Toxic Solo Fans Only Lose It Over the Real Sister-in-Law

Ever since Shen Rui'an had gotten a nosebleed from eating food that was too nourishing that day, Su Tingbai had strictly controlled every aspect of his food, clothing, and daily life—especially his diet. It had made Shen Rui'an a little rebellious.

Eating chicken every day had made Shen Rui'an sick of it. Even the sight of chicken soup made him tense up.

Too healthy! This is way too healthy!

I want junk food! I want fried chicken!

After expressionlessly finishing the chicken soup Su Tingbai had brought over, Shen Rui'an wiped his mouth. "I'm full. You guys take your time."

He had only eaten a few pieces of chicken and a bowl of soup. He was somewhat full, but he genuinely could not eat any more.

He wanted hotpot. He wanted fried chicken!

Shen Rui'an opened his phone and started browsing delivery apps, only to tragically discover that deliveries could not reach Su Tingbai's estate. At most, they could be delivered to the little village more than ten miles away.

If he wanted it, he would have to ride an electric scooter there to pick it up.

"So hopeless." Shen Rui'an tossed his phone aside and lay serenely on the little sofa, looking as though he had been gone for quite a while.

His eldest brother and the others must have known that food delivery could not reach Su Tingbai's place. That was why they had felt so safe leaving him here!

How hateful!

Tears streamed down Shen Rui'an's heart as he opened his phone and watched mukbang videos to satisfy his cravings.

Mukbang content was incredibly repetitive, especially South Korean mukbangs. They cycled through the same few things over and over, with fried chicken, Fire Chicken Noodles, and kimchi instant noodles appearing most often.

I want some so badly...

Hugging a Stitch plushie, Shen Rui'an sprawled across the sofa and watched for a while, his cravings becoming unbearable.

Unable to resist, he opened the delivery app again and found a fried chicken shop to browse through its menu.

Worst case, he could beg Meng Meng and the others to secretly take him there to pick it up!

When Su Tingbai went upstairs, he saw Shen Rui'an inelegantly sprawled over the little sofa. The sofa was so soft that Shen Rui'an looked as though he had sunk into a ball of cotton.

He was wearing loungewear. Since it was too hot, he had on shorts and a short-sleeved shirt. Hugging the plushie as he lay there, his shirt had been tugged up a long way, exposing his slim, fair waist to the air. His already short shorts had ridden up as well, barely covering his round buttocks. One long, slender leg was exposed beneath the sunlight as his legs swung idly, his heels faintly flushed. He looked both innocent and alluring.

Su Tingbai kept his expression calm, but his Adam's apple rolled several times.

Shen Rui'an was very thin. After being looked after these past few days, he had put on a little flesh, but it seemed to have all gone to his butt. There was not an ounce of excess fat anywhere else.

Su Tingbai had originally come upstairs because he was worried Shen Rui'an had not eaten enough. Yet at the sight before him, his gaze stuck fast to Shen Rui'an and could not be torn away.

Shen Rui'an felt as though something were staring at him. His back grew a little hot. He reached up to tug at his shirt, then turned and saw Su Tingbai standing there silently, startling him.

His phone slipped from his hand and fell to the floor. Fortunately, there was a ring of fluffy carpet around the sofa, so it did not break.

Remembering that he had been planning to secretly order delivery, Shen Rui'an felt a little guilty. "Why did you suddenly show up without saying anything?"

He wanted to pick up his phone, but the man got there first.

Holding his phone, Su Tingbai raised a brow at the fried chicken displayed on the screen. "You want to order delivery?"

Shen Rui'an looked at the sky, then the ground, without saying a word. The sunlight was really nice today, warm and cozy. This carpet was nice too—so fluffy.

Su Tingbai chuckled softly and slowly walked over to sit beside him. The sofa immediately sank inward, and Shen Rui'an slid down against Su Tingbai's side.

This sofa was way too springy!

Su Tingbai instinctively reached out and wrapped an arm around his waist. His large hand rested hot against Shen Rui'an's waist, feeling that cool, soft touch beneath his palm.

Shen Rui'an was practically scalded by his hand and abruptly sat upright with a shiver.

Su Tingbai leaned toward him, bent closer, and handed his phone back. In a soft whisper by his ear, he said, "To order delivery here, you have to wait in the village in advance. The food gets delivered from the town to the village, and by the time it arrives, it won't taste good anymore. Besides, the place you're looking at isn't good either."

Because this area was not as prosperous as a major city, some chain stores had not opened in the nearby town. Even the KFC fried chicken was counterfeit.

"By the time it reaches the village, the crispy coating on the fried chicken will have gone soggy. It won't taste good." Su Tingbai continued whispering like a devil in his ear.

!!!

How could this be?!

Shen Rui'an was deeply shaken. "But I want fried chicken! I want Fire Chicken Noodles! I don't want to eat chicken soup anymore. If I eat it again, I'll throw up right in front of you!"

Su Tingbai laughed. "I can make it. I'll make it for you."

Shen Rui'an stopped fussing. Hugging Su Tingbai's arm, he looked up at him pleadingly. "Really? You're not lying to me?"

"Really."

"Then can I have Fire Chicken Noodles too?"

"Not that. It's too spicy. Your stomach can't handle that kind of irritation."

"I want to eat it..."

"No."

"Fine, then. Fried chicken it is." Having achieved his goal, Shen Rui'an was so happy he nearly jumped on the spot. In his excitement, he wrapped his arms around Su Tingbai's neck. "I want it right now. I barely ate anything earlier."

He touched his flat stomach.

Su Tingbai's entire body stiffened. Shen Rui'an had not noticed how intimate and ambiguous their position was.

Shen Rui'an was sitting astride Su Tingbai's thigh, his arms looped around his neck. As he spoke, he leaned close, warm breath brushing against Su Tingbai's face. Su Tingbai was so rigid that he did not dare move, afraid Shen Rui'an would fall. His large hand loosely circled Shen Rui'an's waist to keep him from slipping off.

But the warm sensation on his thigh constantly reminded him of exactly what kind of situation this was. To his shame, Su Tingbai reacted.

"Okay... I'll go prepare it right now. Get down first." Su Tingbai closed his eyes and coaxed him softly.

"Okay." Shen Rui'an obediently got off him, only to watch Su Tingbai practically flee through the door in an obvious panic.

Shen Rui'an looked utterly baffled. "Was he really in that much of a hurry...?"

Back in his own room, Su Tingbai looked down, then slapped himself in front of the mirror. "Su Tingbai, can't you have a little self-control?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Su Tingbai went into the bathroom and took a cold shower.

Shen Rui'an went downstairs early to wait for Su Tingbai to make him fried chicken.

Downstairs, Meng Meng and the others sat on the living room sofa, staring at their computers as they continued working.

Shen Rui'an greeted them, then sat down in a beanbag chair nearby.

The living room sofa was not as soft as the one in his room. Shen Rui'an did not really like sitting on it.

Despite being busy, Meng Meng and the others made time to respond to Shen Rui'an.

At the moment, she was looking through Su Tingbai's account traffic and the businesses that had sent collaboration offers through the backend.

Su Tingbai rarely did sponsored promotions, but that did not mean no one approached him.

On the contrary, plenty of people wanted him to do sponsored promotions.

But Su Tingbai rarely accepted them.

Meng Meng was responsible for operations. Operations work was quite varied, but whenever Meng Meng got too busy, she would pull Ya-ya in to discuss things with her.

"It seems that since An-an joined these recent videos, the comments and traffic have become much more active. Look, this video is already close to two million likes."

It was just that some comments were not very friendly. Su Tingbai's girlfriend and boyfriend fans seemed unable to accept Shen Rui'an.

Meng Meng and Ya-ya exchanged a glance. They roughly understood the reason. After all, toxic solo fans only lost it over the real sister-in-law.

Even so, videos featuring Shen Rui'an generated more discussion and better traffic. They had also drawn in fans who had not originally been part of Su Tingbai's audience.