199: My brother and my boss got together

"Gang Zi, going to the bar tonight?"

You Pan stretched lazily after finishing his day's livestream, reaching out to grab the jacket resting on his gaming chair. A warm smile lit up his face; he clearly couldn't wait to relax and enjoy the night.

"No, I have things to do tonight."

Star was using a towel to wipe away the sweat from his dance stream, panting slightly as he spoke.

"Hehe! Don't be so reserved, buddy."

You Pan raised an eyebrow and leaned in close to Star with a mischievous grin, patting his shoulder. "It's just adult nightlife, what's there to hide?"

"Besides, I went through a lot of trouble to invite a few Soul Reaper ladies from the Customer Service Department."

"And every one of them is a beauty with fair skin and long legs!" You Pan said, winking and making various suggestive expressions.

Right then, a figure suddenly phased through the wall and hooked an arm around You Pan's neck.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't you guys forget to bring me along!" You Yu shouted with a grin.

"Whoa, Brother Yu is going too!" the other staff members in the streaming room began to cheer.

You Pan, however, somewhat unnaturally raised a hand to his mouth, faking a few coughs to hide his odd expression.

Then, he looked up at You Yu and asked, "What's this? Is Brother Yu not busy training troops anymore?"

"It just happens to be my day off, so I swapped shifts with Sister Meng. I've been in the Ghost Realm for months now, and seeing nothing but men every day has bored me to death!" You Yu replied heartily.

You Pan wore a mischievous, almost sleazy grin. "I still remember that His Majesty arranged for Succubus ladies to reward the legion several times! And yet, Brother Yu, after all this time, you don't even have a single lover."

You Yu immediately flared up and barked irritably, "Get lost! Stop talking all that nonsense!"

Star, with a deadpan face, carefully stood on his tiptoes and leaned into You Pan's ear to whisper a reminder to the big dummy.

"Actually, there was a Succubus lady who was interested in our Minister You Yu before. But who would have thought that the Succubus race is actually hermaphroditic?"

"In the end, when that sister pulled out her 'equipment'... man, it was even bigger than Minister You Yu's!!!"

At this point, Star lowered his voice even further. "Since then, Minister You Yu has been a bit depressed."

You Yu's expression grew increasingly grim as his brows knit together, and he let out a cold snort. "Ahem... I can hear what you two are whispering about!"

However, You Pan and Star just grinned foolishly like a pair of silly roe deer, muttering, "Hehe... Brother Yu/Minister."

You Yu couldn't stand to look at them like that anymore and said coldly, "Are we going or not? If you keep dawdling, those ladies from the Customer Service Department will be snatched up by someone else!"

Hearing this, You Pan snapped out of it immediately. Echoing, "I'm going, I'm going, let's go now," he pushed You Yu forcefully toward the door.

Star stood in place, brows furrowed, caught in a dilemma.

He was considering whether to go back to the apartment to prepare dinner for You Wu. But he couldn't help but recall what happened last night, and a surge of anger rose in his heart: "So annoying! Last night, Brother Wu actually..."

Tap, tap, tap... You Wu pushed open the door and walked in.

His expression was slightly displeased, his eyes revealing a hint of reproach as he looked straight at Star and said, "Gang Zi, didn't you promise to play video games with me tonight? Why are you going back on your word now?"

Star's expression instantly turned gloomy. He glared at You Wu and replied irritably, "Yeah, I went back on it."

"You'd rather accompany that dummy Pan than me! Am I really not as important as him in your heart?" You Wu said, dripping with jealousy.

The two of them stood in a standoff with "Minister You Yu" between them, neither willing to back down.

The atmosphere in the room felt as if it had frozen, gradually filling with a melodramatic and oppressive vibe, like a Shura Field about to explode.

Seeing this, You Yu thought to himself that things were going south and quickly tried to say something to mediate.

When he turned and saw the "Sister" Star—who usually wore a sweet smile—looking cold as ice, he couldn't help but gasp.

Star said coldly to You Wu, "Brother Wu, I'm tired from streaming today. I want to rest for a week." With that, he turned to leave.

"Hiss!" You Yu couldn't help but gasp again.

[What a massive piece of gossip.]

[I was always carefully watching out for You Lin, afraid he'd use 'unspoken rules' on Gang Zi, but I never expected A-Wu to be the one to pluck the fruit in the end!]

[Damn, it's a real-life version of 'Brother, You Smell So Good.']

Just as the situation grew even more deadlocked, You Wu suddenly took a step forward and tightly grabbed the sleeve of Star's pleated floral skirt, explaining urgently.

"Gang Zi, I was really just drunk yesterday and wasn't thinking clearly, which is why I did that absurd thing in the middle of the night... I definitely didn't do it on purpose, please believe me!"

"Big Dummy Pan" had already taken all of this in, and he stared intently at You Wu, who was still pulling at Gang Zi.

His impression of his boss as a sycophantic, stingy, and lecherous man worsened once again.

"You despicable person who loves 'unspoken rules'!" You Pan barked in a rage.

"Workplace sexual harassment is already incredibly disgusting, but I didn't expect you to not even spare members of the same sex."

"I will absolutely not let this go!"

"Not only will I report you to the Inspection Committee, but I'll also go to Chenfeng Palace again to cry to His Majesty, so he can severely punish a scumbag like you!"

You Pan spoke with righteous indignation, standing firmly in front of Star like an indestructible fortress.

To the side, You Yu, who had been enjoying the drama, slowly looked down and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh ho! Now it's getting lively!"

You Wu, on the other hand, was so angry he was taking deep breaths, cursing in his heart: "How can this guy be so stupid! Can't he see the atmosphere between me and Gang Zi?"

"We're clearly just a couple having a lover's spat!"

He really wished he could throw You Pan out the window right now to wake this brainless guy up.

[He's the only one acting like a dummy. Is all his EQ and IQ used on lifting weights and pleasing those fans in the streaming room?]

[Truly makes a 'ghost' speechless!]

Star somewhat awkwardly gripped You Pan's arm. "Buddy, actually, Brother Wu and I are dating."

"Ah..."

(Plot source: My bestie got together with another good friend behind my back. (ꐦÒ‸Ó) You sneaky bastard, I’m going to write a novel to badmouth you guys.)