Liu Li was led by Zhou Huanan to a secluded milk tea shop.
She found the drinks quite delicious.
Liu Li’s eyes lit up, and seeing her reaction, Zhou Huanan felt the trip was well worth it, marveling at how influencers always knew the best places for food and fun.
The two of them settled into the shop, spending their time leisurely.
With a moment to spare, Zhou Huanan pulled out his phone to search for the burly streamer, Iron Bull.
He discovered that Iron Bull had previously been a small-time streamer with fewer than one hundred thousand followers. Today, however, after burning the Magical Girl Grey Moon figurine, his follower count had soared to nearly five hundred thousand.
The live stream and videos had caused a massive uproar online.
The footage of him destroying the Magical Girl Grey Moon figurine, in particular, had quickly surpassed ten million views.
Many bloggers, eager to grab attention, followed suit, buying Magical Girl Grey Moon figurines only to burn or smash them.
This even sparked a ‘Magical Girl Grey Moon Figurine Hunt,’ creating a massive stir across the video platforms Zhou Huanan frequented.
It drew countless people who had previously shown no interest in Grey Moon into the fresh drama.
Innumerable copycats, desperate for traffic, were now ordering Grey Moon figurines, announcing their intent to destroy them and upload the videos.
Liu Li, blissfully unaware of these world-line shifts, simply continued to enjoy her milk tea, curious as to why Zhou Huanan was staring at her.
“What’s wrong?”
When she asked, Zhou Huanan shook his head, dismissing her concern.
“It’s nothing, just that burly streamer from earlier seems to have really blown up. I’m worried many people will imitate his behavior in the future.”
‘Oh.’
‘Isn’t that a good thing?’ Liu Li thought. ‘The more they burn, the more they have to buy, right?’
Her thoughtful expression made Zhou Huanan decide against pursuing the topic. Instead, he planned to take Liu Li home.
Firstly, he wanted her to try the eroge game she had bought, hoping to fulfill his fantasy of her playing an adult game while he watched his ‘wife’ engrossed.
Secondly, he simply longed to share a bed with his wife again.
‘Hehehe.’
As they exited the milk tea shop, Liu Li remained oblivious to Zhou Huanan’s ulterior motives. She only knew that her outing with him had been incredibly enjoyable, buying whatever caught her eye and stopping for every delicious treat.
‘Shopping really is best with your own man,’ she mused.
Liu Li was completely unaware of the true nature of her thoughts.
Just then, she noticed a woman with long green hair and an elegant, mature aura walking towards them. Suddenly, Zhou Huanan beside her froze, stopping dead in his tracks.
‘Hmm?’
Liu Li felt a flicker of confusion. Did Zhou Huanan know this woman?
“Someone you know?”
Liu Li’s question was purely innocent, but to Zhou Huanan’s ears, it carried a different meaning—the subtle hint of a young girl’s jealousy.
While secretly pleased, Zhou Huanan immediately straightened his expression and explained.
“This is Sister Zhuge, my boss from work.”
“Oh, oh, please excuse my presumption.”
Upon hearing that this was Zhou Huanan’s superior, Liu Li quickly composed herself, bowing and expressing deference, much like a young wife in a movie who wouldn’t want her husband to lose his job.
Dr. Zhuge was equally surprised by the chance encounter. She waved off Liu Li’s formality, telling her to relax, then turned to Zhou Huanan.
“And who is this?”
“Liu Li, my childhood friend, we’ve known each other since we were little.”
‘This is a guy??’ Dr. Zhuge thought, her eyes widening in disbelief.
Dr. Zhuge remembered the name Liu Li. ‘Didn’t you say he was a boy?’ She narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Liu Li’s appearance—those sparkling, ethereal eyes, long, upturned lashes, and a serene, gentle demeanor.
‘Is this for real?’ she wondered.
Dr. Zhuge rubbed her eyes, suspecting she hadn’t slept well and was hallucinating. She glanced at the full-screen display of her smartwatch.
It showed her last sleep was two days ago, indicating a perfectly healthy sleep cycle. ‘That’s not right, is it?’ she mused. ‘Are young girls these days really so much prettier than us old aunties?’
Dr. Zhuge cast a subtle, meaningful glance at Zhou Huanan.
‘Clever boy,’ she thought. ‘No wonder he’s only interested in magical girls. So his ‘brother’ is this beautiful? Then indeed, the only girlfriends he’d find attractive would have to be as gorgeous as magical girls.’
“Ah, haha…”
Zhou Huanan’s gaze drifted, careful not to reveal the truth that Liu Li was actually a girl.
This, however, left Dr. Zhuge to lament the decline of society, sighing that if girls didn’t work harder, their husbands would be snatched away by ‘people like Liu Li.’
She had no intention of further interrupting Zhou Huanan and Liu Li’s date.
But since she was already there, Dr. Zhuge asked Zhou Huanan to take out his phone and sent him a file.
“You know how to edit, right? Could you also edit the materials I sent you? We have a new boss event this weekend, so hand it to me before then.”
Liu Li watched her cool and elegant boss wave goodbye and depart with a confident stride. She craned her neck, admiring the exquisite tailoring of Dr. Zhuge’s beige suit jacket, her tone tinged with envy.
“How nice. If only my previous boss had been like Sister Zhuge, so fierce and handsome.”
“You?”
Zhou Huanan raised an eyebrow, looking at Liu Li with disbelief. He imagined that if someone like Liu Li were to join Banjao, she would either be utterly overwhelmed or condemned to a desk job for ten thousand years, an emotionless spreadsheet drone, never even meeting Dr. Zhuge.
Liu Li, feeling underestimated by his gaze, turned her beautiful eyes back at him defiantly. “What about me?”
“Instead of daydreaming like that, why don’t you focus on when you’re going to give me a blowjob?” Zhou Huanan suggested, telling Liu Li not to overthink.
Zhou Huanan placed his hands on Liu Li’s shoulders, forcefully turning her body back to face forward.
“And will you please watch where you’re going?”
As time passed, the commercial street had become packed with people heading out to eat. Liu Li, engrossed in their conversation, had nearly bumped into someone.
Zhou Huanan was genuinely concerned, but Liu Li continued to glare at him defiantly, feeling that he was looking down on her.
“I’ll bite you to death.”
“Alright, alright.”
The girl’s threat was hardly a threat at all, and Zhou Huanan simply chuckled, dismissing it. Seeing that he wasn’t taking her seriously, Liu Li huffed and pulled down her mask.
Her flawless, delicate face was revealed, and she parted her lips, baring her sharp canine teeth.
Not only did this make Zhou Huanan pause, but it also caused countless passersby to suddenly stop, turn, and stare.
“Awoo~” Liu Li even made a growling sound.
She looked incredibly fierce.
Zhou Huanan’s face flushed slightly from the shock, his heart racing as if on nitrous. While he found Liu Li utterly adorable in that moment, seeing the passersby reaching for their phones to take pictures filled him with irritation.
He immediately reached out, and despite Liu Li’s protests, pulled her mask back up.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, he gave Liu Li a light tap on her forehead.
“What are you doing?” Zhou Huanan asked, his voice thick with possessiveness.
“Wuu…”
Liu Li covered her forehead, closing her eyes and remaining silent. Seeing this, Zhou Huanan’s tone softened. He asked if it hurt, then continued to lecture her gently.
“There are so many people on the commercial street; you can’t just take off your mask casually.”
He then launched into excuses about bacteria and viruses.
Liu Li nodded repeatedly, her expression showing she understood her mistake.
She looked up at Zhou Huanan, who was full of concern for her, and a sweet smile touched the corners of her eyes, hidden behind the mask.
Although Zhou Huanan had protected Liu Li quickly and effectively, he was unaware that her brief action had already caused another small stir on the internet.
****
Returning to a short while earlier, the streamer Iron Bull, having reaped a huge profit from burning the figurines, decided to fulfill his audience’s request to find the couple with allegedly ‘god-tier’ looks.
“Family! Did you see that? The milk tea shop I recommended, it’s the kind of place that can instantly cheer up any girl!”
Iron Bull successfully located Liu Li and Zhou Huanan. His camera captured Liu Li drinking like a hamster, her straw hidden behind her mask—a sight that many netizens declared ‘worth the trip’ and found utterly ‘healing.’
Iron Bull happily followed Liu Li and Zhou Huanan as they shopped, acting as a local guide, recommending delicious foods. Then, the scene shifted, capturing Liu Li removing her mask, revealing a top-tier campus beauty’s face, making a ‘fierce-cute’ expression as she opened her mouth at Zhou Huanan.
This sight made netizens’ hearts flutter, their typing speeds visibly slowing.
Then came Zhou Huanan, turning to scan the area, possessively flicking Liu Li’s forehead, pulling her mask back up, and gently coaxing her. The initially displeased, adorable girl slowly began to smile happily.
Her sparkling, ethereal eyes now reflected only Zhou Huanan’s image.
Iron Bull, who had been endlessly chattering, was completely silenced.
But while the streamer fell silent, the netizens had plenty to say.
“Damn it!! The grapes are sweet!!”
“How dare he flick the forehead of such a beautiful girl? Let me do it! I wouldn’t even dare touch her!”
“Is the streamer really not using a filter? He makes the girl look so good, but he still looks so plain?”
“I can’t accept this!!!”
“Why do other people have such sweet relationships?”
“Am I the only one who thinks that guy has a domineering CEO vibe? So lovable?”
Iron Bull snapped back to reality, smiling at the camera, as if he could see the faces full of jealousy, resentment, and envy behind each comment.
“Don’t worry, my bros!”
As an influencer, Iron Bull offered timely reassurance to his fans.
“When you all have a face as handsome as my Iron Bull’s, you’ll roughly be able to find a girlfriend of that caliber.”
And so, netizens from all corners of the internet, abandoning all their differences, united to collectively attack the streamer himself.
For a time, the live stream chat was filled with a lively, joyous atmosphere.