Chapter 537: Chapter 536: Xiaolang’s competition affected by Ji Baixing (Part 1)

“When love is too deep, hate cannot rise.” Ji Baijian said these words deliberately.

Song Zhizhi just listened, quietly listening to his magnetic and gentle voice.

Ji Baijian packed up the medicine box.

He stood up, picked up the debris on the ground, and then helped Song Zhizhi clean up the remaining dishes.

Song Zhizhi watched Ji Baijian’s retreating figure.

Her throat constantly swelled, her eyes so red they were on the verge of tears.

All the scenes that popped into her mind were their past encounters.

Starting from her sudden rebirth.

From the first time she confessed her love.

From their first kiss.

From their first collaboration.

From their marriage.

From when they faced life and death together.

From their…

To this moment.

To this moment.

In just 2 or 3 years, has everything moved on?

She just watched him, watched his familiar voice under her eyes, watching his every move, intensely looking at him, trying to imprint all of him into her memory…

However, when Ji Baijian turned around,

Song Zhizhi suddenly lowered her head.

All the emotions in her eyes were deeply concealed.

She stood up and said, “I’m going to work.”

Ji Baijian did not say anything.

Song Zhizhi coldly turned and left.

Wei Ziming was waiting for her downstairs.

He habitually prepared breakfast for her.

Song Zhizhi said thank you and suddenly her phone rang.

Song Zhizhi looked at the caller, “Mr. Jun.”

“Everything is arranged for tonight.”

“Okay.”

“Miss Song, I hope you won’t try anything different!”

“Mr. Jun, what are you worried about?” Song Zhizhi gave a cold smile, “Aren’t all my actions under your watch?”

She lowered her head, took out the small black miniature eavesdropper from her hand.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, but that Ji Baijian is cunning.”

“That’s your problem.” Song Zhizhi straightforwardly refuted.

“Listen to my arrangements tonight.”

“Mr. Jun, if I remember correctly, your mother once promised me that she would teach Qin Wenguo a lesson. A week has passed and I see that Qin Wenguo has been living quite a leisurely life.” Song Zhizhi reminded.

“Rest assured, my mother never goes back on her words.”

“I trust you, Mr. Jun.”

The other party abruptly hung up.

Song Zhizhi also quietly hung up the phone.

Her eyes flickered slightly.

Through the rearview mirror, Wei Ziming was also looking at her at this moment.

The two of them locked eyes for a moment, many things being conveyed without words.

…

The second qualifying match of the International Competition.

This match is crucial for Joe’s team.

This match directly determined whether Joe’s team can stay and continue the competition, it’s as intense, if not more, than the final match.

They must win all three rounds.

There was 1 hour left until the live broadcast.

The broadcasting station was already flooding with content.

Word was Luo Xiaolang had returned to the team.

Everyone hoped for a miracle. They all wanted Joe’s team to win the world championship, or at least break through this round.

The competition of 36 narrowing down to 18, the scene was brutal.

Many people from the country were watching and even the foreign audience was massive. Everyone still hoped to give Joe’s team another chance, everyone was nervous hoping they could regain their champion demeanor.

Joe had arrived early at his team’s resting room with his team.

With 2 hours to go, everyone was adjusting their slightly nervous emotions in their own way.

This match was too important, they had three rounds and couldn’t afford to lose any. If they lost one round, they would no longer be eligible to continue. Even with Luo Xiaolang’s return, everyone was still nervous.

Luo Xiaolang herself was also a bit nervous.

This was completely different from playing a match back home.

She sat in the corner, flipping through some irrelevant news on her phone to distract herself.

There was a sudden knock on the door of the resting room.

God Joe opened the door.

The team leader of another team stood at the door. It was the captain of the team that they won two of three rounds against. He said, “I heard you’ve added a new player, she’s very popular.”

“You’ll know soon.” Joe showed slight indifference.

“There have always been rumours that God Joe is invincible. At the age of thirty, you still can’t bear to retire. You are Yanshang Country’s miracle, leading your team to win many matches, but now…” The leader added sarcastically, “You’re not as you seem. I couldn’t sleep after my first match against you.”

Joe cracked a slight smile, not giving too much thought to his sarcasm.

“This time it’s not our match, but I genuinely hope you can advance, so in the next round our competition will be reduced.” The man said this and laughed as if it was a very funny thing.

Joe just watched, neither angry nor irritated, “Thank you for your kind words.”

“Get ready, see you on the field.”

After saying this, he walked away arrogantly.

Joe closed the door.

Ahyuan was furious, “This son of a turtle, if I meet him next time, beware I will blow his head off! Mad, I am infuriated!”

“If you hadn’t made such a big mistake in the last round, would we have been looked down upon?”

“You’re blaming me?” Ahyuan was furious.

“Yes, I am blaming you, blaming you….”

“Enough!” Joe couldn’t take it anymore, “We’re about to start the match, can you keep it down?! How do I usually teach you, remain calm in victory or defeat. What does one setback count for anyway! Everyone should play well this round! Prove yourself with your strength, not by winning the argument!”

Ahyuan and another boy held back their responses.

Luo Xiaolang was watching their quarrel.

So, it’s not only the audience that looked down on them, even the opponents would mock them.

At that moment,

She felt an undetermined surge of passion. It was a hard to describe feeling, but she strongly wanted to prove herself with the team, not want to be looked down upon by others!

Is this pursuit, a pursuit for life?

She gently pressed her lips together, still retaining her calmness at this moment.

In the ten minutes before they took the stage,

Luo Xiaolang’s phone vibrated with a new message.

She looked at the message and her face slightly changed.

She really hated Ji Baixin.

She was extremely annoyed by her, so she had had no intention of even looking at her message when her phone rang.

Everyone glanced at her.

The sudden sound in the silence before the competition had drawn everyone’s attention.

Luo Xiaolang hesitated for a moment before answering.

The voice of Ji Baixin came from the other end, “Luo Xiaolang, did you see what I sent you?”

Luo Xiaolang bluntly replied, “No, I haven’t and I won’t. I am really busy right now. If it’s nothing important, I’m hanging up.”

“I know you are about to play your game, I’m also watching the live stream. Luo Xiaolang, I didn’t want to hinder your gaming spirit, but there are some things that I can’t keep from you. The message I sent is about the custody of Xiaolaohu. During your stay abroad away from Jin City, Yin Qin is considering with the lawyer how to take Xiaolaohu away from you.” Ji Baixin said with slight sarcasm.

Luo Xiaolang simply listened.

Suppressing her inner emotions, she simply listened.

Ji Baixin spoke again, “I wanted to let you know, you should just concentrate on playing this game. This game will determine if you can qualify, don’t let my words affect your mood. However, I’m saying this out of goodwill to remind you that when you return after the match, Xiaolaohu’s custody might not be in your hands anymore. Lastly, I wish you all the best!”

The call was disconnected.

Luo Xiaolang looked at her phone, restraining her emotions.

At that moment, Joe was calling the others to prepare to enter the arena.

He observed Luo Xiaolang’s emotions and her suppressed anger was obvious.

“What’s wrong?” Joe asked.

Luo Xiaolang held back her emotions.

“Xiaolang?” Joe’s voice was very gentle.

Luo Xiaolang gritted her teeth, “It’s nothing.”

“Xiaolang, what actually happened?”

“Nothing, we’ll talk about it after the competition.” Luo Xiaolang said to Joe, forcing herself to smile.

Joe’s gaze faltered for a moment.

Meanwhile, Ahyuan was calling Joe. “Captain, let’s go.”

Joe nodded, patted Xiaolang’s shoulders, “No matter how big the problem is, I can be your pillar of support. Trust me!”

“Mm.” Luo Xiaolang nodded.

She nodded firmly.

At that moment, she was telling herself not to get distracted, not to get distracted.

She would deal with it after the match, after the match.

She took a deep breath and followed her teammates out of the room.

God Joe would basically not play unless an unexpected event occurs and he needs to substitute.

He watched his team walk towards the playing area.

Suddenly, Joe held Luo Xiaolang’s hand.

Luo Xiaolang looked at him.

Under everyone’s scrutiny, even in front of countless livestream cameras, Joe suddenly kissed Luo Xiaolang’s forehead.

Luo Xiaolang was taken aback.

Joe said, “Play well, I believe in you.”

Luo Xiaolang’s heart stirred.

It seems like Joe is really quick at detecting her emotions.

“I know.”

“Go ahead.” Joe smiled warmly, almost enough to melt a heart.

The whole world of gamers saw this scene.

The screen was filled with comments like, “Is this a dog love story right from the start?”

“Caught off guard by this dog love affair.”

“Did spring come for our God Joe?”

“God Joe, let go of Luo Xiaolang, kiss me… kiss me…”

Yin Qin was also watching the live broadcast in his office.

Damn it.

He was simmering with rage.

Joe, that bastard, dared to kiss Luo Xiaolang in public, do you have no shame at all?!

Shit.

He didn’t want to watch it anymore, he wanted to kill someone.

However, when the camera switched to Luo Xiaolang, he suddenly suppressed his urge to turn off the stream.

The match hadn’t begun yet, but the screen was filled with countless messages.

“Does anyone else feel Luo Xiaolang looks prettier?”

“Is it because of the lighting? How can Luo Xiaolang be so white?”

“She is fair-skinned and beautiful.”

“Could it be because of her hairstyle? Why does Luo Xiaolang seem so much more beautiful, did she get any minor facial surgeries?”

Ji Baixin was also sitting in her studio, watching the live broadcast.

She had no interest in the game, but she was watching because of Luo Xiaolang.

She left the custody lawsuit document next to her phone, she had just sent it to Luo Xiaolang, she intentionally wanted to intensify the conflict between Luo Xiaolang and Yin Qin, she wanted to affect Luo Xiaolang’s emotions so that not only in her career, even in her family, she will be utterly defeated!

She really didn’t expect a day would come where she would become so vindictive, she really didn’t expect a day would come where she would become someone she would hate, but she couldn’t control herself.

After all.

For her, her whole life was ruined.

God had forced her into such a situation, turning her into such a ruthless person.

It was true then, bad people are not born bad.

In fact, she didn’t feel like she was bad.

She was just looking for a balance.

Why did Luo Xiaolang, the person she hated the most, get to live such a good life when she had lost everything, even the basic privilege of being a woman?!

She felt it was unfair.

And she wanted fair treatment!

Her eyes flickered as she looked at the numerous compliments Luo Xiaolang received on the screen.

Yes.

Even she began to admit Luo Xiaolang was really pretty, unexpectedly beautiful.

Now even without makeup, just a change in hairstyle could make her a beauty.

It was precisely because of this that she didn’t want to see Luo Xiaolang having a good life.

She wanted to see what Luo Xiaolang’s performance would be like today.

A cruel smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Meanwhile.

The host in the live broadcast started to announce the competition rules, and then, announced the start of the competition.

First step, selecting heroes.

The choice of heroes is extremely important, it’s all about strategy.

The opponent directly banned the two jungle heroes Luo Xiaolang usually uses, clearly this round of competition was specifically targeting Luo Xiaolang.

Luo Xiaolang pressed her lips together.

It was expected.

God Joe had already prepared another strategy for them.

She chose another jungle hero based on the opponent’s line-up.

Everything was set.

Waiting for the match to start.