"Makes sense." Lucas Mu found a moment to send a message: "Honestly, hanging out with Senior Gao Tian is way more comfortable! Shawn Yan always feels so delicate, like if you use too much force, he might break."
"Oh my god, Lucas, you're killing me!" Yuzhen Yin typed furiously, munching on his spoon. "You think he's a flower or something, just waiting to snap?"
"Honestly, he's not much different from a flower." Mason Kerr messaged: "That 'little princess' nickname isn't for nothing."
"I've got some gossip. Want to hear it?" Ryan King chimed in sneakily.
"Spill!"
"Hurry up!"
"Cut the crap!"
"We're listening, just tell us!"
"The year Shawn Yan was born, Old Master Yan was already in his fifties. Having a son late in life, of course he spoiled him rotten. Especially since Madam Yan nearly died giving birth to him—he was basically treated like a precious treasure, too delicate to touch or hold..."
"Enough with the buildup, get to the point." Yuzhen Yin cut off Ryan King's storytelling.
Ryan King continued, "I heard that Shawn Yan's room is so spotless, you can't even find a speck of dust or a single drop of sweat. Every day, people go in fully suited up just to disinfect it, and no men are allowed inside—only young female maids can tidy up."
"It sounds a bit exaggerated, but it's not that bad," Lucas Mu chimed in. "It's really not a big deal."
"Hold on, let me finish," Ryan King chuckled. "That’s just the setup—the real story comes later! So, on Shawn Yan’s fifteenth birthday, he invited a bunch of classmates, guys and girls. Someone got drunk and accidentally stumbled into Shawn’s room, and discovered..."
"And then?"
"Spit it out!"
"Ryan King, did you lose your nerve or something?"
"Pfft, you wish!" Ryan King fired back, then continued, "So what did they find? A whole room full of Hello Kitty stuff. Pink everywhere!"
"Ha, I thought it was something serious! Who doesn’t have a bit of a princess vibe?" Lucas Mu joked.
"What if even his underwear is like that? An entire drawer of pink Hello Kitty boxers..." Ryan King muttered.
"I admit defeat!" Lucas Mu sent a meme to the group.
"Yeah, I give up!"
"I give up!"
...
"That’s how Shawn Yan got his 'Princess Shawn' nickname. A fifteen-year-old boy, living as delicately as a girl, wearing all that pink..." Ryan King sent a knowing meme. "After that, he really started acting like a girl—never leaving the house, barely hanging out with friends, and as for sports like basketball or tennis, anything that makes you sweat, he’s totally out. He just plays piano, arranges flowers, makes tea—basically all the girly stuff. Sometimes I wonder if he’s actually a girl in disguise."
"Why don’t you sneak into his room tonight and see for yourself?" Yuzhen Yin suggested mischievously.
"You go, Yuzhen!" Ryan King shot back. "You’ve got guts!"
"Forget it! If I get caught, Sister Sakura will break my legs for sure. No way I’m falling for that!" Yuzhen Yin replied.
"Hahahaha."
"Hahahahaha!"
Everyone in the group chat burst out laughing.