Ski Into Love (Hush, the king is hibernating) [Requested]

Part 90

Chapter 90: The Kingdom Has Fallen

Bei Ci returned to the apartment at 10:30 PM after finishing his lessons and having dinner.

The apartment was dark as he took off his shoes and walked inside. Just as he was about to turn on the lights, a dim glow from the couch caught his attention.

He looked up—

And saw a pale blue, expressionless face floating in mid-air.

The nearly 1.8-meter-tall man immediately grabbed the doorframe for support, his heart leaping to his throat.

With a shaking hand, he flipped the light switch, only to realize—

"...Damn it! Brother Chong! What are you doing?"

His heart settled back into place as Bei Ci clutched his chest, his startled appearance reminiscent of a jumpy black cat.

Crouching on the sofa, Shan Chong maintained his position, holding his phone.

He had spent three hours and 38.38 yuan reading over 60 chapters of "18 Poses of Otherworldly Cultivation," reaching the point where the second male lead—his character—appeared.

Calmly swiping his phone screen, Shan Chong observed two new scenes in the latest chapter.

After reviewing them, he set down his phone and gazed at Bei Ci.

Bei Ci walked to the refrigerator, grabbed a can of beer, and opened it with a "pop."

After taking a sip, he asked, "You haven't been sitting on the couch all night reading manga on that pink app, have you?"

"Yes," Shan Chong replied, "18 Poses of Otherworldly Cultivation."

Bei Ci spat out his beer.

Amidst the scattered malt and alcohol smell and the loud "puff," Shan Chong sincerely praised, "It's good."

Clutching his beer, Bei Ci searched for tissues, not daring to look back at Shan Chong.

He mumbled, "If you like it, keep reading. I'm going to shower—"

"No wonder you read it every day," Shan Chong said, still crouching on the sofa.

He tapped his phone.

"I heard the second male lead dies later and then transmigrates into another manga about snowboarding big air."

Bei Ci: "......................."

Shan Chong: "I skipped ahead. The day the second male lead dies happens to be the day I mentioned at a dinner that I liked someone."

Bei Ci: "......................"

Shan Chong, expressionless: "What a coincidence."

Shan Chong, still expressionless: "Does liking someone mean I should die?"

Shan Chong: "Also, the second male lead buys osmanthus cakes or candied chestnuts for the female lead. I bought tanghulu for all of you—"

Shan Chong: "If she had told me earlier that she knew I bought it for her, why would I have wasted money buying it for everyone else?"

Bei Ci, unable to speak, pointed a trembling finger at the bathroom door, his eyes full of tears, indicating he wanted to shower.

Unfortunately, the man crouching on the sofa ignored him.

Shan Chong exited "18 Poses of Otherworldly Cultivation" and entered "A Day in the Snow Country."

Pointing at the person on the cover, he asked, "Let me confirm something in case my eyes are playing tricks on me. Is this me?"