DSF Chapter 91

The earlier records in Han Mo’s Moments were more childish, but also more adorable.

Yan Yibing couldn’t help but smile with pursed lips as he reached the end.

He reluctantly exited Han Mo’s Moments, murmuring to himself, “If only I had known…”

Han Mo, who was about to go wash the dishes, stopped in his tracks at Yan Yibing’s words, turning back to look at him with a puzzled expression.

Yan Yibing set down Han Mo’s phone and said softly, “If only I had known, on July 12th two years ago, I should have pulled you out of the crowd and dragged you to my room in front of everyone.”

Han Mo squinted his eyes, smiling. “What for?”

Yan Yibing slightly parted his lips, his expression ambiguous as he softly uttered three words.

“underhanded dealing.”

Han Mo’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his eyes darkening slightly as he tightened his grip on the bowl in his hand.

Yan Yibing propped up one leg, wrist resting on his knee, and began to mutter playfully, “You dared to think of the captain like that as soon as you arrived at the training camp. You had quite the courage. If I had known back then, I would have definitely taught you a lesson.”

Han Mo directly placed the bowl back on the coffee table and walked over to Yan Yibing.

Yan Yibing paused slightly, his breath catching, and his bent leg shrinking back slightly. “What are you doing?”

Han Mo approached, reaching out to grab Yan Yibing’s ankle, and sliding his fingertips slightly upward. “Don’t regret it. It’s not too late for education now. What do you need me to do?”

Yan Yibing swallowed nervously, feeling his ankle inexplicably heating up.

He realized he couldn’t outwit Han Mo no matter what, perhaps it was the advantage of age.

Nineteen, indeed a bit impulsive.

As a twenty-five-year-old man, he was much more laid-back.

Yan Yibing whispered, “Make you clean and do laundry, what else?”

Han Mo’s chest trembled slightly, chuckling lightly, his fingers kneading the warm muscles of Yan Yibing’s knee pit. “What kind of underhanded dealing is this? With how much I like Master, if Master had asked me to do something using my mouth, I would have agreed.”

Yan Yibing took a second to react, his face suddenly turning red as he kicked Han Mo lightly. “What nonsense are you talking about!”

Han Mo’s eyelids drooped, his gaze falling on a certain part of Yan Yibing’s body. “Master really doesn’t want to?”

Yan Yibing bit his tongue lightly, scoffing, “Are you that good?”

Han Mo paused for a moment, then said seriously, “Never practiced before.”

Yan Yibing suddenly felt confident, “Then you—”

Han Mo was quick to agree, “So Master should give me the chance to practice. I learn things very quickly.”

Yan Yibing felt that if they continued like this, things would head towards an indecent direction.

He was indeed curious, but he didn’t want to let Han Mo practice such things.

“Quick, go wash the dishes. You haven’t even brushed your teeth yet, and I don’t feel like it.”

Han Mo chuckled softly, “Oh, I see.”

He got up, released Yan Yibing’s ankle, took the bowl again, and headed toward the kitchen.

But Yan Yibing still didn’t know what Han Mo had figured out.

But… there was no need to ask further.

Han Mo walked to the sink, turned on the faucet, squeezed some soap onto a cloth, and skillfully washed the dishes.

Ever since Yan Yibing started coming over frequently, the household items in his house had become more and more abundant.

Originally, he bought this house entirely because of Yan Yibing. If it were just him, thirty or forty square meters would be enough to live in.

He did not grow up wealthy and did not have the habit of extravagant spending.

However, now that he is looking at the increasingly full house, he feels that in terms of living, a bigger house is better.

He had never truly had a life before.

Yan Yibing took advantage of him washing the dishes and muttered behind him, “Don’t forget about the practice matches. How about December 1st? Quite a few holidays are coming up, and I’m afraid everyone will be distracted.”

Han Mo, placing the clean dishes in the drawer, frowned slightly at the mention of this date and turned around.

“There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask for years, but I’ve never dared.”

Yan Yibing raised an eyebrow, “What?”

Han Mo said, “Isn’t December 1st your birthday on your ID card? Was it recorded incorrectly? I’ve never seen you celebrate it.”

If it was recorded incorrectly, there should have been other birthdays within the year.

Han Mo once doubted if he had missed it.

Yan Yibing hesitated for a moment, blinking, “It’s not recorded incorrectly. December 1st is indeed my birthday, but I indeed don’t celebrate it.”

Han Mo: “Why?”

Yan Yibing responded calmly, “I actually have an older sister, but she passed away from congenital heart disease when she was two or three years old. She passed away on my birthday, and my mom almost had a breakdown from depression because of it. Later, when I was born on the same day, she chose to believe in a bit of superstition, thinking that my sister had come back in another form. Her emotions gradually improved, but I still didn’t celebrate my birthday to avoid upsetting my mom. It’s not a big deal, my parents spoil me a lot, I never lacked anything when I was young, and I don’t care much for birthday gifts anyway. I have everything I want.”

Han Mo sighed, “So that’s the story.”

Yan Yibing nodded, “Yeah, if my sister hadn’t been with them for two years, maybe the pain wouldn’t have been so great. But having formed a bond and then losing it, it’s quite hard to accept. When I was young, I looked at her pictures and thought she was my sister. Now when I look again, she was so small, so frail, she had to hold onto the door to walk, just like a little sister. I actually wish I could see what she would have looked like growing up.”

Han Mo said, “She would have been very beautiful.”

Yan Yibing smiled, “Really?”

Han Mo replied, “Because you’re beautiful too, you share the same genes.”

Yan Yibing sighed, “It’s always a bit regretful. So my relationship with my cousin is very good, and my nephew is also someone I’ve seen grow up.”

Han Mo said sensitively, “I’ve been worried about missing your birthday before, but I was afraid to ask directly in case you thought I wasn’t sincere.”

Yan Yibing frowned, “Where’s the need for that? Besides, as you get older, especially in the esports circle, who wants to celebrate birthdays? Celebrating once is one step closer to retirement.”

Han Mo said sensitively, “Don’t retire, I don’t want you to retire.”

Yan Yibing knew Han Mo cared about this, so he quickly reassured him, “I’m still in good shape now, not close to retiring.”

The practice match was scheduled for Yan Yibing’s birthday.

Yan Yibing took the initiative to speak in the group.

【Zero-Yan Yibing: Come on, everyone who can make it, come!】

【CNG-Yu Yan: Tsk, the esports circle is really thriving lately. It’s become normal for Prince and Zero to have practice matches together.】

【Zero-Yan Yibing: Yeah, you, the guy who resells screen recordings at high prices, finally can’t make money anymore.】

【TZS-Ming Lang: Let’s go, it’s been a while since we had a practice match.】

【YH-shina: The tournament is still far away. You guys are amazing, being able to keep practicing like this.】

【TZS-Ming Lang: They’re going to the Global Invitational, I think.】

【YH-shina: Then they should arrange practice matches with European and American teams.】

【Zero-Yan Yibing: It’s not that serious, mainly to see if everyone has regressed recently.】

【CNG-Yu Yan: Spare us, you’re testing the newbies from each team, aren’t you?】

【AXE-Chen Chi: Spare us, you’re testing the newbies from each team, aren’t you?】

【TZS-Ming Lang: Spare us, you’re testing the newbies from each team, aren’t you?】

【Prince Captain’s only spokesperson Xiao Nuo: Haha, including my team? But my team captain hasn’t been practicing day and night recently, and is a little panicked about going home every day.】

【CNG-Yu Yan: Is there a problem?】

【AXE-Chen Chi: What does the girl look like? Can you describe her?】

【Zero-Yan Yibing: …】

【Prince-Han Mo: Not showing.】

【ZLS-Ding Luo: Aww!】

【CNG-Yu Yan: Wife???】

【ZLS-Ding Luo: It’s nothing, just a bit excited since it’s been a long time since the last match.】

This time, both the first and second teams of Prince were present for the practice match.

Xin Chen was currently the core of the second team, while several veterans from the second team had become his support.

Ding Jun had also considered whether this would cause an internal imbalance in the team, but this industry is cruel, and Xin Chen has proven with his strength that he indeed deserves this position.

An Xinghuo felt a bit embarrassed seeing old friends from Team Aurora and had been silent all along.

Before the start of the match, Yan Yibing deliberately picked up his phone and sent a private message to An Xinghuo on WeChat.

“Keep it up.”

An Xinghuo suddenly looked up, glanced nervously in Yan Yibing’s direction, deeply moved.

After joining a new team, and it being such a top-tier team, he must have been somewhat nervous, especially since he had once challenged Yan Yibing.

At this moment, receiving care from the captain, he felt an indescribable warmth in his heart.

He finally understood why Yan Yibing was so popular in the esports circle and why he had been successful for so long.

An Xinghuo took a deep breath, determined to perform well in the practice match and give the captain a chance to see him anew.

The first match was on Sanhok.

Yan Yibing led his team to drop at Pochinki, but luck wasn’t on their side. They ran straight into CNG and AXE.

Although Pochinki was rich in loot, it couldn’t withstand the clash of three strong teams.

Some smaller teams, seeing the large number of players landing at Pochinki, changed their route altogether and drifted towards the farthest wild areas.

Teams like Zero, CNG, and AXE were always the ones others avoided; they never dodged a fight themselves.

As soon as they landed, it was chaos.

Some teams went straight for fistfights, others landed and started shooting, and some had the misfortune of finding guns but being unable to keep them.

In just a minute, the casualties among the three strong teams were severe.

Yan Yibing managed to catch Chen Chi off guard, but before he could change position, he was sniped by Yu Yan.

After intense gunfights, AXE was wiped out completely, leaving only Song Tang from Zero to escape, while CNG had only Yu Yan remaining.

Seeing each other’s names flashing on the screen, they both felt a bit helpless.

In normal tournaments, they would avoid each other’s drop points, but in practice matches, it didn’t matter, and clashes like this were even more exhilarating.

However, the heavy losses suffered by these three teams gave other smaller teams a chance to grow.

Yan Yibing released the keyboard, leaning back in his gaming chair, watching from Song Tang’s perspective.

After watching for a while, a notification suddenly appeared on the screen.

【Prince-since used an AKM assault rifle to knock down Zero-bin】

Cheng Bin was knocked down by Xin Chen.

Yan Yibing knew that their second team had clashed with Prince’s second team.

He wasn’t in the mood to watch from Song Tang’s perspective, so he took off his headphones, stood up, and walked over to An Xinghuo.

Bending down, he leaned on the table with one hand, carefully watching An Xinghuo’s screen.

An Xinghuo sensed Yan Yibing’s proximity and caught a whiff of the snowtop coffee fragrance emanating from him. He couldn’t help but straighten his back, his eyes widening even further.

He knew that Yan Yibing often guided newcomers.

But only those who impressed him would receive long-term guidance.

If they failed to perform satisfactorily several times, Yan Yibing would lose interest in them.

So An Xinghuo was determined to give his all to go over to help Cheng Bin.

Yan Yibing suddenly spoke up, “Wait.”

The training room wasn’t equipped with noise-canceling headphones, so An Xinghuo could hear Yan Yibing’s words.

An Xinghuo’s movement froze.

Cheng Bin was struggling to crawl behind cover, refusing to give up any chance.

But his health bar was depleting rapidly. If An Xinghuo and his teammates didn’t act soon, Cheng Bin would be eliminated.

The enemy hadn’t shot Cheng Bin dead yet, obviously trying to bait for more kills.

However, An Xinghuo was feeling a bit reckless and decided to take a risk.

Yan Yibing furrowed his brow.

An Xinghuo’s current position was actually quite good.

This riverbank line was recognized by everyone as an excellent shooting position, with visibility to the riverbank, the hill, and BC.

But carrying this position required strong enough skills, precise marksmanship, and minimal teammate losses to support each other.

But obviously, the second team didn’t have such strong capabilities.

Given the current circle shrinkage, more and more players would be rushing through the river, leaving them overwhelmed and vulnerable.

Yan Yibing said, “If it were me, there’s a fifty percent chance I could save Cheng Bin, provided we take out Xin Chen from BC.”

An Xinghuo held his breath and licked his dry lips.

He knew Xin Chen might be at BC, but there were too many cover options there. It was impossible to take him out in a short time.

But he also desperately needed the team to remain intact, so he had to take the risk to save Cheng Bin.

Yan Yibing continued, “Cheng Bin is out of options. Your position hasn’t been exposed yet. Switch your gun and snipe him.”

With Yan Yibing’s instructions, An Xinghuo instantly calmed down.

Indeed.

Rather than risking being eliminated in one wave, it was better to grit his teeth and take out Xin Chen.

Since the enemy hadn’t killed Cheng Bin yet, it was evident that they hadn’t discovered the three of them. Otherwise, they would have attacked already.

He wasn’t passive; instead, he had the advantage.

Xin Chen was in BC.

An Xinghuo aimed his pre-aim at BC, trying to locate Xin Chen’s position.

The camera swayed around, and when it slid to a certain point, Yan Yibing’s fingers resting on the table subtly contracted.

An Xinghuo sensed it, so he squinted and spotted a figure behind the wire fence.

The attire of Prince’s second team was somewhat dark, and the wire fence provided excellent camouflage. It was easy to miss if one wasn’t paying attention.

An Xinghuo raised his gun, pursed his lips, and aimed to shoot.

The first shot missed, hitting the wall.

The second shot missed too, hitting the wire frame.

Xin Chen had also reacted; he couldn’t just passively take the hits.

He quickly pinpointed An Xinghuo’s location and engaged in a gunfight from behind cover.

Just as An Xinghuo was about to hide behind a stone, Yan Yibing pressed against the back of his chair, “Move forward! His aim isn’t as good as yours. Why hide?”

An Xinghuo’s spirits surged, and he rushed out.

There was no time for pre-aiming now; it tested the player’s quick-sniping ability. By relying on the sense of the screen’s center, one had to shoot rapidly upon aiming, taking out the opponent.

An Xinghuo fired four shots in quick succession, finally knocking down Xin Chen.

Prince’s teammates weren’t pushovers either, engaging in a shootout with An Xinghuo.

An Xinghuo hopped from cover to cover while continuing to pursue Xin Chen.

Finally, with a sliver of health left, he took down Xin Chen.

He quickly hid behind a tree and began healing himself.

Gunfire echoed continuously behind him, making the tree trunk emit smoke.

Yan Yibing said, “Don’t heal yet. Throw a smoke grenade, head to the reverse slope. They can’t hit you from their blind spot.”

Following Yan Yibing’s advice, An Xinghuo threw out two smoke grenades, ran back along the riverbank line when the smoke was thickest, and crouched behind the reverse slope to heal himself.

This ordeal was finally over.

An Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief.

He realized that with Yan Yibing guiding him from behind, his KD ratio had invisibly increased significantly.

Yan Yibing always made the best choices given the current situation.

Yan Yibing said, “We’re somewhat lucky this time. Both CNG and AXE suffered heavy casualties at Pochinki, so there aren’t many people coming over to our side of the riverbank line now. Otherwise, hiding behind the reverse slope wouldn’t work for you. Different situations call for different approaches. This method might not work in the next match.”

An Xinghuo nodded lightly.

Yan Yibing stood up straight, crossed his arms, and stood behind him, looking satisfied.

At least An Xinghuo was quite smart, with a strong understanding and good execution. He understood Yan Yibing’s instructions immediately and could execute them well.

The sharp edges had been smoothed out, and now he was willing to listen to Yan Yibing.

Without Xin Chen, Prince’s second team wasn’t difficult to deal with.

They couldn’t restrain themselves and rushed out of BC directly, wanting to confront Zero head-on.

In the end, they lost three for two to Zero.

Currently, only An Xinghuo remained from Zero’s second team.

At this point, there were still eleven survivors in the field.

Yan Yibing had a rough idea in his mind.

Without their restraint, Prince’s first team must be having a good time now.

During the third circle, Chen Zefeng and Xiao Nuo from Prince were taken out by Yu Yan.

And Yu Yan, with a sliver of health left, was knocked down by Mo Bei.

Han Mo and Mo Bei ran towards the safe zone.

The circle shrank to BC, and An Xinghuo also had to rush in.

Fortunately, he was close and moved early, smoothly entering a building.

An Xinghuo quickly climbed to the second floor, and faint footsteps sounded downstairs.

He hesitated for a moment.

Just as he was about to engage in a gunfight, Yan Yibing suddenly said, “Wait, wait, wait. Han Mo is on the hill. You’ll expose yourself if you start shooting.”

An Xinghuo was taken aback. “I didn’t see him.”

Yan Yibing replied, “Based on the intel from the previous two rounds, Han Mo is most likely on the hill now. It’s best to aim at the BC roof from the hill, so return to the house.”

An Xinghuo obediently retreated back into the building and descended to the ground floor.

Before he could take a few more steps, he heard gunshots, and shortly after, the person near him was eliminated.

An Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren’t for Yan Yibing’s reminder, by the time he engaged in a fight with that person, the person on the hill could have taken advantage of the situation.

Yan Yibing said, “You’re inside the circle, no need to rush. Han Mo will have to enter the circle sooner or later. There are only a few possible routes for him to enter, so you have the advantage. Just wait for him.”

After a few seconds, Yan Yibing added, “Pick up more grenades. Han Mo’s gun skills are impressive. Don’t engage him in close combat easily. Catch him off guard.”

An Xinghuo nodded, and licked two packs inside the BC. He threw away half of his bullets, dropped two medkits, and stocked up on a total of eight grenades.

Sure enough, as the circle slowly shrank, Han Mo also had to enter the circle.

He and Mo Bei moved towards BC, one in front and one behind, using cover.

Before they could step onto the grass, a grenade exploded nearby.

Han Mo had extremely strong awareness and dodged quickly, but Mo Bei wasn’t so lucky and was directly knocked down by the explosion.

However, the circle shrank too quickly, and the damage was too high. Han Mo couldn’t afford to save him.

A few seconds later, Mo Bei was eliminated by the safe zone.

Han Mo realized that his position might have been exposed. He bit his lip, picked up his M4, and prepared for a gunfight.

But the opponent didn’t show themselves at all and didn’t seem to intend to engage in a shootout with him.

Immediately after, grenades leisurely exploded one by one around him.

Even though Han Mo was adept at dodging, he couldn’t avoid being hit by the fragments.

He barely found cover and took shelter for a few seconds.

Then, he threw a smoke grenade and followed it with a grenade, creating a path for himself into the circle.

He hadn’t actually confirmed An Xinghuo’s position; he just had a feeling. But his combat awareness was much higher than An Xinghuo’s. The grenade happened to explode in An Xinghuo’s direction.

An Xinghuo was startled and quickly dodged, exposing himself.

As long as he moved slightly, Han Mo wouldn’t let him off.

Ten seconds later, Han Mo took down An Xinghuo in a gunfight.

An Xinghuo stomped in frustration and gritted his teeth.

Yan Yibing’s eyes flickered, and he smiled knowingly, then patted An Xinghuo’s shoulder. “It’s okay, you performed well, take your time.”

In such a situation just now, if he were the one playing, Han Mo wouldn’t have been able to enter the circle at all.

But An Xinghuo had already improved a lot, being able to push Han Mo to this extent.

Moreover, Han Mo didn’t have many grenades, but one explosion could reveal An Xinghuo’s position, showing his strong luck.

Prince won the chicken dinner in this round.

Soon, another round started, and AXE won the chicken dinner.

They played eight rounds in one night.

It was almost ten o’clock at night.

Ming Lang’s eyes were sore, ready to log off.

Yan Yibing’s wrist was feeling a bit sore, so he suggested ending the practice match.

After it ended, they inevitably chatted in the group, evaluating the performance of the new players from each team.

【CNG – Yu Yan: An Xinghuo, right? He did pretty well.】

【Prince Team Captain’s sole spokesperson Xiao Nuo: Yeah, much stronger than before. His progress is impressive.】

【Zero – An Xinghuo: No, no, it’s Bing Shen who has been guiding me all along. Thank you, Bing Shen.】

He’s certainly more modest now.

【Prince – Han Mo: Bing Shen guided you to block me at BC?】

Han Mo rarely spoke in the group, and unexpectedly, it was directed at An Xinghuo.

An Xinghuo was also taken aback and replied somewhat uncomfortably —

【Zero – An Xinghuo: Yeah, Bing Shen said you were strong in close combat, and he was sure you’d enter the circle from the hill. He told me to pick up more grenades and avoid engaging in a gunfight with you.】

【Prince – Han Mo: Heh, Bing Shen’s right.】

【Zero – Yan Yibing: …】

【CNG Lu Jianghe: Anyone up for a late-night snack? There’s a lamb restaurant on Binhe Road with amazing food.】

【Zero – Song Tang: Sounds good, let’s go. Captain, are you coming?】

【Prince – Han Mo: Not going.】

Song Tang looked closely, squinting.

【Zero – Song Tang: Who mistook a team member?】

【Zero – Yan Yibing: I’m not going either, going home for a bit.】

【Zero – Song Tang: Okay, sure.】

Yan Yibing packed up some things at the club, grabbed a few wafer cookies from the fridge, and then took a taxi back to the villa community.

Prince Club was closer to the villa community than their club, so when he arrived at Han Mo’s house, Han Mo was already waiting.

Yan Yibing smiled as he took off his slippers and asked, “Why aren’t the lights on?”

Han Mo only had the emergency yellow light on.

It wasn’t much brighter than candlelight, casting a soft halo in the spacious room, creating round shadows on the walls.

Yan Yibing reached out to touch the main light, but Han Mo whispered, “Wait.”

So Yan Yibing didn’t move.

Han Mo stood on the carpet, waving his hand. “Master, come here.”

Yan Yibing dropped his backpack and walked over to Han Mo, teasingly saying, “Really? Are you jealous that I’m guiding An Xinghuo? That’s part of the job, I have to teach him all your weaknesses in the future.”

Han Mo looked at Yan Yibing’s faintly illuminated face and said awkwardly, “I’m a bit jealous, but I’ll endure it.”

Yan Yibing chuckled, “Tsk, jealous little devil.”

Just as he was about to touch Han Mo’s chin to comfort him, Han Mo suddenly bent down and lifted up a small plate.

Soon, Yan Yibing smelled a sweet scent of cream mixed with red bean paste.

Han Mo lightly scooped out a piece with a spoon and fed it to Yan Yibing, saying, ” No exaggerated celebrations, just us in private, happy birthday, baby.”

Yan Yibing opened his mouth in astonishment and ate the small piece of cake.

The cream was soft and fluffy, the cake sweet and fragrant, with a delicate and tasty layer of red bean paste.

He chewed and quickly swallowed.

“When… did you prepare this?” Yan Yibing chuckled, licking the cream from the corner of his lips.

Han Mo: “Today, time was tight, didn’t have time to taste it, is it sweet enough?”

Yan Yibing savored the not very skilled but still delicious and chewy cake texture, “Yeah, but we’ve been playing practice matches all day today, when did you make it?”

Han Mo glanced at him and whispered, “When you were chatting in the group after being eliminated, anyway, found some time to make it.”

Yan Yibing was surprised, “So you were still thinking about the cake while playing practice matches?”

Han Mo fed him another bite, took advantage of Yan Yibing not having completely licked off the cream, leaned in, and took a bite on his lips.

“Otherwise, did you think An Xinghuo’s grenades alone could get to me?”

Yan Yibing winced a bit from his bite, his brows furrowing slightly, as Han Mo licked away the cream from his lips.

He lifted his hand to touch his lips, paused for a few seconds, then leaned in again, hooking Han Mo’s neck, deepening the kiss.

After a moment of entangled lips and teeth, Yan Yibing sighed softly, murmuring, “Thank you, I’m pleasantly surprised.”

Han Mo hugged his waist, in the dim yellow light, his eyelids trembled.

His voice was very low, with a slight breathiness, as he whispered in Yan Yibing’s ear, “I just brushed my teeth, do you want to do some underhanded dealing?”

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Author’s Message:

Yan Yibing: Yes, yes, yes!

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