Offside game

Saturday, October 8.

This was the second day of the WCG China Qualifiers, and the Dream Team's first match was also on this day.

As for Su Yi, he originally planned to go and cheer them on, but now that Ji Yanran has come to Yanjing, he drove to the Capital Airport on time to wait for the flight from Jinan.

The flight from Jinan to Beijing takes only about an hour. Around nine o'clock, Su Yi spotted Ji Yanran in the crowd at the airport.

After more than a year apart, the first thing that caught my eye when I saw her again was still her long, slender, fair legs peeking out from under her short skirt. She also noticed Su Yi at that moment and waved excitedly at him.

Approaching him, Ji Yanran took off her sunglasses, looked Su Yi up and down, and clicked her tongue, saying, "Kid, you've gotten even more handsome. Sigh, I really regret not snatching you away from your girlfriend..."

Hearing Ji Yanran's words, Su Yi was at a loss for words. But then Ji Yanran continued, "Come on, little Yi, let me introduce you to a handsome guy. This is my good friend, Luo Lan, who is now my classmate."

Su Yi had just noticed a man of average build following Ji Yanran, and now, hearing her words, he sized him up. He was a man with very delicate features, and at first glance, he resembled Takashi Kashiwabara. At around 173 cm tall, he was only of average height for a northerner, and standing next to Ji Yanran, who was wearing high-heeled sandals, he had no height advantage whatsoever.

Upon hearing Ji Yanran introduce him as her good friend, Su Yi's gaze towards this person couldn't help but carry a hint of ambiguity. However, this person smiled politely at Su Yi and said softly, "Hello, I've heard Yanran mention you before. My name is Luo Lan, you can just call me A-Lan."

"Hello." Shaking Luo Lan's hand, Su Yi felt that Luo Lan's hand was very slender, the kind of fair and delicate hand that everyone would marvel at and think should play the piano. Su Yi also said, "I am Su Yi. Brother Lan, you can just call me Xiao Yi like Sister Yanran does." However, at this moment, Su Yi felt that Luo Lan's gaze was a little strange. Naturally, with his keen senses, he did not feel any malice. It seemed more like pure appreciation.

At this moment, Ji Yanran seemed to sense Su Yi's unusual gaze towards them. She gently tapped his shoulder and scolded, "What are you thinking, little guy? A-Lan and I are very good friends. Besides, A-Lan has a boyfriend."

Luo Lan smiled at Su Yi at the right moment and said, "That's right, Yanran and I are almost like brothers. Besides, Xiao Yi's name is very famous. China's richest man is also named Su Yi."

Su Yi could only smile faintly at his words. Indeed, it was hard to believe that China's richest man was really so young.

Although it's an international airport, the sight of two incredibly handsome men and a stunningly beautiful woman standing together chatting and laughing attracted the attention of many passersby.

Noticing this, Su Yi took Ji Yanran's luggage and said to them, "You must be tired too. Let's find a place to rest first, then let's go."

Ji Yanran looked around and stared at Su Yi, saying, "Why didn't that brat Ji Feng come? Xiao Yi, tell me the truth."

"Xiao Feng, he has some things to take care of, but he'll be back soon," Su Yi said casually.

Ji Yanran tilted her head and looked at Su Yi, saying, "What's so important that even my sister isn't coming to pick him up? Has he gotten a girlfriend?"

"No, no, it's something else."

"You've gotten yourself into trouble?"

"No, Xiao Feng has been very well-behaved since he came to Yanjing."

“Then…” Ji Yanran revealed a smile that chilled Su Yi’s heart. She suddenly said, “So you’re going to participate in the CS competition, right, Xiao Yi?”

Just as Su Yi was about to explain, he saw Ji Yanran take out several A4 sheets of paper from her bag and show Su Yi the printed pictures on them. The first picture was a desktop wallpaper that the Free Man Internet Cafe chain had made for the Dream Team. In the leader position on the picture was Ji Feng, who was making a cool expression and striking a pose...

Ji Yanran picked up the pictures again, looked at them, and said, "Even Rongrong is playing with them. Isn't she afraid my uncle will scold her?"

"Actually, Sister Yanran, e-sports is a very healthy sport, like that Korean..."

"Sigh..." Ji Yanran interrupted Su Yi, saying with a sullen expression, "Xiao Yi, do I look like I have a generation gap with you guys? Humph." Hearing that Ji Yanran was on the verge of exploding, Su Yi quickly whispered to soothe her, "No, Sister Yanran..."

"I was just worried that the brat would only know how to play games and wouldn't even graduate from university. As long as he can focus on his studies, I don't object to him doing these things. Besides, with Rongrong keeping an eye on him, I feel more at ease. What I'm angry about is that you didn't tell me and kept it from me. If it weren't for Alan also liking to play games, and last time she told me that the captain of that Dream Team looks a lot like Xiaofeng, I would have checked it myself and found out. Otherwise, I would have been kept in the dark all along..."

Su Yi broke out in a cold sweat, but dared not say anything. Beautiful women are scary, but when they explode, they are even scarier.

Luo Lan tugged at Ji Yanran's sleeve, and she finally calmed down, still a little angry, and said, "Hmph, when I see that brat later, I'll teach him a lesson. Xiao Yi, we flew here, so we're not tired. Let's go watch Xiao Feng and the others' match. I haven't seen Rongrong in a long time."

Su Yi readily agreed and walked out of the airport with them, carrying their luggage. He had specially driven his Land Rover to pick them up today. Ji Yanran recognized the car; seeing it, she pulled Su Yi aside and whispered when Luo Lan wasn't looking, "Is this your car? Xiao Yi, it costs hundreds of thousands."

"Is this car worth over a million?" Su Yi thought to himself, but he couldn't say it out loud. He simply said, "Well, I'm the richest man in China, so it's only right that I have some money."

"Come on, if you really were the richest man in China, I'd do anything to snatch you away. Having a richest man as a boyfriend, how cool would that be?" Ji Yanran joked as she got into the car. But then an idea flashed through her mind. Xiao Feng was at the Dream Club, and now Su Yi was driving such a luxury car—could he really be the chairman of Dream International?

The three of them got into the car, and Su Yi drove them to the WCG China Qualifiers Beijing venue.