ctnovel Chapter 77 A 2-dollar fast food meal?
Chapter 77 A 2-dollar fast food meal?
"You're welcome," Lin Mo said with a smile. "Your hair is messy, would you like me to fix it for you?"
"No...no need, I'm going back to sleep." Without waiting for Lin Mo's reaction, Rita quickly slipped into the hotel.
Upon entering the hotel lobby, Rita felt a burning sensation in her earlobes.
"Rita, Rita, what are you thinking?!"
"We've only known each other for a few days, how can I be fantasizing about that?!"
"Can't you be a little more aloof?!"
Rita kept screaming in her heart.
After mentally berating herself, Rita turned back to look at the hotel entrance.
Under the lamplight, the boy's tall figure still stood tall.
The boy seemed to notice her turning around and waved.
Rita waved back.
Involuntarily, images of Lin Mo flashed through my mind: his brilliant performance on the field, his wit and composure in the secret room, his humor and charm during conversations...
In addition, it has a very pleasing and comfortable appearance.
At that moment, she suddenly changed her mind.
Perhaps, I can't blame myself.
Which girl could resist such an outstanding young man?
Rita finally convinced herself.
[Ding! Detected a significant increase in the target character Rita's progress; current progress: 66%!]
Hearing the notification tone, Lin Mo turned around and prepared to go back.
.........
Meanwhile, in a suite at the hotel where EDG was staying.
"Holy crap, the guys on the Anti-Pressure Bar really know how to talk! Look at this post, 'Mo's Fiora, the last shred of dignity for LPL top laners,' hahaha, I'm starting to believe it!"
Meiko sprawled on the sofa without any regard for her image, holding her phone and grinning from ear to ear.
"What do you know? This is called 'the eyes of the masses are discerning.'" The factory manager sat on a chair to the side, also frantically scrolling through Weibo. "But to be honest, half of the people on Tieba are praising Xiao Mo, and the other half are cursing him, saying that he's the one who started the Karma and Kalista games that feed kills in ranked matches."
Scout and Zet nodded repeatedly, clearly very satisfied with the online buzz.
Speaking of Lin Mo, the factory manager suddenly realized a problem and said, "Hey, you guys think Xiao Mo has been out for almost two hours? It's past midnight, why hasn't he come back yet?"
His mention caused the lively atmosphere in the room to pause slightly.
"Yeah," Meiko looked up at the doorway, "It wouldn't take this long to digest, would it? Even ducks in Nanjing wouldn't dare to swagger around like this."
The factory manager stroked his chin, a glint of wisdom flashing in his eyes, and analyzed in a serious tone:
"Just think about it, Xiao Mo is so handsome, almost as good-looking as me, and he stole the show in the competition today, winning the FMVP. Right now, he's at the peak of his popularity. How dangerous is it for him to walk alone on the street in the middle of the night like that!"
Zet's lips twitched: "I can accept whatever else you say, but saying that Mozi's looks are comparable is going too far. Besides me, who else in EDG can rival Mozi in terms of looks?"
"Pah!" Meiko spat at the two of them. "You two shameless bastards. But it's not that dangerous, Nanjing is quite safe."
"Good security is one thing, but it can't stop malicious people!" the factory manager said in a low voice, feigning mystery. "What if some crazy female fan, or a rich woman passing by, takes a liking to you and kidnaps you?"
Ah Guang gasped in surprise, "Holy crap, am I going to be dragged off to eat kidneys?"
"I think it's very likely!" The factory manager nodded. "I've already thought of tomorrow's headline. It'll probably be something like, 'Shocking! LPL's newly crowned FMVP is brutally murdered while taking a late-night stroll, then suffers the loss of both kidneys after being offered a large sum of money by a wealthy woman for a child!'"
"Hahaha……"
Everyone was amused by the factory manager's train of thought.
Meiko laughed for a while and said, "No matter what, let's make a call and ask first."
The factory manager didn't hesitate; he immediately took out his phone, opened WeChat, and made a video call.
……
"I am gazing up at the moon..."
A vintage cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded outside the suite door.
Immediately afterwards, three crisp knocks sounded on the door.
The group of people who were gossiping in the room immediately fell silent.
The factory manager glanced at the WeChat video call he had just made, quickly hung up, and walked over to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Lin Mo was seen with his hands in his pockets.
At this moment, Lin Mo had a smile on his lips and looked radiant. Even a dog could feel the smugness emanating from him.
"You're finally back!" The factory manager looked Lin Mo up and down, making sure he was unharmed, before saying, "If you had come back ten minutes later, I would have thought you'd been put in a sack and taken away to have your kidneys cut off!"
"Why cut my kidneys? Can't you wish me well for once?"
Lin Mo walked into the room with a smile, grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the table, unscrewed it, and took a sip.
"Brother Mozi, can you really walk for two hours?" Meiko stared at him suspiciously.
"Oh, didn't I say I was going to digest?" Lin Mo said without batting an eye. "I ate a bit too much tonight. So I just ran about ten kilometers along the street downstairs from the hotel."
"After running, I still felt uncomfortable, so I found a small park that was open 24 hours a day and did a hundred push-ups, a hundred sit-ups, and a hundred squats."
"As you all know, self-discipline is my defining characteristic as a professional player. With MSI just around the corner, I need to maintain peak physical condition at all times."
The room was silent for two seconds.
Subsequently, the factory manager, Meiko, A-Guang, Zet, and Scout all gave him disdainful looks, as if they were looking at an idiot.
"Ten kilometers? And a hundred push-ups and squats?" Ah Guang's mouth twitched wildly. "Look at yourself, not a drop of sweat on you. Do you think we're three-year-olds?"
Zet: "Do you think you're Saitama? A hundred push-ups...?"
"I'm naturally not one to sweat," Lin Mo shrugged, trying to brush it off.
Just then, the factory manager standing next to Lin Mo suddenly narrowed his eyes.
He sniffed, then moved directly in front of Lin Mo, sniffing intensely around Lin Mo's shoulders and clothes.
"Damn it, this factory is a monster!" Lin Mo quickly took two steps back.
"Wait!" the factory manager straightened up and said, "Something's not right! Something's extremely wrong!"
"What's wrong?" Meiko asked, looking completely bewildered.
"Perfume! Xiao Mo smells of perfume!" the factory manager exclaimed. "And it's a faint fruity and floral scent! He definitely didn't smell like this before!"
Upon hearing the factory manager's words, Meiko, A-Guang, and the others instantly perked up, as if they had smelled a juicy juicy story, and quickly surrounded Lin Mo.
"Holy crap! There really is!" Meiko leaned closer and sniffed. "Brother Mo, tell me honestly, did you go for a run, or did you run into someone's arms?!"
Lin Mo cursed inwardly. These single guys weren't this perceptive when playing games, but they were all experts at picking up on these kinds of details.
The perfume scent is naturally from Rita's previous scent.
But he couldn't admit it, and immediately denied it three times: "What perfume smell? It's probably something someone picked up while I was jogging. Don't make a fuss."
The factory manager sneered, "Your excuse is even more outrageous than 'ten kilometers'."
Lin Mo coughed twice: "Sigh, how come no one believes me, even though I'm such an honest person?"
Seeing that Lin Mo was stubborn and wouldn't admit it, the factory manager sighed.
He stepped forward and said earnestly, "Xiao Mo..."
"You're young, handsome, and you just won the FMVP award today. You're riding high right now. I understand that the temptations of the outside world are very strong for a guy your age."
The factory manager paused, his expression turning serious: "But! You absolutely mustn't make a mistake! You absolutely mustn't be fooled by those fanatical female fans! Some of them approach you just because they want your body and your fame! Once you get involved in that kind of thing and are exposed for 'sleeping with fans,' your career will be completely ruined!"
Meiko nodded frantically beside him, "Yeah, Mozi, women will only slow you down with your sword-drawing speed! A wise man doesn't fall in love; our goal is the MSI championship!"
"..."
The factory manager's words reminded Lin Mo of Condi, the son of the dragon.
Isn't this exactly the process that the Dragon's Son will have to go through in the future...?
"This is getting more and more ridiculous!" Lin Mo shrugged helplessly. "I really didn't do anything. I'm sleepy, going to take a shower and go to bed. I have to catch a flight tomorrow!"
After saying that, Lin Mo ignored the group of gossipy people, put on his clothes, and went into the bathroom.
Hearing the sound of water coming from the bathroom, the factory manager stroked his chin and exchanged a glance with Meiko.
"This kid is definitely up to something," the factory manager said with certainty.
"Of course, I could smell the perfume. But judging from his expression, he probably wasn't fooled. Could he be secretly dating someone?" Meiko rubbed her hands together. "Who do you think it could be?"
"Could it be Aunt Yu?" the factory manager guessed.
Meiko shook her head: "That's unlikely. As far as I know, Guan Zeyuan seems to be interested in Auntie. Wouldn't Auntie have to screen people first?"
"Then who else could it be? It can't be Rita, can it?" the factory manager continued to guess.
"That's even more impossible," Meiko immediately denied. "Rita and Mozi have only known each other for a few days, how could things develop so quickly?"
"So he's not going to eat a 200-yuan fast food meal, is he?"
"Wait, that's not impossible!"