Xie Xu soon arrived back at the dorm with beef noodles in tow.
To be precise, four bowls of them.
Jiang Lele, upon seeing Xie Xu bringing food for Jiang Shi, immediately called Yu Hui and Zhao Jiu. The result was that the four of them ended up gathered around the table, eating the beef noodles that Xie Xu brought.
Jiang Lele was happily picking at the beef on top of the noodles but occasionally felt a chill emanating from the side.
Wasn’t the air conditioner on?
He glanced over and locked eyes with Jiang Shi, who was slurping noodles with a stony expression.
Jiang Shi bit off the noodles in his mouth, then said, “What are you looking at?”
If it weren’t for Jiang Lele, he could have had Xie Xu to himself. He could’ve acted like a spoiled child and said that he felt lonely eating alone, and Xie Xu might’ve agreed to accompany him to eat.
But now, Xie Xu brought them noodles and went upstairs.
There’s about zero romantic atmosphere with four grown men eating here.
Jiang Lele felt as if Jiang Shi was biting him, not the noodles.
He tugged at Yu Hui’s sleeve and whispered, “Let’s switch seats.”
Yu Hui didn’t even look up. “No.”
Jiang Lele gritted his teeth and transferred a small portion of beef into Yu Hui’s bowl.
After successfully changing seats, Jiang Lele finally felt comfortable enough to enjoy his noodles.
After finishing the noodles, the group dispersed.
Jiang Shi, after liking Sun’s new Weibo post, went upstairs.
#Lion-Sun: My drinking buddy got whisked away, and now I’m left alone by the roadside, blown by the cold wind. Heartbroken.jpg#
Seeing Sun’s situation, Jiang Shi felt a bit better. He hummed a tune as he went upstairs. As he passed by Xie Xu’s door, he stopped.
He figured it was normal to thank Xie Xu for the noodles, right?
He glanced around to make sure no one was around and thought that if he could slip into Xie Xu’s room…
He tiptoed over to Xie Xu’s door and pressed his ear against it, trying to listen for any sounds. If there was silence, Xie Xu was likely asleep. If there were noises, he could knock and use the excuse of thanking Xie Xu to check out his room.
He wondered if Xie Xu was still in the shower.
With a sly smile, Jiang Shi leaned in. Just as he pressed his ear to the door, it creaked open.
Caught off guard, he fell straight in.
Luckily, that tragedy didn’t happen – he was caught by someone.
Specifically, a certain someone caught his head…
Xie Xu stabilized Jiang Shi’s head, his surprise was obvious.
Jiang Shi’s face flushed with embarrassment. He stood up quickly, speaking quickly, “I just wanted to thank you for the beef noodles, I didn’t peek!”
After saying that, he wanted to bite off his tongue…
‘Xie Xu wouldn’t think I’m a pervert, right…?’
He opened his eyes, ready to observe Xie Xu’s expression — only to meet a bare chest.
Xie Xu, who had just come out of the shower, wearing only a bathrobe, the collar slightly open.
The healthy, tanned skin and the collarbone that was usually hidden were now fully exposed. Water droplets dripped from the tips of his hair, down to many curvatures of his body.
Jiang Shi’s heart raced as he found his gaze following along the water droplets…
Suddenly, Xie Xu pulled the robe’s lapels closed.
Jiang Shi looked up and met Xie Xu’s eyes—
It’s over… he definitely has earned the “pervert” label for sure.
Compared to Jiang Shi, who was guilty on all charges, Xie Xu was remarkably calm. He dried his hair with a towel and asked, “Why aren’t you asleep yet?”
Jiang Shi lowered his head and mumbled, “I ate too much beef noodles, and I’m stuffed.”
It seemed to him that Xie Xu had given him a larger portion than the others, but the noodles were so delicious that he couldn’t help but eat it all.
He unconsciously rubbed his slightly bulging stomach.
Noticing Jiang Shi’s little gesture, Xie Xu explained, “I thought you were very hungry, so I had the restaurant add more noodles and beef.”
Jiang Shi: “!”
The case is solved – his portion really was bigger!
Xie Xu smiled at Jiang Shi’s pained expression. “You’re too thin, it’s good for you to put on some weight.”
When he had helped Jiang Shi earlier, he hadn’t felt much weight.
Jiang Shi obediently responded, “In the two days since I’ve come to the base, I’ve already gained two catties already.”
The base’s food was indeed excellent, with the cooking Auntie preparing meals based on their schedules. The variety was rich and healthy, and he always ended up eating two big bowls of rice.
He looked up at Xie Xu and said, “Captain, I didn’t leave a single bite of the beef noodles.”
The hallway light cast a warm glow on Jiang Shi’s eyes, making his amber gaze appear clear and bright, reflecting his own image.
In that moment, Jiang Shi truly looked obedient and endearing.
It was like a cat asking for a reward from him.
Seeing the expectation in his eyes, Xie Xu cooperatively reached out and patted his head. “Very good.”
“Go to bed early.”
Even though Jiang Shi was mentally prepared, he still felt his ears heat up when the weight on his head came down.
He was rarely praised.
Usually, when he went live with Time’s account, it was all about bantering and calling his fans “Dad” and such. He had never received such formal and gentle praise before.
Even if it was just for a bowl of noodles.
Jiang Shi floated back to his room, closed the door with a click, and then his mind returned to its place.
He looked blankly at the familiar room.
So, he just came back like this after Xie Xu had just finished showering and was only wearing a bathrobe?
What about the promised tour of the bedroom?
Jiang Shi flopped onto his bed, covering his face with a pillow.
How stupid can he get!
The next day, when the alarm went off, Jiang Shi could barely open his eyes.
He had insomnia last night. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Xie Xu in a bathrobe, bare-chested, looking down at him.
The mole under his eye was lighter, and with those beautiful peach blossom eyes, it made Jiang Shi’s heart race.
Then, in the middle of the night, he collected various handsome photos of Xie Xu and posted countless of them on Weibo.
Jiang Shi liked to record his feelings on Weibo.
#Time: My husband is so handsome it makes my legs weak~ (blow kiss.jpg, heart.jpg, rose.jpg, hug.jpg, flirtatious.jpg, licking screen.jpg, sun.jpg)#
After posting, Jiang Shi went to sleep. When he woke up and checked his phone, he found that the comments section was exploding.
[T Bao, Weibo is not a no-man’s land.]
[Did Sun and Xu drive you insane last night?]
[Just say, what does that sun emoji mean?]
Jiang Shi then realized he had mixed up his Weibo accounts.
He usually went wild on his secondary account, while Time’s live account was only for stream announcements or official activities for Little Bear TV.
However, Jiang Shi didn’t care about this kind of thing and still felt like replying to the comments.
[Time: The sun means, of course, just plain affection~]
[Time: Also, Xu is my husband, please don’t associate him with unrelated people (smiley face)]
[……]
[T Bao, you are true love!]
[This Weibo account, which was all ads before, is now used to express love, I’m really touched by this little idiot.]
[Are we too timid? Xu has wife fans, but Time has us!]
[Yeah! Who’s afraid? We’ll counter anyone who comes at us! We’re not just decorations! Fight one by one!]
[I’ve been in T Bao’s live stream for so long, I can 1v10!]
[This Father applies to fight along!]
[This Auntie also goes!]
[This Uncle also goes!]
The various titles were all over the place, but the battle lines were very unified.
But Jiang Shi fell silent.
Where were they going?
He stared blankly and searched for [TLG-Xu].
The latest Weibo was still Xu’s live stream preview from a few days ago, with fans’ expectations and hearts. However, a discordant comment suddenly appeared, climbing to the top of the trending list.
[Time’s Beautiful Auntie: Xu, there’s a streamer named Time who wants to sleep with you, hope you can give him a chance. (kowtow)]
The replies below were all little people kowtowing, making Jiang Shi laugh and cry.
How could Xie Xu care about this?
He also joined in the fun and posted a kowtow comment.
Fans were very accommodating, and his kowtow comment topped the replies.
Jiang Shi had a blast in the comment section with his fans. When he finally got out of bed and brushed his teeth, he found that the comments section of his Weibo was full of fireworks.
[We’ve called Xu over for you!]
[No need to thank us (dog head holding a rose)]
Jiang Shi noticed a new red +1 added to his Weibo followers and suddenly had a very bad premonition.
He clicked on the follower list—
And TLG-Xu was right there.
Jiang Shi was stunned for a while, then tremblingly clicked into the other person’s profile.
#TLG Esports Club God Making Division Player#
#TLG Team Starting Support#
Jiang Shi almost fainted. They really brought Xu here.
Realizing that the other person was indeed Xu, Jiang Shi’s first action was to delete the crazy sun post from last night.
It took less than three seconds.
Not only that, but he also checked the Time account from top to bottom to make sure nothing inappropriate was posted.
Fortunately, this account had always been conservative – if it had been his secondary account, he would have exploded on the spot.
As Jiang Shi was struggling with how to explain this fiasco to Xu, there was a knock at the door.
Xie Xu’s voice came through, “Jiang Shi, are you awake?”
Jiang Shi was so startled that his phone fell to the floor with a thud.
His first reaction was, “It’s over, Xie Xu is here to catch me.”
Hearing no response, the knocking continued, “Jiang Shi, there’s something.”
Jiang Shi’s heart raced.
He was using the base’s wifi — could it really be traced back to him through the internet?
It was all his fault for not being clear-headed yesterday and posting crazily from the Time account.
Jiang Shi grabbed his hair, threw his incriminating phone to the bottom of the bed, and went to open the door.
When he opened the door, the first thing Xie Xu saw was Jiang Shi’s messy white hair, followed by his crooked little bear pajamas, the collar wide open, exposing his pale and slender shoulders, and the pants were loose and hanging low on his waist.
Jiang Shi had no idea how disheveled he looked at the moment, and Xie Xu’s silence made him even more uneasy.
However, since he had gone crazy in the middle of the night, Xie Xu must have been asleep already. Besides, now that the Weibo post was deleted, Xie Xu couldn’t have traced it back to him.
At worst, he could just act dumb and deny everything.
Feeling a bit reassured, Jiang Shi looked up with a confused expression, yawning, “Captain, what’s up? I just woke up.”
After speaking, he pretended to rub his eyes. “I stayed up too late last night, I’m so sleepy.”
At that moment, footsteps from the stairs could be heard, with Yuan Yang’s voice, “Xu, has Xiao Shi woken up? The tailor is waiting to measure the team uniforms!”
Jiang Shi: “?”
Damn, it was just for measuring the team uniforms.
So he was still the Obedient Jiangjiang in front of Xie Xu!
Jiang Shi instantly came to life, his face lighting up with a smile, completely erasing his previous drowsiness, and he looked energetic.
Hearing Yuan Yang’s footsteps coming closer, Jiang Shi instinctively wanted to go out and respond but was stopped by Xie Xu, who pressed his shoulder. “Wait a moment.”
Xie Xu then reached up and pulled Jiang Shi’s waistband up a bit. “Your red Crayon Shin-chan1a popular Japanese comedy manga/anime. That’s the name of the titular kindergartener MC~ underwear is showing.”
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Jiang Shi: My smile disappeared.
T/L: Man… there’s brazen and shameless and there’s Jiang-fucking-Shi
