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

At 10 a.m. the following morning, Wang Kang's deafening wail echoed through the Hawk base.

I heard that a big spender came to Qin Yi's live stream last night. In order to humiliate the opposing gun god Lao Hei, he spent tens of thousands of yuan to turn an account with no credits into a max-level account. Wang Kang was extremely envious.

The live streaming platform has a partnership with Hawk, and Qin Yi is the most popular streamer on their platform with the most fans. Besides, Qin Yi wasn't involved in yesterday's incident; it was entirely the gun god Lao Hei who started the dispute.

The platform punished Lao Hei that same night and also sent a private message to Chi Feifan to apologize.

The clip of "Gun God Lao Hei" telling Qin Yi not to give out random information if he doesn't know how to play the game was turned into an abstract short video by the gossip-loving people in the live stream and spread all over the internet. Members of the brother teams that Hawk team often plays against saw the video, and several old acquaintances who were on good terms with Qin Yi joked about it in the group chat.

Wonder-Fox: When did you start dating a rich guy behind our backs?

JDK-yaya: Don't forget me when you become rich and powerful, Team Leader Qin!

Chen Yangyang was happily scrolling through Weibo, one second marveling at the powerful cohesion of her fans, the next second—

Yu Xingchen rushed up, panting, carrying a cup of coffee: "N-nothing good! The captain's boyfriend... ugh, that handsome guy from yesterday is here again!"

At the entrance of the base.

Chi Feifan had his hands in his pockets, music playing in his Bluetooth earphones, as the driver unloaded his suitcase and other bags from the van.

Jiang Wei also came over, carrying her small purse.

When Chen Yangyang went outside, he was completely baffled.

Did the boss sell the Hawk base as vacant property? Why does it look like they're planning to move into Hawk?

Jiang Wei smiled gently and extended his hand to Chen Yangyang: "Hello, you must be the manager. There are some things I'd like to discuss with you."

Chi Feifan noticed several probing gazes cast down from upstairs and looked down at his phone, feeling quite uncomfortable.

For the foreseeable future, he will have to live at the Hawk base; this is Chi Jianye's intention.

In the morning, when Chi Jianye first made this request, he had a big argument with Chi Jianye at home. In the end, he only gave in after his mother made an overseas phone call.

"I'm sorry, Xiaofan, Mom has been too busy lately and hasn't been able to take care of you. I understand about your second differentiation. Mom hopes you can receive proper treatment and wait for Mom to come back."

……

Just then, Chi Feifan's ankle was brushed by something furry.

Chi Feifan looked down from his phone and noticed a snowball nudging his feet.

To be precise, it was a puppy that had just run out of the Hawk base and was now excitedly wagging its tail and shaking its butt, circling around Chi Feifan's feet.

Why are you being so obsequious...?

Chi Feifan frowned, and his fingers, which were in his pocket, twitched.

"Tuan Tuan." Qin Yi walked out, and the other people in the group behind him thought they were being casual, but in reality, they were following behind in a sneaky manner, watching the drama unfold.

Chi Feifan expressionlessly put his hand, which was halfway out of his pocket, back inside.

The puppy didn't know its own name until a large hand scooped it up from the ground.

Qin Yi patted its head twice and introduced it to Chi Feifan: "This is Tuantuan, Hawk just got a new member a few days ago. It was upstairs when you came last time."

The puppy's tail wagged like a propeller, and Chi Feifan couldn't help but glance at it a few more times. Then he pursed his lips and said coldly, "I didn't ask."

After learning the whole story from Jiang Wei, Chen Yangyang smiled at Jiang Wei and spoke to her politely. However, when she turned to look at Qin Yi, her eyes seemed to want to kill him.

He walked up to Qin Yi, lowered his voice, and gritted his teeth: "Qin Yi, you son of a bitch, is this what you meant by 'it's no big deal'?"

Qin Yi replied calmly, "Well, my uncle is getting old, don't break him up."

Chen Yangyang felt a sharp pain in her heart, liver, and lungs, and angrily shouted, "Get out!"

He then turned to Jiang Wei with an embarrassed smile and said, "Sorry, haha, please excuse my poor performance."

Wang Kang, who had come to make up the numbers, stared wide-eyed, completely stunned by Chen Yangyang's Sichuan opera-style face-changing act.

His gaze swept over Chi Feifan and Jiang Wei twice.

For Mrs. Chen, who only cares about money, to be so polite, it seems she has connections.

Jiang Wei held her handbag in front of her, her long hair cascading over her shoulders: "Then I'll have to trouble you with Xiao Fan during this time. He has a bit of a temper, so just call me if anything happens."

Chen Yangyang put on a professional fake smile: "It's nothing, no trouble at all."

The family has already spoken to the club owner, and the owner has agreed. What objections could the employees working there possibly have?

Chen Yangyang had long been annoyed by the group of people who had skipped training to gossip. He pulled them over and said, "Don't just stand there, come and help me move all the luggage to the dormitory building."

Qin Yi, with Tuantuan in his arms, was about to step forward when Chen Yangyang grabbed him, saying, "You come here."

Qin Yi was led to the nearest conference room, where Chen Yangyang and Qi Song stared at him intently. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were about to interrogate a criminal.

Chen Yangyang slapped the table and said seriously, "Stop turning that broken chair. Tell me the truth about what happened at the KTV that night."

Qin Yi then reluctantly sat up a little straighter: "Nothing really happened. The way you all look at me is like I've abducted a man in broad daylight."

Chen Yangyang: "Can't you do it?"

Qin Yi: "I still have a moral bottom line."

Qi Song coughed twice, promptly interrupting their debate about where Captain Hawk's moral bottom line lay: "Alright, let's stop digressing and get down to business."

Qin Yi leaned back in his chair, smoothing his hair. "Would you like a simplified version or a more detailed one?"

Chen Yangyang broke down: "What's the difference?"

"There are some details in the specific version that I'm afraid you'd be embarrassed to hear."

Qi Song caught Chen Yangyang, who was about to fall backward, and glared at Qin Yi: "Stop joking. Sponsorships are hard to come by these days. Keeping Chen Yangyang around is still useful."

Two minutes later, after Qin Yi's concise explanation, Chen Yangyang was no longer angry, but began to feel irritated.

He paced around the conference room twice: "Why are you meddling? Can't you...can't you just come out?" His conscience bothered him, and his voice was several octaves lower than usual. "Now you're helping him with his treatment. What if you two do something and someone takes pictures and posts it online? What if all your fans unfollow you?"

Qin Yi let out a soft snort: "Since when do good deeds have to be questioned? Let them post whatever they want."

Chen Yangyang choked. Qin Yi hadn't done anything wrong, and his position was completely untenable.

After pondering for a long time, Qi Song raised his hand to vote: "I agree with Live's point of view. The innocent will clear themselves, and this is not a big deal. Once the other party's secondary differentiation glands mature, they will naturally not stay in Hawk."

He offered comforting words to Chen Yangyang: "Just think of Hawk as another person, the kind who doesn't need to be paid a salary."

Chen Yangyang was discouraged; thinking about it that way, it seemed to make sense.

Qin Yi: "There's one more thing."

Chen Yangyang and Qi Song both looked over to see what kind of nonsense he was going to spout this time.

Qin Yi smiled faintly: "You underestimate Hawk's fans. Do you think whether the players are single or good-looking is the reason they're so devoted to this team?"

Chen Yangyang was slightly stunned, a string deep in her heart was gently plucked.

Qin Yi stood up lazily: "Those are all superficial. In esports, only results matter. We need to achieve results so they have the confidence to argue online."

*

Wang Kang and his friends, who had been slacking off, were sent by Chen Yangyang to do hard labor, moving things for Chi Feifan.

Qin Yi came out of the conference room, thinking of going to Building B to check the situation. As soon as he went up the spiral staircase, he heard Wang Kang, that lackey, calling Chi Feifan "brother" in a very familiar manner.

Wang Kang's body is all built up for a reason. He was carrying the largest box, which almost covered his entire face: "Brother Chi, what's in here? Why is it so heavy?"

Chi Feifan was a little unaccustomed to Wang Kang's enthusiasm: "I don't know either."

The contents of the box seemed to have been prepared by Jiang Wei, but he didn't pay any attention to them.

Kind-hearted Wang Kang helped open the box, and everyone was stunned when it was opened.

Inside, a pile of books was neatly arranged.

"ABO Physiology Basics", "Precautions After Secondary Differentiation", "Glandular Cleaning and Maintenance", "Temporary Marking and Permanent Marking"...

Wang Kang, Yu Xingchen, and Lao Jiang were unaware of the ins and outs of the matter, nor did they understand why Chi Feifan wanted to stay at Hawk. Upon seeing the titles of these books, their jaws nearly dropped to the floor in astonishment.

Chi Feifan picked up a book and flipped through it.

He initially thought it was nothing; he used to be a Beta and had never taken a physiology class. These were popular science books Jiang Wei had prepared for him, until he noticed the meaningful looks from the others and their expressions of having just stumbled upon some shocking gossip…

Chi Feifan's ears suddenly felt restless for no reason.

With a "thud," he threw the book back, pretending he had never opened the box.