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

With a gentle tug from nimble fingers, the previously tied ribbon came undone.

Before Chi Feifan could even utter a sound, the unfamiliar touch he had never experienced before made him tighten his fingers and press his forehead against Qin Yi's shoulder.

"Don't... touch... there..."

Qin Yi stood in front of Chi Feifan, who tried to dodge, but there was only a hard door behind him.

The curtains were drawn, and the lights were bright, making everything visible.

Qin Yi blocked some of the light, casting a small shadow in front of the door. He glanced at Chi Feifan's bright red ears, then lowered his eyes.

Chi Feifan was clean and beautiful, from head to toe.

"Have you ever self-pleased before?" Qin Yi asked, deliberately looking into Chi Feifan's eyes.

These words were extremely offensive. Chi Feifan turned his head away in despair, trying to escape, but someone grabbed his chin and rubbed his lips, which he was about to bite.

"Don't bite."

The numbers on the bracelet had long since exceeded the limit. Chi Feifan's eyes were red, his chest heaving violently, and he couldn't say a word.

"Hmm? Why aren't you answering? Have you even questioned yourself?"

"Why are you asking this?! Why should I tell you?!"

Qin Yi silently raised an eyebrow.

Chi Feifan's fingertips trembled, and it took him a long time to recover: "N-nothing..."

Qin Yi's heart softened at that sound, and he couldn't help but lean over and kiss his eyelids, the tip of his nose, and his lips tenderly.

"It's been quite a long time," Qin Yi said with a slight smile. "Is it because you're nervous?"

The only answer he received was the sweet aroma of plum whiskey in the room.

The next second, he let go and squatted down.

Chi Feifan's mind went blank, and he was so frightened that he reached out and grabbed Qin Yi's hair to stop him.

However, Qin Yi was superior in both speed and strength. He twisted Chi Feifan's two thin wrists behind his back and easily subdued him with just one hand.

After a long while...

Footsteps could be heard passing by in the corridor just one door away.

The person inside the door loosened their teeth, which were clenched tightly around their collar, and collapsed, exhausted.

Qin Yi stood up and helped the person up.

He casually picked up a bottle of water from the table next to him and took a few sips.

He had only imagined that Chi Feifan would do the same thing, but he never expected that he would be the first to do it.

However, when he looked up and saw Chi Feifan's expression, he suddenly realized that this angle wasn't bad either.

Qin Yi wiped Chi Feifan's wet eyes with his fingers and helped him straighten his clothes.

Another door closing in the corridor pulled Chi Feifan back to reality. He felt like he was learning to walk for the first time, standing still and unable to take the first step, as if stars were twinkling in his eyes.

Seeing Qin Yi pick up the clothes that had been hanging on the chair when he came in to apply medicine, Chi Feifan lowered his gaze, somewhat puzzled: "Didn't you also...?"

Qin Yi took a deep breath.

He was actually about to explode.

"What, you want to help me?" Qin Yi walked up to Chi Feifan, his eyes fixed on his prey.

Chi Feifan tensed up, pressing himself against the door.

"But what I did just now isn't enough for me at all." Qin Yi's voice rang out calmly, as if he were simply stating an objective fact. "If you really want to help me here, Chen Yangyang and the others will probably call the police tomorrow."

"Because it's impossible for it to end in a day or two, I won't open the door no matter how much they knock."

Alpha pheromones emanated from the doorway, and Qin Yi reached out and unlocked the door from the inside.

"So Fanfan, you should run now."

*

I don't want to get out of bed, I don't want to face reality.

The next morning around 9 a.m., Chi Feifan's biological clock started ringing.

He lay on the bed, his arm draped over his eyes, staring blankly at the thought that he might as well just die.

Last night, taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the corridor, he quickly returned to his room from Qin Yi's place.

After the phone was plugged in to charge, several messages from Cheng Yuan popped up on WeChat.

Brother Yuan: Brother, are you alright?

Brother Yuan: Hello?

Brother Yuan: Remember my advice to you!

As for how Qin Yi finally resolved it...

Chi Feifan recalled the video call Qin Yi made to him in the bathroom last night. Although he couldn't see the screen on Qin Yi's side, he could hear the sound.

Qin Yi told him not to hide, to show his face, and not to point the camera at the ceiling. At the end, Qin Yi even called his name.

Is it a bit much for your heart to be beating this fast so early in the morning? Chi Feifan slowly turned over and covered his head with the blanket again.

Around noon, Hawk's staff came upstairs carrying takeout bags.

Holding a freshly bought taro bubble tea, Wang Kang saw Shen Shu approaching and asked loudly, "Hey Shu'er, did you hear anything last night?"

Shen Shu's room and Wang Kang's room sandwiched Qin Yi's room in between.

With a "bang," a door next to them was suddenly pushed open from the inside, startling the two people in the corridor. Wang Kang, who was holding a straw, almost popped the seal on his milk tea.

Shen Shu quickly moved a little further away.

Wang Kang looked at Chi Feifan standing at the door with surprise and doubt: "Chi... Brother Chi? Good afternoon, haha, did I disturb your nap?"

It's already past midnight, this morning grumpiness is taking way too long.

However, Chi Feifan, holding his phone and not even wearing slippers, leaned against the door with a cold expression: "No, I just wanted to chat with you guys."

Wang Kang and Shen Shu both fell silent.

Chi Feifan lowered his eyes, pretending to ask casually, "What did you say you heard last night?"

Wang Kang suddenly realized: "Oh, that... I heard some noise last night, like someone was walking in the corridor. I didn't listen carefully, so I don't know if I heard it wrong."

In a corner where no one was watching, Chi Feifan's fingers, which had been gripping his phone case tightly, loosened.

Yu Xingchen, sporting dark circles under her eyes, floated up the stairs as if she were out of her mind, and weakly raised her hand: "It's me."

"Damn! I heard from the manager this morning that you took half a day off. Did you go cheating on me last night?" Wang Kang's eyes widened when he saw Yu Xingchen. "Even though you're young, you should still know how to be moderate!"

When Chi Feifan heard the words "cheating" and "restraint," his tightly closed eyelids twitched. Only then did he realize that his feet were too cold on the floor, so he turned around and went back to put on his shoes.

Yu Xingchen shook her head miserably: "I hadn't eaten for too long yesterday, so I ordered a lot of takeout last night, and I accidentally got an upset stomach. I was vomiting and had diarrhea the whole time."

Wang Kang immediately stopped laughing: "Then why didn't you tell us? We could have driven you to the hospital!"

Yu Xingchen: "It's nothing serious. I can take a taxi to the hospital myself. Didn't you guys almost die from exhaustion yesterday? The noise you heard last night was probably me going downstairs to get my medicine and going in and out."

Shen Shuliang, who hadn't spoken or left, suddenly spoke up: "The commercial endorsements are flying off the charts, and the time spent participating in various activities is longer than the training time. If this continues, I'll get stomach problems before I even get occupational diseases. How come I never noticed before that Hawk loves to exploit his players so much?"

Wang Kang, being a veteran of Hawk, couldn't stand any criticism of the team. Coupled with his usually impatient temperament, he immediately retorted irritably, "What are you talking about? Just wait until the hype surrounding this championship dies down. Most of the sponsorships are from wealthy patrons who have high hopes for us. You should be grateful for the money you're making."

Shen Shu wasn't one to back down easily: "Papa sugar daddy? In their eyes, we're just the hottest commodity right now. They don't even treat you like a human being, yet you're rushing to call them 'daddy.' How come you're so obsessed with money?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Kang immediately became furious, his face turning red and his neck bulging: "Didn't you take the money too? What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for now? Don't forget how this money came about. Without Lao Jiang and us turning the tide in the World Cup qualifiers, you wouldn't have a chance to speak..."

"Click".

The sound of a lighter interrupted the argument, which was about to escalate.

Chi Feifan leaned against the door and lit a cigarette in his mouth with one hand.

I haven't smoked in a long time, and the first two puffs were a bit pungent.