Chapter 378: You can poach, but I don't recommend it

There's a problem but no other choice; Ji Di has no vacant rooms.

Liang Yan never even thought about whether it was appropriate for a single man and woman to share a room, but nobody knows what Tang Anna is thinking.

Anyway, Liang Yan had already explained the situation at Ji Di to Tang Anna before she arrived; since she still decided to come, Liang Yan feels no psychological burden.

Tang Anna just moved into VG's Ji Di; Liang Yan asked about her plans, and she said she would stay until the third day of the lunar new year—about a week.

Later, the restaurant staff delivered food; Liang Yan asked them to send an extra portion each day, and of course he would pay—such a small amount wasn't a concern for either of them, so Liang Yan scanned a code on the spot to cover the missing meal cost.

Now there's an extra person in the house, but Liang Yan's life hasn't changed much.

Tang Anna is also a homebody, spending all day holed up in the training room with Liang Yan; when Liang Yan isn't streaming, she occasionally chats with him about game patches and such, and Liang Yan teases her for coming to spy on information, but Tang Anna scoffs at explaining.

When Liang Yan streams, Tang Anna just sits quietly off to the side.

Playing games or watching movies, she sometimes zones out, occasionally glancing at Liang Yan, not knowing what's on his mind.

The two of them naturally also play duos.

As a former professional player on a women's esports team, Tang Anna's skill is certainly not lacking; she plays mid lane, her awareness is excellent, her mechanics are only slightly below the average male player's level; after a few games together, Liang Yan feels she could easily reach King rank on the Korean server in solo queue.

One day Liang Yan half-jokingly said:

"If you want to make a comeback, I can get VG to arrange a spot for you in the second team; you should be able to have a decent back-and-forth with those guys in the lower league."

Tang Anna snorted, her face full of disdain.

It's not that she doubted Liang Yan could arrange it; given his capability, let alone getting one person into the second team—if he wanted to drag a Bronze player into the first team, his boss wouldn't utter a single 'no'; hiring an extra idle person to win people's hearts would be extremely profitable.

Liang Yan didn't bring it up again.

The VG team still lacks an analyst who knows English; Liang Yan also openly told Tang Anna about this, and she responded with an 'oh,' saying, 'Do you want me to recommend someone for you? Or are you trying to poach me?'

Liang Yan then laughed and said:

"If I really poached you, would Ka Lao Si beat me to death?"

Tang Anna gave him a strange look:

"That won't happen."

"Won't happen?"

"Mm."

Tang Anna paused, then said something astonishing:

"Actually, I came here because Ka Lao Si urged me to; he knows VG lacks an assistant coach."

"???"

Liang Yan was startled.

"Why is that?"

"You say why?"

Tang Anna rolled her eyes at him; regarding this topic that used to be very sensitive between them, she now seems to have let go of a lot.

Liang Yan also quickly understood.

What a buddy, this old guy's scheming heart hasn't died; he's started messing with the mandarin duck chart again.

No, more accurately, this is a beauty trap…

Liang Yan laughed helplessly.

"Aren't you angry?"

"I'm not angry. What he thinks is his business, and I don't have to listen to him."

"Then why did you come?"

"You don't need to ask that; Liang Yan isn't that stupid."

……

On New Year's Eve, Lu Wenjun came to Ji Di, bringing some typical holiday gifts, even spring couplets, which he personally put up around Ji Di, saying it would add to the festive atmosphere.

The fact that a girl would be staying at VG's Ji Di for a while, Liang Yan had already told Lu Wenjun before Tang Anna arrived, speaking openly about it.

At that time, Lu Wenjun also asked very directly:

【Are you her girlfriend?】

Liang Yan said no.

Lu Wenjun didn't ask again.

At that moment, upon seeing someone, he immediately recognized her—it was the beautiful coach from G2!

He chatted enthusiastically with her for a long time, then later found a chance to speak privately with Liang Yan, asking whether there was any possibility of poaching someone.

Liang Yan's answer was very direct:

"You can poach, but I don't recommend it."

"Why?"

"I'm quite embarrassed……"

"Oh, fine, then pretend I didn't say anything."

Lu Wenjun gave up readily.

That afternoon, Lu Wenjun drove the two of them out for a meal; four or five dishes cost several thousand dollars, though he barely ate anything himself, then he sent them back to Ji Di and rushed home to have a New Year's Eve reunion dinner with his family.

"Your boss is quite thoughtful."

Tang Anna, looking at the Panamera's taillights, said:

Liang Yan nodded: 'Yes, he's a good person.'

Tang Anna suddenly changed the subject, casually asking: 'What's your goal this year?'

"Just avoid relegation." Liang Yan answered offhand, then turned and headed back to Ji Di.

"You think you can fool me with that nonsense?"

"Really."

"Oh. The team that avoided relegation."

"Hmm."

"But it's not that easy."

"How so?"

"You'll be targeted, in all kinds of ways."

"I know."

"Pfft, arrogant."

"This is called confidence. By the way, how's Lu Ka doing now?"

"You didn't watch our match?"

"How else could you watch… you've just started playing."

"Tsk."

"How is it?"

"Very impressive."

"Tang Anna paused, then added:"

"Much better than last year."

"Liang Yan was somewhat surprised, entered the training room, and sat down in his spot."

"It's not easy to earn your praise; are you really that good?"

"You'll see for yourself."

"Liang Yan then opened the EU region tournament's official website, checked the schedule, and picked a match that felt high in stakes to watch."

"If you don't look, you won't know; but once you look, you'll be startled."

"Tang Anna's assessment is spot on; Perkz really has become strong."

"Even if we take Perkz after the S6 semifinals as a reference, the current Perkz can be described as making further progress atop a hundred-foot pole."

"Laning, roaming, teamfighting—excellent at everything!"

"The former flaw of not paying attention to details is now nowhere to be seen!"

"Whether he can make the global Top 3 is uncertain, but a Top 5 spot is absolutely guaranteed!"

"He'll need a new title from now on."

"World-class top mid laner—Perkz."

"Liang Yan realized at this moment that the landscape of S7 might be vastly different from his previous life."

"No, it will definitely be very different."

"And this, all of it, is the variable I've brought to this era."

"Things are getting interesting."

"Liang Yan watched Perkz's male blade slaughtering all sides on the screen, and the corner of his mouth curled into an arc."

"Tang Anna glanced at his side profile."

"She glanced again."

"She glanced again."

"..."

"Tang Anna stayed an extra day, leaving only on the fourth day of the new year, but instead of going straight back to Berlin, she went to her hometown."

"Liang Yan saw Tang Anna off at the high-speed rail station, and upon returning discovered Wang Liangyi in the base."

"This kid, trying to hide something but only making it more obvious:"

"Brother, I didn't see anything!"

"Just ordinary friends…"

"I really didn't see anything!"

"... Really just ordinary friends."

"Got it, bro!"

"Forget it, do as you like."

"Liang Yan felt tired and uninterested, turned and went to the training room."

"Wang Liangyi watched Liang Yan's back, full of envy:"

"Sister-in-law, you're really pretty."

"And she's mixed-race!"