Chapter 48

Noticing the implied displeasure in Zhou Lingxing’s words, Su Heng blinked and asked, “Don’t you think Xiaoxin is cute?”

The man raised an eyebrow, his expression growing even gloomier. “Who is Xiaoxin?”

Su Heng shook the photo album in her hand. “The one giving gifts, the jungler from SLZ.”

Zhou Lingxing nodded nonchalantly. “Let’s go, it’s time to go on stage.”

SLZ’s jungler? Fine, he noted it.

Compared to their recent opponents, GI’s opponents during their special training in Korea could be said to be on a whole different level.

The past few matches had been easy and enjoyable. Although today’s opponent was SLZ, they still seemed relaxed.

The only difference from the previous matches was Zhou Lingxing’s exceptionally obvious hostility towards Xiaoxin.

Throughout the entire match, Zhou Lingxing always targeted Xiaoxin whenever they grouped up.

In every team fight, SLZ’s jungler always led the charge.

As a jungler who wasn’t particularly output-oriented, Xiaoxin felt miserable.

What had he done wrong? Why treat him this way?

Wave and Old Yu were also confused; was Brother Ling out of his mind today?

The opposing ADC and mid-laner were right there, yet he charged in to cut off the jungler in the back??

Sun He found it strange too and asked him more than once during the match, “Why are you always targeting the backline Leona?”

Zhou Lingxing could hardly be bothered to lift his eyelids and said, “Leona is very strong in this version; we can’t give her a chance to farm.”

Sun He: ??????

The recently nerfed Leona??? Is she a strong hero in the current version???

Hearing the man’s serious nonsense, Su Heng couldn’t help but chuckle lightly.

This person must be jealous, right?

A little… cute.

Su Heng couldn’t help but think, her smile behind the mask growing wider.

GI won the match without any suspense.

When both teams shook hands, Xiaoxin finally found the opportunity, holding Zhou Lingxing’s hand with a long face and not letting go. “LING God, can you tell me what I did wrong so I can improve?”

Zhou Lingxing casually nodded. “Don’t contact my jungler in the future.”

Xiaoxin was taken aback, and two seconds later, his expression grew even more dejected. “Can you say something I can actually do?”

“This is the only thing you need to do.” Without a moment’s pause, Zhou Lingxing replied.

Xiaoxin puffed up his cheeks, looking stubborn.

And so, the negotiation collapsed.

Zhou Lingxing released Xiaoxin’s hand, coldly stuffed his hands in his pockets, and walked away.

Su Heng hurriedly shook Xiaoxin’s hand with an apologetic smile, then quickly followed Zhou Lingxing backstage.

After a few quick steps, she caught up with Zhou Lingxing and tugged at the hem of his shirt.

Feeling the pull at his side, Zhou Lingxing turned his head slightly.

His face still looked unwell as he glanced at the girl with indifference. “What is it?”

Su Heng was startled by the coldness on his face, her heart racing. Could it be that he was really angry?

Seeing that the girl was slow to respond, Zhou Lingxing’s impatience became more evident, his brows furrowing as he spoke tersely, “Let go.”

Su Heng instinctively released her grip.

The man walked into the lounge without looking back, not even giving her a spare glance.

At this moment, the other players were also coming down from the stage.

Sun He patted Su Heng’s shoulder in confusion. “What are you daydreaming about? Why aren’t you following him?”

Su Heng feigned nonchalance, shaking her head. “Is Wave going for an interview?”

Sun He chuckled lightly. “Yeah, this kid is going to force an extended interview again, it’s become a habit.”

Su Heng was still thinking about Zhou Lingxing’s cold expression when he told her to let go, nodding absently.

“Wow, sister, you have no idea, every time Wave has an interview, we have to wait for him for a long time. So, every time he gets MVP, we just take a nap in the lounge first,” Old Yu chimed in.

After a long time without receiving a response from Su Heng, Old Yu scratched the back of his head. “Sister? What’s wrong with you?”

Su Heng’s thoughts were forcibly pulled back, and she covered it up by shaking her head. “Nothing, just thinking about how Wave manages to talk for so long.”

Old Yu was taken aback for a moment, then he and the nearby Xiaobo burst into laughter, holding their stomachs.

I have to say, using the word ‘talk’ is really brilliant.

By the time Wave returned to the lounge, nearly 20 minutes had passed since the match ended.

Su Heng had also been anxious for almost 20 minutes.

Perhaps it was because she was a bit distracted. When Su Heng boarded the bus, she misstepped, losing her balance and falling backward.

She landed securely in the arms of the man behind her.

Zhou Lingxing swiftly caught her and easily pushed Su Heng back into the bus.

Her heart raced at the unexpected closeness.

Once everyone was on the bus, she secretly glanced at the man next to her and typed on her phone.

“Are you really angry?”

Zhou Lingxing lazily glanced at the suddenly lit screen and casually replied with a “?”

Su Heng pondered for a moment before replying with “??”

…

Zhou Lingxing turned to look at her, a hint of helplessness on his face.

Is this how one comforts someone?

She had no choice but to continue playing dumb: “What are you angry about?”

This time, however, Su Heng didn’t play along: “Stop being angry; you look ugly when you’re angry.”

After reading that, Zhou Lingxing completely abandoned any thoughts of reasoning with her.

He felt he might have gotten himself a fake girlfriend.

Yet, involuntarily, a smile flickered in his eyes, and his brows relaxed a bit.

Just one of her actions or a single sentence was enough to shatter the walls he had built around his heart.

After thinking for a moment, the man’s fingers began to type again.

“Alright, I’m not angry anymore.”

Upon seeing that message, Su Heng’s mood instantly brightened, her brows arched as she sent him a flying kiss emoji.

Zhou Lingxing fell silent for a moment, then slowly put down his phone, leaned closer to Su Heng, and whispered, “The kiss on WeChat doesn’t count; you owe me this one when we get back.”

The girl easily flushed and her heart skipped a beat.

This man might just be trying to get her in trouble.

She could only change the topic and patted the boy sitting in front, saying, “Xiao Ban, I need to go for a follow-up check on Friday. You’ll come and play in the match that day.”

Though a bit puzzled, Xiao Ban obediently nodded.

Didn’t the older sister tell him about this two days ago?

As the girl leaned back into her seat, Zhou Lingxing raised his eyebrows slightly and leaned closer, exhaling near her ear.

“Are you shy?”

Su Heng bit her lip and shot him a cold glance, muttering, “I’m afraid you’ll be shy.”

Zhou Lingxing was taken aback, then moved a bit further away, trembling slightly, unable to suppress his laughter.

This soon attracted the confused gazes of a few people in the front row.

Oh no, Xiao Ban was glaring at them.

What on earth were these two doing?

In front of everyone, they were cramming dog food down each other’s throats while just sitting in a car???

Due to their conversation on the bus, Su Heng rushed back to her room after finishing her live stream, leaving only a message saying, “I’m going to sleep,” and didn’t forget to lock the door.

He always managed to leave her feeling uncontrollably drawn to him; it wasn’t just talk.

Even a simple physical touch made her want to take things to the next level.

Thinking of the not-so-soundproof room, it was best to keep her distance from him.

Zhou Lingxing was still engrossed in his game when he caught a glimpse of Su Heng fleeing the scene, a hint of amusement crossing his eyes.

It seemed that even a single remark from him was enough to fluster someone.

This feeling was surprisingly nice.

*

Because there was a match scheduled on Friday, Su Heng came to the hospital for a follow-up by herself this time.

Before she left, Zhou Lingxing uncharacteristically called a ride for her, handing her a bottle of room-temperature milk while reminding her, “Remember to message me when you arrive, and when you’re done too.” After a pause, he added, “Let me know when you get back to the base.”

Su Heng unusually didn’t snap back at him; she obediently nodded and got into the car.

Just as they were about to depart, Zhou Lingxing knocked on the car window again.

Su Heng rolled down the glass to look at him, “Is there anything else?”

“If that old man talks nonsense, just ignore him,” Zhou Lingxing said, rubbing his nose. “He can be a bit chatty.”

Su Heng nodded as if she understood, “Now I know who you inherited that from.”

After saying this, she waved goodbye to him and told the driver, “Let’s go.”

It wasn’t until the car drove away that Zhou Lingxing slowly figured out the meaning behind Su Heng’s last comment.

Was she complaining that he was chatty???

When Su Heng walked into Zhou Boxiu’s office, she was familiar with the place. Zhou Boxiu was engrossed in writing something.

Hearing the noise, Zhou Boxiu lifted his eyelids and waved to the girl, “Come and sit.”

He already looked like an old acquaintance.

After she sat down, Zhou Boxiu continued writing, scratching his head and doodling, looking extremely troubled.

After waiting for about five minutes, Su Heng couldn’t help but sneak a glance at the paper in his hands.

The A4 sheet was filled with dense numbers and a series of formulas, and even the two remaining blank lines at the bottom were being filled in by Zhou Boxiu.

It looked like… he was solving a problem?

Su Heng didn’t plan to disturb him; she just glanced at Zhou Boxiu, who was concentrating on his calculations, and seeing that he didn’t notice her, she looked on without restraint.

The logic behind the problem-solving was relatively clear, and the calculations were mostly correct, though a bit slow.

As Su Heng continued to observe, she discovered a tiny error in the middle of the paper.

Instinctively, she pointed to the mistake and softly said, “This part is wrong.”

As soon as she spoke, Su Heng felt a bit regretful, thinking she might have been a bit rude.

To her surprise, Zhou Boxiu didn’t seem to mind; he stopped writing and furrowed his brow as he looked at the spot Su Heng was pointing to.

After a moment of silent contemplation, he suddenly realized his mistake, crossed out the incorrect number, and took out a new sheet of paper to start calculating again.

Su Heng felt relieved and continued to watch, occasionally offering a few suggestions while Zhou Boxiu paused, which made it seem quite natural.

When Zhou Boxiu finally set down his fountain pen, he let out a slow sigh of relief and turned to the girl with a bright smile.

“I saw on the basic information you wrote last time that you dropped out of high school? How can you even calculate calculus?”

Su Heng touched her nose, feeling a bit shy under his scrutiny. “I was really interested in programming for a while, so I bought a few calculus books to read.”

Zhou Boxiu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. “You taught yourself?”

“I can’t really say I taught myself,” Su Heng replied, “I did ask others for help online.”

Zhou Boxiu chuckled, growing even more satisfied with the girl’s cleverness and humility, even feeling that the intelligence of his grandson was assured.

However, when he spoke again, his tone turned serious. “Did you forget my request for you to think less?”

Su Heng was taken aback, clearly not expecting the situation to take such a sharp turn and felt momentarily speechless.

Zhou Boxiu took out Su Heng’s medical records from the drawer and asked, “How have you been lately? Are you taking your medicine on time? Have you had any episodes?”

Su Heng sat up straight and replied seriously, “I’ve been taking my medicine on time; I’ve only had one episode in the past month.”

It was that episode that turned your son into a boyfriend, Su Heng thought.