Honorable Sacrifice - FIYS

Yona Linghuo has always been a 'performer'

Lu Sicheng was deeply focused on his live stream, his eyes locked on the game as his fans watched every move.

Meanwhile, Tong Yao, holding Da Bing, cradling him preciously wandered into the training room where the team was gathered. She caught sight of him and noticed his intense concentration with his headphones on. She didn't pay much mind to it knowing he sometimes did that to ignore others. She called out playfully, "Hey, Lu Sicheng! Your fish-sons looks like they are about to stage a protest. Did Xiao Rui's drill sergeant routine rattle them too?"

Her voice carried into the room, but Lu Sicheng didn't respond. Tong Yao, a bit puzzled by his silence, looked at him curious and concerned. The man never hesitated to retaliate verbally to her.

Meanwhile the chat erupted with a flurry of activity as Tong Yao's voice was picked up by the live stream.

[Chat]: "Is that Smiling?"
[Chat]: "OMG, Smiling's here!"
[Chat]: "Smiling, are you joining the stream?"

"What's going on? You've gone all quiet and intense. Are you feeling okay?" she asked, genuinely concerned as she approached him. The man was honestly never this quiet with her.

Lu Sicheng finally looked up from his screen, his expression a mix of surprise and amusement. "I'm live streaming," he said, a hint of a smile playing at the corners of his lips.

Tong Yao's eyes widened in embarrassment as she realized she had been heard by his audience. She quickly ducked her head and tried to back away, but not before Xiao Rui, who had been watching the interaction with interest, came over.

Tong Yao, realizing she was now part of the live stream, ducked her head and tried to make a hasty exit. "What's happening?" Xiao Rui asked, glancing from Tong Yao to the live stream and back again.

Tong Yao gave him an amused look. "Looks like I've unintentionally become part of the show. Maybe you should ask Lu Sicheng he is after all the unfortunate host"

Xiao Rui chuckled, "Well, if you're here, you might as well go live. The fans are going wild."

Tong Yao raised an eyebrow, a playful smirk on her lips . "Xiao Rui, you know, I could do that, but I wouldn't want to steal your spotlight. Besides, I'm sure you'd much rather watch me navigate a training session than listen to your drill sergeant routine."

The comment drew laughter from the others, and Xiao Rui's face turned a bit red. He tried to recover, "Well, sooner or later you'll have to go live. They're practically begging for it."

Tong Yao leaned closer to Xiao Rui, her tone teasing but lighthearted. "Oh, don't worry. If I joined every time I heard begging, I'd be permanently stuck in your morning boot camp."

The chat was abuzz with laughter at the exchange, thoroughly entertained by the voice of the girl they just heard.

Lu Sicheng's smirk grew as he focused on the game. "Just remember your livestream KPI. You can't make up your 45 hours in the last couple of days of the month unless you can find someone to kidnap Xiao Rui. Otherwise, he'll show no mercy when deducting your monthly performance pay."

Tong Yao glanced at Xiao Rui, her expression turning thoughtful as she pretended to seriously consider the idea. "Hmm, kidnapping Xiao Rui, you say? That's an interesting proposition."

Xiao Rui's eyes widened in panic. "Wait, wait! He was joking! You are joking right, Captain? Don't actually—"

Tong Yao couldn't hold back her laughter as she saw Xiao Rui's reaction. "Relax, I'm just kidding." Though she continued to eye him contemplatively and even their Captain glanced at him with a thoughtful look causing Xiao Rui to get the hell away from them.