The room was finally quiet.
Only the PC tower's fan still hummed with a faint, steady buzz.
Su Yu sank back into his chair and let out a long breath, feeling like that half hour had been more exhausting than spending an entire day grinding Titans in the Abyss.
He turned his head to look at Kiana.
She was still sitting on the floor bedding, hugging her knees, her entire face buried in the crook of her arms—only a reddened crown of hair visible.
At some point, the white cat named Chongchong had hopped onto her legs and was purring contentedly, completely unaware of the human tragedy that had just unfolded.
"…Um."
The girl's voice came out muffled, heavy with guilt.
"Sorry."
"I told you, it's not your fault." Su Yu waved it off, grabbed the cup on the desk, and chugged a big gulp of water. "I'm the one who forgot to mute. And I was way too confident. Who the hell would've thought that pink fairy had ears that sharp?"
A brief silence settled in.
Moonlight spilled in through the curtains, scattering a patch of silvery glow across the floor.
Su Yu looked at the system panel.
Main Quest: Incubate the Honkai IP, and push forward production of Honkai 3rd
Current Progress: 2%
Warm Reminder: Completing different stages of the main quest unlocks the following rewards—
Stage 1 (20%): Kiana's movement radius expands to 5 meters
Stage 2 (30%): Daily trial card duration increases to 1 hour
Stage 3 (50%): Kiana's movement radius expands to 50 meters
…
He stared at it for a few seconds in silence.
"Starting tomorrow, we're pushing the main quest."
These days—being chained together so tightly that even using the bathroom required two-person synchronization—these days where social death could strike at any moment… he couldn't survive even one more.
Kiana lifted her head, mismatched eyes full of confusion.
Su Yu pointed at the panel hanging in empty air. "As long as we get that game's progress up, your movement range gets bigger. And that trial card time… gets longer too."
He paused. His tone carried the kind of grim determination you only get when life has backed you into a corner.
"So I can use the bathroom alone in the future—and so you don't have to tremble in fitting rooms again… this game has to blow up."
Kiana froze for a beat.
She looked at Su Yu's face, which screamed forced by circumstances, then lowered her eyes to the cat in her arms—free as the wind.
That awkwardness, that shame, that helpless feeling of being treated like a ghost…
She didn't want to experience it a second time either.
"…Okay."
She nodded. Her voice was light, but there was a firm resolve under it.
"Got it. I'll… cooperate. I'll do my best."
…
Morning sunlight—an uninvited, tactless guest—forced its way through a gap in the curtains and stepped right on Su Yu's face.
He frowned and opened his eyes, his mind still stuck in that half-asleep haze.
Out of habit, he rolled over and groped for his phone—only for his fingertips to brush against something soft and cool.
Hair.
White hair, like high-grade silk.
His memory snapped back into place instantly.
Su Yu's movements locked up.
His gaze dropped. Kiana was still curled up on the floor bedding.
She'd wrapped herself into a little cocoon, only half her face and a few messy strands of white hair exposed.
Chongchong was tucked in the hollow of her neck. Their breathing—girl and cat—was oddly synchronized, calm and steady, to the point that it felt wrong to disturb them.
Su Yu sat up as quietly as he could.
He picked up his phone and, by habit, opened social media—
Then he froze.
On the screen, his profile icon had a red badge in the corner.
The little red dot that was usually single digits had turned into an eye-searing 99+.
His DMs were a disaster zone—people he knew, people he didn't, tea sellers, scammers, promoters—like the entire world had remembered the existence of "Su Yu" overnight.
He opened Weibo. Sitting blatantly on the trending list was a tag:
#ElysiaLoveLesson#
Su Yu's heart skipped a beat.
He tapped in. Pinned at the top was a video whose views had already gone completely nuclear.
The thumbnail was Elysia's signature smile, next to an oversized, bold, decorative title:
Elysia's Love Lesson Episode 47: What Is a Man Thinking When He's "Hiding a Beauty in a Golden House"?
Su Yu's pupils tightened.
He tapped play.
In the video, Elysia sat on her iconic pink sofa, holding a little notebook, her expression so serious she looked like a scholar.
"Welcome to Pink Fairy Miss' Love Lesson~"
She flipped the notebook open and gave a smile that said you're all about to suffer.
"Today's case comes from one of Pink Fairy Miss' good friends—of course, to protect his privacy, we'll call him… Mister S~"
[Mister S my ass]
[You're one step away from reading his ID number out loud]
[Elysia, your 'privacy protection' is so half-hearted it hurts]
"Mister S is usually a lazy, laid-back type Not exactly enthusiastic about streaming~"
Elysia held up a finger.
"But last night Pink Fairy Miss discovered a shocking secret"
The footage cut to a recording of last night's stream.
After some post-editing, the gunfire in the background had been lowered, while that soft, trembling, slightly aggrieved female voice was amplified tenfold—crystal-clear:
"I… want to use the bathroom…"
[HERE IT COMES]
[MY HEART STOPS EVERY TIME I HEAR THIS LINE]
[SU BRO YOU'RE DONE—THE WHOLE INTERNET KNOWS NOW]
Su Yu shut his eyes in pain.
This was public execution. They'd put his dignity on a grill, roasted it over and over, then sprinkled it with a spice called "entire-internet spectatorship."
The video continued. Elysia counted on her fingers, listing "evidence" point by point:
"First: Mister S is definitely hiding a cute girl in his home."
"Second: Their relationship is already so close that… mm, even basic bodily needs don't require any kind of avoidance."
"Third—and most important—Mister S absolutely refuses to admit it! He even came up with a terrible excuse like 'I was watching anime'!"
She tapped her pen against the table, producing a crisp little sound.
"This is a classic 'hiding a beauty in a golden house' mentality~ Treating you like a treasure to be hidden away, refusing to let anyone covet you—not even Pink Fairy Miss~"
[SU BRO, YOU BETRAYED THE WORKING CLASS!]
[SINGLE-DOG ALLIANCE, AND YOU SECRETLY TOOK LESSONS?!]
[Mister S? MORE LIKE "Mister S(e)"—THAT GIRL'S VOICE SOUNDS LIKE SHE GOT BULLIED HARD!]
"Keeping a treasure hidden so no one can find it Hiding the most precious thing in a place only you know"
Elysia's eyes sparkled.
"That means Mister S is actually a very devoted man Even if he looks lazy on the surface deep down he must be very gentle~"
[?]
[ELYSIA I THINK YOUR ANALYSIS WENT OFF THE RAILS]
[HE'S A TRAITOR, OKAY?]
[WHERE'S OUR SINGLE-DOG ALLIANCE?!]
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