[Waaah, Baby's upset himself and he's still comforting us. My heart hurts for you.]
[If I weren't worried about getting the streamer flamed, I'd seriously have a few things to say.]
[Nian Bao's just scared of getting flamed again, isn't he? He's clearly more careful about what he says now /pats head]
Yu Nian wasn't looking at the chat. The game had entered matchmaking.
To his surprise, he ended up matched with Du Zhou this time. His voice brightened with excitement. "Whoa, I actually got matched with Crossing God? I'm not dreaming, am I?!"
Phantom Ice was smiling too, but there was a snide edge to his tone. "Yeah, we haven't seen much of Crossing God since TCG lost last time."
Yu Nian couldn't help speaking up for him. "That's not really fair. Du Zhou's always played pretty well."
Phantom Ice said, "I didn't say anything."
Yu Nian smiled. "Okay, okay, you didn't say anything. But don't drag me into your dislike of Crossing God. I'm counting on him to carry me up the ranks this game."
Phantom Ice did dislike Du Zhou, but he couldn't possibly admit it in front of so many people. His expression immediately soured. "When did I ever say I disliked him?"
Yu Nian let out an "Ah," glanced guiltily at the camera, then covered his mouth. "Sorry. I'll stop talking, then."
His words got Phantom Ice worked up, and he couldn't resist adding, "I've never said anything like that. Can you stop making things up?"
Yu Nian pretended not to hear. "It's your turn to pick a hero."
Perhaps eager to prove himself, and stewing over what Yu Nian had said, Phantom Ice picked a jungler when his turn came.
Everyone knew Du Zhou specialized in jungling, but casual matchmaking wasn't a tournament. Most