Picking up from last time,
[Argenti: Dear group friend, do you acknowledge Idrila's beauty as unmatched in the universe?]
[Yanqing: ???]
[Fu Xuan: That's him!]
[Yanqing: Why are you in this chat?]
[Jing Yuan: Hurry, save me! I acknowledge Idrila's beauty as unmatched!]
Meanwhile,
the scene returned to Jing Yuan in the portable toilet.
With a whoosh, the entire outer shell of the toilet was lifted off, leaving Jing Yuan exposed.
Jing Yuan blinked, looking around as if asking, Where's the toilet's shell?
At that moment, Argenti strode up to Jing Yuan.
He hunched over, holding a tray, and slowly lifted the cover.
"No matter where you are, one day…"
A roll of toilet paper appeared on the tray. Argenti murmured on, "I will show you what true…"
"Pure beauty is."
The camera zoomed in on Argenti, smiling confidently, heedless of the surrounding gazes,
while Jing Yuan was utterly stunned.
Jing Yuan stared at the TV screen, utterly defeated. He never imagined that a fan-made video about Argenti would lead to his social death.
"Hahaha, hahaha." Stelle approached Jing Yuan, slapping his back hard. "Hahaha, Captain Jing Yuan, it surprisingly fits your character!"
Fu Xuan covered her mouth. "Pfft… You can retire now. Move to another planet."
"Master," Yanqing said earnestly to Jing Yuan, "I get it, it's just fan-made!"
Even Jingliu, who was about to explode, felt much better.
"Tch," Boothill gave Argenti a thumbs-up. "No difference from your usual antics. How do you do it?"
In a corner, Bailu was frantically performing CPR on Silver Wolf. "Quick, she laughed so hard she's out of breath. Cardiac resuscitation, now!"
"Oh, man, too much fun!" Firefly crouched beside Silver Wolf, pulling out a lemon and squeezing its juice into Silver Wolf's mouth.
"Argh!!! So sour!!!"
…
But the culprit behind it all had long vanished from the coffee shop.
Outside the coffee shop, Su Chen sat on a stone bench, watching people trickle out.
Some were laughing uncontrollably,
some were carrying a bench,
some were glaring, shouting his name.
"Tch, so you're hiding here?"
Su Chen wasn't startled by the sudden voice. Instead, he patted the empty spot beside him. "Sit!"
Boothill didn't hesitate and plopped down. "You wouldn't believe it—the short pink-haired one was jumping so high in there, and that icy white-haired one looked so fierce. Yet you're hiding here? The most dangerous place is the safest?"
Su Chen's lips curled upward. "Pfft, you think this is my first time dodging a flipped table?"
"Haha, you're one interesting gray-haired dude." Boothill paused for a few seconds, then looked up at the moonlit sky.
"By the way, my daughter called this morning. She said I'll look cool in the upcoming web drama. Is that true? She sounded really excited."
"Yeah, very cool."
"That's enough for me. Don't play me, or I'll love you to death!"
With that, Boothill stood, tipped his hat to Su Chen with a smile, and vanished into the night.
A few seconds after Boothill left, Su Chen chuckled.
But,
a familiar voice came from behind him again.
"Boss, he's here."
"!!!" Su Chen's body jolted as four figures emerged from behind: Fu Xuan, Jing Yuan, Yanqing, and Jingliu.
"No way, how'd you find me?"
Fu Xuan crossed her arms. "I can't predict your actions, but I can predict Boothill's. Followed him, found you."
"Oh~~~~" Su Chen broke into a beaming grin. "Everyone, it's getting late. How about heading home to rest?"
"No need. A little post-dinner exercise sounds good." Jingliu's fists cracked with a pop.
"No need for violence, that's so uncivilized, right? Why bother? Why the hassle?"
But the four kept closing in, all with tight-lipped smiles.
Then came a piercing scream that echoed through the night sky.
"Achoo!" Firefly pulled out a tissue to wipe her nose. "Why do I always sneeze out of nowhere every Thursday?"
Silver Wolf chewed on something. "Maybe your weakest spot got attacked again?"
"Huh? No way!" Firefly glanced around, finding nothing amiss.
"By the way, Firefly," Silver Wolf stood on her tiptoes, whispering in Firefly's ear, "I've got a question. What've you been doing alone with Su Chen at the set lately? Spill, I won't spread it."
"Filming."
"That simple?"
"That simple."
Silver Wolf stopped walking, rubbing her chin. "Are those two out of their minds? The whole miHoYo crew's playing wingman, and they're still stuck? Is Firefly playing me? Or did Su Chen coach her to say that? Gotta confront him later."
Just then,
Guinaifen's voice interrupted Silver Wolf's thoughts.
"Family, look, I'm really at miHoYo! Hang on, everyone, today we're continuing the PK arena."
Silver Wolf and Firefly slowly approached behind Guinaifen. "Hey, what're you doing? Streaming live? You got a death wish?"
"Shh!" Guinaifen handed her phone to Sushang for a moment, gesturing for Silver Wolf to quiet down. "Silver Wolf, I've got some streaming hours to meet. If I don't stream today, I'll get penalized."
Silver Wolf flashed a pure smile, rubbing her thumb and index finger together. "Ahem!"
"Hey, we're good sisters, don't make it weird!"
"Is 'weird' used like that?" Silver Wolf raised an eyebrow. "Wanna shut me up? Easy. I haven't seen sword-swallowing yet. Got time to show me?"
"No way, I'll get banned. I just hit a million followers…"
"Little Gui!" Sushang ran to Guinaifen with the phone. "PK's starting, hurry, hurry!"
Guinaifen tidied her appearance, held up her phone stand, and waited for her opponent to join.
"3."
"2."
"1."
The screen split in two, and the PK officially began.
On the left was Guinaifen, waving to the camera. "Family, welcome to Guinaifen's livestream!"
On the other side, though the screen was dark, a captivating voice came through.
"Hi~♪."
"Missed me?~♪"