Did The Captain Catch Up With The Coach Today [Esports] Chapter 64
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After EN’s MID and Jungler were suspended for fighting each other, EN’s strength was further weakened. In the Summer Split, forget the quarterfinals, they didn’t even make it into the top sixteen.
Originally, everyone had stopped paying attention to this team that was once glorious but was now a nobody. However, just as FHM defeated WI 3-0 to win the Summer Split championship, EN’s MID suddenly posted the following text:
[I truly pity the fans of those two people. They don’t know they are stanning a pair of gays.]
Someone left a comment asking: [You wouldn’t be talking about Yu God and Wei Team, would you?]
Reply: [Who else?]
Then, whether or not there was capital operating behind the scenes, within just a few minutes, multiple marketing accounts screenshotted the conversation and used the topic “EN MID reveals Yu God slept with FHM’s captain” to stir up a huge commotion on social media.
Netizens from all walks of life flooded FHM’s official account and the private accounts of FHM’s players, leaving comments and asking questions.
[Is it true that Yu God slept with Wei Team?]
[Stop reviewing the match, come out and clarify!]
[Whether it’s true or not, I support FHM. Ignore the public opinion and focus on the competition!]
[I just want to know who is the 1?]
[Yu God is online! Let’s see what Yu God says.]
Wen Shi Yu: “…”
Wen Shi Yu regretted clicking into social media, and even more regretted being logged in.
He wanted to exit the app and pretend he knew nothing, but if he ran away from a situation like this, what right did he have to be FHM’s person in charge?
Wen Shi Yu took a deep breath. After stabilizing his emotions, he opened the chat interface with Wei Xiao and sent a message.
Wen Shi Yu: Come to my room.
Wei Xiao: Now?
Wen Shi Yu: Yes.
Wei Xiao: Coming.
Wei Xiao had just finished showering and returned to his room, preparing to sleep, when he suddenly received a message from Wen Shi Yu. Although surprised, he didn’t ask anything and went out the door immediately in his pajamas.
He was prepared to deal with all possibilities. If Wen Shi Yu wanted to talk about the competition, they would talk about the competition. If he wanted to talk about sexual orientation, they would talk about sexual orientation.
He arrived at Wen Shi Yu’s room door. Just as he raised his hand, before he could knock, the door opened.
Wen Shi Yu opened the door, then turned and walked towards his bed: “Come in, close the door.”
“Oh.” Wei Xiao obediently walked into Wen Shi Yu’s room and closed the door. His gaze swept around Wen Shi Yu’s clean room, and he suddenly felt a little nervous, his heart rate accelerating uncontrollably.
Wei Xiao: It’s late at night, alone in a room. What is he going to do? Is it what I think it is?
The curtains were drawn in Wen Shi Yu’s room, and a small, not-too-bright night light was on, making the overall lighting dim.
Wen Shi Yu sat back down on his bed, wearing silk white pajamas. His graceful body lines were faintly visible beneath the light fabric.
Wei Xiao only looked twice before a blush appeared on his face, and he hastily turned his gaze elsewhere.
Wen Shi Yu looked up at him, taking in his reaction. He thought Wei Xiao already knew what had happened and said directly: “Regarding the public opinion online, I want to ask for your opinion.”
“What public opinion?” Wei Xiao turned his attention back to Wen Shi Yu’s face, looking bewildered.
Wen Shi Yu: ?
You don’t know? Then why are you so flustered?
Oh.
Wen Shi Yu understood. Wen Shi Yu pulled a pillow over and hugged it, covering his body which was actually properly clothed, then spoke, pretending to be calm: “This matter is a bit complicated. Sit down first, and we can discuss it slowly.”
“Okay.” Wei Xiao responded, pulling the chair from the desk next to Wen Shi Yu’s bed and sitting down. Then, he suddenly remembered something, picked up his phone, and clicked into social media. “Are we trending? Are they suspecting us of cheating?”
Wen Shi Yu: “…”
Wen Shi Yu didn’t speak, letting Wei Xiao look for himself.
So Wei Xiao also saw the trending topic—EN MID reveals Yu God slept with FHM’s captain.
Wei Xiao: ?
“What the heck is this idiot talking about?”
Wei Xiao rarely swore. Whether chatting with people in real life or typing online, he seldom used profanity. But seeing this trending topic, he couldn’t help it, because it was too outrageous! It wouldn’t be this outrageous even if they said he was dating Wen Shi Yu!
“The internet is not beyond the law. Spreading rumors like this, sue him! Send him a lawyer’s letter!” Wei Xiao said indignantly.
Wen Shi Yu stared at him for a while, then lowered his eyes, hiding a flash of disappointment: “Yes, that is indeed the best course of action. I will contact a lawyer tomorrow.”
Wei Xiao hummed in agreement.
A period of silence followed.
Wen Shi Yu didn’t tell Wei Xiao to leave, so Wei Xiao didn’t leave. Wei Xiao also didn’t proactively suggest leaving.
Wei Xiao sensed something was off. He looked up at Wen Shi Yu, who was hugging the pillow and scrolling through his phone, expressionless, and showing no intention of saying anything more.
After calming down, Wei Xiao seriously analyzed the situation.
First, EN’s MID was definitely spreading rumors; he and Wen Shi Yu hadn’t even started anything yet.
But he was indeed gay, and he genuinely liked Wen Shi Yu, wanting to pursue him and gently push him onto the bed.
If they sued EN’s MID now, winning wouldn’t be an issue, but in the future, once he really succeeded in pursuing Wen Shi Yu… would they face a backlash from public opinion?
Wei Xiao suddenly regretted his impulsive suggestion. He hesitated for a moment and tentatively spoke: “Actually, I personally don’t care much about these rumors; they won’t affect my performance during matches. The main thing is, I don’t know what you, or the others in FHM, think.”
“I don’t care either,” Wen Shi Yu replied. “It’s just gossip. It’s not treasonous, nor is it illegal, so FHM won’t be disqualified from the competition because of it. You didn’t say anything wrong; sending him a lawyer’s letter is indeed the best response, but…”
He paused before continuing, saying these seven words: “I do, in fact, like men.”
Wei Xiao’s heart skipped a beat.
Wen Shi Yu put down his phone, crossing his arms around the pillow he was holding, and sighed: “The claim that I slept with you was made up by marketing accounts for traffic. The original words only said we were a ‘pair of gays,’ and the word ‘pair’ here could be interpreted as ‘two.’ I can’t refute that point.”
“Wait a minute.” Wei Xiao picked up his phone again and carefully looked at the discussion under the trending topic.
The trending topic was “EN MID reveals Yu God slept with FHM’s captain,” but the so-called revelation was just a screenshot.
In the screenshot, EN’s MID did not say the two had slept together, only that they were a “pair of gays,” and the term “pair” could indeed be understood as “two individuals.”
“That’s true. In that case, defamation might be difficult to prove, because… I also like men,” Wei Xiao said.
Wen Shi Yu raised an eyebrow. Although he had intended to guide Wei Xiao into confessing, he hadn’t expected him to be so straightforward.
“Hmm… How about this? If you trust me, then leave these marketing accounts and the EN E-sports Club to me to handle,” Wei Xiao suggested after thinking for a moment.
Wen Shi Yu: “How do you plan to handle it?”
Wei Xiao: “Don’t ask. Just tell me if you trust me.”
Wen Shi Yu was silent for a long time.
He wanted to trust him, but the consequence of handing everything over to someone else last time was the current state of EN. Therefore, he didn’t know if he should trust again.
Wei Xiao noticed his hesitation but wasn’t disappointed. He patiently explained what he intended to do: “They are using public opinion to attack us, so we will use public opinion to counterattack. Every marketing account has a dark history. We will target whoever started it, expose their dark history, and the netizens will judge for themselves. As for EN, it is now a stray dog with no results and no endorsements. As long as we spend a little money, it will implode internally.”
Wen Shi Yu understood: “Don’t respond to the public opinion, but directly use capital means to counterattack?”
Wei Xiao hummed: “Something like that. Since neither you nor I care about this public opinion, then… there’s nothing to respond to. More than that, I want those people causing trouble behind the scenes to pay the price.”
Wei Xiao felt a little guilty when he said this because he had selfish motives—he personally didn’t mind, and was even happy, to be considered a couple with Wen Shi Yu by netizens. After all, he would confess to Wen Shi Yu sooner or later. But he didn’t know what Wen Shi Yu thought.
Wen Shi Yu’s thought was: “Not responding is the right thing to do. Perhaps EN is waiting for us to respond so they can blow the matter up even bigger.”
Wei Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief: “I think he just wants to gain attention, trick a wave of traffic, become a streamer, make some money, and run away after he couldn’t make it in E-sports. Anyway, if you trust me, leave this matter to me. I have the resources to do this.”
If you trust me—Wei Xiao repeated.
This time, Wen Shi Yu’s response was: “Okay.”
Wen Shi Yu rested his chin comfortably on the pillow in his arms, no longer struggling: “I’ll leave it to you.”