Sleepy little mushrooms: Only two chapters this week. Sorry about that. But these chapters also pack quite a punch. =)
Inside the private room, Shi Luos chest was heaving.
Yu Sui stared at Shi Luo with complex look in his eyes. He slowly put down the wine glass.
Dont you think this feels like deja vu?
Shi Luos eyes were red, and his voice was unsteady. In those days...when you found out why I gave you breakfast money, were you stung by your conscience?
The night before you sold me to NSN, when you saw that I had finally opened up to you, did you hesitate a little?
After killing Evil 34 times, when you finally found out that it was my new ID, you must have regretted it for a second or two, right?
Shi Luo tried his best to make himself sound light and casual. He tried his best to suppress the sobs that were threatening to escape from his throat. I didnt guess wrong did I? But ...
Back then, werent you pretty good at pretending?
After Shi Luo joined the FS team, he brought up the old matter about the breakfast money. Yu Sui didnt reveal even the tiniest bit of shame but from that day on, he never let Shi Luo go hungry in the morning.
Whats going to happen now? Shi Luo grabbed onto Yu Suis wrists; his eyes full of hatred. Cant we treat this as if you never came back? Cant you pretend that you thought all the other nine glasses were full of alcohol? Obviously nobody else has found out.
No one saw through it ...just pretend you dont know; like you never came back to verify. Is that so hard to do?
Yu Shen ... Shi Luo hated how he couldnt just swallow whole the person in front of him. Everyones already an adult. Hasnt anyone told you? Discretion is the better part of valor?
Then I wont need to be embarrassed, and you wont need to be condemned by your conscience.
Yu Sui looked at Shi Luo for a long time and holding back his emotions, said, Shi Luo, this is different from what you told me before I left.
Whats the matter if it is? So what if I lied? Shi Luos voice trembled. After all, did you keep you word? In the end, didnt you lie too?
Im curious how you can say such words ... Someone like you actually has the nerve to blame others for not keeping their word?
Yu Sui took a deep breath and after a moment he had calmed down. He took back his hands that Shi Luo held. Todays bet doesnt count.
Shi Luos eyes suddenly widened. You ...
About your transfer, Ill talk to your club about it and go through the normal process. Yu Sui looked at Shi Luo. Even if the bet today was real, I wont let you come to my team without any contract fee.
Shi Luo was so angry he laughed. Do you think IAC will let me go? Do you think you can talk them down?
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Yu Sui has resumed his calm state and said, Then thats for me to worry about.
The punch that had been brewing for so many days finally hit cotton. For a moment, Shi Luo didnt know what else to say.
Shi Luo tried his best to hold back the tears so as not to make himself look even more pathetic. After a long time of saying nothing, he said, ... Ill consider the last time Im played by you. You should treat it as if I had never even been here today.
Shi Luo put on up his baseball cap and pulled the brim down low. He picked up his mobile phone from the table then turned around and left.
By the time he had returned to the IAC base, dawn was breaking over the horizon. Shi Luo did not return directly to the base and turned instead to a breakfast place nearby that opened early.
Shi Luo sat at the innermost seat by the window and ordered himself a bowl of wontons.
The steam from the wontons rose up, warming Shi Luos reddened eyes.
Actually, Shi Luo had long let go of that trivial matter about the breakfast money.
At the time, Yu Sui hadnt intended anything malicious and hed only happened upon it by accident. He hadnt meant anything by it but unfortunately brushed against Shi Luos sore spot.
It was just a coincidence.
Whats more, after that, Yu Sui also stood in for him to put forth his resentment regarding breakfast.
Am I the one youre angering? Youre only interfering with yourself!
Shi Luos lips moved but said nothing.
Childish! Ridiculous! Ke Chunjie snapped, When youre an adult and have really matured, youll know how irresponsible your behavior is now! Not to me! It is irresponsible to yourself!
Shi Luo exhaled.
Dont make me say everything, it wont be very nice. Shi Luo narrowed his eyes slightly. You know best just who exactly I harm by dropping out of school, dad ... There are some things that would be better left unsaid. I also dont want to insult grandpa so I think were almost done here.
Ke Chunjie was unable to utter a word from extreme anger.
Shi Luo sneered and stopped talking.
Ke Chunjie looked at Shi Luo with dread. He took a few steps in place, took a deep breath, and slowed his tone. I understand, you still hate me, dont you?
Dad was too busy to take good care of you these years. But look at Ke Hao, did your uncle and aunt take good care of him? Youre much better off than he was. He was sent to study abroad by himself when he wasnt yet an adult.
All these years, hes been taking care of himself. Ke Chunjie whispered softly, But look at your cousin, did he blame your uncle and aunt? The first money he made, he didnt spend a penny on himself. He used all of it to buy gifts for your aunt and uncle. Why dont you take a page from his book?
Shi Luo laughed.
Shi Luo said grimly, Im really sorry, I bought breakfast with the first money I made. I have to feed myself before I buy gifts for you.
Ke Chunjies face was extremely taut. He subconsciously glanced at Yu Sui and whispered, Just when will you stop turning over old accounts?
Never. Shi Luo said faintly, Sorry, I just like to turn over old accounts. Its not me whos embarrassed, so why cant I?
Okay, okay. Ke Chunjie tried his best to make his voice softer. Dad knows that he was wrong. Dad promises that he will never limit any of your spending in the future, okay? I will double your living expenses so that you can have money at any time, alright?
Ke Chunjie took out his mobile phone and glanced at it. Two thousand ... doubled to four thousand. Ill add another one thousand, five thousand, is that enough?
Ke Chunjie couldnt bear to look at the overnight takeaway boxes on the table and whispered. You dont want to eat all the good food the housekeeper makes at home and instead you want to live this kind of life? And even if you play games here, just how much can they pay you?!
Shi Luo paused.
He had joined in a hurry and Yu Sui hadnt talked to him about this yet. He really doesnt know how much it will be.
When Ke Chunjie saw Shi Luo had stopped talking, he said, Dont you understand?
Youre not willing for dad to provide for you, so you insist on coming here to eat takeaway for all your meals, drink this kind beverage made from who knows what, and waste away your potential by making this little bit of money during your best years?!
With a click, on the other side of the training room, Yu Sui took off his headset. Father and son instinctively turned to look.
Im sorry, uncle. Yu Sui smiled. I didnt mean to disturb you and your son. I just heard that youve been curiously asking so I thought Id answer.
The FOG branch of our FS club is quite heartless and faithless. It has never been our custom to provide our players with mental reassurance, so we only have one team and no secondary team, and definitely no substitutes. Shi Luo Xuanshou coming here was unexpected.
Right now, he is nominally my substitute and the very first substitute player weve had in years. So, we had nothing to base his annual salary on, which caused a delay in resolving this issue. But weve arranged something now.
Since hes just a substitute, a tenth of my annual salary should be enough. Right now, we dont have his managers contract, so advertising fees, live signing fees and such are still to be determined.
I can only tell you the basic contract fee... Yu Sui smiled, It should be 3.5 million, equivalent to a bit less than 300,000 monthly salary.
When Ke Chunjie, this outsider to matters regarding e-sports, heard this figure, his face gradually turned green.
Shi Luo resisted and coughed twice.
Yu Sui picked up his headset, By the way, the takeaway on the table is specially delivered by a private food store we often go to, not the kind that can be ordered with a mobile APP. The ingredients are definitely not as good as yours, but they are all flown in on the same day from Japan.
Please rest assured that we wont treat Shi Luo badly.
Yu Sui looked at Shi Luo. Also, those limited-edition keycaps are Puppys. Theyre more than four thousand each. You can play with them but dont lose them.
Yu Sui put on his headphones and continued playing games.
Shi Luo, holding the five-figure keycaps in his hand, looked up at Ke Chunjie. You...how much were you saying my monthly allowance would be?