OVTTGTBE Chapter 4
by VolareSelfish Motives
Peach Milk: What a coincidence, I can’t sleep either.
Peach Milk: What to do?
Bai Yao shared the song he’d been listening to before bed lately with his Shifu.
Bai Yao: This song is really good, I’ve been listening to it a lot recently, and it helps with sleep.
Peach Milk: Haven’t been listening to it recently?
Bai Yao: Yeah, recently I’ve been listening to a xuanhuan novel, and I really like the CV [voice actor].
Peach Milk: Oh really, how much do you like him?
Bai Yao sent him the title of the book and the platform, and said: This CV is called Yuan Shuang, his voice is explosively good! I love him! I can’t help but want to listen to his voice when I’m working out during the day!
After sending it, Bai Yao saw that Peach Milk’s side kept showing [The other party is typing…]
This time, the waiting time for a reply was longer than before. Bai Yao guessed that he probably went to download the app to search for the audio novel, so he didn’t pay much attention to it.
He put on his headphones, clicked into the audio book app, and continued listening from where he fell asleep last time.
After about fifteen minutes, Peach Milk replied: He might not be as good as you think.
Seeing this sentence, Bai Yao felt a little unhappy in his heart, thinking, is your voice very nice? Why are you saying that about Yuan Shuang?
He instantly transformed into Yuan Shuang’s protector, retorting: That novel has millions of words! Think about how hard he worked to record it! Among new CVs, he is considered very excellent! You won’t know how good his voice is unless you listen to it!
Bai Yao: I don’t care, you’re not allowed to say bad things about him! Yuan Shuang doesn’t have any scandals online either, don’t you dare try to smear him!
Peach Milk: …Okay.
Peach Milk: Don’t be angry.
Peach Milk: You like him that much? [Smiling face]
Bai Yao: After all, my orientation is towards guys, and a good voice is a big plus.
Looking back, the reason he got together with Liu Yucheng so quickly was also because Liu Yucheng had a good-looking face and a nice voice… If you had to say it, Yuan Shuang’s voice seemed to be the same type as his.
Wait, former boyfriend in my mind, get out!
He was going to play games with Peach Milk on voice chat on Friday, he wondered what Peach Milk’s voice would be like. Maybe a middle-aged uncle’s voice? Maybe not, maybe a croaky voice.
…
Waiting for Friday to hear Bai Yao’s voice again, Liu Yucheng made a lot of preparations for this. However, on Wednesday afternoon, after Bai Yao sent a message: [I’m going out to eat with my roommates], he went silent.
This had never happened before.
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the four people in dorm 319, Bai Yao, Tao Lin, Li Jinyang, and Zhang Yifang, all took leave, and the lights in their dorm were always off.
They all skipped class on Thursday, and there was no reply to WeChat messages sent to Bai Yao, no one knew where the four of them had gone.
Peach Milk: What’s wrong? Why did you suddenly stop replying to me? [Puppy crying]
Peach Milk: Did something happen???
On Friday night, Liu Yucheng stayed alone in the hotel room, all the recording equipment prepared for the voice chat was ready.
He looked at the last two messages he had sent in his phone, restless. From the counselor’s side, he only heard that the four of them were fine and would be back to class next week, he couldn’t get any other news at all.
In order to not be disturbed by others during the voice chat, he had booked a room in the afternoon, waiting for Bai Yao’s message; it wasn’t until eight o’clock in the evening that Liu Yucheng’s phone vibrated, it was a WeChat message from Bai Yao.
Bai Yao: Voice chat?
Bai Yao: I’m really sorry, I had some things happen on my end these past two days, and I didn’t have time to reply to your messages. [Bowing apology emoticon]
Liu Yucheng quickly replied to him: Voice chat is fine, are you free now?
Bai Yao saw that he replied in seconds, and it was a positive answer, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he had been alone in the dorm this entire semester, spending it alone; but tonight, he hoped someone could be with him no matter what, he wanted someone to talk to.
Even if that person was the taciturn Liu Yucheng. In this fragile moment, even his ex-boyfriend’s taciturnity didn’t seem so annoying.
However, having Shifu accompany him was also fine. After all, where else could he find such a warm and gentle Shifu?
Bai Yao replied: Of course I’m free, I’m the only one in the dorm tonight.
A voice call invitation from [Peach Milk] popped up, Bai Yao directly answered it on his computer WeChat.
Bai Yao: “Hello? Can you hear me?”
Peach Milk: “Yes.”
Peach Milk: “I can hear you.”
Bai Yao: “…………”
Holy crap.
What’s the situation?
After a long silence, Bai Yao tentatively asked him: “Bro, did you turn on a voice changer? It’s not necessary.”
“I didn’t turn on a voice changer.”
Liu Yucheng answered truthfully.
It couldn’t be considered a voice changer, he just adjusted the tone slightly with software… along with a little *jiazi* [deliberately affected high-pitched voice]. This was all thanks to modern, very awesome recording technology.
The only drawback was that he could only voice chat with Bai Yao through the computer. If he used his phone, Bai Yao would most likely recognize who he was.
After all, Bai Yao thought he was voice chatting with a stranger he met online, whom he couldn’t see or touch. Just thinking about this made Liu Yucheng more relaxed than when he usually interacted with Bai Yao; if he didn’t constantly remind himself in his heart, he was worried that he would be so nervous that his breathing would become chaotic.
On the other side, in dorm 319, Bai Yao stared incredulously at the two people’s WeChat voice chat interface, asking him: “Then this voice of yours… are you Yuan Shuang??? The real deal?! No way, impossible!”
The voice was deep and resonant. Bai Yao felt that even if someone with a croaky voice turned on a voice changer, it wouldn’t sound exactly like Yuan Shuang’s voice.
Moreover… he didn’t hear any signs of illness, he should have fully recovered, right?
He chuckled softly and said: “It’s really me. The audio novel you’re listening to, I recorded it this summer.”
“That’s why I said, he’s not as good as you think.”
Bai Yao was already immersed in the excitement brought about by this wonderful fate.
What was this concept? His Shifu in the game, he was actually the CV he had been thinking about in reality!
You have to know, Bai Yao had been falling asleep to his voice these past few days! In addition, he hadn’t recovered from the breakup, Shifu’s warm and gentle chat messages were comforting him every day, and the feeling had suddenly become very ambiguous.
“No…” Bai Yao murmured, “With such a nice voice, how could you be single?”
Not to mention in reality, if he wanted to find a relationship online with this voice, he would probably attract both men and women.
“That’s not important.”
Peach Milk sighed and asked him: “Have you encountered something recently? I’m very worried about you.”
Bai Yao: “…”
Damn, when he said ambiguous things, he seemed to sound even better!
Surrounded by pink heart bubbles, Bai Yao couldn’t help but giggle.
Suddenly, Bai Yao became overly excited again; in addition to being alone in the dorm, his expression gradually went out of control, and the wound on the right side of his face tore.
“Hiss–”
The pain made his whole body jolt.
Bai Yao quickly picked up the mirror on the table and looked at his face. Fortunately, it was just a slight tear, not serious, and the wound hadn’t gotten any bigger. This wildly popular handsome face of his, must not have any scars left.
Hmm… Maybe a scar would make him even more handsome?
Liu Yucheng frowned, listening to the movements on Bai Yao’s side, lost in thought.
Was Bai Yao in pain somewhere?
There was one thing Liu Yucheng had heard Bai Yao say—before going to college, Bai Yao often got into fights and often got injured.
He got into a fight with someone…? No, his other three roommates had also taken leave before, could it be…
If he asked him directly now, Bai Yao would tell the truth, but he might downplay the importance of the matter.
After thinking about it, Liu Yucheng continued: “I almost called the police, you know? But I don’t know your real name, and I don’t know which city you’re in… Sigh.”
Sure enough, Bai Yao replied very straightforwardly: “I’m really sorry, I made you worry! But actually, it’s not that exaggerated, it’s just that my three roommates and I, we just did a heroic deed…”
“The night before yesterday, the four of us did get injured a bit, and we were all lying in the hospital together… The doctor said we needed to be observed for a while. Later, after confirming that we were all okay, just superficial wounds; we got the medicine this morning, and we were discharged.”
“Fortunately, this matter didn’t blow up, otherwise the four of us would probably be punished for acting impulsively.”
His tone was understated, but Liu Yucheng listened with trepidation.
“Where were you injured?”
“Let me see.”
His tone was very serious, but Bai Yao still felt warmth in his heart, and subconsciously began to liven up the atmosphere between the two: “I injured my leg, it’s a superficial wound, and it’s a private area. If you want to visit the scenic spot, you have to buy a ticket first.”
Peach Milk: “…”
Peach Milk: “Okay. How does your scenic spot charge?”
Afraid that he would really transfer money to him, Bai Yao quickly said: “No, no, no, I was just joking. The wound is a little scary… I’m afraid you won’t be able to eat if you see it, so never mind.”
“My injuries aren’t serious, it’s just that the skin on my right leg is broken, the area is quite large; and then there’s my face, the skin on the right side of my face is also scraped, and it’s a little swollen… But I’ve already bought a mask, and I’ll wear a mask when I go out starting tomorrow, which can cover the wound on my face.”
“Those hooligans who were beaten by us, their injuries are much more serious than ours. They harassed the female waitress in the restaurant, not only making things difficult for her in every way, bullying her to the point of tears, but also getting physical… I can’t stand people like that the most, I stood up and gave them a flying kick, hee hee.”
Bai Yao vividly described how he led his three roommates in a cool and majestic 4V7, beating those drunk and wretched uncles to the point of kowtowing and apologizing.
When he was telling the story, Bai Yao also deliberately avoided some information, not telling him.
Among the four of them, actually only Bai Yao needed to stay in the hospital for observation, he was the most seriously injured; the other three roommates really “just scraped their skin a little”.
But the three of them were very loyal, staying in the hospital with Bai Yao last night and the night before, eating sick bay meals with him; yesterday, the four of them played cards in the ward all day, and were scolded by the nurse.
Today, his three roommates were taken home by their respective parents; he couldn’t move his leg at all now, and how he would climb back to the upper bunk tonight was a problem.
Just as he was thinking, Peach Milk suddenly said: “I’ll transfer you some money, go buy some nutritious food.”
“I originally wanted to help you buy it directly, but… I thought about it, you were right not to tell me your address before, you must protect your privacy.”
How considerate.
Bai Yao was so touched that he almost shed tears, and said in a low voice: “Then I’ll tell you my address and phone number.”
“I don’t lack money, but I really don’t know what kind of nutritious food to buy now… You help me buy it, I’ll transfer the money to you, how about it?”
As he said this, out of selfish motives, Bai Yao had already opened the transfer interface.
He really couldn’t help but be curious, he wanted to see what the last character of Peach Milk’s real name was, no matter what.