Outdoor Livestream

[Hello? Do you still remember me by Daming Lake?]

[It's been days already. Why haven't you updated? Getting cocky?]

[You usually posted at ungodly hours, but now you're not even posting at ungodly hours? Do you know how I've spent these past few days?]

[Even a production team's donkey wouldn't dare take such a long break! Update now!]

[Without you, even food doesn't taste good anymore.]

Several days had passed since the last update and livestream. The new comments under the latest video had changed over again, all demanding an update.

While tens of thousands of people were begging for more, Su Tingbai was leading everyone into the vehicles. He had originally planned to wait for Xing Ying and the others, but Xing Ying called to say that he and Huo Heng might be delayed. They told them to find a good spot first, so Su Tingbai decided to leave early and set up the grill, tents, and everything else.

"Be careful." Su Tingbai took Shen Rui'an's hand and helped him into the front passenger seat.

After fastening his seat belt, Su Tingbai turned to the vehicle behind them. "Everything ready?"

Little Zhu, seated in the driver's seat, gave an OK sign.

Su Tingbai waved a hand. "Let's go!"

"Let's go!" Shen Rui'an echoed.

Baisui, behind the driver's seat in the RV, barked along as well.

Su Tingbai took the lead in his car, with the others following behind.

The mountain road twisted and turned. Since Su Tingbai had contracted this mountain, he had built a road through it. It was only a little bumpy once they reached the stream and pool area; otherwise, the ride was fairly smooth.

So Shen Rui'an was doing all right and didn't get carsick.

When the vehicle stopped, Su Tingbai unfastened his seat belt. "We're here."

Shen Rui'an unbuckled himself and got out. His view instantly opened up before him. The area where they had parked was a wide grassy field. Beyond it lay a stretch of pebbles, and a little farther on was a babbling stream, so clear that he could see straight to the bottom. It didn't look very deep.

The water flowed slowly. Looking closely, he could see little mountain crabs hiding in the cracks between the rocks. Baisui ran back and forth in the stream, where the water only reached its legs, startling the bitterling fish into scattering everywhere.

Hardly anyone probably came here, so even the fish were a little slow-witted.

Upstream was a small waterfall. The larger waterfall wasn't much bigger than Cheonjiyeon Falls in Korea, but the scenery was far prettier. Wild grass grew thickly along both banks, and several flowers Shen Rui'an couldn't name bloomed from the rock face. They looked like orchids, though he wasn't sure.

There were other little wildflowers in bloom as well. White wild roses even covered the heights on both sides of the waterfall, creating a spectacular sight. White petals had fallen and blanketed the pool.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Su Tingbai walked over to Shen Rui'an's side and looked at the wild roses. Every time he saw them, he couldn't help marveling at nature's handiwork.

"These are small-fruited roses, the most common kind of wild rose in the mountains. When they bloom all at once, they're especially spectacular. We came at just the right time. In a few more days, their flowering season will be over. If we'd come in May, we might even have seen honeysuckle." Su Tingbai lowered his head and looked at Shen Rui'an, who was staring blankly at the roses.

"You know so much!" Shen Rui'an turned and flashed him a brilliant smile.

Su Tingbai froze for quite a while. By the time he came back to himself, Shen Rui'an was already preparing to go into the water with Baisui and catch fish for fun.

He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts today. The shorts couldn't conceal his slender, fair legs. Bathed in sunlight, he seemed to blend with the sparkling surface of the water, so pale that it was impossible to tell whether he or the water was reflecting the light.

Su Tingbai narrowed his eyes as he looked over. It felt as though a thin veil had settled over his vision. The man before him seemed like a spirit from the mountains, ready to vanish from the spot the next second.

His heart tightened, and he hurried after him. "Be careful. The stream may be clean, but it's still the wilderness. Accidents can happen. We can just play here. The pebbles are still above the water here, so it isn't deep. You can't go over there. Don't let the clear water fool you—it's actually very deep."

Su Tingbai was confident that he could swim in that deeper water, but he still couldn't help worrying.

Shen Rui'an couldn't swim, and he wasn't interested in taking risks anyway. He had only planned to splash around near the shore. Hearing Su Tingbai's warning, he nodded. "I'm not going swimming."

With this body of his, it was enough to go barefoot in the water and play for a bit. Swimming was out of the question. He would probably shiver the moment he got out.

"Woof, woof!" Baisui sprinted forward, paddled through the water in a doggy stroke, then swam back.

As a little local dog from Gui Province, Baisui naturally knew how to dog-paddle. The place where it lived was beautiful and perfect for retirement, with plenty of pools and streams nearby. Whenever the weather got hot, the local dogs would find a mountain canal and lie in it for a soak.

After making a round, it came back and shook its fur in front of Shen Rui'an, sending water spraying everywhere.

"Hahaha!" Shen Rui'an stroked the soaking-wet dog's head. "Silly dog!"

"Woof, woof!" The little dog had no idea it was being scolded and enthusiastically circled around his calves.

"Stupid Baisui!" Shen Rui'an was splashed all over by the droplets it shook loose and couldn't resist ruffling its little head.

Su Tingbai crouched down as well and rubbed the silly dog, though his gaze rested on the dog's owner.

After parking the vehicles, Little Zhu and the others took out the camera equipment to gather footage. The cameraman's sharp eyes landed on the two men and dog by the stream. The sunlight was too harsh, blurring even Shen Rui'an's face in the lens.

Su Tingbai was crouched in a better position, so he could still be vaguely recognized.

Through Little Zhu's lens, it looked as if Shen Rui'an had his own soft-focus filter on. Like an immortal making an entrance in a drama, his features couldn't be seen clearly, but his figure alone made it obvious that he was no ordinary person.

Little Zhu found the scene so beautiful that he couldn't resist filming it for quite a while before turning to other things.

The others busied themselves setting up the camping supplies. Once Su Tingbai confirmed that Shen Rui'an wouldn't go swimming, he returned to lend a hand.

After playing in the water for a while, Shen Rui'an started to feel cold. He simply followed behind Su Tingbai back to the campsite, while Baisui continued trailing behind Shen Rui'an like a little tail.

"I'll help you!"

Everyone was busy, and Shen Rui'an eagerly offered a hand. Unfortunately, he only got in the way, so Su Tingbai set a little folding stool on the grass and made him sit there to supervise.

Baisui, on the other hand, happily ran back and forth behind everyone as if it had helped tremendously. Exhausted, it finally sprawled at Shen Rui'an's feet with its tongue hanging out.

Little Zhu and A-Ming took turns filming. By the time they had gathered enough footage, the camping tents, barbecue grill, table for ingredients, and everything else had all been set up.

The sun was beginning to turn fierce, but fortunately, they had put up the canopy early. Su Tingbai quickly had Shen Rui'an get under it so he wouldn't get heatstroke.

Once everything was ready, the others were exhausted too. Fortunately, Su Tingbai had prepared in advance and took cola from the RV's refrigerator, handing a can to everyone.

He opened Shen Rui'an's can and inserted a straw for him. "Here."

Little Zhu took a sip of the happiness water and came back to life. "Boss, it's been a long time since we did an outdoor livestream. Why don't we start one now?"

Su Tingbai considered it for a moment, then agreed. At the same time, he sent Xing Ying and the others a message on WeChat.

He also carefully reminded Little Zhu and the others not to film Shen Rui'an.

Little Zhu and the others agreed. They found a good spot, set up the camera, and started the livestream.

Su Tingbai's sudden livestream caught the fans off guard, but there were still quite a few viewers. In just ten minutes, over a thousand people had tuned in.