The Mid Laner Is Beautiful, Acts Cute, but Has Class - Chapter 5

Teased by the bullet comments and constantly distracted by Ning Tingyu, Jiang Yuan’s performance this match was utterly mediocre. He only managed a fourth-place rating by the time they pushed the enemy’s crystal.

“I’m not feeling it tonight,” Jiang Yuan said.

His voice was a bit hoarse, and a hint of nasal congestion came through the headset.

The “mommy fans” in the stream immediately started fussing over him, urging him to end the stream and go to bed.

True to his reputation as a hard worker, Jiang Yuan played two more matches. Fortunately, he was assigned to the support role both times. He played Zhang Fei, a relatively easy champion, and managed to carry his way to two gold medals, gaining a significant amount of rank points.

By 11 PM, there were still over twenty thousand viewers in the stream, making it his most successful night in terms of traffic in a long time.

However, Jiang Yuan was genuinely exhausted and decided against playing any more ranked matches.

He exited the Peak Match interface and idly scrolled through his friend list.

Among the few streamers and pro players he usually played with, there was now a new account with a pink avatar.

Ning Tingyu hadn’t logged off yet, nor had he started a new game.

Feeling a bit awkward, Jiang Yuan rubbed his nose and clicked on Ning Tingyu’s profile.

His match history was still stuck on the game they’d just played together.

“Is he…” Jiang Yuan asked softly, “still streaming?”

“Yeah.”

“That bastard’s stream is just him watching yours. The fact that he’s making money off this makes me sick.”

“LMAO, he just said your Zhang Fei is great, just lacks a little ‘soul’.”

“Yuan, the second you showed him some attention, he started grinning like a fox. I wanted to punch my screen.”

Jiang Yuan felt helpless.

What is this Ning Tingyu…

Trying to do?

After thinking it over, Jiang Yuan still felt bad about Ning Tingyu waiting for over an hour only to be stood up.

Fine, Jiang Yuan decided. He clicked on the Shizi Live homepage.

Ning Tingyu and himself occupied the top two spots on the category’s main page, so finding the stream was easy.

As if mentally preparing himself for a long time, Jiang Yuan lightly clicked the mouse and entered Ning Tingyu’s stream.

The moment he joined, Ning Tingyu’s face suddenly filled the screen.

He was undeniably handsome. Even if Jiang Yuan wasn’t interested in Alphas or fond of a flirtatious personality, he had to admit Ning Tingyu was stunning.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan’s gaze lingered on Ning Tingyu’s thick eyelashes and the slight curve at the corners of his eyes.

He was resting his chin on his hand, seemingly leaning in close to the camera on purpose.

In Ning Tingyu’s stream, a swarm of Omega fans was spamming the chat.

Some fans were having a complete meltdown, hurling insults.

Others were attacking Jiang Yuan.

Then there were those praising Ning Tingyu’s looks, or shamelessly shipping the two of them, claiming it was better to start shipping a couple before knowing how weird it was.

“Brother, why did you come to watch my stream?” Ning Tingyu asked with a smile.

Jiang Yuan knew he could hear him and quickly looked away.

He paused for a few seconds before saying, “I’m not playing Ranked tonight. I’m going to sleep.”

“Oh, so that’s what this is about,” Ning Tingyu nodded. “Why didn’t you just message me? We’re already friends on the platform, aren’t we?”

Jiang Yuan: “…”

He’d forgotten.

After taking a moment to steady his breathing, Jiang Yuan’s hand gripped the mouse again.

The cursor dragged over to the gift menu.

The bullet chat froze for a second, then exploded into a frenzy.

【?】

【??????】

【Yuan Yuan, what are you doing!!?】

【Xiao Yuan, you’re not about to send a gift to that fox spirit, are you? Are you still the same stingy Yuan I know!】

To be honest, Jiang Yuan had streamed on Shizi TV for two years and had never sent a large gift to any other streamer.

To be precise, he actually kept a distance from everyone, only maintaining superficial acquaintances. Occasionally, someone would ask him to play a Ranked Match together, and he would agree because he wasn’t good at saying no.

Both stream chats were scrolling so fast the text was almost unreadable.

Jiang Yuan’s heart hammered against his ribs.

Damn it.

If I send those gifts, the marketing accounts will feast on me for weeks.

His feverish mind suddenly cleared.

【Thank goodness.】

【I knew you wouldn’t do it.】

【LMAO, Ning Fox is about to cry.】

【Wait, is our Xiao Yuan a black-hearted little Omega? He’s actually using such a high-level tactic to tease him.】

【Yuan-er’s Mom believes in you! Please do more things to make that Ning Fox bastard miserable!】

The comments were fine until they started, but now that they had, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but glance back at Ning Tingyu’s livestream.

The Alpha was resting his chin on his hand, his eyes drooping slightly in a look of feigned melancholy. It was so overdramatic it made Jiang Yuan’s skin crawl.

“Alright then,” Ning Tingyu said, stretching lazily with a drawl. “If Brother can’t bear to send me gifts, then so be it… After all, why would a complete stranger give me gifts for no reason?”

“It’s not like I’ve ever fed Brother in the jungle, or helped him defend his jungle camp.”

“And I’ve certainly never—”

Jiang Yuan cut him off, terrified of what might come out of that mouth next. He couldn’t risk some NSFW comment slipping through.

He quickly sent five Rockets.

The dazzling special effects announced his gift for nearly half a minute, and Jiang Yuan’s ID shot to the top of Ning Tingyu’s gift list.

Ning Tingyu’s eyes lit up. With a hint of teasing, he slowly finished his sentence:

“I’ve never sent him a Ranked Match invite…”

Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth, half his face flushed red with anger.

Ning Tingyu smiled. “What did you think I was going to say?”

Jiang Yuan snorted coldly and didn’t respond.

The chat room was flooded with question marks again.

[What kind of riddle are you two playing???]

[What does this mean? Xiao Yuan, you really do have some kind of thing going on with Ning Fox!!!!]

[Xiao Yuan, just keep blushing. Mom and the Fox Spirit’s fans are fighting it out, and it’s not tiring at all. My hands don’t even hurt from typing. Just let Mom watch you two flirt on screen while she cries tears of joy.]

Jiang Yuan’s face grew even hotter, and the tips of his ears were practically dripping blood.

Ning Tingyu finally dropped his playful act and said, “I saw him at the platform’s annual party last night. He’d had a bit too much to drink, so I just helped him up.”

“Brother is shy. He promised to send me a few rockets today as a thank-you,” Ning Tingyu said.

“Don’t tease him, you guys. Look how red Little Yuan Brother’s face is!”

“But Brother is generous,” Ning Tingyu added with a smile. “Five rockets is over ten thousand yuan. I’ll treat you to dinner next time.”

Jiang Yuan cleared his throat and said softly, “No need for dinner. Once you send the rockets, we’re even.”

Even.

Ning Tingyu stared at Jiang Yuan’s flushed cheeks on the screen, his eyes flitting away, unable to meet his gaze.

He clearly remembered how beautiful the omega had looked last night.

His eyes had been moist, pleading with a look no Alpha could resist.

His fingertips had dug into Ning Tingyu’s shoulders as he whimpered softly against his ear.

It was more exhilarating than any of Ning Tingyu’s wildest fantasies from the past three years.

Debts could be settled.

But feelings couldn’t.

Jiang Yuan’s beautiful side was for him alone to see.

“Alright,” Ning Tingyu simply smiled, revealing a sharp canine. “Go to bed early, Brother. Goodnight.”

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