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

Losing a game in the blink of an eye.

Shi Kai, who was spying on them, punished them by making them eat together in the cafeteria, ostensibly to cultivate their tacit understanding.

QW's recent performance has been unsatisfactory, the investors behind the team are becoming increasingly indifferent to them, and the quality of the food in the training base's canteen has visibly declined as a result.

But Li Zhi still strolled around the various windows with great interest, craning her neck to look inside.

Although everyone says the food is not good, he thinks it tastes quite delicious, and his mood improves every time he eats there.

Of course, it would be even better if there wasn't a cold-faced, gloomy person around you.

Xie Jichuan stood beside him, his gaze sweeping over the unappetizing dishes, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.

Ignoring him, Li Zhicai quickly decided on her dinner: "I want Yangzhou fried rice."

Xie Jichuan had no interest in the cafeteria food, and upon hearing this, he expressionlessly chose the most convenient option: "I'll eat fast food."

Fast food and fried rice are in different directions.

As soon as they finished speaking, the two turned around and ran towards their respective meals, only to be stopped in place by the elastic plastic ropes wrapped around their wrists.

The rope's elasticity and stretch were excessive. Before Li Zhi could react, she was suddenly pulled by the force coming from Xie Jichuan's side.

With a sudden thud, he crashed into the other person's back, his nose hitting Xie Jichuan's shoulder blade, causing a stinging pain in his eyes.

After realizing what had happened, the two of them looked down at the colorful plastic spring rope on their wrists and fell silent.

This is what Shi Kai tied up for them before he left.

The kind of anti-lost leash used by kindergarten children has two plastic wristbands connected by a rope, with a retractable plastic rope in the middle that is impossible to break.

Shi Kai’s original words were: “When you two eat, sit together. Don’t eat separately. This rope will be my eyes, to observe how your relationship is developing.”

Li Zhi thought the coach seemed sick back then, and now she feels he's seriously ill.

Do you consider yourself an observer of a dating reality show?

In the silent stillness, Xie Jichuan's back stiffened, and he was the first to move.

The heat emanating from Li Zhi was seeping through the thin fabric, inch by inch, making him feel uncomfortable all over, and even slowing his breathing.

He turned around and took a step back, trying to create a distance that was a bit too much for him.

He had just opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he was suddenly shoved hard from behind.

She fell forward and crashed headfirst into Kurichi's arms.

His body moved faster than his brain; he reflexively raised his hands, and his arms firmly wrapped around the other person's waist.

The palm feels soft and warm to the touch.

Li Zhi's beautiful eyes widened suddenly as she stared at him intently, her gaze filled with shock and a hint of bewilderment.

Xie Jichuan was startled, but his body's instincts were completely irrational.

To prevent her from falling, her fingers tightened even amidst the chaos, pinching Li Zhi's waist precisely.

Li Zhi:!

Xie Jichuan: ...!

The two of them froze on the spot, their souls shattered.

One wondered how such a large hand could almost encircle his entire waist, and the heat was almost melting his skin.

One thought, "How can her waist be so thin and soft? With just a little force, she sinks into it, as if she has no bones."

Both of their brains were overloaded, and neither of them moved, just staring at each other.

The tight finger marks around my waist were still burning hot, as if they were branded into my bones.

Only a smug voice rang out from behind Xie Jichuan, carrying an undisguised smirk of someone who loved watching the drama unfold:

"Hey, isn't this our newly crowned champion River? Why is he being walked around the cafeteria like a puppy?"

The person who came was Chi Lie, also a member of the youth training team. Li Zhi had only met him yesterday after the awards ceremony.

It is said that this person lost to Xie Jichuan by only two kills in the jungler category of the rookie cup, finishing second.

However, Li Zhi couldn't think about that at the moment. He suddenly realized how bad their position was.

Like a baby seal whose tail has been stepped on, it frantically thrashed its sides, trying to knock Xie Jichuan's hand away.

But the boy's hand remained motionless, as if it had been welded to it.

Li Zhi was getting anxious.

He's a virgin Beta, not as delicate as an Omega, but surely he shouldn't be constantly taken advantage of, right?

"Let go!"

Xie Jichuan suddenly snapped out of his daze, as if he had been burned, and abruptly released his grip.

"……Feel sorry."

He pursed his lips, his expression a mixture of embarrassment and disbelief, and took a gentlemanly step away from Li Zhi.

After the two separated, Chi Lie finally got a clear look at Li Zhi's face.

His mouth dropped open, and he stared in disbelief, his expression as if he'd seen a ghost: "You're an Omega?"

Li Zhi didn't understand why these Alphas liked to ask about other people's gender right away.

His ears were still red, and upon hearing this, he snorted coldly, trying his best to appear unapproachable:

"What business is it of yours?"

Chi Lie looked even more surprised.

He glanced at Li Zhi, then at Xie Jichuan, his eyes darting back and forth between them several times, his expression filled with confusion.

"Wait a minute, you're an Omega, so why can River get so close to you without...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Xie Jichuan stepped on his foot.

Li Zhi even noticed with her sharp eyes that Xie Jichuan had ground it down twice with force.

"He's a Beta." Xie Jichuan's tone returned to its usual coldness as he interrupted Chi Lie. "Aren't you annoying with all this talking?"

Chi Lie then looked as if he had just realized something: "That's more like it."

Li didn't know what kind of riddle they were playing, nor did she care.

He shook the brightly colored dog leash on his wrist; his stomach was already growling.

"Shall we go eat first?" He looked at Xie Jichuan. "I'm starving."

The three of them, each carrying a bowl of Yangzhou fried rice, found a table and sat down.

While burying herself in her food, Li Zhi listened intently to their conversation.

"Chuan Chuan, will you come home with me next month for the Qingming Festival holiday?"

"Don't call me that, it's disgusting, I'm not going home."

Chi Lie shrugged dejectedly. "Fine, I'll call your dad back later and tell him you're not coming back."

It seems their two families know each other. Chew, chew, chew.

Chi Lie also had no interest in the cafeteria food, casually shoveling a couple of bites into his mouth, his tone once again becoming smug:

"After you won the championship, your female fans are everywhere online. The girl next to me, Xiao O, has been watching your award ceremony video all day long."

Oh? There's some juicy gossip to share?

Li Zhi slowed down her eating speed slightly and subtly leaned her head towards the two of them.

Xie Jichuan looked at the head getting closer and closer to him, almost burying itself in the rice bowl, and suddenly felt like laughing.

He deliberately picked up the conversation: "She's just that charming, there's nothing you can do about it."

My head seemed to freeze for two seconds while I was eating, and even the frequency of my spoon movements slowed down.

Chi Lie was also stunned by Xie Jichuan's once-in-a-lifetime display of narcissism. He rubbed his arms:

"Then tell me what kind you like? I'll keep an eye out for you."

When these gossips are discussed during meals, Li Zhi's ears practically stand up like antennas.

Seeing how impatient he was, almost shoving his head along with the rice bowl into his arms, Xie Jichuan couldn't help but laugh.

He extended a finger and pushed Li Zhi's head back into his seat, a half-smile on his face.

"There's a pig eavesdropping, but I won't say anything."

Li Zhi instantly bristled, swallowed the last bite of rice in her mouth, and glared angrily at Xie Jichuan.

"Who are you calling a pig?"

But they met a pair of eyes that held a faint smile.

Li Zhi stood there, stunned.

Again.

Damn, how can someone be so handsome?

Li Zhi felt her hair, which had just been standing on end in anger, return to its normal state on her scalp.

Then, the ridiculously handsome man in front of me opened and closed his lips and uttered an even more ridiculous question:

"The little pig answered me, didn't you hear me?"