| Marry Me, I'm Super Well-Behaved [Esports] (MARRY ME) |
Was... was his face really that red?
Ning Nanzhou's hand holding the book page froze. He wanted to find a mirror to check, but with Chi Yu right in front of him, he could only say with a straight face: "Is it?"
Drops of water still clung to Chi Yu's black hair, trickling down from his deep brow bone to his defined collarbone. In a voice lowered to a deep tone, he commented: "Your ears are red too."
Even though the other person had only mentioned it casually and immediately went back to reading materials, Ning Nanzhou's breath still hitched.
Could he have been found out?!
Ning Nanzhou didn't sleep well all night. In his drowsy state, he had a dream.
In the dream, he turned into a silver-white long-tailed sparrow and guarding a room full of Chi Yu merchandise, so happy that his tail feathers stood up. Then he was snatched away by a black snake.
What he feared most were snakes, especially black snakes like this one. He would be scared awake immediately.
When he woke up, it wasn't yet dawn outside, the window dark and gloomy. Ning Nanzhou wanted to get up and drink some water to calm his nerves, but found he couldn't move.
Thinking the bedsheet was trapped underneath him, he was about to pull it out when he looked down and saw Chi Yu buried against his neck.
He had just woken from a nightmare, so his mind was not fully clear yet. Seeing this scene, he felt nothing in particular—he just wanted to push the other away.
But Chi Yu was still asleep, and hold him even tighter. Because of his large movements, the other showed signs of waking.
His mind snapped awake instantly. If Chi Yu woke up and saw them hugging like this...
He could just disappear into a crack in the floor!
He had to maintain this position. Fortunately, Chi Yu only buried his head in the crook of his neck and didn’t do anything else.
Once the other had fallen back asleep, he slowly adjusted his posture.
During breakfast, he casually brought it up: “When will the bed in the next room be fixed? If it can’t be repaired, I’ll just replace it.”
“The furniture was bought in Italy, so repairs will take a bit longer.” Chi Yu poured him a glass of milk and narrowed his long, slender eyes. “Did you not sleep well last night?”
Of course, he hadn’t slept well QWQ.
But the reason was too embarrassing to say out loud, so he evasively replied, “It’s a bit inconvenient sleeping with two people.”
Chi Yu understood immediately. “I tend to sleepwalk. Did I do anything to you yesterday?”
So it was sleepwalking.
Ning Nanzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but then that relief turned into tension again.
If Chi Yu sleepwalks every day, how is he supposed to sleep???!
He prayed the bed would be fixed quickly and headed to school after breakfast.
After class, he secretly went back home to play games. When he opened the client, he was stunned.
【Oliver】Aren’t you going to zhao me?
【GZ Zhu Yao】I have Chi Shen’s autographed team jersey, wanna team up?
【CAT Qi Ming】I have Chi Shen’s S1 autograph
…
Why were so many people asking him to play Ranked Match?!
Aside from Oliver, who sounded like a heartbroken crybaby abandoned by a scumbag, everyone else thoughtfully brought autographed merchandise. Rejecting any of them felt like a stab to the heart.
In the end, he decided to take them one by one, starting with GZ team’s Zhu Yao.
Zhu Yao was sitting in the training room playing Ranked Match when he unexpectedly received South’s acceptance.
He knew star players like Oliver had already sent invites to South. He was just an unknown minor player—putting himself in the streamer’s shoes, he’d choose a star player too.
So he’d just joined the fun by sending a message, not really expecting a reply from South.
When he saw South’s response, he was so excited he couldn’t help sharing it in the group chat.
【GZ Zhu Yao】South agreed
He simply expressed his excitement, not expecting replies from the big shots in the group. But his message stirred up a wave of responses, and everyone started popping up.
【Oliver】Why won’t he hui me!!! Why won’t he hui me!!! Why won’t he hui me!!! Why won’t he hui me!!! Why won’t he hui me!!!
【CAT Qi Ming】The person above is hurting my eyes. Any tips for getting South to team up?
【Jin Bai】Same, asking for tips!
…
Zhu Yao had never received so many replies from big shots before, but he didn’t know why South had responded to him either. He racked his brains and concluded that the timing that day must have been particularly auspicious.
He closed the group chat and started playing Ranked Match with the young man.
However, their luck wasn’t great—right off the bat, they ran into the captain of the Lion team.
The Lion team’s full name is OAD, which has nothing to do with lions. They’re famous for their aggressive and fierce playstyle.
The Lion team's captain Qin Yubai happened to be Chi Yu's arch-rival. The two had joined the League almost back-to-back, but compared to the three-time champion Chi Yu who had achieved godlike status, Qin Yubai always seemed to lack that final bit of luck when it came to winning championships.
If Qin Yubai saw South's autograph, this fiercely aggressive Qin captain would probably enter a frenzied mode.
The livestream room shared the same concern.
[You ran into Captain Qin! Change your autograph quick!]
[Your husband's arch-rival is here]
[Lay low for now]
Ning Nanzhou recognized Qin Yubai's ID. He didn't know how many arguments he'd had with Qin Yubai's fans over the years that only calming down in the past two years.
Change his autograph? Not a chance.
Not only did he not change his autograph, he even changed his ID to "My Husband Three-time Champion."
[??? Son, you've got some nerve]
[Captain Qin is probably clenching his fists over there]
[Not even Chi Shen can save you now]
On the other side of the screen, the man with a buzz cut and fierce, rugged features turned to ask his team's mid laner: "Is Chi Yu married?"
The mid laner coughed while looking at the ID. Their captain was excellent in every way, except he took things too seriously.
He carefully phrased his response: "How could someone like Chi Yu get married? The internet culture is quite open these days. Many people call anyone they see 'husband,' it doesn't necessarily mean they have any relationship with Chi Yu."
Qin Yubai made an understanding sound, seeming somewhat disappointed.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yao was terrified out of his mind.
The Lion team's captain was notoriously fierce. South's behavior was nothing short of adding fuel to the fire. Please don't end up with a 0-16 score!
Qin Yubai wasn't in the habit of playing with premade teams, but the players matched on the World Server were all quite skilled. They quickly recognized Qin Yubai as the carry and played around him in the mid lane.
Qin Yubai's mid lane pressure was intense. His Gunnery Master flowed like water, accumulating a hundred last hit advantage in under thirty minutes.
Zhu Yao broke out in a cold sweat as the game progressed. Although GZ was a small team that struggled to make playoffs every year, that didn't mean he hadn't faced this kind of top-tier player before.
To this day, he had never won a single match against them.
At first he could maintain stable performance, but soon his mechanics began to deteriorate.
The mid lane first tower fell, followed by the second tower. They couldn't even defend the dragon anymore. Just when he thought this match was lost, South took down Qin Yubai's kill during the team fight!
The move happened so fast that Zhu Yao didn't see how it occurred, but the livestream audience saw it clearly.
[Two opponents threw skills at our son, but he not only dodged them but also used his ultimate to take out Qin Yubai]
[Qin Yubai wasn't taken out by the ultimate. He still had one-third health after killing Zhu Yao. The Oathbreaker's ultimate couldn't finish him, so he used terrain for an extra basic attack judgment]
[The concept isn't difficult, but thinking of it in such short time is impressive]
In Advent, each kill grants bounty used to purchase equipment and items. The bounty amount depends on how many kills that person has accumulated. Qin Yubai's kill was naturally quite valuable.
The game situation completely opened up in an instant!
Zhu Yao stared in stunned silence. He had only teamed up with South for fun, never expecting the other to actually be skilled enough to hold his own against Qin Yubai.
South's Zol happened to counter Qin Yubai's mage hero. Once South farmed up, the enemy frontline became as fragile as paper, unable to withstand even one dash from Zol.
When they won the game, Zhu Yao stared at the screen for a long time. Had they really won just like that???
That was Qin Yubai they were talking about!
The popularity of Ning Nanzhou's livestream room continued to rise, surpassing that of Zhang Huai from the Universe Guild.
Zhang Huai's friend expressed indignation on his behalf: "The All-star event is coming up soon, and there's only one slot per region. He's been cozying up to so many players in Ranked Matches just to steal your slot. You're just not one to form cliques—if you were, he wouldn't stand a chance."
Zhang Huai looked at the webpage without saying a word.
Unaware of Zhang Huai's thoughts, Ning Nanzhou suddenly heard a knock at the door.
He immediately closed the game interface and opened the book on his desk.
When Chi Yu entered with a bowl of bird's nest soup, he saw Ning Nanzhou sitting upright and engrossed in reading.
"Reading without the light on?" Chi Yu suddenly asked.
Remembering he had turned off the desk lamp to play games, Ning Nanzhou forced an explanation: "I prefer a darker environment."
Relieved that the other didn't seem suspicious, he sighed inwardly and continued reading with his head down.
Reading wasn't the most agonizing part; the real ordeal was sleeping at night.
Ning Nanzhou dragged his feet getting into bed and, once there, immediately switched to feigning sleep with his eyes closed.
Sleepwalking was an unconscious behavior during sleep, and one wouldn't remember it upon waking. No matter what Chi Yu did while sleepwalking, he just had to pretend not to notice. At worst, he'd end up being held while sleeping.
Tonight, Chi Yu probably wouldn't sleepwalk and just lying sound asleep beside him with his dark long hair scattered across the pillow.
Ning Nanzhou gradually felt drowsy, but the next second, something pressed down on him.
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