That evening, Xiao He's live stream attracted a large audience.
This was after the May Day holiday, when everyone was at work or school, which wasn't a particularly suitable time for live streaming. However, fans who had already received the news still eagerly joined the live stream as soon as it started.
And as the live stream progressed, more and more people joined the live stream.
"Welcome everyone to the live stream."
Xiao He looked at the dense barrage of comments and waved to greet them.
【Grandma, your favorite Zhu Bo is live streaming! Come watch!】
【Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, we like you~】
【Is this the famous cosplayer? Yu Xiu's cosplay is so accurate! I'm following them!】
【This isn't a cosplayer, it's the real person!】
【Haha, look, here's an honest guy who doesn't know how to use internet slang.】
【Where is Brother Xiao? The background of this live stream looks familiar.】
Ignoring the wailing and cheesy pickup lines in the chat, Xiao Ge answered the most serious question: "We are currently streaming from He Xiaoshuai's channel. He has a more complete set of equipment, which makes it convenient for us to eat."
"Alright, here comes the feast!"
He Junhao brought out a large plate and placed it directly in front of Xiao He.
The next moment, even the live stream screen shook.
Xiao He glanced down at the covered plate, a familiar scene flashing through his mind. He /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ looked up at He Junhao in disbelief: "What did you make? You only made this one plate all afternoon?"
He Junhao was immediately dissatisfied: "What do you mean I only made one dish? This is all the hard work I put into it all day!"
Xiao He's eyes began to twitch: "Hehehehe."
Why can't he believe it?
The comments section was filled with laughter.
【I'm truly speechless, hahaha, what kind of bizarre stuff is He Xiaoshuai up to now?】
【He Xiaoshuai, get away! (Screams, twists, crawls in a dark, sinister manner) Don't defile my Brother Xiao with such bizarre food—】
【No way! I only have this one little box, don't mess with it, haha.】
Who is He Xiaoshuai?
【Look, this man is He Xiaoshuai. This is his 101st time cooking for this guy, but each time it ends in failure... Starting over, he made a crazy decision: he's going to cook for hundreds of thousands of people in a live stream... Click into the live stream to read the following.】
【He Xiaoshuai is Xiao Ge's college classmate and they're still good friends. They're both really great people, so feel free to follow them!】
【Oh dear, I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter from the comments!】
"Look, the comments have already noticed your mischievous intentions."
Xiao He crossed his arms, not intending to uncover the object in front of him himself, but instead cautiously looked He Junhao up and down.
He Junhao protested his innocence: "I'm so wronged! I really didn't cause any trouble this time! I did it very seriously, just to celebrate your box office success."
Xiao He: "I just can't believe it—"
To maintain suspense on camera, Xiao He deliberately turned the cover towards himself, blocking the camera's view. He glanced at himself, then abruptly put the cover back, looking utterly shocked: "Did you really make this in one day?"
【What? What? What is it? Brother Xiao, you've changed. Why are you starting to leave things in suspense?】
【Let me see it, let me see it—】
【No, I'm so curious! Judging from Xiao He's expression, I know He Xiaoshuai has pulled off something big again. I'm so excited!】
【Speed, speed.】
【I'm making a prediction: it'll most likely be something related to the theme of "No Bait," since He Xiaoshuai said it's specifically for Xiao Ge to celebrate.】
【That makes me even more curious!】
Xiao He watched the viewers' anxious expressions with satisfaction, a mischievous smile spreading across his face. Finally, he deliberately drew out his words and asked with great concern, "Can this thing be broadcast? Is it not allowed? Maybe we should just forget about it?"
【No--】
【No, stop keeping me in suspense!】
He Junhao, however, scratched his head, looking a little worried: "Oh no, I got so excited that I forgot to think about this."
The excitement of making the finished product was palpable, but the disappointment of watching it livestream was overwhelming.
"It's alright, it's alright."
Xiao He stepped out of the frame, quickly created a color difference filter plugin, and then came back.
"Let's try it out first. If we get a warning, we'll switch to color difference."
"OK."
And so, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao He slowly opened the barrier in front of him—
A heart covered in rotten rose petals lay quietly in the center of the plate.
Unlike the symbolic heart shape, it closely resembled a human heart, its texture so realistic it looked like a living organ, yet it was covered with vibrant red roses of all sizes. Unfortunately, the edges of those red rose petals were charred and rotten, wrapped in dark brown stains of decay, like dead love—corrupted and dangerous, eerie yet exquisitely morbid.
At that moment, everyone's first impression was not disgust, but irony.
It is like the heart of Seo Yoo-soo, nurturing the decadent and dangerous flower of emotion. His cold and dark heart gives him the ability to lie, yet he can also cut off the nourishment without hesitation when the other party has no way to escape, watching life silently pass away from a high place.
—To flowers, and to all emotions.
This is He Junhao's impression of Shu Yuxiu's character after watching "No Bait".
When he heard that Brother Xiao was going to do a live broadcast tonight, he had been thinking about his "trump card" for the night. However, time was too tight and there was no extra time to prepare. So when his inspiration ran dry, He Junhao thought of "No Bait" and Shu Yuxiu.
I remember the first time I showed Xiao He the skull artwork, he relied on his understanding of the character Mu Ze and his impression of the character.
This time, He Junhao decided to create a cake based on the character image of Shu Yuxiu from "No Bait" as the biggest gimmick for the live broadcast.
It was both a way to promote Xiao He's "No Bait" again and a way to show off his own skills.
Sure enough, when the live stream audience saw a work that was extremely well-made and perfectly matched their personal style, they went wild.
【Holy crap, He Xiaoshuai is amazing! Is this definitely not an AI-generated video? How can it be so incredible!】
【The decaying flower blooming on your heart is my final gift to you at your grave. —Shu Yuxiu】
【Wow, I really don't know how to describe it, it's amazing! And it's so fitting, you can immediately tell whose character it is. This cake and Shu Yuxiu are a perfect match!】
【This makes me want to watch "No Bait" again. Shu Yuxiu's character is incredibly charming. Even after learning that all the personality he showed on screen might still be part of his lies, I still can't help but love him. I'm crazy.】
【Isn't Shu Yuxiu's personal charm precisely this: you know he's not a good person and has no feelings, yet you still hope he can survive and escape successfully in the end?】
In the end, we were all Qi Xinyue.
【Before watching, I questioned Qi Xinyue, wondering why she couldn't recognize her partner for three years. After watching and becoming like Qi Xinyue, I understood why some people, even from a godlike perspective, still cannot escape their own calamities.】
【Okay, enough said! I declare He Xiaoshuai the box office champion tonight! It's just a cake, right? I'll say a number: buy a movie ticket and get a cake free. Three, two, one, here's the link!】
