Refrigerator Door

[He's so delicate!]

[I think Su Tingbai dotes on him too.]

[Obviously, Su Tingbai cares much more about him than Boss Xing and the others. I'm not saying Su Tingbai treats Boss Xing and them badly, but compared to Shen An'an... you get it, right?]

[I get you. It's way too special. It clearly doesn't feel like how someone treats an ordinary friend—it's more like someone they have a crush on.]

[Don't believe rumors or spread them. Su Tingbai himself hasn't admitted he likes Shen An'an, so could you all stop fantasizing so much?]

[Please do not ship people indiscriminately.]

[Stop arguing. Can we watch the stream quietly?]

[Is it possible that we're just curious?]

[Don't make things up about anything Su Tingbai hasn't said. Starting rumors takes one mouth, but disproving them breaks your legs. If he doesn't mean it that way, wouldn't that be awkward?]

[If Su Tingbai doesn't like the new guest that way, I'll eat fried chicken on stream!]

[You greedy girl, rewarding yourself, huh?]

[Based on my many years of shipping experience, the way Su Tingbai looks at the new guest definitely isn't innocent. Who remembers that stream recording from two days ago that went viral? Oh my god, the possessiveness in his eyes was obvious.]

[Exactly. Su Tingbai may not have said he likes the new guest, but he hasn't come out to deny it either. What's it to you?]

[Su Tingbai is always super quick to clarify that he's single, but this time he's turning a blind eye. Isn't that suspicious?]

[Shen An'an is so picky and so high-maintenance. I really don't get what some people find worth shipping. If my friend acted like that, I'd be annoyed to death.]

[Then your friend is pretty unlucky.]

[To be fair, it's true that Shen An'an is a little fussy, right? During streams, he's the only one with so many demands and refuses to show his face. Do you know how much work that gives Little Zhu?]

[Isn't it just because he's unattractive, so he doesn't dare show his face? If he were good-looking, he'd probably have shown it eight hundred times already.]

[I think the new guest seems nice. If he's good-looking on top of that, then it's perfectly understandable for Su Tingbai to like him, isn't it?]

[That's assuming he's good-looking. The key question is, do any of you even know what he looks like? Lmao, you're all already assuming he's handsome? Has anyone seen him?]

The stream chat scrolled at a dizzying pace. Shen Rui'an stood behind Su Tingbai and watched him put the marinated chicken legs into the refrigerator. Curious, he asked, "Why put them in the fridge?"

"Low temperatures won't damage the protein structure of the chicken. That way, the marinade will soak in better, and the meat will be tenderer." Su Tingbai shut the refrigerator door and turned to explain to Shen Rui'an. His tall body completely blocked Shen Rui'an's reflection in the mirrored refrigerator door.

He shook the two cans of fruit tea he had taken from the fridge. "I made lemon tea this morning. Want to try some?"

Shen Rui'an nodded. "Sure!"

The two stood in front of the double-door refrigerator, interacting. One faced the camera while the other had his back to it. Su Tingbai stood face-to-face with Shen Rui'an, and when he moved away, the black mirrored refrigerator door behind them, covered in stickers, reflected their figures.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the floor. The reflection from the floor shone onto the refrigerator door, making some of the stickers difficult to see clearly.

The harsh light made Shen Rui'an squint, and a trace of tears welled up at the corners of his eyes.

Shen Rui'an was facing Su Tingbai, so the light did not hit Su Tingbai's eyes. But when he saw the tears at Shen Rui'an's eyes, he realized it was the reflection from behind the refrigerator and immediately pulled him away.

He could not let Shen Rui'an's eyes be hurt by the glare.

Su Tingbai's streaming equipment was all top-of-the-line and reproduced what the naked eye saw to a great extent. This time, Little Zhu held up the camera to film him, and as the perspective followed him away, the refrigerator door flashed past.

The comments in the stream suddenly surged.

[Wait, what was that?!]

[I was dozing off just now, and I'm wide awake now!]

[Did you guys see that refrigerator door just now? I think I saw the new guest's face... He seems pretty good-looking.]

[Do your eyes have magnifying lenses? The fridge was covered in stickers—how could you see anything?]

[What a gorgeous face! Shen An'an is so handsome!]

[Did anyone record that?]

[Please share the recording!]

[+1!]

[I did.]

Xu Shasha was a face connoisseur and also a huge foodie. She had been a longtime fan of Su Tingbai, and whenever he streamed, she would always be waiting.

She was also an artist. She usually watched Su Tingbai's streams to look for reference material. Su Tingbai had an incredible figure, so she deliberately recorded his streams to use as references for practicing human anatomy.

Today was no exception. Summer made people sleepy to begin with, and she had gotten up early that day. After lunch, she had planned to take a short nap, but out of habit, she scrolled through Douyin and discovered that Aibo Live was streaming. She immediately turned on her computer, clicked into the stream without hesitation, and started recording. Then she picked up her tablet, listened to the stream while drawing, and inspiration flowed like water.

After finishing her drawing, she yawned and glanced at the stream. That one glance sent every trace of drowsiness fleeing, leaving only two words in her mind:

Holy shit!

That fleeting face was seared deep into Xu Shasha's mind.

Xu Shasha hurriedly tossed her tablet aside. She did not even care about Aibo Live anymore and directly stopped the recording. Then she opened the recording, dragged the progress bar back to that moment, and zoomed in again and again. Sure enough, through the gaps between the slightly crowded stickers, she saw half of an absolutely stunning face.

The image became blurry and distorted after zooming in, so she could not actually see it very clearly. But the features were undeniably those of a beauty—and an exceptionally striking one at that.

Xu Shasha immediately took a screenshot and used software to restore the image quality, producing an incomplete face that was clearer than the screenshot. She stared blankly at that face for a long time, took a deep breath, and began drawing from it. Based on the details she could make out, she adjusted it slightly and recreated the face.

The moment the finished piece began to take shape, she sharply sucked in a breath.

People said that the attractiveness of the figures an artist drew depended on her own looks and aesthetic sense. After processing, those traits became a personal art style. Xu Shasha was no exception, but this richly painted beautiful face had utterly drained her. It was more beautiful and more striking than every character she had ever drawn before!

Xu Shasha sent it to her close friends to look at.

Her friends immediately sent several exclamation marks, then hurriedly video-called her and asked, "Teacher Sha, did you just achieve enlightenment and ascend? How did your art style suddenly become so much better?!"

Anyone who could draw knew that once they reached a certain level, they would hit a long bottleneck. Every time they broke through one, their art style would instantly rise to another level.

For a commission like this one, Xu Shasha could charge at least a five-figure sum.

Xu Shasha herself could barely believe she had drawn it. After admiring it over and over for a long time, she took a deep breath and posted both the screenshot and the finished piece. She even specifically tagged Su Tingbai and explained the inspiration behind the drawing.

As soon as she posted the video, the high-definition beauty painting immediately caught people's eyes. Countless people who happened upon the video could not help stopping to admire it for a long while.

The video's likes shot up rapidly as well.

At the same time, the comments asked:

[Teacher, which influencer is this?]

[Su Tingbai's new guest? He's way too good-looking!]

[I declare him my wife!]

[Ahhh, does the new guest really look like this? So pretty, so pretty!]

Some people in Su Tingbai's stream saw it too and immediately posted in the chat.

[Go to Shabi Liya xxxxx, click to see the new guest.]

Some viewers who were absorbed in the stream had no idea what was going on. Curious, some exited the stream to take a look, and afterward, there were only three exclamation marks in their minds.

Their hands did not stop either. Before long, the stream was flooded with an army of exclamation marks.

[!!!]

The uniformity was so extreme that viewers who had not left were completely confused.

[? Stop spamming.]

[Holy shit!!!]

[He's... way too good-looking!]

[Does the new guest really look like this? He doesn't even look like someone a real person could be.]