Let Me Sleep a Little Longer [Esports] - Chapter 17

Xiao Hai’s words made Daimao fall into deep thought.

That’s right, besides the former jungler Shen Sinian, every member of GI is a top player in the national server.

Now they’ve just changed the jungler. So far, the new jungler’s performance has been commendable but not exactly top-tier. How could that possibly make the entire GI feel brand new?

The CEO on this side felt the pressure from Xiexie and decided to avoid the enemy, developing slowly on his own.

Xiexie’s avatar would appear on the mini-map from time to time, either farming the jungle or clearing minion waves.

Su Heng also guessed Xiexie’s plan; there was no way he would get his wish.

She casually stole the enemy’s blue buff and whispered, “The next objective is the fire dragon. Xiexie will probably go to the bottom lane to collect the wave. We can’t let him develop so comfortably. Wave, Lao Yu Sun, go to the bottom lane to ambush him. Kill him and then come with me to take the dragon. Zhou Lingxing, keep the Naga occupied.”

Shen Jianian watched Su Heng’s back from the audience, the tension in his heart finally easing.

Sun He’s decision was not wrong, and his words were not in vain.

She was exactly the person they were looking for.

…

…

Thinking this, Shen Jianian took off his headphones, his fingertips tingling.

He handed the headphones to the staff member beside him, then took a cigarette pack out of his suit pocket and stepped outside.

The employee who received the headphones saw him leaving and asked in confusion, “Leaving already? Aren’t you the coach?”

Shen Jianian turned back and smiled confidently, “A match that’s already won, there’s no need to watch it through.”

Apart from the still astonished staff member, no one noticed Shen Jianian’s departure.

The second half of the game went by quickly, and the only voice left in the GI team’s headsets was Su Heng’s, uninterrupted.

Sun He, initiate the team fight.

Use Weapon E, then engage.

Old Yu’s shield is reserved for Han Bing Da.

Snake Woman.

Sun He used his ultimate to disrupt their formation.

Baron

Attack Lee Sin

“Retreat”

Don’t rush, finish destroying the three lane crystals first.

Until the word “Victory” appeared on Su Heng’s screen.

The stage lights began flashing again, and waves of screams erupted from the audience seats.

Su Heng took off her headphones, staring blankly at the screen.

After a long moment, Zhou Lingxing patted her.

“Come on, shake hands.”

Su Heng looked up, gazing at the sea of spectators below the stage, the five players opposite them hanging their heads in defeat from their recent loss, and her teammates standing up one by one beside her with smiles on their faces.

So, this was their world.

No, from this moment on, this place also became her world.

Su Heng struggled to control her unsettled emotions.

She followed behind Zhou Lingxing and shook hands with the five people opposite one by one.

Xiexie looked a bit displeased, tightening his grip on Su Heng’s hand: “I thought GI had hired some big shot, but in the end, it was just an easy win.”

Su Heng’s expression remained unchanged, offering no comment.

It was Zhou Lingxing who spoke up upon hearing this: “Whether he’s impressive or not isn’t for you to say,” the man glanced at the girl, “the teammates are the ones with the most say.”

Unable to utter any more sarcastic remarks, he thanked them, released the stiff hand he was holding with the girl, and simply turned his face away.

After shaking hands, the group returned to their computers to pack up their equipment. Su Heng had no equipment of her own and now appeared to have nothing to do.

As soon as she relaxed, the sleepiness that had just begun to settle in swept over her, causing her eyes to droop.

Zhou Lingxing smiled knowingly at the sight and said softly, “There’s nothing more to do here, you can go wait in the car first.”

Su Heng didn’t resist either; she nodded obediently and was the first to step down from the stage, leaving the room bustling with activity.

The MVP interview after the match was awarded to Sun He.

Upon learning that the interviewee was Sun He, Miya breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried she would have to interview Su Heng, which would definitely not make for a pleasant scene.

Holding the script, Miya put on an official smile for Sun He: “He Shen, your performance in this match was truly spectacular, especially those final team fights where you played a decisive role every time.”

Sun He smiled gently: “Not really, it was mainly because Sleeping commanded well.”

Cheers came from the audience, and Miya found it hard to continue. If she could, she really didn’t want to mention anything related to that woman.

But the chief director here had already raised a sign where the audience couldn’t see. The handwriting on the sign was somewhat messy, clearly written in a hurry—”Ask Sleeping.”

Miya bit her lip: “Sleeping is the jungler and also the commander of the team? I really can’t tell, haha.”

Sun He answered quickly: “Yes, Sleeping’s individual skills are very strong, but this is her first match, so it’s not very obvious yet.”

Seeing that she really couldn’t avoid the topic about Su Heng, Miya gave up: “Not necessarily, after all, she’s a female player, so there will probably be a lot of controversy.”

Sun He glanced over, then looked back at the camera: “Controversy has always existed; it doesn’t increase just because she’s a female player, nor does it decrease because she’s skilled. On the other hand, controversy also shows that everyone is paying attention to us, so thank you all for that.”

Miya felt disdainful inside, thinking it sounded grandiose, and she didn’t see how capable Su Heng really was.

Still, she smiled and asked, “So, He Shen, do you think the current Sleeping is better than the old Shen Sinian?”

Sun He frowned; this question was a bit sharp.

After a moment of thought, he spoke: “Whether it’s Shen Sinian or Sleeping, both are working hard for our team. There is no good or bad here, it’s just that in terms of operation and awareness, Sleeping is indeed slightly better.”

The audience below erupted in a commotion.

Miya, however, smiled sweeter and sweeter: “Alright, thank you He Shen for the interview. Once again, congratulations to GI on their victory.”

When Sun He and the others got into the car, Su Heng had already fallen into a deep sleep, automatically blocking out all external disturbances.

Little did they know that a group of netizens had already exploded in response to Sun He’s words.

The official Weibo account saw a surge in fans’ comments once again:

【Sorry, as someone who watched the entire match, I didn’t see any operation or awareness from Sleeping.】

【Let me tell you a joke, Sleeping’s gameplay still has awareness】

【Winning a not-too-difficult match, the ego is already sky-high, haha】

【Honestly, Sleeping’s gameplay is indeed better than Shen Sinian’s, right?】

【Bro above, didn’t you notice that CEO barely managed her throughout the whole match? She posed no threat to others, and since no one pressured her, of course she performed better than Shen Sinian】

【What are you talking about, Sleeping commanding?? These are all pro teams full of top players, and they let a newly joined female player command right from the start??】

【But if the whole match was really commanded by Sleeping… it’s not hard to understand why Shen praised her like that】

【I don’t know if you noticed, Sleeping left the stage early after the match, is she introverted?】

【Yes!!! I saw that too!!】

[She even wore a mask on stage, it’s basically asking for trouble]

[Honestly, I’m a bit curious about what Sleeping actually looks like]

[Curious +1]

【+2】

【+10086】

Wave scrolled to this point and turned off the phone screen.

But the expression on his face was no longer one of schadenfreude teasing, but a faint anger.

He looked back at Su Heng, who was still sound asleep, and dejectedly slammed his phone into his bag.

She really can stay calm.

The bus wasn’t going fast, but it still arrived at the base in less than half an hour. The few of them exchanged glances as they looked at the peacefully sleeping girl, facing a dilemma.

Sun He glanced around, finally resting his gaze on the chubby guy who was trying to curl up to reduce his presence. “Old Yu,” he stroked his chin, “tell her to go back to her room and sleep.”

Old Fish jolted, almost rolling off his seat, his face full of disbelief: “I-I-I, what did I call? Didn’t you say waking her up was dangerous?”

The dangerous one is her, not you,” Zhou Lingxing chuckled lightly. “Alright, you guys go back and rest first.

Saying that, the man patted the nonexistent dust off his pants, “I’ll wait for her to wake up.”

Sun He and Zhou Lingxing nodded, then said to Wave and Old Fish, “Let’s go, we’ll have a review meeting first.”

Wave looked sullen: “They don’t need to hold a review meeting?”

Sun He raised an eyebrow: “The biggest decisive mistake today was made by you and Lao Yu. Whether they come or not doesn’t matter.”

The two of them wilted, eventually getting out of the car with their heads hanging low. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought they had lost a battle.

The car fell silent, and Zhou Lingxing looked at Su Heng.

Sunlight filtered through the window, casting light on the girl’s hair tips, eyebrows, and the bridge of her nose. The shadows in the darker areas made her features appear more three-dimensional, and her long, glossy black hair made her skin look exceptionally fair.

Her breathing was steady, calm, and peaceful.

By the time Zhou Lingxing came to his senses, he had already moved to stand beside Su Heng. He felt inexplicably restless and decided to sit down.

The moment he sat down, he regretted it.

The bus wasn’t small, but the space between the two rows of seats was too tight for Zhou Lingxing to stretch his legs, so he always chose the single seat in the first row.

Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly felt weight on his shoulder.

The man looked at her profile, and Su Heng actually leaned her head over less than two seconds after he sat down.

There was still a faint scent of shampoo lingering in her hair.

In April, the weather suddenly became a bit sultry.

Zhou Lingxing hesitated for three seconds before finally giving in.

Slowly pulling out his phone, he curled up his legs and sat down.

He sat there until the sun went down.

Until finally, Zhou Lingxing also slowly fell asleep.

It was past eight in the evening when Su Heng finally woke up leisurely.

She slowly straightened up, feeling a slight soreness and stiffness in her neck.

Zhou Lingxing was not a deep sleeper to begin with; he woke up the moment Su Heng made a sound.

He looked at Su Heng, whose eyes were still clouded with sleep, and rubbed his neck leisurely, “Awake?”

Su Heng was startled by the sudden deep male voice beside her. She looked up and saw Zhou Lingxing next to her, his face full of fatigue.

Why are you here? Where are they?

Her voice was hoarse at this moment, not unpleasant to hear, and even somewhat sexy.