Yu Zhaohan said this sentence through some thought.

Initially, he chose to be honest after Shi Du saw through his true intentions. On one hand, he couldn’t really argue back, and on the other hand, he wanted to treat Shi Du as his “base mom.” That way, he could also act spoiled at the base.

But as he acted spoiled, unconsciously, Shi Du became the only Shi Du.

He had a lot of evidence to prove Shi Du’s uniqueness.

His mom called him “baby” in private, and only Shi Du called him his favorite “Yuyu.”

When his fans called him “wife”, he felt nothing, but if Shi Du called him “wife”, his ears would heat up.

He enjoyed hugging and getting close to Shi Du. That wasn’t a big deal; he would do that with other teammates too. However, he would never consider kissing Cheese, nor did he want to be koala hugged by Jiang Di.

Yu Zhaohan could confirm that besides dependence, he also had a male-to-male kind of sentiment towards Shi Du, just like how the little boss feels about his senior colleague.

From all this, it was evident that he wasn’t just his mom’s Yuyu; he was exclusively Shi Du’s Yuyu.

The surprise came so suddenly, but Shi Du still approached Yu Zhaohan’s words with a skeptical attitude. This wasn’t his fault; Yu Zhaohan had trained him to be this way. He always felt that whenever he fell into Yu Zhaohan’s trap, there was always a mood-killing punchline waiting.

However, this time, he waited for a whole minute but didn’t get a follow-up from Yu Zhaohan.

Shi Du asked cautiously, “Do you have anything else to add?”

Yu Zhaohan said, “No.”

Shi Du still couldn’t believe it: “Are you saying that… we’ve established a relationship?”

Yu Zhaohan wasn’t quite sure, “Maybe?”

Even though he was prepared, a sense of anticipation welled up in Shi Du’s heart, “…What am I hoping for?”

Yu Zhaohan said, “Didn’t you say you wanted to earn enough money to buy a house first?”

Half of the tension in Shi Du’s heart eased, “That works too.”

He was still a little young, he had just turned eighteen. In the eyes of many elders, he was no different from an underage kid. If he could become financially independent, have his own house, and come out to Yu Zhaohan’s family with confidence, he could say, ‘Please entrust your son to me.’

Yu Zhaohan asked, “When do you plan to buy it?”

Shi Du roughly has a plan: “After we finish the competition in South Korea, I’ll buy it when we return to China.” With the prize money from winning the competition and his livestream income, he would have enough to fully pay for the house.

They still had over a month left in South Korea.

Yu Zhaohan urged, “You should do it quickly. I’m in a hurry.”

Shi Du remained quiet for a moment, then suddenly lifted the covers and got out of bed. Yu Zhaohan felt the bed sink suddenly as Shi Du pounced onto it, hugging him from outside the covers.

In the darkness, Shi Du’s eyes were very bright: “Are you in a hurry?”

Yu Zhaohan nodded and emphasized: “I’m in a hurry.” He had been struggling with his feelings about being in a same-sex relationship, then with his feelings about Shine’s orientation. After all these ups and downs, he was exhausted. He wanted to resolve this quickly so he could focus wholeheartedly on being the team captain in competitions.

Shi Du’s lips curled up, “Actually, there’s another way to quickly confirm our relationship.”

“What way?” Yu Zhaohan asked, “You want to borrow money from me to buy the house?”

Shi Du automatically ignored the second half of Yu Zhaohan’s sentence, “You say you like me.”

Yu Zhaohan responded, “You like me.”

Shi Du followed Yu Zhaohan’s words and said, “Yes, I like you, do you like me?”

Yu Zhaohan said without hesitation, “I like you.”

It was clearly a certainty and a matter of course, Shi Du still held his breath hopelessly, for fear of any accidents happening again: “Shall we be together?”

Even though it was a sure thing, and everything was in place, Shi Du still nervously held his breath, afraid that some unexpected mishap might occur. “Shall we be together?”

Shi Du’s “together” didn’t refer to being teammates, nor did it refer to being idols and esports players together. It referred to being in a same-sex relationship together, just like the little boss and his wife.

In simpler terms, Shi Du was asking if Yu Zhaohan wanted to be in a same-sex relationship.

Knowing this, Yu Zhaohan still blurted out: “Okay.”

“Okay,” Shi Du snapped his fingers and let out a sigh of relief, “Our relationship is confirmed.”

Yu Zhaohan’s exasperated expression turned puzzled, “Is it really that simple?”

“It’s really that simple,” Shi Du ruffled Yu Zhaohan’s hair, “From now on, you’re my boyfriend.”

Yu Zhaohan remained silent for a moment and then said, “I was originally your wife. Confirming the relationship has downgraded me from being your wife to just a boyfriend. Doesn’t that mean I’m stuck in loneliness now?”

Shi Du smiled and said, “It’s different, wife belongs to everyone, and boyfriend belongs to me alone.”

Shi Du placed his hands on both sides of Yu Zhaohan’s head, leaning down to look at him, “So, boyfriend, do you want to share another kiss?”

Yu Zhaohan wasn’t particularly sleepy, so another kiss wouldn’t hurt. “Sure, but you have to follow my lead. Tilt your head about fifteen degrees to the right.”

“I don’t want to. I want to tilt to the left.”

“Wait a second, I’m not very good at kissing on the bed.”

“Just give it a try. You’ll figure it out.”

……

“Shi Du, I don’t know where to put my hands.”

“Wrap them around my neck.”

“Oh… left hand or right hand?”

“Just imagine the scene of you down there, with one hand around my neck. Doesn’t that look silly? Both hands.”

The next afternoon, the six members of R.H paired up in teams of two for ranked matches on the Korean server. Yu Zhaohan specifically asked for Jiang Di to be his partner, Cheese and Qi Xian were paired up, and Shi Du teamed up with Stone.

On a summer afternoon, the air conditioning hummed softly. Having just finished a satisfying meal, everyone was feeling a bit lazy, hardly saying a word. The training room was filled with only the sound of keyboards and mice.

In the past couple of days, Yu Zhaohan often paired up with Jiang Di during practice and gradually understood why Jiang Di gave him an unusual feeling.

Jiang Di’s training state was as consistent as ever, his gameplay and techniques maintaining his usual style. He was very stable, but because of that stability, he seemed to lack the unique vitality that used to define him.

It seemed like Jiang Di was training just for the sake of training, competing just for the sake of competition, and he was becoming more like a training ground robot. He no longer contemplated the meaning behind each move, causing him to lose his original vitality and impact in the game.

After a round of duo matches ended, Yu Zhaohan glanced at Jiang Di’s expressionless face and thought about finding a time to have a proper conversation with him.

Suddenly, both Cheese and Shi Tou exclaimed, “What the heck!” Lu Youshan quickly walked over, asking, “What’s wrong?”

Shi Du yawned: “It’s okay, it’s just a crash.”

“That’s it?” Cheese was startled, “I finally managed to break into the top fifty on the Korean server with Xianxian, I don’t want to lose points. Timeless, stay away!”

Qi Xian grinned, “We might not necessarily lose. Our little brother’s performance today is pretty mediocre. I’ve seen him yawn three times within ten minutes.”

Shi Du sat up straight and moved his wrists as he heard this, “Even in a mediocre state, I can still crush you guys.”

Yu Zhaohan canceled the double match with Jiang Di and watched the R.H internal match with Lu Youshan. The term “C position” was used because players in this position had the ability to play as main carries in the team. No matter how skilled Cheese and Qi Xian were, if they encountered two subpar C position teammates, they wouldn’t escape the fate of being dominated.

Cheese didn’t know the actual skill level of the two C position players in the team. He chose to believe in his old teammates whom he knew inside and out. Cheese first provided Qi Xian with healing. Qi Xian’s health dropped quickly, but his healing output was also substantial, allowing his ultimate ability to charge up rapidly. If all went as expected, his ultimate might be the first to charge up in the entire game.

“I’m about to have my ultimate!” Cheese bragged, acting as his own informant, “Even if Timeless uses his ultimate to target me, I won’t be afraid.”

“Good,” Shi Du said, “But I’m sorry to say, I’m faster than you.”

Cheese cursed, “You already have your ultimate? Is this the charging speed of a human…”

Without Cheese’s ultimate for defense, Shi Du easily killed the double C on the opposite side, and with a quick jump, he found Cheese’s position. With no way to escape, Cheese reluctantly picked up his sleep dart gun, without much hope.

Two seconds later, Cheese found himself still alive.

“Ahhh, I’ve made Timeless sleep!” Cheese wanted to grab a megaphone and shout, “Captain, look, I’ve made Timeless sleep!”

The ultimate ability of a Ninja doubled his mobility, making it difficult to land a sleep dart. Every support player who managed to sleep a Ninja felt like they had reached the pinnacle of their lives, let alone sleeping someone of Timeless’ caliber.

“I saw it,” Yu Zhaohan coldly corrected Cheese, “Speak more precisely. It’s your sleep dart that hit Timeless.”

Cheese blinked, “What?”

Shi Du lay on the ground, sleeping soundly. Qi Xian’s tank charged into a wall, putting an end to his wicked existence.

Qi Xian laughed, “What happened to little brother? Didn’t sleep well yesterday?”

Shi Du lazily replied, “Yeah, I stayed up pretty late with the captain, reviewing our performance. It was almost an all-nighter.”

It wasn’t that they kissed all night; it was that he couldn’t sleep after the kiss, so he didn’t get much rest that night.

Cheese wondered, “Why would the captain be staying up late with Timeless to review anything? I thought once Timeless left this training room, he only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun.”

Qi Xian asked Yu Zhaohan for confirmation: “Captain, did Timeless really stay late in reviewing with you?”

Yu Zhaohan confidently replied, “Yes.” They were indeed reviewing, so they weren’t lying. “Timeless?”

Shi Du chimed in with a smile, “Captain?”

“Play well,” Yu Zhaohan’s tone was indifferent, “Don’t let me think that the review session from yesterday is affecting your individual performance.”

Shi Du raised an eyebrow.

After his revival, Shi Du first flanked and eliminated Cheese, severing the enemy’s healing supply line. Then he hid in the shadows, silently finishing off the remaining three opponents on their way to regroup and securing a team wipe for Cheese.

“Tell me, Timeless,” Cheese pleaded, “When my sleep dart hit you, were you actually playing seriously?”

Shi Du’s tone was sympathetic, “I was playing seriously.”

Cheese pounded the table in frustration, “Damn it, you don’t look like someone who stayed up all night!”

No matter how unwilling Cheese was, he begrudgingly handed over the points to Shi Du, watching his rank drop out of the top fifty, feeling quite resentful.

“Captain, how about you play a couple of games with me? I really can’t stand this frustration…” Cheese’s voice trailed off, and he stared at Yu Zhaohan’s lips for a while before asking, “Captain, what’s wrong with your lips?”

Yu Zhaohan’s lips had a slight abrasion that wouldn’t be noticeable unless examined closely.

Yu Zhaohan calmly explained, “It’s from last night’s review.”

Cheese looked a bit bewildered, “Can reviewing really cause your lips to get chapped?”

“Of course,” Lu Youshan chimed in, “Every time I review with you guys, my lips end up chapped.”

Shi Du stretched lazily, “Captain, I figured out how to solve the problem we encountered during yesterday’s review. Can we try again tonight?”

Only Yu Zhaohan knew that Shi Du was asking, “Captain, are we going to kiss again tonight?”

Yu Zhaohan maintained his composure, only the tip of his ear twitched slightly, “Sure.”

Tonight, he had to deal with the issue of breathing while they kissed.