Before the official start of the competition, the organizers began to play the pre - game trash - talk.
First up was IK.
The captain of IK, a 20 - year - old young player named Xuyang, was a bit chubby. He spoke in a rough and straightforward manner, and his skills were on par with his physical build.
Wearing IK's red - and - blue team uniform, with his hands in his pockets, he said, "Some people say GH is a legend? It doesn't matter. I'll end this legend with my own hands today."
The other four players of IK also said some pretty tough things. When it was GH's turn, their pre - game trash - talk wasn't very offensive. They just condescendingly told the opponents to do their best, without saying anything about how they were going to play this time. But even so, it was still a good form of mockery.
The last one to appear was Qin Chengyao.
His hair had grown a bit longer recently. The makeup artist tied it up, making him look like a tough guy from the streets. But when he was spouting tough words, he was smiling, which made it hard to figure out his true intentions.
Since the overall looks of GH were quite outstanding, no matter what they said, people's first focus was always on their faces.
Ji Siyue looked at the person on the big screen and smiled softly. Her right hand unconsciously stroked the diamond ring on her left hand, as if touching it could give her strength.
Zhu Zhiyao didn't play this time. Seeing Ji Siyue stroking the ring, he silently lowered his head to watch the game. But after a while, he actually smiled.
There was helplessness in this smile, but more of a sense of letting go.
Forget it. Even if he loved her to the core, there was no need for them to be together for the rest of their lives.
Watching her be happy and be with the person she loved was also a kind of happiness.
The first game officially started.
As the core of the team, Wei Feng replaced Qin Chengyao, who had always been in the central position. He focused more on dealing damage. For the overall situation and protecting his teammates, Wei Feng chose a healer mage. Although its damage output was a bit lower, he had his own unique understanding of the mage. A special combo of skills provided a visual feast for everyone present.
There was no doubt that GH won the first game. Compared to IK, who talked tougher than anyone else, GH played more steadily.
Halfway through the game, Ji Siyue received a phone call.
This was her private phone number. As the team manager, she often received calls from sponsors or partners on her second SIM card. It was rare for someone to call her private number, especially this unremarked American number. Ji Siyue answered it without hesitation.
But as soon as she answered the call, her eyes suddenly froze, and then her body began to tremble silently.
Zhu Zhiyao was the first to notice something was wrong. Landu and Nangong Qi also came over.
"What's wrong with you?"
Ji Siyue was startled by Zhu Zhiyao's question. She frantically threw her phone at the wall.
Even though the phone had a case on it, it was smashed into pieces.
The three of them were a bit stunned.
They had never seen Ji Siyue act so crazily before, and they felt a bit scared.
Landu grabbed Ji Siyue's arm and found that her slender arm under the loose sleeve was shaking violently. He noticed something was wrong and quickly pressed her onto the sofa.
He didn't ask what was wrong but told Ji Siyue to calm down quickly: "No matter what news was in that phone call just now, don't take it to heart. It's okay."
Ji Siyue didn't say a word. Tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously, and she seemed to lose all her color in an instant.
"I... I..."
She seemed to lose consciousness and became dazed.
Zhu Zhiyao was extremely worried. He stared at the smashed phone on the ground and couldn't help but wonder: What kind of phone call could make Ji Siyue like this?
After the first game ended, the players came out and saw Ji Siyue surrounded on the sofa. Qin Chengyao was the first to rush over.
He grabbed Ji Siyue's shoulders and shook her: "Siyue! Siyue, what's wrong with you! Don't scare me!"
Then, with red - rimmed eyes, he looked at the three people in the room: "What happened?"
The other players also came over. Seeing this unexpected situation, they were a bit dazed and hesitated to come in at the door.
There were media people outside, taking pictures through the door. So Xingxing immediately pushed everyone into the room, closed the door, took off his team uniform to cover the camera in the corner of the room, and unplugged the microphone to ensure that no one could know what was going on here.
"What happened?" Qin Chengyao asked again.
This time, Ji Siyue finally came to her senses.
Her eyes scanned the people in the room and finally managed a smile that looked worse than crying: "I'm okay... Don't worry, everyone."
This time, even the good - tempered Bai Yu couldn't help but curse: "Are you crazy? You're like this and you say you're okay?! What on earth happened! Don't make us worry!"
"Precisely because I'm afraid of making you worry, I can't tell you..."
"Do you think that by not telling us, you're not going to affect our game? Do you want to leave us silently again like last time? Abandon us? We forgave you once, but it doesn't mean we'll unconditionally forgive you a second time." These words were from Nangong Qi.
He was usually an easy - going person, always joking and making people feel relaxed.
But this was the first time he spoke in such a serious tone. It was hard to get used to, but it was also quite intimidating.
Ji Siyue's eyes scanned everyone and finally settled on Qin Chengyao.
"If I leave you again because of my own problems, will you still play the game?"
As soon as this question was asked, everyone fell silent.
Xingxing, an emotional person, immediately had red eyes.
"Sister Siyue..."
Landu pulled him to stop him from speaking, and the room fell silent again.
Qin Chengyao was silent for a long time and finally smiled.