【Is Brother H conducting a census?】
【Ah no, is this a family reunion scene?】
【Indeed, the thought process of rich people is just different from us ordinary folks.】
【This question is a bit sensitive, isn't it?】
Huo Yaochuan also saw the comments from others in the bullet chat.
【HYC: You can choose not to answer.】
Jiang Liuyue's expression faltered slightly.
Then she forced a smile.
Lowering her head, she counted on her fingers and answered seriously:
"It's okay, my grandpa, grandma, maternal grandfather, and maternal grandmother are all still around."
On the other end of the phone.
Huo Yaochuan watched the girl in the livestream, whose mood had clearly turned somber, and didn't dare to press further.
He always felt that touching on this topic seemed to make her unhappy.
【HYC: Sing two more songs you like.】
"Okay, then I'll sing 'A Little Bit' and 'I Want to Occupy You'," Jiang Liuyue said with a lifted smile.
Both were sweet love songs.
Especially with Jiang Liuyue's voice, sweet but not cloying, singing them with a great sense of rhythm.
The lively expression on her face was very infectious.
【HYC: Very nice. Are you majoring in this?】
"Yes, Brother H, I'm a music major at S University," she said, her eyes curving into crescents.
Huo Yaochuan hesitated.
If he remembered correctly, he recalled Wanwan telling him she was also a music major at S University.
Were they the same person or not?
【HYC: Don't you play games?】
Jiang Liuyue shook her head at the camera.
Her tone carried a bit more laughter.
"I'm not really good at playing games. At most, I play some farm simulation and match-three puzzle games."
Huo Yaochuan was taken aback.
So, what exactly is the relationship between this 'Yiliuyue' in front of him and Wanwan?
HYC left the livestream.
Jiang Liuyue continued her broadcast as usual.
...
For the next two days of broadcasting, Zhou Che logged on normally to send gifts in support.
But HYC never appeared.
Zhou Che also learned from other fans that on the day he wasn't online, a new 'big brother'—Brother H—had appeared in the livestream.
Hearing about it, he felt a bit irritated?!
So what if he sent twenty 'Carnivals'? What kind of big brother is that?
He always sent at least ten 'Dragons' as a starting point every time.
On Friday, Jiang Liuyue received a call from home.
"Come home this weekend," Mother Jiang's voice came from the other end of the line.
"What's the matter?"
"Your grandmother is sick." When she said this, her tone lifted at the end, seemingly carrying a hint of smug satisfaction.
"Is it serious?"
"She's hospitalized. Anyway, come back and see." With that, she hung up.
Jiang Liuyue put down her phone, her expression grim.
Just then, Feng Xiaoman came out of her room to get water. Holding her cup, she saw Jiang Liuyue's expression and asked curiously:
"Liuyue, what's wrong?"
"Nothing much," she sighed. "My grandmother is sick. I might need to go back home this weekend."
"What?! Your grandmother is sick?" A flash of delight crossed Feng Xiaoman's face.
After all, the excuse she used to deceive Yaochuan was that her own grandmother was sick.
But she was really afraid of slipping up during conversations.
If she could take a few real photos, it would probably be even more secure.
So she said very enthusiastically:
"Is it serious? I happen to be free this weekend, Liuyue. Let me go home with you."
Jiang Liuyue wasn't stupid.
Feng Xiaoman's reaction was too intense.
The expression on her face upon hearing about her grandmother's illness was equivalent to 'Oh my god, I actually won the lottery,' which was undeniably suspicious.
So she waved her hand and said, "No need. There will be a lot of relatives at home then. No need to trouble you."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaoman didn't back down at all.
Instead, she became even more proactively concerned:
"Oh dear! Liuyue, how can you say that? Your grandmother is my grandmother too!"
"We're so close, and besides... Yaochuan has transferred quite a bit of money to me lately."
"If the medical bills aren't enough, I can lend you some."
Seeing her so eager, Jiang Liuyue guessed her little scheme and didn't refuse.
...
Over the weekend.
'Full Moon Wanwan' didn't log on to play games.
She had to go back to see her sick grandmother.
'Yiliuyue' also didn't go live.
Her latest post stated she had family matters to attend to.
Huo Yaochuan and Zhou Che were at a drinking gathering organized by their buddies.
Zhou Che kept glancing at his phone from time to time, then glancing again after a while.
One of the brothers noticed something was off.
He asked curiously, "Zhou Che, are you in a relationship? Is your girlfriend checking up on you so closely?"
Zhou Che waved his hands repeatedly.
His face, however, had already turned bright red.
"Get out of here! I don't have a girlfriend yet."
Huo Yaochuan, not sure what prompted him, calmly exposed his secret.
"He's recently taken a liking to a female streamer and is pursuing her."
The brothers' eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"Really?"
"No way! What's the streamer's name? I want to check out her livestream too."
"Our Brother Zhou has such high standards. The streamer he fancies must be really beautiful."
Seeing the conversation getting more and more out of hand, Zhou Che quickly waved his hands.
"Go on, get out of here! All of you! Shut up."
"This is my private business. And don't even think about finding out who that streamer is. Wait until I've successfully pursued her."
Seeing his rare serious expression,
The other brothers all fell silent.
One of them suddenly turned his curious gaze towards Huo Yaochuan.
"Brother Huo, are you still dating your online girlfriend? When are you meeting in person?"
"Yeah, yeah, when are you bringing her to meet the brothers?"
Huo Yaochuan put down his glass and said quietly, "Not this weekend. She went back to take care of her sick grandmother."
Zhou Che had been drinking by himself.
Upon hearing this,
He immediately put down his glass.
"Huh? Sister-in-law Wanwan's grandmother is sick?"
"What a coincidence."
"My favorite streamer's grandmother is also sick. Is there some epidemic targeting elderly people lately?"
Looking at Zhou Che's genuinely innocent and bewildered expression,
Huo Yaochuan could be sure.
He truly didn't know about any connection between 'Full Moon Wanwan' and 'Yiliuyue'.
"Maybe," he replied dismissively.
Just then, Zhou Che's phone dinged.
He received a message.
He opened it excitedly.
It was from Jiang Liuyue, sending him a distant photo of a hospital bed.
"Don't worry, my grandmother's surgery is done. I'm staying with her tonight."
When Zhou Che opened it, Huo Yaochuan, sitting next to him, caught a glimpse of the photo unintentionally.
It was the same bed number as the one Wanwan had sent him in the afternoon.
"...!!!"
So.
'Full Moon Wanwan' and 'Yiliuyue' are the same person?
She's been in contact with both him and Zhou Che without their knowledge.
Something's off.
As soon as this thought surfaced,
Huo Yaochuan felt something wasn't right.
It was the voice.
Although both were clear female voices, the voice of 'Yiliuyue' in the livestream was crisper and sweeter.
Same university, same major.
And able to take the same photo.
The only thing that could be confirmed was that in real life, 'Yiliuyue' and 'Full Moon Wanwan' definitely knew each other.
So then, what does Wanwan actually look like?
Who is the girlfriend hiding behind that photo, dating him?
