Despite Xue Lan’s repeated claims that he could go alone as he swiftly prepared, on the way to the Internet cafe he bumped into Duan Wenzheng.
And whether due to guilt or some other unsettling reason, after being separated from Duan Wenzheng for several hours, Xue Lan began to feel rather restless and nervous seeing him now.
Duan Wenzheng walked up to him, studying his expression before offering a smile. “I’m not preventing you from leaving. Don’t feel wronged.”
“It’s not that. I don’t feel that way.” Xue Lan awkwardly waved his hand around. He didn’t know where he should settle his gaze next. “Let’s go.”
Duan Wenzheng scrutinized his expression, but then seamlessly followed him to the Internet cafe.
When they reached the Internet cafe, a group of people were already gathered around, bustling in a tight-knit circle. The people surrounded by the crowd were Wen Yan, Zhou Kanqing, and Meng Qi, whom Xue Lan had only seen once.
Upon spotting Duan Wenzheng returning with Xue Lan, everyone’s gaze shifted in their direction.
As soon as Su Yiyu noticed Xue Lan, he squeezed his way out from the midst of the crowd. “Lanlan, you’re finally here!”
“Everyone’s here.” Qi Siyu was smiling. “Who knows when we all can get together again. Let’s all play to our heart’s content today!”
Harmoniously, everyone extended invitations to team up with each other. This inviting atmosphere left Xue Lan with a warm feeling in his heart.
“Lanlan.” Su Yiyu leaned toward Xue Lan and he tried to comfort him, “I saw what that streamer said. You don’t have to mind it. I’ve scolded him for you! You obviously play so well…”
Xue Lan didn’t expect Su Yiyu to also see that Weibo post. Seeing him this concerned, Xue Lan felt deeply moved. “I’m fine, don’t worry about it.”
“Our manager said he admires you a lot! As long as you’re willing, our team will always welcome you!”
“Eh?” Duan Wenzheng, who had been quietly listening, jeered. “Why did this turn into a recruitment party?
Su Yiyu guiltily waved his hand. “Of course not, wherever Lanlan goes it’ll be good. It’s just that me and Weiran were hoping that we could be teammates again. Weiran also mentioned it to me a while ago, right Weiran?”
Xue Lan could believe the first half of Su Yiyu’s words, but the latter part… He looked over at Meng Weiran to check his reaction.
Meng Weiran spoke the least in their team. There was no other interaction among them besides during training and competition, so Xue Lan really… couldn’t imagine Meng Weiran uttering such words, which were probably just polite remarks.
So Xue Lan attempted to change the subject. “I’d also like to play with you…”
“En.” But Meng Weiran, who had been standing on the side, suddenly spoke up. “Like Su Yiyu said, I’d like for us to be teammates again.”
Xue Lan was stupefied.
Meng Weiran’s gaze was gentle and sincere. Perhaps it was due to his usual reticence, but it sounded pretty convincing right then.
“Right! Lanlan has a certain charm that just makes people want to play with him!” Su Yiyu continued in high spirits.
Xue Lan felt embarrassed by their words and waved his hand. “And I also like playing with you.”
“What are you all talking about?” Qi Siyu, who had been with another group of people, returned to their section with a look of confusion on his face. However, he didn’t seem to be waiting for an answer and excitedly said, “Those two have joined the Glory Team, whose skills aren’t bad. How about we play a match against them?”
“Didn’t we do it in the training camp already?” Duan Wenzheng knitted his brow. “Everyone came to play. There’s no need to have a match.”
Qi Siyu said in surprise, “It’s such a good opportunity. Don’t you want to learn from each other? Once we’re in LGW, we’ll meet them again in the competition!”
“No thanks, it’s not easy getting a vacation. And I don’t want to play in an whatever competition again.” Duan Wenzheng said this and turned to Xue Lan. “Why don’t we play a survival battle?”
Xue Lan, who had been listening quietly, was suddenly thrown a question. For some reason, under Duan Wenzheng’s gaze, he felt the temperature in his cheeks rise again.
He lowered his head and said, “I’m fine with anything.”
“Then let’s do a survival battle. Should be time to get your invisibility chip, too.”
“I’ll also help!” Su Yiyu volunteered.
Duan Wenzheng wanted to say something to that, but Su Yiyu beat him to the punch. “Regardless of your experience, me and Weiran will team up and farm it!”
Duan Wenzheng looked at Su Yiyu and immediately felt thankful.
The other training camp students, who were planning on forming teams of twos and threes, heard their conversation, and someone unexpectedly chimed in, “You want to farm the invisibility chip? Count me in.”
“I also have nothing to do. Let’s farm together!”
“Yeah! We’ll be stronger with more people helping us. Let’s give Lanlan an invisibility chip today!”
Everyone echoed their agreement. The people who had opened a room for battle also stopped their movements.
“Count me in.”
“Me too, me too! Who’s teaming up with me?”
“Awesome! Let’s all farm! Let’s battle till the break of dawn!!”
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