Su Tingbai, I'm Sleepy

"Mm, I'm scared to sleep alone. Can you sleep with me?" Shen Rui'an clutched his arm, tilting his head up to look at him expectantly. "That bed is huge, and I sleep very neatly, so you don't have to worry."

Is that what I'm worried about? Su Tingbai thought.

"You don't mind?" Su Tingbai asked the question only after rehearsing it several times in his head.

"Huh? What's there to mind? Aren't the conditions limited?" Shen Rui'an did not understand. He did not like sleeping with other people at home, but out here in the middle of nowhere, he did not dare sleep by himself.

"I don't mind. I'm scared. Will you sleep with me tonight?" He gently shook Su Tingbai's arm.

"Okay..." Su Tingbai felt like Shen Rui'an was not shaking his arm, but his brain. Otherwise, why would he have agreed without thinking?

"Really? Then pinky swear—you can't go back on it!" Shen Rui'an held out his little finger. Su Tingbai hooked his with it, and Shen Rui'an grinned. "Then it's settled! Come find me when I'm ready to sleep later!"

After saying that, Shen Rui'an was drawn to the bonfire. He let go of Su Tingbai's hand and jogged over.

Baisui, who had been in Huo Heng's arms getting petted by the bonfire, immediately struggled free upon seeing Shen Rui'an. Wagging his tail, he ran over and nuzzled Shen Rui'an's feet with soft whimpers.

"This little dog stopped paying attention to me the second he saw you. And here I was, having just fed him a chicken leg." Huo Heng looked up and saw Shen Rui'an slowly emerging from the darkness with a smile. The dancing firelight painted his face with a warm red glow, flames flickering in his eyes. He looked even more dazzling than the stars in the sky, like an immortal descended into the mortal world.

When Little Zhu and the others saw Shen Rui'an return, they instinctively held their breath, afraid of disturbing the immortal.

"...Damn." Huo Heng could not help himself. "An'an, are you really not considering entering the entertainment industry? You're seriously too good-looking."

He was truly sick of all the crooked melons and cracked dates in the entertainment industry these days. They were not even as handsome as he and Xing Ying were!

If Shen Rui'an acted, there would be no need to consider his acting skills at all. As long as he stood there, if someone called him the most beautiful person in the world, who would dare object?

He would live up to the title!

Shen Rui'an thought Huo Heng was genuinely suggesting that he find work, so he honestly shook his head. "I can't do anything, and I can't handle hardship. I'm not going."

More importantly, his family could afford to support him. There was no need for him to endure unnecessary hardship.

Shen Rui'an was someone with low energy. He could not handle such high-intensity work. Even lying in bed scrolling through videos every day made him feel tired.

As far as the Shen Household was concerned, Shen Rui'an only needed to stay alive and well. Nothing else mattered.

"That's true." Huo Heng looked regretful. "It's just such a pity."

Everyone else looked equally agreeable. It was such a shame that a face like Shen Rui'an's could not benefit the public's eyes.

Then again, at least they got to see him every day, hehe!

Su Tingbai stood behind Shen Rui'an. "Hungry?"

Shen Rui'an nodded. "A little."

"In that case, let's eat." Su Tingbai led him to a chair by the bonfire. "After you've eaten, you can go look at the stars. I've already set up the telescope, and you'll be able to see lots of them."

"Okay."

Little Zhu turned the camera back on and reminded Shen Rui'an, "I'm starting the stream, okay?"

Shen Rui'an nodded and sat down. "Got it."

He had an indifferent attitude toward appearing on camera. Su Tingbai did not insist on showing his face anyway, and he was happy to take it easy.

His personal account only had a few photos of Baisui. There were not many likes or followers, which suited him just fine. He liked the peace and quiet and did not particularly enjoy other people paying attention to him, even though most of what he liked were scenic views, food, and cute pets.

Shen Rui'an did not have many worldly desires.

To him, the most important things right now were staying alive and good food.

People lived for a bite to eat!

Shen Rui'an stared brightly at the chicken leg in Su Tingbai's hand. It had been roasted over charcoal, its skin crisp and fragrant.

Su Tingbai held the chicken leg and wrapped it in foil to keep Shen Rui'an's hand from getting burned. His hands were so soft that they could not take much heat.

"Thank you."

Shen Rui'an accepted the drumstick with both hands. It was almost as big as his face. "Wow."

He was a little impatient to dig in. It was just like the giant chicken leg from South Korea's mukbang videos!

He just did not know what it tasted like.

Shen Rui'an could not resist taking a small bite. He was immediately conquered by the food and gave Su Tingbai a thumbs-up. "Su Tingbai, you're amazing. This is really delicious!"

The corners of Su Tingbai's lips rose as he rubbed Shen Rui'an's head. "If you like it, eat more. Take it slow—there's plenty left."

He had grilled a lot, worried this group would not have enough to eat. After all, some of them had stomachs like bottomless pits.

After adjusting the lighting and securing the camera, Little Zhu started the stream. "The livestream is on."

Because Su Tingbai had ended the stream without any notice that afternoon, many fans had asked about it in the comments.

So Su Tingbai decided to stream again that night, just casually.

The camera pointed at the dazzling spread of food on the table. It was already eight-thirty, and the viewers were so tempted that they could not help opening the Yellow Kangaroo app.

[Is this something a human would do? Starting a stream in the middle of the night and making me hungry.]

[Why did you suddenly end the stream this afternoon?]

[I came here because I heard about it. Where's Su Tingbai's crush?]

[Whoa, this is so extravagant. Is this really camping? It's making me want to go!]

[Can I have one bite? Just a hundred million bites!]

"Good evening, everyone!" Su Tingbai waved at the viewers and introduced each dish on the table one by one.

He had prepared some grilled meat, roasted chicken legs, grilled oysters, and hot pot. The table was piled high with ingredients, too much to take in at once.

Since he was a food blogger, he had prepared the ingredients thoroughly. He had even managed to make many things that were usually inconvenient to cook while camping.

[Whoa, this is more extravagant than what I eat at home!]

[This looks like a New Year's Eve dinner.]

[You're not planning to live anymore?]

After Su Tingbai finished introducing everything and was about to sit down, a hand suddenly reached into the frame holding a chicken leg and waved it around, making the viewers outside the frame drool.

Su Tingbai looked at Shen Rui'an helplessly. "Naughty."

[Was that the new guest just now?]

[Probably. He doesn't show his face.]

[How awful, tempting us like that!]

[Now I want some too!]

[What do you want to eat? The chicken leg or that hand? Slurp, slurp!]

[That new guest's hand, seriously... Let me lick it!]

Shen Rui'an had no idea that his little bit of mischief had gotten people talking about him.

He was happily eating his chicken leg, completely unaware that the thirsty perverts in the livestream wanted to lick his hand.

After finishing half the chicken leg and eating an oyster, Shen Rui'an was so happy he practically bubbled over.

This life is really comfortable!

Shen Rui'an thought.

"Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses. Su Tingbai and the others had beer, while Shen Rui'an had soda.

He had secretly taken a sip of Su Tingbai's beer. It was bitter, and he did not like it.

There were many stars on June nights. Looking up, they could see a sky full of twinkling stars. Everyone chatted and ate beneath the night sky, while the little dog lay on the ground gnawing noisily on a chicken leg. Everything looked especially beautiful and comfortable.

The livestream viewers were also swept up in the atmosphere, and the mood became wonderful for a while.

Even when Su Tingbai was about to end the stream after dinner, they were reluctant to leave.

Although Su Tingbai had ended the stream, its popularity was still rising. Some people could not help rewatching the videos on his account, while others remained curious about who had made Su Tingbai's heart flutter and investigated everywhere like Sherlock Holmes.

Fortunately, Shen Rui'an's account was utterly ordinary, so no one managed to dig it up.

After eating and drinking their fill, Xing Ying and the others played a few rounds of games with Shen Rui'an. Shen Rui'an then watched the night sky for a while, until his energy was completely drained and he began yawning nonstop.

"Su Tingbai, I'm sleepy." Rubbing his bleary eyes, he stepped forward and tugged on Su Tingbai's sleeve.

Hearing those words, Su Tingbai grew so nervous that his palms began to sweat. He pulled up the zipper on Shen Rui'an's jacket. "Then... shall we go back to sleep?"

Those words gave everyone quite a scare. Xing Ying and Huo Heng, in particular, eyed the two of them suspiciously.

Wait, what? Had Su Tingbai progressed that quickly?

Xing Ying was somewhat shocked.