Ten minutes later, Li Shiyi and Xiaoer were already sitting in the carriage of Line 2 of the Magic City Metro.

It is not very appropriate to say that it is "sitting".

Because it is the peak of the evening. Although today is the weekend, the subway is still full of passengers. The two rows of seats have been crowded. It took a lot of effort to find a corner of the car, and stood with the railing handle above his head.

“It’s…5:20 now.”

He lowered his head and took out his cell phone to look at the time. The waiter quickly calculated it in his heart, and then felt relieved:

"A three or four minutes a stop, a total of six or seven stops, it should be too late!"

Li Shiyi, who was standing by, also showed a look of gratitude on his face. Although it was not good to squeeze into the subway like this, it was far from the treatment of other members of his team clubs who took the club's special car to their destination comfortably, as a team substitute, there was nothing to complain or wish.

Anyway, as long as you can arrive at Shanyue Internet Cafe on time to participate in the event and receive red envelopes at that time, it is enough to be celebrated with joy.

As if he was thinking of something, Li Shiyi looked at his companion roommate in front of him:

"Waiter, I remember you are also a native of Shanghai?"

"Family background...isn't it good?"

When asked about this kind of personal privacy question, Li Shiyi was also a little cautious.

The waiter nodded happily without any attention and admitted: "Yes, my mother is an associate professor at the university, and my father is in business. He is not very rich, but he is enough to live a life anyway."

Be honest and generous without any concealment.

Li Shiyi nodded when he heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but ask for a question in his heart:

"Then you shouldn't be short of money, why would you care so much about business cooperation activities like our club and getting red envelopes?"

"If it's just a few hundred dollars, it's not a big deal for you, right?"

Such doubts have long been in Li Shiyi's mind. Since the companion roommate in front of him is a local from the Magic City, he can usually go home to live, so how can he squeeze in a dilapidated and simple collective dormitory with him and other clubs?

The waiter smiled:

"Hey, this is Brother Li, you don't know anything."

"Actually, it's because my family is strictly managed. Originally, my parents wanted me to finish high school and go to college step by step, find a major with good prospects to continue studying and then come out with a decent job."

"But I'm not happy to live such a scheduled life."

"I just want to play e-sports and be a professional player!"

"Then I told my parents about this idea. Oh, I was so angry at that time. I scolded me so much that I was so bitter that I persuaded me. But I couldn't resist my intentions. They had no choice but to say that I would do it, but from then on, I cut off my source of income and all my money. If I can't make it, let me continue to do it. If I can't make it, go back honestly and listen to their arrangements to live."

“So”

The waiter spread his head toward Li Shiyi:

"I can only rely on myself now."

"This red envelope is a few hundred yuan. It was not enough for me to spend a week before. But now it's a big digit for me. Oh, I've figured out how to use this money. By the way, I haven't had a meal for half a month. The simple meals in the club are so uncomfortable... I'll find a Haidilao to have a good meal to reward myself!"

Looking at Xiao Er's eyes shining and his expression of hope and longing, Li Shiyi's gaze became a little complicated and he asked in a low voice:

"Is this... worth it?"

"Ah?" The waiter was a little stunned, and then answered without thinking: "Of course it's worth it!"

As he said that, he became energetic again:

"I want to make a world in the professional e-sports circle. I pay a small price for my dream now. If I can't even accept such things, that's too bad, right?"

"That is, I'm going to suffer a little now. When I become the top professional master in the national server, I'll be majestic! I'll have to convince my parents when I look back!"

Looking at the roommate and companion in front of him, Li Shiyi lowered his head and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Such a strong spirit...

This kind of expectations and longing for dreams and future...

then.

He has, too.

Even in the more difficult environment of the past, he and his closest teammates were able to grit their teeth and persevere in their struggle, and were willing to give everything they had without complaints for the dream of the goal in their minds.

But now

Everything is different.

Now he is not qualified or capable of talking about any dreams. He stays in the circle as a substitute in this high mountain team club, and is as numb as a walking corpse every day. His purpose is only a small salary, but only a cruel and realistic life and survival.

"Speaking of this, aren't you the same as Brother Li?"

The waiter suddenly looked at Li Shiyi and said something like this.

Li Shiyi was stunned and shook his head with a wry smile:

"I'm different from you."

"Now, I am satisfied with being able to make a living and work hard to earn some money to support my sister in school. What other extravagances do I have?"

But the waiter shook his head repeatedly when he heard it:

"No, right!"

After a pause, his eyes fell on Li Shiyi. The waiter changed his previous hippie smile and became a little serious and serious:

"If Brother Li, you really have no dreams and pursuits for e-sports, then why is it necessary to stay in a place like Magic City? The consumption is high and the pressure of survival is high, and you can't save much money at all, but don't you continue to stay in the club until now?"

"If you really want to live a life of silence, why do you still secretly take time to go to the training room to rank in the training room every day?"

"It's a total waste of time, isn't it?"

Word by word.

Every word seems to point directly to the hearts of the people.

Li Shiyi was speechless.

yes.

If he is really discouraged, then just take his sister back to his hometown. There is no need to endure hardships in a metropolis like Demon Capital, and there is no need to stay so coldly in a club.

Maybe it’s for my sister to have a better learning environment?

But when asked, is this really the only reason why he is still in the Magic City and in the e-sports circle?

Li Shiyi's heart trembled slightly at this moment.

Or...

In fact, deep down, he still has such unwillingness to exist.

Not willing to give up.

Not willing to do anything so mediocre.

After so many years of hard work in the e-sports circle, I could only choose to leave sadly as a loser.

Unwilling to give up on the glorious history he created with several of his partners and teammates back then, he could only slowly disappear as time goes by and no one remembers it again.

(yes)

Li Shiyi took a deep breath and raised his head:

(There are still some unwillingness and reluctance, and it is because he always retains the most meager hope in the depths of his heart that he stays here year by year, looking forward to a miracle.)

but……

Is it useful?

The bitterness on his face became stronger, and Li Shiyi shook his head and laughed in a low voice:

"What if you still have pursuits and dreams?"

"I am worthy of talking about these things now. The so-called e-sports dream... has long been an unattainable luxury."

The waiter wanted to speak but stopped and wanted to persuade him again, but at this time Li Shiyi had no intention of continuing the topic. The subway slowly slowed down and stopped at the platform. Li Shiyi looked up at the door, then smiled at the waiter:

"Okay, don't talk about these."

"I'm at the station, let's go."
Chapter completed!