If You Do Not Abandon Me, Kai Would Like to Take You as His Adoptive Father! [Request Monthly Ticket]

Renew?

Seeing those words, Xu Cheng hesitated for a moment.

[What's wrong, is it inconvenient?]

The Factory Director asked humbly: [How about I add another 500, does that work?]

[Alright.]

Xu Cheng agreed.

It was the weekend today, and he'd originally planned to go back and do a few practice problems.

But...

The other party was just too loyal—he was the type who couldn't stand seeing a man of such deep loyalty let down.

It really had nothing to do with that 500 bucks!

[Great, great, great, so shall we start?]

[Wait a moment.]

[Oh, oh, sure thing, big bro!]

The Factory Director let out a long sigh of relief, feeling like he'd gotten a little closer to the Data Monster's heart!

The stream viewers in the chat were mocking the Factory Director's bootlicking attitude, and some of the piglets couldn't take it anymore, blurting out curses.

They thought the Factory Director was being way too groveling in his treatment of the Data Monster.

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

Damn it, hadn't they seen his stream's popularity suddenly skyrocket?

Not far away, the team assistant had already sent him a private message.

During his stream, at first, those clubs that had given up on Xu Cheng hadn't paid any attention.

But as things progressed, Xu Cheng absurdly revealed his terrifying hero pool.

These people couldn't hold it together anymore!

Now, a whole row of them were lurking below—probably every club's alt accounts were here!

In this situation, how could the Factory Director not be anxious?

If he'd known, he never would've started the damn stream!

Now it was too late to say anything; everyone already knew that besides being a Data Monster, Xu Cheng was also a damn hero ocean...

[That long? Is it ready yet?]

After waiting a while and seeing no movement from the other side, the Factory Director, who'd gradually gotten used to being PUA'd, subconsciously grew nervous.

[Oh, oh, coming right up.]

Seeing the reply, the Factory Director relaxed, then asked curiously: [Uh... big bro, what are you doing?]

[Nothing much, I'm just looking at Wolfman's skill descriptions.]

[?]

The Factory Director was stunned.

Wolfman was the champion they'd agreed on for Xu Cheng to use next.

Xu Cheng on the other end suddenly realized his slip and quickly added: [Uh, I just forgot, just checking—don't overthink it!]

[...]

The Factory Director was shaken, even asking with a hint of disbelief for the first time: [You... you haven't been picking and learning champions on the spot the whole time, have you? You weren't familiar with them before?]

[I'm not, I didn't, don't you talk nonsense!]

Seeing this familiar triple denial, the Factory Director felt like he'd been struck by a club, frozen in place.

That was it!

He remembered now.

Throughout their duo queue session, aside from the super popular champions, every time Xu Cheng picked some niche ones, there was always a long pause.

Once in the game, he'd start off getting his head bashed in.

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

Back then, the Factory Director thought it was a ping issue on Xu Cheng's end.

Now it looked like...

This bastard had been PUA-ing him the whole time!

He wasn't a master of all champions—at least, those super niche ones, he wasn't familiar with either.

This guy was picking champions and learning them on the fly during the game!

How is this possible?

Factory Director was genuinely stunned this time.

How could a person's learning ability be this strong?

Was he really getting old? Was this how the new generation of prodigies played the game?

[Uh, okay, let's start.]

Xu Cheng sent a message over, but this time Factory Director didn't reply instantly. Instead, he sank into deep self-doubt and a sense of inferiority.

He couldn't shake it off for a long time.

[?????]

[What the hell?]

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

[...I'm numb, what kind of monster is this!]

[Shocked me, couldn't he be trying to hype himself up on purpose?]

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

The stream viewers weren't fools. Seeing this, quite a few caught on.

One by one, they were momentarily dumbfounded, feeling like their entire LOL worldview had been shattered by Xu Cheng.

[?]

Over on his end, Xu Cheng also noticed that Big Sucker on the other side was acting a bit off. After a moment's thought, he realized he'd exposed himself.

He quickly tried to save face:

[Uh... well, actually, I'm really good, you gotta believe me. Even if I'm not familiar with it, I'll learn!]

[...]

Factory Director stared at that line of text, and the confidence he'd just rebuilt crumbled again.

Damn it, I know you're good. Do you need to tell me that so blatantly?

Then the next second—

[Alright... I admit it, I'm not as strong as those pros, and my fee is a bit high too... I know my own skill level. If you want to back out now and get a refund, that's fine too.]

Ah!

Factory Director flopped straight into a Ge You Slouch in his chair, hands clutching his head.

"Fuck! Can he get any more Versailles than that?"

"You're not strong? You know your own skill level?"

"No! You don't know it at all!!"

He roared out his emotions a bit.

Factory Director realized that he, usually an aloof, veteran-level figure, had been completely remodeled by Xu Cheng into a neurotic PUA victim.

For a moment, he felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.

But then he thought again, especially when he saw those suddenly appearing gift notifications from other club management IDs that looked familiar...

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

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

[Ming Lian, 15]: "If you don't mind, Kai would like to take you as his godfather!"

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

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

Uh, ahem...

Factory Director realized he was being a bit too obvious.

But...

What did it matter?

After S6 ended, the team's Big Daddies, Deft and Pwan, had long lost hope in EDG and LPL. Leaving behind the words, 'In the LPL, I see no hope of winning a championship,' they drifted away.

Now, in the new season, EDG's former glory as a powerhouse was gone, and the team was riddled with internal crises.

At this very moment, he met Xu Cheng.

Wasn't this the father he'd been separated from in his youth?

He'd found a new daddy!!

At that moment, Ming Kai made up his mind—he would use the same strength he'd used to cling to Pwan's waist to embrace Xu Cheng!

And so, for the rest of the time, Factory Director used every ounce of his strength to frantically pry for Xu Cheng's real-life information.

Of course, he didn't forget to keep an eye on Xu Cheng's competitive state.

When he confirmed that the other party was genuinely learning and applying on the fly—sometimes getting wrecked, but quickly turning it around and wrecking them back...

His eyes welled up!!

[Good dad... no, good big bro, your school schedule must be pretty tight, right?]

[Big bro, how are your grades?]

[Bro, I'm actually a student too, and my grades are bad. Can you tutor me? I'll pay!]

[How many people in your family? How old are you this year? Married? Got kids?]

[...]

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

[Don't forget, between you and me, it's purely a monetary transaction. Don't get sentimental with me.]

The author just posted a bonus chapter featuring the Jade Bodhisattva. Interested readers can go take a look~

Also, Xu Cheng's character card has been approved. Everyone can give it a like.

Here's today's second chapter!