Chapter 25: The Crowd Roars! Competition Begins!
This was the first time he’d seen someone talk about eating so naturally.
Motong’s complete lack of guard and boundaries often gave Jiang Yuan headaches.
She clearly wasn’t like this around others—it was only when she was by his side that she seemed to have no shame about anything…
At this moment, Motong lay on the bed, cupping Jiang Yuan’s face and pouting: “Hurry up, it’s going to melt.”
“…”
Jiang Yuan tapped her head: “Gross, you already ate it—who else would want it!”
“Yuan, do you find me disgusting?” Motong tilted her head: “If you fed me something you’d eaten, I wouldn’t find it disgusting.”
“Well I would!”
“Oh, okay then.” Her dark eyes drooped for a moment, then she hugged Jiang Yuan’s arm and became happy again: “It’s so delicious, Yuan. I really like it. Thank you.”
“Then behave yourself from now on, and I’ll give you chocolate.”
“Yes, yes! For sugar-free chocolate, little Tong will do anything!”
“Then sleep by yourself, and I’ll give you a piece of chocolate.”
“No.” Motong didn’t hesitate: “Sleeping with Yuan is more happiness.”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
“Do you want to go rinse your mouth?” Jiang Yuan asked.
“Yes! But I’m already in standby mode and can’t move…”
“…”
Jiang Yuan knew what she meant. Helplessly, he got up, squeezed toothpaste, filled a glass with water, and brought it to her bedside.
It had been like this since childhood.
Whenever Motong was around Jiang Yuan, she’d lose part of her ability to take care of herself.
In other words, she’d been spoiled—completely spoiled.
While waiting for her to brush her teeth, Jiang Yuan suddenly thought of Su Wanwan.
If it were her, demanding to brush her teeth but not wanting to get out of bed, he’d probably kick her right off the bed…
Then Su Wanwan would evolve into rampage mode, and a big fight would be inevitable.
Thinking about it, he smiled, then restrained his expression.
Damn, what was he thinking about?
He definitely wouldn’t get involved with a team member!
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Saturday morning, Victory Internet Cafe, bustling with voices.
The cafe owner had some clout—every year’s internet cafe tournament was incredibly popular.
Plus, being located in the prime spot right at Jinling University’s entrance attracted plenty of bored college students.
The quarterfinals were split across eight private rooms, all starting simultaneously.
Jiang Yuan entered room 808 to find five girls already dressed in team uniforms, seriously preparing for battle under Ji Shiyun’s watchful eye.
This scene reminded him of a week ago.
That moment, just like this moment.
When he’d walked through this door then, he’d almost turned around and left.
Now he closed the door and greeted each team member and the club president like family.
Oh right, entering with Jiang Yuan was the newly joined data analyst, Liao Zhizhi.
After brief introductions, the three stood behind the girls to observe the match.
Liao Zhizhi watched for a while, then said quietly: “Mid and jungle play very well.”
“Yes,” Jiang Yuan said. “How do you think they compare to Li Hang’s team?”
Liao Zhizhi shook her head: “The match intensity is too low, not enough data to judge properly.”
“Mm, today we need to watch not just our own matches, but also record Li Hang’s games for analysis.”
“He’s a player we trained—we understand him well.”
“It’s mainly for the team members to see, so they know what to expect.”
“Okay.”
Today, many classmates came.
Yu Feng and the others, naturally, plus class monitor Zhao Xiaomeng, Liu Shuai, Zhang Ye—they all showed up.
That street punk Liu Shuai was practically drooling looking at the five girls, begging like a dog to join.
Jiang Yuan shut him down with one sentence:
“They’re all my wives, stay away.”
This wasn’t sincere—just to prevent the scumbag Liu Shuai from harassing the team members.
Since Jiang Yuan put it that way, Liu Shuai backed off.
A friend’s wife is off-limits—he understood that much.
Victory Internet Cafe’s main hall had a projector set up by the owner to broadcast the matches.
They sold hot dogs, cola, and popcorn, with plenty of seating.
The owner knew what he was doing.
This setup could host offline viewing events normally, and during internet cafe tournaments, it seamlessly transformed into a broadcast station.
No wonder his cafe was the most popular among all those near the school.
Class monitor Zhao Xiaomeng wore that checkered skirt again today, cheering from the room: “Yuan, I’m commentating these two days, so do your best!”
Zhao Xiaomeng was about to step into LPL-level professional commentary.
Having her commentate an internet cafe tournament—the owner was making a killing.
Jiang Yuan joked: “Monitor, is this small-time event worth your appearance fee?”
“What are you saying! It’s your team—I’d be happy to commentate for free!”
Zhao Xiaomeng laughed:
“Don’t you know what absolutely biased commentary means?”
Jiang Yuan: “Careful you don’t get beaten up.”
“All our classmates are here—who dares bully me?”
As they chatted, Yu Feng and the others entered.
Jinling’s Brother Kai immediately said to Su Wanwan: “Mom, can you dominate the enemy today?”
Su Wanwan scoffed: “Watch carefully and learn.”
Brother Kai turned to Jiang Yuan: “Grandpa, do your best!”
Jiang Yuan laughed and elbowed him: “Get lost.”
Yu Feng’s eyes unconsciously drifted to Zhao Xiaomeng sitting in the corner, hesitating for a long time.
Finally, encouraged by Jiang Yuan’s supportive gaze, he approached and swallowed before saying: “Xiaomeng, good luck!”
“Thank you.” Zhao Xiaomeng turned around and asked curiously: “Brother Feng, how do you dox people just from their game ID?”
Yu Feng looked confused: “Huh?”
Jiang Yuan patted his shoulder: “I told Xiaomeng and the others about when you helped me investigate someone. They all think you’re pretty impressive.”
While patting his shoulder, he pressed down slightly.
Between brothers, understanding was instant.
Yu Feng said: “Oh, it’s kind of complicated. I’ll explain it to you when there’s a chance.”
Zhao Xiaomeng looked him up and down curiously: “So if I encounter trolls I can’t stand, can you help me investigate them?”
Yu Feng looked helplessly at Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan gave an almost imperceptible nod.
Yu Feng immediately straightened up: “Leave it to me, sister! Consider it handled!”
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10 AM.
Zhao Xiaomeng took her seat at the commentary desk.
Amid the cheers from the audience, she smiled and said:
“Welcome everyone to the Jinling Victory Peak Tournament hosted by Victory Internet Cafe. We’ll be broadcasting this tournament live throughout. I’m today’s live commentator: Zhao Xiaomeng.”
“I’m today’s live commentator: Fu Yuzhe.”
“Yuzhe, for this morning’s quarterfinals, which team are you most optimistic about?”
“That’s definitely Jinling University Men’s Esports Club. As everyone knows, Jinling University Men’s Esports Club was last year’s collegiate league champion. Although they’re only sending their second team for this internet cafe tournament, I believe they’ll still pose a significant challenge to other teams.”
“What about the team you’re most interested in?”
“Hehe, I’m sure everyone’s as interested as I am in the all-female roster sent by Jinling Women’s Esports Club.”
At this point, cheers erupted throughout the internet cafe:
“Goddess Wan is amazing!”
“Brother Yuan, charge!!”
“My mom!! Crush them!”
“Hahahahahaha!”
Fu Yuzhe laughed: “Indeed, very popular.”
Zhao Xiaomeng: “Yuzhe, what’s your take on this potential internal derby between the two Jinling University teams?”
Fu Yuzhe: “The two teams are in different brackets, so they can only meet in the finals. The women’s team must first defeat Red Warm Small Dates team and advance to the semifinals.”
“Exactly.” Zhao Xiaomeng flipped through her notes: “Red Warm Small Dates team, centered around their bot lane player ‘Five Fingers,’ often crushes their opponents in the laning phase during online matches when he pairs with ‘Hades’ in bot lane.”
“Yes, I wonder if FM team’s bot lane can hold up.”
The pick/ban interface appeared.
Zhao Xiaomeng’s voice became slightly more excited:
“Alright viewers, our first quarterfinal match, FM team versus Red Warm Small Dates team, officially begins!”