59. Encountering the Maid Again
Yan: I thought about it, I shouldn’t have been mistaken just now.
Yan: Where is your face-red password?
Jiang Zhi looked up at Su Yan who was sitting on stage adjusting the equipment, then glanced at the message from five minutes ago on her phone.
“Daughter, just tell me honestly…”
She eventually sent a soul-piercing question to Qian Qian: “Does your dad really have a problem? Can this kind of illness be contagious?”
What kind of person is this, giving him encouragement and he still isn’t happy… Who turned red? Her? When did she turn red? He must have seen it wrong, how could she possibly turn red?
Qian Qian silently added: “Mom, your face is really red.”
Jiang Zhi: …
“You two stop messing around, the competition has started.”
Jiang Ruyan said.
With the passionate shouts of the commentators, the countdown on the giant screen slowly ended, dazzling red and white lights flickered back and forth, and the game scene burst onto the stage with thunderous BGM.
At the same time, the audience erupted with cheers and applause like a tidal wave.
Jiang Zhi felt her arm being pinched painfully by Jiang Ruyan, while Qian Qian in her arms was even more excited like a flapping little duck.
Is it really that exaggerated…
Jiang Zhi still didn’t quite understand; she lowered her head and pinched Qian Qian’s little face. To be fair, it made sense for Jiang Jie to be that excited, but what was the little girl getting so worked up about? Do you really like Dad that much, Ultraman!?
She was feeling a bit sleepy again.
“Go for it, husband~~!!!”
Jiang Zhi was no longer sleepy.
This is even more exaggerated!
She forced herself to calm down, rubbing her eyes, but her ears were already perked up high, her inner self filled with seven parts curiosity and three parts entanglement.
After a not-so-torturous three seconds of mental conflict, she couldn’t hold back her curiosity and pretended to tidy her hair, slowly turning her head at 0.5 speed—
To see a cute girl with twin ponytails wildly waving a support sign to her right.
Jiang Zhi gasped.
Hiss…
So big!
Wait a minute, doesn’t this size look a bit familiar?
Jiang Zhi always felt she had seen this girl somewhere, so she quietly stole a few glances while pretending to arrange her bangs.
Then she recognized her.
Damn!
Isn’t this the girl in black stockings before… uh.
That big thunder… uh.
Ah right, it’s that maid…
Exactly! Isn’t she the one who handed her flyers dressed in a maid outfit with sweet voice and ridiculously large… assets when she was on her way back from grocery shopping?
What are the odds to run into her here?
Zaoc City is really small…
Just as Jiang Zhi was crazy complaining in her mind, the ponytail girl suddenly turned her head. The moment their eyes met, the girl obviously recognized Jiang Zhi too, her eyes immediately lit up:
“Hey? Aren’t you that beautiful sister from before?”
She enthusiastically waved to Jiang Zhi: “What a coincidence to see you here, so you also watch the game!”
“…It is quite a coincidence.”
Jiang Zhi forced a social smile.
This girl was too familiar, her social anxiety was subtly showing signs of acting up, but basic politeness had to be maintained. Jiang Zhi pushed Qian Qian forward a bit: “Say hello to sister.”
The little girl chirped: “Hello, sister～”
“Hello there!”
The ponytail girl looked at the little girl in surprise: “This is your daughter? Wow, sister, your daughter is so cute!”
Unexpectedly, this beautiful sister actually became a mother.
After they parted last time, the more she thought about it, the more strange it was; she felt Jiang Zhi just casually found an excuse to send her off, after all, she looked so young and beautiful, probably only a few years older than herself.
Turns out she really is a mother!!!
“What’s wrong, Xiao Zhi?”
While a certain team called for a timeout, Jiang Ruyan leaned her head in from the other side, her gossiping spirit burning brightly: “Is she your friend?”
“Uh…”
Jiang Zhi didn’t know how to summarize their relationship, so she told Jiang Jie about their chance encounter.
“Coffee Shop Maid?”
Jiang Ruyan’s voice suddenly shot up an octave, her fox-like eyes narrowed dangerously: “Daring to steal someone from me, quite bold!”
“Jiang Jie, let it go, let it go.”
Jiang Zhi suddenly felt her scalp tingle and hurriedly grabbed her friend’s clothes: “She was just handing out flyers…”
Before she had finished speaking, Jiang Ruyan suddenly changed her expression, warmly shaking the girl’s hand:
“Hey, you’re also a fan of BLB? What a coincidence, I am too!”
She looked like she had discovered a new continent, pointing excitedly at the support sign to Jiang Zhi: “Xiao Zhi, look fast!”
On the sign, exaggerated artistic letters written in fluorescent pink marker read: [Go Chang Yue! Chang Yue will win!]
Jiang Zhi: “…6.”
Nobody could beat that speed of changing expressions.
Out of curiosity, she blankly asked: “Um, Chang Yue… who is that?”
“That’s the props position for BLB.”
Jiang Ruyan pointed to a man sitting beside Su Yan on stage: “His ID is called longmoon, wasn’t it him who helped God of L get the triple kill just now?”
Jiang Zhi followed her finger to look, seeing a guy with dyed blonde hair and glasses focusing intently on the screen.
Unlike Su Yan’s flamboyant handsomeness, the player named Chang Yue gave off a relaxed rogue vibe, looking quite young, probably in his early twenties.
“He is indeed pretty impressive…” Jiang Zhi echoed.
“Right?!”
The ponytail girl instantly got into it, cupping her cheeks with her hands, her eyes sparkling like stars: “My husband is super awesome!”
Husband?
Husband!
Jiang Zhi whispered in Jiang Ruyan’s ear: “I gotta go, Jiang Jie, this person is a family member of a player!”
Just like her.
“Big fuss over nothing.”
Jiang Ruyan disdainfully curled her lip, leaning into Jiang Zhi’s ear and whispering: “You don’t understand; many fans, especially female fans, like to call their favorite players ‘husband’.”
“Is the esports scene like that too?”
“The esports scene is even harsher!”
Now Jiang Zhi finally understood, she smacked her lips and recalled something to ask: “Then why don’t you call God of L ‘husband’?”
“I’m a rational fan, okay?”
Jiang Ruyan swayed her finger confidently: “Think about it, if one day God of L suddenly announces he’s married and has children, wouldn’t all those who shout ‘husband’ every day cry in the bathroom?”
“Oh…”
Jiang Zhi felt like she should understand, but hearing Jiang Jie say that, she felt an indescribable discomfort.
As the competition heated up, Jiang Ruyan and the ponytail girl chatted enthusiastically about the match like old friends after many years apart.
Instead, Jiang Zhi felt like an outsider in between.
“Good shot!”
The ponytail girl screamed excitedly: “Did you all see it? Just now that endgame by Chang Yue was super cool!”
“Indeed.”
Jiang Zhi nodded robotically: “Mainly because BLB’s command calls were good; they faked at point B then went to point C, they couldn’t guess it, and the underwater sound just leaked, so like…”
Jiang Ruyan (drooling): Ababa.
Ponytail girl (drooling): Ababa.
Jiang Zhi twitched her mouth: As if I said nothing…
Guessing this girl was also a true fan, she really was out of her mind thinking she could analyze the battle situation for them.
The score quickly reached the final point.
This was the match point for BLB, with Su Yan’s 20/8 record like a little代, but the opposing side’s counter-clean was very impressive, leaving him and Chang Yue with a 2v5 endgame.
The entire venue fell silent, everyone held their breath.
Even Jiang Zhi was a bit tense.
Will they win?
She blankly stared at Su Yan’s actions on the screen, even at such a critical moment, his head was still very steady.
For some reason, she suddenly recalled Su Yan’s response to this question…
Actually, she didn’t know much about Su Yan, but she had the feeling he would make that classic gesture, show that annoying smile, and say in an annoying tone: “We will win.”
Damn this guy is really annoying, huh?
“Go for it, husband!!!” The ponytail girl was still putting in the effort.
Not satisfied after shouting, she turned to Jiang Ruyan and Jiang Zhi, entering coach mode: “What are you two doing? If you don’t cheer now, when will you cheer, get a hold of yourselves, you idiots!”
What are you burning for?!
Jiang Zhi felt helpless, but before she could react, Jiang Ruyan was already completely led astray, standing up and waving her hands to shout: “Go God of L!!!”
The next second, two scorching gazes fixed on Jiang Zhi simultaneously.
“I can’t…”
“No can do.”
“Go, God of L…” Jiang Zhi squeezed out this sentence like a mosquito buzzing.
Her voice was so soft she could barely hear herself, but her cheeks were already burning red. This kind of public shouting felt a hundred times more embarrassing than running naked in public for Jiang Zhi.
Damn it, Su Yan, what are you still hesitating for? Hurry up and win this endgame, stop torturing me, okay?!
Fortunately, after shouting, Jiang Ruyan and the ponytail girl finally let her go.
But before Jiang Zhi could breathe a sigh of relief, Qian Qian in her arms suddenly started to hype up again, waving her little hands in support: “Daddy, go for it! Qian Qian and Mommy give Daddy a kiss, okay!”
Jiang Zhi: ?
Jiang Ruyan: ?
Ponytail girl: ?
