Tong Yao smoothed her hair, took a deep breath, and opened her door before knocking on the next one—Little Fatty answered. Inside, Xiao Rui and the others were sitting around chatting about tomorrow's opponents and possible team compositions.
At the first glance of Tong Yao, Little Fatty immediately blocked the doorway with his body, asking, "Where's the captain?"
As he spoke, his eyes kept darting toward Tong Yao’s neck. Sensing this, she panicked and raised a hand to cover her neck, trying to sound composed. "He's showering. Sent me to grab his underwear."
"..." Little Fatty thought for a moment, then whispered just loud enough for her to hear, "Red underwear, to celebrate?"
"Celebrate what?"
"Devouring the e-sports world’s national sweetheart, leaving no scraps behind... upgrading from the e-sports world’s national dad to the e-sports world’s national son-in-law?" Little Fatty sighed. "What a beast!"
Tong Yao’s face burned crimson. She watched as Little Fatty turned to rummage through Lu Sicheng’s suitcase, pulling out a pair of jeans, a black T-shirt, and black underwear, shoving them into her hands. Clutching the clothes, she muttered, "We didn’t do anything."
"Have you looked in the mirror?"
"..."
"Go take a look." Little Fatty smiled kindly. "If I were the captain, I wouldn’t let you step outside where any male creature could see you right now."
Tong Yao didn’t dare say another word. Hugging Lu Sicheng’s clothes, she bolted back to her room. As she left, she heard Xiao Rui ask from inside, "What are you two whispering about? Where’s the captain? Did he drown in the shower?" She didn’t catch Little Fatty’s reply because she’d already slammed her door shut—loudly.
Meanwhile.
Inside the room.
The sound of running water came from the bathroom. Tong Yao dragged over a small stool, placed Lu Sicheng’s clothes by the bathroom door, then sat cross-legged with her back to it, fiddling with her phone—
[ZGDX、smiling: Almost hit a home run.]
[Midnight Angler-Crazy Fisherman: ………………………… Where?]
[ZGDX、smiling: Hotel. My bed. Aunt Flo arrived just in time for an emergency brake.]
[Midnight Angler-Crazy Fisherman: Aunt Flo is a legend. My heart aches for poor Cheng Ge…]
[ZGDX、smiling: That’s not the issue, aaaaaaaaaah I’m so embarrassed!]
[Midnight Angler-Crazy Fisherman: Embarrassed my ass… Back in my day at your age, some high school brat climbed into my room at night, claiming he ‘failed his finals and was depressed,’ promised he’d just hold me and do nothing. Next thing I knew, he did everything and kept at it all night. The next day, I limped to his school only to find out he always fails his finals—depressed my ass—]
[ZGDX、smiling: Never would’ve guessed Ai Jia was that kind of person.]
[Midnight Angler-Crazy Fisherman: Right? These days he’s so well-behaved his mom thinks he’s got a split personality. She wakes up from sweet dreams every day, praying her little brat hits legal age soon to marry a virtuous wife like me.]
[Midnight Angler-Crazy Fisherman: Also, if Cheng Ge’s reliable, no harm in a test run… What if he’s all looks and no performance—] 【ZGDX、Smiling: At least an iPhone 6.】
【Midnight Angler - Crazy Fisherman: Length, width, height?】
【ZGDX、Smiling: Width... AHHHHHHHHHH stop asking already!】
【Midnight Angler - Crazy Fisherman: WTF, you brought up the comparison yourself and now you're getting shy?】
【Midnight Angler - Crazy Fisherman: Length then?】
【ZGDX、Smiling: Uhh... a folding ruler?】
【Midnight Angler - Crazy Fisherman: ………………………… Have you ever been to school, my dude? A folding ruler is at least 30 cm! Are you kidding me?! Does he wrap that thing around his waist when walking normally?】
【ZGDX、Smiling: ……………… I was just saying, it’s definitely longer than a regular ruler!】
【Midnight Angler - Crazy Fisherman: Oh wow, how would you know that?】
【ZGDX、Smiling: Because I touched...】
【ZGDX、Smiling: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!!!】
【Midnight Angler - Crazy Fisherman: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!】
Amid Jin Yang’s uncontrollable laughter, the bathroom door opened.
A man, bare-chested with a towel wrapped around his waist, nudged aside the small chair blocking the bathroom door with his foot and walked straight to the girl sitting on the bed with her back to him. Water droplets from his hair fell onto the nape of her lowered neck. When she shuddered violently and turned around in confusion, he took the opportunity to lean down and kiss her lips.
"Who were you talking to?"
Lu Sicheng spoke while glancing at the phone in her hand. By the time Tong Yao realized and frantically tried to block his view, it was already too late—the man smirked faintly. "You had quite the experience from that one touch, huh?"
Tong Yao’s face flushed crimson. She shot up from the bed, only to immediately sit back down with a pained expression when the sudden movement made her stomach ache. "Go put some clothes on! What kind of pervert just walks around like that?"
"Stomachache?" Lu Sicheng bent down to look at her.
Tong Yao pushed his face away. "Headache. Worse. Turn around, don’t look at me."
Seeing her frown as if she really wasn’t feeling well, Lu Sicheng couldn’t bring himself to tease her anymore. He patted her head and decided to ask Xiao Rui to change their dinner plans from Japanese to Korean—Japanese food was mostly raw and cold, and she wouldn’t be able to eat much in her current state.
Lost in thought, he went to change.
By the time he finished and turned around, Tong Yao was leaning over the vanity, applying concealer to her neck.
Five minutes later, Xiao Rui knocked on the door under the urging of the starving team members. Tong Yao and Lu Sicheng stepped out one after the other.
Xiao Rui: "Were you two making babies in there? Took you long enough!"
Lu Sicheng checked his watch. "An hour."
Xiao Rui: "Not long?"
Lu Sicheng shot him a glance. "You finish making babies in just an hour?"
Xiao Rui: "..."
Tong Yao kicked Lu Sicheng from behind.
The team marched downstairs in a grand procession. By the time they boarded the bus, the sun was nearly set, and a light breeze had picked up. Noticing Tong Yao was still in her team’s short-sleeved uniform and shorts, Lu Sicheng worried she might catch a chill. Without a second thought, he handed her the jacket he was holding.Tong Yao didn't think much and was about to put on the jacket when she turned her head and noticed a few young girls not far away pointing their phones in their direction—probably having spotted the China Telecom Team's vehicle waiting here earlier...
Tong Yao froze mid-motion with one sleeve half on.
At this moment, Lu Sicheng, who had already boarded the car, noticed her delay and turned back. Leaning halfway out while gripping the car door, he asked expressionlessly, "What's taking so long?"
Tong Yao took off his jacket and hugged it to her chest, looking up somewhat nervously. "Fans saw us."
Lu Sicheng glanced around and immediately spotted the girls with their phones raised. After a brief pause, he withdrew his gaze and looked down at Tong Yao calmly. "So what if they saw? Put the jacket on before you catch a cold."
"......"
Tong Yao tightened her grip on the man's jacket. After hesitating, she finally mustered the courage under Lu Sicheng's steady gaze and put it on properly—
Lu Sicheng extended his hand. Tong Yao bit her lower lip, grasped his large hand, and hopped onto the car.
The moment she stepped inside, she heard faint commotion behind her.
She paid no attention, not even bothering to look back.
......
During dinner that evening, Tong Yao sensed this matter wouldn't end quietly.
Sure enough, halfway through the meal, Jin Yang sent her a Forum link with an emphasized note: Wasn't me who posted it.
Clicking the link, the title alone made the piece of meat in Tong Yao's mouth slide down her throat abruptly. The burning sensation made her drop her chopsticks and stand up, grabbing a glass of water to chug in one go. Gasping for breath with teary eyes, she finally noticed the entire table staring at her—
Tong Yao: "......"
She sat back down.
The Forum post's title read:
【「Topic」Are China Telecom's dual carries already together? Always felt something was off—as a girl, I believe eyes don't lie.】
The main post contained no text, just a series of high-definition, watermark-free photos—
First, during an MVP interview mentioning Tong Yao, Lu Sicheng praised "She's strong," his eyes lowered with rare softness at the corners, lips curved in a faint smile;
The classic gif where Lu Sicheng scooped Tong Yao up after Little Fatty stepped on her shoes was indispensable;
Their first movie theater outing when fans spotted them—Tong Yao slightly frowning while looking up at Lu Sicheng;
During the match against Great Qing Team, Tong Yao being relentlessly ganked by Xu Tailun mid-lane, her face anxious, while Lu Sicheng unconsciously turned to look at her during the game;
During another match, Tong Yao watching YQCB Team's game from the audience with Jin Yang, her head tilted up toward the broadcast screen—meanwhile, far across the crowd, Lu Sicheng leaned against the player tunnel exit with arms crossed, his handsome features calm and gentle as he gazed at her from afar;
Today at Demacia Cup, amidst the crowd focused on the match, the two whispering secretly—likely sharing something amusing, with Tong Yao smiling with squinted eyes while Lu Sicheng's lips quirked slightly, Old K looking displeased beside them;
The final set:
Today, outside the hotel.
First photo: The man standing by the car, hand braced on the door as he leaned halfway out, head lowered—his flawless profile captured perfectly by the DSLR camera, gaze tender; Below, the girl hugging a dark blue jacket, looking up to meet his eyes;Second image: The girl lowered her head and put on the oversized men's jacket she had been clutching earlier—clearly meant for someone much taller.
Third image: The man reached out a hand toward her.
Fourth image: The girl took his hand.
Second floor, OP's summary—
[OP:
Clues can be hidden, but the way someone looks at another person doesn’t lie—
I’ve watched Chessman’s matches for three and a half years, from LCK to LPL. I might not fully understand the game, but I’m more confident than anyone about this man: that kind of gaze, so tender it could wring out water, has never appeared in three and a half years—until now, and it’s only for his team’s Mid Laner.
Either these two are absolutely together, or Cheng Ge is pining for Smiling. One of these two answers is correct—there’s no third option.
Take your pick.
That’s all.
If I’m wrong, I’ll livestream eating shit. ]
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