After a few rounds, Du Zhou shamelessly started calling him Zhouzhou too.
Xie Zhou himself had no idea what he was supposed to be busy with. He wasn't good at lying and couldn't come up with an answer.
Yu Nian thought for a moment and helped him out. "Zhouzhou filmed a craft video. He said he wanted to try editing it later."
Xie Zhou said, "Mm-hmm!"
Du Zhou sounded a little disappointed. "All right, then. It's getting late anyway. Get some rest. I'm logging off too."
Just as I thought, Yu Nian thought.
All that talk about playing games with them was just an excuse. He really only wanted to play with Xie Zhou.
Yu Nian wasn't angry, just a little worried. He'd never heard of Du Zhou being this attentive to his fans.
He'd never even met Xie Zhou, yet he was deliberately getting close to him after learning he was a fan. Who knew whether he had ulterior motives?
Xie Zhou was gentle and good-tempered, making him an easy target for bullies.
After ending his stream, Yu Nian couldn't help bringing it up with Xie Zhou.
Nian Bao: I just feel like Du Zhou is up to no good.
Nian Bao: Don't blame me for bad-mouthing your idol. Some people look great in public, but who knows what they're like in private? Especially these esports players. Plenty of them have been exposed for sleeping with fans.
Zhouzhou: Thank you for telling me all this.
Zhouzhou: But don't worry. He doesn't like men.
Nian Bao: How do you know? Did he say that in an interview?
The other end went quiet for a while, and the message that came next surprised him.
Zhouzhou: Sorry I didn't tell you. We used to know each other.
Nian Bao: ?
Zhouzhou: But