Full-time master: I have a spirit behind me.

"Don't be angry, Xiao Wen, it's okay, it's okay, Ye Xiu is just that kind of person." Old Wei patted Li Wen on the shoulder and consoled him, "The most important thing is that you tied with Ye Xiu in the away game! Didn't you see that other reporters kept asking about this, and didn't they care whether we won or not?"

After the brief press conference, the Embers returned to the away training room to pack up.

Li Wen's silence made others a little worried. After much pushing and shoving, it was finally Old Wei who stepped forward to take the blame.

"Ah?" Li Wen, who was thinking about Team Xingxin's tactics, looked at Old Wei in confusion: "Boss Wei, what did you just say?"

"Um... nothing." Old Wei laughed awkwardly, and the others also looked away tacitly.

Although they have been together day and night for nearly three years, for some reason, these old seniors of Yu Jin always treat Li Wen like a child.

Well, he is probably at the same level as classmate Lu Hanwen.

Li Wen scratched his head and glanced at Su Muqiu who was angrily scolding Ye Xiu for being despicable and shameless.

In addition to recalling tactics, what Li Wen thought about most was how to comfort Su Muqiu after he returned.

In this scene, Brother Mu Qiu was simply teased by Brother Ye...

"Boom boom boom!"

"Who is it?" Fang Rui shouted unhappily.

"Me! Open the door!"

"Good boy, you actually dare to come here!" Fang Rui opened the door, and Lao Wei and Lu Liang dragged the man in.

The person who came was Ye Xiu who had just come out of the conference room, with an unlit cigarette in his mouth: "Stop it, stop it."

"Who made trouble for you? You really are not a human being! The rotation seat is given to you like that, right?" Fang Rui asked sinisterly.

"I learned it from you guys, Yu Jin." Ye Xiu said calmly.

With Ember...well, the Ember team does often do some small moves on the rotation bench.

"What time does the bus leave? Are we leaving today?" Seeing that the others were silent, Ye Xiu asked with a smile.

"Tomorrow morning, what's the matter, Brother Ye?" Li Wen responded with a smile.

"That's great, let's go have a midnight snack together, it's my treat." Ye Xiu smiled.

"That's not necessary..."

"Eat, you must eat! Let us know in advance, this isn't a buffet, right?" Old Wei asked doubtfully.

"Is the buffet closed at this time? Don't worry, it's a national chain restaurant." Ye Xiu said with a smile.

The others looked at each other and loosened their belts slightly without leaving any trace. It didn't matter if they didn't win, they had to make Ye Xiu cry anyway.

"Okay." Li Wen smiled and did not refuse, but he was ready to pay the bill in advance.

Ye Xiu smiled as he watched them pack up from the lounge, chatting with them from time to time. After they finished packing, he returned to the main lounge and called the members of Team Happy, "Come with me. I'm familiar with the restaurant at Excellent Era. It's not easy to be discovered if we go this way."

More than a dozen people walked out of the venue, laughing and chatting.

Su Muqiu had recovered her spirits. She listened to Su Mucheng and Wu Jing talking about cosmetics with a smile, then wrote down the brand and asked Xiao Wen to place an order. Well, she would order two and leave one for the boss lady Chu.

“By the way, Xiao Wen…” Ye Xiu, who was discussing with Sun Zheping how to deal with the forced harvest in the final stage of the game, suddenly turned around and asked.

Li Wen, who was chatting with Chen Guo, looked up at Ye Xiu with some confusion: "Brother Ye?"

“…No, it’s okay.” Ye Xiu smiled and shook his head. He couldn’t imagine what the man would be like if his guess was correct: “Old Sun, where were we talking about just now?”

"You're crazy. Don't bother with this guy, Xiao Wen." Chen Guo had completely lost her idol filter for Ye Xiu. "There was a girl in my internet cafe whose screensaver was a photo of you as the spokesperson. She's pretty good-looking. Do you want me to introduce her to you?"

"Okay, Guoguo, Xiao Wen is still young." Su Mucheng, who knew something about the inside story, stopped him with a smile.

Li Wen smiled sheepishly.

Introducing someone...

For some reason, the first thing that flashed through Li Wen’s mind was Chu Xue’s face.

"Ye Buxiu... This is the national chain you mentioned, right?" Zhang Jiale looked at the sign at the door and sighed.

“Just tell me if it’s… Oh, a global chain.” Ye Xiu corrected.

This is a McDonald's open 24 hours a day. There are portraits of Zhou Zekai and Yi Qian Chuan Yun placed at the door. Zhou Zekai has a smile on his face and is holding an ice cream cone in his hand.

"That's fine..." Lin Jingyan smiled helplessly.

The night worker was a slightly older woman, and she did not recognize the group of young people who had just come out of the packed venue in front.

A few people took out their phones and placed the order. Ye Xiu took the phone from Su Mucheng with a smile.

[Fuck! This bastard! Didn’t he say he would treat us?] Su Muqiu rushed forward and tried to snatch the phone away, but her hand passed through Ye Xiu’s hand.

Lu Liang looked at Ye Xiu sourly: "No, buddy, you said you were treating me, but then you used Miss Su's phone to pay, do you have any shame?"

"How shameless!"

"How on earth did this person survive until now?"

"Is it possible that he has lost any dignity he had?"

Ye Xiu was calm and collected: "My salary is all with Mu Cheng."

The others kept silent, but Fang Rui and Zhang Jiale kept glancing towards the kitchen, not knowing what they were trying to do.

There was quite a lot of food for more than ten people. After waiting for a while, everyone picked up their plates and walked to a secluded place on the second floor.

Several tables were put together and all the food was placed together. The food that one originally wanted to eat might be taken by someone else by mistake, so disputes arose at the dining table.

At this point, there are more topics to talk about, not limited to glory, it's more like a gathering of ordinary friends.

Li Wen and Baozi enthusiastically talked about the new game that will be released next month. Lao Wei secretly inquired about whether Luo Ji had any special demolition tactics. Ye Xiu and Fang Shijing talked about the overall score.

Lu Liang boasted about Qiao Yifan but was soon exposed by Guo Mingyu and Qin Tianran who knew his past. Tang Rou humbly asked Qiu Fei for advice. Wu Jing blushed and wanted Sun Zheping's autograph. Chen Guo looked at Zhang Jiale and Lin Jingyan expectantly and asked about gossip. Su Mucheng beside her smiled and helped to add to the story.

Mo Fan sat in the corner, ignoring Bai Shu's repeated attempts to talk to him, and just ate French fries silently. An Wenyi helplessly explained to Bai Shu that he was usually like this and that he was not targeting him.

"By the way, Xiao Wen, where are you planning to spend the New Year this year? Do you want to come to our place again?" Chen Guo asked with some anticipation.

Su Mucheng's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay!"

"Eh?" Li Wen scratched his head, a little hesitant. Su Muqiu, who was obsessed with his sister, rarely urged Li Wen to agree.

This is different from last year. Last year, the Xingxin team had not officially entered the professional league, so Li Wen could naturally come here to celebrate the New Year. However, this year, Xingxin has become one of the focuses of the league, so there is no problem with a unified gathering. If they celebrate the New Year together privately, there will always be rumors.

"Hehe, Xiao Wen said that he would come back with me to celebrate the New Year this year. I will take Xiao Wen out for some fun!" Old Wei was the first to come out and smooth things over.

"Hey, that's not right, Boss Wei. Xiao Wen clearly said he wanted to go out and play with me." Bai Shu began to sabotage.

The other members of Yu Jin also began to invite Li Wen to celebrate the New Year with them. After Ye Xiu coughed twice, Chen Guo realized her inappropriateness and laughed dryly twice before stopping talking.

It’s Chinese New Year again…

Li Wen smiled as he saw everyone making a lot of noise, then shifted his gaze to the window where snowflakes were beginning to fall.

There are twenty rounds in the regular season of the tenth season of Glory.

The Ember team played against the not-so-strong Hewu team at home and took nine points from the opponent.

After the game ends, it also symbolizes that this year's schedule has come to an end.

After all, it is the end of the year, and apart from local professional players, no other players will stay in the club for training.

Professional players have a relatively tight schedule and rarely get together with their families, so they naturally have to go back early during the New Year offseason.

The away players basically disbanded and went home after the game, and they had already packed their things before coming to the game.

Just like the Hewu team.

After the game, the home teams returned to their respective clubs and started packing up.

"Xiao Wen, you really don't want to go with me? Regardless of other things, I guarantee you will be able to walk sideways in our area!" Old Wei, who was carrying a bag, said unwillingly, "Really not going?"

"No need, Boss Wei." Li Wen smiled and shook his head: "Happy New Year."

"Okay, don't embarrass Xiao Wen." Fang Shijing shook his head: "Let Xiao Wen decide for himself."

"Okay, let's go! Here, a red envelope." Lao Wei stuffed a thick red envelope over.

In the entire Embers team, apart from the boss lady, Old Wei, who received the last payment from Samsara, should be the richest one.

"Thank you, Boss Wei." Li Wen took it with a smile.

"Although it's not as much as Lao Wei's, it's still a token of my appreciation." Fang Shijing handed over a red envelope with a smile: "Happy New Year, Xiao Wen."

"Thank you, Brother Fang." Li Wen did not refuse and watched the two of them leave the club door noisily.

Bai Shu left earlier than them and also left a red envelope for Li Wen.

The fourth one to leave was Lu Liang. Their family was considered a large one, and as the eldest son, Lu Liang needed to go back early.

The fifth one was Qiu Fei. Li Wen rarely used such a firm approach to order Qiu Fei to accept his red envelope.

After that, it was Lin Jingyan and Fang Rui.

"Xiao Wen, are you really not going to City B with us to celebrate the New Year?" Chu Xiong scratched his head and glanced at his elder sister who was looking out the window at home.

"I'll be in K City." Li Wen smiled. "I can help the R&D department with some things these days, which is a big advantage."

"Then I, as the manager and general manager of the guild, have to stay and help..." Chu Xiong's eyes lit up, but were soon interrupted by his sister's dry cough: "My parents said that if you don't go back this year, they will break your legs and you won't be able to go anywhere."

Chu Xiong looked at his elder sister with frustration, and swallowed his anger and stuffed a red envelope into her hand: "Then I'll go drive first, sister..."

"Yeah." Chu Xue nodded.

Chu Xue and Li Wen were the only ones left in the corridor. Although they had been alone together before, ever since Chen Guo jokingly wanted to introduce him to someone, he was a little overwhelmed when facing Chu Xue.

"What's wrong?" Chu Xue asked in a low voice.

Li Wen shook his head: "It's okay, Sister Xue, Happy New Year."

"Yeah." Chu Xue hummed: "Really not going with me? My parents want to meet you..."

"Eh?!" Li Wen was stunned.

“Don’t get me wrong… Embers Club has been able to get to where it is now thanks to you.” Chu Xue’s face was a little red, and she turned her head away from Li Wen: “They… well, wanted to thank you… that’s it.”

Li Wen scratched his head: "I didn't do anything either..."

"Forget it, there will be a chance next time." Chu Xue said quickly.

Chu Xue did not tell Li Wen that, in fact, when he was endorsing Lingmao peripherals, the man who was stern to others but slightly gentler to Li Wen, yet with an awkward hostility towards him, was actually her and Chu Xiong's father.

Her mother had never met Li Wen in person, and it was she who ordered Chu Xiong and Chu Xue to bring him back this time.

Forget it... maybe next time. I always feel like Xiao Wen has something that he hasn't let go of.

Chu Xue shook her head and gave Li Wen a red envelope: "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year..." Li Wen hesitated for a moment, took out the only two red envelopes he had besides the one for Qiu Fei, and seemed a little hesitant.

"For me?" Chu Xue raised the corner of her mouth slightly.

"Um……"

"Then I'll accept it."

"it is good."

Chu Xue was just about to open her mouth to make a final invitation when the sound of a horn and Chu Xiong's loud voice rang out from below, completely ruining this opportunity.

Chu Xue's face darkened, and she seemed to be walking with more force.

Li Wen was relieved. He was afraid that if Chu Xue really invited him, he would...

Thank you, Brother Chuxiong!
[Gone?] Su Muqiu's soul came through the wall and asked curiously, while the other part of his body remained in the R&D laboratory.

Li Wen nodded.

[Are you reluctant to leave? Then just follow them now.] Su Muqiu said mischievously.

Li Wen shook his head.

Su Muqiu was stunned for a moment, then reacted, floated to Li Wen's side, and reached out to touch his head.

Li Wen tilted his head and looked at the street outside the window, which already had a sense of the New Year. "Brother Mu Qiu, sometimes I wonder... Is the past that I want to pursue more important, or is the present more important..."

Su Muqiu was startled and scratched his head. He could answer most of the questions about the game by himself. At worst, they could pursue it together. But when it came to the major events in life...

Su Muqiu didn't say anything. She floated beside Li Wen and looked out the window together.

Some children who had already secretly started setting off the firecrackers they had bought lit them, followed by the exclamations of their peers and the laughter and scolding of their parents.

Li Wen thought about it for a long time, but in the end he couldn't come up with an answer.

Perhaps, it will take some time to think about it slowly...

Is this what growth is?

(End of this chapter)