CH 64

Posted on May 12, 2023 by ry

“Let’s congratulate the anchor team for winning the championship, and tonight’s MVP goes to anchor Xie Yao!”

The commentator on stage jokingly used a championship declaration to tease the game, and another person beside him immediately laughed and responded, “So that means we, Praise, have won the championship for the first time but didn’t get the MVP.”

“Hahaha, can this also be considered a unique moment in history?”

“Not bad, not bad. Of course, the runner-up, SUS, also performed brilliantly, so let’s give them some encouragement!”

Laughter and applause erupted from the audience, as everyone knew that exhibition matches were for fun and not taken too seriously. When the host made jokes, the fans were also amused.

On the competition stage, Xie Yao still held the phone used in the game, and the screen was frozen on the moment of victory. He closed his eyes and calmed down his overly fast heartbeat.

This was the most exhilarating game he had played in the past few years, with both the opponents and his teammate, Jiang Song, being top players.

Even though the other side didn’t use their full strength, Xie Yao felt like his lifelong wish had been fulfilled, and he was extremely pleased.

“Congratulations, MVP.”

Jiang Song stood up, reached out his hand, and patted Xie Yao’s head, his five fingers sinking into the soft hair and rubbing it, teasing him with a smile.

Xie Yao gritted his teeth, moved his head to shake off the hand, put down the phone, and stood up with the others, whispering, “Can so many people… not touch my head like that?”

It was a bit embarrassing.

Just winning the “championship” burdened him with the image of a child’s idol. It was too shameful to have his head rubbed in front of so many people.

Did they think of him as a little kid?

Jiang Song stifled a laugh and put his arm around Xie Yao’s shoulder, compromising, “Okay, okay, my bad. I won’t touch your head in front of others again.”

The three anchors who had just finished the game with them, especially a certain marksman who had been warned by Jiang Song multiple times, watched their words and actions, afraid to even breathe loudly.

My goodness, is it so blatant to be homosexual these days? Is this something they can listen to?

Scary!

The SUS team members who walked to the backstage have been waiting at the door for half an hour. When they saw Jiang Song and Xie Yao, they swarmed over and talked with a smile.

Originally, the three hosts wanted to get closer to the SUS team, but after standing there for a few minutes without being able to say anything, they could only leave feeling embarrassed.

After winning the championship, SUS had already conducted a post-match interview. At that time, the host invited Jiang Song to come over, but he refused, citing his retirement.

After the performance match ended, the organizers obviously didn’t give up on Jiang Song as a topic of interest, so they sent a host to invite him.

The host was a young woman who was very pretty and had a gentle smile. She seemed to have a good temperament that was difficult to refuse, no wonder she was called in as a spokesperson.

She didn’t immediately focus on the topic at hand. She took a look at Xie Yao next to Jiang Song and greeted him with a smile.

“So, this is Xie Yao, who wowed the audience with his skills in the competition? During the match, I only noticed your operations, I didn’t expect you to be so handsome in person.”

Xie Yao felt a bit embarrassed but maintained his composure and simply said thank you in response.

The host didn’t feel snubbed and chatted with Xie Yao for a couple of minutes before turning the conversation to Jiang Song.

“Speaking of which, when Praise retired, your fans were worried about your future. Who would have thought that you would come back as a big shot with the SUS team?”

The host’s eyes lit up. “I heard that the owner of the SUS team and the behind-the-scenes boss of the recently emerging Cat’s Claw TV are both you?”

Jiang Song didn’t mind talking about this. In fact, his own reputation was beneficial to the development of the company, so he admitted it.

“Yes, it’s me. I had some assets at home before retiring, and after buying SUS, I founded Cat’s Claw.”

“Wow.” The host exclaimed. “So this is the legendary ‘if you don’t play games well, you have to go home and inherit the family fortune’?”

Jiang Song raised his eyebrows, neither confirming nor denying it.

“Recently, I’ve also noticed that Cat’s Claw has signed Xie Yao as a regular host for the platform. I didn’t expect the two of you to have such a good relationship in private.”

Jiang Song smiled. “Yes, we have a good relationship.”

He said as he pinched Xie Yao’s shoulder. Xie Yao pursed his lips and his ears turned red.

The host was stunned for a moment and surprised that Jiang Song was actually smiling. Although he was not unfriendly, he always appeared serious in public, which made him look reliable because of his fierce appearance, so he rarely smiled.

The host was surprised in his heart, and then secretly glanced at Xie Yao beside him, thinking to himself: what’s online is probably true, these two are probably together!

“Well then, I wish you both a long and lasting relationship,” the host smiled ambiguously.

Jiang Song unexpectedly glanced at her and didn’t know what he was thinking. He said, “Can you wait for me here for a moment?”

“Hmm? Okay.” Although she didn’t know why, the host still subconsciously agreed.

Jiang Song nodded, pulled Xie Yao to the corner, entered the rest area and closed the door.

Xie Yao was bewildered, facing Jiang Song’s gaze.

“What’s wrong?”

“Although this is a bit sudden,” Jiang Song paused, “but I still want to ask, if I publicly confess to you during the live broadcast, Yao Yao, would you accept it?”

Xie Yao was shocked by the information in this sentence, his fingertips curled up in his palms, and his heartbeat soared in an instant, as if he was in a dream. “You want to go public?”

Xie Yao was a little confused. “Why?”

This was too sudden, almost catching him off guard.

Yesterday, he was still considering whether exposing their relationship would have a negative impact on Jiang Song, but today, the other party took the initiative to propose going public with their relationship?

They had only been together for two or three days…

Jiang Song sighed and touched Xie Yao’s face. “I said it before, going public won’t have any effect on me. At most, a few extreme people will jump and oppose it, but what does that matter? Love is a matter for the two of us.”

Xie Yao opened his mouth, and his heartbeat was too fast, making him nervous.

“Then why now?”

“Because I couldn’t resist it. Although it was a sudden idea, my public thoughts became stronger with each passing second.”

Jiang Song helplessly covered Xie Yao’s eyes, not wanting him to see the embarrassment in his expression while he spoke.

“Yao Yao, when you like someone, you can’t avoid possessiveness and the desire to share. I like you, so I worry that someone will try to take you away. I like you, so I want to show you off to the whole world.”

“Maybe this will be hard for you to believe, but I’m telling you seriously and with certainty that I like you, I love you, to the point where I want to fly overseas and marry you on the first day of our official relationship.”

Xie Yao looked up at him, their eyes meeting as Jiang Song’s intense emotions were evident in his gaze.

“Even though we only met and fell in love within half a year, and it’s only been two days since we started dating?” Xie Yao asked.

Jiang Song replied, “Yes.”

Xie Yao let out a sigh and smiled at him, then hugged Jiang Song tightly, rubbing his face against Jiang Song’s neck. The sweetness in his heart overflowed like thick honey, filling his entire body.

“Then go public,” Xie Yao said.

When the host heard that Jiang Song agreed to the interview, he was shocked. After all, when Jiang Song was still the captain of the sus team, he had always been stubborn and uncompromising on things he believed in. Even though the interview had been rejected earlier, the organizers didn’t have much hope, but now things had taken a sudden turn. The host was excited but also sensed something between the two.

The woman’s intuition made her instruct the staff to follow them closely in case of any unexpected incidents during the preparation backstage. She had a feeling that something extraordinary was going to happen tonight, but she couldn’t explain why.

The post-game interview turned into a personal spotlight for praise. Xie Yao watched as Jiang Song walked onto the stage, and just before he left, Jiang Song turned around and smiled at him, as if to tell him not to worry. Whether or not that was what he meant, Xie Yao’s heart felt slightly relieved.

“It’s been a year since we last saw praise, and he’s still as handsome as ever, haha.”

The host laughed as he started the interview.

Jiang Song nodded towards the camera, smiling as he corrected the host, “I’ve retired for so long, please call me Jiang Song.”

“Okay, Jiang Song,” the host changed his address.

Jiang Song sat in his designated spot, relaxing his limbs, showing no signs of nervousness before making a big announcement.

The host followed the prepared script and asked a few questions before looking at the cards in his hand.

“We have collected some questions from the internet and would like Jiang Song to answer them on behalf of the fans.”

Jiang Song replied, “Sure.”

“That first question is, is it true that if you don’t play games well, you’ll have to go home and inherit the family property?”

“No,” Jiang Song casually refuted. “We do have family property, but it’s not that exaggerated. We’re just wealthy. My father is only fifty years old and far from retirement age.”

Jiang Song continued, “Inheriting the family property is just a joke.”

The host said, “Hmm, the second question is somewhat similar to the first one. A netizen asks, is Cat’s Claw the crown prince’s training before inheriting the throne?”

Jiang Song shook his head and said, “There’s no throne in socialism. Cat’s Claw is a company I created on my own, although it’s still part of the family enterprise. But it can’t be generalized like that.”

The host was about to continue, but Jiang Song was already annoyed with these meaningless topics. “I’ve already answered similar questions. Can we skip the ones that are the same from now on?”

“Sure, but speaking of a side topic, the new rookie anchor who won the MVP of the performance match today, Xie Yao, seems to be the new anchor signed by Cat Claw TV?”

The host smiled and said, “This new talent has a strong momentum. His performance in the exhibition match shocked the audience. He has a bright future ahead. Congratulations to Cat’s Claw for gaining such a talented warrior!”

When Xie Yao was mentioned, Jiang Song’s visible impatience disappeared quickly from his face. “He’s indeed a very capable person.”

The host secretly clicked his tongue, but still smiled gently on the surface and teased, “So, can we ask the big boss what he thinks of this excellent young man?”

Jiang Song paused for a few seconds, then smiled at the camera. “He’s very cute.”