童岁, feeling a bit parched, quickly thanked Jiang Ciyan and took a sip of water.
The water contained two slices of lemon, giving it a slightly sweet and sour flavor.
Jiang Ciyan remarked, “I heard your phone go off a few times just now. Check it to see if there’s an important message.”
童岁 responded with an “oh” as he picked up his phone to unlock it, noticing a message from池星宇.
It had already been twenty minutes since it was sent.
Looking at the adorable yet somewhat silly little dog in the message, his minor irritation disappeared, replaced by a hint of a smile.
kid宝: Nice emoji, I’ll take it.
The moment he sent that message,池星宇 replied almost immediately.
The quickness startled童岁.
Could he have been waiting for my response, glued to his phone?
池星宇: You finally replied to me.
池星宇: I’ve waited for so long that I couldn’t even focus on playing games. Please don’t be mad anymore, okay? Yell whatever you want at me, I’m even fine with you calling me bro.
童岁 raised an eyebrow. Imagining池星宇’s grumpy face calling him “bro,” he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
kid宝: I’m not angry anymore; I was just outside.
kid宝: [image]
池星宇 opened the photo, which captured a corner of the store looking outwards.
He couldn’t help but frown.
This shopping mall looked very familiar.
The coach standing by with a cigarette remarked, “Isn’t this the national gold mall? We just organized a dinner there last month. You don’t remember it?”
池星宇’s heart raced faster. Could kid actually be in H City?
And so close to him.
He had an even more outrageous thought, wanting to take a taxi immediately and meet kid offline.
But his mind quickly sobered up again.
If he really did that, he’d be no different from the perverts in the chat.
Kid’s low vigilance towards him was a form of trust; if he carelessly revealed he knew where he was, would he scare away the one who had finally been willing to interact with him?
Yet he really wanted to meet the real-life kid…
池星宇 frowned, crouching in a corner while messing up his hair in frustration.
The coach: “…”
For some reason, he saw in池星宇 a little dog that was temperamental, abandoned in a corner. It wanted to play outside but was afraid of making its owner angry.
He shook his head. What was he thinking?池星宇’s straight face had nothing to do with a dog.
池星宇 debated for a long time in the chat input box.
Watching the “The other party is typing…” status for a while without any new messages, 童岁 took the initiative to type a few words.
kid宝: You’re not writing me an apology essay, are you?
池星宇’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied: No, when are you coming back?
kid宝: Soon, I guess.
池星宇: Alright, will you stream again when you get back?
kid宝: Depends on the situation.
After all, he had embarrassed himself while streaming today, and 童岁 needed some time to recover emotionally.
While 童岁 was chatting with池星宇,周哲 had already settled the bill for his purchases, and the clerk had carefully wrapped everything up.
“Sir, your items are all packed.”
周哲 glanced at his boss, receiving the shopping bag and cleverly interrupting 童岁’s chat. “I drove here, so let me give you a ride back.”
“Oh, alright.”
童岁 put away his phone and looked at Jiang Ciyan, saying, “Then I’ll head back now.”
Jiang Ciyan nodded.
周哲 fetched the car and drove 童岁 back to his apartment building. Once he saw him enter, he reported to Jiang Ciyan, “President Jiang, I’ve safely delivered him.”
Jiang Ciyan responded with an “mm,” then added, “Help me rearrange the schedule for the recording of the show. Push back or cancel any non-urgent commitments.”
周哲 replied affirmatively.
It seemed the boss was genuinely interested in that little streamer.
When 童岁 returned to his shared apartment, he happened to run into his roommate chatting and snacking in the living room.
“Wow, you bought so many things!”
His roommate eyed the shopping bags in awe, eyes widening. “Did you win the lottery? I remember that brand is quite expensive.”
“Is being a streamer really that lucrative now?”
His roommate, like many, was a struggling worker, and their economic conditions weren’t particularly great.
They had only vaguely known that this younger fellow was streaming, but they hadn’t expected him to earn so much in such a short time.
童岁 didn’t know how to respond, so he vaguely mumbled and deflected the question, retreating to his room.
He put down his things and heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he didn’t have long to relax, as the housekeeping service he had booked arrived.
The housekeeper was exceptionally nice; she not only cleaned his room thoroughly but also ironed all of his piled-up skirts, organizing them neatly.
童岁: “…”
After sending off the housekeeper, 童岁 took a shower and felt so comfortable in the freshly cleaned room that he didn’t want to move at all.
童岁 had never been particularly motivated about streaming; after solving his survival issues, he wanted to lay low. However, considering that the original owner always streamed at night,
he took out his phone and logged onto Weibo, which he hadn’t used in a long time. The top post had thousands of comments below it.
Most of them were:
——Hey, why haven’t you streamed yet?
——Let’s ignore that guy with the surname池 and stream a little longer, okay?
——I’ve been waiting all day until nightfall; I miss you, kid宝.
——Aww, is my ship going to sink that quickly? I can only be a loyal fan of my wife now; kid宝, fly bravely, and I’ll always support you.
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