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

In the cramped space, the two people's breathing could be clearly heard.

"Does it hurt?" Qin Yi asked.

Chi Feifan kept his eyes closed and didn't say anything.

Qin Yi laughed: "Your mouth is glued shut?"

"..."

I'd love to glue your mouth shut.

Chi Feifan opened his eyes, a faint redness clinging to the corners: "Could you please shut up... and stop talking?"

Qin Yi: "Okay."

Even though Qin Yi didn't speak, because they were so close, his breath still inevitably brushed against Chi Feifan's neck.

Chi Feifan endured it for a while, but couldn't take it anymore, and asked, "Are you done yet? Stop it, it's not a serious injury anyway."

Qin Yi didn't even look up: "That's about enough."

The main problem is that Chi Feifan's skin is too fair, making even the smallest injuries stand out.

Qin Yi put the medicine bottle back and tore open a band-aid.

Even though Chen Yangyang is over thirty, he still has the heart of a pink-loving young man. He only buys band-aids with patterns, and they even have little pink hearts on them.

To get a closer look, Qin Yi lowered his head and leaned closer.

The van felt like a sauna, making Chi Feifan quite uncomfortable.

His scalp tingled, and he suddenly raised his hand to cover Qin Yi's lips and nose.

Chi Feifan's fingers were a little cold.

The breath sprayed onto his palm paused noticeably for a moment, and then Chi Feifan clearly felt Qin Yi's soft lips move and the corners of his mouth turn up.

"What are you two doing?"

A sound suddenly came from ahead.

Wang Kang, Yu Xingchen, and Lao Jiang stood by the car door, all three seemingly sharing a shocked expression, their eyes wide open as they stared at the two people inside the car.

They had just gone back to the private room to check if they had left anything behind, which is why they were a little late. Unexpectedly, they ran into Qin Yi and Chi Feifan standing very close together. Chi Feifan had his back to the door, and from their angle, it looked like the two of them were kissing in a car. It was hard not to have the wrong idea.

Chi Feifan abruptly withdrew his hand, grabbed haphazardly, and pulled up his collar.

Holy crap, and he's even disheveled.

Yu Xingchen felt ashamed, and her voice, barely audible, came out through clenched teeth: "It seems we've come at the wrong time."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded seriously: "Yes, indeed."

Once they were in the car, Wang Kang didn't dare to speak directly, so he could only secretly send a message to Qin Yi.

Master Kong with eight-pack abs: Captain, what did you do to Brother Chi?

Y: We sprayed pesticides, that's all.

Master Kong with eight-pack abs: Why are Brother Chi's ears so red?

Qin Yi glanced at Chi Feifan, who was huddled in a single seat in front.

Some people are just too thin-skinned.

Yu Xingchen, who was also squeezed into the back row with Wang Kang, asked curiously, "Brother Chi, how did you get into a fight with the Wolf guys in the bathroom? What exactly happened?"

Chi Feifan sank in: "Someone has a foul mouth."

"He was probably mistaken for one of our team members because he was wearing our team uniform," Lao Jiang analyzed.

Yu Xingchen: "Huh? Did our team have some kind of feud with Wolf before? Why are they targeting us like this?"

Qin Yi frowned, recalling what Fox had told him backstage earlier.

In Wolf, only Hengsheng is a Chinese player. He must have been from a domestic team before transferring there. Hengsheng served as the commander during the competition, and he was also the one who had the conflict with Chi Feifan...

This is too much of a coincidence.

Qin Yi searched through his list and found a friend in the Survivors League tournament oversight committee, asking him to help him find the player resumes that the Wolf team would submit.

Not long after, Chen Yangyang stormed out of the hot pot restaurant and plopped down in the passenger seat.

Wolf's manager refused to apologize, taking advantage of the lack of surveillance cameras in the restroom, and acted arrogantly and shamelessly.

"All teams are the same!" Chen Yangyang said angrily.

Qi Song: "Don't get agitated. In my opinion, the player who is most hostile towards us in their team is that player named Heng Sheng. Why is that...?"

As Qin Yi looked at the message from his friend on his phone, some distant memories became clear again in his mind.

Qin Yi said, "Perhaps I know the reason."

*

A few years ago, the e-sports industry was booming, and youth training camps across the country were overflowing with people, with a supply of e-sports talent exceeding demand.

Countless people want to play professionally, but only a very few exceptionally talented trainees can make it to the professional stage. The rest are seen as "not doing their proper job."

The year Qin Yi gave up his studies and resolutely joined the youth training program happened to be the year with the most people in the Hawk youth training camp. Countless young people who had just come of age were full of dreams and enthusiasm, training and ranking day and night in front of the computer.

Heng Sheng was also among this group of young people.

Hawk is a big team. If you can get into Hawk, even the second team, you can earn hundreds of thousands a year after deducting streaming commissions and prize money from various competitions.

However, in the e-sports industry, hard work alone is not enough; talent is even more crucial. Some people try their best to catch up, but they still can't catch up with those who are born to be in this field.

Qin Yi was the most talented trainee in that batch. He was skilled and handsome. Although he was with Hawk, other teams were still persistent and tried to poach him.

It can be said that Qin Yi has already stepped halfway into the professional arena; all that's missing now is the contract and the official announcement.

Many of his fellow trainees admired and respected him. They would often stand next to him and watch him play games, learning his skills and sometimes even asking him for advice.

Back then, Qin Yi was young and ambitious, and inevitably a bit arrogant. He hadn't been tempered by major competitions, and he had always been highly praised by others from the beginning. So he spoke very directly, unlike now when he speaks with hidden meanings and indirect language.

Facing Heng Sheng, who was equally ambitious, Qin Yi pointed out his operational shortcomings while looking at his monitor.

"You're not a naturally gifted player. It's hard to stand out from so many people just by spending time on it, unless you change your current playing style and find a way to discover your unique strengths."

"I suggest you try to max out a certain stat so that no one in the youth training camp can imitate you or replace your position, otherwise all the time spent will be wasted."

There were a group of trainees in the training room at the time. Heng Sheng felt embarrassed after hearing this, his face darkened, and he continued to play the next game without saying anything.

Qin Yi didn't pay much attention to it.

His words may be unpleasant to hear, but they are absolutely true.

Over time, Qin Yi forgot about the incident. Later, Heng Sheng changed his ID to what it is now. Qin Yi only remembered this incident when he saw Heng Sheng's original name and that they were trainees in the same cohort.

Qin Yi finished speaking.

Wang Kang was speechless: "Just because of this? You've held a grudge for so long? You're so petty."

Qin Yi leaned back in the seat: "I'm not sure if it's because of this, but it's pretty much it."

Qi Song stared at Heng Sheng's real name and tried hard to recall. It seemed that there was indeed such a person back then.

Chen Yangyang said incredulously, "Wolf is targeting us like this. Anyone who didn't know better would think we went to dig up his ancestral graves! Now that you mention it, I remember. This guy was eliminated in the second round, right? Pshaw, he's just not as skilled as others and he doesn't like being told the truth."

Everyone chimed in with indignation.

There was nothing that could be done since Wolf refused to apologize, especially since there were no security cameras inside. Both sides had their own version of events, and each had their own reasons. Originally, Chen Yangyang had finished venting her anger in the bathroom and thought the matter was over.

The very next day, a one-minute video shot with a mobile phone was posted online, instantly igniting a frenzy across various forums.

The video features the sound of rushing water, accompanied by Chi Feifan's hoarse, angry voice as he grits his teeth.

"What were you trying to say? What did you mean? Speak like a human being!"

"Why are you so quiet now? Weren't you talking a lot just now?"