After delivering the gifts, Qin Shu went downstairs, leaving only a black square box lying quietly among the pile of gifts.
During the last meeting, Huya was smiling brightly and talking to the audience happily. Teacher Dan looked at him silently and thought he was cute.
A bite stopper made Ruan Cunyun so happy. It seems that he should also refresh his understanding of Ruan Cunyun.
Although Ruan Cunyun always blushes and is shy, and trembles when Qin Fanglu touches him, and seems to be the passive one, in fact his desire for control is no less than Qin Fanglu's.
The lively and tiring meeting finally came to an end. The staff looked at the table full of gifts and said with a smile: "The two teachers really came back with a lot of gifts. Can I help them load them into the car?"
"Okay, thank you for your help." Qin Fanglu thought that it would be a bit difficult for two people to move, so he agreed.
Before the staff started working, Ruan Cunyun quickly picked out the black box and held it tightly in his arms like a big treasure.
Noticing Qin Fanglu's gaze, Ruan Cunyun puffed out his cheeks and said nonchalantly, "What are you looking at? This is a gift from my aunt!"
Qin Fanglu chuckled and suddenly looked forward to having Ruan Cunyun put the bite stopper on him personally, as long as it would make him happy.
Cheng Kai asked him, "Why do you come here every day?"
Even Cheng Kai was worried that Xu Feifei, this little office boy, would spend all his saved salary in less than a month if he kept spending money like this every day.
Ruan Cunyun exclaimed: "Oh my god."
Cheng Kai glared at him: "The customer is God, you are the King of Hell."
Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard Xu Feifei continue to shake her head and say, "Hey, Qiangwei and Qi Chang are so sweet after their marriage, Xiaoyun and Mr. Qin are so sweet after their relationship, and I'm the only one left alone. If I don't come to play with you, who else can I go to?"
Ruan Cunyun actually wanted to say, Qin Fanglu, if you don’t mind, we can live together for the rest of our lives.
Qi Chang asked with a smile, "When are you two going to get married?"
The three Bai Qiangweis and Ruan Cunyun met in the restaurant. They planned to stroll around the comic exhibition together after lunch, and then go to Teacher Octopus's place to join in the fun.
If they get married, they will become each other's husbands, live together, meet each other's parents, think about the future together, and become the signers of the most romantic kind of lifelong contract.
After all, dating and getting married are two different things, two stages of life.
Just as they came up with a plan, the five of them met an old acquaintance at the entrance of the venue.
"The customer is God!" Xu Feifei accused with good reason, "Why are you so impatient with God?"
The two would fight as soon as they met, from playing games to fighting offline. Everyone had long been used to it and they all watched the show with relish, and no one tried to break up the fight.
Even though Qin Fanglu knew little about the cosplay circle, he had heard of the name of Teacher Octopus. Before he started to officially post his paintings online, Octopus was already a well-known cosplayer.
Every day when Cheng Kai entered the secret base, he would see Xu Feifei eating in the dining area, giggling while watching the cartoons on the table, treating this place as a cafeteria.
The two met almost every day. They were already very familiar with each other, and now they are even more familiar with each other.
Qin Fanglu asked: "Why did the octopus withdraw from the circle?"
Xu Feifei went there more frequently, and her spending at the secret base increased sharply. She often bought some small things and brought them back, and her membership was upgraded from gold to diamond.
Qi Chang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Even if it's not the last time, Mr. Octopus's audience number can crush many people."
Ruan Cunyun nervously grasped the corner of his clothes and couldn't answer a single word.
"I don't think I've ever seen so many people!" Xu Feifei also shouted.
Cheng Kai said unhappily, "I've already told you that the logistics are slow lately and the goods haven't been shipped yet. Aren't you tired of asking me every day?"
Xu Feifei is well-informed: "Because he is getting married and preparing to retire from the entertainment industry and return to the three-dimensional life."
Cheng Kai felt his heart skip a beat, as if a happy puppy on the roadside had washed his face with its tongue.
Ruan Cunyun was only in his early twenties, and "marriage" had never been a life issue he had considered. When this topic was suddenly brought up, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
The length of the queue was extremely exaggerated, with the number of people probably several times that of Ruan Cunyun and his group.
Qin Fanglu looked at Ruan Cunyun, his tone was very calm, as if he was discussing what to eat in the evening, and suggested: "Then let's think about it and prepare it sometime."
He thought, is it true that he would marry Qin Fanglu? Marry the painting teacher he has liked for a long time? He would never dare to do this in his dreams!
Ruan Cunyun was silent for a long time. Qin Fanglu chuckled, "Just kidding. We don't need to rush."
Xu Feifei was stuffing meat sauce lasagna into her mouth, her cheeks bulging, and she said in a slurred but matter-of-fact way, "I came to see you!"
White Rose said: "Hey, after all, this is Octopus' last event before he retires, so we must seize this opportunity."
There was a meet-and-greet session with cosplayer Octopus-sensei in the afternoon session of the comic convention. Audiences started queuing up in the morning and the place was bustling with activity.
Everyone then started talking about other things, and the topic of marriage was brought up, and Ruan Cunyun was embarrassed to bring it up again.
Xu Feifei shook his head like a rattle: "Tsk, my standards are very high! It's hard for ordinary people to catch my eye."
He just hadn't thought about it before, but now that he thinks about it, the answer is actually very simple.
Teacher Octopus's fan meeting won't start for some time, so they plan to just wander around first.
"So you came to me because you have no one to play with?" Cheng Kai rolled his eyes, "I suggest you find a partner too."
Xu Feifei raised his voice and said, "Xiao Chengzi, has the action figure I ordered last time arrived?"
Ruan Cunyun was a little confused by the word "marriage". His face immediately turned red, his eyes wandered, and he stammered: "I haven't thought about it yet..."
Cheng Kai almost grabbed his collar when he was scolded as soon as they met. He fought back, "Are you Xu Yiben?"
Ever since Xu Feifei finally believed that Cheng Kai was the boss of the secret base, his frequency of going to the secret base has increased instead of decreased, and he is almost on par with Cheng Kai, the boss.
Xu Feifei pointed at the familiar figure from a distance and said, "Hey! Is that guy Cheng Changqiang?"
Xu Feifei took a fancy to a new model and asked Boss Cheng to help her purchase it.
Whenever Xu Feifei had time, he would ask Cheng Kai whether the goods had arrived. Cheng Kai always seemed impatient and asked him "Why do you care so much about this figure?"
Xu Feifei asked Cheng Kai in shock: "Don't you understand how important a figurine is to a otaku?!" Cheng Kai replied with a single word: "I understand".
A few days before the comic exhibition, Xu Feifei was busy with activities and had little time to go shopping. Now that he finally has some free time, it is the best time to go shopping with his good friends in a happy atmosphere.
Xu Feifei's eyes lit up as she looked at the tour map: "I want to go to Teacher Yingying Dao's studio booth!!"
Ruan Cunyun immediately said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
White Rose licked her ice cream and said with a smile, "Maybe we can meet Teacher Yingyingdao herself?"
Xu Feifei began to daydream: "Really? Then I'm going to give Teacher Yingyingdao a huge hug!"
Qin Fanglu gave Cheng Kai a meaningful look and said, "Maybe we can actually meet him."
Cheng Kai looked away and pretended not to hear.
However, Xu Feifei pointed out accurately: "Boss Cheng, you can try their new game later. You will really love it!"
Yingyingdao's studio booth is not big, but it has everything and is beautifully decorated, full of the exploration and suspense style of their games.
As soon as Xu Feifei entered, she felt like she was back in her happy hometown. She introduced all the games that the studio had previously released, and pulled Cheng Kai to queue up with her to try them out.
"Didn't you mention a lot of shortcomings in Mr. Yingyingdao's game before?" Xu Feifei said, "The new game has improved all of these aspects! So you can try it!"
Cheng Kai laughed: "Okay."
Seeing that Cheng Kai accepted it well, Xu Feifei continued to talk incessantly, praising Yingying Dao's new work to the skies, and said "super awesome" ten times in five minutes.
Cheng Kai has always been a rough and thick-skinned person since he was a child, but now he actually feels a little hot in his ears.
Qin Fanglu was standing not far away and said in surprise, "Cheng Gou actually blushes."
Ruan Cunyun was a little puzzled: "Fei Fei was praising Teacher Ying, why is Boss Cheng blushing?"
Qin Fanglu coughed to cover up: "He may have learned some bad habits from me."
Ruan Cunyun was even more confused.
Teacher Yingyingdao’s game is really good. Bai Qiangwei and Qi Chang are already engrossed in playing it.
As soon as Cheng Kai and Xu Feifei sat down, three people dressed in business clothes walked into the store, looked around for a few seconds, and walked straight towards Cheng Kai with a smile.
Xu Feifei stared at the screen and poked Cheng Kai with his elbow: "Let's start! This is a cooperative game, get serious! I've played it a few times at home, it's a bit difficult. But it doesn't matter, I'll remind you in advance!"
Cheng Kai could pass the level with his eyes closed, and said arrogantly: "I don't need your reminder! I can carry you with my strength."
Xu Feifei laughed and said, "Come on, if you have the guts, come and compete to see who makes fewer mistakes! I'll help you clear the level in one go."
They probably have the ability to turn a cooperative game into a competitive game.
The next second, I heard a strange man's voice asking, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Yingying Dao Chengkai?"
The controller fell to the ground, Xu Feifei's whole body was shaken. She looked up and saw the person coming. She looked around in panic: "Cheng Kai, why is someone looking for you and Teacher Ying? Do you know him?"
Cheng Kai didn't expect the accident to come so suddenly. He glanced at Xu Feifei first, then looked up at the business man and asked, "The game has started. Can you please wait for us to finish?"
Xu Feifei's brain was a little overloaded, so she boldly asked the man, "Oh, sorry, are you here to see Cheng Kai?"
The business man nodded and smiled politely: "We think that teacher Yingyingdao's game works have good market benefits and development potential, and we would like to discuss investment cooperation."
The conversation was a bit long and Xu Feifei only heard the first few words.
Cheng Kai turned his head and asked, "You must understand the importance of a game to otakus, so do you want Brother Ying to finish this game with you first?"
Xu Feifei stared at Cheng Kai dully, his pupils dilated, his lips trembling. He took a deep breath and looked like he was about to scream.
"You're fucking Yingying Dao?" Xu Feifei stood up directly, his voice a little out of control.
Cheng Kai panicked and said, "I am - Hey! Yishuai, you're going to die!" After that, he grabbed Xu Feifei's handle and helped operate his character.
This voice directly called out to Ruan Cunyun and Bai Qiangwei, and both of them looked surprised.
Cheng Kai was still playing games, and Xu Feifei was furious: "Yingying Dao, now that Party A is here, you're just thinking about playing games! How are you going to make the next game without investment? How am I going to play the next game without it? How can you satisfy this King of Hell if I can't play new games?"
Cheng Kai seemed to wake up with a start, frowning and yelling, "Damn, didn't you say you wanted to clear the level in one go?"
Xu Feifei barked back: "Shit, look carefully at what's in front of you, it's money! Man! I don't want to play this game anymore."
Cheng Kai said: "Okay, then wait until I finish talking and come out."
The business man smiled and said, "Haha, Teacher Ying really likes her game."
Cheng Kai followed several guests to the quiet room inside, walked two steps and turned back, and said to Xu Feifei: "There is no time to explain, I am Yingying Dao. Don't faint."
The conversation lasted for more than half an hour, and every second seemed like an age. Cheng Kai rushed out after the conversation was over. He was really afraid that someone would faint in his shop.
As soon as he came out, he was almost knocked to the ground by Xu Feifei who rushed towards him.
Qin Fanglu stood aside and apologized insincerely: "I'm sorry, Cheng Gou. I've said it all."
Xu Feifei kept talking, with love in her eyes: "Ah, Teacher Ying, Cheng Changqiang, you are really Ying Ying Dao! I have liked the games produced by your studio for a long time, they are really fun, very creative, very conscientious, and getting more and more awesome! No wonder you always scold Ying Ying Dao, it turns out you are really her! Woohoo, Teacher Ying, you really shouldn't push yourself too hard, you have done a great job, I can keep praising you, even for 30 million words, teacher, you can listen to as many rainbow farts as you want—"
Qin Fanglu managed to find a way in and finished the second half of the sentence: "I told them everything. Including the fact that you concealed your identity because you wanted to hear more praise from your fans..."
Xu Feifei seemed to be emitting starlight all over her body, and asked excitedly: "Teacher Ying, my idol! Can I hug you?"
Before Cheng Kai could answer, he was suddenly enveloped by a wave of heat. Xu Feifei opened her arms and hugged him like she was holding a large sack.
Xu Feifei is a little shorter than Cheng Kai, and her hair is naturally curly, blowing out like a little sun and sweeping next to Cheng Kai's ears.
Cheng Kai felt as if there was a giant, beating heart close to him, chirping and jumping towards him, so hot.
All the muscles in his body were tense and inexplicably numb, and Cheng Kai was petrified and motionless.
Xu Feifei held Cheng Kai's hand for a while and then let go. She held Cheng Kai's hand instead: "Ah, it is these hands that wrote the most beautiful code in the world and designed the most earth-shattering game. What kind of hands are these..."
Ruan Cunyun was laughing so hard that he almost got a stitch in the side.
Cheng Kai calmly retracted his hand and asked, "Don't you want to play games anymore?"
Xu Feifei was excited: "Hit! Hit!"
At the same time, Mr. Octopus's activities also began.
It was obviously impossible for Xu Feifei and Cheng Kai to go, so the remaining four people walked out of Cheng Kai's studio booth.
Ruan Cunyun looked at Qin Fanglu and said quietly, "Boss Cheng turned out to be Yingying Dao. I was quite surprised at first, but because of what happened to you earlier, I have calmed down now."
"Not surprised at all, I even feel like laughing." Qi Chang continued.
Bai Qiangwei raised her eyebrows and said, "Boss Qin and Boss Cheng are really good brothers. They both like to wear vests, huh?"
Qin Fanglu smiled and said, "We were wrong."
"Fei Fei is so excited." Qi Chang estimated, "I guess he will be pestering Teacher Ying for the next three days."
White Rose shook her head: "I can only say that you are too good at hiding your identities. It seems that I can only defeat you if I confess that I am Spider-Man."
The four of them walked to the venue of Octopus Teacher's fan meeting while chatting and laughing, and were immediately overwhelmed by the huge crowd, with screams filling their ears.
"Damn, I can't see anything." Ruan Cunyun complained.
Qin Fanglu said: "It doesn't matter. Let's go backstage and look for him after the event is over."
Ruan Cunyun said with a bitter face: "Only Feifei and Octopus are a little familiar with each other, but he should not be interested in this now. And it's okay, we are just here to join in the fun."
The excitement was a bit too much. The girls standing next to Ruan Cunyun recognized him and Qin Fanglu and were quite surprised.
"Teacher Yameidan! Are you here to see Teacher Octopus too?" asked the curly-haired girl.
Ruan Cunyun said: "This is Mr. Octopus after all!"
Another girl had a sad face, tears in her eyes, and said fearfully: "Teacher Octopus is going to quit the entertainment industry because of marriage, you guys, you guys are not going to fade out too, are you..."
Ruan Cunyun glanced at Qin Fanglu and waved his hand, saying, "No, no."
Qin Fanglu also said: "Because this is something we all love."
"Oh, that's great—"
The curly-haired girl covered her chest and then smiled: "Will you get married too? Will you broadcast live? Can we give some money in the live broadcast room?"
Qin Fanglu remembered Ruan Cunyun's hesitation at noon and knew that it was too early for Ruan Cunyun to get married.
He is only in his early twenties and has just been working for more than a year. For Ruan Cunyun, life has just begun to unfold its colorful footer. There is still a vast world waiting for him to explore, and many choices beckoning him in the future.
He will meet many, many people.
Qin Fanglu knew that among these people, there might be someone more suitable for Ruan Cunyun than himself.
It's not that he doubted their relationship, it's just that he had been eating rice for a few more years than Ruan Cunyun, and had seen more real examples, including his own cheating father.
Human nature always desires infinite possibilities, rather than sticking to one corner forever.
They promised to stay together forever at the wedding, but they easily drifted apart under the passage of time.
Anyway, he and Ruan Cunyun are in love, which is no different from being married.
Qin Fanglu said softly to the fans: "Don't rush, this matter is not urgent."
Unexpectedly, Ruan Cunyun answered seriously: "The wedding is live? If I fall on the stage, won't you laugh at me for a long time?"
Qin Fanglu didn't expect that he was worried about such trivial matters and almost laughed out loud.
The girls also laughed and asked from a tricky angle: "So you and Teacher Dan have decided to get married?!"
Ruan Cunyun glanced at Qin Fanglu shyly, but said firmly, "Yes, I do."
The girls cheered softly and sent their blessings in advance, but Qin Fanglu was stunned. He and Ruan Cunyun were surrounded by the blessings, and their hearts were beating irregularly.
Even though they had been together for quite a while, Qin Fanglu still felt as excited as when he first got together in the woods. He lowered his voice and asked Ruan Cunyun, "When do you want to go home?"
Ruan Cunyun was still thinking about what the fans had just said about the wedding live broadcast, and felt that it was a bit too high-profile and not suitable for the two of them.
Plus, there were too many people at Mr. Octopus's place, so Ruan Cunyun lifted his collar to fan away the cold wind and said, "We can go home now and still have time to take a nap."
After saying goodbye to Bai Qiangwei and Qi Chang, on the way home, Qin Fanglu drove the car almost to the point of flying, very steadily, but also very fast.
Ruan Cunyun opened the window to let in the fresh air, and his eyes were almost blown to the back of his head.
"Are you in a hurry?" Ruan Cunyun asked. He opened his mouth and took a sip of air, then rolled up the car window and turned on the air conditioner.
Qin Fanglu said "no" but continued driving without slowing down. He asked casually, "You told your fans that we are getting married?"
Ruan Cunyun was tuning the radio. Hearing this, he paused and said nervously, "Ah, don't you want to..."
"No, that's not what I meant!" Qin Fanglu said immediately, having a hard time organizing his words, and racking his brains, "... I want to ask, are you willing?"
Oh my god, Qin Fanglu felt like an idiot as soon as he said it.
The two of them are now sitting in the car, preparing to go home, exhausted. How can they ask a question similar to a proposal in such an inappropriate occasion!
Fortunately, Ruan Cunyun didn't know much about the wedding process, and Qin Fanglu made him even more nervous: "Yes, yes. Why not?"
Qin Fanglu pursed his lips, trying hard not to let the corners of his mouth rise, but the raised tail tone revealed his happiness.
"Since you hesitated and didn't speak this morning, I thought you had no plans to do so for the time being."
Ruan Cunyun smiled embarrassedly: "I just spoke a little slowly."
He turned his head and asked nervously: "What about you, are you willing to do that?"
"Yes! Why wouldn't I?"
Taking advantage of the red light, Qin Fanglu leaned over, touched the hair on Ruan Cunyun's ears, and whispered: "I just think that you are so young, you should have plenty of time to experience different lives, you have countless possibilities for the future. I have seen many people whose marriage is a cage rather than a palace, such as my parents."
Ruan Cunyun felt a pain in his heart.
Qin Shu gave Qin Fanglu the most ideal maternal love, but the family curse was already doomed when Qin Fanglu was just a fetus.
Ruan Cunyun looked at Qin Fanglu seriously: "Believe in Sister Ya, we are different from them."
Qin Fanglu smiled and kissed him: "Okay, trust Yamei."
The engine roared dully, and the car stopped right in front of Qin Fanglu's house.
Qin Fanglu took the key back into his hand, took Ruan Cunyun's hand and walked towards the elevator, chattering again to confirm: "Do you know what marriage means? It means that the two of us have to go to the registry office, hand in the information, write our names together, take a photo together, and then have an official stamp with legal effect, stamp it on the book..."
"What are you talking about?" Ruan Cunyun stopped and smiled, looking at Qin Fanglu tenderly, "Marriage probably means that we will love each other for the rest of our lives."
Qin Fanglu's eyes were hot: "Will we?"
Ruan Cunyun said confidently: "We will!"
He said in a tone that he would use to educate children: "Do you know? I am a good friend of Doctor Strange. I once borrowed the Time Stone from him to play with it. I saw that in countless future possibilities, in countless ordinary universes, we are all together."
"Really?" Qin Fanglu's eyes immediately turned red. He blinked and asked with a smile, "Which possibility is the best?"
Ruan Cunyun raised his arm and gently wiped away the moisture from the corners of Qin Fanglu's eyes, saying, "Every kind."
(End of this chapter)