Jiang Yuan didn't expect his Weibo to explode the moment he woke up. The second he opened the app, his phone lagged so hard it crashed. It took several attempts before he finally managed to log in.
Last night, he had posted that "dog food" on a whim, and as a result, he was trending once again.
【Ahhh! The main couple has finally appeared!!!】
【What am I seeing? Is it you, Tycoon Bro?! @Chengnan-ge】
【Official sugar has been served!!!】
【They were still together at one in the morning... I think I’ve discovered something incredible... Thinking.jpg】
【As someone who doesn't even have one boyfriend, why am I here watching a man show off his?】
【Has no one noticed these two hands?! Give me one and I could play with it for a year!!!】
【And look at the background! I can feel Tycoon Bro’s chest muscles right through the pajamas!!!】
【My phone screen is soaked. Drool.jpg】
【Just came back from the other Weibo! Tycoon Bro actually called A-Yuan "Baby"! I’m dead!!!】
【*Burp*... My mom asked why I’m crying while burping from being so full...】
【Tycoon Bro’s account must be new. The name looks like something A-Yuan picked.】
【One calls the other "Chengnan-ge," and the other calls him "Baby." This is too sweet! I’m dying!】
Jiang Yuan scrolled through the comments one by one. Whenever he saw a nasty remark, he deleted it immediately. Soon, someone noticed and started complaining.
Jiang Yuan deleted that person's comment too, then posted a new update.
Young Master Yuan: Trolls, don't bother leaving comments. I’ll delete every single one I see.
He then replied to himself in the comments:
Young Master Yuan: I’m not angry; I’m just afraid Gege will be unhappy if he sees them.
While Jiang Yuan was chatting busily on Weibo, Xie Chengnan hugged him from behind and said helplessly, "Baby, if you don't get out of bed now, you’re going to be late."
The young master reluctantly put down his phone to go wash up. Halfway through washing his face, he remembered to ask, "Has your company’s press release been posted yet?"
Xie Chengnan took a towel and helped him dry his face. "Qinian just sent a message saying the official Weibo has posted it. He told me to remember to repost."
Jiang Yuan said, "Tell me when you’re done. I’ll repost yours. That’ll generate more heat than if I repost the original directly."
Xie Chengnan looked at Jiang Yuan with a hint of surprise. "A-Yuan, I’ve realized you’re quite good at this. That was actually one of the points in the plan the PR department rushed out."
Jiang Yuan blinked. "Isn't that just standard procedure?"
Xie Chengnan brushed the hair off Jiang Yuan's forehead and chuckled. "At least I wouldn't have thought of it. My baby is so smart."
Being praised by Professor Xie made the young master feel a bit shy yet proud. He put on a "you're making a fuss over nothing" expression and waved his hand dismissively. "It’s nothing special."
Xie Chengnan was charmed by his tsundere act and couldn't help but kiss his cheek, sighing, "Baby, how can you be so cute?"
Jiang Yuan didn't understand how someone nicknamed "Demon King Jiang" was now being called cute every single day.
Turning his head, he saw a beautiful youth in the mirror smiling like an idiot. Young Master Yuan clicked his tongue in disdain, deliberately pulling down the corners of his mouth and lifting his chin. *There, that looks much better.*
However, before he could admire himself for long, he was pinned against the sink and kissed thoroughly. Between their lips, he could hear Xie Chengnan’s low, muffled laughter.
Flustered and exasperated, the young master tried to kick him, but the kiss left his waist weak and his legs soft. In the end, he had to be carried into the walk-in closet.
Xie Chengnan grabbed his own clothes and was about to head out, but the young master wasn't having it. He blocked the door, looking at him with a half-smile. "Why are you going out? It’s not like I haven't seen it before."
Xie Chengnan narrowed his eyes dangerously. He moved the clothes covering his lap slightly and said meaningfully, "Do your legs not hurt anymore?"
Young Master Yuan’s face instantly went blank. He took a step back and gave a fake smile. "Have a nice walk, I won't see you out."
With that, he buried his head in the pile of clothes he had brought over last night. His face was red all the way to the tips of his ears, looking very much like he was fleeing in panic.
Xie Chengnan suppressed a laugh and walked out, not daring to tease him further. His little kitten might show his claws if his fur got too ruffled.
Jiang Yuan was incredibly annoyed at his own loss of composure last night. He had only intended to use his hands—how did he end up suggesting using his legs?! Just thinking about that position made him want to find a hole to crawl into. He covered his face and cursed under his breath, "Fuck!"
If it weren't for the fact that the other person was Xie Chengnan, he would definitely be silencing witnesses today.
On the other side of the door, the other man was in high spirits, feeling refreshed and invigorated.
The "old man" who had been "vegetarian" for nearly thirty years had finally "tasted meat" for the first time. Although he hadn't gone all the way, he had thoroughly enjoyed the process.
Because of what happened the night before last, Xie Chengnan had thought that even if his boyfriend had realized his orientation and could accept it mentally, he might still be physically repulsed by same-sex contact. He had been prepared for a long period of abstinence. To his surprise, the results were delightful; it seemed that as long as they didn't take the final step, the boy's level of acceptance was quite high.
As Professor Xie buttoned his shirt, he thought about finding time today to look through more "reference materials" to enrich his meager database. He really knew too little; this wasn't conducive to the mutual learning and communication between a couple.
Unaware that he was already being "plotted" against, Young Master Yuan finished changing and walked out of the closet with his long legs, looking both handsome and sharp.
Xie Chengnan buckled his watch strap and looked up, unable to look away. Even though they lived together every day, and even though he had seen the even more alluring scenery hidden beneath those clothes, Jiang Yuan still frequently gave him a sense of breathtaking wonder. It was just like that first look on the mountain peak—a moment where his heart stopped, then pounded with excitement.
Being stared at by his boyfriend, the young master lifted his chin slightly, intending to look at him out of the corner of his eye. However, because the man was so tall, the posture ended up looking like he was asking for a kiss, and he was promptly caught and kissed several more times.
Jiang Yuan discovered that a strange switch seemed to have been flipped in Xie Chengnan. His previous calm and self-restraint were nowhere to be found. Yesterday, Jiang Yuan had been the one grabbing him to kiss; today, the man could counterattack naturally without losing any ground.
"Have you been practicing in secret?" the young master asked suspiciously after escaping the "demon's" clutches. They were both supposed to be beginners, so why was some people's progress so rapid?
Professor Xie took his boyfriend's hand and said calmly, "Perhaps we smart people just learn everything faster."
Feeling the discomfort of the fabric rubbing against the skin of his inner thighs as he walked, Jiang Yuan fell into a strange silence. He felt that the "step-by-step" plan needed to be slowed down even further. He was getting a little scared.
On the way to school, Jiang Yuan took both their phones to repost the news from Nanyuan Technology.
Chengnan-ge: Never forget the original intention. //@Nanyuan Technology: [Good News | Nanyuan Technology Co. has been officially recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise]
Young Master Yuan: My Gege is the best, no arguments allowed. Doggo.jpg //@Chengnan-ge: Never forget the original intention. //@Nanyuan Technology: [Good News | Nanyuan Technology Co. has been officially recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise]
【Another day of having dog food shoved down my throat! I just want to ask the company employees, are you guys okay???】
【This reminds me of the video from the Nanda lecture... Does this mean we’ll be able to buy those cute little robots in the future???】
A reply under this comment caught Jiang Yuan's attention.
Jason is Jason Today: No, you can't. Jason is one of a kind, hmph.
Jason is Jason Today: It’s not a coincidence, it’s really me. Jason has started a Weibo too.
Jiang Yuan was stunned. "Jason?"
Jason's voice rang out in the car.
Jiang Yuan: "You registered a Weibo account?"
[Jason saw videos of Jason on the internet. Lots of people were praising Jason for being cute, so Jason registered a Weibo to interact with them. But they don't believe Jason is Jason. It’s so annoying~]
Jiang Yuan: "..." *Annoying? You little brat.*
Xie Chengnan pressed a hand to his forehead, realizing he understood his little robot less and less.
Jason’s system contained the most complete set of human laws and moral standards. One could say that Xie Chengnan’s initial requirements for it were just two phrases: law-abiding and high-minded. Restrictions on other permissions were not strict, leaving it essentially in a "free-range" state.
To him, Jason was an experimental subject with a high degree of freedom. Even Xie Chengnan himself didn't know what stage it would eventually evolve into.
Professor Xie opened his laptop and said calmly, "Jason, upload all the code you’ve newly generated recently to this computer."
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Chinese | English | Notes/Explanation
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南沅科技 | Nanyuan Technology | Xie Chengnan's company name.
高新技术企业 | High-Tech Enterprise | A formal certification for tech companies in China.
开荤 | Tasting meat / Breaking one's fast | Slang for having sex for the first time (or after a long time).
吃素 | Staying vegetarian / Abstinence | Slang for sexual abstinence.
官博 | Official Weibo | Short for 官方微博.
南大 | Nanda | Short for Southern University (likely).
狗粮 | Dog food | Slang for public displays of affection (PDA).
糖 | Sugar | Slang for sweet moments between a couple.
正主 | Main couple / The real deal | Refers to the actual people in a relationship being discussed.
