Chapter 58

The small green indicator near the microphone flickered back and forth.

The recording equipment in their Broadcasting Studio was professional, with noise cancellation and sound enhancement features making every breath audible.

There were also soft, lowered voices responding.

Rong Yi’s tongue pressed against Xiao Yin’s, his lips gently sucked by Xiao Yin. Both voices were hushed, not to the point of being unintelligible, but carrying a certain inexplicable ambiguity and tenderness.

“Pineapple candy.”

Rong Yi thought about the live broadcast, wanting to maintain his composure, his eyes blinking erratically, but he couldn’t help letting out a soft “hmm,” very faintly.

“Where did you get it from?”

“Bought it on my way back.”

Xiao Yin’s expression remained unchanged, his thumb lightly touching Rong Yi’s chin. They were very close, their breaths mingling.

“Is it still good?” Rong Yi heard Xiao Yin ask.

With his chin lightly pressed, Rong Yi couldn’t turn his head, his ears and face burning.

The pineapple candy was indeed delicious, with a clear, refreshing fruity aroma that wasn’t cloying.

The green bar on the microphone display jumped intermittently due to the background fan, also syncing with the noise from downstairs, with other people’s footsteps and voices coming in and out of range.

Xiao Yin seemed determined; he would keep kissing as long as no one interrupted. His kisses were delicate, tongue touching tongue, bringing a shiver that reached the bone.

Rong Yi wanted to dodge, but Xiao Yin pinned him to the chair, kissing him gently while conversing, his expression indifferent. It was as if he were discussing business.

He was truly impressive.

In the live chat: “??? E-God, why aren’t you saying anything! E-God, what are you guys doing! Look at the Bullet Screen!”

“Did I just hear something I shouldn’t have heard?!”

“No mistake! Damn it, if that wasn’t a kiss, I’ll reverse my ID!”

“Xiao Yin, be a decent person!”

Xiao Yin continued to chat with him, one sentence after another.

“They have a task tonight.”

“We don’t.”

Rong Yi had just let out an “hmm” when Xiao Yin lowered his head again, kissing him on the corner of his lips with a “mwah,” then lifting his head.

His almond-shaped eyes were calm, “They suggested we add some intra-team interactions here.”

Rong Yi had just responded with an “hmm” when he was kissed again with a “mwah,” his breathing thrown into disarray.

If it weren’t for the fact that they were in the Broadcasting Studio right now…

This rhythm was very much like the foreplay they had before making love.

“What interaction?”

Rong Yi finally seized the moment to ask.

“Reading comments and chatting,” Xiao Yin replied.

He was about to continue kissing when Rong Yi heard a noise at the stairway. Mustering his strength, he punched Xiao Yin’s shoulder with one hand and brought the other up to block Xiao Yin’s lips with his fingers.

Xiao Yin’s lips pressed against his fingers, unmoving. His almond-shaped eyes gleamed sharply.

Rong Yi’s legs felt weak.

But his legs and his mouth were two different matters.

Rong Yi’s lips moved slightly, his gaze sincere and calm: “Wait until tonight.”

He mouthed the words silently. Xiao Yin stared at him for a few seconds before finally letting him go.

At that moment, Hydralisk came bouncing up the stairs like a little monkey, saying, “Here I come—”

Rong Yi exhaled deeply, pinched the tip of his ear, and turned back to his live stream.

Calmly, he said, “Yin-Ge had something to take care of just now, so I didn’t check the live chat, but I’m back now.”

“What was it—were you guys secretly kissing?! We heard it!”

“Don’t say it, don’t say it, careful or Captain Rong will run off.”

“yo~~”

“Captain is so indifferent! If we’re reading comments tonight, I’m going to read the most embarrassing ones!”

Rong Yi remained unperturbed. His fingers touched his lips where he had been kissed, then he continued with the live content: “Let’s play another friendly match. The room number is 32800, first come, first served.”

Rong Yi created the room.

Naturally, his room filled up instantly, almost as soon as it was created.

Just as the room filled up, Rong Yi was still queueing when the live chat burst into laughter.

Everyone was going “hahaha,” and Rong Yi glanced to see what was going on.

“Yin-Ge was too slow and didn’t get in. I’m dying of laughter.”

Xiao Yin, sitting right next to him, looked composed. The screen on his computer displayed the game page with the message:

“The room is full. Please try again later.”

Xiao Yin was streaming with his face cam on today.

Seeing Rong Yi glance at him, Xiao Yin looked to the side and pursed his lips in the camera.

Xiao Yin said, “Didn’t get in.”

He looked calm, but it seemed like he expected Rong Yi to take responsibility for it.

Rong Yi replied, “Why are you trying to get into my Friendly match stream?”

“Want to play with you,” Xiao Yin stated.

The live chat exploded.

“I get it now, tonight isn’t just a regular team session—it’s a couple’s special!”

“Oh my god! Are these two Big Shots listening to our hearts? They’re just openly giving us Sugar now!”

“Hurry, hurry, let Yin-Ge join!”

“Captain Rong is so indifferent! Please let Yin-Ge join! Fans are crowdfunding to buy Yin-Ge a spot!”

“No need to crowdfund.”

Seeing that Rong Yi was still queuing, Xiao Yin casually asked, “Anyone willing to give up their spot for me?”

Rong Yi said, “No one.”

Xiao Yin, with an indifferent look, said, “Kick someone out.”

Rong Yi almost couldn’t hold back his laughter, but he maintained his composure and whispered, “No.”

Xiao Yin didn’t insist. Following his usual streaming habits, he started solo queueing as Yin.

The chat was already in stitches, with many opening two streams to watch them both simultaneously.

“I’m gonna die laughing, Captain Rong is so indifferent!”

“Yin-Ge, what’s going on? You can’t even get into your wife’s game—have you never Duo Queued with your wife before?”

Given their Rank, queuing took time. While waiting, Xiao Yin read comments.

Sitting right beside Rong Yi, his deep, magnetic voice was lethal, especially because he read every comment verbatim.

“Yeah, yeah, Yin-Ge seems like he’s never Duo Queued with his wife before?”

After reading it, Xiao Yin added, “We have, but it was a long time ago, just after I returned to the country.”

A concise and powerful reply.

Yet it seemed to directly acknowledge a certain term.

“Damn, this is huge Sugar—calling him ‘wife’ is so sweet—this is Yin!! He acknowledged that Easy is his wife!”

“Yin-Ge, Yin-Ge, why is your wife so indifferent?”

Xiao Yin paused, a faint smile on his lips.

“He’s not indifferent; he’s just steady in character.”

On the other side, Rong Yi’s Friendly match had started. He nonchalantly called out positions to his teammates while streaming.

Both sides had noise cancellation on their mics. This meant that viewers wouldn’t hear sounds from the other stream, avoiding any cross-feed.

But sitting so close, they could hear each other in real life.

Xiao Yin had also started his game, solo queueing. He answered questions from Netizens while playing, even managing to score three kills right at the start without missing a beat.

Netizens hadn’t expected that the questions Rong Yi’s stream couldn’t address would find a breakthrough on Xiao Yin’s side.

After all, Xiao Yin rarely spoke or interacted during his own streams in the past.

“Yin-Ge, Yin-Ge, how did you start dating Rong Yi?”

At this moment, Rong Yi was betrayed by a teammate in the Friendly match, leading to a team wipe amid laughter.

His screen turned gray, leaving him with nothing to do. The deep, cold voice of the man beside him became exceptionally clear.

Noise-canceling headphones couldn’t block it out.

“I chased him.”

“Liked him for five years. This time, coming back to the country, I finally had the chance to see him again.”

Another explosion of Bullet Screen comments followed.

Xiao Yin continued speaking.

“He’s very indifferent, keeps work and personal matters separate.”

“When I first got back, I didn’t know how to talk to him.”

He looked at his screen, responding to the people there, but every word fell into Rong Yi’s ears.

This guy was being way too deliberate.

“Be more specific, how did you fall for him? I can’t believe this! The couple I ship is discussing their relationship details live! Oh my god!”

“How did I fall for him…”

Xiao Yin glanced to the side, unusually stern and serious.

“Back then, I was in RO’s youth training program.”

Xiao Yin leaned back, bringing his voice closer to Rong Yi’s ear.

“I was a rookie Youth Player, and he was the most formidable World Champion captain in the country.”

“The moment I saw him backstage, I knew I liked him.”

Rong Yi’s heart pounded wildly.

The screen showed the Team Fight respawn. Rong Yi’s precise maneuvers allowed him to escape with a sliver of health, cool as a cucumber, though in reality, he forgot to use Flash.

Xiao Yin’s stream was roaring with excitement, while Rong Yi’s Friendly match continued without a hitch.

Fans in Rong Yi’s stream started to get anxious.

“Did you hear that, Captain Rong?! How can Captain Rong be so unshakable?”

“I believe the Thread Starter now! Captain Rong is all about his career! So cool.”

And more comments followed.

“Captain Rong, your husband is praising you in his stream. Do you have any thoughts?”

“Captain Rong, please read the comments later!”

“We also want to know how you got together with your husband!”

Rong Yi couldn’t help but break character a few times, laughing out loud. Clearly, nothing in the game was funny.

The Fans in his stream quickly caught on.

“He’s definitely reading the Bullet Screen! I bet my shorts that Easy saw the comments! So sweet!”

“Our partner’s voice sounds so good, and his laugh is even better.”

“What partner? He has a husband.”

The game ended, and Rong Yi clicked to exit. Finally, with a smile, he said, “I heard, I heard.”

The chat erupted with encouragement: “You heard it, what’s your response?”

“Queue with him next game.”

Rong Yi explained, “It’s a bit embarrassing, but if everyone likes it, then it’s fine.”

His game had ended, but Xiao Yin’s was still going.

Xiao Yin had been reading the Bullet Screen. At this moment, the game had entered the Defend Base phase. He went silent for a while, focusing on the Team Fight with a calm demeanor.

Rong Yi thought Xiao Yin probably hadn’t heard what he just said. So, he took off his headset and waited patiently.

He also responded to a few comments.

“Do Yin-Ge and Easy have nicknames for each other?”

“Last time, he called you ‘babe’!!!”

The “babe” incident was, of course, an accident.

Rong Yi took a sip of water: “I call him Yin-Ge, and he calls me Captain Rong. That’s more common.”

On the other side, Xiao Yin’s Team Fight had ended.

Rong Yi looked over at him. “Next game together?”

Xiao Yin, also using noise-canceling headphones, took them off and looked over without immediately responding.

Rong Yi subconsciously thought he hadn’t heard clearly, so he asked again, “Next game together?”

“Are you asking me?” Xiao Yin looked at him. “Or asking everyone?”

The VIT team was already in place. The other three were doing a lively stream, making the question seem somewhat redundant.

Rong Yi said, “Of course, I’m asking you.”

Xiao Yin replied, “Then it’s my wife inviting her husband to play together.”

His voice was soft, slightly cool.

Xiao Yin’s Chinese seemed to have taken a hit, possibly due to his time abroad, causing his spoken language to deteriorate.

Rong Yi processed what he had just said.

The Bullet Screen had been filled with these two keywords all day.

He hadn’t fully caught on.

Rong Yi said, “Alright, husband.”