Yan Yibing’s heavy heart sank.
He tossed his phone aside, patted his chest, arched his back, and buried himself under the soft blanket.
Although he didn’t often stay at home, his parents knew about his dust allergy. Even a bit of dust could make his throat uncomfortable. Therefore, his room was always cleaned promptly, and the sheets were changed weekly.
Returning home always brought him comfort.
Han Mo, on the other hand, probably couldn’t receive comfort from his parents anymore.
Yan Yibing, still wide awake under the blanket, saw that the sky was already dawn and it was time for him to sleep.
But he couldn’t sleep.
For the first time, he began to reflect on whether blocking Han Mo was too much.
Even if Han Mo left the team, and they couldn’t be teammates anymore, at least they could still… at least they could still be online friends.
However, without thinking, he blacklisted all of Han Mo’s contact information in one go. Back then, he was disappointed and angry, genuinely not wanting to contact Han Mo.
Because of this, even in the professional players’ group, Han Mo rarely spoke. Xiao Nuo often acted as his spokesperson, jokingly calling himself Captain Han Mo’s official spokesperson.
Han Mo’s efforts made the blockade even more impenetrable.
Thinking about it now, he was quite ruthless back then. No wonder his mom thought he lacked empathy.
Yan Yibing felt somewhat persuaded by his mom’s viewpoint.
Did he cherish Han Mo?
Certainly, he did.
Han Mo was a rare esports genius, the only heir in his mind, a gift he wanted to leave for Zero, and the most carefully taught disciple.
Moreover, Han Mo had been so good to him. No one had treated him like that, not even his parents had been as considerate as Han Mo.
When the text message failed to send, showing an error, Yan Yibing, besides letting out a sigh of relief, unexpectedly felt a trace of loss in his heart.
Because he knew it would be difficult for him to summon the courage to send those three words to Han Mo again.
Although he often acted nonchalant, he actually cared a lot about his image.
If Han Mo knew he felt guilty, he would definitely mock him mercilessly.
Yan Yibing stayed in the blanket for a long time. The air was thin, his breathing became more rapid, and he started sweating. He felt the beads of sweat sliding down his back.
He had to get out, but he was too lazy to do so.
Yan Yibing extended one hand from the blanket, feeling around, and found his phone. He pulled it into the blanket.
When the faint blue light lit up, his eyes were briefly stimulated.
He had a slight degree of myopia, less than one hundred degrees. Since it didn’t affect his daily life, he didn’t need to wear glasses, but his eyes were more sensitive than before.
As the light stimulated, his eyes moistened, tears glistening.
He removed Han Mo’s phone number from the blacklist.
However, it didn’t mean much. Han Mo must have blocked him as well.
Or, perhaps, Han Mo had already changed his phone number, and on the other side, he was just an ordinary person.
However, in his impulsiveness, Yan Yibing wanted to try.
He didn’t dare to send those three words, so he casually wrote a paragraph from an advertisement he had heard on the street. This advertisement played daily on his way to the base, repeatedly, creating a deep memory for Yan Yibing.
Just in case, the other side might think he got hacked.
He clicked send.
【Good news, good news! Longcheng Women and Children’s Hospital is offering a 90% discount on painless abortion procedures. Originally priced at 8888, now only 888! Don’t miss this opportunity; it won’t come again. What are you waiting for? Quickly bring your loved one to give it a try!】
A sense of familiarity from street pole advertisements.
A few seconds later.
The text message interface showed “sent successfully.”
Did Han Mo not block him?
Yan Yibing held his breath.
Well.
He must have changed his number.
When players moved to a new team, they usually updated their contact lists, and with the recent transition from 4G to 5G, fierce competition among the three major carriers led to the introduction of various packages. Changing numbers was quite normal.
Yan Yibing completely relaxed.
He lay peacefully on his pillow, pondered for a moment, and finally fell asleep.
He slept until noon, until the outside music hum woke him up.
Yan Yibing lazily got out of bed, rubbed his sore eyes, and pushed open the bedroom door.
The music played with a melodious and graceful sound, very sentimental.
He stood upstairs and looked down.
His mom was practicing yoga in the living room. The TV showed an instructor doing a pose, and his mom followed suit.
The current pose was quite tricky. His mom stood on one leg on the yoga mat, trying hard to bend the other leg behind her head.
With a click, he heard his mom let out a deep sigh, “Refreshing.”
Yan Yibing: “…”
He shifted his gaze from his mom’s bizarre posture, gradually lowering it until it landed on the sky-blue yoga mat.
The yoga mat was connected to the TV, with sensors that could assess the correctness of the poses.
Yan Yibing muttered, “You’re still using this thing?”
The yoga mat was a gift from Han Mo during his first visit to Yan Yibing’s home.
He thought it had long been relegated to the basement.
Taking a deep breath, Mama Yan clasped her hands together and raised them above her head, gently saying, “Otherwise, should I leave it for you to use?”
Yan Yibing was taken aback and whispered, “Why didn’t I see you using this before?”
Mama Yan put her hands down and stepped off the yoga mat, tiptoeing to the TV. She turned it off, then turned back to Yan Yibing and said, “I practice every morning. Have you ever gotten up in the morning?”
Yan Yibing: “…”
Seems like he hasn’t.
Suddenly, he had a feeling that Han Mo’s presence had never really disappeared from his side.
Yan Yibing muttered, “I’m going back to the base.”
Mama Yan: “Have you reconciled with Han Mo? I saw on the forum that you two cooperated well in the exhibition match. You’re not on the same team, so why are you playing together?”
Explaining too much would be beyond his mom’s comprehension. Yan Yibing vaguely said, “Just an exhibition match, playing around. We can maintain a superficial appearance.”
Mama Yan: “Humph.”
Yan Yibing went back to his room, took a shower, tidied up, skipped lunch, and called a car back to the base.
Actually, coming home last night was to avoid the traces left by Lei Ming temporarily.
After all, having spent two years together in a team, there were still some feelings.
If Lei Ming hadn’t left on his own initiative, Yan Yibing wouldn’t have driven him away.
But it was too late to say anything now.
On the way back, a notification popped up from a shopping app. He frowned and tapped on it.
【Customer Service Xiao Ai: Dear customer, the recipient of the two boxes of bird’s nests you purchased refused delivery. It has been returned to the original sender. We were hoping you could pay the postage, and we will later refund the money to your X-Pay account.】
【Yan Yibing: Refused delivery?】
【Customer Service Xiao Ai: Yes, dear. Do you still want the bird’s nests?】
【Yan Yibing: … Forget it. How much is the postage?】
【Customer Service Xiao Ai: Twenty-five yuan. Please pay in the background.】
Yan Yibing clicked on the product link, and indeed, it showed that the delivery had been refused.
His eyes stung for a moment. He helplessly smiled and paid the twenty-five yuan postage as instructed.
【Yan Yibing: I’ve paid the postage.】
【Customer Service Xiao Ai: We have refunded the money to you. You can check it in your X-Pay account.】
Yan Yibing exited the shopping app and opened X-Pay.
Sure enough, the store had already refunded the money.
But in addition to this, he also saw a [Stranger]’s transfer message.
【Transfer 10000
Go to a better hospital.】
——Han Mo
Author’s Message:
Han Mo: Forget it, go ahead and give birth. I’ll take care of it.
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