Ever since mastering a special technique for eating desserts, Ye Shanshan had started bringing sweets to Gong Yue every day. Especially after realizing that, although Gong Yue never said anything, he was always very cooperative, Ye Shanshan became even bolder. Relying on this strategy, he managed to get through two whole weeks.
That morning, still half-asleep, Ye Shanshan rolled over in bed and reached out beside him. Finding the spot empty, he mumbled with his eyes closed, “Did he fall off the bed?”
To verify his guess, Ye Shanshan, wrapped tightly in his blanket, struggled to scoot over while keeping his eyes shut. He reached out again—still nothing. That finally made him open his eyes. He first glanced at the floor to check, and upon seeing that Gong Yue hadn’t actually fallen off, he let out a relieved sigh.
Covering his mouth as he yawned, he rubbed his eyes and groggily called out, “Boyfriend?” Just as he was about to call for the ‘big demon king,’ he saw Gong Yue walking in.
Seeing Ye Shanshan reaching out for him, Gong Yue immediately leaned down and picked up the clingy, still-half-asleep man who was acting spoiled.
“You’re awake?” Noticing how drowsy Ye Shanshan still looked, Gong Yue, already fully dressed, placed him back onto the bed. “I made an appointment with a dentist. What time do you want to go?”
It took Ye Shanshan a few seconds to process what Gong Yue meant. Tilting his head up, he showed off his front teeth. “Look, my teeth are super healthy and really strong.”
Then, as if to prove his point, he flashed a bright, eight-toothed grin, making it clear that he absolutely didn’t need a dentist.
“Mm, but you eat too many sweets.” Gong Yue gently pinched his cheek. “Still want to sleep?”
“Nope, you already left—I can’t sleep alone.” Ye Shanshan propped his chin up with one hand, sounding a little deflated before finally giving in. “Alright, nine o’clock then. I’ve got something big to do today!”
Seeing Gong Yue nod in agreement and turn to leave, Ye Shanshan moved swiftly, launching himself onto Gong Yue’s back. “Don’t go, don’t go!” He nuzzled against Gong Yue’s neck. “Ge, carry me on your back?”
Still in his pajamas with messy hair, Ye Shanshan knew he’d be indulged, so he was always coming up with spontaneous little whims.
Gong Yue supported him. “Hold on tight.” Then, just like that, he carried Ye Shanshan on his back, step by step, out of the bedroom and down the stairs.
Ye Shanshan rested his head on Gong Yue’s shoulder. “Ge, I’m so happy.” As soon as he said that, he couldn’t help but smile.
But while he was eating breakfast, Ye Shanshan noticed Gong Yue standing at the door, giving instructions to Butler Hawke. That’s when it hit him—Gong Yue was about to leave for work with his documents!
Without hesitation, he abandoned his steamed buns, rushed over, snatched all the documents from Gong Yue’s hands, and sprinted upstairs at full speed.
Moving quickly, Ye Shanshan shoved all the documents under the bed. Just as he stood up, he saw that Gong Yue had followed him. He immediately raised his hands in surrender, his eyes filled with innocence. “I don’t know anything.”
Gong Yue sighed in exasperation but pretended not to notice the telltale signs of the hastily hidden documents. Instead, he asked, “Are you afraid of the dentist?”
“How could I be?!” Ye Shanshan denied it immediately. But after a moment of hesitation, he decided to be honest. “Okay, I am.”
Gong Yue held his hand, and Ye Shanshan absentmindedly traced patterns in Gong Yue’s palm, his tone expectant. “Then… can you stay with me until the dentist leaves before going to work?”
“The documents you just grabbed—I had Butler Hawke deliver them to Qin Xuan instead.”
Ye Shanshan took a moment to process that. So Gong Yue had planned to stay with him from the start?
The next second, Ye Shanshan flopped onto the floor, retrieved all the documents from under the bed, and handed them back. “Here you go.” He didn’t dare make eye contact—
—His brilliant and cunning image in Gong Yue’s mind was probably ruined!
After confirming that Ye Shanshan’s teeth were perfectly fine and seeing the dentist off, Gong Yue finally left for work.
Ye Shanshan stood on the balcony, watching as the car drove down the private road and out of the estate’s gates. Only then did he hurry to the study, dragging out two large material boxes. He then set up three cameras on stands at different angles. After adjusting them, he opened his livestream software.
Since it was a weekend and he had announced the stream in advance, nearly nine million viewers were already waiting.
Ye Shanshan greeted the main camera, “I had something to do today, and I realized I kind of disappeared again for a while. So, I figured I might as well stream.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the comment section erupted with exaggerated wails:
——“Heartless fairy boy! You still remember us?! I thought you ascended back to the heavens and weren’t planning to return! The fan groups have been mourning your absence for days—you’ve been gone for almost half a month!”
——“I was this close to becoming an anti-fan after not seeing you for so long. But now that I see you, I’m back to being a devoted fangirl! Hype hype! My Ye Master is the coolest!”
——“I think we should ignore him—let him know we can get mad!”
Scratching his head, Ye Shanshan looked troubled. “I didn’t disappear on purpose. I had to apologize to my ge, so I punished myself by doing a hundred practice exams. I had no choice!”
To prove his point, he lifted a thick stack of completed exams from the desk and waved them in front of the camera. “You have to believe me—I just accidentally got addicted to studying.”
With solid proof, the comments quickly shifted in tone. Seizing the opportunity, Ye Shanshan changed the subject, cleared his throat, and announced the theme of the stream:
“For today’s stream, I’m assembling two mechanical arms. I’ve already designed and prepared all the parts in advance, so today is all about putting them together. It’ll take a while, but I’ll move as fast as I can.”
With that, he laid out the custom-made components, placed the blueprints beside him, mentally ran through the assembly process one more time, and got to work.
For a long time, Ye Shanshan stayed silent as he focused, but the comment section’s activity only grew more intense:
——“Holy—! Does he have to be that fast?! His hands are so steady! I’m watching this so tensely I can barely breathe!”
——“Guys, did you see the blueprints? I zoomed in, and aside from the numbers, I understand nothing! And yet, here I am, staring at my idol assembling mechanical arms like it’s a drama series. Unbelievable. 2333”
——“I’ve been watching for three hours, and I just realized—I used to only look at Shanshan’s face, but now I’m fixated on his hands. They’re so steady! My eyes are spinning! I can’t wait to see the finished product! Also… are we sure this is Ye Shanshan and not his long-lost genius roboticist twin?”
——“You know, this reminds me—someone once tried to stir drama by questioning Shanshan’s ‘genius student’ reputation. I really wish they were here to witness the sheer aura of a real academic prodigy.”
Ye Shanshan didn’t check the comments. Around noon, he took a quick break to eat a bowl of noodles and drink some water before diving right back into work.
After nearly seven hours, the mechanical arms were mostly assembled. He set up two computers in front of him and started coding at lightning speed.
——“Damn, he’s showing off now. His hands are moving so fast they’re a blur! Isn’t he worried his fingertips will catch fire from friction against the keyboard?! Also, what is that computer? It’s handling his insane speed without lagging at all!”
—— As a computer science student, I am in absolute awe! What kind of idol have I even become a fan of? His skills completely overshadow my professor’s—I’m crying! No, I need to record this. Once the stream ends, I’ll slow it down by ten or five times and study it carefully! But seriously, Lord Ye, you already have the looks—why do you need so much talent too?!
—— I’m so nervous right now! I feel like the mechanical arm he’s building is going to be so powerful it defies logic! I’m so excited—ahhh! It feels like Lord Ye is pulling me into a whole new world! I can’t be the only one feeling this way!!
By the time the sky was nearly dark, Ye Shanshan rubbed his slightly sore eyes, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and leaned back in his rolling chair. He pushed himself back slightly, picked up a pair of non-prescription glasses, placed them on his nose, and then rolled back to his original position. Interlocking his fingers, he spoke in a serious tone:
“Dear audience, the moment of truth—has arrived!”
As the comment section noticeably slowed down in anticipation, Ye Shanshan bent forward as if he was picking something up.
The viewers held their breath, eyes unblinking, waiting for the big reveal. But then, a white blur flashed across the screen, and everyone realized—Ye Shanshan had lifted Sparkling into his hands.
For a moment, the screen was filled with ellipses.
Placing Sparkling on the table, Ye Shanshan adjusted his glasses and continued, “Now, let’s welcome our two mechanical arms—Xiao Zuo and Xiao You—to perform their act!”
—— Xiao Zuo… Xiao You… Such straightforward and simple names, truly in line with our Lord Ye’s style!
—— Is it just me, or does Shanshan wearing glasses instantly set my blood boiling? He looks so good—AHHH! How can someone be this good-looking?! Screenshot, screenshot! Please, someone cast him in a role like this! My nose is about to bleed!
—— I thought he was going to reveal some top-secret weapon, but no, it was… the divine beast sparkling… I was too naive after all!
Meanwhile, as Ye Shanshan input a command, the mechanical arms started moving smoothly.
With each new command he entered, the arms adjusted their angles, locked onto sparkling, and then, using their small wheels and caterpillar tracks at the base, steadily moved forward.
A few seconds later, as if confirming the distance, the arms paused briefly. Ye Shanshan watched intently as, just as he had envisioned, the two mechanical arms’ “fingers” flexibly and delicately gathered sparkling’s fur, carefully combed it, and finally secured it with a tiny, customized hair tie into a small tuft.
Once the task was complete, both mechanical arms stopped moving.
Ye Shanshan picked up sparkling, feeling utterly enchanted by how adorable the little cat looked with its tiny tied-up fur. Placing the cat on his lap, he finally turned to the chat—and sure enough, the comments were so densely packed that they were completely unreadable.
—— How do I even describe the rollercoaster of emotions I just experienced? When the mechanical arms started moving, I was freaking out like, “Holy crap, this is some next-level tech!” Then, when they got closer to sparkling, I was so anxious and worried something would go wrong! And then… what happened? Oh. The arms gave sparkling a little hair tie. I… have nothing to say.
—— This is like building a robot powerful enough to conquer the world—only to use it to sweep fallen leaves off the street. This is NOT the plot twist I expected!!
—— Confirmed: Sparkling is Ye Shanshan’s true love! ‘A young genius billionaire personally builds a high-tech grooming device for his beloved cat! Just $998, and you can take home your very own fur-combing mechanical arms!’ If you need nationwide distributors, please contact me immediately! But seriously, how much would a mechanical arm capable of such precise movements even cost?! Just thinking about it is mind-blowing!
Ye Shanshan powered down the mechanical arms and explained, “I’ve been thinking about making this for a while now—this way, I can help sparkling groom his fur. And also—”
Just as he was about to continue explaining his design concept, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening.
Turning his head, Ye Shanshan’s face instantly lit up with a smile, and his voice unconsciously softened.
In the livestream, the audience heard his voice—soft, but crystal clear.
“Ge, you’re back?”
For a split second, the entire comment section lagged—then it exploded.
