Chapter 35: You don't have a secret crush on Luo Xin, do you!

Su Mo's answer left Abu feeling somewhat helpless.

But there was nothing he could do about Su Mo.

After all, if EDG won today, Su Mo was the primary reason.

A treasure like this was something you'd be afraid to swallow for fear of it melting; how could he possibly find it in him to scold him?

Forget it, just let him be...

On stage, the interview was still ongoing.

However, Clearlove was starting to feel a bit drowsy.

Ever since the host, Luo Xin, asked him the first question, she had been directing all subsequent questions toward Su Mo.

It would have been fine if she were just asking questions, but the real issue was how close these two were standing to each other—it was truly an eyesore.

"One more question," Luo Xin spoke up once again. "Mo, there is only one week left until the finals between EDG and WE. Do you feel confident facing WE?"

Su Mo thought for a moment. Just as he was about to say something nonsensical, he caught a glimpse of Clearlove's resentful expression out of the corner of his eye, so he smiled and said

"It would be better to leave this question to Clearlove. After all, I am just a tiny substitute."

Hearing Su Mo's words, Luo Xin immediately turned to face Clearlove, transferring the question to him.

"Clearlove, are you confident against WE?"

Hearing this, Clearlove shook his head. "WE is very strong this year. Until the results are out, no one dares to claim certainty, but we will definitely give it our all!"

As a seasoned veteran, Clearlove's answers were always watertight and very official.

Luo Xin followed up with a few more questions for Clearlove, all of which were clichés, such as his views on certain WE players, EDG's future planning, and so on...

Listening to it, Su Mo was also starting to feel drowsy.

Finally, after two and a half minutes, Luo Xin began her closing remarks: "Thank you to both Clearlove and Mo for your support. That concludes today's post-match interview. Thank you to the audience here on-site and those watching through their screens..."

The interview ended.

The camera cut back to the commentary desk.

Backstage, Luo Xin let out a long sigh. "Whew~ finally over."

Seeing how nervous she looked, Su Mo was somewhat surprised. "What, even a professional host like you gets nervous?"

Luo Xin rolled her eyes at Su Mo. "If you hadn't given such abstract answers, would I be nervous!"

"So you think the problem is mine," Su Mo said with a slight smile. "Then, as an apology, why don't you treat me to a meal?"

"Sure!" Luo Xin nodded immediately, but in the next moment, she suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, I treat you to a meal? Are you mistaken!"

*Slap!*

Before Su Mo could even react, Luo Xin slapped his arm.

The force wasn't heavy; it could even be described as very light.

But this single slap sent Clearlove straight into "internal injuries."

"You two chat, I have things to do."

Clearlove rolled his eyes twice in succession, dropped that sentence, and turned to walk away.

【Obtained +20 Torture Points from Clearlove】

Watching Clearlove's retreating back, Su Mo felt somewhat helpless.

After thinking it over, Su Mo decided to follow Clearlove back, but just as he started moving, Luo Xin grabbed his sleeve. "Hey, where are you going? We haven't even added each other on WeChat yet."

"Oh, right," Su Mo pulled out his phone, opened WeChat, and scanned her QR code. After adding her as a friend, he waved. "Bye-bye, I'm heading back to the lounge first."

Seeing Su Mo leave so decisively without even looking back, Luo Xin's mouth twitched slightly.

She looked down at her carefully selected youthful outfit and her well-coordinated figure...

It shouldn't be that bad!

For the first time, Luo Xin began to doubt her own charm.

This guy, Su Mo...

He is truly annoying!

…………

"I'm telling you guys, Xiao Mo is too dirty. As soon as he went out, he started flirting with Luo Xin. They were all lovey-dovey the whole way; it nearly blinded me."

Having just returned to the EDG lounge, Clearlove couldn't wait to complain to his teammates. "And now he's even adding her on WeChat! Oh, and earlier, they were even touching hands. He's a total pervert!"

Hearing his words, everyone in EDG turned their gaze toward him.

However, no one spoke.

This unusual reaction left Clearlove feeling puzzled. "Why are you all looking at me? Don't you have anything to say?"

A-Guang nodded a few times, signaling Clearlove to look behind him.

Clearlove turned around and saw Su Mo standing right there, staring straight at him.

"Uh..." Clearlove stammered, "Mo, why did you come back so fast?"

Su Mo chuckled. "If I hadn't come back, your lifelong reputation would have been ruined by me."

"Listen to my defense," Clearlove bared his teeth, "I was only telling the truth."

Su Mo: "..."

"Hahaha..." Su Mo's exasperated expression made Clearlove burst into laughter.

After being tormented by Su Mo for so long, it was finally his turn to make Su Mo feel awkward.

A-Guang also hurried over to Su Mo, blinking his eyes as he asked, "Xiao Mo, is what Clearlove saying true? Did you really hold hands and touch each other?"

"That's not true. It was just a polite handshake to show friendliness," Su Mo explained. "It was my first time meeting Luo Xin; we were just getting to know each other."

"Phew... then I'm relieved." A-Guang breathed a sigh of relief. "So, did you get her WeChat?"

"I did."

"How did you get it?"

Su Mo glanced at A-Guang, feeling that something was a bit off with this guy.

Before Su Mo could answer, Clearlove chimed in from the side, "Luo Xin added him herself."

Hearing this, A-Guang immediately clutched his head and let out a howl: "Ah! No!!"

Seeing his exaggerated reaction, Su Mo asked in surprise, "What, don't tell me you have a crush on Luo Xin?"

A-Guang shook his head frantically. "I don't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"

His desperate denial made everyone burst into laughter.

The atmosphere in the lounge became even more lively and cheerful.

"Alright, alright, that's enough." Abu interrupted the joking at the right moment. "The match is over, we should pack up and head back to the base. Don't forget we have a team dinner tonight."

Hearing this, everyone stopped fooling around and began packing their gear.

Su Mo also packed his mouse and keyboard into his bag.

Meanwhile, Abu opened his phone, intending to browse through the netizens' praise for EDG.

He first opened the most popular short-video platform in China, Douyin.

The first video on the homepage happened to be related to the EDG match.

The title was "EDG Rookie Mo's Highlight Reel."

The video had only been posted for half an hour, yet the view count had already surpassed 600,000—a terrifying number.

With a gratified smile, Abu clicked on it.

However, the smile quickly vanished from his face.

Because the bullet comments were filled with nothing but the word "Beast"...

As for who they were cursing, it went without saying.

Abu then clicked into the comment section.

"So the old man playing Sion that my teammate played was taught by this piece of trash! It's disgusting!" (9,714 likes)

"I've already encountered someone playing Top Lane Karma; what a beast!" (8,742 likes)

"Can someone please come and punish this League sinner, Mo!" (6,321 likes)

"..."

After a quick glance, Abu's expression became strange.

This...

He then scrolled through several more videos regarding today's EDG match.

Without exception!

Almost every video was cursing...

Abu glanced at Su Mo, who had finished packing his gear, feeling a pang of heartache.

(End of Chapter)