Cross Fire Episode 19 Recap
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Lu Xiaobei overcame his inner fears and gradually became able to stand up. Although he still couldn't do without crutches at this stage, he had made great progress compared to before. Lu Xiaobei scored 568 points, 20 points higher than last year's first-tier university admission line. Lu Xiaobei's father and mother were already eager to discuss where he should go in the future, but Lu Xiaobei slumped on the sofa and said he wanted to continue playing esports.
If he could rank in the top two at the Tencent Esports Games, he might be able to play professional esports. Lu Xiaobei's mother objected, saying that wasting a good university education to play esports was just wasting his youth. Lu Xiaobei said he could go to university a few years later, but an esports player's prime was only for these few years, and he didn't want to give up.
Lu Xiaobei's mother firmly refused to agree to this matter, as it concerned Lu Xiaobei's future. Lu Xiaobei's father tried to persuade her kindly, but Lu Xiaobei's mother had an unyielding attitude. Xu Wei's five-game ban was over and he could play. However, his mentality was not very good after going on stage, and the curses flooded Xu Wei's mind. In the end, Xu Wei turned his grief and indignation into strength and won the match.
The Steel Coin team changed into the uniforms provided by the organizer, and An Lan also changed with them. Lu Xiaobei and Cheng Hao began to contact Tencent Esports Games teams, hoping to get an opportunity. Finally, the Southern Monsters team video interviewed them. They needed substitutes, and although they couldn't guarantee playing, Lu Xiaobei decided to give it a try. Wang Kai, Su Jiayi, and Nezha coincidentally received video calls from Lu Xiaobei and Cheng Hao.
Wang Kai had recently started challenging again, while Su Jiayi was still live streaming. Lu Xiaobei told everyone that Southern Monsters needed a team as substitutes, with round-trip travel, food, and accommodation all covered, but the remuneration was a bit low. Everyone continued to bicker, then decided to give it a try. Lu Xiaobei stood up in front of everyone, and everyone was very happy for him. Chu Ge scored 492 points and hugged her mother, crying.
Lu Xiaobei apologized to his mother, saying that he should indeed go to a good university and live a stable life, but that wasn't what he wanted. Youth was precious, and he wanted to spend it on what he loved most and walk the path he wanted to walk. Lu Xiaobei hoped his mother would give him one year.
If the esports path didn't work out within that year, he would try his best to re-study for the college entrance examination. Lu Xiaobei's mother sighed. It turned out that Cheng Hao had already told them about Southern Monsters. Although she still didn't want to agree, Lu Xiaobei had grown up, and he should do what he wanted to do. Lu Xiaobei nervously waited for Chu Ge's results. He breathed a sigh of relief after learning the score.
Chu Ge invited him to dinner. While waiting for Lu Xiaobei, Chu Ge was forcibly taken home by her drunken stepfather. Lu Xiaobei saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop him, citing many legal regulations, and warned him not to commit domestic violence against Chu Ge again in the future, or he would call the police. Chu Ge thought Lu Xiaobei would choose a university in Beijing or Shanghai.
Nantai was in Shenzhen, and they might not have a chance to meet again in the future. But Lu Xiaobei told Chu Ge that they had decided to be substitutes for a team in Shenzhen, giving himself one year to play esports, otherwise he would go back to re-study. Chu Ge was pleasantly surprised and thanked him softly. Lu Xiaobei, however, thanked her in return.
His classmates in the class all humored him, but only Chu Ge treated him as a normal person. His classmates called him "wheelchair weirdo" and called Chu Ge "short-distance running heroine," so they really were a very wonderful combination. The Steel Coin team ranked fifth, with four sets of matches remaining. They had to win all four sets to qualify, including the formidable Tiger team.
Houzi decided to stay a few more days to watch them finish their matches, hoping he could help. An Lan said she wanted to calculate the probability, but Xiao Feng stopped her. An Lan was a bit disheartened; she wasn't angry, she just felt like she couldn't do anything. Xu Wei came to comfort her and took out an MP3 player to listen to music together.
Xiao Feng saw this and quickly squeezed between them, but he was left speechless by their combined retorts. They were immersed in their respective music worlds. Xiao Feng, filled with jealousy, teased them about having something going on. An Lan and Xiao Feng walked away angrily. The Continue team arrived in Shenzhen. As soon as Su Jiayi appeared, she made a big joke, and the atmosphere between her and Wang Kai was even more ambiguous.
Arriving at the Southern Monsters training base, the five of them had glowing eyes. Although all their benefits were different from the main team, and their living quarters were a dilapidated basement, Lu Xiaobei was a bit embarrassed and hoped to get a separate room for Su Jiayi, but Manager Guo found an excuse and left. Su Jiayi handed eye masks to the other four, telling them not to look at what they shouldn't.
The rules of the training schedule were also not very fair, but everyone endured it. From now on, everything had to become official. However, the main players of Southern Monsters were very frivolous and treated them with disdain, even telling them to pick up trash. The captain of Southern Monsters was Liu Xu, who completely looked down on the Continue team's strength. They also lost the subsequent match, making Liu Xu despise them even more.
At night, the dormitory suddenly lost power. Su Jiayi, who was showering, screamed, while the other four, wearing eye masks, stumbled around the room. Chu Ge got into Nantai, but her drunken stepfather took away her admission letter and refused to let her go to university. Chu Ge's mother was pushed to the ground while trying to protect Chu Ge. She vowed to let Chu Ge go to university even if it meant getting a divorce!
Seeing this, Chu Ge bravely picked up the wine bottle from the ground to defend her mother, gritting her teeth and warning him like a lion not to hit her mother again, and also demanded that he apologize to her mother. Chu Ge's eyes were red. Even a cornered rabbit would bite, so her stepfather had no choice but to apologize and go back to his room. Chu Ge's mother stumbled and picked up the admission letter.
This was Chu Ge's only hope. The mother and daughter hugged tightly, shedding bitter tears. After Chu Ge's mother fell asleep, Chu Ge looked at the shoes Lu Xiaobei had given her with some melancholy. She then turned to tuck in her mother and slept beside her. An Lan's glasses broke. Xiao Feng snatched them away and helped her fix them. An Lan, however, was still a bit annoyed and began calculating probabilities with a worried look.
Xiao Feng said he would take her to see a movie and advised her that balancing work and rest was essential for combat effectiveness. The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Xiao Feng cleared his throat, told An Lan to get ready, and then ran off first. An Lan, who rarely wore makeup, got ready to go out. Seeing that Xu Wei's keyboard was broken, she went to help him buy one.
Xiao Feng waited a long time for An Lan but didn't see her, so he called her. However, Xu Wei answered the phone. An Lan had been in a hurry to leave earlier and had left her phone behind. Xiao Feng, feeling depressed, held two buckets of popcorn and watched the entire movie alone. The young couples around him made him extremely envious. An Lan rented a keyboard at the internet cafe next door.
When Xiao Feng returned, he remembered the movie. Although Xiao Feng felt uncomfortable, he still waved his hand and said it was fine. As a result, An Lan and Xu Wei found another common topic, making Xiao Feng even more depressed. Feeling sour and wronged, he took his host computer to the internet cafe. As soon as Lu Xiaobei came online, he could tell Xiao Feng had something on his mind, but Xiao Feng stubbornly insisted he didn't.
He said he and An Lan had no common interests and weren't from the same world. Lu Xiaobei enlightened him, saying that two identical people wouldn't get together. Just like magnets, like poles repel and opposite poles attract, and it's the same in relationships. Lu Xiaobei told Xiao Feng about his current situation and also about An Lan. An Lan was still single and was currently the Operations Director for ES gaming competitions.
Xiao Feng found it puzzling how she was still single after more than ten years. If An Lan was single, what had he been doing? Lu Xiaobei said he had also looked for news about Xiao Feng, inquiring through various channels, but for some reason, there was no trace of him.
