E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 78

7.

On the way back to the base, Shen Xiao ran into Ice, who was also out to pick up takeout. Perhaps noticing his unusual expression, Ice asked a few words of concern.

Shen Xiao hastily made up an excuse to fool Ice, and upon returning to the training room, he glumly began eating his takeout.

His phone vibrated. He picked it up and, sure enough, it was a call from Li Huanbin—what a coincidence.

There was no way he could confront Li Huanbin about anything. He was an Alpha, and at most, he and Li Huanbin were good friends. It would be too absurd and nonsensical to get angry at a good friend over this matter. Therefore, no matter how upset he was, he could only suppress it.

The result of this suppression was that Shen Xiao was now like a landmine; once the fuse was lit, an explosion was inevitable.

This time, Li Huanbin just happened to walk right into the line of fire.

“Hello?” Shen Xiao’s tone was unfriendly. “What is it?”

Li Huanbin paused. “Are you in a bad mood?”

Hearing the man’s voice, Shen Xiao involuntarily recalled the animated image he had just seen. He could no longer control his emotions and snapped angrily, “Whether I’m in a good mood or not is none of your business! You have so much free time, save it for your girlfriend. Why are you looking for me! Don’t you know you’re bothering me!”

“…” Li Huanbin was silent for a moment, then said, “Did you see that message?”

“Whether I saw it or not is none of your damn business!”

Li Huanbin was scolded mercilessly but didn’t get angry at all.

On the contrary, at this moment, on the other end of the phone, his face was full of smiles, and his mood was more elated than ever before.

He chuckled softly. “Are you jealous?”

These four words were like red-hot brands, dropped one by one. Shen Xiao’s hand trembled, and he nearly dropped his phone.

He was enraged and embarrassed. “You’re full of shit!”

After cursing, he slammed the phone down.

Just as his emotions had somewhat stabilized, a message from Li Huanbin arrived.

He didn’t say anything, only sending the redemption codes for two tickets.

They were tickets for the WOF versus KW match on the twenty-second, for the VIP seats with the best view.

Judging by the ticket time, they had been sent to him as soon as they were acquired.

Shen Xiao’s gloomy expression softened slightly.

He turned his head. “Ice, are you free on the twenty-second? Come watch a match with me! WOF’s match! I’ll cover the tickets!”

In the following days, Shen Xiao completely ignored Li Huanbin’s messages, and their relationship seemed to revert to how it was initially. Li Huanbin clearly didn’t take Shen Xiao’s outburst that day to heart, continuing to send whatever he usually sent over the next few days.

Although he didn’t reply to messages or answer calls, on the day of the WOF match on the twenty-second, Shen Xiao was more eager than anyone to rush to the venue.

While waiting for the car downstairs, he felt annoyed and took out his phone to look at the messages Li Huanbin had sent him recently.

A tap on his shoulder startled Shen Xiao. He subconsciously put away his phone and turned around, only to find it was Xie Wei.

He forced a smile. “Captain Xie.”

Xie Wei certainly hadn’t come to him for no reason. He glanced at Shen Xiao and didn’t bother beating around the bush, directly bringing up the matter of the transfer.

Shen Xiao was a little surprised: Was his intention that obvious? He had initially tried hard to be cautious and evasive, but later realized that Xie Wei truly respected his decision, so he let down his guard.

Xie Wei didn’t pressure him for an immediate answer, making his point and leaving it at that.

Shen Xiao nodded, agreeing that he would seriously consider it.

Once in the team van, Yu Guangzhou briefly mentioned the personnel changes for KW, but Shen Xiao only cared about one thing.

He gripped the handrail, his voice heavy. “What about WOF? Who is the Assault Player on the field for them?”

Yu Guangzhou said, “Secret and Jin.”

Damn it!

Was he crazy? That guy had done something like that, and Li Huanbin still dared to let him play?!

Shen Xiao’s face darkened, though he knew clearly that WOF must genuinely have no other usable Assault Players to resort to this. Otherwise, how could a player like Jin, who threatened the club, still get a chance to play?

Jiang Yuxin was out of the loop, his understanding still stuck on the fact that Shen Xiao and Secret were sworn enemies. Seeing Shen Xiao’s displeasure, he quickly warned him that professional players were prohibited from fighting, his words implying a fear that Shen Xiao might impulsively go to the WOF lounge to challenge Secret to a duel.

Shen Xiao muttered, “I know.”

Despite saying that, as soon as he got out of the car, he ran faster than anyone else.

TWG had played matches in this venue before, so Shen Xiao was familiar with the staff entrance. He hurried past various staff members, heading straight for the backstage lounge.

Because he wasn’t wearing a team uniform, some people tried to stop him on the way. Shen Xiao was too lazy to explain, simply taking off his sunglasses and mask, which allowed him to pass unimpeded.

When he reached the door of the WOF lounge, he initially planned to knock directly. His hand was already raised, but after a thought, he sent a message to Li Huanbin instead.

Seamy: Come out.

Seamy: I’m at your lounge door.

Less than ten seconds after the message was sent, the lounge door was pulled open.

Li Huanbin, wearing his team uniform, stepped out. When he saw Shen Xiao, his eyes showed surprise and joy. “Why are you here?”

Since they weren’t in the same city, they contacted each other frequently online, but opportunities to meet in person were extremely rare. Shen Xiao looked at the man who was half a head taller than him, feeling a bit annoyed. He glanced sideways at the passersby who kept casting curious looks their way and whispered, “…Come here, let’s find a place suitable for talking.”

Li Huanbin readily followed him.

The two walked one after the other into the emergency stairwell, which was usually unused and very quiet. Shen Xiao closed the door and took a deep breath.

“Why are you still letting Jin play?” Shen Xiao gritted his teeth. “Did the WOF management lose their minds?”

Li Huanbin looked at him but didn’t answer the question, instead asking, “Shen Xiao, are you still angry?”

Shen Xiao frowned. “About what?”

“The matter with Huang Yueyue.”

So that woman was called Huang Yueyue.

Shen Xiao’s face darkened. “I’m not asking you about that! Are you sick?”

“But I care a lot.” Li Huanbin suddenly took a step forward, practically pinning Shen Xiao against the wall. “You haven’t replied to my messages or answered my calls these past few days. I’ve been really upset.”

He looked directly at Shen Xiao, his gaze sincere and his tone aggrieved, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.

A sudden wave of guilt washed over Shen Xiao. “…I’m not angry.”

“Then why are you ignoring me?” Li Huanbin watched Shen Xiao’s expression. Seeing that he wasn’t resistant to his closeness, he boldly placed his hand on Shen Xiao’s lean waist. “I missed you.”

The warmth of the man’s palm, separated by clothing, burned against Shen Xiao’s waist. He vaguely knew that their current posture and distance were too intimate, but the space was small, making avoidance impossible. More importantly, he didn’t actually want to avoid it.

Shen Xiao pursed his lips. “That Huang, Huang what’s-her-name…”

Li Huanbin smiled. “I have no relationship with her. That day was an arrangement by my family, and I couldn’t refuse. We don’t even have each other’s contact information.”

Shen Xiao lowered his head, falling silent.

The usually loud and prickly young man rarely showed such a docile side. Li Huanbin felt a tickle in his heart and couldn’t resist leaning down.

Just then, Shen Xiao suddenly extended his arm and pushed him away.

As the distance widened, the intimate atmosphere instantly dissipated. Li Huanbin leaned against the railing behind him, still slightly stunned.

Shen Xiao’s face was faintly flushed. He cleared his throat. “I, I don’t care what’s going on between WOF and Jin, but before I join the team, you need to clean up all this mess.”

Li Huanbin froze for a moment, then, realizing what he meant, his face lit up with undisguised joy. “You’ve decided to transfer?”

Shen Xiao snapped, “It’s not set in stone yet! I just said it, you just listened. The Jin matter isn’t over! I’m still angry about it!”

After saying that, he glared at Li Huanbin, quickly pulled open the door, and left the emergency stairwell.

Li Huanbin watched Shen Xiao’s retreating figure, then, after a long moment, he burst into a silent laugh.

He raised his head, lingeringly inhaling the remaining Pheromone scent in the air. The exceptionally keen sense of smell of a Top-Tier Alpha came in handy at this moment. A faint scent of pine entered his nasal cavity. An Alpha should naturally feel resistant to another Alpha’s Pheromone, but Li Huanbin felt exceptionally attached to it now.

This was Shen Xiao’s scent.

It smelled so good.

He just wondered what it would taste like.