Su Tingbai, I'm Sleepy

"Mm, I'm scared to sleep alone. Could you sleep with me?" Shen Rui'an grabbed his arm and looked up at him expectantly. "That bed is huge, and I sleep very neatly. 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 countless times in his mind.

"Huh? What's there to mind? Aren't the conditions limited?" Shen Rui'an did not understand. At home, he did not like sleeping with other people, 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 as though Shen Rui'an was not shaking his arm, but his head. Otherwise, why would he have agreed so foolishly 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 finger around 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 campfire. He let go of Su Tingbai's hand and trotted over.

Baisui, who had been in Huo Heng's arms getting petted beside the campfire, struggled free when he saw Shen Rui'an. Wagging his tail, he ran over and whined adorably at Shen Rui'an's feet.

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

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

"...Damn." Huo Heng could not hold it in. "An'an, have you really never considered entering the entertainment industry? You're seriously too good-looking."

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

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

He would absolutely live up to the title!

Thinking Huo Heng was seriously suggesting that he get a job, Shen Rui'an honestly shook his head. "I don't know how to do anything, and I can't handle hard work. I'm not going."

More importantly, his family could afford to support him. There was no need for him to suffer those unnecessary hardships.

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

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

"True." Huo Heng looked regretful. "Still, what a pity."

Everyone else nodded in agreement. It was such a pity that a face like Shen Rui'an's could not benefit the public's eyes.

But then again, luckily they got to see him every day, hehe!

Su Tingbai stood behind Shen Rui'an. "Are you hungry?"

Shen Rui'an nodded. "A little."

"In that case, let's eat." Su Tingbai led him to a chair beside the campfire. "Once you're full, you can go look at the stars. I've already set up the telescope. You'll be able to see lots of stars."

"Okay."

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

Shen Rui'an nodded and sat down. "I know."

He had an indifferent attitude toward being on camera. Su Tingbai did not insist that he show his face anyway, so he was happy to take it easy.

His personal account only had a few photos of Baisui. There were not many likes or followers, and he was happy to keep it that way. He did not really like being watched by others either, even though most of what he liked was scenery, food, and cute pets.

Shen Rui'an did not have many worldly desires.

To him, the most important things at that moment were staying alive and eating good food.

People lived for a bite to eat!

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

Su Tingbai wrapped the drumstick in foil to keep Shen Rui'an's hands from getting burned. His hands were so delicate; they could not take much heat.

"Thank you."

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

He could barely wait. It looked just like the drumstick from South Korea's mukbang videos—absolutely huge!

He just did not know how it would taste.

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 lifted as he rubbed Shen Rui'an's head. "If you like it, eat more. Slow down, there's plenty left."

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

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

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

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

The camera was aimed 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 out of nowhere in the middle of the night and making me hungry.]

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

[I came here because of the buzz. Where's Su Tingbai's partner?]

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

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

"Good evening, everyone!" Su Tingbai waved to greet the viewers and introduced the dishes on the table one by one.

He had prepared grilled meat, roasted chicken drumsticks, grilled oysters, and hotpot. The table was piled full of 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 plenty of things that were inconvenient to prepare while camping.

[Holy crap, it's more lavish than what I eat at home!]

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

[Are you not planning to live anymore?]

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

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

[That was the new guest just now, right?]

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

[Damn it, he's deliberately tempting us!]

[Now I want some too!]

[What do you want to eat? The drumstick or the hand? Slurp slurp!]

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

Shen Rui'an had no idea that his little prank had gotten people talking.

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

After eating half the drumstick and then an oyster, Shen Rui'an was practically bubbling with happiness.

Life is so pleasant!

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 before. It was bitter, and he did not like it.

There were many stars in the June night. 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 on a chicken drumstick. Everything looked especially peaceful and wonderful.

The livestream viewers were infected by the atmosphere too, and the mood became incredibly pleasant.

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

Though Su Tingbai had ended the stream, its popularity continued to rise. Some people could not resist rewatching the videos on his account, while others were still curious about who Su Tingbai's crush was, investigating everywhere like Sherlock Holmes.

Fortunately, Shen Rui'an's account was utterly ordinary, so no one dug him 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, completely draining his energy. He yawned repeatedly, sleepy beyond measure.

"Su Tingbai, I'm sleepy." With bleary eyes, he rubbed them and walked over to tug on Su Tingbai's sleeve.

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

Those words gave everyone a fright. Xing Ying and Huo Heng, in particular, scrutinized the two of them suspiciously.

No way. Was Su Tingbai moving this fast already?

Xing Ying was rather shocked.