[No matter how far we go, this is home. We will never turn away a child who wants to come back, for we are a family! Charge on, kids! Break through like a raging tide! Soar into the sky!]
The video ended with grandeur, leaving the viewers feeling incredibly excited!
It had to be said that this team and these people truly represented an era for the league and for *Sanction*!
[I'm a hater, but I'm crying. Alright, I'm done hating. I'm tired. It's good that they're back.]
[I hope they won't let us down this time.]
[You guys are so easily satisfied! Have you forgotten how he made a fool out of us?]
[Giving up the team and everything just because of personal feelings. I think that team leader is the least worthy of coming back!]
[Watch your mouth. They've been through enough. There's no need to be so aggressive!]
[I hope they can make it to the finals. Realistically speaking, they haven't played the game for so long, and there are only two months left until the next league competition. Will they make it in time?]
[It's too late. I hope they'll have good luck.]
There were only two months left until the next league competition. It would indeed be difficult to regain their former skills. Moreover, there were many new players emerging, all with good skills. Winning the championship would be extremely challenging!
In the evening, the people contacted by Ji Siyue had assembled and delivered the computer equipment and other hardware, ensuring they were of the highest performance and most suitable for gaming.
After things were mostly sorted out, Qin Chengyao said to them, "If possible, I hope you can move here to live. It will save a lot of time. I'll stay here tonight to tidy up the rooms for you. You can go back first... Of course, it's okay if you don't want to."
Back at the villa, Zhu Zhiyao started packing his things without saying a word.
Ji Siyue was sitting in a wheelchair beside him, hugging a pillow. Looking at Zhu Zhiyao who was packing, she asked, "Are you going to move there?"
"Yeah."
"What about me? Should I go with you?"
"You... should go there on your own, not with me."
Ji Siyue frowned instinctively. "What do you mean?"
"Siyue, let's break up," Zhu Zhiyao said word by word.
This came as a shock. Even Ji Siyue was stunned.
"Break up? Why?"
"I don't want to be with you anymore. I'm a bit tired. Every day, I worry about when you'll regain your feelings, about your legs, about our future. I'm also entangled in your past. I'm afraid you'll leave, and I'm afraid you won't... People are selfish. I'm tired. I know you'll never fall in love with me, neither in the past nor in the future."
After getting everything out in the open, they actually felt a bit more relaxed.
Ji Siyue seriously considered the authenticity and feasibility of Zhu Zhiyao's words. After thinking for a while, she nodded seriously.
"I understand. I agree. Thank you for this period of time."
"Don't talk as if we'll never see each other again," Zhu Zhiyao felt even more heart - broken, as if he'd been stabbed. But he still came forward and stroked Ji Siyue's head to comfort her. "You should also move to the base. We'll take care of you together."
"Okay."
"Then I'll go and pack your luggage later. We'll move in together tomorrow morning."
Saying that, Zhu Zhiyao was about to leave.
Ji Siyue grabbed his sleeve and said calmly, "I'm sorry for you."
"Why say that? I'm just returning to my original position. I once had you for a short while, so I'm very happy. Thank you for everything you've given me."
"Um... Should I call you senior, brother, or just your name from now on?"
"Call me the same way you used to! But if you want to call me brother, you might as well call me dad." Zhu Zhiyao was dead - serious.
Ji Siyue: "… Get out of here."
Zhu Zhiyao: "Sure thing!"
When Zhu Zhiyao returned to the room to pack his things, Ji Siyue shouted at him again, "Remember not to tell others! Although they'll figure it out sooner or later..."
This time, there was no response.
Zhu Zhiyao sat on the bed, feeling a sense of helplessness.
This helplessness was that the thing you relied on was being stripped away by your own actions. It was right in front of you, but you could never have it. It was so powerless, utterly helpless.
Zhu Zhiyao loved Ji Siyue and would love her for the rest of his life. He just wouldn't expect to have a place by her side anymore.
For a moment, he thought it would be good to just be Ji Siyue's family. At least he wouldn't have to worry about her leaving one day.
However, it would take some time to recover from this heart - wrenching pain.
That night, there was alcohol in the villa for the first time.
And Ji Siyue, for the first time since the car accident, resisted the urge to drink when she saw the alcohol and gave it all to Zhu Zhiyao.
They say that alcohol can numb the sorrows.
But sometimes, it only makes the sorrows deeper.
...
Liu Xuejiao was lying in bed, looking at the empty room. Tears silently streamed down her face.
The room was empty, filled with white everywhere. The glaring white was lifeless. The leaves outside the window had withered, even though it was only early autumn. This scene seemed to mirror the owner's distress.
The official *Sanction* video kept playing on loop on her phone, but she no longer had the heart to watch it.
She didn't understand games, but she had once been involved because of that incident, which had entangled her with the man she loved.
But at that time, she never thought that it would become her nightmare.
There was no denying that she still loved Qin Chengyao, but now there was more regret and fear.
Today, he had rejoined the team and was going to compete again. He had given her some of the company's affairs and said that if he won the championship, he would pursue that person again. If not, she would never be able to leave.
If it had been in the past, Liu Xuejiao would have deliberately made him lose.
But now, she prayed to God that Qin Chengyao must win!
...
The next day, the six of them moved into the base together.
Ji Siyue had difficulty walking, so she lived on the second floor, which made it convenient for her to check on the training. She ate, slept, and did everything on the second floor, so she didn't have to run back and forth.
The others lived on the first floor. Except for training and meetings, they stayed downstairs, tacitly giving Ji Siyue some private space.
In the first two days, the atmosphere among the team members was a bit strange. They seemed to be walking on eggshells, trying hard to maintain this hard - won situation.
But later, during training, after Zhu Zhiyao instinctively swore for the first time and Nangong Qi joined in, the atmosphere heated up.
Words like "bastard", "idiot", and "stupid move" were flying around, which actually made everyone feel more relaxed. Their state of mind seemed to have returned to the past, and there was no longer so much awkwardness.