Chapter 57 - [/ smile]
Edited by Noks
Yi Chen stared at the Peace and Safety charm for a while. His gaze landed on the label on the express box, and an unwelcome idea appeared in his mind.
He took a picture of the wooden tube and sent it.
Little Anchor: Already received it? Was the inside damaged at all?
1: …No.
Little Anchor: Okay, I’ll give the delivery person a five-star review.
1: You wanted my address just to send this to me?
Little Anchor: Yes.
Little Anchor: Ah, that… I originally wanted to send you some local specialties, but then I thought that since you have visited Manyang for business before, you’ve probably bought them and tried them already.
Yi Chen couldn’t even say what he was feeling right now.
He used to think it was very tough to deal with people who liked him. Amongst the people he had met who had chased him before, the ones who ended up beating a retreat when confronted with impossible odds were alright, but those stalkers were like dog-skin plasters that couldn’t be shaken off.
So at first, when the little anchor had asked for his address, he had originally wanted to refuse, but by the time he had snapped out of his daze, he realized that he had already sent the address.
Then he thought, since the little anchor would be coming, he might as well take advantage of this duration to fatten him up a little. For young men, to be too thin wasn’t good or healthy. Fortunately, although he was thin, he wasn’t short, and his face looked pleasingly plump, which would probably feel nice when pinched.
He could also provide him with an updated set of livestreaming equipment while he was there. His previous setup had gotten soaked by liquid, so its performance would definitely worsen as time went by.
After sitting in front of the computer all day, exercise was also necessary.
When he said all this like that, it didn’t seem like he didn’t want him to come, but actually seemed like… He wanted to see him.
Yet in the end, not only did the little anchor not come, but he also went to climb mountains and eat out with others, even taking intimate group pictures.
The other party didn’t reply even after a long time had pa.s.sed. Yu Yan opened his livestream and saw thousands of fans waiting for him. He was shocked.
Usually, if there were a few hundred zombie accounts waiting for him even before he started streaming, then that already counted as a lot.
He had thought that everyone was here to congratulate him on winning the prize. He was just preparing to say thank you——
[d.a.m.nit, are you with Tuantuan now?! When did this happen? I watch you livestream every day, why didn’t I catch the slightest sign?!]
[In ancient times, there was Han Xin pretending to repair galley roads while making secret advances into Chencang, and now there is yanxyan sending secret messages.]
[No wonder Tuantuan is always praising you in her livestream. I’m afraid you two hooked up a long time ago. Eat my sword!]
Yu Yan was wide-eyed and stared at the screen for a long time before explaining, “We’re not. Don’t imagine things, guys, I’m not with Tuantuan.”
[You guys are taking couple photos and you’re still quibbling about details??]
“It’s not a couple photo, it’s just a picture we casually decided to take after eating.” Yu Yan chuckled and continued, “She came to Nanqi temple to pray. As I’m a local, I accompanied her. We’re just friends, don’t make wild conjectures. Yes, I promise not to stain your G.o.ddess… I have not been defiled either. No, I’m a big man, how can I be defiled?”
Saying that, he was just about to open the game when he found that his private messages icon was flashing.
Administrator 28: h.e.l.lo, yanxyan, this platform sincerely invites you to attend the StarTV annual gala, being hosted by the Main Board of StarTV, on October 3, in Jincheng. Accommodation and round-trip plane tickets shall be reimbursed by the company.
[The annual gala has started again; I always feel that time is pa.s.sing very fast. The last annual gala was full of stars, it was just like watching an award party. Financier daddy is rich.]
[Will Xiao Yan go?]
This was a ma.s.s message, and Yu Yan wasn’t in a hurry to reply to it. He closed the message and said, “Don’t know yet… probably not ba.”
Opening the game, he picked up his phone again and glanced at it; 1 still hadn’t replied.
He pulled up the chat record to see if he had said something wrong.
Little Anchor: …Or do you have a favorite local specialty you really like to eat? What kind is it, I’ll buy it for you?
1: I don’t eat local specialties.
Yi Chen sat on the sofa and looked at the computer and notebook in front of him. He felt that right now, he was almost the same as Yi Ran.
Thinking about it carefully, the other party really had never said he was coming to Jincheng.
He closed the notebook and sullenly thought that it was great that he wasn’t coming, that way he didn’t have to go through any trouble for him.
Leaving the notebook and computer aside, he turned to look into the guest room, remained silent for a while, and then took out his cellphone.
1: Thank you.
1: Going to pray for blessings with your girlfriend, and getting me one in pa.s.sing, such care.
1: [/ smile]
Little Anchor:??
Little Anchor: It’s not like that… I went with a friend, I don’t have a girlfriend.
Yi Chen’s expression cleared a bit, but his face still looked cold.
1: Besides Nanqi temple, where else did you guys go?
Little Anchor: Only went there.
1: You finally get to meet her in person, and you didn’t take her everywhere to have fun?
Somehow, Yu Yan felt that even though 1 had replied with so many words, it seemed like… he didn’t seem very happy.
Little Anchor: No… I’m not very good at entertaining people. This time, it just so happened that both of us were going to the temple, so we went together.
1: Alright, what did you want to do by going there?
Little Anchor: Went there to get you a Peace and Safety charm.
Yi Chen raised his eyebrows. So he meant that he had only gone to the temple to get him a Peace and Safety charm.
Little Anchor: I heard before that the charms there are very effective. If you think the wooden cylinder is heavy, you can take out the paper and put it in your wallet.
Little Anchor: Although it’s a little superst.i.tious… But it’s up to you to believe it or not.
1: You asked for Peace and Safety for me, what did you ask for yourself?
The other side only replied after a long time.
Little Anchor: …I forgot.
1: You even forgot what you asked for?
Little Anchor: No, I forgot to ask for anything for myself.
“…”
The man’s frown finally loosened.
Not only was the computer new in the guest room, he had also asked the cleaner to clean it. A poster of the PUBG map was stuck to the wall, models were placed behind the computer, and even the sheets and other things had been changed.
He held the Peace and Safety charm for a long time, then tossed it into his wallet. He was just about to close it when he paused again. He opened the wallet again and smoothed out the wrinkles at one corner of the paper charm.
1: What’s the effect of this charm?
Little Anchor: I also don’t know. I’ve only heard about it before, this was my first time climbing up there.
1: Why didn’t you send it to me in person? It’s not quite sincere to send it by express mail.
Yu Yan froze.
He had never thought of sending it himself.
After understanding his own thoughts towards 1, he always felt that he couldn’t be as before and face him so purely. Usually, he was overcautious while chatting, so forget about if they were face-to-face.
Little Anchor: I was very sincere when I asked… should be fine ba?
1: En. I’ll try it first. If it works, I’ll go and pay my respects to the temple.
Little Anchor: Okay…
1: When the time comes, you’ll accompany me to climb up there ba?
Yu Yan felt that his cellphone was very hot. His fingertips started trembling at the top of the screen, and he still hadn’t figured out how to reply after a while.
Little Anchor: I will.
1: En, in return, when you come to Jincheng for the annual gala, I’ll receive you.
“…”
[I’ve been waiting here for a long time, but the anchor still hasn’t started the game. Is he just going to stream himself playing on his phone for us?]
[The anchor’s expression has changed ten times.]
[Should be that he’s so happy that he won the prize that he’s fallen into a daze ba. Let’s all be understanding, and he will play the game soon.]
Yu Yan didn’t respond for a long time. Since he hadn’t replied, his cell phone vibrated again.
1: Oh, it seems that there’s already someone else who will be receiving you, so you don’t need me.
1: [/ smile]
Since this had first started, today was the day with the most emoticons 1 had ever sent.
Little Anchor: N-no, it’s not like that.
Yu Yan didn’t dare say that he wasn’t planning on going, fearing that 1 would think he was just perfunctorily brushing him off.
Little Anchor: Then I will trouble you…
His plans had changed so suddenly that Yu Yan didn’t know what he had promised until he received the second message from the administrator at dinner time.
Administrator 28: h.e.l.lo, yanxyan. This time the platform hopes that the winners of each prize in the anchor compet.i.tion will be present as much as possible at this annual platform gala. At that time, we will present the trophies on the spot.
The stream followers were right. This year’s annual gala had really become an award ceremony.
He hadn’t planned on going before, for fear of delaying his livestreaming time and making less money.
But now that he had already promised 1….
yanxyan: I understand, I’ll go.
After sending his ID to the administrator for registration, so that the platform could book tickets and arrange for the hotel, Yu Yan threw away the take-out box. He was just preparing to continue to play the game when he was nudged on WeChat.
Yi Ran: Xiao Yan, are you still streaming? Carry just me?
Yu Yan: Okay, you login.
Yi Ran hadn’t played the game for a long time. During this period, he and his family had made up, and he had recovered his funding. All day long, all he did was mess around outside.
“Xiao Yan,” As soon as Yi Ran entered the room, he shouted, “Can you hear me?”
“Can hear you.” Yu Yan replied, “Opening up Sanhok, squad match with random pairing, okay?”
“Alright, alright. I didn’t get online very much in this period, hands have dulled, I can’t carry you in a duo match.”
Yu Yan laughed and went straight into the game.
Yi Ran wasn’t being modest, his skill level was just about average. If he hadn’t touched the game for a while, his technique would really fall a lot. In Bootcamp, where they had jumped to, Yi Ran managed to s.n.a.t.c.h up guns faster than others, but he was finally knocked down on the ground by the person in the neighbouring house.
“f.u.c.k, this guy is running a bot ba!” Yi Ran said angrily, “Three shots, all of which hit my head. Just playing, my a.s.s.”
“You’re not far away from them, and three headshots aren’t impossible.” Yu Yan cleaned out the enemies on the floor and asked, “What color were the clothes that person was wearing?”
“Black suspenders, yellow skirt, and also, I think, wearing a pair of gla.s.ses.” Yi Ran cursed, “Very coquettish.”
Yu Yan finished looting and ran to the area where Yi Ran had been killed. Just as he was about to enter the room, a figure suddenly appeared on the second floor and started shooting at him.
It was the person who had killed Yi Ran.
He lost a lot of health. Having just landed, no one had many supplies. Even if Yu Yan had already looted two lootboxes, he still didn’t have a first-aid kit. He crouched at the corner of the wall, and just after applying a bandage, heard footsteps from behind him, someone was coming downstairs.
“This person is pretty good,” Yu Yan changed to his S686 as he continued, “Life or death depends on these two bullets.”
Just as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps come from the left window. Yu Yan immediately stood up and quickly pressed the s.p.a.cebar to jump. He dodged three bullets from the enemy’s M16, turned around, fired a blind shot, which didn’t hit.
He still didn’t worry. Instead, he stepped back two steps and stuck himself against the wall, positioning himself in the other side’s blind spot. When the enemy changed the angle of their gun to shoot once more, he listened for the sound of the shot before standing up and looking back again.
Bang—
[You knocked down nilly919 with a S686]
Yu Yan said with a laugh, “I’ve avenged you.”
Too d.a.m.n handsome!
Worthy of being my sister-in-law!!
After so many days, his sister-in-law still had such appeal when playing games.
It wasn’t good for him to say all that in the livestream, so Yi Ran could only praise him in his heart.
“Too awesome.” He said, “Xiao Yan, when are you coming to Jincheng ah? I’ll treat you to dinner, and then how about we go to an Internet cafe to have a game directly after we finish eating? I think if you sit next to me, I will get some buff.”
Yu Yan was taken by surprise. He had just promised 1, and now even Yi Ran knew?
“Maybe on October 2nd.”
Yi Ran was shocked. “So long from now? Weren’t you in a hurry to come over?”
Yu Yan also froze. “Who said that?”
“My Ge ah.”
His Ge… 1 said that?
Yu Yan’s eyes went silly, and now, he understood.
No wonder 1 was speaking so strangely today.
…had 1 actually thought he was going to go and seek him out in Jincheng?
“How about you come earlier?” Before he could respond, Yi Ran continued, “Last time my Ge was there, so I couldn’t properly greet you. This time, I’ll make up for you with good wine and good dishes…”
“No… Wait,” Yu Yan was even more confused as he asked, “Last time? What time?”
“That time in Manyang ah.”
Yu Yan felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and even his back was numb. After a while, he asked, “…what time in Manyang?”
[Are you guys guessing riddles? I’m going to faint from hearing this.]
[If I remember correctly, this boss’ Ge seems to be 1?? Is the anchor going to go find 1??]
Yi Ran explained, “Just the time when you had too much to drink at your cla.s.smate’s party, and my Ge sent you back. You have to say, we really are fated to meet, I recognized you at first sight. It looked like you drank a lot, though you were fine after ba…”
At this point, Yu Yan was completely and utterly frozen.
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Juurensha: Yessss, yanyan finally found out! And hahaha, Boss Yi suddenly sounding like the needy one in the relationship.
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