When the two came to the birthday party, the players of the national team had already arranged the private rooms with ease. Balloons and streamers were hung on the roof, and the words "Happy Birthday to Coach Jiang" were spelled out with balloons on the background wall.
Jiang Shaoyu's mouth froze when he saw this colorful birthday scene… Isn't it a bit exaggerated?
Seeing Jiang Shaoyu entering the door, everyone shouted in unison, "Happy birthday!"
Jiang Shaoyu felt a little helpless in his heart, and walked quickly to the table.
Pei Feng immediately put the birthday cake on the table, opened the box, lit two candles "2" and "4" for Master, smiled and said, "Master, happy birthday, let's make a wish first."
Jiang Shaoyu never believed in the saying of "birthday wishes", wishes can only be realized by hard work, and wishing is nothing but psychological comfort.
Looking at Pei Feng's gentle eyes, Jiang Shaoyu couldn't refute his face, he closed his eyes and made a wish, and then blew out the candle in one breath.
There was warm applause around, Jiang Shaoyu handed the knife to Pei Feng. "Help me cut it."
Pei Feng was very happy to help Master with his work, took the knife, cut the two-layer cake seriously according to the number of people on the scene, handed a copy to Master, and distributed it to others.
Jiang Shaoyu swept his eyes across the audience and said, "Everyone, sit down, you don't have to train tonight. Take advantage of this birthday dinner and relax."
Everyone took their seats one by one, and the waiter quickly brought the dishes.
Pei Feng picked up a large and exquisitely packaged box and handed it to Jiang Shaoyu. "Master, this is the birthday present we all prepared for you together."
Jiang Shaoyu said, "Thank you. What's inside?"
He started to take it apart, and Pei Feng hurriedly said, "Go back and take it apart."
Jiang Shaoyu had no choice but to give up and put the gift aside.
Lao Lin said with emotion, "This seems to be our first birthday with Brother Yu, right?"
Zhou Yiran smiled and said, "Yes. On his 18th birthday, he just retired after the final and didn't have time to spend it together."
The finals of the S3 season also ended in October. ACE won the championship. Jiang Shaoyu's birthday was coming soon. Several people wanted to celebrate him, but he suddenly retired.
Hua Ran was heartless and asked bluntly, "Why did Coach Jiang retire in the first place?"
This question made the box suddenly silent.
Mo Hantian, Xia Li and others were also curious about the reason for Jiang Shaoyu's retirement back then, and pricked up their ears to listen to Coach Jiang's explanation…
In the end, Jiang Shaoyu simply said, "Personal reasons."
This explanation is the same as saying it or not?
The atmosphere in the room was suddenly awkward, and Hua Ran also realized that he had asked questions that he should not have asked, and hurriedly lowered his head to reduce his presence.
Pei Feng smiled and took the initiative to serve Master's dishes to ease the atmosphere. "Master, try his glutinous rice ribs, it's delicious."
Jiang Shaoyu let out a "hmm" and lowered his head to eat. The others were slightly relieved and continued to focus on the food.
The dishes that Pei Feng ordered were really good, and everyone was very satisfied.
After the meal, Jiang Shaoyu took the initiative to buy the order. He was not interested in singing on KTV, but he also saw that everyone was not having a good time, so he whispered to Pei Feng. "If they want to go out to play, you can organize it, and I will reimburse the expenses."
Pei Feng looked back at everyone. "Do you want to go out to play?"
Hua Ran excitedly suggested, "I know there is a shop nearby, where you can play board games, sing K, and provide self-service supper! My classmate recommended it to me before, but I haven't had a chance to go there. Would you like to try it?"
Xia Li immediately raised her hand in agreement. "Okay! I haven't been out for a long time."
The kid asked, "Board game, can you play Werewolf Kill?"
Hua Ran: "Of course you can!"
Jiang Shaoyu looked at the cheerful appearance of the little guys and said, "Go ahead. It's a holiday tonight, you guys have fun. Xiao Pei leads the team, remember not to drink."
Pei Feng asked softly, "Aren't you going?"
Jiang Shaoyu said, "I won't go. I'm sitting there, and you can't let go."
Pei Feng knew that Master didn't like too noisy occasions, so he didn't force it.
Jiang Shaoyu and Lao Chang, Sister Yu and other staff returned to the national team base, while Pei Feng went to the board game shop with the players who wanted to go out to play.
With Xiao Pei leading the team, Jiang Shaoyu was very relieved that nothing would happen to this group of players. During this period of time, there were two practice matches a week, and there was a daily tactical run-in. Everyone was very tired, so he just took the opportunity to let them relax.
After returning to the dormitory, Jiang Shaoyu sat on the sofa in the living room and opened the gift.
——It is a beautifully made souvenir book.
The first page is a group photo of all members of the national team wearing uniforms. Jiang Shaoyu saw his face in the photo as serious as in a meeting, and Pei Feng, who was standing beside him, had a bright smile.
Hua Ran's purple hair is very eye-catching, Shi Xiaobin is a little cute, Mo Hantian's face is pale, staring straight at the camera as if he saw a monster. Xia Li laughed until her mouth cracked, Qin Xueyao seemed a little nervous and her expression was stiff. Shu Chen blushed shyly; Ye Zi and Lao Lin crossed each other's shoulders in a good posture; Zhou Yiran and Liu Shaozhou were smiling and graceful.
Jiang Shaoyu raised his lips slightly as he looked at the "Group Photo of the Sixth National Team" at the top of the photo.
It is also a blessing for these people to get together. Although Jiang Shaoyu usually scolds everyone and is strict with everyone, in fact, everyone is a player he looks up to and admires very much.
Then turn back, the second page is all signatures, everyone signed their names on one page. After that, there are blessings written by the players themselves.
Mo Hantian wrote a confession in dog crawling: "God Wing has always been my idol, I am really honored to be your student in the national team. I will definitely train hard and not let you down! I wish you all the best! Happy birthday, all your dreams come true!"
Shi Xiaobin's handwriting was as neat as print: "Coach Jiang, thank you very much for pulling me out of the quagmire and regaining my confidence. I hope you are happy every day and everything goes well. Happy birthday!"
Hua Ran from the Art Department directly drew a picture. The Q version of Jiang Shaoyu was very cute by him, holding a birthday cake in his hand, wearing a birthday halo on his head, and writing "Happy Birthday" with a colored pen next to him. words.
Ye Qingming painted a leaf and said, "Happy birthday to Brother Yu, I will try to write fewer reviews in the future :)"
Jiang Shaoyu turned back page by page, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.
Each player, with different handwriting and style, is full of blessings to him. This gift is indeed very meaningful, and it is more thoughtful than buying things directly.
Jiang Shaoyu turned to the last page and saw the words written by Pei Feng.
Pei Feng's handwriting is very beautiful, unrestrained and flamboyant, and he also wrote a small composition seriously.
"When I was a teenager, I watched an ACE game, and then I became a fan of God Wing. I made up my mind to become a good sniper like you. I rushed to ACE to apprentice, thank you very much for not disliking me. I, who was suffering in the second year of middle school (chuuni), you were willing to accept me as a disciple and teach me all my money."
"I fell in love with e-sports because of you, and became a professional player because of you. For me, you are Bole, mentor, my idol and role model. You are also the most important person in my life."
"Master, happy birthday. Your apprentice will always love you [Bi Xin]"
Jiang Shaoyu's heart skipped a beat when he saw the end.
Although Pei Feng's words were only about the apprentice's gratitude to the master, inexplicably, the last "love you forever" still made Jiang Shaoyu's heartbeat a little unstable.
Jiang Shaoyu closed the memorial album and put it down. The phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the phone, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Jiang Shaocheng asked in a low voice, "Is the birthday party over? Have you returned to the dormitory? Have you been drinking?"
Jiang Shaoyu wondered, "Why do you suddenly care whether I drink or not?"
Jiang Shaocheng's voice was serious. "You are an Omega, don't drink when you go out, you will suffer if you get drunk."
Jiang Shaoyu thought it was very funny. Brother, after so many years, did you know that I am an Omega today?
This inexplicable concern is very uncomfortable. He raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm the head coach of the national team. Even if they know I'm an Omega, they won't have any disrespectful thoughts on me."
Jiang Shaocheng said coldly, "Really? Including your apprentice?"
Jiang Shaoyu was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Jiang Shaocheng said in a low voice, "He didn't look at me very friendly today, didn't you notice it?"
In fact, Jiang Shaoyu also felt that Xiao Pei had a strong hostility towards his eldest brother. But he didn't know the reason, so he had to explain. "Xiao Pei may be more protective of my shortcomings, thinking that you are here to trouble me."
Jiang Shaocheng said, "It seems that you still lack understanding of Alpha. Is your apprentice really that simple?"
Jiang Shaoyu subconsciously maintained. "Xiao Pei was brought up by me, of course I know him very well. He is pure-hearted and just wants to win the championship. His goal has always been to become a world-class sniper. The hostility is just to protect the master, it is just a misunderstanding, you don't need to think too much."
Jiang Shaocheng: "……"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Jiang Shaoyu wondered, "Why don't you speak?"
Jiang Shaocheng pressed his temple with a headache. "Do you have Omega's consciousness?"
Jiang Shaoyu frowned and said, "I don't think an Omega's coaching is any different from the Alpha."
"I'm not talking about your business ability, but your pheromone will have an impact on Alpha." Jiang Shaocheng frowned, and changed to a more direct statement. "Did you inject the inhibitor you brought back on time? Pei Feng knows you are an Omega?"
This time, Jiang Shaoyu fell silent.
He hasn't taken an inhibitor for several months. In July, Pei Feng gave him a mark. His body seems to have adapted to Pei Feng's pheromones, and it has been stable for the past few months.
But Jiang Shaoyu didn't want to tell his brother about it.
He said casually, "My pheromone is very stable, you don't have to worry. Now I just want to lead the national team and play well in the World Series. I don't want to pay attention to other things, I don't have that energy."
"……Okay." Jiang Shaocheng sighed, "Pay more attention to yourself."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shaocheng frowned and fell into thought.
Maybe Alpha's intuition?
He always felt that the young man's thoughts towards Ah Yu were not that simple.
Why is an Alpha so hostile to another Alpha? Obviously they are strangers and have never met before.
The only reason is Jiang Shaoyu.
An Alpha's territorial awareness is very strong. Pei Feng has included Jiang Shaoyu in his territory, so he will exclude all Alphas who set foot in the territory——in short, a strong possessiveness is at play.
His younger brother is full of competition and training, and he has no self-consciousness of an Omega. He treats Pei Feng as a simple and hard-working little apprentice, he is sure that this apprentice has no "disrespectful" thoughts towards him? He looks like an obedient puppy, maybe one day he will turn into a wolf, and in turn will eat him up?
At this moment, Jiang Shaoyu was sitting on the sofa, holding Jiang Doudou, suddenly a little upset in his mind.
If it wasn't for the reminder from the eldest brother, he almost forgot that he was an Omega, and was marked twice by Pei Feng.
So, Pei Feng's hostility to Big Brother today is because the Alpha is possessive towards the marked O□□ (Omega)? Therefore, he would be unhappy to see other Alphas getting too close to Jiang Shaoyu.
No way? How could Xiao Pei be possessive towards his master?
Jiang Shaoyu did not quite believe this speculation. In his eyes, Xiao Pei has always been a very obedient and hard-working apprentice, and he only respects and worships him.
……is that so?
Jiang Shaoyu was originally very sure.
But now, he was suddenly not so sure.
Does Pei Feng care and take care of him more than ordinary master and apprentice?
The last time Jiang Shaoyu asked him to help with the injection, he put down the syringe and simply marked Jiang Shaoyu, because the injection would have side effects. During the competition in Japan, he went to order meals specially, and ordered Jiang Shaoyu's favorite dish; he always used an excuse to buy canned food for Jiang Doudou and came to Jiang Shaoyu's room to chat.
After he got the bonus, Pei Feng checked the information overnight to choose a wealth management product, took him to the bank to go through the formalities, and helped him arrange everything by himself.
He won't say the blessing at zero o'clock on the birthday. This souvenir book gift is very much in Jiang Shaoyu's mind. It is estimated that Pei Feng organized everyone to make it together.
Xiao Pei was really considerate to him.
Jiang Shaoyu held down his temple with a headache. He has always disliked people with complicated minds. His principle of dealing with things is to speak up when encountering problems, find ways to deal with them, and solve them, instead of hiding them in his heart.
Pei Feng is his general, the captain of the national team, and the most important commander of the World Series. He must not lose the chain.
He hoped that they could treat each other frankly and not hide everything in their hearts.
Why don't he try Xiao Pei's true thoughts?
If Xiao Pei is really in a tangled mood, he can do some counseling in advance as a master to avoid problems during the World Championship.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shaoyu picked up his mobile phone and sent a message to Pei Feng. "After you come back, find me in the dormitory and tell you something."