At the fountain, a few internet celebrity streamers stared blankly at the two people wearing summer clothes.
They glanced down at their own thick cotton jackets, and a flood of questions immediately arose in their minds.
Are they made of iron?
How can they withstand this so well?
“Addicted to the opposite sex, can’t get enough”
“Pfft, is that all? I thought they’d be tougher, but it’s nothing much.”
“Bro, you sure talk tough with your pants on.”
“You’re in Sage Mode now, right?”
“Xiao Mantou, now! Go ask for their contact info. If you succeed, twenty rockets coming your way.”
“I’ll chip in, ten rockets.”
“I’ll do thirty.”
“Whoa, what’s going on? So many whales popping up out of nowhere?”
“Haha, you’re still underestimating the power of internet service providers.”
“Ridiculous. That whale’s account I remember well—he’s an old fan of Xiao Mantou. The most expensive gift he ever gave was a ten-buck fan card. Now he says he’ll give thirty rockets.”
“Anyone can talk big. I bet once she succeeds, he’ll just disappear.”
[User Autumn’s Tears tipped Xiao Mantou Rocket ×10] “A monk does not lie. This is my deposit.”
“666”
“Where’s the guy who said talk is cheap? Come out and share your feelings.”
“@King of Laughs, I’ve pinged him for you. No need to thank me.”
[User xxx tipped Xiao Mantou Rocket ×15, Message: Deposit]
Following that, another wave of rockets swept through the livestream.
More people joined in, some giving more, some less, pushing the stream’s popularity to its peak.
Xiao Mantou was dumbfounded.
She stared at the skyrocketing popularity in the top right corner of the stream—from hundreds of thousands to millions, almost a tenfold increase.
But what excited her more was the tipping. In just these few minutes, it went from ten or twenty thousand to a hundred thousand, and it was still climbing.
After the platform’s cut, she would get sixty thousand.
Seeing this, Xiao Mantou’s eyes sparkled.
The biting cold seemed unable to dampen the fire in her heart.
‘Grandma here is going to get rich this month.’
Xiao Mantou looked up and stared intently at Chen Xiaoyan. Earlier, she hadn’t wanted to film this sister, simply because she was afraid of losing her own fans.
But now, it seemed her thinking was too small.
This wasn’t a threat at all—it was her golden benefactor!!!
Contact info? I, Xiao Mantou, am definitely getting it today. Even Jesus can’t stop me.
Just as she was thinking of an excuse to ask for contact info, she suddenly noticed a very interesting comment.
“Guys, am I the only one who noticed they’re still wearing summer clothes?”
As soon as this was said, the stream went silent for a moment, then quickly became lively again.
“Damn, I only just noticed that. I was too busy staring at their beauty.”
“Judging by the reactions of the people around and Xiao Mantou, it should be cold here. Why aren’t they reacting at all?”
“Did they practice the Nine Yang Divine Skill?”
“LOL, what the hell, Nine Yang Divine Skill?”
“Is there any knowledgeable bro here to explain?”
Seeing this, Xiao Mantou suddenly realized—they were still wearing thin summer clothes…
Huh?
Am I seeing ghosts?
Xiao Mantou felt a pang of panic, but when she saw Chen Xiaoyan’s puzzled look, that bit of fear miraculously disappeared.
Now she only found her extremely friendly, unable to resist wanting to get close.
Chen Xiaoyan, on the other hand, didn’t care about the stares of others. Even if there were ten times as many people, she wouldn’t be fazed.
She was used to being watched by hundreds or thousands in the game, so a few people here couldn’t stir up any waves.
‘Why is this place so cold?’
Chen Xiaoyan circled the fountain a few times. The streamers, seeing her, quickly moved aside, clearing a path while secretly filming her.
She looked for a long time but found no clue.
‘Strange…’
She couldn’t figure it out.
‘What exactly caused the temperature to be so low here, and where did that repulsive feeling come from?’
Chen Xiaoyan had no leads.
She frowned slightly.
‘How troublesome.’
‘Forget it. I’m not some leader in the real world. Why bother with this?’
‘Better to go home and sleep.’
“Let’s go. We’re heading back,” she said, and without looking back, she walked away.
“Sister Xiaoyan, did you notice anything?” Qian Renxue caught up and asked.
Chen Xiaoyan shook her head.
“Then it seems to be just a gimmick.”
“What do you mean?”
Qian Renxue explained the netizens’ speculation.
Chen Xiaoyan laughed it off.
“It’s probably fake.”
“Fake?”
“Yes.”
Hearing her speak so confidently, Qian Renxue suddenly became a bit skeptical.
“Sister Xiaoyan, why are you so sure it’s fake?”
“Even though I didn’t see the cause, the aura here disgusts me. It feels very familiar.”
“Does Sister Xiaoyan feel it too?” Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue’s face suddenly changed color.
“You too?” Chen Xiaoyan was startled.
Qian Renxue touched her neck.
“Yes. Ever since I got here, I’ve felt uneasy all over. I don’t know why.”
Chen Xiaoyan looked back, her expression gradually turning serious.
‘Even Yaoyao says so. There must be something wrong here. I’ll have to come back and check often.’
Thinking of the strangeness of Xianjie, her first reaction was that it was behind this.
But she had no evidence to prove it, only speculation.
‘Sigh.’
‘Troubled times. Ever since Xianjie showed up, I haven’t had a moment of peace.’
Chen Xiaoyan shrugged with a smile and left Qingda Square with Qian Renxue.
Halfway back, they walked along the sidewalk. The temperature had returned to the muggy heat, as if the earlier cold was just a dream.
Under the streetlights, their shadows were stretched long and thin.
Chen Xiaoyan and Qian Renxue walked in silence, the atmosphere heavy.
When they were almost at the entrance of the residential area, they stopped simultaneously, exchanged a glance, and turned around to look at a plane tree on the street behind them.
“You’ve been following us for so long. Want to come in for a drink of water?” Chen Xiaoyan called out with a fake smile toward the tree.
However, there was no movement from behind the tree.
Chen Xiaoyan, seeing that the other party wouldn’t come out, gave Qian Renxue a look.
The latter nodded and swiftly ran over.
At that moment, hidden behind the tree, Xiao Mantou clutched her chest, her heart pounding nervously.
Her clever eyes flickered with surprise.
‘How is this possible? I was so far away. How did they find me?’
“It’s over. Xiao Mantou got caught by my wife.”
“Upstairs, have one more peanut and you won’t be this drunk.”
“Bro, how much did you drink?”
“Alright everyone, stop thinking dirty thoughts about my wife, okay?”
“Damn! Isn’t your wife Xiao Mantou? Just yesterday I saw you spamming ‘I love Xiao Mantou and her alone’.”
“Xiao Mantou: Loves one, loves the next, no love left hhh.”
Because the residential area was quite remote, there were few pedestrians on the road.
Qian Renxue’s high heels made quite a noise as she ran on the concrete.
With no other choice, Xiao Mantou had to show herself.
“Hi,” she said, holding her phone as she stepped out from behind the plane tree, her whole body tense as she greeted the two.
“It’s you!” Chen Xiaoyan’s eyes flickered with surprise when she saw Xiao Mantou.
She had thought their stalker would be a pervert or a creep, but it turned out to be a pretty young woman.