After accompanying the mid laner through several more waves, Lin Anke still showed no intention of returning to the bottom lane.
“An God, the World’s No. 1 Support” stayed alone in the bottom lane to clear the minion waves. Whenever the enemy ADC and support wore him down, he would silently recall to restore his health and mana. Whenever he failed to secure a neutral objective, he would simply retreat beneath his tower and quietly stand there in a daze.
Even when the enemy ADC and support disappeared from vision, he would still ping the mid laner, warning them to be careful.
The barrage viewers were practically clicking their tongues in disbelief:
【Why isn’t Keke going back to bot? Is he planning to teamfight around mid?】
【Neither jungler is there. They probably can’t even start a fight, right?】
【This ADC has such a good temper. He hasn’t even asked everyone to group.】
【Anyone who plays ADC can’t bear to watch this (wipes tears). This must be the first time Keke has ever left an ADC to fend for himself, right? And this kid too, of all the names he could have picked, why did he have to choose this one? Now he’s been abandoned by his support.】
After quite some time, Lin Anke finally left mid and headed downward.
Everyone in the livestream assumed he was finally going back to protect his ADC. Instead, Lin Anke turned around and called the jungler over, invading the enemy’s blue side jungle.
The avatar of “An God, the World’s No. 1 Support” paused for a moment, seemingly wanting to follow them over but the moment he entered the river, he ran straight into the enemy ADC and support duo and was forced all the way back beneath his tower once again.
Lin Anke stayed with the jungler and helped secure the enemy’s blue buff. Just as he was about to turn around and head back toward mid again, the ADC, who had been left to fend for himself for so long, finally typed:
【An God, the World’s No. 1 Support】: Keke, can you come help me break this freeze? I’m getting zoned off the wave.
The moment the message was sent, he was hit by the enemy duo again and his health bar was reduced to almost nothing, making him look truly pitiful.
The barrage was filled with sighs of sympathy.
【This ADC is so obedient and adorable. I’m getting overwhelming maternal instincts just watching him.】
【Obedient my ass. Can you fans stop being so disgusting? He’s just playing the game normally and he still has to put up with your An God putting on an act. A bunch of brain dead fans who think everything is cute.】
【Just wait. There’s no way this guy won’t eventually curse your precious An God out.】
Lin Anke did not hurry down. Instead, he opened the scoreboard and glanced at the gold totals.
After being bullied two versus one for so long, even having the wave frozen against him, his own ADC’s gold was surprisingly not much lower than the enemy ADC’s. The two were almost even.
By now, it was obvious whose smurf account this so called “An God, the World’s No. 1 Support” actually was.
A trace of amusement flashed through Lin Anke’s eyes. Only then did he finally show mercy and head down to help his ADC break the freeze.
With the advantage they had gained from those earlier jungle invasions, they quickly took down the enemy’s bottom outer tower. After clearing another patch of jungle, they prepared to rotate toward mid.
The ADC who had just been left to fend for himself went over and reduced the enemy’s blue buff to a sliver of health, then stopped and stood off to the side.
【An God, the World’s No. 1 Support】: Keke, you take it.
Lin Anke accepted the blue buff without the slightest hint of guilt.
The haters in the livestream collectively fell silent at the sight.
Only his fans were screaming with excitement:
【Who said this ADC was a hater? Look how obedient he is! This is already the second time he’s given Keke blue!】
【Aaaaah, I want a god tier ADC like this too! Where do I have to pray to get one?】
【I suddenly feel like Keke and this “hater bro” actually get along pretty well.】
【Our Keke really became everyone’s favorite after leaving TIG.】
【After leaving his original team, Keke realized that it wasn’t raining outside at all.】
The game ended and Lin Anke’s side won without the slightest suspense.
After leaving the room, he started another game and continued pulling in the next batch of fans.
This time, the fan who got the ADC position was a girl. Before the game had even started, she cautiously said, “Keke, my skills are pretty average. Please don’t abandon me.”
Lin Anke cleared his throat softly and reassured her, “It’s fine. Just play normally and don’t worry.”
The moment his words fell, the user AD796BN sent another Carnival gift in the livestream.
Lin Anke caught sight of the gift animation flashing briefly across the screen. The corners of his lips lifted slightly before he quickly restrained the smile.
The barrage immediately erupted:
【The hater bro is getting angry. Keke, if you keep doing this, you’re going to lose your number one big spender.】
【Poor hater bro. He keeps sending money and even giving you blue buffs and he still can’t win Keke’s heart. Hahahaha.】
After seeing that message, Lin Anke was slightly stunned. The game start sound happened to ring at that exact moment and he lowered his eyes, pulling his attention back to the match.
Because of the mess “An God, the World’s No. 1 Support” had stirred up earlier, the haters in the livestream had quieted down considerably. The fans also quickly forgot about the malicious report, their attention completely absorbed by the game.
Over the course of the evening, Lin Anke played more than a dozen games with his fans. He finally managed to take every single person through a game and only then did he end the livestream.
He took off his headset, only to realize that the seat beside him had been empty the entire time.
The computer was still sitting on the game’s home screen. Lin Anke picked up his phone and opened Duan Chi’s profile.
He paused for two seconds, then exited again.
The next day, Duan Chi returned from home.
It had been his sister in law’s birthday the previous day and Duan Zhuo had called him back to spend some time with the family. There had been nothing particularly important going on.
The moment Panda saw him, he hurried over and asked, “Are we getting our budget soon?”
Duan Chi replied casually, “My brother agreed to it. In a little while, have Finance coordinate with the headquarters.”
Panda was so delighted that he practically grinned from ear to ear. “Okay, okay, okay. Thanks for handling that. Come over and enjoy the air conditioning for a bit.”
Duan Chi glanced around the room. “Where’s An God?”
Panda looked around as well. “He was just here a moment ago. I think he went out to the balcony to take a phone call?”
Duan Chi nodded and subconsciously headed toward the balcony.
He had only just approached the glass door when he vaguely heard Lin Anke’s voice. His tone was much colder than usual.
Duan Chi’s footsteps stopped.
He could roughly guess who was on the other end of the call.
Then, in barely half a second, he abandoned his conscience and walked over without the slightest guilt, leaning slightly against the side of the door.
“…He was the one who reported it himself. He was also the one who said those things in the livestream first. What does any of that have to do with me?”
Xu Sheng’s voice leaked faintly through the phone speaker, carrying that familiar coaxing tone he always used when trying to placate someone. “Can you just listen to me this once? Please? Be good. This time, I’m asking you. Xu Qiao didn’t do it on purpose. He was just a little anxious because he was afraid you’d be deceived. Of course I know you didn’t throw the match. The tournament organizers are investigating this time and all of us have been speaking up for you. Once the official announcement comes out, you’ll naturally be cleared of suspicion. As long as you tell the officials that you don’t want to pursue the matter, none of us will get into trouble. Right?”
Lin Anke: “I didn’t do anything in the first place. Do you really expect me to be grateful to you for this?”
“Do you really have to make such a big deal out of this? Xu Qiao has known us for so many years. For the sake of our past friendship, you should let things go when you can. Anke, be a little more obedient. I’m only doing this for your own good. You’re too stubborn and too withdrawn. This is how people get along with one another, you have to be willing to understand and accommodate each other. Haven’t you noticed that you don’t even have a single friend?”
Duan Chi’s knuckles clenched abruptly.
“Mm and?” There was not the slightest ripple of emotion in Lin Anke’s voice.
“Listen to me. Go tell the tournament organizers that you don’t want to pursue the matter. It wasn’t a big deal to begin with. Once you have some free time in a few days, I’ll take you out for hot pot, all right? Didn’t you say before that you wanted to try that little courtyard hot pot restaurant? It’ll be the perfect reward for our most obedient Anke in the whole world.”
Duan Chi gritted his teeth. He genuinely wanted to get in his car, run that bastard over and make sure he could never speak again. No wonder Lin Anke had reacted like that when he was replaced during the match. Xu Sheng was simply asking to die.
Yet in the very next second, he heard Lin Anke holding his phone, his voice perfectly calm as he said, “Obedient my ass.”
With that, he hung up directly and turned around to walk back.
Duan Chi instantly slipped behind the floor to ceiling curtains beside him and held his breath. Only after Lin Anke’s footsteps had faded into the distance did he slowly relax his tightly clenched fist.
Lin Anke returned to the training room. Panda was holding the new quarterly budget that Finance had just given him and walked in cheerfully. Seeing Lin Anke sitting in front of the computer, he asked, “Where’s Duan Chi?”
Lin Anke looked up, confusion visible in his eyes.
Panda said, “You didn’t see him? He just got back and went looking for you.”
“No.” Lin Anke shook his head.
Panda didn’t think much of it. “Oh, then he probably went back to the dorm. Oh, right, our budget for next quarter has doubled. Is there anything you guys want to buy? The club will reimburse you!”
Jiangnan: “No.”
Danqing: “I’ve got my eye on a pair of sneakers!”
Adam: “I want to get a driver’s license!”
“Get lost, get lost, get lost. If it has nothing to do with the competition, it’s not getting reimbursed.” Panda waved his hand irritably before turning around and asking, “Encore, is there anything you want?”
Lin Anke: “Duan Chi?”
Panda: “?”
…….
Author’s Note:
Panda: “Encore, what do you want? The team will reimburse you.”
Lin Anke: “Your young boss.”
Panda’s inner thoughts: *Oh no. We really can reimburse that one!*
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ChaptersChapter 1 · He was substituted off the fieldChapter 2 · I’ll avenge youChapter 3 · Leaving TIGChapter 4 · Point and shootChapter 5 · Join DGChapter 6 · Live stream collisionChapter 7 · MysteriousChapter 8 · Transfer NoticeChapter 9 · Want the championshipChapter 10 · Galaxy BattleshipChapter 11 · Be my DogChapter 12 · Post match ConflictChapter 13 · ReportedChapter 14 · Weibo CodeChapter 15 · Live Streaming to attract FansChapter 16 · Duan Chi’s horse was exposedChapter 17 · Emotional articlesChapter 18 · Match voice recording