Sometimes, it’s like this; the most feared moment is when the air suddenly becomes quiet.
The whole scene, with Han Yuze’s statement, froze in time. Even those present seemed momentarily unable to recall their original intentions for being there.
Who are they?
Where are they?
Didn’t they come here to watch the battle?
It wasn’t until the question marks covering the barrage transformed into an overwhelming “What the heck” that What Pen Carries Fragrance finally reacted. From the masses of barrage, he captured phrases like [“Does the name of the live room count as deception”] and [“Can I report this,”] experiencing completely the essence of going from extreme joy to extreme sorrow.
Originally, from being a top-tier anchor to a precarious situation with his livelihood, there was only one confession away.
Actually, someone did ask if they could still play today, but What Pen Carries Fragrance couldn’t answer this question in the short term either.
Reason told him that he was being manipulated by Yu Weize, the sixth oldest, but his emotions still held onto a glimmer of hope as he looked toward the two in the center, hoping for a miraculous moment to happen.
Even if it was just a bit of playful banter, it would ensure he wouldn’t get reported for false titles!
Speechless, What Pen Carries Fragrance caught a glimpse of Jiang Shi looking in his direction, unsure if he captured the expectation in his expression.
In fact, when Han Yuze was preparing, he had already thought about it. If Jiang Shi approved of his pursuit, that would be the best outcome. Even if he didn’t approve, at least Jiang Shi would know about his feelings, and this sentiment had already been transmitted through What Pen Carries Fragrance’s live room. He believed it would quickly spread throughout the entire server.
In a certain sense, this operation was his final recourse. With the entire server aware that he liked “Poisonous Milk,” even if he were to “start as friends,” he was willing.
So, after finally saying that sentence, Han Yuze kept a close eye on Jiang Shi’s reaction, waiting for a positive response.
But what he never expected was that the first thing Jiang Shi did after coming back to his senses was to look toward What Pen Carries Fragrance’s direction.
This obviously didn’t match any of Han Yuze’s preconceived notions, and he vaguely sensed something was amiss.
Sure enough, Jiang Shi’s first words were, “You did it on purpose.”
Han Yuze: “.”
Jiang Shi: “You agreed for What Pen Carries Fragrance to come live. You’re waiting here for that. Well done.”
Han Yuze: “…”
All his careful considerations were instantly exposed. He cleared his throat softly, “Wasn’t it you who recommended What Pen Carries Fragrance to come find me?”
Jiang Shi: “I recommended him, but I didn’t expect him to livestream.”
Because there wasn’t much expression to read on his face while speaking, Han Yuze was a bit uncertain about Jiang Shi’s thoughts. He asked slowly, “So, your answer is…”
Jiang Shi shook his head, truthfully saying, “I haven’t decided.”
Indeed, he hadn’t decided yet.
It could only be said that there hadn’t been any prior mental preparation. He always felt it was good to play together, and it was very relaxing when they were together, but he had never considered his relationship with Yu Weize in that direction.
If it wasn’t good, it seemed like when he heard this sudden confession, he subconsciously didn’t feel any rejection or resistance.
But if it was good, he felt like the sudden change between him and Yu Weize into a pursuit and being pursued might be very uncomfortable for a short while.
Jiang Shi was never one to complicate things for himself.
Since he couldn’t figure out what he really felt about this person, he completely had no intention of forcing himself: “I’ll tell you when I’ve thought it through.”
Yes, neither agreeing nor disagreeing was a third scenario completely unforeseen by Han Yuze.
After a moment’s pause, unable to help but smile slightly, “Indeed, it’s you.”
He didn’t urge further but scanned around and looked at the people in front of him, “Think it over slowly when you go back. For now, shall we continue watching the fireworks?”
Jiang Shi: “Haven’t they finished yet?”
Han Yuze: “Of course not. There are four or five more rounds to go.”
“Let’s watch them later,” Jiang Shi said, then glanced at the hand Han Yuze was still holding, “You can let go now.”
Han Yuze released his grip.
Just as he was about to ask what Jiang Shi wanted to do if not watch the fireworks, he saw a flash of light on the cross in the Light Elf’s hand. With a feeling of unease growing in Han Yuze’s heart, he noticed Jiang Shi had taken two steps back, increasing the distance between them. His expression remained unreadable, “Your live streaming matter has been dealt with. What should follow is how we handle my scheduled broadcast.”
Han Yuze: “Your scheduled broadcast, isn’t that…”
As the conversation fell silent, he only saw Jiang Shi lower his eyes slightly, and the radiance of the runic stone flashed between his slender fingers.
Han Yuze: “.”
So, this situation definitely couldn’t be escaped, right?
Perhaps, this was the punishment after a round of venting like an old dog.
However, from another perspective, being so insistent on venting like this, could it be understood from another angle that the man in front of him was actually feeling shy?
The silent San Tingpo was instantly enveloped by dazzling light.
However, this extensive light effect mainly came from the successive activation of the runic domain. The figure enveloped by the domain showed no intention of fighting back at all. Faced with the overwhelming skills bombarding him, he was either struggling to cope or scrambling to escape.
Such a scene fell into What Pen Carries Fragrance’s eyes, and she immediately raised her voice in surprise: “It’s here! The main event of tonight is here! Look, brothers, PoisonedMilk vs. Yu Weize! Let’s look forward to the final outcome of tonight!”
Audience in the live stream: [……]
How on earth did anyone conclude this was a 1v1 PK match?
Considering the series of events before, clearly, it was a one-sided scene of domestic violence!
What a ridiculous host, reported! –
Jiang Shi couldn’t quite remember how the farce ended that night. He even had no impression of how he had left the game to wash up and sleep.
After waking up again and sitting on the bed, all that repeated in his mind were the contents of his dreams that night—Yu Weize had prepared a multitude of fireworks and then looked at him, saying, “Like him.”
Jiang Shi: “.”
No. There was a significant possibility that the impression of those fireworks filling the sky wasn’t a dream at all.
So, Yu Weize really liked him.
And not hesitating to broadcast this to the entire server, making it extremely public to everyone.
Jiang Shi remained motionless on the bed, finally breaking free from the “immobilization BUFF” ten minutes later, getting up to wash.
When he went downstairs, Jiang Yan was having breakfast in the dining room. Seeing him come down, she looked as if she had seen a ghost: “It’s only eight o’clock, and you’re already up?!”
“Yeah, once I’m awake, I get up.” Jiang Shi pulled out a chair and sat down, taking a piece of toast and putting it in his mouth. Rarely waking up early, his mind was still somewhat vacant. He chewed slowly for a while before suddenly looking up at Jiang Yan, “Sis.”
Jiang Yan, cautious: “What’s up?”
Jiang Shi had intended to ask about detailed information on Han Yuze from Han Yiyuan’s side, but when the words were about to come out, he hesitated and swallowed them back, “Nothing, just wondering if you’re almost late for work.”
Still caught in shock about Jiang Shi’s early rising, Jiang Yan glanced at the time and suddenly burst out a coarse laugh, grabbed her bag from the table, and left.
Jiang Shi continued to eat his toast slowly.
During the process of chewing, he gently supported his chin with one hand, tilting his head slightly, his gaze falling on the closed door.
Amidst the silence, the scenes from last night flooded his mind once again.
Suddenly, he recalled the rumors he had heard on his return day from the canvas shoes group about the century-old confession five years ago.
So, it was actually true?
Jiang Shi fell silent for a moment. His slender fingertips lightly tapped on the screen of his phone, intending to revisit those posts he had curiously browsed before.
However, before he could input the search keywords, all his attention was drawn to the heavily discussed topic threads on the homepage.
Yesterday, after comfortably thrashing Han Yuze, Jiang Shi had logged off directly and hadn’t focused on the aftermath of that day’s livestream.
It was only now that he realized the audience’s interest in this gossip was much more fervent than he had imagined.
Among the plethora of posts, there were video edits of his one-sided beating of Han Yuze, ethereal love memorial photos of Han Yuze and him “gazing lovingly” amidst fireworks, and even a crystal clear complete audio clip of Han Yuze asking, “Can I pursue you?”
Casually clicking to see, some were exclaiming God Yu’s bold confession, some expressing regret that Jiang Shi hadn’t responded on the spot, and some had already coined a ship name and were shipping them on the spot.
“They can ship anything, truly not picky at all…” Jiang Shi muttered quietly.
Jiang Shi never shied away from this kind of widespread attention; after all, he and “low-key” weren’t exactly on friendly terms.
He had thought he’d get used to the situation of his ID filling the entire screen, but as he scrolled through each post, he inexplicably felt his ears burning.
Gently rubbing his earlobes, with the idea of browsing a little more before finishing, he clicked on the last post.
Title: [Seeking Answers! So, is Yu Weize really in love with PoisonedMilk?]
[22L: Of course it’s true! Tens of thousands online witnessed it!]
[34L: Wasn’t it said that God Yu asked if he could pursue? Can we understand that it was one-sided love before this?]
[45L: One-sided love? Oh please. I was in the Crusaders. You guys probably don’t know about the story when I was outraged for a blue-eyed beauty.]
[48L: Huh? Some gossip?]
[55L: It’s not really gossip, just a guess. Didn’t Seven Silver Coins have a grudge against the Crusaders before? Back then, we wondered how this small guild dared to directly provoke the Crusaders. Looking at it now, it seems like the first batch that joined helped God Yu intentionally!]
[66L: Thank you, thank you, the speculation is real!]
[68L: Off-topic, but I have to say the strength of these two is impressive. Even the Crusaders, such a big guild, eventually recognized Seven Silver Coins as an allied guild. I’m more curious about what happened behind the scenes.]
[88L: I don’t care about those grudges, all I know is that the one-sided domestic violence scene last night was so beautiful; I’ve replayed the recording several times.]
[90L: D*mn, I want to see it! Can someone share the footage?]
Up to this point, the tone seemed relatively normal compared to the content in other posts. Jiang Shi continued scrolling down.
[155L: Putting everything else aside, I was there during the live broadcast yesterday. If someone could set it up like that for me, I’d agree to marry him right there!]
[159L: Also? Does that mean PoisonedMilk has agreed already?]
[166L: I don’t think it’s surprising if he did.]
[187L: Judging from the situation in the live stream last night, their batch of returning friends also went, right? It doesn’t seem to be a question of whether he can pursue; it’s almost like they’re ready for an engagement.]
[194L: What, PoisonedMilk and Yu Weize are about to get engaged?]
[222L: On the Qixi Festival, such a perfect catalytic holiday, why get engaged? Just get married directly.]
…
[333L: Oh, oh, oh, your post is indeed packed with information!]
[335L: Tsk, this is nothing. I’ll give you a major scoop! Insider info, PoisonedMilk and Yu Weize have actually already registered their marriage!]
Jiang Shi: “……”
Jiang Shi: “?”