FIMA CH147: Dual Queue

[Holy crap, I’m not seeing things, right…]

[I shouldn’t be seeing things, I think I saw it too. I even took a screenshot…]

[I exited the live stream and came back in to confirm. The stream definitely belongs to Great God Xie, but the account is Big Boss ‘Smurf’s?]

[So, then… why is Great God Xie logged into Big Boss ‘Smurf’s account?]

[Or rather… could it be that Great God Xie IS Big Boss ‘Smurf’?]

Xie Fengqing stared blankly at the questions constantly popping up in the live stream chat, his eyes glazing over.

Heaven knows, he was just as confused!

Even if Gu Siyuan’s computer had auto-login enabled, shouldn’t it be his ‘Hero Gu’ account?!

Why would it be this one?

This incredibly hot, highly-sought-after ID?!

Frowning, he slowly moved the mouse and clicked open the character’s inventory.

There wasn’t much inside, but almost every single item was among the most expensive and rare materials in Great Wilderness—for example, the Speed Heart, the Ice Snow Heart, and so on…

The live stream chat instantly exploded again.

[It’s true! It really is Big Boss ‘Smurf’s account…]

[Why is Great God Xie acting like a stranger? He even went out of his way to make an alt account?]

[No, that’s not right. If you watch their combat styles, they are completely different. How could they be the same person?]

[Exactly! Isn’t the whole reason we’ve never been able to figure out ‘Smurf’s identity because his tactical style is entirely different from all the current Great Gods?]

[To be honest, Great God Xie has no sense of direction; in team fights, he just relies on brute force and rushing in. But Big Boss ‘Smurf’ is a walking map and a master tactician who plays dirty. How could they be the same person…]

Xie Fengqing stared at the screen full of exclamations and doubts.

That’s right, you guys aren’t wrong to doubt it, because they are NOT the same person.

But wait… since when do I have no sense of direction?! Since when do I only rely on brute force?! Can you people speak a little more politely?!

No, no, no… wait.

The more pressing issue right now was: what the f*ck is going on?!

This was a question only the owner of the computer could answer.

Xie Fengqing immediately turned his head and shouted, “Gu—”

But right at that moment, his mouth grew warm as a large hand suddenly clamped over it, cutting off the rest of his words before they could leave his throat.

Because Xie Fengqing rarely showed his face during live streams, this time was no exception; the webcam was pointed solely at the keyboard. Therefore, the viewers in the live stream could only vaguely see a shadow walking over before Xie Fengqing was abruptly silenced.

A moment later, they watched as a distinctly large hand with prominent knuckles—clearly not belonging to Xie Fengqing—lightly tapped the keyboard and clicked the mouse. Then, the screen fell silent. The live stream had been muted.

The crowd of viewers was stunned for a second, and then they began spamming the chat like crazy.

[Holy sh*t, what happened? The sound suddenly cut off. Has Great God Xie been kidnapped?!]

[Who was the person who just muted the mic? There’s someone else in Great God Xie’s room?!]

[Right at the end, I only heard Great God Xie yell ‘Gu’… who is that?]

Right then, a seemingly ordinary comment floated by. Although it looked ordinary, its content was critical, and it was quickly caught by everyone.

[Are we allowed to say this? I go to the same school as Great God Xie. Great God Xie’s cheating, sugar-baby ex-boyfriend happens to have the surname Gu…]

[Holy crap, haha, I came to the right place! I don’t even play games. I specifically came to camp in this live stream to ship them after watching that ‘Hero Saving the Beauty’ video!]

[Shaking hands, sister! Me too. I don’t understand the game at all. I’m just here to look at the handsome guy and ship the CP (couple).]

[Haha, can I just say me too? Handsome Gu’s hand just now looked so good…]

[+1]

[+10086]

However, this was Xie Fengqing’s live stream, and many of the viewers were his die-hard fans. They had long known about Gu Siyuan’s existence, and they were crystal clear about the incident where he cheated with Qi Yue.

They had cursed Gu Siyuan more times than they could count, both inside and outside the game. Seeing these comments shipping the two of them instantly ignited their fury.

[Can that sugar-baby scumbag stop leeching off Great God Xie’s clout? Get lost! Roll as far away as possible!]

[How does this kind of scumbag still have the nerve to stick to Great God Xie for publicity? He even bought a marketing account on Douyin this time. Does he really want to debut as an influencer or something?!]

[A b*tch will never change in this lifetime. Addicted to being a sugar baby, huh? I curse him!]

…

Meanwhile, outside the screen.

Xie Fengqing, his mouth covered, was trapped single-handedly in Gu Siyuan’s embrace. He struggled desperately, thrashing around, but couldn’t break free.

Gu Siyuan admired the adorable, flustered appearance of the person in his arms for a moment before slowly releasing his hand.

Xie Fengqing immediately threw his head back and glared viciously at him, but didn’t speak. He looked exactly like a balloon inflated to its absolute limit, ready to burst.

The corners of Gu Siyuan’s lips curled up slightly: “If you don’t want to ask anything, then I’ll go back to work.”

The very next second, his white dress-shirt sleeve was yanked.

Xie Fengqing puffed his cheeks and huffed angrily: “Speak! What is going on? Why is the ‘Smurf’ ID on your computer?”

Gu Siyuan’s voice was flat, cutting straight to the point: “Because that is my smurf account.”

His tone was far too calm and matter-of-fact, leaving absolutely no room for even a sliver of doubt.

Xie Fengqing’s eyes went wide as saucers.

Finding his expression rather cute, Gu Siyuan reached out and pinched his cheek.

Xie Fengqing grabbed that large hand, refusing to let go, and shook it slightly like a child. He asked hesitantly, “How did your skills improve so fast?”

Gu Siyuan looked down at him from above, saying flatly: “Perhaps they didn’t improve. Perhaps what you saw before wasn’t my true strength.”

Xie Fengqing was even more shocked.

“You’re a natural-born actor! Then why were you pretending before?!”

Gu Siyuan said casually: “I wasn’t interested. I was just playing around casually.”

Xie Fengqing gave a low hmph, unclear whether he believed it or not.

However, the truth was, none of these were actually major issues. He rested his chin on the back of the chair. Remembering something else, he asked excitedly, “So the person chatting with me in the game before was you! Telling me not to get too close to Ying Ning…”

Gu Siyuan nodded: “Yes.”

Xie Fengqing broke into a wide grin: “Hmph, I knew it… how could there be such a coincidence?”

Gu Siyuan’s fingers lifted his chin, his voice cold: “Now that you are my boyfriend, you need to stay even further away from him.”

Xie Fengqing shot him a sideways glance, a half-smile on his face: “Why do you care so much about him? He’s not even my type.”

Gu Siyuan’s thumb pressed against his soft, red lips: “Call it a man’s intuition.”

“Hmph. Actually, did you never truly let me go?” Xie Fengqing laughed smugly. He pressed his cheek against Gu Siyuan’s hand, acting spoiled: “Then you have to treat me very, very well from now on. We’ll love each other for a lifetime, and naturally, no one else will be able to come between us.”

Gu Siyuan lowered his head and pressed a soft kiss to his forehead.

“Alright.”

Xie Fengqing grew even happier. He immediately reached around to hug Gu Siyuan’s waist, refusing to let him leave, and tilted his head up wanting to kiss him.

Gu Siyuan’s large hand cupped the back of his head, parting his lips.

No matter how calm, self-possessed, and gentlemanly Gu Siyuan was normally, at times like this, he was an absolute controller and aggressor. His movements were rough and overwhelmingly dominant.

Xie Fengqing naturally accepted his dominance. Eventually, he completely sank into it, his body turning soft, his mind hazy.

An unknown amount of time passed before Gu Siyuan slowly released Xie Fengqing. Looking at his misty, watery eyes and swollen red lips, he suddenly pointed to the computer screen behind him, raising an eyebrow slightly: “The live stream is still running. I only muted the microphone.”

Xie Fengqing violently snapped back to reality. All traces of hazy enjoyment vanished from his eyes as he spun around at lightning speed to look at the computer screen.

“Oh my god, did we get caught on camera? Will I get fined by the platform…”

At this very moment, comments were flying across the screen at breakneck speed.

[What did I just see? What did I just see?! Even though I could only see their waists and legs, those two were pressed so close together…]

[I clearly saw Great God Xie’s hands wrapped tightly around Handsome Gu’s waist! In broad daylight, with a clear sky above, what are they doing?!]

[We’re all old friends here, why mute the mic? Why point the camera so low? Is there something that we, your esteemed top donators, aren’t allowed to see?!]

[I’m so happy! I originally just came to try my luck and look at the handsome guy, I didn’t expect to actually get fed real CP content!]

Xie Fengqing’s cheeks flushed red.

These shameless perverts.

However, in stark contrast, Xie Fengqing’s fans were naturally extremely displeased by these horny comments.

[Holy sht, where did all these delusional psychos in the live stream come from today? Running into the gaming section to ship CPs?! And shipping Great God Xie with that kind of sugar-baby scumbag?!] [Seriously, where did these lunatics come from? Who the fck cares about your ships?!]

[Exactly! Even if I wanted to ship, I’d ship Great God Xie and Big Boss ‘Smurf’—a power couple! Who the f*ck would ever look twice at that sugar baby surnamed Gu?!]

[Right! If we ship, we only ship strong x strong! That sugar-baby scumbag Gu needs to get lost!]

Faced with this surging tide of mass fury…

The minority group of CP shippers refused to abandon ship or give up, continuing to post weak but persistent comments.

[Maybe ‘Smurf’ IS Handsome Gu? After all, aren’t they together right now?]

[Yeah! Maybe Great God Xie accidentally logged onto Handsome Gu’s computer and account!]

[Anyway, haven’t you guys still not figured out who is behind the ‘Smurf’ account? You know the saying ‘it’s darkest under the lamp’—maybe it really is our Handsome Gu!]

[Hey, that analysis actually makes a lot of sense! Haha, our ship is totally real!]

However, these comments triggered an absolute avalanche of “Hahahaha”s in the live stream chat…

Aside from the colorful barrage of “Hahaha”, almost no other comments could be seen.

The CP shippers, who were visiting the stream for the first time after watching the Douyin ‘Hero Saving the Beauty’ video, were completely bewildered.

What are they laughing at? Is it really that funny?

After an unknown amount of time spent laughing, someone finally took pity and explained.

[Hahaha, I’m literally dying of laughter! Actually daring to say Big Boss ‘Smurf’ is that sugar baby surnamed Gu! I swear…]

[Do these people who only ship based on faces have absolutely no understanding of what the words ‘sugar baby’ mean?]

[Haha, with the skills that guy surnamed Gu has, he isn’t even fit to carry Great God Xie’s or Big Boss ‘Smurf’s shoes! Regardless of who is behind the account, it is absolutely impossible for it to be that guy!]

[This sh*t could be nominated as one of the Top Ten Jokes in the World! How comical, how humorous…]

Watching these comments, Xie Fengqing blinked. And then blinked again.

This is a bit awkward, my fans!

He turned his head to look at Gu Siyuan standing beside him: “Look at this. You overacted so hard before. Look at the image you have now.”

Gu Siyuan’s expression remained unchanged, as coldly indifferent as ever: “They are all just irrelevant strangers.”

Xie Fengqing puffed his cheeks. He went back to reading the comments.

By now, the chat in his live stream had basically divided into three main factions. The first was the newcomers who had watched the video and came to ship the CP; the second was his long-time fans; and the third was the hardcore gamers who only cared about gameplay and skills.

The gamers had zero interest in the arguments between the fans and the shippers. They were spamming the chat because they just wanted Xie Fengqing to hurry up and play.

Whatever doubts there are, just play a match! Play one match and everything will be clear!

Tsk, seriously speaking, they had never actually watched a live stream from ‘Smurf’s first-person perspective before. This could be considered ‘Smurf’s live stream debut!

The gamers were howling with anticipation.

Looking at those comments, Xie Fengqing couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. Forget you guys having never seen it, I haven’t even seen it!

He tilted his head back, looking up at Gu Siyuan: “Look, they’re still waiting for your live stream debut.”

Gu Siyuan shook his head, his voice flat: “I have no interest.”

Xie Fengqing’s eyes widened roundly: “But they keep asking! What am I supposed to do? Just ignore them?”

Gu Siyuan asked calmly, “What do you want to do?”

Xie Fengqing’s eyes instantly lit up. He said loudly, “Party up with me! We’ll duo-queue! That way, all the rumors will shatter on their own.”

Gu Siyuan cast a glance at him, smiling but not answering.

Xie Fengqing’s face instantly flushed red, knowing his true motives had long been seen through.

However, since they were boyfriends now…

He directly grabbed the man and started acting spoiled: “What’s wrong with queuing up together? I haven’t even played with you yet!”

Gu Siyuan pinched his cheek, his eyes calm, staying silent.

Xie Fengqing puffed his cheeks: “You really won’t queue up?”

Gu Siyuan still didn’t make a sound.

Xie Fengqing grabbed his hand and kissed it: “Just this once.”

Gu Siyuan’s thumb lightly pressed against his lips, as if toying with a piece of soft jelly, but still didn’t speak.

Xie Fengqing was about to despair. He glared viciously at the man: “Gu Siyuan, I’m not going to kiss you today.”

But right at that moment, Gu Siyuan glanced at the computer screen, and his deep, magnetic voice rang out: “Alright. Let’s queue.”

Xie Fengqing’s eyes widened: “Really?!”

Gu Siyuan nodded.

“Boyfriend, I love you the most!”

Xie Fengqing instantly bloomed into a radiant smile. He excitedly turned around to look at the computer screen—

Only to see someone spamming the comment section.

[If that scumbag surnamed Gu is actually Big Boss ‘Smurf’, then I am XXX (the CEO of the streaming platform), and I will immediately give everyone in this room a 10,000 RMB red envelope!]

[Then I’ll perform eating a keyboard raw for everyone!]

[I’ll perform taking a sh*t on the spot and eating it myself.]

“…” Xie Fengqing.

It was very hard not to suspect that this was the actual reason Gu Siyuan had agreed.

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