That evening, Jiang Qiuyi sat on Chen Wen's bed, eating ice cream while watching him edit a video.
After studying her textbooks for a while, she climbed back onto Chen Wen's lap.
After more than ten days of getting used to it, Chen Wen had gradually adapted to her weight, as well as the occasional friction between their bodies.
The video about Elucidator had already been completed. Jiang Qiuyi went out to do laundry halfway through, and Chen Wen took the chance to finish recording the narration.
Once he polished the subtitles and special effects, he could upload the video.
"You handle the title and description."
Chen Wen let go of the mouse and keyboard and leaned back in his chair.
The performance of their previous video had made it clear that Jiang Qiuyi was better at this sort of thing.
"So now you remember me?" Jiang Qiuyi proudly raised her chin and wiggled twice on his lap. "This time, there's a fee—but you can use a massage as collateral~"
Chen Wen looked at Jiang Qiuyi's off-the-shoulder T-shirt. Her smooth, snow-white skin was extremely enticing.
He fell silent for a moment before saying, "Tell me how much the fee is first."
Hearing that, Jiang Qiuyi, who had been sitting straight-backed, instantly slumped. Covering her face with her left hand, she looked utterly speechless. "If I said ten thousand yuan, would you really pay it?"
"..." Chen Wen took out his phone and thought for a moment. In the end, he reached out and placed both hands on Jiang Qiuyi's delicate, rounded shoulders. "A little expensive."
The warm, rough sensation on her shoulders made Jiang Qiuyi shiver lightly. Her body went a little limp, and she instinctively squeezed her legs together.
"L-Lighter..." Jiang Qiuyi gripped the mouse and began editing the title and description for Chen Wen's video, hoping to distract herself.
Chen Wen, who was massaging Jiang Qiuyi, froze slightly. I only touched her shoulders twice. How am I supposed to be any lighter?
Thinking that, Chen Wen lifted his hands so that his palms only barely brushed Jiang Qiuyi's shoulders, then moved them back and forth.
This should be light enough, right?
"Ah~" Jiang Qiuyi's shoulders twitched instinctively, and her whole body curled forward. An inexplicable sound slipped from her lips. "That tickles..."
"You said lighter..."
"The earlier pressure was just right. I can handle it."
To save ten thousand yuan, Chen Wen could only swallow his helplessness in the face of his client's contradictory demands.
The clacking of the keyboard rang out. Jiang Qiuyi sometimes tilted her head in thought, sometimes had a sudden flash of inspiration, and eventually finished the video's title and description.
Title:
[10K Followers Bonus]: Kirito's Elucidator from Sword Art Online—if it were made of wood, what kind of wood would it be? Most likely this one!
Description:
The bonus I promised you is here. If this video's coin count exceeds ten thousand, I'll also make Lambent Light and Dark Repulser while I'm at it.
After reading it, Chen Wen asked doubtfully, "That's it?"
"What is it?"
"...Nothing." Chen Wen shook his head. "I thought you might have some other trick up your sleeve."
"Tricks are just petty gimmicks." Jiang Qiuyi wagged a finger. "For this video, the Elucidator gimmick alone is enough. There's no need to deliberately play smart."
"Besides, annoying as it is, today's events have only just begun to ferment. If you upload the video now, the traffic will definitely be more than enough."
"If you went with clickbait, some people might criticize you for it."
As she said this, Jiang Qiuyi became a little unhappy again. After letting out a dissatisfied huff, she curled up in Chen Wen's arms and tapped away on her phone.
Chen Wen rested his chin on Jiang Qiuyi's head and clicked upload.
Then he patted Jiang Qiuyi's body. "I'm going to take a shower. Get up for a moment."
"Okay." Jiang Qiuyi obediently got up and lay down on Chen Wen's bed. Watching him leave the bedroom with clean clothes in hand, she couldn't help asking with a giggle, "Want me to scrub your back?"
Chen Wen, who had just stepped out of the bedroom, froze. Then he immediately shut the door.
Jiang Qiuyi's clear laughter rang out from the room. Chen Wen shook his head and went into the bathroom to shower.
More than ten minutes later, Chen Wen came out of the bathroom and heard Jiang Qiuyi talking to someone over voice chat in the bedroom.
"I only arrived in Hu City tonight. I'm at my cousin's place now." A very youthful voice came from Jiang Qiuyi's phone.
"Will you be free tomorrow?" Jiang Qiuyi asked.
"Tomorrow afternoon, I need to accompany my niece. I'm planning to take her shopping at Intime. It's Children's Day, after all, so I have to buy her a gift."
"You're going to Intime? Then I'll come with you?"
"Why are you joining in? Aren't you going to be all lovey-dovey with your boyfriend? Or are the two of you coming together?"
"Just me."
"Really? Don't lie to me. I don't want to be a third wheel for an entire afternoon."
"Come on~ Tomorrow's Children's Day, and I haven't bought my gift yet. I'll go to Intime with you and take a look."
"Eww~" A disgusted voice came from the phone. "How old are you, still celebrating Children's Day?"
"I want to~ What business is it of yours?" Jiang Qiuyi raised her chin haughtily. "I can even give him a surprise then~"
"Fine, fine, come along. It'd be nice if you helped share the pressure of looking after a kid."
"Is your niece cute? Do you have any photos?"
"Haha, she's so chubby now! She wasn't even as pretty as when she was little..."
By the time they got to that point, Chen Wen had heard their entire conversation. He arrived at the bedroom door and pushed it open.
Jiang Qiuyi still didn't know he had heard everything. Afraid that Lin Meng might reveal something, she hurriedly said, "You're done showering?"
She wasn't actually saying that to Chen Wen. She was reminding Lin Meng not to let slip that she was going to buy a gift.
Chen Wen nodded and lay down on the bed from the other side, one leg hanging off the edge. There was a distance of two fists between him and Jiang Qiuyi.
"Come over here~ I don't have video on." Jiang Qiuyi patted the bedsheet beside her.
Chen Wen had no choice but to move closer.
Jiang Qiuyi immediately nestled happily into Chen Wen's arms, pulled one of his hands around her waist, and had him hold her.
It was already past eleven at night. Combined with the fact that Chen Wen had just taken a shower, Lin Meng on the other end of the call couldn't help forming a guess.
"You two... aren't living together, are you?"
"Mm..." Jiang Qiuyi tilted her head, her big eyes looking at Chen Wen as a mischievous smile appeared on her face. "Does this count as... sharing a bed without living together?"
After all, Jiang Qiuyi's clothes and everything else were still in her own apartment, 902. She hadn't moved them over to Chen Wen's place.
She had only come over for the night.
So, strictly speaking, Jiang Qiuyi wasn't wrong.
But Lin Meng on the other end had already taken a million-ton blow. She simply said, "Bye," and hung up the voice call.
Jiang Qiuyi burst out laughing, convulsing with laughter in Chen Wen's arms. Then, while replying to Lin Meng on WeChat, she said:
"Tomorrow afternoon, I'm going shopping at Intime with Lin Meng. I won't be home."
"Mm, got it."
"So we won't be able to spend tomorrow afternoon together. It's not too much to let you hold me a little longer now, right?"
"...Mm."
"Then hold me tighter~"
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