“Thank you……thank you.”
Vidong rarely stammered.
“Are you still playing tomorrow?” Vidong asked.
Li Xu: “I’ll be streaming tomorrow too.”
Li Xu: “But we’ll see, playing this game too much gets boring.”
Li Xu: “Logging off now.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Vidong wanted to say something more, but she immediately left the room.
She was always like this.
Vidong didn’t really mind before, but this time, when Li Xu logged off, he actually felt a bit wistful.
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From the small live camera feed, he looked a bit listless.
【What’s wrong? Boss Mao Xu left, and you lost your soul】
【True though, Mao Xu is really great… You can’t judge a book by its cover】
【If I had a friend to play Werewolf Kill with like this, I’d really be moved, sob】
【Forget being moved, Mao Xu and vv look worlds apart, voice is okay, but face reveal is a bit… Just friendship, right?】
【Earlier comments, is the face really that important?】
As it turned out, the face really was important.
The next afternoon, Li Xu started her stream.
Because she had mentioned streaming in Vidong’s room the day before, many of the viewers there were her fans, so by her usual streaming time around 6:30, many were already waiting.
Moreover, after the Werewolf Kill clips of her playing with Vidong were edited and shared, Li Xu’s fan count skyrocketed at an absurd speed.
Many had watched her past videos and learned about her recent streaming style.
These new fans were especially curious about today’s stream and were also waiting eagerly.
So when Li Xu went live this time, her live viewers didn’t decrease; instead, the real-time audience increased.
And because the clip of Li Xu giving Vidong a “golden water” (i.e., excellent help) in Werewolf Kill went viral, even the official Werewolf Kill account was attracted.
Fans discovered the official account retweeted the clip and quietly followed both Catcat Xu and Vidong’s accounts.
At the start of the stream, Li Xu was adjusting the phone filming stand that Zhou Wu had just bought her.
The camera was rear-facing, showing a new kitchen environment—black and white color scheme, simple and elegant.
The kitchen was spacious, with brand new and expensive-looking kitchenware.
【Ooh? Changed location? Is this Haishi?】
【Does Haishi live in such a nice place? What’s the streamer’s status?】
【The new kitchen setup looks nice.】
As Li Xu streamed, Vidong and Zhou Yi tactfully entered her livestream room.
So people from both rooms were watching Li Xu.
The camera shook a couple of times, then a slender, fair hand appeared in the frame.
The knuckles were distinct, and the hand was beautifully shaped.
【Hmm? Who’s holding the camera? Mao Xu?】
【Ahhh, whose hand is that? So pretty!】
【Mao Xu’s hand isn’t that thin, is it?】
【Are they roommates?】
Before the doubts fully dissipated, Li Xu’s clear voice came from off-camera.
“Whose hand? It’s my hand.”
She stabilized the camera and then appeared on screen.
Still wearing the familiar loose T-shirt and sports pants.
Still the same sunglasses and waist-length hair.
The once plain, unremarkable, chubby girl had now slimmed down several sizes, looking slender and graceful, delicate and fair-skinned.
Even with the sunglasses on, it was clear she was good-looking.
She faced the camera with the same calm expression, and once she spoke, everyone knew they hadn’t mistaken her.
“What’s wrong? Don’t recognize me anymore?”
Zhou Yi, watching the stream, seemed struck by lightning.
The handsome face on screen stiffened for a moment, then he leaned closer as if trying to get a better look.
“This… this is Mao Xu??”
Vidong was also stunned and said in surprise, “How did she get so thin? The voice is Mao Xu’s. I remember the last time we connected… she still…”
The audience in Li Xu’s stream went crazy:
【Whoa? That really is Mao Xu’s voice??】
【I told you, once Mao Xu lost weight she’d be a beauty!! She really did slim down!】
【She looks so cold and cool…】
【Is this really just from military training, not plastic surgery? Wouldn’t military training make you tan, not so white?】
【Could it be liposuction and whitening instead of military training?】
Li Xu accurately read the last comment aloud: “Could it be liposuction and whitening instead of military training…”
“Hello, yes, it was liposuction and whitening, not military training. Stop guessing, just accept this as fact.”
Her tone was calm, showing no emotion.
Just as before losing weight, there was an unexplainable air of arrogance.
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Before, she seemed easy to talk to, but a bit of arrogance felt slightly out of place.
But now, with a slim jawline, clear chin, jet-black hair, porcelain skin, even those hands were perfectly beautiful, her arrogance now seemed entirely justified.
The commenter who was getting roasted suddenly stopped typing, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Yes, being put in your place by a beautiful person is embarrassing.
【Really? Check with the hospital】
【Can you lose that much weight in half a month? Are you Superman?】
【This is a complete transformation!】
Li Xu pushed up her glasses, realizing she had misspoken.
After all, there might be minors in the chat, so she couldn’t give a bad example.
“I did it myself, controlling my diet and doing an hour of exercise after military training every day. That’s it.”
“I don’t recommend hospitals or liposuction, just kidding earlier, kids don’t take it seriously.”
“I lose weight so fast because of my metabolism, I love sweating.”
She explained this while pulling ingredients from the fridge.
The chat was full of praise and envy, but she didn’t glance at it, seeming indifferent to what the viewers said.
It was as if she genuinely didn’t care about others’ opinions.
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In the half month she lost weight, she hadn’t uploaded a single video, hadn’t announced her streams.
Viewers only learned of this from Vidong’s stream.
When she finally went live, looking like this, it still felt calm and uneventful.
This seemed to confirm what she said earlier to the chat: “I’m not losing weight to be beautiful, but for health.”
And whether before or now, her attitude and approach to streaming remained consistent—calm, cool, with a strong individual will, seemingly impervious to anyone else’s influence.
This was a completely different vibe from other female streamers online—not a fake delicate beauty seeking pity—but a kind of strength that stirred something deep inside the hearts of viewers.
She was very strong.
She seemed to be constantly sending this message to everyone watching her.
Why was she so strong? No one knew.
But her response to the chat just now had already sent a message to new viewers—that she was not an ordinary streamer.
She wouldn’t be easily angered by a few words from the audience—she simply didn’t take what people said to heart.
That wasn’t important.
Just like with Zhou Yi and vw, she treated both with the same “indifference.”
She never saw them as people she needed to flatter just because of their looks or large fanbases.
In her connections with those two, she was always in control.
The same applied to her relationship with fans—she was the one in charge.
So—she streamed when she wanted, ended the stream when she wanted, lost weight when she wanted, explained herself when she wanted, or not explained when she didn’t want to.
Fans begged her to stream, wanted to watch her streams—it wasn’t the other way around.
When the fully slimmed Li Xu appeared on stream, those traits of hers that had never been deliberately noticed suddenly became crystal clear.
The feeling was so intense that viewers, after realizing it, felt a bit foolish.
【Damn, who do I think I am, questioning the boss?】
【As expected of Mao Xu, terrifyingly powerful】
【I really admire how she considers that there might be kids watching】
【So this is what a stable core looks like? She doesn’t care what others think, Mao Xu is so charming】
【She was charming before too, but now that she’s lost weight, her charm shines even brighter along with her features… You can’t judge a book by its cover】
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【Mao Xu baby, when will you take off your glasses?】
【Feels like a completely different person streaming, but once she speaks, I instantly know it’s Mao Xu】
【Mao Xu looks so beautiful now, can she bring us more handsome guys online? Can she connect with more online heartthrobs?】
Fans spammed the chat as they watched Li Xu’s every move intently.
Her way of peeling shrimp was smooth and effortless, her fingers slender and pretty, the lines of her arms elegant.
Maybe because of her calm and composed aura, she seemed to be glowing.
Compared to before, she looked the same in every way except for her appearance—it was still her.
That feeling made her viewers treasure her even more.
【If Catcat Xu becomes a mega streamer someday, I bet she won’t forget where she started】
【She just seems so cool, exactly the kind of person I want to be, so envious】
【Emotionally stable, mentally strong—that’s more important than a pretty face or slim figure】
【As the saying goes: those who are constant are precious. Someone like Mao Xu is born to attract fans】
Even many who had come just to watch the excitement were slowly changing their feelings about Li Xu.
Soon, Li Xu brought a bowl of seafood noodles in front of the camera.
“Let’s eat in the study.”
She took the phone off the stand and brought it closer so the camera caught her slim collarbones.
Her chin was smooth and flawless.
Looking up, her slightly glossy, full pink lips shone faintly, and when she spoke, her white teeth gleamed—lips red, teeth white—very alluring.
In Vidong’s stream, fans were also excited.
Maybe the mix of Li Xu’s unique strong aura and vw’s dark, almost predatory vibe was too perfect.
Many fans started joking around:
【Thinking of yesterday when Catcat Xu fooled vw with that face, I get chills】
【So vw could be moved too? Catcat Xu really looks great now, good foundation】
【This kind of woman is scary. If vv really married her, she’d be played like a rag doll, just like yesterday】
【Wait, what’s this rag doll thing about…】
Seeing the teasing in the chat, Vidong glanced at the now pleasing-to-the-eye Li Xu and shamefacedly blushed again.
He snapped at the chat: “Stop messing around or you’re all getting blocked.”