The King's Return

The competition for the fourth week was arranged in Guangzhou. Everyone took the high-speed train to Guangzhou on Friday night. As soon as they dropped off their luggage at the hotel, Li Muran's phone rang.

Shen He found that his expression was rare and gentle when he answered the phone, and guessed in his heart that the caller should be close to him, and sure enough, Li Muran said: "Mom, I just arrived at the hotel, um... you want to come over?"

Having said that, he suddenly paused and looked back at Shen He.

Shen He pretended to lower his head to play with his cell phone, but unfortunately he took it upside down. He was listening to Li Muran, but Li Muran didn't expose him, and asked over the phone, "Mom, are you not in Shenzhen?"

Ming Hui smiled and said, "I'm on a business trip to Guangzhou this week. I saw the arrangement on the official website yesterday. Team Mo Jue just happens to be playing in Guangzhou this weekend, right? I want to come and see you, is it convenient?"

Li Muran said, "Okay, then I'll send you the address of the hotel."

After hanging up the phone, Li Muran walked up to Shen He and said, "My mother will come over later."

"Oh." Shen He scratched his head with a smile, and said, "Then I'll go to find Pei Yu and the others next door, and I won't disturb your mother and son's chat."

"It's okay." Li Muran said, "My mother has a good temper, you don't have to avoid her, she also wants to meet my roommate."

"Well, I'll change my clothes first, lest your mother laugh at me!" Li Muran said so, and Shen He stayed calmly. It's just that the elders want to come and visit him. The members of the decisive battle team are a group of delinquent teenagers.

For the sake of the team's image, Shen He immediately rolled over and got out of bed, took out a T-shirt and jeans from the suitcase and put them on, and combed his messy hair. In the blink of an eye, Shen He changed from a messy little beggar to Becoming a docile young man, Li Muran immediately felt much more pleasing to the eye when he looked at him like this - in fact, if Shen He combed his hair and put on his clothes, his appearance would still be quite pleasing to the eye, especially when he smiled with two shallow smiles. Dimples are easy to make people feel good.

Shen He quickly tidied himself up, unexpectedly, Li Muran's mother was also very efficient, she came to the door 10 minutes after the phone call ended.

Hearing the doorbell, Li Muran walked over to open the door. The woman in front of her was still as smart and capable as she remembered, with neat short hair, wearing a professional suit and skirt, with a smile on her face, and a handbag in her hand. Exquisite gift box.

Li Muran called out, "Mom."

Shen He poked his head out and took a look, and found that the woman's face was very young, and her skin condition was also very good, she looked like she was in her thirties.Looks very beautiful, temperament is also calm and elegant.

"Son, long time no see, you've grown taller again." Minghui hugged Li Muran lightly, and asked, "Are you alone?"

"My roommate is here too." Li Muran stepped aside to let his mother in, and introduced by the way, "This is Shen He, and I shared a dorm with him when I was in the team."

"Shen He? I heard your younger brother mention it before. He seems to be the apprentice of your captain, the one called the Monkey God, right?" Minghui walked into the room and asked with a smile.

"Yes, hello, auntie!" Shen He came over to say hello politely, "Auntie is so young, I am too embarrassed to call you auntie, she looks like a big sister."

"Your mouth is so sweet." Minghui noticed that the boy in front of him had big and bright eyes, and he looked very clever. When he laughed, there were two dimples at the corners of his mouth. In stark contrast.

She had a good impression of Shen He, sat on the sofa and watched Shen He carefully, Shen He didn't mind being watched by her, poured a glass of water generously and brought it over, respectfully said, "Auntie, drink water!"

This boy has a familiar personality and is very enthusiastic towards people. It is a good thing to have such a cheerful roommate living with his son.Ming Hui took the water poured by Shen He, thanked him, and said while drinking: "I've been busy recently, and I haven't paid much attention to the match between you and Yue Ran. I glanced at the leaderboard, and the points of Team Mojue are now ranked No. No.3, right?"

Li Muran nodded and said: "Yeah." Then he was speechless.

Shen He felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he enthusiastically explained: "Auntie, don't worry, No.3 is only temporary. In the first three weeks of the game, the great masters of the team have not played, and it is us newcomers who are playing! Wait for the later stage, my master If they play, the points will definitely come back slowly."

Minghui understood: "No wonder, I saw that you have been ranked No.1 before, but you suddenly fell down recently. I was still worried that something happened to the team. It turned out to be the reason."

Shen He laughed and said, "Does Auntie pay attention to our results?"

Minghui nodded: "Well, I can't understand the game, and I'm too busy with work, so I can only watch the replay occasionally, and then check the online reviews. I know that the Mo Jue team is quite popular."

Shen He said proudly: "Of course, our Mojue team has Moshen and Hanshen, who are called twin stars by netizens. They are very powerful players!"

Minghui smiled and said, "Really? Mu Ran rarely mentioned this to me."

Li Muran was silent for a moment before saying: "Mom is so busy, I don't want to disturb you."

Ming Hui sighed softly, and said: "You never mention anything about the team to me. I came here this time to get to know your team better. When you said you wanted to play a game, I didn't object because I knew you were very You have your own opinion, and I believe in your decision. However, Yueran told me a few days ago that you only signed a one-year contract with the team, and you plan to go home to help after the contract expires?"

Li Muran frowned and said, "Little brother is really a big mouth."

Minghui smiled and said, "Yueran also slipped the tongue unintentionally. Hearing that you were planning to do so, I thought you were having a bad time in the team. It doesn't seem to be the case?"

Li Muran said: "There is no unpleasantness, the team members are very kind to me."

Ming Hui asked puzzled, "Then why are you in such a hurry to come back?"

Li Muran was silent.

Minghui quickly saw through his thoughts, and said, "Since you chose to play the game, I still hope you can persevere and don't give up halfway." She said and handed the exquisite gift box she brought to Li Muran, "Today It happens to be your and Yueran's 19th birthday, and this is the birthday present I prepared for your brother, you can take Yueran's share back to him by the way."

Li Muran said: "Mom, there is no need to bother, we are already adults..."

Minghui smiled and patted her son's shoulder, saying: "I'm usually busy with work, and I don't have much time to care about you. If I don't even care about birthdays, I'm a failure as a mother." She stuffed the gift box into her son's In his hand, he said, "Take it, if you feel embarrassed, wait until you make a lot of money in the future, and then return the gift to mom."

Li Muran had no choice but to accept the gift, lowered his head and said, "Thank you mom."

Minghui looked back at Shen He, and said apologetically, "I came here in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring you a meeting gift... How about it, I'll treat you to dinner."

Shen He quickly waved his hands: "No, no, auntie is too polite!"

Minghui smiled and said: "Let's go, if it's convenient, call other teammates by the way, I want to get to know them too."

Li Muran had no choice but to send a message in the Mojue group: "My mother came to see me and would like to invite everyone to dinner, is it convenient?"

Qin Mo quickly replied: "No problem. @All members gather in the lobby in 10 minutes."

When Shen He saw the news in the group, he immediately sent a private message to Qin Mo wittily: "Master, Mu Ran's mother is in our room and brought a gift. Today is Mu Ran's birthday!"

Qin Mo said, "I know."

Shen He was stunned: "How does Master know?"

Qin Mo replied: "I have the birthday records of all the team members here, and I planned to surprise Mu Ran. Since his mother is here, let's have dinner together."

Shen He suddenly said excitedly: "Really? Then can you give me a surprise on my birthday O(∩_∩)O~"

Qin Mo said: "Yes, let's talk about it when the time comes."

Shen He resolutely took a screenshot of this sentence as evidence, so that the master would not forget it.

***

Ten minutes later, when Li Muran, Shen He, and Minghui arrived at the lobby on the first floor, they saw that Mo Jue's team members had all arrived.

Qin Mo took the initiative to extend his hand to say hello to Ming Hui: "Hello, Auntie, I am Qin Mo, Mo Jue's captain."

Minghui looked at the handsome young man in front of him, and couldn't help admiring: "I heard Muran mention you, and you are indeed young and promising."

A handsome blond-haired black-eyed mixed-race guy next to him also stretched out his hand and said, "I'm Xiao Han, the vice-captain, and I'm also Mu Ran's master."

Ming Hui sighed: "The legendary Gemini is indeed worth seeing once you hear a hundred things... The members of your team are generally very good-looking!"

Xiao Han said bluntly: "Auntie is really sharp-eyed. Team Mojue's popularity is so high, and appearance is also a very important reason."

Qin Mo frowned: "Can you be a little more humble?"

Xiao Han said: "Auntie praised us for our good looks, it's true! Right Auntie?"

Minghui suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, I'm glad to meet so many handsome men and beauties. I'll treat you to dinner tonight. Thank you for taking care of my son."

Zhu Qingyue said gently: "Auntie, you're being polite. In fact, Muran is taking care of us. Without him adding blood, Hanshen and Moshen would not be as handsome for ten seconds."

He Beiguang followed closely and said, "That's right, we really need dad's care!"

Liu Hong also said: "If you offend anyone, you can't offend daddy. If Mu Ran puts us in a team fight, we will be miserable!"

Li Muran: "..."

Normally, he rarely talked to his teammates, but this situation made Li Muran feel a sense of warmth in his heart inexplicably.

Minghui was also very happy that his son was valued so much by his teammates. He smiled slightly and asked, "Where do you want to go for dinner?"

Qin Mo said: "Auntie, Miss Xiang is our team leader, she has already booked a restaurant for dinner, let's go directly."

Naturally, Ming Hui had no objection, and everyone took a few taxis to the dining place one after another. Liu Xiang, Liu Hong, Qin Mo and Xiao Han were the first to arrive to make arrangements, and Li Muran was the last to arrive.

Li Muran found the private room on the second floor according to what the group said. The moment he opened the door and entered, the light in the room was suddenly turned off. Liu Hong and Liu Xiang came to him pushing a cart with a fruit on it. The cake, with "Happy Birthday Mu Ran" written on it, was filled with exactly nineteen colored candles.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." Everyone sang the birthday song at the same time.

Li Muran stood stiffly on the spot, looking at the familiar faces under the candlelight, he who was always calm couldn't help being a little moved.

— He has never had a birthday like this.

When I was young, every birthday my father would only call from afar, and occasionally send a few toys as birthday presents, only my mother would watch over the two of them and the brothers. Although the three of them were warm, they always felt that something was missing.Later, when the parents divorced, my mother took their brother to Shenzhen to start a new job. The two brothers understood the hard work of the mother. On the next birthday, they would take the initiative to buy cakes for themselves, prepare a meal and wait for the mother to come home.

It is the first time for Li Muran to celebrate his birthday with his friends.

He never expected that Qin Mo would know his birthday and make preparations in advance.

Looking at the "Happy Birthday Mu Ran" on the cake and the nineteen candles, Li Muran's eyes suddenly became moist.

After the birthday song was over, Qin Mo said, "Come and make a wish, then blow out the candles."

Looking at the smiling eyes of his teammates under the candlelight, Li Muran took a deep breath and made a wish.

——I hope that the Mo Jue team can go well and win the annual championship.

He never regarded himself as a member of the Mo Jue team before. On the one hand, he was not good at communicating with people, and he didn't have a deep relationship with the team members; After competing and fulfilling his dream, he went back to help his mother.

The conversation with Shen He a few days ago made this idea shaken.

Today's birthday dinner caused this idea to collapse like a building that lost its foundation.

——Without him adding blood, Hanshen and Moshen are only handsome for 30 seconds.

——We need the care of our grandma very much.

Just now, what the teammates said unintentionally, actually expressed the importance everyone attached to him.

He is Mo Jue's healer, a player trained by Hanshen and Moshen with a lot of hard work.Once he is gone, Team Mo Jue will have to find another cure...

How could he be so selfish and ignore his teammates?

Li Muran clenched his fists tightly, opened his eyes, and blew out the candle in front of him in one go.

***

Everyone chatted happily at the dinner, Li Muran usually seldom talked, and today it was rare to say a few more words, and even took the initiative to cut cakes for everyone.

Ming Hui never expected that his son's withdrawn character would be accepted by the members of the Mo Jue team, especially the two masters, Qin Mo and Xiao Han, who did not reject Mu Ran at all, but admired Mu Ran even though they did not She ruled out the suspicion that they only said good things in front of their parents, but Minghui thought she had a good eye for people, and Mo Jue's team members gave her a very sincere feeling, and their concern for Li Muran was not a false pretense.

After dinner, Ming Hui said that he would take the high-speed train back to Shenzhen in the evening. Li Muran greeted Qin Mo and took her to the high-speed train station in person.

Before entering the waiting room, Ming Hui asked suddenly: "Mu Ran, do you know the meaning of the gift I gave you?"

Although the gift hadn't been opened yet, Li Muran knew that what his mother gave was an expensive watch when he saw the box.

He thought for a while and said, "Give me the watch, do you want me to keep track of the time?"

Minghui smiled and said: "Well. While you are still young, take advantage of this time and don't make a decision that you regret." She patted her son on the shoulder lightly and said, "I can see that your teammate I care about you very much, it is a rare fate to meet such a group of like-minded peers, and you should cherish them."

Li Muran was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I understand."

Minghui stretched out her arms to hug her son, then turned and left.

Watching her disappear at the security checkpoint, Li Muran stayed where she was for a long time before returning to the hotel.

——Don’t make a decision that you regret?

Mom is right. She has her own career. As his son, she should also have her own ideals. If you give up all this just to go back to take care of your mother, then you will be looked down upon by your mother, and it is also a tribute to your teammates. irresponsible.

Moshen is going to make a comeback three years after retiring, and Li Muran has just become a qualified player, so there is no reason to give up halfway.

After trying to understand this point, Li Muran's heart suddenly brightened.

He decisively took out his mobile phone and sent Xiao Han a message: "Master, I know that you and Moshen have been cultivating my tactical awareness. Thank you for your appreciation. After returning to Changsha, I want to renew the contract with Mo Jue and promise Never transfer. Please rest assured, as long as I play games, I will only be a player of Mojue."

After receiving this news, Xiao Han immediately showed Qin Mo his phone. After Qin Mo looked at it, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and said: "It seems that the problem we worried about has been solved, and Mu Ran is determined to stay. In Team Mo Jue, this way, I can train him with confidence."

Xiao Han wondered: "I don't know if it's Xiaohe's credit, or he figured it out himself?"

Qin Mo said: "No matter what, this result is satisfying."

As he spoke, he picked up Xiao Han's mobile phone and replied a message: "I am Qin Mo, and I am very pleased with your decision. Since you have such determination, then, from next week's game, you follow me Arrange the team battle lineup together. I will give you a year to learn the tactical layout. Then, you will take over the team as an intern captain, and I will supervise it. Until I think that you have enough ability to lead the Mojue team. One day, I can retire with confidence."

"..." Li Muran opened his eyes wide, looking at the small words on the phone, he couldn't believe it.

A withdrawn and inarticulate person like myself, would be selected by Qin Mo as the captain of the next generation?

Because he witnessed the bloody scene in his childhood, he closed himself up. He didn't have many friends since he was a child. He was often excluded during school. When he came to the Dragon Yin Club, he just had a try mentality and wanted to play in obscurity for two years. Contest.

——Silence, the ID he gave himself is exactly the reflection of his deepest heart.

But I didn't expect that he, with such serious defects, would be appreciated by Qin Mo, accepted by Xiao Han as his apprentice, and even Qin Mo's chosen successor.

What qualifications does he have to be favored by Moshen?

Li Muran was shocked for a moment, then typed with trembling fingers and replied: "Moshen, my ability is very limited, so I may not be able to be the captain."

Qin Mo replied simply: "Don't doubt yourself, let alone my vision. I chose you, which means you have enough potential to become an excellent captain."

Li Muran: "..."

Moshen is very domineering when handling team affairs, completely inheriting his master Ling Xuefeng's style of leading the team.

Li Muran had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept Team Qin's training.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have jumped into a hole dug by Moshen, but... this time, he jumped willingly.