Lin Jing was unsure if Sheng Kuang's action meant he had forgiven her or not.
Regardless, they had at least become friends.
It was considered a step forward.
Lin Jing did not accept the money and returned it the way she received it.
She held her phone and replied, "It's okay, I'll treat this time. If you feel awkward, you can treat me next time."
Her words were rather tentative. She didn't know if Sheng Kuang had understood her intention or not, but he didn't insist on transferring money to her again, nor did he reply.
Her senior was still waiting for the game skin from Lin Jing. For the next week, Lin Jing focused on staying at home and working on it.
However, in her spare time, she would still check Sheng Kuang's activities online.
The competitions of the first half of the year had all concluded, and it was now an adjustment period. There was still some time before the autumn season in the latter half of the year. Training matches were not as intense as before. The daily routine for most professional players was eating, sleeping, playing, and streaming.
During this week, Sheng Kuang had only streamed once. However, Chen Jing enjoyed streaming, so Lin Jing, with nothing else to do, would open a small account and linger in Chen Jing's stream. She could basically hear Sheng Kuang's voice every day, and once, she even saw Sheng Kuang's face.
On the seventh day, Lin Jing finished drawing the skin and sent it to her senior. To avoid any modifications, Lin Jing had drawn two versions.
Upon receiving them, her seniors were delighted and praised her for her incredible creativity.
After a brief chat with her seniors, Lin Jing, who had been up all night, collapsed into bed to catch up on sleep.
When she woke up, it was already evening. After showering, Lin Jing ordered takeout on her phone and naturally entered Chen Jing's stream.
Chen Jing had been streaming for a while, and there were quite a few people in the chat.
As usual, many of Sheng Kuang's fans were flooding the chat.
"Boss Jing, where's our Kuang God?"
"Boss Jing, is Kuang God streaming tonight?"
Chen Jing logged into his game account and said, "Kuang Ge isn't streaming tonight."
"Not streaming again?"
"Alright, he's arrogant and has a reason. If he's not streaming, let him come and duo queue with you for a few games."
Chen Jing started a peak match, "We can't duo queue either."
"Ah? Can't duo queue?"
The bullet comments were filled with disappointment. Sheng Kuang's fans finally relented, "If you can't duo queue, can you at least let him say a few words?"
"Even a cough would be fine."
"Or Boss Jing, can you secretly record his face for us to see?"
"Can't record it," Chen Jing said as he selected a hero after entering the game. "Kuang Zai is sick. He's weak upstairs right now."
Chen Jing's words were like a bomb dropped into the stream, instantly causing an uproar.
"What? How did my Kuang get sick?"
"Wuwuwuwuwu, what happened? Is he okay? Did he go to the hospital?"
"My heart aches..."
Watching the dense, rapidly scrolling bullet comments that seemed to fly by like freebies, Lin Jing's heart also tightened.
Seeing everyone's concern, Chen Jing casually said, "Kuang Zai thanks you all, but don't worry, he'll be fine after a few days of rest. It's an old recurring condition from the past two years."
"Recurring condition?"
"How did he get a recurring condition?"
"Ah, during last year's autumn season, at the finals, I heard Kuang Zai went straight to the hospital after the game. Is that true?"
"I don't know if it's true, but during that competition, Kuang Zai did look very uncomfortable, and his lips were pale."
"..."
An old recurring condition from the past two years...
The past two years...
Lin Jing was stunned by Chen Jing's words, her mind repeatedly replaying that sentence.
The past two years... Why did Chen Jing say it was an old recurring condition from the past two years? Was it related to her?
Her intuition told her it was related to her.
Lin Jing couldn't articulate her feelings. She was in a daze for a while before exiting the stream and running to the door with her phone.
When she opened the door, she bumped right into the delivery person: "Hello, here is your takeout."
"Leave it at the door, please. Thank you," Lin Jing said hastily before getting into the elevator.
It was easy to call a car. By the time she reached the entrance of the residential area, the car arrived in less than a minute.
Lin Jing gave the driver an address, and the driver looked at her strangely, "It's only a seven or eight-minute walk."
Lin Jing didn't reply, urging the driver to hurry.
As soon as Lin Jing got out of the car, the dog playing in the yard recognized her. The dog leaped to the door, pawing at it and barking excitedly.
The dog's incessant barking successfully drew someone out of the house.
Lan Bowen opened the door, intending to scold the dog. Seeing Lin Jing standing outside, he stopped speaking. After a moment, he walked over and opened the door for Lin Jing, "Why are you here?"
Lin Jing pursed her lips and glanced up at the third floor.
Lan Bowen immediately understood her meaning, "Looking for Sheng Kuang?"
Lin Jing nodded.
Lan Bowen didn't say much and led her into the house.
Lin Jing followed Lan Bowen into the elevator. She swallowed a few times and couldn't help but ask, "What's... wrong with him?"
"Stomach problems," Lan Bowen said lightly. "For about half a year, he couldn't eat anything, and then he ruined his stomach."
Lan Bowen didn't specify which half of the year, but considering what Chen Jing had said on the stream, she could probably guess it was the half-year after she had left.
The elevator door opened, and Lan Bowen didn't get out. "He's still staying in his original room."
Lin Jing said thanks and stepped out of the elevator.
Before the door closed, Lan Bowen called out to her, "Jing Mei."
Lin Jing turned back.
Lan Bowen, "You owe him an explanation. No matter what hardships you had, you shouldn't have left without a word back then. Do you know how he got through the past two years? He couldn't sleep for a very long time, and even now, he can't sleep well without medication. He didn't break down even when he was viciously cursed online at GDT, but your departure made him doubt himself."
"I don't know what exactly happened back then that made you leave so suddenly, but Lin Jing," Lan Bowen had the best temper among these people. He acted like an older brother, and he had always taken good care of her when she stayed there. This was the first time she had heard him speak to her in such a cold tone, "You shouldn't have hurt Sheng Kuang like this."