Surprise! My online crush turned out to be... - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Early in the morning, the incessant pinging of message notifications from his phone awoke Shu Yang from his slumber.

A fair arm emerged from beneath the fluffy quilt and retrieved the phone from the table.

Shu Yang curled up in the quilt, half-awake as he flicked on the phone screen.

What came into view was… the usual anonymous website chat interface. The only difference was that the “unread” under the message had successfully changed to “read.”

Besides that, there were no other replies.

Shu Yang rubbed his brows, wondering what was wrong with this phone. What kind of perverted website was this, forcing me to use it? I’d file a complaint against them later.

Thinking with this, he casually tucked the phone under his pillow, then half-peeked out from under the quilt and picked up another old phone.

Ever since he accidentally clicked on that strange website yesterday, his newly acquired iPhone is practically useless. He’s forced to dig out his replacement phone in the middle of the night.

The old phone isn’t really “old,” but simply because technology is constantly evolving, and Shu Yang has a doting father.

After almost every press conference, Shu Yang receives a priceless “little gift of fatherly love” from Shu Zhiyi’s assistant.

Shu Yang has always been skeptical of this claim. If Shu Zhiyi truly loves him like a father, he wouldn’t have gone years without a meal together.

So, even though he’s been alone at home for years, Shu Yang still prefers to move out and live on his own, rather than wait for a “Shu Zhiyi who never comes home.”

…

Shu Yang swiped his screen and was nearly blinded by the message from Shen Yi.

The message bar flickered rapidly, giving him no chance to read.

After a long wait, the voicemail finally stopped, and the last message arrived.

Shu Yang twitched his lips, then clicked on the last voice message.

Instantly, Shen Yi’s loud “Ahhhhhhhhh” filled Shu Yang’s bedroom.

Shu Yang: …

He scrolled through the message history, then randomly clicked on a few. Sure enough, eight out of ten were meaningless wolf howls.

For him to be best friends with such a magical male creature was unbelievable. Shu Yang rubbed his forehead and dialed Shen Yi.

The call went through after two rings. Shu Yang was once again shocked by Shen Yi’s speed. Judging from the time he sent him the message last night, Shen Yi shouldn’t be awake at this time.

“Lamb~” Chen Yi’s voice was thick with nasal twang, sounding unusually tired. “I’m sorry I couldn’t celebrate your grand coming-of-age ceremony yesterday. Whatever you want to do today…”

“Stop, stop, stop.” Shu Yang interrupted Chen Yi, clamping the phone between his shoulder and ear, and stood up to rummage through his clothes. His slender, well-proportioned body shone with a delicate luster in the morning sun, but the words that came out of his mouth marred this pure beauty. “What did you do last night? Was it something so exciting?”

Chen Yi gave a wry laugh on the other end of the line, then continued, “How about this? I’ll come to your place later to talk. This is really a bit of a mess.”

“Okay, don’t drive. Take a cab.” Shu Yang, listening to Chen Yi’s condition, felt a little worried.

After hanging up the phone, Shu Yang quickly washed up. Less than half an hour later, he heard the doorbell.

Chen Yi arrived quickly.

Upon opening the door, Shu Yang was startled by Chen Yi. “Brother, are you fleeing or pioneering?”

Chen Yi stood in the doorway, his massive frame filling the entire frame. His hair was a mess, plastered to his forehead, and he wore the same clothes he wore yesterday. The dark, dark circles under his eyes clearly told Shu Yang that this old man at the door hadn’t slept all night.

But even then, Shu Yang could tell something must have happened to Chen Yi since he left.

Shu Yang opened the doorway and welcomed him in.

Chen Yi glanced around before praising him. “This house is really nice. When I got here, I saw the environment was great too. How about I buy one here and be your neighbor?”

“Whatever you say.” Shu Yang rubbed his ear, then grabbed a bottle of blue, fat-house happy water from the refrigerator for Fatty Chen. “Have you eaten yet? Would you like to order something?”

“Sure,” Chen Yi nodded.

“What happened?” Shu Yang asked as he placed his order. He and Fatty Shen had the closest relationship of anyone, so in situations like this, he wouldn’t hesitate and could simply ask directly.

“Don’t mention it, brother.” Shen Yi grimaced. “Didn’t you introduce me to a girl yesterday? Xu Mengran.”

“I didn’t introduce her. She said she liked you and asked me to find you.”

“Oh, right. And after you left, this girl said she wanted to go see the night view with me. You see, I’m not that easygoing, bro. I hesitated for at least three seconds before agreeing. I wanted to get to know her better. What if she was the one for me, right?”

Shu Yang nodded seriously, looking very much in agreement.

Chen Yi, greatly encouraged, continued, “So, she took me to People’s Square, and we spent the whole night stargazing! Damn, even playing games all night wasn’t as tiring as stargazing. Whenever I wanted to go back, she’d always cut me off. I just sent this girl back… So, I want to ask, bro, is this girl you know really reliable?”

Shu Yang was a little surprised at Fatty Chen’s words. He didn’t know Xu Mengran very well, but judging by her daily behavior, he didn’t think she’d do something like that.

“She didn’t say anything?”

Chen Yi slammed his Coke down, his expression furious. “When she left, I asked her what she liked about me. Do you know what she said? She said she liked my silly look.”

Shu Yang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. “Does that mean she just likes your silly look?”

Chen Yi glared at Shu Yang. “Alright, alright, stop making fun of me. That’s not the point.”

“What is it?”

“I’m staying at your place for a while.” Chen Yi tutted. “The people my old man brought back are restless, and I don’t want to stay in a hotel. Your place is cozy. It won’t be long, maybe a week or so. I’ll only be here at night; I have things to do during the day.”

“Well, just pay me for the broken bed when you leave,” Shu Yang said expressionlessly.

“You’re so mean.” Chen Yi waved his hand. “I won’t break it for you.”

“The past is too painful to recall. Back then, when Fatty broke it…” Shu Yang said, picking up his phone to check if their takeout had arrived.

“Why did you switch back to this phone?”

“Don’t mention it, it’s infected with a virus,” Shu Yang replied nonchalantly.

Chen Yi’s expression, however, grew ambiguous. “Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, if the girls at school knew their little prince Shu Yang was watching porn, they’d be so disillusioned.”

“Screw you, little prince!” Shu Yang placed his phone on the table. “Who said yesterday we’d grow old together? And who then went on a romantic date with a girl to watch the stars?”

“What virus is that? Let me take a look and I’ll fix it for you.” Chen Yi smoothed his tangled hair.

Shu Yang rolled his eyes. “You should clean yourself up first and get some sleep. There’s no rush. I just accidentally clicked on a virus-infected website and got stuck.”

“Alright then.” Chen Yi slowly stood up and, as he passed by Shu Yang, patted him on the shoulder earnestly. “Be happy and optimistic. Be a good young man with a good family background. Don’t doubt our deep revolutionary friendship just because I’m about to leave the ranks of singles.”

“Get lost.”

…

Although Shu Yang may appear aloof and unapproachable, Fatty Shen and the others knew he was a warm-hearted person.

He was incredibly polite to strangers and incredibly cunning with acquaintances.

Whenever they thought of this, Fatty Shen and the others were filled with grief, calling Shu Yang a scheming and cunning man, a master of disguise. They had long wanted to uncover Shu Yang’s true face, but there was no way.

Because Shu Yang rarely interacted with others. Ultimately, becoming Shu Yang’s close friend is difficult, but if they truly become friends, he’ll definitely be genuinely kind to you.

Shu Yang himself wasn’t entirely clear on this, however. He was preparing the mattress for Chen Yi’s stay in the guest room.

He’d only been living in this house a short time, so it was nice to have someone to get acquainted with.

After placing his breakfast takeout on the living room table, Shu Yang slipped back into his bedroom.

Fatty Shen needed to eat three meals a day, while Shu Yang practically skipped meals whenever possible. So much so that Fatty Shen often said he was “living like a god.” Shu Yang, for example, never ate breakfast.

After fiddling with his phone for a while, Shu Yang thought about the “anonymous netizen” he’d placed under his pillow.

This website was a real rip-off. Once you matched with someone, you couldn’t change your match; you were locked into a perpetual chat. The designers didn’t consider the potential for mutual torture if you were matched with someone whose values ​​didn’t match yours.

But it’s easy to imagine that this kind of junk website is probably just trying to get clicks and make money from advertising. They have no intention of creating a good app.

To this day, Shu Yang still can’t understand why this website is so awesome. He can’t log out no matter what, and it still works normally. Just for this reason, Shu Yang has become interested in it.

But he still wonders if his unfortunate netizen will reply to his message.

After all, having entered this website, he’s definitely wasted a phone.

Thinking of this, Shu Yang suddenly felt a little empathy for the anonymous comrade on the other side.

He took out his phone and unlocked it with his fingerprint.

Under the greeting he sent, a message quickly changed from unread to read.

[Who are you?]

Shu Yang thought, it’s already 2021, and I’m still using such a lame opening line. His finger itched, and when he came to his senses, he saw that he had successfully sent a new message.

[The most handsome guy on the internet, you’re Shu Dad.] Congratulations, Da Ge, for coming to this amazing online world.]