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

Li Zhi was grabbed by the back of her collar and dragged back to the backstage by Song Bo like a chick.

Laughter rippled from the audience seats on the side, rising and falling, not malicious, but to Li Zhi's ears it sounded like blatant mockery.

His face was ashamed, his ears burned red, and he turned his head to give Song Bo a disgruntled look:

"Manager, can you stop acting like you're arresting a criminal? This is just an Omega's legitimate self-defense."

Once they reached the empty corridor, Song Bo finally released him and let out a long sigh.

He looked at Li Zhi's face, which was full of defiance, and his tone softened:

"This whole thing was wrong between the event organizers and Dashan, am I right?"

"But as a public figure, if you post such suggestive Weibo posts, the league will definitely come after you for an explanation."

Li Zhi wrinkled her nose, her voice carrying a stubborn edge: "Can't public figures vent their emotions?"

"Besides, where's the guiding principle? Even if there is, it's guiding people to respect Omegas more. What did I do wrong?"

Song Bo opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found that it seemed there was indeed nothing wrong with it.

Surprisingly, Song Bo was somewhat persuaded, which instantly made his headache even worse.

He sighed and handed the phone to Li Zhi, speaking earnestly like a worried old father:

"Let's wait and see what the league says. After all, esports players are not allowed to swear in public. You should see how things develop first."

Li Zhi took the phone and looked down to see that her Weibo post had already topped the trending searches.

It even came with a dark reddish-brown "Explosive" character, and several subsequent trending topics were related to him.

He was speechless for a moment.

No wonder Song Bo is so anxious; this could be considered a waste of public resources.

He never expected that so many people would pay attention to the Weibo post he casually made.

What was originally intended as a statement has instead blown up the entire platform.

Li Zhi felt a moment of guilt and opened the comments section.

[Lychee: My standing here is like giving the world the middle finger.]

I agree that Lychee should become the leader of our Omega. Everyone step aside; the new king is ascending the throne.

[Greetings to King Lychee, long live the King!]

[Well done! This kind of vile Alpha deserves to be punished. What era are we living in that they're still using that stare trick? Do they think they're the center of the world?]

Honestly, if I were Lychee, I would have called the police. This is blatant sexism; it's not just about being foul-mouthed.

[They still have to play in the WPL, so let's avoid getting involved. The person upstairs shouldn't just stand there and talk without understanding the situation.]

[Fuck them! Those paramecia who can't learn to respect others deserve it! Lychee, I support you!]

It's better to fight back than to suffer in silence; the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

[This time, Lychee has us and the Omega Protection Act standing behind her.]

The momentary guilt that Li Zhi had felt vanished instantly.

They were even deeply moved and captivated by it.

I can't wait to become sworn brothers with everyone in the comments section and swear an oath of brotherhood on the spot.

Song Bo stood to the side, watching as Li Zhi's expression changed from guilty to satisfied, and from satisfied to proud.

His vision went black again. He snatched the phone back, then, to avoid seeing her, hurried Li Zhi towards the lounge.

"Go back to the lounge for a while. I'll call the league and see if we can make an exception. You stay put and don't cause any more trouble."

Li Zhi replied obsequiously, "Thank you, Brother Bobo. You've worked hard, Brother Bobo."

Song Bo waved his hand, as if shooing away a fly, signaling him to hurry up and leave, then turned to make a phone call.

Li Zhi returned to the lounge and scanned the room, but did not see Xie Jichuan.

The remaining people were all huddled on the sofa in various positions, but without exception, they were all looking down at their phones, seemingly surfing the internet at a very high intensity.

He walked over and patted Jiang Xingle on the shoulder: "Where's the captain?"

Jiang Xingle instantly raised his head, his eyes shining like two searchlights, his face filled with the excitement of witnessing the drama unfold before his eyes.

"Lychee, you're still too strong. It was so satisfying to watch you stand up to them in public. You didn't see Dashan's face when he stepped down; it looked like he'd swallowed a fly."

As he spoke, he even mimicked the downward turn of Da Shan's mouth, doing so with remarkable accuracy.

Li Zhi waved her hand dismissively: "So, where's the captain?"

Jiang Xingle withdrew his exaggerated expression and straightened his demeanor, but the gossipy tone in his voice was still unmistakable:

"The captain is even more clueless. You have no idea how ugly his expression was when he got back to the lounge and saw his phone."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Then he made a phone call and went out, I think it was to his family's lawyer."

Ling Wang nodded in agreement and continued to add details:

"The captain told us to tell you not to be afraid, that he would handle it, and that we could relax and go eat at the bottom of the river later."

Li Zhi said "Oh" to indicate that she understood, and her fingers unconsciously curled up at her side.

He put his peripheral bag on the sofa, turned and walked towards the door: "You guys keep sitting, I'll go find him."

After saying that, he got up and left the lounge.

Li Zhi walked around the corridor but didn't see Xie Jichuan. However, she did bump into several staff members.

Everyone who saw him scurried away like a mouse seeing a cat.

Li Zhi: "..."

Perhaps the air conditioning in the corridor wasn't very strong, because after walking around, he felt a little warm.

A stifling, oppressive heat seeped from deep within my bones.

The part of the team uniform that was touching the back of my neck was even slightly damp, and the fabric was sticking to my skin, which was not very comfortable.

Li Zhi went into the bathroom, turned on the tap, bent down and splashed a handful of cold water on her face.

The coolness made him shiver, and the heat was temporarily suppressed.

He looked up at the mirror and was slightly taken aback.

The person in the mirror had a thin layer of pink on their cheeks, a blush that shone through their skin and carried an ambiguous, rosy hue.

It extends along the line of the neck, all the way to the position covered by the choker.

Like a watercolor painting, the colors spread outwards from the center, with blurred and soft edges.

Li Zhi found it somewhat strange.

His heat cycle is still two weeks away, and he's always very regular, never going into heat early or late.

Logically speaking, there should be no situation where the estrus cycle occurs prematurely.

Li Zhi looked around and saw that there was no one else in the restroom.

He leaned close to the mirror, hooked his fingers around his collar, lifted a corner, and examined his glands closely.

The small patch of skin that was usually just slightly raised was now a deep, rich red, much darker than the color of her cheeks.

Against the backdrop of the black choker, she resembled a ripe peach, plump and full, as if a gentle pinch would release its juice.

Li Zhixin was startled, her fingers freezing on the edge of her collar, sensing that something was wrong.

This isn't just ordinary sweating or fatigue; it seems more like a precursor to pheromone fluctuations.

Just as he was about to turn back, a figure suddenly appeared in the mirror.

Li Zhi abruptly stopped, raised her eyes, and met the gaze of the person in the mirror.

Xiao Yu stood at the bathroom door, looking at him with a complicated expression, a mixture of surprise, confusion, and something else that was hard to explain.

He had clearly been standing there for a while, witnessing the entire process of Kurichi examining the glands.

The air was silent for two seconds.

"You..." Xiao Yu's voice was a little hoarse, "You really are an Omega?"

Li Zhi expressionlessly lowered her collar and straightened the collar of her team uniform:

"none of your business?"