Volume One, Chapter Six: Clocking Out Right After Going On Air

In an old single apartment, Lin Beibei lay on her bed holding her phone, grinning foolishly as she repeatedly admired the 2,150 yuan she earned today.

She never expected to exceed her goal on the very first day of live streaming!

She hoped to maintain this level of income every day from now on.

She didn’t ask for explosive growth, only that it wouldn’t drop.

As for making even more money, that was reserved for the strong-minded elites.

She just wanted to preserve the last bit of joy in being human in this chaotic world.

Not to become a slave to money, not to suffer from poverty, nor to be dazzled by the flashy world. Earning enough to spend comfortably, with plenty of time to rest and enjoy life—that was enough.

Contentment brings happiness, and she was very content.

After smiling at her daily earnings, Lin Beibei opened the nearly flooded private messages in the backend.

Almost all were requests for her contact information.

Among them was her top supporter today—TTYY.

And also Aiviqi, who had connected with her online.

TTYY: [Add me.]

Aiviqi: [Give me your contact info! Next time I’ll play with you on stream!]

She had no intention of adding Aiviqi—someone who wouldn’t even spend on a sports car but wanted to take advantage of her.

But TTYY...

Adding the top supporter seemed reasonable...

After all, he was her main source of income today. If not out of respect for him, then at least for the money.

Just as she was about to exit, a few new messages arrived.

BunnyBaby: [Pretty sister, thanks for letting me win today!]

BunnyBaby: [After thinking it over, I decided to be honest with you, or else I’d feel too guilty.]

BunnyBaby: [Actually, my wasabi is just a prop. It’s filled with matcha sauce. I’m forced by life’s circumstances—there’s no way I could really eat wasabi every day just for some money. That would be terrifying…]

BunnyBaby: [Next time you can prepare matcha sauce too, so you won’t suffer. Also, as a streaming newbie, don’t be too naive. There are many bad people online. Don’t trust anyone easily, and definitely don’t sign with any media companies—too many are unreliable!]

BunnyBaby: [You’re so beautiful, you must protect yourself well!]

Lin Beibei smiled as she replied: [Thank you, BunnyBaby, you’re really adorable today.]

When they connected, she saw the girl wearing a pink Lolita dress with fluffy long bunny ears—quite cute.

She thought, everyone was trying to make money; it wasn’t easy. She never intended to make things difficult for others.

Turns out this little girl wasn’t bad at all.

BunnyBaby: [Hehe, if you ever have questions about streaming, feel free to ask me. I’ve been streaming for over a year and have some experience.]

Lin Beibei: [Thank you so much!]

Indeed, she had many things she didn’t understand about streaming.

After chatting with BunnyBaby for about twenty minutes and figuring out the streaming equipment and basic operations, she put down her phone, washed her face, took a shower, and went to sleep for beauty rest.

***

As for the top supporter TTYY, who was still waiting for her to add him as a friend—

She had completely forgotten about him, as if he were in outer space.

The next morning,

Lin Beibei finished shopping at the morning market, bought two pots of lilies at the flower market at noon, did some yoga in the afternoon, ate dinner leisurely, and started her stream promptly at seven in the evening.

Compared to Lin Beibei’s leisurely day, her fans were having a hard time.

Momo: [I was worried you wouldn’t stream today, especially after you were so capricious last night.]

Jia Fugui: [Finally, you’re here. Huajiu Nong hasn’t streamed lately. If her replacement doesn’t stream either, it’s going to be unbearable for us!]

Enjoying a Miserable Life: [Great! It’s Huajiu Nong’s stand-in. Fans who love Huajiu Nong are saved!]

Probably because her stream went well yesterday.

Just as she started today’s broadcast, over three hundred people were already in the room.

Clearly, more popular than yesterday.

Lin Beibei sat properly in front of the camera, flashing the same trademark gentle smile as Huajiu Nong: “Hello everyone, welcome to my live stream.”

TTYY: [Why did you end the stream so quickly yesterday?]

Lin Beibei was surprised to see the top supporter again, even asking why she ended the stream early.

Wasn’t he just here to have fun?

Her eyes curved as she calmly replied, “I finished my tasks and left early.”

MostLovedJiuJiu: [Will you stream every night at seven?]

Star: [Brother upstairs, with a name like that, aren’t you embarrassed to ask? Maybe you should change your name to MostLovedBeibei!]

MostLovedJiuJiu: [Mind your own business! I’m just here to kill time. When JiuJiu streams, I’ll still go back to support her!]

Enjoying a Miserable Life: [Exactly! We’ll always be JiuJiu’s loyal fans! Never betray her!]

[Enjoying a Miserable Life lights up fan badge.]

[MostLovedJiuJiu lights up fan badge.]

Lin Beibei smiled and answered, “I rest on the first, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth of each month. Other than those days, I stream every night at seven.”

MostLovedJiuJiu: [Alright, those days are JiuJiu’s streaming days. When you’re off, I’ll go watch JiuJiu.]

Lin Beibei thought the same.

She was, after all, the stand-in for Huajiu Nong in the fans’ minds.

Once Huajiu Nong was streaming, no one would watch her.

So she chose to avoid Huajiu Nong’s streaming times.

Huajiu Nong streamed on the first, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth to cast her net and catch fish, while she streamed the rest of the time to gather leftovers and sip fish broth—just right.

AAA Building Materials King Brother: [@MostLovedJiuJiu, what you said makes it sound like Huajiu Nong is her stand-in?]

MostLovedJiuJiu: …

MostLovedJiuJiu didn’t know why he said that just now.

Maybe it was because Huajiu Nong never replied to his messages anymore.

***

But not with Beibei.

With Beibei, he was warmly welcomed, patiently responded to, and called “brother.”

At the very least, the emotional value was sufficient.

The same face, the same person—why wouldn’t he choose the one with better value?

He wasn’t stupid!

Realizing this, MostLovedJiuJiu felt foolish.

What was he thinking just now?!

How could he betray his beloved JiuJiu!

He must have been possessed!

MostLovedJiuJiu: [Don’t talk nonsense! JiuJiu is not a stand-in. I’m not stupid—I know who’s who!]

TTYY: [Why didn’t you add me yesterday?]

Lin Beibei paused for a moment as she raised her cup, her smile tinged with a hint of apology: “There were too many messages to reply to in the backend yesterday. I might have been too busy and forgot. Sorry! I’ll check it after the stream.”

TTYY: [Ignore all that nonsense. Just reply to me from now on.]

Lin Beibei clicked her tongue quietly in her heart.

Honestly, if he wasn’t the top supporter, his messages would be just as much nonsense to her.

She took a sip of water and smiled, nodding.

Since the top supporter spent money, she’d give him some face.

After finishing her water, she was eager to get down to business—go out for PK battles, make money, and try to earn two thousand yuan early so she could rest.

But before she was ready, two special effects she had never seen appeared consecutively on the screen.

[TTYY gifted two “Castle in the Sky” emojis.]

One “Castle in the Sky” costs 3,888 yuan; two meant…

Lin Beibei didn’t even bother calculating the total—she had more than enough to clock out!

She didn’t expect to finish work so quickly today!

Suppressing the joy in her eyes, trying not to appear inexperienced, she made a heart gesture toward TTYY:

“Thank you, Brother T. See you tomorrow~”

TTYY: ?

“See you tomorrow?”

He had gifted because he felt his gifts yesterday weren’t enough, which was why she ended the stream so quickly.

So today, by giving more, he hoped she’d stream longer!