Chapter 299: Just Happened to Be Standing in the Light

School uniforms, as a rule, can't really be equated with proper uniforms.

Because most school uniforms in this country hang loose and baggy on the body, the whole point being that everyone looks basically the same when they put one on.

From a certain angle, this also avoids a certain degree of competitive one-upmanship.

But Yang Mi wearing this thing could actually outline curves — those stats of hers are just too ferocious!

In Bai Liang's memory, it seemed only Shenzhen school uniforms had any flair to them, which was probably thanks to some of those "top scholars."

Still, Yang Mi really did pick right this time.

For Bai Liang, high school uniforms did indeed carry a certain "special meaning."

But the meaning wasn't in wearing them.

"Sister Mi, take off your jacket." Bai Liang watched Yang Mi twirling in front of him a few times, rubbed his chin, and said seriously.

The other party, for once, wasn't playing coquettish with him, but had switched to the innocent act instead, as if to match the uniform: "In such a hurry? You don't actually have a high school moonlight in your heart, do you? Do I look like her?"

A moonlight in the heart?

Does it absolutely have to be from high school to count as a moonlight? Would middle school, elementary school, or kindergarten do?

Bai Liang thought for a moment: "What moonlight? She just happened to be standing in the light, that's all."

"Your demands are a bit on the high side." Yang Mi was a little embarrassed — where was she supposed to find him a light at this hour of the night?

Luckily, Bai Liang offered a solution: "You could also just stand there naked."

"You—pervert! Picking on people!"

She's really gotten into character now!

Naturally, Bai Liang didn't mind revisiting a bit of high school campus life himself.

Under Yang Mi's puzzled gaze, he took the uniform jacket off her, then smoothed it flat, spread it out, and finally laid it on the ground.

This is the correct use of a school uniform!

Too bad the venue isn't a little grove on campus — that would be a perfect recreation!

Yang Mi:???

The moment she was arranged by Bai Liang to plop right down on that uniform, she suddenly got it.

This time she couldn't even keep her cutesy voice steady, and gave him an exasperated smack: "You little brat, were you this naughty back in high school?"

Bai Liang protested his innocence — back in his high school days, when did he ever need to do this? It was always the Miss who laid it out herself.

But since they'd already decided to put on a "nostalgia trip" today, they might as well go all the way.

"Sister, just roll them down to the knees, no need to take them all the way off."

——

This year's League of Legends All-Star Exhibition match lineup was probably the most star-studded in years.

Basically every artist who showed up, the audience could at least name.

When the on-site host announced that Bai Liang was actually going to one-versus-four, carrying four girls into a game, the bullet comments went ballistic.

"Awesome! Just like you, Great Immortal — pulling off a one-v-four? Those guys on the other side aren't exactly top-tier pros, but they know how to play, aren't you gonna get stomped on stage?"

"Is Great Immortal waiting for the girls to cry after getting beat, so he can comfort them one by one?"

"Yang Mi probably won't — she seems pretty decent at games, at least she's solid at Honor of Kings, she was a gaming addict back when she debuted, she won't be too much of a liability."

"Yang Tianbao's ADC is actually pretty average, she definitely can't beat Wang Sicong, I can even guess what these two will pick — one Hyperpop Girl, one Death's Daughter."

"Nazha? Haha, does Nazha actually know how to play? I feel like out of these girls she's the most likely to get destroyed? Her supporting Yang Tianbao, that bot lane is basically an ATM."

"Who else was there? Slightly less famous, not sure if she can play, probably not great either."

"Didn't they say Great Immortal actually has pro-level skills? If you don't give him four dead weights, how's the other side supposed to play~"

"That Twisted Fate yesterday was actually sick, oh no, I bet they'll make a skin specifically for Great Immortal to milk money later."

"He's the spokesperson, he's got the skills, and he's broken out of the circle too — feels like the odds aren't small, fangirl armies will really go all in."

"If they actually release one I'd even want to buy one, oh no — when the time comes Great Immortal has a skin but Uzi doesn't?!"

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In the backstage lounge at this moment, the two teams had completely different vibes.

On Zhou Jielun's side, he himself hadn't taken it too seriously at first — just an exhibition match, playing for fun.

But the serious attitudes of Wang Sicong, Lin Genxin and the others didn't look like "playing for fun" at all.

Wang Sicong had even brought in iG's coaching staff!

That atmosphere infected Zhou Jielun and the others too, and they started collectively discussing tactics and picks.

Exhibition match?

Wrong!

Esports!

As for Bai Liang's team, the vibe was a bit weirder — regarding the upcoming exhibition match, not a single word was discussed.

Everything else~ they chatted about~

First off, just the outfits — the three who had already arrived at the lounge had, without prior agreement, all chosen to dress to the nines!

Yang Mi needs no further explanation — when she put on her clothes, Bai Liang even helped offer some input.

A cocktail dress paired with attack-speed shoes, a deep-V and fully exposed back on top!

Pushing the stats monster's advantage to the absolute limit.

Before heading out in the morning she had even asked Bai Liang: "Are you hungry right now?"

That arrow she loosed on the rooftop during the filming of "Eternal Love" hit today's Bai Liang — right between the eyes.

Why, he could still taste the lingering sweetness in his mouth~

As for Yang Tianbao — this hot mama who'd just given birth not long ago, today she was taking an unusual route.

She braided her hair into two thick pigtails, dyed it blue, wore a tight corset, and layered a pink and black short skirt to cosplay as Jinx.

Compared to Yang Mi, she shows more—but since her stats are limited, she lacks Yang Mi's sheer impact.

As for Na Zha. Hehe, though her outfit was quite grand—a little dress on her body—it was oddly "conservative."

Deep V? Sure, but not for you to see~

But those legs—long, pale, straight—are only for Bai Liang to touch.

At this moment, Na Zha clung to Bai Liang's side, grinning as she chatted about her recent "achievements."

Mostly about the drama "Honey-Braised Squid."

The producers, envious after last night's traffic surge from "You Are My Glory," wanted to make an "official announcement" today too.

Though filming was still far off, that didn't stop them from telling everyone in advance.

Na Zha's team didn't oppose this, nor did Reba's team.

They were rivals, yes.

But under certain circumstances, they were also cooperative "partners."

Jointly stoking buzz to achieve more than the sum of their parts.

But Bai Liang felt Na Zha brought this up now, as if speaking directly to Yang Mi and Yang Tianbao.

In short, she was showing off.

Right in front of them, she practically wanted to stick to Bai Liang.

The pressure from these two hot 85s was still real; though she was now popular and her status had risen, her core base still fell short.

Funny enough, in the eyes of the two Yangs, Na Zha was also quite "jarring."

This 90s rising starlet's momentum was downright frightening~

Na Zha hadn't just snatched Yang Zi's drama—she'd recently angered many peers in the industry.

The cake was only so big; everyone wanted a bite. When she charged forward, she naturally squeezed others' share.

Luckily, Fan Fan Bingbing had just started imploding, freeing up a huge slice of cake—now everyone was watching.

On one hand, they were cleaning up their own messes; on the other, they waited for Fan Fan Bingbing's downfall to settle, then swarmed in.

After all, Fan Fan Bingbing had been number one on the Forbes China Celebrity List for four consecutive years—one of the most commercially valuable female stars in China's entertainment industry!

Her "fall" could feed many. Bai Liang had even taken a bite himself~

But unlike Yang Mi and Na Zha, he didn't snatch; they willingly fed him.

After telling Bai Liang about "Honey-Braised Squid," Na Zha was reluctantly drawn into Yang Mi and Yang Tianbao's conversation.

But she clearly couldn't handle these two veteran 85s.

In just a few words, she felt something off.

It felt like she was being ganged up on, yet they didn't seem to mean it that way.

Direct confrontation? She wasn't afraid—she had her trump card: if things got bad, she'd just expose them!

But these two veteran competitors never confronted her head-on—they were ancient foxes playing "Strange Tales."

They made Na Zha feel uneasy, yet she couldn't vent.

It was suffocating her.

During this, Yang Mi stole a moment to wink at Bai Liang, as if asking: Do you feel bad for her, like this?

She really knew how to stir things up.

As for Yang Tianbao, she "owed someone a favor."

!

Mainly because Reba voluntarily quit "Running Man."

No matter the stance, she wouldn't help Na Zha—and Na Zha's showing off about collaborating with Bai Liang in front of her had also annoyed Yang Tianbao.

She wanted to collaborate too. Otherwise, why'd she come here?

Bai Liang's ability to boost Jing Tian was a huge deal for many female artists with poor reputations!

It made people wonder: if he can lift even the unmarketable Sister Tian Tian, surely he can lift me too?

Yang Tianbao thought the same—but when Na Zha immediately clung to Bai Liang, she got no chance to whisper even a few words.

No wonder they ganged up on her.

Though Na Zha felt uncomfortable, she held her ground and didn't immediately beg Bai Liang for help.

In this high-level game, she needed more practice!

If she could handle this kind of situation without fear, then when facing off against Reba directly, wouldn't she be free to bully her however she wanted?

Na Zha: Think of it as leveling up! Come on, two old women, keep going!

The atmosphere was off!

Clearly, none of them cared about the upcoming performance match.

After Bai Liang sensed an inexplicable female rivalry in the lounge, he felt that as "captain," he needed to manage the "team atmosphere."

Otherwise, what if these women dragged him down during the match?

So he deliberately brought up a topic: "Where's the other Miss? Why hasn't she arrived?"

No sooner had he spoken than someone knocked on the lounge door.

After Bai Liang called "Come in," a "little rabbit" shyly appeared before them.

"Sorry I'm late, I'm Chen Duling."

After greeting each senior in turn, Chen Duling bit her lip and stood before Bai Liang, timidly whispering: "Senior~"

Bai Liang, of course, recognized this girl—he remembered her quite clearly.

During Bai Liang's university days, a facejoking campus beauty and handsomeness poll had been quite popular.

Chen Duling was the number one school flower of that time, and she even entered the competition with her ID photo, beating that already-famous Milk Tea Sister.

Oh right, that selection actually had newcomers like Nazha and Jiang Jinfu participating too, otherwise it wouldn't have gone viral so quickly.

In the end, it all led to the Chen Duling standing right before us.

She really did have that "first white moonlight" feeling from student days.

Standing right in front of him now — long straight black hair, a white dress, an innocent little face — she gave off the vibe of being both well-behaved and a top student.

Just like a soft, cute little white rabbit.

In her school days, she was absolutely the goddess in many little boys' hearts.

After all, back then everyone looked at girls mainly by their faces, not by staring at their chests and butts.

"Huh? We're not from the same school, are we?" Bai Liang asked, puzzled.

Why so naturally calling him "senior"?

Chen Duling explained, "We're both at universities in Jin Ling, you know."

"Your university is better than mine, the cutoff score was quite a bit higher."

"It's not that you couldn't have gotten in, senior, you were just being willful." Chen Duling offered her objection.

After he became famous, a lot of Bai Liang's past was dug up online.

The easiest thing to find was his college entrance exam score.

He scored high, then went to a school that wasn't a 211 or 985 — netizens judged it as: lovesick.

It even caused quite a stir online, everyone dying to dig up Bai Liang's "girlfriend."

But the result was clearly inconclusive — they couldn't dig up any info on Bai Liang's ex-girlfriends at all.

At least there was no solid proof, at most some so-called "old classmates" spilling gossip, but no photos, no truth.

Oh no!

This new little sister is a bit off!

At this very moment, when Chen Duling started chatting warmly with Bai Liang, Nazha was the first to lose her patience.

Eyes wide, she stared straight at the other girl.

This type of "white moonlight" girl is way too threatening!

And the other girl even came up and so affectionately called him "senior"?

Little sister, you picking a fight, huh?!

Nazha puffed out her cheeks, decided to win some face back for herself, and cut off the nostalgic college-life chat between the two.

No more reminiscing!

You know, the reason class reunions can turn into high-risk cheating scenes is exactly because a bunch of people sit around blindly reminiscing.

"We're going up to play a match in a bit, how good are you?" Nazha asked directly.

She felt that after practicing so long, she was waiting for her "moment to amaze the world," and on this topic she absolutely had a say.

"Huh? League of Legends level?" Chen Duling blinked and asked.

"Yep."

"I'm pretty decent."

"How many games have you played? Over a hundred?" Nazha coaxed gently.

She'd played almost two hundred matches! She was about to break through from casual matches into the ranked realm!

By then she'd be a noble Bronze player~ maybe even Silver!

Chen Duling thought for a moment: "Probably, I guess~ Nazha-jie, you mean this year?"

"Uh, what do you mean?"

Bai Liang understood, and asked curiously: "What's your rank?"

"Diamond." Chen Duling seemed a little embarrassed, and sneakily glanced at Bai Liang.

That innocent little expression seemed to say: Oh dear~ I won't drag senior down, will I?

So she quickly added: "I'm about to play the Master promotion match, can you carry me, senior?"

Nazha:.

Hold on, don't speak yet — she's counting how many ranks there are between Bronze and Diamond.

At the same time, even Yang Mi and Yang Tianbao couldn't hold it in this time.

What the heck?!

This little sister is that good?

(End of chapter)