You're Beautiful When You Smile

CHAPTER 131

The next morning, after Tong Yao got up, she found Dubhe was already sitting in the training area across from her room-- -- She didn't notice it since she wasn't paying attention at the time, but now as she carefully thought back, she remembered that under normal conditions, she and Dubhe were usually the first or the second one in the whole base to get up in the morning......They saw each other across the hallway. Tong Yao didn't know whether Dubhe had noticed the guilty conscience on her face when he looked up to glance at her and mumbled: "Morning."Tong Yao took out her cell phone to send a message to her captain-- --

[ZGDX, Smiling: I'm up. You all are still sleeping. Dubhe is up too. I'm going to get some breakfast for him, no objection?"

After sending the message, she put the cell phone in her pocket and went downstairs to take out a bun and a yogurt drink. Then she ran up the stairs and put both the bun and yogurt in front of Dubhe: "For you, Mr. Ultraman dog."Dubhe looked up and used a look that could dissect a person into pieces to glance over Tong Yao's face. Then he obediently picked up the bun-- -- In the game, his teammates suddenly found him standing still in bushes as they were farming, they pinged near him twice then pinged with a question mark. With a piece of bread in his mouth, he typed: [Eat breakfast.]Tong Yao stood behind him watching him play. She pulled out her cell phone again and discovered that her captain who should be sound asleep at this time had replied to her WeChat-- -

-[I want to tie the red thread with you: Not allowed.]

Tong Yao: "......"

[ZGDX, Smiling: Too late. I've already done it.]

[I want to tie the red thread with you: You're already a dead body.]

[ZGDX, Smiling: ............................][I want to tie the red thread with you: I'll take care of you after I wake up.]

Tong Yao put her phone away, keeping a smile on her face. Dubhe already went back to focus on playing his game...... Tong Yao stood behind him trying to say something but hesitated. After a while, she still couldn't bring herself to say anything to him and was ready to get herself out of there. Suddenly, Dubhe started to talk: "You've seen that post?"

Tong Yao: "......Mhm."

Dubhe: "Did you check it this morning?"Tong Yao shook her head and took out the cell phone to check. She found that the post was still on top of Tieba's homepage. Yet when she looked beyond it, all the posts were about Old Cat's famous quote-- -- You may have seen the US president's twitter, but when have you ever seen ZGDX's captain apologize? !

[Bystander A: That man, he would apologize!]

[Bystander B: We don't know yet how many "fuck"s Old Cat had cursed when accepting his captain's apology that day.]

[Bystander C: Reply to B, probably so much that he's gotten all of this month's pay deducted.]

[Bystander D: Poor guy. I can imagine that picture. All the kids on the ZGDX teams probably were frightened to death......6666666 How about our OP? Didn't you shout out that my Cheng Ge wouldn't realize that he had made a mistake? You were jumping up and down so happy yesterday, why haven't you said something today?]

[Bystander E: You don't say. Yesterday when I was watching Old Cat stream, I could feel the madness in his eyes even across from the screen.]

[Ultraman dog: Uhm, those who're licking his boots, I want to throw up.]

Tong Yao: "......"Hundred of comments were all quite emotional about the fact that Lu Sicheng would actually apologize-- --In many fans' minds, he was as perfect as a god.Tong Yao put her phone away again and watched Dubhe play with slightly gathered eyebrows. As she was watching, she finally mustered enough courage to ask: "I thought you couldn't wait for Lu Sicheng to fail so you can take his place? Yesterday, if it wasn't for you who told us about this post, we wouldn't know about it. Why do you want to help him then?"Tong Yao asked all her questions in one breath, but Dubhe ignored her. Tong Yao asked again: "Why, after all?" Dubhe still ignored her, keeping his eyes fixed on his computer screen as if he was completely focused on the game-- -- 

Tong Yao bent over and swiftly used her finger to click the "f" key on Dubhe's keyboard to make his champion flash. His champion suddenly teleported a short distance forward! Dubhe screeched and received a series of question marks from his teammates. He looked up at Tong Yao's face which was delighted at her own prank as if to say: well done, that's what you get for ignoring me-- --The two of them stared at each other childishly for a few seconds. Dubhe then took his eyes away from Tong Yao's face: "No matter what, his hand can probably last till after the spring competition next year. I don't want to take over a minor league team by the time I move up to the A-team after working so hard for it."

Tong Yao: "......"

It sounded like an adequate reason. Tong Yao moved her lips, but Dubhe continued: "I can't stand others trashing the thing that I want but am unable to get yet."

Tong Yao: "?"

Dubhe: "When the team lost to YQCB, weren't you sitting there traumatized?"

Tong Yao: "What?"

It took a few seconds before Tong Yao's brain reacted to what Dubhe had just said. She blushed and stepped back a few steps. It was awkward and her heart was throbbing. 

She forced a smile: "Is it a ZGDX tradition for ADs to flirt with girls to make them happy?"

Dubhe: "?"Dubhe glanced up at Tong Yao as if he was surprised to hear her. He said after a short pause: "I'm saying that I want a good mid-teammate and you happen to be one."

Tong Yao: "................................."Tong Yao took a look at the chair next to her and felt an urge, out of embarrassment, to lift the chair and smash it into Dubhe's head-- -- She made a face towards the back of Dubhe. At that moment, the door to their captain's room opened up on the other side of the hallway. Lu Sicheng walked out with a sleepy face, his hair was messy, with strands of hair sticking out in every which way. He walked briskly straight towards Tong Yao and Dubhe, then stood right before them. Without saying a word, he picked up Tong Yao-- --Tong Yao hadn't realized what had happened and could only hold onto Lu Sicheng's neck with both of her hands. She heard Lu Sicheng speak using his cold and low voice to the only other living person there: "Recycling bulky item."

Without waiting for Dubhe's reaction, Lu Sicheng turned around and walked out carrying Tong Yao with him. He walked back to his room and used his foot to close the door. The door closed with a bang. Little Fatty shook and jumped up, pulling off the eye covers on his face. He was met with the eyes of his team's mid who was being carried by Lu Sicheng. Little Fatty cursed, putting the eye covers back on to lay back down on the bed and pulling his blanket over his head. 

Lu Sicheng put Tong Yao on his bed-- --Tong Yao struggled to sit up-- --Lu Sicheng took off his slippers and got into bed while yawning. He pushed Tong Yao back down and used his big hand to keep Tong Yao's head in place: "Keep me company for a while."

Tong Yao: "......I'm awake."

Lu Sicheng: "So you sent that kind of WeChat to wake me up?"

Lu Sicheng: "Go back to sleep."

Tong Yao: "I can't."

Lu Sicheng: "Then just close your eyes and rest."

Tong Yao: "But I feel like playing games."

"......Playing what games, morning is for sleeping."Lu Sicheng sounded drowsy as he mumbled-- -- But he didn't loosen his hold on Tong Yao's waist. Tong Yao struggled a few times but couldn't free herself. She got a slap on her bottom instead......Then the hand stayed on her bottom, not moving away.

Lu Sicheng: "If you're not sleeping, then we should do something else."He pushed her bottom towards him as he spoke. Tong Yao pushed her hand against Lu Sicheng's chest, but her thigh had touched upon something warm and protruding-- -- As if under an immobilization spell-- --Tong Yao instantly quieted down......She looked up and saw Lu Sicheng, with closed eyes, slightly frowning. There were light dark circles under his eyes......Tong Yao was slightly taken aback. She lifted her hand and used her fingertips to carefully smooth out the creases between his eyebrows. Then she retracted her hand to hug Lu Sicheng's waist. She lowered her head and buried it in his arms......

"Captain."

"......"

"You've suffered."Tong Yao felt the hand on her bottom move a little, then his eyebrows started to slightly knit together again.

"If you talk in such a condescending tone again, I'll bang you till you cry."

"......"

"Sleep."

"......"