Pretend to hate you [eSports]

"This is Shen Zheng. He will be your captain from now on." Li Hong introduced enthusiastically. In front of the team's cards, he raised his voice. "You must have seen a lot of him in the competition."
"I know him." Shen Zheng's eyes were still locked on Cheng Yu's face. He moved his gaze to his earlobe and said in a slow breath, "We used to be neighbors."

"It happened many years ago." Cheng Yu disagreed.
There's nothing to mention here.

Li Hong's eyes widened in surprise, and his tone rose three points, "He is the neighbor brother you always talk about?!"
Shen Zheng: "Yes."

Cheng Yu paused, pinching his earlobe, and shifted his gaze back to Shen Zheng's face.
Did he also mention himself to his teammates? Often?
His focused gaze was too scorching, and Cheng Yu looked at the white world outside the window again.

"I was wondering why the contract went so smoothly." Li Hong couldn't help but look at Cheng Yu again and patted him on the back. "So you came here for Shen Zheng."
Shen Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

"Who is doing this for him?" Cheng Yu immediately retorted, squeezing into the training room unhappily, "I don't know him well."
The people in the training room were focused on the game and no one noticed the situation at the door.

Just as Li Hong was about to call someone to share the good news, Shen Zheng raised his hand to close the door and looked at Li Hong: "Cheng Yu is my neighbor's brother, don't tell anyone else yet."
Li Hong thought about it for two seconds and understood.

Shen Zheng has real prestige in the team. He is the most influential person in the entire club. Cheng Yu himself is a person who brings heat. In addition to Shen Zheng's relationship, he should be afraid that other players will be too wary of Cheng Yu and will not be able to speak freely during the future running-in.

"Okay, I got it." Li Hong made an OK gesture and cleaned up.

Everyone who fought in Yuhuo knew that Shen Zheng had a neighbor brother. Although he was not seen, his prestige in Yuhuo was unparalleled.
Once, the team had a gathering and played Truth or Dare. Shen Zheng lost and chose Truth or Dare.

His teammates asked him, "Captain Shen, are you afraid of anyone? You can't answer your relatives!"
Shen Zheng replied: "There was a neighbor's younger brother before, and I was quite afraid of him."

In the minds of the team members, Shen Zheng is like a god, selfless and a perfect game machine. He can make the entire Yuhuo team obey him with just a glance. The neighbor brother who scared Captain Shen has become a mysterious figure respected and admired by the Yuhuo Club.

After this was said, everyone often worshipped this neighbor brother who could scare Captain Shen. When they were severely reprimanded by Shen Zheng, everyone would pray that this brother would appear and deal with Shen Zheng.
Unexpectedly, they really prayed for me.

When I opened the door again, a small welcome party had already started inside.
Led by assistant Ling Le, they surrounded Cheng Yu and chanted "Long live the genius" as if performing a mysterious ritual.

Ling Le: "Captain Shen is a talented ADC, and you are a talented mid laner. It's a perfect match, a perfect match for the C position!"
The top laner Lu Ming secretly pulled Ling Le's clothes and glanced at Lao Chu not far away. Ling Le immediately shut up.

Lao Chu’s original name was Qiu Chu. He is the oldest member of the team and a veteran professional player. Like Cheng Yu, he plays the mid position.
New and old team members are replacing each other, and e-sports is a job for young people. Everyone knows what Cheng Yu’s arrival means.
Seeing Shen Zheng clearly at the door, Ling Le shrank his neck and immediately returned to his seat, continuing his training obediently as if nothing had happened.

Cheng Yu turned around and glanced at Shen Zheng. This man must have bullied others a lot because he had a cold face every day.
He wasn't like this when he was a child, at least his expression wasn't as monotonous as it is now.

Li Hong knocked on the door three times and came to Cheng Yu's side: "Wait for the training, I will introduce a new team member to you."
The other four team members in the room looked up, eyes full of excitement, except Lao Chu.

"This is Cheng Yu. You have all seen his matches, so I won't repeat myself. From today on, Cheng Yu officially joins the Yuhuo Team. Everyone, give him a warm welcome!"
Ling Le jumped up from his chair and clapped his hands in the seal style, but because Lao Chu was beside him, he did not rush up to hug him.

"Those selected in the youth training competition will be directly transferred to the first team?" The one who asked the question was Lao Chu. He spoke in a low voice, sitting on the gaming chair with his legs crossed, with no expression on his face, and had the demeanor of a master.
The applause gradually died down.

"Yes, Cheng Yu is the mid laner substitute. You will have more opportunities to communicate in the future. Please take care of the newcomers." Li Hong said with a smile, "Cheng Yu, learn more from your brother Chu, an old professional player."
Li Hong pulled Cheng Yu and was about to shake hands with Lao Chu, but Lao Chu folded his arms.

"Even if he's a substitute, it's too careless." Old Chu had no friendly intentions at all. "Cheng Yu's performance in the youth training game is indeed good, but the gap between the youth training and the first team, I don't need to say more, right?"

Li Hong curled the corner of his mouth. When he received Cheng Yu's call yesterday, he had thought that if he looked for a substitute in the middle lane, Old Chu would be upset.
Li Hong originally wanted to find a time to do some ideological work on Lao Chu, but he didn't expect Cheng Yu to sign the contract so quickly, in less than an hour, leaving him no time at all. Shen Zheng at the door came over and was about to speak.

"What do you want?" Cheng Yu was just as imposing as Lao Chu. He looked at Lao Chu and asked, "Solo?"
"Solo?" Old Chu sneered disdainfully, "LOL has never been a one-man show. Don't you understand that?"

Cheng Yu also laughed faintly. He had never had a good impression of Lao Chu. From the moment he joined the Yuhuo Team, he knew that the team was going downhill. Sure enough, the team played very poorly in the competition this year.

"Either obey the team's arrangement, or find a way to make you obey. Can you be quicker?" Cheng Yu flexed his wrist, "Be like a man and speak with strength."
"I'm afraid you can't bear it. People will say I'm bullying newcomers." Lao Chu stood up, still crossing his arms, "I don't have the habit of bullying the weak."
"It's my own free will." Cheng Yu said indifferently, "If I lose, I will pay the penalty and leave. If you lose, you will obey the arrangement."
"Cheng Yu." Shen Zheng put his hand on Cheng Yu's shoulder, "Don't be impulsive."

Li Hong, Ling Le and others also hurriedly persuaded the two of them not to be so stiff on their first day as newcomers.

"What?" Cheng Yu was not angry at first, but when he saw that Shen Zheng did not trust his ability, his unwillingness to admit defeat suddenly rose to his head, "Just look at me, don't say anything."
He shrugged off Shen Zheng's hand, closed the distance between him and Lao Chu, and raised the stakes again: "So, if you lose, you will be my substitute. Do you dare to come?"
"Don't accuse me of bullying. Let's invite a team to play a game. You can play mid lane. Only then will outsiders' evaluation be fair." Lao Chu raised his hand and checked the time. "Ten minutes, is that enough for you to prepare?"

Cheng Yu didn't say anything and looked around for a machine to play the game on.
Li Hong still wanted to stop him. He was really worried that the talented mid laner would just die. Although Cheng Yu was capable, he lacked experience in major competitions, so losing was normal.
Li Hong: "Stop making trouble..."

"Are you sure?" A slow and hoarse voice sounded. Although the voice was not loud, it was very discerning.
Cheng Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly. He had no idea how many times he had heard this voice full of suppressed anger.

Old Chu put down his arm a little awkwardly and explained hurriedly: "Captain Shen, I am doing this for the good of the team. You also know how big the difference is between the youth training competition and the LPL. Although I am a substitute, I can't be vague. What do you think?"

Shen Zheng didn't reply immediately, but looked at Cheng Yu.

"That's right." Cheng Yu straightened his back and faced Shen Zheng, "Don't you dare come?"
It seemed like he was going to challenge Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng shifted his gaze to Lao Chu.

To be honest, Lao Chu was unsure. He had seen Cheng Yu's games, and both his playing style and reaction speed were excellent. He could not compare with him at all.
He originally wanted to give the newcomer a warning and also to raise his own weight in the team, but he didn't know that Cheng Yu was a tough nut to crack and ended up putting himself in trouble.

The newcomer even dared to gamble with a huge amount of liquidated damages. If he backs down, he will have no status in the team in the future.
Lao Chu gritted his teeth and replied, "I'll follow Captain Shen's instructions."

Li Hong immediately gave Shen Zheng a look, his eyelashes almost flying off.
Shen Zheng seemed not to see it, and said in a cold voice: "Okay, Lao Chu, you come and watch the fight. I will bring Cheng Yu to challenge Qingfeng to a fight."

Qingfeng Team is a medium-sized team in the LPL region, similar to Yuhuo. The two teams have a good relationship and often practice together.
The last straw of life was lost, and a layer of sweat broke out on Lao Chu's back. He glared at Cheng Yu and gritted his teeth and replied: "Okay."

Shen Zheng arranged Cheng Yu to sit at Lao Chu's seat, and Cheng Yu moved the ashtray on the table away with disgust.
Everyone else widened their eyes, surprised and excited. They didn't expect Shen Zheng to agree to this bet. It was obvious that Lao Chu was looking for a way out, but Shen Zheng didn't give it to him.

"Hey, no..." Li Hong walked quickly to Shen Zheng, grabbed his arm and said, "Old Chu is impulsive, but why are you fooling around? Cheng Yu is a newcomer after all."
Shen Zheng pulled out a chair and sat down, logging into his account while replying: "Cheng Yu is right. In e-sports, strength speaks volumes."

Li Hong: "But what if..."
"Nothing will happen." Cheng Yu, who was sitting on the other side, took over the conversation. He put on his headphones and stretched his neck. "The team will soon be replacing the substitute."

(End of this chapter)