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

"Oh dear, hahaha, it turns out it was all a misunderstanding."

The moment Chen Yangyang saw Chi Feifan, the anger in her heart was instantly extinguished by cold water, and she calmed down.

"This is the takeout you were talking about?" Chi Feifan turned to look at Qin Yi, and seeing that Qin Yi showed no surprise at all, he knew this guy was doing it on purpose. "Is Hawk short of money? Even the manager is delivering takeout on the side?"

A barrage of cold, three questions.

Qin Yi slowly stood up from the sofa: "No, he came here specifically to catch us cheating."

Chi Feifan thought he had misheard: "What? Catch...?"

"Don't listen to his nonsense! I'm here to take him back. The team has rules that players cannot leave the team without permission for more than two hours. Even if they leave the team, they need to get approval. Qin Yi has violated the rules."

Chen Yangyang quickly explained, stopping Qin Yi from continuing to spout nonsense.

Qin Yi stretched out his hands in front of him: "Come on, arrest me."

Chen Yangyang's expression was fierce as he slapped Qin Yi's hand away: "You wait, wait until this competition is over and see how I deduct your pay."

Qin Yi, however, seemed unfazed by the prospect of death: "Do as you please."

After threatening Qin Yi through gritted teeth, Chen Yangyang turned to Chi Feifan with concern and said, "You should get some rest. We won't disturb you any longer, we'll be leaving now."

Qin Yi: "Wait a minute."

Chen Yangyang was completely exasperated: "What is it now?"

Qin Yi said, "They really do offer takeout."

These words were spoken to Chi Feifan, as if to clarify that he had not tricked anyone.

A short while later, the delivery guy brought the food to the door; it was a box of medicine.

Chi Feifan took the medicine from Qin Yi with a blank expression, his eyes scanning the words printed on the box: Omega Heat Relief Agent.

Qin Yi's previous joking expression vanished, and he said calmly, "This was recommended by a friend; he's a professional in this area. This box of relief medication is suitable for situations like yours where you can't take suppressants. While it can't completely replace suppressants, it..."

Considering there was another unrelated person present, Qin Yi leaned close to Chi Feifan's ear.

Chi Feifan pursed his lips, wanting to avoid her.

"But in the case of temporary marking, it can make things less uncomfortable for you afterwards."

Chi Feifan stood still, looking up at Qin Yi: "Thanks for today."

Qin Yi raised an eyebrow with an ambiguous expression.

In an AO relationship, being temporarily labeled as Alpha clearly gives you an advantage.

Qin Yi clearly remembers the scene of his first meeting with Chi Feifan—in the bathroom of a KTV, a very handsome boy's pheromones were swirling around.

At the time, he thought Chi Feifan was pretending to be innocent, since many frivolous people are into that kind of thing. He never expected that Chi Feifan was genuinely naive.

After Qin Yi and Chen Yangyang left, Chi Feifan opened the medicine box. The relief agent was in the form of pills, which was quite convenient to carry with him.

Chi Feifan opened a bottle of mineral water.

"Buzzing..."

Chi Feifan swallowed pills with mineral water while picking up his phone.

I saw the caller ID.

"cough--!"

Chi Feifan choked on a mouthful of water and coughed violently.

His mother actually called him at this hour.

Without a moment to pause, Chi Feifan quickly pressed the answer button.

"Feed Xiao Fan?"

Hearing that familiar voice, Chi Feifan's heart skipped a beat: "Yes, Mom..."

"I hope it's not too late and you're not getting any rest. I've finally had some free time these past couple of days and wanted to ask how your secondary differentiation is going. Is it going smoothly? Is that Alpha who's a perfect match for you still cooperating?"

Chi Feifan lowered his eyes: "Shunli, don't worry, he's... a very good person."

"That's good. I'm sorry, Xiaofan, it's not convenient for Mom to video chat with you right now. By the way, Chi Jianye told me last time that he wanted to introduce you to the young master of the Pei family, have you met him yet?"

Chi Feifan's mother was slow to get the news and was unaware of what had happened at home that day.

"I've met him." Chi Feifan paused, "but I don't like him at all."

"Then just ignore him. Don't pay any attention to what Chi Jianye says."

Chi Feifan's nose suddenly felt a little sore: "Mmm."

This phone call lasted only five minutes, but it was longer than many of my previous calls combined.

After hanging up the phone, Chi Feifan stood there for a long time.

His mother is a very career-oriented and strong woman. She is decisive and can let go of things easily, especially when she got divorced. She made a clean break and kept her word.

Such a person will succeed anywhere.

But it is precisely because of this that Chi Feifan is afraid that one day she will be able to let go of even herself.

Chi Feifan had no right to force her to bind herself to him for life.

Therefore, every time Chi Feifan received his mother's care, he always felt like he had survived a disaster.

Chi Feifan took a deep breath and rummaged through his coat.

Luckily, I had put the cigarette pack in my pocket out of habit when I arrived.

For some reason, when Chi Feifan took out his lighter, he suddenly heard what Qin Yi had said on the terrace that day.

Smoking is bad for your health.

Chi Feifan stared at the cigarette pack, secretly deciding to smoke one this time.

But when Chi Feifan opened the cigarette pack, he was dumbfounded.

no……

Who switched his cigarettes?!

Chi Feifan picked up the lollipop from the cigarette pack with a look of utter disbelief.

The person who switched the cigarettes was quite clever. Knowing that a lollipop is heavier than a cigarette, they deliberately left only a lollipop after removing all the cigarettes. That way, once the lid was closed, it wouldn't be noticeable unless you weighed it carefully.

Chi Feifan frowned as he examined the big smiley face printed on the lollipop wrapper.

Could it be around that time—

Chi Feifan recalled the scene on the rooftop that day. When Qin Yi came to find him, his pockets were bulging with something, and he had secretly taken his cigarette case.

It has to be said that Qin Yi's hand speed was really fast; Chi Feifan didn't notice anything was wrong at all.

Yes, it must have been that time.

Qin Yi had only touched his cigarette box that one time, and he seemed to have seen Qin Yi eat this lollipop before.

Chi Feifan felt a mix of emotions.

He stared at the lollipop coldly for a while, then stuffed it back in and closed the lid without much interest.

Fine, since that's the case, I won't smoke for now.

*

One day later, the World Cup qualifiers for survivors began.

The esports arena, which can accommodate 30,000 people, was packed to capacity. This was the prelude to the upcoming global finals, where twenty teams from various Asian countries would compete on the same stage. Large LED screens were set up around the arena, and when the camera panned across the audience, all the fans waved their home team flags and cheered for their teams.

Qi Song and Chen Yangyang nervously watched the monitor in the backstage dressing room.

The enthusiastic atmosphere at the scene was like a fire, setting everyone at Hawk's heart ablaze.

The competition uses a points system, consisting of elimination points and ranking points.

One point is awarded for each eliminated player. Ranking points are awarded based on each team's final ranking in that round: 14 points for first place, 12 points for second place, 10 points for third place, and so on. The total score is the sum of the scores from each round.

Wang Kang tested the microphone and sang a song into the game interface.

Hawk's headphones were filled with Wang Kang's devilish vocals.

"What are you doing, chanting the Great Compassion Mantra?" Qin Yi said without any mercy.

Wang Kang chuckled awkwardly, too embarrassed to admit that he was nervous.

Yu Xingchen was equally nervous. This time, the burden on his shoulders was even heavier, and he was always worried that the club had made a mistake in entrusting him with such an important task.

The SVIP seats offer excellent views and are close to the stage.

Wang Kang glanced around casually and spotted Chi Feifan sitting in the first row of the SVIP audience seats.

Wang Kang: "Holy crap, didn't Brother Chi just arrive in Beijing the day before yesterday? Where did he get a ticket? And an SVIP one at that!"

Old Jiang calmly adjusted the monitor's distance from him: "For someone with that much money, getting a ticket is a piece of cake, isn't it?"

Yu Xingchen said enviously, "I really wish I had that kind of financial power."

Chi Feifan hadn't originally planned to come to Hawk's match. As for why he came, it was probably because he overheard someone in the elevator yesterday pessimistic about Hawk, saying that Hawk definitely wouldn't even make it into the finals this time.

"Live has been amazing for so many years, I don't believe he can be the same as before this year. Many teams are on a very strong track this year."

"Yeah, haven't you noticed that Hawk has started to decline in the past year? I reckon Live is no longer viable."

"Haha, I've been annoyed with Hawk for a long time. This time I'm going to go to the scene myself and see Hawk go home."

The two who were pessimistic got out of the elevator first and went to the second-floor restaurant, while Chi Feifan followed the elevator down with his hands in his pockets.

How could that be? Qin Yi and Hawk are clearly so strong, how could they be like what they say?

Chi Feifan felt increasingly uneasy, so on a whim, he bought a ticket.

But he didn't want to see Hawk go home; he wanted to see Hawk win.