In the following months, Yixing got really good. He finally grasped the meaning of the game and, to his surprise, he really enjoyed it.
It wasn't just because when he was playing he could enjoy the most pleasant voice he ever heard and talk to the person who now snatched his attention.
Okay, it was partly because of that, but at the same time, he somehow finally found his place. He was playing together with Yitian and Chao. Eating with them, talking about the same problems, SoL, and school.
While playing with Chao, he quickly rose in the leaderboard. He was used to being belittled by his father and now, when others looked up to him, it made him work even harder.
As if gaining more followers and someone who understood the hard work in everything they did had given him more courage.
His father contacted him only two times. Two occasions. The first one was something like an engagement celebratory dinner, and the second one was him being shown off in front of some investors.