ASPWL Ch81: I Disagree

At the same time, upstairs, Qin Yao, who had just finished showering, and Huo Yan, who had just applied shampoo to his hair, both froze in their movements.

Without thinking much, Qin Yao grabbed his phone and quickly ran downstairs.

Huo Yan, realizing the urgency, didn’t bother washing his hair properly. He quickly turned on the faucet and rinsed off the foam.

From Ye Leyao’s tone, it was clear that Li Siyuan was really angry.

Impulsiveness often leads to trouble, and he needed to get there quickly!

Meanwhile, Ye Leyao had already run out of the villa, sprinting towards where the staff were located.

Duan Tingyan ran very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

As Ye Leyao ran, he was also pondering:

[Wait, something’s not right. Li Siyuan hates Duan Tingyan so much, and his manager isn’t just his manager—he’s also his cousin. How could his cousin bypass him and give the director’s contact to Duan Tingyan?]

Ye Leyao, who wasn’t physically strong, was already tired after a few steps. He slowed down, walking quickly while taking out his phone and flipping through his notes. In an instant, he realized:

[It’s a misunderstanding! Li Siyuan, don’t be rash!]

The staff’s rest area wasn’t far, and Ye Leyao could already hear the noise coming from that direction. He put away his phone and was about to run again when he heard Qin Yao’s voice behind him: “Leyao!”

Ye Leyao turned around, pleasantly surprised: “Mr. Qin.”

“Let’s go; we’ll go together.” Qin Yao quickly caught up and grabbed Ye Leyao’s hand, pulling him forward.

Ye Leyao wanted to explain, “Li Siyuan is fighting with his manager, and Duan Tingyan is there too…”

Qin Yao held his hand tighter and said softly, “I know. Are you tired? Should I carry you?”

[Carry me? At a time like this?]

[We need to run faster!]

Ye Leyao shook his head vigorously and pulled Qin Yao along to keep running.

Qin Yao glanced down at their intertwined hands, a slight smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, it didn’t feel as urgent anymore.

The staff’s rest area was close to the director’s filming location and not far from the villa. As they got closer, the noise ahead became more distinct.

From a distance, Ye Leyao heard Duan Tingyan’s anxious voice: “Siyuan, calm down, listen to me!”

“I’m done listening to your crap! Duan Tingyan, you’re nothing but a bastard! How dare you mess with me and my cousin!” Li Siyuan cursed angrily.

Another male voice quickly followed: “Li Siyuan! How could I possibly mess with you? I’m your cousin! I’d never do that to you!”

It was clearly Li Siyuan’s cousin and manager, Tao Ran.

“Then explain it to me, damn it!” Li Siyuan broke free from Duan Tingyan’s grip, and with a smooth motion, his fist came crashing into Duan Tingyan’s face.

Ye Leyao and Qin Yao arrived just in time to witness this scene, and Ye Leyao gasped.

[Ouch—that punch looks painful, right on the nose too…]

Ye Leyao frowned:

[Duan Tingyan didn’t even try to dodge?]

Tao Ran, frightened, staggered back a few steps: “I… I… With so many people here, how am I supposed to explain? And didn’t I already tell you? Don’t hit the face!”

If Duan Tingyan’s face really got damaged, they’d have to compensate!

Li Siyuan didn’t expect to actually land a punch. Seeing Duan Tingyan clutching his face in pain, his raised fist paused midair for a moment.

At that moment, Duan Tingyan suddenly let go of his face and tightly grabbed both of Li Siyuan’s hands, preventing him from moving.

“Feel better now?” Duan Tingyan asked.

Li Siyuan, eyes red with fury. He glared at him and kicked towards his leg: “Feel better my ass! If you’ve got guts, let me go!”

Ye Leyao glanced at Qin Yao, worried: “He’s still really mad. Should we…”

Before he could finish, Ye Leyao’s gaze shifted to the nearby camera crew, who were dodging and weaving.

[Wait, are they…?]

When Ye Leyao and Qin Yao had arrived, they saw the camera crew filming Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan. When Li Siyuan’s fist was about to hit Duan Tingyan’s face, the crew quickly turned their cameras away to avoid capturing the hit.

Now, seeing Li Siyuan about to kick Duan Tingyan, the camera crew hurriedly adjusted their angles again.

Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter:

[Ha! Looks like after the incident where Xia Yang punched Yu Bai and they had to cut the live feed, the camera crew has really learned a thing or two!]

[Well, it’s true. As long as they avoid the violent scenes, there’s no way the live stream would get banned, right?]

Ye Leyao laughed joyfully, and when he shifted his gaze, he saw that Li Siyuan had already broken free from Duan Tingyan’s hold.

Seeing Li Siyuan’s fist swinging fiercely towards his face again, Duan Tingyan quickly backed up a few steps: “Siyuan, if you keep hitting me, my face will really be unrecognizable…”

Before he could finish, Li Siyuan sneered, turned, and chased after his cousin Tao Ran again.

Tao Ran, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, turned pale once more as he saw Li Siyuan charging towards him. In panic, he started playing a game of “hide and seek” around the nanny van.

As he ran, Tao Ran pleaded: “Siyuan, stop!”

“If you’ve got the guts, keep running!” Li Siyuan yelled fiercely, “I don’t believe you’ve got more stamina than me!”

Who could hold back from laughing at this scene?

Ye Leyao leaned against Qin Yao, laughing uncontrollably.

Even Duan Tingyan, despite clutching his face, couldn’t help but laugh.

Hearing Duan Tingyan’s laughter, Tao Ran was furious: “You idiot, Duan Tingyan! Why aren’t you helping me? How can you laugh at this?”

Duan Tingyan stopped directly where he was standing. “Why don’t you stop running as well and let Siyuan beat you up to vent his anger?”

“Huh?” Tao Ran, as if he’d just heard something ridiculous, immediately cursed, “Damn it! So what does the mess between you two have to do with me? I didn’t deceive Li Siyuan! You deceived me along with him! And now you’re—”

Li Siyuan’s steps faltered when he heard this, glaring at Tao Ran. “What’s going on?”

Tao Ran, panting heavily, said, “You… you promise me first that you won’t hit me after I explain, and then I’ll tell you!”

Li Siyuan sneered and kept chasing him.

Tao Ran quickly resumed running, but after just a couple of steps, he realized there were no footsteps behind him. He instinctively looked up and saw Li Siyuan coming toward him from the opposite direction.

“Ahhh—” Tao Ran, terrified, immediately covered his face with his hands. “This really isn’t my fault! You hid your online girlfriend so well! When Duan Tingyan came to me, I didn’t know he was Tingting!”

“If I had known he was Tingting, how could I have given him the director’s contact info?! If it weren’t for your overreaction during the livestream just now—”

Li Siyuan, so furious he was grinding his teeth, punched his cousin in the stomach. “Enough! I’ve told you many times, she’s my ex-online girlfriend! And stop bringing up the name Tingting!”

Huo Yan, panting heavily, ran over just in time to see this scene. He quickly asked, “What’s going on?”

Ye Leyao glanced back at Huo Yan and noticed Song Zhehan and Shen Chong following behind him.

Song Zhehan raised an eyebrow, looking confused. “Tingting?”

Ye Leyao was already laughing so hard he was bent over, pointing at Duan Tingyan, who was still rubbing his face. “Tingting.”

Huo Yan burst out laughing too, unable to hold it in any longer.

Ye Leyao, who had been laughing nonstop, had already read this part of the story while they were resting on the road.

[Actually, Tao Ran really wasn’t to blame for this. Although Tao Ran and Duan Tingyan were college classmates, Li Siyuan thought his relationship this time was just too embarrassing, so he never told Tao Ran about Duan Tingyan’s identity. Tao Ran probably just figured it out from watching the livestream.]

[As for Duan Tingyan, he didn’t hide it intentionally either. Ever since he broke up with Li Siyuan, he had been wanting to reconnect with him. It wasn’t until a week ago, when Duan Tingyan was preparing to join the show and wanted to contact the production team, that he found out Tao Ran was Li Siyuan’s agent.]

Hearing this, Qin Yao and Huo Yan both glanced at Ye Leyao.

Huo Yan frowned slightly.

So, this really was just a misunderstanding?

Just as he was about to think deeper, Huo Yan noticed that Qin Yao was also looking at Ye Leyao.

Wait, did Qin Yao turn his head to look at Ye Leyao at the same time as him?

Huo Yan’s heart skipped a beat, but before he could think it through, Ye Leyao sighed deeply:

[But what exactly is the story behind Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan’s online romance?]

Ye Leyao couldn’t resist anymore and pulled out his phone.

After reading for a short while, he laughed internally again:

[Hahahaha, so that’s how it is! Not only was today a misunderstanding, but even when Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan first met, it was all a mix-up!]

[When Duan Tingyan didn’t have any work scheduled, he would stream online. His content was very diverse—live voice acting, tackling trending internet memes, and even playing games with fans.]

[In one game with fans, Duan Tingyan happened to match with Li Siyuan.]

By this point, Huo Yan finally understood what was going on. He couldn’t help but glance at the three people nearby.

Li Siyuan had calmed down a bit but was still sitting on top of his cousin, not letting him get up.

Tao Ran lay on the ground in a starfish position, like he had accepted his fate and stopped struggling. “Hey, if you’re really angry, you can hit me. But I’m innocent in all this. If I had known he was the ‘Tingting’ you talked about—”

“Can you shut up?!” Li Siyuan, exasperated, yelled. “Do you think I actually want to hear your explanation?!”

Tao Ran went silent, playing dead on the ground.

Duan Tingyan wanted to laugh but didn’t dare. He took two steps toward Li Siyuan and then stopped. “Why don’t you listen to Tingting’s explanation?”

Li Siyuan shot him a deadly glare but didn’t get up to pounce on Duan or tell him to shut up either.

Duan Tingyan stared at Li Siyuan for a few seconds and immediately understood.

This was one of his rare chances to explain, so Duan Tingyan spoke directly: “Siyuan, whether it was when we first met or now when I came to this show, I never intended to deceive you.”

Other guests arrived one after another, with Wen Xiangyue and Liu Yan being the last to show up. Hearing this, they looked bewildered.

“What’s going on?” Wen Xiangyue whispered.

Song Zhehan smirked, “Isn’t it obvious? It’s one of those ‘ex-lover chasing back the wife’ dramas.”

Ye Leyao glanced at Song Zhehan:

[Wow, Teacher Gou Shi’s terminology is pretty spot on.]

Thinking of something, Ye Leyao smiled and asked softly, “So, are you one of those?”

Everyone around looked puzzled.

What was Song Zhehan?

They all turned to look at Song Zhehan and found his face dark and terrifying.

Just then, Wen Huai suddenly muttered, “So, you haven’t won Zhang Qiran over yet?”

Ye Leyao bit his lip, trying hard to stifle his laughter.

The others, realizing what was going on, also struggled to hold back their grins.

They couldn’t laugh! Song Zhehan was way too fierce; it was one thing to laugh behind his back, but if they laughed in his face, he’d hold a grudge forever!

Finally, with Ye Leyao’s quiet chuckle, the others couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst into laughter.

They laughed so brightly and loudly that even Duan Tingyan and Li Siyuan turned to look at them.

Ye Leyao glanced at Song Zhehan’s expression and quickly suppressed the smile on his face. Then he said to Duan Tingyan and Li Siyuan, “You two continue! Don’t mind us!”

Duan Tingyan was quite helpless.

Having watched every episode of Let’s Go Traveling Together, Duan Tingyan was familiar with the personalities of these guests. 

With them here, it meant that today’s situation couldn’t be kept under wraps. It might be better to take the opportunity to have a proper talk with Li Siyuan.

Duan Tingyan glanced at Li Siyuan, who was still sitting on Tao Ran, and suggested, “Let’s find somewhere else to talk things over. After that, if you’re still angry, I’ll leave the show and promise not to appear in front of you again.”

Duan Tingyan didn’t lower his voice on purpose, so the guests’ laughter abruptly stopped at the same time.

Huh?

He’s leaving?

Li Siyuan didn’t look at Duan Tingyan. After a moment of silence, he got up from Tao Ran. “Let’s go.”

[Wait… If you guys leave, what are we supposed to do?!]

Ye Leyao panicked instantly.

But by this time, Li Siyuan had already taken the lead and walked out. Duan Tingyan, with a clear smile on his face, hurried to follow.

[The cameramen… Oh right, there are cameramen!]

Ye Leyao’s gaze shifted over, and sure enough, he saw that the two cameramen had already followed them.

Relieved, Ye Leyao grabbed Qin Yao’s hand. “Let’s go, let’s go; we’re heading to the director’s area!”

Qin Yao chuckled and nodded.

Hearing that Ye Leyao was heading to the director’s area, the other guests followed suit.

After all, this situation was too confusing, and they needed to get to the bottom of it.

The director’s tent was not far away. Once the group of guests arrived, they crowded out most of the staff.

Ye Leyao and Qin Yao sat right next to the director, occupying the best viewing spot.

In the direction where Li Siyuan had gone, there was a pavilion, and by this time, Li Siyuan had already taken a seat inside. Duan Tingyan sat across from him.

As soon as he sat down, Li Siyuan, impatient, said, “Speak. I’m listening. But Duan Tingyan, let me warn you first—this is your only chance. If you lie to me again this time…”

“I won’t,” Duan Tingyan interrupted without hesitation, then added, “Even when I first met you, I didn’t mean to deceive you.”

Ye Leyao watched with excitement:

[That’s right. The day Duan Tingyan ran into Li Siyuan, he happened to be streaming, and the viewers had asked him to use a sultry female voice the entire time. So for that whole stream, Duan Tingyan was using a woman’s voice.]

[If I remember correctly, after entering the game, Duan Tingyan didn’t turn on the in-game mic, and instead was chatting with his fans in the stream using the sultry voice. While chatting, he realized that two of his teammates had started arguing, one of them being Li Siyuan.]

[Li Siyuan didn’t play games often, so his skills were a bit lacking. Unfortunately, one of their teammates had a foul mouth and was cursing him out, even dragging his parents into it. Li Siyuan didn’t mind being criticized for his poor skills, but he couldn’t tolerate insults to his family, so the two started a full-on verbal battle.]

The story didn’t describe in detail how Li Siyuan and his teammate were arguing, but you could easily imagine that part was unbroadcastable.

[Li Siyuan didn’t use curse words, but every sentence hit where it hurt, probably causing his teammate to completely lose it and go on a rampage.]

[Duan Tingyan’s stream basically exploded because of their argument, and even he couldn’t hold back anymore. He asked them in the team chat if they could stop fighting.]

At this point, the corners of Ye Leyao’s mouth started to lift.

[Duan Tingyan’s voice is top-tier in the voice-acting world. Just imagine a top-level voice actor using your favorite voice and asking you if you could stop arguing—]

[Yeah, I’d be confused too!]

Sitting next to Ye Leyao, Qin Yao suddenly squeezed Ye Leyao’s hand.

Ye Leyao couldn’t help but turn to look at Qin Yao, puzzled:

[Huh? Why is President Qin squeezing my hand?]

Huo Yan: “…”

Couldn’t he sit between them, like Wen Huai did earlier?!

“What’s wrong?” Ye Leyao finally couldn’t hold back and asked.

Qin Yao replied, “Nothing, just keep watching.”

On the screen, Duan Tingyan continued to explain seriously.

Although he didn’t go into too much detail, the guests still managed to piece together the whole story from his brief words.

Qin Yao and Huo Yan understood more clearly, especially with Ye Leyao occasionally adding commentary.

The story between Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan could be summed up in one sentence: a romance sparked by a voice misunderstanding in an online game.

Although Duan Tingyan was usually busy with work, he enjoyed playing games and was quite good at them. Even when he wasn’t streaming, he would still play occasionally.

On the other hand, Li Siyuan was the classic “bad player but addicted to gaming.”

After Duan Tingyan stood up for him in that game, Li Siyuan added him as a friend.

With that, their interactions became more frequent.

Whoever initiated it first, over time, they started playing together more and more. Sometimes, after finishing one session, they would even schedule the next one.

Just like many couples in online games, they naturally exchanged contact information, gifted each other in-game skins, linked their accounts as a couple, and eventually confirmed their romantic relationship.

At this point, Zhou Zijian couldn’t hold back and asked, “So they both had feelings for each other, but neither of them thought to ask about the other’s sexual orientation?”

Ye Leyao nodded. “Exactly. Not only did they not ask about orientation, they didn’t even ask about gender!”

[How terrifying is that!]

[To be fair, thinking about it this way, Li Siyuan is even scarier than my second brother!]

Qin Yao couldn’t help but let a smile curve his lips.

Huo Yan: “…”

Ye Leyao, how bold are you?!

“So, the two of them got together without knowing each other’s gender?” Shen Chong was so shocked that his eyes widened.

Ye Leyao laughed. “Well, if they hadn’t been together, how could they have become exes?”

Song Zhehan sighed dramatically, “What a pity.”

Ye Leyao couldn’t help but look at him, “What’s a pity?”

“It’s a pity we weren’t there when Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan met in person,” Song Zhehan said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

The other guests couldn’t help but laugh again.

“But it’s a bit strange,” Liu Yan asked. “Since they were together, wouldn’t they have exchanged real names? How could they not have realized something was off?”

Song Zhehan seemed to have a thought and glanced at Ye Leyao.

Ye Leyao smiled. “Is it possible that Duan Tingyan’s sexual orientation was always toward men?”

Everyone suddenly understood.

That would make sense.

At that moment, Duan Tingyan’s voice came through again: “Yes, I didn’t explicitly tell you my gender, but on the night you confessed to me, didn’t I already tell you my real name? Did you never look me up?”

Li Siyuan’s face flushed with anger. “I’m not an actor; why would I care about voice actors like you? Sure, you told me you were a voice actor and spoke to me in a male voice, but I didn’t think too much about it. I thought, I thought…”

Li Siyuan struggled for a long time before finally blurting out in frustration, “There are boys with feminine-sounding names and plenty of girls with masculine-sounding names. So I…”

Duan Tingyan looked at him for a long moment before covering his face with his hand. “No wonder you kept calling me Tingting…”

Hearing this, all the guests couldn’t suppress their laughter.

“This was such a huge misunderstanding!” Zhou Zijian sighed.

No one could hold back their agreement.

[Duan Tingyan knew Li Siyuan was a guy, but Li Siyuan always thought Duan Tingyan was a girl, even after being told his real name… Until they met in person. What a mess?!]

Ye Leyao let out a heavy sigh, then suddenly thought of something and whipped his head toward Qin Yao.

Qin Yao looked puzzled. “What?”

Ye Leyao asked, “Do you remember on the last night of the first episode when we were playing Truth or Dare…?”

“What?” Song Zhehan interrupted, “Are you talking about when you said your ideal type was President Qin?”

For once, Ye Leyao was rendered speechless, then angrily replied, “No! It’s when I talked about my orientation, and Li Siyuan spent the rest of the night avoiding me. He wouldn’t even make eye contact…”

Song Zhehan raised an eyebrow. “What’s that got to do with this?”

“So, Li Siyuan must’ve met up with Duan Tingyan before the first episode was filmed, and after things didn’t work out, they broke up,” Ye Leyao declared confidently.

The timeline suddenly made sense!

Song Zhehan nodded in understanding. “No wonder he seemed so on edge during the first recording.”

Everyone couldn’t help but laugh again.

The guests had figured out the whole backstory, and the misunderstanding between Li Siyuan and Duan Tingyan was finally cleared up.

Meanwhile, the livestream was still going, with the two of them sitting face-to-face in the pavilion.

After a long pause, Duan Tingyan finally asked, “So, can we get back together?”

Upon hearing that, the guests’ eyes widened in surprise.

“They’re getting back together?”

“Li Siyuan, what are you hesitating for? If you still like him, just say yes!”

“Yeah, yeah!”

Li Siyuan turned his head, his gaze falling on the shimmering surface of the lake.

Suddenly, he stood up and punched Duan Tingyan in the chest. “Get back together, my ass! We’ve been broken up for two months. Stop bothering me!”

“Damn it, even if you didn’t lie to me on purpose, I’m still mad! Really mad!”

After throwing out those words, Li Siyuan stormed off in a huff.

Duan Tingyan clutched his chest, his face filled with both pain and longing.

Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back and laughed for a long time. Suddenly, he thought of something and turned back to look at Song Zhehan. “Looks like Duan Tingyan is just like you, always stirring things up, Teacher Guo Shi.”

“Crack.”

Ye Leyao heard the sound of Song Zhehan cracking his knuckles.

Without thinking, Ye Leyao grabbed Qin Yao’s hand and started running, shouting over his shoulder, “I’m different from you all! I’m already with President Qin~~~”

Everyone: “???”

Huo Yan: “!!!”

“What?! When did you two get together? I don’t approve!!!”