Over the next ten days, Wang Yi took care of some business in Toronto.
He attended the championship parade and was sworn in as Toronto's Honorary Mayor.
He also filmed a few commercials.
Then his family flew back to China.
It was already July, the hottest time of year in Chang'an Province.
So instead of going to their villa in Chang'an Province, Wang Yi and his family went straight back to their hometown in Copper City.
Wang Yi's parents had already arranged for someone to clean the old house.
Once Copper City learned that Wang Yi was coming home, the city made arrangements in advance.
First, the villagers were asked to keep the news secret so word wouldn't get out that Wang Yi was returning to his hometown.
Second, staff were sent to make sure no enthusiastic fans or influencers camped out near Wang Yi's old home.
Meanwhile, Mitchell had some online media creators start putting out content.
The general message was:
Wang Yi had been playing so hard over the past two years. This summer, at last, he didn't have any games or many events.
So, please don't bother Wang Yi. Let him get a good two months of rest.
Within just a few days, many online media creators, including Xu Jingyu, had posted similar content.
And the fans strongly agreed with them.
Many fans commented beneath the videos and articles.
"Brother Yi really should get a few months of proper rest."
"Yeah, let's not bother Brother Yi for the next few months."
"Brother Yi is already thirty-five. He doesn't have the boundless energy he used to, so let's not bother him or his family."
"Brother Yi is on vacation right now. Just ask yourselves: would any of you want people bothering you while you were on vacation? So