Laura Bennett, who grew up abroad, is cool and good-looking. After returning to China, he stays at his mom’s best friend’s house and enrolls in the Science Class 4 at the British-Chinese High School.

His weakness is Chinese.

His essays are a messy mix of Chinese and English, and his daily routine is helplessly explaining in the office: “It’s not that I can’t solve it, I just can’t understand the question.”

The dean’s face is stern: “Say it again.”

Laura Bennett thinks for a moment, adjusts the grammar, “If I could understand the question, I could solve it.”

The dean’s hand trembles slightly: “Say it again???”

Laura Bennett: “……”

Auntie smiles and comforts him, “It’s okay, let Brian Clark help you out. You’ll get used to life in China soon.”

Laura Bennett is silent for a moment: “You mean the Brian Clark who told a million fans at the airport he was picking up his cousin the day I came back?”

Brian Clark, the academic god of the grade, a million-subscriber top UP on a certain platform, attracts fans with his looks, keeps them with his charm, and is outrageously flirty.

After Brian Clark starts looking after him, Laura Bennett quickly blends into what Brian Clark calls “the Chinese-style high school life.”

Specifically: late-night barbecue, all-nighters at internet cafes, and triple-liking Bilibili posts at 【@人间绝帅窦】.

Brian Clark takes great care of him, even writing his self-criticism after they both got caught staying out all night.

Laura Bennett stands under the national flag, frowning as he reads the self-criticism: “Just returned to the motherland and already broke school rules. About this, I just want to say… serves me right.”

Ding dong. 【The UP you follow @人间绝帅窦 just posted “You Know Nothing About Power”】

“……”

That night, the academic god and the overseas returnee went into the boys’ restroom together, made a huge commotion, and came out together panting.

From then on, the whole school knew they were like fire and water.

*

One day, the handsome guy who occasionally appears in videos by Renjian Jueshuai Dou accidentally revealed his true identity.

It’s said that day, Bilibili and YouTube fans exploded together.

#My favorite UP and my favorite YouTuber got together#

#Dream collaboration!!#

Chapter 1: Return to the Country

“The tail end of February, winter’s chill still lingers in the wind, sunlight brims with summer’s warmth, winter and midsummer collide in this city—such vividness never seen in London.”

*

H City Airport, Terminal 2.

“What kind of plane is this, making me wait so long, I’m just waiting to die here.”

A boy in a loose, pure white tracksuit strides forward, holding his phone, his voice low and magnetic with a hint of youth, speaking in a strange dialect that makes people turn their heads.

His features reflected on the screen are lively and bright, black hair fluttering as he walks, tall, broad-shouldered, long-legged—the thinner boys at this age seem even more rebellious and full of youthful energy.

The live chat scrolls rapidly.

【Can’t understand】

【Did I wake up wrong today?】

【It’s already afternoon up ahead…】

【What kind of gibberish is this, my head hurts】

The boy lazily replies, “Shaanxi dialect.”

【Be clear, Shaanxi or Shanxi】

【Shaanxi refuses to admit it】

【Shanxi people are shivering】

【Sounds like Shaanxi mixed with Chongqing】

【Chongqing folks calling 110!!】

Despite the teasing, the chat is lively and harmonious, like a big family chatting and snacking together.

In the top left corner, the streamer info is displayed: the avatar is an ordinary bean, the ID is the infamously shameless “人间绝帅窦”, followers: 1 million.

【Just went live, what’s up with him?】

【Sudden stream, currently at the airport, reason unknown】

【Bilibili’s March event is dialects】

【No wonder…】

【But shouldn’t dialects at least be human language?】

【You can be down-to-earth, but not down to the underworld】

The bag strap on his left shoulder slips off, Brian Clark grabs it, and returns to his normal voice, “Is it really that hard to understand? I studied for ten minutes, you know.”

【Failed to learn】

【Like playing music to a cow】

【So why are you at the airport?】

Brian Clark sighs.

“My mom has an urgent task, someone’s coming to stay with us, and she sent me to pick them up. This ancestor even has a birthday today. I was in a rush ordering the cake, and now the flight’s delayed, all for nothing.”

His long legs move quickly, but when he speaks normally, he’s unhurried, a bit lazy. Many in the chat are fans of his voice, loving this casual, slightly roguish, and charming style.

【A homestay? Wow!】

【Boy or girl? How old?】

【What do they look like? Can we simp?】

【Birthday on Feb 29, once every four years】

【What’s your relationship?】

“I’m just as confused. All I know is they’re about my age… let’s call her my cousin.”

【!!!】

【I’m getting confident! Hi, wife!】

【Million-fan benefit, make her stream】

【Seconded】

【Me too, want JK】

【Black stockings?】

【Reporting the one above】

Brian Clark smirks at the screen, “Bunch of pervs, mute yourselves.”

【Already protecting his ‘sister’】

【Sister-protector mode activated】

It was all so sudden—the one he had to pick up was his mom’s best friend’s kid from her youth. They hadn’t been in touch for two years, and this time, her husband suddenly called from overseas to ask for help. By the time he called, the poor kid was already on the plane.