At this moment, Ji Siyue was sitting lazily in her seat, waving her hand.
"Girls, don't crowd around today. Let us have a good meal. You can create a WeChat group first. I'll join later. Tomorrow, I'll let a few of you visit our training base."
Hearing this, those female fans got extremely excited. They let out shrill screams like marmots and surrounded Ji Siyue, chattering and asking if it was true.
Ji Siyue immediately created a WeChat group and added them all. Before leaving, she deliberately put her finger to her lips and made a shushing gesture.
"Ten or so of you in this group is enough. Don't add anyone else. Our base isn't that big and can't accommodate too many people."
Such a privilege from Ji Siyue was unheard - of, so everyone naturally understood and repeatedly promised that they would never let others into the group.
After those people left, the table finally became quiet. The waiter brought several tablets for them to order food.
Ji Siyue couldn't help but stretch.
Qin Chengyao took off his coat and placed it behind Ji Siyue's waist for her to lean on. Ji Siyue didn't stand on ceremony and leaned right on it. After a tense day, her body felt like it was falling apart.
"Are you very tired?" Qin Chengyao asked.
Ji Siyue pouted and nodded. "It was you guys who went in to compete, but I feel even more tired than you. Being a team leader is really not an easy job."
"Then you can recruit another team leader. It'd be best to find a fair - skinned and beautiful young lady!" Xing Xing said, biting his chopsticks.
Bai He immediately slapped him on the head. "I think you're eager to fall in love, aren't you? None of us have a girlfriend yet. What are you in such a hurry for?"
Lan Du gave Bai He a dirty look and suddenly slapped him. "If you're so itchy to use your hands again, I'll bash your head into your stomach."
He truly was the only one in the team who could subdue Bai He. As soon as he glared, Bai He immediately obediently went over to rub Xing Xing's head and said disgustingly, "Be good, don't cry! Come on, daddy will rub it for you!"
Xing Xing's face instantly wrinkled. "I'd rather you hit me than let you disgust me like this!"
As soon as he said this, the two of them started wrestling with each other again, and the atmosphere became extremely relaxed for a moment.
Ji Siyue turned on the selfie video - recording mode. First, she posed a few times but wasn't satisfied with how she looked. Then she patted the person next to her.
Qin Chengyao usually didn't like taking pictures. But when Ji Siyue patted his shoulder, he cooperated very well, leaned over, made a peace sign with his fingers, and then went back to munch on the watermelon expressionlessly.
Next, Ji Siyue waved the camera in front of everyone present, getting everyone on camera. Then she uploaded the unedited video to her Weibo.
In the video, Ji Siyue was smiling and posing. Qin Chengyao, who used to be as cold as ice, also came over to pose and smile, his eyes full of tenderness.
When the camera turned to the side, Nangong Qi was smiling awkwardly while talking on the phone with his fiancée, repeatedly promising that he would go back to accompany her tomorrow night.
Lan Du, Bai He, and Xing Xing were wrestling and fooling around. Even though their faces were contorted, it didn't affect their handsomeness at all.
The last person in the camera was Zhu Zhiyao.
He had been looking at the camera from beginning to end. When the camera moved to his face, he also smiled gently.
However, from the camera's perspective, it seemed that he wasn't just looking at the camera. It seemed that he was looking at Ji Siyue, who was smiling in a selfie pose in the same frame, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
As soon as this video was posted on the Internet, it immediately sparked a heated discussion.
Most of the comments were from their own fans.
[I thought you guys would be sad after losing the game. Seeing you guys happily eating hot pot, I'm relieved!]
[A true gentleman can accept defeat gracefully. When I saw Xing Xing bowing to the camera today and saying that he would work hard, even a 30 - year - old man like me was about to cry.]
[I really want to eat hot pot too!]
[Could they be just pretending to be happy?]
[They're really happy. I'm a fan who was at the scene. I just met them and they added me to the WeChat group and said they'd take us to visit the base tomorrow. Their state seemed good and they were very approachable.]
[I'm also one of the lucky fans added to the WeChat group. I have to admit that I used to dislike Ji Siyue. But after seeing her in person today, I really don't know how to describe her. She's beautiful, generous, lively yet elegant, and very considerate. She kept her team members from being disturbed and comforted us fans. I'm definitely a fan of hers from now on. I'm a girlfriend - style fan!]
[Could these be a bunch of shills?]
However, Ji Siyue didn't see all the discussions on the Internet. The group had already started eating hot pot. This time, everyone forgot all their stress and troubles and just had a happy meal, as if they had vented all the stress from the previous period.
After they were full, those fans sitting nearby still hadn't left. Ji Siyue waved to them and said see you tomorrow, then she and the team members took the bus back to the training base.
After Qin Chengyao opened the door, he immediately said to the people behind him, "Now that we're full, let's do a post - game analysis. Let's watch the games we played today."
Just as the guys were about to step forward, Ji Siyue immediately lifted her leg and blocked their way.
"Now that you're full, can't you just have a good rest? You've been training intensively for so long. There are no games in the next ten days. You should have a good rest tonight!"
Qin Chengyao said, "The game just ended. This is the time when it's easiest to slack off. If we do the analysis now, we can remember it more firmly."
Ji Siyue still didn't move out of the way. She just lifted her chin and glared, and Qin Chengyao helplessly waved his hand and let the guys go back to their rooms to rest.
Everyone cheered, "Yeah! Finally, we can rest. Then we'll go first!"
Everyone went back to their rooms.
Qin Chengyao watched them leave and couldn't help but say, "Actually, they want to do the analysis more in their hearts."
Ji Siyue could see it too. But what she said was also true. After being so tense for so long, if they didn't have a good rest, they might really go crazy.
"We lost the game today, so our state is bound to be a bit off. Sleep in tomorrow morning, and we can do a good post - game analysis in the afternoon."