Chapter 11
Gu Yubai's words caught in his throat.
Is that... him drawn by the young streamer?
Gu Yubai was stunned, his face blank for the first time in twenty-six years.
So, the super handsome guy she just mentioned was actually himself?
After understanding this, Gu Yubai suddenly felt an unexpected and wonderful joy, and even the slightly unsettling feeling he had just experienced miraculously disappeared.
When he looked at the young streamer's drawing again, he had a completely different thought than before.
He felt that the young anchor was very realistic and down-to-earth; what he said was absolutely correct, and his drawing was even more accurate.
Look at these eyebrows, so thick and long, with a sharp and upright shape. They clearly belong to someone full of a sense of justice.
And this nose, with a high and straight bridge, the bridge to the tip forming a straight line, narrow and long, with a slightly rounded tip, not appearing domineering. It's the kind of straight nose that could be used as a template for cosmetic surgery, so handsome and dashing.
And that jawline, with its strong and defined contours, is truly exceptionally handsome; to describe it in one word, it's simply breathtaking.
And look at that mouth! The shape of the lips is so good—thin and aloof, with straight corners. It's the kind of successful person who is very distant and detached.
Especially the eyes, they are not exaggerated at all, and the eye sockets are not big at all. They are completely based on him.
The changes made to the young streamer's legs were also very well done. They were based on reality without any exaggeration. His legs were indeed as long as they appeared on the canvas. The young streamer was very meticulous and serious.
Gu Yubai strongly agreed with this.
"How is it?" Yu Xia asked eagerly after finishing the draft. "Isn't it cool?"
Gu Yubai nodded. Although he agreed with the young anchor's statement, he felt that the greatest virtue of the Chinese people was humility.
So, he humbly typed three words.
【Bai and Bye】: Hmm, not bad.
"You call this 'okay'?" Yu Xia was a little surprised. Then she looked at the canvas again, and after a while, she said thoughtfully, "Hmm... is it something I couldn't draw?"
“He’s really handsome,” Yu Xia said, adding with a hint of regret to her fellow fan, “You didn’t see him in person, so you don’t know how amazing he is. He’s much more handsome than any other celebrity I’ve ever seen. He’s on a completely different level. It’s no exaggeration to say that he’s breathtaking.”
He didn't see it with his own eyes?
No, he's seen it quite a lot. He sees it every morning when he looks in the mirror, and he's been looking at it for over twenty years.
As for being astonishingly beautiful?
Gu Yubai pondered the word for a while, but finally decided to put it into practice. He took a mirror out of the drawer, placed it on the table, and faced himself.
He looked in the mirror and, for the first time, scrutinized his face from top to bottom, examining every feature from his eyes to his nose, mouth, and ears. His face, which had become rather unremarkable over the past twenty years, was now completely devoid of new features.
After careful examination, he finally came to this conclusion:
He's alright, he is indeed quite handsome, but probably not as amazing as the streamer described.
After all, it's better to be humble; otherwise, if you block everyone's way, what will others do?
Gu Yubai thought so.
Then he put the mirror back in its place and humbly typed another sentence.
【Bai and Bye】: Maybe you haven't seen enough handsome guys, that's why you think that way.
"Huh?" Yu Xia was stunned, not expecting him to say that, and her expression became a little awkward.
Is this fellow fan a bit too young? Why do they always speak so bluntly that she doesn't know how to respond? They have a kind of innocent beauty that hasn't been beaten down by society.
Yu Xia paused for a moment, then smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Is that so? Perhaps that's why."
As Yu Xia spoke, she added again, emphasizing, "But he really is quite handsome."
【Bai and Bye】: I know.
"Huh?" Yu Xia was a little unsure what to say. "You know?"
How did he know? How does he know everything? He's never even seen him.
However, Yu Xia scratched her head and said, "Oh, oh, okay then."
【Bai and Bye】: Aren't you going to use color?
"Hmm? Coloring?" Yu Xia glanced at the canvas, shook her head, and said, "No, this line drawing is fine enough. If I ruin it later, all my efforts will be wasted."
Gu Yubai thought about it and agreed. After all, the time they spent together today was too short, and the details might not be clear enough. They could draw a new one when they met again next time, when there would be plenty of time.
At this moment, Yu Xia glanced at the time and estimated that it was about time to end the broadcast.
"Sister," she said, "I'm really tired after taking the bus for several hours to deliver a painting and chasing a thief today. My eyes are a little sore. That's all for today. I'm going to end the broadcast now."
As Yu Xia spoke, she unconsciously yawned.
Seeing her exhausted appearance, Gu Yubai replied that he would agree.
【Bai and Bye】: Okay.
“Mmm,” Yu Xia nodded, moved closer to the camera, and said to him, “Goodnight.”
The moment the camera zoomed in, Gu Yubai was momentarily stunned, as if someone had pressed the pause button. It wasn't until Yu Xia said "Goodnight" that he snapped out of his daze and replied.
Good night.
Yu Xia smiled and said the same thing as last time: "I hope we'll have a chance to meet again next time."
Goodnight, bye-bye.
After he finished speaking, the screen went dark, Gu Yubai was popped up, and a system pop-up window appeared at the same time.
[This live stream has ended. Thank you for watching.]
Gu Yubai clicked the "X" in the upper left corner and exited the app.
He glanced at the time on his phone: ten o'clock.
Gu Yubai frowned slightly, puzzled. It was the same two hours as last time, but for some reason, he felt that today's live stream was shorter than the last one.
That's strange.
Relativity, perhaps?
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After Yu Xia finished her live stream, she took her phone off the stand and put it on her bedside table to charge. Only after taking it off did she realize that when the live stream was almost over, there was only a pitiful 3% battery left, and it was almost about to shut down.
After charging the device, she put away all the tools on the table, made sure everything was in order, and then took her pajamas to the bathroom to take a shower.
Yu Xia spent over an hour in the bathroom. When she came out, she had a hair drying cap wrapped around her head. She had bought it online a couple of days ago. She had come across a live stream where the cap was being touted as amazing—pure cotton, incredibly absorbent, and drying in three minutes. The streamer had described all the wonderful benefits, and Yu Xia had impulsively placed an order. She even bought one for Tang Chi as a "best friend" accessory, but Tang Chi criticized her for her questionable taste, saying it looked like something her grandparents would use.
Yu Xia didn't think so; she found it quite simple and unpretentious, and she actually liked it. Although the absorbency wasn't as exaggerated as the livestream claimed, like drying in three minutes, it was still pretty good overall.
After all, it's only 9.9 yuan with free shipping, what more could you ask for?
This is the only truth that Yu Xia has come to understand after being away from home for half a year and being worn down by life.
Yu Xia put the clothes in the washing machine, stood on the balcony for a while to get some fresh air, and then went back to her bedroom. She checked her phone and found that her friend, who shared her interests, had sent her a message while she was showering.
[Bai and Bye]: I think I noticed your arm was a little red just now, what happened?
Yu Xia was a little confused when she saw this message.
arm?
She raised the arm holding the phone to look at it, but didn't see anything. Then she raised the other arm and realized that the skin near her elbow was peeling. No wonder it hurt a little when she was showering earlier. She hadn't paid much attention to it and thought it was because the water was too hot.
It's probably because there was a beauty filter used in the live stream that you can only vaguely see that it's red; otherwise, in reality, it would look a bit bluish-purple. It's probably because it's been a while.
【Summer】: It seems like I accidentally bumped into a thief while throwing my bag at him today and then pinning him to the ground.
She hadn't felt anything before, probably because the doll was broken and she was so angry that she was preoccupied with how to settle scores with the thief and didn't notice that her skin had peeled off, so she didn't feel anything at all.
It would have been better if she hadn't noticed, but now that she has, Yu Xia vaguely feels a pain in that area.
She went to the living room drawer, found the last bit of alcohol, checked the expiration date, and used a cotton swab to apply some to her elbow.
hiss.
The moment the cotton swab was pressed on, she felt a burning pain, like being on fire. She couldn't even control her expression and blurted out, "Damn it!"
It hurts so much.
That damn bastard not only broke her baby's skin, but also scraped her elbow.
Yu Xia thought bitterly again, "I really didn't kick him enough back then."
After applying the alcohol, Yu Xia screwed the bottle back on and put it away. Then she searched the living room again before finally finding a Yunnan Baiyao bandage in some corner.
Tear it off, stick it back on, throw away the packaging, and you're done.
After finishing these tasks, Yu Xia also put a new bag over the trash can and placed the used trash bag next to the shoe rack by the door, so she wouldn't forget it when she went out tomorrow.
She touched the band-aid on her elbow and went back to her bedroom.
Just then, the phone on the bedside table rang.
Yu Xia picked it up and saw that it was a message from her friend who shared the same interests.
Yu Xia was a little surprised. She thought that the Baidu user had already gone to sleep after sending her the message while she was taking a shower. After all, after looking at his profile, Yu Xia's impression of him was that he would never be online so late at night like surfing enthusiasts. This Baidu user seemed like the kind of person who needed to be in bed before 10 pm and maintain a regular sleep schedule.
Are you still awake?
Yu Xia opened the message bar and saw the message he had sent.
There are two in total.
One is:
【Bai and Bye】: Don't be so impulsive next time. It could be dangerous if the other side has a knife or something.
The other message was sent ten minutes later and contained only four characters.
【Bai and Bye】: Don't get hurt.
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