Ruan Sheng is a small-time streamer in the dance category. One day, he lost badly in a PK battle with another streamer, and his opponent demanded that he dance in a short skirt. Ruan Sheng was a good sport and did as he was told.
That video of him dancing in a short skirt was posted to the X section and racked up millions of likes. His friend urged him to stream on X, saying that any extra money was worth making.
After all, he was just an unwelcome illegitimate son. His cheap excuse for a father ignored him, and his cheap excuse for a brother treated him with cold contempt. Life in the Fu family was like walking on thin ice.
The X section was a mixed bag, and plenty of people there had designs on him. But he needed more money, so from then on, he went live promptly at ten every night.
“Hello, big brothers... Today I'm wearing the clothes sent by the top supporter. I don't meet up offline, so please stop asking. I won't meet up for any amount of money...” The boy nervously tugged at one corner of his short skirt, trying to look less embarrassed.
Fu Yicheng accidentally clicked into a livestream called “Chestnut Cream Puff.” The chestnut-haired boy on the screen wore a gorgeous mask and revealing, inappropriate clothes. The outfit was so painful to look at that Fu Yicheng wanted to click the X and leave right away. For some inexplicable reason, his reaction was a second too slow, and he heard the boy softly say:
“Big brother...”
Fu Yicheng irritably tugged at his tie. They both called him “big brother,” so why did it sound so sweet coming from this one?
Whenever that illegitimate son called him big brother, Fu Yicheng felt nothing but disgust.
Fu Yicheng accidentally slipped again and sent the little streamer a gift worth 1,888. The boy thanked him in delighted surprise: “Thank you for the gift, Big Brother F~”
Ruan Sheng now had a top supporter who didn't care about money. He chased away the creeps who insisted on meeting him, and from then on, Ruan Sheng never lost another PK battle against other streamers. He no longer had to do those humiliating punishments, either.
Until one late night, Fu Yicheng finished working and came downstairs. Ruan Sheng's door wasn't quite shut; a thin crack remained, and colorful lights spilled through it.
Fu Yicheng's face was icy, and the irritation in his chest was about to burst. He was already annoyed that working overtime meant he couldn't watch his favorite streamer, and now this damn illegitimate son dared to do this kind of thing at home.
“Big brothers, I'm about to end the stream for today.” The boy smiled brightly, seemingly not at all bothered that his top supporter had missed tonight's livestream.
Usually, the number of viewers in the livestream would drop sharply by then, but this time, comments filled the screen.
[Ahhhhh, streamer, your door is open! There's someone there!]
[Is it a family member?! That would be so embarrassing!]
The livestream abruptly went black. Ruan Sheng had turned his phone facedown and looked back warily.
Outside the door, a tall man wore a terrifyingly grim expression, staring intently at him... and at the phone he had turned facedown.
“Chest... nut... Cream... Puff?”
Bonus Scene 1:
Fu Yicheng: Ask your dad for your living expenses.
The boy nodded timidly, then cashed out the 100,000 yuan his top supporter had given him the night before.
Bonus Scene 2:
Fu Yicheng: Don't call me big brother. I'm an only child.
The boy only nodded again, saying nothing.
Some time later...
Fu Yicheng: You know how to call me big brother when you're livestreaming. Why don't you call me that now?
Ruan Sheng: ...Wuwu.
Reading Guide:
1. The gong and shou are not related by blood. The illegitimate son part is a misunderstanding; the specific reason will be explained in the story.
2. Both are each other's one and only. There is an eight-year age gap, and both are adults.
3. Strong gong, weak shou.
Theme: You deserve to be loved
