Did The Captain Catch Up With The Coach Today [Esports] Chapter 65
byAfter saying goodnight, Wei Xiao returned to his room. The next day, he contacted a professional team and explained what he wanted to do.
The other party replied with two words: “Simple.”
A week later, a media outlet was exposed for numerous scandals.
Half a month later, relevant departments announced thorough investigations and rectification of several media companies.
A month later, EN announced its disbandment.
At the same time, new rumors surfaced. A staff member who had worked at the EN E-sports Club anonymously revealed that someone within WI had paid the EN MID to slander FHM.
WI remained silent on the matter, and EN offered no further revelations. FHM, for its part, never responded at all. The incident gradually faded away and was no longer mentioned.
In the corners untouched by the stadium lights, undercurrents surged, but FHM had enough leverage to contend with them.
The other members of FHM didn’t know exactly what happened, only that both Wen Shi Yu and Wei Xiao told them not to respond to anything online and to focus on the competition. They obediently agreed.
Qin Jin Yao: “It’s enough for me if I can win the championship. I don’t care about anything else.”
Zhou Miao Miao: “Those marketing accounts truly have no mother! The internet café has such poor soundproofing, if you guys really did anything, wouldn’t we know?”
Wen Shi Yu: “…”
Wen Shi Yu: After the Global Championship, I’m going to thicken the walls. No, I’ll build a new club entirely!
Tang Li: “So, are you two together or not? I don’t want to be the last one to know.”
Wei Xiao was silent for a moment before replying with two words: “Not yet.”
“Oh~” Zhou Miao Miao drew out the sound, indicating understanding. Tang Li raised a hand and made an “OK” gesture.
Wen Shi Yu: ?
Wei Xiao’s mouth was too fast; Wen Shi Yu couldn’t stop him in time.
A simple “Not yet” answered everything that needed—and didn’t need—to be answered. It practically answered everything.
Lu Qing Yang reacted a beat late, his eyes widening: “Good heavens, not yet? I thought you were already together. So you’re planning to wait until you win the championship to…”
Tang Li quickly raised a hand to cover his mouth: “You talk too much.”
The atmosphere between Wei Xiao and Wen Shi Yu was something the other members of FHM could sense, even the most oblivious Qin Jin Yao.
The two of them were always the first to wake up, eating breakfast together. After training every day, they were the last to leave and returned to their rooms together. They even went out together on rest days.
If they were just shopping, one could argue that an extra person meant an extra pair of hands to carry things.
But what did they do when they went out?
Eat, watch movies, visit arcades, and sing karaoke.
Lu Qing Yang: Isn’t that dating! They’re actually not dating yet!
Zhou Miao Miao: My ship is real!
Tang Li: I’m more curious about who will be the 1 once they start dating.
Qin Jin Yao: That’s good. I don’t ship gay couples, but I ship strong-strong pairings.
Despite this small interlude, all members of FHM had excellent mental fortitude. Therefore, they were completely unaffected going into the subsequent Global Finals, smoothly advancing to the finals along with WI.
The domestic finals were against WI, and even abroad, they were still facing WI.
WI proved the value of their three consecutive championships; the reason they kept losing to FHM wasn’t that they had become weaker, but that FHM was too strong.
In previous years, KPI, who participated in the Global Finals alongside WI, often stopped at the quarterfinals. But this year, even before the championship match was played, it was already confirmed that both the champion and runner-up would come from the same country.
Before the finals, the WI manager called Wen Shi Yu and said, “We’ve reached this point. Regardless of who wins or loses, let’s rely on skill.”
“Otherwise?” Wen Shi Yu found the statement baffling.
The other party was silent for a moment before saying, “I know you have powerful backing, but we’re not weak either. Mutual destruction benefits no one.”
Wen Shi Yu understood—it really was WI who orchestrated the EN MID’s scheme. He thought WI wouldn’t stoop to such tactics; he had been naive.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Wen Shi Yu responded coldly. “But from the very beginning, we only wanted to win fair and square.”
“We also only want to win fair and square on the stage,” the other party replied.
Wen Shi Yu said “Oh” and hung up, not bothering to argue.
He knew that the first year WI went abroad to compete, their Starter accidentally drank water that had been drugged, causing their performance to severely decline during the match. At that time, they didn’t have a Substitute and were regretfully eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Perhaps being sabotaged led them to the idea of sabotaging others, which is why they tried to use public opinion to affect FHM’s state.
But those who do bad deeds must be prepared to be exposed and retaliated against.
Wen Shi Yu knew that WI called at this time not to seek peace, but to surrender. Wei Xiao must have obtained evidence that WI paid the EN MID but hadn’t released it, holding it as leverage. If WI continued to cause trouble, the evidence would explode online like a bomb.
Some leverage is only powerful when held. If it were thrown out, it might cause WI to throw caution to the wind and continue their schemes.
In the championship final, FHM and WI once again played a full five games.
This time, FHM smoothly won the first two games, only for WI to unleash their true strength, catching up and winning two games in a row.
In the final game, the two sides fought for a full fifty minutes. Just as it looked like WI was about to finish the push, Wei Xiao’s Phantom Assassin seized the opportunity to take down the WI Marksman. The entire team swarmed in and wiped out WI, leaving the MID and Marksman at home to clear minions and defend the tower, while the TOP, Jungler, and Support pushed quickly, achieving a comeback victory.
This championship was hard-won. The moment they won, Wei Xiao stood up so abruptly that he knocked his E-sports Player chair over behind him.
His teammates were still stunned, constantly confirming the result.
Zhou Miao Miao: “We won?”
Qin Jin Yao: “We won!”
Lu Qing Yang: “This was the last game, right?”
Tang Li: “Yes! We won 3-2!”
Zhou Miao Miao: “We won, ahhh!”
The members of FHM successively stood up to celebrate, their faces showing uncontrollable excitement.
On the other side, Xing Guang, the WI Jungler, slumped over his keyboard, looking completely burnt out. Sun, the Marksman, lay back in his chair, raising a hand to shield his eyes, perhaps crying. The others also shed their usual arrogance, displaying their disappointment clearly.
During the post-match interview, the host asked about Wei Xiao and Wen Shi Yu’s relationship: “I heard you two are a couple. Is that true?”
The question was asked in English. Wei Xiao didn’t wait for the translator and responded in Chinese: “Fake. I haven’t confessed yet.”
This wasn’t the first time he had heard this question during an interview, but it was the first time he responded directly. Previously, he had always said, “Feel free to ship us; Wen Ge and I don’t really mind, but our private lives are confidential.”
The barrage of comments paused for two seconds, then suddenly realized something and frantically took over the screen!
[Holy crap, my ship is fake, but it’s about to become real?!]
[Is Captain Wei going to confess right now!]
[He won the championship, of course he has to confess!]
[What? Seriously?]
[Director, what are you doing? Quickly cut the camera to Yu Shen!]
However, to the audience’s disappointment, the host’s next question was: “Are you going to confess?”
Wei Xiao’s reply was: “I don’t know if I’ll succeed, so forget it for now. I’ll talk about it if I succeed later, and if I fail, I won’t mention it.”
Wei Xiao did not confess to Wen Shi Yu at the finals venue, but he did publicly come out at the finals venue.
He didn’t know where he found the courage; perhaps it was the championship trophy.
After receiving the championship trophy and returning to the hotel, the other members of FHM pushed the trophy into Wei Xiao’s arms, encouraging him to confess to Wen Shi Yu, who watched silently.
Wei Xiao held the trophy and looked toward Wen Shi Yu. The moment their eyes met, they both looked away.
Wei Xiao cleared his throat, the sound of retreat drumming loudly in his heart: “Stop messing around. We’ll talk about it later.”
Wen Shi Yu said nothing, only silently raising the back of his hand to cool his cheek.
Upon returning to China, Wei Xiao disappeared as soon as they got off the plane.
A few days later, Wen Shi Yu woke up, washed up, changed clothes, and went downstairs as usual, intending to grab some breakfast nearby.
He had only descended two steps of the staircase when he saw Wei Xiao standing downstairs in a formal suit, holding a large bouquet of red roses.
Wen Shi Yu’s lips were hard to keep straight. He tried hard to recall many sad memories to prevent himself from looking too excited.
Wei Xiao looked up at him, his expression visibly nervous. He stammered for a long time, unable to form a complete sentence.
Wen Shi Yu slowly walked down the stairs and stood before him, raising an eyebrow: “What do you want to say?”
Hearing Wen Shi Yu’s voice, Wei Xiao finally regained his ability to speak and managed to say what he wanted: “Wen Ge, I like you. It’s… the kind of liking for a partner. I want to try dating you. I wonder if that’s possible…”
Wen Shi Yu didn’t say anything immediately. Instead, he took the bouquet from Wei Xiao’s hands.
He lowered his head to examine the flowers, and after a moment, he said, “Don’t buy such impractical things next time.”
Wei Xiao blinked, still wondering what “next time” meant, when Wen Shi Yu looked up to meet his gaze, his eyes slightly red: “I’m really done with you. Did you have to make the confession so formal?”
“If I make it formal, and then you reject me, there won’t be any factors left to blame…” Wei Xiao said, his lips curving into a gentle smile. “So, your answer?”
When he asked this, the initial nervousness was gone from his tone, because he already knew what Wen Shi Yu’s answer would be.
Wen Shi Yu held the bouquet in one hand and reached out to give Wei Xiao a hug: “Sure, let’s try.”
Wei Xiao hugged him back. After a moment, he released him and lifted him up horizontally.
Wen Shi Yu relaxed completely in his arms, holding the flowers, a hint of nervousness in his gaze toward Wei Xiao.
Wen Shi Yu: You’re not going to… right after confessing?
However, after picking him up, Wei Xiao didn’t head upstairs but spun around in a circle.
Wen Shi Yu: “…What are you doing?”
Wei Xiao: “Happy!”
Wen Shi Yu: “You’re making me dizzy.”
“Oh, sorry!” Wei Xiao hastily stopped spinning and put him down.
Wen Shi Yu: “I haven’t eaten yet.”
Wei Xiao: “Mhm, I’ll take you out for something delicious.”
Wen Shi Yu: “What are we eating?”
Wei Xiao didn’t answer. After a moment, he asked, “Can I kiss you?”
Wen Shi Yu used the bouquet to shield his lips, but his answer was: “Kiss away.”
So Wei Xiao gently pushed the bouquet aside, wrapped one arm around Wen Shi Yu’s waist, supported the back of his head with the other, and lowered his head to kiss his lips.
…
A few days later, Wei Xiao posted some videos online—screen recordings of him and Wen Shi Yu playing games together.
The first was Hero League MID and Jungler duo queue.
[Yu Shen is so handsome playing MID too!]
[Such tacit cooperation!]
[I don’t know who to envy for a moment?]
[More, more, please?]
Then Wei Xiao posted videos of other games, where Wen Shi Yu’s dialogue was noticeably more frequent.
[Are you telling me this is Yu Shen?]
[So Yu Shen can be this cheeky too!]
[You guys look like you’re having so much fun.]
[I can’t take it anymore, you two should start streaming! You’d get tons of viewers!]
The final video showed the two of them duo queuing in Hero League again.
After one match ended:
Wei Xiao: “Can you establish a couple bond with me now?”
Wen Shi Yu: “You want to go public with me?”
Wei Xiao: “Mhm, do you mind? A lot of people are waiting for me to announce the news of my successful confession.”
Wen Shi Yu: “I don’t mind. Do your parents mind?”
Wei Xiao: “My mom scolded me several times about this, saying I was cowardly for insisting on winning the championship before confessing to you.”
Wen Shi Yu: “You were indeed quite cowardly about this.”
Wei Xiao laughed heartily.
Wen Shi Yu: “Well, send the request then.”
Wei Xiao: “Okay!”
“Unfinished Story” requested to establish a couple bond with “Time Waits for No One.” The latter accepted the former’s request.
Wei Xiao: “Done. I can die without regrets now!”
Wen Shi Yu: “You’re not allowed to die until after the three-peat.”
The video ended there. First, the barrage exploded, then the comments exploded, and finally, the topic “WeiWen Official Announcement” trended on hot search.
[Holy crap, they really are together!]
[Ahhh, my ship is truly real!]
[Congratulations on the championship, looking forward to the three-peat! Wishing you happiness!]