You’re Beautiful When You Smile

Chapter 31 Part 5

Alarmed by what he had overheard outside the room, Ming G.o.d was

about to go back to the team and warn them to leave before those people

arrived. He was also going to call the police on his cell phone-- --

But when he lowered his head, he saw the man that was leaning on him

seconds ago now had a different look in his eyes. Lu Yue straightened up

and turned to open the door to the room.  Under the gaze of a bunch of

strangers, he held a liquor bottle and kicked the door open to JK’s private room!

Before anyone realized what had happened, the bottle came down on A Ge’s

head-- --Lu Yue spoke when he first entered the room, “Aren’t you so great?

Try me. Paying for damages? I have money, too”

What followed was what everyone had seen on the video; punching and pus.h.i.+ng

that only stopped after Ming G.o.d injured himself. They called the police and the

ambulance. After the police got there, they sent those who weren’t badly hurt to

the station. Lu Yue, Yu Ming, and A Ge, whose head was bleeding, rode in the

ambulance to the hospital-- --

Then came the results from their medical examinations.

Though A Ge’s head was bleeding, the wound was considered minor which

didn’t const.i.tute criminal liability. Lu Yue was locked up a few days for reeducation,

then paid for the damages…...However, Riot Games’ Chinese office learned about

the incident. Everyone involved, except Ming G.o.d, was banned from competing for

different lengths of time. Lu Yue got banned for the whole year, the longest of the bunch.

Ming G.o.d went to the hospital. Though his wrist was injured, the doctor didn’t give

his hand a death sentence but kept him under observation-- --

He might be able to make it to the world finals.

After Lu Yue was released from the police station, he went to the hospital to kneel

before Yu Ming’s bed for a whole night. In addition to apologize to Yu Ming, he also

asked Yu Ming not to tell anyone about the cause of the whole incident. He was afraid

that it would scare their teammates and affect their performance at the finals. He didn’t

want a whole year’s of effort go to waste…...At first, Yu Ming disagreed but in the end

Lu Yue persuaded him-- --

Lu Yue told him: I’m banned and you’re hurt. Why did all this happen? If the others

found out that they were facing such threats while playing professionally, then

everything I’ve done will be worthless.

Those words convinced Ming G.o.d to keep it a secret.

Ming G.o.d’s hand hadn’t healed by the time the team had to turn in their list of players

for the finals. With one mid banned and the other mid hurt, ZGDX had no choice but to

announce their withdrawal from the world finals at the last minute.

Afterwards, Yu Ming did want to tell everyone that it wasn’t Lu Yue’s fault for starting

the brawl, but Lu Yue wouldn’t let him. Then Lu Yue left the team and disappeared for

half a year. He didn’t contact anyone, didn’t even go home for the Chinese New Year-- --

Until today.

…...  

Yu Ming took his time to go into the details of the story, from beginning to end.  By

the conclusion, everyone was so quiet that one could hardly hear the sound of someone

breathing…...Though it could be argued that Lu Yue was simply too impulsive, it was

something that a 17 year old would do-- --

It was like a high schooler who had overheard that someone in the cla.s.s next door

was going to gather a crowd to beat him up outside of the school. The high schooler’s

first reaction wouldn’t be to call the police or reporting it to the teacher; rather he would

find a way to gather even more people to beat up the instigator.

Besides, Lu Yue was doing it all by himself. Before he kicked open the door with beer

bottle in hand, he had pushed Ming G.o.d away from the door. He didn’t intend to pull Ming

G.o.d into it from the beginning.

It was an unfortunate accident that Ming G.o.d to hurt his hand which was something no

one wanted to happen.

When Ming G.o.d finished his story, there was a rather complex expression on

Little Fatty’s face. He took out of his cell phone to delete the post in front of everyone.

Then he turned around to go upstairs, closing his room door.

The staff who were responsible for public relations and publicity got together with

Xiao Rui to discuss how to make the truth go public. Though it might not completely

urn public opinion around, at least they had to let the public know that ZGDX wasn’t

the one who instigated the whole incident.

Lu Sicheng sat on the couch with his arms crossed, looking at his brother,

“Tried to play hero.”

Lu Yue lowered his head, kept chewing his rice crackers, and glanced at Ming G.o.d

with furrowed eyebrows. “Told you not to say all that nonsense.” Ming G.o.d smiled

and patted Lu Yue’s head, “You’ve been wronged for so long, can’t let you take the

blame anymore.”

Lu Yue impatiently pushed his hand away.

Tong Yao now began to feel the overbearing pressure which had hovered over

the base had finally been lifted.