After hanging up, Shao Yuye still felt unsatisfied.
He thought for a moment and called his former teammate, Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng answered instantly and teased from the other end: “Yo, what wind blew you here? Rare for you to call me…”
Shao Yuye: “Huh? You also know my sister bought something for me?”
Yu Cheng: “?
“How the hell would I know anything?!”
The corners of Shao Yuye’s mouth lifted. “Oh, I was just about to tell you my sister bought me something good!”
Yu Cheng was utterly confused. “…Can you be normal for once?”
Shao Yuye’s voice sounded especially annoying,
“Ah? You’re asking what my sister bought me?
“Eh, nothing important, just a brooch.”
Someone say it’s nothing important, but in reality their mouth is already grinning up to the heavens.
Shao Yuye bragged, “Just in time, I’ll wear it on the red carpet.”
Yu Cheng was speechless. “…Do you know what I’m thinking right now?”
Shao Yuye completely ignored him, firing off, “Oh, my sister said I shouldn’t hang out with you guys who don’t have sisters,” and then, he swiftly hung up.
“…”
Yu Cheng stared at his phone, feeling confused, dazed, and burning with irritation.
Five minutes later, on Weibo—
@YuCheng: [This lunatic called me in the middle of the night just to show off his sister. Everyone please go scold him! @ShaoYuye.]
[Hahahaha I’m dying!]
[Siscon Brother Ye confirmed!!]
[I didn’t expect Brother Ye’s private personality to be like this, so cute, so cute!]
[Chengcheng: This person is truly annoying! I suggest he be dragged out and executed immediately!]
[Soooo how exactly did Brother Ye show off? I want to hear too!!]
Very quickly, all the former ON1E members also posted:
@LinXia: [Don’t be ridiculous! I was sleeping just fine and this guy called to show off his sister! @ShaoYuye]
@XuJunning: [Can someone please discipline him? @ShaoYuye]
@YuJinyan: [@ShaoYuye Everyone, please scold him harsher.]
@LiangJing: [Quiet question… anyone want to form a group to steal his sister?]
@ZhuYun: [Count me in for sister-stealing. Nothing else, I mainly want to see Shao Yuye cry. He cries so nicely. :)]
…
[Thank you to Shao Yuye’s sister for making my dead former group suddenly reunite on Weibo.]
[I’m seriously laughing to death. Did Brother Ye show off to every member?!]
[Hahahahaha! Brother Ye will be the death of me. He loves her that much??]
Soon, #ON1E#, #Shao Yuye Siscon#, and #Shao Yuye’s Little Sister# all shot up to the trending list.
The heat stayed high, fans were all laughing like crazy.
Xiao Le quietly reposted the Weibo and cautiously tried to get some gossip from Shen Wanwan.
“Wanwan, has Brother Ye ever mentioned his little sister to you?”
Shen Wanwan smiled. “Hm?”
“Brother Ye protects her so well, I really want to see his sister…”
—Brother Ye’s little sister must be adorably cute!
Shen Wanwan replied earnestly, “You can use me as reference.”
Xiao Le suddenly understood. “Ohhh, you’re right!”
The little princess in that photo…
She must have grown up to be similar to Wanwan, right? Both were raised like real princesses with real money.
After gossiping, Xiao Le even remembered to give a rainbow-flavored compliment.
“Wanwan, you’re so good, you always tell me all the gossip firsthand.”
Shen Wanwan looked at the Weibo posts from her brother’s teammates and smiled softly.
“Mm.”
Looks like that brooch, her brother really loves it~
Before bed, Brother Li finally sent the photo to CY. The next morning when the CY representative called, their voice was more earnest than before: “We hope to custom-tailor a suit specifically for Mr. Shao.”
Usually, sponsored outfits from brands are loaned.
CY’s outfit yesterday was an autumn runway limited edition, worth over 1.8 million.
Brother Li’s brain wasn’t fully awake this early, but since this was all beneficial to Shao Yuye, he agreed despite not understanding why.
Only after hanging up, when the representative subtly asked where that priceless brooch had been borrowed from, did Brother Li suddenly realize…
…Shen Wanwan may have given Shao Yuye something very valuable.
He silently opened his phone to search it up.
Even though he’d already prepared himself mentally, when he actually saw that astronomical number, he still choked up silently.
When he finally met with Shao Yuye and saw the true appearance of that brooch, Brother Li couldn’t help shedding the tears of the poor.
He repeatedly reminded Shao Yuye, “You better walk very steadily.
“That thing cost thirty million…”
Shao Yuye was grinning while scrolling through Weibo. The entire group had posted last night complaining about him.
The fans’ comments were especially funny, with all kinds of new jokes being born. He was thoroughly entertained.
When he heard Brother Li mention thirty million, he almost froze for a moment before belatedly turning his head. “For real?”
—That expensive?!!!
Brother Li rolled his eyes. “Why would I lie to you?”
“!”
The corner of Shao Yuye’s mouth twitched. “How many zeros are after that 3 again?!”
Brother Li, silently: “…Quite a few.”
Shao Yuye clenched his fist. He had originally been cutting back on unnecessary work, but suddenly he was filled with burning motivation:
“Help me fill up all my free time, right now. Didn’t you say there was a job a few days ago that sounded good? I’ll take it!”
Brother Li : “……”
—Please get a grip, man!
—No matter how many gigs you take, you cannot afford your walking symbol-of-luxury little sister!!!
Shao Yuye felt that ever since he’d found his sister, his luck had improved a lot.
She must really have that koi-luck aura, always bringing good fortune.
A few days later, good news came from the team of <Last Shot>.
The male lead role had been finalized as Shao Yuye, and the director asked them to come for the costume photo shoot in a couple of days.
When Brother Li received the news, he couldn’t contain his excitement and grabbed Shao Yuye’s hand.
“Ah Ye, it’s done! Oh my god, it’s done!”
One wave after another, nothing but good news.
So good, so good!
The blueprint he had imagined for Shao Yuye was finally about to come true!
Shao Yuye had one hand held by Brother Li, while the other held his phone.
Just then, the phone chimed. A transaction notification popped up.
The amount was 5201.
His eyes trembled, and he squeezed Brother Li’s hand back, babbling and imitating Li’s excited tone: “It’s done, it’s done.”
Seeing his reaction, Brother Li felt comforted. He quickly calmed himself and patted Shao Yuye’s shoulder.
“Don’t get too excited. We have to stay composed. After all, we’ve seen big scenes before…”
Shao Yuye’s voice went up a pitch:
“How can I stay calm?!”
Brother Li took several deep breaths and gestured for him to follow along. “Come on, take a few deep breaths.”
Who knew that Shao Yuye would instead shove the phone in front of him so Brother Li could see the deduction message.
“My sister, seriously, I could cry to death!
“Even the amount she spends on a card swipe is shaped like her love for me!”
“???”
Brother Li stared at the message in confusion. He quickly recovered from the excitement he had felt moments earlier and now felt like coughing up blood.
—You brat!
—You absolute brat!
—So everything I just said, you didn’t listen to any of it!
- the number 520 (五二零 wǔ èr líng) is often used as a slang for ‘I love you (我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ)’ in China. ↩︎