CHAPTER 103: Q&A

Joshua rubbed his face, worried that his eyes might still look swollen on camera, so he was currently inspecting himself through his phone.

"All right, you look great already. You’re way too self-obsessed, Joshua," Leonard suddenly leaned into the frame, snapped a photo, and even snapped his fingers with a grin. "A gift for you."

Joshua: "..."

He stared speechlessly at Leonard. "And you have the nerve to call me self-obsessed?"

He reached out to delete the photo.

The moment Leonard realized what Joshua was doing, he reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Don’t you dare delete it—Joshua, if you actually—"

Before he could finish, the photo was gone.

Leonard froze on the spot, lips pressed together, looking like he wanted to do something but couldn’t.

Just then, Joshua walked over, holding up his phone. "Take another one. That one was terrible."

Leonard frowned. "You’re saying I take bad photos?"

Still, he obediently stepped into the frame again.

At that moment, Luther wandered over. "What are you two up to?"

Without hesitation, he shoved Leonard aside. "I’m taking one too!"

Then he leaned in and bit Joshua’s cheek, mumbling nonsense through his teeth.

Joshua: "..."

He quickly snapped the photo, then immediately shoved Luther’s face away, grabbing the man’s sleeve to wipe his own cheek.

Seeing Joshua’s pouty expression, Luther burst out laughing. "Okay, okay, I’m sorry! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Shuaaaa!"

Justin came bouncing over next, his head swaying side to side in front of Joshua. "Joshua, I want to take one too!"

Joshua sighed helplessly. "At this rate, am I the idol among idols now?"

Justin laughed. "Well, I’ll be your fan no matter what."

[I can’t believe I opened the app and saw this chaos right away!]

[Look at Henry just sitting alone on the couch—it’s hilarious hahaha.]

[Joshua’s really the most spoiled one here.]

[But seriously, how can Luther just bite Joshua’s cheek like that?! I need that photo, right now!]

[If I could eat all of them, I’d be nutritionally complete!]

"The live broadcast’s starting," Henry said calmly from the couch.

At once, everyone gathered together.

Leonard leaned toward the camera, a teasing smile tugging at his lips. "Hello."

[Aaaaa, please don’t smile like that!]

[Hello hello—can’t you say something sweeter?!]

[Does anyone actually expect Leonard to say something sweet? The man’s only good at arguing!]

Then Luther leaned in as well.

[Aaaaa that gorgeous face gets me every time!]

Right after that, Luther suddenly leaned to the side, flexing his arm. He clenched his fist, making his biceps bulge as he grinned. "Joshua’s favorite tank-top style—perfect for showing off a flawless physique!"

[...]

[Speechless.]

[Please never cut your hair, Luther!!!]

Justin beamed brightly, his cheerful voice ringing out. "Hi, everyone!"

[Aw, hello puppy.]

[That smile is way too goofy, I can’t—]

Just then, Joshua appeared beside Luther’s shoulder. He smiled and waved. "Good evening, everyone."

Then he even blew a kiss.

But before the kiss could "land," Luther raised his hand, pretending to catch it—and then hid it behind his back.

The fans instantly went wild.

[Lutherrrrrrr!!!]

[He’s so stingy, oh my god!]

[Someone auction off Joshua’s flying kiss already, hahaha!]

Among the flood of messages, one username spammed like crazy:

[The Wolf Doesn’t Eat Meat has sent 1000 red roses!]

[The Wolf Doesn’t Eat Meat has sent 1 Diamond Palace!]

[The Wolf Doesn’t Eat Meat has sent 10 Spaceships!]

[The Wolf Doesn’t Eat Meat has sent...]

The sound of gifts chimed nonstop, and within moments, The Wolf Doesn’t Eat Meat was shining at the very top of the leaderboard, surrounded by the dazzling glow of money.

Henry frowned slightly, his deep voice cutting in: "Everyone, please don’t send gifts."

He quickly began searching for the button to disable them.

[oaaaa which wealthy lady is this????]

[That’s insane—how much did all those gifts cost?!]

Then, a golden message floated across the screen:

[The Wolf Doesn’t Eat Meat]: Joshua, notice meeeeeee!

The glittering text lingered at the top for a full ten seconds before slowly fading away.

[Wolf is seriously terrifying.]

[Wasn’t this the same guy who said he got kicked out by his roommate the other day? I actually thought he was some poor, pitiful soul!]

[Turns out we’re the pitiful ones, hahaha.]

[So Wolf’s actually rich—okay, from now on I’ll stop saying he’s delusional!]

[Fun fact: Wolf’s been a Joshua-only fan since day one.]

Joshua hadn’t expected that person to be one of his fans. Smiling, he nodded and said, "Thank you, Wolf."

When other fans began throwing money too, Henry calmly switched off the gift feature altogether. The stream finally quieted down a little.

By then, ShineOn had all taken their seats, ready to begin.

Joshua sat in the middle, with Leonard and Luther beside him, while Henry and Justin occupied the outer seats.

Joshua glanced at the flood of comments scrolling by so fast they were almost unreadable, then began to read a few aloud.

"’We want to see ShineOn’s dorm? ’ Hmm, that’s not possible."

"’What’s your dorm like?’ Oh, the dorm has two rooms. Henry and I are roommates."

As he spoke, he raised his hand toward Henry, who happened to lift his at the same time, their hands brushing briefly.

Caught between them, Luther couldn’t help but interject, "I feel a bit redundant here."

Joshua nodded. "You are. Let’s switch seats—I want to sit with my roommate."

Luther immediately reached out and squeezed Joshua’s cheeks, making his lips puff out. "Say that again, I dare you."

All Joshua could do was mumble, his small, pursed lips opening and closing wordlessly.

[Aaaaaa so cute!]

[Don’t get jealous, bestie hahaha]

Joshua finally tugged Luther’s hand down and continued reading the comments: "’Quick team review.’"

"Oh, is this a challenge? Let’s start with Justin," Joshua said, turning to look at him—just in time to catch Justin already staring back.

Justin gave an awkward little smile.

[Hahaha, just follow Justin’s gaze and you’ll always find Joshua]

[Why is Wolf so quiet? He must be the reserved type who doesn’t talk much]

[Doesn’t sound like the wolf I know hahaha]

Justin then spoke up, "Quick review of the team, huh... Leonard—fierce. Henry—quiet. Luther—pretty outgoing. And Joshua—he’s the gentlest person I’ve ever met."

Luther burst out laughing. "Gentle, huh? Hahaha."

He got kicked under the table.

The fans immediately cracked up.

[That’s because you don’t deserve to see Joshua’s gentleness, Luther hahaha]

[Joshua’s definitely gentle—otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived living with Luther]

[Justin and Joshua are just too honest!]

When it was Leonard’s turn, he spoke lazily, "Justin’s a bit scheming. Luther’s an idiot. Henry... can’t even judge that guy, as for Joshua—cute. Well, that’s just his face. Deep down, he’s cold and heartless!"

As he said that, he slung an arm around Joshua’s shoulder, pulled him close, and rubbed his head against Joshua’s—an utterly ridiculous display.

[Did he just confess and get rejected?]

Everyone: "..."

That fan would never know they’d accidentally hit the truth.

[Adorable hahaha, keep bickering like that forever]

[Why is Joshua always saved for last, though?]

Just then, when it was supposed to be Joshua’s turn, Luther suddenly cut in, "Let Joshua go last! My turn now!"

[They really know what fans want!]

[I think this is precisely what they want]

[Stop with the OTP delusions, please]

[Nobody’s delusional—friends get jealous too]

[Exactly hahaha]