I’ll Perform Well

Su Ran was in a flurry of activity as Fu Qian’an entered and saw the phone screen, “Is he the Big Brother in the stream?”

“What should I do?” Su Ran asked anxiously.

Fu Qian’an wasn’t as panicked as Su Ran; he chuckled coldly, “He really took the bait. Baby, I told you no man could resist this.”

“He just splurged over three million…” Su Ran muttered. He’d never seen so much money in his life, a sudden windfall gave him a natural mix of fear and excitement, as if he could really achieve financial freedom before graduating as a streamer.

“There’s more to fish from him, you just need to hold steady. Now that he’s hooked, it’s our turn to play with him,” Fu Qian’an said with narrowed eyes. “Go ahead and accept it, treat him as your top Big Brother. He’s a big fish.”

Su Ran sat back on the bed as Fu Qian’an leaned against the door, watching. Su Ran pressed accept and then said, “What’s up, Gege? Why the sudden video call?”

Fu Qian’an straightforwardly said, “I’m F.”

Su Ran immediately widened his eyes, “Oh my, you’re the F who just sent me all those gifts!”

“Right,” Fu Qian’an said.

“Gege, you’re so nice.” Su Ran said, then shyly asked, “Do you like me, Gege?”

Fu Qian’an replied, “I like.”

This straightforward admission had Su Ran thinking he would have played it cool, being such a big boss; now, he felt somewhat passive, “Thank you for liking me.”

Sitting earnestly across, with no extra expressions, Su Ran almost thought he was being interviewed.

Su Ran adjusted his sitting posture, then asked, “Gege, you spent so much, do you want me to do anything?”

There was no immediate reply. Fu Linxuan’s gaze was fixed straight on the screen, his dark eyes seemingly devoid of any shine.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward, and Su Ran felt uncomfortable, “Gege?”

Then, Fu Linxuan finally spoke, “I want you to be my girlfriend.”

Su Ran was stunned, “!”

He instinctively looked at Fu Qian’an, both of them were baffled. Who could have thought that someone as high and mighty as his elder brother would ask someone to be his girlfriend upon first meeting!

And just through a screen at that!

While both were caught off guard, Fu Linxuan asked, “Who are you looking at?”

Su Ran felt a chill, this Fu Linxuan was too difficult to deal with! Always hitting the nail on the head!

“Nothing… Gege, this is too sudden, I wasn’t prepared,” Su Ran said.

At this time, Fu Qian’an crossed his arms, signaling him not to agree. Su Ran understood; playing the long game meant not feeding too much at once.

“Is there anyone with you?” Fu Linxuan asked again.

At this moment, Fu Qian’an immediately left the bedroom, and Su Ran turned the camera around, “No, Gege, just you asking me to be your girlfriend all of a sudden has me flustered.”

Speaking, Su Ran stood up and closed the bedroom door, “Gege, we’ve just met, let’s get to know each other first, I take relationships very seriously.”

“I am serious too,” said Fu Linxuan.

Su Ran fiddled with his hair and then leaned close to the screen, with a pleasing expression, “Then let’s take some time to get to know each other, okay?”

Fu Linxuan’s eyes flickered for a moment, then he agreed, “Okay.”

“Gege, do you have any other requests?” Su Ran asked, needing to maintain a good relationship with the “Big Brother” to be a successful streamer.

“Like in the stream?” asked Fu Linxuan.

Su Ran nodded, realizing Fu Linxuan usually didn’t watch streams and knew nothing about them.

Thinking this, Su Ran smiled, then leaned towards the screen, “Gege, do you want to check my mouth?” Then, Su Ran opened his lips towards the camera, “Take a look, Gege, a kiss is also okay.”

Fu Linxuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed momentarily, as if he smelled something sweet and tender, he said, “I want to meet and kiss, I want to really kiss your lips, to suck your tongue.”

Su Ran paused, immediately closing his mouth, feeling his face heat up, wanting a real kiss, that certainly couldn’t happen. Not to mention if he knew he was a boy, he might even get beaten.

“Gege, you’re so naughty,” Su Ran’s face flushed, fitting the shy moment.

“Would you kiss me then?” asked Fu Linxuan.

“That depends on how you perform,” Su Ran said, hinting at topping up his account.

“Okay,” said Fu Linxuan.

After ending the video call, Su Ran breathed a sigh of relief. This Fu Linxuan seemed like a doer, everyone else in the stream had fun with him, but when it came to him, he wanted to meet offline and really kiss.

Even though he splurged fiercely, he was indeed tough to handle.

At this moment, Fu Qian’an came in, “Baby, Fu Linxuan really fancies you, you’re too charming.”

Su Ran smiled, “Right, so you better treat me well, or I’ll leave you for someone else.”

Fu Qian’an smiled at Su Ran, somewhat dazed, the lovely person in front of him seemed truly like his girlfriend.

The streaming ended early, and Su Ran and Fu Qian’an planned to go out to shoot content, as the background couldn’t always be the same, or the fans would lose interest.

Just as they took out the equipment, Su Ran’s phone rang, it was a message from Qin Yue.

This was the first time he had messaged him proactively, the message said, “It will rain tonight, remember to bring an umbrella if you go out.”

Su Ran was momentarily surprised, it seemed like a caring gesture.

He replied, “Okay, Gege, I’ll take care.”

He put away his phone, Qin Yue seemed really to be getting interested in him.

As they walked, Su Ran felt many people looking at him, he felt a bit uncomfortable, and asked Fu Qian’an, “Is it too weird?”

He was worried he looked too much like a boy in girls’ clothes, after all, even if his face and frame were soft, he was still 176 cm tall, which was definitely tall among girls.

Fu Qian’an quickly reassured, “No, they are just admiring how pretty you are.”

At that moment, a young-looking boy ran over, his face flushed as he spoke, “Sister, could we exchange contact information?”

Su Ran was surprised, though he had been asked for his contact info at school, but now he was in crossdress, he gently smiled and said, “I have a Weibo account, you can search and follow me.”

The boy agreed immediately, and Su Ran finally felt confident; his crossdressing really did look pretty.

They arrived at a coffee shop, sitting outside by the river, which made for a good shooting location.

“Don’t squeeze your cheeks with your hands, just lightly rest your chin on them, yes, just like that,” Fu Qian’an directed, then pressed the shutter.

Su Ran rubbed his cheeks, feeling them stiff from smiling, Fu Qian’an watched him, camera aimed, the corners of his mouth curving up more, unawares thinking he was very cute.

“This photo is so cute,” Fu Qian’an handed over the camera.

Su Ran looked at the photo, the candid shot really was beautiful, very natural, it had to be said, Fu Qian’an’s aesthetic sense was really on point, he had such good taste, how could he not dress himself well…

The bleached hair, ripped jeans, he looked quite slick.

Su Ran stirred his coffee and took a sip, then took out his phone to send Qin Yue a selfie, “Does it look good, Gege?”

The reply came quickly, “It looks good.”

Soon after, Qin Yue sent another message, “Are you at the Blue River coffee by the river?”

Seeing it, Su Ran nearly choked, accidentally exposing his location, but now he could only admit, “Yes, having coffee here.”

The reply came quickly again, “Are you free tonight? I’d like to have dinner with you.”

Su Ran immediately refused, “Sorry, Gege, I have to go home later, can’t meet you.”

“Okay, then let’s schedule another day.”

“Okay,” Su Ran replied.

Just like that, wanting to meet her, how could that be possible, he wasn’t someone to meet just because you wanted to.

Checking the time, Su Ran decided to return to the school; Pei Zhiyang had a basketball game at five, and he absolutely had to watch, or else it would definitely be a scene.

Su Ran arrived at the basketball court just as the game started, the seats were filled to capacity, their finance department’s basketball team was not only skilled but also consisted of handsome young men over 180 cm tall, with Pei Zhiyang being an all-rounder, no wonder he attracted so many fans who came not for the game but for him.

Su Ran went to the first row, a spot Pei Zhiyang had reserved for him.

He had just sat down when a substitute player in a jersey approached, greeting with a smile, “Hey, sister-in-law came to watch Yang Ge play.”

Su Ran didn’t like being called that, but since they all kept calling him that, he had gotten used to the nickname.

Su Ran nodded, the game on the court was intense, Pei Zhiyang’s glance swept over and met his, the other blinked at him, then turned and snatched the ball for a smooth dunk, setting off a wave of excitement.

“Nice!”

Su Ran clapped along, the substitute player passed him a bottle of water, “Sister-in-law, drink some water.”

Just then, Pei Zhiyang called out, “Wang Yue, on the field.”

Pei Zhiyang’s demeanor was sharp, completely different from his usual laid-back attitude when with Su Ran, Wang Yue immediately stood up, still grumbling to Su Ran, “You see, the boss is so fierce to us usually.”

Before Su Ran could respond, Pei Zhiyang shouted again, “Move faster!”

Wang Yue didn’t dare say more, running over immediately, Su Ran took a sip of water, watching Pei Zhiyang discussing tactics with his team, when their eyes met, Su Ran mouthed, “Good luck.”

Pei Zhiyang smiled, as they dispersed he lifted his shirt to wipe the sweat from his face, his sexy abs exposed, sweat tracing down his muscle lines, the crowd stirred, Su Ran turned and saw the envious looks, everyone probably envied him, being able to see that every day, often with Pei Zhiyang grabbing his hand to place on him.

The second half of the game heated up even more, finally ending twenty-three to thirty-one, Pei Zhiyang’s team won, after the game, he headed towards Su Ran, who was holding a bottle of water.

Just then, a boy suddenly burst in front of Su Ran, offering the water to Pei Zhiyang first, he loudly said, “Pei Zhiyang, I like you, will you date me!”

The scene quieted down instantly, the audience hadn’t left yet, the team members also looked over, the atmosphere almost froze in that moment.

Su Ran looked at the boy, puzzled, why confess now, in such a situation? Did he need an audience? Didn’t he know Pei Zhiyang was known as the ‘man-killer’, as men continuously threw themselves at him, only to be mercilessly rejected.

Was this not asking for embarrassment, or did he think with more people around Pei Zhiyang wouldn’t be too harsh…

Sure enough, Su Ran saw a familiar scene, Pei Zhiyang’s face looked like he’d stepped in dog poop, not even glancing at the boy, he threw out, “Nuts, get lost.”

Pei Zhiyang came up to Su Ran, took the water from his hand and gulped it down, Su Ran was stunned, Pei Zhiyang’s rejection was quite ugly this time.

Although usually he also had a foul face, it never escalated to cursing.

And the confessing boy seemed frozen in place, taking a long while before walking away dispirited.

Then, a teammate joked, “That student was too bold, daring to confess in front of sister-in-law.”

“Doesn’t he know Yang Ge’s nickname? It’s famous in the school, too brave, I admire.”

“Every one of them thinks they are the special one, otherwise why would they keep coming one after another.”

“It’s good to knock down these people’s confidence, I’m already annoyed for Yang Ge.”

“…”

Pei Zhiyang, with a trace of ferocity in his expression, sweat rolling down his forehead, was in a state of hormonal overload.

He grabbed Su Ran by the arm, “Let’s go, change clothes, then celebrate.”

Su Ran was pulled to the changing room, where it was just the two of them as other teammates hadn’t arrived yet, Su Ran couldn’t help asking, “Why were you so harsh to that guy who confessed just now?”

Mentioning it, Pei Zhiyang felt unlucky, “Before confessing he should have found out whether I’m into guys, since he already knows the answer yet still made a scene in front of so many people, he deserved it.”

“Oh…” Su Ran’s fingers twined together, then asked, “Are you homophobic?”

“Probably, it’s all because of these people,” Pei Zhiyang said, changing quickly, “Anyway, keep gays away from me, they annoy me.”

Su Ran felt uneasy hearing this, “Then what if I were gay, what would you do?”

Pei Zhiyang paused, then smiled and stepped forward, wrapping an arm around Su Ran’s shoulder, “If you dare to be gay, I’d dare to straighten you out again.”

Pei Zhiyang was warm, but his words made Su Ran feel ice cold, that even if it was him, he wouldn’t accept.

Su Ran thought, he must never let Pei Zhiyang know his secret, or he might truly not want to be friends with him.

When they reached the gym door, they realized it had started raining, and heavily at that, many students were waiting at the door, those in a hurry were already dashing into the rain.

Su Ran suddenly remembered Qin Yue’s words, he had told him it would rain tonight, and now it indeed had started.

Seemed like dinner was off, Pei Zhiyang took out his phone to notify the group.

After sending the message, Pei Zhiyang wrapped his arm around Su Ran, “Baby Ran, want to run back?”

Su Ran looked at the rain outside, feeling a drenching might be refreshing, since it had been so hot, “Let’s go!”

With that, they both dashed into the rain, by the time they reached the dorm building, they were both drenched, looking at each other they couldn’t help but laugh.

Su Ran’s hair stuck to his face, he smoothed it back, his white cheeks fully exposed, the rain was cold, seeming to make his skin even whiter, his clothes thin, clinging to his body, faintly showing the white skin underneath, the pinkish protrusions also revealed.

Pei Zhiyang’s gaze swept over, suddenly feeling a stir in his heart, his eyes quickly returned to Su Ran’s face, watching water droplets slide down his cheeks to his neck.

“Let’s go up,” Su Ran slapped him.

Pei Zhiyang came to his senses, throwing the previous stir to the back of his mind, “Let’s go.”

Once they reached the floor, Pei Zhiyang pulled on Su Ran’s wrist, “Come on, take a shower in my place.”

Su Ran directly refused, “No, it’s such a hassle, you go take a shower quickly, don’t catch a cold.”

He suddenly realized, if Pei Zhiyang ever found out he was gay, and then reflected on how they usually interacted, wouldn’t he think too much, so from now on, better to avoid too close contact, after all, just getting close to a gay person felt unlucky to him.

Pei Zhiyang could only say, “Okay, you wash up quickly, don’t catch a cold.”

Su Ran’s hand touched the doorknob, then opened the dorm door, seeing Qin Yue sitting by the window, watching the rain outside.

Su Ran closed the door, then stripped off his clothes, still dripping, his body also glistening with water, bright white.

After removing his shirt, he took off his pants, finally feeling comfortable, he thought about removing his underwear too, but with someone else in the room, and given Qin Yue’s icy demeanor, he didn’t dare, instead he walked to the wardrobe, picking clothes to wear later.

Meanwhile, Qin Yue’s gaze moved from the window to inside, finally resting on Su Ran’s snow-white legs, long and straight, still wet with water marks.

He stared more and more intently, until Su Ran lowered his head and lifted his leg, then looked at Qin Yue, “What’s up?”

Qin Yue quickly shifted his gaze, his eyes flickering for a moment, “Nothing.”

Su Ran didn’t mind him, directly entering the bathroom, he had just seen Qin Yue’s staring so intensely he thought there was something dirty on his leg.

Qin Yue took out his phone, he opened a photo he had saved, in the bathroom, the leg photo Su Ran had taken for him, also wet and dotted with water droplets, just as pale and flawless.

It looked more and more alike.

•

Su Ran prepared for streaming, he switched his WeChat to his alternate account, and found messages from both Qin Yue and Fu Linxuan last night, though he hadn’t logged into this account to check last night.

He first opened Fu Linxuan’s chat, after all, he was his top patron, who couldn’t be neglected.

Last night at eleven, the other had asked him what times he usually streamed.

Su Ran replied, “Sorry, Gege, I went to bed early last night and was busy all morning, just saw your message, I usually start streaming in the afternoon or evening.”

As soon as his message went through, the other sent a video call invitation, Su Ran and Fu Qian’an looked at each other, the latter nodded at him.

Su Ran pressed accept, this time Fu Linxuan was in his office, he heard a “Yes,” then the sound of footsteps, probably an employee leaving after reporting.

“Gege, wanted to see me?” Su Ran said sweetly smiling.

Fu Linxuan honestly “Hmm”ed.

“Then come find me in the stream, I’m about to start broadcasting,” Su Ran said.

Fu Linxuan paused for a moment, then spoke, “How much do I need to top up for you to agree to be my girlfriend.”

Su Ran was taken aback, such straightforward words left him unsure how to respond, he glanced at Fu Qian’an, who seemed also considering how to answer.

And just then, Fu Qian’an held up a piece of paper, Su Ran saw it written “500”, turns out Fu Qian’an was considering how much Fu Linxuan should top up.

Su Ran was momentarily unsure whether to directly ask that much, it felt like a transaction, and Fu Qian’an was too weird, like he was selling a boyfriend.

But given the current situation, he didn’t have much room to think, pretending to be coy, he began, “If Gege tops up five million…”

He hadn’t finished speaking when Fu Linxuan agreed, “Okay.”

Su Ran immediately put his earlier thoughts to the back of his mind, feeling a pang of regret, he asked for too little!

“Gege, we can start with an online relationship, and isn’t this a bit too much, you want to buy me with money, I’m not willing to be sold to you.” Saying this, Su Ran pretended to be angry, he turned his face away, his profile looking alluring.

This was completely turning the tables, but Fu Linxuan took it all, “Sorry, I didn’t mean that, some people look for a lover to see if the other person treats them well, I just want to prove I will treat you well, I think Ran Ran is also testing me like this.”

Su Ran’s eyes lit up, Fu Linxuan’s words also provided him a good excuse, he quickly said, “Exactly, that’s what I meant, I must find someone who treats me well, everything else is secondary.”

At this time, Fu Linxuan finally showed a smile, “Ran Ran, am I treating you well.”

Su Ran looked at the person on the screen and was slightly stunned, that smile was too seductive, those dark eyes seemed to suck him in, “Hmm, you’re not bad to me, so I can give you a chance to take it slow with me, we can chat online first, you mustn’t rush.”

“Hmm,” Fu Linxuan responded, “Thank you, Ran Ran, for giving me this chance.”

Su Ran’s lips curled up, then listened to Fu Linxuan say, “Is five million directly transferred to you?”

Su Ran quickly waved his hand, “I’ll be streaming later, just spend it in the stream room.”

Receiving transfers privately could be reclaimed, but spending in the stream room was different, it couldn’t be reclaimed.

After hanging up the video call, Su Ran let Fu Qian’an out, then started the stream room.

The stream had just started when the viewer count began to skyrocket, thanks largely to Fu Linxuan’s gifts, making him famous in one battle.

Su Ran had just greeted when fifty supreme gifts began to bloom on the screen, the stream room immediately erupted.

But before the audience could react, Su Ran ended the stream again, because Fu Linxuan had sent him a video call.

Having just topped up so much, Su Ran had no reason not to accept, he picked up, showing a sweet smile, “Thank you for the gifts, Gege.”

Fu Linxuan said, “Let me formally introduce myself, my name is Fu Linxuan.”

Hearing this, Su Ran felt a pang, he had actually given his real name, too serious…

“Okay, Fu Gege,” Su Ran called him.

“I’m 189 cm tall, weigh 75 kg,” Fu Linxuan said.

This serious, Su Ran didn’t know what to do, “Gege, you’re so tall.”

“Do you like tall, Ran Ran, I work out, have chest and abs,” Fu Linxuan said.

“I like, just like Gege, so secure,” Su Ran said, he thought online romance was just casually being sweet to each other, didn’t expect Fu Linxuan to take this so seriously!

“Gege, can I see, Ran Ran really likes to touch guys’ abs,” Su Ran said, he didn’t want it so serious, it felt like the next second he’d need to bring out his health certificate, no problem, then go get a marriage license.

Unexpectedly, this time Fu Linxuan refused, “If you like touching, I’ll let you touch enough when we meet.”

He really wanted to meet, Su Ran sighed, he said dejectedly, “Okay.”

“Do you often touch boys’ abs, Ran Ran?” Fu Linxuan asked.

“Actually, not much, just some boys at school who insisted I touch,” Su Ran said.

“Touch mine from now on,” Fu Linxuan said.

“Okay, then I won’t be polite, when the time comes I’ll sit on Gege’s lap, you must let me touch enough,” Su Ran said, painting a big picture, giving him plenty of room to imagine, keeping him as his top patron.

“Okay,” Fu Linxuan said, then asked, “Then will Ran Ran kiss me then?”

Su Ran smiled, seems the painting fed well, he was beginning to look forward to it, “Of course, then let Gege kiss enough too, but we have to wait until we know each other well, you also have to make me satisfied, otherwise, hmph, if you can last until the day we meet, I can let Gege do anything.”

Of course, there won’t be a day they meet, Fu Qian’an told him, this Fu Linxuan, indulgent and a complete bad boy, when the time comes find an excuse to break up, give this bad boy a heavy blow.

“Anything?” Fu Linxuan asked.

“Anything,” Su Ran said, giving him room to imagine.

“Okay,” Fu Linxuan said, then asked again, “Has Ran Ran ever been in love?”

“Never,” Su Ran said.

“I haven’t either,” Fu Linxuan said, then paused, continuing, “I’m about twenty centimeters, as thick as your wrist, not sure if you could handle it the first time, but we can take it slow, gradually adjusting.”

After he spoke, Su Ran reacted for a moment, then his eyes widened slightly, his face turning bright red, he had given him room to imagine, but hadn’t expected him to detail it so much! And even said it out loud!

And… he was boasting, wasn’t he! He hated people boasting about this to him!

Fu Linxuan’s expression was normal, as if he was seriously discussing with Su Ran, while Su Ran’s face was red with anger, he said, “Hmph! What’s the use of being big, don’t know if it’s useful! I’ve heard, many hurt a lot, and they’re all looks no substance!”

Fu Linxuan slowly curved his lips, as if really considering how to proceed, “I’ll go in a bit at a time, first hold back and not be rash, will watch Ran Ran’s face and move, will definitely carefully make Ran Ran comfortable, then let Ran Ran carefully check if I’m useful.”

Su Ran was momentarily speechless, his face redder, “Don’t talk anymore.”

“Okay,” Fu Linxuan agreed.