"Ahhhh! We won!" Ye Xiaofan shouted excitedly.
Pei Yan's serious expression faded, and a smile appeared on his face. He reached out and rubbed Qiao Ran's head familiarly: "Well done."
"Xiao Qiao can brag about this move for a whole year!" Zhao Jie couldn't help but applaud him.
Sun Kai also joked about himself, and also dragged his other two teammates into it: "That's... compared to the delicious operation I'm waiting for, it's a world of difference."
"What are you doing? You're such a bummer... The captain hasn't even started scolding anyone yet, and you're here first..."
"Do you think you can escape just by winning the game? Wait for the captain to settle the score with you tomorrow." Sun Kai knew Pei Yan too well.
If it weren't for Qiao Ran's victory today, Pei Yan might have scolded them all the way back to the base from backstage! Or maybe he would just stay up all night, like last time, or even worse!
"Let's worry about tomorrow's things tomorrow. We won the game today, so let's enjoy ourselves today! Let's have fun first!" Zhao Jie's mood was better now.
Ye Xiaofan also said: "I will definitely continue to work hard in the future, but it doesn't matter if I win the championship, I can be happy for now..."
…
"Okay, don't be discouraged. We did our best." Mickey patted his teammates on the shoulders and consoled himself. "Second place isn't bad at all! We'll just keep trying next time..."
Mumu kept looking in the direction of Qiao Ran across from him and muttered quietly, "No wonder NSD chose her... She's really amazing..."
As a support as well, Mumu was convinced this time.
Switching roles and thinking about it, if he was using Sun Bin to defend the tower today, he might not be able to do what Qiao Ran did...
It seems that he still has a lot of room for improvement and learning.
…
Qiao Ran seemed to have not yet completely recovered from the intense competition. His palms were still sweating, and his fingertips were slightly numb from the frantic use of skills at the end.
Pei Yan leaned slightly to block the camera, reached out and took Qiao Ran's hand, squeezing it: "Thank you for your hard work, our Qiao Shen."
When Qiao Ran came to his senses, his first reaction was that he might be caught on camera, so he wanted to pull his hand out of Pei Yan's hand.
Pei Yan would never agree: "Don't worry, I'm blocking it. The camera will only think we are talking, not our hands."
Qiao Ran was happy to have won the game, and after hearing what Pei Yan said, he finally let loose for once. He let his hands hang down and stopped moving, allowing Pei Yan to secretly hold their hands.
The warmth in Pei Yan's palm made Qiao Ran feel extremely at ease and secretly happy.
In this game, Qiao Ran deservedly won the MVP.
After returning to the backstage lounge, before Qiao Ran had time to sit down and rest, the staff came over to inform her to go to the front for an interview.
Qiao Ran looked at Pei Yan, hoping that he could accompany her. She really couldn't handle the interview process.
Pei Yan smiled and shook his head. He didn't plan to accompany Qiao Ran this time. His little girl had to learn to grow up on her own.
"Can you wait for me for a moment? I'll be there soon." Qiao Ran greeted the staff and planned to ask Pei Yan again.
The staff nodded and said they would wait outside.
"Captain...I really don't know what to say in this interview..."
"Just answer whatever they ask. You can't drag me along for interviews after you win MVP, right?" Pei Yan unscrewed the water cup and handed it to Qiao Ran. "Drink some water to moisten your throat and you can go. Don't be nervous. They generally won't have any tricky questions. Just treat it as a live stream, interacting with your fans."
Qiao Ran knew that Pei Yan had made his decision and no matter how much she said, it would not change the situation. She could only bite the bullet and leave with the staff.
"Captain, with Xiao Qiao's personality, are you really confident in letting her go alone? She seemed to be very exhausted from the competition just now. She will be nervous during the interview later. I hope she won't faint again." Zhao Jie was still vivid in his mind as he looked at Qiao Ran, feeling a little worried.
"Not really. Xiao Ran just had a fever last time. Don't exaggerate." Sun Kai felt that Zhao Jie was exaggerating.
Pei Yan thought about it, but still followed him out with some concern.
However, he did not follow Qiao Ran to the interview location, but waited for Qiao Ran outside so that he could see him as soon as Qiao Ran finished the interview.
......
"Let's turn the camera to our MVP today, Qiao Ran!" The host was still very enthusiastic. "Is Qiao Shen satisfied with his performance today?"
Qiao Ran stood there stiffly, not knowing which camera to look at. She swallowed and said, "It's... okay..."
"Alright? Master Qiao is still too modest. Everyone saw that quad kill at the end; it was a true spectacle!" The experienced host could tell Qiao Ran was nervous at first glance. "Master Qiao, don't be nervous. Let's talk about something lighter. For example, have you decided how to celebrate winning the Spring Split championship again?"
Qiao Ran shook his head honestly: "Our manager will arrange this, I don't need to worry about it."
Qiao Ran once again brought the topic to a halt...
The host scratched his head awkwardly. "Well... on behalf of all NSD fans, let me share some gossip. As the only female member of the team, everyone must be nice to you, Qiao Shen. What about you? Who are you closest to? Or who do you get along with the most privately?"
After hearing the question, Qiao Ran frowned unconsciously.
The host may have done it unintentionally because she is so difficult to communicate with, so he chose this topic.
But she couldn't answer casually, as a bad answer might bring trouble upon herself...
"Everyone really takes good care of me, but when we chat privately... I don't like chatting..."
Qiao Ran's eyes were quite sincere, and since she had been talking about the topic one after another, it was hard for the host not to believe her.
The host may believe it, but the audience may not.
[Qiao Ran's face is now full of "Let me go back!"]
"Qiao Ran doesn't interact with the other team members privately? Why am I so unconvinced? Didn't he go out with Pei Yan before?"
[Can I say she's good at pretending like this...]
[What are you pretending for? Anyone who has watched Xiao Qiao's livestream knows she doesn't like to talk. She even uses typing to criticize others!]
[I thought Qiao Qiao would nominate Pei Yan. It is well known that she is a fan of Pei Yan.]
......
The host asked Qiao Ran a few more symbolic questions and finally let him go.
Qiao Ran felt as if he had been pardoned. He lowered his head and looked at nothing, and walked quickly towards the lounge.
Fortunately, Pei Yan was quick-witted and grabbed Qiao Ran in one go.
"Captain?" Qiao Ran looked surprised. "Why are you here?"
Didn't you say you wouldn't accompany her?
"Zhao Jie was afraid you'd faint from nervousness, so I came to check on you." Pei Yan took advantage of the fact that no one was around and raised his hand to smooth over Qiao Ran's hair. "How is it? Is it not as difficult as you imagined?"
"Oh... don't mention it..." Qiao Ran muttered, "I don't even know how to answer the question the host asked... He must be pretty depressed too..."
"Take it slow. You'll get used to it after a few times." Pei Yan used Ye Xiaofan as an example. "Xiaofan used to be afraid of interviews, but now he can even talk trash in front of the camera."
In the lounge, Ye Xiaofan sneezed as expected.
"A-choo!" He rubbed his nose. "Who is thinking about me?"
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Watching Qiao Ran being interviewed on the screen, LC's assistant Xiao Wei crushed the empty beer can and threw it out cursing.
There was a metallic sound, and the can hit Money's feet as he came in.
"What's wrong? You're so angry..."
"Damn it! What kind of shit luck did NSD have? They actually won the championship again!" Xiao Wei's eyes were filled with resentment, and he wanted to destroy Qiao Ran immediately. "Now a bunch of idiots think that women can play games, what the hell!"
After Monkey King retired, Xiaowei took over as the captain. The new jungler was only average in ability, which led to their frequent defeats.
Xiaowei was very angry about this matter, and now when he saw his old rival win the championship, he must be extremely unhappy.
It's not that they haven't thought about taking unconventional approaches, but that's risky. Before doing so, they have to find out if there are any players on the opposing team who can definitely be won over.
However, none of the teams they encountered this time had targets they could attack.
"How's the investigation going on for me?" Xiaowei turned off the video, feeling increasingly upset the more he watched.
"I found out a little bit." Money was used to being Xiao Wei's lackey. "Qiao Ran's social connections are pretty simple. He doesn't have many friends. His parents are divorced, and his mother seems to have passed away. Before joining NSD, he lived alone and supported himself by live streaming."
"Is that all?" Xiaowei was obviously not very satisfied with the result that Money found.
"It seems her mother owed someone money before she died. This hasn't been confirmed yet. I need to give me some more time."
Xiaowei perked up when he heard this and pulled out a card from his bag. "Go check it for me right now! Just use my card wherever you need to spend money!"
Money took Xiaowei's card with a smile: "Okay, just wait for the good news."
"Qiao Ran, Pei Yan...ha..." Xiao Wei read the two names, and his malice became even stronger.
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Qiao Ran, who had no idea about the coming storm, was currently enjoying a big meal with the rest of the team to celebrate winning the championship again.
This time they didn't go to the restaurant, but ordered a bunch of barbecue food for takeout and started a barbecue party directly in the yard of the base.
Zhao Jie was busy at the grill with two skewers of meat, while Ye Xiaofan was helping to fan the fire.
Qiao Ran and Pei Yan were skewering skewers, while Sun Kai was processing fruits and other things.
Zhang Qian watched them from the side. Jiang Wenzhou held up the camera and kept changing the angle to take pictures of everyone. He would then select some to post on the official blog.
"Oh...it's really not easy..." Zhang Qian was filled with emotion at this moment. "After the World Championship ended last year, I never thought I would see a scene like today..."
"I have to say, keeping Qiao Ran was the best move we made." Jiang Wenzhou put down the camera.
"Yes." Zhang Qian looked at Qiao Ran with admiration in his eyes. "Who would have thought that this little girl could endure hardships and pressure, and have such great potential?"
"Come to think of it, on my way back just now, the club called me and told me they had arranged a separate interview for Qiao Ran."
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