[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

And so, Li Zhi spent two peaceful days feeding pigs, dogs, cats, and ducks, and absorbing pheromones.

Feeling lazy and relaxed, I don't even want to do a live stream.

Therefore, he was completely unaware that a post had suddenly appeared on the forum and had even become the most popular post.

[Regarding the matter of a popular game streamer allegedly unilaterally creating a romantic pairing with River]

The post already has tens of thousands of comments.

People started speaking out after Li Zhi finished her broadcast that day, and after two days of brewing and fermentation, it finally exploded in the entire circle this morning.

RAK's preseason break is over, and the training base is bustling with activity again.

Li Zhi has been living a regular and healthy life these past two days, going to bed early and waking up early, eating three meals a day without missing a meal, and feeling that she is in excellent condition.

He thought he would be the first person in the base to go downstairs for breakfast, but as soon as he turned the corner of the stairs, he saw Song Bo, Xie Jichuan, and Ling Wang sitting at the dining table, huddled together discussing something, each with a more serious expression than the last.

Li Zhi walked over and casually greeted her, "You're all up so early?"

Xie Jichuan knew that he would go for a morning run without fail every day, so it was not unusual for him to get up early.

So he turned his questioning gaze to Song Bo.

Song Bo stared at his phone with a bitter expression, his brow furrowed: "Lychee, do you know about the posts on the forum? We're talking about this right now."

Ling Wang sat to one side, and since he wasn't very good at making expressions, he nodded expressionlessly.

He came downstairs to get a drink of water and was planning to go back upstairs to sleep, but when he passed by, he saw Song Bo and Xie Jichuan talking together.

To demonstrate his sociability, Ling Wang thought seriously for two seconds before sitting down next to them.

After learning the whole story, he immediately joined the fray and became furious.

Li Zhi scratched his head, looking bewildered: "What forum? I haven't been streaming these past two days, and I haven't been online much either."

Ling Wang handed over the phone, his expression utterly righteous and awe-inspiring:

"Many people are spreading rumors about you in this post."

Li Zhi took it, glanced at the title briefly, and then clicked on the comments without paying much attention, sorting them by popularity.

He initially thought it was just a post criticizing him for trying to ride the wave of popularity, and he figured, let them criticize me, it won't hurt me anyway.

But the first rule stunned him.

[It seems the streamer is trying to rehash old news; do you guys still remember the twin stars of the QW youth training team?]

Li Zhi:?

Of course I remember, that's him.

[I remember! I recall River came from QW. Back then, his regular mid laner was also very strong, winning the rookie cup mid lane championship.]

[And if I remember correctly, that person's ID was also Lychee...]

[...was it a coincidence or intentional...?]

[Was this intentional...? So he chose this name just to piggyback on R-God's fame?]

[Damn! My old favorite couple has been broken up for so long, do they still have to be dragged out and publicly humiliated?]

[If anyone's to blame, it's this trash streamer who keeps trying to piggyback on other people's work, even stealing their names (disgusting) (disgusting)]

Li Zhi held the phone, her pupils dilated slightly, and her lips twitched repeatedly.

He never expected that netizens' ability to spout off so readily had reached such a pinnacle.

He made it up so convincingly that if it weren't for the fact that both Lychees were him, he would have believed it himself.

[However, to be fair, where did this streamer find the audio source? The two lines they played yesterday were exactly the same as River's.]

[He won't market himself with QW.Lychee's body double fiction anymore, will he...?]

[Replying to the comment above, it's quite possible; he threw up.]

[Ugh, please stop piggybacking on River's fame, and stop piggybacking on Lychee who's long since retired, okay?]

Li Zhi: "..."

Most of the following comments were mindless bashing, full of nonsensical insults, and he couldn't be bothered to dig any further.

She handed the phone back to Ling Wang, her tone nonchalant, "It's nothing, they'll stop talking about it in a couple of days."

Seeing that he still seemed indifferent, Xie Jichuan frowned and immediately spoke:

"I'll post a clarification on Weibo right now. You are Lychee. QW's popularity is yours, and so is mine. You don't need to piggyback on it."

This was a rather ambiguous statement, and Song Bo gave Xie Jichuan a shifty look.

Ling Wang immediately followed, his gaze also turning in that direction.

Li Zhi raised her hand to stop Xie Jichuan, smiled, and genuinely didn't take these things to heart:

"Alright, Captain, I really think these two scoldings are harmless and don't hurt anyone. There's no need to get angry on my behalf."

"You don't need to bear this unwarranted accusation." Xie Jichuan's brows remained furrowed, his tone tinged with self-reproach. "It's also my fault; I didn't expect it to cause such a stir."

His original intention was just to subtly assert his sovereignty, but who knew that netizens would be so efficient, staging a melodramatic love triangle overnight, leaving even himself stunned.

Li Zhi shook her head, her eyes filled with a quiet determination: "Captain, I want to wait until the league makes an official announcement before I admit that I am QW.Lychee."

Xie Jichuan could roughly understand why Li Zhi did this. He opened his mouth but didn't say anything more.

Li Zhi pursed her lips, her voice softening:

"I want my esports fans, who have supported me since QW, to know me again as the mid laner for the RAK team, not as a streamer who is universally criticized online."

Xie Jichuan was silent for a few seconds, then finally nodded: "Okay."

Song Bo understood. He pushed the bowl of porridge towards Li Zhi, but couldn't help muttering something under his breath:

"You're quite carefree."

Ling Wang: "Indeed."

"Otherwise what?" Li Zhi scooped up a spoonful of porridge and said indistinctly, "If I were to argue with everyone who criticizes me, there wouldn't be enough time in 24 hours a day."

Song Bo praised, "Playing esports requires players with a strong mentality like you."

Ling Wang: "Indeed."

Li Zhi lowered her head and drank her porridge, but her heart was far from as calm as it appeared.

He only read a few of those comments, but every word felt like a needle pricking his heart.

QW Youth Team, the Twin Stars, the Rookie Cup Mid-lane Champion—those were the purest and most dazzling days of his professional career, achievements he earned with all his might.

Now he's being used to mock him for trying to ride the wave of popularity.

I've wasted the last two years of my life; I'm regressing more and more with each passing year.

Li Zhi tightened his grip on the spoon, took a deep breath, and suppressed the surging emotions.

It's okay, he thought.

He wants RAK.Lychee to take over everything from before and bring forth new glory.

He will personally polish the Lychee ID back to its former glory.