Zhou Che also saw this scene and waved his hand, saying:
"That's not appropriate."
"Let Sister Xiaoman sit in the front passenger seat."
Huo Yaochuan's dark eyes were deep, his face taut.
Feng Xiaoman wore an understanding expression and took the initiative to say.
"Listen to Yaochuan, Weimian, you take the front seat."
"It'll be more spacious with me and Liuyue, two girls, sitting in the back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Che pouted.
Ah!
He had just thought he could sit alone with Yueyue in the back.
That's why he had reluctantly taken the front passenger seat earlier.
In the back, Feng Xiaoman sat in the position behind the driver, while Jiang Liuyue sat on the other side.
The atmosphere between the two girls was still somewhat strange.
It was that state of surface-level friendliness after a catfight, but not truly reconciled.
Instead, it was Zhou Che in the front passenger seat who proactively broke the ice.
He pointed to the officially edited and released highlight reel from that day's event on his phone.
One of the clips was Jiang Liuyue's performance of "Misty Rivers and Lakes," dressed in a female pharmacist's costume.
"Yueyue, I think you sounded even better live than in the livestream."
Jiang Liuyue curved her lips into a smile.
Feng Xiaoman, however, answered first: "Has Liuyue sung 'Misty Rivers and Lakes' on her livestream before?"
This remark really got Zhou Che talking.
He nodded repeatedly and eagerly.
"Of course! The first time I entered Yueyue's livestream, she happened to be singing 'Misty Rivers and Lakes.'"
"I originally planned to just listen for a bit and leave, but then..."
Feng Xiaoman looked curious.
"But then what happened?"
Zhou Che said indignantly:
"But then I ran into this obnoxious middle-aged guy in the stream. He didn't have a single nice thing to say."
"When Yueyue ignored him, he even maliciously dragged another female streamer into a PK battle against Yueyue. The penalty for losing was a one-year streaming ban."
For a full-time singing streamer on Douyin.
A one-year ban meant no income for a year.
The malice was simply too great!
Huo Yaochuan, who was driving in the front, listened carefully, his hand on the steering wheel pausing slightly.
Feng Xiaoman glanced at Jiang Liuyue with a complicated expression.
"Liuyue never mentioned this to me."
Jiang Liuyue knew Feng Xiaoman's concern at this moment was genuine. After all, the two of them had been close for three or four years.
Even raising a dog for that long would foster familiarity.
You wouldn't bear to see a stranger kick it.
The goodwill was real, but so was the malice.
Jiang Liuyue said in a light tone:
"It's nothing. You had your own troubles; there was no need to bring this up."
"Besides..."
She paused, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes sparkling.
Her gaze turned to Zhou Che, her tone half-joking:
"Didn't I meet my savior, the big spender 'Night Young Master,' who gifts dragons?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Che instantly flushed from his neck to the tips of his ears.
Ah!
Is Yueyue praising me?
She is, right? And she's praising me in front of Brother Yaochuan and Sister Xiaoman.
Feng Xiaoman, like a curious child, asked again: "What does 'big spender who gifts dragons' mean?"
Zhou Che briefly explained the gifting rules on Douyin and the "Dragon Rider" gift.
After listening, the smile on Feng Xiaoman's face faded considerably.
Before, she thought Yaochuan giving her 50,000 yuan was a lot.
She never expected,
the first time Zhou Che met Jiang Liuyue, he gifted her 66 "Carnivals," worth nearly over 200,000 RMB!
Even for just one song, he gifted 10 "Dragon Riders," which was 30,000 RMB!
Feng Xiaoman thought to herself: "I originally thought Yaochuan was very wealthy, but now it seems Zhou Che might be even richer."
Zhou Che had no filter.
As he chatted, he brought up another big spender who had recently appeared in the livestream.
"I didn't originally plan to keep gifting dragons, but recently, that 'Brother H' in Yueyue's stream has been sending Carnivals."
"I don't know if he's deliberately trying to annoy me, picking a gift with the exact same price point."
Feng Xiaoman keenly picked up the keyword.
"Brother H?"
At this moment, Huo Yaochuan couldn't help but frown.
He coughed unintentionally and then asked, "Che, is the address you gave even accurate? Why is this road so long?"
Zhou Che's attention was instantly diverted.
He lowered his head to check the address, then looked up again.
With a look of certainty, he said: "It's correct! This is the location. It's probably just traffic. Be patient, Bro."
In the back seat, Feng Xiaoman suddenly turned her gaze to Jiang Liuyue, who had been leaning against the window looking at the scenery.
She remembered last night's conversation.
Jiang Liuyue had said,
...
"This is the second-ranked big spender in my livestream."
"ID name HYC."
"'Morning Light in the Poplar Forest,' if I remember correctly?"
...
HYC wasn't "Morning Light in the Poplar Forest" at all.
It was the abbreviation of Huo Yaochuan's name.
Zhou Che had a simple nature; you could tell at a glance he wouldn't lie.
So when Feng Xiaoman heard him talk about "Brother H" with such indignation, she knew he was still in the dark.
Of course, what made her most angry and unbearable was that Yaochuan had also gifted Jiang Liuyue many Carnivals!!!
Her heart felt like a huge chunk had been gouged out, bleeding incessantly.
Perhaps her stare at Jiang Liuyue was too venomous.
Jiang Liuyue, who had been leaning against the window looking at the scenery, turned her head and smiled brightly at her.
"Xiaoman, what's wrong?"
Feng Xiaoman took a deep breath.
She knew she had just managed to get Yaochuan to forgive her for sending fake photos.
She absolutely must not confront Jiang Liuyue openly at this moment.
No matter how uncomfortable she felt inside, she had to endure it.
"Nothing," she forced out a faint smile.
For the rest of the car ride, it was mostly Zhou Che talking to himself, with Jiang Liuyue occasionally responding with an "Mhm."
Feng Xiaoman, however, fell completely silent.
The car arrived at the parking lot.
After getting out, Huo Yaochuan first opened the front passenger door.
Zhou Che was a bit confused but still pleased: "Bro, you're so chivalrous. I'm almost embarrassed."
Immediately after, Huo Yaochuan opened the rear door.
The one on Jiang Liuyue's side.
She pushed the car door open and happened to meet Huo Yaochuan's deep, obsidian-like gaze. She slightly curved the corners of her lips and smiled.
Her voice was crisp and sweet.
"Thank you, Brother Huo."
The way she called him "Brother Huo" now had a striking resemblance to the "Brother H" she called him in the livestream.
Huo Yaochuan was momentarily stunned.
Then a faint smile spread at the corner of his lips.
"You're welcome."
Feng Xiaoman, who was still sitting in the car preparing to get out, stiffened slightly.
The knuckles by her sleeves turned white from clenching too hard.
Watching the scene of their conversation, it was just an ordinary, everyday exchange.
But to her ears, it felt like the two were flirting right in front of her.
Unable to bear the atmosphere,
she got out of the car and quickly stepped forward, possessively linking her arm with Huo Yaochuan's.
Putting on a voice, her tone carrying a hint of coquettishness, she said sweetly:
"Yaochuan, I think I'm a bit carsick."
"My head hurts so much."
Even though "Full Moon Curved" in the voice chats always had this kind of personality,
in real life, Huo Yaochuan suddenly found this tone unbearably saccharine.
Even somewhat affected.
