The Theory of QueerbaitingChapter 22

You Xin didn’t get to sleep until midnight, and when he finally drifted off to sleep, his dreams were full of dog blood.

First, Duan Jiashu asked him to discuss health and care, and then the other couldn’t help saying that he had to do some experiments on You Xin, and then forced or semi-forced (You Xin didn’t remember anymore) him. Afterwards, You Xin cried messily while Duan Jiashu smiled as he looked at him, “What are you crying about? We’re selling CP, aren’t we? I don’t really like you~” You Xin stopped crying in an instant, then watched Duan Jiashu smile and pat his face. “We’ve done it with great care, now this time, I’ll use a whip~” HZz1Pw

You Xin woke up right after, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he found someone patting his face. He pushed away the other’s hand, jumped up and shouted, “What are you doing!?”

Duan Jiashu, who was patting his face to wake up You Xin, was startled. His face looked very innocent. “I’m hungry.”

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You Xin: …

You Xin wiped his face and felt that his head was still dizzy from waking up so sudden. Then Duan Jiashu spoke again, “I’m hungry. Get up and cook for me.” You Xin covered his face and nodded. A very strange sense of guilt suddenly appeared in his heart. Although Duan Jiashu is 28 years old, he was childish. But he even did YY with him in his dream. It’s too obscene! kxtanX

He blamed himself for the illusion that he liked Duan Jiashu last night. Maybe Duan Jiashu was so handsome that he lost his bearings. You Xin was sad. After washing, he went to the kitchen to make the egg cakes for Duan Jiashu.

Out of some inexplicable sense of guilt, You Xin put marinated beef cubes in each egg cake. Duan Jiashu leaned against the kitchen door and sniffed twice through his nose, very satisfied with the aroma of the pancakes that had not yet come out of the pan. He raised his eyes to think and frowned, “Why didn’t you give me marinated beef yesterday?

Because I was too annoyed with you yesterday and didn’t want to give you food. You Xin thought, but he didn’t dare to answer so. He merely said, “I forgot yesterday.”

Duan Jiashu slightly grimaced and wasn’t very satisfied with this answer, but he didn’t delve into it, and asked another question. “Do you have a good relationship with Liu Yanhui?”

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“Yes.” You Xin answered casually, and then looked at Duan Jiashu. OK, why did he think of mentioning Liu Yanhui? Duan Jiashu and Liu Yanhui aren’t familiar with each other.

“Has Liu Yanhui ever been to your house?” Duan Jiashu made persistent efforts.

“No, only you have come to my house.” You Xin bought this small house after leaving the group. He hadn’t contacted Liu Yanhui for almost three years until they met again in the program. So off course, it is impossible to invite the other to his home. Now, even after getting familiar with Liu Yanhui again, he really didn’t want to invite him to his home. Although the house he lives in is small, it was also the first place completely belonging to You Xin. It was a place that couldn’t be easily shared with others. However, this beautiful little corner of his soul now had a permanent mark called Duan Jiashu jumping back and forth like a horse.

“En.” Duan Jiashu nodded, but the tone was a little higher than usual, as if he was very happy. NBoAHY

You Xin put the dish on the plate. He glanced at him at the corner of his eyes and suddenly had a strange feeling that Duan Jiashu seemed to be jealous of Liu Yanhui. He observed the other. When Duan Jiashu saw that the food was ready, he quickly walked over, held the plate, pouted and blew the pancake. Then he took a bite and commented with great satisfaction: “En, pancakes with meat are better.”

It should be another illusion. You Xin came to this conclusion calmly. Duan Jiashu, in addition to liking kittens, probably only has feelings for food. He can’t let this guy stay in his house anymore, or he might frequently have all these kinds of strange illusions. Now he must drive Duan Jiashu away!

Thinking of this, You Xin made up his mind. He fed Duan Jiashu two more of the pancakes, then pointed the door to the other and said, “After eating, you can go. You can’t stay in my house anymore.”

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

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You Xin felt a lump in his chest. He took two deep breaths to comfort himself. Forget it. Duan Jiashu will leave. When he’s gone, he can return to a peaceful life.

Duan Jiashu began to clean up after eating. After wearing his hat, mask and sunglasses, he took the remaining stewed beef in You Xin’s house, walked to the door and looked back, “You Xin, can I come to your house next time?” wtWxeY

“… well, you’d better not…”

“En, I’ll come again.” Duan Jiashu waved and closed the door.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

You Xin: …

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Ten o’clock in the evening is the most popular time in the entertainment forums. At that time, a post appeared on the front page of the forum titled: 【Sisters, come!!! I’m going to faint!】

Main post content:
Just now, this landlord was scrolling through Weibo and found that Duan Jiashu, who hasn’t been online for a hundred years, has posted. 【Weibo screenshot.png】

It was nothing special, that is to say, he merely ate a bowl of delicious noodles and was about to go to bed. After observing the picture, this landlord didn’t realize what the post wanted to express, and then scrolled to other contents silently. But after a while, I felt that the furniture in Duan Jiashu’s Weibo post looked familiar. This landlord returned to the post and guess what? This landlord feels that they discovered something amazing!

Look at the dining table in Duan Jiashu’s post and the dining table in You Xin’s livestream [dining table comparison.jpg] is it the same? Xm4QJV

Then look at the living room-dining room partition in Duan Jiashu’s post, is it exactly the same as in You Xin’s Weibo【pavilion.jpg】

And Duan Jiashu used this bowl and chopsticks for eating noodles, are they exactly the same as the bowls and chopsticks that You Xin used to show off his cooking skills last time! 【Bowl and chopsticks comparison.jpg】

Holy sh*t! I don’t even know what to say! This landlord had to go to the roof of our dormitory rooftop to start shouting!!! Friends, you discuss it yourselves!

Replies:
【Seeing the landlord’s post title, I wondered if Duan Jiashu was in trouble again. I came in and sure enough…】 ilhgNz

【Sh*t! Landlord, you should pay attention to safety on the roof. Don’t have an accident because of a b*tch couple!】

【F*ck… Last time my friend told me that JiaXin was real. I merely laughed at her, and now I believe it!!!】

【He just went to You Xin’s house to eat noodles. What’s the big deal? [ snort ] 】

【All these comparisons are false! The landlord just plans to spread rumors by photoshopping and is asking for a lawyer’s letter!】 KNRV U

【The landlord certainly didn’t photoshop. I’ll prove it, unless Duan Jiashu was the one that photoshopped [doge] 】
【Why is ah-Shu so thoughtless? I can’t accept this 5555555. What’s so good about You Xin? He’s so ugly 555555555】

【The famous Duan fan upstairs cried. It seems that the ship is real. JiaXin is rio!】

【I found that although Duan Jiashu hasn’t been on Weibo for 800 years, his two recent posts are both related to you Xin. The lonely shadow photo was because Liu Yanhui came to the program and took You Xin’s attention. Is it because of Liu Yanhui again this time?】

【Yes, yes… Recently, Liu Yanhui and You Xin were photographed having dinner at night! Then Duan Jiashu mediately declared his power on Weibo! What’s so great about eating with You Xin? I live in You Xin’s house!】 vtqjfY

【Full marks for reading comprehension upstairs comment, I’m now announcing that you are the representative of the JiaXin fans!】

【Duan laoshi is too jealous. He looks serious and him being this kind of person is completely unexpected!】

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【This is the legendary old house on fire, a fire full of love!】

【What kind of candy is this? Duan Jiashu was just talking to himself. You Xin didn’t say anything】 JdPRB8

【I don’t understand the upstairs comment. The little shou must be embarrassed. Duan laoshi can’t cook. Who did you say made the noodles he ate, hm?】

【You Xin gave Duan laoshi something to eat. Oh, what kind of script is this? My God, I’m going to faint, and I also want to go to the rooftop to scream!】

【My God, when people fall in love, they’d really be willing to lose their face! Would you please ask the b*tch couple to share some candy again!】

【Reporting! I discovered another big piece of candy! Reporting! I discovered another big piece of candy! You Xin’s past live broadcast shows that You Xin’s house only has one bedroom and one bed 【picture】 ah, ah, I’m going crazy! I’m going to write a fanfic of them giving birth to children now, giving birth to eight or ten!】 4QiLZR

【Sure enough, I’m ready! Please leave a link before you go!】

【ready + 1 link + 1】

【ready + 2 link + 2】
……
【Excuse me, where can I buy good JiaXin content? The CP I love hasn’t been around for ten years 【tears】】

【If you buy JiaXin candy, you won’t lose anything, you won’t be scammed, and you will even win a prize and become a JiaXin content millionaire】 ZdD0BH

【Friends in the back, please raise your hands, I say JiaXin! You say Rio!】

【JiaXin is rio!】

【I love JiaXin all my life!】
……
Duan Jiashu sat upright on his desk, refreshed this new popular post with satisfaction, and took notes while reading the replies. Last time, when You Xin’s date with Liu Yanhui was exposed, Duan Jiashu thought he had failed. But he didn’t expect that the masses were so wise that they almost found out his true identity. It was so exciting!

Duan Jiashu was surprised and it aroused his thirst for knowledge. Why is this secretive interaction more eye-catching than direct dating? Through the summary and analysis of various users in the forums, he finally realized that the majority of gossiping netizens were more willing to find clues and then analyze and verify when discussing gossip. Compared to getting answers directly given by the media, they were more willing to believe their own conclusions. MSGgIU

After Duan Jiashu got the theoretical result, he immediately put it into practice. He made up the cause of his quarrel with his agent, put out a full play to hone his acting skills, successfully got to stay in You Xin’s house, took photos and made a lot of evidence, that is, what netizens would call a solid hammer. Then the most informative photos were selected and sent to Weibo. Sure enough, through practice there is a standard to test the truth, and his behavior online has been recognized and praised by the majority of netizens.

Moreover, Duan Jiashu, who stayed in You Xin’s house that time, got a lot of unexpected gains. He not only got to eat the rice made by You Xin and brought back the stewed beef, but he also had fun chatting with each other. Duan Jiashu felt itchy in his heart, but he didn’t know what to do.

What should I do with You Xin? Duan Jiashu was pondering this when he received a call from Wen-ge.

“Duan Jiashu! Are you with you Xin? Don’t say no, you’re not normal these days…” Afkx0

“Yes, together.” Duan Jiashu calmly replied.

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Translator's Note

cliche/exaggerated (sometimes with angst) tropes

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the novel uses “狗男男” which is derived from “狗男女”, a vulgar word in chinese (literal translation to this is: dog, boy, and girl).

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the emoji looks like this:

Translator's Note

5 is pronounced “wu” in Chinese, so this is an expression of crying

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bitter love experiences in life

Translator's Note

it’s basically when there’s a rumor going around but the person involved doesn’t admit it, then someone else provides evidence, the truth will hit down like a hammer.

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13 comments

  1. It’s so funny to see him scheming lol go!! I support JiaXin is RIO agenda!

    THANKS for the chapter 😊

  2. Duan Jiashu is such a … I’m speechless! He really planed it all out. Step by step, what to do, what to post, how to leave clues and manipulate into the right direction. I have to say… I’m extremely impressed. 😂 Way to go bro. First start dating online in the fantasy of your fans and later make those fantasy’s come true. 😊

  3. I feel so negative, but I really don’t like Duan Jiashu. He’s childish and manipulative. Poor You Xin gets forced to do stuff he doesn’t want to and is left with a belly full of anger every single time. Unless Duan Jiashu quickly realizes that he loves You Xin and starts treating him better, I really can’t accept this.