That One Rich Fan of Mine

Lin Xizhou thought he was busy. But found out his boyfriend was busier.

After a short day of dating, Ji Beiling returned to the team and was busy shooting advertising photos and mid-season promotional videos. He was so busy that Lin Xizhou saw not a shadow of the man. Originally, he thought about the complications from dating and related subjects…Which he spent several nights researching. So much so he was even mentally prepared.

But it was him who was over-committed, as the other man didn’t even have the free time to see him.

Playing games together for a day was already rare and precious time for Ji Beiling to squeeze out. 

Like every young man at the start of his love life, Lin Xizhou also wanted to cling to his boyfriend at all times, but unfortunately, the reality was very cruel. His summer movie was also being marketed. As one of the leading stars, he also had to go on roadshows in different cities, so now the two saw even less of each other.

Every night, when Lin Xizhou hung up their WeChat call, he could hear the sound of keyboard clicking and shot calling from other members in Ji Beiling’s background. Lin Xizhou often listened to this to sleep, and the other side often trained until three to four o’clock in the morning.

As a result, their relationship passed the second month and had not been discovered by anyone except the BLK members—even Lin Xiting didn’t know that the two were really together.

It was still a little exciting to have a secret relationship. Lin Xizhou had lived for nearly twenty years, but this being his first relationship, he was in deep. Every day, he secretly chatted with Ji Beiling at various roadshow venues, like a spy sending a secret telegram to his leader. From time to time, he unknowingly showed a sweet smile on his face, which made his manager, Hong-jie, quite distressed.

She especially found a time to interrogate Lin Xizhou.

To say that Lin Xizhou was a smart child was aiming slightly off the mark, but Lin Xizhou was obviously not stupid. However, he would never ingratiate himself with his celebrity career to gain his ends. He would not go astray on the darker entertainment industry route, but he would never give up other things he loved by putting on an act.

Therefore, Hong-jie was not as arbitrary about Lin Xizhou’s love life as other artists. She called Lin Xizhou to find out whether Lin Xizhou was serious about this relationship.

She considered Lin Xizhou as her child because she watched him grow up. She understood his character very well. 

Lin Xizhou sat opposite of her, hands fiddling and admitted that he and Ji Beiling were dating.

After he admitted it, he even had an indescribable expression on his face.

He sighed.

Hong-jie glanced at him. 

Lin Xizhou peeked at Hong-jie quietly and then began to complain.

“Hong-jie, let me tell you, you don’t have to worry a single thing about me dating.”

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Ji Beiling went abroad to play the Mid-Season Invitational and successfully won the championship. When he came back, Lin Xizhou started his roadshow. The two were always moving opposite of each other. They dated like an online romance, only video chat, and never in person.

During this period, Glutinous Rice experienced his first high school entrance examination—although this was nothing in Lin Xizhou’s eyes, Lin Xiting was still very concerned about her student and had been talking about it with her brother, so often that it left a profound impression on him.

And now, as the LPL Summer Season started, it was around the time he returned from his roadshow. Back in B city, but missing Ji Beiling again. 

Lin Xizhou counted using his fingers. “Do you see this, LPL Summer Season just started. And when this summer’s regular season ended, there were Rift Rivals, once Rift Rivals ended, there was still the World Championship. He can never take longer than five days off each time. We are pretty much dating on WeChat.”

Hong-jie looked at Lin Xizhou, who was full of resentment, and inexplicably felt a little distressed.

Lin Xizhou looked at Hong-jie innocently. “In short, Hong-jie, don’t worry, we’ll never let the paparazzi find out. If they find out, we can just say that I play games with him. If this blows up, I will only lose my good child image.”

Hong-jie sighed, “You brat, I see you are in your rebellious phrase. I can’t control you. But you have to handle your parents yourself.” 

Lin Xizhou’s eyes twinkled. “Ah, that. We’ll see!”

He never expected to encounter something on the curved road of his life that would catch him off guard!

Once he was back in B City again, it was already summer.

Lin Xizhou got off the plane, dressed up in disguise, and drove to the BLK gaming house. 

BLK had made great progress this year after winning the LPL Spring Season and the Mid-Season Invitational. No wonder foreign media that focussed on LOL said BLK had opened a new regime dynasty in the LPL division.

As a regular guest of the BLK gaming house, he entered the villa unimpeded.

Today happened to be a rest day for the team. Most of the team members were catching up on sleep. The training room was on the first floor. Only Bighead and Little Dream were together watching the recent popular talent show. When they saw Lin Xizhou coming in, they stared in wide-eyed surprise.

Lin Xizhou made a ‘shhh’ gesture and quietly went upstairs to surprise Ji Beiling. 

In order to make it in time for BLK’s rest day, he came back one day earlier than planned.

Unfortunately, Ji Beiling’s room was empty.

Lin Xizhou put down his bag and surveyed around. He found that Ji Beiling’s phone was still on the bedside table—the owner should still be in the gaming house.

When he saw the curtains in the room pulled, he wanted to go over and open the curtains to let the light in. Unexpectedly, when he walked close to the window, he heard voices talking. 

There was a small balcony in Ji Beiling’s room. Obviously, there was someone outside.

Lin Xizhou, feeling awkward, didn’t want to eavesdrop on Ji Beiling’s conversation with others. He wanted to step back, but what he heard next made him speechless.

“Your injury flared up again. It was more serious than before. The Summer Season…” The other person sighed.

“It’s nothing.” 

“Why don’t you let Glutinous Rice take the lead. It’s not good if the losses outweigh the gains.”

Ji Beiling didn’t reply for a moment.

Followed by the sound of a lighter click. There was a long sigh.

“Ling-ge, the matches that I can play are limited.” 

Lin Xizhou tightly clutched the curtain in his hand.

“Actually, I will retire whether my injury is treated or not. I can’t be too greedy. I’ve already received a lot. I’ll try my best to let Glutinous Rice play in the summer regular season.”

“But I want to finish this year, no matter what. This was a promise I made to myself.”

Retire… 

Lin Xizhou suddenly heard this word, and his brain immediately short-circuited.

As someone who had admired Northland for five years, what he feared the most was this simple word.

As early as last year, after the victory in the World Championship, he was mentally prepared for Ji Beiling’s retirement, but as he expected, Ji Beiling did not choose to retire.

However, retirement was still like a big stone, hanging over all of North God fans’ heads at every moment. 

Lin Xizhou now had to face the fact of losing a player like Northland in the professional league.

He felt heat around his eyes for a moment and a sour twitch that almost made him shed tears.

There was a small slit between the curtains. Outside, Ji Beiling and the manager stood leaning against the railing with their backs to Lin Xizhou, both smoking a cigarette.

The manager was silent for a long time and then patted Ji Beiling on the back. 

No one had the right to question BLK’s key figure’s decision.

He was no exception.

Just as Lin Xizhou’s tears were about to fall, Ji Beiling spoke up again.

However, there was a joyful expression in his voice this time. 

“Besides, if I’m too busy playing games, I won’t have the time for love.”

“Really, for me now, major events in my life are more important…”

…

Lin Xizhou’s tears were stuck, halfway out. 

He blinked in a daze. He never expected his idol to be this romantic.

But the next second, it finally sunk in. The love that came out from Ji Beiling was toward him.

This time, the heat wasn’t only around his eyes, but also his cheeks. He opened his desert-like mouth and released the poor, deformed curtains that were clutched too tightly by him as he was ready to leave his trouble spot. But the man whose back had been to him turned around.

Ji Beiling, wearing a black T-shirt and holding his smoke, looked at the patio door. At the corner, the curtain was pulled on at some time, revealing Lin Xizhou’s shoes. 

He looked at Lin Xizhou’s disorderly hair in the gap, and his mood suddenly turned sunny.

Ji Beiling’s sudden action shocked Lin Xizhou.

Ji Beiling leaned forward and said jokingly,

“Don’t you agree, my little boyfriend?” 

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Starts the final countdown~

I saw many of you asking about Glutinous Rice’s story, it will be included in extra