Before Chi Li could answer, Shen Xunye brought his face right up beside his.
Shen Xunye raised his chin slightly toward the camera, undisguised defiance in his eyes.
As though declaring to everyone-he's mine.
"Holy shit!" Pincers to Be Willful jumped at Shen Xunye's sudden appearance.
Shen Xunye slipped an arm around Chi Li's shoulders, bringing their faces even closer. "An even enough match?"
[Holy shit!! So fucking evenly matched!!]
[These two are such a treat for my eyes... [slurp]]
[Handsome guys are supposed to sell me this gay fan service!!! [spinning][spinning][spinning]]
[The newcomers are practically bullying everyone else with their faces. [drool]]
[Holy shit holy shit holy shit, I'm taking screenshots like crazy... (I literally said yesterday that Night Ashes Dawn probably wouldn't happen, and today I'm falling for them]
[You can tell this guy definitely got provoked...]
[This one's young. Better than Shen Qiang. [nod]]
[What the fuck do you know? Older men know how to take care of you!]
[Hahahaha!! Welcome aboard the Night Ashes Dawn ship, everyone!!]
Shen Xunye's actions sent the bullet comments into chaos.
Pincers to Be Willful also needed a while to recover from the critical hit of their good looks. "...Yeah, you're definitely evenly matched."
The corners of Shen Xunye's mouth lifted slightly, his mood visibly improving.
He showed no intention of moving his face away from Chi Li's. "Keep asking."
"Uh, well..." Pincers to Be Willful had completely lost her train of thought. It took her quite a while to recall the questions she had prepared. "Um, you like someone rich, right?"
Chi Li knew this was the perfect opportunity for him and Shen Xunye to sell some gay fan service, so he didn't move away.
Naturally, he would rather be paired with Shen Xunye than Shen Qiang, even if the latter might bring him more tangible benefits with proper management.
Chi Li still answered honestly. "As long as they can cover the basics of food and clothing."
Although he had a little money on hand, he had little desire for material things.
Rather than flashy, impractical luxury goods that were merely expensive, he preferred buying things that suited his own tastes.
In his wardrobe, a twenty-yuan piece of clothing could sit next to one worth ten thousand.
[Not after looks or money. My wife really is that simple and unpretentious. (Not saying his face is simple and unpretentious.]
[Isn't this answer just him building a persona? He said he was moneysexual while playing mahjong yesterday.]
[Liking money and liking rich people are two different things, okay!]
[Our Xiao Li is a strong, self-reliant little white flower.]
"Hmm..." Pincers to Be Willful looked thoughtful. "If you don't care about money... then connections and opportunities?"
Chi Li remained unmoved. "I still prefer relying on my own efforts."
"That makes things difficult." Pincers to Be Willful sank into thought. "What other good points does our Shen have...?"
Jiang Lele offered some help. "He makes you look good when you go out together."
"You earn your own face, too." Chi Li responded immediately, before Pincers to Be Willful could speak.
Gao Yuan listened with relish and sighed. "Not after anything but the person himself. Now that's pure love!"
His words inspired Pincers to Be Willful.
She cried out, "Shen has a great body and amazing stamina. He can go three hours without stopping!"
[Really? I don't believe it unless you give us the details. [ears pricked]]
[This amazing stamina-is it for proper exercise?]
[How is baby-making not proper exercise? [smile]]
[But they actually can't make one. (To be precise]
[It's exercise that brings pleasure. (nod]
[I knew letting viewers participate would cause trouble.]
[Honestly, our Pincers baby is still being too restrained.]
[Stop making up bullshit about your idol's dick.]
The expression on Chi Li's face gradually froze.
He couldn't convince himself that this stamina for going three hours without stopping referred to proper exercise.
Everyone present looked up at the ceiling, pretending not to understand.
"Bullshit." Only Shen Xunye kept a straight face. "He's clearly still a virgin."
These little fans really dared to make things up to sell their idol...
If he'd known, he should have stayed in Chi Li's room for a full three hours yesterday before coming out.
"Ahem, ahem..." With his hand hidden beneath his sleeve, Chi Li pinched Shen Xunye, warning him to watch what he said. "Well, I don't actually have any strict requirements. We just have to be com-compatible."
"Sorry, sorry." Pincers to Be Willful also realized that her remarks had been a little too explosive. "I got a bit impatient."
Chi Li checked the temperature of his face with the back of his hand. "...It's okay."
"You look inexperienced, Xiao Li, right?" Pincers to Be Willful decided to give him a word of advice. "You absolutely mustn't force yourself when it comes to this. If a man can't perform, kick him to the curb!"
Chi Li nodded with difficulty. "...Okay."
"All right, I'll stop teasing you." Pincers to Be Willful burst out laughing. "My mission is complete, though I seem to have made things worse... I'll leave the rest to Boss Shen's own efforts."
With that, she disconnected on her own.
Wei Xuan let out a breath. "...I was really worried the show would get banned."
"It's fine." Gao Yuan pointed to an icon that had appeared in the upper-right corner of the screen at some point. "The livestream has an 18+ warning now."
Xie Weishui smiled. "How thoughtful."
Zhou Yang looked at Shen Xunye unhappily. "Why are you two still pressed so close together?"
Can't wait for everyone to know you two have something going on, huh?
Shen Xunye tilted his head with a soft laugh, his gaze both innocent and defiant. "I get cold. It's warmer like this."
Zhou Yang: "..."
Bullshit.
This was clearly a man unable to resist staking his claim after getting what he wanted!
Chi Li said nothing, merely shifting a tiny bit closer to Shen Xunye again.
There was practically no safe distance left between them.
Everyone else: "..."
[So not minding an age gap was actually a lie, right? The one beside him is obviously younger.]
[Night Ashes Dawn! Night Ashes Dawn!]
[These two men look so good together.]
"All right." Gao Yuan drew everyone's attention back. "It's time to pick our next lucky viewer. Chi Li, you were the lucky member last round, so why don't you decide how we choose?"
"Then... have them type my name." Chi Li's eyes narrowed in a smile.
"Okay-" Having received his instructions, Gao Yuan inexplicably began getting fired up. "All viewers, on my command! Starting now, send 'Chi Li' onto the screen-ten, nine, eight..."
When the countdown ended, the lucky viewer's name appeared on the screen.
"'Better and Better.' That really is a name with a lovely meaning." Gao Yuan put his host's polished charm to full use. "Things will definitely get better and better for all of us! So... let's connect now."
Whether he was composing himself or doing something else, it took a long time for Gao Yuan's call request to be answered.
Even after it connected, the other end remained silent.
"Hello?" Gao Yuan couldn't even be sure the call had actually connected. "Better and Better, are you there?"
"...I'm here." After another few seconds, a deep male voice came from the other end.