【What the heck? Didn’t care for 30 years, and only came looking when someone was dying? I can’t help but think conspiracy theory!】
【No need to go that far. Don’t comment too much when you don’t know the truth, or you’ll get slapped in the face later.】
【I just feel like Wen Man has it way too rough! I hope Wen Qing isn’t approaching her with ulterior motives.】
Wen Qing happened to see this comment on the screen.
He said: “Everyone, please rest assured. I only want to find Manman and bring her home. I have no other purpose.”
【True, with Wen Man’s current state, there’s really nothing left to take advantage of.】
【But something still feels off. Isn’t this all a bit too coincidental?】
【Let’s just wait and see! Keep watching!】
Wen Qing saw the skepticism in the chat but didn’t try to explain much.
He only said: “After we learned of Manman’s disappearance, we tried many ways to find her, but most of the leads pointed to Ji Chengyuan.
But back then, given our situation, we had no way to approach Ji Chengyuan. It was precisely because I wanted to get into contact with him that I entered the entertainment industry.”
Once these words came out, Wen Qing’s fans finally couldn’t sit still and flooded the comments:
【Qing-ge, what do you mean by that? Don’t tell me now that you’ve found your sister you’re going to quit the industry?】
【No way! Qing-ge, you can’t abandon us!】
【Don’t say something so scary! Qing-ge, stay!】
【Qing-ge, stay!】
【Qing-ge, stay!】
The entire screen was filled with “Qing-ge, stay!”
Looking at these comments, Wen Qing couldn’t help but be moved.
He hadn’t been in the industry long, and usually didn’t spend much effort cultivating fans, but seeing so much love poured toward him now, how could he not be touched?
After steadying his emotions, Wen Qing said: “Thank you, everyone. As for my own matters, I’ll talk about them later. For now, I just wanted to give you a simple explanation about Manman.”
Immediately, Wen Qing’s fans quieted down, orderly and disciplined.
This in turn made many others feel more favorable toward Wen Qing—fans reflect their idol, and the fact that his fans behaved so well also suggested that Wen Qing himself was a decent person.
Still, someone raised a question:
【But isn’t all of this way too much of a coincidence? Of all times, it just so happens to be during today’s stream with Starry, Wen Man was found—and even thanks to a cat? Hard not to suspect this wasn’t planned from the start!】
Wen Qing said: “Indeed, as this netizen said, all of this was planned by us.”
He called out to Xu He before continuing:
“Our Wen family is just an ordinary household. Even though I entered the entertainment industry, if I wanted to form any deep connections with Ji Chengyuan or Qin Dongkai, I’d have to offer some sort of pledge of loyalty. Otherwise, at best, I’d only be acquaintances with them, never able to access what they did in private. With no other choice, I had to find another way—slowly infiltrating Ji Chengyuan’s circle.”
Xu He said: “Just about half a year ago, Ji Chengyuan was hiring a new assistant, so I applied for the job.”
Wen Qing: “Xu He, thank you for your hard work these past six months.”
Xu He: “Qing-ge, I did not fail in my mission.”
Everyone finally understood.
【Goodness, oh my goodness! So Xu He was actually Wen Qing’s undercover agent planted at Ji Chengyuan’s side.】
【Now I suddenly want to ask—could it be that Yu Zhu’er fell under the floorboards because Xu He told it to?】
Xu He patted Yu Zhu’er’s head and said: “This is all thanks to Streamer Starry. Ji Chengyuan is far too cautious—though I was at his side for six months, I never fully gained his trust. It was only after watching Streamer Starry that I started trying to tell Yu Zhu’er every day that it could save Sister Wen Man.”
At last, the whole matter of today’s stream was explained clearly.
Wen Qing said to Ruan Xingyao: “Streamer Starry, we will remember this favor. Someday we will repay you greatly. But we’ve already taken too much of your time today, so let’s leave it here.”
Ruan Xingyao nodded and said: “Alright then, I’ll cut the connection. Goodbye.”
With that, she directly ended the call, in her usual straightforward style.
Although Wen Qing had said they would repay her another day, right after the connection was cut, he immediately gifted one thousand Dream Fantasy Spaceships.
This was his privilege as the platform’s spokesperson—there was no upper limit on his tips.
In an instant, Wen Qing became the number one supporter in Ruan Xingyao’s livestream room.
And with a single gift worth ten million, he also shot straight to the platform’s front-page headlines.
Originally, Ruan Xingyao’s livestream room had already skyrocketed in popularity, but after Wen Qing’s huge reward, even more people flooded in.
At its peak, there were a full one hundred million people online at the same time.
This was also the single largest traffic event since the platform was established.
You Huan handed Ruan Xingyao a glass of water, her little face drooping, full of unhappiness.
Ruan Xingyao couldn’t help but laugh, winking at her.
The little girl was upset because her top supporter spot had been snatched away.
Ruan Xingyao pulled up WeChat and sent You Huan a message: No tipping.
Although she had once allowed You Huan to give gifts, this time Wen Qing’s tip went over ten million.
There was no need for You Huan to compete.
Besides, Wen Qing had special privileges with his rewards, while You Huan could only send them ten by ten.
By the time she caught up to Wen Qing, her fingers would be worn out.
Ruan Xingyao wouldn’t let You Huan suffer like that!
This connection had already gone on for way too long, but Ruan Xingyao had absolutely no intention of ending the livestream.
With traffic this massive, she’d be a fool not to seize the opportunity!
So after taking a sip of water, Ruan Xingyao said: “Alright, let’s draw the second lucky bag!”
She quickly sent out another lucky bag, but this time so many people tried to claim it that the system lagged for quite a while before finally selecting a winner.
It was a man with the ID ‘General Is Just a Stick.’
As soon as the connection went through, they heard him burst out in loud laughter.
“Hahahahahahahaha! My twenty years of training my hand speed weren’t in vain! I finally snatched a lucky bag!”
“General Is Just a Stick” laughed arrogantly, which immediately triggered a wave of complaints in the chat.
【Someone! Get this cocky guy out of here! I can’t stand this kind of person!】
【I’m so mad, I’m so mad, I’m so mad! I even used my massage gun and still didn’t get one! I’m furious!】
【Aaaahhh! How did this silly mutt manage to win one! I refuse to accept this!】
“General Is Just a Stick” read the barrage of messages on the screen and only laughed louder.
But just then, Ruan Xingyao suddenly spoke:
“Stop laughing! Your sister is about to choke to death—if you don’t go save her right now, she’ll stop breathing!”
“General Is Just a Stick” froze mid-laugh, staring blankly at the screen.
A few seconds later, he shouted, “What the—! Streamer, don’t mess with me!”
Clutching his phone in one hand, he bolted out of the room, running so fast that he tripped and fell flat on his face.
— The end of the Chapter–
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