Very soon!
The two of them arrived home.
As they were heading upstairs, they heard an auntie from downstairs greeting them. "Xiao Yi! You've really made something of yourself! You're so young, and you're already bringing your girlfriend home?"
"!!!!"
At that, Su Nuan's expression turned unnatural.
Girlfriend?
Who?
Her?
But the most troublesome part was that Chen Yi actually admitted it outright. "I'm old enough now, so of course I need to date someone. Otherwise, being home alone is pretty boring!"
At that, Su Nuan's little eyebrows shot up.
Who was his girlfriend?
But she said nothing. Instead, she pinched the tender flesh around Chen Yi's waist.
That said!
Su Nuan's fingers were very slender, and she didn't use much force.
But that pinch really hurt.
Perhaps this was a universal skill shared by many girls.
Fortunately!
Chen Yi could endure it. He continued greeting the auntie without changing expression. After a few simple pleasantries, the two of them went upstairs. They could talk while they were downstairs.
But once they stepped into the stairwell, the two of them tacitly stopped saying a single word.
A matter of manners?
No!
It was just that voices carried clearly in the stairwell, and all the neighbors could hear them. If they happened to be overheard discussing something private, both of them might feel awkward.
But as soon as they returned, Su Nuan immediately spoke up. "Who's your girlfriend?"
As she spoke!
She gave Chen Yi a huge roll of her eyes, looking thoroughly exasperated. Faced with this question, Chen Yi really wanted to say, She isn't one now...
But she will be in the future.
Of course, that was later.
For now!
They were still just a little short of that. As for how to explain himself, he had actually thought of it from the beginning. "When a man and a woman walk around together, if they don't admit they're a couple, it can cause a lot of trouble."
"Are you trying to fool me?"
"Seriously!"
Chen Yi spoke righteously. "Something like this happened in the building across from us before. Maybe the man was shy, or maybe the woman was shy and refused to admit it, so someone reported them for having an improper relationship. Then the community staff came to investigate. Do you want that to happen to us too?"
"No! But it wouldn't go that far, would it?"
"You don't understand how terrifying the auntie battle group in the old district is. Just think of the old ladies at the village entrance."
"(⊙o⊙)..."
Thinking about it that way, Su Nuan seemed to understand.
After all, this sort of thing wasn't as if she had never experienced it. One of her friends had merely gone away to work for two years without returning home, yet people had started saying she had gone to prison.
Thinking about it that way, it did seem understandable.
She immediately nodded. "Fine, then. Just this once... There won't be a next time."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Chen Yi nodded repeatedly.
A next time?
Would he even need a next time?
The aunties' information network downstairs was practically interconnected. In less than half a day, news like this would spread far and wide. By then, there would be no need to ask.
It would be officially established!
Perfect!
Thinking of this, Chen Yi nodded as well. In his view, this wasn't a scheme; it was laying the groundwork for the future. After finishing all that,
he cleared his throat and said, "All right! I should get to work. Want to duo queue?"
"Yes!"
They continued slaughtering the entire battlefield. As their ranks gradually rose, the popularity of the livestream also climbed steadily, reaching more than three hundred thousand viewers at its peak.
That was already the popularity of a moderately successful streamer. If things continued like this, he might really have a chance to make it big. Many of Chen Yi's old viewers had even started typing their congratulations.
[Not easy!]
[Streamer, you've finally made it halfway.]
[This is the first time so many people have watched you. Are you happy, streamer?]
[Since you're happy, why not start streaming earlier like today?]
[Why wait until midnight?]
[Streamer, say something.]
Indeed!
He had started streaming quite early this time. But as for the reason?
Chen Yi cleared his throat and said, "Thank you for your suggestions and comments, everyone. Something did happen today, though. There's one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. Which one do you want to hear?"
[The bad news, of course!]
[Hurry up and tell us!]
[Stop teasing us!]
Chen Yi cleared his throat and said, "The bad news is... I might not stream anymore in the future!"
The entire stream fell silent for an instant, then exploded.
[Streamer, what are you talking about?]
[Are you joking? Do you have a terminal illness?]
[Forget that for now. What's the good news?]
[Hurry up!]
Chen Yi laughed and said, "The good news is... I'm going pro. Someone once asked, 'If you're so good, why don't you become a professional player?' Now I'm fulfilling that viewer's wish. Today, I passed Snake's tryout and officially became a professional player. The stream will be suspended for a while. See you on the competitive stage!"
After Chen Yi finished speaking, Su Nuan's voice came through as well.
It was still the male voice produced by the voice changer.
"Not just him. I'm the same. From now on... we're Snake's bottom lane duo!"
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone in the livestream went completely dumbfounded.
[You're kidding, right?]
[Is this for real?]
[Don't try to fool me!]
Chen Yi spoke with a faintly mocking smile. "What do you think?"
The sparse bullet comments began refreshing wildly at that moment.
[Holy crap! Why go pro?]
[Why?]
[I think I know why. Some UZI fans said before, 'If you're so good, why are you being a small streamer here instead of going pro?']
[You're really going?]
[Streamer, you're awesome. When something happens, you really step up.]
[You'd better think it through. Professional matches aren't the same as streaming. If you fail to achieve anything, you'll just waste your time.]
[Streamer...]
There was plenty of advice!
But they weren't wrong.
Unfortunately, Chen Yi had already made his decision from the very beginning. No matter whether the road ahead was a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, as long as that person was by his side, he had to brave it.
He immediately said, "It's fine. If I'm not good enough by then, don't I still have a support? He can cover me!"
"I agree. Since you put it that way, I'll reluctantly acknowledge you as my adopted son."
"..."
Chen Yi was speechless for a long while. Could he not seize every opportunity to call himself his brother and father?
But in the end, he didn't argue.
Don't ask!
If anyone did, the answer was that he would get it back someday. At least, among Chen Yi's goals, there was now one more: to hear Su Nuan call him Dad with his own ears.
As for how she would say it, and why she would say it—
That wasn't important.
After hearing the two of them talk, many viewers also noticed the blind spot.
[You two met offline?]
[If you're both going to Snake, then of course you met.]
[Streamer, tell us. What does this support look like? Is he a hulking brute?]
[Tell us!]
Unfortunately!
Chen Yi had no intention of answering that question. Instead, he chuckled and said, "All right, brothers, I'm ending the stream. See you on the professional stage."
[Say something!]
[Fine! If you won't say, then don't. Wishing you great success as a pro.]
[Get a good result!]
At first!
The viewers respected Chen Yi's choice and were even somewhat looking forward to it. But at the instant before he ended the stream, Chen Yi suddenly spoke.
"I can't say what the support looks like, but I can introduce my female internet friend. She's an eighteen-year-old beauty. All right! I'm going to discuss the meaning of life and my ideals with her—the all-night kind."
After saying that!
He instantly ended the stream.
The livestream, which had been filled with blessings, gradually became saturated with strings of curses.
Damn it!
Ending the stream was fine.
But he still had to show off one last time.
Before you continue