Ruan Xueqing's eyelashes drooped a bit, and a shallow shadow swept over her eyelids. She touched the shiny blue hair soothingly, but she couldn't say anything.

She had known the e-sports scene for some time before.

This situation is basically equivalent to losing the opportunity to start, and because he is a member of the main competition, he cannot even participate in the activities of the youth training team.

As long as the coaching staff doesn't relent, it's no different than a suspension.

Zhou Yi should know better than her.

"Ayi, don't be discouraged... You have already entered the competition list. Even if you can't play this time, there will still be next year's summer competition."

*

On the day of the competition, Zhou Yi dragged Ruan Xueqing to the competition site. They held hands tightly all the way, trying to gain some strength from it.

Ruan Xueqing's hand was held with shallow finger marks, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from her palm, but her fingertips slowly touched the opponent's phalanges to comfort her.

"Ayi, don't force yourself. If you don't want to see it, let's go back."

Zhou Yi suddenly smiled at Ruan Xueqing like a normal person, "Don't worry about me, baby."

"In team competitions, regular players who do not have their turn to start must attend as substitutes."

This was the first time Zhou Yi sat on the bench, wearing a tailor-made team uniform, facing the audience, the stage was close at hand, even within reach.

He had obviously seized the opportunity, but now he felt like he was forced to let go. It was like a huge stone blocking his chest, making him breathless.

He devoted all his passion and energy to his dream. He thought he would be able to see the sunrise when the clouds opened, but because of a few insignificant numbers, he fell back into the bottom of darkness the moment he touched the light.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but tighten his hands on his knees. On the back of his cold hands, dark blue blood vessels suddenly protruded.

Zhou Jingming is really cruel.

The game was about to start, and the coaching staff and other players of the ODIN team arrived one after another. Song Jiamao and San Pangpang were also worried that Zhou Yi would follow.

Hearing the constant chatter in the auditorium not far away, Big Fatty glared back and sat next to Zhou Yi, "Brother Yi, don't listen to their rumors."

"The matter of the college league has nothing to do with you. It's obviously just those idiots who collected money, and they ended up getting you involved."

"These idiots, they are just having fun, but you used to make trouble with your family because of e-sports——"

Song Jiamao suddenly patted Big Fatty on the shoulder, shook his head, and the others found empty seats nearby to sit down.

Ruan Xueqing saw that most of the people around him were staff, and she seemed too obtrusive. She wanted to sit next to him, and held his arm and let go.

"Ayi, it's not appropriate for me to be here. I'll sit in the back first and then I'll find you after the game is over."

Seeing her getting up to leave, Zhou Yi, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly grabbed the girl's hot hand, with a trace of imperceptible pleading in his eyes, "It's okay, just sit here, okay, honey."

"I couldn't watch the whole game myself."

Although the team's official Weibo account had already explained the match-fixing, netizens regarded it as a public relations ploy by the sponsor and did not buy it.

The ODIN team has won the championship for two consecutive years, and its players are outstanding. The coaching staff will not be stupid enough to let the controversial Zhou Yi play to affect the team's reputation.

As expected, Zhou Yi was kept sitting on the bench, watching with his own eyes the five people on the stage winning one game after another, standing under the dawn of victory again and again.

It's so close, yet so far away, as if there's an insurmountable Milky Way between them.

Finally unable to suppress the raging reluctance in his heart, he had a huge quarrel with Zhou Jingming and moved out of Zhou's house in anger.

Ruan Xuequing was surprised when she received a text message from Zhou Jingming telling her to stop all of Zhou Yi's credit cards and financial resources.

Then she heard him urging her to break up with Zhou Yi.

I have to face the matter of collecting heartbreak points again.

*

She watched a game with Zhou Yi again, but the whole time she stared at his profile, which was illuminated by light and shadow.

To be honest, Ruan Xueqing had never seen Zhou Yi look so absent-minded in front of the game. His light-colored eyes stared at the big screen on the stage like a lost soul. He was completely unlike him before.

Recently, Zhou Yi was even stopped by the coaching staff from practicing with the five platoons of players.

He was originally held in high esteem, but now he is like a useless chess piece that has been discarded, which is a big blow to him who has had a smooth journey.

Although Zhou Yi didn't say anything, Ruan Xueqing could clearly feel his emotions.

Confused, uneasy, and insecure.

I can't get enough of her lately.

Realizing that something was wrong with Ruan Xueqing today, Zhou Yi thought it was his too depressed mood that affected her, so he took the initiative to take people to a favorite restaurant.

Ruan Xueqing looked around at the low-key yet luxurious decoration, flipped through the menu, and pursed her bright red lips, "Ayi, why don't we eat somewhere else."

Zhou Yi's pupils moved slightly, his eyes were beautiful, and his double eyelids had clear folds. He looked at the other party steadily, "What's wrong, honey, don't you like this place?"

Ruan Xueqing's hand that was pointing at the glass table suddenly stopped, and she carefully exposed his disguise, "Ayi, Uncle Zhou has contacted me, and I know that your card has been stopped."

"This place is too expensive, let's find another one."

She picked up her bag and started to stand up, but the other party grabbed her arm. The obsidian earrings on her earlobes shone with a faint light, "Sit down, honey."

"How can you not afford to eat in this kind of restaurant? Just order whatever you like."

Ruan Xueqing's slightly parted lips moved, and she sat back quietly, staring at the menu in front of her with a dessert costing nearly a thousand yuan. She leaned back and sat on the back of the chair, "Ayi, can you be more realistic? .”

"Uncle has cut off your source of income."

"Now that I'm being benched by the team again, with no bonuses and only relying on the basic salary from the contract, why should I spend money so lavishly?"

Zhou Yi's expression froze, and his slightly curly hair fell in front of Xing's eyes, half-blocking his sight, "I'll spend money on you, I don't feel bad."

"Don't worry about money, I will take care of it."

"How to solve it?" Ruan Xueqing stared at the person in front of her, seeing his pretended nonchalance, she almost deceived her.

"If you can solve the starting problem, why are you willing to be a substitute and watch four or five rounds of games? If the starting problem can't be solved, how can you talk about money?"

Zhou Yi suddenly fell silent, his Adam's apple rolled, "I didn't do the fake match. I will return to the starting lineup next year, or even longer, after the heat has passed."

"But there may not be a way to get the bonus before."

Ruan Xueqing was held by the hand he extended, put it into his palm, and then silently pulled it out.

"How long, two years, three years? You should know the age of e-sports players better than I do, A Yi."

"What are you going to do in the meantime. Should you drink the northwest wind, or borrow money to get through it?"

Seeing that he didn't refute when he heard about borrowing money, Ruan Xueqing's voice suddenly fluctuated a little, and she opened her mouth to scold him.

"Zhou Yi, you are too young and your life is not as idealistic as yours."

"How long are you going to deceive yourself and others?"

Seeing her continuous accusations, Zhou Yi had a vague premonition in his heart, which was so disturbing that he asked, "Baby, are you so dissatisfied with me?"

"Then what do you want me to do."

Ruan Xueqing looked away uncomfortably, her eyes falling aimlessly on the night scene outside the window, "I don't know, but I don't think we should be together anymore."

Zhou Yi's pupils, which were slightly moving due to uneasiness, suddenly shrank and he looked at her in disbelief.

"You want to leave me because of money too?"

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