A group of people watched in astonishment as Lin Meng poured several bottles of wine over the expensive, ultra-thin laptops and then hopped around on them.
The precise electronic components were first exposed to moisture and then shattered. The look on General Tan's face twitched.
"You're doing it all wrong," Yefeng said. "You're too light, let me do it."
Doctor: "This looks like a good stress reliever. Count me in."
Yumo supported his forehead and refrained from commenting on the childish behavior of the three. He turned to call his police friends to come and collect evidence.
After making the call, he put down his phone and his gaze inadvertently swept across his wrist, pausing abruptly.
The image of Lin Meng flying to shield him from the wine bottle flashed in his mind, seemingly a subconscious reflex.
A professional gamer's hands are everything to them. If given the choice, Yumo would rather be disfigured than have his hands injured. But he would never trade for Lin Meng's body.
He didn't know what would happen if the wine bottle had actually hit Lin Meng, but just thinking about it made him feel like someone was tightening his throat, a sense of restlessness and madness.
Thankfully, she was okay.
He felt a twinge in his heart, turned around, and looked at the girl with a complicated expression.
Lin Meng was still venting her anger at the computers, her face no longer showing any expression but her stomping action was quite fierce, reminiscent of a mischievous and stubborn elf. Yumo suddenly felt a bit regretful for not paying more attention to her concern for him at that time.
But the thought of her being worried about him inexplicably made him feel a little happy.
Someone lightly tugged at Yumo's sleeve.
Yumo turned his head and met Lin Siting's blushing face.
"Thank you, Yumo, for saving me," she said softly. "I knew Yumo is a heroic man of great integrity."
The line was quite melodramatic. Yumo pulled his sleeve back from her hand, his expressionless face saying, "You're thinking too much."
Lin Siting followed up, reluctant to let go, "I know Yumo, you're a just and noble man, not seeking praise or reward, but I will remember this favor for life. I am willing to do anything for you."
Yumo lazily glanced at her with a half-smile.
Lin Siting felt a moment of dizziness.
She had to admit her main purpose for attending this gathering was to attract men. A few of the handsome young high-level executives at Xingmi had shown interest in her, and after a little flirtation by her, they all surrounded her. She felt trapped in the feeling of being the center of attention and then many indescribable relationships followed one after another.
Lin Siting was not a conservative person to begin with. As long as the other person was handsome, she would not object, and on top of that, the other person had promised to arrange offline activities for her in the future, which she was thrilled about.
It wasn't until Dai Cong arranged for her to be with the greasy middle-aged General Tan that she felt like she had bitten off more than she could chew.
Everyone here called the boss with the surname Tan, but when General Tan laid his hands on her, no one dared to defend her, including the men who had previously shown affection for her.
She didn't expect Lin Meng to call for help but simply thought of bringing her along to share the burden. Unexpectedly, Lin Meng had brought two male gods from the esports circle.
Compared to these two, she felt that the handsome high-level executives at Xingmi were like country bumpkins.
Doctor was well-known for his beauty, but was too extravagant. Lin Siting felt that she preferred Yumo's classical yet rugged appearance, which she could fit into the image of every aloof and willful male lead in the romance novels she had read. Now, Yumo was teasing her, his beautiful appearance not looking impressive, but in her intoxicated state, she automatically imagined a scene of "surrendering herself".
So she clenched her fist expectantly, saying, "I'm serious."
"Alright," Yumo said, "When the police arrive, remember to get tested."
Lin Siting: "?!"
She stood there at a loss, on the verge of tears. She wanted to reach out and tug at Yumo's clothes to coax and plead with him, but Yumo had already walked away and opened the door.
A few police officers stood at the doorway.
Seeing the police, General Tan, who had been pretending to be a corpse on the sofa, suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Officer! They gathered to fight! I want to have the injuries assessed! I want to sue them!"
Yefeng said, "It's clearly you who got drunk and fell."
General Tan: "Nonsense! I was beaten up!"
Doctor: "That was by a subordinate who was drunk, nothing to do with us."
The police looked at Yumo, who shrugged, "I don't know anything."
General Tan: "They also got injured themselves! Officer, I have video evidence!"
Video!
The people present were all surprised.
"There are cameras in the hotel suite, isn't this an invasion of privacy?" Yefeng angrily said, "What are you doing, hotel?"
The manager who followed along turned pale, "It, it's absolutely not true!"
Tan Zong gritted his teeth, "Comrade police, the recorded equipment I brought is all stored on my phone, and my phone is under the pillow in the room!" He became more and more pleased as he spoke, glaring fiercely at Yumo, "I'm going to have all of you banned for life!"
"You crazy bastard!" Doctor raged, but he couldn't do anything as the police seized evidence.
Soon Tan Zong's phone was taken down, and he struggled to get up and fiddle with his phone. There was a long video stored in his phone, and as soon as he opened it, it was a mess of disheveled men and women, the bizarre and shocking scene making the police frown.
Tan Zong didn't care and was focused on making a scene, "Comrade police, I'll fast forward for you to see!"
He dragged the progress bar to the end, and saw a girl's face enlarged, she seemed to have picked something up and covered it, then the screen turned black.
Tan Zong was stunned and turned to look at the corner of the wall.
Everyone turned to look at the wall corner with him.
They couldn't imagine that in the chaos just now, the girl could calmly climb to such a risky position and cover the camera.
Trembling, Tan Zong looked at Limeng, who stood expressionless among the electronic debris, like she was looking at a female demon.
"You did it on purpose! You knew I didn't have a bug!" Tan Zong pointed at her, shouting, "Comrade police, they're just trying to cover up!"
"You took pictures of my sister first, so can't I block a camera to protect myself?" Limeng remained unmoved, "In broad daylight, there is still no law?" With sound reasoning and evidence, there was no way to refute her.
Tan Zong's eyes rolled back and he collapsed on the sofa.
-
Limeng's skilled operation ultimately led Tan Zong to request a secret settlement.
Of course, everyone wanted a secret settlement, but it made people feel a bit choked up. The problem was that Limeng refused to undergo forensic examination, crying and saying she would rather die than have anyone examine her, appearing as a virtuous and chaste woman.
After a half of a night, Limeng, who was already lacking sleep, was exhausted. While Yumo was busy handling matters, she curled up in the hotel lobby's rest area.
When Yumo returned, he saw the girl curled up on the sofa, her long hair trailing around like seaweed, sleeping defenselessly.
Unscathed.
Yumo breathed a sigh of relief and went over to sit down.
As soon as he sat down, Limeng woke up, rubbing her eyes and straightening herself up with a grunt.
"Are you done?" she asked sleepily.
Seeing her struggle to sit up straight even though she was clearly exhausted, Yumo couldn't help but feel a mix of pity and amusement, "Yes."
"That's good then." Limeng propped herself up from under the couch, "Then I'll leave, Lin Siting—"
"Wait a moment." Yumo reached out and stopped her, "Today, thank you."
Limeng took a while to remember what he was thanking her for.
"A champion's hand. Anyone with a bit of national pride would do the same," she replied nonchalantly.
National pride, alright. Yumo smiled, "Then come play professionally?"
Limeng paused and said slowly, "I remember I have declined your offer."
"This is my second invitation," Yumo said.
"We signed with Doctor, didn't we?" Limeng said coldly, "I'm sorry, I won't be a substitute."
"We didn't sign with Doctor," Yumo said, "He begged to join Team E."
Doctor, who was bickering with Yefeng, slowly formed a question mark above his head.
Seeing that Yumo had no intention of clarification, Doctor roared, "Who do you say begged to join Team E!"
Yumo pretended to be surprised, "Wasn't it you?"
Doctor was about to retort, but then his gaze fell on Yumo holding Limeng's hand.
"Clearly, Silence can also say 'I'," he murmured softly, with some bewilderment and a touch of aggrievedness, looking at the girl's face, suddenly realizing something.
"I won't join Team E," he changed his tone from frustrated to proud, "Silence, I'll see you on the field."
Limeng and Yumo both showed surprise.
"I'm not a team battle tumor, I'm just unwilling to cooperate with them," Doctor said to Limeng with all seriousness.
Yumo blinked and poked Doctor with his thumb, asking Limeng, "Did he just call himself a team battle tumor?"
Limeng looked serious, "I did say that, and that's how he comes across, I'm just telling the truth."
Yumo chuckled.
Doctor, embarrassed, revealed his canine teeth, "Just you wait, I'll make Silence cry!"
"You—" she broke off, then recovered her indifference, "How does that have anything to do with me?"
Doctor quickly adjusted his mindset, saying, "I'm leaving, are you coming? I can give you a ride."
Lin Meng replied, "You go ahead, I still have things to do."
Doctor shrugged and squeezed in to sit on the sofa, saying, "Then let's add each other on WeChat."
On the other side, Ye Feng heard the commotion and flew over to join them, saying, "I also want to add!"
Feeling like she was surrounded by two Siberian huskies, Lin Meng, although feeling inexplicably puzzled, did not refuse and brought up her WeChat QR code.
After adding each other as friends, she received an additional friend request.
[E_Silence wants to add you as a friend]
She paused and turned to look at Yu Mo.
Yu Mo waved his phone at her.
After a moment of hesitation, she clicked "confirm."
Doctor got up and left. Yu Mo nudged her with his elbow, saying, "Since you drove Doctor away, shouldn't you compensate our team with a support?"
Lin Meng asked, "Huh?"
Yu Mo said, "Isn't that the rule?"
Lin Meng remained silent for two seconds and said, "Have you recently seen me play BOD?"
"I've seen you play as a disabled player, LEMON."
"I haven't played as a support for a long time."
Ye Feng interjected, "Are you LEMON? Your sniping skills are amazing! Come join us. We're in need of a sniper!"
Yu Mo added, "What's your problem? Can't you see I'm still here?"
Ye Feng retorted, "What's it got to do with you?"
Yu Mo said, "Didn't I warn you not to poach people?"
Ye Feng replied, "LEMON just said she doesn't play support anymore, why are you getting involved? Want to recruit someone to the water cooler? Unethical!"
Yu Mo was suddenly at a loss for words.
He looked at Lin Meng, who didn't look at him and said, "Hmm, that makes sense." She stood up and gestured towards Ye Feng, "Let's go together."
"OK, we can chat while we walk," said Ye Feng cheerfully.
Lin Meng was clearly singing a different tune. Yu Mo couldn't help but laugh at being provoked.
"Sure," he said, standing up as well and sneering at Lin Siting in the distance, "Miss Lin, I'll walk you home."
Are you an idiot, Yu Mo? Don’t you know how to placate her?
Yu Mo: Come on, let's hurt each other.
The first place in line is now empty, and now I'm feeling frustrated. I need some sweet talk to lift my spirits.