You Huan handed Ruan Xingyao a glass of water and whispered softly, “Xingxing, have some water first.”
Ruan Xingyao took it, her smile sweet as honey, and playfully blinked at You Huan—adorably mischievous.
This scene was broadcast live, crystal clear through the camera.
The live chat immediately exploded.
【What’s going on? There’s someone in Starry’s house? Ahhhhh! Who is it?! Why are they in Starry’s home?!】
【I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it! Starry has a dog behind our backs! Wuwuwuwu!】
【Stop spouting nonsense upstairs! There’s no way Starry streamer has another dog! I’m Starry streamer’s most loyal dog!】
【Person above must be “Starry’s dog”, right? I’ve felt something was off for a while! So that’s what you meant!】
【Forget that guy! Didn’t you all notice Starry streamer’s smile just now? It was especially sweet! I’d bet my life—that was a smile for her boyfriend!】
【Wuwuwuwuwuwu! Who the hell stole away my Starry streamer!】
Just as the chat’s speculations about who Ruan Xingyao had smiled at were spiraling out of control, ten dreamlike spaceship effects burst across the screen.
When the special effects faded, You Huan, under her moderator ID, sent a barrage: 【Starry was smiling at me! It’s me, me, me!】
When Ruan Xingyao saw those ten dream castles, she instinctively leaned toward You Huan.
This girl—sneaking in gifts again while she wasn’t looking.
Ruan Xingyao tapped her lightly on the forehead and whispered, “No being naughty!”
They’d already agreed: no giving her gifts.
Throwing money at the platform only for it to take a cut—what a waste!
She absolutely forbade it!
Ruan Xingyao sat back up and, lifting her head, saw the screen covered in 【Don’t believe it.】
【Don’t believe it! I won’t believe it unless Miss You Huan shows her face!】
【Me neither! Unless Miss You Huan shows her face!】
Ruan Xingyao turned toward You Huan, silently asking her opinion with her eyes.
Aside from being cautious and uneasy only when facing Ruan Xingzhuo, You Huan was otherwise bright and confident.
Seeing the flood of requests in chat, she boldly leaned over next to Ruan Xingyao.
“Hello everyone! I’m You Huan!”
Her frank, straightforward appearance on camera instantly reduced the shady and cynical comments.
【Wow! So this is Miss You Huan! As expected, a rich lady! And a beautiful one at that!】
【But she looks so young! Has Miss You Huan even come of age yet?】
【So it’s true—beauties befriend beauties! From now on, can Miss You Huan join Starry streamer’s live shows too? I just love watching pretty girls!】
【Me too! Miss You Huan, please appear more often!】
However, as more and more comments like that appeared, some people started getting snarky.
【Who even knows if this person is really You Huan! What if she’s just some impostor! Maybe she just saw that our Starry streamer is getting popular and wants to leech off her hype!】
【The one above is right! Don’t forget this is Starry streamer’s livestream room! Don’t be so dumb and let someone take advantage of you! What if she starts her own stream later and steals Starry streamer’s traffic—then you’ll regret it!】
【Exactly, exactly! This is our Starry streamer’s livestream room! Outsiders get out!】
【Outsiders get out!】
【Get out!】
When Ruan Xingyao saw more and more people cursing You Huan, her expression grew darker and darker.
She truly saw You Huan as a good friend, and now that her good friend was being insulted like this, how could her fiery little temper possibly endure it?
But just as Ruan Xingyao was about to reason with those foul-mouthed viewers, You Huan stopped her.
You Huan picked up her own phone, held it toward the camera, and said:
“Proving whether I’m really You Huan is very simple. I’ll prove it to everyone right now.”
As she spoke, she operated the app under the camera, sending Ruan Xingyao ten after ten Dream Ships.
Her actions were so fast that Ruan Xingyao didn’t even have time to stop her.
Before she managed to snatch the phone away, You Huan had already tipped three rounds of ten Dream Ships each.
Ruan Xingyao tapped You Huan on the forehead.
“Disobedient! I should kick you out!”
You Huan immediately raised her hands in surrender, and like a soft, clingy little kitten, rubbed herself against Ruan Xingyao’s side, nuzzling into the crook of her neck.
“Xingxing, I was wrong, forgive me, okay?” You Huan whined playfully.
Ruan Xingyao pushed her head away, then looked toward the camera with a stern face and said:
“You Huan is my good friend. Whether or not she decides to stream in the future, whenever she needs me, I’ll stand by her without hesitation. So, in my livestream, I don’t ever want to see anyone insulting my friend again.”
This was the first time Ruan Xingyao had ever lost her temper on stream.
This time, the anger was different from before, when she exposed those scumbags’ fake masks in the live stream.
This time, she was truly angry from the bottom of her heart.
You Huan put an arm around Ruan Xingyao’s shoulder, then looked at the camera and said:
“There’s no need for everyone to worry that I’ll hurt Starry’s interests. Let me be clear—these little rewards from livestreaming aren’t even worth my attention. I will never start streaming. As long as Starry is streaming, I’ll only ever be Starry’s moderator.”
After saying that, You Huan moved back to her original spot, out of the camera’s view.
Ruan Xingyao still kept a stern face.
She said, “That’s all for today’s stream. See you next time.”
Then, without any hesitation, she cut off the broadcast.
You Huan scooted back to Ruan Xingyao’s side, shaking her arm.
“Star Xingxing, don’t be angry anymore, okay? I don’t care what they say.”
Ever since those disgusting things that happened when she was young, her tolerance had already become strong.
Except when it came to her feelings toward Ruan Xingzhuo—where she would always feel timid and insecure—she never cared about what anyone else thought.
But Ruan Xingyao was still fuming.
She bumped You Huan’s shoulder and said, “I’m mad about more than just that!”
You Huan immediately clasped her hands together in a begging gesture.
“Good Xingxing, forgive me, alright? Just think of it like me tipping other streamers—it’s just a spending habit of mine.”
Anyway, to her, that amount of money was nothing, like casually spending ten or twenty bucks.
Besides, she had another motive.
Unconsciously, You Huan glanced over at Ruan Xingzhuo, her thoughts written plainly across her face.
Ruan Xingyao let out a helpless sigh, grabbed You Huan’s hand, and pulled her toward her room.
Ruan Xingzhuo watched the two of them walking away, his hand on the armrest unconsciously clenching into a fist.
He was an extremely clever person—how could he not see through You Huan’s intentions?
But now, he was just a student about to take the college entrance exam.
Even if he wanted to intervene, he was powerless.
Besides…
— The end of the Chapter–
TL note : Join Patreon to support the translation and to read up to 50 chapters of the release :
https://www.patreon.com/DeCakraWnloverz
