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When He Tiao woke up, it was already half-past eight.
He had set his phone to “Do Not Disturb” mode for work-related notifications. Originally, a group of high-level executives led by Du Binbai had been winking and nudging at him, thinking this was a honeymoon or the company’s biggest promotion this year.
However, He Tiao had a natural tendency to worry, so the first thing he did after waking up was instinctively check the work updates on his phone.
To his surprise, this bunch of people who usually only started work in the afternoon on regular workdays were up early to watch the boss’ variety show live stream.
They were still shamelessly sharing real-time comments, not hesitating even though He Tiao was still in the group.
[Du Binbai is not so innocent: Unbelievable! How could he make his wife go to work early in the morning for a run!]
[Gulu Gulu: Exactly! He Tiao is sleeping like this, is he even human? I can’t believe my eyes, he’s my junior who I watched grow up!]
[Hehe: Our e-god’s behavior is really affecting our company’s image, isn’t it?]
[Attention to the Brokenhearted: Watching Chi Yizhen collapse on the subway really made me empathize… But this time, the clothes he changed into, I can’t help but laugh.]
He Tiao felt like his gaze had been contaminated.
When he exited, he realized that Chi Yizhen had also sent him a message, but with the nickname “Husband,” which seemed a bit sudden.
He Tiao instinctively turned over, and the viewers in the livestream room only noticed that he had awakened.
Chi Yizhen had sent quite a few messages, from departure to reaching the destination.
Every detail of the bus ride was mentioned, and he even complained about someone eating eggs on the bus, saying the smell was strong.
He Tiao read them attentively, and in the end, his gaze fell on the photo Chi Yizhen had posted.
It was a picture he took in front of the fitting room mirror.
A belted waist.
A man wearing a belted waist.
Only then did He Tiao understand why the group of old classmates in the work group had expressed such emotions.
Chi Yizhen was naturally slim, but his buttocks were quite round, and his waist was slender.
The belt was black with a drawstring, and he had already put it on in the photo. The lighting in the fitting room was bright, and Chi Yizhen covered half of his face with the mirror, but it was still difficult for people’s attention to move away from his slender waist.
He obviously did it on purpose.
His tone was quite cheerful—
Do I look good?
Even though He Tiao had never thought about having any other thoughts about men before, he felt a bit uncomfortable at this moment.
He suddenly put down his phone and sat at the head of the bed, covering his face.
[What is E-God doing?!]
[I’m dying of laughter. This look is just like me, who hates studying. I feel so painful and slow when I think about going to school.]
[Damn it, why is Xianggua Entertainment so useless? Can’t they use a high-definition camera? I want to see what E-God saw!!]
[ guess he saw the message Chi Yizhen sent.]
[But we saw the message Chi Yizhen sent from his camera position, right? It’s nothing special!]
[Chi Yizhen went to change clothes, but there was no one there to take pictures. No one knows what he did inside.]
[You guys really aren’t afraid of being banned! You’re making my imagination run wild!]
[This brand’s sponsorship is not very suitable… I wonder if Chi Yizhen saw anything sponsored by Honeydew when he opened the closet in the morning.]
He Tiao pondered for a long time before fully waking up from his drowsiness in the early morning. However, even if he put down his phone and washed his face, the image of Chi Yizhen’s photo was still in his mind.
It’s a bit dangerous.
Others didn’t know, but He Tiao knew what Chi Yizhen’s touch felt like.
Originally, he had stopped just before the crucial moment that day, and He Tiao was glad that he hadn’t gone all the way.
But now, he suddenly felt that it would be better to go all the way.
The next second, he abruptly put his face under the tap.
The chilly water in early autumn was enough to make someone shudder. At the same time, unable to resist, he picked up his phone and watched Chi Yizhen’s livestream in the bathroom without a mirror.
In the livestream, Chi Yizhen was still taking photos non-stop.
His body was just right for being a model, and he was also very agile. He could make different expressions with different series, as if his temperament could change with the clothing.
The barrage in the livestream room kept refreshing, and it was still free on the first day. The official account was still attracting viewers from other short video apps, and many people really thought Chi Yizhen was a model for online shopping.
[This young man is amazing!! The previous set from DK was so pure, and the next set as a vampire is… a bit sexy.]
[Damn… Why does this outfit look serious from the front but…?]
[I’m dying of laughter. Can people who come here take a look at the name of the livestream room? This is a variety livestream!]
[Variety?!]
[Is there still this kind of variety show with benefits?]
[Chi Yizhen looks so fragile, I want to rush in and hug him…]
After He Tiao finished his last sip of water, he noticed Chi Yizhen’s clenched fist when he turned around just now, and his trembling lips when he changed his hairstyle.
Are you feeling uncomfortable?
A few minutes later, Chi Yizhen interrupted the shooting and went to the restroom.
The footage of the follow-up was a bit shaky, and Chi Yizhen in the line of sight seemed somewhat flustered.
Outside the restroom was a public washbasin. Chi Yizhen didn’t turn around but reached out and gestured towards the camera, signaling them to turn off the recording.
The next second, he couldn’t hold it back and dry heaved.
This butler-style coat is long, and he had just taken it off earlier. Now, the snow-white translucent shirt was tucked tightly into the cinched waist, and the drawstring behind the waist was tied into a delicate bow, swaying with his action of leaning against the washbasin.
Each hole of the drawstring seemed to be pulled, making people’s gaze involuntarily wander on his body. The extreme tension and the extraordinary translucency of the shirt wrapped around him made He Tiao’s heart tighten.
Barrage comments speculated that Chi Yizhen hadn’t eaten breakfast.
Some said he must be tired from rushing in the early morning, others mentioned his apparent malnutrition and split ends in his hair.
Some even said Chi Yizhen was too thin.
Being on camera could make someone appear slightly wider, and Chi Yizhen indeed was very thin.
He was so thin that the night He Tiao slept next to him, watching him cry with a blurry sleeping face, it gave him a feeling of holding a pet that was on the verge of death.
Because of his past experiences, he appeared exceptionally mysterious, and even without speaking, it was enough for people to fill in the tragic past as spectators.
He Tiao didn’t even have time to change out of his pajamas before calling Chi Yizhen.
In the one-bedroom apartment, He Tiao pulled open the curtains, and the autumn sunlight poured in.
He stared at the empty bedside table, feeling like something was missing.
The call was quickly answered on the other end.
Chi Yizhen’s voice was a bit hoarse, probably due to the strong acid reflux caused by dry heaving, but he was very good at acting in the program.
He Tiao always felt that Chi Yizhen’s teasing was a mix of truth and falsehood, but it was difficult for him to distinguish when it was genuine and when it was fake.
He was never good at socializing with people, and the law didn’t dictate that people who were not good at socializing couldn’t start their own business. In the eyes of others, he was an out-and-out weirdo, but to some extent, he was also a genius.
Geniuses are often lonely, but He Tiao never felt this way before.
At this moment, Chi Yizhen’s teasing husband made He Tiao feel annoyed.
He suddenly had an infinite desire, not only to turn this “husband” into a real husband.
He also wanted to know about Chi Yizhen’s past that he never mentioned.
And where did his aloofness come from?
But He Tiao also learned the principle of reciprocity. He started with a screenshot of the live broadcast that Chi Yizhen sent to him and then said, “I’m sorry.”
When Chi Yizhen mentioned feeling distant, He Tiao answered seriously, “From now on, I will make you breakfast in the morning so you don’t have to skip meals because of rushing.”
Even though He Tiao accepted the fact of being in front of the camera, at this moment, he deliberately chose an angle that couldn’t fully capture his expression, so the audience could only see his profile, unable to see his expression when he said those words.