SFBF CH91.3

He hadn’t expected this man to come to the game too. But since he was here, Qi Pao Shui took barely any time to gather all the information on the leader’s husband—a newcomer, a newly bought account, a complete makeover. He was clearly a whale too, but he didn’t necessarily know how to play the game.

Because when someone spotted the leader carrying him to grind mobs, his movements were very clumsy; he didn’t even know how to dodge when mobs unleashed skills.

Having learned all this, Qi Pao Shui rubbed his hands together in anticipation, planning to finish him off directly in the wild to let the leader see who the real man was!

But just as he was about to type and finalize a time with the other party, the other party sent a private message directly: [This afternoon. I’ll call you then.]

Qi Pao Shui: ?

After that, no matter what Qi Pao Shui said, the other party didn’t reply anymore.

This gave Qi Pao Shui an illusion—how did it feel like he was the one initiating the fight, yet the control had shifted entirely into the other party’s hands?

Surely the other party wouldn’t just ignore private messages?

That shouldn’t be possible, right? In case someone had something important to find him for…

No, that man had just come to the game, and even his account was bought. Who could possibly have anything important to find him for?

And the only person connected to him—which was their guild leader—might be sitting right next to him at this moment, playing the game with him.

…Of course, he didn’t need to look at private messages!

Qi Pao Shui, who had always been guessing and imagining how fulfilling, perfect, enriched, and happy the leader’s real life was, was directly so envious that he wanted to smash his computer!

In fact, President Gu indeed didn’t look at private messages again.

Since he already knew what kind of content they contained, there was no need to look.

He only said to Shen Qing, “Wife, teach me how to PK this afternoon.”

“It’s fine to do that… but you’re not really going to head to the wild with him, are you?”

The female account had been bought by Shen Qing, so he knew its configurations; it was much better than Xia Meng Qi Pao Shui’s account.

But it was President Gu’s first time playing a game. He was still in the middle of familiarizing himself with his own class skills, so he understood Qi Pao Shui’s skills even less, which would put him at a huge disadvantage in a 1v1 fight.

However, President Gu moved his fingers slightly. His long, slender five fingers had distinct knuckles and looked very flexible.

He said subtly, “There’s no loss in trying.”

“True. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll fight for you.” When saying this, Shen Qing laughed like a little fox again.

Gu Huaiyu subconsciously curled the corners of his lips along with him.

His wife was willing to stand up for him and fight others.

This was very important to Gu Huaiyu.

But then again…

Gu Huaiyu didn’t think he would lose either.

“If I win…” His voice suddenly became even deeper.

Shen Qing: “Hmm?”

Gu Huaiyu: “Shouldn’t you call me ‘Older Brother’ then?”

Shen Qing: …

His eyes suddenly widened.

Out of embarrassment.

He could call people “older brother” or “older sister” casually in the game, but for some reason, just thinking slightly about calling Gu Huaiyu “older brother” face-to-face made him…

His face turned slightly red. Shen Qing glanced away and stubbornly pretended not to care: “Sure, no problem.”

“Good.” Gu Huaiyu nodded, considering the agreement made with the young man.

In truth, the questions he asked just now weren’t for nothing. Gu Huaiyu had already understood the mechanics of this game, as well as the advantages and skills of his own class.

The remaining part was to know himself and his enemy—understanding the opponent’s skills and characteristics.

This could be achieved by watching videos and explanations.

Finally, it was the proficiency of mechanical operation.

Gu Huaiyu estimated that two or three hours would be about enough to get everything sorted.

But just as he brought up a PK video, Shen Qing suddenly held him down and said, “It’s time for lunch.”

Gu Huaiyu: “?”

Shen Qing stood up directly: “Your body hasn’t recovered yet, we have to eat first!”

In his eyes, the victory or defeat of a PK didn’t matter at all; even if he really died and dropped money and equipment, it was nothing. Besides, the big boss was only playing the game for his first day, so it wasn’t shameful to lose.

The big boss’s physical condition in real life was what mattered most!

Gu Huaiyu: “…You’re right. Sorry.”

When he became serious, he would forget to eat; he indeed had this bad habit.

Shen Qing had already begun pushing President Gu’s wheelchair straight toward the door: “Quick, quick, quick, your body! The matter of ‘grabbing food’ cannot be delayed!”

President Gu, who was being pushed along: …

In the afternoon, under Gu Huaiyu’s conscious analysis of his opponent and practicing, he indeed won against that Qi Pao Shui in the wild.

[Guild: ‘Xia Meng Qi Pao Shui’ was mercilessly killed by ‘You You Wo Xin’!]

Because it was a PK in the wild, which fell under agro-pulling operations, the news of a member’s death would be broadcasted by the system into the guild chat.

As soon as the message came out, the internal guild channel began scrolling furiously.

[What’s the situation? Qi Pao Shui actually lost to a newcomer??]

[It couldn’t be a ghost-writer/pilot playing for them on the leader’s part, right?]

[Qing Qing Zi Jin: I certainly didn’t.]

[Those who don’t know shouldn’t talk nonsense. There’s no ghost-writing; when they were fighting, the leader was chatting with us the whole time. Come to YY voice chat.]

[! Sorry leader, I shouldn’t have misunderstood you! qaq]

[But Brother Shui only has one piece of divine gear on him, while the newcomer has a full set of max-level divine gear. It’s normal for Brother Shui to lose…]

[You can’t put it that way, the leader’s husband is still a newcomer.]

[What’s wrong with being a newcomer? A newcomer having equipment and outputting brainlessly is enough!]

[Oh, then why don’t you mention that Qi Pao Shui issuing a challenge to a newcomer was a form of bullying in itself!]

[Qing Qing Zi Jin: Don’t talk nonsense, my husband unequipped his gear for the PK. His panel stats were about the same as Qi Pao Shui’s.]

[…]

[Right, I can prove it. Do you guys not check the opponent’s equipment before a PK?]

Precisely because he didn’t want people to mistake it for ghost-writing, Shen Qing had indeed turned on his voice chat early on, shooting the breeze with everyone in the guild group.

At the same time, he registered a YY voice account for President Gu and pulled him into the group as well, although Gu Huaiyu didn’t speak much.

But while he was PK-ing, Shen Qing had been talking the entire time.

No one could be so distracted as to PK while casually chatting, especially since people who understood PK could see that the battle was actually very intense and definitely wasn’t brainless stat-outputting.

Moreover, You You Wo Xin’s mechanical handling style was completely different from their leader’s, which proved definitively that it wasn’t the leader ghost-writing. You You Wo Xin had won completely based on capability.

Under such circumstances, there were still people who refused to accept the leader’s husband’s strength and intended to blindly defend Qi Pao Shui, which made some rational people in the guild—who favored reason over personal relations—unable to watch any longer.

And after the PK ended, Qi Pao Shui seemed to find it too humiliating; he went offline directly and didn’t show his face again.

In this way, the arrogance of the people who originally spoke up for him was extinguished as well.

Shen Qing said a few more words into the microphone.

His voice was very light, yet his tone was entirely filled with laughter.

Mainly, he couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Because President Gu’s progress was simply too, too, too fast!

Aside from shock and disbelief, after winning the match, Shen Qing couldn’t help but feel a sense of shared glory.

It was both satisfying and proud.

He just wanted to laugh! Haha.

He suspected that Gu Huaiyu might really be some kind of machine. Otherwise, how could someone study well, have a booming career, and even excel so outstandingly at playing games?

You could say his brain was sharp, able to memorize both sides’ skills and react in a timely manner.

But President Gu truly wasn’t clumsy with his hands either!

Shen Qing had noticed this when practicing matchups with him in the afternoon.

Furthermore, he increasingly felt that Gu Huaiyu’s initial display of stiffness and clumsiness seemed to be merely a momentary illusion.

By the time they fought later on, Shen Qing didn’t think Gu Huaiyu would lose at all.

That was why when chatting and joking with the members on YY, Shen Qing could be so relaxed from the bottom of his heart.

…

Oh well, who let him be the big boss?

The big boss had to live up to his persona.

In short, it was just too cool!

While Shen Qing was feeling deeply emotional, a large hand suddenly rested on his leg.

He looked back immediately. Gu Huaiyu’s narrow phoenix eyes flickered with light and shadow, and when meeting his gaze, he even raised his chin slightly.

Shen Qing: “…”

Got it, got it.

Shen Qing blinked, extending his long legs and suddenly standing up from his seat. He straightened his waist, then leaned in toward Gu Huaiyu’s direction.

With a subtle smile hanging on his face, Shen Qing’s eye corners turned upward, his under-eye puff quite deep.

Approaching Gu Huaiyu bit by bit, his gaze passed across the big boss’s pale cheek, brushed past his high nose bridge and sharp, handsome eyes, and finally arrived next to the other’s ear.

It seemed that by evading the other’s gaze and not seeing his expression, Shen Qing wouldn’t feel so embarrassed.

Subsequently, he extended his neck slightly, lifting his chin a bit, leaned close to his ear, and called out very softly, “Older Brother.”

…

Gu Huaiyu’s eyes widened slightly.

The hand resting on his own leg suddenly clenched into a fist.

He turned his head slightly.

His sharply lined lips slowly brushed against the other’s cheek. Gu Huaiyu raised his hand to support the young man’s slender nape.

The distance was close enough to clearly see the tiny peach fuzz on each other’s cheeks.

Gu Huaiyu gave a low response: “Mm.”

“Big Boss, why aren’t you speaking, Big Boss?”

Hearing that Shen Qing and the others were chatting on YY, many guild members also logged into their accounts and joined the chat.

Shen Qing was habitually accustomed to calling Gu Huaiyu “Big Boss,” and when facing the microphone, he occasionally didn’t adjust it back and called him that a few times, so the members all followed suit and called him Big Boss too.

Furthermore, they hadn’t discussed it any less in private—

[The leader is already such a massive boss, yet he still calls his husband Big Boss. Then just how huge of a boss is his husband?]

[I feel like the leader’s family is just really, really rich. Earlier, I saw his baby driving an excavator in the yard, and the background was a luxurious villa QAQ]

[I feel like the leader’s husband is so amazing. Just now when the two of them were practicing duels, I was watching right next to them. He really progressed at lightning speed!]

[So do rich people like them not work? It feels like the leader is usually very free…]

While a few people were discussing in private, they heard the sound coming from their leader’s microphone again.

It was a bit noisy, with a child’s voice, but roughly still audible. It was a relatively loud female voice, shouting “President something.”

The voice moved from far to near.

In reality, someone was indeed calling Gu Huaiyu. It was Lian Jin, who had finished the meeting here in the morning and completed her instructions, returning to report back.

Some matters were best reported to President Gu in person, so she made another trip—absolutely not for the sake of taking a few more looks at the young masters and taking the opportunity to pet the cubs along the way.

Her luck was also quite good today; when she was downstairs, Lian Jin actually ran into Young Master Duo and his classmate, Young Master Ming.

Young Master Duo-duo was still as polite as ever. Upon seeing Lian Jin, he took the lead to greet her: “Hello, Auntie Lian.”

Beside him, Ming-bao was seeing this unfamiliar auntie for the first time. However, Ming-bao was never shy or one to let the atmosphere freeze; without even needing Gu Duo’s introduction, he followed up warmly: “Hello, Auntie!”

Lian Jin: “Aw!”

Afterward, the still very calm and self-contained Young Master Duo kept his head down to continue writing his homework.

Seeing two handsome and exquisite cubs in one breath, Lian Jin expressed great satisfaction. Seeing the two cubs studying, Lian Jin didn’t dare to disturb them too much, only giving them the ice cream and cream puffs she had bought on the way to eat.

At this moment, as she turned her head, she caught the gaze of Young Master Ao, who was driving a toy car indoors.

…

Lian Jin blinked, and Ao Zai on the car blinked too.

Lian Jin greeted first: “Hi, little Ao Zai, what a surprise, you see Auntie again~”

Clearly sensing that this should be the second time seeing Auntie Lian today, and finally realizing that the person opposite was indeed Auntie Lian, Ao Zai opened his little arms directly: “Auntie Lian!”

Lian Jin: “!”

Then without a second word, Lian Jin lifted the fair and tender young master out of the children’s little open-top convertible.

Duo-duo, who was writing homework nearby, saw that it was Auntie Lian Jin lifting his younger brother, so he didn’t care much.

Meanwhile, Ao Zai’s temper in front of pretty aunties had always been very good. When Lian Jin said she had business to discuss with his dad, Ao Zai followed Auntie Lian Jin upstairs with pitter-patter steps.

Lian Jin had always possessed a bustling and energetic temperament. At this moment, failing to see President Gu or Assistant Li in the office, she could only call out loudly for their President Gu.

Ao Zai followed beside her, cackling happily, laughing very cheerfully, and also followed along calling “President Gu.”

“President Gu, President Gu, President Gu.”

The voice moved from far to near.

Shen Qing, who was inexplicably immersed in a somewhat romantic and lingering atmosphere, snapped back to reality instantly, and hurriedly got up to open the bedroom door.

“Madam, is President Gu here?” Seeing Shen Qing, Lian Jin hurriedly walked over in her high heels.

Shen Qing’s voice was clear, and he turned his body slightly to indicate the path for her: “Your President Gu is right here.”

“Is President Gu taking a afternoon nap?” Lian Jin’s footsteps paused slightly.

She knew that the study and the bedroom here were connected, so she wasn’t sure what President Gu was doing. She just felt that if President Gu was taking an afternoon nap, she wouldn’t disturb him for now, and then felt it was a little bit strange—President Gu has started taking afternoon naps now?

Shen Qing, however, waved his hand, overturning all of Lian Jin’s assumptions, and said, “No, he’s playing a game.”

Lian Jin: “?? Who, what? What?”

Lian Jin expressed absolute shock: “No, I mean, President Gu is playing games???…”

At this moment, President Gu in his wheelchair came out.

His phoenix eyes looked dark and sharp from the side profile, and Gu Huaiyu’s voice was as detached as always: “What’s the matter?”

…

Afterward, Lian Jin followed President Gu into the office to make her report.

Leaving Ao Zai tucking his little hands, tilting his head up to stare blankly at Shen Qing.

…Uh.

Originally, Ao Zai had been firmly held by the hand by the pretty auntie.

From the looks of it, the pretty auntie didn’t want to let go, meaning she wanted to bring him along to do the report.

But before leaving, President Gu cast a dangerous glance at Lian Jin, then gestured for Ao Zai to stay and keep his little daddy company.

“Ao Zai stay here to play with little daddy for a bit, big daddy will be back very soon, okay?” Although President Gu’s detached voice still had no ups and downs, it sounded noticeably softened on purpose.

Little Ao Zai on the ground nodded immediately, declaring like a little knight: “Okay!”

Lian Jin: “…”

She could only say goodbye to the young master with regret.

Ao Zai waved his little chubby paws very politely: “Bye-bye Auntie.”

Afterward, Ao Zai, who had tucked his hands back in, was picked up by Shen Qing.

Although Shen Qing also didn’t quite understand why when President Gu left Ao Zai behind, he phrased it as letting Ao Zai keep himself company to play?

Shouldn’t he have said “Ao Zai go play by yourself, or play at little daddy’s place for a bit”!!

It made it seem like he absolutely needed someone to keep him company to play.

Hmph!

After picking up Ao Zai, Shen Qing asked about his older brother and Brother Ming’s situation, and naturally carried the cub back into the study.

The computer speakers were still constantly transmitting the sounds of guild members arguing and discussing. Only then did Shen Qing remember that it seemed their microphone wasn’t turned off.

Ao Zai’s crisp little voice resounded, saying, “Older Brother and Brother Ming are writing homework, Auntie Lian brought delicious fruit cream puffs!”

In the computer, someone was still discussing: “President what? Who heard it clearly?”

“A company president, right… Otherwise, why would he be called Big Boss!”

“The leader’s husband’s voice is so magnetic!!”

“Just now, that Big Boss’s ‘What’s the matter’ gave me a fright. For a split second, it felt like I went back to when I previously went to make a report to our chairman QAQ!”

“Shh, shh, shh, is it the leader’s baby coming?”

Seeming to know the baby was calling him, Ao Zai already answered in his milky voice: “Yes, it’s Ao Zai, I’ve come!”