The autumn of 2020 was a sad autumn day. The biggest and most juicy piece of news was that the captain of the PK team, Darknorth, had resigned. He was responsible for his zero record in the finals and had retired.

With this as the headline, the other news was instantly suppressed.

As for Darknorth himself, there was one more thing that made him sad.

Two days before the finals, it was the birthday of Yang Yiyi.  Without telling her his schedule, Beiming went straight to Yang Yiyi's house to give her a surprise. He even asked for an invitation to the finals from the Alliance. The timing was right, and the only thing missing was the people.

Unfortunately, things weren't as simple as Darknorth had imagined.

When Beiming arrived at Yang Yiyi's residential area, he was stopped by the security guard. This kind of high-end residential area had extremely comprehensive security facilities. It was absolutely impossible for outsiders to enter. Darknorth rarely showed his face, so Sir System didn't recognize him.

Darknorth could only call Yang Yiyi. "Baby, happy birthday! I'm outside your neighborhood. I'm here to celebrate your birthday."

Yang Yiyi, who originally sounded quite happy, suddenly stopped laughing and stammered. "Um…why are you here? Don't you have a competition?"

" I've already applied for leave," Darknorth explained." The competition is the day after tomorrow. It won't affect anything. Baby, can you come and pick me up? Or should I let uncle pass?"

This was not a difficult thing, but Yang Yiyi was not happy about it. "My best friends are at my house. It's not good for you to come."

"Why?" Darknorth didn't understand. There didn't seem to be any conflict. Even North Korea knew that North Ming had a girlfriend, and they had also posted a photo together on WeChat Moments and announced it officially. Presumably, Yang Yiyi's friends also knew about this.

The voices on the other end were messy, as if someone was urging her. Yang Yiyi was also a little impatient. She held her phone and walked far away before replying," They're all my friends. I don't think there's a need to meet them for the time being." Fu Yilan, I think that's enough. Let's do this."

Fu Yilan was not a person who liked to pester. If Yang Yiyi wanted to break up, he would agree.

"Alright."

Fu Yilan could only say one word. He didn't want Yang Yiyi to hear his sobs. Then, without listening to Yang Yiyi's explanation or comfort, he hung up the phone. This was the first time Fu Yilan hung up on him since they got together.

Yang Yiyi listened to the silence on the phone and felt empty in her heart. She didn't know if she did the right thing, but the two of them were completely different people in the same industry. One was a fair, rich, and beautiful woman, and the other was an eSports kid who didn't know his way out.

Fu Yilan stood backstage and watched the FLight team win the championship. She had nothing to explain. She walked to the media alone and accepted the interview on behalf of the team.

" May I ask, as the captain, who do you think is responsible for the loss of the PK team today?"

The first question he asked was a thorny one. There was nothing to argue about since he had a zero seal record.

"As the captain, the responsibility for not winning the championship lies with me. I affected the performance of my teammates and let down the team's nurturing."

"Since you have a problem with your form, will you still be in the starting team for next year's spring competition?"

"Not for the time being," Fu Yilan said bluntly.

"What do you mean by temporarily? How long will it last? Or has the team decided to give up on you?"

……

Fu Yilan had already said what she wanted to say. There was no need to say anything else. The team's public relations professionals would handle the rest.

After leaving the venue, Fu Yilan felt much more relaxed. In the past few years, he had given up his studies and neglected his family for the sake of his dream. Now that he was given a holiday, it was time to pick it up.