"My follower count just hit 10,000." Chen Wen, holding both of Jiang Qiuyi's hands with one of his own and opening Bilibili on his phone with the other, saw the official message from the platform and learned the news.
"Let me see, let me see," Jiang Qiuyi leaned her upper body forward, resting her head on Chen Wen's shoulder. "We're already over 12,000, how did you just find out?"
"…I wasn't paying much attention," Chen Wen replied honestly.
Jiang Qiuyi's left hand still held Chen Wen's left hand, while her right hand slid across the phone screen. "A fan congratulated you in the comments."
[Ri Dangwu de Chuhe]: Congrats on 10k followers! You promised a cross-dressing welfare event when you hit 10k, when are you going to deliver? (doge)
"Haha!" Jiang Qiuyi pulled Chen Wen's left hand around her back, letting him embrace her slender waist as she nestled into his arms, shaking with laughter. "I can lend you my clothes~"
Chen Wen put on a stern face. "I never promised that."
[Miao O]: Upload, can you do a face reveal video? Your voice is so nice, you must be handsome, right? (envious)
"Do you want to do a face reveal?" Jiang Qiuyi asked curiously.
Chen Wen shook his head. "I'm making crafts, why would I do a face reveal?"
"That's good then." Jiang Qiuyi happily nuzzled Chen Wen with her cheek. "If you do a face reveal, my competition will definitely increase immediately."
"It's not that exaggerated."
"What's exaggerated?" Jiang Qiuyi widened her eyes and argued. "Don't you remember freshman year? Girls were messaging you every day. If you hadn't been so clueless, you would've had countless girlfriends by now."
Chen Wen fell silent, recalling the time for a moment. He remembered that period and how he had blocked those girls to finally get some peace.
Looking down at Jiang Qiuyi, who was cosplaying as a blonde elf in his arms, Chen Wen felt a bit dazed. He wondered if their relationship had progressed too quickly.
"Why don't you just make the Elucidator the 10k follower welfare event?" Jiang Qiuyi, not noticing Chen Wen's gaze, was still looking at his fans' comments and suggested.
Chen Wen snapped back to attention and said, "I was originally planning to raffle off the Elucidator as a prize, but since you're going to the comic con, I can't do the raffle for now."
"Is that so…" Jiang Qiuyi's eyes darted around as she thought of a solution, then her face lit up. She took Chen Wen's phone and said, "I have an idea~"
Jiang Qiuyi tapped on Chen Wen's Bilibili account to post an update, choosing the poll format. After setting up the content, she showed it to Chen Wen. "If you have no objections, I'll post it?"
[10k Follower Welfare]: Which sword do you want me to make?
1. Elucidator (Kirito's sword from Sword Art Online) 2. Dark Repulser (Kirito's sword from Sword Art Online) 3. Lambent Light (Asuna's sword from Sword Art Online)
"Aren't I making all three of these swords?" Chen Wen asked, puzzled.
When they had discussed making the Elucidator before, Jiang Qiuyi had hoped Chen Wen would also make the Dark Repulser and Lambent Light, so they could both cosplay as Kirito and Asuna and go to the comic con.
So, Chen Wen naturally intended to make all three swords.
"That's right," Jiang Qiuyi giggled. "Let the fans choose the most popular one as the welfare first."
"After satisfying that group of fans, you'll have made the other two swords that you 'originally didn't plan to make,' and those fans who were slightly disappointed will also be very happy."
"This way, the fans feel involved, and everyone is satisfied. It's killing two birds with one stone~"
Chen Wen was speechless, not expecting there to be so many nuances to it.
"Then go ahead and post it."
After clicking send, Jiang Qiuyi took Chen Wen's phone and stood up, opening the camera function. "We agreed you'd take photos for me earlier. Sit on the sofa and strike a pose."
Chen Wen looked obediently at the camera, his expression serious.
"That's too stiff!" Jiang Qiuyi stifled a laugh as she directed him. "Rest your right hand on the sofa, look out the left window, and relax your body."
Chen Wen did as he was told.
"Perfect~" Jiang Qiuyi took several shots, then had Chen Wen stand up and move to different spots and poses, taking many photos.
"One photo for a phone wallpaper should be enough, right?" Chen Wen asked, confused.
Jiang Qiuyi wrinkled her cute nose in mock protest. "I want to change it every day, a new one each week. Is that not allowed?"
After sending the photos to herself via Chen Wen's WeChat, Jiang Qiuyi pulled Chen Wen back to sit on the sofa. Right in front of him, she changed his contact name from "Chen Wen" to "My Sweet Little Girlfriend."
Chen Wen: "..."
"How is it?" Jiang Qiuyi smiled proudly.
"Too cheesy."
"Hmph!" Jiang Qiuyi pouted, feigning annoyance. She returned the phone to Chen Wen and warned him, "Don't you dare change it back!"
Chen Wen looked at the contact name "My Sweet Little Girlfriend" and his expression twitched, a rare occurrence.
Fortunately, WeChat was a private app, and no one else would usually see it, so Chen Wen didn't really mind.
"I'm going to change into my pajamas, then I need to edit the video," Jiang Qiuyi said, satisfied after achieving her goal.
Chen Wen stood up. "Then I'll head back…"
"No!" Jiang Qiuyi grabbed the hem of Chen Wen's shirt and pouted. "You don't have anything to do right now."
"The last video just went out, and the materials for the new one haven't arrived yet. If I go back, I'll just be reading. It's better to spend more time with me~"
"Then I'll go back and get a different book and come back."
Chen Wen returned to his room, swapped the Complete Book of Woodworking for Blueprint Details Explained, and walked back to Jiang Qiuyi's living room, sitting on the sofa in room 902.
A few minutes later, Jiang Qiuyi emerged in a pink pajama set and beckoned Chen Wen into the bedroom.
Unlike Chen Wen's monotonous, dark-colored bedroom, Jiang Qiuyi's room had a distinctly girlish vibe.
The bedsheets and duvet cover were pink and purple, while the desk and matching chair were off-white.
To the left of the entrance, besides a massive wardrobe, there was a large display cabinet filled with various anime figurines.
If one didn't know this was Jiang Qiuyi's room, no one would be able to connect this otaku-themed space with the usually gentle and friendly musical prodigy, Jiang Qiuyi.
"Help me upload the camera footage to the computer," Jiang Qiuyi said, pulling Chen Wen to sit on the comfortable chair. A mischievous smile played on her lips.
Chen Wen, suspecting nothing, transferred the footage to Jiang Qiuyi's computer.
Once done, he was about to stand up to give her the seat when he saw Jiang Qiuyi pull the same stunt again, plopping herself down onto his lap.
"You..."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qiuyi leaned back, resting her head on Chen Wen's shoulder. She turned her head, her innocent eyes wide.
Mid-sentence, Jiang Qiuyi realized something and, blushing furiously, fiddled with the keyboard.
Chen Wen froze on the seat, a bit awkward.
Silence fell between them for a moment.
[Pu Jie Ri Ji]: Today, I went to Hangzhou with classmates to play a script murder mystery game. I was so happy to get MVP for the round, hehe. This chapter was written on my phone on the subway during a break. I'll return to normal updates tomorrow or the day after~ It's not easy for a novice writer, please support me with collections, recommendation votes, and investments~
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