Crying Out for More

Su Tingbai glanced at the message Xing Ying had sent him but didn't reply.

He was getting a little tired of it, but he had never tried grilled King Crab before and didn't know how it tasted.

"King Crab? We have some." Su Tingbai nodded as he met Shen Rui'an's expectant gaze.

"Really? I've never had it before!" Shen Rui'an looked full of anticipation. He had eaten other kinds of crab but had never tried King Crab. He often came across European and American mukbang videos featuring crab, especially that crab-eating auntie's videos, and they always made his mouth water.

That sauce looked like it would make even a shoe sole taste good!

Su Tingbai's heart ached a little at that. "You've never had it? Then this is the perfect chance to try it."

Su Tingbai immediately added King Crab to the camping ingredient list.

King Shen, having been thoroughly pampered by a certain Su "Daji," generously cast aside his earlier irritation.

He eagerly began asking Su Tingbai about camping.

Camping! He had never gone before!

In these mere three days, Shen Rui'an had started to enjoy himself so much that he forgot all about home.

Although his family still video-called him frequently these past few days, they were too far away to control him anyway. Hehe.

"Where are we camping?"

"On the other side of the big lake we went to this morning. If you go farther up, there's a small stream. The water is shallow there, so it's relatively safe. We'll camp there. The scenery is also very nice, perfect for camping."

More importantly, they could drive straight there, so Shen Xiaoyao would not have to trek a long distance.

Thinking of how Shen Rui'an had been panting after merely digging some wild vegetables that morning, Su Tingbai frowned. If he really had to climb a mountain, he would probably collapse halfway up.

"Is it far?" Shen Rui'an asked.

He was looking forward to it, but he knew his own limits. If it was too exhausting, he definitely would not make it there.

"It's quite far, but we can drive there, so it won't take much effort." Su Tingbai carefully folded the handkerchief Shen Rui'an had used to wipe his mouth into a neat little square.

Shen Rui'an took another sip of latte, finally draining it. He set the cup down, his eyes curving into crescents. "That's great! When are we leaving?"

The corners of Su Tingbai's lips unconsciously lifted. "Next week."

"Yay!"

After learning about the camping trip, Shen Rui'an was like a kitten hooked by a fish, his whole heart fixed on the day it would arrive.

Over these few short days, he had become increasingly familiar with Su Tingbai and the others, and his true nature gradually began to show.

Because he had been frail and sickly since childhood, everyone had treated him like a precious treasure in their palms. Naturally, he had become a little spoiled and was used to being cared for.

If he had not been born into a wealthy family, it would probably have been difficult for him to retain such a sweet, innocent nature.

Su Tingbai had figured out Shen Rui'an's temperament over the past few days. He knew Shen Rui'an was a kitten who needed to be handled gently; if anyone went against him, he would puff up and hiss the very next second.

But he was simply too beautiful. Every smile, frown, pout, and flash of anger was pleasing to the eye, making people exceptionally tolerant of his little temper.

Su Tingbai had just posted a video recently and would not be releasing any new work in the short term. He might shoot some material during the camping trip to make another video, so everyone had been fairly relaxed these past few days.

Shen Rui'an counted down the days while trailing after Su Tingbai again, with Baisui circling around his feet as well.

"Su Tingbai, Su Tingbai, what do we need to prepare for camping? Tell me quickly so I can get ready." Shen Rui'an reached out and poked Su Tingbai, who was juicing fruit for him.

Su Tingbai's waist was a little sensitive. He was wearing a thin shirt in the summer heat, and Shen Rui'an's fingertips felt magnified against it. His muscles instinctively tensed, and he abruptly straightened his back. He poured out the freshly squeezed orange juice and said helplessly, "You only need to prepare a light jacket. It might be too cool in the mountains for you to handle. Here, orange juice."

Freshly squeezed orange juice actually tasted quite good, but unfortunately, it had met Shen Rui'an's picky palate.

His delicate brows shot up, and he pouted as he turned his face away and walked off. "I don't want to drink it."

Something strong grabbed his arm, leaving him unable to move. Shen Rui'an glared angrily at Su Tingbai. "I can only accept Snow King's lemon black tea, the kind with seventy percent sugar!"

Su Tingbai pressed the orange juice to his lips. "No. You've been drinking it every day lately. You're not allowed to order any today. I told them not to order any either. Be good and drink your juice, okay?"

Shen Rui'an took the cup, stretched out his arm, and shoved it toward Su Tingbai's mouth. "It doesn't taste good. Help me drink it."

Su Tingbai said helplessly, "I added sugar. It tastes fine, not sour. Really, I swear."

He had discovered that Shen Rui'an did not like sour food. He could not tolerate even the slightest bit of sourness, especially fruit acids.

Even so, Shen Rui'an still shook his head and refused. "No."

Su Tingbai sighed. He truly could do nothing with him.

"Fine, then drink your water. You're not allowed to order milk tea today. Drinking too much is unhealthy." He was not worried about ordinary people, but he worried about Shen Rui'an. His body was too weak, and drinking too much milk tea would keep him from sleeping. Staying up late too often would hurt his liver and damage his health.

Shen Rui'an snatched the plain water and gulped it all down. "There, done! I'm going to play games with Little Zhu!"

He put down the cup, shook free of Su Tingbai's hand, and dashed off to the next building to find Little Zhu, every step brimming with delight.

Now that he had gotten familiar with everyone, Meng Meng and Ya-ya liked chatting gossip with him, while Little Zhu and A-Ming liked bringing him along to play games.

With him, they made exactly five people and could queue together. He decisively abandoned Su Tingbai and threw himself into the arms of his gaming buddies. He was bad at games but loved playing them. Recently, the three of them had secretly gotten up in the middle of the night to play, only to be caught by Su Tingbai. He forbade Shen Rui'an from staying up late gaming, so now he could only play as much as he wanted during the day.

Unfortunately, he was the only idle person in the entire estate. Little Zhu and the others had plenty of free time, but they still had work to do.

Shen Rui'an had no choice but to play alone. But he was so bad that he got angry enough for his heart rate to spike, setting off warning beeps from his fitness watch. Helpless, he had to give up fighting alone.

Su Tingbai gritted his teeth as he watched Shen Rui'an ruthlessly abandon him. He took out his phone and logged into his long-neglected Honor of Kings account.

The moment he logged in, he saw that a friend was online and promptly received a game invitation. Su Tingbai declined it.

He had to raise his rank so he could show off in front of Shen Xiaoyao.

Since he was a returning veteran player, his rank had dropped to Gold. Compared with Shen Rui'an, who had only just started playing Honor of Kings, he was only one rank higher. Shen Rui'an looked down on that, so he would not play with him.

Faced with Little Zhu and the others' embarrassed smiles and Shen Rui'an's questioning gaze, Su Tingbai nearly failed to catch his breath.

He had to return to King rank and take everything back!

Including Shen Rui'an!

He would let Shen Xiaoyao know who the strongest jungle king really was!

Su Tingbai saw Grand Minister of Fate, the new hero Shen Rui'an thought was handsome, and enthusiastically spent money to buy all his skins, along with skins for other handsome jungle heroes. In no time, he was back at VIP 10.

Just to be safe, he also bought skins for other handsome jungle heroes.

He had realized Shen Rui'an was a complete looks addict. He only chose heroes who looked good, and he always used the prettiest skins.

Not only would he refuse to play ugly ones, he would not even follow them around in-game.

Su Tingbai did not know what to say.

Shen Rui'an thought the rabid-dog jungle hero Little Zhu played was too ugly, so he forcibly gifted Little Zhu several handsome jungle skins. He treated everyone equally, gifting A-Ming, Meng Meng, and Ya-ya skins for their favorite heroes as well, all of them the prettiest and most expensive ones.

He had also spent money on himself to buy Little Braised Egg. Since he had a slight collecting habit and had started playing too late to collect every skin, he could only spend money, buying everything that was still available.

He was currently using the Year of the Tiger limited skin, then getting chased down and beaten. He had lain dead in every corner of the canyon.

"I'm so mad!"

Shen Rui'an was killed again, and his pale face flushed red with rage. Still, he looked much healthier that way.

Su Tingbai silently sped up his ranked matches. He even paid to assemble a team for coordinated games, finally making it back to King rank.

"I'll carry you?" Su Tingbai casually showed Shen Rui'an his King rank, and Shen Rui'an immediately perked up.

"Really? That's great!"

And so, the two began queueing together.

While the two of them played games together, Su Tingbai's fans were crying out for more beneath his videos.