Chapter 275: What a coincidence

Besides, in some small circles—after RNG was swept 3-0 by G2 in the quarterfinals, the speed at which they lost fans was much faster than EDG, which had at least won a game against ROX; overnight their official Weibo lost hundreds of thousands of fans, so their fan count was now far below EDG's, and thus the RNG fan group ended up being mocked as a small circle.

In this small circle, there are certainly people who keep to themselves and indulge in their own little world; in the RNG fans' main group, NC fans are chatting enthusiastically.

【H2K already brought out SKT's stuff in the quarterfinals; G2 is just picking up the leaks from their own second seed.】

【Who says it isn't? Truly shameless.】

【I feel we could win if we swapped in our RNG to play.】

【What a pity, sigh.】

What a pity?

This is a topic that can't be pursued further, otherwise we'd have to investigate why RNG lost to G2—RNG wasn't beaten by anyone's particular move, and later trying to blame Snake was slapped down by Zuowu's unanimous statement, resounding with slap after slap.

However, NC fans are NC fans precisely because no matter what, they will continue to support the team they chose; essentially, it's not that they really like that team that much, but rather they cannot accept having backed the wrong team.

……

"They're back, they're back!"

On a certain floor of the players' hotel, Wang Liangyi leaned against the window, watching the bus with a fist logo enter the hotel parking lot, and he exclaimed excitedly.

Gao Jun also came over to take a look, then after confirming, he turned and nodded at Lu Wenjun.

Lu Wenjun sat on the sofa, thought for two seconds, and made a decision:

"Xiao Wang, go down, be sharp—if there's a chance, make contact first; if there's no chance, don't act rashly."

"Then I'm going, Boss Lu!"

"Hmm."

Wang Liangyi threw on a jacket and took the elevator down.

Upon reaching the first floor, he happened to see the G2 entourage walking into the lobby; Wang Liangyi looked left and right, then suddenly stopped a passing hotel staff member and posed a question under the pretense of asking something.

But out of the corner of his eye, he kept an eye on the G2 entourage.

Liang Yan had a bag slung over his shoulder, walking at the rear of the group, but not far behind.

The group walked toward the elevator, and Wang Liangyi shifted his angle.

Although the G2 entourage had met Wang Liangyi before, Westerners looking at Easterners and Easterners looking at Westerners all tend to see the same face; moreover, they had only seen a back view, and the hotel housed players from three Asian teams, with black hair not being conspicuous, so they completely failed to recognize him.

But Liang Yan has a good memory and is not face-blind; upon seeing that buzz-cut back view, he felt familiar, took another look, and immediately recalled who it was.

He immediately became suspicious.

"Why are VG people here?"

Liang Yan thought for a moment, then suddenly stopped and shouted to the people ahead:

"You go ahead, I'll go use the restroom."

Ka Lao Si turned back, looking a bit suspicious:

"Are you in a hurry?"

Liang Yan smiled, said nothing, waved his hand, and turned to walk down the corridor where a restroom sign was posted on the wall.

"I'll go too!"

Lao Zhang hurriedly followed.

After everyone had entered the elevator, Liang Yan helplessly stopped and said to Lao Zhang:

"What are you butting in for?"

"I need to use the restroom too."

Liang Yan caught sight of a person already walking toward him, stopped arguing with Lao Zhang, turned, and looked at the approaching person.

Wang Liangyi came up to the two of them, grinning.

"Holy shit, is it you?!"

Lao Zhang hadn't seen Wang Liangyi; he only knew Liang Yan definitely had something going on, so he followed over, and only when he saw Wang Liangyi did he recognize him as VG's team leader and exclaimed in surprise.

Wang Liangyi gave a couple of hehes, nodded at Lao Zhang, then looked at Liang Yan.

"Yan ge, what a coincidence, we meet again."

Liang Yan had already confirmed that the other party had come specifically for him; he felt quite surprised inside, but on his face he wore a faint smile, not minding the other's form of address, merely his eyes hinting at teasing.

"It's quite a coincidence—what are you doing here?"

"I came to watch the match live."

Wang Liangyi laughed, pointing at the ceiling,

"Our Boss Lu and Manager Gao are here too."

"This is VG's two top brass going out together?"

"Quite a show of force..."

"However, there are no domestic matches right now, and VG was swept in the first round of playoffs, so the players are probably already on vacation; even if the two top brass really went abroad together to watch the match, it wouldn't be too outrageous."

Liang Yan thought this silently, but said nothing aloud.

Wang Liangyi waited two seconds, got no further reply from Liang Yan, and then took the initiative to extend an invitation:

"How about we go up and sit for a while?"

Beside him, Lao Zhang heard this, immediately froze, then gave Liang Yan a cautious look, ready at any moment to speak up and warn him.

Lao Zhang knew exactly until when Liang Yan's contract with G2 ran, and if Liang Yan were to privately contact the higher-ups of another club at this time, it would definitely violate player regulations.

Fortunately, Liang Yan shook his head.

"Not appropriate. Besides, I need to go back and pack; I'm flying to Luo Shan Ji early tomorrow morning."

"That statement was pretty much an obvious dismissal."

Lao Zhang let out a breath of relief.

Wang Liangyi blinked in surprise.

In such a hurry?

It's not that I'm in a hurry.

Liang Yan laughed and said,

The time set by the punch, I can't change it.

Oh…… is that so…… then, that……

Goodbye.

Liang Yan turned and walked straight away, and indeed the direction was the restroom.

Lao Zhang looked at the disappointed Wang Liangyi, hesitated a moment, then said:

I know you want to poach him, but Liang Yan's contract hasn't expired yet; doing this…… is inappropriate.

Wang Liangyi saw that figure already disappear around the corner, and gave an embarrassed laugh:

Sorry, sorry to disturb you.

……

What…… is this?

The two managers saw Wang Liangyi return to the room with a gloomy face, both surprised and puzzled.

We just chatted a bit.

Wang Liangyi didn't make excuses for himself, but told the two of them every detail of his contact and conversation with Liang Yan in full.

After Gao Jun finished listening, he also let out a light sigh, turned his head to look at Lu Wenjun, and seeing the latter actually smile on his face, he couldn't help but find it strange:

Boss Lu?

Hmm.

Lu Wenjun sat down, leisurely poured himself a cup of tea, his face still bearing that inscrutable smile. He lifted his head to glance at Gao Jun and Wang Liangyi:

What do you think?

I think…… maybe we should go back first?

Wang Liangyi hesitated before speaking,

He's leaving early tomorrow morning, and we really have no other option but to wait until his contract expires before looking for another chance?

Manager Gao thinks the same?

Um……

Upon seeing Lu Wenjun's attitude, Gao Jun realized there might still be a turnaround; he sat down, thought for a while, recalled the contact details Wang Liangyi mentioned, and suddenly a idea flashed in his mind.

Immediately, Gao Jun's eyes also lit up.

Wrong!

What's wrong?

If he really wanted to outright refuse, then Xiao Wang wouldn't even have a chance to speak to him, but the fact is he actively gave an opportunity for contact!

Lu Wenjun gave Gao Jun an approving glance, set down his teacup, and said leisurely:

Xiao Wang, book the tickets.

Wang Liangyi's social skills are fine, but his thinking is a bit straightforward; he hasn't reacted yet and asks blankly:

Where to?

Luo Shan Ji.