Chapter 59

As soon as Rong Yi spoke, he realized what bold words he had said.

However, once the arrow is shot, it cannot be retrieved. There was no taking back what he had already uttered.

He continued to look at Xiao Yin calmly.

Xiao Yin’s eyebrows lowered slightly as he stared at him: “Hmm?”

This guy was really bad.

You couldn’t tell his intentions because he showed no expression. His eyes held no mischief, no hidden smile. His expression was detached and indifferent, extremely serious. It was hard to know if he genuinely hadn’t heard or if he was just pretending.

If you said he was pretending, you would feel guilty yourself.

Rong Yi glanced around.

Hydralisk, Grey Cat, and Wu Daogu were all wearing noise-canceling headphones, engrossed in their livestreams. No one around would make a fuss.

Rong Yi decided to be rebellious. He sat in his chair, fiddled a bit with his headphones, then suddenly used his toe to nudge Xiao Yin’s chair, pulling him closer.

Xiao Yin leaned over, and Rong Yi, in a spot the camera couldn’t see, leaned close to his ear and whispered softly.

“Husband.”

Xiao Yin’s breath hitched for a moment.

Rong Yi knew it then; this guy was definitely pretending.

Without changing his expression, though his heart was pounding, he didn’t even look at Xiao Yin and instead returned to his workstation, kicking Xiao Yin’s chair back.

When it came to endurance, he wouldn’t lose.

Rong Yi put his headphones back on, his expression calm, not revealing a single flaw: “Continue with room 347652. I’ll save a spot for Yin-Ge first. Everyone can get a free carry from Yin-Ge.”

Rong Yi tugged at Xiao Yin and tilted his head to look. Xiao Yin was still staring at him, his eyebrows slightly lowered.

Being stared at was quite stressful.

The bullet screen wasn’t wrong.

Their Yin-Ge never showed his emotions, his thoughts were unreadable, and his expression always seemed distant.

He was indeed a cool guy.

But now Rong Yi had somewhat figured him out and wasn’t afraid of him anymore.

Rong Yi looked back calmly: “Coming? I’ve sent you an invite.”

Only then did Xiao Yin turn to look at his screen and clicked to accept the invitation.

The viewers in the bullet screen suddenly noticed that their Yin-Ge had stopped talking.

Just moments ago, Xiao Yin had been actively replying to comments, but now it seemed like he was concentrating on something else.

Rong Yi opened the team voice chat and waited for the game to match.

He continued reading the comments.

But this time, it was Rong Yi who was reading them.

“Easy! E-God, look at me. Although you’ve never shown your face, you seem to have great fashion sense. I saw the first outdoor shoot, and you were wearing a light yellow hoodie with a baseball cap.”

“Hydralisk also said Captain Rong dresses really well and looks great. He just mentioned that the captain has a green outfit he wants the link to.”

“Green?”

“I also want to wear the same style as the captain! I already bought the same keyboard as the captain!”

Rong Yi thought for a moment and unconsciously put his leg up on his gaming chair, then opened his phone to send the link to Hydralisk.

All his clothes were his own, ranging from the most expensive at a thousand yuan to the cheapest bought on sale for ten yuan from a street vendor.

The bullet screen was filled with questions about his favorite clothes.

Some even hinted at wanting to recognize him in person.

Rong Yi didn’t mind being recognized; he just didn’t like being photographed. He said, “There was an outfit I wore before that I really liked, a dark green sun-protection jacket, very casual style. I’ll show you guys.”

His outfits were always eye-catching, exuding a clean and sunny youthful vibe.

The bullet screen viewers were both rushing to buy the same outfits and expressing their admiration.

“The captain’s fashion sense is really good. So many people have said he’s good-looking, but it’s a pity we’ve never seen him.”

“What? was the person wearing that outfit the captain? I work at the league building and saw someone in a great-looking green jacket talking to Lin Yi while I was getting coffee the other day—could it have been Easy himself!”

“Missed the chance to get an autograph! Missed the chance to meet Easy!”

Rong Yi unexpectedly discovered a new skill for introducing fashion combinations, and VIT’s operations team was overjoyed, publicly bouncing around in the livestream chat.

[VIT Operations Team]: “Clothing collaboration, come on, got it?”

Audience: “But the captain doesn’t show his face, this kind of ad won’t work.”

Operations team censored.

Rong Yi almost laughed out loud.

But he still seriously introduced, “I usually like wearing casual clothes, and sometimes mixing styles looks really good too.”

Just then, Rong Yi’s phone buzzed.

He glanced down; it was a message from the Operations Team. A bunch of them were laughing hysterically in the group chat.

“Believe it or not, we actually had a clothing brand reach out to the Captain for a collaboration, but we turned them down. Yin-Ge looked at their product images and thought they weren’t suitable either.”

“They said, ‘We don’t need to show faces; we’ve never shown faces before, so the Captain can rest assured.'”

“But only we know the Captain’s situation isn’t about not showing his face, so we declined. Still, they were persistent, saying their new products were very popular and that everyone on the team should give them a try.”

“Our club’s address is public, so they just sent the samples over. Guess what kind of clothes they sent.”

“Lingerie.”

“They even said anyone interested could try them, and that the samples didn’t need to be returned. They’re still sitting at the reception desk on the first floor, unclaimed.”

Rong Yi only learned about this today. After reading the messages, he started laughing too.

The Bullet Screen asked him what he was laughing about.

Rong Yi casually repeated the conversation from the group chat.

“Just found out a potential collaborator sent us samples—lingerie.”

As he spoke, he laughed, and on-screen, Li’s character was moving erratically while Yin’s character traveled a long distance to save him.

“Isn’t it hard to find collaborators for this kind of product?”

The fans on the Bullet Screen perked up: “Lingerie? Show me! Show me!”

“What kind? If the Captain dares to sell, we dare to buy!!!”

“It’s already been declined.” Rong Yi finished laughing and continued, his voice still carrying a faint, bright smile. “The Boss turned it down as soon as he saw what it was.”

After he spoke, he remembered the boss was right next to him.

Rong Yi turned and asked, “Boss, what was it like? Did you see the actual samples?”

Xiao Yin’s gaze fell on him, as if he remembered something.

But after a few seconds, Xiao Yin’s cool, restrained voice replied.

“I don’t recall.”

Xiao Yin glanced at him, then suddenly looked down to send a message.

Rong Yi saw him open their chat window.

Their last conversation was three days ago, about post match analysis data.

Rong Yi watched as Xiao Yin, right in front of him, sent him a message.

“Want to check it out later?”

Rong Yi’s ears instantly turned red.

He quickly replied, “—No, no.”

Originally, he intended to tease Xiao Yin, but ended up getting himself involved.

He was genuinely a bit afraid that Xiao Yin might take it seriously.

After this topic passed, Rong Yi read a few more comments, wrapping up the night on a high note.

Everyone around took off their headphones, stretched, and started discussing what to order for a late-night snack. A few of the younger team members had already headed downstairs.

Xiao Yin was still seated, his headphones on, his gaze calm as he closed the livestream page and browsed through other information.

“Boss, we’re heading out,” one of the staff members said.

“Alright, you guys get some rest. Thanks for the hard work today,” Xiao Yin replied.

Rong Yi quietly blended in with the group, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll head out too.”

“Captain, stay for a bit,” Xiao Yin quickly said, reaching out to grasp his wrist.

Rong Yi found himself pinned to his chair by Xiao Yin’s grip, forced to watch as Xiao Yin methodically replied to messages, shut down his computer, and confirmed that all the recording equipment was off.

Even though they were so familiar with each other, even though this wasn’t the first time, Rong Yi’s heart still raced.

Xiao Yin finally finished his tasks and slowly turned to face him, polite and composed.

“Captain, do you want to do it yourself, or should I?”

“Captain,” Rong Yi swallowed, “—wants to run.”

And he really did.

Rong Yi stood up and sprinted towards the exit, but Xiao Yin’s strides were longer. In the shadowy hallway, Rong Yi was pulled into the darkness, a hand covering his mouth.

Both of them were stifling their laughter.

The hand covering Rong Yi’s mouth was Xiao Yin’s, large and strong, with long fingers. The cool scent of mint carried an unseen pressure, making Rong Yi’s heart pound like a drum.

“Want to run.”

Xiao Yin repeated softly in his ear, still extraordinarily polite, his voice clear and pleasant, “Why does Captain Rong want to run?”

Rong Yi was close to breaking down. He bit his lip, whispering like a buzzing mosquito.

Because you’re going to fuck me until I beg for mercy again.

Xiao Yin’s lips curled into a smile.

He first kissed the back of Rong Yi’s neck, his voice murmuring.

“The Captain knows himself well.”

The Broadcasting Studio was on the third floor; their bedrooms were just one floor down.

While the others headed to the living room, Rong Yi and Xiao Yin quietly slipped into a room.

Rong Yi clung to Xiao Yin as he carried him inside.

He heard Xiao Yin take something from nearby, and the sound of packaging being torn indicated that it wasn’t their usual items but something else entirely.

Rong Yi craned his neck to look.

“What is it?”

His voice was hoarse.

Xiao Yin tore off the packaging and held the item up to him.

“Samples.”

“I had Little Tang bring them up.”

Rong Yi’s gaze fell on what Xiao Yin was holding.

This time, his breath caught.

These were the samples mentioned during the livestream.

They included black fishnet.

Transparent lace.

Women’s lingerie.

Some pieces had components resembling furry animal parts.

There were even some strips of fabric barely qualifying as clothing.

One sample was specifically labeled: “Tears easily.”

Xiao Yin knelt on the bed, leaning in to kiss the side of his ear.

Rong Yi felt a shiver run across his scalp. “Do I have to choose?”

Xiao Yin bit the tip of his ear, making Rong Yi tremble slightly.

“We have to try every single one.”