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The holiday flew by quickly.
Ji Beiling was soon back at the gaming house.
Father Ji went back to work at the laboratory a few days previously. Mother Ji also went to take care of her cafes, leaving Ji Beiling to drive himself back to the gaming house.
Once he parked the car, he took his suitcase out and pulled it into the dormitory. Halfway there, he ran into Bighead, who was downstairs with his takeout.
Bighead was holding a KFC family bucket, stuffing chicken wings into his mouth while walking. When he spotted Ji Beiling, his eyes were beyond large and immediately flashed with the desire for gossip.
“Oh ho ho, North God, you and that spicy Pineapple Bun—” As if he was invisible in Ji Beiling’s eyes, his captain dragged the suitcase and walked by him instead of listening to his vague accusation, leaving him talking to air.
Bighead tried very hard to swallow the chicken wings in his mouth and quickly trotted to keep up.
“North God, North God, how was it? Was the beauty from that day Pineapple Bun?”
Ji Beiling glanced at him and replied calmly, “Your mouth is covered in oil.”
Bighead didn’t have a lot of female fans, but as a showy person, he usually had to go through a skincare routine before going to bed. It could be said that this person cares very much about his image, so he quickly searched for a napkin to wipe his mouth. Ji Beiling was already gone during the time spent for Bighead to lower his head to clean his mouth.
Damn, is this what the Flash looked like in real life? Bighead held his bucket and looked around blankly.
He returned to his computer and sat down, analyzing in his mind—if North God and this Pineapple Bun were really nothing, his captain would definitely deny it openly as usual, but now he remained tight-lipped. Very fishy…
Could it be that the first person in the team to officially find himself a partner was about to appear? And that person was North God?!
Bighead munched on his chicken while pondering over this. The chicken in his mouth seemed to be flavoured by the power of gossip, tasting more and more delicious.
The rest of the team members soon returned, one after another.
Ji Beiling came downstairs with the peripherals he brought home. The heating in the room was fully turned on, so he wore only a thin sweater—he looked every inch homey and casual.
Little Dream was giving out the souvenirs he brought from home. Being from Sichuan, he brought homemade pickled cabbage and his mother’s various snacks, such as cold and spicy stir-fry rabbit, numbing and spicy beef jerky, and more. Every time he came back with tons of yummy goodies, everyone would fight for them down to the crumbs.
Ji Beiling, who was not particularly good at eating spicy food, avoided the team members who were fighting for a pack of rabbit meat and went to install his peripherals. Who knew that as soon as he set up his keyboard and mouse, all the team members would turn around and peek at him like the dean of students watching a student self-studying. He felt the eyes flashing with an intense condemnation of ‘rigour’ behind his back.
Ji Beiling leaned on the table and looked at his teammates. Finding everything slightly funny, he crossed his hands and asked, “What do you guys want?”
“Who the hell is Pineapple Bun!”
“Why play Honor of Kings with them?!”
“Are they beautiful?”
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“Alright, you’ll see him when the chance arises.” Ji Beiling clicked on the game client and waved his hand. “Since everyone is present, we will play a ranked game to get our feel for the game back first.”
Everyone wailed.
“North God!!! Boss!! Our vacation is not over yet!”
Ji Beiling tapped on the table with his fingers and uttered a single tone representing a question.
“En?”
This questioning syllable, which represented the supreme authority in the team, caused everyone to return to their seats and log in to the game despairingly.
But no one forgot that Ji Beiling said that they might have the opportunity to meet this Custard Cream Pineapple Bun.
Because what North God said, generally speaking, would, without exception, happen.
When Lin Xiting had the time to meet Lin Xizhou, she could be described as fleeing in defeat.
Lin Xizhou was very busy at work going into the new year. There was a magazine shoot and a variety show. Rarely did he get a day off in a week.
Mother Lin and Mother Ji had become more and more acquainted with each other, meeting for all sorts of afternoon teas and window-shopping. Plus Lin Xiting was still on winter vacation, so she naturally bore the brunt of accompanying them.
She felt like a vegetable being displayed in a stall. Her mother was the vendor, and Mother Jin was a customer picking vegetables. She was responsible for keeping her freshness and tenderness. Her mother was responsible for endless advertising, and Mother Jin was responsible for praising the product.
“I really can’t continue like this!!!” Lin Xiting collapsed into the hanging chair in Lin Xizhou’s apartment.
Lin Xizhou, who just came back from filming, was putting a skincare mask on himself while sucking in his lips.
After the livestream on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Beiling stopped streaming, as the team was preparing for the LPL Spring Season. Lin Xizhou was also ordered not to touch the game for a short period of time. He worked super hard during the day and suffered from boredom at night.
Hearing his sister’s complaints about their mother’s misdeeds, and wanting to pair her with Ji Beiling, he was naturally very upset.
She glanced at her brother’s face, wetted her lips, and continued to complain.
“Mom told me she wants me to cook soup and food to send it to North God, and she also said that she will personally inspect the results…Big brother, please help! You know this as well as I do, my cooking can kill people!”
In the Lin family, Lin Xiting inherited her mother’s lousy cooking talent. The things she made were not only unpalatable but also had the potential to blow up the kitchen. On the other hand, Lin Xizhou’s cooking was extremely delicious, and he used to be a film crew’s little chef.
Hearing this, Lin Xizhou could no longer sit still.
“What, and she wanted you to send it over?!”
Although it seemed that Ji Beiling was not interested in his sister, his sister looked so much like him. What if Ji Beiling felt tempted by her beauty as they interacted more and more?
He felt uncomfortable when he thought that the idol he admired might become his sister’s boyfriend.
He got up from his chair abruptly and began to pace non-stop.
“When do you have to deliver the meals?”
She blinked her eyes innocently while hugging the couch pillow. “Tomorrow at the latest, mother said she would call and ask.”
He took a deep calming breath.
He gritted his teeth as he said to his sister, “Go to the supermarket to buy ingredients, I’ll make a list for you.”
Lin Xiting asked tentatively,: “…For?”
“Of course I’m cooking for you! Do you think I’ll stand and watch North God get food poisoning!” He rolled his eyes.
She tried again. “Then…will you send it for me?”
“Do you even have to ask!!!” He snapped. “They are training for the Spring Season and they are bound to be stressed. What if rumours of North God dating came out!”
She felt that her burden that was the size of a mountain was lifted off of her shoulders and immediately jumped three feet in the air, smiling.
She almost hopped out the door to buy the ingredients, showing how miserably she had been oppressed these days.
It was already four to five in the afternoon.
The soup didn’t take too long and with the addition of making desserts for five people, Lin Xizhou was busy in the kitchen until after nine o’clock in the evening to get everything done.
His sister was so sleepy that she was removed from the kitchen and sent to sleep on the sofa in the living room.
When she was awakened from the noise, she saw her brother dressed like a thief, carrying desserts and chicken soup packaged like it was from a five-star restaurant, and putting on his shoes at the door.
She was taken aback. “It’s ten o’clock, and you want to send it over now?”
The mask muffled his voice. “I have something to do tomorrow, and they are awake during the nighttime. Plus, there would be less chance of outsiders seeing me.”
Although Lin Xiting didn’t understand her brother’s thinking very well, since he had helped her solve such a big problem, she had to swallow back her confusion and watch her brother go out.
The BLK gaming house was not too far away from Lin Xizhou’s apartment. Once he drove to the area, it was a little over ten o’clock.
Carrying a box that was obviously packed with food, the security at the door registered his name and let him in.
Standing in front of the gaming house, Lin Xizhou went through the scenario in his head and took several deep breaths.
He called Ji Beiling on WeChat.
When his phone lit up displaying an incoming call from WeChat, Ji Beiling was going over the replay of the training game he just did with his team members.
His mobile phone was placed on the coffee table. When he saw Lin Xizhou’s WeChat profile on display, he was stunned for a moment before it finally sunk in who was calling him.
The team members waited for Ji Beiling to hang up the phone. Unexpectedly, their captain, who usually wouldn’t answer a call during training, actually answered the phone and stood up to leave the meeting area.
After a few seconds, the captain reappeared visibly shocked and with a hint of an uncontrollable smile as he walked to the front door.
Opening the door, he saw Lin Xizhou, who was wrapped so tight that only his two eyes were visible, standing at the doorway.
When Lin Xizhou saw the older boy wearing a knit sweater over his wide shoulders, with legs for days appearing behind the door, Lin Xizhou’s heart couldn’t resist speeding up—so handsome.
Ji Beiling looked at the secretively dressed Lin Xizhou with a smile.
“What are you up to?”
Lin Xizhou didn’t pull down his mask, saying in a small and nervous voice, “North God, I came here to give you food.”
He handed the chicken soup to Ji Beiling. “My mother asked my sister to give it to you. If you get a call from her tomorrow, remember not to spill the beans. My sister is a terrible cook, so I helped her out by making meals for your team.”
Ji Beiling accepted the heavy, insulated thermos. The smile that he couldn’t suppress anymore was wide on his face as he asked in a cheerful voice, “You made this?”
Being in a hurry, Lin Xizhou uttered “En” twice and handed him the dessert. “These are cupcakes. I made five, one for each member.”
Not in a hurry, Ji Beiling accepted the food slowly and raised his eyebrows. “One for each member?”
In their dreams.
After Lin Xizhou passed him everything, he turned around to leave, but Ji Beiling grabbed his arm.
At this moment, the other members had realized something was wrong, so they all ran to the window next to the front door for a peek. When they saw Ji Beiling take the initiative to pull the other person’s arm, they all made weird sounds, trying to move to different angles to catch a glance of the person’s face.
Bighead said loudly, “Hey, young sister! Since you’re already here! Why not stay and eat together!!!”
The other teammates echoed his sentiments.
With his hand still in North God’s grasp, Lin Xizhou’s face turned a burning crimson under his mask. He roared internally—young sister?! You fucking moron, your whole family is a young sister!!!
Ji Beiling actually went along and nodded.
“That’s right, it’s still a bit cold. You can drink some soup with us, and I will send you back.”
Lin Xizhou cried, “I drove here.”
Ji Beiling insisted, “Then warm yourself up with some soup before leaving.”
As a result, Lin Xizhou was dragged into the gaming house in a daze.
He never dreamed that his first time entering the BLK gaming house would not be as a fan.
But…
As a delivery person.
The real Custard Cream Pineapple Bun has something to say:
Ji Beiling: Even if I’m full to the point of bursting, I’ll not share sweets made by my wife with others!
The translator has something to add:
Teo: Anonymous Reader, thank you so much for the ko-fi!
ahhhh thank you for the chapter <3 they’re so sweet !
Eheheh i smell love in the air ufuffuf
Thanks for the chapter
Thank you for the chapter
».. and Mother Jin was a customer picking vegetables. + .. and Mother Jin was responsible for praising the product.« both Mother Ji
It’s funny how LXZ is in a hurry and JBL isn’t. Dunno, but I had to laugh xD
Thx for the ch ٩( >ヮ<)۶
LOL I remember laughing out loud when I first read it.
Thank you for reading (❁´◡`❁)
Hahaha.. Pls start dating soon
thanks for the chapter ♡♡
they are too cute!
thanks for the chapter <3
thank you for the chapter ♡♡♡
this guy even started drinking vinegar so soon lol
So Ji Beiling love sweets huh 😏
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
So sweet. Delivering food for his hubby and North God is clearly overjoyed over the sudden visit. 😍
Thank you for the chapter <3
im cracking up, they’re so CUTE