If You Don't Mind, I, Kai, Would Be Honored to Call You Father! [Please Vote for the Monthly Ticket]

Renew my subscription?

Seeing that message, Xu Cheng hesitated.

[What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?]

Factory Director asked humbly: [I'll add another 500. How's that?]

[All right.]

Xu Cheng agreed.

It was the weekend, and he'd originally planned to go home and work through a few problems.

But...

The guy on the other end was just too loyal. Xu Cheng couldn't stand seeing such a loyal, righteous fellow get let down.

It really had nothing to do with the extra 500 yuan!

[Great, great! Shall we get started?]

[One moment.]

[Oh, sure, big bro!]

Factory Director let out a long breath of relief. He felt he was one step closer to Data Monster's heart!

The viewers in his livestream chat mocked Factory Director for acting like a lovesick puppy. Some of the piglets couldn't take it anymore and started cursing him out.

They thought Factory Director was acting way too humble toward Data Monster.

But Ming Kai himself wasn't the least bit discouraged—

Damn it, hadn't he noticed his livestream's viewer count suddenly skyrocketing?

The team assistant sitting not far away had already sent him a private message.

When he'd first started streaming, the clubs that had given up on Xu Cheng hadn't paid any attention.

But as things went on, Xu Cheng had started showing off his absurdly huge champion pool.

They just couldn't hold back anymore!

Now there were rows and rows of them lurking in the chat. Probably every club was watching on an alt account!

How could Factory Director not be worried?

If he'd known, he never would've started streaming!

But it was too late to say anything now. Everyone already knew that Xu Cheng wasn't just a Data Monster—he was also a champion-pool monster...

[Why's it taking so long? Are you ready yet?]

After waiting a while with no response, Factory Director—by now growing accustomed to being gradually PUAed—felt a little nervous without realizing it.

[Oh, yeah, almost done.]

Seeing the reply, Factory Director relaxed. Then, curious, he asked: [Um... big bro, what are you doing?]

[Nothing. I'm just checking Wolfman's abilities.]

[?]

Factory Director froze.

Wolfman was the champion they'd agreed Xu Cheng would play next.

Xu Cheng suddenly realized what that sounded like and quickly added: [I just forgot, that's all. I'm only taking a look. Don't read too much into it!]

[...]

Factory Director was uncertain. For the first time, he even asked in disbelief: [You... haven't been picking up champions on the spot this whole time, have you? You weren't familiar with them before?]

[I didn't! I haven't! Don't make things up!]

Seeing that familiar triple denial, Factory Director felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. He stood there, dumbfounded.

That was right!

He remembered now.

During their duo queue session, aside from the most popular champions, whenever Xu Cheng picked an unpopular one, he'd pause for a long time.

At the start of the game, he'd also get beaten around pretty badly.

But as time passed, he'd gradually gain the upper hand...

At the time, Factory Director had thought Xu Cheng's ping was bad.

But now...

This bastard had been PUAing him from the very beginning!

He wasn't proficient with every champion. At least, he wasn't familiar with those really obscure ones.

He'd been learning them on the fly while picking and playing the game!

But...

How was that even possible?

This time, Factory Director was truly stunned.

How could someone learn so quickly?

Was he really getting old? Did the new generation of geniuses all play games like this?

[Um, I'm ready. Let's start.]

Xu Cheng sent another message, but this time Factory Director didn't respond right away. Instead, he sank into deep self-doubt and feelings of inferiority.

He couldn't get over it for a long time.

[?????]

[What the hell?]

[He learned it on the spot?? In that little time?!]

[...I can't even. What kind of monster is this!]

[I'm stunned. Is he doing this on purpose to hype himself up?]

[Based on how Data Monster's been acting lately, it doesn't seem like it...]

The viewers weren't stupid, either. Quite a few of them figured it out when they saw what had happened.

One by one, they gaped in disbelief, feeling as if Xu Cheng had shattered everything they'd ever believed about League of Legends.

[?]

Xu Cheng also noticed that the Big Sucker on the other end was acting strangely. He thought about it for a moment and realized he'd given himself away.

He hurriedly tried to save face:

[Well... I really am pretty good, you know. Trust me. I may not know the champion well, but I can learn!]

[...]

Factory Director read the message, and the confidence he'd just rebuilt crumbled all over again.

Damn it, I know you're good. Do you have to rub it in so blatantly?

Then, the very next second—

[All right... I admit I'm not as good as those top players, and I charged a bit much... I know my own limits. If you've changed your mind and want a refund, that's fine too.]

Ah!

Factory Director collapsed into a Ge You Slouch in his chair, clutching his head with both hands.

"Holy crap! Could you be any more of a show-off?"

"You're not good? You know your own limits?"

"No! You have no idea!!"

After venting with a roar, Factory Director realized that he—a normally aloof veteran—had been completely turned into a neurotic PUA victim by Xu Cheng.

For a moment, he felt a little miserable.

But then he thought it over again, especially after seeing the familiar IDs of managers from other clubs suddenly sending gifts...

[Ming Lian丶15]: "Uncle Monster, I heard you don't have any kids..."

[Bro! We're rich now!]: "?"

[Ming Lian丶15]: "If you don't mind, Kai would be honored to call you Father!"

[Bro! We're rich now!]: "????"

[Bro! We're rich now!]: "Are you okay?"

Ahem...

Factory Director realized he'd been a little too blatant.

But...

So what?

After S6 ended, the team's star players, Deft and Pwan, had already lost all hope in EDG and the LPL. They'd left with the words, "In the LPL, I can't see any hope of winning a championship."

Now, the new-season EDG had lost the prestige of its former glory days, and the team was beset by crises.

And then, at this very moment, he'd met Xu Cheng.

Wasn't this the father he'd lost when he was young?

He'd found himself a new dad!!

At that moment, Ming Kai made up his mind: he'd embrace Xu Cheng with the same strength he'd used to cling to Pwan's leg!

So, for the rest of the time, Factory Director tried as hard as he could to pry Xu Cheng's real-life details out of him.

Of course, he also kept an eye on Xu Cheng's performance.

Once he confirmed that Xu Cheng really was learning the champions on the fly—though he sometimes got absolutely destroyed, he'd soon turn the tables and destroy the other team...

He was moved to tears!!

[Good dad... I mean, big bro, are you pretty busy with school?]

[Big bro, how are your grades?]

[Bro, I'm a student too, but my grades aren't good. Could you tutor me? I'll pay!]

[How many people are in your family? How old are you this year? Are you married? Do you have kids?]

[...]

Xu Cheng couldn't take it anymore: [Are you doing a background check on me? Why do you need to know all that?]

[Don't forget, you and I are just doing a simple business transaction. Don't talk to me about feelings.]

The author just posted a bonus chapter about Jade Bodhisattva. If you're interested, go check it out~

Also, Xu Cheng's character card has been approved. Everyone, feel free to tap the heart.

Here's the second update for today!