Chapter 60: Shen Xing

It was past midnight again when Shen Xing opened the door and slipped in sneakily.

The lights in the originally pitch-black living room turned on at the same time. Shen Ci was sitting on the sofa, looking at him expressionlessly.

"Sister."

Shen Xing pulled the corners of his mouth awkwardly when he saw his sister, but when he felt the anger around his sister, he lowered his head again, looking like he had done something wrong.

Shen Ci was originally full of anger, but in the two hours of waiting, she was also thinking about her younger brother's problems. At this time, she was no longer so angry; her state of mind was very calm, and she just wanted to have a good talk with her younger brother.

"Come in with me."

Her mother was already asleep, and Shen Ci didn't want to talk in the living room, so she stood up and walked toward her younger brother's bedroom.

Seeing this, Shen Xing hurriedly followed obediently.

Her younger brother's bedroom was the smallest room in the house, with nothing but a single bed, a desk, and a small wardrobe.

The walls were covered with various awards, and there were more than a dozen trophies of various sizes on the desk and windowsill. These trophies were all spotless, showing that Shen Xing cherished them very much.

Shen Ci pulled over a chair and sat down. After Shen Xing closed the door, he stood at the door with his head down, secretly raising his eyes to observe his sister's face.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a while. Finally, it was Shen Xing who took the initiative to admit his mistake: "Sorry, sister, I came back late."

Shen Ci looked at her younger brother's aggrieved look, took a deep breath, and said: "I won't get angry with you first. I'll give you a chance to explain, but you are not allowed to lie. I want to hear the truth."

"Let's talk about it, is this game that fun?"

Shen Xing nodded subconsciously, then hurriedly shook his head, and whispered: "It's not like that, sister. It's because I'm with others. We are a team, you know? That is... everyone makes an appointment to go online and team up to play games every day to cultivate the tacit understanding of the team. If I am absent, there will be one less person in the team, and I don't want to affect others because of me."

Shen Ci listened seriously. Although she played few games, she wasn't someone who hadn't played them, so she could understand what her younger brother said.

It was just that what surprised her was that her younger brother had already joined a team?

"Did you sign with a professional team?" Shen Ci pursued.

Shen Xing hurriedly shook his head: "That's not it. How could it be so easy to sign with a professional team? We met in the game, and everyone wants to form a team to participate in the autumn national competition. If we can get a ranking, we will have a chance to be selected for next year's youth training competition."

"Only after entering the youth training competition will there be a chance to be seen by professional teams, so as to obtain a signing opportunity."

In the eyes of many laymen, professional e-sports is playing with things and losing one's ambition, not doing one's proper job, but in fact, this road is abnormally difficult. The career life of professional players is very short. If they are not signed by a professional team in their best time, then a few years of youth are basically equivalent to being wasted.

Shen Ci clearly remembered that the last time, her younger brother started to be obsessed with games only after he was admitted to a key university. Later, he also signed with a professional team as he wished, but unfortunately, he was a substitute player.

It sounded good to be a substitute, but in fact, it was just sitting on the cold bench. He sat off the field for two full years before he got a chance to play, but because of a lack of experience in major competitions, his performance was not good.

A five-year long contract, one appearance, only exchanged for ridicule from the whole internet.

He was also directly persuaded to drop out of college because his studies were abandoned. Later, he relied on game live streaming to earn money to make a living, but this bowl of rice on the internet was not so easy to eat. He live-streamed for more than ten hours every day, didn't earn much money, but his body was exhausted early.

In Shen Ci's memory, her younger brother, like her younger sister, had once worked hard and struggled with all his heart for the career he liked and loved, but in the end, he never got any of the things they wanted.

She looked at her younger brother standing in front of her at this moment, and her heart could no longer surge with a trace of anger, leaving only a deep sigh.

This sound fell into Shen Xing's ears, making him feel even more guilty: "Sorry, sister, I know I shouldn't be distracted to play games at such a critical time before the college entrance examination, but I don't want to delay them because of myself. The competition is coming soon, and I can't quit at this time."

"Then sister asks you, now in your heart, which do you think is more important, the competition or the college entrance examination?" Shen Ci looked at her younger brother and asked seriously: "Tell the truth, sister won't be angry."

Shen Xing said without hesitation: "The college entrance examination!"

Hearing this, Shen Ci nodded gently and asked again: "Then which university do you want to be admitted to, and what major do you want to study?"

"Shengang University, Computer Science major."

Both the university and the major were the same as the last time. At least at this time, her younger brother's original intention had not changed.

"Longcheng University's Computer Science major is better. Don't you want to go to Longcheng?" Shen Ci asked.

Shen Xing pursed his lips and said: "If I also go to Longcheng, there will be no one by Mom's side. I want to stay in Shengang to accompany her."

"I bought a house in Longcheng. If you can be admitted to Longcheng University, I will take Mom over together. By then, our family will still be together."

Shen Xing's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he looked at his sister excitedly: "Really, sister?"

Shen Ci nodded gently and added: "But the premise is that you can be admitted. If you want to enter Longcheng University, you must score at least 660 points. I can let you accompany your teammates to finish the national competition, but if your college entrance examination results are delayed because of this, you will have to stay in Shengang to repeat for a year. Are you willing?"

"I won't repeat; I can be admitted!" Shen Xing guaranteed confidently: "After this competition is over, I will definitely focus on my studies and won't touch games again before the college entrance examination."

From childhood to adulthood, learning didn't seem to be a difficult thing for him. He had confidence.

Hearing her younger brother say this, Shen Ci also felt a little relieved. She stood up and walked to her younger brother, looking at him and saying: "It's not easy for Mom to raise the three of us. Sister also gave up the Aerospace University and chose the University of Science and Technology. You should know who Mom and I did this for."

"Sister doesn't want to moral kidnap you, but you have always been sensible and should understand that no matter what you want to do in the future, you must be admitted to university."

Shen Xing nodded forcefully: "I understand, sister. I won't let you and Mom down."

Shen Ci gently touched her younger brother's hair: "Go to sleep early, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"Sister, I haven't eaten yet."

"If you haven't eaten, then stay hungry!" After Shen Ci finished speaking, she turned around and closed the door.

Shen Xing:...

The next day, Shen Ci got up very early, and her mother was making breakfast in the kitchen.

"Why did you get up so early? Sleep a little longer!"

"Not sleeping anymore." Shen Ci walked into the kitchen, hugged her mother from behind, looked at the plain noodles in the pot, sniffed, and said: "Add some vinegar."

Shen Jingjing nodded with a smile, then turned to ask her daughter: "Did you talk to him yesterday?"

"Yes, I asked him to be admitted to Longcheng University, and he said he would definitely be admitted."

"Then... the game matter?"

Shen Ci gently pinched her mother's shoulder and comforted her: "Mom, don't be too nervous. Xingxing said he would play until the middle of next month. Their team will focus on learning after the competition. It's only twenty days at most." ===== CHAPTER 61 =====