Sister, Choose Me, I'm Super Sweet [Esports] - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: I Really Like It Here

After Tong Yi said that, the viewers in Xia Yun’s live stream became curious and started asking questions. Tong Yi looked at the comments and picked a few to reply to.

“It’s a jungler… you don’t know her, she’s a complete rookie.”

“It’s just a tryout. We might not necessarily sign her.”

“What’s her personality like? She’s a very obedient kid.”

When she heard this, Xia Yun couldn’t help but interject, “How do you know she’s obedient? Have you met her?”

“No, I haven’t. I’m just guessing,” Tong Yi replied quickly. The comments filled with a string of laughter.

“What if she’s nothing like you guessed? Maybe she’s a total pain. All these new kids are so arrogant these days,” Xia Yun said.

Tong Yi replied without hesitation, “Don’t worry, she’ll definitely be obedient.”

Xia Yun looked at Tong Yi with a look of disbelief. “…” She really didn’t know what kind of impression their captain had of this jungle star she hadn’t even met yet.

At the same time, people on Weibo’s fan community started to speculate about the new members of New Fire.

Was anyone in Cloud’s live stream just now? Did you record it? Can you share it?

Team Captain Tong said a new jungler is coming for a tryout, right? Does that mean Qu Feng is leaving?

She should hurry up and leave. She’s so bad. Don’t stay and ruin Team Captain Tong.

I don’t know. I asked Cloud, and she said it wasn’t convenient to say.

Does anyone have connections? Go ask! Also, is it just a new jungler, or are other positions being recruited, too?

Replying to the person above: I heard from a little birdie that New Fire is not only recruiting a new jungler but also a marksman and a support.

Everyone, stop guessing. Even if they’re recruiting new players, it doesn’t mean they’ll play in the Summer Split. They could just be recruiting for the second and youth training teams.

Oh right, New Fire is completely different now. I don’t know what kind of luck they had to be acquired by Mingsheng.

They’ve been promoted to a top-tier team. I hope their game skills can improve along with their status.

These discussions only caused a small stir on Weibo. Most of the people talking were New Fire fans, and it didn’t receive much attention.

…

Around 10 AM, Tong Yi was practicing combos in the training room. Li Qinghan sent her a message saying the person had arrived and asked her to go and get her. When Tong Yi saw the message, she instantly stood up from her chair. For some reason, she felt a sense of nervousness. Was this a kind of online-to-offline meeting?

Tong Yi looked around, wanting to find someone to go with her, but everyone was busy. There was clearly no one available. So, Tong Yi took a deep breath, squeezed her phone, and went out alone.

After she left the complex, Tong Yi started looking for anyone on the side of the road. Soon, she spotted a flash of pink. Song Jin-yuan was sitting on her suitcase, looking down at her phone. Suddenly, a hand patted her shoulder.

She looked up, and Tong Yi’s beautiful face came into view. Her dark eyes held a hint of curiosity. Song Jin-yuan was stunned for a moment, blinked, and then immediately stood up.

“Sister!”

“…Song Jin-yuan?” Tong Yi looked at the person in front of her, unsure. The girl in front of her was wearing a white coat with a pink scarf around her neck. Her pink hair was tied in a messy bun at the back of her head, and her face was delicate and beautiful. Tong Yi suddenly remembered who she was. She had seen her before.

“It’s you…” Tong Yi said. It was the girl who had bought her a drink at the internet cafe that day.

“Sister, do you remember me?” Song Jin-yuan smiled sweetly.

“You… are the jungler coming to try out for New Fire? Yuan?” Tong Yi asked again, still uncertain.

Song Jin-yuan nodded. “Should I show you my in-game profile to prove it?”

“No need.” Tong Yi awkwardly cleared her throat twice. “Let’s go. I’ll take you in.”

With that, Tong Yi reached for Song Jin-yuan’s suitcase, but Song Jin-yuan grabbed the handle first. “Sister, I can do it myself,” Song Jin-yuan told Tong Yi.

Tong Yi nodded and didn’t say anything else. She turned and led the way inside. Song Jin-yuan quickly followed. After walking for a bit, Tong Yi subconsciously reached out to grab Song Jin-yuan’s arm. “This way. Don’t get lost…” She had meant to grab Song Jin-yuan’s wrist through her sleeve, but somehow she ended up grabbing her hand.

Tong Yi’s steps suddenly stopped, and she froze for a moment. At the same time, Song Jin-yuan had already taken the opportunity to grab Tong Yi’s hand.

“Sister?” Song Jin-yuan called out to her, confused when she saw Tong Yi stop.

Tong Yi looked down at their hands clasped together, looking like she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

“What’s wrong, Sister?” Song Jin-yuan continued to ask.

“Oh… nothing.” Tong Yi cleared her throat and nonchalantly held Song Jin-yuan’s hand, continuing to walk forward. The hand she was holding was very cold, obviously from the cold weather outside, but the skin was soft and delicate, and her fingers were long and slender. She could tell just by touching them that they were perfect for playing games.

“Are you cold?” Tong Yi asked.

Song Jin-yuan looked at Tong Yi for a moment without a change in expression. “My hands are cold,” she replied.

“Then I’ll take your suitcase for you. You can put your hands in your pockets to warm up,” Tong Yi said immediately. She tried to let go of Song Jin-yuan’s hand to take the suitcase, but the other person was holding on very tightly. Tong Yi tried to shake her hand loose twice, but she couldn’t.

“?” Tong Yi couldn’t help but look at Song Jin-yuan with a puzzled expression.

“Sister, your hands are so warm. Can I hold your hand to warm up?” Song Jin-yuan’s eyes were fixed on Tong Yi.

Tong Yi was a little flustered by Song Jin-yuan’s stare and quickly looked away. “I don’t think that’s very effective. It’s better to put your hands in your pockets,” Tong Yi said quickly.

“It’s fine. I think it’s very effective.” Song Jin-yuan pushed her suitcase toward Tong Yi. “Thank you, Sister.”

Tong Yi opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she didn’t say a single word. She just silently took the suitcase with her right hand, her left hand still being held by Song Jin-yuan. Only now, it was being held by both of Song Jin-yuan’s hands.

“Let’s go, Sister,” Song Jin-yuan said quickly.

“…Okay.”

After they got back to the base, Tong Yi first took Song Jin-yuan to the dorms to drop off her luggage.

“The team will be moving to a new location soon. For now, you’ll be staying here. There’s another new person coming for a tryout who will be rooming with you,” Tong Yi said to Song Jin-yuan. Song Jin-yuan stood in the room, looking around, appearing very interested.

“I just changed the bedsheets today, so you can just sleep on the bed directly,” Tong Yi continued. The room had two beds, perfect for two people. Previously, they had always had two-person rooms, but because there weren’t many people, there was a single room available. Since Tong Yi had a cat, everyone let her and her cat live in the single room. If they had more new people and there wasn’t enough space, they would have to stay in her room for a while.

“It might take some getting used to at first, but you’ll get used to it. Our team’s living conditions are pretty good compared to other places.” Although they had been cutting costs in all areas over the past two years, the living conditions were still decent.

“Thank you, Sister. I really like it here,” Song Jin-yuan quickly told Tong Yi. Only then did Tong Yi smile with relief.

“Now, I’ll take you to the training room. Did you bring your own gear? If not, you can use the team’s,” Tong Yi said.

“I did,” Song Jin-yuan said, quickly opening her suitcase to get her gear bag. Just then, someone knocked on the open door. Xia Yun’s voice followed. “I heard the little jungle star has arrived. I came to see.” Xia Yun’s tone was teasing.

Song Jin-yuan put her gear bag on the bed and turned to look at Xia Yun. “Senior Cloud,” Song Jin-yuan said politely.

Xia Yun felt a bit smug at being called a senior. She quickly cleared her throat and replied, “Yes, I am your senior. After all, I used to be one of the top junglers in the league.”

Tong Yi: “…” By the way, why hadn’t the jungle star called her “senior”?

“I watched every single one of Senior Cloud’s matches,” Song Jin-yuan continued.

Xia Yun was a little embarrassed but couldn’t help but smile. “You don’t have to call me ‘senior.’ You can just call me Sister Xia, or Sister Cloud.”

“Sister Xia,” Song Jin-yuan said obediently.

Xia Yun nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself that this little jungle star was not only pretty but also so sweet. Her captain was right.

“Let’s go to the training room,” Tong Yi said, picking up Song Jin-yuan’s gear bag and leading her out of the room.

Song Jin-yuan followed obediently. Since Li Qinghan wasn’t there in the morning, Tong Yi arranged for Song Jin-yuan to play duo queue with her.

“You’ll sit here from now on, right next to me,” Tong Yi said, pulling out the chair next to her for Song Jin-yuan.

“Okay, Sister,” Song Jin-yuan said, quickly sitting down.

Tong Yi started to connect Song Jin-yuan’s gear to the computer. “Did Coach Li tell you before you came that we’ll be focusing on a mid-jungle synergy lineup before the Summer Split?” Tong Yi asked Song Jin-yuan as she worked.

Song Jin-yuan nodded, her eyes fixed on Tong Yi. “Coach Li said we should perfect the mid-jungle synergy first, and then practice single-core and triple-core lineups.”

“Good that she told you.” As she said that, Tong Yi bent down to adjust the equipment. Unknowingly, her body was very close to Song Jin-yuan, and her long hair almost brushed Song Jin-yuan’s cheek.

A faint, pleasant scent from her hair wafted into Song Jin-yuan’s nose.

“Sister, you smell so good,” Song Jin-yuan said suddenly.

“Really?” Tong Yi instinctively replied, turning to look at Song Jin-yuan. “It must be my shampoo. I’ll send you the link later.”

After saying that, Tong Yi turned back to what she was doing, completely unaware of how close she and Song Jin-yuan were at that moment.

After a long pause, Song Jin-yuan said, “But I don’t have your WeChat.”

“I’ll add you in a bit,” Tong Yi replied quickly.

Just as she said that, all the equipment was connected. “Okay, try it out. We can adjust it again if you’re not comfortable,” Tong Yi told Song Jin-yuan.