Howling for More

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

He was getting a little sick of it, but he had never tried grilled king crab before and didn't know what it tasted like.

"King crab? We have some." Su Tingbai nodded at Shen Rui'an's expectant gaze.

"Really? I've never had it before!" Shen Rui'an looked thrilled. He had eaten other kinds of crab but had never tried king crab. Whenever he watched Western food streamers eating crab, especially that crab-eating auntie, it made his mouth water.

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

Hearing that, Su Tingbai felt a pang of heartache. "You've never had it? Then this is the perfect chance to try it."

Su Tingbai immediately added king crab to the camping food list.

King Shen was so comfortably attended to by a certain "Daji" Su that he generously tossed aside his earlier bit of anger.

His heart and attention were entirely occupied with asking Su Tingbai about camping.

Camping! He had never been before!

In just these three short days, Shen Rui'an was already having so much fun he had forgotten all about home.

Although his family video-called him often 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 visited this morning. If you go uphill, there's a small stream. The water there is shallow and relatively safe. We'll camp there. The scenery is also excellent, so it's perfect for camping."

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

Thinking about how Shen Rui'an had been panting just from digging wild vegetables with him that morning, Su Tingbai frowned. If he really made him 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 napkin Shen Rui'an had used to wipe his mouth into a neat little square.

Shen Rui'an took another sip of his latte. It was finally empty. He set it down, his eyes curving into crescents. "That's great! So when are we leaving?"

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

"Yay!"

After learning about the camping trip, Shen Rui'an was like a kitten hooked by a fish, eagerly waiting for the day to 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 treasured him in the palms of their hands. Naturally, he was a little spoiled and accustomed to being waited on.

If he had not been born into a wealthy family, he probably would have struggled to retain such a pampered, innocent disposition.

After getting a thorough read on Shen Rui'an over the past few days, Su Tingbai knew he was a kitten that needed to be stroked the right way. Go against him, and he would puff up and hiss the 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.

Since they had just released a video recently, Su Tingbai would not be putting out any new content for a while. He might shoot some footage during the camping trip to make a video, so everyone had been taking it easy these past few days.

As Shen Rui'an counted down the days, he trailed after Su Tingbai everywhere, while Baisui circled around his feet.

"Su Tingbai, Su Tingbai, what do I 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 fingertip against him magnified the sensation. His muscles instinctively tightened, and he abruptly straightened his back. As he poured out the freshly squeezed orange juice, he said helplessly, "You only need to prepare a light jacket. The mountains might be too cool for you to handle. Here, orange juice."

Freshly squeezed orange juice actually tasted pretty good, but unfortunately, it had encountered Shen Rui'an, the picky eater.

His delicate brows shot up, and he pursed his lips before turning his face away and walking off. "I don't want it."

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

Su Tingbai pressed the orange juice to his lips. "No. You've been drinking it every day lately, so you're not allowed to order any today. I told them not to order it 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. You drink it for me!"

Su Tingbai said helplessly, "I added sugar. It tastes fine. It isn't 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 the acidity of fruit.

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

Su Tingbai sighed. He really could do nothing about him.

"Fine, then drink the 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 too late was bad for both his liver and his health.

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

He put down the cup, broke free from Su Tingbai's grip, and ran off to the neighboring building to find Little Zhu, every step full of delight.

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

With him, they had exactly five people and could queue together. He decisively abandoned Su Tingbai and threw himself into the embrace of his gaming buddies. Though terrible at games, he was addicted to 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, who forbade him from staying up late gaming. Now, he could only play to his heart's content during the day.

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

Shen Rui'an could only play alone. But he was so bad that he got furious enough for his heart rate to spike, and his fitness watch began beeping warnings. Left with no choice, he gave up on fighting alone.

Su Tingbai gritted his teeth as he watched Shen Rui'an mercilessly leave him behind. He opened his phone and logged into the Honor of Kings account he had not used in ages.

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

He needed 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. That was only one tier higher than Shen Rui'an, who had just started playing Honor of Kings. Shen Rui'an looked down on it, so he would not play with him.

Faced with Little Zhu and the others' embarrassed smiles and Shen Rui'an's skeptical look, Su Tingbai nearly choked on 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 was!

Su Tingbai looked at Grand Minister of Fate, the new hero Shen Rui'an thought was handsome, and passionately spent money to buy all of his skins. He also bought skins for other handsome junglers, instantly returning to VIP 10.

Just to be safe, he bought skins for other handsome junglers too.

He had discovered that 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 jungler Little Zhu played was too ugly, so he outright gifted Little Zhu several skins for handsome junglers. He treated everyone equally, gifting A-Ming, Meng Meng, and Ya-ya each other's favorite hero skins, all of them chosen from the prettiest and most expensive options.

He also spent money on himself and bought Little Braised Egg. Since he had a bit of a collecting habit, starting too late meant he had missed some skins. He could only spend money, buying every one that was still available.

He was currently using the Year of the Tiger limited skin, only to get chased down and beaten. He had lain dead in every corner of the Rift.

"This is infuriating!"

Shen Rui'an got killed again, and he was so angry that his pale face turned red. At least he looked much healthier that way.

Su Tingbai silently sped up his ranked matches. He even paid to hire a team to queue with him, finally making it back to King rank.

"I'll carry you?" Su Tingbai casually let Shen Rui'an see 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 howled for more beneath his videos.