The two soon returned to their everyday routine of cooking together and writing. The vicious fugitive from before seemed like nothing more than an utterly insignificant interlude.
The storm it had stirred up seemed to have nothing to do with them.
Instead, a related news report was shared in the readers' group chat, which had nothing whatsoever to do with the matter: "Fugitive serial killer arrested, public-spirited citizen steps in."
What got the group talking was not the killer's arrest, but a street photo other public-spirited citizens had taken of the citizen who had stepped in. In the abysmal-quality image, a Calabash Brother tilted his head with an absolutely radiant smile.
"Even in a mask, he has such a great figure." That was the group owner's fair and objective assessment. "This public-spirited citizen must be very handsome."
"??? Chu Da, isn't there something wrong with what you're focusing on?"
"Confirmed gay..."
"Chu Chu, my Chu Chu~"
Chu Ge: "?"
"Who's Bu Jingyun, and who's Jian Chen?"
"We all are. Please see the group name."
"Chu Chu, my Chu Chu~" was marked as a featured message by administrator Qiu Wuji.
Chu Ge: "..."
You don't even fucking know what that meme means. Why are you randomly marking it as featured? Is the name alone funny enough for you?
"Rong Fu has lost his mind. He's completely out of it, and whenever we question him, all he talks about is cultivating immortality." Lin Wuyang called to report the situation. "Forget keeping it secret from anyone else this time. Even I don't know anything."
"Uh..."
"I told you to stop hitting him. You hammered away at his head with everything you had. Isn't it perfectly normal that you knocked him senseless? He's lucky you didn't beat him to death. Thank fuck he's a