Chapter 6 – Scarf
Translator: Xena
Editor: Vinny
Proofreader: Wint8
Chen Xiangsui couldn’t really figure out Cheng Yinian’s thoughts, but since he insisted on wearing this in this weather where the temperature was only a few degrees celsius, he must really like short skirts. So, in addition to ordering some thick jackets that seemed to match Cheng Yinian’s style online, he also bought skirts suitable for the season. He even found out about fleece stockings after searching about such products online.
Giving him clothes was an idea that suddenly popped into his mind. Cheng Yinian had given him a keyboard in a lottery before, so it could be considered a return gift.
His phone vibrated, and Chen Xiangsui opened the chat window.
Cheng Yinian: [I received Gege’s gifts OVO I really like it. Thank you, Gege~]
Chen Xiangsui: [Does it fit?]
Cheng Yinian: [Mm hm~ the size is just right~]
Chen Xiangsui: [Can I take a look?]
Cheng Yinian looked at the message and finally couldn’t help but complain silently to himself about how frivolous Chen Xiangsui was. Calling him wife was one thing, but buying clothes for a female anchor he liked and even asking to see photos? What was this guy thinking?
But there was nothing he could do about it. Who could blame him for liking such a stupid straight man like Chen Xiangsui.
Cheng Yinian felt at ease in the rented room, freely picking through the closet among the skirts he had just received. He finally chose a red skirt with a large bow.
Not long after, Chen Xiangsui’s phone received the photos.
Cheng Yinian’s face was not in the frame, his long hair falling just past his shoulders. The wine-red skirt made him look exceptionally fair-skinned. His slender arms were tucked into sleeves, leaving only his fair neck exposed. Chen Xiangsui’s gaze lingered there for a moment before slowly moving down. The legs extending from beneath the lace skirt hem were tightly pressed together, ending on both feet wearing a pair of little leather shoes. If he hadn’t known for certain that the person was Cheng Yinian, Chen Xiangsui would have found it difficult to believe that these belonged to a man.
He silently saved the pictures, including the one Cheng Yinian sent him the first time.
Chen Xiangsui: [It suits you very well. Very cute.]
Cheng Yinian’s face was so hot that he didn’t even dare to touch it himself: [QWQ Thank you, Gege~]
……
He had class the next day, so Cheng Yinian hurried back to the dormitory before nightfall. Previously, he and the other three people from his dorm played the online horror game mentioned last time.
Lu Yan seemed to be really into it. When Cheng Yinian arrived at the door, the other person was still passionately playing the game on the computer. Xu Zitang was busy studying as usual, while Chen Xiangsui was browsing game strategies.
Apparently, Chen Xiangsui is really obsessed with studying games, Cheng Yinian thought.
Although Cheng Yinian looked slim, he was not very sensitive to the cold. Even in the coldest season, he only wore two or three layers of clothing. Before he could sit down, Chen Xiangsui came up to him, took off the scarf around his own neck, and put it around him. The gaze that fell on his neck seemed somewhat evasive. “Wear warm clothes in winter, don’t just wear clothes you like.”
Huh? When did he care about only wearing clothes he liked?
Although confused by Chen Xiangsui’s sudden remark, Cheng Yinian still felt warm inside and subconsciously touched the simple black and white checkered scarf around his neck. “Thank you. Aren’t you cold?”
“I’m fine indoors.”
“So Xiangsui can also care about people.” Lu Yan had just finished playing a round. He looked at the two people standing at the door, like a mother who was proud of her sons’ achievements. “When will you start caring about Xu Zitang? He’s reading a book and hiding under the covers.”
Chen Xiangsui nodded, then poured warm water into a plastic cup and placed it on Xu Zitang’s desk. “Drink plenty of hot water to warm your body.”
Cheng Yinian couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Lu Yan, who was standing nearby, also burst into laughter. “You really are a straight man through and through.”
Cheng Yinian went to bed early and woke up at around 7:00 the next morning to prepare for class. When he climbed down the bed ladder, he saw Chen Xiangsui putting on his shoes and getting ready to leave. “Yinian, remember to wear a scarf.” After saying that, he pointed at the black-and-white checkered scarf that Cheng Yinian had forgotten to return yesterday.
“I’m okay. It’s cold outside. You use it.” After saying that, Cheng Yinian handed the scarf back to Chen Xiangsui, but the latter once again put it around his neck, just as he had done yesterday. “I’ll wait for you to walk with me.”
It had become a common occurrence for Cheng Yinian and Chen Xiangsui to go to and from class together. When the two of them arrived at the classroom, they found that only the seats at the back were left, so they had no choice but to sit there.
He hadn’t noticed it when he was rushing over, but now Cheng Yinian felt an itch on his neck and subconsciously tugged at the scarf.
Chen Xiangsui noticed his movements and quickly moved closer to him. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, I just feel a little uncomfortable…”
“On the neck? Let me take a look for you.” Seeing Cheng Yinian nod slightly, Chen Xiangsui carefully loosened the scarf, revealing a small patch of fair skin on his neck, just a hair’s breadth away from his fingertips.
Cheng Yinian could feel Chen Xiangsui’s breath just inches away. Compared to the warmth of the scarf wrapped around him, the heat from his beloved’s breath was so intense that it was impossible to ignore.
“I forgot to remove the label.” Chen Xiangsui hurriedly averted his gaze and quickly withdrew his fingers. He took out a small pair of children’s scissors from his bag, cut off the label, and said, “Sorry, I just bought it not long ago.”
Chen Xiangsui put the scarf on Cheng Yinian again and noticed that the other person’s earlobes were slightly red. It’s good to be warm, Chen Xiangsui thought, it seems this scarf really keeps you warm.
“You haven’t worn it much, have you?” Cheng Yinian asked casually.
“Hmm, I’ll just give it to you.”
“How can I accept this…” Cheng Yinian hurriedly waved his hands and was about to take off the scarf to return it, but was stopped by the other person. “It’s okay, I don’t really like this pattern.”
Soon after Chen Xiangsui said that, he seemed to realize that what he had said was wrong and added, “It’s not that I’m giving it to you because I don’t like it.”
Cheng Yinian couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Got it. Then… thank you.” I’ll give Chen Xiangsui a scarf as a return gift, Cheng Yinian thought.
……
Thus, after class, Cheng Yinian opened an e-commerce platform and started browsing for scarves, deliberately avoiding all black-and-white checkered patterns. In the end, he chose a dark brown one and placed the order. For some reason, he felt that this style suited Chen Xiangsui’s temperament.
Cheng Yinian: [Gege~ I bought you a little gift QWQ I hope you like it~]
Chen Xiangsui: [What is it?]
Cheng Yinian: [I won’t say anything~O///O Gege will find out when you receive it]
Chen Xiangsui: [Okay, I’ll wait for it.]
[Want to hang out this weekend?]
Cheng Yinian: [Sure~ But this time I want to try to recruit someone to play OUO I just bought Terrible Time recently, so we can play four-player mode!]
Terrible Time was a horror multiplayer game that Cheng Yinian and Lu Yan played together before. Seeing that Chen Xiangsui had no objections, the two agreed on a time to go online on Sunday afternoon. As soon as Cheng Yinian started his live stream, he said he would be bringing in two people to play in a four-player team.
[I got it! Wife! I’ll be online right away!]
[OMG, feels like I can smell a showdown with the big boss]
[666 I’d love to see that]
[What are you guys nibbling on?]1I finally found the perfect translation for this!!! When you have a ship/CP, and the couple is interacting or your ship is sailing, they call that nibbling on the CP. It’s like being fed fanservice, so when I use nibbling from now on treat it as the comment section talking about big boss x alien CP (unless stated otherwise).
Before going live, Cheng Yinian changed his ID. Soon, the four people gathered and he immediately started a match. The map he randomly got this time was inside an old house with cobwebs everywhere and was clearly uninhabited for a long time.
There were eight teams in this map. To win, teams must not only compete with others for limited resources, but also avoid attacks from ghosts. The team that solved the puzzle the fastest would be the winner.
At the start of the game, the four of them split up to search for supplies. This game made it very convenient to exchange supplies, and the operation could be done without having to get close to a character. One of the teammates happened to encounter a monster and only had a sliver of health left, so he used the voice chat to ask for help, “Who has extra medicine? I can’t hold on any longer.”
Cheng Yinian glanced at his inventory, which contained only a gun and a few bullets, and shook his head. It was Chen Xiangsui who spoke up at this moment, “I have it.”
But he didn’t give it right away. Instead, he asked Cheng Yinian a question first, “How about you, Nian Gao?”
“Everything’s fine, you can give it. There’s a display of remaining supplies in the upper right corner. There’re still medicines in the map, so we can look for them again.”
As soon as Cheng Yinian finished speaking, Chen Xiangsui immediately passed the medicine to his teammate who was in urgent need of treatment.
[Isn’t this enough to nibble on?]
[Teammate: I feel like I shouldn’t be here]
[Big Boss: Mn Mn, I’ll listen to Wife.]
“That’s not what I meant.” Chen Xiangsui explained. “I think Nian Gao is very powerful and important, which is why I asked about them first.”
[Teammate: Should I go now?]
[Don’t make unnecessary explanations! Don’t think we can’t see through your deliberate cover-up!]
Cheng Yinian hurriedly spoke up, “It’s not like that. Every member of the team is important.”
The teammate couldn’t help but laugh a little and say he didn’t mind. So the four of them continued to explore the old house cautiously. Cheng Yinian felt that he had been unlucky this time. The starting location he randomly selected was very remote, a bit far from the supply area. Up to now, he only had a gun and some bullets—though they were very useful items.
However, due to the limited number of bullets, Cheng Yinian could not use them lightly. He would avoid direct conflict with the ghosts whenever possible and also avoid confronting members of other teams. But things didn’t go as smoothly as he had imagined. When he saw the upper right corner showing that the number of guns in the remaining supplies had been reduced to zero, he knew there would be a battle.
He just didn’t expect it to come so quickly.
Cheng Yinian searched the map quickly and soon reached the center circle where he encountered the first mission location. As soon as he pushed the door open, he heard gunfire, and bullets landed at his feet.
He had no choice but to retreat temporarily. The other side was in the dark while he was in the light, so he had no chance of winning. Cheng Yinian felt that an aggressive opponent such as this would definitely pursue him.
Sure enough, the player across from him fired relentlessly at Cheng Yinian like a mad dog, bullets flying as if they were worthless.
[Where did he get all those bullets? A cheat?]
[Looks like it. Nian Gao got ten shots. The remaining thirty can’t all be with him, right?]
[That’s right, I just counted, this bastard fired more than thirty shots.]
Cheng Yinian couldn’t help but frown. He had no complaints about losing to other players, but he couldn’t accept losing to a cheater.
He first lured the other party away from the mission location, then marked it on the map. “Those who are close by, go there first. There are clues.”
“OK,” one of the teammates replied.
Cheng Yinian deliberately ran to an area with complex paths where the map only showed places that had been explored by his team. The enemy might not be familiar with this area, so he concentrated on quickly mapping it out at the start. He tried his best to hide his presence. This time, the two of them switched roles in the corridor, with Cheng Yinian moving in the shadows.
Hide, raise the gun, shoot, and hit the target with one shot.
The player being eliminated was displayed at the top of the game.
[666 looking at this jerk has been pissing me off since earlier]
[As it turns out, cheating is useless in the hands of a novice]
[Hahaha, look at the top right corner of your screen]
Cheng Yinian caught sight of this comment and quickly looked up at the upper right corner. There was a feature in the game that allowed one to press a shortcut key in urgent situations to immediately call for help from teammates and send their location.
At that moment, his emergency call button was displaying Chen Xiangsui’s game ID.
The author has something to say:
Is it too late to say this now? Chen Xiangsui’s “Xiang” is the first tone. The point is that the fourth tone doesn’t sound good at all!2相 (xiang) can be pronounced xiāng (1st) or xiàng (4th), with different meanings. It doesn’t matter to us but someone on the raws chapter commented that they’ve always thought it was the fourth tone, another said that the fourth tone sounded like a dialect and not like young couples calling each other but like how aunties and uncles did.
