[What about the other two? I don't think it's very likely!]
[Leaving aside whether Golden Treasure will come back, Ruby should not come back, right? I heard he went abroad! The case of the mayor's embezzlement some time ago involved his father!]
[Damn! Is it that explosive?]
[It should be impossible then. He's lost all his face.]
Just then, the door of the coffee shop opened.
A man in a black casual windbreaker walked in, pulling a huge suitcase in his hand with a boarding pass on it, as if he had just got off a plane.
"White Jade? You came, buddy?" Nangong Qi stood up, reached out and pulled White Jade to sit beside him, putting his arm around his neck and asking, "Why did you come?"
White Jade said expressionlessly, "Don't you want me to come?"
Ji Siyue said, "It's good that you're here. We were most worried about you, after all..."
"After all, you were worried that I would be a deserter, right?" White Jade threw his suitcase under the table and said, "Look, after running away abroad for so long, all I can bring back is just this little stuff. There's nothing worth missing."
"Have you thought it through?" Zhu Zhiyao asked.
White Jade shook his head. "No. I just couldn't control my body. It was as if there was something here calling me. When I came to my senses, I was already on the plane. I don't know if it's appropriate for me to participate in the competition as an older player, and I don't know if I still have the strength, but I still came."
It was true that maybe the others were also uncertain in their hearts, but there was just a strange feeling, as if there was someone or something calling them, making them unable to control their bodies, just like the [Domination] summoning skill in "Sanction", which could pull the enemy in front of or push them away, beyond control.
[Even the least likely person has come. Then will the last one, Golden Treasure, come too?]
[I just don't understand. What's the charm of this April?]
[The charm isn't April. It's the past gaming youth. It's different.]
[I don't think Qin Chengyao will come. He's a boss now and has a wife. There should be no reason for him to return to the old game, right?]
[He changed his name.]
[Maybe he changed his mind and didn't come.]
After waiting for more than an hour, the phone of the girl who was live - streaming ran out of power. Just as she was worrying about what to do, Zhu Zhiyao got up and handed the girl a power bank.
"Actually, you shouldn't have live - streamed. This is just a gathering among our friends."
The girl didn't expect that they had already noticed. She looked extremely embarrassed.
"R... really? There are more than a million viewers in the live - stream room, all waiting for the last person!"
"Do you mean Lao Qin?" Zhu Zhiyao put down the power bank and said with a smile, "I think he will come."
After saying that, Zhu Zhiyao went back and sat down again.
They had been waiting for more than an hour. Many people had come into and left the coffee shop, but there was no sign of [Golden Treasure].
The five of them just sat there. No one was playing with their phones, and no one was looking around. They just sat there like sculptures.
Ji Siyue suddenly said, "Xingxing."
"Yeah, what's up?" Xingxing replied.
"My legs are a bit numb. Give my calves a few massages. Just a few times. The blood circulation is blocked."
"Okay!"
Xingxing directly lifted Ji Siyue's legs onto her own lap and started massaging them.
Zhu Zhiyao felt sorry for her and asked, "Do you want to take your medicine? You haven't taken it for two days."
"The medicine makes it hard for me to sleep. I'll have a headache. I won't take it."
"Sigh... Maybe you should find time to go to the hospital?" Zhu Zhiyao said again.
"I'm too busy."
Because of the mention of Ji Siyue's legs, the atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.
On the contrary, Ji Siyue looked relaxed. "Why are you all like this? Put away those expressions. It's so embarrassing."
White Jade asked, "Siyue, is there still a possibility for your legs to recover?"
This question hit the nail on the head.
Could they recover?
She herself didn't know. She only knew that this leg was on her body, but it felt like someone else's leg, numb, insensitive, and a burden...
The doctor said there was a possibility of recovery, depending on one's mindset. With Ji Siyue's current mindset, there wasn't much hope.
She just opened her mouth to say something when the wind chime at the coffee - shop door rang again.
It was the same sound as it had made during the past more than an hour. Normally, they shouldn't have turned to look.
But the moment the sound rang out, everyone's hearts seemed to be summoned by someone. They all inexplicably turned their heads to look.
Maybe it was because they thought that if he didn't come after so long, he might really not come.
They saw the person coming in. He was wearing a black suit, striding against the wind and the light. His eyes were deep and determined, just like the gentle and powerful leader he used to be.
It was Qin Chengyao!
He came!
Qin Chengyao walked step by step in front of them. Except for Ji Siyue, the others all stood up, as if welcoming their captain back!
[Ah! He's here! This man is here!]
[I'm really crying. These people at this table represent our youth!]
[I can't take it. I'm getting old. I'm in tears. I'm going to go back and play games again!]
[We still don't know if he'll agree!]
Yes, now everyone was uncertain.
If Qin Chengyao had come earlier and more decisively, maybe they would have been more certain. But he came too late. Maybe... he came specifically to decline?
Qin Chengyao sat down opposite Ji Siyue. He glanced at her, then motioned to the others with his hand to sit down.
Time seemed to freeze bit by bit, and the atmosphere gradually became oppressive.
Everyone's breathing was affected by his every move. Even the emotionless Ji Siyue was oppressed by the atmosphere and could hardly breathe, as if she would have a mental breakdown at any moment.
Qin Chengyao looked at them for a long, long time and was silent for a long, long time. In his mind, he recalled their past and present appearances.
They had really changed a lot. Maybe it was really the fault of time. There was no trace of their former vitality on them. He was the same.
But even so, he still came.
Qin Chengyao smiled, picked up his coffee, raised it and said, "Guys, your captain is here. Aren't you going to welcome me?"