"Do you think the team leader will bring Liu Weifeng back?" Landu finally couldn't help muttering.
"Who's Liu Weifeng?" Xingxing asked.
Bai He said, "It's Weifeng. I wonder what's going on there now. I'm so curious that I can't even focus on training."
That's what everyone was thinking, so they all couldn't help looking at their team captain.
Qin Chengyao was sitting in his seat. His slender fingers were moving rapidly on the keyboard, as if he was practicing new combos.
"Captain," Zhu Zhiyao asked. "Aren't you curious?"
Qin Chengyao shook his head. "I'm neither curious nor worried. With Siyue's personality, once he sets his mind on something, he's bound to succeed. And even if that guy doesn't come, it doesn't matter. His absence won't affect us. If he comes, it'll be like adding wings to a tiger. It's all good. I've just studied the combos suitable for each of you and adjusted the frame rate according to your hand speed. Let's go to the meeting room. I'll demonstrate them to you one by one."
The meeting in the meeting room took a long time. By noon, the seven guys were starving. The growling of their stomachs was almost as loud as a symphony orchestra.
"It's about time," Qin Chengyao said, looking at his watch. "Let's go downstairs and have lunch first. Remember your combos well. They're difficult, but I hope they'll become your signature moves and be useful in the future."
When they went downstairs, they found that it wasn't just Ji Siyue sitting in the living room.
Liu Weifeng stood up and bowed deeply to the seven people coming downstairs. "New team member Weifeng reporting."
"Weifeng, you're finally here!" Landu was also happy. After all, they were both veterans from the first league. There was always a sense of mutual respect among them.
As the team captain, Qin Chengyao stepped forward first, welcomed him, and shook his hand. "Welcome. From now on, we're all teammates. We're all easy - going. You don't need to be formal. How's your condition? Do you want to train with us after lunch?"
Liu Weifeng looked at the people behind Qin Chengyao. Although their looks were still cautious, there was no rejection. It seemed that they really accepted him.
"Let's start training after lunch. I can't stay idle. I heard before I came that your training is very intense. So I'm ready. Just push me hard!"
Landu was amused. "What kind of strange thing are you saying?"
Bai He also mocked, "If I'd known you were so crazy, I wouldn't have supported you back then!"
After they joked around, the atmosphere became even more harmonious. While the eight of them were waiting for the take - out, they were bonding. Ji Siyue was sitting on the side, lost in thought.
At Minghe's base, after Liu Weifeng said those words, he fell into a long silence.
After a long time, he finally asked tentatively, "Can I really do it?"
At that time, Ji Siyue really wanted to answer, but subconsciously felt that this question was more like him asking himself, so he kept silent.
After another long time, that guy seemed to have finally made up his mind and nodded with a smile.
"You came to me so well - prepared. It seems you've got me figured out. Since you're determined not to let the team down, I'll join your team. But it's not because you recruited me. It's because I'm seeking my own future and I'm the one who's asking to join your team."
Ji Siyue said, "I understand your concerns. I'll make a detailed explanation on Weibo. You don't have to take the blame for me. Anyway, the image of me being power - hungry is stuck in the circle. I don't really care. Even if people say I'll do anything to win, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you can join us. Sign this contract, pack your things, and I'll take you back to our training base."
She had already started using "our".
That night, the entire esports professional circle and the fan community exploded.
Player Weifeng, who had been mocked and comforted by onlookers all day, silently changed his name.
[Minghe Weifeng] became [GH Team Member Weifeng]
[New GH team member Weifeng reporting.]
There was nothing more. He didn't give any explanation. He just announced that he had joined the GH team.
The other team members all retweeted the Weibo post to show their welcome.
Ji Siyue retweeted the post using her [Jiyueji] account to show her welcome, and then used her [Hongdou] account to explain what had happened today.
[Even before the team was reorganized, I had extended an invitation to Player Weifeng. But at that time, he had just joined his previous team. He was the backbone and couldn't leave, so he declined. After that, I gave up the idea. This time when he was put up for transfer, I got the idea again. There's no doubt that he's the number one magician in the league. Although it's not good to do anything to win the championship in a competition, making efforts to achieve better results is also a good virtue. I didn't poach him, nor did I do anything shady. It's an open transaction, and everyone can supervise.]
Even though there were still people who didn't believe this explanation, Ji Siyue had said all she could.
As for the rest, there was really no need to explain.
That afternoon, Liu Weifeng joined the training. According to the lineup Ji Siyue had given, they rehearsed dozens of times and found that their teamwork was surprisingly good. The last worry in everyone's mind finally disappeared.
Ji Siyue opened the French window and walked out onto the balcony. She smelled the smell of cigarettes.
Seeing the guy on the next balcony smoking again, Ji Siyue went back into the room without saying a word, then opened the door and went into the next room.
Knowing that Qin Chengyao had the habit of not locking the door when sleeping in the base, Ji Siyue didn't even bother to knock.
Qin Chengyao seemed to have expected Ji Siyue to come and scold him. He had already put out the cigarette and was chewing gum.
"You knew I'd be angry. Why did you keep doing it?"
"This is the second time you've caught me. If I don't explain, you might really hate me. I'm covered in the smell of cigarettes. Let me take a shower."
Ji Siyue stepped aside without saying a word. As soon as Qin Chengyao entered the bathroom, he suddenly shouted. Ji Siyue walked over impatiently and knocked on the door twice, but was directly pulled into the shower curtain.
"Ah! What are you doing?"
Qin Chengyao ignored Ji Siyue's struggle. He pinned the already soaked Ji Siyue against the corner of the wall and hugged him tightly.
"Are you crazy?"
"I am crazy. My illness has relapsed."
At his words, Ji Siyue froze.
Relapsed? His illness had relapsed?!