Chapter 25 - Those are the freaking hands that have held countless trophies before.
His escape thwarted, Jian Rong sat cross-legged at the head of his bed, staring anxiously at the jacket lying next to him.
The "borrowed" jacket was now thoroughly wrinkled, and it was obvious that he had tossed it around quite a bit yesterday. Jian Rong picked it up and sniffed it, getting a whiff of an alcoholic stench.
He took note of the clothing brand and decided that it would be better just to buy a new one.
After hanging up the jacket properly, Jian Rong started to read through the messages that Shiliu sent him.
Every few texts, he had to take a moment for a breather.
[Shiliu: How come all your water friends are here in my livestream?]
[Shiliu: What's going on, they said you're getting drunk...]
["Voice call missed"]
[Shiliu: It's over, that phone call was on speaker just now!]
[Shiliu: Who picked up the phone, where are you, are you okay]
After reading through the dozen or so messages, Jian Rong raked a hand through his hair and replied.
[R-ong: I'm fine]
A few seconds later, he couldn't help but send another text.
[R-ong: What did the person who answered the phone yesterday say...]
[Shiliu: What he said wasn't important, the main issue was you.]
Jian Rong's scalp prickled, and he quickly typed: Enough, you don't need to tell me...
[Shiliu: You kept trying to make him help you zip up your pants]
[Shiliu: Those dads of yours are also weirdly good at creating mental associations. Now they're all saying you're an unfilial son, liking men but not letting your family know, haha]
Jian Rong couldn't laugh at all.
[Shiliu: Are you really okay? How about we duo Q and talk using the team voice chat? You can turn on your mic and calm your fans down. The platform won't care if you slip through this loophole.]
Shiliu was Jian Rong's closest friend during these past few years.
They had become acquainted through LoL, and Jian Rong had played with him for a few days. At that time, Shiliu was already extremely popular. After finding out that Jian Rong was a new streamer, Shiliu had helped spread the word a little and had often invited him to duo queue together.
It could be said that the reason Jian Rong's streaming career got off to a good start had a lot to do with Shiliu. So even though Jian Rong's popularity grew higher and higher later, he still duo queued with Shiliu all the time, and if Shiliu didn't come then he would only solo queue for the most part. When other streamers contacted him, wanting to hype some streamer CP with him, Jian Rong basically rejected them all.
The contract was already signed, and Jian Rong didn't plan on hiding it. He held down the voice message button. "I signed a professional contract with an esports club for the next season. Before the official announcement comes out, management isn't allowing me to say anything yet... in short, nothing's wrong, no need to worry. I'll treat you to a meal in a few days."
Then Shiliu bombarded him with messages once more.
After Jian Rong finished chatting with him, he decided to take a shower.
When he was taking off his pants, those hands resurfaced in his memory, and he couldn't help but knock his head against the wall again.
Those are the freaking hands that have held countless trophies before.
