AMTBYIGA Chapter 55
by VolareBlinding sunlight streamed through the clear window, spilling onto the bed where two figures were tightly embraced. The smaller of the two was almost invisible, completely shielded by the other. Suddenly, he stirred, and a pair of amber eyes slowly opened.
Lin Sui stared blankly at the handsome face inches away. The memories of last night surged into his mind in a chaotic rush.
His bold declaration to earn money to support Gu Nian, his coquettish request to shower together, the unfulfilled attempt, and then the request to play music together, not to mention the marriage proposal – Lin Sui felt like he was being roasted alive. He squirmed restlessly in Gu Nian’s embrace.
Only then did he realize that Gu Nian was holding him very tightly, leaving almost no room to move. After struggling for a while, Lin Sui managed to turn over, facing the ceiling. He breathed a small sigh of relief. Facing Gu Nian’s face again, he was afraid he would explode from embarrassment.
Without the visual assault of Gu Nian’s face, Lin Sui finally had time to carefully recall the events of last night. He managed to review half of the events before slamming the door to his memory shut and pushing it back.
Everything else aside, he had actually proposed to Gu Nian! Lin Sui covered his face with the blanket, screaming silently underneath.
To make matters worse, the proposal had happened at such an unromantic moment, and the proposer was a drunken fool with impaired judgment. Lin Sui felt that there couldn’t be a worse proposal in the world.
Ughhhh! Drinking is truly harmful!
Lin Sui vowed never to drink again!
In his sleep, Gu Nian felt the person in his arms struggle a little. Frowning, he pulled him back closer and opened his eyes. He smiled when he saw Lin Sui’s flushed face and naturally kissed him on the cheek.
“Good morning.”
“M-m-m-morning.”
Lin Sui tensed, stars appearing before his eyes. He internally scolded himself for stuttering over a simple greeting, while secretly observing Gu Nian’s expression.
He seems happy, Lin Sui thought to himself. So, does Gu Nian think the proposal was actually not bad and worth considering?
At this thought, Lin Sui couldn’t help but smile, a small dimple appearing on his cheek. Gu Nian saw it and his heart itched. Obeying his instincts, he bent down and licked the small indentation.
So sweet, Gu Nian thought, satisfied, and kissed him again before leaving.
Lin Sui was completely dumbfounded, like a small robot that had run out of power, not even blinking.
Gu Nian smiled, but showed no mercy to the flustered young man, delivering the final blow.
“What, do you want to back out of the marriage, fiancé?” Gu Nian whispered in Lin Sui’s ear, his voice low and warm.
Lin Sui felt a jolt, a tingling sensation, then a surge of adrenaline, making him tremble with excitement, his pupils dilating.
“F-f-f-fiancé!”
Lin Sui repeated happily, stuttering.
Like a rabbit bolting from its burrow, he scrambled out of Gu Nian’s arms, kneeling on the bed, his eyes brighter than the sunlight. “Fiancé!”
Gu Nian finally burst out laughing, reaching out to pinch Lin Sui’s soft cheek. “Why did you suddenly turn into a parrot?”
Lin Sui ignored Gu Nian’s joke. He was as happy as those little children’s cars that rock back and forth forever in front of supermarkets. The little car sings “Dad’s dad is called Grandpa”, and he sings “Gu Nian’s fiancé is Lin Sui!”
He looked down at the radiant Gu Nian lying on the bed, his heart drenched in honey, so sweet he didn’t know what to do.
This happiness lasted until Lin Sui and Gu Nian were sitting side by side at the dining table. Lin Sui kept reaching for air with his chopsticks and putting it in his mouth, but his expression was as if he was eating delicacies. Gu Nian felt helpless and patted the young man’s fluffy head. “Eat properly. Is the hangover still uncomfortable? I’ll make you some honey water later.”
Lin Sui thought he didn’t need honey water. His heart was already filled with something sweeter than honey water.
However, he still carefully finished his food. After cleaning up, he sat on the sofa and habitually took out his mobile phone to check messages.
The moment the screen lit up, Lin Sui froze.
This freeze was different from the nervous tension he felt from embarrassment. It felt more like a premonition of impending doom.
Lin Sui looked at the video data on the message prompt, which seemed to be soaring like a rocket, and was silent for a moment before finally finding the reason in the dizzying sweet night.
Did he, did he, did he, post that video!
Lin Sui almost bit his tongue. His finger hovered over the screen for a long time, and finally clicked on it like a brave warrior cutting off his own arm.
At that moment, Lin Sui felt like he was back to the first time he posted a video. In the few seconds of waiting for the software to load, he had even thought about getting another job to complete his and Gu Nian’s wedding if he couldn’t continue as a content creator, and was relieved that he hadn’t signed a contract with a company and wouldn’t have to pay a penalty.
The background page automatically popped up. Lin Sui held his breath, his heart almost leaping out of his throat, and then – at the instant the page finished loading – Lin Sui was stunned.
He looked at the millions of likes and the meaningless “Eeeeeee” comments, feeling like this wasn’t his account.
However, the profile picture was correct, the name was correct, and the content of the video was undeniably him and Gu Nian – what was going on?
Lin Sui finally realized that something he didn’t expect had happened. He sat cross-legged and began to seriously recap what had happened last night.
Half an hour later, Lin Sui leaned back on the sofa, feeling surreal.
To put it simply, some fans saw the video as soon as he posted it last night. At first, many people were asking who the other person was. Many guessed correctly that it was Gu Nian and his relationship, but before long, a wave of traffic from an unknown source fiercely occupied the comment section. Then, the tone began to turn strange.
Here’s a clear comparison.
At first, the comment section was like this.
[First!]
[Wuwuwuwu, baby looks so beautiful today, these clothes are so pretty, hiss hiss]
[My youth is back, the host is finally playing the piano again!]
[Who’s this next to him? How can he cooperate with the host so tacitly?]
[From the same company? But that person is so handsome, he doesn’t need anyone to carry him, right?]
[Eeeeeeee, that one is so handsome too, the domineering CEO vibe is killing me!]
[Sorry baby, Mom is gonna climb over the wall for a second, just one second!]
[Is it just me being too dirty-minded, or do I think the host and this person look more like a couple? They always smile unconsciously when they look at each other]
This was all within Lin Sui’s expectations. Then, after that strange force arrived on the scene, the tone was like this.
[kswlkswl What a top-quality vibe, you little lovers come over here and let me kiss you!]
[This is what I deserve for staying up late!]
[Why are you still playing the piano? Hurry up and play * (censored)!]
[What is this? Sweet little couple, I’m shipping it. What is this? Sweet little couple, I’m shipping it. What is this? Sweet little couple, I’m shipping it. What is this? Sweet little couple, I’m shipping it.]
[Don’t you guys think these two are really real? The eye contact is killing me]
[I feel like the hunk is gonna eat the blogger up with his eyes, I feel sorry for the blogger’s waist, remember to tell me about it in detail during tonight’s live stream, I’ll help you scold him!]
[Upstairs, get out! Let me do the scolding! I’m from the Northeast, I’m really good at scolding people, I’m best at scolding bad Gongs who don’t care about their wives!]
…
Besides these, there were many more that had been censored and blocked. Lin Sui looked at the comments, half understanding, vaguely hearing a sound. A door to a new world was slowly opening in front of him.
Lin Sui stood outside the crack of that door, curiously reaching out a furry paw to tentatively poke inside, but not daring to go in directly, peeking out from the outside like a sneaky cat, only revealing one round eye.
But regardless, this was not a bad thing. The great crisis he thought was coming was inexplicably resolved. Lin Sui not only didn’t decline in popularity, but also gained a large number of fans. His inbox was flooded with 999+ messages.
Out of curiosity, Lin Sui clicked on one person and saw a screenshot – strangely, the article was upside down.
The space of the opened door seemed to have widened a little.
Lin Sui hesitated, but still couldn’t resist turning the phone over. He looked around to make sure Gu Nian wasn’t there before lowering his head and using one hand to block the screen, looking extremely guilty.
Although he didn’t know what he was feeling guilty about.
Ten minutes later.
Lin Sui was lying on the sofa, covered with four or five pillows, completely hiding him underneath. Lin Sui was terrifyingly red, hitting his head against the surface of the sofa, as if trying to kill his overly curious self in this way.
The culprit, the phone, had long been stuffed into the gap in the sofa.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Lin Sui’s scream of shame was longer than the first time he secretly kissed Gu Nian.
What, what, what, is this… what… what kind of things are these!
Actually, Lin Sui was just really unlucky. With a random click, he had selected the most explicit and violent one, so that the crack of the door he had finally opened was slammed shut by this ultimate article. The kitty cat, who had tentatively reached out with a paw, curled up into a ball in the corner, probably never wanting to go near it again in this lifetime.
After lying on the sofa for a while, Lin Sui silently dug himself out from the pile of pillows and walked unsteadily to the kitchen to make himself a fruit platter.
The aroma of the fruit filled his mouth, and Lin Sui felt that the highly impactful article in his mind seemed to fade a little. After thinking about it, Lin Sui made another platter and went upstairs to give it to Gu Nian.
Since some unknown time, Lin Sui rarely asked before entering Gu Nian’s room, usually just knocking symbolically before going in. This time was no exception. Lin Sui knocked and walked in with the fruit platter, just in time to hear Gu Nian on the phone.
“Boss! This promotional image we made is really great, the application data for our game’s public beta has increased by a large margin…”
The person on the other end was probably too excited, and didn’t control his volume. Lin Sui accidentally heard a little. He didn’t think much of it when he heard “promotional image”, pretending he hadn’t heard anything, and placed the fruit platter on the edge of Gu Nian’s desk.