommodate Lin Jiang, which netizens found endearing.
Shenju's fans even shared their own experiences—
Based on my years of experience raising dogs, Shen Gou is definitely interested in Lin Jiang!
Wow, this mad dog is finally going to fall in love!
[This guy's amazing, he even dared to date Lin Jiang?]
[What? Younger man/older woman? Holy crap.]
[Is Shen Ju going crazy?]
[Yes, that's very impressive.]
Lin Jiang's fans: [???]
Can't they wait until their hair grows fully before trying to woo their white moonlight?
As OT entered the finals, many related terms trended on social media, and the CP (couple) hashtag for Lin Jiang and Shen Ju also quietly climbed to the top.
Lin Jiang woke up early in the morning and saw the message from Mao Zedong.
Old Mao: Holy crap, buddy? You didn't go to the OT for Chen Ju, did you? Why is everyone online saying you and Chen Ju are dating?
Lin Jiang: ?
Lin Jiang: No, who said that?
Then Lao Mao posted a link, which contained almost entirely photos of Lin Jiang taken secretly outside the club.
He and Shen Ju were photographed many times at different times, wearing different clothes, in the same place. Each time it was late at night and only the two of them were there, which did look quite ambiguous.
The headline reads in bold letters: Surely there are people who don't know that Lin Jiang went to work overtime for Shen Ju?
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