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

Xie Jichuan turned around and glanced at Li Zhi from head to toe. Only after confirming that he was not seriously injured did his brows relax slightly.

"I'll call Shi Kai later to discuss this matter and let me handle it."

After saying that, he reached out and ruffled Li Zhi's fluffy head, "In the future, if you encounter such obsessive fans with unclear motives, you must stay away and ignore them."

Whether it was because Xie Jichuan intentionally or unintentionally released pheromones, Li Zhi wasn't actually that angry anymore.

The faint aroma of peppermint liqueur lingered at the tip of his nose, crisp yet gentle, like a hand softly smoothing out the wrinkles of his restlessness.

What remains is mostly a sense of speechlessness and helplessness at being angered by idiots.

"Is there a walnut in his head?" Li Zhi retorted expressionlessly. "He should just dig it out and eat it himself; at least it'll help nourish his brain."

Xie Jichuan was amused by him again, chuckled softly, and put his arm around Li Zhi's shoulder as they walked towards the dressing room.

Smoothing his hair: "If that's really the case, it might not even be enough to fill his teeth."

Li Zhi never expected Xie Jichuan to be so harsh.

He gave Alpha an appreciative look and sincerely commented, "That makes sense."

The two of them walked into the dressing room, grumbling and cursing.

WPL has been doing better and better in the past two years, with deep pockets. One dressing room is equipped with five makeup artists, who do makeup for several people at the same time.

It's called makeup, but it's really just applying a base and lipstick to make the contestants look healthier on camera.

The makeup artist next to her was still applying makeup, while the makeup artist in charge of Li Zhi had already finished and was rubbing her forehead with a wry smile.

"She only needs to cover her dark circles, and even her lipstick shade doesn't look as good as Lychee's natural lip color."

She looked at Li Zhi's face, which didn't need much embellishment, and her tone carried a sense of melancholy, like a hero whose talents had been wasted.

On the other side, the makeup artist responsible for Xie Jichuan also put down the powder puff, with a relaxed expression on her face as she finished her work.

"Oh, River too. Why don't you two go take your solo and couple photos first? You don't need to wait here."

Li Zhi originally wanted to wait until everyone was ready before going over together, but after seeing Jiang Xingle frantically applying double eyelid tape to her eyes, Cheng Yi struggling to choose a shade from a row of pink lipsticks, and Ling Wang accidentally eating loose powder and spitting it out with a blank expression, she remained silent for two seconds.

"Let's go, let's go take some photos first." He called to Xie Jichuan, and the two went to the photography studio.

The poses for solo photos are very limited; we take them standing, sitting, front, and side views one by one, and they're taken very quickly.

These photos are mainly used for promotional posters and MVP presentations during future matches, and have a formal style.

Couple photos are purely for promotional purposes, so they can be taken more casually.

Unfortunately, neither of them had much of a knack for taking photos, and their movements were stiff and awkward.

But they have a good foundation, and when they stand together, it looks like they're filming a Taiwanese campus idol drama.

The photos were imported to the computer in real time. As the photographer was selecting images, he suddenly let out a profound exclamation:

"Those who know them are just filming team uniforms; those who don't might think they're wearing matching outfits."

Xie Jichuan heard what he wanted to hear, and a pleased smile appeared on his lips.

It's true what they say, there are kindred spirits everywhere.

He also felt that these few photos were worthy of being collected in the Louvre.

"Could the photographer please send me these photos later?"

The photographer didn't even look up, just gave a big OK sign: "No problem, I can edit it and send it to you tonight."

Xie Jichuan was satisfied.

The remaining three people's photo shoot was much more chaotic than the two of them. In addition, the adjustment of the positions and reshoots when taking a group photo of five wasted a lot of time.

By the time filming was completely finished, it was almost dark.

Li Zhi waited until the flowers were almost withered, and she was so hungry that she felt like she could swallow a whole cow.

He leaned against the wall, scrolling through his phone listlessly, already thinking about what to eat for dinner.

Just as he was deep in thought about food, Song Bo walked in excitedly:

"Is everything filmed? The big boss is treating tonight. Change your clothes and come with me."

Apart from Xie Jichuan and Song Bo, everyone was meeting the big boss for the first time, so they were inevitably a little reserved.

Even Jiang Xingle, who is usually the most timid, became hesitant and whispered to Song Bo:

"Brother Bobo, will the big boss be very serious?"

Song Bo waved his hand generously, exclaiming with boundless enthusiasm, "Don't worry, the boss and his wife have come together. Consider it a pre-competition dinner to cheer you on."

Even so, I was still going to meet the ultimate mastermind behind the base, so it would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous.

Even after getting out of the car at the restaurant, Li Zhi was still somewhat absent-minded, her fingers unconsciously fidgeting with her sleeves, her gaze wandering to the ground.

Xie Jichuan glanced at her, then subtly moved closer to Li Zhi.

The pheromones from the peppermint liqueur diffused subtly, neither too strong nor too weak, gently encircling the Omega's neck with a soothing effect.

"Don't worry, Mr. Huo is a very nice person, and so is Mrs. Huo," Xie Jichuan paused, "You'll like him."

Li Zhi looked up at Xie Jichuan, her brow relaxing slightly: "Are you two very familiar?"

Xie Jichuan shook his head: "Not really, it's just that I ate two more meals than you guys when we were building the team in the early stages."

As he walked, he casually shared some background information to ease Li Zhi's emotions:

"Mr. Huo took over our base because the boss's wife has recently become obsessed with e-sports, and he doesn't need the money."

"Have you heard of the Huo Group? It's headquartered in Beijing, and it's been developing even faster in the last two years. Its market value is almost the highest in the country."

Li Zhi had thought her boss was rich, but she never imagined he was this rich.

He exclaimed sincerely, "What a business mind! That's amazing!"

And I started to uncontrollably imagine a tall man in a suit standing on the top floor of an office building, swirling a glass of red wine in front of a floor-to-ceiling window.

The door to the private room was pushed open from the outside by a waiter, and the scene inside was unexpectedly revealed to everyone.

The charismatic and powerful CEO Huo, whom Li Zhi had imagined, was currently squatting on the ground, helping a beautiful Omega on a chair put on her shoes.

The Omega was extremely handsome, with a vibrant and lively beauty in her eyes and brows, but at this moment her face was flushed red, and her voice was a mixture of shyness and annoyance:

"Huo Youheng! Why did you kiss my feet while helping me put on my socks? They smell awful! Don't you dare kiss my face later!"

After he finished shouting, he caught a glimpse of a group of people standing at the door.

They froze on the spot.

Meanwhile, with his back to them, President Huo was completely unaware, calmly tying his shoelaces into a neat bow.

Then he lowered his head and kissed Omega's calf, his tone both matter-of-fact and doting:

"It smells wonderful, honey."

Kurichi, her illusions shattered: "..."

RAK members: "..."

In the ensuing silence, Xie Jichuan glanced down at Li Zhi's calves, lost in thought.