“I’m really sorry, I’ll be more careful next time!”
He Xinyang bowed deeply with his butt sticking out, his words so sincere that it seemed like he was on the verge of tears.
He hadn’t been hit, but the mental blow he received was no less than a beating.
He Yuan stood beside him, and when he felt satisfied, he turned to Professor Jianshe, “This is the situation, I suggest changing the placement of the atrium model in the Second Teaching Building.”
The professor was still a bit stunned, and after a moment, he quickly agreed.
The two exited the teachers’ office building, and He Xinyang didn’t dare to speak during the walk. He Yuan still had a cold expression, and it was hard to tell if he was still angry.
Just then, Xiao An’s figure caught his attention and alleviated his anxiety.
As He Yuan descended the stairs, he noticed the tall brown-haired man standing under the tree, and once again, his mood soured.
The young man who had lost money stood there like a parent waiting to pick up his child from school.
He was holding a white coat over his arm, tall and straight, with an elegant presence. He looked at He Yuan from a distance, a faint smile on his face.
It was a smile, but not a friendly one.
He Yuan also glanced at him, still with no change in his expression.
The courtyard light was dim, but as they stood there, their faces were now clearly visible. They stared at each other for a bit longer than either of them would admit.
Although He Yuan’s personality wasn’t exactly pleasing, even he couldn’t deny that the other man was quite handsome. They both thought the same thing in their heads at the same time.
He Xinyang, looking like a child who had made a mistake and was sincerely apologizing, bowed again to He Yuan before heading toward Xiao An with a downcast expression.
He Yuan, feeling mostly relieved, thought of this matter as closed and turned to leave, but Xiao An stopped him.
He didn’t call his name, just “Hey.”
He Yuan, genuinely good-natured, turned his head and looked at Xiao An with dark, intense eyes.
“Let’s play basketball sometime when you’re free.” Xiao An suggested.
“It depends on the situation.” He Yuan replied, then turned around and walked away.
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Before He Yuan became an up-master, he was just an ordinary live-streamer and didn’t care about anything online.
He didn’t follow the gossip, didn’t care for melons, and rarely even checked out rumors about himself.
When he first joined the V site, he mostly posted videos, and after switching to live streaming, he rarely logged into the site during his classes.
So he didn’t find out until today that his once-absent disciple had somehow returned.
The disciple had become enthusiastic, sending him one or two messages every day.
Monday: Is the master here? [Little Yellow Bird Peeks Out.jpg]
Tuesday: Will the master stream today qwq
Wednesday: Is the master not online… or does he really not want me anymore? [Little Yellow Bird Bursts into tears.jpg]
Wednesday: Master, I’ll take you to play games, I’m super strong!!
Thursday: Master, Master, Master! Look at me, look at me! The disciples outside aren’t as obedient as me.
Friday: Master’s gone, and I’m traveling alone now [Little Yellow Bird Lonely Back.jpg]
Saturday: [Burst into tears] No, I still can’t bear to leave Master——
He Yuan stared at these messages, his face filled with confusion.
Leaving a question mark, He Yuan began his stream as usual.
Saturday night traffic was still high, and his live stream numbers soared to six figures. He Yuan double-checked that his face-blocking special effect was on before starting the broadcast.
[Who would’ve thought the face-blocking effect today would be the mask of Prince of Pleasure Hahahahaha]
[Hahahahaha, it takes me back, the good old childhood memories]
[Why are the eyes still blocked? I don’t want to see comic eyes QAQ]
[V station special effects are amazing]
He Yuan glanced at the purple mask on his face. It looked ridiculous, but he didn’t care much.
“Today, I’m trying walnut round tube lipstick,” He Yuan announced, showing off a row of new products sent by the merchant.
Each tube had a golden outer shell with delicate carved patterns along the side, making it feel heavy in his hand.
[Take a deep breath, the scent of money, these limited-edition colors add up to over 2,000 yuan]
[They say it’s limited edition, but some of these colors are really ugly →, →]
[This store always makes the texture so carefully, using feet to adjust the color qaq]
“Limited edition cherry blossom, No. 505,” He Yuan pulled out one of his favorite tubes.
From the tube, the color was a beautiful pink, almost like petals crushed into pulp, very natural.
[Damn, why is it the most poisonous color right from the start (shocked.jpg)]
[This is a real “S0S” color, run away]
At this moment, He Yuan opened the lipstick cap, glanced inside, and said, “The color is good.”
The barrage immediately screamed “Ah, silly son, put it down quickly.”
He Yuan was notorious for his sharp tongue during live broadcasts. Praising something was rarer than climbing a mountain.
“This color is more on the pink side, it might look weird when I put it on.” He Yuan twisted the paste out.
[Yes, wake up, let’s change to the next one QAQ]
[Every time I see the wall twisting the lipstick like twisting solid glue, I fear the warning of the broken roots]
“It should be more suitable for girls,” He Yuan concluded firmly.
[? ? ? ? , ? ? ? ? ? ]
[This is the first time in my life that I’ve had the urge to hammer the wall]
[I was so angry I hammered the wall next to me]
He Yuan just drew the edge of his upper lip, and when he lowered his head, he noticed a system prompt.
“What is Xixizi eating today?” entered the live broadcast room and casually scattered a bag of shiny gold coins.
The special effect of golden little stars falling appeared on the screen, and the gift contribution list next to the live broadcast room interface automatically changed the order.
[What is Xixizi eating today: I’m here! ]
After sending this sentence, Xixizi immediately scattered two more bags of gold coins, as if she thought the special effects were fun.
He Yuan frowned, muttered “Waste,” and continued to paint his lips.
The audience in the live broadcast room was stunned by this star shower. By the time they snapped out of it, He Yuan had already applied the lipstick.
The lipstick gave a watery effect on his lips, but the paste was quite sticky. He Yuan always felt like he hadn’t wiped his mouth after eating.
Although the color wasn’t an authentic fluorescent Barbie pink, it was still really pink and tender.
“It tastes really sweet, like a layer of sugar on my lips,” He Yuan commented.
What is Xixizi eating today: It looks good! ! ! (Little yellow bird is excited.jpg)
What is Xixizi eating today: The color is good and the mouth feels good. Let me take a bite qwq
The IDs that sent gifts turned gold. He Yuan pretended not to notice and kept describing the color to his audience.
[The new rich man thinks it looks good too. Is it serious? (Fear.jpg)]
What is Xixizi eating today: How beautiful it is, pink and tender like petals (Little yellow bird flaps its wings.jpg)
[Turns out the wall is really as white as the wall, woo woo woo woo woo]
[You want to trick me into buying lipstick again, yellow-skinned sisters, let’s go! (tears running.jpg)]
[I bought the olive skin, everyone, qaq, wait for me to turn white] [I don’t want to hear straight men say it’s good-looking, shut up now——]
…
Xiao An spent half the night watching the live broadcast on his phone, and it was nearly ten o’clock at night when the broadcast started.
Two days ago, Pan Xi had sent over his set of kitchen utensils, and Xiao An had disassembled them all, piling them up in the apartment’s kitchen like a street market stall.
Exactly one week had passed, and it was time to make the first video.
Pan Xi had sent over the video ideas and recipe materials. Since it was just to fulfill a reward requirement, the content was relatively simple.
Xiao An saw that he still had time tonight and wanted to go out and play tomorrow, so he chose the simplest ham and egg custard recipe to make.
Pan Xi had asked for his help, not only because she trusted him but also because Xiao An could cook.
Though that was back when he was in junior high school.
He couldn’t even remember the last time he’d stepped foot in a kitchen.
Xiao An set up the camera and started recording. He leaned in front of the lens: “What’s up, everybody, welcome back to my channel~”
He couldn’t help but laugh after saying that. He pulled out a stainless steel plate from the cupboard and placed it under the camera.
After putting two eggs on the plate, he remembered that the wall hadn’t replied to his private message yet, so he stopped and checked his phone.
It was a recording anyway, so he could just cut out the part where he was slacking off during editing.
The other party had replied.
After the wall’s broadcast, Xiao An had explained that he wanted to participate in the event and continue being his apprentice.
The wall replied with a simple “OK.”
What is Xixizi eating today: What is the master doing? [Little Yellow Bird Peeks Out.jpg]
What is Xixizi eating today: Have you slept yet?
Wall: No.
This guy was hard to tease. Every reply felt like 1M of traffic per character—very efficient.
Xiao An had always been proactive in socializing, so he didn’t care much about it. He snapped a photo of the eggs on the plate and sent it to the wall.
What is Xixizi eating today: Master, look at my eggs!
The other party was silent for a while, then replied: You didn’t eat?
What is Xixizi eating today: I ate earlier, I’m recording the video
Wall: Yes.
What is Xixizi eating today: Master, do you like egg custard? [Little yellow bird jumps for joy.jpg]
Wall: It’s OK.
Wall: You concentrate on recording.
Xiao An wanted to chat a little more, but he figured the other party might not be able to handle his sudden enthusiasm, so he had to agree and said he would show the master the finished dish first.
Wall replied that it was good.
Ham and egg custard was really a simple dish. Xiao An didn’t even need to check the tutorial Pan Xi sent.
He beat the eggs with a manual egg beater, added water and diced ham, and then salt…
But he didn’t control it well, and a large spoonful of salt spilled into the plate.
Xiao An: “…”
He thought for a moment, then decided this part could be cut out, so he confidently scooped more salt and successfully added the right amount this time.
It was just for the master to see, not to eat, and anyway, you couldn’t smell the saltiness through the screen.
The last step was to throw it into the pot and steam it.
Xiao An felt that this was too simple and wondered if he should add some decorations to the dish later.
He wanted to steam the egg until it was so tender it would tremble, so after a few minutes, he opened the lid of the pot to take a look.
It still looked raw.
Xiao An put the lid back on, turned up the heat, and waited beside the pot with his arms folded.
He couldn’t quite remember how long it had been steaming, so he just went with his instincts. He opened the lid a few more times and felt like the eggs were half-cooked.
What’s going on?
Is he getting mad at me for cooking this rice?
After an unknown number of minutes, Xiao An, wearing heat-insulating gloves, finally took the egg custard out of the pot.
This time, the surface of the egg looked very hard.
Once the water evaporated, there were small holes all over it, like a honeycomb.
Xiao An was stunned for a moment and tried turning the stainless steel plate upside down, shaking it a few times with the egg facing down.
The egg didn’t fall. At the same time, He Yuan, who had just finished taking a shower, was sitting in the dormitory drinking water. When he checked his computer screen, he received a message from his apprentice.
The apprentice was crying loudly.
What is Xixizi eating today: Master, wow wow wow wow wow wow [Little yellow bird burst into tears.jpg]
What is Xixizi eating today: My eggs are gone!
