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

Inside a restaurant in Shanghai, the doorbell rang once, and as soon as the door opened, a blast of cold air rushed in.

Qin Yi walked in from outside, took off his scarf, and held it in his hand.

Guided by the waiter, he arrived at a table by the window, where he saw Ms. Lu and Mr. Qin looking serious, their eyes colder than the air outside, piercing him with a chilling aura.

Qin Yi pulled out a chair and, seeing the wig on Old Qin's head, couldn't help but chuckle: "Whose auntie ran out here?"

Old Qin glared at Qin Yi with a stern face.

He originally intended to take off the wig, but after taking it off, he looked even stranger walking down the street as a grown man wearing a women's trench coat and carrying a women's handbag.

"Tell me, what brought you two to Mirage? Did I break some law of heaven?" Qin Yi poured himself some water.

Ms. Lu didn't want to waste time and went straight to the point: "I'm asking you, have you been bullying Xiao Fan lately?"

Qin Yi held the cup in one hand, his fingers tapping the side of the cup absentmindedly.

Recalling that night in the bathroom when Chi Feifan dressed as a maid to help him, Qin Yi propped his head up and said, "A little bit."

The expressions on the faces of the two people opposite them immediately became indescribable.

Qin Yi smiled and asked curiously, "What's wrong? What did he say to you?"

Based on his understanding of Chi Feifan, Chi Feifan was so thin-skinned that he would never talk about such a thing with his elders.

"Sure enough, I knew it was you causing trouble." Ms. Lu sighed under Qin Yi's bewildered gaze. "Today we ran into Xiao Fan and another boy buying couple rings."

"That guy looks like an Alpha too. He drives a supercar, so he must be rich. His family background is probably better than ours..."

"Wait, what did you say?" Qin Yi interrupted her, raising an eyebrow, "Couple rings?"

A scene he had glimpsed by chance yesterday suddenly flashed into Qin Yi's mind.

Chi Feifan was nestled on the sofa in the lounge, engrossed in his phone. He would glance up alertly whenever someone passed by. When Qin Yi passed by and their eyes met, Chi Feifan's expression visibly tensed for a moment before he quickly turned off his phone.

Qin Yi had good eyesight and vaguely saw that Chi Feifan seemed to be browsing jewelry and diamonds.

Could it be that Chi Feifan has been secretly looking at wedding rings these past two days?

Ms. Lu crossed her arms: "That's probably not the point. The point is, he went with another guy, why not you? You'd better give a reasonable explanation."

Old Qin snorted coldly: "They must have seen through him and abandoned their evil ways."

Qin Yi swirled his water glass and took a thoughtful sip.

"Is the guy you're talking about slightly taller than Chi Feifan, walks a bit pigeon-toed, has a long face, and seems to have a good relationship with Chi Feifan, but always keeps a certain distance?"

Ms. Lu frowned and recalled for a moment.

It seems that it's true; the two of them never seem to have held hands, or even put their arms around each other.

Qin Yi scoffed: "Don't overthink it. He's his childhood friend. We've always had a great relationship."

Like glue and lacquer—a one-sided affair.

Upon hearing the words "childhood friend," a crack finally appeared in Ms. Lu's serious expression.

This was something she hadn't expected. Luckily, she didn't rush to bother him today, otherwise it would have been awkward if Chi Feifan had recognized her.

"My... my childhood friend," Ms. Lu's attitude softened for once, adding, "Then stop posting those weird photos on Weibo. What's with the Alpha wearing a dress? Can't you be a little more normal? Xiao Fan probably hasn't seen them yet, but if he finds out, he'll definitely...

Qin Yi said, "He knew. He was the one who told me to dress like that."

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

It took Ms. Lu and Mr. Qin quite a while to process the information conveyed in that sentence.

"W-what?" Ms. Lu's lips twitched, her smile stiffening. "So it's Xiao Fan who likes it?"

"Yes, I wanted to please him, so what's wrong with wearing it?"

Another long silence followed.

Qin Yi himself would be crazy to dress like that, but if Xiao Fan likes it, then that's a different story.

Ms. Lu scrutinized Qin Yi's expression with her sharp eyes, trying to find a flaw in his fabricated story.

Qin Yi remained calm and composed, with even the readings on his wristband indicating a normal heart rate.

Qin Yi calmly broke the silence: "So, for the sake of our relationship, if you see any nice dresses in the future, you can recommend them to me. Well, it doesn't have to be a dress, anything with bunny ears, a cat tail... I don't mind."

Ms. Lu and Mr. Qin: "..."

Is this kid ordering food here?

They only knew that Qin Yi was very accepting, but they didn't expect him to be this accepting. There were some clothes that Qin Yi dared to say that they dared not listen to.

The two sat there, still doubtful.

After speaking, Qin Yi smiled meaningfully.

"I will definitely make good use of it."

*

Chi Feifan had a meal with Cheng Yuan outside before going back.

He lingered outside for a while, thinking he would go upstairs during Hawk's evening training session so he wouldn't bump into anyone.

The small box in the pocket was heavy; even though the clothes were loose and the pocket was deep, a square outline could still be vaguely seen from the front.

He had planned it all out perfectly; Hawk's training time was usually from 8 PM until almost midnight. Who would have thought that because Qin Yi had taken the day off tonight, the training schedule had been changed?

As soon as Chi Feifan stepped into the base, he saw Qin Yi sitting in the restaurant with a plate in front of him and peeling something in his hand.

Chi Feifan wanted to pretend he hadn't seen it, so he quickened his pace and went straight upstairs.

Qin Yi's lips curled up slightly as he deliberately stopped the person who was sneaking away: "Don't go up yet. These are some roasted chestnuts I bought on my way back. Half of them are already peeled."

Upon hearing this, Chi Feifan stopped in his tracks and pressed down hard on the contents of his pocket.

He and Cheng Yuan visited several stores today and spent a long time choosing. He wanted to give this to Qin Yi as a surprise and didn't want to tell Qin Yi about it now.

The roasted chestnuts were still warm, sweet and delicious.

Chi Feifan ate a few mechanically, his mind elsewhere, as if afraid Qin Yi would notice something.

Suddenly, Qin Yi turned to the side and braced his hand on Chi Feifan's side.

Chi Feifan was taken aback, and his gaze subconsciously swept over the contents of his pocket.

Qin Yi's hand almost touched his pocket; he felt that if he lifted his fingers even slightly, he could feel the hard ring box inside.

Chi Feifan looked up and stared at Qin Yi's face, which was so close to his own, and involuntarily softened his breathing: "What?"

His gaze remained fixed on Qin Yi's.

Fortunately, Qin Yi did not look down, but instead looked down at the corner of his mouth.

Qin Yi raised his hand and gently rubbed Chi Feifan's lips twice with his thumb: "Luckily, I applied the medicine in time that day, so your lips weren't swollen. Has your throat hurt these past few days?"

As luck would have it, Yu Xingchen happened to be in the kitchen heating up milk when he overheard what the captain said. Suddenly, he felt a cold gaze fall on his back.

Yu Xingchen rubbed his arms and met the gaze of the person in the eye.

Although he had no idea what the captain was saying, he only heard a sore throat and nothing else.

But when his eyes met Chi Feifan's in the air, he felt a murderous aura, whether it was his imagination or not.

Yu Xingchen jumped, and weakly said, "Uh... Brother Chi, are you... suffering from a cold? I have some cold medicine... do you want to..."