How can a substitute top have feelings? (MTL)

Chapter 18

"Fuck, this must be a big boss's smurf account. This assassin is too hard to master..."

　　Before Wang Ailun finished speaking, Lin Wen next to him pulled off his headphones, pushed his chair away, and left his seat. Wang Ailun was a little confused, but he instinctively felt that Lin Wen was in a bad mood, so he quickly followed him, "What's wrong, what's wrong, are you not happy after winning the game?"

　　For young people who think that life is just about playing games and staying at home, it is completely impossible to understand the various emotions that are swirling in Lin Wen's heart.

　　"That man, what right did he have in the end..." Lin Wen paced by the window in the corridor, looking furious but hesitant to speak.

　　At this moment, Wang Ailun subconsciously thought of what Lu Xun once said, 'People's sorrows and joys are not the same' - he completely couldn't understand what Lin Wen wanted to express.

　　Lin Wen felt that the sentence "Why does he have the name CY and hold me in his arms to feed me medicine" was too stupid. After all, it was just a game. Before that, when Wang Ailun saved him, the interaction between the characters on the screen was also one person holding another in his arms.

　　But why did his mood change when he reached the players on the first floor?

　　Lin Wen turned his head and leaned his forehead against the wall. He was silent for a long time and spoke awkwardly: "...Forget it." If he continued to care about it, he would drive himself crazy sooner or later.

　　Wang Ailun seemed to understand something. He carefully chose his words and said, "Master Lin, you don't care a little bit about that big brother on the first floor, do you?"

　　Before Lin Wen glared at him, he quickly spoke out all his thoughts: "There are quite a few people who fall in love in person after playing games. Really, most people are not as unreliable as you think. Besides, the quality of players in this game is generally good. The big brother on the first floor can play the assassin so well, at least he is a smart person with fast hands. If you feel a little bit attracted, just go after her - starting a new relationship is the best way to forget the old one. Didn't you say before that thank God for starting a new relationship after breaking up with you? Everyone is looking forward, so don't tie yourself down to the same place..."

　　Lin Wen looked at Wang Ailun with eyes that seemed to want to kill him, so Wang Ailun had to mute himself. He suddenly thought of something and changed the subject abruptly: "By the way, Boss Li just sent me a WeChat message saying that his team will play in the official autumn season tomorrow. He left two tickets for me and asked me to take you out to relax. What do you think?"

　　Lin Wen responded stiffly: "Not very good."

　　Wang Ailun knew that since Lin Wen, the arrogant one, had responded and didn't show any obvious rejection, he had agreed to it. He smiled and said, "Then let's find a hotel tonight and have a good night's sleep, and go to watch the game tomorrow afternoon."

　　The two walked side by side into the Internet cafe's private room. Something went wrong with the lights in the corridor. As they passed by, they suddenly flickered and went out. Lin Wen's heartstrings trembled violently.

　　As far as the eye could see, there was only the 'green channel' indicator light in the corner that was glowing dimly. Wang Ailun suddenly felt that this place was like a scene from a horror movie, and quickly pulled Lin Wen away.

　　On October 14, just after noon, Xie Chenyou's car appeared downstairs of Zhang Qianyu's house. He found a relatively conspicuous spot to park and waited for Zhang Qianyu to come down.

　　——The two of them agreed to meet at half past twelve.

　　Zhang Qianyu arrived downstairs at 12:17. As soon as he looked up, he saw Xie Chenyou leaning against the car. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black jeans, revealing a part of his thin ankles. He was not wearing glasses, and his cold eyebrows were exposed in front of him without any obstruction. He exuded the youthful vigor and... rebelliousness.

　　This outfit made Zhang Qianyu feel as if he had returned to five years ago - the 19-year-old Xie Chenyou stood on the stage and confidently and calmly refuted his revised code. At that time, Xie Chenyou... was also recklessly young.

　　Zhang Qianyu looked at his baseball jersey and casual pants. Although they were still sporty, the passion and courage seemed to have disappeared from him.

　　For the first time, he realized that the three-year age gap might not sound big, but it was actually a bottomless chasm.

　　Just as he was thinking about it, Xie Chenyou saw him. A smile appeared in his peach blossom eyes, which seemed to keep people at a distance. Then, Xie Chenyou ran towards him.

　　For a moment, Zhang Qianyu felt that the red maple leaves in his sight were like blooming flowers in spring, full of vitality.

　　After getting in the car, Zhang Qianyu looked at the gift box on the passenger seat and was slightly surprised: "For me?"

　　"Yeah." Xie Chenyou started the car and drove him to the stadium. The fans of e-sports competitions were no less than those who watched celebrity concerts. Zhang Qianyu told him yesterday that Boss Li asked them to enter the venue early and have a meal with the players. It would not be too late to have a big meal after watching the game.

　　Zhang Qianyu held the gift box and was reluctant to open it. He tilted his head to look at Xie Chenyou and said, "You're not wearing glasses today."

　　"Invisible." Xie Chenyou explained, "Slight myopia."

　　"I was nearsighted before, but later I felt that wearing glasses was too troublesome, so I had corrective surgery - the public has mixed opinions on this surgery, and everyone has their own opinions." Zhang Qianyu said with a smile, "By the way, Boss Li didn't know you were going too. It would be a big surprise for him to invite you. You should know that the students in our department really want to meet you."

"What a coincidence, my two roommates were talking about several papers published by Senior Zhang in the group a few days ago." Xie Chenyou was not complimenting. The eldest and second oldest roommates in his dormitory were both studying for their PhDs abroad. Their research directions were similar to Zhang Qianyu's, and they had recently been reading Zhang Qianyu's papers.

　　As he was talking, Zhang Qianyu's cell phone rang. He picked up the phone and said, "Boss Li, we are on the way. We will arrive in half an hour."

　　"Okay, I'll save some food for you!" Boss Li laughed heartily.

　　On the other side, Lin Wen and Wang Ailun woke up and saw the time on their mobile phones. They were no longer sleepy - how come it was already almost one o'clock!

　　While putting on his pants, Wang Ailun called Boss Li: "Brother, brother, is it too late for us to go get the tickets now?"

　　"You guys are here?"

　　Wang Ailun had a sad face: "No, I just got up, but the hotel is next to the stadium, I can go downstairs after washing up."

　　Boss Li thought for a moment and said, "It's one o'clock now... I'm afraid it will be too late to send you tickets out and then queue up to come in."

　　Wang Ailun was really about to cry.

　　"How about this, you guys go downstairs in ten minutes and wait at the stadium's C2 entrance. I'll have our staff pick you up and let you in through the employee passage. You just got up and must not have eaten yet, so I happened to have a few extra meals here." Boss Li felt that he had arranged everything very well, and said, "Just hurry up. By the way, tell your friend not to think our lunch boxes are not tasty!"