Chapter 13

Yu Mi glanced at his game model. Wow, so handsome. It’s not impossible for someone to have a crush on him. When he refreshed the page, there were even more comments. Everyone unanimously agreed that Shen Gun genuinely wanted to increase his affection with him, saying no one would treat an enemy like that. Some even said he was a straight guy, feeling sorry for Shen Gun, thinking Shen Gun was throwing flirtatious glances at a blind man…

After a while, the official fan artist retweeted his work, causing the retweet count to skyrocket, and his followers increased like crazy. He checked the fan artist’s comment section, and the top comment said: “Learned something new, I’m going to use this tactic on my crush from the opposing faction!” Then a bunch of people copied it. Yu Mi was both amused and exasperated, thinking, “Wait, you can do that?”

Seeing his follower count rise so much, Yu Mi felt a bit uneasy. His drawings were quite rough. He quickly posted a tweet.

“@EvilPopcorn: Thank you all for your love! I’ll draw a set of autumn-themed avatars for all factions for everyone to use. I’m afraid of slacking off, so I’m posting this tweet to set a flag and ask everyone to supervise me! [Bow]”

The comment section was filled with people saying “Waiting eagerly!”

Then Yu Mi flew to the main city, idling in a crowded area, observing players from other factions, randomly selecting models to start drawing. He drew until he was exhausted, his eyes going black…

Eighteen factions, it’s just too many… Please don’t release any more factions, ahhh! Finally finishing the fourth one, a private chat notification popped up. He glanced at the bottom left corner.

[Private Chat] What Are You: Want a badger?

Yu Mi put down his pen: Badger??

[Private Chat] What Are You: Runtu and the badger, you don’t know? 0.0?

[Private Chat] Sweet Glutinous: Of course I know about the badger, I mean where is it?

[Private Chat] What Are You: Come to my home, open the friend list, hover your mouse over my name, there’s a small house icon below, click it and you’ll be here.

[Private Chat] Sweet Glutinous: I know how to go to a friend’s home, I’m coming.

Yu Mi quickly operated, and a few seconds later, he arrived at Shen Gun’s home. Shen Gun’s home was built luxuriously, a grand manor with an ancient charm, clearly a lot of effort was put into it.

[Private Chat] What Are You: Come over here.

Yu Mi focused on him, approached, and arrived at his vegetable garden. Sure enough, he saw a pitch-black badger eating vegetables. He interacted with it, and the screen popped up with “Congratulations, you have obtained a badger!”

Yu Mi opened the pet interface and summoned it. It was ugly. But for a collector and pet lover, catching a pet is happiness! Beauty doesn’t matter. He was satisfied even when he picked up a little frog before.

He thanked Shen Gun.

[Private Chat] Sweet Glutinous: Thanks. So how did this appear?

[Private Chat] What Are You: It’s a pet produced by home planting, you can plant anything, it refreshes randomly.

[Private Chat] Sweet Glutinous: Got it. How did you know I didn’t have one?

[Private Chat] What Are You: I calculated it. #Sunglasses

[Private Chat] Sweet Glutinous: =.=

He guessed that the other party knew he was a newbie, hadn’t played for long, and guessed he didn’t have it, and guessed right. Before he could send his analysis, Shen Gun’s character suddenly sent him a flower. Rose petals fell over their heads.

[System: What Are You’s affection for you +10.]

Yu Mi suddenly thought of those comments on Weibo, fans saying Shen Gun had a crush on him or something… He didn’t know what to say for a moment. Shen Gun spoke up.

[Private Chat] What Are You: I’m going to idle for a bit, feel free.

Then the other party stopped moving. Yu Mi replied with an “Oh.” He looked at the other party’s game character, then toured Shen Gun’s home, occasionally interacting with some furniture and toys, and even ate the feast he had set out. After a while, he left the other party’s home and continued to idle in the main area to draw avatars.

He drew a few strokes, occasionally checking what the world channel was chatting about, copying some interesting banter. After finishing another one, the system prompted that his vegetable garden needed watering. He scrolled up the home log and saw a record from two minutes ago.

[System: What Are You passed by your home and quietly stole your flower.]

Yu Mi was furious for a moment. After all, the other party had just given him a badger, so he chose to forgive him. He immediately returned home to water, and upon landing, he found that the focus showed Shen Gun was still at his home.

Yu Mi hadn’t played for long, lacked materials, and his home was very simple, still open-air, with all the furniture placed on the grass. He walked a few steps forward and saw that guy lying on his bed. Yu Mi typed a line: Why are you sleeping on my bed?

After sending it, he realized something was wrong… He had copied banter earlier and forgot to switch channels, sending it to the world channel. So the world channel immediately filled with question marks. Yu Mi lightly slapped his hand in frustration. Damn hand! Why did I send it wrong again?!

The next second, a server-wide announcement popped up at the top of the screen.

[Jianghu Express: As the saying goes, “Good friends, one bed!” What Are You hero is sleeping soundly at friend Sweet Glutinous hero’s home, due to a twisted sleeping posture, unexpectedly triggering the opportunity “Dream of Three Lives”!]

Yu Mi was instantly dumbfounded! How did this guy trigger an opportunity again! What’s going on? Is it a bug? There must be a bug! What’s the customer service number? Can they take it back?

The world channel exploded too.

[World] Ri Bai: Ah??? [What Are You] [Sweet Glutinous] What’s going on between you two?! #Angry

[World] Mi Jiang E E Fan Fan: Ah??? [What Are You] [Sweet Glutinous] What’s going on between you two?! #Angry

[World] Ai Kan Lian Zai Wen De Qi Pa: Ah??? [What Are You] [Sweet Glutinous] What’s going on between you two?! #Angry

Yu Mi also wanted to know, what’s going on here?! How could this happen? He sent a private chat to Shen Gun.

[Private Chat] Sweet Glutinous: Hurry up and say thank you!! #KnockKnock

[Private Chat] What Are You: Leaving for a bit, be right back!

Still idling? Didn’t cheer immediately after triggering an opportunity? Damn it! Yu Mi wished he could kick him twice, but unfortunately, the other party was lying on his bed, in an invincible state, and couldn’t be kicked.

At this time, a bunch of friend requests suddenly popped up on his screen. The world channel also had many people mentioning him.

[World] Jiang Qi Ling Nai: [Sweet Glutinous] Baby, you’re so popular, can I come to your house and lie down for a bit?

[World] La La La Lai Le Lai Le: [Sweet Glutinous] Don’t just help Shen Gun trigger opportunities, help me trigger one too! #Crying

[World] Ba Biao Tong Hun: [Sweet Glutinous] Baby, give me a friend slot, I want to sleep at your house! QAQ

Yu Mi looked at Shen Gun, who was idling on his bed, and helplessly replied on the world channel.

[World] Sweet Glutinous: But there’s someone on my bed, what to do? He’s still on my bed and hasn’t gotten off. #Embarrassed

As soon as he sent it, a bunch of people exploded.

[World] Na Zha La: Woc, such bold words! I’m kissing you male friends!

[World] Xing Yun Yao: Did you hear? A Daoist and Xing Dad slept together.

[World] Tang Tang: Pass it on, the Daoist was slept by Xing Dad!!

[World] Qing Meng: What? The Daoist was slept so much he can’t get out of bed?!

Yu Mi blushed, damn it, he misspoke! But it’s the truth. That guy is indeed on his bed. He was at a loss when suddenly a few more people appeared at his door, all wanting to try their luck with “Dream of Three Lives” and lie on his bed. Since there were quite a few people, Yu Mi typed in the nearby chat.

[Nearby Chat] Sweet Glutinous: You see… he’s idling, can’t wake him up.

Everyone went in to see, and sure enough, there was someone lying on his bed, so they all gathered around the simple single bed, shouting.

[Nearby Chat] Husband Outside Doing Zero: [What Are You] Get down, let me lie down!

[Nearby Chat] Wu Jin Lian Hua: [What Are You] Bro, get up and do the follow-up for the opportunity.

[Nearby Chat] Za Shi Jiu You Fan Chi: [What Are You] Wake up! Time to get up!

Everyone shouted for a long time, but Shen Gun didn’t respond. Someone even went to the world channel to shout.

[World] Xiao Xiao: Does anyone know [What Are You]? Can you get him off Sweet Glutinous’s bed??

After a while, someone replied.

[World] Pet Spoiled: [What Are You] went to the gym. V me 50, I’ll call him back!

No one was willing to pay the 50, so everyone asked Yu Mi to put out a few more beds. Yu Mi used his last home currency to buy a few cheap wooden beds and placed them next to each other, and the others quickly lay down. He was starving, so he let everyone do as they pleased, then idled and went out to eat.

After going out, Yu Mi messaged Chen Ziming, asking if he had eaten. Chen Ziming said he was still at the gym and asked him to come over. “Let’s go eat at the food street opposite the gym.”

When Yu Mi arrived at the gym, there were so many people, mostly students from school, many shirtless, posing for photos to show off their muscles. Yu Mi looked around, searching for Chen Ziming. From a distance, he saw him wearing a tank top, struggling with a butterfly machine doing chest exercises. Yu Mi walked towards him, and as he walked, the person in front of him suddenly let go of a dumbbell, which fell with a thud and rolled towards Yu Mi.

At that moment, Yu Mi’s brain froze, his mind told him to dodge quickly, but his body was stiff, not knowing whether to dodge left or right, just standing there dumbly. Seeing the dumbbell about to roll over his foot, suddenly a strong arm picked him up, and then that person stepped on the rolling dumbbell. The coach quickly came over to clean up, and Chen Ziming hurriedly got off the butterfly machine.

“Are you okay?” Yu Mi snapped back to reality, his heart still pounding, and shook his head dumbly. Then he turned his head and saw a familiar face. “Qi… Senior?” This was too much of a coincidence… Yu Mi didn’t expect to meet Qi You’an here. Senior… Senior’s chest muscles are so big! Yu Mi was shocked, his face instantly turning red.

The other party was wearing a white tank top, long hair tied at the back, face sweaty, neck long, Adam’s apple prominent, wearing a jade pendant around the neck, looking very… sexy. Yu Mi was held by him with one arm, tucked under his armpit, feet dangling, completely disoriented in the wind. He… has a lot of strength.

“Senior, you…” Yu Mi’s voice was as soft as a mosquito, “can you put me down now…” Qi You’an put him down on the ground. Yu Mi hurriedly stood properly, unconsciously tugging at his clothes, looking down and saying, “Thank you, senior!” “No problem.” Qi You’an glanced at his reddened ears a few times. “I’m leaving.” He turned and left.

Chen Ziming came to Yu Mi’s side, whispering, “Do you like him?” Yu Mi hurriedly said, “No, I don’t!” Chen Ziming gave him a disappointed look: “Then why are you blushing?” “I…” Yu Mi said weakly, “The gym is too hot.” Chen Ziming gave him a knowing look, turned to change clothes, and soon they left the gym.

The two looked at the street opposite, discussing what to eat, and later decided to have mashed potato noodles. Just as they decided, a familiar voice sounded behind them. “What are you going to eat?” Yu Mi instantly turned his head. Behind him was Qi You’an, who had changed clothes and was dressed warmly. Yu Mi’s mind was still filled with the image of him in a white tank top, muscles on display. He instinctively stepped back a bit: “We, we plan to eat mashed…” Qi You’an slightly frowned: “Eat dirt?” Yu Mi: “Mashed potato noodles!!”

Chen Ziming laughed, and Qi You’an also laughed: “Let’s go together.” So the three of them went to the shop, each ordering a bowl of mashed potato noodles. Before the noodles arrived, Yu Mi played with his phone, not asking the two fitness enthusiasts if it was appropriate to eat such high-calorie food right after working out. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bracelet on Qi You’an’s wrist, a simple red string, seemingly with gold ornaments. The other party’s hand was large, fingers long, joints distinct, paired with the red string… such beautiful hands! He wanted to take a picture for drawing reference. But he didn’t dare to ask.

Chen Ziming, on the other hand, was actively asking Qi You’an about fitness. “You have such a good physique, how long have you been training?” Yu Mi also wanted to ask how long the senior had been growing his hair. Qi You’an answered Chen Ziming’s question: “A long time, my parents forced me to exercise since I was young.” Chen Ziming looked him up and down: “Training from a young age? Did your parents want you to be an athlete?” “No,” Qi You’an said, “After I was born, my grandfather had someone tell my fortune, and it turned out that our Qi family would end with me. My parents were very worried that I was weak and would die young, so they forced me to exercise since I was a child.”

“Ah??” Chen Ziming was stunned, “What the hell?” “End with you?” Yu Mi was also stunned. This word triggered some memories… He remembered when he told his family he might like boys, his dad also sighed, “Our family is going to end with you!” So he looked up at Qi You’an, blurting out, “Is it possible that the end is because you might be gay??” Qi You’an was stunned: “Huh?” Chen Ziming quickly covered Yu Mi’s mouth: “Kids don’t know what they’re saying!!”