The Legend of the Joker

"Give him a chance to confess his love, and he can stand there from the afternoon until the evening. Give him a bouquet of flowers, and he can wait until the flowers wither."

"Recently, a male college student from a certain academy wanted to confess his feelings to his crush, and confidently live-streamed the whole process of winning her over to netizens. In the end, it was just unrequited love; the girl had long since gone home, while he stubbornly stood there from day to night."

"Even the five-star general MacArthur, far across the ocean, stated—"

"Sometimes, clowns and simps are similar. At the very least, he received the love of the mosquitoes."

"The mega-documentary 'Legend of the Clown' is now broadcasting."

The music in the short video came to an abrupt halt. Zheng He reached out and slammed his desk loudly, "Fuck, fuck, fuck!!!"

"Dammit! Why didn't she come?!"

"And what the hell is with this live stream angle?!" Last night, there were fully tens of thousands of people in the live stream room, all watching him feed the mosquitoes outside. As a result, the very next day, the MacArthur video appeared.

Let alone the whole school, now everyone knew about his wishful thinking, believing the girl would come, only to stand there feeding mosquitoes until nightfall.

Zheng He never could have imagined that a mere unintentional act by An Shiyi would cause his humiliation to go viral.

Zheng He's face flushed unbelievably hot. At this moment, his WeChat Moments was also terrifyingly quiet.

Of course, it wasn't that no one posted anything; they simply blocked Zheng He from seeing it.

"The Light Music Club's account..." Zheng He noted the live-streaming account with a cold face. That meant Bai Yuyou knew the whole process.

In other words, she did it on purpose.

What was she trying to do? Was she deliberately trying to get my attention this way?

What good did it do her to make a fool out of me?

Right now, Zheng He was incredibly angry. Especially when he saw his legs covered in mosquito bites, he felt a rush of blood to his head.

"Damn bitch, how dare she play me."

Manipulative bitch!

She must pay the price!

Zheng He's roars echoed throughout the room.

...

"Achoo."

Inside a house tens of kilometers away, the long-haired girl sneezed and then gently rubbed the tip of her nose with her finger.

"Cold? Is the AC temperature too low?" Ye Shuang noticed Bai Yuyou's sudden sneeze and reached out to feel her forehead, but she didn't have a fever.

"No," Bai Yuyou shook her head.

"That's good."

This weekend, the group didn't go out, opting instead to hole up at home and rest.

Ye Shuang was keeping Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke company as they binge-watched a TV show. Although it wasn't a particularly meaningful plot, who cared? Letting the brain rest was a good choice, and many things existed simply for their own sake.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Coming." Door-opener number one, Tang Keke, immediately got up from the sofa and padded over to the door in her slippers.

Soon, the sound of conversation came from the entryway. Ye Shuang stood up in slight surprise and walked over, finding a girl standing at the door.

"Pardon the intrusion, Brother Ye." The person outside was Tao Xiaotao. She was holding some fruit in her hand, seemingly coming over as a guest.

"Taozi?" Ye Shuang let her in first.

"Meow." At this time, Yi Wan also trotted over happily to welcome the guest, even flopping down instantly like a scammer to expose its big belly.

"You've gotten rounder, Yi Wan."

After changing her shoes, Taozi reached out and picked Yi Wan up.

"Don't you have to go to your part-time job today, Taozi?" Ye Shuang asked after pouring her a glass of water.

"Yes, my mother told me to rest." Taozi took the cup and sat obediently on the chair, saying, "I have been a bit tired lately, so I planned to take two days off. It just so happened that Keke and Yuyou invited me over to play."

"That's good. Don't put so much pressure on yourself." Ye Shuang noticed the faint dark circles under her eyes, thought for a moment, and asked,

"If there's anything I can help with, don't hesitate to ask."

"Mhm, okay."

"By the way, Taozi."

"Hmm?"

"Have you considered joining the Light Music Club? Hanging out with everyone should be quite fun, right?" Ye Shuang said with a smile. In reality, he still wanted Taozi to experience the campus atmosphere more. Initially, he recommended her to work at the library purely with the idea of teaching her how to fish.

But since Taozi had already received help from Fugui, and her younger siblings didn't have any major problems, Ye Shuang still hoped this child could act a bit more like a student.

"The Light Music Club..." Hearing this, Taozi seemed a bit hesitant.

"How about it?" Ye Shuang smiled.

"I'll think about it," Taozi could only say.

"Alright then." Ye Shuang didn't force Taozi to give an answer. He smiled and patted her shoulder,

"Don't keep yourself wound so tight. You still have us."

Taozi froze for a moment. By the time she turned her head, Ye Shuang had already gone upstairs.

She lowered her head again, staring at the cup in her hand, slightly zoning out, until a fleshy impact hit her from behind.

"Taozi!! Play games with us!"

Her neck was hugged from behind. Taozi turned around and looked at the grinning Tang Keke, seemingly a bit embarrassed. "I'm not very good at games."

"It's fine, Keke is also terrible at them," Bai Yuyou said.

"How am I terrible? Bring it on!"

Hearing this, Taozi had no choice but to get up with Keke. Then, the three girls sat on the sofa, holding controllers, and started playing games.

Meanwhile, Ye Shuang was on the rooftop, sitting on a small stool.

Placed in front of him were naturally a few potted plants. Ever since the last flower market visit, the originally bare rooftop was no longer just a place to hang clothes to dry. Ye Shuang had tidied it up a bit, setting up some potted landscapes, a small garden, and a little vegetable patch.

"Mhm, not bad, not bad. They're growing very lushly." Ye Shuang couldn't help but nod, and then he moved three of the small potted plants a little closer together.

The sunlight was perfect today, and he used a watering can to water the flowers.

Whether intentional or not, the three flowers that were moved closer together displayed yellow, white, and pink colors. The water droplets falling on them made their colors appear even more vibrant.

Beside Ye Shuang was Yi Wan, lying on the ground, comfortably squinting its eyes.

"If their relationship can always stay this good, I should be able to worry a bit less, right?" Ye Shuang couldn't help but think.

Just then, a sound came from behind him.

He turned his head to look—

Three heads poked out from the doorway.

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"What's wrong? Weren't you going to play games?" Ye Shuang asked with a smile when he saw the three girls suddenly appear.

"Brother, we are three but we're missing one. Do you want to join us?"

"Missing one? Can't the three of you just start?"

"Hehe, we just want you to," Keke said.

"Right, we want Ye Shuang," Bai Yuyou also nodded repeatedly.

Hearing this, Ye Shuang silently withdrew his gaze from the girls. He gently patted his clothes,

"Let's go."