E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 72

Extra Story One Side Couple Alert!! Li Huanbin x Shen Xiao (1)

1.

Shen Xiao held his phone, his expression shifting between light and shadow. Behind him, the training room door opened, and Qu Qingyue walked in gracefully, a familiar, pleasant rose scent from her perfume trailing behind her.

Seeing him, she paused, then smiled. “Hmm… is that Seamy Gege?”

The smile Shen Xiao had worn upon seeing his crush immediately vanished when he heard the intimate address.

Damn it.

He cursed under his breath, slamming his phone face down on the desk.

The matter had started yesterday.

Just yesterday, Shen Xiao had ordered takeout during a break in his live stream. He ate while chatting with the viewers, a routine he was quite skilled at—just passing the time, any way was fine.

Just as he was happily eating and chatting, a team invitation popped up.

It was an Assault Player named Little Bear Marshmallow.

Little Bear Marshmallow was sweet-voiced and gentle, immediately calling him Seamy Gege and begging him to carry them up the ranks. Shen Xiao was a straight man, a straight man who liked pretty girls, and Little Bear Marshmallow’s high-pitched, syrupy voice instantly captivated him. He eagerly agreed.

He forgot to check Little Bear Marshmallow’s account information.

He had to admit, Little Bear Marshmallow was an excellent Assault Player. Playing together, Shen Xiao felt an even greater sense of exhilaration than when playing with Bai Chen. More importantly, such great teamwork, and with a girl whose voice was so soft and sweet… she must be an Omega.

Shen Xiao was horrified to realize that his long-standing affection for Qu Qingyue was wavering.

After the match, he scratched his nose, feeling embarrassed as he asked for Little Bear Marshmallow’s contact information.

Little Bear Marshmallow paused, then chuckled softly.

When they spoke again, the sweet, gentle girl’s voice had transformed into a deep, magnetic male voice.

And this man was none other than WOF’s Captain, Li Huanbin.

Shen Xiao was so shocked he nearly dropped his mouse.

The chat was filled with laughter, but he didn’t have time to look. He ended the stream, threw away his manners, opened Line, and immediately launched into a furious tirade at Secret.

Then, he blocked and deleted the contact, giving the other party no chance to reply.

He thought that would be the end of it, but to his surprise, a recording of his stream from yesterday was edited and uploaded to a video site by a busybody. Overnight, it shot to the top of the trending list, with views breaking a million.

The comments were uniformly repeating Little Bear Marshmallow’s words, things like “Seamy Gege, carry me” and “Gege, pick me up from the spawn point.” In the video, he was clearly so enchanted by Li Huanbin’s fake persona that he was completely lost, following wherever Li Huanbin pointed, like a lapdog.

Shen Xiao hadn’t felt it so directly when he was in the moment yesterday, but watching it again as an outsider today, he realized how ridiculous he had looked.

It was absolutely infuriating!

Yu Guangzhou and Xie Wei walked into the training room at that moment. Shen Xiao forcefully suppressed his anger and began his day of training.

During the lunch break, Xie Wei announced today’s scrim opponent. Coincidentally, it was WOF.

Shen Xiao was so angry he laughed, gritting his teeth. “Good, this is great! I’ll blow his dog head off!”

Noticing his fury, Xie Wei looked back at him strangely. Suddenly remembering something, he raised an eyebrow, a slight curve to his lips. “Seamy Gege.”

Even Captain Xie knew!

Shen Xiao wanted to cry but couldn’t. He channeled his grief and indignation into fury, determined to kill gods and ghosts in the scrim… which was impossible.

He was so angry that he could barely listen to Xie Wei’s commands. As soon as he saw Secret in his sight, he immediately charged forward with his gun raised.

Li Huanbin seemed to realize this. After being killed once, he deliberately led Shen Xiao on, playing with him like flying a kite.

In the end, the scrim between TWG and WOF was lost without suspense, ending in a farcical atmosphere.

During the review meeting, Shen Xiao was, without a doubt, thoroughly chewed out by Yu Guangzhou.

His feelings had been played with, he had been laughed at by everyone, he had lost the match, and then he had been scolded mercilessly. Shen Xiao felt like he must be going through a retrograde period.

No, that wasn’t right.

It was because he had encountered Li Huanbin. Anything related to Li Huanbin brought him bad luck.

It was all Li Huanbin’s fault.

That night, Shen Xiao took a shower and lay in bed, staring at the dark ceiling. Another memory suddenly surfaced in his mind.

He had just started his career, gaining a group of fans with his fierce gameplay and good looks. Everything was just beginning.

At that time, Shen Xiao hadn’t fallen for Qu Qingyue yet. He liked another Omega girl.

It had been so long that Shen Xiao had completely forgotten the girl’s name. The only thing he remembered was that sunny day when the girl called him outside and apologized with a look of guilt, saying she had fallen for a Top-Tier Alpha.

Top-Tier Alphas were rare even nationwide. The Top-Tier Alphas in the esports circle could be counted on one hand: TWG’s Xie Wei, FTK’s Propro, and WOF’s Li Huanbin.

Shen Xiao’s heart was torn, but he forced a smile and casually asked, “Oh? A Top-Tier Alpha, that’s not surprising. Can I ask who it is?”

The girl nodded, shyly uttering a name.

Li Huanbin.

Shen Xiao etched the name deeply into his heart, but outwardly, he remained calm and treated everyone as usual.

He knew that his crush liking Li Huanbin had nothing to do with Li Huanbin, so even if he felt resentment and jealousy, it shouldn’t be directed at the other person.

However, this incident was undoubtedly a fuse, igniting all the emotions Shen Xiao had suppressed for so long.

He tossed and turned in bed, angry for half the night and unable to sleep.

When he finally drifted off, he had a nightmare.

In the dream, he was still teamed up with Little Bear Marshmallow, only this time, Li Huanbin didn’t use that sickeningly sweet fake voice, but his usual tone.

A gentle male voice came through the headset, enveloping him like a shadow. The Shen Xiao in the dream didn’t resist, foolishly letting Li Huanbin boss him around. Finally, he clearly heard Li Huanbin call him “Gege” right next to his ear.

Soft yet heavy, as if carrying some unspeakable desire.

Shen Xiao instantly woke up.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly—it was already the next morning.

He sat up in bed, his chest heaving. The emotions from the dream still lingered, not entirely gone. Shen Xiao angrily punched the mattress.

Everyone thought he was angry because Li Huanbin had tricked him.

Only Shen Xiao knew that he had genuinely been captivated at the time. The seamless chemistry, from his actions to their coordination, had intoxicated him. The sweet voice was secondary.

It was, arguably, love at first sight.

Therefore, he truly couldn’t accept that the person he had fallen for at first sight was Li Huanbin, the one who had “stolen” his crush.

That wasn’t some gentle, sweet Omega; it was a Top-Tier Alpha even stronger than himself!

Falling for the same person as his crush…

Heh.

Shen Xiao gave a self-mocking laugh and shook his head, as if trying to shake out the lingering fragments of the dream. He stood up and pulled open the curtains.

In any case, he had already moved on from that Omega girl. The person he liked now was Qu Qingyue.

That day was just a momentary impulse driven by the atmosphere; it didn’t count.

It couldn’t count.

Unfortunately, the path of unrequited love seemed inherently unsuitable for him. Not long after, a new Medic named Ice joined the team, and Qu Qingyue chose to transfer.

Shen Xiao only truly learned the news when the transfer announcement was made public.

That night, he found Qu Qingyue. Looking at the beautiful Omega before him, he had a thousand words he wanted to say, but in the end, only one sentence squeezed out: “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Qu Qingyue stared at him blankly, her expression slowly shifting to understanding.

She smiled, not answering his question, but implying, “Shen Xiao, I’ve always seen you as a younger brother.”

She paused, then added, “And I believe you’ve always seen me as an older sister.”

Shen Xiao’s nose stung. He didn’t understand what Qu Qingyue meant; he only knew that his crush had been seen through and gently rejected.

He turned and left in anger. Qu Qingyue watched his retreating back, a helpless smile on her lips.

The bystander sees more clearly than the person involved. Shen Xiao had no real dating experience, so he didn’t understand that true affection for someone couldn’t be hidden. No matter how well it was concealed, a small corner would always show.

However, for all this time, Shen Xiao had never shown a single trace. They had spent plenty of time alone, and physical contact was countless, but aside from occasionally being startled, Shen Xiao’s eyes held no hint of the joy or shyness one feels when interacting with a crush.

What Qu Qingyue had said was sincere.

She believed that Shen Xiao’s affection for her was more like that of a sibling than a lover.

Still, even so, she had been too slow to realize.

Qu Qingyue sighed softly and returned to her room.

In the match the next day, Shen Xiao pushed himself, thinking this was Qu Qingyue’s last match with TWG. He put all his effort into playing, his focus sharp and his condition exceptionally good.

After securing the victory, he didn’t feel the usual happiness and excitement. He still felt a stifled frustration in his chest, unable to rise or fall.

He picked up his phone, wanting to look at something to distract himself, but as soon as he unlocked the screen, a brand new friend request popped up.

[Friend Request – Li Huanbin – Note: Hi, I’m Secret. This is my new Line. Please contact me on this account if you need anything.]

“Who the hell would need to contact you!”

His gloomy mood vanished. Shen Xiao exploded like a lit firecracker, fiercely throwing his phone into his backpack. Still not satisfied, he took the phone out again and forcefully tapped Reject.

But he felt a strange curiosity.

He had already blocked Li Huanbin, and they hadn’t exchanged phone numbers. How did Li Huanbin find his Line ID?

On the other side, inside the WOF base, after the scrim ended, Li Huanbin leaned back in his seat, looking relaxed.

“Seamy rejected your friend request.”

A new notification appeared on the screen. Despite the rejection, a smile unconsciously appeared on the man’s lips.

He caressed the screen with a lingering touch.

Footsteps passed by him. It was Jin, who had been called out and scolded for his poor performance in the scrim.

Having been thoroughly reprimanded, Jin was crestfallen. Seeing Li Huanbin looking so relaxed, he felt both resentment and jealousy, and he sniped sourly, “It must be great being the Captain, you don’t even have to attend the review meeting.”

“What are you saying!” The Sniper next to him frowned. “The Captain is exempt because of his hand injury…”

“That’s enough.” Li Huanbin calmly cut him off, glancing emotionlessly at Jin. “Continue training.”

The Sniper angrily shut up, and Jin scoffed, returning to his seat.

Another new message appeared on the phone, sent by the Youth Training Camp Coach.

There were no usable new Assault Players joining the team this year either.

Li Huanbin exhaled, replied “Got it,” and before putting down his phone, he thought for a moment and sent another friend request to Shen Xiao.

The Sniper passed by and accidentally saw his screen, his expression complicated. “…Captain, when did you change your Line ID?”

“I didn’t change it.” Li Huanbin remembered the account that was still sitting in Shen Xiao’s block list, and added, “I just did it to add someone.”

“Oh.”

Since it was the Captain’s private matter, the Sniper was tactful enough not to ask more.

Li Huanbin was prepared to be rejected again, but his phone vibrated.

[Seamy accepted your friend request.]

He read the small line of text several times, unable to stop himself from smiling.

It seemed life wasn’t all bad; sometimes good things happened too.