章 62: CHAPTER 62
In the end, Tong Yao got in Lu Sicheng's car. The same car that he had claimed he had just washed and didn't want to drive out to the street. They drove across half the city to finally reach the restaurant which Little Fatty had requested. They ordered 35 pounds of crayfish. Tong Yao could see the owner's face change and was just about ready to call the police.
They quickly explained that it was a takeout order for a large group.
As they were waiting for their large order, Tong Yao looked down at her cell phone though there wasn't much expression on her face, she was actually chatting with her good friend about some earth-shattering news-- --
[ZGDX, smiling: Ah, it seems that I do like that electricity pole a little bit. : ) ]
[Ah Mao's mom: Tsk, tsk, tsk. I told you not to jinx yourself, that you wouldn't fall in love with a professional player. Talk like that always comes back and slaps you in the face…...What do you do now? Where's that trouble making woman?]
[ZGDX, smiling: She has been driven away.]
[Ah Mao's mom: Then how about you?]
[ZGDX, smiling: I don't know. On the way to be driven away?]
[Ah Mao's mom: Be serious.]
[ZGDX, smiling: After he said in public that he'll only be together with someone who plays games better than him, he and I played a 1v1 match together. He invited me and I won-- --To most of the fans who had watched the match, or as a plot in any romance novel, it seems that Lu Sicheng lost on purpose. But I could feel it at the time that he was playing seriously and very much wanted to win. I won simply because I'm more familiar with the terrain and minion lane at mid, that's all.]
[ZGDX, smiling: So I don't think he's put much thought into it. Besides, we're teammates, if I were to do anything hastily and got turned down, how could we be playing together in the future...]
[ZGDX, smiling: I panic whenever I think about it. I'd rather prepare myself for the competition than to think about something I can't be sure of the outcome-- --It would be very humiliating if he rejects me. Furthermore, I don't want others to think that I play professionally just for fame or to get a man…...It's rare to have girls play professionally, if anything happens, it'll just stereotype all girls…...It would be ugly.]
[Ah Mao's mom: …...I'm starting to sympathize with you, so many things to be concerned about. I didn't expect you would grow up one day, come, let me pat your head. It seems that a normal fan would have a better position to show initiative than you, a fan can at least call him hubby publicly.]
[ZGDX, smiling: Ur.]
[Ah Mao's mom: Where are you now? Are you standing next to the Huangpu River and ready to jump in?]
[ZGDX, smiling: The one who lost this morning has to buy a late night meal for everyone. I'm outside buying crayfish right now with him.]
[Ah Mao's mom: 'rolls eyes']
[ZGDX, smiling: What should I do now?]
[Ah Mao's mom: You've analyze the situation very well yourself. Don't move too fast. If the man has thought about it, he won't just keep it hidden for long. If he didn't do anything, then you're the one who's put too much thought into it.]
Tong Yao gave an audible "oh" towards the phone screen. Lu Sicheng who was looking at the news on his cell phone looked up at her and asked in a low voice: "What are you murmuring towards your cell phone?"
Tong Yao put away her phone and was about to answer when the first batch of crayfish was brought out. Lu Sicheng didn't wait for her answer and walked up to the counter to pay for it-- --Tong Yao stayed put and watched him to go up to the register. A short while later, Lu Sicheng turned to take a look at her after exchanging some words with the owner behind the register. He quickly turned back after a short pause, the corners of his lips curved up a little into a restrained smile.
The view of his face from the side looked really nice.
Tong Yao lowered her head, using the sleeve to wipe the finger smudges on her phone screen while her brain went blank.
The conversation between the owner and Lu Sicheng which Tong Yao didn't hear actually went like this-- --
The owner: "You're buying so much crayfish. Are you throwing a party at home with your girlfriend?"
Lu Sicheng: "She's not my girlfriend, just a teammate."
He replied instinctively. But afterwards, when he handed his bank card over, he paused and turned to take a look at the person sitting behind. Tong Yao was sitting at the table right behind him, with both knees bent down to put her feet on the stretcher under the chair. She was looking at him eagerly with bright pupils, just like a quiet, furry puppy waiting for its owner.
Lu Sicheng: "..."
When both of their eyes met, Tong Yao was the first one to move her eyes away.
"Nonsense. Look at the way she's looking at you; it's how a girl looks at her boyfriend or husband. I've been in this business long enough to tell the difference..." The owner smilingly said: "The girl seems to like you a lot."
"..."
"Don't hurt her feelings even if you don't like her."
Lu Sicheng took the receipt from the owner and mumbled, "en." Then he smiled and signed his name at the bottom of the slip.
Afterwards, he went back to the table and sat down next to Tong Yao again.
Tong Yao: "What were you talking about with the owner with such a sweet smile?"
Lu Sicheng: "Is there something wrong with your eyes?"
Tong Yao: "Did the owner give you a discount?"
Lu Sicheng: "No."
Tong Yao: "Then what exactly could he say that make you smile so sweet and happy?"
Lu Sicheng: "The owner said that you were looking at me like a girl mesmerized by her boyfriend."
Tong Yao: "................"
Tong Yao: "Bullshit! The owner wouldn't say such silly things."
She could only discredit the owner's words.
Yet, she couldn't deny her own actions.
Lu Sicheng just smiled without a retort. He simply let Tong Yao think he was just making it all up. While waiting for the second batch, Lu Sicheng continued to watch the news and read forums on his phone-- --Tong Yao took a glance and discovered that he actually read all those forums, like Tieba. In other words, he was fully aware of all the latest gossip. He just never talked about it.
All the things that had happened lately including his blind date, their 1v1 this morning, and fans suggesting the most proper date to get a marriage certificate…...When she thought about all these, Tong Yao felt her face starting to burn again. With one hand supporting her head, she turned to look the other way-- --
Within the next 35 minutes, while they were waiting for the crayfish to cook, they hardly exchanged any words.
After all the orders of crayfish were brought to the front, they counted to make sure they had all the orders, then picked up all the bags-- --Lu Sicheng carried the majority of the bags while Tong Yao only had a few in her hands. They walked out of the restaurant. After some distance, Tong Yao was already sweating all over: "Why exactly can't we order delivery?"
"This restaurant doesn't deliver that far away." Lu Sicheng said while putting down the bags he was carrying: "Let's take a rest."
Tong Yao was going to say that she could still handle it. But as she turned her head, she noticed that Lu Sicheng was rubbing his wrist. Tong Yao slightly paused in surprise, then rushed over. She dropped down the bags in her hands to check Lu Sicheng's wrists: "What happened? Your hands hurt? Did you hurt your wrists?"
"...I've been playing professionally for so long, mostly as the AD carry. Isn't it normal to have some occupational injuries?" Lu Sicheng calmly said, but he didn't yank Tong Yao's hand away. "It's only the strain from intensive training from creep farming. As long as I don't do any heavy lifting-- --"
Before Lu Sicheng finished talking, Tong Yao bent down to carry all the heavy bags that Lu Sicheng was carrying before. What was left next to Lu Sicheng's foot was a bag about 7 or 8 pounds.
Lu Sicheng: "..."
Tong Yao: "You have wrist injuries. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Lu Sicheng: "What's there to say. The car is right over there…...Put all those bags down first."
Tong Yao: "No way."
Tong Yao: "I even carried those liquid natural gas cylinders for my mom when I was home."
Tong Yao: "I'm not that pampered. Why didn't you say earlier that you've hurt your hands? Why don't you wait for me here? I'll put these bags onto the car then come back to get you-- --Give me your car key."
"...It's just a strain. I'm not crippled." Lu Sicheng frustratedly said and bent over to pick up the one bag on the ground and walked a step forward: "Give me."
Tong Yao backed away one big step and widened her eyes, staring at him.
Lu Sicheng tsked and knew that if he would step forward, Tong Yao would probably dash to the car. He took a glance at the car and figured it wasn't parked too far away. Finally, with Tong Yao's insistence, he sighed: "Let's go."
Tong Yao lifted the bags of crayfish, weighing about 27 or 28 pounds, and led the way, walking at a brisk pace..
After they had put the bags in the back seat of the car, Tong Yao sat down on the passenger seat, pulling on the seatbelt. Lu Sicheng also opened the car door to get in the driver's seat. He paused for a moment then suddenly said: "It's something new."
"What?" Tong Yao asked without looking at him.
"This is the first time I've been taken care of by a little girl."
"Oh." Tong Yao fastened the seatbelt with a click, then raised her head: "But I'm not a little girl."
Lu Sicheng didn't reply, but just smiled. He raised his hand to rub her hair: "Thanks."
Suddenly, it became very quiet inside the car.
Tong Yao slightly widened her eyes and blankly stared at the man in the driver seat. After he had started the car and drove the car slowly out of the parking lot, she was still looking at him. A long time after, she suddenly called out to him: "Cheng Ge."
"En?" Lu Sicheng answered while driving.
The honking outside the car covered the sound of her pounding heart. The beams from oncoming cars shone on half her face. She lowered her eyes to look at the fingers with distinctive joints on the steering wheel. Those joints looked quite sexy.
"What is it?"
"I…...Ah, you should make reasonable arrangements for your training hours. Don't aggravate your injuries."
"Every month the team will arrange for a physical therapist to come and gives massages. You don't know about it because you missed the date last month when you joined the team."
"Oh."
Tong Yao nodded and relaxed her tightened shoulders. But the hesitation and puzzlement were still showing on her face…...She took a deep breath, she could even hear her own breathing.
"Cheng Ge..."
"En."
"I seem to-- --"
Tong Yao hesitated.
"Do you want to listen to some songs?"
Lu Sicheng interrupted her. From the corner of his eye, he could see Tong Yao blink, then just pop like an overinflated balloon, she lowered her head and her shoulders dropped all of a sudden...
Lu Sicheng cast his eyes down, the long and thick eyelashes covered the emotions in his eyes. He reached out and patted her head once again, then quietly and slowly said: "No rush."
Whatever you wish to have, you'll have them.
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