Chapter 48 – Teacher, how did the CP I shipped actually come true?
At night, at the manor’s open-air bar.
Kelly and his teammates burst into tears: “Three times, three times! In matches, daily practice, even in real-life CS! He’s killed me six times. What kind of cursed fate is this?”
Captain KK comforted him: “It’s okay. At least Unique’s profile picture isn’t ugly. You won’t be embarrassed if you change it.”
Da Shu joined in the fun with the craft beer he had just ordered: “You’ll get used to it. He’s our starter now. You’ll definitely see him more than three times in the future.”
Kelly: “Get lost, will you?”
Amid the laughter, Xu Shaoqiu was the only one untouched, sitting with a notebook, editing videos.
Youyou walked over, shaking a cocktail. “Do you really need to be so edgy? Even managers have to learn editing these days.”
Xu Shaoqiu: “…I just watched a tutorial yesterday, and I’m not very good at it. I’m mainly worried I won’t have enough time to practice once I get back home.”
Youyou raised an eyebrow. “How do you manage to be a leader? You just send the footage back to your subordinates to edit.”
“You don’t understand. I’m afraid they can’t express my ideas.” Xu Shaoqiu stared at the screen with a frown. “I shot all this myself. I know the footage like the back of my hand. I have a feeling this Weibo post will get a lot of retweets.”
Youyou leaned over from behind to watch, noticing that the project Xu Shaoqiu was editing was titled: <High Sweetness! PUBG Gemini Outdoor Play: Sniper Your Heart>
“…”
The wine Youyou had just drunk immediately took its toll: “You went into the entertainment industry for further training? That’s way too obvious!”
Xu Shaoqiu finally snapped out of his work: “Is it that obvious? Honestly, I was watching videos all night yesterday, and it seems everyone’s using titles like this.”
Youyou: “Would you really mess with the team like this? I once tried pairing our captain with Kelly, but they were both so resistant they said they’d terminate their contracts the moment the video was released.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve asked all of them.” Xu Shaoqiu never did anything without certainty. He said matter-of-factly:
“They’re all fake anyway. So what if I sell them? They won’t lose a single hair.”
Youyou was completely convinced and gave him a thumbs-up: “Awesome.”
…
“Awesome!” Da Shu looked at Ji Wei with shining eyes. “I didn’t expect you to win in the end! Shouldn’t you thank me for showing you the way?”
“…Yes.” Ji Wei was too embarrassed to explain how he had won, so he could only bite the bullet and say: “Thank you.”
Thank you for pointing me in the wrong direction!
Yin Sijue sat next to Ji Wei, studying the drinks menu the waiter had handed him.
The waiter enthusiastically recommended, “If you’re having a hard time deciding, I suggest the Enchanting Butterfly Dream. It’s our bartender’s signature drink.”
Yin Sijue nodded. “Give me one, then. I’ll think about the other later.”
Ji Wei burst out: “I want the signature drink too!”
“Forget it—someone who can get drunk on Tsingtao Beer doesn’t deserve one.” Yin Sijue rubbed the boy’s head. “If you keep arguing, I’ll order you milk instead.”
Ji Wei: “…”
Yin Sijue pointed to an item on the drink menu and asked the waiter, “What does this baby wine glass mean?”
“This is specially prepared for couples. Some guys want to order wine for their girlfriends, but they’re worried their girlfriends might get drunk. So they increase the amount on top of the original order and include a smaller glass. That way, their girlfriends can still taste the wine without getting drunk.”
Yin Sijue nodded in satisfaction. “Then give me a baby wine glass.”
Ji Wei: ?
“Okay, then the cup of Butterfly Dream you ordered will be charged double.”
Dashu burst into laughter: “Holy crap, hahahaha! Brother, you got beaten to death and you’re holding a grudge? You even ordered a baby glass just to humiliate him. I’m dying of laughter!”
Rex glanced at his brother suspiciously: “What do you mean? Didn’t you have mysophobia before and refuse to let anyone touch your water?”
Yin Sijue leaned lazily on the sofa. “That depends on the person. Of course I don’t want you touching my water.”
Rex: “Get lost.”
Ji Wei was just about to ask Yin Sijue to calm down when he felt an itch on his thigh.
A tingling sensation, as if someone were gently brushing against it.
Looking down, he caught the hand of the man next to him quickly withdrawing. The man was calmly chatting with his friends, not showing the slightest bit of guilt at being caught touching someone else’s thigh.
The sofa here was a two-seater, surrounded by a transparent square table. Anyone even slightly vigilant would have noticed Yin Sijue’s subtle movements. Ji Wei reached behind his back and poked the man’s tense spine with his index finger, glaring at him fiercely: “Be careful! Stop touching me!”
The boy’s eyelids were tinged pink. It was their first time being intimate in front of others, and his eyes were slightly watery. Yin Sijue’s heart skipped a beat at the glare.
Unable to hold back, he reached up again, his fingertips brushing across Ji Wei’s thigh, this time a little slower than before.
The thief had no guilty conscience, but the victim was terrified. Ji Wei nearly flew off the sofa, standing up with a whoosh.
Da Shu was startled as well: “What’s wrong with you?!”
“Nothing!” Ji Wei stiffly tugged at Yin Sijue’s wrist. “Come with me.”
With that, the two of them pulled and tugged each other out of sight of the crowd.
Only Da Shu remained, panicked: “What does this mean? Is our team going to fall apart again?”
Mi Li glanced in the direction the two men had gone, her expression complicated. “Don’t worry about it. Let’s drink.”
…
Elsewhere, Ji Wei dragged someone into a secluded corner.
He looked up at Yin Sijue and glared. “Did you do that on purpose?”
Yin Sijue’s eyes were innocent. “No.”
“Then why… did you do that?”
“What?” Yin Sijue teased him with a smile.
“You!” Ji Wei held back his words for a long time before punching him in anger. “I already told you I’d find a chance to tell them. What if you scared them like that?”
Yin Sijue didn’t feel any pain from the punch—it was more like a kitten scratching him. He feigned indignation. “But I haven’t kissed you in ages. I couldn’t help it.”
“…” Ji Wei blushed again. He pulled the boy back inside, making sure no one was passing by, and whispered, “Then kiss me.”
Moved by the boy’s cuteness, Yin Sijue cupped his cheeks with both hands and was about to lower his head when he saw Ji Wei’s tightly closed, trembling eyes. A mischievous thought came to him again. He clamped his hands together, making Ji Wei’s mouth pout like a goldfish.
The person with closed eyes immediately opened them wide, but his face was pinched, and he couldn’t speak clearly: “Uh, what are you doing?!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Yin Sijue pressed his lips against his, followed by a barrage of kisses—like a torrential downpour.
Every kiss felt like falling in love all over again.
Ji Wei felt numb from head to toe, the kisses so intense that he could only let out fragile nasal sounds.
They separated briefly, then quickly pressed together again. Ji Wei’s whole body felt weak and hot, barely able to stand without Yin Sijue’s tight grip around his waist.
Despite the heat, a thin layer of mist formed on the glass behind them. Slender white fingers left slippery trails across it, and their breaths mingled as they kissed passionately.
In the charged atmosphere, no one noticed a middle-aged man named Xu passing by.
…
Xu Shaoqiu had come out to find a restroom.
Once people become completely absorbed in their work, they often forget their physical needs. He searched the entire terrace but couldn’t find a bathroom.
Until he stumbled into a dark corner. Under the dim light, he saw two figures embracing passionately.
“!” Xu Shaoqiu recoiled in shock, his heart awash with mixed emotions. Why have I been seeing so many couples lately?! Was this heaven’s reminder that it’s time to find a partner?
No, that wasn’t right. Xu Shaoqiu suddenly realized something terrifying: when Youyou booked this manor, she had clearly said she was renting the entire place.
That meant he must have known those two people. Furthermore, Youyou—the only woman on this trip—had still been sitting at her table drinking when he left. Unless she could teleport, she couldn’t possibly have been here.
This meant the kissing had just occurred between two men.
“Haha…” He wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself, “They must be staff here.”
But just as he finished speaking, he saw his team’s captain and their gunner walk out from the corner. They held hands, then parted ways. His captain even shamelessly reached out to put his arm around the other’s waist.
It was practically written all over his face: We’re a couple.
Xu Shaoqiu crouched in the dark corner, feeling as if struck by lightning.
“You’re back? My computer just said the battery’s low. Charge it quickly, or the video files will be lost.”
After giving the reminder, Youyou looked at Xu Shaoqiu, who seemed lost after coming back from the bathroom, and asked in puzzlement, “What’s wrong with you?”
“Huh? Oh, nothing.” Xu Shaoqiu’s eyes were dull, as if his body were moving mechanically. “Low battery? I’ll charge it then.”
Youyou: “…I told you to just go out and have fun. Don’t work overtime—it’s bad for your health and your heart.”
Xu Shaoqiu shook his head, trying to clear it. Faced with the “high-sugar content” he had filmed on the screen, he fell silent again.
After a while, he turned to Youyou and asked, his voice airy and distant, “Didn’t I just say they’re all fake anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I’m gay?”
Youyou was puzzled. “Yeah… what, you regret it again? Honestly, I think the risk is pretty high. Not only will I get scolded, but I might also—”
“It’s okay.” He sighed to himself, interrupting her advice, as if he hadn’t heard her at all:
“Let me add this: if they’re real, selling them still wouldn’t be a big deal.”
…
It turns out that even a baby wine glass can make babies drunk.
Half an hour later, Yin Sijue watched Ji Wei’s cheeks gradually turn bright red and said to the others, “Let’s stop drinking. I’m taking him home.”
“What are you doing?” Ji Wei pinched him. “I’m not drunk, and you haven’t even finished what’s in your glass!”
Yin Sijue picked up his glass and tilted his head back. “Now I’ve finished it.”
“…”
Ji Wei looked around and saw everyone else still half-drunk. Xu Shaoqiu, the only one who hadn’t drunk, was absorbed in working overtime.
“Forget it, let’s go back. No one should notice.” The two slipped away from the open-air bar and headed back to their apartment.
Arriving at the door, Ji Wei pulled his room card from his pocket, only to have his wrist suddenly grabbed.
This time, Yin Sijue wasn’t so kind as to let him go in, blocking his way: “It’s still early, isn’t it? You’re going to bed already?”
“Not really.” Ji Wei, wanting to spend more time with his boyfriend, said hesitantly, “But I worked up a sweat this afternoon. I need a shower.”
Yin Sijue swiped his own card and let him in. He casually grabbed pajamas from the rack and deliberately picked up the underwear Ji Wei had left in his suitcase.
“Go to my place and wash them.”
Ji Wei hadn’t even reacted yet when he was dragged all the way into Yin Sijue’s room.
“What… what are you doing?” Ji Wei pointed at the bathroom wall in disbelief, his face burning red. “That’s glass! How am I supposed to shower in your room?”
“It’s fine. It’s frosted—you can’t see through.”
“…”
Yin Sijue made something up casually: “You’re drunk. It’s not safe to shower alone.”
“I’m not drunk!” Ji Wei was completely speechless. There’s a kind of drunk that only exists when your boyfriend insists you are.
“Can’t I just go back, take a shower, and then come over? With you outside… I’ll feel embarrassed.”
“Then I’ll go first.” Yin Sijue, completely unconcerned about being seen, wrapped a waterproof bandage around his wound. “Wait for me to finish. Don’t run off yet—we still have something to talk about.”
“What is it?” Ji Wei didn’t understand, but he was more worried about the injury on Yin Sijue’s hand. “Can you even shower like that? Should I…”
“Help me shower?” The man asked with a smile.
Ji Wei steeled himself, deciding that Yin Sijue’s hand was more important, and nodded with his eyes shut.
Yin Sijue chuckled softly. “It’s fine. I won’t get it wet.”
He picked up a towel and clean clothes, heading toward the bathroom. Just before stepping inside, he turned back, his gaze deep, and answered Ji Wei’s earlier question:
“Didn’t you say whoever won today could make a request?”
“I went to all that trouble to let you win. So… what’s your request?”