Poisonous, really too poisonous.
No emotions, just critique.
[Zhou Yi is about to break down]
[Going to the hospital, haha]
[I just have to ask, did the streamer change to someone else?]
[Zhou Yi: I still can’t win you over?]
[Wait, did they just rip up the script?]
[Zhou Yi can even make a move on such a piggy face? And got rejected, too]
Zhou Yi really did break down. He let out an “Uh,” and gave an awkward laugh.
That laugh completely ruined his usual handsome aura. “Just kidding,” he said again, using that sweet tone of his.
Li Xu frowned slightly. At her frown, Zhou Yi visibly tensed up again.
“Anything else you want to see?”
His competitive spirit flared up again. How could he not win her over? How could she still be dissatisfied? Wasn’t it just a single missed beat?
Li Xu:
“Not for now.”
But Zhou Yi wasn’t satisfied. He took the initiative:
“I’ll dance my Main Track for you, Old Boss.
“Really not interested?”
He blinked at her, completely unaware of how forward he was being, almost like he was throwing himself at her.
Li Xu:
“If you call me Old Boss, then I’ll watch.”
She pushed up her glasses, looking a bit satisfied. This gesture gave Zhou Yi a boost, and his face instantly broke out in a wide smile, then he started adjusting the lights.
Before striking his pose, Zhou Yi even threw a “flirty wink” at the camera, his eyes narrowing with a hint of determination—like he was sure to win.
This time, the dance was a bit more suggestive, and there was even a moment where he lifted his T-shirt.
When he raised the hem of his T-shirt, Zhou Yi revealed his faint eight-pack abs, with a bit of youthful leanness.
Both Livestream Room audiences were going wild with “awsl” and “husband,” but Li Xu just sat in her computer chair, resting her chin on one hand, completely unmoved.
Zhou Yi glanced at Li Xu, and accidentally missed the beat again.
Li Xu raised an eyebrow.
After the Main Track ended, Zhou Yi had sweat on his forehead, looking slightly breathless and fragile.
Yet Li Xu’s stillness made Zhou Yi feel inexplicably uneasy inside.
[So, how was it, Mao Xu Old Boss?]
[So, how was it, Mao Xu Old Boss?]
[Mao Xu Old Boss, say something!]
[You still can’t win her over?]
As expected, Li Xu didn’t speak first. Zhou Yi had to take the initiative again: “So, how was it, Old Boss?”
Li Xu:
“You missed the beat again.”
Her calm four words made Zhou Yi feel as if his heart skipped a beat.
“B……”
“Not watching anymore… I’m hungry, I’m going to cook.”
Li Xu pushed up her sunglasses, looking all business, while Zhou Yi on the other side looked pitiful and a bit incredulous.
Even though the two Livestream Room audiences had different stances, at that moment, the same thought popped up in everyone’s mind:
“Throwing a flirty wink at a blind person.”
Zhou Yi’s fans:
[Take Zhou Yi away]
[Does Mao Xu not have a heart?]
[Ahhh, my heart aches, okay? He danced twice, he’s sweating, out of breath, and still didn’t get a single compliment]
[There, there, let’s not throw flirty winks at a blind person anymore]
Li Xu’s fans:
[hahahahaha the streamer’s attitude is godly]
[Did the love brain really get cut out?]
[A pounding heart just can’t compete with a cramping stomach]
“A pounding heart just can’t compete with a cramping stomach”—this comment was too much of a meme, and quickly flooded both Livestream Rooms.
Li Xu didn’t care. Back in the world of transmigrated novels, she’d had way more attention than this Livestream Room, even trending on the hot search wasn’t a big deal.
So, facing this massive wave of comments, she just pushed up her glasses nonchalantly.
Zhou Yi still wanted to explain: “Sis, no, Old Boss, you look like you’re grilling me hard, I really can’t relax at all.”
Li Xu was baffled: “How is this my fault now?”
Zhou Yi heard that and wanted to explain again: “I’m not blaming you, it’s just…” I danced pretty well, can’t you give me some praise?
He didn’t say the last part, because halfway through, he suddenly shivered.
What the heck, was he acting like a little kid begging an adult for candy? Why did he suddenly feel a sense of competitiveness and need to conquer this Mao Xu… This was terrifying.
He glanced at Li Xu’s face on the screen—wearing sunglasses, not exactly pretty—and swallowed nervously, his expression shifting, before finally forcing a smile:
“Not blaming you, just… sigh… it’s a little embarrassing, you know? Managed to dance for you once and it’s just a straight up ‘ruined 3’…”
Li Xu tilted her head, curiously asking:
“What do you mean, danced for me? You’re dancing for both Livestream Room audiences, nothing’s ruined.”
Even though he felt a bit ashamed of his own competitive streak, when he heard “nothing’s ruined,” Zhou Yi couldn’t help but feel a little pleased.
Who knew Li Xu’s next words would be:
“Half ruined.”
Zhou Yi: RIP.
So funny.
Li Xu’s Livestream Room viewers were having a blast.
[hahahahaha]
[Half ruined]
[Another classic moment]
[How did the love brain turn into an honest niece!]
[Such a poisonous tongue, one lick and you’d be dead]
Li Xu didn’t plan to chase the evening traffic, and didn’t stay in the Livestream Room.
“Time to end the stream, I need to cook.”
[Huh? Ending already?]
[It’s only been a few minutes!]
There were more than five thousand people watching live, but when Li Xu said she’d end, she ended.
Zhou Yi was a little unwilling:
“Sis, uh no, Old Boss, you’re leaving already, not—”
Before Zhou Yi could finish, Li Xu’s Livestream Room just went black.
Zhou Yi:
His smile froze on his face. Even the expensive soft lights couldn’t soften the awkwardness, and in the silence, even the air felt heavy.
But because Li Xu ended the stream so quickly, her fans flooded into Zhou Yi’s Livestream Room.
Watching the fan count shoot up, Zhou Yi’s mood instantly improved.
But what he didn’t expect was that after Li Xu’s fans came over, most of them just sent a few comments and then left coldly, just like Li Xu herself in the stream. Zhou Yi couldn’t help but think—“Fanzhu.”
And the comments from Li Xu’s fans were all:
[Streamer, stop throwing flirty winks at the blind]
[It’s okay streamer, not only were you abandoned, we were too]
[When did Mao Xu get so decisive, I’m suffering, what about dinner tonight]
[Without Mao Xu, even watching handsome guys feels less fun]
[We’re out, we’re out]
These ruthless words seemed logical on the surface, but in reality, they poked countless holes in Zhou Yi’s already battered heart.
Zhou Yi:
“Sisters, you’re all leaving?”
[Who’s your sister, call us Old Boss]
Once that was said, the screen was flooded with comments.
Zhou Yi just felt like he was about to have a heart attack.
“Old Bosses, you’re all leaving?” Even though he was unhappy inside, he was a natural at forced smiles.
But even calling them Old Bosses couldn’t keep these viewers.
They joked a bit and then [went to eat].
Zhou Yi’s fans were strong, but facing the overwhelming wave of comments, they were powerless, like having artillery but not knowing where to aim.
They could only watch as Li Xu’s Livestream Room fans came, filled the screen with comments, and then left at their leisure.
Once the Livestream Room went back to its usual numbers, Zhou Yi’s fans finally spoke up angrily:
[Really Fanzhu, no manners at all]
[So rude]
[What do they think Zhou Zhou’s Livestream Room is? Come and go as they please?]
They really did come and go as they pleased.
Zhou Yi messaged Li Xu: [Old Boss, you left too fast, did I do something wrong? Are you dissatisfied?]
After sending it, Zhou Yi felt something was off.
After thinking for a while, he realized he was acting pathetically like a people-pleaser, but it was too late to recall the message.
He gritted his teeth, thinking, business is business, no need to overthink, as long as there’s hype.
***
Just as Zhou Yi expected, the hype really came.
Soon, clips of their joint Livestream Room session were edited and spread everywhere.
With all the shares and likes, Li Xu’s catchphrases—“If your heart’s a mess, go to the hospital, why dance,” “half ruined,” and “A pounding heart just can’t compete with a cramping stomach”—were being memorized by netizens.
[hahaha, I thought it was Beauty and the Beast, turns out it’s a cool sister schooling a male model]
[The male streamer is really good-looking, but why does he have such a resentful vibe?]
[Mao Xu? A role model for our generation. I saw her fangirling before, how come she’s a different person today?]
[A niece’s whole life]
[Honestly, after the female streamer ended, the male streamer looks purer]
Of course, there were plenty of impatient netizens.
[Can Douyin stop recommending me these obvious contract-couple scripts, it’s just awkward]
[The acting is natural, but please stop acting]
The haters were especially harsh:
[Press F to enter the tank hehehe]
[Ugly people make more trouble, can’t even take off the sunglasses, still playing on the internet?]
[This male streamer is so eager to please women? For the hype, he doesn’t even care about dignity?]
[Lock them together, perfect match]
Zhou Yi liked reading these comments. He scrolled late into the night, refreshing the comments and checking his own homepage to see if his followers were going up.
Even if some comments gave him heart palpitations, seeing his followers shoot up made him feel better.
His competitive spirit kicked in again, and he secretly checked Li Xu’s homepage to see her follower count—only to despair when he realized Li Xu’s followers were increasing at nearly triple his rate.
He instantly deflated.
Li Xu, on the other hand, had no habit of peeking at netizens’ comments about herself. For this minor bit of hype, she was utterly calm.
“My face…”
She sipped shrimp congee as she asked the system.
The system wiped its sweat and said, “I checked, and there’s no one-click slimming gift pack, so you’ll have to lose the weight yourself.
“But the system can help speed up your weight loss. Once you slim down, your face and skin will automatically optimize…
“Please do your best, host!”
Li Xu waved it off, rubbing her slightly aching stomach and frowning.
At that moment, her phone suddenly vibrated. She thought it was Zhou Yi pestering her again, but when she checked, she saw a red dot next to her contacts.
Zhou Wu:
[I’m Zhou Wu, your brother’s agent. Are you Li Xu? Please add my WeChat, there’s something important to discuss.]