"End it if it's over, doubles isn't our strong suit, we lost and we accept it, right?"

At a restaurant near the hotel, HOG's team members were having dinner. While eating, He Xiaoxu said, "Don't think too much about it and don't affect the upcoming matches. How about you, Kai, any problem?"

"No problem." At first, Bu Nana felt a little down. He and Lao Kai's duo queue was HOG's small ace, and they were pushed to fifth place at the world championships, just a hundred points away from the third place. Anyone would find it hard to accept, but luckily he was broad-minded, and quickly adjusted his mindset after the competition. "Indeed, we were quite inferior to the others. We might be able to catch up in the Asian Invitational, but it's tough in the world championships."

Lao Kai wasn't affected much. "We lost because our skills weren't as good as theirs. We accept it."

"Fifth place is already quite good. Apart from the Knights, you are the highest-ranked team among the six domestic teams." Lai Hua tried his best to adjust the team's atmosphere. "Think more about tomorrow. That's when we need to perform."

"Tomorrow..." After finishing his meal, Qi Zui bit on a straw and said slowly, "I hope you can push your ranking up to sixth place."

Xinba looked up cautiously. "You mean the sixth place in the daily ranking?"

"Yeah, the squad ranking has to be played for two days, five games per day. You only need to keep your score stable in sixth place on the first day." Qi Zui selected a rank that was just within reach for the new four-man team, not letting everyone relax but also not putting too much pressure on them. "Is that okay?"

After a moment of silence, Lao Kai nodded. "It's similar to my analysis. We can try our best."

Everyone made a commitment and naturally stopped thinking about the duo queue competition.

"I'll review today's match with Qi Zui and tell you on the way tomorrow." Lai Hua had finished eating and patted the laptop in his backpack. "Don't stay up late and go to bed as soon as you get back to the hotel. Also, don't play with your phone, especially the forums. Don't even glance at it. Do you hear me?"

He Xiaoxu was reminded and quickly added, "Yes, and it's better not to go on Weibo too. We're not joking with you. Don't make yourself unhappy."

Everyone agreed.

After they finished eating, they went back to the hotel. Bu Nana and Lao Kai squeezed and chatted in the elevator, while Lai Hua turned to look at Qi Zui. "Shall we review it in your room?"

"Uh-huh." Qi Zui was mentally strong and not afraid of browsing forums. At the moment, he was casually scrolling through posts when he heard the words. "Come back in an hour... I'm taking a shower."

"Big man, it takes an hour for a shower? Are you taking a floral bath¹The Chinese would take Floral baths to clear their bodies of negative Qi or energies. They believe that the energy, scent and healing properties of the flowers, fruits, herbs and salts used in the bath will help to clear the body of negative Qi.or something?!" Lai Hua hated the affectation of these young masters and couldn't help but get angry. "The battle is imminent!!! And you're still being so extravagant about personal hygiene!!! You even want to take a floral bath!!!"

Qi Zui was inexplicably sprayed with criticism and sighed, "Did I ever say I was going to take a floral bath?"

Qi Zui looked up helplessly and said, "I'm just taking a quick shower. It doesn't take an hour, but you have to give me some time to chat with God Yang... it's his first time participating in the world championship, and I want to keep him company for a while before he goes to sleep. Isn't that reasonable?"

Lai Hua was speechless, and the people in the elevator were stunned for a few seconds before bursting into laughter.

Qi Zui sneered, lowered his head to continue looking at his phone, and said lightly, "If you're single, don't always try to speculate about other people based on your own ideas... it's not as good as you think, okay?"

Lai Hua: "..."

Yu Yang: "..."

On his first trip abroad with the team, Yu Yang was inexplicably burdened and unwilling to lose his composure in front of his teammates. He pretended not to hear anything while gritting his teeth, but his cheeks were already red.

After getting off the elevator, everyone laughed and returned to their respective rooms. Qi Zui looked at Yu Yang, who seemed to have something to say but hesitated, and smiled.

Yu Yang whispered, "I... left the door for you."

Qi Zui was satisfied.

Qi Zui hurriedly took a shower and changed into clean clothes before knocking on Yu Yang's door.

Yu Yang was obviously waiting for him.

After Yu Yang had just taken a shower, his hair was still wet. Qi Zui went to the cabinet to take the hair dryer and pulled him over to dry his hair.

"I was afraid you wouldn't leave the door, so I was about to climb through the window," Qi Zui carefully examined Yu Yang's hair color and made a new discovery. "Didn't you dye your hair silver before? Now it's all dyed gold?"

Yu Yang lowered his head and whispered, "It's auspicious."

Qi Zui laughed. "Then why don't you change into red underwear? That's even luckier."

Yu Yang bowed his head and didn't say anything. Qi Zui smiled. "You didn't really change it, did you? Let me see?"

"No..." Yu Yang couldn't help it and whispered, "It's black."

"What color did you say?" Qi Zui was unreasonable, "Pull down your pants a bit, let me see."

Yu Yang moved his right hand, but he was hesistant.

Qi Zui turned off the hair dryer, went back to the bathroom, and when he came back, the button on Yu Yang's pants was already undone.

Yu Yang wanted to listen to Qi Zui, but he was embarrassed and couldn't bring himself to unzip his pants.

Qi Zui's heart softened beyond belief, wishing he could swallow Yu Yang whole.

Qi Zui approached, his slender fingers pinching the zipper of Yu Yang's pants, looking into Yu Yang's eyes, and asked with a light smile, "Should I unzip it?"

Yu Yang turned his face awkwardly and nodded.

"Why are you turning your head?" Qi Zui lightly flicked Yu Yang's chin and said wickedly, "Look down by yourself...don't say I accused you wrongly."

Yu Yang had no choice but to look down.

Qi Zui slowly unzipped Yu Yang's pants as slow as possible.

Qi Zui smirked, "What color is it?"

Yu Yang blushed so much that it seemed like he would bleed, and he spoke in a low voice, "It's black..."

Yu Yang was telling the truth, and Qi Zui couldn't play along, so he let him go and said, "Get on the bed. I'll leave when you fall asleep."

Yu Yang stood there dumbfounded, holding his own belt. Qi Zui laughed, "What do you think I'm going to do?"

Yu Yang stood up embarrassedly and fastened his pants before getting on the bed.

Qi Zui turned off the lights, leaving only a small spotlight on Yu Yang's bedside.

Yu Yang originally thought that Qi Zui would come to chat with him about some tactical matters, but unexpectedly, Qi Zui really came to chat with him.

"There is a short break after the competition, and I planned to take you around," Qi Zui sighed, "My mother called me during the competition and asked when we would return to China, and asked me to take you home."

Yu Yang's throat moved nervously.

"Are you going?" Qi Zui asked Yu Yang for his opinion, "It's up to you, if you don't want to go, we won't go."

Yu Yang shook his head, "I can't, the elders want us to go...we can't not go."

"Why are you so soft as soon as you're off the competition field?" Qi Zui pinched Yu Yang's ear, "Do you really want to go?"

Yu Yang nodded slightly, feeling a little embarrassed, "It's something that needs to be done sooner or later..."

Qi Zuì's mouth couldn't help but curve up.

It's just a matter of time.

"Okay," Qi Zuì nodded, "I'll tell her and ask them to free up a day to prepare... Alright, you go to sleep, everything's fine now."

Qi Zuì got up to turn off the light for Yu Yang, but before he could react, Yu Yang suddenly sat up, grabbed his collar with one hand, and pulled him down with a not-too-light, not-too-heavy force...

Qi Zuì stumbled a bit but managed to keep his balance. Yu Yang sealed his lips with a quick move.

Yu Yang quickly let go of Qi Zuì.

Qi Zuì: "..."

Embarrassed, Yu Yang smoothed out the collar of Qi Zuì's shirt that he had wrinkled, and with a stiff voice and red ears, said, "G-Goodnight."

Unable to take it anymore, Qi Zuì pushed him down on the bed and gave him a deep kiss that lasted less than ten minutes, leaving Yu Yang panting and his eyes shining with excitement. He almost called Qi Zuì "husband."

"Go to sleep."

Qi Zuì flicked Yu Yang's forehead and then felt a little guilty. He chuckled softly and said, "If you can make it into the top six tomorrow, I'll give you a blowjob after the game, and make you call me whatever you want."

Yu Yang blocked his face with his arm and made a soft sound.

Qi Zuì got up and left the room.

The next day, on the way to the competition venue, Lai Hua and Qi Zuì quickly explained the problems they had discovered during yesterday's review to everyone.

The four of them listened attentively, and Yu Yang occasionally asked a few questions, which Qi Zuì analyzed and answered one by one.

The duo match yesterday did not go smoothly, and everyone was somewhat affected or nervous about today's four-man squad match. The atmosphere in the car was a bit more subdued than yesterday. To boost morale, He Xiaoxu suddenly said, "By the way, have you guys watched the support video our club made for you? It has quite a few views in China, and it's well done. There are many shots that haven't been released."

Xinba looked up in surprise and asked, "There's a support video? Did... did I appear in it?"

"Rubbish." He Xiaoxu lightly tapped Xinba's forehead. "Aren't you from HOG? Don't tell me you don't even have this. Come on... stop discussing tactics, give me five minutes, and you guys watch a video."

It had been said earlier, and they didn't care about these few minutes anymore. Qi Zui nodded, "Go ahead."

He Xiaoxu lowered his head and quickly pulled up the video on his tablet, then placed it in the middle.

The video started, and the music was a bit dull.

Looking at the background, it should be the backstage lounge of a certain competition.

A face that was very unfamiliar to Yuan Yang was staring blankly at the camera, suddenly saying, "I've decided to retire and let Drunk join a team."

The scene changed, and young Qi Zui was holding a white plastic lunch box, half filled with white rice and half with vegetables. Qi Zui gestured towards the monitor while stuffing his mouth with food. The stranger had already changed into a coach's outfit and stood behind Qi Zui, explaining something to him.

The scene changed again, and a person sat on the floor with his back to the camera, struggling to hold his waist. He pinched a mineral water bottle and said hoarsely, "What the hell have I been playing for the past eight years... how did I end up being knocked offstage by an empty water bottle in the end?"

The camera turned to the front, and Lai Hua, who was sitting on the ground, turned his head and threw someone's team uniform in front of the camera. The picture was instantly blocked.

The scene changed again, and Bu Nana, who was not as fat as he is now, stood in the snow, bowing to a fan. Both of them were covered in snowflakes.

The camera turned abruptly to the indoor scene. A younger Lao Kai showed off his acceptance letter from a certain 985 university to the camera and casually said, "I haven't been home in two years. My dad said not to come back if I didn't go to school. If I can't produce results, I'll really starve..."

He Xiaoxu, who was standing to the side, tapped his phone while sneering, "With Manager He here, can you starve?"

The camera turned again, and Xinba sat in his own seat, stuffing bread into his mouth while wiping away tears. The camera zoomed in, and Xinba dodged away from the camera, choking out, "Everyone here is too strong, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay after the youth training..."

The camera switched again, and the pixels suddenly dropped. Looking at the picture, it seemed to be the venue for a city-wide cybercafe competition in the early years.

The fifteen or sixteen-year-old Xiao Yu Yang had a scrape on his forehead, still bleeding. He smoked a cigarette, his eyes focused as he quickly typed on the keyboard.

The camera swept over the red banner pulled in front of the host position, which read crookedly: "First place prize money of one hundred yuan, second place prize money of fifty yuan, third place prize money of twenty yuan."

The music tempo gradually speeds up.

Xinba happily carries several peripheral bags on his back and talks to the camera about how much progress he has made recently.

In an online competition, Yu Yang took down an opponent with one shot, and two commentators cheered: "Congratulations to HOG for adding another powerful player! Congratulations to HOG! The future of this young man is bright!"

In the Busan doubles tournament, Bu Nana and Lao Kai raised the trophy together.

The music gets faster and faster. In the Busan team tournament, Qi Zui took down one opponent with one shot using an AWM, and ended the game in a heroic manner. Lai Hua, the backstage staff, was moved to tears and his face turned purple with emotion.

The scene quickly rewinds, the music abruptly stops, and the video becomes pitch black. After a few seconds, a line of text suddenly appears.

"What moves me is not the game itself, but the group of young people playing the game."

On the first day of the squad tournament, HOG ranked fourth in the total points of the competition. The new four-member team made a successful debut in Florida, USA, and the domestic forums and Weibo exploded at the same time.