[Jungle’s unhinged love-struck menace × gentle master of the art of seduction | Mutual redemption]
Lin Yi was known as the King of the Jungle: solitary, short-tempered, and unwilling to humor anyone.
On his first day at Apex, he made his stance clear: “Stay out of my business.”
Captain Jiang Che only smiled. “All right.”
Later, Lin Yi realized that this man really did leave him alone.
He didn’t interfere when Lin Yi practiced until midnight, when he kept quiet about his aching hand, or when he smoked on the rooftop.
The only thing he did was leave a chocolate bar and a wrist brace on Lin Yi’s desk the next day.
Lin Yi thought the guy was annoying.
So annoying that he couldn’t help asking, “Why are you so nice to me?”
Jiang Che looked at him for a long time. “Because you’re worth it.”
Those four words stayed with Lin Yi for three years.
At the All-Star Game, Lin Yi kept feeding kills to the other team, and the chat flooded with comments: “Has the King of the Jungle gone crazy?”
After the match, a reporter asked him why.
Lin Yi replied without expression, “He’s worth it.”
Off camera, Jiang Che smiled until his eyes curved.
