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

Qin Yi didn't tell Chi Feifan that his parents had found him when he left home that morning. Ms. Lu knew that Chi Feifan was shy, so she kept quiet about it as well.

Chi Feifan usually doesn't sleep very well, but he slept very soundly on his first night at the Qin family's house, probably because he was surrounded by Qin Yi's pheromones. But since he was at someone else's house, Chi Feifan felt embarrassed to stay in bed, so he got ready by 8 a.m., which was quite unusual.

Aunt Lu had already prepared a hearty and nutritious breakfast: "Xiao Fan, did you sleep well last night? Are you getting used to it?"

Chi Feifan glanced at Qin Yi silently, then obediently took the milk from the auntie: "Hmm, it's fine."

Ms. Lu glared at Qin Yi fiercely: "That's good."

Qin Yi pretended not to see it, showing no guilt whatsoever.

After breakfast, Ms. Lu transferred some money to Qin Yi. Qin Yi hadn't seen a penny from his family since he went to play professionally, so he knew the money wasn't for him when he received it.

Sure enough, Ms. Lu put away her phone and said, "Take Xiaofan out for a good time these next few days. There's a shopping mall nearby, so take Xiaofan to buy some new clothes."

Just as Chi Feifan was about to say no, Qin Yi leaned close to his ear and said, "Just let my mom do her job, otherwise she'll find a chance to personally drag you shopping for clothes."

Chi Feifan swallowed back the refusal that was on the tip of his tongue: "Thank you, Auntie."

This city is located north of Haishi, and its buildings are not as dense as those in Haishi. The temperature is also colder in Haishi.

Chi Feifan and Qin Yi spent the afternoon shopping at the mall and ate at Qin Yi's favorite noodle shop when he was in school.

Qin Yi was carrying a shopping bag in one hand and holding Chi Feifan's hand in the other.

Chi Feifan was very uncomfortable, but he didn't pull it away.

As Qin Yi passed a Polaroid selfie camera in a corner of the mall, he noticed a bunch of cute hair accessories to choose from and paused for a moment.

Chi Feifan immediately became alert, and after only glancing at the various animal ear hair clips on the shelf, he backed away repeatedly: "If you want to take pictures, you can take them yourself, I'm not going."

Qin Yi smiled and suggested, "Rock, paper, scissors, whoever wins gets to decide."

Chi Feifan looked around irritably, thankfully no one was paying attention to the two of them.

"No way, that's so childish."

Two minutes later, Chi Feifan lost.

He was pulled inside by Qin Yi.

Faced with a bunch of cute hair clips, he silently clenched his fists, his expression full of resistance.

Until Qin Yi said, "To be fair, I'll wear one too. You help me choose one as well."

Chi Feifan felt a little better, and his face wasn't so dark anymore.

Okay, since you want to take a picture so badly, I'll pick the pinkest one for you.

After a series of selections and repeated comparisons, Chi Feifan's expression was as serious as if he were solving a math problem during an exam.

He took a pink bunny ear from the shelf, imagined what Qin Yi would look like wearing it, and then awkwardly shoved it into Qin Yi's hand: "Here you go."

Qin Yi had chosen a cat ear-shaped pendant.

Furry cat ears are much better than pink rabbit ears.

Chi Feifan pursed his lips and reluctantly accepted.

"Look at the camera." Qin Yi was taller than Chi Feifan, so he had to bend down slightly when taking pictures. His face was close to Chi Feifan's, and his voice fell into Chi Feifan's ear.

Chi Feifan awkwardly met the camera's gaze.

He never takes selfies, and he doesn't know what kind of expression to make in front of the camera. The photos always look like he's unwilling to do so.

Qin Yi picked up the finished film and glanced at it. Suddenly, he smiled and gently pinched Chi Feifan's face.

Chi Feifan's face wasn't very fleshy, and it only slightly deformed and showed a bit of fleshiness when pinched like that.

He frowned and said coldly, "Let go."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a snap.

On the screen appeared his cold but intimidating face, and Qin Yi, who wore rabbit ears but looked like a big bad wolf.

Chi Feifan: "..."

The two stayed in the camera for a long time, and the camera captured all of Chi Feifan's shyness, anger, blushing, and even his anger that made him want to hit someone.

Finally, when pushed to the limit, he tried to snatch the photo from Qin Yi's hand, tear it up, and throw it in the trash.

Qin Yi raised an eyebrow and held the photo up high: "It's obviously very cute."

"What kind of awful taste do you have?!"

The consequence of teasing him too much was that for the next day, whenever Qin Yi tried to speak, Chi Feifan would turn around and leave, leaving only a cold, indifferent back of his head facing him.

On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily at night.

Chi Feifan, still steaming from dinner, stood in the yard in front of the house holding the sparkler Qin Yi had bought for him. Inside the house, his aunt and uncle were watching TV.

As soon as the lighter was lit, the sparkler crackled and burst into brilliant flames.

Looking at the sparkler in his hand, Chi Feifan suddenly felt that this winter didn't seem as cold as before.

Actually, given Qin Yi's thick skin, he wouldn't need anyone to embolden him if he really wanted to go home for the New Year. His uncle and aunt are both very nice people, not as rigid and fierce as Qin Yi described.

Qin Yi brought him back with him, probably because he wanted to give him a sense of home.

Chi Feifan lowered his eyelashes.

What he never had, someone is now secretly making up for for him.

Qin Yi grasped Chi Feifan's hand from behind. Chi Feifan was momentarily dazed, then sniffed.

Qin Yi heard this and turned his head: "Why are you crying?"

"Stop crying, it's just too cold outside," Chi Feifan said curtly.

After a long while, he blinked and added emphatically, "Qin Yi, you're really annoying. Can you please stop staring at me like that?"

The person behind him chuckled softly, "I must have been mistaken. How about you come to my house for Chinese New Year from now on?"

A sparkler burns very quickly, until the last sparkler is burned out, and a thin layer of snow has already settled in the yard outside.

Chi Feifan's lips curled up slightly, then he pretended to need to think about it some more and coldly replied, "We'll see."

*

Qin Yi originally intended to stay at home with Chi Feifan for a few more days, but unexpectedly, Chen Yangyang urgently summoned them back to Shanghai on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The rest of the team also received the news and rushed back.

Wang Kang, carrying large and small bags, panted, "Are you even human? How come I have to go to work on the second day of the Lunar New Year?"

After paying his New Year's visits, Cheng Yuan was bored at home, so he messaged Chi Feifan to invite him to go to the movies together.

No time, not going.

Brother Yuan: Why? You have something to do right after the New Year?

Cheng Yuan was right.

Chi Feifan had previously promised Qin Yi that he would take Qin Yi to the movies after they returned from San Francisco, but coincidentally, it clashed with the date that Cheng Yuan had arranged to meet him.

I simply have no interest and don't want to go.

Brother Yuan: Okay then, I'll find someone else.

Chi Feifan turned off his phone and continued tidying up the luggage scattered on the floor.

Qi Song's complaints could be faintly heard in the corridor.

"Are you still training after running around doing business all day? Are you just after the money, not the results?"

Chen Yangyang, hands on her hips, was also feeling uncomfortable: "Don't take it out on me. Do you think I wanted to? It was the boss who made me do it. I wanted to stay home, play mahjong, and chat. You mentioned before that you wanted Qin Yi to shorten his live stream. I talked to the platform about it, but the boss found out and almost vetoed it."

Hawk is a one-man show run by the club owner, and Chen Yangyang is just an employee.

Qi Song was furious: "This is utterly absurd! Just for that little bit of revenue from live streaming? A professional player's hands are their lifeblood. Why not take good care of them now, or wait until they're ruined after retirement?"

Qin Yi was scrolling through Weibo in his room.

When he and Chi Feifan landed in Shanghai, they were recognized by some people.

Several of the photos showed him and Chi Feifan wearing the same New Year's charms on their bags.

[Weren't there rumors circulating in the industry last time that Live had a boyfriend? I have a feeling it might be true.]

Qin Yi was very pleased. He had posted a nine-grid photo and hung the pendant in such a conspicuous place, and finally someone had noticed his good intentions.

But why isn't such an insightful post getting any buzz?

Qin Yi pondered for a moment, then switched to his alternate account and started promoting "Go Go".

Is simply increasing exposure enough? How about we get on the front page of the news?

Since he couldn't disclose it voluntarily, he can't be blamed for letting netizens dig it up.