Unexpected Encounter

Xu Yi called out “brother” enthusiastically, but there was no emotion in his pitch-black eyes. After all, the other party had no reaction at all. It was as if he were performing a monologue alone.

Until the other party abandoned a half-drawn dragon and ran halfway across the map to pick him up.

The moment Xu Yi jumped over, his heart inexplicably raced.

It wasn’t a rare operation. Every one of his online boyfriends had done this before. But when it was done by the usually cold and distant Starfall, it somehow felt less intentional and carried an extra sense of coolness.

Xu Yi shook his head, forbidding himself from becoming a fangirl.

At that moment, his phone rang again. Without even looking, Xu Yi pressed the side button to hang up.

There was a new target now, and he wasn’t in the mood to deal with the others.

“Baby, have you showered yet?”

A sudden, slightly husky and ambiguous voice came from the phone, startling Xu Yi. He looked down at his screen.

The voice call connected??

Did he press the wrong button just now??

Xu Yi hurriedly fumbled to hang up, but then he heard Starfall’s voice through the earpiece.

“Baby?”

Xu Yi froze for a moment.

Starfall’s voice hit every one of his weak points, especially the way he said the word “baby.” There was a faint lift at the end of the tone, lazy and casual, so pleasant that Xu Yi wanted to record it and replay it while showering.

“Hm?”

Perhaps because Xu Yi had stayed silent for too long, Starfall spoke again.

The background noise on the other side was loud, but every word he said still sounded unnaturally clear in Xu Yi’s ears, as though his brain automatically amplified it.

Only then did Xu Yi come back to his senses. After recalling what Starfall had probably heard just now, he calmly and skillfully explained, “There’s a character in my nickname that means ‘treasure.’ That was my older brother just now.”

“I see.”

Starfall didn’t ask further questions, and it was impossible to tell whether he believed him or not.

But that indifferent response instead made Xu Yi feel a little uncertain.

Xu Yi realized he had unconsciously started guessing what the man was thinking, and he disliked this passive feeling, so he immediately counterattacked.

“Is big brother jealous?”

“Mm. You seem to have a lot of older brothers.”

This time, the reply came quickly.

Without the slightest guilt, Xu Yi said bluntly, “But Starfall-gege is different.”

But Starfall said nothing else, probably because he was busy operating the game. It was already late game, after all, and team fights had begun.

Xu Yi became slightly distracted and couldn’t focus properly. He even made a mistake and got himself killed.

Frowning unhappily, he glanced at the man who had eagerly sent him several messages.

Should he delete him?

Now that Starfall existed, this guy’s gaming skills weren’t special anymore.

But… did he have six-pack abs?

Although Xu Yi didn’t want to admit it, most good gamers in real life were two hundred pounds.

After thinking about it, Xu Yi decided to keep the six-pack guy for now.

He muted his microphone and sent over a voice message, intentionally speaking in a lazy tone.

“Brother, I’m a little sleepy. Can we talk tomorrow?”

“Mwah~”

The man—who had suspiciously been hung up on and ignored for a long time—was instantly soothed by that voice message.

The sleepy, soft tone was practically like a girlfriend cuddling against his ear.

Completely satisfied, the man even replayed it several times on purpose.

Seeing that the other party had stopped bothering him, Xu Yi finally focused on the game again.

Starfall still said nothing, and Xu Yi couldn’t quite understand his attitude.

After all, a normal “older brother” wouldn’t casually call a younger sister “baby.”

Xu Yi disliked this uncertain feeling.

If Starfall were too perceptive, then he wouldn’t be suitable for long-term development. After all, Xu Yi had never flirted with only one man.

The voice chat gradually fell silent.

After the match ended, Xu Yi didn’t immediately queue for another game like usual. He no longer felt like grinding points.

Just as Xu Yi blankly stared at the screen, a short line of text appeared in the lower-left chat box.

Starfall: Are you angry?

Oh?

He actually thought Xu Yi was angry?

Unexpectedly pure.

So Starfall really didn’t care about what happened earlier?

Xu Yi felt satisfied and mentally approved Starfall’s entry into his harem.

Princess: No.

Starfall: You’re not talking, so I don’t know what you’re thinking.

Princess: You’re not talking either, so I don’t know what you’re thinking.

Starfall: I’m thinking about why you won’t add me.

Xu Yi looked at the sentence, and his pale face flushed faintly.

But very quickly, he sneered inwardly.

So Starfall was still interested in him.

Compared to the daily flirtation he exchanged with his many online boyfriends, this level of teasing was nothing.

Princess: Seems like gege doesn’t really like me. Maybe we shouldn’t add each other after all, qvq

Starfall: I do like you, baby. Can you give me your contact info?

Xu Yi paused when he saw the word “baby.”

He truly hadn’t expected such a cool and reserved person to become just as casual as those other men.

Princess: Do you call everyone baby, you jerk?

Starfall: Isn’t that your nickname?

…He dug a pit and jumped into it himself.

He originally wanted to pretend he wasn’t used to being called that, but instead it only confirmed his earlier lie.

Unable to win this topic, Xu Yi simply tossed over his WeChat ID and coldly said, “Good night,” before immediately logging off.

Fishing required maintaining a balance of hot and cold—keeping the other party constantly thinking about you.

Of course, Xu Yi didn’t actually go offline.

He stared at his phone. Sure enough, a red notification dot had already appeared on WeChat.

He came.

Xu Yi curled his lips slightly but didn’t accept the request immediately.

If something was obtained too easily, it stopped being interesting.

Xu Yi leisurely went to take a shower.

He intentionally didn’t dry his legs completely, leaving faint water droplets behind, then changed into a white nightgown trimmed with pink lace before returning to the computer.

Sitting in front of the desk, he bent one leg and skillfully raised his phone to take a picture toward the computer screen.

Only the desk lamp remained on in the room.

On the surface, it looked like he was photographing his losing streak before meeting Starfall. But in reality, the image deliberately captured his legs beneath the lace-trimmed nightgown.

Because of the kneeling posture, his slim calves extended from beneath the hem of the skirt, even exposing the delicate curve of his ankles.

His pale skin was dotted with a few lingering water droplets, making the small mole on his thigh appear even more alluring.

Xu Yi admired his own photo for a moment before opening editing software.

He adjusted the coloring to make the atmosphere more ambiguous and subtly lengthened his legs.

Male thighs weren’t as soft-looking as female thighs and tended to appear slightly lean, so editing them fuller made the effect better.

After carefully checking for flaws, he finally opened Moments.

Since he had already told two of his online boyfriends that he was in bed tonight, he deliberately hid the post from those two “contestants.”

Xu Yi uploaded the photo and added the caption:

“Woo woo woo, whose boyfriend bullied me again?”

It was extremely green tea, but men loved that kind of thing.

After posting to Moments, Xu Yi waited a few minutes before finally accepting Starfall’s friend request.

Starfall’s WeChat name was still Starfall, and his profile picture was a handsome side-profile anime avatar from some niche series.

Convenient for Xu Yi to imagine the other party’s face.

Although most people behind these accounts were probably fat shut-in nerds in real life.

But online dating was all about atmosphere anyway.

Xu Yi changed Starfall’s remark to:

Silent-Good-Voice-Domineering-Top

Then he politely greeted him and explained that he had just been showering.

After all, a slap needed candy afterward to balance it out.

The other party didn’t reply immediately, probably because he had waited too long and gone to do something else.

Suddenly, Moments lit up with a red notification.

So fast?

Could it already be Starfall?

Xu Yi clicked in with slight anticipation, curious what the other party would say.

But the remark displayed was:

Pure-Boy-Next-Door-Little-Puppy-Provincial-Champion-Marksman

Xu Yi himself didn’t notice the tiny bit of disappointment he felt.

Pure-Boy-Next-Door-Little-Puppy-Provincial-Champion-Marksman: Sister, do you want me to help dry you off after your shower?

Xu Yi raised an eyebrow after reading the comment.

Someone was probably jerking off to his picture tonight.

He never replied to comments on his Moments because too many fish were on his friends list, and replying would easily expose overlap.

Soon, several more dirty comments appeared.

But none of them were from Starfall.

Tsk.

Xu Yi no longer wanted to wait. He dried his legs properly, shut down the computer, and prepared to choose a lucky guy for a sleep call.

The little puppy wasn’t bad. His voice sounded youthful—though still slightly inferior to Starfall’s—and could temporarily serve as a substitute.

Besides, after seeing the photo, the other party was probably already excited.

Xu Yi sent over a voice message.

“I’m so sleepy. Do you want to sleep together?”

The reply came instantly.

“Sister, I’m here.”

Immediately afterward, the phone rang.

Xu Yi answered, and a slightly breathless voice instantly came through from the other side.

“Sister, I miss you. You haven’t called me in so long.”

Xu Yi was about to respond when he suddenly noticed a familiar profile picture appear in the Moments notifications.

It was Starfall, whom he had just added.

The other party had only left a like.

Xu Yi looked at the comments section, suddenly curious about what someone like Starfall would say.

“Sister isn’t paying attention to me. Is your husband beside you?”

The little puppy deliberately lowered his voice, making it slightly hoarse.

Only then did Xu Yi remember he was still on voice call.

He adjusted his tone. “I’m about to fall asleep.”

He was talking to the little puppy, but his attention wasn’t on the conversation at all.

Because Starfall had finally appeared in the comments section.

Silent-Good-Voice-Domineering-Top: Did baby specifically post this just for me?

Xu Yi truly hadn’t expected the cool, silent, reserved person from earlier to become so open and straightforward after only knowing him for a few hours.

And he could already naturally call him “baby.”

Maybe the “Silent” part of the remark no longer suited him.

Xu Yi treated everyone equally and didn’t reply.

****

Meanwhile, on the small pathway outside the school, scattered street lamps cast dim halos of light onto the ground.

It was late, and since the semester hadn’t officially started yet, there weren’t many people around. Occasionally, Lu Xingyan would pass a couple returning to campus early, cuddling together on benches.

Still, Lu Xingyan put on his earphones and opened the video Princess had posted to Moments.

Just a photo alone had already been seductive enough. Who knew what the video would be like?

Lu Xingyan thought maliciously.

He had never dated before, nor had he ever paid this much attention to a girl or spoken such trashy lines.

At first, he had only liked the other party’s voice and wanted someone to game with.

But during the match earlier, he had clearly heard another man ambiguously calling Princess “baby.”

A little sea king.

Lu Xingyan felt somewhat irritated, yet at the same time, he didn’t feel much moral burden anymore.

They were all just online friends anyway, so everyone’s moral standards naturally dropped.

Especially after seeing the photo Princess had uploaded only minutes ago.

Those legs were so pale they practically glowed—straight and slender enough that merely looking at them made him imagine gripping the soft flesh of those thighs.

The ankles were so thin he felt he could hold them easily and spread them apart.

Lu Xingyan suddenly froze when he realized what he was thinking.

Many girls chased after him, yet he had never fantasized about any of them this way before.

Even his sexual desire had always been weak. He wasn’t even interested in the porn videos his male friends shared around.

Was he simply a late bloomer?

Or was Princess Baby just too indecent, awakening desires he never knew he had?

Lu Xingyan opened the video.

The first thing he saw was a slender, delicate waist.

A pink bralette tightly wrapped around Princess’s body, while the front was partially obscured by a black guitar that clashed oddly with the overall style.

Below that were shorts full of ripped holes edged with lace.

Lu Xingyan had never understood this kind of fashion before.

Until now.

…So slutty.

Wouldn’t the tight hem squeeze against the skin?

The pale, soft flesh looked as though the lace could easily be tugged aside. Maybe there wasn’t even underwear beneath it.

Otherwise, how could so much skin show?

But Princess’s singing voice quickly pulled Lu Xingyan out of his increasingly dangerous thoughts.

The slightly husky tone carried a strong androgynous charm while singing English lyrics.

It didn’t match the deliberately flirtatious photos at all, nor did it feel like something meant purely to cater to men.

Princess probably genuinely loved music.

The beautiful, well-proportioned fingers danced skillfully over the guitar strings, completely immersed in the performance, even making Lu Xingyan feel a strange sense of admiration.

“I love it when you grind on me.”

“I like it when you rub against me.”

“When you put it right on me.”

“When you put all your heart into it.”

“All the faces that you make.”

“I remember all your little expressions.”

“All the sounds you create.”

“Your murmurs echo in my ears.”

“When you put a little bit of umph in it.”

“That’s when I lose control.”

“That’s when I lose control.”

The lyrics were simple enough that even without subtitles, Lu Xingyan could understand them.

As expected, Princess really couldn’t stop being flirtatious.

Lu Xingyan gave the video a like before opening their private chat.

He had spent too long staring at Princess’s Moments, and only now noticed that the other party had already sent him a message explaining that they had just been showering.

Feeling both dirty and unable to control himself, Lu Xingyan typed:

Starfall: Let me see.