AFTER Luo Yan dealt with some things that needed to be dealt with as the winner of the Rookie Carnival, he finally had time to teleport to Yunyue's headquarters. Before the finals even began, all of them had already decided to meet back again at the headquarters after the end of the match.

  He actually thought of just meeting at his pavilion. That way, they could have food and drinks as they celebrated. But he also quickly put away that idea. Yuexing Pavilion was definitely teeming with players right now. It's because Luo Yan set up a live broadcast of the finals.

  The Rookie Carnival matches were broadcasted live to the four major cities of Arcadia. Those who couldn't watch the game on the coliseum could watch it on the plaza of each city where a huge virtual screen was floating.

  Being a business owner in the game that belonged to the hospitality industry, as the owner, he was given a choice whether he would like to broadcast the tournament round of the Rookie Carnival. Because Yuexing Pavilion was only open during the night, it could only broadcast the first matching round and the finals.

  Luo Yan agreed and only chose to broadcast the final match of the tournament. And then he made some promos that could let him earn extra money on the side. Like the customers could pay a certain amount of crystal coins and they could have unlimited food and drinks for the night.

  The pavilion's small casino would also provide their own betting game that was based on the final match of the tournament. Which probably what attracted most of the customers. Especially those who lost after betting on Dragnar. They would definitely want to get back the money that they lost. That's why Luo Yan set up such a thing in the casino. Because he knew he could get a lot of money from it.

  Now that the final match of the Carnival was over, there would certainly be celebration in the pavilion. With entertainment and beautiful NPC around, the players there would surely remain for a couple of hours more instead of leaving after watching the match.

  That's why he did not mentioned going to the pavilion after the match was over. Spending time at the team's headquarters was still better.

  Luo Yan was about to walk towards the main hall when he felt his hand being held by a warm and big palm. He looked back and saw Shen Ji Yun's handsome face.

  "Brother Ji Yun?"

  "Everyone is in the garden," the other said with a slight tilting of the corner of his lips. "Let's go?"

  Before Luo Yan could answer, Shen Ji Yun had already pulled him towards the direction of the garden. He gazed down at their hands attached to each other. He smiled inwardly and didn't say anything about it.

  "Is there a surprise waiting for me at the garden?" he asked in a teasing tone.

  "Well, Bai Ze, Su Yuqi, and I prepared a little something. Since no matter who won between you and your brother, it would still be a team mate, so, we decided to prepare something in advance," Shen Ji Yun answered in response. "I knew you would win though."

  Luo Yan glanced at the other after, very amused. "Isn't it because you just didn't want Ah Jin to win?"

  "No, it has nothing to do with him. I just want you to win. Because I know how happy you will be if you do," Shen Ji Yun said in a very straightforward manner.

  Then he gazed down at Luo Yan. His amethyst eyes seemed to be silently saying, 'and I always want you to be happy'.

  This made Luo Yan feel a bit shy. He scratched his cheek thinking how talented Shen Ji Yun was when it came to making someone's heart flutter. And the scary thing was, the other didn't even know what he's doing. Good thing this guy was only like this towards him. Or else, Luo Yan wasn't sure just how much rival he would have by now.

  He cleared his throat and simply changed the topic. "Is everyone already there at the garden?"

  Shen Ji Yun seemed to not mind the sudden change in topic and answered, "Yes, everyone's there including the gno- I mean, including Luo Jin."

  Knowing that the other was actually about to say 'gnome', Luo Yan only chuckled. Really, just when would the two get along with each other? Speaking of, if everyone was already there, why was Shen Ji Yun the one who picked him up just now? With his two brothers there, there's no way they would just let Shen Ji Yun do as he wished.

  His father might still a bit oblivious about this guy's feelings for him, but his two brothers were different. So, why?

  To know the answer, he simply asked it directly. "Why was Brother Ji Yun the one who picked me up just now?"

  "I volunteered," was also the other's simple answer.

  Luo Yan raised a brow. And it went well? Then, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

  Since he was now the Carnival's champion, maybe his brothers didn't want to hinder his time with Shen Ji Yun tonight that much. After all, the two knew of his feelings for the other. To be able to spend more time with Shen Ji Yun would definitely make him happy.

  As they neared the garden, a seven-year-old boy with five fox tails behind him suddenly came rushing towards them. Eclipse was about to hug Luo Yan but then suddenly stopped when he saw the captain holding his master's hand.

  "Did Eclipse disturb Mashter and Captain's lovey-dovey time?" the little boy said a little dramatically. "Don't worry, Eclipse will go now. Take your time walking to the garden, okay?"

  As quick as Eclipse appeared, he also disappeared just as quick.

  It was only then that Shen Ji Yun noticed that he was still holding Luo Yan's hand…… He quickly let go as if burned. His whole face heating up and turning red!