"What's that supposed to mean? Are you okay?"
Shen Lang was totally thrown off by this message from the daughter of the richest person in Jianghai City.
As he was typing a reply, Ye Yinan suddenly started a video call, and Shen Lang quickly declined, surprised.
Shen Lang didn't have any special relationship with Ye Yinan. He just didn't want to video chat with any girl in front of Li Liusi, to avoid raising any suspicions.
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Eating now, we'll talk later."
After sending the reply, Shen Lang turned off his phone and, pretending to be annoyed, told Li Liusi, "My little sister is probably just trying to get more gold from me again. It's so annoying."
Li Liusi, who liked talking about Shen Lang, curiously asked, "Shen Lang, you have a younger sister?"
"Yeah, and I have two."
Shen Lang calmly helped Li Liusi with her food and said, "I'll introduce you to them one day."
"Okay."
Li Liusi responded eagerly, without any suspicion.
In his mind, Shen Lang reminded himself not to talk too much about his sisters with Li Liusi in the future.
Since Su Lexuan had visited Shen Lang's place last time, the two sisters probably thought that Su Lexuan was Shen Lang's girlfriend.
If Li Liusi showed up at this point, those two sisters might do something unexpected.
After dinner, Shen Lang helped Li Liusi with the dishes and then persuaded her to go back to studying.
After closing the door, Shen Lang opened WeChat and saw that there were over twenty unread messages from Ye Yinan.
"What's going on with her?"
Shen Lang, baffled, opened the chat and was stunned by the messages.
Sea Island Snow: "Since I saw the website you sent last time, I bought a bunch of special items and tried them out like in the video, but it feels really weird."
Sea Island Snow: "I asked some people online, and they said it sounds like M symptoms, meaning masochistic. A lot of people also called me a pervert."
Below these messages were selfies of Ye Yinan, showing various parts of her body with some light marks on them, not very deep and likely to fade in a few days.
"Uh?"
Shen Lang couldn't believe it as he scratched his head, feeling like he was about to lose his mind.
As a homebody, Shen Lang had seen a lot of people with special fetishes on adult forums.
In the realm of such fetishes, there are countless people worldwide, so it wasn't really surprising.
But if the daughter of Jianghai City's richest person was into being whipped, it was a whole different level.
Sea Island Snow: "Shen Lang, are you still eating?"
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Done eating. Did you injure yourself with those marks in the pictures? {Sweating}"
Sea Island Snow: "Yeah. I was going to tell my parents, but after checking online, they said it's a perverted behavior, so I didn't dare to say anything. What should I do now?"
[1: Threaten her: You don't want your parents to find out about this, do you?]
[2: Comfort her: Don't worry too much, it's just a special preference, not a psychological disorder. There's no need to stress about it.]
[3: Teach her: How about we meet in person? I can show you some more exciting ways to play.]
"Damn it, system, not again."
Options 1 and 3 were making Shen Lang feel strangely dry-mouthed in the middle of the night.
The fact that the other party was the daughter of Jianghai's richest person, who was into special fetishes, made Shen Lang hesitant to imagine how intense things could get.
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Don't stress too much. It's just a special preference, not a psychological disorder. There are many people like you around the world."
Sea Island Snow: "Really? Have you ever used candles?"
"Wow, you've used candles too?"
Shen Lang was now seriously impressed and sat up to chat, "Don't you find it painful?"
Sea Island Snow: "I bought a special kind, it's not very painful…"
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: {Fainted by the pro-level techniques}
Sea Island Snow: "Shen Lang, am I a pervert now?"
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Not really, just a special preference. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You can think of it as a hobby like badminton, just one that you keep secret."
Sea Island Snow: "Really? My behavior isn't too weird?"
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Nope, I'm into leg fetishes, and I don't find it weird at all. Just a heads-up, leg fetishes are when someone likes women's thighs and stuff."
Sea Island Snow: "Wow, yours sounds even more intense."
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "....."
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Ahem, we're both into secret hobbies, so don't worry too much. We're in the same boat. {Proud}"
Sea Island Snow: "That's a relief. I thought I had some psychological issue."
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "But remember, it's fine to have this hobby, just don't tell people in real life since everyone has different tastes."
Sea Island Snow: "Got it, thanks Shen Lang."
Then, Shen Lang chatted with Ye Yinan for another two hours.
Ding! Ye Yinan's affection for the host increased by 10 points, now at 30 points. Keep it up!
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Alright, it's getting late. Get some sleep and remember to keep your hobby under control."
By around 11 PM, Shen Lang wasn't interested in chatting anymore. Mainly because he and Ye Yinan had run out of topics, and the only topic left was too intense for late-night conversation.
Sea Island Snow: "Shen Lang, I'm really interested in you. Can we meet in person?"
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Sure, but just so you know, I have a girlfriend."
Even though Shen Lang was a bit of a jerk and had a system backing him up, he knew Ye Yinan was interested in him, considering the 30-point affection rating.
But he didn't want to mess with Ye Yinan, as she was the daughter of Jianghai's richest person.
If her parents found out and investigated Shen Lang, it would be a disaster. If they learned Shen Lang was juggling two relationships and made a fuss about it, Shen Lang would have no chance of staying in Longxia.
Sea Island Snow: "You have a girlfriend?"
One Night, Wake Up at Dawn: "Yeah, so let's just be friends, preferably only online."
Ding! Ye Yinan's affection for the host increased by 5 points, now at 35 points. Keep it up!
"Wait a minute, I have a girlfriend, so why did her affection rating go up?!"