After returning to the hotel from breakfast, Ye Shaoyang opened his phone and sent a message to Xiao Rui: "Xiao Rui, have you been following the #Sun and Moon Shine Together# Super Topic recently?"
Qin Rui had long since followed it with a smurf account and would check the posts every day.
In Qin Rui's opinion, his brother and Chi Shuo were a very compatible pair. He found it hard to imagine any other Alpha besides Chi Shuo who could be with his brother.
Leaving aside Chi Shuo's impeccable height and appearance, the key was that he treated his brother especially well. So, ever since discovering the #Sun and Moon Shine Together# Super Topic last time, Qin Rui had secretly shipped this CP.
Of course, he only dared to follow it secretly.
As for his brother saying "we are just friends," Qin Rui was skeptical.
Anyway, his brother was carefree; maybe he liked Chi Shuo but hadn't realized it yet?
Seeing Ye Shaoyang send a message early in the morning, Qin Rui was startled and immediately replied: "I occasionally check the Super Topic, mainly to see if anyone is blackening you! Brother, why do you suddenly ask this?"
Ye Shaoyang scratched his hair and sent a voice message: "Xiao Rui, you are also an Omega. In your opinion, is it very bad for an Omega to actively hug an Alpha? Easy to cause misunderstandings, right?"
Ye Shaoyang didn't have the self-awareness of being an Omega. After all, in his previous life, he was a proper straight man. Suddenly transmigrating, even if his internal body structure changed, his appearance was still a man. So he always considered himself male, and his attitude towards other male friends was the same as in his previous life—good brothers hooking shoulders and backs seemed normal to him?
But this world wasn't normal!
Men and men could have children together; good brothers, my ass!
So, he decided to ask Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui was a native-born Omega, so his understanding of these matters must be more reliable than his.
Qin Rui remembered the hug collection in the Super Topic yesterday. His brother probably saw it. He instantly understood Ye Shaoyang's meaning and replied: "Whether an Omega actively hugging an Alpha is appropriate depends on the occasion. Sometimes, a polite hug is fine. But if you hug frequently in private, it will indeed cause misunderstandings."
Ye Shaoyang touched his chin thoughtfully: "Then Captain Chi shouldn't have misunderstood, right?"
Qin Rui: "…That I don't know."
Ye Shaoyang tried hard to convince himself: "I told him that the competition is the most important thing, and he also said I'm his best partner. We are just teammates. Winning the competition, feeling excited, hugging is nothing, right?"
Qin Rui: "Uh…"
Once or twice was nothing, but the problem was, you two had to hug each other after every match?
Didn't you notice that the way Cheng Xing looked at you two wasn't quite right? A look of eating dog food!
Seeing his brother reply with "Uh," Ye Shaoyang also felt his explanation was a bit far-fetched.
He couldn't bring the straight male thinking of the real world into the ABO world. He was an Omega, and actively hugging an Alpha was indeed not good. Ye Shaoyang said helplessly: "I'll pay attention next time and keep a distance from Captain Chi to avoid CP fans imagining too much. If Chi Shuo falls in love in the future, his partner will definitely be uncomfortable seeing these CP fans' imaginations."
Qin Rui looked confused: "Brother, what are you talking about? Captain Chi falling in love in the future?"
Ye Shaoyang said: "Chi Shuo and I are really not like what CP fans imagine. I ignored the fact that I differentiated into an Omega before and didn't grasp the proper measure when getting along with him. I won't make the same mistake again."
Although Chi Shuo had no plans to fall in love now, he would eventually, right?
His future girlfriend/boyfriend would definitely be unhappy seeing the ambiguous scenes between Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo. So it was better to keep a distance and not get along with Captain Chi using straight male thinking anymore.
Ye Shaoyang tried hard to convince himself.
Strangely, thinking about Chi Shuo falling in love with someone else in the future made him inexplicably uncomfortable.
Didn't know how to describe it. Maybe it was the discomfort of a good brother drifting apart for the sake of love?
Ye Shaoyang pressed his temples with a headache. He was a straight man in his previous life, and a virgin with 0 dating experience. He really couldn't figure out emotional matters; analyzing matches was simpler.
Originally thought Chi Shuo was a good buddy, but in fact, his current body could give birth to Chi Shuo's children. Grass! He kept forgetting this setting.
Ye Shaoyang turned back to wash his face with cold water, logged into the game with his laptop, and played a few casual games. After lunch, everyone prepared to go to the airport. Ye Shaoyang quickly packed his luggage and got into the car with his teammates.
Everyone had traveled the road from the hotel to the airport many times. Ye Shaoyang usually sat with Chi Shuo, but today, after getting in the car, he actively walked to Qu Jiang.
Omegas and Alphas had mutual pheromone attraction, and being together often could easily cause misunderstandings. But Betas didn't have pheromones. Qu Jiang was a Beta, so there was no problem getting along with Qu Jiang like good buddies.
Ye Shaoyang smiled: "Qu Jiang, I'll sit next to you."
Qu Jiang: "?"
Cheng Xing: "???"
Everyone looked at him suspiciously, then stole a glance at Chi Shuo, thinking: Are you two having a tiff?
Ye Shaoyang smiled and said to Qu Jiang: "I have something to tell you."
Qu Jiang had to turn sideways to make room for him.
Chi Shuo sat in the back row without speaking. Anyway, there were many seats on the bus. Where Ye Shaoyang liked to sit was his freedom, and Chi Shuo didn't need to care about such details.
Ye Shaoyang chatted with Qu Jiang: "You used to play mid laner and are familiar with mid lane heroes. Actually, many mid laners can also be supports. Should we try the mid-support joint initiation playstyle?"
Seamless consecutive control initiation by mid laner and support was also one of the common playstyles in matches.
Qu Jiang smiled and said: "Sure, we can practice later. Previously, I used [Frost Goddess] as support, and the effect was okay. It's just that this kind of soft support isn't good at protecting Xiao Xing or establishing vision."
Ye Shaoyang nodded in agreement: "That's true. I just have this idea. Let the coaching staff analyze it properly when we get back. Earth Goddess, Holy Spirit Mage, these heroes can theoretically be supports."
He just felt that Qu Jiang, once the most stable mid laner, was buried after switching to support. In fact, Qu Jiang could fully utilize his advantages, pick some mid lane heroes, and catch the opponent off guard.
Chi Shuo interjected lightly: "Shaoyang is right. If it's always mid-jungle linkage, other teams will crack our mid-jungle rhythm, and it will be difficult to play in the later stages. Trying more things is beneficial."
Qu Jiang nodded: "Makes sense, discuss with the coach when we get back."
After chatting for a while, Ye Shaoyang said: "I'll sleep for a bit, wake me up when we reach the airport."
Qu Jiang smiled and said: "Mn, you sleep."
Ye Shaoyang propped his head up with his hand and fell asleep.
Chi Shuo, sitting in the back row, looked up at him. Seeing his head swaying back and forth, sleeping in a daze without any image to speak of, the corners of Chi Shuo's mouth couldn't help but curve slightly.
The bus got on the highway and arrived at the airport an hour later. Chi Shuo whispered: "Yangyang, wake up."
Ye Shaoyang woke up groggily, rubbing his eyes and asking: "Are we there?"
Hearing this familiar voice, he hurriedly stood up.
Because he got up too hastily, his head hit the roof of the car with a "bang."
Ye Shaoyang covered his dizzy head, feeling that something was very wrong with him—sleeping in the car for half an hour just now, he actually dreamed of the scene where Chi Shuo marked him.
The plot in the dream was particularly clear. Chi Shuo held him gently and bit his gland very tenderly. He squinted his eyes in enjoyment and even said: "Captain Chi, one more time"…
Truly fucking crazy.
Ye Shaoyang was too embarrassed to look at Chi Shuo, quickly got off the bus, and went through the security check with his teammates.
Every time he went out for a match, he didn't bring much luggage and didn't need to check it in. When walking to the security checkpoint, Ye Shaoyang suddenly felt his left hand empty, as if something was missing. He looked at the laptop bags in his teammates' hands and suddenly slapped his forehead: "Holy shit, I left my computer at the hotel!"
When he woke up this afternoon, he was irritable and didn't pay attention when packing his luggage. He threw the packed laptop bag on the sofa casually. The team leader asked everyone to gather downstairs, so he only took his backpack and forgot the computer bag.
Ye Shaoyang looked annoyed.
Seeing his anxious look, Chi Shuo gently pressed his shoulder and whispered: "Don't worry, that hotel has a partnership with the Alliance. I saved the hotel's number. I'll call and ask."
Chi Shuo called the hotel front desk and said politely: "Hello, I am the guest in room 702. I left in too much of a hurry just now and left my computer in the hotel. Could you check if there is a laptop in room 702? There is? Thank you, please send it by express delivery, cash on delivery. The address is…"
Chi Shuo told the hotel front desk the address of Tianhuan E-sports Club.
Listening to Chi Shuo's calm voice, Ye Shaoyang felt somewhat complicated.
He used to be a captain too. Team members accidentally leaving things in the hotel when going out for matches happened many times, and he could handle it calmly every time. Didn't know what was wrong today, his head was messy. The moment he realized he forgot the computer, he panicked and thought about going back to find it, forgetting about the express delivery method.
After Chi Shuo handled it, he looked back at Ye Shaoyang: "Don't worry, I asked them to send it by air. Your computer will arrive at the base tomorrow."
Ye Shaoyang scratched his head awkwardly: "I, I don't know what's wrong with me today. It's like I'm sleepwalking, maybe affected by last night's nightmare."
Cheng Xing worriedly said: "Master got up early this morning saying he woke up from a nightmare. Brother Yang, you also had a nightmare?"
Old Qin looked confused: "We won the match yesterday, what nightmares did you have? By the way, dreams are opposite. If you dreamed of losing the next match, then we will definitely win the next one!"
Qu Jiang looked at him like he was looking at an idiot.
Cheng Xing looked at Ye Shaoyang worriedly: "Brother Yang, are you okay?"
Ye Shaoyang laughed dryly: "Hahaha, I'm fine, just a nightmare. I'm not in good spirits today, just need to go back and rest. Training as usual tomorrow, don't worry."
Chi Shuo said nothing.
Shaoyang, did you dream of me? Otherwise, why avoid my gaze?
Using the word "nightmare" as a cover, is it because you are embarrassed to say it out loud?
In last night's dream, those indescribable plots made Chi Shuo know the taste. The reaction was intense when he woke up this morning, and he took a cold shower for half an hour to suppress his desires.
Shaoyang wasn't in good spirits today. He was off during breakfast, and confusingly left his computer at the hotel when leaving. Was it because there were also some overly ambiguous fragments in his dream?
Thinking of appearing in Ye Shaoyang's dream, Chi Shuo's chest felt hot.
Do Alphas and Omegas with high compatibility have a telepathic connection even in dreams?
Beside him, Ye Shaoyang lowered his head guiltily.
His dreams were actually nothing. At night, he dreamed of hugging Chi Shuo tightly, and just now in the car, he dreamed of the scene where Chi Shuo marked him—both were things that happened in reality, replayed in the dream.
Maybe because he kept thinking about his relationship with Chi Shuo today, he dreamed of Chi Shuo frequently.
Maintain a certain distance without affecting the relationship with teammates, including: not sitting with Chi Shuo when going out by car/plane, and trying not to actively hug Chi Shuo after matches?
Physical contact between Omegas and Alphas indeed needed to be avoided.
But private ranked games would continue as usual, and during matches, they would still be tacitly understanding teammates?
The more magnanimous he and Chi Shuo were, the more outsiders would feel they had nothing to hide and were just normal teammates.
Ye Shaoyang figured this out and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although his body became an Omega after transmigrating, psychologically he was still a straight man. He wasn't bent, he wouldn't like hard men, absolutely not.