Volume 1, Chapter 32: Wen Qiyu
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“Babies in the comments, stop talking. I know you’re all big yellow girls,” Yu Yansui thought to herself.
[Sang You: We’ve been found out.]
[(Very loudly) I’m not!]
Alan said, “I have something to do, so I’ll head out first. Send me a private message when you stream tomorrow. I’ve followed your account.”
“Bye-bye, Big Brother Alan~”
Late Breeze: “Don’t come back.”
“Brother Little Breeze.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“Behave yourself.”
After bickering for a while, Yu Yansui chatted with her viewers and sang a few songs. Several hours passed before she knew it.
“That’s all for today’s stream. Goodbye, everyone.”
As soon as Yu Yansui finished speaking, she closed the stream without the slightest hesitation.
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After leaving the stream, Yu Yansui sat on the swing in the manor’s little garden, gazing into space.
There was no denying that livestreaming was a wonderful profession. It had helped her become much braver and improved her ability to interact with people. In only half a month, she had met so many different kinds of people—those who disliked her and those who adored her.
She had never imagined that, apart from Little Wan, Qiao Qiao, and her brother, so many people would like her.
When her parents were still alive, she had been lively and cheerful too. But later, she had watched them die in an assassination. Their bright-red blood had dripped all over her body, and she had been utterly terrified.
Afterward, in order to hide her from her enemies, her father had entrusted her to his good friend, the head of the Aethelwulf family in Country A.
Her parents’ deaths had dealt her such a severe blow that she had become somewhat afraid of people. Only when she was with someone she knew particularly well would she transform into a chatterbox and talk without end.
This livestream had truly helped her a great deal. She was gradually becoming cheerful again, and she believed that she would grow into a better version of herself.
Yu Yansui fed the koi in the little fountain, then went to the dressing room and chose an adorable bunny backpack. After that, she took a private car to the commercial district.
The shopping mall was enormous. As soon as she entered, she was met by bright lights and a tumult of voices. It was the hottest season of the year, and the entire mall was air-conditioned and refreshingly cool.
The first floor was a supermarket filled with all kinds of household goods and a pharmacy. The second floor was devoted to food, with countless restaurants and shops. The third floor housed clothing and cosmetics. The fourth floor was an entertainment zone, filled with all sorts of attractions, and the mall continued all the way up to the sixth floor, with a different section on every level.
Yu Yansui went to the first floor and bought many things she would need for her livestream. She was preparing to return the way she had come when she happened to see a child eating a serving of tiramisu. Her craving was instantly awakened.
Perhaps she should buy a dessert first.
Yu Yansui was a woman of action. The moment she had the idea, she had the driver take her to the cake shop she frequented.
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“Diffuse Sugar” was a particularly famous global chain specializing in Chinese and Western desserts. Yu Yansui’s favorite item there was the Blossoms in Full Bloom Gift Box.
The Blossoms in Full Bloom Gift Box contained twelve varieties of Chinese pastries shaped like flowers, and every one of them was incredibly sweet.
With her bunny backpack on her back, Yu Yansui went to the counter to place her order. Just then, a blue-and-white figure also entered the shop.
Looking at the exquisite Chinese and Western pastries displayed in the case, Yu Yansui was suddenly overcome by indecision.
“Hello. Could you pack one of every kind for me?”
At her side, the blue-and-white figure spoke in a faint voice.
“One Blossoms in Full Bloom Gift Box.”
Their voices rang out almost simultaneously. The clerk gave an apologetic smile.
“I’m sorry, but at the moment our shop only has enough ingredients to prepare one Blossoms in Full Bloom Gift Box.”
That voice sounded strangely familiar. Yu Yansui raised her head and looked at the person beside her.
It was actually Wen Qiyu, the genius designer of Gods and Demons Chronicle. She remembered that was his name.
When Wen Qiyu saw Yu Yansui’s face, he froze slightly. Then he silently moved a little farther away from her.
“Then I won’t have it. You can give it to him.”
The clerk apologized several times, placed the pastries into the gift box, and handed it to Wen Qiyu. But Wen Qiyu simply stood there, staring blankly at it without taking it.
“No need. It’s not as if I have to eat it.”
Although his words were a refusal, his eyes remained fixed on the gift box in the clerk’s hands.
When Yu Yansui saw that he had not taken it after all this time, she raised her hand, intending to accept the box from the clerk herself. But when she saw those mournful, puppy-like eyes, her hand stopped halfway.
Yu Yansui took the gift box and stuffed it into Wen Qiyu’s hands.
“Here, you can have it, Mr. Wen. I bought plenty of other things.”
Wen Qiyu pushed the box back into her hands and turned his gaze away.
“I don’t want it anymore.”
What an awkward person. He had a baby face that completely contradicted his temperament, and he was just as awkward as he looked.
Yu Yansui gave a small laugh and once again placed the box in his arms.
“My home is very close to this shop. I can come back and buy another one tomorrow. Besides, I bought other desserts too.”
He pushed the box back again. His entire face clearly said, I want it. I really want it. Yet he stubbornly refused to admit it.
Wen Qiyu looked down at Yu Yansui’s delicate face, his tone flat.
“I already told you. It’s not as if I have to eat it.”
“Hmm. Mr. Wen, do you like desserts? I love them too. That means we have a shared interest! Let this lotus pastry be the token of our friendship?”
Wen Qiyu fell silent for a moment. At last, he accepted the gift box.
“All right.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Wen Qiyu took out his phone and opened the QR code for his messaging app.
“Add me.”
“Huh?”
“Scan this.”
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Yu Yansui took out her phone in a daze and scanned the QR code. Still dazed, she added Wen Qiyu as a friend. By the time she came back to her senses, he had vanished once again, just as he had the last time.
Yu Yansui scratched her head and silently sent a message to the butler, asking him to come in and carry the desserts.
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Wen Qiyu carried the gift box back to the car. Yu Wang, who had witnessed everything from the driver’s seat, covered his face and laughed uproariously.
“No, seriously, A-Yu. Do you really have to put on such an aloof act? Do you know how mournful your eyes looked just now? That young lady openly gave it to you, and you still had to keep up your brooding persona?”
Wen Qiyu opened the box and took a bite of the lotus pastry. He cast Yu Wang a淡淡 glance and said nothing.
“All right, all right. I won’t say anything more about you, A-Yu.”
After finishing the lotus pastry, Wen Qiyu picked up a pear-blossom pastry and put it in his mouth. Just then, his phone rang.
“Substitute teaching? No, I’m not going. Stop talking—I’ll go. When? Where? Jinghua? September? I understand.”
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The next day, at the appointed time, Yu Yansui opened her livestream.
Only after starting the stream did she notice that the computer camera seemed to be tilted. She leaned toward it and began adjusting it.
[Sang You: Here right on time to watch the princess begin her stream.]
[Princess, why aren’t you saying anything?]
[Many-Fish: Huh? Why haven’t the big names shown up today?]
[Toward the Clouds: At last, I made it in time for fresh Sui Sui.]
[What are you doing? Princess, pay attention to us!]
[Princess!!]
[The princess is ignoring everyone? The big names aren’t here. Excellent! We shall rule the livestream!]
[Let’s play Werewolf, shall we? What? Our teammate was killed? I’m the witch. I’m not saving them—I’m poisoning someone.]
[I’m the seer. Let me make a prediction. I’m brilliant; I can identify the werewolf in one go.]
[What are you talking about? The person above the person above you clearly doesn’t know how to play. Which witch poisons someone at the very start? You’re hopeless.]
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