LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

Hearing Rita's words, Su Mo knew that she didn't hold it against her, so the smile on his lips deepened.

He walked to a quiet terrace outside the banquet hall. The evening breeze was cool, but it cleared his head, which was a little feverish from the alcohol.

"I just finished up," Su Mo said gently, leaning against the railing. "Awards ceremony, interviews, backstage party, and we've only just arrived at the celebration banquet. I'm starving. I was thinking that if there's good food, I can't forget our Sister Ta Zi."

"At least you still have some conscience!" The voice on the other end of the phone immediately became excited. "Quick, send me the address, I'll be right there! You have to save me a seat!"

"Don't worry, I'll save you the center position," Su Mo teased with a smile. "Hurry up, I'm waiting for you."

After hanging up the phone, Su Mo sent the address over.

He did not immediately return to the noisy banquet hall, but lingered on the terrace for a while longer.

Looking at the dazzling night view of Shanghai in the distance, he felt a peace and contentment he had never felt before.

The joy of victory, the blessings of friends, and the waiting of a beloved—all these intertwine to create the most beautiful picture of life.

After getting some fresh air, he returned to the banquet hall and sat down, but this time he didn't eat much, thinking he would wait for Rita to come over and eat with her.

About seven or eight minutes later, Su Mo's phone vibrated. It was a message from Rita: "I'm at the door."

Su Mo immediately stood up and greeted the factory manager, who was bragging to UZI, saying, "I'm going out to pick someone up."

The factory manager nodded: "Go ahead, go ahead, business is more important."

Su Mo smiled and shook his head, then quickly walked out of the clubhouse.

Under the doorway light, a beautiful figure stood gracefully.

Rita had clearly dressed up carefully. She wore a champagne-colored silk dress that perfectly accentuated her graceful figure. Her long, flowing hair cascaded over her shoulders, giving her both the intellectual elegance she exuded on the commentary stage and a touch of gentle charm in private.

Seeing Su Mo come out, Rita immediately came up to him with a big smile on her face, but she still couldn't hold back her words: "Brother Mo, you really have a bad memory. You forgot about me after the game."

Su Mo naturally took the delicate little bag from her hand, looked her up and down, and sincerely exclaimed, "You're so beautiful."

A simple compliment made Rita feel sweet inside, and she gave him a reproachful look: "You're so sweet-talking."

Su Mo naturally took her hand, and the warm, soft touch stirred his heart. He chuckled softly, "Come on, let me take you inside. You must be tired from the commentary today, your voice must be hoarse."

"Of course! It's all because you played so well. I was so excited while commentating." Rita was incredibly excited when she talked about it.

Su Mo smiled and said, "Don't you think I was really handsome back then?"

"Handsome, handsome, okay, that's enough, you big handsome guy." Rita rolled her eyes, completely exasperated by Su Mo's shamelessness.

Su Mo didn't mind and simply said, "Let's go in first, or they might eat all the food if we wait any longer."

"Mmm." Rita nodded obediently.

The banquet hall was still bustling with activity and lively atmosphere.

Su Mo's reappearance, especially with the radiant Rita beside him, immediately attracted a lot of attention. Many people revealed knowing smiles.

Su Mo ignored the stares. He led Rita to a relatively quiet corner instead of the main table.

He didn't go to the main table, since there were too many important people there. He could eat freely there, but he was afraid that Rita wouldn't feel comfortable there, so it was better to come to a quieter spot.

Anyway, there were still some empty tables in the banquet hall, so there were places to sit.

After sitting down, Su Mo said to Rita, "Please sit down first, I'll go get you something to eat."

He quickly brought over a plate filled with various exquisite foods, including foie gras, steak, lobster, and Rita's favorite desserts.

Then he sat down next to Rita.

"Brother Mo, you're so kind." Rita looked at the food in front of her, her eyes crinkling like a satisfied cat. She picked up a fork, took a small piece of tiramisu, and held it to Su Mo's lips. "Try it first, today's hero."

Su Mo opened her mouth and ate it; the sweet but not cloying taste melted in her mouth.

He looked into Rita's bright eyes and forked a perfectly grilled Angus steak to feed her.

"You eat too, you've worked hard on the commentary today."

The two of them took turns eating, interacting without a care in the world, creating a warm and sweet atmosphere.

While eating, Rita whispered boasting, "You know what? The moment you won the championship, our commentary booth went crazy! Even Guan Ge (a popular commentator) shed tears. And also, Weibo is flooded with your Aatrox pentakill, it's currently the number one trending topic on Weibo!"

"Really?" Su Mo replied casually, but his eyes never left Rita's face. "Did anyone compliment you on your commentary today, and say that you're beautiful too?"

Rita was a little embarrassed by his sudden, direct compliment and lightly punched him: "You smooth talker! I'm being serious."

Just as the two were enjoying this rare moment of peace and quiet, a loud voice came from afar.

"Hey! Xiao Mo, what are you doing here? Everyone's been looking for you!"

Club owner Ed Zhu walked over, holding a wine glass and beaming. Behind him were the factory manager and Abu, all of them smiling broadly.

When Ed Zhu's gaze fell on Rita, he burst into laughter and said directly, "Little Mo, really, what's the meaning of hiding your sister-in-law in this corner!"

Upon hearing the address "sister-in-law," Rita's face flushed crimson, like a ripe apple. Somewhat flustered, she lowered her head, clutching the hem of her dress, and whispered, "Hello, Boss Zhu..."

Su Mo remained calm. He patted Rita's hand to comfort her, then smiled at Edward Zhu and said, "Boss, she's shy, so please don't tease her."

“How is this a joke? We’re all family!” Ed Zhu waved his hand. “Your presence is a great honor for our celebration banquet! Come on, come on, let’s not sit here anymore. Come with us to the main table, it’s lively there! It’s a good opportunity for everyone to meet and chat together!”

Ed Zhu's enthusiasm was irresistible. Su Mo glanced at Rita and saw that although she was shy, there was no resistance in her eyes, so he nodded and helped her to her feet.

The two were escorted to the main table.

At the main table, UZI, Zz1tai, and others all smiled knowingly when they saw Rita.

These two have long been recognized as a couple in the industry, but they rarely show such public displays of affection.

"Hey, Mozi, that's impressive!" Zitai exclaimed. "So that's why you suddenly disappeared. You went to pick up your family."

UZI also raised his glass with a smile: "Sister Ta, you are definitely the biggest contributor to Mozi's victory!"

Rita became even more embarrassed by everyone's comments and could only pick up her juice and respond to each person in turn.

Su Mo then protected her by his side, shielding her from a lot of drinks.

Rita looked at the still sunny and handsome man beside her, and her heart felt even sweeter.

But she soon noticed that after exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Su Mo buried his head in his food, stuffing it into his mouth and urging her to eat quickly...

She finally managed to resist asking, "Brother Mozi, are you a reincarnated starving ghost?"

The celebration banquet finally came to an end an hour later, and everyone went home.

Because they had just finished the finals and there were still many things to do, Su Mo had to say goodbye to Rita and return to the EDG base with the team. It was already late at night when they returned to the familiar EDG base.

The hustle and bustle of the celebration banquet and the tipsy feeling from the alcohol gradually faded, replaced by a deep sense of exhaustion and satisfaction.

The lights in the base were as bright as ever, and the neatly arranged computers in the training room seemed to be silently telling the story of countless days and nights of hard work over the past few months.

Abu clapped his hands, drawing the team's attention: "Everyone, you've worked hard. I know you're all tired, but right now the enthusiasm online is at its highest. Those of you with energy can go live and interact with your fans, chat, play games, anything is fine. This is also the best way for us to give back to our fans for their support."

Although the team members were physically exhausted, their spirits remained high.

Jiejie was the first to respond, grinning and saying, "No problem! I've been wanting to see how you guys praise me for ages!"

Meiko and Hope nodded in agreement; sharing this joy with their fans was also a pleasure for them.

Su Mo washed his face to clear his head, then walked over to the factory manager who was adjusting the equipment and patted him on the shoulder: "Mingkai, want to broadcast for a bit?"

The factory manager paused for a moment, then smiled, his eyes filled with a hint of nostalgia and relief: "Great, it's been a long time since we did a live stream together."

"Okay, let's chat with the audience today," Su Mo said with a smile.

At 11 p.m., the EDG team members started their live streams one after another.

For a time, the homepage of the League of Legends section on the live streaming platform was almost entirely "occupied" by the EDG team logo.

And when Su Mo's live stream titled—【You're back, let's chat!】

Almost instantly after the broadcast started, the popularity of the live stream skyrocketed, breaking through one million viewers from zero in a flash, and then, as time went on, reaching three million, five million, ten million...

The numbers fluctuated so fast that they couldn't be caught by the naked eye, eventually stabilizing at a terrifying number that even made the platform's servers tremble slightly.

"I'm coming!"

"We've captured the champion FMVP!"

"Brother Mozi!!! We are the champions!!!"

"It's stuck! I'm stuck, are you guys stuck?"

The barrage of comments exploded instantly, so dense it was like a waterfall, completely covering the entire screen.

Su Mo didn't even have time to see any of them clearly; all he could see was a white torrent rushing past at breakneck speed.

He adjusted the camera and gave a gentle smile: "Hello everyone, I'm Mo, you big shots should be familiar with me. And this person next to me, I don't need to introduce him, right?"

The camera pans to the factory manager's familiar face, who waves awkwardly at the camera: "Hey guys, it's Clearlove."

"Seven Sauce!"

"My youth has returned!"

"Two generations of jungle kings in the same frame, it brought tears to my eyes!"

Just then, the gift effects on the screen began a frenzied "bombardment".

Ritaa gifted the streamer 100 Super Rockets.

The first wave of attacks came from Rita, who was "checking out" her own live stream during a break. One hundred super rockets were like a hundred golden meteor showers, directly pushing the atmosphere in the live stream to its first climax.

Rita is now considered quite wealthy, and she's known for her lavish spending.

Su Mo smiled and said, "Thank you for the gift, Sister Ta Zi. The boss is very generous."

Before the words were even finished, a new storm of gifts followed.

UZI gifted the streamer 50 Super Rockets.

Zz1tai gifted 50 Super Rockets to the streamer.

[PDD gifted the streamer 100 Super Rockets]

Friends from within the LPL community and retired veterans came to congratulate him. In an instant, the "Super Rocket," worth two thousand yuan, was like free, creating a grand fireworks show that never stopped on the screen.

The entire platform's homepage recommendations were dominated by the gift effects from Su Mo's live stream.

The factory manager watched in stunned silence.

He had expected a lot of gifts, but he didn't expect everyone to be so crazy!

He could understand Rita giving him a hundred gifts, after all, what's the relationship between Rita and Mozi? They're practically a couple. Why are you guys getting involved?
Sending so many gifts, I'm so envious!

Su Mo appeared much calmer. He skillfully switched the bullet comments to the prize-winning mode so he could barely read the fans' questions.

"Thank you for the gifts, everyone. But really, there's no need to keep sending gifts. Let's just chat," Su Mo said sincerely. "Does anyone have any questions?"

The live chat was immediately flooded with questions.

"Brother Mozi! Championship skin! Aatrox or Sylas?"

"Factory Manager! Factory Manager! Weren't you excited when Mozi delivered his godlike performance in the fifth game?!"

Su Mo answered a few questions: "As for the skin, it's still uncertain. I'll let you all know when I have some news."

The factory manager chimed in excitedly, "I saw someone ask me if I was excited? I almost jumped out of my chair! Let me tell you, when we were down 0-2, the first thing Xiao Mo said when he came back was, 'It's okay, I'm here.' I knew then that we were in the bag! That's what you call a big heart!"

The two chatted back and forth, talking about the interesting things that happened during the competition and reminiscing about the time they fought together in the past.

The atmosphere in the live stream was warm and lively.

According to incomplete statistics, in this short two-hour live stream, Su Mo received gifts worth over seven figures, setting a new record for the highest single-day live stream on the platform.

Although these gifts are not very valuable to Su Mo at present, they represent the audience's recognition of him, which is quite meaningful.

After the live stream ended, the factory manager said enviously, "You guys get tons of gifts every time you go live, it makes me so jealous!"

"We'll do a live stream together, I'll share half with you then," Su Mo said with a smile.

"No, no, no!" the factory manager hurriedly stopped him. "If I agree to this, what kind of person would I be? Do you want to ruin my reputation?"

"Then I'll treat you to a foot massage later," Su Mo changed his mind.

"That's fine, but you have to take me to a proper place!" The factory manager finally smiled.

"Absolutely, who would go if they weren't serious?" Su Mo patted his chest and assured him.

The factory manager scratched his head, feeling that something was off about what he had said. (End of Chapter)