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Apartment.

"The egg and shredded pork noodles are ready. Can you really eat them?"

Lin Xinyue walked into Gu Yu's room with a steaming bowl of noodles, and Gu Yu hastily let go of his mouse to take it.

"Hiss—hot, hot, hot—"

He grimaced as the hot bowl scorched his hands and set it down on the table.

Lin Xinyue gave him a look, using a wet towel to insulate her hands as she wiped off the spilled noodle soup from the table: "Dumbass, who grabs it with their bare hands?"

"Hehe, wasn't paying attention. The noodles smell so good; I'm sure I can eat them all."

Gu Yu smiled foolishly, his gaze fixed on the steaming egg and shredded pork noodles.

The buckwheat noodles were distinct, and the eggs and shredded pork looked incredibly tender, stirring his appetite.

He had been so busy serving Lin Xinyue during lunch that he hadn't eaten much, just about half-full.

Now, with his girlfriend cooking personally, his appetite was once again awakened.

"Delicious!"

He tried a couple with his chopsticks first. Despite being a bit too hot for his tongue, Gu Yu savored the taste with great enjoyment.

The flavor and texture of the noodles were controlled perfectly!

"Of course! I practically shadowed Mr. Liu and Mrs. Bai every day as a kid, I picked it all up just like that!"

Lin Xinyue declared proudly, her noodle dish was her specialty, having been brought up by Mrs. Liu herself.

"Yep, yep! Xinyue, could you step out for a moment?"

Gu Yu remembered the task the system had assigned him and quickly stood up, pushing Xinyue towards the door.

Lin Xinyue, pushed outside, wore a puzzled expression: "Huh? Why do I have to go out? I want to make sure you finish those noodles! You can't waste my hard work!"

Gu Yu nodded frantically: "I definitely won't waste my wife's efforts, don't worry! I'll eat every bit of it!"

"Then why are you making me go out?"

Lin Xinyue still looked doubtful, feeling like he was hiding something from her.

"Emmm, no big deal, I just feel a bit shy eating noodles while you watch, yeah, just shy!"

Gu Yu stuttered his reply, then gently pushed Lin Xinyue out of the room and closed the door softly.

Lin Xinyue gazed at the closed door, her face thoughtful.

Her woman's intuition told her Gu Yu was about to do something unspeakable in there.

And it had something to do with her noodles!

Locking the door behind him, Gu Yu took a deep breath and then returned to his computer desk, looking at the bowl of noodles on the table. He couldn't help asking the system in his mind, "Do I really have to eat noodles upside down and record a video?"

"You're practically asking for me to commit social suicide!"

System: "..."

Maintain silence.

Silence is the ultimate disdain.

"Damn it! Not even a hundred Check-in Points for me!" Gu Yu clenched his fist, wishing he could beat up the system if it were a person in front of him!

But now, at the mercy of the system, for those precious hundred Check-in Points, he had no choice but to do as told!

"To hell with social suicide! I don't care as long as I can earn those Check-in Points!"

Gu Yu picked up the noodles and went to the wall, setting the noodles on the floor.

After taking a deep breath, he took off his shoes, lay down on the ground, and propped his feet against the wall, his head pointing downward.

The noodles were right below his head.

With his strong physique, he supported his body with one hand while the other took the chopsticks and started eating the noodles.

His actions were quite comical,

just getting the noodles into his mouth was hard enough, but even simpler was getting the noodles down into his stomach.

It was an utter defiance of human norms!

After struggling to eat a few bites, Gu Yu's hand suddenly froze, and his face turned ashen—not from blood rushing to his head, but because...

He had forgotten to record the video!

Caught up in eating, he'd forgotten to set up his phone to record!

So the noodles I just ate... It was all for nothing.

"I freaking..."

Gu Yu came down from the wall, forehead veins popping, but still managed to suppress the desire to curse as he set up his phone again.
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He turned on the video recording and also checked to make sure it was actually recording before returning to his position.

To avoid feeling too embarrassed, he even prepared an opening statement.

"Hi! Friends on Dou Ying, hello, I'm Gu Yu, new to this and not sure what style you all like, so I figured I'd show off a talent first!"

"I'm gonna perform the feat of eating noodles while standing on my head!"

"Let's go! Bros, watch my talent!"

After saying that, he started slurping up noodles noisily, also turning to smile at the camera every other bite to show he was at ease.

Gu Yu had never thought a bowl of noodles could be so overwhelming, so much that eating it felt like despair.

The noodles were nearly cold, and he had only eaten two-thirds.

"Just hang in there a little longer, and I'll have succeeded!" He silently cheered himself on.

But at that moment...

"Click!" The door was unexpectedly opened.

"Ah——Σ(⊙▽⊙"a" Lin Xinyue covered her mouth, staring blankly at Gu Yu who was eating noodles while standing on his head.

So, Gu Yu had kicked her out of the room just to do this!

Hearing that familiar scream, Gu Yu's hand shook violently, and then he struggled to turn his head to look at Lin Xinyue.

"You... how did you get in..."

"You didn't take your key out of the door... I heard your voice from inside the room and thought something might be wrong, so I hurried in to check."

Lin Xinyue raised her hand, a key shining brightly, the key to Gu Yu's room.

The noodle slipped from his mouth, and Gu Yu's smile froze on his face.

Shit! How could he have forgotten that!

Social death came so suddenly!

If the video went online and was seen by Lin Xinyue, it would be embarrassing, but not too intense.

But being caught in the act while filming a video, all Gu Yu wanted to do was crawl into a crack in the floor.

"I... Xinyue, listen to my explanation."

Gu Yu wanted to put his feet down, but since he was nearly done eating the noodles and the video was almost finished too, stopping halfway would mean all his effort was wasted!

So, he could only explain to Lin Xinyue while still standing on his head.

"Hahaha, what on earth are you trying to do? Why do you need to eat noodles while standing on your head!"

Xinyue laughed so hard her chest shook, finding Gu Yu's current predicament utterly ridiculous.

Seeing her laugh so joyously, Gu Yu felt the urge to cry.

Luckily, he had already thought of an excuse.

He said to her earnestly, "Xinyue, I know I look ridiculous, but actually, I'm doing this for charity!"

His gaze was serious as if he was engaged in a grand endeavor.

Lin Xinyue squatted next to him, reining in her laughter as she tilted her head, "Hmm? What charity?"

"Actually, I'm initiating a charity event to sponsor poor orphans across the internet! By eating noodles while standing on my head, I'm showing people that for some kids, even eating is a great struggle!"

Gu Yu explained while taking the chance to slurp up more noodles as Lin Xinyue pondered.

"Is that so...?"

Xinyue actually believed it!

"Mm-hmm!"

Gu Yu was thrilled, yet still kept up his serious facade.

"That's wonderful!"

Lin Xinyue gave him a thumbs up and then took it upon herself to help him record the video with his phone.

And just like that, Gu Yu successfully completed the challenge of eating noodles while standing on his head.

Editing out the part where Lin Xinyue opened the door, he uploaded the video to Dou Ying.