Before Xue Qing woke up, he and Shen Qing were still maintaining their distance. Shen Qing pretended to sleep and leaned over, but Xue Qing violently pushed him back when he reacted. But after falling asleep, it was a different story.
He didn't know what happened after falling asleep, but he woke up holding Shen Qing tightly, and saw Shen Qing smiling at him. When Xue Qing went to wash up, he saw strawberries on the back of his neck. Strawberries don't just appear out of nowhere, right?
Xue Qing immediately wanted to find Shen Qing, but when he saw Shen Qing's face, he shrank back.
When he saw Shen Qing, he easily lost his temper. Instead of confronting Shen Qing, he preferred to sulk by himself.
Gritting his teeth, Xue Qing said, "Let's go, I drove here, let's leave now, right away! Not staying for another moment!"
Shen Qing nodded, "Well, I didn't drive here, so it works out."
Who would believe that?
Confronting Shen Qing would definitely lead to a loss. If Shen Qing said she didn't drive, then she didn't. When they went to get the car together, even if Xue Qing saw Shen Qing's car, he ignored it. But while backing out, he accidentally grazed Shen Qing's car.
"Hey, I hit your car, what should I do? This car seems quite expensive, worth several million." Xue Qing turned to look at Shen Qing.
Shen Qing narrowed his eyes, "It's okay, let's go."
Shen Qing asked him if he wanted to come back to the team. Throughout the year, he had never left the game, "PlayerUnknown's Battleground," so there's no saying he's not skilled.
Xue Qing dared not think about it.
"Why?"
Xue Qing casually said, "I just left like that, without informing in advance or terminating my contract. To the team, I'm a betrayer. Besides, there's Yang Rui now, where's my place? They won't make room for me instead of Yang Rui, right? Besides, even if I don't come back, I won't join any other team and be your enemy."
Shen Qing didn't ask anything further.
Back in City A, Shen Qing led Xue Qing to a private hospital.
Xue Qing was familiar with this place; he had been here a few times with Shen Qing before. As a professional player, he often came here for regular checkups and acupressure, which was quite comfortable. After retiring, he had only come once and never again.
Xue Qing was surprised, "Why are you here? Feeling unwell?"
Shen Qing held his wrist and brought him in front of Dr. Chen Xun, "Check his hand carefully."
Only then did Xue Qing realize that Shen Qing was still concerned about his hand.
Watching Shen Qing's awkward caring look with a cold face, Xue Qing chuckled, "Come on, if I really feel unwell, would I play games every day? I'm not a fool."
With a serious expression, Shen Qing pressed Xue Qing's shoulder, forcing him to sit down, and stared at him attentively, "Cooperate with Dr. Xun."
Xue Qing raised his eyebrows, "What if I don't cooperate?"
Shen Qing leaned close, whispering in his ear, "Do you want to know what I did after you fell asleep last night?"
Xue Qing's cheeks immediately turned red, and he kicked Shen Qing, "Get lost, you scoundrel!"
Xue Qing was quite familiar with Chen Xun. After closing the door, Xue Qing eagerly leaned on the table.
"Xun, I'm recovering quite well. You've kept what happened the other day a secret for so long, don't tell Shen Qing later, okay?"
Chen Xun pushed his glasses, smiled, and asked, "Made up?"
"Not really, how can things be resolved that easily? It's just that I feel it's troublesome to explain if I have to. It's exhausting, you know?"
Chen Xun didn't say anything, and continued the examination.
After the invitational tournament last year, Xue Qing came here in the middle of the night to look at his fingers, crying and saying that his hand was broken and insisting on finishing the game. The effect was not just minimal, but it was still something to be accustomed to by replacing the index finger with the middle finger. He didn't want to have regrets after the match, so the pain became secondary. But after the game, Xue Qing regretted it. He regretted not seeking immediate treatment if it would affect his future use of the hand, then he would really regret it.
At that time, Chen Xun had to contact the team's manager and Shen Qing. Xue Qing hugged his legs and cried, "Brother, you can't tell him. I just terminated my contract today. It's already a mess; if you tell him, how will I fix this? He'll definitely blame me! I almost lost it several times today, but it was that sneaky Shen Qing who supported me! If they find out that my fingers were broken and I still played, they'll think I was deliberately trying to lose!"
At that time, Chen Xun looked at him with a shocked look and asked, "Xue Qing, to be honest, do you have a problem with your brain?"
Looking back now, it was a dark chapter.
It's also understood why Chen Xun thought he had a problem.
Who would make a teammate whose finger broke a play, and demand that he perform exceptionally, rather than opting for a substitute to play, that's the problem. Who can guarantee that someone with an injured hand can play well?
Fortunately, at that time, he was afraid of being blamed and also thought that since it was his last time playing a game with them, he had to play well to end it, so that he could gloriously announce his retirement after winning the championship with them.
If he fails and causes the team to lose its position, it would be a different situation if he talks about retiring again.
After the check-up, Shen Qing came in to ask about the situation.
Chen Xun glanced at Xue Qing, pushed his glasses and smiled, "It's alright, the hand is fine, no issues. Come back in three days to get the report."
Shen Qing nodded, "Has it been broken before with no issues?"
Chen Xun smiled, "No issues."
It's just that this smile always feels meaningful. Shen Qing and he locked eyes and did not ask further.
*
Shen Qing parked the car in the garage, and went up to the floor with Xue Qing.
They both were neighbors, and Xue Qing didn't think much about it. When he turned to open the door, he found that Shen Qing followed, then realized there was some danger.
Turning back, he looked Shen Qing up and down and asked, "What, you want to come with me?"
"Uh, my pipes are broken at home, can't take a shower."
Xue Qing frowned, "Who do you think you're fooling? Am I that easy to deceive?"
Shen Qing held Xue Qing's wrist, opened his own door, and personally turned on the faucet in the bathroom.
Then.
"Splashing——"
A stream of water burst out of the faucet, soaking them from head to toe!
"How amazing!"
Xue Qing muttered under his breath and shook off Shen Qing's hand, "If your pipes are broken, deal with it. Why are you dragging me into getting drenched! Shen Qing, are you doing this on purpose?"
Shen Qing blinked innocently, "No, I'll stay at your place for a few days, wait for me to get some clothes."
"You can't stay! Don't you have training? And you need to livestream! Why aren't you going back to the base?"
Shen Qing shook his head, "I have to go with you in three days to get the report, going back and forth is too much trouble, so I took a leave of absence."
"..."
Xue Qing thought about it. Did he let Shen Qing stay with him? Where did Shen Qing get the nerve to make decisions without his agreement? Was Shen Qing always this domineering and unreasonable before?
He thought carefully again.
Was Shen Qing always like this, he didn't really know, but he used to be quite obedient. Whatever Shen Qing said, he would do, without refusal.
Shen Qing said don't eat too much barbecue, hot pot, or spicy food, and he obediently refrained from eating, only asking if he could go eat whenever he wanted to. If Shen Qing disagreed, he continued to endure.
Shen Qing said don't rush to find his position, he could slowly find the right place, any position would suit him well. Okay, he went to be a freelancer, play wherever he was needed.
Maybe he was too obedient before, to the point where Shen Qing was used to making decisions.
Xue Qing felt that he should refuse. They hadn't made up, so what was it to live together? His place was not big, it was weird to stay under the same roof with an ex-boyfriend.
"I think..."
As Xue Qing was about to speak, Shen Qing turned back with clothes in his arms, his deep black eyes reflecting his face.
"Xue Qing, I don't want you to refuse me. But, I respect your choice."
"..."
What if your former lover, who you like very much, speaks to you in a particularly low and sexy voice with a strange aggrieved expression? How can anyone resist that!
"Then return promptly after three days, you're a team captain after all. You need to maintain the image of a captain, otherwise nobody will respect you."
Shen Qing smirked, holding the clean clothes in the bag, "Let's go. You're all wet, you need to shower quickly."
Xue Qing nodded and walked out of Shen Qing's house first. "Uh, it's quite uncomfortable. You can shower first?"
"It's okay, we can shower together."
Xue Qing turned around sharply, "Huh???"
"Shower together, is it not permissible?" Shen Qing raised an eyebrow, looking as innocent as could be, "We used to shower together before."
"That was before, right?!!!"
"Men showering together, isn't that normal?"
But they're exes! Damn it!
Xue Qing couldn't bear it, grabbed Shen Qing's clothes, and gritted his teeth, "Either you shower first, or you get out, not allowed inside my door!"
Shen Qing lowered his eyes, his innocent expression instantly turned into a look of grievance, like a large dog.
After a long while, he reluctantly said, "Fine."
"……"
Hey! Annoying! Is this something my ex-boyfriend should be doing? ??
*
At eight o'clock in the evening, Xue Qing should start the live broadcast.
After adjusting the equipment, she said to Shen Qing outside the house, "I'm going to start the live broadcast, don't deliberately come over, hear me?"
"Okay."
After getting a response, Xue Qing finally started the camera with relief.
"Hey, babes, your old attack is online." Xue Qing threw a flirtatious look at the camera and began the daily chit-chat.
[Xue Gou, you seem to have a charming smile today. Are you in love?]
[Have you reconciled with Shen Dui?]
[Confirmed! I just saw Shen Dui wearing the same T-shirt as Xue Gou pass by the room door! I saw it!!!]
Saw Shen Qing? ? ?
Xue Qing exploded in an instant!