Wei Chen truly regretted his decision in pursuing Ye Qiu's supposed account. It was supposedly to be an easy piece of cake with more than a dozen players her trained to gang up on the he-who-is-more-shameless-than-the-bandit-god. But Wei Chen realized it wasn't the case as he laid in waiting for Lord Grim to be online.
The horrendously-dressed character went online as usual, Wei Chen attacked him as per planned. The avatar managed to get a close look of Wei Chen's Windward Formation, instantly recognizing him, well that's fine too since Wei Chen then can trashtalk as much as he pleased without being afraid he knew his identity, since Ye Qiu knew that already.
What Wei Chen did not expect is a reinforcement, that is just fucking crazily good, what the fuck?!
The first to come is a Blademaster that Wei Chen swore has a very similar playstyle to Huang Shaotian, with a bit of his own agenda. Wei Chen even cursed out for insubordination to the Blademaster until the Blademaster talked... With a very young voice.
The second to come is a nightmare, a Battlemage whose playstyle is SO Ye Qiu down to the notch. Wei Chen had studied about them and make sure they're not a problem until they did. Luckily the Blademaster is not so crazy and was trapped in his Hexagram Prison, but even then, Wei Chen couldn't always trap him.
Observing their action, Wei Chen learned one thing. The Battlemage just came to watch, but if you trapped the Blademaster in Hexagram Prison, he'll riot until the Blademaster is freed. So Wei Chen did not bother to restrain the Blademaster anymore.
And then the third to come is someone Wei Chen had never even heard before, a Ghostblade, goes by name One-Inch Ash, but by his name it's clear he's in the same package as the Blademaster, One-Inch Love. It's also not hard because the moment Lord Grim took Windward Formation from his hands, the Ghostblade hurried to run towards the Blademaster- ugh. Couple names, Wei Chen hated them with burning passion.
Which is why Windward Formation casted a spell on One-Inch Ash, which instantly enveloped the Ghostblade in black ray.
Three sighs instantly resounded, "Young people." Getting excited after seeing their old friend.
"Hui-ge*, are you alright?" One-Inch Love came forward.
"Sorry, I was careless," Qiao Yifan said embarrassedly.
"Gaah! Not getting my five hundred yuan, I'm forced to eat dog food instead!" Wei Chen spat out indignantly as he tried to defend against Lord Grim.
Qiao Yifan was even more embarrassed, luckily Second Ye spoked up, "Give it up Old Wei, no more petty tricks."
Wei Chen was surprised to hear other calling him that way and instantly yelled, "Who the fuck are you?! Why are you calling me like that, do I know you?! Fuck, Ye Qiu, which other old monsters who can play Battlemage that you called over?! "
"Oh, did I call you 'Old Wei'? That's a mistake, well, Wei Chen, stop with the petty tricks," Second Ye recited.
"Don't lie to me! Who are you, fuck! Which one is Ye Qiu?!"
"We probably should kill him-"
"Too late Big Lord Grim, his reinforcement is here," Second Ye said boredly as Sad Autumn Night pointed to a nearby wall.
"I'll take care of them!" One-Inch Love is the first to dash off, followed by One-Inch Ash. Ah! As expected those two are one package! Wei Chen thought in resentment.
But Wei Chen no more attention either to his allies or enemies as he turned around and run. Deserter? Fuck that shit! It's named Tactical Retreat, you knew you'll die in vain, so you retreat! What's the use of dying in vain? Camaraderie? What is that? Can it be eaten? Sold? Is it more important than his Silver Weapon? NO!
So Wei Chen straightened his resolve (Well, it had always been straightened) and escaped.
"I'm still here you know," Second Ye yelled and pursued.
And so, the game of deadly run and chase the nth began.
It was all a blur to Wei Chen and the last thing he knew is that Ye Qiu is a bastard, oh wait, he already knew that since the beginning. But the problem right now is his beloved silver weapon is gone!
Wei Chen despaired, out of all things to be dropped, the system just chose to fuck with him and drop his silver weapon.
And now he's tied with a devil contract. Yes, Ye Qiu is the devil while Death's Hand is Wei Chen's soul and dream.
Second Ye simply smiled as he overlooked everything, closing his eyes and inhaled heavily, he exhaled a cloud of smoke. In a moment, a QQ message arrived and Second Ye leisurely opened it.
Lord Grim I: He accepted. Thought I'll tell you even though you probably knew that already.
Second Ye smiled warmly as he closed the message. Restarting...
Second Ye glanced to Little Ye who was killing some monsters along with One-Inch Ash in the game, then he glanced to Fourth Ye who was seriously instructing, Cleric's skill names sometimes come out from his mouth at some certain interval. On the other side, with much more vocals, is Fifth Ye, smiling carefreely as instructions are falling freely from his mouth.
Second Ye crinkled his eyes in serene, it's been a long time since he feels this leisure. Building up the foundation, strengthen it, nourish it... So nostalgic.
Second Ye clicked his mouse and Sad Autumn Night moved to search for a certain Ninja to be convinced again.
"So, when will the team officially created?" Chen Guo asked in excitement as she sat beside Ye Xiu.
"That will be a very long time, we could think about other things before that," Ye Xiu answered calmly.
"If it's made, can I ask for the privilege to make official merchandises?" Chen Guo asked.
Ye Xiu paused and looked at his boss thoughtfully, "You can do that?"
Chen Guo giggled, "I happen to know someone who can do that? Just tell me your team's name and the design for team's logo when it's created."
Ye Xiu hummed, "Then, we'll do just that when the team is officially created."
Chen Guo nodded eagerly, "There's one more thing I want to ask though..."
"What is it?"
"Which way you wanted to take to get back?" Chen Guo asked. "I heard from Loulan Slash, a team needed to have a stadium, high standard equipment and many other things... Can you satisfy that...?"
"What? Stadium?" Tang Rou, who passed by, stopped and asked.
"Yeah, that was really money-consuming. I'm asking you this because I just want to know... Your finance is not the best right now, right?" Chen Guo asked.
Ye Xiu went silent before nodding, "I don't plan to get back through that way anyways, I'll go through qualification tournament."
"You mean, Revival Tournament? Isn't that too risky? A year would be wasted if you lost!" Chen Guo exclaimed.
"Relax, we're going to walk this way. It's bound to have some risk." Ye Xiu smiled.
"Your Boss can't do anything about it?" Chen Guo asked.
"No, he couldn't..."
Sadly, he could.
Ye Qiu: I read all the rules and whatnots of that E-Sport you guys working in.
Lord Grim I: Ye Qiu, no.
Ye Qiu: I'm making a stadium.
Lord Grim I: No.
Sad Autumn Night: No.
Lord Grim II: Woah.
Cloudy Autumn Sky: That's so fancy.
Smol Kitten: No.
Ye Qiu: I'm making stadium. What do you guys think about District W?
Lord Grim: That's too much! We couldn't just build a stadium in an ellite area!
Ye Qiu: We could. I have about fifty properties there. Enough to build a cosy stadium.
Lord Grim I: NO.
Ye Qiu: District N?
Lord Grim I: We're not going to get a base in B City.
Ye Qiu:... W Square?
Lord Grim I: God, No.
Sad Autumn Night: We're going to enter through qualification tournament.
Ye Qiu: What?! That thing is for commoner! I'm making the stadium!
Sad Autumn Night: Ye Qiu, I'm warning you.
Ye Qiu: I'm the Boss on the paper. Why can't I decide?!
Sad Autumn Night: Because I don't want to disturb the past. We're supposedly to be through the qualification tournament!
Ye Qiu: What's the difference? You guys would still in the Alliance, right?
Ye Qiu: Give me a nice reason why I can't build a dozen hectares stadium?
Sad Autumn Night:. ... We need to beat someone in the qualification tournament.
Ye Qiu: ... Ugh- who is this someone?
Sad Autumn Night: You'll know when the time has come.
Lord Grim I: Alright, that resolve it. No building stadium, besides, it won't finish in time anyways.
Ye Qiu: Are you underestimating me, dearest brother? Are you?! God helps me, I can finish that god-forsaken stadium in less than half a year! I'm making a call now.
Lord Grim I: No STOP!
Lord Grim II: So, who is this we should beat up?
Sad Autumn Night: ... You'll like it.
Lord Grim II: Cool.
Cloudy Autumn Sky: Can't we keep the stadium and still through the qualification tournament?
Smol Kitten: Provided, if Ye Qiu is not taking a move himself and applied with the stadium instead...
Lord Grim I: Ye Qiu Come back here. We're not making stadium to apply!
These few days had been good with everything, Ye Xiu let Chen Guo being the temporary acting guild leader in tenth server to look over the guild, and the spies by some extent. The others leveled up as usual, Fourth Ye even made a cult to worship Unrivalled Super Hottie's hotness in Tyrannical Ambition just because he can.
("Let them feel dependent, then when I left them, they'll be crushed," Fourth Ye smiled sadistically.
"Calm down, satan," Fifth Ye said from the background.)
Little Cold Hands had met the team and let's just say he's convinced to join and currently under Fourth Ye's strict training (Bless his soul...) they're still within Tyrannical Ambition of course, Fourth Ye just love making Little Cold Hands his personal cleric, putting the young cleric under pressure that if he screwed up, the entire guild might blame him. Second Ye noticed that it actually made Little Cold Hands improved faster and let Fourth Ye did as he pleased.
Until the main Cleric, Cloudy Autumn Sky, arrived at Heavenly Domain and take over to train him, An Wenyi needed to hang on with the heavy pressure from the strict Captain Ye.
That is until the day Wei Chen and Steamed Bun arrived in Happy Internet Cafe.
Ye Xiu puffed out his smoke as he looked at Wei Chen and Steamed Bun, "This place is not out base."
"Then, where it is? You're not saying we should sleep in the street right? Can't that hot boss of yours lend us a place?" Wei Chen asked shamelessly.
"Hey!" Chen Guo protested in the background.
"No, I already own a club house," For some reason, Ye Xiu felt proud saying it. Yeah, for one thing he has a preparation.
"Is it far? Why didn't you just messaged the address to there?" Wei Chen demanded.
"Wherever Boss wants, I'll follow!" Steamed Bun cheered faithfully.
"See? Do you see Bun complaining?" Ye Xiu rolled his eyes to Wei Chen who glared at him.
"You brainwashed him, that's why!" Wei Chen truly believed that.
The trio then bade goodbye to Tang Rou and Chen Guo before walking to the so-called club house themselves, before the entered, however, Ye Xiu held Wei Chen by his shoulder.
"There's something I need to say," Ye Xiu said to Wei Chen.
Wei Chen, still impressed on the pretty big club house, blurted out, "Did you kill someone to get their house?"
"I hope it will be that easy to explain," Ye Xiu said helplessly and Wei Chen turn to look at his fellow shameless partner.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I just want to ask you to not freak out and I'll explain it all inside," Ye Xiu said and pushed Wei Chen to the door when Wei Chen pulled back with an alarmed face.
"Fuck, you're freaking me out now. What the hell? Why should you explain it inside? You didn't actually kill someone right?!" Wei Chen accused straight away. "Fuck! Was what Guo Mingyu said was right? You're a vampire?! Or are you a cult made-up god like what Lin Jingyan said?"
Ye Xiu immediately felt scandalized, "What did they say about me?" Is that how those people felt about him? After lending them some money, especially that damn Guo Mingyu who just disappeared into the earth after he retired, they just go and spread some ridiculous gossips?
"No need to feel different, if something, Guo Mingyu once said that Han Wenqing is a werewolf," Wei Chen stated.
"..." He'll tell Old Han about this.
"But you do not seriously believe that right?" Ye Xiu dissed.
"Who am I kidding? The chance is still there! What thing that you need to explain?!"
"Thing about me and some others inside," The two almost jumped as new voice joined in, they snapped their heads to look a the source to see Second Ye standing there.
"What. The. Fuck?" Wei Chen's jaw dropped.
"Cool! Boss, you're a real gemini!" Steamed Bun jumped and exclaimed. "Hello! Second Boss!"
Second Ye looked at Steamed Bun in a fatherly amusement, "Bun, nice to meet you." Second Ye then looked at Wei Chen, "Old Wei, do you want to come in?"
"... Ye Xiu, you're twins? Fuck, how could world stand it with two of you?" Wei Chen hissed to Ye Xiu.
"Just come in!"
As expected, Steamed Bun didn't understand nor suspect the situation and simply took their words on being 'cousins' 'twins' and 'brothers'. Along with Fifth Ye and Little Ye, Steamed Bun is already in the training room, taking his role as a big brother excitedly...
It is, however, Wei Chen who reacted badly, and of course... He didn't buy the excuses. He almost bought it actually, but damn, he smartly asked for ID card and none of them could say anything. You would think it's rather rude to ask about someone's ID card, but Wei Chen knew, with Ye Qiu (Now, Ye Xiu, what a fucking surprise) it never hurt to be rude.
"Fuck this shit! I'm going back!"
"You're not allowed to."
"C'mon Old Wei, how is it so hard to accept?"
"How is it not hard?!" Wei Chen hollered.
"This is why I was worried you'll react badly..."
"No shit! What the fuck about this time traveling?! Does it mean there are more of you out there?!"
"Well, there's one more person out there that is 'us'. But we-err, Ye Xiu, also has a twin brother."
"AAAAHHHHH!"
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Qingming festival this year is quite a special one... Because this year, Ye Xiu is officially kicked out of Excellent Era. This year too, there are many things that happen, Ye Xiu is creating a new team and he has a handful of time travelers in his hands.
Those time-travelers would love to visit Su Muqiu, but if they all going, then who will keep this from Little Ye? Hence, they could only give up and let Ye Xiu represent them. Ye Xiu was thinking just how to summarize this year's event to Su Muqiu when he felt his sleeve was tugged by Su Mucheng.
Ye Xiu looked up to see someone already there before Su Muqiu's grave, the man looked like he's lost in thought as he kept staring at the grave. In the cold morning air, he only wore a thin scarf...
"Big Ye?" Ye Xiu called out and the man looked up towards him.
Big Ye smiled, "Ah, you guys are here. How are you?"
"How long you've been standing here?" Su Mucheng asked.
Big Ye smiled softly at her, "Not long."
"Really?" Ye Xiu smiled at him too and walked beside him, looking down at a bouquet of fresh white lilies on the grave.
"You brought something," Su Mucheng smiled at the lilies and kneeled down, "And you cleaned it..."
Big Ye simply took a step back and patted Ye Xiu on the shoulder, "I hadn't summarized it to him, thought it's your job to. I'm coming home early, take your time." With that, the eldest, who was gone for a long time this time, took off.
Ye Xiu looked down on Su Muqiu's grave and noted Su Mucheng is already in a daze, he took a deep breath and squatted down. No more sounds could be heard after that.
-.-.-.-.-.-
"Oh? What a pleasant surprise," Big Ye softly exclaimed as he looked at Wei Chen who got I-am-so-done-with-life look on his face. "I take it my dear Shunfeng took care of everything?"
"Shunfeng?" Wei Chen deadpanned.
"Yes, the second eldest after me who usually got called Second Ye," Big Ye explained as he kicked off his shoes.
"Oh, you mean the older nightmare," Wei Chen nodded.
"Nightmare?"
"Yeah, the little one is Little Nightmare, the twenty-years-old one is the Damn Nightmare, whereas the second youngest one is the Start of Nightmare, that being said, I need a new name for you too," Wei Chen said blandly.
Big Ye chuckled, "No need for that. We're legal now," saying that, he put off his bag and zipped it open. "Second Ye," Big Ye called out as he spotted Second Ye who looked surprised.
"You came back, this time it took you so long, how was it?" Second Ye asked ignoring some crashing sounds in the background.
"I got it all here, even Little Ye's family registration card so he could apply," Big Ye said as he got all the documents out.
"That's good," Second Ye looked at his new ID card and nodded in satisfaction.
"Woah, this really looked like real. But are you sure it will go through and not getting you jailed?" Wei Chen picked up a card with 'Ye Qianliyan' on it.
"Of course not, we're legally exist now. I wouldn't settle for anything than 'real', even if you checked it until the country's very own secret database, we're still there."
"How could that be?!"
"A bit hacking and hush money, not really that much."
"Whatever will happen to this country...?"
"Nothing will happen," Big Ye rolled his eyes.
"Fuck! These IDs basically only used photos of the same person with different age and edited hairstyle! No matter what it looked so fishy!" Wei Chen looked at the other IDs and exclaimed.
"What are you talking about? Fifth and Fourth used Ye Qiu's photos from their respective ages."
"Technically it's two people," Second Ye nodded.
"... Why am I even complaining? Do your thing, I won't disturb you," Wei Chen threw out his hands and retreated to inform the other nightmares about their newly arrived eldest nightmare.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Fourth Ye and Fifth Ye's mouths were hanging open as they watched the news. They didn't even register that their popcorns have been stolen by Wei Chen, too shocked at the news.
"Wait, what?! They seriously get relegated?!" Fourth Ye stood up and roared indignantly.
"What do you expect? They suddenly gained power and understand the true power of teamwork and friendship, slaughtering their way back to the peak?" Big Ye raised his eyebrows languidly as he sipped his coffee.
"Well, no. But I did expect them to get out of that loser zones and not relegated!" Fourth Ye protested.
"I don't have an optimistic future..." Fifth Ye melted to the coach.
"This is what happened if you put up a helpless pretty boy with high arrogance to be a captain!" Fourth Ye complained furiously as he threw some popcorns at Tao Xuan's face on the tv screen.
"How shameless, going that way, Excellent Era technically made the same mistake when they chose you as a captain!" Wei Chen pointed out righteously.
"Wrong! Obviously, I was and still am a handsome man, not a pretty boy!" Fourth Ye righteously declared.
"That's right, that's right," Fifth Ye jumped to support.
"Could've deceived me," Wei Chen snarked.
"Of course we could," Ye Xiu calmly stated.
"You shut up! I'm arguing against the younger one!"
"So," Little Ye ignored them as he peered to Second Ye, "They're the one we should beat right?"
Second Ye's lips quirked upwards, "Yes, Little Liu*."
Fourth Ye perked up, a mixed emotion still in his eyes, but obviously he's more cheerful now, "So we should beat the current Excellent Era, their arrogant captain who turned my One Autumn Leaf blonde, and those who defied me right? Great! I'm in!"
"What?! Who are we gonna beat?" Steamed Bun entered the living room with Big Ye and bounced to Fourth Ye's side.
"Bun! Look at those guys in the tv, we'll beat their asses in the future and be on tv too!" Fourth Ye has a really fast adaptability and Steamed Bun's simplicity is delightful for him. The three times champion had practically adopted Steamed Bun under his shameless, fearless and haughty banner.
"Really?! We'll beat them and be on tv?! Cool! I'll show them the taste of my brick!" Steamed Bun exclaimed, waving his fist.
"Don't get so excited, look at you, we should act cool in all situation. If we're acting too excited, it'll kill the mood," Fourth Ye scolded as he knocked Steamed Bun's head gently.
"OH! I almost forgot, I'll act cool if we face them!"
"Not just any cool, you have to be cooler! Cold! You know, I have this picture of a certain cold pro, you can mimic his expression when we face those people. Third Ye, where did you keep the third championship picture?! The one with a glaring Old Han in it?!"
Ye Xiu shook his head helplessly, "That kind of things were all in Mucheng's."
"Never mind then, let's just search in the internet, let's go Bun!" Fourth Ye got up and ran towards the training room, ignoring the news on tv after that.
"Alright!"
Fifth Ye looked at the direction where Fourth Ye and Steamed Bun just disappeared to, he hugged a cushion as he leaned back, "Fourth surprisingly took it easy with the news of Excellent Era being relegated..." Fifth Ye mumbled absently.
"I don't think so," Big Ye took a seat as he looked to the tv screen. "Fourth Ye took it very hard..."
"Eh?"
"No kidding," Wei Chen sighed. "Imagine you're in a team you loved so much and even won three championships with them and then suddenly that team wasn't kind to you anymore... And getting relegated. Man, I can't imagine the pain," Wei Chen of course noticed Fourth Ye's silent struggle.
"I see..." Fifth Ye looked down.
"Old Wei is right, but at least our Fourth is mature, he even quickly get himself a thing to do to get his mind out of it," Second Ye smiled.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiu is still staring at the tv screen with thoughtful and disappointed look, but in a second that look disappeared and replaced with helplessness.
Wei Chen nudged him, "It's their fault as much as yours," Wei Chen stated.
Ye Xiu looked down, sorrowful, "I didn't know they would treat it as emotional burden instead of a lesson..."
"Things should just be left that way. Even if you didn't wipe them out in the game, they would still be burdened the next time we arrived in the proscene. Sometimes, things just inevitable," Big Ye said wisely as he patted Ye Xiu's head. "My dear Third Ye, don't take it too hard."
Ye Xiu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "They're still young, they still have many chances and shouldn't have given up... So many things happened recently and..." Ye Xiu sighed and stood up, "I want to be by myself for a bit. If you don't need me for anything, I'll be going."
The rest of the occupants stared as Ye Xiu stood up, grabbing his pack and match, and exited.
Big Ye and Second Ye sighed sorrowfully, "He's still the one who took it the hardest..." Big Ye shook his head.
"Will Third Ye be okay?" Little Ye asked in worry.
"He'll be fine," Big Ye comforted and patted the little one's head.
"Be careful you two," Ye Xiu said to the oldest two who nodded at him.
"You too, if the young ones make any trouble, just scold them," Second Ye said.
"Take care when we're gone, okay? We'll be back," Big Ye smiled warmly.
Ye Xiu's sweat dropped, "Big Ye, can you stop making your goodbyes sounded like a husband to his wife?"
"He won't stop," Second Ye rolled his eyes, already used to be subjected by such tone from Big Ye.
Big Ye chuckled and instead enveloped Ye Xiu in a hug, "Take care, don't open the door for stranger, if you miss me just call," Big Ye said tenderly as he stroke Ye Xiu's hair.
Second Ye's sweat dropped whilst Ye Xiu simply stood there with a deadpanned expression. Wei Chen who got out to look can only turn back with grossed out expression, pushing back Steamed Bun who was eager to say goodbye.
Second Ye facepalmed, "Come on, we're running late! Ye Qiu will not stop complaining if we let him wait, else he might refuse to get Chaos Theory applied in the Alliance."
"That's right, Ye Qiu might really build a stadium that way," Ye Xiu agreed and pushed Big Ye off.
"Alright, alright, bye Ye Xiu. Come on, Shunfeng," Big Ye motioned.
"Why can't you be fast?" Big Ye dissed.
"Who can be fast in this stupid registration? You should have let me build the damn Stadium, it'd be much easier that way!" Ye Qiu protested as he shoved the document to Big Ye's hand.
Big Ye checked the file and ignored Ye Qiu's woes.
"Why would you even use my name? Father will kill me-"
"No, he won't."
"Mother will keep asking me question and when will your elder brother come home. And I will be stuck to answer as legally I was the one who supported you with this nonsenses and preventing you to go home!" Ye Qiu ranted.
"This is the applications right? We can add our members with these right?"
"Yeah," Ye Qiu answered grudgingly.
"Great, we'll keep them for our permanent teammates who hadn't come over yet. You'll help to reapply it right?"
"What?! I need to do this stupid thing again?! You're still expecting more members?"
"Yeah, they just hadn't come yet."
"Screw you! Then why are we doing this today?!"
"You said you'll be in Korea for a month or so, if we go without our boss to apply for the first time, it'd be strange."
"Just use my face! Forge my signature, or better yet, let me build the goddamn stadium!"
"Relax, that's what we intend to do in the next reapplication," Second Ye said calmly.
"Yeah, if you're being so noisy about it. You don't need to, we'll do it alone after this. I was just kidding about needing your help in the next reapplication," Big Ye nodded.
"No, I'm the one who will do it! Back off!" Ye Qiu snapped.
After bidding goodbye to Ye Qiu who was needed in Q city, Big Ye and Second Ye decided to stop by a restaurant to eat lunch before going back. It was intended to be only a simple lunch between 'twin brothers' (as they're registered) but somehow it wasn't quite so...
"No, thank you, miss. I'm flattered but I don't want to get your hope high," Big Ye said gently to the sixth lady who threw herself at him.
"Hm, this thing is not so difficult, when will the others will come and join again?" Second Ye asked calmly, ignoring the strange reaction towards his older self from many female populations.
Big Ye nodded, "Yifan would soon," Big Ye's smile faltered as a waitress put down a plate of dessert on the table, winking at him and motioned a 'call me' to him. That's the third waitress, God, when would they leave if they kept giving out freebie?
Second Ye casually tasted the new dessert before looking into the file again, "Wenyi and Luo Ji will also come after that. I think it's the time to relocate, let us be roommates to get space for Little Luo. Yifan will be with Little Ye, Bun is already under Fourth Ye's wing, Ah San* is with Old Wei, we can get Wenyi with Ah Wu as they're both clerics anyways..."
"Hm, We also need to think about the girls... We couldn't just let Little Tang and Mucheng isolated from the rest," Big Ye said as he eat the new dessert.
"Hm... We should make some change in the house," Second Ye proposed.
"Maybe after the qualification tournament?" Big Ye finished and noticed another waitress is ready to get another dessert to their table, Big Ye hastily said, "Let's go, this restaurant is being too generous." Big Ye stood up, grabbing his blazer and bag, Second Ye followed calmly and took one last sip to his coffee before leaving.
After going outside, Big Ye sighed heavily and looked at his younger self, "I don't understand, we're practically identical and you dressed almost as meticulously as me. Why are you the only one who didn't get flirted at?"
Second Ye looked up then turned towards the restaurant's window which reflected their images, Big Ye followed along. See? They're indeed identical, only with two years age gap, the same person. Although Big Ye looked much healthier than Second Ye, they're still pretty much the same.
"I don't know Big Ye..." Second Ye said. "Maybe... it's the CEO curse."
"... You're joking right," Big Ye deadpanned.
"Your aura changed the moment you become CEO, girls probably like that kind of rich aura," Second Ye shrugged and looked at Big Ye again before finally noticing there is something that Big Ye has and Second Ye didn't... or rather there's something Big Ye didn't have and Second Ye did.
"Let's go home," Big Ye gestured when Second Ye held his arm.
"Wait, I think I know why..."
"Really?"
"Yeah, it's the ring," Second Ye solemnly said.
"Ring?"
"Championship rings," Second Ye held up both of his hands to show off his four championship rings, one in each middle and ring fingers
"Ah..." Big Ye punched his palm in understanding. "They thought you were married and simply step back," Big Ye nodded and looked down to his hands which adorned with nothing. He had kept his championship rings when he took the position as a CEO. Thinking back again, it was at that time he started getting more attention from the fairer gender, he simply thought they were after his money and position.
Second Ye nodded, "Yeah, where's yours?"
"I kept it back in my own timeline... Can I borrow yours?" Big Ye asked. Second Ye has four, of course he didn't mind.
"Here," Taking off the ring of his right middle finger, he handed it to Big Ye who immediately put it on.
Big Ye held his hand up to admire his champion ring before frowning, "It doesn't feel right."
"What doesn't feel right?" Second Ye blinked.
"It surely different than what it used to be when I was still wearing it."
"You're overthinking, it's still your ring, just from two years ago," Second Ye crossed his arms.
"I don't know, maybe it was my hand? CEO wrote a lot after all, even though most of the time I used laptop or computer to finish my work," Big Ye showed his hand to his younger self who simply stared at it. "Your hand, dear Shunfeng, let me see."
Second Ye looked at him exasperatedly and held up his own right hand next to Big Ye's, bluntly saying, both of their hands are beautiful. Still beautiful.
Big Ye fished out his smartphone and snapped a picture of their right hands blankly.
"What are you doing?" Second Ye blinked.
"Let's ask the masses' opinion," Big Ye typed something in his phone.
"What? No need to ask, I think it's still the same, well yours is a bit more calloused. Still..."
"That's why, let's ask the masses' opinion," Big Ye, who was too used to upload meaningless things in his timeline just to mess with his followers and fellow players, stated clearly and uploaded the ambiguous picture that will create a world disaster not long after...
-.-.-.-.-.-
Ye Qiu V: Do any of you think it's different? Does it suit? [Image of two beautiful dainty right hands next to each other semi-romantically with a ring on their ring fingers. Img]
GodYe4Ever: #Die #OwnerIsDead God Yeeeee!
DefNotFade: WHO?! WHO IT IS?! #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
NianYe: God, Which ship that sailed?! Which is it?! Or the whole ships in the Ye harbour is destroyed?!
ExcellentMan: Getting married! He's fucking getting married! #ProudOfGodYe #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
ExcellentEra'sFan087: I see... We give you our utmost blessing God Ye! May you and your wife live happily ever after! #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
GloryGossips: So that's why you refuse to be an advisor?! God Ye, may you live a happy life with our unnamed but must be beautiful sister-in-law! #ProudOfGodYe
Slytherin'sPrincess: Is there gonna be an exclusive wedding where only Glory's pros who are invited?!
Huang Shaotian V: What. The. Fuck? FUCK! Does anyone informed about this?! He's getting fucking married?! What the hell? Old Ye, come out here! We never heard anything and you suddenly getting married!? Omg! Omg! Omg! Omg! Omg! Omg! Omg! [Shock] [Shock] [Shock] ! EXPLAIN! Ye Qiu V Su Mucheng V #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Excellent Era's official fanclub: Ah ah ah ah ah aaaah! God Ye, turn out you're getting married?! Omg! The whole fandom needs to know! I represent everyone in Excellent Era's fanclub, wish God Ye all the best and a virtous wife! She must be the best to be chosen by you! #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Su Mucheng V: Hm? It suited for you I guess. I think it's perfect ^_^
Huang Shaotian V: Su Mucheng! Come back here, do you know anything about this?!
Wang Jiexi V: Congratulation senior, everyone wish you all the best... Though, you should have tell us something first... #Ye Qiu'sGettingMarried
Han Wenqing V: I'm getting mixed signal here, are you going back or getting married? #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Yu Wenzhou V: This is so sudden senior, but we're happy for you nonetheless, just tell Blue Rain if you need any help for catering. #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Yang Cong V: Fuck me, and everyone said Wang Jiexi is the most unexpectable?! This guy over here suddenly retire in the midst of season, come back to show off in the All-Star, giving us headaches and false alarms, then suddenly getting married? What else next? He's a fucking heir to a very rich company?! Regardless, congrats. But I'm not giving any packet unless you invite me to the wedding #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Zhang Jiale V: Seriously Ye Qiu? Married? I never knew someone actually could manage to tie you down in a marriage. Wish you best, though #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Zhou Zekai V: Congratulation Senior... #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Qiu Fei: Senior... You're getting married? When? How? With whom? #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Sun Xiang V: This is so sudden, and I assure everyone I didn't know a thing. Fuck, really?! #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Fang Rui V: I'm just gonna be here, playing Glory's sorrowful anthem, no offense to Old Ye, just towards some people whose hopes are crushed. #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Lin Jingyan V: Fang Rui V Including you? Why are you not in practice room.
Fang Rui V: Lin Jingyan V Captain, this is really important. The sad anthem won't play by itself.
Zhang Xinjie V: According to the datas and statistic activity of yours, this thing is just out of the expectation. Why so sudden? #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Xiao Shiqin V: Winning stratagem #1 Cross the sea without the emperor's knowledge. Senior Ye Qiu just crossed without anyone's knowledge. How awful. #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Jiang Botao V: Are you sure this is not "Something out of Nothing" again? #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Zhang Xinjie V: One thing for sure is, he's currently watching fire across the river.
Fang Shiqian V: No, Seriously he's getting married?! How could that happen?! How long has it been since I retired?! #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Li Xuan V: Someone, explain please! #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
Chu Yunxiu V: After being happy that one of my favourite dramas ended sweetly not a minute ago, I received this shocking news... I'm crying. #YeQiu'sGettingMarried
While he's playing, Ye Xiu suddenly receive a dozen QQ messages after another but soon it got out of hands and he had to click and checked it.
Blinking his golden eyes, Ye Xiu read the messages from dozens pro players, "Getting married? What the fuck?"
He quickly looked at Su Mucheng's message which is filled with laughing and found out about Weibo post. He looked at his Weibo and immediately facepalmed. There is only one person in charge of his personal Weibo account.
"Big Ye, what have you done?!" Ye Xiu yelled to the ceiling.
*Hui-ge: One-Inch Ash=Yi Cun Hui. Hui-ge just means Brother Ash.
*Ah San and Ah Wu: literally Third and Fifth. Ah is a term added for endearment
Ye Shunfeng and Ye Qianliyan are Second and Big Ye's names respectively.
The rest will be Ye Xiu(+a character that sounded like their respective numbers).
Night: Second
Sky: Fifth
Lord Grim the second: FOurth
Autumn Tree: Big Ye.
Love: Little Ye.