Chapter 21 (First Update)
Cheng Jiashu was taken aback, not recognizing the voice immediately. He held the phone up to his face and looked at it, only then realizing that he was holding Jiang Luo's phone.
"Hello, Brother Yue?" Cheng Jiashu sat up to answer the phone. "This is Cheng Jiashu. Jiang Luo went downstairs to get his clothes."
Gu Shiyue hummed in agreement.
Just as Cheng Jiashu was about to ask, "What do you want with him?", the doorbell rang. Jiang Luo didn't have her room key with her, so Cheng Jiashu went to open the door, still holding his phone in his hand.
As soon as Jiang Luo entered the room, Cheng Jiashu handed him his phone: "Brother Yue is on the phone."
Jiang Luo was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened: "You arrived so quickly?"
"What's here?" Cheng Jiashu asked, puzzled.
Jiang Luo quickly took the phone: "Hello, senior? You've arrived?"
"Um."
Are you downstairs?
"exist."
Jiang Luo said as she walked out of the room to get her things: "I'll be right down, wait for me a moment."
Cheng Jiashu poked his head out the door and asked, "What's going on? Is Brother Yue downstairs?"
Jiang Luo turned around and exclaimed "Ah!"
Jiang Luo grabbed the gift and hurried downstairs. When he got out of the elevator and arrived at the hotel lobby, he didn't see anyone outside, so he went out to take a look.
A black sedan was parked in front of the hotel, its rear window half-open. Gu Shiyue sat inside, his profile shrouded in darkness, yet his features remained clearly defined. Perhaps hearing footsteps, Gu Shiyue suddenly turned his head, meeting Jiang Luo's gaze.
Jiang Luo called out "Senior," and Gu Shiyue opened the car door. The driver didn't react in time, and by the time he was about to get out of the car to open the door for him, Gu Shiyue had already gotten out.
"I was downstairs getting some clothes and didn't bring my phone," Jiang Luo explained. "I didn't answer your call. You got here so fast!"
Jiang Luo handed him the small gift box and said with a smile, "This is a belated birthday present for you. It's a little pendant that I made myself. It's not anything valuable, but it's a small gift with a lot of sentiment behind it, hehe."
Gu Shiyue took the gift box, looked at him and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Jiang Luo had taken a shower and was wearing a light-colored loose T-shirt and sweatpants. Her hair was fluffy and soft, and she had a faint scent of shower gel on her body.
"How did your phone end up with Cheng Jiashu?" Gu Shiyue asked him. "Did you sleep with him?"
"No, I was playing games at his place just now, and I left my phone in his room," Jiang Luo said. "I share a room with my brother."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Luo blinked.
"fine."
Jiang Luo glanced at the driver in the black suit beside her and whispered to Gu Shiyue, "Do you have something important to do?"
"No."
"Oh." Jiang Luo nodded.
"When are you going back tomorrow?" Gu Shiyue asked.
"Let's go tonight. I was thinking of taking my brother for a walk around the area this afternoon."
The wind was strong at night, and Jiang Luo, who was dressed in thin clothes, sneezed because of the wind.
"Go back," Gu Shiyue said. "I'm leaving."
"Uh-huh."
The driver walked to the car, bowed slightly, and opened the back door. Gu Shiyue got into the car, and Jiang Luo waved to him, saying, "Bye-bye, senior."
Gu Shiyue glanced at him, then the car sped away.
Cheng Jiashu came down from behind and patted Jiang Luo on the shoulder, startling her: "Why did you come down?"
"Let me see what's going on." Cheng Jiashu glanced into the distance and only saw the rear of a luxury car. The car Gu Shiyue drove back to school last time was also quite luxurious, but this wasn't it. "Brother Yue's family is well-off; he drives such a fancy car."
Jiang Luo thought to herself that the house he lived in was quite luxurious.
"What's he doing here?" Cheng Jiashu asked.
"Here to pick up something."
"What is it? Why did you make a special trip here?"
I won't tell you.
"You filthy thing..." Cheng Jiashu grabbed Jiang Luo and put a chokehold on him, "Will you talk or not?"
Jiang Luo smiled until her face turned red: "I won't tell."
Gu Shiyue sat in the car and opened the gift box in his hand to take a look.
The box contained a Q-version wool felt keychain. The Q-version figure had a big head and a small body, wore all black clothes, had a cold face, two light blushes on its cheeks, black hair, and a small ragdoll cat perched on its head. The Q-version figure's features were very obvious, and it was easy to recognize it as Gu Shiyue at a glance.
Gu Shiyue looked down at the pendant in his hand and gently stroked the little figure's face with his thumb.
Jiang Luo and his friends returned home around 4 PM the next day. Afterwards, the three of them ate dinner together outside. Jiang Luo took a shower first, then unpacked his luggage. Cheng Jiashu messaged him on WeChat, asking him to play games. Jiang Luo only logged onto his computer after unpacking. He wasn't as addicted to games as he was in middle school; when he did play, it was usually to keep Cheng Jiashu company, this internet-addicted teenager.
As soon as Jiang Luo logged in, Cheng Jiashu immediately invited him to team up. The two turned on in-game voice chat, but before Jiang Luo could even speak, he heard Cheng Jiashu talking to someone else in a disjointed way.
Jiang Luo listened for a while and then realized what was going on: "You're live streaming?"
On Cheng Jiashu's side, the comments on the public screen were scrolling by rapidly, all saying that the young man he was paired with had a nice voice.
Cheng Jiashu exclaimed "Ah!" and glanced at the comments, saying, "Stop calling him 'little brother,' this is someone you all know well. Don't you recognize who he is?"
Jiang Luo has never posted a video with his own voice online, and this offline autograph session was the first time fans heard his voice. Cheng Jiashu is also somewhat famous in the cosplay circle, but his fan base is not as large as Jiang Luo's. He often takes cosplay photos with Jiang Luo, and their fan bases overlap. In the eyes of fans, the two have a "bromance" relationship.
As soon as Cheng Jiashu said this, someone in the live chat asked, "Is it Luo C?"
Cheng Jiashu relayed the message from the live chat to Jiang Luo: "They asked you if you're Luo C."
Jiang Luo smiled and said, "Yes."
The live chat froze for a moment, then quickly filled with "Ahhhhhh!"
Jiang Luo was a little puzzled as Cheng Jiashu had never done a live stream before: "Why are you suddenly doing live streams?"
"Just broadcasting for fun." Cheng Jiashu was just looking for some entertainment. He didn't even turn on the gift-giving function, nor did he broadcast on a professional game streaming platform. "It's my new equipment, just testing the effect."
Jiang Luo didn't look at her phone while playing games. She only picked it up after finishing a game and saw that Gu Shiyue had sent her a message a dozen minutes earlier: "Are you home yet?"
Gu Shiyue rarely sends him messages first, and he hasn't even replied in time.
Jiang Luo quickly typed a reply: "I've arrived! I was playing a game with someone and didn't check my phone."
Gu Shiyue was running on the treadmill when his phone, which was on the stand, vibrated. He lifted his eyelids and glanced at the message on the screen.
Gu Shiyue picked up his phone and typed with one hand: Who are you playing games with, Cheng Jiashu?
Jiang Luo: Yes~
Jiang Luo: Hehe, how did you know?
Gu Shiyue not only knew that Jiang Luo was playing games with Cheng Jiashu, but he also knew that Cheng Jiashu was live streaming.
Half an hour ago, when Cheng Jiashu had just started his live stream, Gu Shiyue received a notification from the platform on his phone. He didn't know when he had followed Cheng Jiashu's account; he probably had accidentally clicked it while browsing posts yesterday.
Jiang Luo: Senior, is there something you need?
Gu Shiyue: No.
Jiang Luo: Okay, okay, I'm going to play games now~
Gu Shiyue pressed a button on the treadmill, and the treadmill slowly stopped. He picked up his phone, went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip.
Gu Shiyue carried a mineral water bottle in one hand and held his phone in the other. He swiped his finger across the screen, pulled down the notification bar, and clicked on the live broadcast notification he had just received.
As soon as Gu Shiyue entered the live broadcast room, he heard Jiang Luo's voice: "She's here, right window."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a gunshot rang out, followed by a kill report popping up on the screen.
Cheng Jiashu said, "I told you guys long ago, he's really good at video games."
Cheng Jiashu glanced at the comments and raised an eyebrow with a smile: "It's still a bit worse than mine, right, Teacher Luo?"
Jiang Luo said while licking the bag, "That's hard to say."
"Heh heh." Cheng Jiashu's competitive spirit was ignited. "Let's have a match this time and see who gets more kills."
Jiang Luo smiled and said, "Okay."
"What should we say if we lose? There has to be some kind of punishment."
"you say."
Cheng Jiashu, harboring a mischievous glint in his eyes, said, "Whoever loses has to do women's clothing next time they do a cosplay."
Jiang Luo thought for a moment and agreed, "Okay."
The live chat went wild, flooding the screen so fast Cheng Jiashu couldn't even see it clearly. He said, "How about that? I'm pretty generous, right? This is a perk I got for you guys."
It's common knowledge that Cheng Jiashu and Jiang Luo are close friends in the entertainment circle. They often cosplay together and interact frequently online. They have quite a few fans who ship them as a couple, and most of them are among the viewers watching today's live stream. As soon as Cheng Jiashu said this, the chat exploded with comments.
-Who do you think wants to see Luo C in women's clothing? It's definitely not me.
-Who do you think wants to see Luo C in women's clothing? It's definitely not me.
-Who do you think wants to see Luo C in women's clothing? It's definitely not me.
-Who do you think wants to see Luo C in women's clothing? It's definitely not me.
...
Gu Shiyue looked at the barrage of comments on the screen, squinted, and took a sip of water.
Cheng Jiashu was blunt and said whatever came to mind: "I've seen him dressed as a woman before."
The comments section went wild again.
Gu Shiyue left the live stream and returned to the gym with his water bottle. He turned on the treadmill and started running again, setting it for twenty minutes.
Twenty minutes later, Gu Shiyue stepped off the treadmill and checked Jia Shu's live stream again; the previous game had just ended.
Jiang Luo lost to Cheng Jiashu this time, by a very small margin. He didn't feel any pressure; wearing women's clothing wasn't shameful for him. He had done a women's cosplay back in middle school.
The barrage of comments could only be described as "a deafening cacophony of gongs, drums, and firecrackers." Cheng Jiashu was overjoyed and asked Jiang Luo, "What are your thoughts, Teacher Luo?"
Jiang Luo calmly took a sip of water: "A bet is a bet."
Before he could finish speaking, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated. Jiang Luo glanced down at it and immediately lost his composure, choking on the water.
Seeing that the caller ID showed Gu Shiyue, Jiang Luo ignored the fact that Cheng Jiashu was still broadcasting live and reflexively picked up her phone to answer the call.
Jiang Luo was still coughing from choking on the water: "Cough, cough... Senior."
"What's wrong?" Gu Shiyue asked.
"I choked on some water, it's nothing." Jiang Luo's voice automatically softened when she spoke to Gu Shiyue; it wasn't exactly stern, but it sounded very obedient. "Why did you suddenly call me? Is something wrong?"
"Ask if you've finished your game."
The comments on Cheng Jiashu's side were scrolling rapidly, and the trend had already shifted.
- Hmm? Who is Luo Bao talking to?
"Senior!" I heard him call out "Senior!"
-What? Aren't you talking to the tree?
-Wake up, Luo has never spoken to you in such a soft tone before.
-Oh my god, baby, why did you suddenly use a double consonant...?
- Haha ...
-Don't talk nonsense, my idol's normal voice is like this. I've been to his autograph session and heard his voice in person. [doge]
Jiang Luo couldn't see the live chat; he was still on the phone with Gu Shiyue: "I just finished a game, what's up?"
"Is it fun?" Gu Shiyue asked as he walked toward the bathroom.
Jiang Luo was a little confused by his question: "Not bad... what's wrong, senior?"
Gu Shiyue hummed in agreement and said casually, "Go to sleep early."
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