Chapter 35

Huo Xingming was indeed shocked— and badly!

When he fell to the ground, his knee hit the floor hard, sending a sharp pain through his leg.

It hurt so much—this definitely didn’t feel like a dream.

But still, he couldn’t believe what was happening right now.

Bai Siyi… is a guy?!

Was this real?

Could it be that the heavens heard his prayers and decided to grant his wish?

Huo Xingming knelt on the floor, completely dazed.

Bai Siyi, looking nervous, quickly picked up the small table and gathered the fallen cups and utensils from the carpet.

After tidying up, he turned to look at Huo Xingming, who was still kneeling there in shock.

A strong sense of guilt filled his heart.

Bai Siyi squatted down beside him, staring at him.

“Huo Xingming, if you want to hit me to vent your anger, just do it.”

After saying that, Bai Siyi immediately covered his face with his hands—

“But don’t hit my face.”

Huo Xingming: “…”

Huo Xingming slowly started processing everything.

He remained seated on the floor, then turned his head to look at Bai Siyi, who was right next to him.

It was definitely Bai Siyi—

After all, after spending so much time together, he had already memorized Bai Siyi’s hands and the small mole on the left side of his face.

Bai Siyi waited for a while, but Huo Xingming didn’t react.

So he relaxed his hands a little and peeked at him—

Only to meet Huo Xingming’s intense, burning gaze.

Bai Siyi: “…”

Why was Huo Xingming staring at him like that?

And why did his gaze feel so hot?

Feeling uneasy, Bai Siyi asked in a low voice—

“Huo Xingming, aren’t you angry at me?”

Huo Xingming coughed lightly, his eyes never leaving Bai Siyi.

“Why would I be angry? I already said it’s fine.”

Bai Siyi was stunned.

A straight guy falls for a girl—

Only to find out that the girl was actually a guy in disguise.

Just imagining it made Bai Siyi feel like he’d explode with rage.

But Huo Xingming wasn’t angry at all.

Not only was he not mad, he actually seemed… kind of happy?

Bai Siyi’s expression turned complicated.

He hesitated before asking softly, “Are you really okay? You’re not just too shocked to think straight, right?”

Bai Siyi had leaned in a little closer—

Huo Xingming instantly felt his breath on his skin.

His face flushed red like a tomato.

He didn’t dare look at Bai Siyi anymore.

Instead, he hurriedly stood up and set his chair upright.

“I’m really fine.”

But then, after a brief moment of silence—

Huo Xingming hesitated before asking again,

“Bai Siyi… you’re really a guy?”

Bai Siyi nodded.

Now that his initial nervousness and guilt had passed, he was feeling much calmer.

See? He knew Huo Xingming had a great personality—he wasn’t even mad about this!

Huo Xingming walked up to Bai Siyi. He had learned his lesson—now he was cautious.

He leaned in and whispered in Bai Siyi’s ear, “So… what’s up with your loli voice?”

Bai Siyi whispered back, “I practiced it specifically.”

Huo Xingming: “…”

That was way too realistic—he really hadn’t doubted it for a second.

His face flushed red as he hesitated, then asked, “Since you’re a guy… can you prove it?”

Bai Siyi: “…”

Prove that he’s a man? How was he supposed to do that?

Two seconds later—

Both Huo Xingming and Bai Siyi slowly lowered their heads, their gazes landing on a certain area below Bai Siyi’s abdomen.

Bai Siyi immediately grabbed the waistband of his pants, his face burning red as he glared at Huo Xingming.

“What are you thinking?!”

Huo Xingming’s face exploded in red, panicking, “I-I-I wasn’t thinking anything! I really wasn’t!”

It’s just that he had been fooled once before—what if Bai Siyi was actually a girl pretending to be a guy just to prank him?

At this point, he had completely lost trust in this show.

Bai Siyi could understand Huo Xingming’s doubts—he was the one who deceived him with that disguise in the first place.

So, Bai Siyi turned his back to the live stream cameras, face still red, and curled a finger at Huo Xingming, motioning him over.

Huo Xingming, also red-faced, leaned in and whispered, “Xiao Bai, what’s up?”

Just a moment ago, he was still calling him Bai Siyi, and now it was Xiao Bai.

Meanwhile, the live stream comment was mercilessly clowning on “Huo Dog.”

Bai Siyi ignored all that. He looked at Huo Xingming seriously and said,

“Didn’t you ask me to prove it? I’ll prove it to you right now.”

“Huh?”

Before Huo Xingming could react, Bai Siyi suddenly lifted his T-shirt.

A flash of dazzling whiteness entered Huo Xingming’s vision, nearly blinding him.

Since he had leaned in closer, and was much taller than Bai Siyi, he had slightly bent down to speak to him.

So when Bai Siyi suddenly pulled up his shirt—

Huo Xingming lowered his head—

And was met with an up-close view of smooth, pale skin.

And there—on that vast snowy expanse—

Were two tiny red plum blossoms.

Huo Xingming: “…”

Huo Xingming: “!!!”

Bai Siyi, face burning red, had only lifted his shirt for about two seconds—just long enough for Huo Xingming to get a quick glance—before snapping it back down.

Feeling guilty and embarrassed, he whispered, “I’m really sorry for tricking you with the disguise before… To make it more convincing, I even wore fake breasts—but only for one day! After that, I just used bandages to bind my chest. But even if I hadn’t, you never noticed. Huo Xingming, your reaction time is seriously slow.”

After lowering his shirt, Bai Siyi kept his head down. This was the first time he’d ever done something like this, and he was extremely embarrassed. He stared at his toes, too mortified to even glance at Huo Xingming.

Until—

He suddenly saw a few drops of bright red blood drip onto the floor.

Bai Siyi: “!!!”

Completely stunned, Bai Siyi jerked his head up—

And saw Huo Xingming, looking like a boiled shrimp, slightly hunched over, his face red all the way down to his neck—while his nose was bleeding.

Bai Siyi gasped. “Huo Xingming! You’re bleeding!”

Huo Xingming blinked, confused. “Huh?”

Bai Siyi quickly grabbed some tissues and shoved them at him. “Hurry up and wipe it! Do you need to see a doctor?!”

In all his life, Huo Xingming had never gotten a nosebleed before. He had always been strong and healthy, eating well and full of energy—when had this ever happened to him?! Now, he was panicking too.

His mind was a complete mess, replaying flashes of snow-white skin and delicate pink blossoms—

His ears rang, as if fireworks were exploding in his head.

This time, the shock was too much—his brain had completely shut down.

Bai Siyi frantically pressed tissues against his nose, but the more he wiped, the worse it got. Now, Bai Siyi was the one panicking. He turned toward the staff standing at the door and shouted,

“Help! Huo Xingming’s nose won’t stop bleeding! Get him to a hospital!”

The staff were dumbfounded. What the hell happened?!

How did a simple meet-and-greet meal turn into someone getting a nosebleed?!

A group of people quickly surrounded Huo Xingming and rushed him out to get medical attention.

Meanwhile, the viewers in the live stream comment were dying of laughter:

【OMG, everyone, Huo Xingming literally gave his life for this moment—piupiu Star is down BAD hahahahaha!】

【AAAAAH why are you all laughing?! Poor, innocent Xiao Bai got scammed! He actually lifted his shirt for him! What a shameless perv!】

【Exactly! Why is Xiao Bai so naive? Just doing whatever he’s told! Ugh, why didn’t he lift his shirt in front of the camera?!】

【Yeah! They’re both guys—what’s the big deal about looking?!】