Xie Yao’s agreement was sudden, and Jiang Song was stunned for a second. It wasn’t until Xiao P meowed discontentedly that he snapped out of it and smoothed the kitten’s fur.

“It’s only two months until Chinese New Year, and it’s getting cold in city A. Why don’t we take this opportunity to move our home? Although my house has been empty, Auntie cleans it regularly, so we can move in right away.”

“Okay,” Xie Yao replied promptly as always.

Jiang Song looked up at him and suddenly stood up, gritting his teeth as he reached out to mess up Xie Yao’s hair.

“Why are you so obedient? Are you not afraid that I’m tricking you?”

Xie Yao shook his head, and his hair brushed through Jiang Song’s palm as he took the initiative to bury himself in the other’s chest.

“No, I’ve been alone for too long. I just want a home.”

“You want a home?” Jiang Song saw Xie Yao looking inexplicably melancholy, so he tried to lighten the mood with a joke, “If you want a home, then you have to marry me.”

“I can,” Xie Yao raised his head and hugged Jiang Song’s hand tightly, his eyes more serious than ever.

He felt a little embarrassed and tried to make up for it, “We’ve both met each other’s parents, so we can get married now.”

He was so obedient and soft with his eyes and expression that he hit Jiang Song’s heart, and the emotions in his chest became even hotter.

Jiang Song’s throat tightened, and his Adam’s apple rolled as he lowered his head slightly to look at Xie Yao, “Can I kiss you?”

Xie Yao didn’t answer, but he showed his agreement with actions. He tilted his head up and took the initiative to kiss Jiang Song, awkwardly deepening the kiss just like Jiang Song did to him before.

It was unbelievably sweet.

Xiao P was swinging back and forth between the feet of the two people. Its short legs stepped over their shoes, and its long tail swept across their calves as it meowed softly, trying to get their attention.

But the main characters were too busy communicating with each other to spare it a glance.

Jiang Song did not book a hotel when he came to city C. The two stayed at Xie Yao’s house until nightfall, when Xie Yao hesitantly explained that there was only one bed in his home.

Despite being single for so long, he had more than one room, but all the other rooms were filled with various things and were not livable.

City C in December was cold and damp, and Xie Yao couldn’t bear to let Jiang Song sleep in the living room. In the end, he rubbed his flushed ears, hugged two new comforters, and laid them on the bed, letting Jiang Song sleep with him.

The only bathroom available was in Xie Yao’s room. He had finished showering early and had already crawled into bed. Today, he had taken a day off from work and didn’t need to do any live streaming.

At ten o’clock at night, it started to rain outside. The rain pounded on the poorly soundproofed window glass, making a crisp sound, and was mixed with small snowflakes that were only visible upon closer inspection.

Xie Yao took out his phone to check, and the sound of the water from the bathroom seemed to blend with the rain outside. Despite the cold weather, his heart was burning.

The topic of “Snowfall in City C” had already become a hot search on Weibo. Xie Yao glanced at the temperature for tomorrow, which was only one degree. He had enough clothes at home, but it seemed that Jiang Song had not brought any clean clothes to change into.

Either they should move to City A quickly, or he should take Jiang Song to buy some.

While Xie Yao was thinking, the bathroom door suddenly opened, and Jiang Song walked out with steam rising from his body. He was wearing noticeably shorter sleepwear.

Two neatly arranged comforters were laid on the bed, one for Xie Yao and the other on the other side. Jiang Song lifted the covers and crawled in, leaning over to kiss Xie Yao’s nose before lying down.

“What’s this?”

Jiang Song reached into the quilt for a while, and took out a hot water bottle from inside.

Xie Yao turned around to face him, buried in the quilt with only his head exposed, and explained, “My house doesn’t have an electric blanket, and the air conditioning is broken. I was afraid you couldn’t stand the damp cold here, so I put a hot water bottle for you.”

He reached out from under the quilt, took the hot water bottle from Jiang Song’s hand, and stuffed it into his own quilt, saying, “Wrap yourself up quickly. It’s raining and snowing outside. Don’t catch a cold.”

Jiang Song took the opportunity to grab Xie Yao’s hand and touched it twice.

Xie Yao’s hand wasn’t actually cold, it was just not as warm as Jiang Song’s, who had just taken a shower. With Jiang Song holding his hand, the temperature difference was so apparent.

“Why don’t you use the hot water bottle yourself?” Jiang Song asked.

“No, no, don’t give it to me!” Xie Yao stopped him. “I’ve been used to it for so long, and I won’t be cold.”

Jiang Song stopped his movements, and Xie Yao thought he had listened to him. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Jiang Song suddenly got up from the bed.

He went to the bedside and lifted the quilt, making Xie Yao shiver in the cold wind. Then he felt his tightly wrapped quilt being opened and flattened, and another layer of quilt being laid on top.

The two quilts were overlapped together, making Xie Yao feel heavier. Jiang Song, who had completed this series of actions, crawled in.

He naturally reached over and pulled Xie Yao into his arms, then covered his back with the quilt, and contentedly moved the hot water bottle to Xie Yao’s leg.

“This way, you won’t be cold.”

Xie Yao’s face turned red, and his heart was beating fast. He murmured, “Mmm,” and leaned his forehead against Jiang Song’s shoulder, closing his eyes.

“Let’s go back to city A tomorrow. I just told my parents that we’re going to get married in Holland,” Jiang Song said.

Xie Yao clenched Jiang Song’s clothes and replied, “Okay.”

“Don’t you regret it?” Jiang Song patted Xie Yao’s vest, as if coaxing a child.

Xie Yao’s voice was muffled in his chest, “I don’t regret it.”

He said, “Brother, I’m very happy now.”

Jiang Song smiled and said, “Go to sleep, good night.”

“Good night.”

Xie Yao called Zhou Tian to inform him about his moving news, and also about the wedding invitation he sent over.

Ignoring Zhou Tian’s broken voice due to being too shocked in the middle, the other party shouted on the phone that he was going to have a stepmother and cried for half an hour.

Finally, he cried and hiccuped, and promised to his father, “Dad, don’t worry, I will bring my whole family to support you!”

On the grandmother’s side, they had already started to transfer her to another hospital, and Jiang Song was planning to bring Xie Yao’s grandmother to a nursing home in city A. The caretaker told her about Xie Yao’s upcoming wedding news.

Even though she was not always clear-minded, when the old lady heard Jiang Song’s name, she smiled and said that her grandson had liked him for many years.

The wedding was planned to be held in China, so when they went to the Netherlands to register, they went alone without anyone else accompanying them.

Just on that day, Jiang’s mother handed Xie Yao a card with 880,000 yuan in it, and asked him to call her “Mom” with a smile.

This time, Xie Yao did not refuse. He solemnly took the bank card and called out, “Mom.”

Jiang’s father looked at Xie Yao coldly on the side, and he immediately understood and called out “Dad” as well.

His father immediately handed him a bank card.

The two put on a pair of rings on their ring fingers with the initials of each other’s names engraved on the inside, and took a photo of their rings, holding hands and posted it on their respective Weibo accounts.

[@gad: With my husband.]

[@praise: We’re married.]

-The end-

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Author’s note:

It’s over. Let them stay in their happiest moment!

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TL/Note: It’s over (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧.
I hope you guys enjoy this story~ (ᗒᗨᗕ)

See you in translation story (´⌣`ʃƪ)

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Xie Yao said, “I was eight years old at the time. My grandmother retired and returned to work. On the day of the photo shoot, she happened to bring me along and we ran into you and your father.”

Xie Yao was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and he never lacked for anything growing up.

His father was a very serious person, both at work and at home, and was the pillar of the family.

At eight years old, Xie Yao was very mature for his age, and his rebellious tendencies grew as he attended countless piano and calligraphy classes.

Xie Yao’s father was clearly not good at parenting, and only knew that he needed to cultivate an excellent successor from a young age.

Their family was actually very similar to the Jiang family, but there were also some significant differences.

The Jiang family had been in business for generations, and the rebellious father had gone into literary creation, while his son pursued e-sports.

The Xie family was full of literary giants, with grandparents who were both teachers. Father Xie had gone into business, and Xie Yao was oppressed and had no freedom of his own.

The Jiang family was open-minded, so Jiang Song had the support of his parents for whatever he wanted to do, while the Xie family was strict and Xie Yao’s ideas were always vetoed by his father.

That day, eight-year-old Xie Yao managed to escape from piano lessons and went to A University with his grandmother. That’s when he met father Jiang, a former student.

While the adults talked, the two children played together, but they had nothing to talk about since they were six years apart.

Jiang Song was already a middle school student at the time and had begun playing games. He had a natural talent for it, and while the adults talked, he sat on a flower bed and played on his phone, dominating the game.

Xie Yao watched curiously, quietly and admiringly, without saying a word.

That was Xie Yao’s first exposure to gaming, and also the first time he met Jiang Song. He couldn’t remember exactly what happened at the time, but there was one sentence he would never forget.

After winning a game, young Jiang Song smiled and asked Little Xie Yao, “Do you like games too?”

“Turns out this is a game,” Little Xie Yao thought, “It’s nothing like playing the piano, but I really like it!”

This sentence was like a seed buried in Xie Yao’s heart, growing with the nourishment of rebellion amidst his busy schedule, until he decided to run away from home at the age of twelve.

The trigger was just a set of piano scores that Xie Yao received from his father on his birthday when he was twelve years old.

The scores were precious, but Xie Yao didn’t like them at all.

He deliberately chose “SUS” because he had heard his grandmother mention that brother Jiang played it the day before.

Xie Yao’s fondness for Jiang Song grew deeper and deeper. At first, it was just an admiration during his rebellious phase, starting from his enlightenment at the age of eight, to later chasing after him when he ran away from home at the age of thirteen, and then being shattered when his family was destroyed and his loved ones died. But eventually, the feelings and preferences couldn’t be suppressed, and burned more and more intensely.

Xie Yao only understood this now.

“When I was a kid, I was foolish and ran away from home without my parent’s consent. At that time, my family didn’t approve of me playing games, and I had been at odds with my dad for a whole year outside.”

Xie Yao spoke calmly when he talked about the past, his hands still resting on the piano keys, without the sadness he imagined.

‘My dad and mom died in a car accident on my birthday. He finally compromised and wanted to come see me. Later, I received a letter from the doctor. The envelope was dirty, full of cake and bloodstains. It was my dad’s apology letter to me.’

These words were on the tip of Xie Yao’s tongue, but he didn’t say them in the end.

He lifted his head in Jiang Song’s arms and suddenly smiled.

“Thank you for making me like games.”

Xie Yao glanced at Jiang Song and leaned his face against his neck. “I’m very happy now. They must be very happy too.”

The guilt and self-blame that had been haunting him for years had become a prison that kept him trapped in place, unable to speak of it. Now, under Jiang Song’s gaze, it all vanished into thin air, replaced by a simple declaration: “I love you.”

Although Xie Yao’s words seemed unrelated, Jiang Song didn’t delve into it and just smiled. “I love you too.”

Suddenly, Xie Yao leaned in and kissed Jiang Song on the lips, his face turning red. “Do you want to meet my parents and my grandma?”

After redeeming the Xie family’s house, Xie Yao had arranged for his parents and grandfather’s graves to be moved. Now, the three graves were neatly arranged on the hill behind the house.

Xie Yao had often come to pay his respects before, but now with the graves moved, the new graves looked clean and fresh. The plum trees on the hill hadn’t bloomed yet, but by next March, they would be covered in tender yellow blossoms.

Jiang Song picked a good day and drove with Xie Yao to the cemetery. He held a bouquet of flowers in one hand and incense and paper money in the other.

Xie Yao offered to help carry things, but Jiang Song declined and laughed. “No, what kind of son would I be if I let you carry things to meet your parents? They might think I’m bullying you.”

He extended his elbow, holding the bouquet of flowers, and gestured for Xie Yao to link arms with him. “Let’s go.”

“My mom is very easygoing and looks a bit like your aunt, but she’s quieter. My dad is serious and likes to have the final say at home, but he’s just bad-tempered.”

“My grandfather was a professor, just like yours.”

As Xie Yao and Jiang Song walked up the mountain path, Xie Yao talked about his parents.

“My grandma is doing well and receiving follow-up treatment at the sanatorium. She can’t receive visitors right now, but we can go see her during the Spring Festival.”

Xie Yao hadn’t had time to come and pay his respects in the past few days, and a few leaves had fallen on the graves. Jiang Song walked over and plucked the leaves, then placed the flowers neatly in front of the graves.

“Uncle, Auntie, Grandpa, nice to meet you. My name is Jiang Song, and I’m Xie Yao’s boyfriend.”

Jiang Song held Xie Yao’s hand and bowed in front of the graves.

“Yao Yao said that neither Uncle nor Grandfather liked flowers very much, so they only bought a bouquet for Aunt. But I brought a bottle of good wine just in case.”

Xie Yao opened the bottle and poured it carefully on the graves of the two men. The wine flowed into the soil and gradually disappeared.

Xie Yao smiled and said, “Look, they really like you. They drank all the wine we poured.”

Jiang Song placed the remaining wine in front of the graves and then took Xie Yao’s hand. “I’m afraid they’ll get drunk, so let’s leave the half bottle here for them to enjoy slowly.”

He turned to the graves and said, “Yao Yao is under my care now. You can rest assured that I will take care of him.”

“Is the house down there yours?”

As they walked down the mountain after paying their respects, Jiang Song pointed to a small villa at the foot of the mountain and asked Xie Yao.

“Yes, it’s mine. But it was auctioned off when my company went bankrupt. I only recently bought it back. It’s been empty for a long time, and there’s not much inside.”

The house had been empty for too long and lacked vitality, making it appear a bit desolate from a distance.

Jiang Song frowned and asked, “So where did you live before?”

“I rented a place.”

Jiang Song had sent him packages before and knew where he lived. Xie Yao didn’t have much to say about renting a place, and he spoke to Jiang Song with ease.

“Xiao P has been staying with the neighbors for almost half a month. We’ll bring it back home later.”

“Xiao P?” Jiang Song leaned against Xie Yao and smiled, “Is that the cat you picked up?”

“It’s him.” Xie Yao said, “I have to thank you for helping me with Xiao P before. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to keep a cat. Without you, Xiao P might not have been saved when it was picked up.”

Jiang Song nodded proudly, accepting the credit.

Xiao P was being fostered at a neighbor’s grandmother’s house, where she and her granddaughter had been taking care of it for the past two weeks. When Xie Yao came to pick up Xiao P, as a token of gratitude, he bought a few pounds of pork ribs and asked Jiang Song to bring a bucket of oil.

Watching the man in a suit carry the oil upstairs, Xie Yao touched his nose and said embarrassedly, “The grandmother is very kind and doesn’t want to accept any reward, but I can’t take advantage of them for nothing. I can only buy these things that she can’t refuse.”

After speaking, he added, “You’ve worked hard.”

Today happened to be Saturday, and the children didn’t have to go to school. When Xie Yao knocked on the door, it opened from the inside.

A small furry head poked out of the door crack, meowing softly and trying to jump onto Xie Yao.

The little girl followed closely behind, calling out, “Brother Yao Yao, you’re back?”

“Moon Moon, is your grandmother at home?”

“She’s here!” Moon Moon glanced at Jiang Song, who looked very fierce, and hesitated for a moment before plucking up the courage to open the door. “Come on in.”

“Moon Moon, who’s here?”

The grandmother in the room was worried. Xie Yao and Jiang Song came in, put the things on the coffee table in the living room, and replied, “Grandmother, it’s me, Xie, from next door. I came to pick up the kitten.”

Xiao P had been circling around Xie Yao since he came in, rubbing against his legs and meowing softly.

Jiang Song reached out and petted it, and the grandmother came out of the room.

“Oh, it’s Xiao Xie who’s come back. And who’s this?” The grandmother walked over.

“This is my friend, Jiang Song, who’s been visiting for the past few days,” Xie Yao said.

“Oh, a friend visiting? That’s great.” The grandmother was pleased to see Xie Yao. “I saw you before, and you were so shy that you didn’t even say hello to us. But now you’re doing better, and you have friends coming over. That’s good. Young people should make more friends like this.”

The grandmother invited them to sit down, but Xie Yao smiled and shook his head. “We won’t sit now. We have something else to do later.”

“Oh, something to do? Alright, then. I won’t disturb you.”

After saying goodbye to the neighbors, Jiang Song and Xie Yao left together.

As they were closing the door, they overheard Xie Yao’s neighbor muttering, “How come these two kids brought so much stuff?”

Xie Yao’s room was not very tidy, but it was clean and full of life. It was a small room and you could see everything at a glance. Jiang Song took a look around and asked, “When does your lease expire?”

“In about a month, why do you ask?” Xie Yao replied.

Jiang Song squatted down and played with the cat, stroking its head. “Where are you planning to live after that?”

Xie Yao’s heart skipped a beat as he looked at Jiang Song, feeling a bit nervous. “I don’t have any concrete plans at the moment. If I haven’t figured out what to do by the time the lease expires, I’ll move back to my hometown.”

Knowing that Xie Yao’s hometown was the one they had seen earlier, Jiang Song disagreed, “That house looks like it hasn’t been lived in for years, and the furniture is not complete. It’s inconvenient.”

Xie Yao stopped what he was doing and asked, “What do you want to say, brother?”

Jiang Song rubbed the cat’s head and looked away, casually saying, “Come live with me in A City.”

He continued, “I’m the only one living in my house, and Cat Claw’s company will move to A City in the future. I’ll go back too, and my parents are rarely at home, so the house is empty and lacks vitality…”

He paused for a moment and continued, seemingly nonchalantly, “Besides, I’ll miss you if we’re apart.”

Jiang Song looked up at Xie Yao and asked, “What do you think, want to consider it?”

“Okay.”

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Author’s note:

There’s one more chapter left, and I’ll post the ending around midnight.

When I was writing this chapter, I was really torn about whether or not Xie Yao should tell Jiang Song about his past. In the end, I decided against it. Xie Yao should let go of his past, and if he were to bring it up at the end, it would inevitably be tinged with lingering sadness.

Xie Yao just needs to focus on living a good life. Although he may not have been able to move on before, he should be able to let go now.

In any case, whether it was when they were young, when Xie Yao’s family had troubles and he had to pull himself together, or now when he has fully let go, Jiang Song has always been Xie Yao’s guiding light and key.

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Just now, the large door that had just been closed was suddenly pushed open from the inside. A middle-aged man dressed in exquisite clothing was standing inside. His eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Jiang Song, and a pair of silver-rimmed glasses were perched on his nose, making him look like a scholar.

Xie Yao was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he subconsciously took a step back and distanced himself from Jiang Song.

He looked up and saw Jiang Song smiling, but there were two small flames flickering in his eyes as he looked at him.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Xie Yao obediently let Jiang Song pull him over and tightly grip his shoulder.

“Dad,” Jiang Song called out to the man standing beside him.

After hesitating for two seconds, Xie Yao called out, “Uncle Jiang, sorry to bother you.”

Father Jiang pushed his glasses up his nose and glanced at Jiang Song before slapping the hand that was resting on Xie Yao’s shoulder.

“You’ve had a long journey. Come in first. Your aunt is already waiting in the living room,” Father Jiang said to Xie Yao.

Jiang Song let go of Xie Yao’s hand and hung his head while gripping onto him. Xie Yao struggled but couldn’t break free.

He followed behind father Jiang and walked inside. As the door closed, he managed to create some distance from the people in front of him, then leaned in close to Jiang Song and disapproved in a low voice.

“Let go first, Uncle and Auntie will see.”

Xie Yao gestured to his hand that was being held.

Jiang Song leaned in close to his ear and chuckled, “No.”

Without waiting for Xie Yao to get angry, Jiang Song grabbed his hand and walked quickly to catch up with their father who was walking ahead.

Father Jiang turned his head and glanced at them, focusing on their hands hanging at their sides, which were tightly held together.

Xie Yao stiffened all over, and his anger disappeared when he realized he was being teased. At this moment, he just felt at a loss.

In the next moment, the elegant Father Jiang slapped Jiang Song on the back with a loud sound that made Xie Yao cringe.

“You little rascal, acting like a hooligan in broad daylight!”

Father Jiang glared at Jiang Song and said coldly, “Let go of his hand.”

Xie Yao was shocked by the huge contrast between father Jiang behavior before and after. He felt sorry for Jiang Song, who had just been slapped, and shook his hand, trying to explain. However, Jiang Song’s hand was like glue, tightly holding on and refusing to let go.

Xie Yao had no choice but to maintain the hand-holding position and explain to father Jiang, “It’s not his fault, blame me. I was the one who forced him to hold my hand.”

Father Jiang gave Xie Yao a cold look, and the young boy immediately tensed up.

His eyes behind the glasses were deep, and he looked at the young couple’s poignant expression of reluctance to part. Each word he uttered was full of resentment, “What’s the difference between you two and that monk?.”

Xie Yao was dumbfounded, “Ah?”

Jiang Song reached out and stopped him from talking, saying with a smile, “My dad is like this. He seems reliable but he’s actually very unconventional. Don’t mind him.”

“Jiang Song is right, come sit down!”

Walking into the living room, Mother Jiang, who couldn’t wait, walked over, punched Father Jiang, and then waved to Xie Yao with a smile.

Jiang Song pushed Xie Yao from behind, pushing him towards her. Xie Yao turned his head to look at him.

Jiang Song smiled and said, “Go sit over there.”

Knowing that he wasn’t good at rejecting, Xie Yao’s ears turned red as he tried to walk naturally and sat between Jiang Song and mother Jiang.

“You’re Xie Yao, right? Can I call you Yao Yao?” Mother Jiang looked at Xie Yao with a gentle gaze, and something in his heart was suddenly touched. He nodded his head while looking down.

“Yao Yao.”

Mother Jiang smiled and called him, “You’re so good.” She looked up and down at Xie Yao several times, feeling very satisfied.

“Yao Yao looks so handsome. When he stands next to my Song Song, they look very compatible.” Jiang Song nodded in agreement, “You’re not wrong about that.”

Father Jiang snorted, “Are you so happy to see people that you can’t even find your way north? Weren’t you just saying that you wanted to teach your son a lesson when you didn’t see him yet, so he’d know the consequences of not telling the family about his relationship?”

“What’s the result? Look at you now, you haven’t stuck to your word!” Father Jiang was very disappointed.

Mother Jiang slapped him again, and he immediately shut up.

Turning her head, Mother Jiang smiled at Xie Yao, “Your uncle is a little crazy and talks really badly. Don’t lower yourself to his level.”

Xie Yao touched his ear and felt a little embarrassed, “It’s okay, we really did something wrong.”

Mother Jiang couldn’t help but touch Xie Yao’s head and said, “You’re such a good boy. You didn’t eat anything on the way, did you? Are you hungry? I had Auntie prepare some food, so please eat some.”

Xie Yao had already eaten bread and drank milk in the car and wasn’t really hungry, but he looked into Mother Jiang kind and smiling eyes, sniffed, and nodded. “Actually, I am a little hungry. Thank you, Auntie.”

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious. Xie Yao quietly observed Jiang Song’s two relatives and concluded that both parents had easy-going personalities.

Although father Jiang looked like he didn’t belong in this world, he didn’t get angry even after being scolded by mother Jiang four times during dinner, so he could be considered easy-going and approachable in a sense.

The Jiang family business was passed down from their ancestors. After several generations of hard work, it had become quite prosperous by the time it reached father Jiang.

However, father Jiang interest was not in business. Although he took over the family business, he worked in education and administration.

In the past two years, the couple had retired and started traveling around the world. The company was handed over to Jiang Song, who had hired someone to manage it. They lived a comfortable life in their own world.

After finishing the meal, Xie Yao accompanied Auntie in the yard for a while. Mother Jiang patted Xie Yao’s hand and said, “Don’t be nervous. We just came back to see you.”

She smiled, “Jiang Song hasn’t had a partner for so many years, and he found you so quickly. We just wanted to have a meal with you two.”

As she spoke, she took out a bank card from her bag without Xie Yao noticing.

Xie Yao’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the bank card. He saw mother Jiang smile as she handed him the card and said, “This is Jiang Song’s dowry. Take it.”

Xie Yao’s hand trembled, and his mind became a mess. He stared at mother Jiang, shaking uncontrollably. “I, I can’t take it!”

Mother Jiang didn’t listen and shoved the card into Xie Yao’s coat pocket, holding his hand to stop him from trying to take it out. “I said to give it to you, so take it. Don’t be shy.”

She saw Xie Yao’s teeth clattering nervously, and immediately burst out laughing, “You’re so nervous, kid. I’m not here to force you into marriage. Just let your relationship develop naturally, and we’ll just observe and won’t interfere.”

“Bringing gifts when visiting someone’s home is a common tradition for young couples meeting the parents. You don’t have to feel embarrassed about it.”

Xie Yao also knew he couldn’t refuse, so he just nodded and didn’t mention returning the gifts again. Mother Jiang was very pleased.

“Let’s go inside. It’s cold out here. I’ll show you some photos of when Song Song was a kid.”

The mother and daughter walked upstairs, and behind them, father Jiang patted Jiang Song’s shoulder and said, “Go and get your mom to change.”

Jiang Song glanced at his dad and smiled, “Okay, let’s have some one-on-one time.”

Father Jiang didn’t say anything, but pushed him forward with a silent urging.

Just as mother Jiang took out the photo album upstairs, the doorbell rang.

The two looked up and saw Jiang Song leaning against the door, “Mom, this is my photo album, my dark history. Let me share it with Yao Yao myself.”

He walked over, took the album from mother Jiang’s hand, and pushed her out.

“You should go and keep my dad company. He’s even jealous of my future daughter-in-law.”

Xie Yao was left behind, his heart racing at the mention of “future daughter-in-law,” his face turning red as he stood there feeling awkward.

Jiang Song saw his embarrassed look and couldn’t help but laugh as he closed the door.

Xie Yao was startled and walked towards the door, “Why did you close the door?”

But before he reached the door, Jiang Song leaned over and hugged him, his hands around Xie Yao’s waist, and planted a kiss on his lips. Xie Yao was so shocked that he almost jumped up.

Xie Yao touched his lips, his fingertips trembling, “W-why did you k-kiss me?”

Jiang Song leaned in and kissed Xie Yao’s lips several times, making a smooching sound, which made Xie Yao blush bright red.

Finally, Jiang Song pressed his lips against Xie Yao’s and opened the window to explore deeper, wrapping his arms around Xie Yao’s waist and lifting his chin, exchanging each other’s hot breath.

Afterwards, Jiang Song pulled him out of the embrace and lightly laughed, “Baby, don’t let your legs go weak.”

Xie Yao buried his head into Jiang Song’s chest, too embarrassed to say a word, and didn’t want to lift his head.

Jiang Song coaxed him for a long time before finally getting him to come out of his shell. He half dragged, half carried Xie Yao to the bed in the room.

He opened an album.

The album recorded many photos of Jiang Song from birth to now, including photos of his one-month-old celebration, the little red flower he received in kindergarten, the first certificate he received in elementary school, and even a love letter he received in high school.

The love letter had no content, only a pink envelope with the words “To classmate Jiang Song” written on it, with a small heart drawn on the back.

Jiang Song pulled out this photo and threw it into the trash can.

Xie Yao reached out to pick it up and asked, “Why did you throw it away?”

Jiang Song hugged him and said, “That was my mother’s prank. At that time, I missed her birthday because I was playing games, and she was angry, so she wrote this and took a picture of it. There was nothing inside, just an envelope, saying she wanted to make my future lover jealous and teach me a lesson.”

Xie Yao picked up the photo, and Jiang Song hugged him and rubbed his neck.

“So, my little boyfriend, do you want to teach me a lesson?” Jiang Song seemed to know how powerful his voice was to Xie Yao and always liked to speak to him in a suggestive tone, raising the level of flirtatiousness to the max.

Blushing, Xie Yao pushed him away and changed the subject seriously, “How can you just throw away something that Auntie carefully saved?”

He put the photo back.

Xie Yao flipped through the album, from Jiang Song’s infancy to his teenage years, and finally stopped at a group photo.

Father Jiang was still young in the photo, standing next to a kindly middle-aged woman, with a twelve or thirteen-year-old Jiang Song in front of them, and a small baby beside him.

Jiang Song saw that Xie Yao was interested in the photo and said, “That year, my father was a professor at A University and took me around the school. We met his teacher, and the little kid next to her, if I remember correctly, was the teacher’s grandson.”

Xie Yao’s hand paused for a moment, his thoughts drifting a bit, but he quickly regained his composure, made a sound of agreement, and continued to scroll down.

“This photo was taken when I went to participate in a piano competition in c city during my junior high school years,” he said, following the direction Jiang Song pointed to. The children in the photo looked only twelve or thirteen years old, wearing serious little suits, sitting in front of the piano under the spotlight, elegantly like a little prince.

Xie Yao looked at the photo of Jiang Song and reached out to touch it. “I also learned to play the piano.”

Jiang Song smiled in surprise, “Really?”

Xie Yao pursed his lips. “But that was when I was ten years old. I’ve forgotten most of it now.”

Jiang Song saw that he had been staring at the photo for a long time and suddenly asked, “Do you want to play together?”

Xie Yao turned his head in surprise, “What?”

Jiang Song pulled him up and, with the photo album in hand, opened the door and said, “My piano room is next door. Although I haven’t touched the piano for several years, my aunt has been cleaning it well.”

The piano room was very clean, spacious and bright inside, with a grand piano in the center, bathed in the sunlight shining in from the window.

Jiang Song walked over, pulling Xie Yao without hesitation to sit down, opened the piano lid, and pressed a key on the black and white keys. The beautiful sound of the piano flowed out.

“It’s still usable,” Jiang Song turned his head and held Xie Yao’s hand and put it up, “Für Elise, do you know how to play it?”

It was a piece that even beginners could master, and Xie Yao hesitated for a moment, “I remember some of it.”

“That’s good enough. Come on.”

The first piano key was pressed, and the music flowed out. Xie Yao’s movements were awkward, and the music he played was not smooth, but Jiang Song laughed and guided him patiently. The intermittent music in his ears began to connect and form a complete “Für Elise.”

Outside the window was a rare sunny day after a heavy snowfall. The piano room had good lighting, and the sunlight was focused on the piano, with notes jumping down. Xie Yao’s mood began to stir, and he felt as if his hands on the piano keys were glowing.

Both of them hadn’t touched the piano in a long time, so there were mistakes and awkward parts in the music, and the completeness of the song was poor, but Xie Yao was very happy.

As the last note ended, Jiang Song reached out and pinched Xie Yao’s finger.

“That was great.”

Xie Yao turned to look at him, his emotions fluctuating, his heart pounding and unable to calm down. He opened his mouth and suddenly said, “The person in that photo is actually me.”

---

This interview is being conducted in a live format, much like a sports match. Most of the fans who couldn’t come to watch the game in person are watching it at home.

The exhibition match has generated a lot of interest, with a large number of online viewers.

Even though Jiang Song retired a year ago, he still outshines most of the active players in terms of popularity. Many are curious about his first interview since retiring.

With the support of the fans of the Roadside Squad and Jiang Song’s own fans, the number of online viewers in the live broadcast room has reached 60 million in less than half an hour since the interview began.

These 60 million people are watching Jiang Song with a bewildered expression on their faces, as he talks about the new anchor with a big smile, as if he has transformed into a different person.

Indeed!

The host’s alarm bells are ringing, and she knew that Praise agreeing to this interview couldn’t be so simple!

The barrage in the live chat is about to explode. Although the host cannot see it, she can guess that the chat is very exciting.

After all, she is facing Jiang Song more directly than the people in the live chat, and she knows that there must be some juicy gossip involved!

She exchanged a glance with the staff below, then resumed her professional demeanor, not showing any change in expression.

“He’s really cute. I heard this young anchor is only in his early twenties. I saw him backstage earlier and I thought he was just too cute!”

The host chuckled, “I’m sure his fans know he’s cute better than we do.”

“No one knows him better than I do.”

The host tried to rescue the situation, but Jiang Song didn’t follow along and let the topic pass.

Earlier, he had seen the instructions given by the staff to the other party backstage and understood that the platform had enough capability to handle whatever he said. So, Jiang Song opened up and stared directly at the camera.

The man on the screen looked much more mature than when he retired, still exceptionally handsome with a serious look in his eyes, just like the day he announced his retirement.

Although separated by a screen, countless people felt like they were staring at each other and couldn’t help but hold their breath.

“On the day of my retirement, I said that I would not accept any interviews from any side. Today, I broke my word because I wanted to tell you all that I am in love, and my partner is of the same gender.”

The phrase “I am in love” was like a bolt from the blue, overturning the entire live broadcast room!

The number of online viewers began to soar, and the barrage was boiling with shocking and unbelievable messages.

: Praise is actually in love!

: Praise is really in love!

When the video of Xie Yao’s live broadcast spread, some people believed it while others were skeptical, but the majority remained dubious.

Even though Praise had already shown favoritism towards Xie Yao on the live platform before, most people interpreted it as cherishing talent at most, saying that the two were probably just friends.

But at this moment, Jiang Song dropped such a bombshell in the live broadcast room, and everyone was speculating about Praise’s love interest. The first name that came to mind for most people was Xie Yao!

Jiang Song couldn’t see the real-time barrage in the live broadcast room, nor did he want to. After saying these words, he took his eyes off the camera and nodded at the host as if he had just had a drink of water, rather than just coming out of the closet.

The host was confused and nodded as well, her mind still not catching up.

She vaguely guessed what was happening, but she couldn’t have imagined that Praise would be so crazy!

There were sixty million viewers in the live broadcast room, and he just said it like that!

Ordinary people need to prepare themselves mentally and gather the courage to confess their infidelity, but as a semi-public figure bathed in the public eye, Jiang Song was truly fearless!

With the person involved being so straightforward, all the scripts that the host had prepared were rendered useless. Fortunately, she had excellent professional skills and high quality, and only lost her composure for a moment before recovering, her expression on her face as usual.

The host remained calm under pressure, feeling that this moment could be considered the pinnacle of her career: “I’m very surprised, but I express my sincere blessings to you all.”

Jiang Song nodded, his expression the gentlest the host had ever seen him. “Thank you for your blessings.”

There are people in the audience winking and making gestures to signal the host.

Although the romantic relationships of professional players are not big news, when the partner is Praise and the term “coming out” is used, even though he has retired, it is still an explosive piece of news!

The surge in data from the live broadcast room shows how much of an impact this event has on the audience!

The company will always be the company, and they cannot let go of such heat. They are frantically hinting to the host to dig deeper.

The host is hesitant on stage and doesn’t know what to do, but fortunately, the interviewee is considerate, and she doesn’t need to make it difficult for her, so she speaks up herself.

“Regarding making this matter public, I have already obtained my boyfriend’s consent before this, so you can ask me anything you want, and I can answer it.” Jiang Song smiled.

His expression was very serious and gentle, very different from Praise who used to only speak one word if he could.

He must love his lover very much.

Deep affection is always the most touching, and the host’s expression involuntarily softened a lot. She immediately threw away the script in her mind and said, “I only have one question. It has been rumored online that you and the new anchor are suspected of living together. Is your lover Xie Yao?”

Jiang Song looked up, his gaze swept down for half a second and then withdrew, and he hooked his lips calmly.

“Although it may be a bit of a scarecrow to say so, I’ll tell you anyway.”

“My lover’s name is Xie Yao, and the news that I am living with him that is circulating on the internet is false. However–“

Jiang Song turned the conversation around: “I am working hard to make this news true.”

: Wow, did you guys watch Jiang Song’s personal interview in KPL yesterday? D*mn, he’s gay!

: Awesome, he came out in front of tens of millions of people. This courage is as impressive as his skills!

Although society has become more open-minded now, there are still very few public figures like Praise who openly talk about their romantic relationships. For this courage alone, I support him!

: Haha, I never thought that the player I’ve been a fan of for so long is actually gay. Disgusting! I’ll keep unfollowing him as long as he’s still with that stupid anchor!

: I’m laughing so hard, upstairs, you can leave now if you don’t want to be here! The little couple is so sweet, they are so in love, why are you jumping up and down here?”

: The dinosaur era has been over for so long, and there are still creatures with only one cell in their brains like you in the world?

: Oh my god! I’ve shipped this couple for so long, and it’s finally come true!

…

KPL, SUS, and Cat Claw official Weibo accounts have been flooded with comments discussing Jiang Song’s romantic relationship.

The hot searches for SUS winning the championship and Praise’s love affair have been hanging at the top, and even on the second day, the popularity is still high.

There has been continuous online discussion, but those involved, Jiang Song and Xie Yao, have ignored it.

Cat Claw TV belongs to Xie Yao’s live streaming room. There is a leave notice hanging on the homepage with the reason for visiting relatives written on it.

At this sensitive moment, excited fans have to suspect whether these two are planning to play dead, hide away and secretly fall in love.

Xie Yao never dreamed that the first half of his life could be so wonderful.

Not to mention the bumpy life experience, just talking about falling in love, his secret crush for years came to nothing, and then inexplicably fell in love with the male god online. The two reunited and fulfilled their wishes like in a dream. They officially started dating in just one week after facing so many obstacles.

And now, in less than half a month, Xie Yao is sitting in the car to go to Jiang Song’s home, about to meet his parents.

Jiang’s parents have always known what their son has been through and have expressed their support, privately telling many relatives that their child is easy to deal with.

Unexpectedly, one day, their easy-going child fell in love, and the whole world knew about it, but they, as parents, found out from others!

Mother Jiang was angry and took a flight back to the country with her father overnight. She called Jiang Song at three o’clock in the morning and didn’t say anything, just asked him to bring his boyfriend home to meet them.

When Xie Yao learned about this in the morning, he almost thought he was not awake and was still living in a dream.

When he fully woke up and realized that he was really ordered to meet his boyfriend’s parents, he was in a state of anxiety.

This state lasted until they got on the highway, and there was no relief.

Jiang Song was driving and felt Xie Yao’s extremely nervous and stiff mood in the passenger seat. He also felt helpless.

“Eat something. You haven’t had breakfast since this morning. What if you can’t hold on and faint when you meet my parents later?”

When Xie Yao heard the first half of the sentence, he wanted to refuse, but Jiang Song’s words directly blocked him.

Well, just eat something.

“I put some milk and bread in the middle. Find some and have a little to fill your stomach.”

Xie Yao silently took out the bread and drink.

Jiang Song focused on driving and didn’t look at him.

“Don’t be nervous. My parents are very open-minded and have seen a lot. They can understand us. Although I don’t know why I asked you to come home with me this time, I am sure they won’t give you a hard time. Relax.”

Xie Yao swallowed the bread and let out a sigh.

What should he say when he meets his boyfriend’s parents later? He couldn’t say, “Aunt and Uncle, your son and I have only met less than half a month ago, and we confirmed our relationship the next day.”

Saying it like that sounds unreliable!

He thought about it and understood that he had no choice but to go, and with a hint of resignation, he nervously prepared himself.

The Jiang family was wealthy and lived in an old house in a remote suburb of city A. Although it was an old house, it was well-maintained and had a scholarly atmosphere.

Xie Yao stood at the door of the Jiang family’s house, unable to imagine that Jiang Song, who came from such a place, was actually involved in e-sports and live-streaming businesses.

“Alright.” Jiang Song ruffled Xie Yao’s hair with his keys.

Xie Yao immediately jumped away, alert not to let him mess up his hair.

Jiang Song laughed and then pinched his face. “Mom and Dad called to say that lunch is ready. Calm down, and let’s go in.”

Xie Yao took a deep breath, but before he could exhale, the door suddenly opened.

“You two have been kissing at the door all this time, haven’t you?”

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“Let’s congratulate the anchor team for winning the championship, and tonight’s MVP goes to anchor Xie Yao!”

The commentator on stage jokingly used a championship declaration to tease the game, and another person beside him immediately laughed and responded, “So that means we, Praise, have won the championship for the first time but didn’t get the MVP.”

“Hahaha, can this also be considered a unique moment in history?”

“Not bad, not bad. Of course, the runner-up, SUS, also performed brilliantly, so let’s give them some encouragement!”

Laughter and applause erupted from the audience, as everyone knew that exhibition matches were for fun and not taken too seriously. When the host made jokes, the fans were also amused.

On the competition stage, Xie Yao still held the phone used in the game, and the screen was frozen on the moment of victory. He closed his eyes and calmed down his overly fast heartbeat.

This was the most exhilarating game he had played in the past few years, with both the opponents and his teammate, Jiang Song, being top players.

Even though the other side didn’t use their full strength, Xie Yao felt like his lifelong wish had been fulfilled, and he was extremely pleased.

“Congratulations, MVP.”

Jiang Song stood up, reached out his hand, and patted Xie Yao’s head, his five fingers sinking into the soft hair and rubbing it, teasing him with a smile.

Xie Yao gritted his teeth, moved his head to shake off the hand, put down the phone, and stood up with the others, whispering, “Can so many people… not touch my head like that?”

It was a bit embarrassing.

Just winning the [Championship] burdened him with the image of a child’s idol. It was too shameful to have his head rubbed in front of so many people.

Did they think of him as a little kid?

Jiang Song stifled a laugh and put his arm around Xie Yao’s shoulder, compromising, “Okay, okay, my bad. I won’t touch your head in front of others again.”

The three anchors who had just finished the game with them, especially a certain marksman who had been warned by Jiang Song multiple times, watched their words and actions, afraid to even breathe loudly.

My goodness, is it so blatant to be homos*xual these days? Is this something they can listen to?

Scary!

The SUS team members who walked to the backstage have been waiting at the door for half an hour. When they saw Jiang Song and Xie Yao, they swarmed over and talked with a smile.

Originally, the three hosts wanted to get closer to the SUS team, but after standing there for a few minutes without being able to say anything, they could only leave feeling embarrassed.

After winning the championship, SUS had already conducted a post-match interview. At that time, the host invited Jiang Song to come over, but he refused, citing his retirement.

After the performance match ended, the organizers obviously didn’t give up on Jiang Song as a topic of interest, so they sent a host to invite him.

The host was a young woman who was very pretty and had a gentle smile. She seemed to have a good temperament that was difficult to refuse, no wonder she was called in as a spokesperson.

She didn’t immediately focus on the topic at hand. She took a look at Xie Yao next to Jiang Song and greeted him with a smile.

“So, this is Xie Yao, who wowed the audience with his skills in the competition? During the match, I only noticed your operations, I didn’t expect you to be so handsome in person.”

Xie Yao felt a bit embarrassed but maintained his composure and simply said thank you in response.

The host didn’t feel snubbed and chatted with Xie Yao for a couple of minutes before turning the conversation to Jiang Song.

“Speaking of which, when Praise retired, your fans were worried about your future. Who would have thought that you would come back as a big shot with the SUS team?”

The host’s eyes lit up. “I heard that the owner of the SUS team and the behind-the-scenes boss of the recently emerging Cat Claw TV are both you?”

Jiang Song didn’t mind talking about this. In fact, his own reputation was beneficial to the development of the company, so he admitted it.

“Yes, it’s me. I had some assets at home before retiring, and after buying SUS, I founded Cat Claw.”

“Wow.” The host exclaimed. “So this is the legendary ‘if you don’t play games well, you have to go home and inherit the family fortune’?”

Jiang Song raised his eyebrows, neither confirming nor denying it.

“Recently, I’ve also noticed that Cat Claw has signed Xie Yao as a regular host for the platform. I didn’t expect the two of you to have such a good relationship in private.”

Jiang Song smiled. “Yes, we have a good relationship.”

He said as he pinched Xie Yao’s shoulder. Xie Yao pursed his lips and his ears turned red.

The host was stunned for a moment and surprised that Jiang Song was actually smiling. Although he was not unfriendly, he always appeared serious in public, which made him look reliable because of his fierce appearance, so he rarely smiled.

The host was surprised in his heart, and then secretly glanced at Xie Yao beside him, thinking to himself: what’s online is probably true, these two are probably together!

“Well then, I wish you both a long and lasting relationship,” the host smiled ambiguously.

Jiang Song unexpectedly glanced at her and didn’t know what he was thinking. He said, “Can you wait for me here for a moment?”

“Hmm? Okay.” Although she didn’t know why, the host still subconsciously agreed.

Jiang Song nodded, pulled Xie Yao to the corner, entered the rest area and closed the door.

Xie Yao was bewildered, facing Jiang Song’s gaze.

“What’s wrong?”

“Although this is a bit sudden,” Jiang Song paused, “but I still want to ask, if I publicly confess to you during the live broadcast, Yao Yao, would you accept it?”

Xie Yao was shocked by the information in this sentence, his fingertips curled up in his palms, and his heartbeat soared in an instant, as if he was in a dream. “You want to go public?”

Xie Yao was a little confused. “Why?”

This was too sudden, almost catching him off guard.

Yesterday, he was still considering whether exposing their relationship would have a negative impact on Jiang Song, but today, the other party took the initiative to propose going public with their relationship?

They had only been together for two or three days…

Jiang Song sighed and touched Xie Yao’s face. “I said it before, going public won’t have any effect on me. At most, a few extreme people will jump and oppose it, but what does that matter? Love is a matter for the two of us.”

Xie Yao opened his mouth, and his heartbeat was too fast, making him nervous.

“Then why now?”

“Because I couldn’t resist it. Although it was a sudden idea, my public thoughts became stronger with each passing second.”

Jiang Song helplessly covered Xie Yao’s eyes, not wanting him to see the embarrassment in his expression while he spoke.

“Yao Yao, when you like someone, you can’t avoid possessiveness and the desire to share. I like you, so I worry that someone will try to take you away. I like you, so I want to show you off to the whole world.”

“Maybe this will be hard for you to believe, but I’m telling you seriously and with certainty that I like you, I love you, to the point where I want to fly overseas and marry you on the first day of our official relationship.”

Xie Yao looked up at him, their eyes meeting as Jiang Song’s intense emotions were evident in his gaze.

“Even though we only met and fell in love within half a year, and it’s only been two days since we started dating?” Xie Yao asked.

Jiang Song replied, “Yes.”

Xie Yao let out a sigh and smiled at him, then hugged Jiang Song tightly, rubbing his face against Jiang Song’s neck. The sweetness in his heart overflowed like thick honey, filling his entire body.

“Then go public,” Xie Yao said.

When the host heard that Jiang Song agreed to the interview, he was shocked.

After all, when Jiang Song was still the captain of the sus team, he had always been stubborn and uncompromising on things he believed in.

Even though the interview had been rejected earlier, the organizers didn’t have much hope, but now things had taken a sudden turn. The host was excited but also sensed something between the two.

The woman’s intuition made her instruct the staff to follow them closely in case of any unexpected incidents during the preparation backstage. She had a feeling that something extraordinary was going to happen tonight, but she couldn’t explain why.

The post-game interview turned into a personal spotlight for praise. Xie Yao watched as Jiang Song walked onto the stage, and just before he left, Jiang Song turned around and smiled at him, as if to tell him not to worry. Whether or not that was what he meant, Xie Yao’s heart felt slightly relieved.

“It’s been a year since we last saw Praise, and he’s still as handsome as ever, haha.”

The host laughed as he started the interview.

Jiang Song nodded towards the camera, smiling as he corrected the host, “I’ve retired for so long, please call me Jiang Song.”

“Okay, Jiang Song,” the host changed his address.

Jiang Song sat in his designated spot, relaxing his limbs, showing no signs of nervousness before making a big announcement.

The host followed the prepared script and asked a few questions before looking at the cards in his hand.

“We have collected some questions from the internet and would like Jiang Song to answer them on behalf of the fans.”

Jiang Song replied, “Sure.”

“That first question is, is it true that if you don’t play games well, you’ll have to go home and inherit the family property?”

“No,” Jiang Song casually refuted. “We do have family property, but it’s not that exaggerated. We’re just wealthy. My father is only fifty years old and far from retirement age.”

Jiang Song continued, “Inheriting the family property is just a joke.”

The host said, “Hmm, the second question is somewhat similar to the first one. A netizen asks, is Cat Claw the crown prince’s training before inheriting the throne?”

Jiang Song shook his head and said, “There’s no throne in socialism. Cat Claw is a company I created on my own, although it’s still part of the family enterprise. But it can’t be generalized like that.”

The host was about to continue, but Jiang Song was already annoyed with these meaningless topics. “I’ve already answered similar questions. Can we skip the ones that are the same from now on?”

“Sure, but speaking of a side topic, the new rookie anchor who won the MVP of the performance match today, Xie Yao, seems to be the new anchor signed by Cat Claw TV?”

The host smiled and said, “This new talent has a strong momentum. His performance in the exhibition match shocked the audience. He has a bright future ahead. Congratulations to Cat’s Claw for gaining such a talented warrior!”

When Xie Yao was mentioned, Jiang Song’s visible impatience disappeared quickly from his face. “He’s indeed a very capable person.”

The host secretly clicked his tongue, but still smiled gently on the surface and teased, “So, can we ask the big boss what he thinks of this excellent young man?”

Jiang Song paused for a few seconds, then smiled at the camera. “He’s very cute.”

---

The commentator who can participate in the KPL exhibition match is either highly skilled or well-connected behind the scenes. Xie Yao clearly belongs to the latter, but there are obviously some who have used connections to get onto his team.

In an exhibition match, it starts with a performance and then a competition.

During the first game, the opposing team did not put in their full effort and treated it as a playful game.

With Jiang Song and Xie Yao on the team, and the other side intentionally going easy on them, the first round was won without any suspense.

However, during the middle of the game, one of the commentators clearly had his mind elsewhere and as a marksman, did not defend the development path properly. He followed Jiang Song’s jungle recklessly and aimlessly, revealing his desire to gain popularity and curry favor.

As a result, the second round was naturally lost, and Xie Yao was very dissatisfied and started the third round.

From the beginning of this round, the bottom lane was penetrated. Although the top lane managed to hold onto the second tower with difficulty, the enemy jungler’s frequent harassment and ganking wore down the warrior. SUS’s mid laner was very dominant, and although the opponent temporarily could not take advantage from Xie Yao’s hands, Xie Yao was also bound and unable to leave.

SUS’s mid laner chose Milady, who is famous for her tower-clearing speed. As long as she seized the opportunity, she could quickly push down a defense tower. Xie Yao chose Wan’er who naturally had a disadvantage in tower destruction compared to Milady.

Even before reaching level four, Xie Yao’s Wan’er had to time his support carefully, let alone now that it was late game. If Xie Yao made one mistake, the enemy mid laner could easily push through to the high ground.

“I’m going to catch someone!”

In the game, the sound effect of Jiang Song’s capture was heard. Xie Yao glanced at the jungle vision and saw that Jiang Song skillfully placed a wave of vision with Li Bai. They quietly moved into the enemy blind spot and into the grass in the middle lane.

Although both mid laners were tightly entangled and neither could do anything to the other, Xie Yao still breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Bai’s icon.

In the game, Shangguan Wan’er, holding a brush, accidentally moved in the wrong direction, which gave the suspicious mid laner an opportunity to quickly flash and pull Shangguan Wan’er into attack range. The mid laner used a small robot to throw out a second skill that exploded quickly, leaving Shangguan Wan’er with only a sliver of health.

Milady pursued the attack and used her ultimate to accurately trap the injured Shangguan Wan’er. At that moment, Li Bai in the grass seemed like a tiger waiting for its prey. He used his first skill to quickly flash out of the grass and used a basic attack on the soldier line that Shangguan Wan’er had left behind on purpose.

Li Bai’s graceful figure flashed in front of Milady, who quickly retreated backwards, but it was too late. Even with the flash, Milady had no chance of escaping from Li Bai’s ultimate. Jiang Song calmly moved the joystick and Li Bai, having just used his ultimate, flashed in Milady’s direction. His third skill perfectly connected, accompanied by the sound of a kill. Jiang Song’s first skill lightly returned to the grass, and then he used his second skill to easily dodge tower damage.

At the same time, Shangguan Wan’er, who had been trapped by Milady’s ultimate, used her Cleanse skill to remove the damage at the moment of the skill explosion.

“Beautiful!” The commentator outside the game shouted loudly at this exciting moment, and the audience in the game also cheered. Xie Yao wore headphones and couldn’t hear the sounds outside of the game, but he was glowing with excitement due to his tacit cooperation with Jiang Song. His lips, which had been tightly pursed before the game, finally lifted slightly.

But before the two could catch their breath, news of a double kill came from both the top and bottom lanes, with our top laner being killed by the enemy’s top laner, and our support in the bottom lane giving a double kill to the enemy ADC.

Jiang Song subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Xie Yao when he heard the sound of a kill. As expected, the smile on the child’s face immediately disappeared, and his whole profile became expressionless and fierce. Jiang Song sighed.

“Yao Yao.”

Xie Yao had a calm expression as he faced the Qing soldiers, thinking about how to turn the tide of the battle. However, the grayed-out icons of his three dead teammates and the ticking countdown timer made him realize that they were likely going to lose this round.

Feeling frustrated, the young player suddenly heard Jiang Song’s voice through their team’s voice chat. His opponent’s gentle tone calling out to him almost broke through the cold, fierce facade that Jiang Song wore on his face. Xie Yao’s hand shook, causing him to miss a cannon minion. He wanted to furrow his eyebrows but instinctively relaxed them instead. He pretended to remain calm and used a healing spell on himself, asking in a low voice, “What’s up?”

Meanwhile, Li Bai calmly floated into the enemy jungle and stole the blue buff of the opponent’s jungle while they were gathering on the top lane. He said, “Xiao Ying’s current state is on par with yours. If not for Milady’s economy being too high, he wouldn’t be able to beat you.”

Jiang Song’s words elicited different reactions from the other three teammates. The top laner and support were unaffected, but the marksman, who had been daydreaming throughout the game, suddenly had a dark expression on his face. He clenched his teeth but couldn’t refute Jiang Song’s statement since three out of Milaidi’s four kills were against him.

Xie Yao didn’t expect Jiang Song to say that, but he felt strangely relaxed as he tightened his grip on his phone.

Jiang Song glanced at Xie Yao, who had a slightly more relaxed expression. Then, he focused on his own actions.

Unexpectedly, the top-ranked jungler made a mistake.

Distracted, Jiang Song controlled Li Bai and walked toward his own jungle, missing the enemy jungler’s icon that flashed on the map.

Suddenly, the sound effect of a flash came from the bushes. Jiang Song raised an eyebrow and immediately used his first skill to dodge the opposing support Zhang Liang’s ultimate, but he didn’t anticipate that he would run into SUS, the enemy marksman. SUS used his ultimate to stun Jiang Song and followed up with an attack.

As a well-developed marksman in the late game, SUS was almost unbeatable against a squishy jungle character who was stunned. Jiang Song was unfortunately killed by SUS, giving away the first kill of the game.

The sound effect of the jungle being slain echoed, causing Xie Yao’s hand to pause. By then, the three teammates had respawned at the fountain. Before Xie Yao could say anything, they had already rushed towards the minion wave at the bottom lane’s high ground. It was as if they were cursed, as all three of them were ambushed and killed by Sus, who had been hiding in the bushes next to the high ground.

The team’s voice chat fell into a suffocating silence.

“Yao Yao, keep going.”

Jiang Song’s voice suddenly sounded in the headphones. Xie Yao’s fingertips trembled slightly, and he murmured lightly. In the game, Shangguan Wan’er, who was guarding the middle lane tower, moved a distance with her ultimate skill while twirling her brush, and the next moment, the defense tower exploded.

The five opponents who had come to the middle lane to take down the tower saw the mage walking away and immediately turned around.

The time passed to twenty minutes, and the entire game interface changed. The icon for the dragon pit lit up.

[The Storm Dragon King descends, and the battle begins!]

[We’re going to lose.]

The commentator on the commentary desk said regretfully, “This wave just took away Jiang Song. It can only be said that the shooter on the SUS team knows their former captain too well. It was unexpected, and now the storm has refreshed. SUS is fully alive, but the broadcaster team only has one person left in the mid-lane.”

The situation in the game was almost completely one-sided. Xie Yao was the only one left on his team, and SUS had left after pushing the tower in the middle lane. Everyone could guess that SUS was definitely going to fight the Storm Dragon King, but what was the point of knowing?

The commentator outside the game concluded, “The defeat in this game is already certain, it’s just a matter of time. After all, SUS’s bottom lane was too strong, and the broadcaster team couldn’t resist it. The whole team only has Jiang Song on their side. But Jiang Song hasn’t revived yet, so unless this mid-lane broadcaster can steal the dragon, in just two minutes, their crystal will explode.”

But what the commentator didn’t know was that the small broadcaster wearing headphones with a calm and serious expression was thinking about stealing the opponent’s Dragon King.

Although Xie Yao didn’t have the god’s eye view of the audience, he also knew that since the opponent had let go of the high ground, they must be going to fight the Storm Dragon King. Weighing the pros and cons, when he saw that the next wave of soldiers had not yet come out of the enemy’s crystal, Shangguan Wan’er decisively hid in the edge of the field of vision along the side road, and finally skillfully circled around to the enemy’s jungle area, coming to the red buff grass beside the dragon pit.

At this time, because the opponent had pulled the Storm Dragon King forward, the vision was off, and sus clearly didn’t even care about the broadcaster team, who had only one person left, and didn’t even bother to explore the vision in the grass. So they naturally didn’t know that Wan’er was twirling her brush and waiting for an opportunity in the grass above.

The commentator who had just joked about congratulating SUS on winning the exhibition game championship was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

“Um… according to this position, it seems that the mid-laner of this Shark Live broadcast is very bold, and the opponent clearly wants to take this Storm Dragon King from SUS’s hands.” The commentator sighed and then strongly disagreed with Xie Yao’s actions.

“But this strategy is obviously more harmful than beneficial. Not to mention the difference in the number of people, even if he really succeeds in stealing the dragon, sus’s soldiers have already reached their crystal, and the broadcaster team now only has one defense tower in the middle lane, which is obviously not enough to withstand the super-powered soldiers for twenty minutes, unless he can wipe out the opponent.”

However, when he said the last sentence, the commentator himself laughed, “To complete a pentakill in a downwind game against SUS, the world champion team, the success rate

Xie Yao couldn’t hear the voices of disagreement outside the arena. He stayed calmly in the grass, constantly calculating the lineage of the Dragon King, with a steady and determined gaze in his eyes.

[Launch the attack!]

With the sound of an attacking effect in the game, Xie Yao’s eyes narrowed. His fingers flew rapidly as he threw his second skill towards the Dragon Pit, followed by his first skill to change direction and his third skill to quickly charge into the Dragon Pit, securing the Storm Dragon King!

The audience was in an uproar, but Xie Yao continued to operate!

In the Dragon Pit, Shangguan Wan’er, holding a calligraphy brush, rushed into the pit when the suspecting crowd least expected it. She snatched the Dragon King and, with the ultimate ability above her head, quickly zigzagged with a strange Z-shaped tremor, rushing towards the center of the five people gathered around the Dragon Pit. Two, one, three, three, three, up to the sky!

[An enemy has been slain.]

[Double Kill!]

[Triple Kill!]

[Quadra Kill!]

[Penta Kill!]

The sound effects of the pentakill suddenly exploded in everyone’s ears. This scene, which could make a god, made the audience outside the arena wide-eyed and speechless with shock.

After Shangguan Wan’er lightly landed and turned a few times, the narrator spoke again in the game.

[Aced!] Annihilated!

“Pentakill…this commentator has got something!” The commentator on the stage suddenly stood up from his seat, and even though he was far from the microphone, his excited voice still conveyed loudly to everyone’s ears.

The audience was shocked and dazed, but the commentator’s excited shouts brought them back to their senses. Suddenly, the screams and cheers in the arena were almost enough to turn the entire place upside down.

In the game, Shangguan Wan’er, with the buff of the Storm Dragon King and the red and blue buffs inherited from the opposite jungler, was covered in lightning, looking extremely cool.

Jiang Song, who was sending attack signals to the little child while holding onto the time, smiled with a hidden power and prestige.

---

Xie Yao’s face was hot, and he didn’t know if it was because he was kissed or because of Jiang Song’s words ‘I love you’.

He was held in the other’s arms, and the sound of their heartbeats beneath their chests resonated with each other. Jiang Song rubbed Xie Yao’s head and reached out to close the snow-drifting window.

The cold air was instantly shut out, and Jiang Song’s face was filled with a satisfied expression. He lowered his head and pinched Xie Yao’s face, who was in a daze.

“Back to reality, what’s wrong? Dazed by the kiss?”

The last few words almost slipped out from between his teeth, with a hint of ambiguity in his tone.

Xie Yao’s ears were hot, and he awkwardly pursed his lips, but as soon as their lips touched, he let out a soft hiss because of the slight stinging sensation.

Jiang Song’s warm fingertips immediately brushed over the area, and he lowered his head and said, “Sorry, I think I bit too hard just now and made a small cut.”

Xie Yao’s lips were pressed down slightly, and he unconsciously licked the split, but unexpectedly, he touched Jiang Song’s fingertips. Xie Yao was stunned, and then tightly closed his lips, blushing.

Jiang Song retracted his hand that was touched and lightly rubbed his fingertips, feeling a tingling sensation in the tip of his heart.

At this point, Xie Yao was so embarrassed that he wanted to bury his head in Jiang Song’s chest. Jiang Song smiled and lightly brushed off this small incident, “The snow won’t stop for a while, so you should go live now. Tomorrow, after watching the game, I’ll take you out to play.”

Xie Yao nodded vigorously, hesitated, and then pinched the hand that was hanging by Jiang Song’s side before quickly walking away.

Xie Yao thought he could calm down a bit by sitting down, but the barrage in the live broadcast room told him otherwise: there was no chance!

In theory, he had been away from the live broadcast room for more than half an hour, and the barrage should not have been too many, but at this moment, it was rolling unusually fast. He hadn’t finished reading the last message, and already a dozen more had popped up, and the speed was astonishing.

Xie Yao was at a loss.

A few minutes ago:

: Wow, this hotel where Yao Yao is staying is pretty nice. It looks expensive.

: If I’m not mistaken, this is the hotel next to the KPL stadium. It’s crazy expensive. I heard that during special times, it can cost over 5,000 yuan per night!

: Oh my god, that’s so expensive! Why is this kid so wasteful? / Angry mom.jpg

…

: I hear Yao Yao talking! He seems to be asking why it hasn’t snowed yet, oh my god!

: Is it his sister-in-law? Sister-in-law, speak louder, I can’t hear you!

: Just now, even though his sister-in-law only showed half his body for a second on camera, you can tell he has a manly figure, haha!

: D*rn it! Yao Yao has been asking about the snow with such a sweet voice that even a mom’s heart would melt. A City, please make it snow for me!

: Louder, louder! Did you not eat yet? I can’t hear his sister-in-law’s voice, but now even Yao Yao’s voice is getting quieter!

…

: …Oh my god.

: Oh my god?

: Oh my god! Did I hear that right?

: Why did Yao Yao suddenly go silent?

: D*mn it, is my ear broken? Did I just hear Yao Yao call out… Jiang Song? / Sighing while smoking?

: You’re not alone…

: I heard it too!

: So did I…

The rumor-mongering fans: Oh my god, I think it’s actually true!

: They’re staying in the same hotel room?!

…

The barrage of comments fermented for more than ten minutes, with no sign of improvement. The names of Jiang Song and Xie Yao appeared together in the comments, coupled together, inseparable, and accompanied by countless “oh my god”. The screen was filled with a strong sense of visual impact.

Before emotions could settle down, they suddenly encountered a crisis. Xie Yao’s face turned red and then immediately pale.

He couldn’t care less about whether he had broadcasted enough time tonight, hastily saying, “Sorry, I suddenly feel a bit uncomfortable. Let’s end the broadcast here today.” Then he hastily closed the live stream.

Fans who were forced to turn off their microphones: This makes you even more suspicious!

Jiang Song saw his sudden change of complexion, quickly walked over, hugged Xie Yao, patted his back gently, and asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong? Why did you suddenly turn so pale?”

Even the live streaming page on the computer was closed. Jiang Song didn’t know what had happened and was a bit worried.

Xie Yao raised his head from Jiang Song’s embrace, took out his phone and scrolled through Weibo. He only relaxed when he didn’t see any related topics trending.

“Sorry.” Xie Yao put his hand on Jiang Song’s arm, feeling a bit remorseful and nervous.

“When it started snowing, I forgot I was still live streaming and accidentally said your name. The people in the chatroom heard it, and they…” Xie Yao paused before continuing, “They suspect we’re together.”

Jiang Song’s gentle patting on Xie Yao’s back stopped for a moment, and his expression became a bit complicated. “You don’t want them to know?” he asked.

Xie Yao immediately shook his head. “No, I don’t!”

He subconsciously pursed his lips, but when the split on his lips, which was caused by Jiang Song’s bite, touched slightly, it stung.

Xie Yao was very nervous and said, “I’m afraid that if too many people know about us, it will affect you.”

When Jiang Song heard this, he immediately felt relieved and then laughed and cried, “What kind of impact would it have on me?”

Xie Yao was a little embarrassed and said, “You are a public figure after all. This exposure could affect your public image, right?”

“It won’t,” Jiang Song patted Xie Yao’s waist and gritted his teeth, “This won’t have any impact on me. Don’t worry about it. I’ve retired now and run my own business. My clients won’t care about the private lives of the company’s owners.”

“You scared me. I thought you didn’t want to give me a ‘label’!” Xie Yao opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say. He understood that he had been foolish, so he buried his head in Jiang Song’s arms and murmured, “I want to.”

Jiang Song pulled him out and hugged him, standing in front of the bed, “It’s almost eleven o’clock. We have to wake up early tomorrow to go to the competition site. Shouldn’t we sleep early tonight?”

Xie Yao nodded, but his gaze was fixed on the heavy snow outside the window, unable to shift his eyes.

Although his room also had a window, it was not a floor-to-ceiling window but a small frame that framed a small piece of the sky. It did not provide the same stunning view of the snowfall.

Jiang Song noticed this and squinted his eyes, “Do you want to watch the snow? Why don’t we just sleep here?”

Xie Yao clenched his fists, widened his eyes, and was shocked by Jiang Song’s straightforwardness. “If I sleep here, where will you sleep?”

Jiang Song sighed and let go of him, “I’ll go to the next room to sleep.”

Xie Yao looked at Jiang Song, his fingers unconsciously clenched his sleeves, his whole person feeling a bit hot and confused.

Jiang Song: “I’m a bit impatient, I like you, and I want to be close to you. But Yao Yao, if you ever feel uncomfortable, you must tell me, and I will back off.”

Just like now, with a safe distance of half a meter between them.

“Okay,” Xie Yao nodded his head.

Jiang Song’s expression softened: “It’s getting late, so you can rest in this room. I’ll go over there.”

“Good night, Yao Yao.”

Jiang Song walked to the door, and Xie Yao ran over and hugged him.

“Good night, big brother.”

…

At the KPL finals, the sound of people cheering was deafening. e-sports fans holding light sticks filled the audience, with SUS and YQ sitting on opposite sides. In the commentary booth, two professional commentators stood in suits, including Jiang Song.

The screams almost overturned the entire stadium.

“SUS, come on! Win the championship!”

“YQ, go for it! Crush SUS!”

“Praise! Praise!”

…

As the guest of honor for the final performance, Xie Yao sat with the other anchors in the guest seating area, looking up at the battle between the two sides.

“Now the score is tied 2v2 in the final game, and neither side has an advantage over the other. Overall, the situation is very tense,” the commentator on the left exclaimed.

Jiang Song took the lead and said, “That’s right, both sides are playing jungle carries this game, with similar strategies and playstyles. The deciding point should be on the two jungle players.”

The commentator on the right chuckled, “I agree. Who do you think has a better chance of winning, praise?”

Jiang Song replied, “It’s SUS, although YQ’s newly emerged jungle player has strong talent, in terms of assassination, he may not have higher talent than Ju Ye. However, Ci Sha has richer competitive experience than Ju Ye , and currently, Ju Ye is slightly inferior to Ci Sha. Of course, this may not be the case next season.”

Both commentators chuckled and said, “Right, right.”

The situation on the field changed rapidly, and both sides were cautious about the deciding point. The game was played conservatively, and there was no team fight in the first fifteen minutes.

But in the next moment, with the decision made by SUS’s leader, the conservative playstyle suddenly changed, and the attack immediately became fierce.

In the end, YQ lost because of their lack of experience. After being ambushed by sus in a team fight, sus gradually took the advantage, and with the help of the Dragon Buff, they pushed down YQ’s crystal in the 23rd minute.

“Wow! SUS is awesome! We are the champions!”

“Ci Sha is awesome! MVP!”

“SUS!”

“We won!”

The whole venue was boiling with excitement!

Xie Yao had liked SUS for a long time, and he witnessed their championship process for the first time when he watched the game. He stood up excitedly and shouted, “SUS is the champion!”

The SUS team was invited to the host’s side, and the host congratulated them on their victory and presented them with the championship trophy.

“So, congratulations to our SUS for winning the championship! The MVP of tonight is – Ci Sha! Congratulations to our new Jungle King!”

The big screen played the moment when Ci Sha made a kill in the game, which was exciting.

After the speech, the host announced the schedule, “The champions have been crowned, and the SUS team can rest in the back. There is a sponsored exhibition match waiting for them tonight!”

Ci Sha bowed with the rest of the SUS members and left the stage. Jiang Song and the two commentators said goodbye and headed to the backstage area.

“Brother Jiang!”

Yi Bai rushed towards Jiang Song with the trophy in his hands, tears and snot streaming down his face. Jiang Song was so annoyed with him that he almost punched him.

“Whimper, it wasn’t easy at all. We won the championship, Brother! You don’t know how many people have been sarcastic and cursing us since you retired, saying that we couldn’t even make it through the preliminaries. Those bastards. Grandpa has proven them wrong tonight. SUS is forever the best!”

“We’re the champions!”

Xie Yao arrived at the backstage area with the help of the staff and saw Yi Bai crying and trying to get close to Jiang Song. The other SUS members stopped him, afraid that Jiang Song would lose his temper and hit someone.

At this point, they couldn’t afford to get beaten up. They still had a performance match later that night!

Smiling, who was the first to notice Xie Yao, exclaimed, “It’s sister-in-law!” The other members immediately turned their laser-like gazes towards Xie Yao.

“Sister-in-law!”

“Sister-in-law is here!”

They called out to him one after another, making Xie Yao blush.

Jiang Song glanced at them and walked over to hold Xie Yao’s hand. “Don’t mind them. They just won the championship and are a bit crazy now.”

The news of the former SUS captain and a certain anchor suspected of cohabitation had been on the entertainment news chart for a whole day. There were not only SUS members in the backstage area, but also staff and three other anchors who were participating in the performance match.

But no one dared to say much in front of Jiang Song.

“Please go easy on us in the performance match tonight, sister-in-law.”

Smiling teased Xie Yao.

SUS was arranged to be one team in the performance match, and Jiang Song and four other anchors were another team. They were only going to play three rounds.

Jiang Song slapped Smiling on the shoulder and said, “Get lost.”

Xie Yao felt a bit embarrassed and shy, but he smiled and listened to their banter.

They had dinner together and then prepared for the performance match that night.

---

Xie Yao didn’t expect to bump into Yi Bai right after entering the door. His fingers, which were hanging down, stiffened for a moment, and he habitually maintained a poker face. But this time, there was no brim to cover his face.

Sensing the tension around him, Jiang Song calmly pinched Xie Yao’s fingertips and glanced over Yi Bai before finally giving a fleeting look at the youtiao on the ground.

Yi Bai was startled by Jiang Song’s gaze and immediately came to his senses, loudly greeting, “Good morning, Brother Jiang, Sister-in-law!”

His voice was loud and echoed for three seconds.

Ssshh!

The living people on the first floor immediately shot laser-like glances at Xie Yao, trying to see through him.

Xie Yao gritted his toes and desperately suppressed the urge to reach out and touch the brim of his hat, nodding coldly at Yi Bai, “Hello.”

Jiang Song’s lips curled slightly, and he gestured to Yi Bai with his chin, “Clean up your mess.” He then grabbed Xie Yao and headed upstairs.

“Okay!” Yi Bai stood at attention, almost saluting Jiang Song.

Everyone was surprised to have such a big scoop so early in the morning!

As they watched the two disappear around the corner leading to the second floor, everyone’s attention shifted regretfully from Jiang Song and Xie Yao’s intertwined hands to their phones, frantically typing and their eyes filled with the two words: “eating melon!”

“Do you know? Brother Jiang brought a mysterious man to the base, and their relationship looks a bit complicated!”

“Oh my God, I saw Brother Jiang holding hands with a guy with my own eyes!”

“SUS has a new boss lady now!”

“What??? Brother Jiang likes men! My sister’s heart is going to break!”

“Do you know what I saw Brother Jiang…”

The former captain and current boss appeared, accompanied by a young and handsome man who seemed to have a special relationship with him. This was a big news! In less than two minutes, the news of the boss and his wife inspecting the industry swept through the entire SUS base like a tornado, and even spread to the neighboring brother squad!

Countless people were shocked and bewildered, and woke up from their beds to frantically click on their phones.

Xie Yao had only seen a partial picture of SUS on their official website and other materials, and had some concept of it in his mind, but the firsthand experience was completely different.

Jiang Song was undoubtedly a good guide in front of Xie Yao. He spoke patiently and introduced the internal structure and division of labor of the base in an organized manner, with a soothing tone that formed a strong contrast with his face.

His gentle attitude scared occasional workers passing by into a trance, and they thought they were hallucinating. Xie Yao would pretend not to see anyone who came by, and Jiang Song knew that he was not familiar with the place and could not fix his mindset for a while, so he would talk when someone came by to distract his attention.

Through this process, Xie Yao also discovered his purpose. Although he didn’t do anything on the surface, he quietly held Jiang Song’s hand that was leading him. Jiang Song smiled.

The training area for the youth team was upstairs from the restaurant. When Xie Yao followed Jiang Song to tour around, most of the large training area was already filled with people, and the black, furry heads were everywhere.

Xie Yao looked through the glass for a while from outside the door. Jiang Song turned his head and said, “You have trained here before. Strictly speaking, the people sitting inside are your younger brothers.”

The youth training recruits recruited by SUS were all over 16 years old and under 19 years old. At a glance, they were all young faces. Some of them still had baby fat on their faces, and they looked so young and full of energy.

Xie Yao asked, “Are the youth trainees at your base so diligent?”

Jiang Song replied, “Yes.”

Xie Yao didn’t say anything.

Jiang Song thought he was concerned about not being able to enter the professional gaming arena when he saw that Xie Yao was staring at the inside without moving. “Regretful for quitting halfway back then?”

Xie Yao shook his head. “No, I’m different from them.”

Jiang Song waited for him to continue.

“They dream of one day entering the arena, but I just like playing games and don’t have a strong attachment to the competition.”

After years of development, although the location of the sus base has not changed, it has expanded a lot, and the decoration has changed several times. It is no longer the same as Xie Yao’s impression.

Xie Yao turned his head. “Let’s go.”

Jiang Song looked at him and saw that he didn’t look reluctant, so he took him to see other places.

Unknown to the two of them, at the moment they turned their heads, the young trainees who had seemed to be practicing hard before immediately looked at each other and whispered.

“Oh my god, did you see that they were holding hands?”

“We’re not blind, of course we saw it!”

“Is that really the future lady boss?”

“Tsk tsk, I’d say it’s pretty likely.”

“It’s too scary. Have you ever seen Brother Jiang smile? He just smiled several times now!”

“I saw it too! It’s so scary. Brother Jiang’s smile gave me goosebumps. I thought he had discovered us peeping and my eyes almost twitched!”

…

The SUS base may be small, but after an hour of wandering, Jiang Song took Xie Yao to the base cafeteria to have a meal.

Jiang Song suggested, “Want to watch a movie?”

Strictly speaking, today is the first date for the two of them after getting together, and the fresh new couple are both very awkward about it and can only follow the old routine.

Dinner, movie, and shopping, with only the movie left.

Xie Yao is indecisive and only suitable for being arranged by others. He immediately agreed with a nod, “Sure.”

The movie tickets were ordered online, and they went to the machine near the front desk to pick up their tickets. They each held a bucket of popcorn and two cups of cola as they entered.

The movie was a literary film selected by Jiang Song based on an online article, and it was 100 minutes long. However, the reviews were mixed.

Once they found their seats, they realized that they still had to figure out their own way of dating. Following someone else’s process might not work for them.

The entire movie was filled with phrases like “if you don’t love me, I don’t love you”, “I don’t have love, so I will be corrupted,” and “who are you to judge whether or not I will be corrupted?”

Regardless of what others might think, Jiang Song and Xie Yao had no interest in this movie.

Even at the end of the movie, when the main characters had been separated for many years and were both happily married, they reunited and went to a hotel together.

Even though nothing substantial happened in the end, Jiang Song and Xie Yao were still disgusted.

People say that the movie theater environment is dark and that it is the most conducive place to create a romantic atmosphere. This is why a romantic movie would be the best choice for a date.

However, when Jiang Song heard the couple behind them passionately kissing, he pulled Xie Yao out of the theater with a grim expression.

Finally, the two of them leaned against the railing outside the movie theater and smiled at each other.

Jiang Song said, “I don’t think we’re suitable for typical dating strategies.”

Xie Yao nodded, his eyes shining.

Jiang Song asked, “Is there anywhere else you want to go now?”

Xie Yao replied, “Not really.”

Xie Yao’s answer made Jiang Song feel a bit defeated. “I didn’t expect to mess up our first date like this.”

“I think it was great,” Xie Yao said. “Brother Jiang, I had a great time today.”

Jiang Song smiled. “If you’re happy, then it means I didn’t fail completely.”

He put Xie Yao’s now-warm hand in his pocket, held his other hand, and put both of them in his pocket.

He turned to Xie Yao and asked, “Are you still cold?”

He grabbed Xie Yao’s hand and stuffed it into his own collar. The temperature of the ice-cold skin was in contact with his skin, and his pulse beat regularly under the palm of his hand. Xie Yao even had the illusion that he could feel the other person’s blood flowing. Although Jiang Song was half a head taller than him, he slightly lowered his head and looked at him in the eye.

Jiang Song put Xie Yao’s already warmed hand into his pocket, and held the other one, squeezing them both into his pocket. He turned his head and asked, “Are you still cold?”

Xie Yao felt a little embarrassed and replied, “No, I’m not cold.”

Jiang Song was helpless and said, “You dress so slowly and have warmed up, but why are you still so sensitive to the cold? Your hands are so cold.”

Xie Yao had never experienced winter in the north. Although he was wearing a scarf, the top half of his face was still slightly painful from the wind, and his hands had nothing to keep them warm.

They would become as cold as ice within a few minutes. After such a fuss, it was already time for dinner.

Pedestrians were rushing around, and the sky was gradually darkening.

Jiang Song felt sorry for Xie Yao and did not want to trouble him anymore, so he suggested, “Let’s go back to the hotel.”

Xie Yao’s hands were warm, and he replied, “Okay.”

They took a taxi back to the hotel. As soon as they got out of the warm car, the cold air rushed into their clothes through the gaps.

Jiang Song learned his lesson and immediately put Xie Yao’s hand closest to him into his pocket and tightly covered it.

Xie Yao followed him upstairs to the hotel, his tone was unusually cheerful and his expression was very lively, “The weather forecast says it’s going to snow in an hour!”

Xie Yao was a frequent resident of the south. Both C City and B City had never really seen snow.

Even if it did, it would only be a few pieces that would melt when they hit the ground and not amount to much.

However, when it snowed in the north, it was not so small-scale. If it snowed in A City, it would continue all night, and the snow would be everywhere, and the snowfall was so large that it sounded like it hit the ground.

The photos looked so spectacular, and it would certainly look even more impressive in reality!

Jiang Song indulged in Xie Yao’s liveliness and said, “My room has a French window that can be half opened on top. If you’re not afraid of the cold, you can wear gloves and catch some snow later.”

Xie Yao turned his head with anticipation, “Okay!”

They arrived back at the hotel and opened the live broadcast on time. After playing two games, Xie Yao stopped and stared at the weather forecast, eagerly waiting for the time when it was supposed to start snowing.

The barrage of comments was curious about his behavior and also anxious about the “sister-in-law” who appeared on the screen yesterday, with comments and messages flying quickly.

Xie Yao didn’t reply to anything else and just said, “It’s going to snow in A City!”

On the hour, the lights outside lit up, and the neon lights of the city would continue all night long. Xie Yao apologized and left the live broadcast room to run to the window, asking, “Is it snowing?”

Jiang Song pushed open the door and passed by the live broadcast room.

He took Xie Yao’s hand and helped him put on his gloves. Xie Yao suddenly turned his head and looked at him, his eyes shining as they did yesterday when they confessed their feelings to each other.

“Why hasn’t it started snowing yet?” Xie Yao asked.

Jiang Song’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he stared at Xie Yao’s mouth, not sure what he was thinking. Then he smiled and said, “It’s coming soon.”

“We’ve never had snow where I come from!” Xie Yao said, his tone both hopeful and envious. “I can’t believe my luck. I come here for the first time and it’s the first snow of the season in A city, which I heard is the first snow in the whole country?”

The young anchor spoke excitedly to Jiang Song, constantly turning his head back and forth to look out the window, like a lively little fox chirping nonstop.

Suddenly, snow began to fall outside. Not in small pieces, but in large, continuous flakes, as if falling from the clouds. The heavy snow came quietly.

“Jiang Song!”

Excited, Xie Yao called out Jiang Song’s full name. These two words seemed to flip a switch, and Jiang Song suddenly leaned down. It was like the heavy snow falling outside, but the feeling it brought was like flames.

All sounds disappeared in the touch of their lips, the fine pronunciation of their words crushed. Xie Yao grabbed Jiang Song’s shoulders with both hands.

At this moment, the neon lights became increasingly distant in the snow. The heavy snow outside was blocked, and Xie Yao’s gaze focused on Jiang Song. In his widened eyes, there was only Jiang Song’s reflection.

Jiang Song’s hand was behind Xie Yao, hooked around his waist. The flexible waistline was taut, causing Xie Yao to back up until his back was against the window.

The scorching breath was crushing his reason. Xie Yao’s thoughts scattered for a moment. He closed his eyes, and his eyelashes trembled slightly. He seemed to hear the sound of water in his ears.

The sound of clothes rubbing against each other drowned out the snow outside. Snowflakes drifted in from behind, falling on his shoulders and hair, cold and icy. But the hand on his waist and the chest in front of him were burning hot.

Separated only by a window, it felt like heaven and hell.

He couldn’t remember where he heard it, but kissing could make people cry uncontrollably.

After a long while, when Xie Yao’s breathing became shallow and rapid, Jiang Song finally let him go. His tears flowed out involuntarily.

Xie Yao opened his eyes, still a bit dazed from the kiss. Jiang Song kissed him again on the corner of his lips and sighed softly, “I love you.”

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It was already winter in November, and it was raining heavily outside. However, Xie Yao could clearly sense the restlessness of spring, as if something was gradually boiling.

His hand, which did not belong to him, was tightly interlocked with the other person’s, fitting perfectly. The other person’s palm was very hot, and Xie Yao felt that the temperature was a bit too hot, spreading to the tip of his heart.

“You…”

Jiang Song confessed to him.

Xie Yao subconsciously felt that this was a lot of information, his mind went blank, and he didn’t know how to react. He wanted to pull his hand out, but before he could say a word, he was stopped.

Jiang Song’s right hand was still holding Xie Yao’s neck, as if he was holding the lifeline of a kitten, tightly holding onto the other person’s hand.

The other hand was deeply embedded in between the other person’s fingers, grabbing the slightly resisting kitten’s paw and pressing it against his own chest.

Thump, thump…

Xie Yao’s fingertips lightly pressed on his pulse at the side of his neck, and the clear sound of his heartbeat jumped under the concentrated energy and quiet environment.

Jiang Song did not deliberately lean in to give pressure, he just brought his own heartbeat to the other person. His voice was very low, as if resonating with the heartbeat.

“Listen, we both have feelings.”

When he said this, both of them could feel each other’s heartbeats speeding up. The strange feeling made their scalp numb, their faces flushed, and they didn’t know how to describe it.

Xie Yao’s five fingers, which were being held, tightened, and his fingertips turned white because of the force.

The hand that Jiang Song was holding felt pain from the knuckles being squeezed, but he had been smiling, even his eyes were smiling.

Clearly, his facial features were cold and hard, but it was like a mountain range covered in snow, welcoming the first signs of spring.

“I like you.” Jiang Song started repeating.

“I like you.”

…

The word “like” echoed in their ears, gently and clearly touching Xie Yao’s eardrums and chest.”

The door was knocked, then opened, and emotions spilled out like honey.

Xie Yao suddenly spoke, “Very sweet.”

Jiang Song’s gaze never left Xie Yao’s eyes, but the latter turned his head after finishing the sentence.

Then he withdrew his hand, and the warmth left Jiang Song’s chest. He hadn’t had time to feel the emptiness in his chest when the next moment, the little kitten pounced on Xie Yao.

His chest suddenly filled up as Xie Yao hugged him.

The little kitten purred in his ear.

“Very sweet. What I mean is, I like you too.”

City A has abundant rainfall throughout the year. Although it rarely rains in winter, when it does, it pours all night long.

Xie Yao thought he would have trouble sleeping, but unexpectedly, he quickly fell into a deep sleep, listening to the sound of rain outside his window.

In his dream, his heart seemed to be beating faster.

The hotel room was well-heated. Jiang Song had been unable to sleep until dawn, his swollen emotions filling his entire body, making it impossible for him to sleep.

At three in the morning, the sound of water splashing in the bathroom mixed with the sound of rain outside.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Song walked out of the bathroom, feeling cold all over his body, and walked straight out of his room.

Only the front door at the entrance required a password; the locks on the two rooms inside were ordinary.

Jiang Song, wearing a bathrobe, stood in front of Xie Yao’s door, lit up his phone screen, and the white light shone on his face. He felt a little abnormal when he looked at the time on it.

And then the pervert placed his hand on the doorknob of his newly-made boyfriend’s door and opened it with a push.

His eyebrows rose in excitement, but he was cautious and restrained when sneaking into the other person’s room.

The room was pitch black, with only a dim night light barely illuminating the sharp edges of the bedside table.

Jiang Song appeared in the darkness in front of Xie Yao’s bed, groping his way through. He didn’t want to startle the other person who was already fast asleep, so he covered his phone and didn’t move.

Xie Yao on the bed breathed steadily, sound asleep. His breathing was light and ticklish to Jiang Song’s ears in the silent environment.

When they confessed their feelings to each other face to face, the little friend’s expression and reaction were so cute that it made Jiang Song’s heart skip a beat. At that time, all he could think of was “I want to kiss him.”

But he knew that it would definitely scare him, so Jiang Song had to resist his impulses. However, the night always makes people’s inner desires grow stronger.

If it were daytime and Xie Yao was awake, he would definitely have noticed Jiang Song standing at the bedside, his Adam’s apple rolling twice, his gaze looking at him with intense heat, as if an iceberg had turned into a volcano.

In the end, Jiang Song couldn’t resist any longer and slowly leaned down, his hands carefully supporting himself on the edge of the bed.

Xie Yao on the bed had half of his face buried in the covers, and the warm temperature belonging to Jiang Song finally landed on his forehead.

The kiss was gentle, but it lasted a long time, until Jiang Song let out a satisfied exhale.

Finally, he turned on the screen light of his phone, took another look at his boyfriend’s facial features, and tucked the covers tightly around Xie Yao, just like when he came in, before quietly leaving.

The door closed, and the cat on the bed breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, Xie Yao was awakened by Jiang Song. When he woke up, it was already 9 o’clock in the morning, and the first thing he saw was Jiang Song’s enlarged face.

His face subconsciously turned red, and his hand reached out from under the covers to touch his forehead, but he stopped himself.

Thinking back to the kiss from the half-awake state last night, Xie Yao’s face temperature began to rise.

“Get up, boyfriend.”

Jiang Song was in high spirits when good things happened. He dressed neatly and went to Xie Yao’s room to provide wake-up service. When he called him “boyfriend,” there was a hint of flirtation in his tone.

On the first day of their confirmed relationship, Xie Yao wished he could crawl back into bed and pretend he hadn’t woken up. Who would have thought that after meeting just yesterday, they had already kissed today!

Finally, with Jiang Song’s patient urging, Xie Yao got up efficiently. After getting up, he still washed his face, brushed his teeth, and fixed his hair, but now toothpaste and water were prepared by his boyfriend. After washing his face, his boyfriend’s fingers would pinch his face that was still wet with water, and he would messily fix his hair while the other person carefully smoothed down his stray strands.

In short, the biggest difference between two people’s mornings and one person’s morning is that it takes twice as long for two people to get ready. Just the routine of washing up alone, Xie Yao was forced to waste half an hour in Jiang Song’s teasing.

As Xie Yao walked out the door, he touched his hot face and thought that at least he wouldn’t have a cold face in winter when he was in a relationship. It was still raining outside, but it was a light rain. The temperature in A city had dropped again due to this rain that had lasted all night.

Jiang Song picked out a very tender-looking down jacket from the bags he had brought yesterday, and put it on Xie Yao before they left. It covered him from head to knee, and Xie Yao felt like he wasn’t even cold when he was outside in the rain and wind.

The two of them left the hotel lobby shoulder to shoulder, leaving a sticky and affectionate back view for the receptionist. Just as they stepped outside, Jiang Song naturally put his hand in Xie Yao’s coat pocket and held his warm hand.

Xie Yao blushed.

“I called Manager Chen to pick us up. He’ll be here in two minutes.”

With only two days left until the KPL finals, Xie Yao had always been a fan of SUS. As Jiang Song was the current boss of SUS, he immediately decided to take his new boyfriend to visit and give the players a chance to meet their new boss.

Manager Chen’s license plate was remembered by Xie Yao. On the day he arrived, many people pressed his head and made him memorize it.

As soon as the car arrived downstairs at the hotel, they noticed it. Then they walked over, rubbing against each other. Jiang Song opened the car door for Xie Yao and let him get in.

After everyone got into the car, Manager Chen didn’t start immediately. Instead, he turned around and handed Xie Yao a large red invitation.

Xie Yao took it with surprise. “Are you getting married?”

“Yeah,” Manager Chen grunted. “After the competition in a few days, when I have time, I’ll let you two meet.”

“Okay,” Xie Yao nodded in agreement.

Before Manager Chen had even turned his head back, he saw an annoying hand snatch the invitation from Xie Yao.

Jiang Song laughed at Manager Chen. “We’re family, one invitation is enough. Take it back.”

Before Manager Chen could react, Xie Yao’s ear turned red.

Then, Manager Chen widened his eyes and exclaimed, “Fuck, you old beast!”

He shook his hand and pointed at Jiang Song, his eyes darting between the two of them. He was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.

Xie Yao was startled. “What’s wrong?” He turned to Jiang Song for help.

Jiang Song gently patted his hand.

“As you can see, we’re already together. You can keep your well wishes to yourself. I’m in a hurry, so let’s go.”

Manager Chen was so angry that he almost had a heart attack from Jiang Song’s attitude. It took him a while to say, “Get out!”

On the way to the SUS base, Manager Chen sulked and stomped in front, while Jiang Song and Xie Yao were still talking sweetly to each other in the back seat. When they arrived at the SUS base, Manager Chen still had a sour face and didn’t look happy.

Jiang Song couldn’t stand his dog-like temperament, so she got off the car and acted as if he didn’t exist, pulling Xie Yao along with him.

As they reached the entrance, Jiang Song swiped his face and pulled out an ID card from his pocket, placing it in Xie Yao’s hand.

Xie Yao immediately saw the words “Family Member ID” and felt the object in his hand getting hot.

“The family member ID that I prepared for you earlier is finally in your hands now. Let’s go in.”

Jiang Song spoke in a casual tone, as if he was talking about a neighbor who bought buns for three yuan each. Xie Yao followed closely beside him, holding the ID card in his hand, his chin buried in the collar of his down jacket, and his ears turning red.

“Why did your hands get cold as soon as you got off the car?”

Jiang Song held Xie Yao’s hand, frowning as he covered his hand with him. He then placed his other hand on his face, feeling the warmth.

“I’m not cold. It’s just that my hands are a bit cold.”

Although the schedule of e-sports players was very abnormal, with it being 10:30 at the moment, there were still people around. Some had recognized Jiang Song and looked over, their faces showing shock, their mouths wide enough to swallow an elephant.

“Holy shit, it’s the sister-in-law!”

A Hundred rubbed his eyes as he walked to the entrance, holding a cup of soy milk in his hand. The oil stick in his mouth had fallen onto the ground.

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: Kid! Why is there a man in your room? Why?!

: Stop playing games and let’s talk. Who is this man?! Wahhhhh.

: Don’t tell me the phone that just rang was yours. I know you only have two phones, one for playing games and the other on the desk!”

: Are you in a relationship?!

: Hey, man, do you have the guts to come out, or are you just going to fly away?!

: Man: Don’t call me ‘hey’, my name is Chu… Sorry, I was just joking.

Jiang Song hung up the phone and stared at the missed call from Yi Bai on the screen, grinding his teeth in frustration.

On the other side, Xie Yao remained silent as the barrage of questions flooded the screen. He had lost several minions because he was distracted, and almost died from a sneak attack by the enemy mage.

The barrage of questioning and speculation overflowed from the screen. When Xie Yao remained idle in the game, the barrage was filled with “you’re guilty.”

Xie Yao lowered his gaze and focused on the game, sliding his fingers across the keys to snatch back the minions from the greedy jungle player.

“Don’t make wild guesses, he’s just a friend of mine,” Xie Yao said without changing his expression, casually dismissing the fan’s inquiries. In the meantime, while the opponent was returning to their tower, he reached up and brushed his hair that had grown longer around his ears.

Fan: Haha, there’s something fishy about your story.

: Maybe I would have believed you if you hadn’t hesitated for half a second when you said ‘friend’

: We all saw your ears turn red. Are you just remembering to hide behind your hair now?

: Forget it, kid, you’re not good at lying. If you’re really in a relationship, just admit it openly. We’re not the kind of brain-dead fans who will oppose it

: Can we see your girlfriend?

: Take a look at my sister-in-law.

…

The screen was filled with images of sister-in-laws, almost startling Xie Yao. He looked down at his game, his ears turning red as they hid in his messy hair. He sneakily glanced over at Jiang Song, who was typing away on his phone, chatting with someone.

It seemed like Jiang Song didn’t notice the outrageous barrage of comments in the live chat room, and Xie Yao breathed a sigh of relief. If he had seen them, Xie Yao would have packed his bags and gone to Mars right then and there.

Tonight’s live stream was exploding with popularity. Within an hour of Xie Yao’s broadcast, the number of online viewers had reached over six hundred thousand, and his fan base slowly grew to one and a half million.

With so many people, the live chat room was filled with all kinds of comments and trolls, but the gossip groups kept them under control. The top comment was always “sister-in-law.”

Xie Yao made several mistakes during the game, and his performance was so bad that his teammates started to question him. He closed his eyes and turned off the chat room display. Out of sight, out of mind. He focused on the game.

He barely managed to salvage his record in the end, almost losing when the other team almost destroyed their crystal. Fortunately, the super minions were helpful and stole from the enemy’s base first.

Jiang Song showed no emotion as he lectured Yi Bai through WeChat, giving him advice on how to train the SUS team. He even kindly suggested to Manager Chen to give them some extra training.

Yi Bai, who had no idea he was about to be caught in the crossfire, was quite bold over the internet. Even after being scolded by Jiang Song, he still joked around.

Yi Bai: “Brother, don’t be angry. I sent you so many messages this afternoon, but you didn’t reply. I was worried about you, so I called to check on you.”

River: “Get lost.”

Yi Bai: “Husky rolling on the ground.jpg”

Yi Bai: “By the way, brother, I heard that you checked out of the hotel today. Why? Where did you go? You didn’t come back to the base to stay.”

The SUS base was not close to the competition venue, so Jiang Song was invited to the KPL site and was booked into a hotel by the organizers. He didn’t stay at the base.

But when Yi Bai went to look for him in the afternoon, he found that Jiang Song was gone. When he asked the front desk, they told him that Jiang Song had checked out and left with his luggage.

Jiang Song’s lips curved into a smile.

River: “Chase after him.”

Two words, instantly piqued his interest to the max. He sat up straight, eyes fixed on the glowing screen of his phone.

Yi Bai: “Brother, if it’s about this, then I’m definitely not sleepy anymore!”

Yi Bai: “Is it the little streamer that you told us to support last time? What was his name again? Yao Yao?”

River: “Don’t be disrespectful, just call him ‘Sister-in-law’.”

Jiang Song corrected him lightly. Yi Bai immediately burst out laughing like a pig on the other end.

Yi Bai: “Okay, okay, Sister-in-law it is! Oh my god!”

Yi Bai exclaimed in excitement, “I never expected you to blossom after retiring, brother. You’ve already got a boyfriend!”

River: “Alright, let’s not spread it around yet. Nothing is set in stone.”

Yi Bai: “I promise not to tell anyone!”

Yi Bai pretended to be obedient, then immediately started gossiping with a grin on his face. “So, um, are you living with Sister-in-law now?”

Jiang Song felt pleased when he heard the words ‘Sister-in-law’. “Mm.”

Yi Bai thought it was amazing. He had just found out about Jiang Song pursuing someone, but he had already moved in with them!

Yi Bai’s eyes almost shot out lasers. He could tell from between the lines that Jiang Song was in a good mood tonight, so he immediately took advantage of the situation.

“Since we’re so close now, hehe, can I see Sister-in-law too?”

Jiang Song instinctively wanted to refuse, but he turned his head and saw Xie Yao’s back in the livestream. Suddenly, he agreed.

Yi Bai was overjoyed. “Just wait a sec!”

Jiang Song raised an eyebrow, put on his headphones, and walked over to the window to connect his phone. It didn’t take long before he received a video chat request.

He looked at the neat profile pictures of the five of them, chuckled, and accepted the call.

The headphones immediately filled with noise.

“Where’s Sister-in-law:

“Where’s Sister-in-law!”

Everyone else was reserved, but only Yi Bai was shouting and getting close to the phone. In the frame, only one eye was visible, as if it could see more clearly that way.

Jiang Song held the phone with one hand and tapped the window with the other, looking at the screen with a smirk.

Yi Bai immediately stood up straight and said with a smile, “Hey hey, I didn’t tell anyone about my sister-in-law. Everyone here is one of us!”

“Hmm,” Jiang Song lazily responded, letting this fool go.

Yi Bai and the others started teasing again.

“Look at my sister-in-law, look at my sister-in-law!”

“Shh.” Jiang Song glanced over and the teasing group immediately quieted down. Yi Bai even made a motion of zipping his mouth shut.

Jiang Song moved and shifted his shoulder, reaching over to aim the camera at the desk.

Xie Yao’s back was partially visible, leaving behind a few strands of hair that shook from reading the comments.

After only a few seconds, Jiang Song retrieved his phone.

Several people in the SUS chat room felt that this wasn’t enough time, and they wished they could fly through the screen and say “Hi, sister-in-law” to Xie Yao in person.

Jiang Song smiled and said, “Just looking is enough, go train yourselves.”

Yi Bai was very confident and refused to back down, saying recklessly, “We haven’t seen his face yet, hehe.”

Jiang Song remained expressionless and said, “It’s not like you haven’t seen it before.”

Then he hung up mercilessly.

On the other end, Xie Yao noticed something and looked up to meet Jiang Song’s gaze.

Jiang Song smiled, and Xie Yao immediately turned his head back, trying to cover up his feelings.

The chat room comments that Jiang Song had cut off were heart-wrenching, saying “I’m tired, you’re so obvious yet you’re still being stubborn!”

Live until half past eleven, Xie Yao finished a game and prepared to end the broadcast. At this time, he opened the barrage and there were no more massive calls for “sister-in-law” on it.

“Today’s live stream ends here, I’m going to stop broadcasting.” Xie Yao released the mouse and hammered his sore neck twice to relieve the discomfort.

Jiang Song suddenly walked over and pinched Xie Yao’s neck.

Xie Yao jumped up from his chair, “Brother—” he just blurted out a word, then suddenly realized that the live stream was still on.

The barrage was stunned by the sudden half-naked man, and comments about “sister-in-law” being a man flooded the screen.

Xie Yao quickly closed the live stream and turned to see Jiang Song looking at him apologetically.

“Sorry, I thought you had already turned it off when I heard you say you were stopping the broadcast.”

Xie Yao stood facing Jiang Song, his neck feeling hot, as if still feeling the warmth left by the other person’s palm.

“It’s okay.” He muttered.

It wasn’t Jiang Song’s intention, and he was also regretful.

Thinking back to his series of actions today, Jiang Song looked at Xie Yao, who was looking down, and wondered if he had acted too hastily.

But the two of them had been testing each other over the internet for a while, and they could feel each other’s feelings.

Jiang Song’s eyes darkened.

He spoke up, “Do you hate me? I’m sorry…” but before he finished apologizing, Xie Yao suddenly raised his head.

“No.” Xie Yao’s palms clenched tightly.

Jiang Song was stunned.

Xie Yao looked straight into his eyes, “You don’t need to apologize, and I won’t hate you.”

Perhaps it was this sentence that gave Xie Yao courage, and for the first time he tore off the mask between them.

“You know who I am now, right? You also saw my moments.”

Jiang Song met his intense gaze, and his throat moved.

“Uh-huh, I saw them.”

Xie Yao: “I am [Genius], and I love [Praise], I have liked it for a very long time!”

Jiang Song didn’t know what to say at this moment. He reached out and pressed Xie Yao’s head, sighing, “I know, you have been working hard for so long.”

Xie Yao’s eyes suddenly turned red. He reached out and pressed his eyes with his sleeve. Suddenly, all his courage collapsed. His throat was sore, and he turned his head and walked away.

Jiang Song grabbed him by the soft strands of his hair and said, “So what?”

Xie Yao paused and asked, “What do you mean?”

Jiang Song was a little helpless, “Don’t you want to hear what I have to say?”

Xie Yao instinctively wanted to turn his head, but he only moved a little and stopped. He couldn’t look at him for some reason.

“What do you want to say?” Xie Yao asked.

Jiang Song’s hand, which was on Xie Yao’s shoulder, slowly moved up to his neck, and he turned Xie Yao around to face him. He squeezed Xie Yao’s five fingers, and his fingers clenched tightly.

“I like you too, the kind of like that wants to be in a relationship with you.”

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