AMTBYIGA Chapter 89

Lin Sui groggily woke up and realized it was already afternoon. He looked up and saw Gu Nian still working at his desk, head bowed. He stroked his chin, mused for a moment, and couldn’t help but think he had good taste. Gu Nian was even more handsome when he was working.

But that made him look very much like a couch potato. Lin Sui patted his flushed face from sleep, scrambled up, and went to cut some fruit for Gu Nian. He had just returned with the plate when he noticed his phone had lit up at some point.

He placed the plate in the corner of the table, picked up his phone, and saw it was an official message from the live streaming platform—the platform would be holding an offline event for streamers the day after tomorrow at eleven in the morning, a place for them to interact and socialize. The message was an invitation sent to him.

Lin Sui clicked on it and looked at the detailed arrangements, initially uninterested but becoming increasingly intrigued.

The event had invited streamers from almost all categories. Pet streamers would bring their pets, food streamers would cook on-site, and there was even an organized sparring match for gaming streamers. As soon as Lin Sui saw the sparring match, he couldn’t help but click on it, and soon he was in the gaming area, hopelessly addicted to the thrilling gunshots.

So cool! Lin Sui’s hands were itching, and he bobbed his head to the rhythm.

Hearing the sound, Gu Nian looked up and saw Lin Sui bobbing his head. He chuckled and said, “What are you watching, so engrossed?”

Lin Sui paused and quickly turned down the volume. “Did I disturb you? I’m sorry.”

“It’s nothing.” Gu Nian asked curiously, “How come you suddenly like games?”

Lin Sui was relieved that he hadn’t disturbed Gu Nian and explained, “My platform sent me an invitation to an offline event the day after tomorrow. I’m looking at the homepages of other streamers.”

As he said this, he didn’t realize how bright his eyes were, as if the words “I want to go” were written all over his face. Gu Nian took note of this and planned to contact the live streaming company later to find out if they needed any sponsorship. Coming back to his senses, he saw Lin Sui looking at him expectantly, raised his eyebrows, and asked, “Really want to go?”

“Mmm, mmm, mmm.” Lin Sui nodded immediately, like a chicken pecking at rice.

Thinking about it carefully, this was the first time he had gone out to play on his own, and there would be so many people. How could he not want to go?

However, Gu Nian couldn’t do without someone for his rehabilitation, and there would be things that Dr. Chen couldn’t conveniently do. Lin Sui hesitated, worried that Gu Nian would get anxious if he couldn’t find him at that time.

Gu Nian chuckled amusedly, wheeled his wheelchair over, and flicked the youth’s furrowed brow, not too hard.

Lin Sui covered the spot he had been flicked and subconsciously puffed out his cheeks, looking at the suddenly childish Gu Nian reproachfully.

“Go if you want to go.” Gu Nian ruffled Lin Sui’s hair and said softly, “Don’t worry about me. Besides, I have an important meeting to go to the company that day. Tell me when you’re done, and I’ll pick you up.”

Lin Sui grinned and pounced on him, giving Gu Nian a big kiss on the head.

Time flew by, and it was the day of the event. Early in the morning, Lin Sui and Gu Nian left at the same time, but in two different cars. There was no way around it, as the company and the event location were in opposite directions.

Before separating, Gu Nian hooked Lin Sui’s neck and exchanged a long kiss before letting the young man with flushed cheeks get into the car. He got into another car, and as soon as the door closed, he transformed into the cold-faced, selfless CEO of the company, showing no trace of how clingy he had been just a second ago.

Lin Sui got into the car, opened the window, and let the wind blow for more than ten minutes before he felt the heat subside. Turning his head and looking at the empty seat next to him, he belatedly felt a strange awkwardness. No matter how he sat, he felt uncomfortable, and his originally excited mood suddenly plummeted.

He wondered how Gu Nian was doing now. He should have arrived at the company by now, right? Lin Sui absentmindedly poked at his phone, typing a line of words, deleting it, typing it again, deleting it again, but still not sending it. Would it seem too clingy if he sent a message now, or would it make Gu Nian feel like his personal space was being invaded?

This entanglement didn’t last long because Gu Nian sent a message before Lin Sui could send one.

[I’ve arrived. I’ll have lunch in the company cafeteria. I’ll pick you up for a big meal in the afternoon. Don’t forget to call me. Don’t worry. And remember to miss me.]

It was a very long sentence, especially the last sentence, which was so direct that it didn’t seem like Gu Nian’s usual style. The corners of Lin Sui’s mouth unconsciously lifted, and he looked at it over and over again before putting his phone away with satisfaction, focusing on waiting for the upcoming event.

At ten in the morning, Lin Sui arrived early to get his makeup done. When he arrived, there were already several streamers getting their makeup done in the dressing room. Lin Sui didn’t recognize anyone, so he found a corner to sit down and obediently let the makeup artist work on his face.

This was his first time getting makeup done. When getting makeup done, the makeup artist inevitably had to get very close, and the unfamiliar aura made Lin Sui very uncomfortable. The little brush sliding across his face also felt very strange. Fortunately, it didn’t last long before the makeup artist said he was done, and Lin Sui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Your skin is so good, you don’t even need much foundation.” There weren’t many people at this time, so the makeup artist had time to chat, sighing, “Are you from the beauty zone? You’re so good-looking. I feel like my makeup is kind of ruining your beauty. Why didn’t you bring your own makeup team?”

Lin Sui scratched his head, not quite knowing how to answer. He said honestly, “I’m not from the beauty zone, I’m from the music zone.”

“Huh?” The makeup artist widened her eyes in surprise, and then suddenly clapped her head as if she had realized something: “You’re Sui Sui, right? I know you, the platform’s new pillar this year.”

Lin Sui blinked and obediently didn’t answer, only smiling shyly.

“You know, you’re even better looking in person than in the videos.” The makeup artist said in surprise, “I didn’t expect to see you here. I thought…”

The other party suddenly paused, then awkwardly twitched the corners of her mouth, obviously not saying anything good, probably about him being late or acting like a big shot. Lin Sui pretended not to understand and politely thanked her.

Just at that moment, more people arrived, and the makeup artist waved goodbye. Lin Sui played with his phone for a while, and then it was time to enter the venue. He followed the crowd into the venue.

This was purely a gathering of streamers, so there was no fan meet-and-greet. They went directly to the venue to listen to a speech by the platformfùzé rén – person in charge, and after the speech, there was a buffet lunch and various activities. The freedom was very high, mainly for everyone to interact and make friends.

Lin Sui chose a row in the middle to sit down. Not long after, more people sat next to him. Out of politeness, Lin Sui smiled and greeted them, but he paused for a second when he saw the other person, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.

It wasn’t his fault, but the other person’s attire was a little too avant-garde. The heavy metal-style eye makeup looked a bit dirty in the relatively dim venue. Three pairs of earrings on his ears gleamed with a metallic luster, echoing the studded jacket he was wearing. Lin Sui subconsciously looked at the parking lot outside, suspecting that there might be a heavy motorcycle there.

However, these thoughts were completed in a flash. In other people’s eyes, Lin Sui only paused for a moment before smiling and nodding, “Hello.”

After Lin Sui finished speaking, he couldn’t help but take another curious look at the earrings on the other person’s ear. It wasn’t that he found it strange, but rather that he thought it was pretty cool. If it didn’t hurt, he would also like to get a pair.

The rock-style youth glanced sideways, not even turning his head, and gave a faint “hmm” as a reply.

Lin Sui blinked, turned around, and sat down properly, looking ahead in slight contemplation—he wondered if it was just his imagination, but he seemed to sense a hint of hostility from the other person.

But it must be his imagination, he had never met the other person before.

Lin Sui didn’t take this little episode to heart. After listening carefully to the speeches of the leaders, he couldn’t help but exhale a breath of relief and eagerly got up to go to the next event venue.

The gaming sparring match was right after the speeches. He had to grab a good seat!

Thinking this, Lin Sui walked faster. The people around him were also similar, chatting noisily, so he naturally didn’t notice the cold gaze cast from behind him.

Lin Sui sprinted all the way to the outdoor sparring match venue and successfully grabbed the golden seat in the middle of the third row. When he looked up, there was a huge LED screen broadcasting live. He happily sat down and eavesdropped on the discussions of the people next to him about the contestants.

The level of the gaming streamers on the platform was pretty good. The fighting was back and forth with constant gunfire. In addition, the commentator was a retired e-sports player, which directly improved the level by a level. Lin Sui, an amateur, watched with relish, standing up to cheer with the people around him when it was exciting. His bright smile shone brightly in the sunlight, and anyone who didn’t know better would have thought he was a fan who had sneaked in.

Lin Sui sat down with lingering interest, staring at the situation on the screen. He didn’t realize that the person next to him had called him several times until he was half a beat late. He said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I was too excited just now and didn’t notice.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” The person who called him was a child who didn’t look like he was an adult yet, sitting on the chair and being half a head shorter than Lin Sui, with dyed ash-silver half-long hair, smiling and asking, “Are you a fan of that person, or a boyfriend?”

Lin Sui was stunned and quickly shook his head, “No, no, I’m just watching this kind of competition for the first time, so I’m a little too excited.” As he said that, he touched his nose embarrassedly, “Am I acting a little strange?”

“No.” Lin Sui clearly felt that the ash-silver long-haired boy’s attitude was much more amiable. He took the initiative to point to himself and introduce himself, “I’m also a gaming streamer. You can call me Silver Fox. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me. My skills are pretty good, better than the one on stage who’s about to win.”

Lin Sui wasn’t sure if the last sentence was a joke or for some other reason, but Silver Fox had just mentioned the person on stage, so he couldn’t help but gossip, “Do you know that person? It feels like you guys have a pretty good relationship.”

“This one ah.” Silver Fox raised his eyebrows, about to speak, when a burst of intense game gunfire came from the stage. Lin Sui turned his head to look, surprised to find that the battle had already ended, and the winner was the streamer that Silver Fox said was not as good as him.

“Oh, isn’t this a coincidence.” Silver Fox whistled, stood up, and walked towards the stage under the call, smiling at Lin Sui before leaving, “Oh, by the way, let me say, this is my enemy.”

Lin Sui: ?

Lin Sui looked at the boy on the stage putting on his headphones with a serious expression in one second, and suddenly smelled the scent of dog blood.