[Esports] Pheromones say we're a match made in heaven.

Meanwhile, in an e-sports internet cafe in Shanghai, music was playing on the second floor, keyboards were being pounded loudly, and curses and excited shouts could be heard from time to time.

"Look at me, look at me, look at me! Pentakill! I'm getting a pentakill!"

"He's trying to dodge me! He's trying to dodge me! Protect me! Protect me! Protect me!"

"I can't even see the person on your face! Those two eggs hanging under your eyebrows, all they do is blink and can't see?!"

……

Cheng Yuan swung his legs, losing count of how many times he had glanced at Chi Feifan.

Chi Feifan was wearing headphones and playing the survivor game rather clumsily. He tried to switch guns but his backpack was opened.

Inside the room, the small microphone next to Cheng Yuan's ID flashed, and he asked hesitantly, "You guys... had a fight?"

A fight broke out outside; two full-strength squads were fighting fiercely, and Chi Feifan hid in the mansion, too afraid to go out.

Hearing Cheng Yuan speak, he pursed his lips and twirled the lollipop in his mouth: "No, I just wanted to come and hang out with you, is that a problem?"

"Sure, but there are only seven days in a week, and you've asked me to hang out six days in a row. That's not normal!"

After saying that, Cheng Yuan saw that Chi Feifan was actually able to kill people in the game and added, "This is even more abnormal!"

Chi Feifan rarely plays games, and he could only get the hang of it. He was killed by the opposing team's teammates who rushed over after hearing the commotion.

Chi Feifan loosened the mouse and stretched his slightly sore neck.

"Do you know what I'm like? I'm like a good childhood friend in China who usually eats dog food on the front lines, but is always ready to take in his heartbroken brother." Cheng Yuan muttered as he typed.

The chair was suddenly kicked.

Chi Feifan said irritably, "Breakup my ass! Who said we were breaking up?"

"Just kidding, don't be angry."

Although Cheng Yuan knew it wasn't good to pry into other people's privacy, he was genuinely curious about how far Chi Feifan and Qin Yi had progressed in their relationship, which had lasted almost a year.

Moreover, he overheard a few words from his parents' conversation and learned that Jiang Wei had recently been consulting them about which house was good, firstly, it had to be close to Hawk, and secondly, it had to be suitable for young people and have a good environment.

Cheng Yuan coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Hey, I want to ask you something."

Chi Feifan was getting a little tired of the lollipops, so he picked up a disposable cup and took a sip of water: "What?"

"Have you ever been permanently marked?"

"..."

Chi Feifan drank too much water at once, and his throat became sore from the bloating.

Cheng Yuan waited for a long time but Chi Feifan didn't say anything. Just then, he was killed in the game. He thought Chi Feifan was embarrassed and was about to lean closer to listen when he turned his head and met Chi Feifan's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

I have a feeling that the shoe print is about to land on his butt any second from now.

Cheng Yuan was startled and quickly tried to cover it up: "If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it, just pretend I didn't ask anything!"

Little did he know that he himself had precisely stepped on a landmine.

"Good to know."

Chi Feifan lowered his eyelids slightly. Tired of playing games, he leaned back in his chair and started scrolling through his phone.

Cheng Yuan went to solo queue. Before the game started, he glanced at Chi Feifan out of the corner of his eye.

Chi Feifan is different now than before. He used to dislike sweets and wouldn't touch candy, nor did he play games. But now he seems to be slowly becoming interested in many things.

Yesterday, after leaving the internet cafe, Cheng Yuan suggested going to a restaurant we had never eaten at before, and Chi Feifan went too. It seems like he's willing to try a little bit of everything.

I took off my headphones, and the music from the internet cafe filled my ears.

Chi Feifan listened to a few lines of lyrics and at first only felt that the melody was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't tell what song it was until the chorus started—

"Happy breakup, I wish you happiness, you can find someone better..."

Chi Feifan crunched the lollipop in his mouth.

"..."

Is he being too sensitive lately? Who would be so kind as to play "Happy Breakup" in an internet cafe? If it were Valentine's Day, and lots of young couples were here, wouldn't they be furious to hear that song and want to kill the receptionist?

The more I listen to this song, the more upset I get; the melody of the chorus just won't go away from my head.

Cheng Yuan only felt the person next to him stand up. He was engaged in a gunfight around the building and didn't have time to look up: "You're leaving?"

Cheng Yuan knew that Chi Feifan had to go back to the old Chi family home tonight. Chi Jianye had borrowed a lot of money to revitalize the company, but now he was in jail and wouldn't have the money to pay it back even if he got out. The court had seized the house and would post a notice the day after tomorrow, so Jiang Wei asked Chi Feifan to go back and check if anything was left behind.

"I'm not leaving yet. I'll go out and stretch my legs after sitting for so long."

Chi Feifan put his phone in his pocket, walked around the snack cart next to him, and stepped out of the aisle.

At least wait until this song ends before coming in.

Chi Feifan bought a pack of cigarettes at the front desk, somewhat annoyed, and walked out with the cigarettes and lighter.

There's a food street outside, which is very lively in the evening. It gets dark early now; it's only a little past four o'clock and the sky is already turning orange.

The internet cafe is flanked by milk tea shops, bakeries, and a coffee shop.

Chi Feifan chose an inconspicuous spot to stand, the taste of tobacco mixed with the sweetness of sugar in his mouth, creating a strange sensation.

Just as he finished his cigarette and figured the song inside should be over, he turned around and suddenly a girl came out of the coffee shop next door. Without saying a word, she brushed past his shoulder and ran into the narrow alley behind him, where she squatted down and cried.

The girl looked quite young, probably in her early twenties, but her business attire seemed out of place on her, like a child wearing adult clothes. She also had her name tag hanging around her neck, suggesting she had just come from the company.

The alley was narrow, and at the entrance there was a pile of plastic crates for holding wine bottles. She squatted behind the plastic crates so that no one would notice her—except for Chi Feifan, who had watched her squat down at the beginning.

Perhaps knowing she had been seen, the girl initially suppressed her sobs, only whimpering softly. But when the figure at the alley entrance extinguished his cigarette and disappeared, the girl's sobs grew a little louder.

The girl left the coffee shop in a hurry, only catching a glimpse of the man at the alley entrance frowning sharply when he saw her, perhaps out of embarrassment or annoyance.

This made her already upset mood even worse.

As she cried, the setting sun at the alley entrance flickered, its light mostly blocked by someone, and a pair of feet stopped beside her.

"Feed".

Chi Feifan frowned, holding a pack of newly bought tissues in his hand.

The girl looked up blankly, and after a long pause, she sniffled and took the tissue, saying, "Th-thank you."

When a person is emotionally devastated, even a little kindness from anyone can make them develop a sense of dependence.

Chi Feifan originally intended to pretend he hadn't seen it, but he changed his mind when he passed by the internet cafe's front desk.

Chi Feifan couldn't stand seeing others cry. Since he didn't know what to say, he handed over a tissue and was about to leave when the girl suddenly started to speak, her throat choked with emotion, and began to confide in him.

"What should I do? Waaaaah, there's no future for us, but neither of us did anything wrong..."

Chi Feifan paused, turning his head to look at the girl.

What kind of luck is he having today? Why does everything he encounters seem to be related to emotions?

The girl was crying very sadly, tears streaming down her face, wiping away her tears and blowing her nose with tissue after tissue.

Is it really okay for me to keep crying like this? I think I heard somewhere before about an imbalance in the tear duct system...

Chi Feifan leaned against the wall, neither moving nor making a sound.

Someone passing by the alleyway vaguely heard crying. Just as they were about to peek out, they were startled back by a boy standing against the wall with a somewhat cold and fierce expression.