GTRSH chapter 20

He Ci’s car was very clean, with no decorations or ornaments except for a simple-shaped incense burner.

The scent was light, and seemed to be of the herbal type. It smelled very refreshing, so refreshing that it was a little bit unlike He Ci’s style.

After getting in the car, the two of them didn’t continue with the previous conversation. If they kept dwelling on this topic, it’s as if they cared a lot about it and weren’t very relaxed.

But the silence lasted too long and it became a bit stuffy in the quiet carriage. Yu Xinche thought to himself why He Ci didn’t play a song to relieve the tension.

After thinking for a while, he made small talk and pointed at the aromatherapy with his finger: “What’s this scent?”

While driving, He Ci paused a bit before saying, “I guess it smells like tea.”

“If it’s tea, then it’s just the scent of tea, why is there a ‘guess’?”

“I didn’t buy it. I just took it from home and didn’t pay attention to the scent.” He Ci explained.

“Oh.” Yu Xinche nodded thoughtfully.

“Why?”

“It smells nice, but it doesn’t seem like something you would use.”

He Ci took the time to look at him: “What scent would I use?”

“Hmm…” Yu Xinche thought seriously for a while, “Cedar? Or alcohol? Rum, whiskey or something like that, that’s how it’s written in novels.”

He Ci laughed: “Do you know what that smells like?”

“I don’t know.” Yu Xinche also laughed, “I haven’t drank it yet.”

“Then we should have asked them to make a drink. The barista used to be a bartender.”

“Pity.”

The conversation returned to normal, and after a moment He Ci spoke first to break the silence: “There is a mid laner in the league named OUT. When he was a rookie, he tried out for four clubs.”

He Ci said that the first three clubs didn’t like OUT, and the fourth club had little money and wasn’t strong enough, so they bought him because he was cheap.

“As a result, he went there and helped four other players reach the finals. He also won the world championship last year.”

“Tryouts are very important but sometimes it depends a lot on luck and fate. It doesn’t mean anything.”

Yu Xinche didn’t know what to say, so he followed He Ci’s words and made a joke: “Maybe I’m not meant to be with you and TZ.”

He Ci looked at him.

The traffic light was red at that moment. He Ci picked up the phone next to him, looked at it, and quickly put it down. The two of them did not say a word after.

When they were near the school, Yu Xinche asked him to stop at a fork in the road as usual, as it was difficult to reverse through the school’s small gate.

The car stopped, but He Ci didn’t rush to let Yu Xinche go. He looked at Yu Xinche and said, “Not necessarily.”

“En?”

Yu Xinche showed a puzzled look.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean we are not destined to be together.” He Ci said.

“Previously I told you that the official also has a selection channel. The training camp will last for two weeks, and then the results will be ranked. The top five in each lane can participate in a livestream program and be auctioned off to other clubs.”

“I just asked, there is still one spot available.”

The meaning of this was very clear. Yu Xinche thought for a while and asked, “Do you want to recommend me?”

“It’s just a suggestion. This training camp has been held several times before. It has substance and you can learn a lot.” He Ci said calmly, “The tryouts cannot show one’s full strength, but this kind of training camp with a complete process can.”

“If you still want to try, this is one way to go.”

Yu Xinche looked at He Ci. His words were very rational and restrained, and he did not reveal his personal thoughts.

But Yu Xinche wanted to know what He Ci was thinking.

Anyway, the two of them might not have the chance to meet again after this, so he didn’t have too many concerns and tried to test him: “You were looking at your phone just now, are you asking about the training camp’s situation?”

“Yes.”

“Oh.” Still wearing his seatbelt, Yu Xinche didn’t move, but just leaned closer to He Ci and asked him, “So do you want me to go?”

He emphasized the pronunciation of “you”.

He Ci probably seldom saw Yu Xinche being so direct, so he was stunned for a moment before he said, “Yes.”

“On the one hand, I do admire your strength, and your ideas are very consistent with mine. On the other hand, I believe in my judgement of people.”

Yu Xinche was frank, but He Ci was tactful instead.

However, Yu Xinche still understood the hidden meaning of He Ci’s words.

I admire you very much, so I still want to recruit you to play as my support.

I believe I am not wrong in judging people. It is the person who just rejected your tryout who has no vision.

Participating in this selection not only gave He Ci a chance to prove his vision, but also gave Yu Xinche a chance to prove himself.

Yu Xinche was somewhat tempted to agree.

When he came out of the club, he was ready to end this dream, but the unwillingness in his heart could not be calmed down.

He had always been very competitive. He had always been at the top of the exams since he was a child, and he excelled in all extracurricular activities. As long as he wanted to do something well, there was nothing he couldn’t do.

This time he failed completely.

He regretted that he was not well prepared. If he had another chance, he would definitely do better.

But……

“If it’s live streamed, do I have to show my face? Then everyone will know who I am, right?”

“Hmm. Is there anything inconvenient?”

“Not really.” Yu Xinche frowned.

If his parents saw the live broadcast, there would be trouble. They might even intervene…

If he passed the tryout today and signed the contract directly, even if his parents knew about it later, they won’t be able to change anything.

Thinking of this, Yu Xinche sighed.

In the final analysis, it was because he was not strong enough and was not well prepared.

He immersed himself in his own thoughts, weighing them over and over again.

Speaking of the devil, the phone suddenly rang. Yu Xinche picked it up and saw that it was his dad.

He picked up the phone: “Hello.”

“What’s going on with your circle of friends?” His father didn’t even ask a few words, but just started to scold him, “Play less games, and avoid all the things that can ruin your life. School is about to start, so you should be prepared in advance.”

Yu Xinche thought for a while before remembering what was in his circle of friends.

He got a pentakill with his support the day before yesterday, which was very rare in the entire HIT. He was so happy that he posted it.

It had been three days and was about to expire, when his father saw it.

His father saw it and wanted to use it to educate Yu Xinche.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, his father asked, “Why aren’t you talking? What are you doing?”

Yu Xinche blinked and said as calmly as possible: “I didn’t do anything. I’m already reflecting on it.”

Reflecting on it, he was too excited about getting the pentakill and was careless for a moment, and forgot to block his parents.

“Also, I heard from your sister that you were photographed while having dinner with someone? What happened? Why were you photographed out of nowhere? What does that person do?”

Yu Xinche: “?”

His younger sister was the daughter of his father’s new family. The little girl was a bit gossipy and surfs the Internet on 5G every day. She might have come across that post.

The other person who was photographed was sitting next to him. Yu Xinche didn’t want to say this in front of He Ci, and he didn’t want to continue the conversation.

He said, “It’s just a classmate, nothing serious. I have to go to class, so I’ll hang up first.”

After saying that, he hung up without waiting for the other party to respond.

After ending the call, he looked at the call interface in silence for a while, then turned his head and smiled at He Ci: “Then I’ll join the training camp and prove your vision.”

He Ci didn’t expect him to agree so readily: “Would you like to reconsider it?”

“I’ve thought about it.” Yu Xinche still had a smile on his face, “I don’t want to follow the arranged path either.”

He Ci stared at him without saying anything.

He found that Yu Xinche’s mood dropped the moment he received the call.

Although Yu Xinche’s tone on the phone was still polite, He Ci could see his restrained deep breathing, his tightly pursed lips, and the impatience between his brows.

This was the first time He Ci saw him like this, which was considered a very revealing expression of emotion for Yu Xinche.

But Yu Xinche still smiled when talking to him, probably because he didn’t want to be discovered.

He Ci hesitated for two seconds whether to go along with him or not, but finally chose to expose him.

He looked into Yu Xinche’s eyes: “Are you unhappy?”

Yu Xinche was stunned for a moment, and answered him confidently: “I was rejected by you guys less than an hour ago, of course I am unhappy.”

He Ci raised his eyebrows. Since Yu Xinche didn’t want to say it, there was no need to insist on asking.

“Okay. I haven’t received the training camp’s contact information yet. I’ll send it to you when I have it.”

“OK.”

Yu Xinche unbuckled his seat belt and looked back at He Ci before leaving: “Goodbye then.”

He Ci hummed, and seeing a tuft of hair sticking up on Yu Xinche’s head, he subconsciously reached out and wanted to pat him on the head.

But his hand turned halfway, and finally he patted Yu Xinche’s shoulder, curled his lips and smiled at him: “See you then, just wait for me to buy you.”

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