Then, he grumbled, “These clueless rivals, each of them acting like I’m already dead.”

“Wan wan, let’s do a live stream tonight and duo together. I want to spread some dog food^[1]PDA, make the whole world know we’re a perfect match.”

Mu Wan poked his puffed-up face. “You’re such a jealous person. I only like you, and I won’t have anything to do with them.”

At a red light, Kuang Ye grabbed her hand, lightly biting it. “Can’t help it, a jealous person is unreasonable. You’ve already picked me, and there’s no returns.” His tongue moved slightly, wetly tracing her fingertips.

Mu Wan’s face instantly turned as red as the fiery clouds at sunset. She quickly pulled her hand back. “No returns, I’ll give a bad review!”

The car started again, and Kuang Ye’s voice carried a teasing tone. “Even with a bad review, no returns, and no purchasing the same type of goods again.”

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[Good evening, dear audience, today is [Date], [Weekday], the [X] day of the [X] lunar month. Welcome to tonight’s broadcast of News at 7.]

[At 3:20 PM this afternoon, a 7-magnitude earthquake struck City X in Province S. However, in County X, located at the earthquake’s epicenter, due to excellent earthquake prevention measures and timely rescue, no casualties were reported…]

After the news broadcast, the mention of the 7-magnitude earthquake quickly rose to the trending list, sparking endless discussions among netizens.

“Holy cow, a 7-magnitude earthquake with no casualties! Did our country invent something amazing, like a long-term earthquake prediction system? Otherwise, it would be impossible for everyone to evacuate completely.”*

“The T Mountain earthquake back then was 7.8 magnitude. Think of the casualties, and now this 7-magnitude quake with no injuries. It’s like someone’s cheating.”

“I’m a local, and let me tell you, half a year ago, our local government began visiting every household, teaching earthquake survival methods. They even installed evacuation routes in tall buildings.”

“A month ago, we were doing earthquake drills every day. At first, everyone was complaining because it interrupted work, but now, thinking about it, those drills saved lives. The area I used to live in has completely sunk underground. I’m breaking into a cold sweat just thinking about it.”

“I’m also a local, and my wife is pregnant. The day before the earthquake, the government issued a policy offering free checkups for pregnant women and even gave out baby products. My wife went and escaped the disaster. So relieved.”

“Our government is amazing! They secretly did something big behind our backs! Government’s awesome!”

“It’s not just the earthquake, I’ve seen a summary table. This year, our country really has something. There was a mudslide in G Province, and in previous years, tourists would’ve been allowed to enter. This year, they shut it off completely, and not long after, the mudslide occurred.”

“I work at customs, and since April, the country stopped importing pork from abroad. Not long after, a massive outbreak of swine fever hit other countries. Although the price of pork went up here because we import less, at least our local farms were safe.”

“There’s also this restaurant by my university, a long-time illegal structure. Suddenly, the authorities came to demolish it, and when the owner refused, the place collapsed at noon that day. I used to go there for lunch all the time. If they hadn’t sealed it off, I would have been dead.”

“And the sports stadium here…”

More and more locals came forward with their stories. Though the incidents seemed bizarre, most attributed them to technological development or coincidence, never suspecting any supernatural cause.

Mu Jianhua watched these news reports and thought to himself, “If saving lives creates a 7-level pagoda, then Wan wan’s pagoda must be 9999+ by now. It could reach the sky.”

Mu Wan was also happy after hearing these stories. These were lives saved, after all. Thanks to her father. She could never have done all these things on her own.

Kuang Ye, as something of a prophet, began obsessively feeding milk to Shen Lele, ensuring he had a bottle every day.

Shen Lele: “??? Captain, I’m already 18, not 8. Drinking milk won’t make me grow taller.”

Kuang Ye smiled mysteriously. “Don’t speak too soon. In a year, you’ll be here bowing to thank Dad.”

Shen Lele: “…Captain has finally gone crazy.”

—

At the end of July, Kuang Ye led ST to win the Summer Championship. At this point, ST’s fans realized that, compared to the jungler, O Lan’s support was also extremely impressive. In fact, his support was even better than the veteran support, Xu Yijin.

O Lan, unlike Xu Yijin’s hard-support style, specialized in soft support. His young age and quick reflexes allowed him to make crucial plays in both controlling enemies and healing, almost every game. This gave ST more tactical options.

Xu Yijin wasn’t petty, and he didn’t feel threatened by O Lan’s support position. At 26 years old, he was close to retiring, but he had never won a global championship, and he was still unwilling to accept it.

Other teams: “Damn, how did we miss this golden egg? How did we not see this earlier?!”

Behind the scenes, there were also teams trying to poach O Lan. After all, O Lan was now a mature esports player. Rather than being a substitute on ST, it would be better for him to start for another team.

For this reason, Xu Yijin personally talked to him.

“Xiao Lan, don’t leave. Xu Ge is getting old, and the main spot will be yours soon…”