Chapter 62:
After a dazed moment, Zhou Huo nodded hurriedly, “Okay, okay, you guys talk. We’ll go.”
Chen Huo gloated, “His condition’s been off since this morning. He deserves to get detention!”
Puppy threw Chen Huo an annoyed look and pushed him out. “You can shut up.”
They made a lot of noise as they exited the lounge. Zhou Huo closed the door for them on his way out.
Shi Luo took a deep breath. He was in the wrong. There was nothing he could say.
His condition in the game today was indeed not good. If it weren’t for ROD, this completely unlucky guy, it would be him who’d be scolded by all the players for his awful performance.
If he were still in IAC, Zhao Feng would have talked to him for sure. Free’s situation, though, was special. The club didn’t have a ‘management layer’ and Zhou Huo wouldn’t dare discipline them. If something crops up among the players, they only had Yu Sui who could deal with it.
Shi Luo would rather be cursed and scolded by Zhou Huo than let Yu Sui come to admonish him. He felt extremely upset and wanted to have a smoke. But smoking while being lectured seemed a bit too provocative; it could easily intensify conflicts. It would seem like he didn’t have the proper attitude. Shi Luo’s brows furrowed. He sat on the table and took out a box of bubble gum. He shook out a few pieces and threw them into his mouth. He kept silent and chewed gum while waiting.
Shi Luo hung his head, feeling extremely vexed. He didn’t want to wait for Yu Sui to lecture him so he took the initiative to admit his mistakes. He said, face calm but tone stiff, “I knew I’d be affected but I still went and looked at the forums. Sure enough, I was affected by what they were saying. It felt like the one they’d be insulting next was….was me. Seeing ROD mentally collapse during the game, I felt like that might be me next time. The worse his condition was, the more affected I was. There were several times in the middle of the game that I let my mind wander and then…”
Shi Luo clutched at his hair in frustration, “Then my play turned out like this.”
Shi Luo bowed his head, waiting to be scolded.
But even after half a minute, Yu Sui still did not speak.
Shi Luo was most afraid when Yu Sui said nothing. He braced himself and glanced at Yu Sui. Unexpectedly, he found that there was a little smile on the corner of Yu Sui’s lips.
Shi Luo dazedly looked at Yu Sui, “You…”
Shi Luo said, embarrassed, “Aren’t you going to say anything?”
“You already know what the problem is. What else do I have to say?” Yu Sui said in a relaxed tone. “In the first place, this was a very simple matter and now, you’ve even analyzed it. This happened because you couldn’t resist the pressure. Your mental state suffered a bit. That’s it.”
Of course Shi Luo understood it, but he still felt embarrassed when Yu Sui said it so bluntly. He whispered, “That…”
Yu Sui said simply, “Adjust your own condition.”
Shi Luo was startled.
“It’s not your first day in the industry. I don’t have to teach you step by step how to adjust your condition when you encounter something unexpected. This also isn’t your first time.” Yu Sui calmly looked at Shi Luo, “When I betrayed the local division, you were able to bear that wave of criticism. Don’t tell me you can’t handle this?”
Shi Luo pursed his lips and said uneasily, “Of course I…”
“I want nothing more than to treat you like a newcomer. Like two years ago, I’d explain to you all the details and lead you step by step, but…” regret flashed in Yu Sui’s eyes, and he continued. “You’re not a newcomer anymore. You’re now a pro-player who’s been in the industry for two years and has resisted so many big issues. How could I possibly underestimate you?”
Shi Luo was stunned. He thought back to all those time his life collapsed and when he compared this little thing now to that, this really wasn’t anything worth mentioning.
“You can handle it perfectly well. I’m not going to criticize you. If I did, I wouldn’t be giving due respect to your two year career.” Yu Sui looked straight at Shi Luo and smiled, “Shi Shen, when you were at IAC, you didn’t even have a use for a psychological counselor. It can’t be that you can’t bear this much, right? Or…”
Yu Sui paused and asked, “Are you just acting spoiled?”
Shi Luo’s ears reddened. From Yu Sui’s point of view, he really did seem to be deliberately pretending to be vulnerable.
Shi Luo was even more embarrassed upon hearing this.
“I just got into a relationship. I have no prior experience. I haven’t slept well for the last few days, so I couldn’t get my mind to move.” Shi Luo flushed slightly and said in a low voice, “Normally, I would have been able to adjust my mental state in just five minutes.”
Shi Luo took a deep breath and looked up at Yu Sui. The turmoil in his heart has almost disappeared.
Back then, he was able to survive through worse when Yu Sui left. So what did he have to be afraid of?
He had just gotten into a relationship with Yu Sui. They both consented to this. Just who had he wronged by doing this?
Even if this was exposed, haters will hate. He himself will have a clear conscience. What was there to be afraid of?
It’s even more unnecessary to worry about Yu Sui. Just as Yu Sui just said, he had survived everything. How could he possible be afraid of this?
Wasn’t he being unreasonable?
Shi Luo felt a little ashamed. Yu Sui hadn’t underestimated him but he had underestimated Yu Sui.
He was fundamentally unable to give a f*ck.
Shi Luo’s emotions calmed down completely and he said, rather embarrassed, “I just lost my head there for a while. I’m fine now.”
Shi Luo glanced at the clock in the lounge and cleared his throat. “Let’s go, they’ll get tired of waiting soon.”
“Gum.” Yu Sui wasn’t in any hurry. He reminded Shi Luo, “When we go out there, there’ll be fans taking our pictures. Chewing gum would be impolite.”
Shi Luo looked around, trying to look for a paper towel to spit out his gum. It was just his luck. Old Qiao, that diligent and thrifty housewife, took the complimentary paper towels from the lounge when he left just now.
Yu Sui also looked around but there was no paper in the room. Yu Sui picked up the team poster that Zhou Huo had brought with him and left on the table. He tore off a corner of the poster.
Shi Luo: “…”
Yu Sui, movements very natural, presented it to Shi Luo. “Spit it out.”
“If you get found out…you’ll be fined at least 20,000 yuan.” Shi Luo’s voice was very low and he uncomfortably spit out the gum on the piece of paper in Yu Sui’s hand. “As a pro-player, you’ve damaged Whisper’s poster for no reason.”
Yu Sui smiled, “Go find an official to report it to.”
Shi Luo wiped his lips with the back of his hand, and said in a low voice, “Such a good poster and now it’s missing an arm…I could have just not chewed or blown any bubbles for a while.”
“I was teasing you.” Yu Sui wrapped the gum and put it aside and said unhurriedly, “I didn’t make you spit out the gum for the fans.”
Yu Sui leaned forward half a step. He kept his voice very low, “It was for me.”
Shi Luo raised his eyes and before he could react, he was suddenly kissed by Yu Sui.
Yu Sui’s hand naturally circled around Shi Luo’s waist and he swept Shi Luo into his arms.
Shi Luo’s eyes widened in an instant. Yu Sui’s series of moves were too sudden. Shi Luo was caught completely unprepared. He spread his hands subconsciously, and he could feel his heart explode.
The f*ck…are you kissing me? ! ! !
Shi Luo’s mind completely crashed.
In fact, since that day when they confessed to each other, Shi Luo has always wanted to kiss Yu Sui. He wanted to so, so much but there was always something getting in the way. Shi Luo was quite irritated because of this. But Yu Sui had always seemed indifferent. Shi Luo thought that Yu Sui didn’t feel the same sense of urgency that he did. But now…
When Yu Sui tentatively licked the seam of his lips, Shi Luo’s heart collapsed. No matter how anxious he felt, he only wanted to seize a few benefits and kiss Yu Sui’s lips. Yu Sui, this man who didn’t seem at all eager, actually acted so wild? !
Sure enough, was it because he was two years older? ! This wasn’t at all innocent!
Shi Luo’s face was so hot he was almost about to give off steam. His lips moved and then he closed his eyes, letting Yu Sui do as he wanted.
Only two minutes had passed but it seemed like half an hour. When Yu Sui let go of Shi Luo, Shi Luo shook his head. His voice sounded unnatural, “You…”
Shi Luo licked his red lips and stammered, “You, you…”
“Sorry. I’d been holding back for so long.” Yu Sui rubbed Shi Luo’s head, breathing unnaturally. “I wanted to be a gentleman, but I couldn’t control myself.”
Shi Luo said uneasily, “It’s fine. Let’s…let’s go?”
Yu Sui picked up his and Shi Luo’s peripherals bag, “Let’s go.”
After leaving the lounge, they passed through a crowd of fans who were still waiting for the two of them with their lighted signs. They followed the staff member to the underground garage and got into their team’s nanny car. They all took their seat and the car started but Shi Luo was still muddleheaded.
Two years ago, he had seized Yu Sui’s very first kiss.
Two years later, he had once again seized another of Yu Sui’s firsts; his first French kiss.
He… Yu Sui definitely had to take the blame for this.
Chen Huo carefully observed Shi Luo’s face, and he quietly whispered to Puppy, “Looks like he was scolded silly. Serves him right.”
Puppy sighed tiredly, too lazy to explain to the fool.
Zhou Huo knew it very clearly but he didn’t expose them. But he was also a huge gossip. He couldn’t help but observe the expressions of the two through the rear view mirror. The more he looked at them, the more excited he felt. He tried valiantly to hold back but he was unable to completely contain himself. He gossiped cautiously, “Hey, truthfully… I really think ROD was wronged. What’s so wrong about dating?”
Old Qiao sighed, “No one’s disagreeing with you there.”
“I haven’t asked any of you before but,” Zhou Huo pretended to ask casually, “Have any of you dated?”
Old Qiao shook his head, “No, before starting my career, I was always worried about my family’s debts. Where would I have found the time to think about that. And after I entered the industry, I had even less time.”
“No.” Chen Huo shook his head and sighed, “The only woman I ever see is the cleaning aunt who cooks for us. Who would I even date?”
Puppy said quietly, “Nope. I’ve got no luck in love.”
Zhou Huo looked at Yu Sui expectantly. Yu Sui, though, pretended not to hear. As soon as he got in the car, he closed his eyes and stopped moving.
On the other hand, Shi Luo was completely dazed and really didn’t hear him. Zhou Huo couldn’t hold back and urged, “Shi Luo, what about you?”
It was like Shi Luo woke up from a dream. “What?”
Zhou Huo asked again, Shi Luo glanced sideways at Yu Sui and then said vaguely, “I…I have.”
As soon as he said this, Zhou Huo, Old Qiao and Chen Huo, instantly turned to look at Shi Luo.
Chen Huo slapped his thigh, “Right! Back then, you said that wasn’t your first kiss. Not bad, Luo Luo. How old were you then? F*ck, you weren’t even legal yet!”
Old Qiao was equally shocked and was too shocked to utter a word. “You were so young but you had such rich emotional experiences? Ah… The lives of people truly aren’t equal.”
“Aiya, what’s so wrong about that?” Zhou Huo interrupted Old Qiao and asked excitedly, “How far did you get in your relationship?”
Shi Luo glared at Zhou Huo. This person knew everything. He just wanted to know how far he and Yu Sui have gotten.
“Wait, don’t say it yet!” Zhou Huo interrupted Shi Luo loudly. He reminded the videographer in the car, “Do you have he camera on? This is Evil’s public announcement of his first love. Record it as material.”
Shi Luo gritted his teeth and reminded him in a low voice, “ROD just got sprayed big time because he’s in a relationship. Aren’t you afraid of provoking trouble?”
“He is currently in a relationship. We’re talking about your past relationship.” Zhou Huo wanted nothing more than to record Shi Luo and Yu Sui’s memories. Surreptitiously substituting one thing for another, he said, “Come on, tell us. Make sure to capture everything.”
Shi Luo looked to Yu Sui for help. But a certain someone who had just seized some benefit was still pretending to be asleep. Only the corners of his lips were slightly raised.
“I……”
Shi Luo couldn’t hold on. He blushed and said gruffly, “Just…until kissing.”
“Wow.” Zhou Huo used official tools for private use. He wanted to learn all about the situation, “Who initiated it?”
Shi Luo held back a breath and said, after a while, “He did.”
Chen Huo said enviously, “She was that forward?!”
Zhou Huo held back his laugh, and continued to ask, “At that time… did you like him a lot?”
Shi Luo glared at Zhou Huo, and said, “I liked him.”
Zhou Huo’s eyes brightened and he wanted to ask more but the ever-so-satisfied Yu Sui cut in and, pretending to be a good person, said, “Okay, that’s enough.”
Zhou Huo had no choice but to give up.
After the videographer took the camera away, Yu Sui sat down and, without being noticed, slid his hand gently into the cuff of Shi Luo’s uniform.
Yu Sui gently held Shi Luo’s hand, and wrote one stroke at a time on Shi Luo’s palm: I like you too.