Surprise! My online crush turned out to be... - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

There’s a new patient in the house.

Shu Yang was initially worried about Francis. After all, although his personal doctor hadn’t said anything, the look in his eyes was filled with regret. However, as Francis’s complexion grew rosier and his breathing became smoother, Shu Yang let go of his worries.

Perhaps Da Ge was new and just a little unaccustomed to the new environment.

But with another person, he couldn’t keep things simple like he did when he lived alone.

Francis had come all the way to his home to meet him, so he had to act like a global village master and treat him well. Making people want to come back again was the true image of a good host; he couldn’t bring shame to the people of Earth.

Shu Yang had never felt like he’d played such a great and unsung role.

With that in mind, he stopped fretting over Da Ge’s warmth. The doctor said Francis would wake up during the night, and judging by his recovery, there was no chance of escape. He had to quickly clean up the house before Da Ge woke up, making a perfect first impression.

He immediately did what he said.

Shu Yang tugged at his hand, but nothing happened. He tugged again, but nothing happened. He slowly turned his head and happened to meet a pair of blue eyes.

“Wake up, wake up, Da Ge?” He said this with an awkward yet polite smile.

“This is Blue Star.”

Although Francis’ eyes held a puzzled look, his words were a statement. He seemed to still have questions, but his state indicated he had accepted the situation.

“This is Earth, how else could you see me? How did you find my door? What did you ride to get here…” Shu Yang spoke at length, then slowly fell silent under Francis’s gaze. “You should drink some water first. I’ll get you some.”

Then he quickly withdrew his hand, climbed from the ground, and ran to the kitchen.

Only after making sure the man’s scent was gone from his surroundings did Shu Yang slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

It was nothing serious, meeting someone online. It was just that he, the online friend, was as cold as ever, which was a bit awkward. But he was a marshal-level figure, so a little coldness was normal.

Clean water poured from a clear glass container onto the quilt, and Shu Yang’s face could be vaguely seen.

Francis had been unconscious before, so he hadn’t noticed anything. But now that he was awake, Shu Yang could sense a faint fragrance lingering in the air.

It wasn’t a foul odor, nor was it sweat, but a very clear, refreshing, and light scent that sobered him up.

Oh no, is this what love feels like?!

Shu Yang patted his face, then touched his forehead, and drank the water he had just poured, finally cooling himself down.

After all, there were far more real people than videos of naked chickens, so a little excitement was understandable. He was only eighteen, after all, at that age of excitement, and after all, the scent of the pigeons still “tantalized” him with its hormones.

Ahem. Shu Yang cleared his throat and walked out with a fresh pour of water.

He saw that the person who had been lying on the ground had stood up and was observing his photo wall in his living room…

He hadn’t noticed before, but now Shu Yang realized that Francis was almost a head taller than him.

“Is that you?” Francis pointed to a photo on the wall.

Shu Yang looked closely and saw that it was from the night of his high school graduation party. He had drunk a little too much, his face was as red as a monkey’s butt, and his nose and forehead were covered in cream.

He didn’t put that photo up there. A straight-laced man like him wouldn’t put one up. Fatty Shen had brought it over and stuck it there while he wasn’t looking, and he was too lazy to remove it!

Shu Yang hurried over, trying to peel it off, but was stopped.

“I’m just asking,” Francis slowly lowered his hand. “Very good.”

“Really…? That’s fine.” Shu Yang always felt uneasy when alone with strangers. He quietly averted his eyes and looked at the photo on the wall. “Come to think of it, this was the day I first met you.”

Hearing this, Francis returned his gaze to the photo. A sudden image flashed through his mind: a slightly tipsy young man, his face covered in cream, his eyes dazed, standing before him and saying, “Hello?”

The image was so clear that it startled Francis.

What’s going on?!

Francis inquired about the photo and the people around him. Everything seemed normal, but why did he suddenly react so strangely and obviously abnormally? He always preferred to keep his emotions to himself. When faced with an emergency, he needed to appear calm to reassure the soldiers. So, even at this moment, even standing beside him, Shu Yang didn’t notice anything unusual about him.

The two had clearly been chatting for a long time, but their sudden encounter still left a subtle awkwardness between them.

Of course, that was just Shu Yang’s feeling.

After saying his last sentence, he received no response, and racked his brains for his next topic.

“Are you okay? What happened to you just now?”

Francis turned to look at him. The boy’s eyes were clear and pure. In those gleaming black pupils, he could see his own reflection, as if the whole world could only hold him. The worry in them was not fake.

“I got a little injured while traveling.” He said it succinctly, brushing aside the terrifying dangers he had encountered.

During his journey, when he jumped to a certain point, the pressure suddenly increased, squeezing and deforming the cabin, and he felt even greater pressure inside.

It was at that moment that he couldn’t bear it and vomited bl00d.

Later, as he neared his destination, the cabin was worn and shattered into pieces. He withstood the damage caused by the rapid descent with his own physical strength.

But upon reaching the surface, he discovered that the situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

The broken computer displayed a very clear location above the chat box: [3km distance].

This is how Francis was able to find Shu Yang’s home on his own.

While he didn’t know what problem had prevented him from reaching that advanced civilization, there was also an advanced civilization within Earth’s dimension.

Francis believed that with the computer, they had already monitored his presence, so he only needed to wait quietly.

“Is that really bl00d on your clothes? How are you feeling now? Why don’t we go to the hospital? I’ll get my coat…”

The red marks on the clothes were bright, which didn’t seem to fit the pattern of bl00d darkening over time. So, although Shu Yang had a suspicion, with the doctor’s diagnosis and Francis’s rapid recovery, he’d just casually asked. He hadn’t expected the man to be truly injured.

“No need.” Francis reached out again to stop Shu Yang. Speaking only from the video, it was impossible to tell that the young man had such an impatient temper.

Shu Yang realized that his reaction was a bit too much. He gently pressed his chest. “Then you should get some rest. I’ll go clean up your room.”

With that, he hurried upstairs to the guest room without waiting for Francis’s response.

He didn’t want to be so cowardly. But it was truly awkward. Two grown men facing each other, he didn’t know what to say. Furthermore, the other person’s nonchalant attitude only made him even more embarrassed!

Shu Yang felt as if the word “shame” was plastered on his forehead!

He had barely made it upstairs when the doorbell rang again, but Shu Yang, lost in his own thoughts, didn’t hear it. Normally, they’d be seen one by one, but now, they were all pouring out.

Francis waited a moment, and when the person who’d gone upstairs didn’t show up, he walked over to the door and gently opened it.

Chen Yi and Xu Mengran stood at the doorway. When they saw who had opened the door, Xu Mengran was a bit surprised, and Fatty Shen’s jaw nearly dropped.

The man who had been so unsettling his best friend was now in his brother’s house. What could this mean?!

Besides, he’d previously assured Shu Yang that the man’s handsomeness might have been due to some kind of beauty filter. Now, standing in the same frame with him, it felt like a public execution.

Chen Yi was completely visibly shaken, and he quickly reached out and grasped his wife’s hand.

Xu Mengran gave him a curious look, then sensed that the person inside the door seemed a bit less hostile.

“It’s you. I know you. Come in.” Francis moved aside, waiting for the two to enter before closing the door with a perfectly natural air.

Watching the man greet them with the natural demeanor of a host, Shen Yi couldn’t accept the situation. He hadn’t been here for just two days, and the world had changed so drastically. His good friend had been completely and utterly turned gay.

Shen Yi and Xu Mengran sat on the sofa.

Xu Mengran looked a little reserved. It was her first time at Shu Yang’s house, and also her first time interacting with Shen Yi’s friends.

Although she and Shu Yang had been classmates, she couldn’t help but feel nervous in such a position. Furthermore, there was this equally handsome man with a powerful aura in Shu Yang’s home.

Xu Mengran mused to herself, “Handsome people really hang out with handsome people.”

Thinking of this, she glanced at Fatty Shen beside her and sighed softly.

Fat Shen, upon hearing this, immediately became alert.

After watching the two sit down, Francis stood there, thinking for a moment, then went to where Shu Yang had been and poured each of them a glass of water.

Then he strode upstairs to find Shu Yang.

Chen Yi looked at the water on the table, feeling a mixture of emotions.

“Who is this?” Xu Mengran whispered in his ear.

“I’m not sure…” Chen Yi glanced at the stairs. “But I think we’ll be able to tell once Mimi comes down…”