Chapter 28

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After lunch, the three of them went to the surrounding business district to spend the afternoon together, first watching a movie, then shopping at the mall.

Shao Meng walked around with two outstanding and eye-catching individuals, and from time to time, people would turn their heads to take a look. Because her brother was handsome, Shao Meng had always liked going shopping with him, and now with the addition of Yao Sen, she felt that she had a lot of face.

After getting tired of shopping, Shao Meng led the two men into a milk tea dessert store, her left and right hands in theirs. The store was crowded and the queue was long. The three of them sat down to chat after ordering their meals.

Shao Han had had a snack while they were shopping, and now he had a cold drink which, mixed with the hot food he hadn’t finished digesting at noon, made his stomach a little uncomfortable. He asked Yao Sen to stay behind and went to the restroom alone.

Although both Shao Meng and Yao Sen didn’t reveal anything on the surface, one of them was a brocon, while the other liked Shao Han, so they still shared a mutual subject of conversation. Shao Meng graciously told her idol about all the embarrassing things her brother did when they were small, and Yao Sen’s mind was filled with the image of a young and soft-spoken Shao Han.

As the two of them chatted, a middle-aged man wearing a hat forced his way through the narrow space between Shao Meng’s seat and another seat, crowding up against Shao Meng’s chair so forcefully that chair legs let out a sharp noise as it scratched the floor.

The man was holding a lidless iced drink in his hand. When his hand slipped, the cup fell over and hit Shao Meng’s shoulder, immediately spilling the drink all over her.

Shao Meng stood up with a shout, shivering from the icy water. As the store had sufficient heating, Shao Meng took off her jacket. She only wore a thin, light-coloured long-sleeved shirt underneath, and as soon as her jacket got soaked, her shirt abruptly became a little see-through.

Shao Meng didn’t even notice this until she realized that the middle-aged man in front of her kept staring at her chest.

The man spoke in a strange local accent as he apologized while taking out a tissue from his pocket, intending to wipe at the water stains on Shao Meng’s body. His hand was already pulling at Shao Meng’s wrist, and he eyed Shao Meng’s chest, where her bra faintly showed through, his vulgar gaze flickering with malicious intent.

Shao Meng realized that this man was trying to harass her. She panicked and swung her hand with all her might, yet the man’s grip was so tight and his hand was already reaching towards her.

Sensing that something was wrong, Yao Sen promptly got up, pulled Xiao Meng behind him, draped his coat over Xiao Meng’s shoulders, and stared gravely at the weird man, snapping, “Fuck off! Keep your hands off her!”

The customers in the store looked over and whispered in hushed tones.

The middle-aged man wasn’t afraid at the sight of some youngster. He straightened his neck and quibbled, “Wasn’t I just trying to apologize to the young miss? Why are you cutting me off? Who made the first move? Don’t lie through your teeth, I didn’t do anything to this girl!”

Shao Meng said angrily, “You obviously poured your drink on me on purpose!”

More and more people were watching the commotion, and many took out their phones to film. Seeing the number of people around them, the harasser felt a little flustered, then muttered a few vulgar curses at Yao Sen.

Yao Sen frowned and said coldly, “Since this is the case, then am I not giving you face by keeping my hands at my side today?”

The man jumped at the firm threat, and he didn’t dare to open his mouth and utter a word. Shao Meng saw many picture-takers and remembered that there were many people on the internet who knew Yao Sen. Moreover, these people hadn’t shot the entire course of events. Had Yao Sen’s fist really went flying, it would impact him negatively if this were to circulate on the internet with an unclear narrative.

Shao Meng immediately grabbed Yao Sen’s arm, shot a fierce glare at the man, and whispered to Yao Sen, “Sen ge, I’m fine. Don’t do anything, there’s a lot of people filming us.”

With that, Shao Meng walked up to the man, raised his hand, and slapped him hard, making the man stagger as a loud slap resounded.

The people around them gradually began to jeer and compliment the slap. The man’s obscenities died in his throat. One side of his face was red and swollen, and he could only run out of the store in a fit of anger.

When Shao Han returned from the restroom, he noticed something wrong with the atmosphere in the store. Yao Sen was sitting down next to Xiao Meng while gently comforting her, and Xiao Meng was wearing a coat, but there was a wet patch on the collar of her shirt.

Once she saw that her big brother was here, the anger that Shao Meng had been holding back directly turned into grievance.

After Shao Han heard the full story, he was distressed and furious. The three people directly left the store and went to a nearby department store to buy Shao Meng a change of clothes, with Shao Han mutely holding Shao Meng’s hand the whole way there, his body radiating cold fury. If Shao Han had really been there at the time, Yao Sen thought, the man probably would’ve had to be carried out of there.

In the evening, the two of them took Shao Meng back to her hotel before walking back to Yiyou. Shao Han was still a little upset along the way. Yao Sen knew that he somewhat blamed himself for what happened, and seeing those pretty eyebrows wrinkled and those cupid’s bow lips pursed tightly also made him worry.

Yao Sen: “Don’t be angry.”

Shao Han nodded, his voice tinged with a bit of warmth as he said, “Yao Sen, thank you for helping Xiao Meng today.”

Before they knew it, the two had reached the entrance of the Yiyou Building, where a large LED screen shone on Shao Han’s cheeks and illuminated his bright eyes.

“There’s no need to thank to me.”

Stopping at the door of his building, Yao Sen looked back at Shao Han. Shao Han raised his head and met his eyes, sensing the many emotions that flickered across Yao Sen’s gaze. It was as if those emotions were merely separated by a thin sheet of paper, like they could break through at any time and drown him.

Shao Han was dazed, unconsciously trapped in Yao Sen’s gaze.

Yao Sen smiled, “Xiao Meng is your sister, after all. I only did what I ought to do.”

Shao Han’s lips moved, yet no words came out. His heart was like an overturned spice bottle*—why was Yao Sen so good to his little sister? Was it only because Xiao Meng was a girl? Or because Xiao Meng was his fan?

*mixed-feelings

Somewhere along the way, Shao Han’s heart had begun to yield. He wasn’t slow—he could tell that Yao Sen treated him differently from how he treated others. But whenever the answer was on the verge of bursting out of his heart, Shao Han forcibly restrained it. Would it distort their friendship? Was it truly possible? Was it okay for him to think this way?

After Yao Sen said goodbye to him, Shao Han absent-mindedly returned to his dorm room and lay down on his bed, lost in thought. He dwelled on it some more, then buried his body inside his quilt, yet his eyes were still shifty.

Regardless of how Yao Sen treated him, Shao Han had long resigned himself to his fate—he had fallen for Yao Sen.

Shao Meng’s guess wasn’t wrong; their incident that afternoon was indeed spread on the internet. This type of incident always attracted attention easily, and added with the fact that people were quick to recognise Yao Sen and several marketing accounts getting in on the action, this incident unexpectedly made it to the hot search.

As Wang Yuxi scrolled through Weibo, he was filled with righteous indignation. “This guy is fucking sick! You really should’ve beat him up until he cried uncle! Yao Sen, why didn’t you lift a finger!”

“Lao-Wang, calm down a bit,” Bai Yue said, “Beating up people in public is in no way a good thing.”

Wang Yuxi thought about it and felt that it made sense. Yao Sen had a reputation, and beating up people publicly would only affect him negatively no matter how justified it was. What’s more, the international esports circle was greatly concerned about negative news regarding esports teams. As the team captain, Yao Sen had no choice but to keep the entire team in mind.

Even so, Wang Yuxi still felt stifled. He itched to beat up people through the screen for Yao Sen.

The Weibo post, which had been reposted countless times, had amassed a large number of Yao Sen fans who were shouting “So refreshing!” one after another.

[Let me introduce you all to the captain of Alarm Dawn pro-team Titans, Yao Sen! My God Sen!!!!!]

[What the fuck is that face value]

[AAAAAAAAH God Sen is seriously too handsome wuwuwu]

[Are all gamers this handsome nowadays???]

[If it were me, I’d definitely kick that guy’s ass… but Sen ge was right not to do it!]

[The reason why Sen ge didn’t lift a finger and calmed down is because Sen ge is carrying a team and a club on his back. As the captain, Sen ge is responsible for his team’s image. And it was in a store, if Sen ge really got his hands dirty, how much trouble would it be for the staff ah?]

[In fact, the video clearly showed that Sen ge was ready to hit the guy, but the sister stopped him and did it herself. Sister is too mighty, I’ve become a fan]

[I want Sen ge to speak to me with that tone he used on the pervert, just once… I might be an M*…]

*masochist ^__^

[This photo makes Sen ge look so handsome, was it taken by a hidden Sen fan who was in the store?]

[Is this Xiao Jiejie God Sen’s girlfriend?]

[She should be…… wuwuwuwuwu the girlfriend fans are heart-broken, Xiao Jiejie, you have to convey our blessings to God Sen!!!]

[Having a boyfriend like Sen ge would be the greatest happiness of all aaaaaaaaah]

[Wishing this Xiao Jiejie and God Sen 99*, but I still won’t abandon my Sen ge fanfiction lolol]

*wishing the couple a long-lasting relationship

[I don’t think she’s his girlfriend…… My intuition says so……]

However, when the many fans were still lamenting that Yao Sen’s girlfriend was particularly formidable, a new set of photos circulated. The photos were taken at the same milk tea store, and captioned with the same incident. The difference was that the photo contained Shao Han, who had just returned at the time.

[????? What the fuck??? Who’s this other handsome guy]

[It’s Grass Powder’s turn to answer!!! This cool and handsome ge is called Shao Han! He’s the vice captain of Alarm Dawn pro-team Noah’s Ark!! He’s left-handed!! His nickname is Xiao Zuo!! His fans are called Grass Powder!! My Xiao Zuo is the world’s number one beauty!!]

[I don’t understand this situation ]

[I’ve seen photos of Shao Ge treating this Xiao Jiejie very well and even taking her out… *provokes*]

[So who the hell is this sister’s boyfriend????]

[Why am I not that girl???]

[I’m so fucking jealous, vomiting blood]

[I feel that Shao ge is more caring towards Xiao Jiejie, and the young miss is a little closer to Shao ge… Are the ones who wished Sen ge 99 just now eating their words?]

[Sen ge is good friends with Shao ge, it’s normal to bring your girlfriend to hang out together]

[How is that normal? Who goes on a date with their gf and calls a bro along?]

[Shush, my boyfriend is like that [smiles]]

[So Sen ge and the little sister might be a couple… or Shao ge and the little sister might be a couple… Based on permutation, have you all considered a third possibility……]

[You spoke my mind [doge]]

[It might not be anything, it’s normal to have a female friend, or maybe even a big or little sister or something]

[This classmate got it right! Sen ge just posted! Hurry and look!]

@Titans_Sen: She’s your Shao ge’s little sister, so let’s not get carried away. Your Shao ge is a siscon. He can’t hit you guys through your screens, but he can hit me.

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