You’re Causing Chaos Again

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Shen Yanming hadn’t used the [I’m Messing Around Again] account for a long time for streaming. Initially created for fun, after joining the team and signing contracts with the platform, he had been using the team’s account for streaming.

So, when he logged in with this account today, many fans who received the live broadcast notification thought there was a bug on the platform.

“No bug here. Today, I’m messing around again, so I’m using this account, not forgetting my roots,” Shen Yanming said, waving a cat paw in front of the camera. This cat paw was a real one, from a blue cat that looked quite arrogant.

Shen Yanming waved the cat’s paw in front of the camera a couple of times, and then the paw slapped him on the face with surprising force.

He put the cat down and muttered, “Say hello to the viewers, it’s impolite not to.”

The audience in the livestream room started to stir.

– It’s Tian Tian Jiang!

– Tian Tian Jiang stepped on me!!

– Since ancient times, cats and dogs have never gotten along. The rumor that dogs can’t defeat cats is true. For example, Luanzi ge has never beaten Tian Tian Jiang in public matches.

…

This Tian Tian Jiang wasn’t their teammate Sunday from Korea, but rather a British blue shorthair cat, commonly known as a British Blue.

On the day Sunday left the team’s base, Pudding, who had returned from seeing him off at the airport, looked like an old father who had lost his beloved son.

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For the 10,086th time, he muttered to his teammates, “I wonder if TianTian is eating well, sleeping well. I heard they have strict hierarchical concepts over there. What if Tian Tian gets bullied by the seniors in the new team? Sob, sob, sob, I miss Tian Tian so much. In the first hour after he left, I missed him so much,” he was ruthlessly kicked out of the team’s villa.

Pudding sat on a bench in front of the villa, lost in thought for a long time. A cat suddenly appeared from somewhere, jumped onto his lap, and when he reached out, it willingly rubbed against his palm.

Pudding carried the cat back to the villa.

Several grown men, like hungry wolves who had never eaten meat, started to touch the cat from head to bottom. They petted it from its back to its belly. After an unfortunate scratch, this group of rough men, who had never had experience raising pets, suddenly became worried.

Meng Yan’s hand was still on the cat’s belly, and the cat clung to his wrist. He contemplated for a long time before saying, “Actually, I think this might be a lost cat. Although I don’t know what breed it is, it looks like a purebred cat. Plus, it’s quite affectionate, so it shouldn’t be a stray cat.”

The cat’s tail swept across the ground, seemingly agreeing with Meng Yan’s assessment.

However, there were almost no residents near the team’s base, and they couldn’t find the cat’s owner no matter how hard they looked. They even posted lost cat notices on that day, but it was in vain.

Pudding mumbled, “It must be my son turning into a cat to stay with me.”

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So, the cat stayed at the base. Because Pudding firmly believed that this cat was Sunday’s reincarnation, the cat was given the name Tian Tian Jiang.

Of course, this cat Tian Tian had also met the real Tian Tian in a video call. At that time, Sunday exclaimed, “Its eyes are much rounder than mine. You actually think it looks like me!”

…

Ever since the team got a cat, the players’ social media platforms were flooded with cat pictures. Water friends had become quite familiar with this cat. However, bringing the cat into the training room for a live broadcast seemed a bit strange.

– Wait, they brought Tian Jiang into the training room? Is that a good idea?

– Could this cat be a gift from some opponent to distract TMM players? So, they’d be busy cuddling the cat all day instead of working?

– Hahaha, are they going to let the cat play games?

Shen Yanming glanced at the barrage of comments. “Well, yes, today we’re going to let Tian Jiang perform.”

– This is really messing around.

– How did you come up with this idea?

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– Are you seriously going to let a cat mess around with a keyboard? Isn’t that bad for the equipment?

– Don’t you know? Letting a cat mess around with the keyboard is harmful to the equipment? I’m a homebody, and my cat at home always grabs my keyboard. It’s not that big of a deal.

– Anyway, it’s just for fun, right? I’m curious why Luanzi suddenly came up with this idea. It’s been so long since he did anything wild; I almost forgot how he got the name of Luanzi ge.

– You’re messing around again, that’s all.

Shen Yanming said, “Not on my own computer. I found a spare one in an empty room. My peripherals are like my wives; how can I let a cat touch them? Right, Tian Tian… Oh, come on, stop hitting me.”

The cat once again slapped Shen Yanming’s face with its paw, eliciting laughter and cheers from the viewers.

Shen Yanming scratched the cat’s chin, opened the game, and said, “I’m really going to let the cat play. I’m not lying to you… Last night, I was browsing the forums, and there was this guy who kept insulting Kong. I told him to either play or shut up, and he actually challenged me. I said, ‘I can beat you even if my cat plays for ten minutes.’ He didn’t believe me, so I’m here to show him what my cat Tian Tian is capable of.”

Ellipses filled the barrage of comments.

– Seriously? You’re so free?

– It’s one thing to read the forums, but you got into a fight with someone? Are you out of your mind?

– Hahaha, were you the anonymous guy from yesterday? I just read that thread.

– I’ll drop a link; you guys can check it out.

The forum post was one of those mindless hate threads. It was well-known that Kong’s crowd control abilities had reached a terrifying level. This person didn’t like Kong but couldn’t find anything to criticize about his gameplay. So, they claimed that he was over-healing his teammates. He argued that it was unnecessary to heal them to full health when it was enough to keep their health at an acceptable level. Instead of healing them to full health, use the extra time to deal more damage. They even accused Kong of hogging all the glory and not giving newbies a chance.

The criticism was so unreasonable that even the people replying to the thread were laughing.

In theory, such a boring thread wouldn’t catch the eye of regular fans, but Shen Yanming happened to come across it. He couldn’t resist the urge to reply with a classic “you can you up, no can bb.”

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The other person replied, saying, “I know my limits. I’m definitely not going to the World Championship, but I have more than enough to beat you.”

Shen Yanming found this statement hilarious and replied, “I’ll let my cat play for ten minutes first, and I can still beat you later.”

This immediately infuriated the other person, and they set up a room for a showdown the next afternoon at 1:00.

Shen Yanming arrived as promised.

– Hahaha, hahaha.

– Damn, you really have to be careful what you say on the forums. Why do these players always read them?

– Come on, guys, haven’t you ever directly tagged a player on the forums and asked if they were watching?

– Seriously, Kong’s husband is quite protective. I’ve seen people bad-mouthing him on the forums, but he didn’t care. Now, someone is bad-mouthing Kong, and he can’t stand it.

– This is really funny. If you tell someone you’re Chaos, who wouldn’t believe you? Even if you let the cat play for ten minutes, you think you can win?

– Bullying people like this, hahaha.

Shen Yanming entered a room using the number provided by the trash talker. To his surprise, the person was waiting in the room.

But as soon as that person saw Shen Yanming’s account, he became flustered.

Although Shen Yanming was using the account [I’m Messing Around Again], the owner of this account was widely known. The person in the battle channel typed a question mark slowly: “Are you Chaos himself?”

[I’m Messing Around Again]: Yes, it’s me.

The other person replied, “You’re crazy, you’re a professional player, what are you arguing with internet users for? So many people are insulting you, are you going to fight each and every one of them? Don’t you have any dignity?”

[I’m Messing Around Again]: Ah… you also know that arguing with others on the internet can be undignified.

The person: …

[I’m Messing Around Again]: I’ve condescended to come and play a solo match with you, and you’re still saying this about me. I’m so sad, you know how many people have challenged me to solo matches? My schedule is booked for the next three months.

The opponent didn’t respond.

[I’m Messing Around Again]: So, are you going to play or not? My cat is all warmed up and ready to go… Gagaga… &&… %￥…

As if in response to Shen Yanming’s message, Tian Tian, with graceful little steps, patrolled the keyboard and sent a line of gibberish to the opponent as a friendly gesture.

The person on the other side: You’re crazy, moron.

Saying this, he cursed a bit more and then left the game room.

“This is so boring… By the way, what’s wrong with me being a professional player? Is there any law in our country that says professional players can’t argue with people who insult them? So, are we just supposed to accept being insulted?” Shen Yanming playfully tapped the cat’s head. “But that’s not what I mean. I don’t really care if people insult me. Sometimes I do things poorly, and when netizens criticize me, it keeps me in check. But what did Kong ge do wrong? Is it a crime to heal too well? I won’t let anyone say that about him.”

– Yes, yes, we know you love your wife.

– Gamers who play competitive games often have short tempers, but it’s really not good to curse so easily. Let’s hope everyone can be a little less hostile and more about peace and love.

– Well, not all gamers have short tempers. Some are gaming sweethearts, cute.

– So, is today’s livestream just to show off your love for us? Give me a high-five, for wasting my data.

– Oh, Chaos’s wife is here.

Shen Yanming turned his head and saw He Changkong coming. He put on a smile and said, “Wife~”

His voice trailed off in a melodramatic tone, making everyone in the livestream room almost want to vomit.

Shen Yanming had attempted to come out before. Back then, their entire team had been invited to participate in a live Q&A event on a streaming platform. A randomly selected viewer had directly asked if Shen Yanming was in a romantic relationship with He Changkong.

Shen Yanming hesitated for a moment, then glanced at He Changkong and admitted, “Yes.”

They didn’t deliberately bring up this matter; they felt that they hadn’t completely established themselves yet and there was no need to flaunt their relationship. However, if someone asked, there was no point in hiding it. They believed they could go public when the right time came.

But when someone directly confronted them about it, Shen Yanming thought that since they had just won a challenge tournament a few days ago, it wouldn’t hurt to talk about it.

So, after saying “yes,” he rubbed his face a bit nervously and added, somewhat embarrassed, “We are in a serious relationship, and Kong ge is my lover.”

As he said this, Shen Yanming nervously held He Changkong’s hand.

The female commentator who was hosting the event was taken aback, unsure if she should end the livestream or what to do next. She nervously asked He Changkong, “Is what Chaos said true?”

He Changkong held Shen Yanming’s hand in response and said, “What he said is true.”

The female commentator took a sharp breath and, when she checked the barrage, found it filled with laughter. She belatedly read a few comments from the barrage: “They’re acting like it’s real, this comedy duo is hilarious.” “Kong ge has changed so much lately. He used to be like a block of wood, but now he even jokes around with Luan Jiang.” “Is pretending to be gay a tradition in TMM? Ever since Tan Hua disappeared, I’ve found it so funny that he said he’s with Nightmare.”

Shen Yanming & He Changkong: …

Shen Yanming didn’t give up and continued to cue He Changkong in other situations, but no matter how hard he tried, everyone thought he was just joking. Even if they held hands in public, everyone would only say “so sweet and real” but didn’t actually believe it was real.

Eventually, everyone began to refer to He Changkong as “Chaos’ wife” as an inside joke.

What could they do?! He couldn’t just show everyone that their relationship was genuinely unique, right?

However, they later came to terms with it. If everyone likes to misunderstand, let them misunderstand. It was better than clarifying and having some people go crazy after being unable to accept it.

That being said, He Changkong came to this empty training room and stood behind Shen Yanming with a somewhat disapproving expression. “You really live-streamed yourself fighting with someone else?”

“Yeah, but that guy chickened out. Our cat didn’t even do anything, and he ran away,” Shen Yanming lifted the cat’s paw. “I couldn’t even let you show off your skills.”

He Changkong said, “Don’t do this next time.”

Shen Yanming pouted, “Okay.”

Someone in the barrage used special effects to get He Changkong’s attention: “Kong Jiang! Luan Luanzi fought with someone else for your sake! Don’t scold him!”

He Changkong did see this comment, but he didn’t respond. He just said to the live camera, “I’m sorry, everyone, but we’re ending the broadcast now.”

Then he turned off the live camera, exited the streaming platform, and turned off the computer.

He Changkong rubbed Shen Yanming’s head. “Are you upset?”

“No,” Shen Yanming said.

He Changkong explained, “Just like you don’t like seeing me being scolded, I don’t want you to be gossiped about because of me.”

Shen Yanming, while playing with the cat, said, “I know.”

He Changkong asked, “Shall we go back to training?”

Reluctantly, Shen Yanming moved his hand, which had been in a wrestling match with the cat. “Okay, let’s take the cat outside first.”

“Sure,” He Changkong also rubbed the cat’s head and said, “You always get beaten up by the cat, but you still like playing with it.”

Shen Yanming hesitated for a moment, then a faint blush appeared on his face. “I always get beaten up by you, but I still like playing with you.”

He Changkong didn’t catch on right away. “I haven’t been beating you up during our solos lately, have I?”

“Who’s talking about that!” Shen Yanming lowered his eyes, seemingly a bit embarrassed.

He Changkong finally realized what Shen Yanming meant. “…”

It wasn’t an exaggeration, just a bit of playful teasing, involving the use of a small clip, and a little spanking, that’s all.

Originally, someone as upright as He Changkong shouldn’t have engaged in such chaotic activities. They only started doing this kind of play before the college entrance exams. One day, Shen Yanming was too lazy to finish his homework, so He Changkong smacked him lightly, thinking it would have a deterrent effect. Unexpectedly, Shen Yanming actually asked if he could do it again.

It was truly unbelievable.

Later, after Shen Yanming finished the exam and reported his score to the university, he no longer had an excuse not to do his homework. However, this play was still retained.

He Changkong bent down and gently nibbled on Shen Yanming’s unguarded lips.

The blue cat, Tian Tian, stared at them with round eyes without blinking: “Meow~”

(Extra Story 2, The End.)

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