Chapter 60

“Alright, that brings today’s Weekend Go Where to an end.”

“See you tomorrow at the same time!”

The guests waved goodbye to the live stream audience, and the first day of the fourth episode of Weekend Go Where came to a perfect close.

That evening, the guests did not stay in the school dorms. The production team had arranged a hotel for them.

After a full day of live streaming—classes, a basketball game, and an evening group jog on the sports field—everyone was drenched in sweat. The moment Yu Xi pushed open his room door, he grabbed some clothes and rushed into the bathroom. As the hot water poured down, the exhaustion washed away with it, leaving him in a state of utter relaxation.

Yu Xi let himself soak under the hot water for a while, his fingers lightly resting on the back of his neck.

The gland had been bitten too deeply, and it still ached a bit.

Yi Chen bit harder each time, his teeth sinking into the gland, leaving red and purple bruises that grew deeper with every mark.

Yet the pleasure from the Temporary Mark far outweighed the pain. No, even that pain acted as a catalyst for excitement. During the Temporary Mark, he became a completely different person—his mind out of control, his thoughts out of control, his actions entirely unrestrained.

Yu Xi looked up at his reflection in the mirror.

He stared into his own eyes for a long moment before letting out a deep sigh.

After his shower, Guan Zifan called.

“You don’t need to deliberately respond to the CP gift package thing. Just act normal on the show too. But there’s one thing you do need to handle—【Geng Shang Lou】 is one of your biggest fans. Take some time tonight to explain it to her. Don’t let a misunderstanding chill a fan’s heart.”

Guan Zifan made a fair point. Yu Xi had planned to log into his main account and clear things up with his rich sister-fan anyway, so he agreed without hesitation.

He opened the private chat with 【Geng Shang Lou】.

Yu Xi double-checked that he was logged into his main account and sent her a message.

【Yu Xi V: Sorry, I accidentally bought that link today. It caused you trouble—I’m sincerely apologizing.】

【Yu Xi V: The item is exquisite. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.】

【Yu Xi V: If you’re okay with it, I can mail you a little gift [shh][shh]】

In another room, Yi Chen’s phone buzzed with an unusually long vibration.

【V Blog Assistant Reminder: Someone you’re specially following has messaged you~ Don’t miss it, check it out now~】

Xiao Liu noticed the vibration first—it was abnormally long, clearly an urgent notification.

As Yi Chen’s personal assistant, he could check urgent messages for his boss and relay the content if needed. Just as he reached for the phone, Yi Chen sprinted out of the bathroom like he was running a hundred-meter dash, rolled onto the bed, and clutched the phone while turning away from Xiao Liu’s view of the screen.

Xiao Liu: “?”

Yi Chen, upon seeing the message: “?”

He switched to the chat window and glanced at the account name—it was indeed 【Geng Shang Lou】’s account. Yi Chen checked the sender’s profile too.

It was the real Yu Xi, not some impostor.

【Geng Shang Lou: No worries, I can probably guess what happened.】

【Geng Shang Lou: Even if you wanted to buy it, you’d use a burner account [lol][lol][lol]】

【Geng Shang Lou: I won’t accept the apology, but!】

【Geng Shang Lou: I’ll take the gift.】

Yu Xi was still pondering what little gift to send his rich sister-fan when 【Geng Shang Lou】 sent over a picture.

【Geng Shang Lou: Could Teacher Yu Xi and Teacher Yi Chen take a photo in this pose and sign it ‘To:’ for me?】

Yu Xi: “?”

The pose reference from Geng Shang Lou wasn’t overly intimate.

The person on the left made half a heart, while the one on the right stepped back, bent their arm, and used their tiptoes, body, and arm to complete the other half.

【Geng Shang Lou: You know, I’m a CP fan [shy][shy][shy]】

Yu Xi: “……”

After some hesitation, Yu Xi gritted his teeth: Fine.

Yi Chen smiled and set down his phone. He rolled around on the bed once, figuring Yu Xi would knock on his door soon. He sat up and said to Xiao Liu, “I can tidy up on my own. You go back to your room and rest.”

At that moment, Yu Xi paced back and forth in his room.

The photo didn’t involve any close physical contact like kissing or cuddling. Aside from the heart gesture, it wasn’t too ambiguous at all. Plenty of CP pairs promoting collaborations had taken similar shots—it was a perfectly normal work request. Some even got edgier with near-kisses on stage or at concerts.

It was all normal. Just work.

But… putting it with Yi Chen made it completely different.

He couldn’t pinpoint how, but it was.

What was a heart gesture compared to an ex?

Yu Xi had no idea how to broach it with Yi Chen, or what expression Yi Chen would make upon seeing the pose.

Yu Xi: “……”

Xiao Chen watched as Yu Xi suddenly got up and wandered aimlessly around the room. Maybe he wanted water, but he spilled half of it. When Yu Xi went to grab the cup to drink, he picked up the empty one instead, tilted his head back, shook it for ages, and not a drop went in.

Xiao Chen: “?”

Xiao Chen: “Bro Yu, what’s wrong? That cup’s empty. The water’s in the other one.”

Yu Xi snapped back to reality. He no longer felt like drinking and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath to steel himself. “It’s nothing. You go rest first. I’ll work a bit longer.”

Xiao Chen left skeptically for his own room. Yu Xi headed to Yi Chen’s door.

—Yi Chen was right next door, very close.

After knocking for a while, just as Yu Xi’s patience was about to run out, the door slowly opened. Yi Chen looked like he’d rushed out of the bathroom—barefoot, wearing only casual long pants, his upper body still shirtless, revealing defined abs. His hair was half-wet, a towel draped over his head, steam rising from his body after the hot shower, with water droplets lingering on his neck.

Yu Xi: “!”

They were both men—you have it, I have it too—but Yi Chen’s physique was too impressive, delivering a visual shock. Yu Xi instinctively turned away.

Halfway through the turn, Yi Chen grabbed his wrist and gently pulled him back. “What do you need?”

Yi Chen narrowed his eyes. “Teacher Yu Xi?”

“It’s nothing.” Yu Xi took a deep breath, the cool shower gel scent flooding his nose. “A fan wants a photo of us together. If you’re free, come over and take one.”

“What pose? Did the fan specify?”

“…” Yu Xi’s arm stiffened. He slowly opened the pose reference photo from Geng Shang Lou, avoiding Yi Chen’s gaze. “Like this.”

Yi Chen took the phone. “A heart gesture?”

“…Yeah.”

“You want to take it with me?”

“So what?”

“Is it the fan’s request, or do you want to? Didn’t you refuse to do promo stuff?”

“…” Yu Xi snatched the phone back. “Forget it, no photo.”

“Let’s do it, let’s do it.” Yi Chen stopped teasing and backed up a step, his eyes crinkling as he looked at Yu Xi. “Come to my room?”