"Xiao Yu, look, another luxury car is here!"
The receptionist at the front desk exclaimed excitedly as she watched a Mercedes-Benz G-Class pull up outside the shop.
Xiao Yu, standing beside her, looked over and murmured, "Could it be here for the boss again?"
Soon, they saw a young man get out of the driver's seat and walk directly into the shop.
Not far away, Zhao Mingyuan, who had been chatting with Han Xi, personally went to greet him.
Just as the two exchanged greetings, a shout came.
"Bro, over here!"
"That's my cousin, I'll go see him first."
The young man pointed to a young man inside the shop and said to Zhao Mingliang.
"Okay, okay!"
Zhao Mingyuan nodded repeatedly with a smile.
"Here's my ID. Please open a membership for me and top it up with two hundred yuan first."
The young man took out his wallet from his pocket, pulled out two hundred-yuan bills, and handed them over with his ID.
"No problem."
Zhao Mingyuan quickly reached out and took them.
The young man didn't say much and walked directly towards his cousin.
Lu Yaoyao and a few others saw the approaching young man and greeted him proactively.
"Brother Hao!"
"Brother Hao, you're finally here, we've been waiting for you."
"You're all here!"
The young man nodded with a smile and asked his cousin, "What about the competition we talked about? Who am I playing against?"
"Brother Wang?"
Suddenly, a surprised voice interrupted them.
The young man felt the voice was very familiar. As he looked closer, surprise appeared on his face.
"Qin Tian? What are you doing here?"
"This is my branch store. It's opening today. My school is nearby, so I came to hang out with some classmates!"
Qin Tian replied with a smile.
"Tianming Internet Cafe, right. This is your shop!"
Wang Hao nodded as if he had just realized, then said, "I opened a membership at one of your shops when you opened three branches together. It was just a bit far, so I stopped going.
As the two greeted each other, Lu Yaoyao and the others exchanged confused glances.
"Bro, you know him?"
The young man with the crew cut asked.
"Yeah, he's an old friend. He used to take me to play games, and he's also a partner with our aunt. Many of the clothing styles that were popular from my aunt's company a while ago were designed by him."
Wang Hao said with a smile.
"He's into fashion design too?"
The young man with the crew cut looked incredulous.
"He's a genius, alright!"
Wang Hao chuckled and looked at Qin Tian, introducing, "This is my uncle's cousin, Wang Chao. He told me he wanted to have a competition, is it with you guys?"
"Yes."
Qin Tian nodded with a smile.
"That won't do, I'm going to your side."
Wang Hao decisively changed allegiance.
"Hey, bro, what are you doing? We need players, don't betray us!"
Wang Chao was immediately anxious.
Wang Hao ignored him and looked at Qin Tian questioningly.
"By the way, how do you guys know each other?"
"I don't know him!"
Qin Tian replied calmly.
"What's going on?"
Wang Hao was even more confused.
He knew the people in his cousin's circle, but they weren't close friends and didn't usually hang out together.
"Brother Hao, Yaoyao has a crush on that handsome guy and dragged us here to support him."
A girl said with a smile.
"No way, really?"
Wang Hao exclaimed, looking at Lu Yaoyao with disbelief.
Lu Yaoyao remained silent, implicitly confirming it.
Wang Hao stared blankly at Xia Nuannuan, then gave Qin Tian a thumbs-up with admiration.
"Brother Wang, don't mess around. I'm really not familiar with them."
Qin Tian said seriously.
"I understand. Let's not talk about this. It has nothing to do with me anyway. I'm just here to play games."
Wang Hao grinned.
At this moment, Zhao Mingyuan hurried over and returned Wang Hao's ID and the two hundred yuan.
"Sir, I just checked. You're already a member of our Tianming Internet Cafe, and there's already money in your account, so I didn't top it up for you."
"I forgot. Thanks. I'm good friends with your boss, Qin!"
Wang Hao took the bank card and money, gesturing towards Qin Tian with a smile.
"Oh really?"
Zhao Mingyuan looked at Qin Tian with surprise.
Qin Tian nodded with a light smile.
"Then you guys enjoy yourselves."
Zhao Mingyuan smiled and turned to leave.
"Come on, let's get started. Where should I sit?"
Wang Hao called out enthusiastically.
As a devoted gamer, he was more interested in playing a few games than in other people's romantic entanglements.
"Bro, don't betray us, join us!"
Wang Chao hurriedly said.
"I know, I know. You guys have no idea how strong Xiao Qin is. Without me, what are you going to do?"
Wang Hao waved his hand impatiently and said to Qin Tian, "These are all your classmates, right? Arrange the seats so we can play together easily!"
"Okay!"
Qin Tian agreed and asked a few classmates from the corridor to swap seats with them.
Meanwhile, Shen Siqi, Lu Lei, and other girls also made way for Chen Zhuang and the other two.
After both sides were seated, the five-on-five match was about to begin.
On Qin Tian's side, besides him and Xia Nuannuan, there were Chen Zhuang, Cao Mingliang, and Zeng Xin.
On the other side were Lu Yaoyao, the Wang Hao and Wang Chao brothers, and two other young men Qin Tian didn't recognize.
Qin Tian could clearly feel hostility from one of the young men, likely due to Lu Yaoyao, but he didn't care at all.
The internet cafe also had a dedicated viewing area. Zhao Mingyuan instructed the internet cafe staff to project Qin Tian's match onto the big screen in the viewing area.
The atmosphere immediately became lively. Customers playing the same game in the internet cafe enthusiastically became spectators upon seeing the competition.
The classmates, regardless of whether they understood the game or not, also gathered around to join in the excitement.
"Nuannuan and I will go to the bot lane. You three can do as you please."
Qin Tian said.
"I'll go to the top lane, I'm super steady!"
Chen Zhuang said confidently.
"Then I'll play jungle!"
Cao Mingliang's expression was a bit excited. It was his first time participating in such a match, and he felt very energized.
"I can only go mid. I'm not good with mages, I'll try to play steadily!"
Zeng Xin said helplessly.
"Hey, hey, are you three capable? If not, hurry up and get out, let someone else play!"
Cheng Meng, standing behind, said.
"That's right. In this match, our Nuannuan can't lose!"
Shen Siqi echoed in a serious tone.
However, despite their lack of skill, Cao Mingliang and the other two were certainly unwilling to give up this opportunity.
"Don't worry about me, I'm a Gold Dominator in top lane."
Chen Zhuang was still as confident as ever, determined to perform well in front of Shen Siqi this time.
"My Master Yi jungle is pretty good, don't worry, I won't drag you down."
"Anyway, Brother Tian will carry the bot lane, and it's fine as long as mid lane plays steadily."
Cao Mingliang and Zeng Xin said one after another.
On the other side, Wang Hao and the others were also communicating.
"Bro, are you confident? For Yaoyao, we have to win!"
Wang Chao asked his cousin.
"Qin Tian is very strong, but it's okay. This is a ten-person game, and the other few on their side are probably not that good. We'll find some breakthroughs, and there's still a chance."
Wang Hao said with a smile.