Chapter 68 – The Rebellious Crybaby

Since discovering that Chu Yin had some depressive tendencies, Wei Lai had been reluctant to let him engage with negative online comments. He took over Chu Yin’s social media accounts, filtering out the negativity, and every night before bed, he would selectively read some heartfelt, uplifting comments to Chu Yin as bedtime stories.

Thus, in the first layer of space, Chu Yin’s phone was clean—aside from WeChat and Taobao, it only had a few games installed.

However, in Chu Yin’s private space, the vibe was completely different. All the apps Wei Lai usually forbade him from downloading were right there.

Wei Lai held the phone in one hand, scrolling in shock, his eyes dazzled by the array of colorful apps.

This was outright rebellion!

Wei Lai felt the same heartache as if he’d discovered his thirteen-year-old son secretly indulging in porn behind his back.

Setting aside the pastel, girly games, Wei Lai went straight for the main event—first opening the photo gallery.

At first, his heart pounded wildly, his breath cautious, afraid Chu Yin might notice. But the more he scrolled, the weirder his expression became.

In Wei Lai’s own phone, the gallery was usually filled with his own flirtatious selfies or thirst-trap photos of handsome men. At the very least, there were piles of absurd memes produced by netizens. But Chu Yin’s gallery was completely unexpected—it was full of bizarre shots!

Orunju’s tender little paw prints, the fluffy edges of a furball gradually puffing up in the sunlight, Wei Lai’s neatly arranged slippers, Wei Lai’s meticulously groomed leg hair, thongs fluttering like colorful flags on the balcony—things like that, all artfully color-graded to look whimsical and full of childlike curiosity about the world.

Wei Lai had initially thought Chu Yin might have a crush on him. But after seeing his photo gallery, he wasn’t so sure anymore.

If Chu Yin had a crush on him, shouldn’t the gallery be full of secretly taken, suggestive photos? Why were his pictures lumped together with furball, Orunju, and thongs? In Chu Yin’s mind, was he really just a mother figure?

Wei Lai’s thoughts were in turmoil. Holding the warm, drunk Chu Yin in his arms, he didn’t know what to do. The man in his embrace was completely wasted, sleeping soundly, while Wei Lai had inadvertently stumbled upon a secret and was at a loss.

Should he ask? What if Chu Yin really just saw him as a mother figure? Wouldn’t it be awkward if he brought it up?

Was what he felt for Chu Yin love? He’d never had a successful relationship before—could he even take responsibility for these feelings?

What if things between him and Chu Yin ended up like his parents’ relationship?

Compared to dating, Wei Lai preferred having crushes. He had a fickle nature—crushes were his own business, something he could walk away from anytime without worrying about hurting anyone. But entering a relationship meant taking on a whole new responsibility, and Wei Lai had no confidence in himself.

Taking a deep breath, Wei Lai opened Chu Yin’s Weibo to see if he’d been reading hateful private messages from antis.

But when he clicked in, there were hardly any private messages—the atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious.

—”Sensei, are you still creating content? I love you so much, you’re a god-tier sensei!”

—”You’re a genius! I feel like I’ve stumbled upon something real!”

—”Came across your work on my feed and burst into tears on the spot! ChuLai is REAL! ChuYao is just marketing fluff—sugar-coated poison! Wuwuwu, poor little crybaby!”

Chu Yin’s reply: You have good taste.

Wei Lai wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him. He exited and re-entered, but Chu Yin’s Weibo was still just as wholesome.

Upon closer inspection, the account’s username was: Top Shipper of CrybabyWei Lai CP.

Wei Lai: “???”

Chu Yin himself had taken to the battlefield under the guise of a CP shipper, accumulating a sizable following by writing a fanfiction titled I’m New Here¹Their CP name partially means “new arrival,” so the title of the novel contains their CP name., Please Take Care of Me.

Wei Lai clicked on chapter 1 and was shocked to discover that Chu Yin had already assigned their sexual roles in the very first chapter.

Chu Yin was the 0.

Wei Lai was the 1.

Wei Lai: “……”

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  Their CP name partially means “new arrival,” so the title of the novel contains their CP name.