It was impossible for Chong Chong to say she had no feelings for Lin Xiaoying. It had only been a few months, and some things could not be forgotten so quickly.
Moreover, she couldn’t entirely believe everything Lin Xiaoying said. Everything required evidence rather than just word of mouth.
Therefore, she didn’t know how to respond to Lin Xiaoying’s hints and simply ignored them.
Lin Xiaoying kept her head down, messing with her phone, her intentions unclear. Chong Chong also held her phone, constantly checking Penguin for new messages.
The entire PK scene was unexpectedly quiet.
‘It’s almost 8:00 PM. Why haven’t Sister Xiaoyan and the others arrived yet?’
Chong Chong propped her head up with her right hand while her left fingers drummed incessantly on the table. Her eyes were fixed on the phone, completely forgetting that she was currently streaming.
“Chongbao, has the love vanished? Why do you only look at your phone and not at me?”
“This isn’t the PK I remember. Aren’t PKs supposed to be a battle of wits between streamers?”
“Haha, then you’re going to be disappointed, brother. Our Yingbao and Chongbao are very close best friends.”
“Wait… the matter isn’t over yet. We don’t acknowledge that.”
“What’s there to deny? Isn’t the fact already obvious?”
“Don’t speak too soon. Let’s wait and see first.”
“Fair enough. Our two armies used to be one family; I hope we won’t be divided in the future.”
“That’s fine, brother.”
“You say you aren’t divided, but behind the scenes, you’re frantically sending gifts to your own streamers. I have two words for you: insidious and cunning!”
“Holy crap!”
This sentence made the Chong Family Army realize that their Chongbao’s gift value had fallen behind significantly. Looking at the screen filled with gift notifications on the opposite side, they quickly joined the ranks.
Even though they were technically one family for now, even biological brothers keep clear accounts. Basic dignity could not be lost.
Chong Chong: ‘Sister Xiaoyan, I’ve been waiting until the flowers have withered.’
However, there was no reply from the other side.
Chong Chong pursed her lips, put down her phone, and looked at the stream. Seeing the comment section being frantically flooded with gift notifications, she froze for a moment and hurriedly said, “Stop, stop. Everyone, just send some small gifts. Don’t touch the Sovereigns.”
The main source of income for big streamers had never been these ordinary fans, but the Tycoons behind them. Since the scandal appeared, more than half of those former Tycoons had essentially run away. The remaining ones had also turned to other female streamers over the past few months.
However, Chong Chong wasn’t in a hurry. She believed in her own qualities. Gaining the favor of the Tycoons again was only a matter of time.
“No way, Chongbao. Are you looking down on me?”
“Who are you looking down on? I insist on sending a Sovereign!”
“Chongbao is returning today, and I’m happy. Even if I have to eat instant noodles for the rest of the month, I’m willing!”
The bullet chat suddenly surged with a wave of Sovereigns. What kind of reaction would a normal person have when gift notifications for Sovereigns covered the entire screen?
A normal person would certainly be excited.
But Chong Chong was different; she felt somewhat helpless. These guys always loved to do the opposite of what she asked just to be happy.
Of course, she was also happy to receive gifts. After all, she wasn’t streaming just for fun, but to make enough money to buy a little home for two.
Seeing that she couldn’t persuade her fanatical fans and that they were getting more excited the more she spoke, Chong Chong decisively shut her mouth.
At that moment, a golden light suddenly exploded across the comment banner, and a server-wide announcement appeared on the stream’s front page.
**[Celebration of the World! A God-tier Tycoon has arrived! User Lin Xiaoying 1 has gifted Streamer Moe God Pet Sovereign x500]** x3
Five million in gifts. The system flashed the server-wide announcement three times, and countless spectators flocked into the room.
At this moment, the entire stream was dead silent.
They weren’t just shocked by the five million in gifts, but terrified by the ID.
Lin Xiaoying 1?
Could it be her?
Everyone collectively looked at the other side of the stream. Lin Xiaoying had just put down her phone and was stretching her fingers. Clicking five hundred times had made her fingers a little sore.
“Xiaoying, why did you gift me five million?” Chong Chong’s reaction was dazed and adorable, making one want to bully her.
“Huh? I didn’t,” Lin Xiaoying said, looking completely bewildered.
“It wasn’t you?”
Lin Xiaoying hurriedly shook her head.
Chong Chong was confused. If it wasn’t her, then who would it be? And why use the ID Lin Xiaoying?
**[I am not the CEO: Stop acting. I looked at the backstage logs, and it was you.]**
This sudden golden bullet chat message left Chong Chong dumbfounded. There were very few people in the entire server who had a golden bullet chat frame, and adding that ID…
‘Oh my god, the big boss of the Tianfu Streaming Platform is here?’
“Holy shit, which Tycoon is this?”
“I am not the CEO… isn’t that the account of Tianfu’s big boss? It was leaked before.”
“The big boss came to see a female streamer?”
“It’s normal. Our Chongbao is, after all, the No. 1 Female Streamer of Tianfu. The boss definitely had to come and show some concern.”
“Haha, this is killing me. The big boss personally exposed Yingbao’s disguise. I wonder what the size of Yingbao’s psychological trauma is right now?”
“Probably as big as the Pacific Ocean.”
“Yingbao, it’s okay. Don’t cry, don’t cry.”
Lin Xiaoying’s face was full of embarrassment. She simply turned her face to the side and avoided the camera.
“Yingbao is shy!”
“Let me tell you a joke. I, Lin Xiaoying, didn’t send any gifts. Tianfu’s Boss: No, you did.”
“That’s enough, you guys! Is there anyone who buries their own streamer like this? Ah! Is it Yingbao? Then never mind, please increase the intensity!”
“Hahaha!”
Looking at these comments, a trace of a smile couldn’t help but appear at the corner of Chong Chong’s mouth. She couldn’t resist teasing, “As a person, you have to be a little more honest.”
Lin Xiaoying shot her an annoyed glance, clearly dissatisfied with Chong Chong. It was bad enough that the fans were burying her, but how could you be like this too?
Chong Chong was about to explain, but at that moment, the bullet chat surged with another wave of Sovereigns. When she saw the IDs of the gifting bosses, she could no longer remain calm.
**[User Mu Qingxue has gifted Streamer Moe God Pet Sovereign x50]**
**[User Chen Xiaoyan has gifted Streamer Moe God Pet Sovereign x10]**
**[User Dao Ji Shi Kong has gifted Streamer Moe God Pet Sovereign x10]**
“Tycoons! So many Tycoons! The IDs are a bit unfamiliar. Are they from other platforms?”
“Chen Xiaoyan? Mu Qingxue? Dao Ji Shi Kong?”
“Are the brothers from Douhu still here? What’s the situation?”
“Oh, oh, oh! Nearly half of the Tycoons from Xianjie are here?”
“Brothers, calm down for a moment. It’s not certain if it’s really them.”
‘Sister Xiaoyan and the others are here?’
Chong Chong was so excited she almost started dancing. She quickly crouched under the computer desk, used a mirror to check herself, and tidied her appearance. Putting on a serious expression, she sat back in her swivel chair with her posture straight.
“Ahem. Thank you, Mu Qingxue, Chen Xiaoyan, Dao Ji Shi Kong… for the gifts. Thank you very much. Um, anyway, thank you all very much.”
“?”
“It’s over, Chongbao is acting up again.”
“Bao, please be normal for us. The cold and aloof route doesn’t suit you, Chongbao.”
“Chongbao? Lol.”
“What is the Tycoon laughing at?”
Mu Qingxue sat on the sofa, holding her laptop and looking at the name used by the fans in the bullet chat. The corners of her mouth curved slightly.
**[User Chen Xiaoyan has gifted Streamer Moe God Pet Sovereign x1. Message: Can’t you see my messages?]**
“I see them, Sister!”
“Rich lady, please support me!”
“Sister, I have cancer and don’t have much time left. The doctor said I must eat soft rice to be cured.”
“Get lost! The rich lady is mine! All mine!”
There were too many people in the stream. There were over ten messages every second, making it impossible to keep up. Chen Xiaoyan had sent several messages, but they were all drowned out by the overwhelming flood of bullet chat. This left her feeling quite frustrated.
“Eh?” Seeing the gift message, Chong Chong quickly realized where the problem lay. She set the fan value requirement to 10,000, meaning one could only speak after gifting a Sovereign.
Once the setting was activated, the bullet chat instantly became quiet.
“I’m sorry, everyone. My Sister Xiaoyan is here tonight, so I’ll have to trouble you for a bit.” Chong Chong pressed her hands together and hurriedly apologized to the fans in the stream.
“Aha! I just happened to gift ten Sovereigns. May I ask if Chen Xiaoyan is the Tycoon Chen Xiaoyan from Xianjie?”
Chen Xiaoyan: “You are?”
“A game player who had no chance to join Xianjie. I listen to your exploits… ahem, stories every day at Baixiaosheng’s place.”
“Tsk, just say ‘hacker stories’ if that’s what you mean. What’s there to hide?”
Chen Xiaoyan: “…”
“Holy crap, brother, you’ve got nerves of steel! You’ve offended a Tycoon. What if Xianjie gives out qualifications again? What will you do?”
“What’s there to fear? At worst, I’ll just be a dog for the Tycoon in the game!”
“I’m freaking…”
“That move… it’s slick.”
“Killing me. Doing whatever it takes to be Tycoon Chen Xiaoyan’s dog.”
Mu Qingxue: “Not just anyone can be my Yanbao’s dog. Are you even qualified?”
“Missy Qingxue, waaa, I was wrong. I’m not qualified.”
“Damn, where did your toughness from before go?”
“Duh, you try acting tough in front of the Eldest Daughter of the Mu Family?”
Chen Xiaoyan: “This isn’t private. Watch the influence.”
Mu Qingxue: “Okay, I’ll listen to Yanbao.”
Watching the two of them interact in the bullet chat, Chong Chong ground her teeth in frustration. But she was currently streaming and couldn’t get angry and let others see the joke.
Thus, she took a deep breath and said with a smile, “Sister Xiaoyan, you came to see me?”
Chen Xiaoyan: “Mm. And you said you weren’t a big streamer? This fan count is honestly a bit terrifying.”
Chong Chong rubbed the back of her head and giggled like a fool. “It’s just average.”
Mu Qingxue: “Little Internet Celebrity, I gifted 500,000. Aren’t you going to thank me?”
“I already thanked you!”
Mu Qingxue: “Oh my, that was way too perfunctory.”
At that punchable tone, the corner of Chong Chong’s mouth twitched. She suppressed the urge to curse and gripped her mouse tightly. The immense force caused the mouse to make a creaking sound as if it were under unbearable pressure.
‘Is this woman thinking I’m an easy target because I’m streaming and can’t fight back?’
Chen Xiaoyan: “Alright, alright. So many people are watching. Let’s settle down.”
“Hiss — is this the circle of Tycoons? It’s so complicated.”
“What’s complicated about it?”
“I don’t dare say.”
“Shh — friends of the Chong Family Army, these are people we can’t afford to provoke. Just watch the show in peace.”
“Lol, what’s so great about them? Huaguo is so big; there are plenty of Tycoons.”
Dao Ji Shi Kong: “There are indeed many important people, but you are not one of them.”
“Then you are? You’re just a prick.”
“Haha, that sentence from the Tycoon probably shattered his defense.”
Dao Ji Shi Kong: “Xiaoyan, I have something to take care of, so I’ll leave first. Bye-bye, Chong Chong.”
“Bye-bye,” Chong Chong waved her hand.
Chen Xiaoyan: “Alright, see you tomorrow.”
Dao Ji Shi Kong: “See you tomorrow.”
“Is Tycoon Dao Ji Shi Kong going to find that keyboard warrior in real life?”
“Keyboard warrior: In danger!”
“Don’t be like that. The guy did gift Chongbao quite a bit of money, after all. Give him some face.”
“Was Yingbao’s mic muted? Why hasn’t she said a word?”
“Yingbao, say something!”