Are We a Couple? Yes! Not for Now.

At those words, Su Nuan froze for a moment.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"What do you think?"

"!!!!"

Su Nuan wasn't very good at handling situations like this, but she wasn't stupid either. She immediately understood what Manager Wu meant—in other words, the two of them had made it.

Her original worries vanished without a trace.

All that remained was delight. She said, "If you have time, can we go now?"

"No rush. We need to eat our fill first so we'll have the strength to look around."

"Okay!"

Su Nuan really hadn't expected everything to go so smoothly.

At this moment!

There was light in her eyes.

Especially when she looked at Chen Yi, he seemed to radiate light, so dazzling that she could hardly look away.

She was happy, of course.

Chen Yi also let out a sigh of relief. Things had gone much more smoothly than he had imagined. At the same time, this showed that snake's shortage of players was even more serious than expected.

But precisely because of that, the two of them had been given such a good opportunity.

The snake club's League of Legends division.

Its address was in a villa district on the outskirts of Qingpu, Magic City. Although the location was rather remote, all kinds of facilities were readily available nearby, whether subway stations or hospitals.

It had everything!

The reason they had chosen this place was naturally because it was cheap. Spending less on accommodation meant they could invest a little more elsewhere. Since it was currently the off-season, there were basically very few people on the team.

But that wouldn't affect things later.

A tryout!

Basically, it meant finding a few members of snake and having them play a five-man ranked game together, to observe how well the players coordinated.

An online tryout confirmed their basic ability.

An offline tryout determined their compatibility.

Clearly, everything was going extremely well!

If sixty points counted as passing, then the two of them had scored a hundred. Whether it was Chen Yi or Su Nuan, and not just in one game, but in several games, they had performed just as well.

They even wanted to observe the two players' fundamentals more closely.

Even without communicating with the other three players, they could still handle everything perfectly. At that moment, coach JUN even felt like applauding them.

The support went without saying!

This ADC didn't look like a rookie at all. He looked like a veteran with seven or eight years of experience.

And it wasn't just them.

Even the players who had accompanied them during the tryout began typing all sorts of messages once it ended.

[Saint Gun Brother: Where did these two hackers come from? They're way too strong, aren't they? If nothing unexpected happens, they should be our teammates from now on.]

[Sofm: Looks like it. I didn't expect ADCs to be nothing but accessories in the current meta, yet this one is still so strong?]

[Zz1tai: I admit this ADC has some real skill, but the support isn't weak either. That coach... come out and explain. Where exactly did they come from?]

Clearly, Jun had no intention of bothering with any of that. Compared with paying attention to their idle chatter.

He would rather focus on these two treasures.

Really!

They had solved snake's biggest problem. Looking at the two of them as they removed their headsets, Jun clapped his hands and said, "That was an excellent performance. Your skills absolutely qualify you to join Snake. Congratulations!"

At those words, Su Nuan's eyes lit up.

They had really made it?

How many days had it been since she arrived in Magic City?

Three days!

In just three days, she had become a professional player?

Wasn't that too fast?

"Am I a professional player now?"

Chen Yi said, "Yes! Congratulations on becoming the first female player in the LPL!"

"Yes!"

As she spoke, Su Nuan gave Chen Yi another huge hug. At that moment, she even felt an urge to kiss him.

But she held herself back.

A hug between friends was fine. Anything else could wait.

After seeing this, Jun nodded in satisfaction. Manager Wu had told him earlier that the two of them were a couple. Now that he saw this, it seemed she had been right.

The flower already had an owner!

That would avoid a lot of trouble.

Then he coughed lightly and said, "The contracts are already being drafted, but they'll take some time. If you need anything, you can tell me. For example... we could arrange a dorm room just for the two of you."

"Huh?"

Su Nuan had been quite happy at first, but after hearing that, her body stiffened. Then, as she realized how they were positioned.

She immediately let go!

Her little face instantly flushed red. She looked at Chen Yi, then at JUN, and awkwardly said, "Um... we're not that kind of relationship."

"????"

"????"

The two of them stared at each other, completely baffled.

Manager Wu asked, "Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

"..."

The two of them fell silent. Several seconds later, JUN coughed lightly and said, "That doesn't matter. Xiao Wu, you can room with player Su Nuan from now on. Player Chen Yi will be assigned elsewhere."

"Okay!"

Manager Wu nodded and pulled Su Nuan along to look at her dorm.

She was a girl, after all!

It would be good for them to look after each other. That was also what Chen Yi wanted to see. Su Nuan didn't put on many airs either, and while they were on the way, Manager Wu asked the question that had been bothering her.

"You two really aren't a couple?"

"Really..."

"????"

Manager Wu couldn't understand it. How could a man and woman with such perfect chemistry not already be a couple?

It didn't make sense.

In the end, she asked once more, "Really?"

"Really!"

After receiving her answer, Manager Wu stopped asking and began introducing the dorm instead. "There's one bed for each person. There's a walk-in closet over here, and you can..."

On the other side, Jun asked Chen Yi the same question. Chen Yi's expression immediately turned strange. He hadn't expected the coach, despite being so old.

To still be such a gossip?

"We're really not!"

"So that's how it is?"

"Well... I suppose we're not for now."

Hearing that, JUN immediately understood what Chen Yi meant. Perhaps they weren't a couple now, but that didn't mean they wouldn't be in the future.

It was perfectly normal for a man and woman spending time together to spark a little something.

Looking at Chen Yi, Jun thought of himself. He had once been the same, liking the slow process of spending time together and gradually pursuing someone. Now, he was already the father of two children.

He immediately patted Chen Yi on the shoulder and said, "I'm rooting for you. Come on! I'll take you to see the dorm."

"Okay!"

snake's facilities were probably among the best in the LPL. That was obvious from the dorms alone.

The first floor was the common area.

The cafeteria, gym, recreation room, infirmary.

And so on!

They were all on the first floor.

The second floor was for training: the meeting room, training hall, and offices. The place might not have been particularly large, but it was fully equipped. Finally, there was the third floor.

That was where the bedrooms were!

Players!

Staff!

They were basically all housed there.

Aside from a few individuals, most rooms held two players. It sounded like an ordinary team setup, but once they went inside, it was completely different.

Bunk beds?

No!

Two single beds?

No!

They were two European-style king beds, each large enough for three or four people to sleep on.

There was also a walk-in closet, a private bathroom, and a separate shower with proper wet-and-dry separation. It was basically the setup of a luxury hotel. Thinking of RNG's dorms in his previous life.

They felt no different from a pigsty.

After looking around, Jun said, "The facilities are decent, but if you want to livestream or play games, you'll still have to go to the main hall. If you need anything, just say so. We'll do our best to provide it."

"Okay!"

Then Jun continued, "The person sharing your room will be Krystal, also known as Crystal Brother. He's still recovering right now. I'll introduce you once he returns. Next, let's look at the other places."

Very soon!

The day passed.

Before they left, the cafeteria auntie even thoughtfully arranged dinner for both of them. By the time they came out, Su Nuan was completely dazed.

And so was Chen Yi.

He might have competed professionally in his previous life and interacted with snake, but after actually enjoying these benefits, it still felt unreal.

Especially when the cafeteria auntie had asked, "Do you prefer Korean food, Western food, Sichuan cuisine, or Hunan cuisine?"

She could make all of them!

Thinking of RNG in his previous life, perhaps this was the difference.

Then Chen Yi coughed lightly and said, "Want to walk back? We can work off some of the food."

"Okay!"

They had eaten quite a lot today.

A walk would be nice.

The two of them walked along the sidewalk. They didn't walk side by side, but one in front of the other, with Su Nuan ahead and Chen Yi behind. They continued like that for a long way.

Neither of them spoke!

In the end, Su Nuan spoke first. "To be honest! When I first said I wanted to become a professional player, I was prepared to spend a long time on it. But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. It's all thanks to you. How should I thank you?"

After thinking for a few seconds, Chen Yi said, "How about you repay me with yourself? I'll be the one making the sacrifice."

"You..."

Su Nuan was slightly taken aback.

Then she laughed and said, "In your dreams! Hurry up, it's already dark."

To her, it was obviously just a joke.

But to Chen Yi, it was his genuine thought.

Still, he wasn't in a hurry.

He simply followed her and said, "Come on! Let's go home!"

"That's your home. I'm going to stay at a hotel."

"Why stay at a hotel? Once we go to snake, you'll be staying in the dorms anyway. It's only a day or two at most. Are you really going to waste that money?"

"Well... sorry for the trouble."

"Okay!"

Chen Yi smiled faintly. She could stay as long as she wanted.

Preferably for the rest of her life.

And so!

Under the moonlight, the two of them walked forward step by step, drawing closer and closer.

The distance to home!

Or perhaps... the distance between the two of them.

(snake dorms)