The camera focuses on Yu Zhaohan and Shi Du.

The audience in the live broadcast room could see that Timeless was stunned for half a second, and then immediately hugged Shine back with greater strength. He even swayed with Shine in place, looking childish and adorable.

[Ahhhh you can always trust Shanghai R.H]

[Shine is awesome! Timeless is awesome! All Chinese classes are awesome!]

[I don’t care, today is the finals!]

[Help, the old aunt’s heart can’t stand this kind of stimulation. Promise me R.H. Can you give me the stable happiness of 4:0 in the finals? I really can’t stand 4:3 again]

[Shine is really beautiful. I’m sorry, he’s really beautiful (straight guy here).]

[The beauty goes to hug the stinky little brother! Darn it, Timeless, you’re so lucky.]

[I’ve been a fan of Shine for so many years, this is the first time I saw him take the initiative to hug a teammate. I think he must be as excited as we are.]

[Woo, little brother, be gentle with the hug, my wife might suffocate—why are you swaying, so immature and not stable!]

“Are you a Yuyu or a Shine?” Shi Du smiled in Yu Zhaohan’s ear, “You are so proactive…have you turned into a Yuyu?”

Yu Zhaohan’s voice carried a hint of tearfulness. “No, it’s Shine.”

It was the about-to-collapse Shine, the one who thought he was going to lose and was almost scared to tears, and it was also the Shine who won, excited to the point of transformation.

He defeated Lawman; he led his teammates to defeat the undefeated North American champion.

His boyfriend wouldn’t have his pre-match trash talk thrown back at him, and he could continue being an arrogant younger brother.

Cheese wanted to rush up and hug his captain, only to find that Timeless had already beaten him to it—this couldn’t even be considered beating him to it, it was the captain taking the initiative!

Cheese sighed and turned to hug Stone. “We won! We won!”

The camera moved from the stage to the audience.

Waves of people rose and fell in the audience, and many viewers stood up, holding up Shine’s light boards and posters.

In the front row sat the coaches and substitutes of the two teams. Lawman’s people left with gloomy faces as soon as the match ended, leaving only Tide sitting alone. He looked at Yu Zhaohan and Shi Du hugging each other, his eyes filled with a mix of emotions. No one knew what he was feeling, not even himself.

On the other side, Lu Youshan, holding an oxygen mask, leaned on Old Tan’s shoulder, breathing heavily.

The showdown on seven maps lasted for more than three hours, which was too exciting for this coach whose mentality could explode at every turn. At the final critical moment of Shine 1v4, Lu Youshan could hardly breathe. Poor Old Tan not only has to worry about the situation of the match, but also worries about whether the coach will pass away. A headache within a headache.

Next to him, Jiang Di finally opened the email he received a few hours ago. When he saw “We express our deepest apologies and will announce the results of the investigation on the campus and the official website of the Basketball Association within seven working days,” the 1.9-meter-9 muscular man’s eyes were slightly red.

Although this match was only the semifinal of the winner’s bracket, in terms of the strength of the teams, the strategic maneuvers, the excitement, and the drama, it was an explosive spectacle. It was a classic match that Destination players could add to their favorites and watch repeatedly.

After winning this game, R.H holds the ticket to the upper bracket finals. As long as they win against PPZ, they will secure a place in the finals with an undefeated record. Lawman, on the other hand, fell into the loser’s bracket and would have to win several more matches to make it to the finals.

This wasn’t the finals after all. Being too excited about winning would be undignified. Yu Zhaohan stabilized his emotions in his boyfriend’s arms, and when he looked up again, he had regained his usual composure.

It was just winning against Lawman, something expected.

Yu Zhaohan calmly said, “Let’s go shake hands.”

This was the first time in over a year that Lawman had been “shaken hands with,” and they obviously wanted to finish it quickly. R.H’s boys were not particularly interested in shaking hands with them, just touching fingertips casually to get it over with.

When Umbra faced Shi Du, he threw down an English sentence forcefully, “You guys, see you in the finals.”

Shi Du chuckled, “Get to the finals first before saying that.”

Yu Zhaohan received the MVP for this match. When the official invited him for an interview, he unusually didn’t refuse.

Shi Du asked the staff, “Who is in charge of the interview?”

The staff said it was a female host.

Shi Du: “That’s fine.”

Seeing Shine coming to the interview booth, the audience erupted again, and the cheers almost overturned the roof.

Host: “Congratulations to R.H for defeating Lawman and entering the winner’s bracket final! May I ask, Captain Yu, how are you feeling right now?”

Yu Zhaohan: “Not bad.”

Host: “We saw that in the sixth game, Captain Yu, you blindly sniped the head of the invisible Virus. How did you predict the Virus’s position?”

Yu Zhaohan: “I could only predict that he was nearby; headshot was purely luck.”

Host: “Luck is also a form of strength. In addition, at the critical moment of the final game, Timeless brought out Shine’s famous hero, Black Swan. Was this Captain Yu’s idea?”

Yu Zhaohan: “Yes.”

Host: “Why let an assassin take a sniper for the decisive kill? Captain Yu, aren’t you afraid that he would only hit one out of four shots, or not hit any at all?”

There was a hint of pride in Yu Zhaohan’s eternally cold tone: “I’m not afraid.”

After the mechanism of Black Swan was altered, Shi Du often accompanied him in solo practice for sniping. Influenced by this, coupled with Shi Du’s inherent talent, he was willing to entrust the outcome of the match to him.

“Because he is my disciple.”

The heat in the live broadcast room kept increasing, and the barrage became more and more lively.

[He is my disciple! He is my disciple!]

[When did you teach him, where did you teach him, and with what did you teach him? Did Shine teach only Timeless alone or the entire team?]

[I can’t deceive myself anymore. Shine really treats Timeless differently…]

In the car on the way back to the hotel, Cheese and Stone were surfing the internet, not wanting to miss the rainbow farts from their fans.

“‘Whether human or ghost is showing off, only Cheese is getting beaten.’ ‘Cheese is in prison the whole time,'” Cheese complained indignantly to his phone, “Why are they saying these big truths? My damage taken is almost catching up to Stone!”

Cheese’s advantage was that as long as he was alive, he could grow three or four lines and support every teammate to their heart’s content. However, when facing strong teams like Lawman that habitually targeted support, he couldn’t even keep himself alive, let alone support his teammates.

Yu Zhaohan said, “Lawman indeed targeting supports, but your self-preservation ability needs improvement. When the next training starts, add an extra hour every day. Timeless and I will take turns training you. When you’ve been cut down by strong Cs many times, you’ll know how to survive.”

Cheese: “Huh?”

Shi Du replied to the congratulations sent by Bi An while saying, “Are you happy, Cheese?”

“Shine and Timeless take turns training me?” Cheese looked confused, “How can I, Xu Lanzhi, be so virtuous…”

Stone, seeing a Weibo post [“Stone has improved a lot, and he’s becoming more confident in his gameplay. Although he’s not yet at the level of a top tank like Brother Bi An and Xian, at least he’s no longer R.H’s weak link”], couldn’t help but secretly like it with a secondary account.

“Training? Is training starting?” Upon hearing the keyword, Lu Youshan struggled to sit up, “Help me up, I can still analyze the game!”

“You’d better rest.” Old Tan pressed him back, “The little boss just told me that everyone has worked hard lately. He will give double bonuses, and then give everyone a day off…”

“A day off?!” Lu Youshan couldn’t believe it, “But we have to play against PPZ in a week! Time is extremely tight!”

Everyone: “…”

“It’s not a day away.” Yu Zhaohan said, “The pressure of playing against Lawman was too much. We all need a break.”

Lu Youshan was stunned, “‘We’… Shine, you want to take a break too?”

Lu Youshan seemed surprised that Shine would have a tired day, and nervously said, “Then rest, take a good rest.”

Back at the hotel, the tension that had been building up in everyone’s hearts for days finally eased a bit. However, in two days, they would resume training, and next week they would travel to Berlin, Germany, for the competition. At this moment, rather than celebrating, they needed a quiet and peaceful rest.

In the room, light windbreakers and black short jackets were ruthlessly thrown on the floor. The R.H’s double Cs, wearing matching pink team uniforms, were lounging on the bed, reviewing the game while bantering.

“Shi Du, my headshot rate today has set a new record again.”

“That’s impressive.”

“They said we would definitely lose in the Operations map. Now they see, right?”

“Yeah, they’re fools.”

“Shi Du, please practice long guns too. In the future, let’s play as double Free Agents.”

“Please kiss me nicely first, can you? Then I’ll be wilted.”

“You are withering again, you…”

Yu Zhaohan didn’t say anything—It was Shi Du who left him speechless.

Just as Shi Du was feeling too hot and about to take off his team uniform hoodie, their phones simultaneously vibrated.

[Old Tan: I’ve ordered supper for you. Send one person from each room to collect it. Eat and then sleep.]

Yu Zhaohan blushed slightly, “Ignore him.”

Shi Du remembered that Yu Zhaohan hadn’t eaten much for dinner, so he said, “But I’m a bit hungry.”

Yu Zhaohan was stunned for a moment and asked incomprehensively: “Am I not good-looking enough? Why can you still think about eating when you kissing me?”

Shi Du laughed out loud and said deliberately: “You look good, but eating is also important to me.”

Yu Zhaohan felt his stomach and compromised: “Then you go, I’ll wait for you to come back.”

When Shi Du left, he also picked up the jacket he had tossed on a chair.

He arrived at the hotel lobby, where he saw Cheese sitting on the sofa. Cheese was making a video with Qi Xian, talking endlessly about today’s game. Several pizza boxes were placed beside him.

Shi Du walked towards Cheese: “Why are you here—Brother Xian.”

Qi Xian greeted Shi Du in the video, “Good evening, little brother.”

Cheese explained, “Old Tan went to the front desk to verify some of our extra expenses in the hotel—Stone and I each had a spa treatment a couple of days ago, hehe.”

There were several flavors of pizza. Sitting next to Cheese, Shi Du asked on WeChat what flavor Yu Zhaohan wanted.

“I and the captain should also have quite a few extra expenses.”

Qi Xian smiled knowingly, “How much is quite a few?”

“I don’t know about that,” Shi Du said, “but we ordered room service several times, dry-cleaned our clothes, and had some late-night snacks delivered.”

Qi Xian was slightly surprised: “Is that your extra expense at the hotel?”

Shi Du was confused: “Otherwise?”

“I thought it would be something else.”

Shi Du asked: “What.”

For a moment, Qi Xian couldn’t tell whether his little brother truly didn’t know or was pretending to be innocent. “What do you think it is?”

Shi Du asked, “…?”

It seemed he genuinely didn’t know.

Qi Xian shook his head, “I don’t quite understand you virgins.”

Hearing the word “virgins,” Shi Du instantly understood. He blinked, showing an innocent and pure smile, “The captain and I focus on the spiritual aspect of our relationship, guided by emotions and restrained by etiquette. Brother Xian, don’t think too much.”

Qi Xian laughed, “My apologies for the misunderstanding.”

Cheese blinked, “What are you guys talking about?”

When Shi Du returned to the room, he put down the pizza and went straight to the bed, rummaging through their belongings.

Yu Zhaohan asked, “What are you looking for?”

Probably because this was a double room, some things weren’t placed too conspicuously. Shi Du pulled open the drawer of the bedside table and found what the hotel considered an extra expense.

These things had been next to the bed for so long, yet neither he nor Yu Zhaohan had ever noticed.

Were they blind?

Yu Zhaohan leaned over and looked down to see what was in the drawer: “Ah, this is…”

Shi Du nonchalantly picked up the extra expense, “Do you know what this is?”

“I’m not stupid; of course, I know. These are usually placed on the cashier’s counter at supermarkets and pharmacies. But I’ve never picked one up myself before,” Yu Zhaohan said, “let me see.”

Shi Du tossed the small box to Yu Zhaohan, sounding like someone well-traveled, “There’s nothing interesting about this.”

Yu Zhaohan opened the box, “I know this thing is convenient and hygienic to use. It should be promoted vigorously.” Yu Zhaohan carefully read the instructions, encountering several unfamiliar words but it didn’t hinder his understanding.

“Hmm…I see.” Yu Zhaohan raised his head, “I’ve learned how to use it. Shi Du, do you want to try it? I’ll help you.”

Shi Du was suddenly stunned, his heart pounding wildly.

Even though Yu Zhaohan had thrown countless straight pitches at him, he couldn’t remain calm when catching one.

“How… how do you want to try?”