WG - 50

The bus arrived.

Chi Zhiyu stepped on, swiped her card, and sat down by the window at the back.

She turned her head to look out the window at Xie Ye, who was still standing at the entrance, and waved goodbye.

The driver started the bus, moving forward.

Chi Zhiyu turned around and took out her phone to send Xie Ye a message: 【You can go in now. I’ll come visit you later.】

Xie Ye: 【Mm】

Not even a punctuation mark.

Chi Zhiyu looked at the message, curved her lips slightly, and decided not to reply. She glanced out the window at the gradually receding buildings, which were already out of sight.

She didn’t withdraw her gaze but stared at the continuously retreating scenery. Suddenly, she raised her hand to touch her forehead.

That spot seemed to still retain his touch.

Soft and delicate.

Though it hadn’t lingered long, his kiss felt as if it had been imprinted on her skin.

Clear and distinct.

Her mind replayed the scene like a film, repeating it over and over again.

When Chi Zhiyu realized this, her face immediately flushed again. She quickly opened the bus window, letting the outside breeze cool her down.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself.

But after just a few seconds, the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved upwards into a small smile.

This feeling was like suddenly receiving a long-awaited gift.

Joyful and fervent.

Yet cautious.

Afraid of losing him.

A few days after the high school and college entrance exams ended, students from other grades also began their summer vacation one after another.

Chi Zhiyu didn’t go anywhere, staying at home obediently. Occasionally, she visited the Xie residence to chat with Jian Yazhi.

Bai Li, besides requiring her to practice dancing every day, didn’t impose much restriction on her, since the exams were over. The only task left was waiting for the results to fill out university applications.

Chi Zhiyu had some confidence in herself, but Wu Xuan was a bit worried. A few days ago, when they went to the dance studio together, she kept counting down the days until the results were announced.

“Are you planning to count down until the results are out?”

Chi Zhiyu asked lazily while stretching her legs.

“I’ll count for now. Maybe in a few days, I’ll get lazy.” Wu Xuan nodded. “But I haven’t seen Xie Ye these days. Is he really holed up at home playing games?”

Chi Zhiyu lazily responded, “He’s not at home.”

“?” Wu Xuan guessed, “Went out to play?”

After saying that, she contradicted herself. “No, if he were going out, you would have taken him, right? Did he return to his hometown?”

Everyone knew Xie Ye’s family wasn’t here.

“No.” Chi Zhiyu switched legs. “He’s gone to the city for training.”

“Hmm? What kind of training?”

Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment and asked, “Do you know the PUBG YG Club?”

Wu Xuan often played games with Su Le and had a favorite team, so she probably knew more than Chi Zhiyu.

“Oh, I know. But…” Wu Xuan paused, seemingly guessing something, and turned to ask her expressionlessly, “Are you going to tell me that Xie Ye went to train as an esports player at the YG Club?”

Chi Zhiyu calmly nodded. “Yes.”

“…”

Seeing her overly calm reaction, Chi Zhiyu was somewhat surprised and blinked. “Aren’t you shocked?”

Perhaps having anticipated it, the shock wasn’t too strong. Wu Xuan gestured to her own face. “Isn’t this shock?”

“You don’t look shocked to me at all.” Chi Zhiyu retracted her leg. “You’re completely calm.”

Wu Xuan remained expressionless. “You’re wrong. I’ve already exploded in silence.”

“…”

“Oh, I thought you would—”

Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Wu Xuan exclaiming a curse.

“Shit!”

“…”

“An esports player? He actually became an esports player?” Wu Xuan belatedly exclaimed, “What’s going on? Doesn’t Xie Ye just play games casually to pass time? How did he suddenly decide to do this?”

Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment. “Maybe he likes it. It seems pretty interesting to him.”

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen this career.

“He volunteered himself to join the YG team.”

“No, the team approached him first.” Chi Zhiyu remembered and added, “Oh, I forgot to tell you.”

“Hmm?”

“His main gaming ID is Wild.”

“…”

Wu Xuan choked, wondering if she misheard.

Who is Wild?

If you’re a PUBG player, there’s no way you wouldn’t know this name.

This person ranks first on the entire server leaderboard, surpassing professional esports players.

And precisely because he’s an ordinary player, no one knows anything about him, nor has anyone seen him.

In the game, apart from the name Wild and his famously arrogant voice, there’s nothing else.

But what truly amazes people is his skill.

Once, during a live stream, a professional player was matched with Wild by the system and ended up playing together. Their cooperation and skills were extraordinary.

Other users playing along were utterly crushed, possibly getting headshot within the next second. Only in the final system announcement did they realize their opponent was Wild.

At the end of the game, there was a bonus feature. The professional player suggested adding Wild as a friend to play together in the future.

The chat was flooded with excitement.

Then everyone heard Wild’s famously arrogant tone on the other side of the computer say, “Oh, I don’t want to.”

With that, he exited the room.

That day, the views and clicks of that live stream reached a new historical high.

...

Wu Xuan was also a fan of Wild.

But usually, when Xie Ye played games with them, he used Chi Zhiyu’s account. No one found it odd, nor suspected he had another main account.

However, who could have imagined that Xie Ye was actually Wild!!!

Seeing her expression, Chi Zhiyu could fully feel the shock inside her.

Wu Xuan’s brain buffered for a while, finally condensing all her words into two: “Damn impressive.”

“…”

Chi Zhiyu was amused by her tone. Wu Xuan couldn’t help but ask, “So Xie Ye is Wild?”

“Yes.”

“…Do Su Le and Li Taoran know?”

Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment. “I don’t know. You should ask them sometime.”

Wu Xuan clicked her tongue and narrowed her eyes. “If they know and didn’t tell me, I’ll kill them.”

“Wait a minute.” Wu Xuan realized another key point and turned to her. “Did you know earlier and didn’t tell me?”

“I knew—” Chi Zhiyu saw her look and quickly amended, “—did I?”

“…”

Chi Zhiyu hadn’t really paid attention to this since she wasn’t interested. But she forgot Wu Xuan was passionate about it.

Chi Zhiyu shook her head seriously. “I promise, I only found out a few days ago.”

Wu Xuan looked at her. “Really?”

“Really, why would I lie to you?”

“Alright.” Wu Xuan didn’t suspect her of lying and curiously asked, “So Xie Ye is definitely joining the YG team now?”

Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. “He’s already training there. What do you think?”

Got the answer.

“Ah ah ah ah!” Wu Xuan excitedly hugged her, spinning around.

Chi Zhiyu was a bit helpless and let her hug her.

After calming down, Wu Xuan released her and hurriedly asked, “So won’t you and Xie Ye be separated?”

“What separation? Are you treating us like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?” Chi Zhiyu adjusted her clothes. “The YG Club is on College Road. When I start school at Ruobei Dance Academy, it’ll only be a ten-minute walk to him.”

Hearing this, Wu Xuan gave her a meaningful look and said, “Oh,” nodding. “So Xie Ye has everything planned out.”

She nodded. “Impressive, very impressive.”

Chi Zhiyu had told Wu Xuan about them being together the next day. Wu Xuan was also surprised and excited for a long time, just like now.

Chi Zhiyu had already gotten used to it, but now being teased again made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Wu Xuan noticed her expression and teased, “What? Still shy?”

Chi Zhiyu coughed. “Alright, you can stop talking.”

“Why not? Before you two got together, you weren’t afraid of us talking. Why are you shy now?” Wu Xuan tilted her chin.

Chi Zhiyu waved her hand. “Now is different from then.”

Wu Xuan blinked. “How is it different?”

“Before, we didn’t do anything, so you could talk freely. But now…”

Chi Zhiyu licked her lips. “We’re official.”

Wu Xuan: “….”

Wu Xuan: ?

Afraid she’d continue questioning, Chi Zhiyu quickly ended the topic. “Anyway, that’s the result. You don’t need to ask anymore.”

Amused by her reaction, Wu Xuan laughed out loud. “I wasn’t going to ask anything. What are you worried about?”

“…”

Chi Zhiyu decided to change the subject and turned to continue warming up.

But Wu Xuan came up and continued asking, “But since Xie Ye isn’t here, can you only talk on the phone?”

“More or less.” Chi Zhiyu blinked. “But I plan to visit him later.”

“Huh?” Wu Xuan was stunned. “How many days has he been gone?”

Chi Zhiyu: “A week.”

Wu Xuan: “And?”

“I’m…” Chi Zhiyu softly said, “a little homesick for him.”

...

After finishing dance practice and changing clothes, leaving the dance studio, it was already two hours later.

Chi Zhiyu, with her sore neck, walked out with Wu Xuan. She took out her phone and sent Xie Ye a message: 【I just finished dance practice. Are you still training?】

Xie Ye: 【No.】

Xie Ye: 【Resting.】

Receiving the message, Chi Zhiyu was about to lower her head and reply when Wu Xuan suddenly spoke up, “Jiang classmate, what a coincidence.”

Chi Zhiyu was startled and looked up.

Jiang Jinxu seemed to have just finished practicing as well. His bangs were still wet, and he had changed back into casual clothes, looking more youthful than usual.

He acknowledged Wu Xuan and, noticing Chi Zhiyu beside her, nodded. “Are you both done with your dance practice?”

“Yes, just finished.” Wu Xuan asked straightforwardly, “Since we met, let’s go down together.”

“Sure.” Jiang Jinxu walked to Chi Zhiyu’s side and greeted first, “Chi classmate.”

Chi Zhiyu nodded. “Hello, Jiang classmate.”

Jiang Jinxu noticed the chat interface on her phone screen and hesitated before asking, “Is Xie classmate coming to pick you up?”

Chi Zhiyu responded, “No, I’m going home by myself.”

Jiang Jinxu smiled. “Then we can go back together since we’re on the same route.”

Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. “Is your house on the way?”

Wu Xuan naturally heard as well and curiously asked, “Isn’t Jiang classmate’s house on Zhengxi Street?”

Jiang Jinxu calmly replied, “Yes, but I’m stopping by a bookstore to check if the book I want has arrived.”

Wu Xuan said, “Oh,” and glanced at Chi Zhiyu. “That indeed is quite convenient. Let’s go together then.”

Jiang Jinxu nodded.

Chi Zhiyu didn’t have much to say and lowered her head to continue asking Xie Ye what he would do next. Halfway through typing, her phone suddenly vibrated.

Xie Ye sent a message: 【Where are you?】

Chi Zhiyu: 【Still going downstairs.】

Chi Zhiyu: 【What’s up?】

After sending it, she waited, but Xie Ye didn’t reply.

Chi Zhiyu didn’t pay much attention, thinking he might be busy with something.

The three walked side by side down the stairs to the first-floor lobby.

Chi Zhiyu casually looked up at the corner and suddenly froze.

Jiang Jinxu noticed her reaction and followed her gaze.

Suddenly, he met Xie Ye’s cold eyes.

It wasn’t late outside, but the light in the corner was dim.

Highlighting the tall, slender figure of the youth, who appeared somewhat gloomy.

Xie Ye was leaning against a pillar, his posture relaxed. Then he slowly straightened up and walked towards them.

Xie Ye lifted his eyelids, glanced at Jiang Jinxu beside him, and faintly smirked, appearing somewhat arrogant and nonchalant.

Jiang Jinxu was startled, not expecting Xie Ye to be here. Chi Zhiyu had just said he wouldn’t come.

Before anyone could react, the old man at the front desk suddenly called out, “Those two young ladies over there, come here and register your dance studio usage time.”

With that, Wu Xuan snapped out of it. “Oh, okay.”

Chi Zhiyu blinked, looked at Xie Ye, and said, “Wait for me a moment.”

Then she turned and followed Wu Xuan to register their dance studio usage time.

Jiang Jinxu had already registered when he came in. Standing there, he regained his composure and looked at Xie Ye, smiling faintly and asking, “Why did you come, Xie classmate?”

Xie Ye’s eyes showed no emotion as he looked at him indifferently.

“Chi classmate just said you didn’t have time and thought you wouldn’t come.” Jiang Jinxu said, “But you suddenly showing up might scare Chi classmate.”

Xie Ye stared at him, faintly smirking as if he chuckled.

“…”

Jiang Jinxu remained calm. “What’s so funny, Xie classmate?”

“Oh.” Xie Ye arrogantly said, “Laughing at your wasted effort.”

“…”

Jiang Jinxu paused, keeping his tone calm. “What?”

“You think by doing this,” Xie Ye appeared completely unconcerned, as if Jiang Jinxu wasn’t even in his sights, “she would like you?”

Jiang Jinxu froze.

“But,” Xie Ye looked at him, his tone casual. “It’s too late now.”

“…”

Hearing this, Jiang Jinxu was startled again, suddenly guessing something and looked up at him.

Xie Ye glanced at him and suddenly smiled. “Let me kindly remind you.”

“…”

“I’m here,” Xie Ye glanced at the approaching figure ahead, smirking arrogantly, “to pick up my girlfriend. Got it?”