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

In a mid-jungle dual-core playstyle, if one side is in poor form and unable to carry, all subsequent combos will collapse one after another like a butterfly effect.

OvO was clearly out of sorts; he was even solo-killed once by Xie Jichuan, who was hiding in the bushes and had vision of him, when he went to support the bottom lane.

Even if Fish initiates team fights perfectly, Xiao Ai's damage output alone is far from enough to take down RAK's backline.

The crystal was quickly breached, and the score was set at 2-1, with RAK ​​winning.

Li Zhi took off her headphones and immediately looked at OvO on the other side of the competition stage.

The thin figure had already stood up, turned to the side with his head down, his fingers still resting on the edge of the keyboard, seemingly lost in thought.

The entire stadium cheered for RAK's victory, with cheers and applause surging in like a tidal wave.

Li Zhi simply smiled slightly, then bent down to tidy up her peripheral bag, stood up, and walked to the other side to shake hands.

When it was OvO's turn, he deliberately slowed down and subtly glanced at the other person's wrist.

But they found that the elastic buttons on the cuffs of the OvO team uniforms were fastened to the tightest, clinging tightly to their pale skin, making it impossible to see anything.

Li Zhi's heart sank slightly, but the post-match handshake session was too short. He didn't even have time to say anything before he was pushed by the order of events to the next person.

After stepping down from the stage, Song Bo was standing side by side with HY's well-dressed boss, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed quite harmonious.

Seeing the team members come down, Song Bo grinned from ear to ear: "Boss Li, you've been too kind today."

Boss Li was also smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, and his tone was polite yet distant:

"Go back and intensify your training so we can win next time."

Li Zhi stood to the side, her gaze fixed on OvO.

The moment OvO approached Boss Li, his expression froze almost imperceptibly, and his steps faltered slightly.

He then lowered his eyes, turned around first, and walked towards the backstage passage without looking back.

Li Zhi barely hesitated before turning to Xie Jichuan and whispering, "I'll be right back," before quickly chasing after him.

The two stopped at the corner backstage.

OvO was clearly completely taken aback that the person who caught up with them was Kuriyuki; her expression showed undisguised surprise, but her tone remained gentle:

"Lychee? Is something the matter?"

Even though he himself looked unwell, he remained polite and courteous in his attitude towards Kuriyuki.

Li Zhi had chased after him in a moment of impulsiveness, but now she was stuck.

He scratched his head, opened his mouth, and realized he had no idea how to start the conversation.

After all, even if the faint red marks he saw on OvO's wrist were real, they were still her personal privacy.

He's a complete stranger, and he's asking all sorts of questions right away. How would anyone not think he's a pervert?

After hesitating for a long time, he finally managed to say, "I only won because you weren't in good form this time... I look forward to our next match."

OvO never expected that Kurichi would specifically chase after him just to say this.

He paused slightly, then smiled, his eyes crinkling, and the aloofness on his face lessened somewhat.

"Okay, I admire an opponent like you who takes the game seriously."

His smile was much more vivid than before, like a gentle crack appearing on the surface of ice.

Li Zhi remained standing still, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

OvO paused for two seconds, seemingly realizing something, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

He subconsciously tightened his cuffs again, his knuckles turning white, and his tone became more guarded:

"Lychee, is there anything else you want to say to me? I have to go now."

Li Zhi could tell that OvO didn't trust him.

That cautious and aloof demeanor was like that of a young animal that had been disturbed too many times, instinctively raising its quills at any approach.

Li Zhi sighed silently, feeling somewhat annoyed at her impulsive enthusiasm.

But he still smiled sincerely at OvO, his voice very soft:

"It's nothing, I just wanted to let you know that we're both Omegas, and competing might not be as smooth sailing as it is for Alphas. If you encounter any difficulties... feel free to ask me for help anytime. I'd really like to be your friend."

Li Zhi was rarely sociable, and what she said was completely incoherent.

But he would rather his bad premonitions be wrong than miss the possibility that OvO might actually be facing difficulties.

OvO's expression clearly froze, a complex emotion flashing in his cool eyes, a mixture of surprise and a softness that had been touched.

He remained silent for several seconds before replying softly, "...Thank you."

Li Zhi didn't say anything more, waved to him, and turned to walk back.

As soon as Li Zhi stepped around the corner, she bumped into Xie Jichuan.

He looked up blankly and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xie Jichuan raised his hand and naturally took the peripheral bag that Li Zhi had been carrying all the way, carrying it himself, his tone flat and without much inflection:

"If you don't come, you won't see our Lychee taking the initiative to make friends with others."

After saying that, without waiting for Li Zhi's reply, he continued to mutter to himself in a low voice:

"Back then, a jungler named Xiao Xie went to great lengths to build a good relationship with Lychee, but he never expected that someone else could get it so easily."

He shook his head, feigning regret, "It's a pity."

Li Zhi was speechless: "...Hey, are you being sarcastic?"

Xie Jichuan still didn't turn around, his tone completely serious:

"No, I was just speaking up for Xiao Xie, I'm just a concerned citizen."

Li Zhi was both amused and exasperated: "OvO and I are both Omegas, and this is the first Omega I've encountered since I started playing professionally. Isn't it normal to feel a bit closer to him?"

Xie Jichuan stopped talking and walked forward in silence.

Li Zhi nudged his arm: "Concerned citizen? Why are you muted?"

Xie Jichuan pondered for two seconds before slowly speaking: "Recall whether I have ever encountered any OO love in my life."

Li Zhi: "..."

He couldn't take it anymore, so he kicked the Alpha in the calf and said irritably:

"Alright, Xie Jichuan, don't think I didn't see through you doing this on purpose."

Xie Jichuan then turned to look at him. The Alpha's eyes held an undisguised smile, which, under the dim light of the backstage corridor, resembled scattered stars.

"Looks like Xiao Xie's acting is terrible, Lychee noticed it so quickly."

Li Zhi cooperated and acted along, beaming with pride:

"Of course, our contestant Xiao Li is the famous Sherlock Holmes Zhi, so Xiao Xie is nothing to him."

Xie Jichuan clapped even more enthusiastically.

After finishing this scene, Li Zhi's shoulders relaxed again, and she looked somewhat dejected.

"Xie Jichuan, I think I've discovered something, but I'm not sure if I'm meddling... What should I do?"