At 8 o'clock in the morning, the BBG team gathered downstairs at the base, which was the first day of preparation for the World Championships.

The willow demon was wearing a loose hooded tracksuit, looking very youthful and energetic, "Yes, everyone arrived on time!"

Yu Wenbo was sleepy-eyed and yawned, and it was Yan Letian who forced him out of bed in the morning.

"Where are we going to run, and there is no venue." Yu Wenbo asked with a yawn.

The willow demon paced in front of the team members, "Later, we will line up and go to the sports field of Dongqing University next door to exercise, before leaving, I want to announce a news." ”

Everyone cheered up and pricked up their ears.

"This year's World Finals can bring two substitutes, and last night our coaching staff decided that these two substitutes are Jungler Guan Naono and Top Lane Du Gongjue." 、

The willow demon walked up to Guan Zhinai as he spoke, and looked at him. Guan Zhinai is very tall, a little taller than Yan Letian, the tallest person in the team, with dark skin and acne pits on his face.

Guan Zhinai saw the willow demon coming over, and greeted the willow demon with a smile, "Hello coach!" ”

Because Lan Tianbao sent a message to Guan Zhinai last night, Guan Zhinai, who had been outside for two days, still arrived on time.

"Guan Zhinai and Du Gongjue are substitutes? What does that mean? Yu Wenbo asked.

"It means that when the team submits the list, the starting jungler is Yan Letian, Guan Zhinai, do you have any opinions?" The willow demon did not answer Yu Wenbo directly, but asked Guan Zhinai rhetorically.

Guan Nai still smiled and said: "No opinion, no opinion!" ”

"What about Konishi? Is Konishi an emergency substitute? Song Yijing suddenly asked about Ren Xiaoxi, and he noticed that Ren Xiaoxi did not come to gather.

Last year's World Championships could only bring one official substitute, which was the top single big brother Du Gongjue, and Ren Xiaoxi was an emergency substitute.

Liu Demon clasped his hands to his chest, "Ren Xiaoxi's contract has expired, and the club has no plans to renew it, so our World Championship is the lineup of the seven of you." ”

When Yan Letian heard the news, he was shocked, he was finally the rightful starter of the World Championship. But thinking of Ren Xiaoxi, although he was not familiar with him, he was inexplicably a little sympathetic.

Ren Xiaoxi used to be a firefighter, but when Yuwenbo reached the age of 17 and could play, he was immediately abandoned by the club.

"Okay, do you have any questions, if not, let's run."

The willow demon blew the whistle hanging around his neck, and the leader jogged, and the team members lined up to follow the willow demon to Dongqing University.

Twenty minutes later, Yu Wenbo bent over and panted: "Coach, no, no, no, let's take a rest!" ”

The willow demon looked at his watch, "Okay, don't stop immediately, take a walk and rest, we'll go back to the base at half past eight." ”

Jiang Xiyu and Song Yijing were exercising on the exercise equipment on the side, and Yu Wenbo sat directly on the ground panting.

Yan Letian pulled Yu Wenbo a few times and couldn't pull it, so he had to walk slowly along the playground alone to adjust his breathing.

"Huh, Yan Letian? How do you do in our school? Yan Letian was walking when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

Chu Xiaoman, Yan Letian didn't expect to be able to meet her here. But thinking that Chu Xiaoman was a student at Dongqing University, Yan Letian suddenly realized that maybe he could meet her every day in the future.

Chu Xiaoman's short hair on his forehead and ears was soaked with sweat, and he looked particularly shiny and beautiful under the eyes of the morning field.

"Our team is now preparing for the World Championships, and we have to come here every day to run and work." Yan Letian stopped to wait for Chu Xiaoman, and walked on the runway side by side with her.

Yan Letian glanced down a little obliquely, it was quite upturned and full, and the roots of his ears instantly turned red, he didn't dare to look again, and looked ahead without squinting.

"Does Sister Xiaoman come to run every day?"

Chu Xiaoman stroked the hair around his ears, "Yes, I usually come over to exercise when there is no class in the morning." ”

Hearing Chu Xiaoman's words, Yan Letian was full of joy, and suddenly felt that running every morning was also a very happy thing.

Yan Letian's hand kept rubbing the hem of the T-bar, hesitating again and again, but he still mustered up his courage, "Sister Xiaoman, add a WeChat, our team will also come over to run at night, we can make an appointment to run at night together." ”

"Yes, yes. I just want to find someone to go for a night run with. Chu Xiaoman happily added Yan Letian's WeChat.

The two walked around talking and laughing, Chu Xiaoman asked Yan Letian a lot about LOL, and recently she was preparing to prepare a League of Legends-themed folk music performance with the Chinese orchestra.

"Little Lotte, stop walking, let's go!" In the distance, Yu Wenbo beckoned to Yan Letian and shouted.

Liu Demon just made a set of uneven bars and stretched his waist, "Okay, let's go home, each have a rank, and start the training match at two o'clock in the afternoon." ”

On the way back, Yu Wenbo kept pestering Yan Letian and asked, "Turtle turtle, you kid can come out and talk to a female college student." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I already know her!" Yan Letian retorted with a red face.

Yu Wenbo shook his head in disbelief, "You won't be the same as Brother Jiang, you also have a girlfriend outside, you are only 17 years old, you are a puppy love┗|'O′|┛嗷~~"

Yan Lotian wanted to cry without tears, "Brother Bo, I really didn't lie to you." You know the snail bar that Bao Sang and I frequented, Sister Xiaoman is the sister of the bar owner, and we have known each other for a long time. ”

"Wow, it turned out to be a good old friend." Yu Wenbo continued the Yin and Yang Strange Qi Dao.

Yan Letian was really about to cry, relying on being taller than Yu Wenbo, he directly locked his throat, covered Yu Wenbo's mouth, and prevented Yu Wenbo from continuing to speak.

"Woo woo, woo woo." Yu Wenbo, who was covered in his mouth, was still chattering.

Yan Letian and Yu Wenbo played all the way to the gate of the base, and happened to run into Ren Xiaoxi.

Ren Xiaoxi dragged two large suitcases alone and walked out of the gate of the base. The rear wheel of a suitcase was stuck right on the threshold.

Ren Xiaoxi is thin and tall, and his long hair is entangled because he hasn't been washed for a long time. Ren Xiaoxi struggled to lift the suitcase up, and the long bangs on his forehead swayed like tattered cotton wool with Ren Xiaoxi's strength.

Yan Letian walked forward quickly, helped Ren Xiaoxi lift the suitcase, and helped him lift the suitcase over the threshold of the base.

"Thank you." Ren Xiaoxi thanked him softly, and then dragged two large suitcases through the crowd alone.

Everyone stopped and watched Ren Xiaoxi leave. Everyone seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, no one stepped forward to stay, and no one said goodbye to Ren Xiaoxi, just silently watched him leave.

Because in such moments, any word is just cruelty.

Song Yijing, Guan Zhinai, Lan Tianbao, Jiang Xiyi, and Ge Xiaocun, who has retired, they have been playing S7 with Ren Xiaoxi for a whole year. That year, BBG's lineup began to take shape, and it emerged in the second half of the regular season, breaking into the playoffs with Ren Xiaoxi's explosive play, and even qualifying for the bubble tournament for the third seed.

But also because of Ren Xiaoxi's flash start, he missed the S7 World Championship place.

And now, Song Yijing, Guan Zhinai, Jiang Xiji, and Lan Tianbao, all of their teammates who used to fight side by side have all won the championship and have their own champion skins. But Ren Xiaoxi is still the unknown and unknown person, an emergency substitute who will never have a chance to play.

Ren Xiaoxi's thin body dragged two big suitcases without looking back.

On an ordinary afternoon in mid-September, Yan Letian learned the cruelty of the esports profession for the first time.

Maybe one day, like Ren Xiaoxi, he will leave alone silently.