ABBWW Chapter 15: Young Master (15)

At night, the three-car team officially started.

Hua Mingyi kept her promise and stayed on the road with Li Zhuoyun. Shi Jingge's game experience was great, and his voice was full of excitement.

Li Zhuoyun recorded it as usual. She still needed some material.

"Nice! Beautiful!" The young master's passionate voice sounded. "Give me the kill, give me the kill, nice!"

He got the kill and was satisfied. "I told you, there can only be one noob in a team. If there are more, everyone can't carry."

"Pfft—" Hua Mingyi couldn't help but laugh.

Li Zhuoyun also smiled and said: "You're not bad. Look at the last game, you got a gold medal."

"A gold medal with 13.4% damage output, only 2% more than the support?" The young master complained. "Okay, okay, I'm still very self-aware."

This sentence somehow hit the funny bone of Hua Mingyi and Li Zhuoyun. They laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs. They even dropped their phones and both gave away the enemy's crystal.

Shi Jingge: ???

"Are you guys spies sent by the other side?"

"There's no minion wave left ahhh!!!"

Shi Jingge looked at the enemy's respawn time and controlled his character to run out.

And at this moment, the enemy's crystal exploded.

Shi Jingge: ???

"Did they surrender?"

The young master was confused.

Li Zhuoyun suppressed her laughter. "They were scared by our diving crystal, so they simply gave up."

T/N: Diving crystal could mean attacking the enemy’s crystal aggressively, risking your own safety but potentially winning the game. Li Zhuoyun probably means that they scared off their opponents by diving crystal, so they gave up on defending their base.

The young master rolled his eyes. "I think it's stupid."

They didn't know why these four words hit their funny bone. They both laughed and fell on the sofa.

Hua Mingyi yawned.

She went to the hospital to accompany her mother last night and only slept for two hours. Today she experienced a series of ups and downs, came back and studied the script for a few hours. Now she was really exhausted.

Li Zhuoyun knew she was sleepy and handed her a glass of water. She casually said to Shi Jingge: "Senior Wen is going to finish filming soon."

The next second, Shi Jingge canceled the queue.

Li Zhuoyun almost laughed out loud. She pinched her cheek and barely stopped herself from laughing.

"Hmm?"

The young master pretended to be reserved.

Li Zhuoyun calmly raised her hand and turned off the team voice chat. Then she burst into laughter, laughing so hard that she even hit the sofa with her hand.

Hua Mingyi looked at her with confusion.

Li Zhuoyun waved her hand and finally stopped laughing. "How come I never noticed that the young master was so funny before?"

Hua Mingyi was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.

Li Zhuoyun didn't expect an answer either. She calmly turned on the team voice chat again. "Hello, hello, hello, can the young master hear me? My network is bad, it's a bit disconnected. Can you hear me clearly now?"

Shi Jingge was silent for a long time, then said gloomily: "Li Zhuoyun."

"Hmm?"

"You turned off your own team voice chat. How come you didn't remember to turn off Hua Mingyi's too?"

"!!!"

Hua Mingyi silently looked at her phone and turned off the team voice chat.

Three seconds later, Li Zhuoyun and Hua Mingyi laughed together.

The young master was furious. "Stop laughing!"

"Okay, okay," Li Zhuoyun wiped the tears from her eyes. "Let's talk about Senior Wen."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door at the young master's side.

"Who is it?"

"It's me."

The young master jumped off the bed and opened the door. "Big Brother?"

In an instant, the noise from Hua Mingyi and Li Zhuoyun stopped.

Shi Rongqing looked at the phone in Shi Jingge's hand and handed him milk.

"Still playing games?"

Shi Jingge took the milk and nodded a little sheepishly.

"Ranking up."

Shi Rongqing shook his head and said in disapproval, "It's eleven o'clock."

Shi Jingge blinked. "Huh?"

Shi Rongqing reached out and touched Shi Jingge's head, sighing. "Go to bed early."

Shi Jingge raised his hand. "It's only eleven o'clock! This is just the beginning in the world of esports! How can you say it's late before five in the morning?"

Shi Rongqing looked at him gloomily. Shi Jingge touched his nose and pushed him out.

"I'll play for a while longer, just a little longer and then I'll sleep, I swear!"

"Brother, you go to sleep first. You've been tired all day. Go to bed early."

"Good night, Big Brother!"

Shi Rongqing didn't have time to speak before he was pushed out of the room by Shi Jingge.

"Big Brother, go to sleep early!"

Shi Jingge poked his head out of the door and reminded him.

"Okay."

Shi Jingge then happily went back in.

Shi Jingge swaggered back to his seat. "Hey, Li Zhuoyun, where were we? Keep talking!"

Li Zhuoyun shrugged. "The crew wanted to hold a wrap-up party for Senior Wen, but he refused."

"He said he was just a guest star and there was no need to make a fuss. He also didn't want to delay his schedule."

"But wrapping up was a good thing after all, so he decided to celebrate a little."

"He said he would book a private room and wait for someone who was meant to be."

"By the way, that private room was where Senior Wen had dinner with you for the first time."

"Young master, tell me where it is, so I can also go and ask Senior Wen some questions."

Li Zhuoyun added the last sentence maliciously.

"In your dreams!" The young master said indignantly. "I won't go myself and tell you instead. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Isn't he stupid?

Li Zhuoyun thought helplessly.

"Forget it, I'm not playing anymore," the young master said righteously. "It's past eleven o'clock. It's late. Everyone go to bed early."

Li Zhuoyun raised her eyebrows. "Didn't you just say that in the world of esports, it's not late until five in the morning?"

Shi Jingge: "..."

A few seconds later, Li Zhuoyun was met with the young master's furious counterattack.

"What's wrong with you? How can you be so careless about your face?"

Li Zhuoyun: "?"

"Is this how you act as a star? Don't stars care about their faces? You don't sleep at night and play games on your phone. Do you know how much radiation there is? Do you know how much damage it will do to your face?"

"You're disrespecting your fans!"

"Do you think I want to sleep early?"

"I'm doing this for your fans!"

"You don't pay attention to your image at all. Be careful of losing fans!"

Maybe he ran out of words, the young master quit.

Li Zhuoyun and Hua Mingyi looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"For our fans hahaha."

"This excuse is awesome!"

"Give him a hundred points and don't worry about him being arrogant!"

They laughed and then Li Zhuoyun went to apply a mask, and also dragged Hua Mingyi along.

"You go back to your room and sleep later. This sleeping mask only works if you apply it before bed."

"Don't stay up late reading the script. Look at your eyes."

"Be careful not to overwork yourself."

Li Zhuoyun held Hua Mingyi's hand and nagged for a while. Hua Mingyi listened with a smile, feeling a warmth in her heart.

Meeting Shi Jingge and Li Zhuoyun, maybe they were the luckiest things that happened to her in these years.

The next day, Shi Jingge got up early.

He didn't know what time Wen Xusheng would go, so he just went there early and waited.

The waiter saw him and let him in without any surprise. He also brought various fruits, snacks and drinks, all very much to Shi Jingge's taste.

It seemed that the person Wen Xusheng was waiting for was not random.

Three hours later, it was eleven o'clock, and Wen Xusheng appeared in the private room.

When he saw Shi Jingge, Wen Xusheng seemed a bit surprised.

He met Wen Xusheng's eyes, and the young master scratched his hair subconsciously. "I... I..."

He took a deep breath and raised his head. "I heard there was some kind of fate event. I thought it was fun, so I came to try."

"I didn't expect it to be you."

Wen Xusheng smiled and nodded. "Hmm."

The young master stuttered and didn't know what to say. Wen Xusheng kindly said: "We are fated."

He said these three words very slowly, with a deep voice, and a hint of tenderness.

"Fated with me..." The young master took a deep breath. "...It's your honor!"

"Yes, it is," Wen Xusheng nodded with a smile.

The young master's ears turned red.

He reached out his hand and pretended to be tired. He rubbed his forehead, but actually covered his face.

A few seconds later, he slightly opened his fingers and peeked at Wen Xusheng through the gaps.

Wen Xusheng happened to be looking at him too.

The young master was startled and almost jumped up.

"Why are you staring at me?"

Wen Xusheng smiled and his eyes curved. "Because you're beautiful."

The young master: !!!

"Beautiful, want to look more, is there a problem?" Wen Xusheng asked as if confused.

"No problem." The young master said resignedly. "Look for two minutes and pay a hundred bucks, look look look as much as you want!"

"Okay," Wen Xusheng agreed happily. "Let's start with a hundred minutes."

The young master raised his hand and hit him. Wen Xusheng smiled and looked at him.

In the moment when their eyes met, they could see their own reflections in each other's pupils.

Shi Jingge suddenly felt a shock.

...Why did it feel so familiar?

The young master turned his head first, but exposed his red ears to Wen Xusheng.

"Where's Du Yi?" The young master changed the topic.

"He likes spicy food and can't stand these. He went to eat Sichuan cuisine." Wen Xusheng said calmly.

T/N: Sichuan food is a style of Chinese cuisine that originates from Sichuan Province in southwestern China. It is known for its bold and spicy flavors, especially the use of garlic, chili peppers, and Sichuan pepper, which creates a numbing sensation on the tongue.

In the private room next door, Du Yi sneezed.

"Achoo-- Achoo-- Did I catch a cold?"

"Probably not. I'm so healthy."

"It must be someone thinking of me."

There were only Shi Jingge and Wen Xusheng in the private room, and they were sitting close to each other. The young master felt a bit uncomfortable.

But Wen Xusheng was very natural and even helped the young master with the dishes.

"What's wrong?" Wen Xusheng asked, lowering his head.

"Nothing."

The young master shook his head hesitantly. Wen Xusheng chuckled and reached out to touch his head.

The young master looked up sharply. "What are you doing?"

His tone was fierce.

Like a kitten whose tail was rubbed.

Wen Xusheng's eyes flickered, but his voice was puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"I just saw something white on your hair, like a thread, and I took it off for you."

The young master blinked, as if he didn't quite believe it.

Wen Xusheng lowered his head and naturally showed a bit of sadness. When he looked up again, he had already pretended to be joking.

"Don't you trust me?"

He just looked a bit lonely between his brows, making people feel sad.

T/N: This sentence means that he had a sad expression on his face, especially around his eyebrows. The phrase “between his brows” refers to the area between the two eyebrows, where people often frown or wrinkle their forehead when they are unhappy or worried.

"No!" The young master said anxiously. "I I I... I was just wondering what that thing was."

The young master tried to save face.

Wen Xusheng said naturally: "Don't think about it. Eat. Your favorite lamb chops are here."

The young master nodded obediently.

Wen Xusheng gave him a piece of lamb chop and his eyes lingered on his hair.

It felt so good.

Unfortunately, the young master was about to get angry.

They had a very harmonious meal, and it took a long time.

They didn't leave after they finished eating, but played games instead.

Wen Xusheng rarely played games, and his rank was very low. The young master opened a new account and played with him.

With a low rank, the teammates' skills were hard to say. The game had been released for several years, and there were not many genuine newbies, but there were also many players who were trolling.

And they were also unlucky. Their teammates were not very good, and Wen Xusheng was a genuine newbie. But the ones they matched against were a bunch of experts who were trolling.

If it were normal times, the young master would be the first to stand up and curse.

But this time--

"I..."

He hadn't said the word 'fuck' yet, when Wen Xusheng's bewildered voice sounded. "Which way should I go?"

The young master immediately abandoned his own phone and leaned over. "Go back to the tower, run fast, don't let him catch you. If he catches you, you're done."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Xusheng's character died.

Wen Xusheng looked up. "I died."

He seemed to sigh.

The young master felt a surge of pride in his chest. "You wait, I'll kill him and avenge you!"

"Okay."

Wen Xusheng smiled and looked at the young master's profile. He couldn't help but sigh.

...He's so good.

It wasn't until Shi Rongqing called and urged him that Shi Jingge exclaimed: "Fuck, it's five thirty!"

"I have to go back. If I don't go back, my brother will be angry. I promised him I would go back early."

Wen Xusheng originally wanted to have dinner with Shi Jingge, and then take him for a walk under the pretext of digesting.

But unfortunately, all these plans were ruined by Shi Rongqing's phone call.

But there was no way to stop it. It was not a wise move to offend Shi Rongqing at this time and make him alert.

After thinking about it, Wen Xusheng had to stand up and sigh. "Come on, I'll take you back."

Shi Jingge scratched his head and nodded obediently.

Soon, Shi Jingge arrived at the gate of the Shi family. He opened the door and got out of the car. He hesitated and said thank you.

Wen Xusheng smiled. "Give me a five-star rating."

Shi Jingge looked at him puzzled. "How do I do that?"

Wen Xusheng waved at him. "Come here."

Shi Jingge walked over without knowing why. Wen Xusheng reached out and touched his hair twice.

Wen Xusheng's Adam's apple moved up and down. His voice was low. "Good boy."

Shi Jingge: !!!

In the moment when Shi Jingge reacted, Wen Xusheng gently pushed him forward and then closed the car door neatly.

Outside the door, the young master's face turned red.

"Wen Xusheng--!"

Wen Xusheng opened the window and leaned out. "Thank you for your five-star rating."

"You're welco--"

He almost said the word 'welcome', but then he realized and shouted Wen Xusheng's name angrily.

But he looked so red-eared that he had no deterrent at all.

The car drove away.

The young master glared at the car.

Wen Xusheng looked down at his hand and his lips curved slightly.

Du Yi in the front seat turned his head and looked shocked. He wanted to say something but stopped.

At this moment, Wen Xusheng looked up and met Du Yi's eyes. His gaze was cold and calm, full of threatening meaning.

As if to say "you're an adult, you know what you can ask and what you can't".

Three seconds later, Du Yi bravely opened his mouth.

"What kind of movies do you want to take? I've received some good scripts lately. There are crime dramas, fantasy, war themes, and there's also a good mystery script..."

Wen Xusheng listened quietly, occasionally looking at his own hand.

He really wanted to hold him.

He didn't want to watch him leave.

But...

Wen Xusheng sighed softly.

He was wrong.

He thought that seeing him once would suppress his desire in his heart. But he found out that desire couldn't be suppressed.

The young master's every move and word was like oil pouring over, making the fire burn more fiercely.

If... if he could always...

"...These variety shows are also good. Oh, by the way, there's another variety show, a live reality show called 'Starting from Living Together'. You know it, right? It's been several seasons, very famous. This season, the two guests who agreed to do it had some trouble. Now the director is looking for someone to save the day. But I think you're not interested in this kind of variety show, let alone living with someone else so I just refused."

As soon as Du Yi finished speaking, he heard Wen Xusheng say in a low voice: "I'll go."

Du Yi: "?"

"If the program team allows me to choose another guest and be in the same group with me, I'll go."

Wen Xusheng's eyes were dark. 'Starting from Living Together'?

This name was so suitable for them.

Du Yi: "..."

In a flash, Du Yi had a thought that he couldn't believe.

He opened his mouth and closed it. Then he opened it again and closed it again.

After repeating this several times, Du Yi decided to face death with equanimity and spoke.

--"You don't want to take Shi Jingge with you, do you?"

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