Question: What Is the Relationship Between Qiuqiu and Gu Wen Now?

"Don't move around. Stay with me a little longer~" Jiang Qiuyi sat on Chen Wen's lap, editing a video.

Whenever she glanced at the caption at the top of the screen—"Day 12 of Jiang Qiuyi and Chen Wen's Relationship"—Jiang Qiuyi would break into a happy smile.

"I think this video might get more views than any of my previous ones."

Jiang Qiuyi analyzed as she edited.

"The man in black and this song are a perfect match, and it's full of hilarious points."

"The clothes are just a little too tight..."

"Haha! I've already thought of the title: Qiuqiu's First Face Reveal Video!"

"I'm such a genius~"

Chen Wen said nothing. He quietly listened to Jiang Qiuyi praise and tease herself, keeping the hand she had pressed against her slim waist completely still.

Jiang Qiuyi had just gotten out of the shower and carried a faint fragrance, probably the scent of Head & Shoulders. It smelled nice.

But all Chen Wen wanted to know right now was when he could get up.

Ever since they started dating, Jiang Qiuyi had become increasingly unreasonable when it came to being clingy.

She always wished she could stay glued to Chen Wen all the time.

Chen Wen, meanwhile, was still in the rational stage. Although his body had all sorts of reactions due to male instinct, he remained fairly calm most of the time.

He was nowhere near as exaggerated as Jiang Qiuyi.

"Chen Wen."

"Mm?"

"How about we make a Bilibili alt account?"

"What for?"

"Nothing in particular." Jiang Qiuyi stopped using the mouse and keyboard, then turned and leaned against Chen Wen's shoulder. "I just want to record our everyday life."

"I don't mind."

"Then I'll make it now~"

Jiang Qiuyi acted the moment she said it. She opened Bilibili and created a new account. When it came time to choose a nickname, she tilted her head to think for a moment, then immediately clattered away at the keyboard—

"Xiao Yi and her Wood"

"The password will be both our birthdays~" Jiang Qiuyi said delightedly. "From now on, we'll post professional piano and handicraft videos on the main account, and daily vlogs on the alt account~"

"Okay."

That was what he said, but Chen Wen felt that he probably would not take the initiative to film any vlogs.

He would just consider it playing along with Jiang Qiuyi.

By a little past four, Jiang Qiuyi had finally grown tired from editing. She got off Chen Wen's lap, threw herself onto the bed with her phone in hand, logged into the alt account, and started fiddling with something.

Chen Wen was finally free. He picked up the camera and planned to return to the craft room to make the crossguard for Lambent Light.

"I want ice cream!" Jiang Qiuyi called sweetly from the bed.

So Chen Wen first brought Jiang Qiuyi some ice cream before entering his craft room and continuing the work he had not finished that morning.

He carved and shaped the prepared strip of oak, then put on the necessary protective gear and used the Flame Frequency Processor to soften the oak into a circular shape.

After securing the ends with super glue, the crossguard for Lambent Light had taken its initial form.

Next came sanding, just like with the blade.

It was just that an oak crossguard was much easier to sand down.

He kept sanding until nearly six in the evening, when Jiang Qiuyi, who had ordered takeout, called him out to eat dinner in the living room.

"What are you doing?" The moment Chen Wen stepped out of the craft room, Jiang Qiuyi blocked his nostrils with a camera.

"Recording our life~" Jiang Qiuyi lowered the camera, revealing a mischievous smile. She then pointed it at Chen Wen again. "Mr. Chen Wen~ May I ask how you've felt during this time we've been dating?"

"...Nothing."

Chen Wen walked into the living room and sat down, fiddling with the takeout containers on the table. Jiang Qiuyi followed him with the camera, coaxing, "Come on, cooperate with me~ Don't you really have any thoughts?"

"If I had to say..." Chen Wen opened the takeout containers and set Jiang Qiuyi's chopsticks in place for her. "You're too clingy, I guess?"

Jiang Qiuyi: "?"

Jiang Qiuyi angrily switched off the camera, plopped down across from Chen Wen, puffed out her cheeks, and glared at him. "I'm angry."

"Oh."

Chen Wen pushed her portion of takeout in front of her, not looking worried in the slightest.

They had been childhood sweethearts since they were young. It was not as though he had never seen Jiang Qiuyi truly angry before.

People who said "I'm angry" right to someone's face usually were not actually angry.

Especially not Jiang Qiuyi, looking as cute as she did now.

Without thinking further, Chen Wen took out his phone and casually checked his Bilibili account.

The next second, he froze.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that something was off with Chen Wen's expression, Jiang Qiuyi immediately forgot what had just happened and asked with concern.

"Uh..." Chen Wen refreshed the page, his tone full of confusion. "My followers suddenly went up to fifty thousand..."

Only after opening Si Jiao Ji's video did he discover that his previous comment had somehow become the top comment.

Could that really have gained him nearly forty thousand followers?

That was ridiculous, wasn't it?

It had not even been a full afternoon.

Before he could investigate the reason, Si Jiao Ji sent him a WeChat message. At the same time, Jiang Qiuyi received a private message from Si Jiao Ji.

Si Jiao Ji: (Image)

Si Jiao Ji: We have a huge problem!

Si Jiao Ji: Look at this comment. It was posted just an hour ago, and it already has over a thousand likes...

Si Jiao Ji: Should I delete it?

Chen Wen did not reply immediately. He opened the image first—

[Ri Dangwu de Chuhe]:

"Brothers, I've made a shocking discovery. You absolutely have to read this patiently!"

"It's insanely explosive!"

"Today, I'm Bilibili's Ke Nan, alright?"

"No more nonsense. Let's get to the hard evidence!"

"At 00:23 in Si Jiao Ji's video, he says that the music creator Ill-informed Wen was introduced by Qiuqiu from the music category."

"The only famous Qiuqiu in the music category is Qiuqiu yiyi, right? If you don't know, go do your homework."

"Now look at this video—XXXXXX (link)"

"This is Gu Wen's video on making a Meal Card Ring Transformation. The title is How to Confess on 520, and the description says the uploader succeeded."

"That means Gu Wen successfully got into a relationship using this ring. The person he confessed to is unknown for now, but by this point, you should be able to guess something."

"Of course, this little evidence alone clearly isn't enough, so let's keep going."

"Now look at this video—XXXXXX (link)"

"At 01:23, the camera switches to a right-side angle. The same is true at 02:11 and 03:59."

"From that angle, you can clearly see the dark-blue ring on Qiuqiu's right ring finger. It's identical to the one Gu Wen made."

"If you don't believe me, go verify it yourselves. I've already provided all the links."

"Now, I won't draw a conclusion directly. Please connect the context yourselves and answer one question."

"May I ask: what is the relationship between Qiuqiu and Gu Wen now?"

"Bilibili's Ke Nan is here! My lords, send me to the top!"

After reading the comment, Chen Wen could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

How bored did someone have to be to discover the subtle connection between three utterly unrelated videos?

He looked up at Jiang Qiuyi across from him. Seeing her frown prettily at her phone, he could not help asking, "Si Jiao Ji sent it to you too?"

[Plot Notes]: The earlier setup and foreshadowing have finally been brought out here~

The ring being exposed in Jiang Qiuyi's video was already an obvious enough hint.

But that point alone could not stir up much controversy.

After all, Chen Wen did not have many followers. Logically speaking, it was unlikely that someone would watch both of their videos and notice the hidden connection.

I'm the kind of person with a compulsive need for logic, which is why I added Si Jiao Ji's video as an element. It gave Chen Wen, who lacked followers, a chance to gain a lot of exposure as well.

Then I planted another mine in Si Jiao Ji's video. A reader had actually noticed it before: before Si Jiao Ji set off for Chen Wen's home, he filmed an opening segment at his own villa.

I deliberately wrote the line, "introduced by Qiuqiu, an uploader from the music category," as foreshadowing for this chapter.

I've always been very serious and cautious about the opening portion of the new-book period. I wouldn't use unnecessary words to pad the plot; every bit of sweetness has been carefully considered.

If I wanted to pad things more, I could easily write a huge amount just about introducing Bilibili, recording piano videos, all the various precautions for making craft videos, and detailed descriptions of the wood.

So I think I've improved quite a lot by compressing this setup, foreshadowing, and minor climax into fewer than fifty thousand words.

Hehehe.

After saying all that, there's really only one point...

Emmm... I agonized over this chapter several times, so as for today's second chapter... let's leave it to fate...