The Daily Life of a Male God Teasing a Shou - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Yan Yifan and Bai Jiangnan played games all night and didn’t fall asleep until almost three in the morning.

When Yan Yifan woke up the next morning, his eyes were so swollen they were just two narrow slits. Realizing this miserable fact, he scrambled out of bed and darted into the bathroom.

Yan Yifan looked at himself in the mirror first in disbelief, then he violently rubbed away the sleep crust from the corners of his eyes and scrubbed his cheeks to wake himself up.

Knock, knock, knock. The bathroom door was tapped. Bai Jiangnan’s silhouette appeared against the frosted glass. “Done yet? I need to use the toilet.”

“Almost!” Yan Yifan was startled. He thought, What if he sees me looking like this? He hurriedly brushed his teeth and washed his face while struggling to snap out of his daze.

After laboriously tidying himself up, Yan Yifan checked the mirror again. He was finally presentable; though his eyes and face were still a bit puffy, at least he didn’t look like a pig’s head anymore.

Yan Yifan opened the door, and Bai Jiangnan slipped inside. While Yan Yifan was still fixing his hair, a clear sound of flowing water nearly made him jump out of his skin. Through the mirror, he could clearly see Bai Jiangnan nonchalantly holding his “guy,” which was a bit hard due to the morning. Yan Yifan: System crashing… System rebooting… System reboot failed.

After finishing his business, Bai Jiangnan turned around, let out a yawn, greeted Yan Yifan, and went to wash his hands.

Yan Yifan: My god! The visual impact was too f*ing huge! Last time, Yan Yifan had only stolen a peek and acted like a thief afraid of being caught, quickly pulling his gaze away. But this time! He had seen! The! Whole! Process! Clear! As! Day! And damn, it was actually hard! Yan Yifan felt like he was about to suffocate from a lack of oxygen. He sprinted out of the bathroom, through the living room, and onto the balcony, where he finally took several sharp breaths.

Yan Yifan patted his chest in lingering fear. Flirting is fun for a moment, but it almost led to a funeral. Yan Yifan felt he should restrain his “tofu-eating” (flirting/touching) actions a bit, lest he end up trapping himself.

But before Yan Yifan could relax for long, Bai Jiangnan walked over and said, “It’s actually already evening. Let’s go wander around downstairs and grab a bite while we’re at it.”

Yan Yifan agreed, and the two changed clothes, grabbed their phones and wallets, and headed down.

At 6:00 PM in summer, the sky hadn’t completely darkened yet, and one could just barely make out the pedestrians. Since it was night, the two dressed casually and simply wore masks.

The two had no particular destination and just strolled aimlessly along the streets.

Yan Yifan asked, “Is there anything good to eat around here?”

Bai Jiangnan checked his phone and said, “There’s a night market ahead, let’s go check it out…”

Yan Yifan: “What’s up?” Bai Jiangnan handed him the phone. Yan Yifan: “Wine Valentine’s Day?”

Bai Jiangnan: “The night market is holding a big event themed around Valentine’s Day today. There are lots of shows and activities; it should be quite interesting.”

Bai Jiangnan and Yan Yifan looked at each other. Yan Yifan feigned regret and said, “It’s a waste to spend Valentine’s Day with a big man like you!”

Bai Jiangnan smiled helplessly and said, “Sigh, I’ll just have to make do with you.”

The two followed the map to the night market. Sure enough, it was extremely lively, filled with festive pink and red colors, fragrant stalls and shops, and all sorts of colorful lanterns.

Yan Yifan walked over and picked up a rabbit lantern to look at. It was actually a lop-eared rabbit, super soft and cute. Yan Yifan touched it, and the rabbit’s neck moved slightly as if it were looking at him.

Bai Jiangnan teased, “I didn’t expect you to like this kind of thing?”

Yan Yifan put down the rabbit lantern, walked forward with a swagger, and said with a look of disdain, “Me, liking this stuff? A joke!”

The night market was very bustling. The two walked and ate as they went. Yan Yifan was a foodie at heart, so he had to try everything: beef pies, ice cream, candied haws. Bai Jiangnan: “Can you finish all that?”

Yan Yifan: “Eat first, talk later! We’ve been working so hard; it’s not easy to finally get a chance to play.”

Bai Jiangnan helplessly reached out and broke the beef pie in half.

Yan Yifan: “What are you doing? Buy your own if you want to eat!”

Bai Jiangnan rolled his eyes. “Heh, I want to see how much you’ll crave things when you can’t eat anymore. This night market is very long!”

Yan Yifan understood his meaning. He held the bamboo stick of candied haws toward him, originally intending for Bai Jiangnan to take it and eat, but unexpectedly, Bai Jiangnan tilted his head and took a bite right off it.

Yan Yifan: “…”

Yan Yifan controlled his shaking hands, trying his best not to look too agitated. He stood there with a wooden face waiting for Bai Jiangnan to finish the candied haw.

“So… so suave!” A few girls in the distance were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. They wanted to take a photo, but unfortunately, the crowd kept blocking them, and they couldn’t get a clear shot of the two.

After Bai Jiangnan finished eating, he saw Yan Yifan’s face was completely expressionless. He laughed and said, “Why do you look unhappy? Is it because I ate your candied haw?”

Yan Yifan couldn’t help but look away, gave a cold snort, and said, “Yeah. The previous stuff was my treat; you have to treat me for the next one!”

The two walked and ate. Before long, Yan Yifan was too full to eat another bite. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he approached a vendor and asked, “How much for one round?”

This was the classic ring-toss game. Yan Yifan had loved playing this as a child, but his brother didn’t like it, thinking it was childish and a waste of time, and would always drag him away. Once he was old enough to play by himself, such stalls were basically nowhere to be found. He didn’t expect to see one here! Yan Yifan was very eager to try and clear his past shame!

The vendor said, “Ten yuan for ten rings. Stand behind that red line. Whatever you hit, you take!”

Yan Yifan took ten rings, stood behind the line, and threw the first one miss. The second miss. The third… after finishing all ten, not a single one hit.

This was f***It’s embarrassing.

Bai Jiangnan burst out laughing. Yan Yifan glared at him. “If you’re so good, you do it!”

Bai Jiangnan covered his mouth, coughed, walked over, and asked, “What do you want to get?”

Yan Yifan pointed to a small turtle in a far corner and said, “Just that turtle.”

The little turtle on the stall was curled up, looking like just an empty shell.

Bai Jiangnan asked, “Boss, is that turtle alive?”

The boss said, “It’s alive. Go ahead and toss!”

Bai Jiangnan took ten rings. He threw the first crooked. The second too far.

Yan Yifan said gleefully, “How about it? Not as simple as you thought, right?”

Bai Jiangnan threw the third it hit.

Yan Yifan: “…”

Bai Jiangnan smiled. “What else do you want?”

Yan Yifan was dazed, then suddenly shouted, “You hit it!” Bai Jiangnan gave a triumphant smile.

The boss fished the turtle out. Yan Yifan excitedly went over to hold the turtle in his palm, let out a few “ah-ah” shouts, and said, “Bai Jiangnan, you’re f***It’s awesome!” He pointed to a bright pink faux-jade thumb ring and said, “That one, that thumb ring.”

Bai Jiangnan threw the fourth it hit.

“Aaaaaah!” Yan Yifan shouted while holding the turtle, patting the boss on the shoulder. “Boss, hurry up and fish it out!”

The boss fished it out with a mournful face. Yan Yifan took the ring and pointed inside: “That little person!”

Out of ten rings, Bai Jiangnan hit seven items. When they left, Yan Yifan only took the turtle and two small doll pendants about the length of an adult’s index finger, two red-clad dolls in wedding attire with pouting mouths. The male doll had a large red flower on his chest, and the female doll wore a red bridal dress. They looked quite exquisite. If put together, they looked like a newlywed couple.

Yan Yifan grinned so wide his teeth showed. He patted Bai Jiangnan on the shoulder and said goodbye to the vendor: “Boss, we’ll come back to play again next time!”

Bai Jiangnan asked with a smile, “What? You’re not going to give me one?”

The little abacus in Yan Yifan’s heart started clacking. He asked, “What do you want?”

Bai Jiangnan pulled the male doll from his hand and said, “What’s the point of you having two the same? Just give me one!”

Yan Yifan’s little heart started thumping, but he said stubbornly, “They make such a good pair. But since you want it, I’ll give it to you! Seeing as you did all the work.” Yan Yifan handed the female doll to him.

Bai Jiangnan took the female doll and hooked it onto his keys.

Yan Yifan stole a glance at him, the corners of his mouth curving slightly in a secret smile.

The two went on to play many more games, and Bai Jiangnan was excellent at every single one, to the point where many vendors saw them coming and claimed they weren’t allowed to play anymore because they were closing up.

Yan Yifan held a fist under Bai Jiangnan’s chin like a microphone and asked, “How does it feel for the entertainment idol Bai Jiangnan to be rejected by a group of middle-aged aunties?”

Bai Jiangnan lamented with a half-smile, “Being too outstanding is also a sin!”

Yan Yifan’s eyes curved into crescent moons as he remarked, “What a pity!”

Bai Jiangnan: “A pity for what?”

Yan Yifan: “If these aunties knew who you were, their intestines would turn green with regret. You are the all-rounder, the overbearing Prince, the super idol Bai Jiangnan! And they just let you go so easily.”

Bai Jiangnan looked at him, a hint of mischief in his smile. “Everyone thinks differently. Take you, for example. If you were a girl, would you pursue me and want to be my girlfriend just because I’m handsome and an idol?”

Yan Yifan was a bit embarrassed and said, “This… but I’m not a girl.”

Bai Jiangnan pressed further, “What if! What if you were a girl? Would you pursue me?”

Yan Yifan looked away, thinking, Well, I’m not a girl anyway. He coughed a few times and said, “Uh, uh… probably, maybe, perhaps… I would.” Yan Yifan said those last few words very softly, almost inaudibly.

Yan Yifan rubbed his nose awkwardly. Although he emphasized it was only a “maybe,” saying those words made him feel embarrassed to death. It was so f***I’m uncomfortable!

Bai Jiangnan gave an “oh,” his eyes full of laughter, which felt so hot that Yan Yifan accelerated his pace and buried his head as he walked forward.