Many people knew that Xue Qing just enjoyed pairing up with others for fun, his words were often half-true and half-false, and he was extremely adept at it. His strong interactions with Tang Dapeng were due to their close relationship behind the scenes. Not many people took it seriously.
But Shen Qing was different.
Shen Qing's attitude towards Xue Qing's pairing was neither a denial nor an admission; occasionally, he would go along with it. When it came to others pairing them together, Shen Qing would clarify immediately.
Shen Qing himself was appalled by the pairing.
UL's sudden change to support Niu Mang had caused quite a stir on the official website, and now, during the live stream, Shen Qing's words had caused an uproar among his fans.
"My husband either stays quiet, or when he speaks, he's flirting with my second husband?"
"So, Shen Qing is finally coming out? A year after Xue Gou retired, Shen Qing couldn't hold back any longer?"
"Wait, is the "kiss" girl celebrating the new year today?!"
"Shen Qing, wake up! Xue Gou is a man! A scumbag! You can't even come out of the closet for him, he's a scumbag named Xue something!"
Xue Qing glanced at the barrage.
He's very confused right now, too!
The well-maintained poker-faced and reserved persona, how did it crumble like that?
After Xue Qing landed, he was slow and clumsy with his movements, and he just picked up a spray bottle to stand in the house and gape at Shen Qing while she searched for supplies.
After Shen Qing finished searching, she drove over to pick him up, and Xue Qing just got into the car in a daze.
Shen Qing frowned, "Just one gun?"
Xue Qing came to his senses slowly, "Ah, um, I'm broke."
Upon reaching the next housing area, Shen Qing stopped the car and followed Xue Qing into the house.
After going around in circles, Xue Qing didn't see any guns or bullets, and his mind was in a mess.
He still liked Shen Qing. When Shen Qing approached him, he was genuinely excited, but at the same time, he was also extremely afraid of her.
He admitted that he was not a strong and brave person; otherwise, he wouldn't have run away.
But if Shen Qing was flirting with him, he didn't believe it was because of unresolved feelings from the past.
After the excitement passed, Xue Qing figured it out. Regardless of Shen Qing's intentions, he didn't want to be led on any further. Shen Qing could love whoever she wanted, it had nothing to do with him.
As reason came back to him, Xue Qing checked his package, and spotted the mini14 rifle on Shen Qing's back, "Captain Shen, give me the mini."
The target was another housing area, and Shen Qing immediately turned back, throwing the mini 14 and a 4x scope to him.
Xue Qing smirked shamelessly, "Captain Shen's mini14 is really useful."
Shen Qing hooked her lips, and then threw two bottles of medicine and two packs.
"Someone's coming."
Xue Qing crouched down, aiming through the scope.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qing swiftly took down one person, and Xue Qing immediately took down the other.
A year later, even though they hadn't said much to each other, their cooperation was still tacit.
Xue Qing's once-cooled heart began to agitate again.
Recovering his composure, Xue Qing's movements were swift and decisive. He gathered the belongings and left the area without lingering.
Shen Qing drove, and Xue Qing checked the surroundings. He spotted someone lying on the ground, and another person hiding behind a rock. Xue Qing calmly spoke.
"One behind the rock at 285, and another one on the side on the ground."
Shen Qing stopped the car, and Xue Qing jumped out, keeping his distance and apprehending the two individuals.
Shen Qing scanned the surroundings while Xue Qing checked the packages.
"Here's a 98k and an 8x scope, and here's an M24 and a 6x scope."
"Take it, I don't snipe."
"Okay."
Xue Qing readily took the 98k.
"Captain Shen, the chat is all about you."
Shen Qing drove the car in front of Xue Qing, "What are they saying about me?"
"They said, if you don't snipe, we won't win. They want me to give you the sniper."
[For heaven's sake, we didn't say that!]
[We clearly said that Captain Shen gives all his snipers to Xue Dog, he must be his son-in-law! We were talking about that!]
[Xue Dog, can you act like a human being? We are all on Captain Shen's side!]
Xue Qing glanced at the chat and sighed, "They are complaining that I've retired and my skills aren't as good as before, and that I'm just a burden when I play with you."
Shen Qing remained silent as she drove.
After a while, she said, "I'm in your live stream."
"..."
[Streamer, don't tease us!]
[It's a disaster, haha~]
Xue Qing quickly turned to look at another computer and saw Shen Qing in the VIP seat of the live stream.
Xue Qing frowned, "Why are you so boring? Why are you always hanging out in my live stream?"
[You know nothing! This is called checking up! I can't stand seeing you always fooling around.]
[Shen Qing says, I just want to see how my wife usually flirts with people, and by the way, assert my sovereignty.]
"The people in my live stream are saying that you've come to check up on me, Captain Shen. What should I do?" Xue Qing threw the question to Shen Qing without waiting for her to answer.
Xue Qing added, "Don't talk nonsense; Captain Shen hates it when people try to create a 'couple' out of us. Unlike me, who has to rely on it to gain popularity. Captain Shen is the number one sniper in the eSports community of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
Shen Qing felt a tightness in her heart, but didn't say anything more.
In the final circle, Xue Qing and Shen Qing each crouched in a designated spot.
"Somebody's looting the airdrop, Shen Qing."
"Mm."
There wasn't much conversation between the two, but Shen Qing understood Xue Qing's meaning.
Xue Qing ran towards the airdrop, while Shen Qing covered him. The two who were looting the airdrop at the bottom of the hill were killed by Xue Qing's mini14, while one person on the hill was taken down by Shen Qing.
Xue Qing looted the airdrop and brought an AWM with level 3 armor for Shen Qing.
Shen Qing didn't pick it up.
"Not taking it?"
"You take it."
Xue Qing chuckled, "Playing sniper in front of a pro sniper, not a good idea, right? I still have some fans."
In UL, Shen Qing had always been the sniper, and with Xue Qing joining the team, his position had always been a topic of debate. Double snipers were no problem, and Xue Qing was not only good with a sniper but also a skilled assault player, but his temperament was not as steady and calm as Shen Qing's. When he was in a good state, no one could resist his attacks, but when he was not, anything could happen, including giving away kills.
Xue Qing had played as a sniper as well as an assault player, with no issues in accuracy and bravery, but he was easily influenced by his emotions, with an unpredictable temperament, something only Shen Qing could handle.
In one match, Xue Qing suffered because of his own temperament, and voluntarily requested to act as a free player and not have a fixed position. It was from that moment that Xue Qing got used to obeying Shen Qing's commands.
Shen Qing was not only the sniper but also the team leader and strategist, and his decisions and tactics were incomparable to the average person.
Understanding Shen Qing's expertise, Xue Qing's obedience came naturally and swiftly.
As long as Shen Qing said to take the sniper, Xue Qing took it. If Shen Qing asked him to move forward and attract fire, Xue Qing wouldn't hesitate or shrink back.
Used to Xue Qing's obedience, Shen Qing was surprised by his refusal to pick up the AWM this time, looking at the gun on the ground in a daze for quite some time before coming to his senses.
"Not listening, are you?"
Xue Qing sneered, "I'm not with UL now, so I won't listen."
Shen Qing didn't pick up the AWM.
Having the AWM would have been like having an extra edge, but without it, they were still capable of winning.
As they shrunk to the final circle, there were now only three people left, giving them a smooth chance of winning, with a two against one advantage.
Xue Qing crouched behind cover, took out a cigarette from his pack, lit it, and made a successful headshot with his scope, winning the game.
Then, he took a deep drag of the cigarette and quit the game.
"I'm not playing anymore, the tough guy hasn't returned, I'll... first..."
"You first put out the cigarette."
"..."
Xue Qing's movements stalled.
[Shen Team: My wife isn't obedient at all, just after a short while of not watching, she's started smoking again.]
[I'm reporting you! When you're not around, Xue Gou is always smoking! He's smoking too much! You need to do something about it!]
Xue Qing hurriedly turned off his camera.
"I'm not smoking, are you sure you're not mistaken, Shen Team."
[... Are you stupid, Xue Gou? Would it be too late to turn off the camera now?]
"Turn the camera on." Shen Qing's voice was low, holding a tinge of anger.
Xue Qing immediately got irritated as if he'd been stepped on the tail.
"Are you my father? What's wrong with me smoking! It's not like I'm smoking in public and affecting others! I'm bothered from playing games, I can't even smoke a cigarette! Shen Team, you're being too controlling! I won't turn on the camera! You can't control me!"
Sitting upright in the esports chair, Shen Qing watched Xue Qing's live stream, and his eyes sparkled with anger.
Suddenly, Shen Qing stood up.
"Open the door."
Xue Qing jumped up as if he'd been threatened, "You can't threaten me!"
Shen Qing had already left the computer.
In the live streams of the two, the audience was lost.
[What's going on? Where did Shen Team go?!!!]
"What does opening the door mean? What's going on with Shen Team and Xue Gou? Isn't the tough guy at Xue Gou's place? Huh! Is this circle really that chaotic?"]
"The match just ended, Shen Team is on break at home these days. So, um... which CP should I support?"
"I just want to ask, is my gosling a top or a bottom? When teasing the tough guy, he seemed quite top, but in front of Qing Shen, he becomes a proud and easily agitated bottom? Gosling, don't disappoint mom's expectations! Mom gives you luxury houses and sports cars!"]
Xue Qing didn't have time to explain to his fans and hurriedly ran to the door to block it.
As expected, Shen Qing had really come to knock on the door!
Xueqing was furious and cursed, "You must be sick! What does it have to do with you if I smoke?!"
"Open the door," Shen Qing clenched his fists outside the door, "I've said, no smoking."
"That was when we were on good terms, you said anything was fine, but not now!"
Tang Daming, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room playing with his phone, saw Xueqing suddenly rushing to the door and blocking it, blinked his eyes, calmly ate some melon before saying, "I think it's better to let the person in first. The sound insulation in your house isn't very good."
"I don't want to see you! Seeing you is irritating!" Xueqing locked all the doors, "If you knock again, I'll call the police and say you're disturbing the peace!"
Shen Qing's voice remained cold and low, "Quit smoking, or Tang Daming's account will be permanently banned."
Tang Daming, still sitting on the couch eating melon, suddenly jumped up, ran over and threw the cigarette away.
"I put out his cigarette!"
Xueqing looked incredulously at Tang Daming, with a look that seemed to say: who's side are you on?!
Tang Daming looked innocent, "I still need to make money, brother. How about next time you two fight, let him ban your account, don't drag me into it?"
There was no more movement at the door.
Xueqing looked through the peephole and saw that Shen Qing had already returned home.
Xueqing, looking frustrated, returned to the room and turned on the webcam.
The people in the live broadcast saw that he had a look of frustration on his face and no cigarette in his mouth or hand, even if they didn't hear anything, they understood what was going on.
[Shen captain is Shen captain, when Shen captain comes, Xue dog doesn't dare to mess around!]
[When it's time to quit smoking, you should quit, no resistance! Shen captain is also doing it for your own good, Xue dog, smoking is harmful to your health.]
[For the sake of his wife's health, Qing Shen has also worked hard. It's all the goose's fault for being so ignorant.]
On the other side, Shen Qing also returned to the front of the camera.
"Tomorrow, my vacation ends, take care of yourself." ???
He talks as if they have some kind of relationship! They're just neighbors! It's not a relationship at all! Even if you don't say it, I'll take care of myself!
Xueqing gritted his teeth, operated the mouse to close the game and the accelerator.
Shen Qing glanced and said indifferently, "No smoking, I'm watching, take care of your body."
[Locked! Shen captain has officially announced it!]
[Officially announced! Shen captain has said so much, it's definitely official!]
Xueqing clicked his tongue and turned off the computer.