Chapter 1 — After Divorce, the Esports World Belongs to Me

During the victory celebration party, my husband's phone screen lit up: "Honey, I broke up, I'm in a bad mood, can you come play a few games with me?" He stood up, turned to me and said: "The club has some urgent business, I'll go for a while and then return." I smiled slightly and nodded: "Let's go. I just found out that some of my friends also invited me online. Let's all have fun tonight." 1 The light from the champagne tower cannot penetrate my heart right now. Co Dien, my husband, captain of the e-sports team that just won the championship. And I - as his wife and also an investor representative - should have shared this glory. However, the phone he placed on the table vibrated. I clearly see the content of the message. “Urgent business at the club?” My voice was calm, "Is it really necessary for a boss like you to personally appear?" Co Dien replied, looking impatient: "Yes, a bit of a technical problem... Or... the player's psychology is a bit messed up, I have to stabilize it." The word "Or..." was swallowed back by him. At the table, everyone was still laughing and joking. Only To Uyen Uyen looked at me, her eyes apologetic: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry... I'm so bad, it implicates the whole team... Mr. Dien is only worried about this affecting future training..." I looked at her and suddenly saw how tasteless this party was. “Since it's urgent, go quickly.” I put down the glass of wine, and a few people next to me turned their heads to look. Co Dien immediately stood up. As soon as he turned around, I added another sentence: "Just at the same time, some of your friends also invited you online, saying they had a victory gift for you. Tonight... looks like everyone has something special?" Co Dien's footsteps suddenly stopped in midair. 2 The atmosphere in the room immediately became magical. The players looked at each other, confused. One person tried to lighten the atmosphere: "Haha, my sister-in-law is also so good at games, what a match made in heaven with Mr. Dien!" To Uyen Uyen said in a voice like she was about to cry: "Brother Dien, please go away... don't pay attention to me... it's all my fault, making my sister-in-law misunderstand..." Co Dien turned to look at me, her voice carrying a reproach: "Lin Vi, do I have to say these words right now? Uyen Uyen is just like your sister. She just broke up, she's mentally unstable, you're the team leader and older brother, is there anything wrong with caring a little?" "Younger sister?" I savored this word like I was savoring a bitter taste in my mouth. To Uyen Uyen's eyes were glued to Co Dien and could not leave. I smiled faintly and opened my mouth: "Having a brother like this really saves a lot of money on hiring coaches and psychologists." “I…!” Co Dien was so angry that he was speechless. Su Uyen immediately burst into tears: "Sister-in-law... how can you say that... Dien and I are really just pure brotherly love... We grew up together, playing games together since we were young... If there was really anything, then Dien wouldn't have worked so hard to pursue you..." Other people also chimed in: "That's right, sister-in-law, Uyen Uyen is still a child, Dien doesn't mean anything else!" "That's right, Mr. Dien is so picky, in the end he only chose me!" They're trying to turn this awkward moment into an absurd show of... me making a scene. To Uyen Uyen pretended to be angry, picked up a grape and threw it towards the person who spoke the loudest: "What nonsense are you talking about!" Laughter echoed throughout the banquet table. A very harmonious and close team. Except for this "sister-in-law". Young boy One of the members of the team quietly whispered: "Mr. Dien is really kind to Ms. Uyen Uyen... Last time she had a fever, you even drove all night from out of town just to take her for an intravenous drip..." As soon as the sentence ended, he himself knew he had said something wrong and quickly covered his mouth with his hand. Co Dien's expression suddenly became awkward. I suddenly... burst out laughing. While I was racking my brains day and night to raise capital, running everywhere to help him call for investment... he was playing the role of someone's "soul brother". I picked up my bag, a decisive voice rang through the air: "I'll pay for this meal. Also, please open a private room next door for me. My friends and I... should also have our own celebration party." 3 Co Dien chased me out and grabbed my wrist with quite strong force. "Lin Vi, what do you want to do? Do you have to make things this unsightly?" I shook his hand away, calmly rebutting: "I didn't do anything, I just wanted to play a few games with my friends, does that make you uncomfortable?" “Or… only high officials are allowed to light fires, but commoners are not allowed to light lamps?” Co Dien frowned slightly. "How can that be the same? Uyen Uyen is feeling very weak right now. I'm the captain, I have a responsibility—" "Responsibility?" I interrupted. "Co Dien, you should be more professional, don't mix male and female feelings into team management. Or is the 'responsibility' you mentioned... reserved for To Uyen Uyen alone?" Co Dien's face got worse and worse: "You're so unreasonable! Just went out to discuss a project, but when I get home I'm already a petty person, making a fuss about everything!" I nodded and smiled faintly: "That's right, I went out for half a month, and when I came back I saw my husband had become their 'step brother'. Then I should grow up a little and learn to find my own happiness." The door opened again. To Uyen Uyen walked out, her eyes were red as if she had just finished crying. "Brother Dien, sister-in-law... you two stop arguing, it's all my fault..." She bit her lip and looked towards Co Dien. "Mr. Dien, quickly go back and watch... It seems that Tieu K and the others are still upset about what happened earlier, the atmosphere in the team is very confusing... Our team... the most important thing is harmony..." A spectacular "backward to advance" move. Co Dien indeed took a deep breath, then coldly said to me: "Lam Vi, if you want to cause trouble, go ahead. I'll go back and deal with the team's problems first. Uyen Uyen, let's go." The door slammed shut. At that moment, I heard cheers from inside the room: "Still the amazing Uyen Uyen, as soon as Mr. Dien arrived, everyone shut up!" "But what else! Ms. Uyen Uyen is the mascot that keeps the team's spirit up!" I stood silently in the deserted hallway, suddenly feeling a cold wind pass through my heart. It turns out, today's celebration party... is to celebrate the deep love between him and the little princess? 4 When I got home, my suitcase was still lying at the door, not yet packed. On the tea table in the living room was a bouquet of roses that Co Dien gave me, and next to it was a gift bag. Then he said: "My beloved wife has worked hard. After the celebration party, I have one more surprise for you." Now that I think about it, the so-called "surprise"... was a bitter joke. I opened the gift bag, inside was a limited figure of a character in the game - the character I was good at playing best. Unfortunately, the figure box shows signs of having been opened before, and the base also has a small, barely visible scratch. I took a photo and sent it to the manager of the game souvenir store I knew. The message replied very quickly: "Miss Lam, you really have an eye for choosing clothes! But this model was only bought by Mr. Co this afternoon. He also said it was given to a very important person." Right after that, there was another news: "Eh? But this box doesn't seem to have the right code... In the afternoon, I clearly remember that Ms. To saw this display model, held it for a long time, and said that Mr. Dien would buy it for her... How come—" I didn't read the next part. It turns out, 'important person'... is not just one. I stared at the figure in my hand, only to find it extremely annoying. The phone vibrated, it was a text message from her best friend, with a screenshot attached. It's To Uyen Uyen's WeChat story just posted.