Extra 2: A Record of CP Fans’ Collapsing Houses (Part 2)
In the dead of night, Lu Yuqi sat on the edge of his bed, looking at the Weibo messages with a bewildered expression. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, a perfect real-life reenactment of the “old man on the subway with his phone” meme.
What the hell was all this? Although his relationship with An Qingyan was purely platonic, weren’t these fans a bit too harsh? They had snatched all the bamboo shoots from the pandas!
Weren’t they jumping ship a little too fast?
A new CP Super Topic for An Qingyan and Gu Fei had already been created, and the number of followers was skyrocketing at a terrifying rate, while the follower count for the YuYan CP Super Topic was actually decreasing?!
Did they have no principles left?
“What are you doing?” An Jing walked in with a glass of hot milk. Seeing the young man’s expression, he teased him mercilessly, “Yo, Lu Yuqi, your wife is gone. How can you be so calm, still looking at your phone?”
Lu Yuqi glanced up at him, his voice cool. “My wife is currently being lovey-dovey with my cousin.”
Gu Fei was in An Qingyan’s room right now, and he… was of course in An Jing’s room.
His family didn’t know about their relationship yet. He had snuck out of his house under the pretense of going to his good friend An Qingyan’s place to hang out.
“I don’t know what those fans are thinking.” Lu Yuqi tossed his phone onto the bed, took the milk An Jing handed him, and took a sip. Then he frowned. “This is gross.”
“Only kids drink milk every night.”
An Jing just said, “Oh. Aren’t you a kid? Don’t waste it, drink it all.” His tone was exactly like that of a concerned parent nagging their child to drink their milk, even threatening that they wouldn’t grow taller if they didn’t.
Lu Yuqi: “I’m not drinking it.”
He was twenty years old.
This troublesome kid. An Jing tapped Lu Yuqi on the forehead in exasperation but still took the milk back and drank it all in a few gulps. How was it gross? It tasted fine.
He put the glass down and leaned in front of the young man. Their eyes met, and a meaningful smile played on the man’s lips. “Since you don’t like drinking milk, how about we try another way to help you sleep?”
Lu Yuqi saw An Jing’s mischievous smile and knew exactly what he was thinking. He kicked out at the man, but his ankle was caught.
“Let go!”
An Jing didn’t budge. “Little puppy, still so fierce.”
“No, my mom almost found out last time.” It was the middle of summer, but to hide the marks on his body, he had not only worn a long-sleeved shirt but also a scarf when he went home last time.
His mom thought there was something wrong with his brain.
An Jing: “She won’t. Jing-ge will be very careful.”
Lu Yuqi: “Heh.”
That was like a player saying, “I’ll just rub against it, I won’t go in.”
“Let go. I’m going home.”
An Jing smiled. “Little one, once you’re in the wolf’s den, there’s no getting out unscathed.” With that, he pressed forward.
…
In the end, the arrogant king failed to escape the wolf’s den.
He ended up lying on the bed, exhausted and weak. He held up a mirror to look at the marks on his neck, then glared resentfully at the satisfied man beside him, grinding his teeth silently.
“Baby, stop grinding your teeth. It’s scaring me,” An Jing said helplessly, looking at the neat row of teeth marks on his arm. He reached out and ruffled the little puppy’s hair. “You really are part dog.”
Lu Yuqi just scoffed and said nothing.
Seeing him like this made An Jing want to tease him, and so he did. He reached out and stroked the young man’s chin, saying playfully, “Why do you think those netizens all think you and YanYan are a couple?”
“You two look more like sisters no matter how I look at it.”
Lu Yuqi: “…”
“I dare you to f*cking say that again.”
“No, no, no, my mistake, my mistake. You’re good friends, good brothers. I just meant to say, it’s so obvious that you and I are a match made in heaven. Why can’t the netizens see it?”
An Jing was genuinely puzzled. He picked up his phone and opened Weibo. Although it was already three in the morning, Weibo was still as lively as a wet market, but there weren’t any negative comments.
Gu Fei was keeping things under control; there wouldn’t be any trouble.
He used his alternate account to enter a certain mysterious organization: the AnQiLa CP Super Topic. This was the CP Super Topic for him and Lu Yuqi. Ahem, the CP name was indeed a bit…
The Super Topic was quite desolate, with only a few thousand followers. The latest post was from yesterday. It was no match for the bustling YuYan CP Super Topic.
Tsk… you people are all truly blind.
How could they not see that he and Lu Yuqi were the sweet and loving couple?
An Jing rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “No, I have to think of a way to give everyone a hint…”
Lu Yuqi glanced at him. “Then why don’t you make an official announcement too?”
“I never would have thought our Qiqi was so eager to declare his sovereignty.” An Jing grinned and leaned over to kiss his little boyfriend, acting like a common rogue.
Lu Yuqi: “Get lost.”
“Alrighty!” The man promptly rolled to the side, fiddling with his phone. Lu Yuqi had a bad feeling and leaned over to take a look. He was instantly shocked.
At the same time, An Jing hit “send.”
“AN! JING! I’M GOING TO F*CKING BASH YOUR HEAD IN!”
And so, in the dead of night, while fans and netizens were still fiercely debating An Qingyan’s official announcement, his big brother An Jing also updated his Weibo.
@AnJing: It’s okay, our Qiqi still has me. [Image]
The attached picture was of a pink support banner with a cute Q-version avatar of Lu Yuqi printed on it. There was also a line of text: Qiqi, fly bravely; Jingjing will always be with you.
All the fans and netizens: ???
Seeing this post, the netizens’ minds were filled with question marks. What was going on? What kind of move was this? First, the younger brother announces his relationship, and now the older brother… hmm? Is posting a support message?
When did An Jing and Lu Yuqi get so close?
【What’s this? Is Big Brother going to announce his relationship too?】 【Hmm? Big Brother, if you’re being threatened, just blink, okay?】 【??? Hubby, was your account hacked? You’re breaking character!】 【SHOCKING! An Jing’s hidden identity is actually the head of Lu Yuqi’s fan club?!】 【Holy crap, holy crap, isn’t this basically a low-key official announcement? It looks so sweet and doting!】 【My trainee, who was originally my brother-in-law-to-be, has now become my wife?】
Another loud “HOLY SHIT” pierced the roof. Smack. The phone once again hit Li Qingqing in the face. She had truly endured too much tonight.
What’s going on with Qiqi and Big Brother?
Are Qiqi and Big Brother the real couple?
Not even a novel would dare to write it like this!
BOOM! This time, the very foundation of the YuYan girls’ house collapsed, completely beyond repair. What was the difference between An Jing’s Weibo post and an official announcement?! That doting tone!
Qiqi, fly bravely? Jingjing will always be with you?
It was inexplicably… kind of cute?
Even in the dead of night when the dogs were asleep, the netizens were still diligently on the front lines of gossip. One should never underestimate the passion of the gossip-loving masses.
Soon, some mysterious netizens dug up a lot of sugar from the AnQiLa CP that had been overshadowed by the brilliance of the YuYan CP!
For example, last year on the day the official character posters for “Chronicles of the Nine Provinces” were released, An Jing had also forwarded that Weibo post with the caption: YanYan and Yuqi’s first drama. So excited! Everyone, please show your support!
Later, on the day “Chronicles of the Nine Provinces” aired this year, An Jing again forwarded the drama’s Weibo post, with this caption: Tonight at 8, our family’s YanYan and Qiqi’s first drama will be online. Everyone, hurry and watch!
It went from “YanYan and Yuqi” to “our family’s YanYan and Qiqi.”
At the time, the YuYan CP fans had happily eaten up this sugar, thinking that even Big Brother acknowledged YanYan and Qiqi’s relationship. How could that not be sugar?
But looking at it now, it was a completely different story!
He wasn’t acknowledging An Qingyan and Lu Yuqi’s relationship at all! This was An Jing secretly showing off his own relationship, hinting to everyone that Lu Yuqi was his! Wuwuwu, this is so freaking brilliant!
Big Brother, you truly are something else!
There was also a behind-the-scenes clip from “Chronicles of the Nine Provinces” where An Jing and Lu Yuqi were huddled together looking at a script. It seemed Lu Yuqi had a question for An Jing. After An Jing seriously explained it to him, he actually reached out and patted Lu Yuqi on the head, the action incredibly natural and practiced.
And the usually arrogant king, after having his head patted, actually looked a little embarrassed.
This is too damn doting, ahhhh!
Also, during the broadcast period of “Chronicles of the Nine Provinces,” the main cast went on a very cheerful variety show, including An Jing and Lu Yuqi.
In truth, the two of them didn’t have many loving interactions throughout the show. They looked like just a normal senior and junior.
But later, when everyone was made to laugh by the lively host several times, the sweet sugar was right there. Every time they laughed, Lu Yuqi and An Jing’s gazes would immediately turn to each other!
Isn’t there a saying? When a group of people laughs, everyone looks at the person they like.
What is this if not true love!
This is way too shippable! Why hadn’t they discovered such a sweet CP before? They were probably blinded by the brilliance of the YuYan CP!
The originally deserted AnQiLa CP Super Topic was now as lively as if it were the New Year. They had thought they were shipping a heretical CP with no chance of ever coming true. Who would have thought there would be a day it would become real, wuwuwu!
This feeling was like winning a five-million-dollar lottery!
And so, in the AnQiLa CP Super Topic, the number of followers shot up.
【Ahhh, I’ve shipped it, I’ve shipped it! So Big Brother is the real queen!!】 【When Qiqi is paired with YanYan, he’s the seme. So when he’s paired with An Jing, who’s the seme and who’s the uke? [doge]】 【It has to be Jing-ge! So doting!】 【Tsundere queen uke, hehehe…】
…
Human joys and sorrows are not interconnected.
In the YuYan CP Super Topic, there was once again wailing and howling, a river of tears flooding the mountains.
Another “BOOM.” This time, it was the foundation that collapsed.
【My mom asked me why I’m crying like a dog in the middle of the night.】 【It collapsed, it collapsed… my house collapsed without a trace.】 【Wuwuwu, my arrogant king and my foolish beauty!】 【Ahhhhh, I can’t go on!!】
…
【Sisters, although our house has collapsed, there are now two towering skyscrapers rising from the ground, as indestructible as walls of bronze and iron. It’s a worthy investment!】 【Come on, sisters, shout it with me: a real couple is the best!!!】 【A real couple is the best!!】
