Rejected.
Pei Yanqiu felt a bit disappointed.
But before he could sink into low spirits, familiar noises started up again next door.
“Uh, that big brother’s family is quite punctual, huh~” Shen Xingyao couldn’t help but admire.
If they were going to pull this nonsense every night, she could accept losing a bit of rent.
But she wouldn’t move for now, especially since she was heading out to film a variety show next week, and Pei Yanqiu would be returning to live at the club.
Pei Yanqiu coughed to cover his embarrassment. “You go wash up first and get to bed early.”
Remembering they had to visit Mother Pei in the ICU the next day, Shen Xingyao didn’t dawdle. She grabbed her change of clothes and rushed into the bathroom.
The next morning, before Shen Xingyao even woke up, Pei Yanqiu went to sign the gamble agreement.
The other party sent a manager to take over the club’s daily operations. The debts were instantly cleared, and even his account was unfrozen in seconds.
Seemed like the other side had quite the background.
But Pei Yanqiu had no interest in prying into big shots. He went back, picked up Shen Xingyao, and headed to the hospital.
Mother Pei’s infection had been caught in time, so she was out of the ICU within a couple of days.
The two helped her back to her original ward. Mother Pei’s eyes were evasive, and she held Shen Xingyao’s hand, unable to speak.
She had genuinely thought it was just a stomachache from bad food. She hadn’t expected it to be so serious, causing the two kids not only to worry but also to spend a lot of unnecessary money.
Shen Xingyao had originally agreed with Pei Yanqiu that this time, they would definitely scare the old lady to make her understand the seriousness.
But seeing the frail beauty looking so pitiful, she immediately lost her temper and switched sides. “Auntie, it’s okay. Don’t worry.”
“If Pei Yanqiu dares to scold you, I’ll be the first to object!”
Pei Yanqiu: ??
What’s going on?
This isn’t what we agreed on.
As soon as you meet, you two are already united?
Pei Yanqiu sighed. “Mom, you really can’t do this again.”
“Don’t worry about the club. The investment issue is all resolved.”
He didn’t mean to scare his mother; he was just afraid something like this might happen again.
After all, he’d be living at the club, and Shen Xingyao had her own work. They couldn’t keep an eye on her every day.
If something happened, he’d regret it for the rest of his life!
Mother Pei knew she was in the wrong. Seeing the two kids comforting her like a child, she felt embarrassed. “I’ve caused you both trouble. Mom won’t do this again.”
Who doesn’t want to live?
She still wanted to see her son and daughter-in-law get married, and even hoped to help them raise their children.
If anything came up, she’d have to tell the doctor right away. Otherwise, all the money her son spent on her hospital stay would be wasted, wouldn’t it?
Though neither of them played the “bad cop,” they unexpectedly managed to persuade Mother Pei.
Her being able to rest and recover peacefully was the greatest help they could ask for.
After having lunch with Mother Pei at noon, Pei Yanqiu went back to pack his things and return to the club.
For some reason, he inexplicably changed into the outfit Shen Xingyao had bought for him.
It fit perfectly, and he looked incredibly handsome!
When he was about to leave, Shen Xingyao couldn’t take her eyes off him.
Wait?
Such a handsome boyfriend, and she wouldn’t get to see him for a while?
The more she thought about it, the more it felt like a huge loss!
Pei Yanqiu noticed the reluctance in her eyes and smiled. “Yaoyao, why don’t you come to the club with me?”
Although outsiders weren’t supposed to hang around the club, he wasn’t just the captain—he was also the owner. And family members of the owner were a different story.
As long as it doesn’t affect their training, it’s fine for them to go play for a while and not stay overnight.
Besides, today when he returns, he definitely won’t start team training immediately. Shen Xingyao could still spend another afternoon with him if she went along.
Shen Xingyao was somewhat swayed by his words but ultimately resisted the temptation of his charm: “Forget it, you’ll have a lot to do as soon as you get back. I won’t disturb you.”
Moreover, she has to fly to the Southern Hemisphere tomorrow and still needs to pack her luggage at home today.
Pei Yanqiu felt a little disappointed, but reason told him that Shen Xingyao’s approach was the wise one.
When he turned to get into the taxi, he still felt reluctant. He looked back through the open window until Shen Xingyao’s figure disappeared from sight before finally turning around.
The taxi driver clicked his tongue: “Oh my, such a beautiful girlfriend, can’t bear to leave her, huh?”
“Yeah,” Pei Yanqiu didn’t want to deny it.
This feeling of reluctance was the first time it had ever appeared in his heart.
In the past, whenever he returned to the club, he almost fled like escaping, wishing the driver would floor the accelerator to a hundred kilometers per hour.
But today, he almost wanted to open the door and get out of the car—he didn’t want to go back!
The taxi driver laughed heartily: “You better take it easy! Close the window quickly, this devilish wind might blow all your hair away!”
He reached up and touched the few long strands of hair combed sideways on his head—that was his only remaining hair, he couldn’t afford to lose it!
Only then did Pei Yanqiu feel the biting cold wind scraping against his face like a knife. He silently closed the car window.
The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror and was momentarily dazzled by his handsome face: “Young man, are you a celebrity or something?”
“Looking this dashing, you’re almost a match for your uncle here back in my youth~~”
Pei Yanqiu looked at his round, plump figure and felt a bit worried about his own future. He shook his head: “No, no, just an ordinary person.”
If this uncle looked similar to him in his youth, then time—that butcher’s knife—still held some power after all.
Pei Yanqiu took out his phone and sent a message to his teammate, telling him not to order the coconut latte for him anymore.
Too sweet—it would affect his fitness management. An iced Americano would be better!
Over on the other end, Yongheng scratched his head, a bit puzzled: “Giving up even this little sweetness? Boss, are you really ready to endure hardship?”
Who doesn’t know that this lousy team still has to face a sudden new opponent? How tough will the road to the top eight be?
Starting the hardship from day one?
How long will we have to train extra?
Pei Yanqiu replied with an ellipsis, ending the conversation.
But he couldn’t put his phone down just yet. Only a few minutes after leaving, he opened Shen Xingyao’s chat window.
After deliberating for a while, he finally asked: “Yaoyao, I’ll be streaming tonight. Do you want to watch?”
He had never asked her to watch before, nor had he cared whether she had sought out his streams on her own.
But now, he hoped she would see him streaming dressed like this today.
Shen Xingyao had just arrived home when she received the message. A happy smile curled at the corners of her mouth.
Ouch~
Looking that handsome, if she didn’t watch the stream, wouldn’t she be missing out?!
She decisively replied: “Watch! Of course I’ll watch!”
She didn’t even need to ask for the stream link—she could find it with a quick search on a certain social platform.
She immediately went to the streaming page, hit follow first, and waited for him to go live.
But it was still early before 8 p.m. She decided to pack her luggage first, not daring to disturb Pei Yanqiu too much.
But with nothing to do, boredom set in, and her hands seemed to move on their own as she opened the game and logged in.
Hehe~~
Time to relax with a couple of matches first
Shen Xingyao started a Solo Queue with a smile on her face, playing only the little orange hero she had improved quite a bit with yesterday.
Well, the start was… not smooth at all!
Seriously, she hadn’t even left the jungle yet, so how did the bottom lane already manage to die together as if in a tragic romance?
With the bottom lane out of the picture, she had no choice but to shamelessly leech a wave of minions in the mid lane before diving headfirst into the Blue Buff Zone.
Soon, this match was lost thanks to a teammate’s “little lucky bag” feeding spree!
Second match, a crushing defeat… Third match, victory! Fourth match, a heartbreaking loss…
Shen Xingyao swore she only wanted to play a couple of matches to relax—every single game after that was not by her own will!
When Pei Yanqiu’s name flashed on her phone screen, cold sweat broke out on her forehead…