Feng Xiaoman looked at this message.
Her heart instantly tightened with nervousness.
Why did Yaochuan want to meet her again?
Biting her lip, she typed a reply in a flurry:
"But... I was planning to go back to my hometown this week. My grandmother is sick."
She didn't even care how flimsy this excuse was.
Anyway, being able to stall for a while was a while.
Unexpectedly, the reply came quickly.
Yaochuan: "Is your grandmother's illness serious? Do you need me to accompany you?"
Feng Xiaoman hurriedly replied.
"No need! It's just an old problem."
"But my parents are worried, and I haven't been home in a long time. I miss my grandmother. It's a good chance to go back."
Yaochuan: "Alright, call me anytime if you need anything."
Seeing these words,
Feng Xiaoman's previously tightened heart eased slightly.
But she also knew that meeting Yaochuan was imminent.
Just as Liuyue said, they were, after all, in an online relationship. If they never met, he might very well be snatched away by someone he knew in real life.
...
Jiang Liuyue was getting ready for her morning run.
As soon as she walked into the living room, she found Feng Xiaoman already waiting there in her workout clothes.
She was slightly surprised:
"Xiaoman, you're up so early?"
Dark circles hung under Feng Xiaoman's eyes.
She smiled bitterly:
"I couldn't sleep at all. I sat on the sofa all night."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Liuyue asked casually.
Feng Xiaoman, as if she had found her pillar of support, poured out the whole story of how Yaochuan had brought up meeting her again last night.
Then, psyching herself up, she said:
"I plan to meet him by next month at the latest, so I need to lose weight as quickly as possible."
"Alright, let's go for the morning run together then."
Jiang Liuyue beckoned.
At the park, this time Feng Xiaoman wasn't glued to her phone.
She managed to run seriously for about half a lap before feeling out of breath and stopping.
While Jiang Liuyue ran five kilometers, she barely managed two.
On the walk home from the park, Feng Xiaoman praised:
"Liuyue, you're really amazing, being able to stick to running every day."
"Not like me. I've had a weak constitution since I was a kid. My parents said I needed to nourish myself more."
"Nourishing and nourishing, I ended up this chubby."
Jiang Liuyue smiled.
Her tone was very natural:
"When I was little, my family was poor. Getting to school meant crossing several mountains."
"So running isn't just exercise for me."
Feng Xiaoman asked curiously: "Then what is it?"
A shadow passed through Jiang Liuyue's eyes.
She said seriously:
"It makes me remember what it feels like to live a hard life, so I never have to live it again!"
Feng Xiaoman was stunned after hearing this.
She knew her friend was single-mindedly focused on marrying a rich man, so deep down she thought she was quite materialistic.
But thinking about it now,
it seemed understandable.
Having lived through too many hard days, having been poor, who would want to return to that kind of situation?
...
Before Jiang Liuyue started her livestream in the evening,
she received a message from Zhou Che.
He said he had been dragged by his parents to attend a birthday banquet for a family friend's grandfather again tonight, so he probably wouldn't be able to come and show his support.
Jiang Liuyue, of course, replied to this top patron with a 'no problem, real-life matters come first'.
At exactly 8 PM,
the livestream officially began.
Today she was wearing a slate-blue modified cheongsam with a front-opening design and delicate frog buttons, which accentuated her slender, long neck.
Her waterfall-like black hair was tied up, and she wore a rose by her temple.
Dangling pearl earrings hung from her ears.
She looked elegant, poised, and intellectual.
As soon as the stream started,
the screen overflowed with praise.
[Liuyue baby, I'm here.]
[Little Yue is so beautiful today, giving off big sister vibes.]
[A gentle, elegant big sister feel, very versatile in style.]
[You've stunned me with your beauty once again.]
Jiang Liuyue read out the names from the comments one by one.
"Welcome, wives, for your support."
"Yes, this cheongsam is newly bought. It's nice, right?"
"You want the link? You can take a screenshot and search for it, just look for the one with the highest sales, my darlings."
"I'm not a shopping host, I'm a singing host. It's just that some wives thought this cheongsam looked nice."
She explained very patiently to the random passersby entering the livestream.
At that moment, another new account entered the livestream.
Her tone remained about the same as before.
"Welcome HYC to the livestream."
"You asked about the broadcast time yesterday. I thought you were just teasing me."
"I didn't expect you to really come listen to me sing."
"How about this, to thank you for keeping your word, you can request a song. What would you like to hear?"
Jiang Liuyue smiled radiantly at the screen, her almond-shaped eyes slightly upturned, seeming to twinkle with starlight.
Huo Yaochuan didn't understand himself either.
Why he had opened the Douyin app again and accidentally slipped into the livestream.
He told himself,
it was only to confirm Wanwan's real identity.
And what connection there was between her and this "Liuyue."
Hearing her pleasant voice, it was a different tone from Wanwan's.
It seemed crisper, sweeter, clearer.
Just from her tone and speaking pace, you could sense she was a vibrant and outgoing person.
Although Wanwan was also outgoing,
there was a difference.
Seeing that HYC hadn't answered for a while, Jiang Liuyue spoke again:
"Are you looking through your song library? Take your time, no rush."
Then, addressing the other fans, she said:
"Welcome, wives, welcome, darlings, to the livestream."
"A little heart or a popularity ticket is enough to request a song. I'm a singing host."
[HYC sent a little heart ×1]
[HYC sent a little heart ×2]
...
[HYC sent a little heart ×10]
A hint of pleasant surprise colored Jiang Liuyue's tone.
"Thank you, HYC, for the ten little hearts. What song would you like to hear?"
The next second, another patron, a level 41 "big brother," entered the livestream.
You need to have spent at least over ninety thousand to reach that level.
The ID showed "Potato Knight."
[Potato Knight: New host?]
Jiang Liuyue replied politely: "Welcome, Potato Knight, to the livestream."
"The host isn't exactly new. I've been streaming for almost a year."
[Potato Knight: Quite pretty. How come there are so few people in the livestream?]
[Potato Knight: One popularity ticket or one little heart for a song request? If I sent you a hot air balloon, wouldn't you have to sing until your voice goes hoarse?]
A hot air balloon costs 520 Douyin coins, which is 52 yuan.
The effect of this gift is quite pretty, and it's not expensive.
So many "big brothers" and "big sisters" like to give it.
Facing the condescension in his words,
Jiang Liuyue, with her professional composure, curved her lips into a smile.
She said gently:
"To ensure all the darlings who send gifts have a good experience, regardless of the gift value, everyone can request up to three songs at most."
[Potato Knight: Even with expensive gifts, it's only three songs?]
[Potato Knight: Hah, no wonder. Might as well just send three little hearts then.]
Other small fans in the comment section, seeing his somewhat unfriendly tone,
quickly tried to explain.
[That's just how it is in our livestream room.]
[Yeah, Young Master Ye sent ten dragons, and Host Liuyue only sang one song.]
[Potato Knight: One song for ten dragons?! Are you kidding me?]
Thirty thousand yuan for one song, what kind of fool has money to burn like that?
