Ordinary heartbeat [e-sports]

In the spacious single ward, the temperature is suitable and the lighting conditions are good. The pungent smell of disinfectant is replaced by the light fragrance of flowers. The young man lying on the bed has a pale complexion and is sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed.

"When did you wake up?" Li Xin and Nan Ke walked around the corridor and entered the special smoking area of ​​the hospital.

Nan Ke lit a mint-flavored thin cigarette, frowned and took a puff, as if he was not satisfied with the taste. After all, for him now, this kind of smoke is too weak, and it has no refreshing effect at all.

"In the middle of the night last night, until now, I haven't said a word." He took another puff, and all the breath he wanted to sigh was exhaled along with the smoke.

"This time, the blow to him is somewhat severe, but don't worry too much, it may be fine in a few days."

"hope so!"

The cigarette in his hand had burned to the end, Nan Ke threw the remaining cigarette butts into the trash can, and straightened his hair against the glass.

"Don't worry too much, you're fine, and you should also pay attention to your body. After all, you can't compare with young people."

"Well, it's true. I've only stayed up for two nights. I'm old. Maybe I should retire and do something else."

Li Xin was stunned, and didn't confirm whether he was telling the truth or joking, and suddenly grabbed Nan Ke's arm: "No, brother, why are you going to retire all of a sudden? And..."

Seeing his anxious look, Nan Ke could not help but chuckle, patted his shoulder and pushed open the door of the smoking area: "Just kidding, don't take it seriously."

During the sleepless two days, Nan Ke thought a lot, maybe what Qu Yi said was right, change to a new environment, do some new things, and forget what should be forgotten.What's the use of forcing him to stay?Stay here and watch his body deteriorate day by day, watch him sit on the bench when he can't play, watch his aura fade, and finally the legend is gone?Perhaps, that is even more uncomfortable than letting him retire.

As for me, what qualifications do I have to ask him, everything is willing, so he is right, no matter what he does, it has nothing to do with Nan Ke.

When he returned to the ward, Qu Yi had already woken up, his eyes could not see, and he turned his head when he heard the door knock, but the focus of his pupils was not on the person.

"Are you awake? Do you want something to eat and drink?" Nan Ke's attitude towards him was the same as before, and only those who accepted it remained deaf.

Sure enough, after hearing that it was Nan Ke, his eyelashes flickered a few times, and he turned around.

The sunlight outside the window had already slanted to the west, and the afterglow fell on the pure white hospital bed through the clear glass window. The slanting warm yellow light and shadow sprinkled on the boy's side face, and then gradually disappeared with the swing of time.The broken hair on his forehead covered part of his eyebrows and eyes, and he raised his hand, as if to catch the last glimmer of light from the lost years, even though he couldn't see anything at the moment.

Nan Ke stood by the bed and stared blankly at him, watching his white knuckles being covered with golden light by the afterglow, spreading and bending in the air, watching the light and shadow scattered on his face, Falling into those dark eyes, he seemed to be touching a sacred object, or he wanted to reach out to grab a treasure that was about to disappear. If he could hold this hand in his hand, what kind of tactile sensation would it be?

"Maybe, you're right." An extremely soft voice came from the only small bed in the room. Nan Ke almost thought he heard it wrong and quickly lowered his head to look at him. This was the first time he woke up. The first time I spoke, my voice was still a little hoarse, with some laziness when I got up in the morning, and after listening to it, it made people feel sad for no reason.

"You, what did you say?"

"I said, maybe what you said is right." He repeated calmly, withdrew his hand, but his eyes still fell there, "I shouldn't, because a man is dying."

"However, I still want to retire. When I retire, I really need a new environment to adjust myself. Didn't you say that I never tell you anything? Then I will tell you today. Over the past year, I have been very tired. Up to now, I feel that I have reached my limit. Lin Yihan is the one who changed me. If there is no him, maybe I can last longer, but I can’t control myself. Every day I told myself that you need to get better soon, but it didn’t work. After we broke up, I continued to suffer from insomnia, and my body began to deteriorate until it became like this. After coming to AZ, you know how fierce the competition is. When I can't sleep, I go to the bathroom to play games, and I crawl back to sleep when I get sleepy. During the Spring Split, I was particularly afraid of losing. Whenever I lose a game, I worry about whether I will be replaced. I need to prove myself and go to the world. I need to fulfill my dream in this competition, I think I will persevere, and I will rest after the World Championship. In fact, I don’t want to retire. After all, it is something I have always loved. Put it here, if I can, how can I choose to retire? I am very grateful that you have been with me for so many years, I even thought about it, I will try it with you, but it doesn’t work, my heart seems to have been filled, what? I can't put it in. After seeing him last time, I feel very clearly that if I continue to stay here, I may never get better. I want to go out, go to a strange place, and take a look. It’s great to be lucky enough to meet other people. If I don’t, I’ll come back when I’m cured. In fact, even I can’t believe it myself. One day, I will become like this because of one person. But now I have figured it out, about everyone has to go through this stage, it is only possible that some people come out quickly, and some people go slowly, I will come out sooner or later, although I don’t know when it will be, but one day .”

After a long time, there was no more sound in the ward.

The story of the past unfolded in front of Nan Ke like a dusty silk painting. During those difficult times, and the figure of training alone in the middle of the night, everyone felt that Qu Yi had extraordinary talent, but only Nan Ke knew that the so-called extraordinary talent In fact, what accumulates is more hard work and dedication than others. In fact, Qu Yi is not the only one who can't get out. How has he ever come out of his own vicious circle? When he is only focused on others, he can't see anything. Has he ever seriously understood those unaccompanied nights that he didn't know?He said he didn't tell, did he ask again?He ignores all the efforts he has made for the present, and can only see that he wants to retire and escape. Maybe they should put it aside and invest in a new story, let go of the people around them, go out, Learn to face yourself well.

When Lin Yihan heard the news and rushed to the ward, Qu Yi had already left, and a new person was living in the room. When he opened the door and entered, the two sides looked at each other for half a minute before he hurriedly bowed, saying that he had gone the wrong way. .

There are many mistakes, and the people who should have met will gradually drift away.

You can't see him here, and it's even harder to see him in other places. He stayed in the corridor of the hospital for a long time, until the nurse came to ask him. He was wearing a mask and hat. The smell of perfume, he squinted his eyes, and handed the flower in his hand to the petite female nurse, he pointed to the ward where Qu Yi lived: "The last patient who lived here, is he alright?" ?”

The nurse looked up at him, feeling that the person in front of her was a little familiar, but she couldn't tell how familiar it was: "Okay, I was discharged from the hospital yesterday."

"Thank you." He bowed his head in a gentlemanly manner, and turned to go to the elevator over there.

The moment the person walked into the elevator, the nurse holding a bouquet of flowers suddenly remembered where the inexplicable sense of familiarity came from. The person just now seemed a little similar to the person who lived in the ward yesterday, like, like a star......

Three days later, the Glory of Kings branch of the AZ e-sports club officially released a statement on Qu Yi's off-season. The statement was not long, and there was no extra verbal explanation. It was only written at the end of the article.

In the end, Qu Yi managed to stay with many parties and chose to take an offseason instead of retiring. This also indicates that he is determined not to participate in this Los Angeles World Invitational. No one knows how long the offseason will be.

AZ's most powerful general is off the game in such an extraordinary period, which will undoubtedly cause an uproar.Not long after the statement was issued, all kinds of comments came, even surpassing the popularity of this World Championship. Qu Yi also released his own statement on his Weibo according to the club's arrangement.The moment the dust settled, he sat on a chair in the headquarters office and signed his name on the offseason contract. His eyes still had the pair of gold-rimmed glasses that would shine in the sun, and the final touch was done. , He squeezed the pen in his hand and looked at the contract carefully, then closed it, and pushed it to the people sitting opposite.

He stood up, still wearing AZ's battle uniform from last season, moved back, and bowed long to the person opposite.

Nan Ke waited outside the door, the two looked at each other tacitly, then turned and went downstairs.

A new person was already seated in Qu Yi's seat in the training room of the first team. He stood at the door and looked at it. He put his training room key on the table at the door. He also put down the key card for entering and exiting AZ. .

When he took off his team uniform, he stared at himself in the mirror for a long time, and also stared at the pillow on the back of the team uniform for a long time, then he folded them gently and put them in his The wardrobe did not take away.

When he dragged his suitcase downstairs, the first and second teams on the third floor, as well as the children from the youth training, were all waiting on the first floor. It was like this when he came, but now that he was leaving, it was still the same scene.

Before he could speak, 776 had already walked up to him and hugged him first: "Wait for you to come back."

Qu Yi also hugged him back, the old and new captains, at this moment, the embarrassing barriers he once had were gone, and he hoped from the bottom of his heart that one day, he could really come back.

"Will do."

Chao Mu waited for everyone to finish hugging him before hugging him: "Don't hide yourself so deeply when you come back, you should let go and play at a young age."

By now, these things are of course irrelevant, he punched Zhao Mu on the shoulder in a moderate way: "Take care."

"Han Shen, this is for you." The youth trainee who had met Qu Yi a few times held a small delicate box and looked at him without blinking.

He took it and weighed it, and it was quite heavy.

"what is this?"

"We prepared together in the youth training, Hanshen, let's go back and see, we are all waiting for you to come back."

With the words poking at his heart, Qu Yi reached out and stroked the child's hair, and then said to a large group of youth trainees standing behind him, "Thank you."

AZ's logo was still shining on the top of the villa. Qu Yi pressed the window glass and waved to the people outside. The melancholy of parting was finally revealed. After the car drove out of the villa area, he finally felt that his eyes were a little bit unsupported, and his eyes were sour. Rush up.

His four-year career has temporarily come to an end in the extremely hot weather of July, and it is still unknown when everything will restart in the future.

Nan Ke beside him patted him on the shoulder in a consoling manner, and when he turned one street after another, he suddenly felt time-disordered.He still remembers that year, he saw Qu Yi for the first time in the ranking of the national server of Glory of Kings. Mentality, chatting with him in private, actually succeeded.It was also in this season that he met Qu Yi for the first time in a coffee shop. At that time, he was a little young, and although his body had grown, he still looked like a young man in every move.The first time Nan Ke saw him, he knew that this person would go to the altar sooner or later. With this face, he was enough to live comfortably, and his level was so outstanding.Facts have proved that Nan Ke's feeling is completely correct, but he also hid his selfishness. During those few years in KM, he said that he didn't want to accept the endorsement, so he really didn't accept him. He wanted to hide the show that was supposed to make him a big hit. It would be best if no one could see him. He would hold it in his palm like a baby, so that he should have gained a firm foothold in the e-sports circle long ago. The position was delayed by two full years.What he remembers most clearly is that when he asked him if he would like to play professionally, he didn't ask money, he didn't ask about the place, he didn't ask any questions that should be asked, he only asked one question, it is the kind of professional league that can win the world championship ?From the very beginning, he only had that dream in his eyes, but now that it was right in front of him, he left.

"Have you figured out where to go?"

The people over there looked out of the window, as if they wanted to remember all the past scenes.

"Not yet, you can go anywhere, see a doctor, treat your eyes."

Nan Ke paused for a moment, the words on the tip of his tongue went back and forth a few times and were swallowed into his stomach, forget it, let him go quietly, what's the use of talking about it.

Nan Ke sent Qu Yi countless times, each time he clearly knew his return date, only this time, he stood in the airport hall, watched him change the boarding pass, suddenly there was a possibility that he would never see him again to his feelings.

They sat in the coffee shop as usual, until only half an hour before boarding, Nan Ke sent him to the security checkpoint.

"Hold me, Qu Yi."

Qu Yi smiled and leaned over to hug him. Even if he didn't say anything, he would give him a good hug. In four years, they haven't hugged him once.

Nan Ke buried himself in his arms, buried in the faint lingering tea fragrance, he rubbed against his neck, and when he left, the corner of his lips brushed against his skin, leaving a very strange touch.

He shook Qu Yi's hand vigorously, he wanted to ask for a little extra in the end, and remember him well.

Qu Yi's hand lay in his palm, and when he clenched it tightly, he grabbed his hand with his backhand.

"I will definitely come back and take care of myself. Brother, take care."

Nan Ke thought, now that he has reached this point, why not dare to ask for a kiss again, but as soon as this thought crossed his mind, the person in front of him took a step back and let him go.

"Then I'm leaving, brother bye."

He waved off stiffly, and after the security check surrounded by shadows, he could no longer find the familiar figure from behind.

Qu Yi didn't look back all the way, and left, this time for real.

He brought him here, and sent him away with his own hands. At least, in his four years in the professional arena, he never missed every moment. Completion on the field.

The moment he turned around, Nan Ke saw Lin Yihan who was standing not far away and looking at the security check just like him. When his eyes turned to Nan Ke, they both looked at each other peacefully, and then moved opened.