“It’s such a shame—we were this close to uploading the video before the review team logged off.”
Song Qiuyu lost count of how many times she had refreshed the backend page of their account.
This was their first time filming a commercial short video. If it performed well, there was a high chance that more commercial orders would come flooding in afterward.
They would finally make it big.
Though it might be wishful thinking, dreaming didn’t hurt anyone.
So, she confidently started fantasizing about the future.
Four others were fantasizing along with her.
Xie Zhuran was too anxious to continue playing the game. Lin An was the same. Jiang Xiao was even more restless.
He thought Xu Xian’s performance this time was pretty decent. Song Qiuyu and the others all said he had improved a lot, and the client was satisfied. But even so, it still depended on the audience’s reaction.
The last person was naturally Sang Tian.
Unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed, Sang Tian suddenly had an idea and contacted Song Qiuyu.
In her mind, Song and Jiang were like conjoined twins. Whenever she called Song to play games, Jiang would probably be there too.
That meant they could game online together again.
［Sang Tian］: Song, I remember you mentioned a game called CS before. I can’t sleep right now. Could you show me the ropes?
Song Qiuyu paused, glancing unconsciously at Jiang Xiao.
Seeing Song’s look, Jiang frowned. Then, feeling her gaze grow more intense, he started shifting uncomfortably.
“Something wrong?”
Jiang Xiao turned to look at her.
“Since we’re both awake, let’s play CS. Sang Tian says she’s up too and wants to game!” Song Qiuyu’s eyes sparkled.
Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment.
“Oh? Sang Tian wants in…”
Xie Zhuran stroked his chin and exchanged a look with Lin An.
After confirming with a glance, both raised their hands in agreement.
“Alright then.”
Jiang Xiao agreed but looked unenthusiastic about playing. Even opening the game interface seemed sluggish and lethargic.
Just as they got immersed in the game, their commercial short video quietly passed the review.
“Rush B! Bull up, don’t stop, follow me through the fire!” Seeing the 0-6 crushing score, Xie Zhuran took over command.
So, the dormitory gang all picked Bull once.
However, Song Qiuyu believed a true man should use AK!
She spent all $3,700 buying guns and armor.
Thus, the five-man team consisted of four Bulls and one AK, all charging towards point B with fierce determination.
But they were ambushed right at the B gate by Lei Huo.
Three of the five went down immediately.
Song Qiuyu held her AK, trembling like a newbie hiding in a corner.
Then Xie Zhuran stepped up.
He dashed forward skillfully.
“Nice run and gun!”
Song Qiuyu praised Xie Zhuran’s moves, but in the next second, his character went down like a dead pig.
Checking the top right corner, Xie Zhuran had no kills.
He was headshot.
His fierce operation turned out to deal only 5 damage.
“Lao Song, the stage is yours now. One versus five, the spotlight is huge.” Xie Zhuran tossed the mouse aside, handing the heavy burden to Song Qiuyu.
Footsteps were closing in.
The enemies were coming to kill and steal kills. This was the best moment for a one-versus-five comeback.
Now was the time!
Song Qiuyu pulled the trigger hard.
Aimed and shot.
Without a quick stop, bullets flew into the air. She fell in response.
“Lao Song, your aim is too D+; no quick stop or recoil control at all.” Xie Zhuran criticized.
“Isn’t D+ just right for me?”
“That’s a good point.” “How do we play this round?”
“Mid lane. I’ll snipe. Sang Tian, send me a big sniper. Guaranteed win. They say my snipe is like Simple’s.”
“Got it.”
Sang Tian clumsily sent a sniper rifle to Xie Zhuran.
The round began.
Xie Zhuran stood in mid lane holding the sniper.
One shot, one kill.
Then Xie Zhuran fell.
“Enemy mid lane sniper fired one shot. Health is critical.”
“Let me see what’s going on.”
Lin An, who had only put on armor and waited patiently nearby, picked up Xie Zhuran’s big sniper.
Before adjusting the aim, he fell next to Xie Zhuran.
The sniper fell by Song Qiuyu’s feet.
She picked it up, scoped in, aimed, and fired.
“Bang.”
A gunshot.
Enemy down.
“Why no assist for you? Didn’t he shoot once?”
Song Qiuyu was puzzled.
“That shot wasn’t on this one.”
Xie Zhuran was stubborn.
Then Song Qiuyu sniped another.
Still no assist for Xie Zhuran.
Jiang Xiao pulled a triple kill and won the round — no assist for Xie Zhuran either.
“Song, you’re amazing!” Sang Tian’s excited and happy voice came through the headset.
“Not really, MVP this round is Jiang Xiao!” Song Qiuyu turned to Jiang and gave a thumbs-up.
Jiang ignored her but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
“Tch, wait, next round I’ll take back everything I lost!” Xie Zhuran gulped down a bottle of Soap Happy Water and declared loudly.
That mini-round ended with their victory.
Everyone switched roles, and the next mini-round started quickly.
After that, they never won again and got swept out.
After all, they were all clueless players with a complete newbie in the mix; winning was truly difficult.
Like this, stumbling along until 2 a.m., considering they had an early class at eight, they finally quit the game and prepared for bed.
“Wait, let me check if the short video passed the review.”
Song Qiuyu anxiously rubbed her hands, took a deep breath, and checked the account backend.
The backend showed that her new work had passed the review, with a flood of new followers, likes, comments, and recommendations… the numbers kept climbing.
“Passed!”
Song Qiuyu immediately shared the good news with everyone.
Hearing this, they all looked both surprised and happy.
“Dude, it’s past 2 a.m. How are people still this active? There are way too many night owls!”
Xie Zhuran laughed loudly while watching the data increase steadily.
“That’s how it is. Everyone’s busy during the day, so at night they have to let loose,” Lin An nodded.
Jiang Xiao said nothing but was the first to rush over to Song Qiuyu’s computer.
So, the entire 602 Dormitory gathered around Song Qiuyu’s screen, while Sang Tian sat on the bed, holding her phone and browsing the comments section.
Among these new stats, there were views for old videos and new videos, as well as new videos driving traffic to old ones.
Familiar faces appeared in the comment section of the new video.
They chatted excitedly.
“So beautiful as Bai Suzhen, the looks, the figure, the poise, the aura. Wow, really impressive.”
“There’s the Snake Maiden here! Come quick! @Super Tyrannosaurus Warrior.”
“Lemon Wife, I’m here.”
“What do you mean, your wife? Can you stop calling every pretty girl your wife? She’s obviously mine!”
“Lemon Wife steps on me!”
“By the way, the looks between Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen are almost melting. I suspect this isn’t acting at all.”
“Definitely. If they weren’t a real couple, how could it be this sweet? I’ve seen several pairs in the Entertainment Circle. They all turned out to have Underground Romance!”
“So they’re dating on public expense?”
“@Sugar-Dipped Lemon Teacher Lemon, secretly tell me, have you already tried that little rain umbrella thing with the guy playing Xu Xian?”
Reading this, Song Qiuyu almost couldn’t keep a straight face.
Next to her, Xie Zhuran was sweating bullets. Although the comments were expected, the fact that Lao Song’s cross-dressing stirred up such a buzz was undeniable. Of course, Lao Song and Lao Jiang were forced together again to hype a CP!
Hopefully, both Lao Song and Lao Jiang could hold up.
If they could…
Maybe they could try riding the wave and officially promote a CP. Uh, but that seemed unlikely.
Lin An kept an eye on his roommates’ situation and sighed.
The short video’s response was excellent, and it would probably get even hotter next.
That meant more debates and discussions would come their way.
Pros and cons.
Jiang Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly as he silently scanned the comments shipping him with Song Qiuyu and those calling Song his wife.
Strangely, the former gave him a faint, inexplicable feeling of happiness.
The latter made him very annoyed.
As the comments said, this time Song Qiuyu’s cross-dressing wasn’t just stunning — it was truly beautiful.
Men are naturally drawn to beauty; calling Song Qiuyu “wife” was a form of recognition of both her looks and acting skills.
But Jiang was very unhappy about it. It felt like someone was coveting his woman, and that feeling sparked a surge of impulse in his mind.
For a moment, he wanted to fiercely retort at those people and tell them to stop calling her that.
He clenched his sweaty palms and glanced at Song Qiuyu’s unhappy face.
Jiang Xiao frowned with conflicted guilt.
What nonsense am I thinking? Stop it. Stop it right now…
Song Qiuyu clearly didn’t like those comments.
Though she had given in to reality and willingly cross-dressed, no man liked those comments.
If anyone did, they were probably abnormal, had special fetishes, or questionable sexual orientation.
Song Qiuyu silently continued handling the comments in the backend.
Most focused on her cross-dressing and the CP between her and Jiang Xiao, but some were about other actors and the short video itself.
Professional voices even appeared, seriously evaluating their work.
Comments said they were improving rapidly with a promising future.
They offered constructive suggestions from various angles, recommending similar works and related books.
Of course, on the colorful internet, dirty jokes never ceased.
Every participant in the short video suffered from such jokes, and Song Qiuyu was the worst affected.
After finishing reading all the new comments, she exited the comment section and started dealing with private messages, only to encounter some exhibitionist harassers.
Before she could respond, Jiang Xiao took action first.
He rotated her laptop screen to face himself.
Seeing this, Song Qiuyu looked at him in confusion.
“It’s late. The content has four parts. The four of us will divide and conquer. Leave the rest to us.”
Jiang Xiao swiftly blocked some accounts, looked at her, and said, “Song Qiuyu, you go to sleep now.”