Chapter 171
The regular season came to an end, and the rankings for the groups came out.
The four shortlisted teams from Group A were FTW, RR, 778, and GOQ.
The four teams from Group B were 3U, TPT, SCT, and Wind.
The first place from the two groups were FTW and 3U, and there was no major suspense about the results.
RR was two points behind and ranked second this time. It was very unfortunate, and RR fans were so heartbroken that they cried all night, until they were pacified by Money the next day.
What divine operations did he use?
Ha-ha, what else could Money do except arrange for a draw?
They'd lost the game, but it didn't prevent Money from spoiling his fans. It just happened to be close to 520, so he directly drew 520 people to receive 520 yuan red packets.
TPT had also come second, but TPT fans were much calmer.
This was TTP's style. The regular season was their stage for training and data collection. It was only during the playoffs that they would really exert themselves, so getting second place was already very good. Tempering themselves and gaining more experience would be beneficial to them for the next game.
The team that had surprised others the most was GOQ. How had this third rate team gotten into the playoffs? This was a mystery to many members of the audience...
This was a team who'd fallen into the relegation group last year. How had they made such a major comeback?
They'd clearly been beaten up like dogs by FTW at the start of the regular season, and it was rumored that their mid-laner, jungler, and support had all cried their hearts out after returning to their base, shouting that they would never play professionally again in this lifetime. How come they'd made such great progress after crying? Didn't they decide not to play professionally anymore? Are you professional players all so casual with your words? (Quiet glares dangerously).
Compared with the long and bumpy regular season, the playoffs were much simpler. The eight teams were divided into winners and losers.
The winner group consisted of the first two teams from each group, and the loser group was the remaining two teams from each group.
The playoffs were held in a brutal elimination mode: eight into four, four into two, and finally, the national finals.
The advantage of being in the winner group was that the first place from the group would automatically be matched with the fourth place from the group, while the second in the group would be automatically matched with third place. There was no need to draw lots.
For example, FTW's first game in the playoffs would be against GOQ.
For most people, FTW's position in the top four was stable.
Of course, what did the top four amount to? They had to win the championship!
There was a week-long off-season period at the end of the regular season, so, that night, Chen Feng lifted the ban on alcohol, and everyone could drink a little.
Tang Chen's emotions were stirred up; how could he just drink a little? After chugging down three beers in a row, he began to go around hugging people and speaking from his heart.
Brother Tang hugged Chen Feng. "Old Chen, I'm so happy, I'm so happy I can't even speak."
Chen Feng was super disgusted. "You've said enough, shut up!"
After being pushed away by Chen Feng, Brother Tang went to hug the four little ones.
Yue Wenle was dazed. After Brother Tang finished speaking, he reluctantly offered him a chip. "Want chips?"
Brother Tang bit into the potato chip. "Yes! I'll eat whatever Lele gives me."
Yue Wenle: "......"
Brother Tang then went on to hug Little Ning.
Little Ning was thin and small. He looked even more like a baby chick after being hugged by the burly Brother Tang. "Brother-Brother Tang..."
Who would've dared to think that a drunk Tang Chen would be like this? "What's the matter with you? Why are you acting like a wronged daughter-in-law? Who bullied you? Tell me, big brother will help you..."
Little Ning complained quietly, "Brother Tang, it's you... you nearly strangled me..."
Bai Cai was scared of being next and left first. Unfortunately, as soon as he went outside, the first thing he saw was a certain person surnamed Wei, holding his cell phone in his hand and smiling broadly.
Brother Cai: "......" Not good. He might as well go back to the room and let Brother Tang forcibly hug him!
Wei Xiao's eyes were sharp and noticed him right away. He didn't give him a chance to run. "Come here, come here, come see if our captain is handsome or not."
Bai Cai: "???"
Wei Xiao shoved his cell phone in front of his face. "Captain Yuan's really good at taking photos."
Brother Cai saw the photo. The screen showed a photo of the airport.
Their captain was wearing a simple black t-shirt with plain trousers, and his pair of long legs occupied over half the screen. His left hand was pulling an old dark brown suitcase with a black bag placed on top of it. The white headphones cable snaked up along his waist, crossing his pale neck and hanging gently on his ears.
Brother Cai tsked.
Wei Xiao asked, "Handsome or not!?"
Brother Cai had experienced many battles. "To my straight-man eyes, he's handsome."
Wei Xiao raised his eyebrows.
Brother Cai's heart thumped: Was that wrong? This was a perfect answer! Little Lunatic Wei, can you still pick out a problem with this?!
Wei Xiao really did manage to pick out a problem. "Just handsome? This is invincibly, explosively handsome, like spiraling up into the sky, okay!"
Bai Cai: "............" Go to hell ahhhhh!
Wei Xiao looked at the photo again for a while and suddenly, started hearing alarm bells ring. "Say, Yuan Ze is a straight man. How was he able to grasp the angle so well?"
Bai Cai: "......"
Wei Xiao was sour. "Is my captain so handsome even in Old Dog Yuan's eyes?"
Bai Cai regretted it, he regretted it to death. Why had he disdained Brother Tang's hug? Compared with staying inside, going outside was like hell on earth!
"You should think about it another way," Bai Cai was really a genius. "It's not that the captain looks handsome in Captain Yuan's eyes, but that the captain is really too handsome."
Wei Xiao thought about it and realized, "So, Captain Yuan only managed to photograph one-tenth of the captain's handsomeness?"
Bai Cai: "......"
Wei Xiao became happier. "What can I do? Even one tenth of the captain's handsomeness is so handsome!"
Bai Cai: "............"
Wei Xiao jabbed at him with an elbow and said delightedly, "Old Bai, you really know how to talk, talk more."
Bai Cai: No... I don't know how to talk... I'm mute!
Close was on the way back.
It took 12 to 13 hours to get to the capital from John F. Kennedy International Airport.
In these dozen or so hours, every second was like a year for Wei Xiao.
The regular season was over, their team had won first place in the group, and their captain's shoulder had basically recovered (the follow-up rehabilitation physiotherapy could be completed in China).
Wei Xiao's nerves relaxed, and he only felt that time passed even more slowly.
He looked at his watch every three seconds and felt restless.
Bai Cai couldn't watch on anymore. "Come on, big brother will accompany you to rank for points."
Wei Xiao: "Oh."
When they logged into the game and it was time to input his password, Wei Little Xiao, "Um..."
Bai Cai: "Where are you?"
Wei Xiao turned his head to look at him. "What's my account password?"
Bai Cai: "........................"
Are you so out of it you're f*cking losing your mind?!
Wei Xiao was in the training room. He naturally felt embarrassed to say these words out loud.
Little Ning stuck his head over. "What's wrong, Brother Xiao?"
Wei Xiao: "......"
Little Ning looked at him.
Wei Xiao sighed heavily. "I'm sick."
Brother Cai's mouth twitched.
Little Ning: "Ah? How'd you get sick? Do you need to go to the hospital?"
Wei Xiao shook his head. "No, I'll be fine tomorrow."
Little Ning didn't understand. "What kind of illness is that?" It sounded so strange.
Wei Xiao waved his hand and didn't say much else. "It's okay, go and play."
Then, he propped his cheek against his hand and fell into a daze.
Bai Cai had been poisoned too deeply. His brain actually automatically played back Wei Xiao's voice, "... Missing someone is a type of illness."
Goosebumps rose on his arms. Brother Cai was going to go solo queue now!
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Brother Tang was so drunk that he passed out, asleep and oblivious to everything. Bai Cai could only regret that he hadn't also gotten himself drunk.
After eating dinner, they wasted two or three hours in the training room. After returning back to his own room, Bai Cai started to feel sleepy. He finished taking a bath, put on his pajamas, and lay down on his new 2998 yuan Tencel mattress...
Bang, bang, bang!
Bai Cai placed his hands on his belly and lay there like a priest, but his mood was very irritable.
Bang, bang, bang!
Bai Cai closed his eyes.
Bang, bang, bang!
Bai Cai ignored it.
Wei Xiao: "Brother Cai......"
This pitiful voice rang out, and Brother Cai couldn't hold on.
He took a deep breath and got out of bed to open the door. "What!"
Naturally, Wei Little Xiao was the one standing outside. Oh... and the ravaged and loveless Brother Soy.
Wei Xiao hugged Big Soybean, and it was unknown what Brother Soy had gone through, but it looked like it hadn't been easy. It howled as soon as it saw Uncle Cai.
Brother Cai hissed and snatched Soybean to his side. "What are you bullying Soy-soy for."
This call of 'Soy-soy' made goosebumps break out all over Wei Xiao's skin. "You're really disgusting."
Bai Cai patted Brother Soy on the forehead and coaxed it, "Be good, sleep with uncle tonight."
Brother Soy whined, huffed, and butted him with its head.
Wei Xiao shuddered. "Are you two indulging in a human-beast love?"
Bai Cai rolled his eyes at him. "Back at you."
Wei Xiao exploded. "Bai Cai, are you looking to die? The captain..."
Bai Cai interrupted him, "The captain is the human, you're the beast."
Wei Xiao: "............"
For a moment, he found it a little difficult to refute!
Since the door had already been opened, it was impossible for the sleepless Wei Xiao to go back.
He squeezed out the words, "Old Bai, I can't sleep."
Bai Cai: "So you messed with Brother Soy instead?"
Wei Xiao glared at Brother Soy. "It insisted on playing with me!"
Brother Soy lay down on Brother Cai's expensive sheets, its big eyes filled with as much grievance as it could muster.
Bai Cai sighed. He accepted his fate.
Even the energetic husky known for its ability to demolish things was unable to keep Wei Xiao entertained. That was enough to see how crazy this fellow was being!
"The captain will be home in seven hours."
Wei Xiao sighed. "There are still seven hours to go!"
Bai Cai: "You two have already endured it for two and a half months!
Wei Xiao said darkly, "It's been 75 days and eight hours."
Bai Cai: ".................."
Were all people who were in love so crazy or was this person in front of him just a special case?
