Chapter 13

Sang Huaiyu had never been this close to a human before. Even when he hid his identity, he usually kept his distance from others—he had never even touched anyone.

What just happened was basically the first time.

After coming back to his senses, he closed his eyes slightly and turned his head to calm the discomfort caused by the human’s warmth. He frowned, wanting to subconsciously tell the mimosa plant to “keep distance from humans.” But as soon as the thought came up, he hesitated… Was he overreacting?

After a short pause, Sang Huaiyu pulled his hand back.

Forget it—just this once.

That scrappy plant couldn’t possibly stay that close to the human all the time.

But just as he thought that, the mimosa ran back over. It had clearly felt embarrassed a moment ago for touching the human. But after adjusting its feelings, in less than ten minutes, it went right back.

Who knows how it convinced itself.

Mimosa: Wuwu, how could the human I like cook by himself? He’s so bad, not taking good care of Shi Yu, and now he’s even making Shi Yu wash vegetables himself!

After syncing with the mimosa’s feelings, Sang Huaiyu felt a new sensation in his mind.

This time… it was on his fingertips.

The warmth of the fingers felt different from the cheek. With just a thin layer of skin in between, he could instantly tell.

Huh?

Shi Yu felt a weight on his hand and paused.

“You’re back again?”

Didn’t it just run away shyly?

He looked surprised. The mimosa couldn’t talk, but its actions showed what it was thinking.

Just like during the water-pouring incident, Shi Yu watched with a strange expression as the mimosa gently patted his wrist, then used its leaves to hold the bamboo basket in his hands and took it to the sink to wash the vegetables.

Shi Yu: …

To be honest, seeing a basket of vegetables floating in the air was kind of creepy. But once he remembered it was the mimosa holding it, the creepy feeling faded a bit.

This little thing really wasn’t scary at all.

Shi Yu shook his head. After the little weirdo took over, it even helped cook the meat. It was basically like a fully automatic invisible robot—Shi Yu didn’t even get a chance to help.

He almost laughed. Since coming to this world, this was the first time he felt this way. And oddly enough, it was all thanks to this strange little creature.

Shi Yu pressed his lips together and, seeing the mimosa firmly refusing his help, leaned against the counter to watch. Honestly, he wasn’t feeling too well—he’d already started to feel tired while cooking earlier.

He didn’t know why. He had just woken up not long ago, but he already felt exhausted.

Maybe it was because he hadn’t been in the sun for too long?

Shi Yu yawned and looked out at the gloomy sky, which seemed like it would rain soon.

Recently in City B, the sun hadn’t come out for days. It looked like it was about to rain again, and the air even smelled damp and earthy.

Thinking about needing more vitamins, Shi Yu casually opened the backend of his phone.

He hadn’t streamed yesterday, so fans in his live chat had left messages worried about him, asking if he was okay.

He lowered his eyes and replied to them one by one. As soon as he finished, he heard a clanging sound from the kitchen.

After watching some tutorial videos online, the little mimosa had finished stewing the ribs. They would be ready soon.

Shi Yu snapped out of it and, seeing the rice cooker’s timer, motioned for the mimosa to take a break.

Then he walked into his room and turned on his computer.

Huh??

Why wasn’t the human eating after making food? What was he going to do?

A transparent shadow floated closer to Shi Yu, curious.

As soon as Shi Yu sat by the chair, he turned and accidentally touched a leaf by his ear, nearly jumping in fright.

“What’s wrong?”

Realizing the little creature was just curious, Shi Yu explained.

“This is my job.”

“Do you know about mukbangs? It’s when someone eats food in front of a camera.”

After he said that, he remembered how the little guy had startled him earlier. If it suddenly showed up during the stream and the viewers noticed something strange, that would be a problem. So he spoke seriously.

“Okay, tour’s over. You can’t stay here too long.”

“I have to start working.”

“Go watch TV on the couch.”

Shi Yu thought of a way to entertain the mimosa and naturally picked it up.

It wasn’t the first time he touched it, so he did it easily—he grabbed the part with the most leaves and placed the little weirdo on the sofa.

The mimosa instantly turned red from head to toe and curled up in a shy little ball. It couldn’t think about anything else.

Its head was full of thoughts like: Humans are so warm and soft… It was completely dazed.

Sang Huaiyu also suddenly felt a soft strand of hair brush against his neck, and his body tensed for a second.

Then his mind was flooded with: So shy, so shy, so shy!

Sang Huaiyu: …

Idiot.

He kept a straight face and made a cold judgment.

Shi Yu had no idea that just a light hug made the mimosa all warm and blushing. After turning on the TV, he went back to his room.

“You’re finally back, Little Fish?”

As soon as he logged into his livestream, comments flooded in. Even though he’d replied earlier, fans were still excited and happy to see him.

“Fishy is online! I couldn’t enjoy my nutrition drink yesterday without you.”

“By the way, warning everyone—don’t buy that new nutrition drink from that brand. It’s awful!”

Huh? That bad?

Shi Yu quietly made a note of the brand. He definitely wouldn’t buy it when stocking up on food next week.

After warning everyone, one fan asked him:

“What happened, Fishy?”

“If you hadn’t checked in, I would’ve thought something bad happened!”

After all, just a few days ago, they’d heard a delivery killer was near Shi Yu’s area—right on Chenghua Road in City B.

Shi Yu didn’t expect that people he usually only talked to online would care so much. Instead of watching his stream first, they asked about his safety.

He smiled.

“I’m fine. There was just a little emergency yesterday, and I wasn’t home. You don’t need to worry about me.”

When Shi Yu left the Ability User Association, he was told not to tell ordinary people about the existence of supernatural beings. So, in his livestream, he only vaguely said there had been an unexpected situation.

Since his viewers weren’t in the same city, no one doubted him. Once they heard him speak, the comments quickly moved on to other topics.

“Yubao, you’re livestreaming so early. Is the food not ready yet?”

Shi Yu nodded. “The soup is still cooking in the rice cooker. We can chat for a while now.”

Meanwhile, after Shen Yan left last night, he returned to his apartment near the Ability User Association and went to bed early. But he still couldn’t fall asleep the entire night.

As soon as he lay down, a feeling of restlessness and depression came over him. Even with his eyes closed, he couldn’t sleep. He just pretended to sleep the whole night.

This was already normal for Shen Yan. He had suffered from insomnia for years. It wasn’t his first sleepless night. But tonight, for some reason, he kept thinking about the voice he heard during the day.

The voice of that streamer named Shi Yu… it seemed to calm him down.

Lying in bed, Shen Yan tried to resist the urge to look him up, forcing himself to keep his eyes closed.

He didn’t know how much time passed. Only when it was already daylight did he finally open his eyes. But that thought in his head just wouldn’t go away.

Maybe because people with insomnia are always on edge, even a small change could break their control.

After showering, Shen Yan leaned against the wall and let out a low laugh. Then after hesitating, he walked over and turned on his computer.

The username “Shark Blowing Bubbles” had already been found by the Association when they first investigated Shi Yu. Shen Yan downloaded the livestream app and searched the name.

As expected, the profile popped up soon after.

Shi Yu had just started livestreaming not long ago.

He had already clicked in…

Just once. Let’s see if it helps.

Shen Yan told himself this, then clicked the latest video and leaned back in his chair.

As he watched the screen, he slowly relaxed. The first thing he saw was a pair of beautiful, fair hands.

Shen Yan had seen Shi Yu in person before, but because he wore a mask, he hadn’t really paid attention to his face. And since yesterday, all his focus had been on Shi Yu’s voice.

But now Shi Yu wasn’t speaking—he was just looking at the comments—so Shen Yan forced himself to look at the only thing on screen: those hands.

They had beautiful bone structure, like perfect proportions for a human hand.

Shen Yan had studied forensic science as a second major. After going on so many missions, he was very sensitive to bones and muscles. Even he had to admit that Shi Yu’s hands were the most beautiful he had ever seen.

The viewers in the chat couldn’t analyze bones, but they were clearly also drawn to those aesthetically pleasing hands.

Shi Yu had just rolled up his sleeves and taken a sip of coffee when the chat exploded.

“Is this a bonus for hand fans?!”

“Why did he hide them so fast?!”

“Yubao hasn’t shown close-ups of his hands in so long!”

Shi Yu: …?

This is a food stream. Of course I focus on eating—not showing off my hands.

But why is everyone reacting so strongly?

Shi Yu was a bit shocked watching the flood of “ahhhh” messages in the chat. He didn’t know how to respond. As he hesitated, fireworks suddenly burst across the screen, covering the chat.

—A viewer with an unfamiliar number had just gifted ten yachts.

After a pause, Shen Yan sent another ten yachts when he saw Shi Yu go quiet.

Almost 200,000 yuan worth of gifts appeared on the screen. This was the first time Shi Yu had received so many gifts during a stream. He was startled.

“Wait, did you send that by mistake?”

This person didn’t seem like a longtime fan…

Shen Yan swallowed hard. Listening to Shi Yu’s clear and calming voice, he paused for a moment.

“No mistake. It’s for you.”

After typing this, a flicker of struggle crossed Shen Yan’s calm and serious face, as if he disliked himself a bit.

A moment later, just when Shi Yu thought the person wouldn’t reply again, that mysterious viewer sent another gift.

“Say one more sentence.”