Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Wuxian

　　[Wind-Like High Official] felt his three views topple down to the ground. No matter how he thought about it, he had never expected that his good friend [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves], who he had known for a long time and who he thought he understood incomparably well, would unexpectedly have been secretly in love with [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l], that sc.u.m man, all this time. Moreover, even after he knew what a sc.u.m guy he was, he still stubbornly wanted to hang himself on the tree that was [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l], not regretting it even if he died!

　　This was simply unbearable, OK?!

　　According to what [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] had said, he had fallen in love with [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l]… at first sight? In the beginning, he had always expressed his displeasure towards [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] in front of [Wind-Like High Official]. Only, it seems that it was only because he was jealous that he and [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] were getting too close and instinctively wanted to drive a wedge between them. And at that time, [Wind-Like High Official] and [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] had been more than friends but not yet lovers. At the same time, [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] could not accept the fact that he liked a man. Secondly, he didn't want to get between the two of them and their feelings. He had no choice but to restrain himself and treat [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] indifferently. In addition, [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] resented his and [Wind-Like High Official]'s intimacy. He didn't conceal his resentment at all. This made [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] with no choice but to 'love him but be unable to voice it', and continue this charade of mutual disagreeability.

　　Afterwards, when [Wind-Like High Official] gradually fell out of love with [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] because of [Hua Xinlei]'s intervention, the feelings that [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] had always repressed finally found a gap to break out of. At the start, he un.o.btrusively tried to get closer to [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l], trying to repair their relations.h.i.+p and make [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] change his image of him—as for [Hua Xinlei]? Who was he?! [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] restrained himself before because [Wind-Like High Official] was his good friend, but he and [Hua Xinlei] had no relations.h.i.+p whatsoever. [Hua Xinlei] stole [Wind-Like High Official]'s man, so [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] didn't feel even a shred of guilt. This could still just barely count as helping a friend take revenge. You'll be treated the way you treat others!

　　Like this, [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] explained himself. Hearing this, [Wind-Like High Official] felt completely disarrayed. Although he always thought that something wasn't right, the explanation seemed very reasonable, leaving him unable to respond, so he had no choice but to accept it.

　　【Wind-Like High Official】：…Elegant and Humble, are you serious?

　　【Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves】：Of course.

　　【Wind-Like High Official】：…I don't think that Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l is worthy of your feelings at all. He's unfaithful and fickle in love. He had first thrown me away because of Hua Xinlei, and now he's thrown away Hua Xinlei because of you. No matter how you look at it, this kind of person is sc.u.m, ah!

　　【Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves】：Then I'll make it so that he can't be sc.u.m any longer.

　　【Wind-Like High Official】：What do you mean?

　　【Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves】：【smile】

　　He didn't know why but [Wind-Like High Official]'s cheeks reddened. It felt like there was a dense black air around that sweet smiling expression, making him unable to help but shudder. He suddenly wanted to light a candle for [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l].

　　[Wind-Like High Official] thought that, indeed, he did not really understand this good friend of his. First off, he hadn't noticed that he held feelings for [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l]. Secondly, he had only looked at his cultured and refined appearance and did not notice that he was actually black to the bone underneath that….

　　An evil person will suffer at the hands of an even more evil person (something doesn't seem right?). [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] was different from [Hua Xinlei]. It was probably only [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves], outwardly gentle but inwardly powerful, who would be able to control that womanizer, [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l], making it so he can never hurt anyone else again, no?

　　——Hehe, he suddenly couldn't wait to see [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l]'s suffering appearance! [Wind-Like High Official] couldn't help but admit that during this period of time, he'd truly blackened….

　　The previous forum topic of [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] and [Wind-Like High Official] being together, that had just been gaining heat, was now nowhere to be found. [Lone Wind Wan Yi] had also peacefully remained silent for a long time now. Since [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] had suddenly confessed about his feelings towards [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l], he never again said a single word.

　　——In other words, [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves] had noticed this from a long time ago, but pretended not to.

　　Zhao Xihe who sat before the computer raised his lips into a smile, satisfied. He relaxedly strangled his love rival's budding feelings in its infancy, in the time in which [Lone Win Wan Yi] had yet to notice his secret thoughts and treated [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l] as just an idol and a goal to chase after.

　　That's right. [Lone Wind Wan Yi] himself did not understand why he felt unwell all over when he heard about [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves]'s determination to win over [Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l].

　　——It couldn't be that it was because he had suddenly realized that his idol was a sc.u.m guy who would fool around with one person after another? QAQ

　　First it was [Wind-Like High Official], then it was [Hua Xinlei], now it was [Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves]. If you add himself in, then all the gossiped about people in the forums would have been involved with him. His idol's charm was so great, his character was so sc.u.mmy…it simply made people's heart hurt….

　　——-Yi? Wait a second, why did he have to say, 'if you add himself'?

　　[Lone Wind Wan Yi] felt like he was feeling a bit feverish today. His head was a bit muddled and his thoughts were chaotic…..

　　"So, what's your matchmaking plan for the protagonist gong and shou that you mentioned before?" Sui Yuan leaned against Zhao Xihe's shoulders, watching him dupe [Lone Wind Wan Yi] and [Wind-Like High Official] while asking him curiously.

　　Sui Yuan, who was sluggish when faced with emotions and had probably only realized Zhao Xihe's feelings because the other had incessantly expressed them explicitly and with great intensity, was completely unaware of the other's action of strangling his love rival without batting an eyelid—this was something Zhao Xihe was most relieved about.

　　"Since Hua Xinlei is gone, we can only go on to the next stage. It's about time," Zhao Xihe reached a hand out to stroke Sui Yuan's head that he had placed onto his shoulder, replying as he mult.i.tasked.

　　"So what you're saying is…the inter-server league?" Sui Yuan was bewildered for a second. Soon after, he immediately followed what he was getting at.

　　"That's right," Zhao Xihe nodded, "In the plot, before the inter-server league, Wind-Like High Official and Lone Wind Wan Yi only had hazy, favourable feelings toward one another, right until the inter-server league. Only after teaming up for the tournament were they able to mutually wear down one another and promote their romantic feelings for each other while fighting side by side. In the end, they exchanged vows before all the players. Right now, the feelings between the two of them…although they're already good friends, it's still a bit lacking. If we talked about teaming up, Wind-Like High Official's first choice would be Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves, eight to nine times out of ten. Just that, right now, Elegant and Humble Autumn Leaves loves Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l. In the inter-server league, he will naturally get together with Disdaining the King of h.e.l.l. Wind-Like High Official would have to settle for the next best thing: he'd have to partner up with Lone Wind Wan Yi."