Volume One, Chapter 8: Silencing Lin Beibei

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[TTYY sent a Rocket emoji ×10.]
[TTYY sent a Brilliant Castle emoji ×5.]
[TTYY sent a Sky City emoji ×6.]
...
[Favorite Jiu Jiu sent a Sports Car emoji ×5.]
[Enjoying a Miserable Life sent Roses emoji ×2.]
[Jia Fugui sent Lollipops emoji ×300.]
[Star sent a Dream Cruise emoji ×2.]
...
Lin Beibei never dreamed she would receive so many gifts!
Especially TTYY didn’t play any tricks on her!
It was like the sun rising from the west!

On the opposite side,
Zheng Jiayuan watched helplessly as her previously leading popularity points were instantly surpassed—at a terrifying speed no less—leaving her stunned!
“It's over! Sisters, there seems to be a big shot on the other side!”

Sweet vv: [What’s there to fear! You have so many sisters!]
Xixi Zihan: [Yeah, and her livestream barely has a thousand viewers. How many big shots could she have? Stay calm, those so-called big shots aren’t comparable to the ladies in our circle!]
I, Absolutely Adorable! : [She has big shots, don’t you have big shots too! Yuanyuan, call your big shot over and tell him someone’s bullying you! Let him deal with her!]
Tang Tang Shuangxin: [Right, Yuanyuan, isn’t your big shot a shareholder at Yinlang? Get him to ban her account! So she can never livestream again!]

Zheng Jiayuan thought for a moment and then said, “Wait and see. I don’t think we’ll necessarily lose. She only has a bit over a thousand fans—her big shots probably aren’t high quality. Her wallet will run dry soon enough!”

Sweet vv: [Don’t let her off easy! What if she goes back on her word and streams on a new account tomorrow?]

Zheng Jiayuan adjusted her wig: “Hmm, after this stream I’ll have my big shot ban her account!”
Daring to impersonate her future sister-in-law? Her big shot would definitely shut this woman down!

...

Lin Beibei stared at the screen filled with gifts, taking a while to react.
This substitute had only streamed a few times but had already gained such weight in the hearts of netizens.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t be throwing so many coins.
Nor would they fear her quitting for good.
But today’s harvest was truly satisfying!
She really should thank the little sister on the other side for the unexpected surprise!
Tomorrow she’d go shopping for new clothes!

Lin Beibei placed her palm near her lips, smiled and blew a kiss to the camera: “Thank you, Brother T, for the gifts. Thank you, Brother Favorite Jiu Jiu, for the gifts. Thank you, Brother Enjoying Miserable Life, for the gifts. Thank you, Brother Jia Fugui, for the gifts. Thank you, Sister Star, for the gifts...”

Favorite Jiu Jiu: [Brother T really splurged this time!]
TTYY: [It’s all small change.]
TTYY: [If she quits streaming, I’ll have no fun left.]
Favorite Jiu Jiu: [Small change? It’s already over ten thousand! Brother T is a real tycoon!]
Jia Fugui: [Why does Brother T’s ID look familiar? Seems like a big shot from the Flower Wine Nong leaderboard!]
Favorite Jiu Jiu: [No way, maybe just a name coincidence. That big shot is a loyal fan of Flower Wine Nong—how could he secretly send gifts to a substitute? Don’t be ridiculous!]
Enjoying Miserable Life: [Exactly! And that big shot only sends gifts to Flower Wine Nong—never to other women!]

Lin Beibei didn’t care what they said. Anyway, she had completed today’s mission.
Still... she wasn’t sure if she could beat the little girl on the other side.
Looking at the popularity points at the top of the screen, nearly neck and neck with the opponent, she felt a little worried.
Because she mainly relied on TTYY alone, and she wasn’t sure if TTYY’s wallet could hold out.

With only three seconds left in the PK, TTYY sent ten Sky City gifts in a row, decisively crushing the opponent and winning!

Lin Beibei clapped happily and thanked, “Thank you, Brother T, you’re so handsome!”
Great! She didn’t need to quit streaming!

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TTYY was silent for a moment before replying with a single word: [Mm.]

At Flower Wine Nong’s place, Gu Chenyi hadn’t seen Flower Wine Nong this grateful to him for a long time.
Now looking at the pure smile of the girl on screen, it was as if he saw the old Flower Wine Nong again—the one who cared about him in the livestream, comforted him softly, and danced to cheer him up.

...

Zheng Jiayuan stared at the “PK failed” result, her face puffed with anger.
Sweet vv: [Damn! Who is the big shot on the other side? So powerful!]
Xixi Zihan: [No idea. That big shot must be madly infatuated with that woman!]
I, Absolutely Adorable! : [Say no more! Yuanyuan, get your big shot to take her down!]

Lin Beibei smiled sweetly at Zheng Jiayuan: “When will you stop using makeup and filters and quit streaming?”

Before Lin Beibei finished, the voice connection was cut off.
Zheng Jiayuan wasn’t going to punish that impostor!
Quit streaming?
Her big shot was a shareholder at Yinlang!
As long as she didn’t want to quit, who could make her quit?

Lin Beibei raised her brow at the cut connection.
Kids these days can’t handle defeat and have no manners.
Forget it, she didn’t care.

The PK ended.
Netizens in Lin Beibei’s livestream breathed a sigh of relief.
Favorite Jiu Jiu: [It has to be Brother T, I almost lost the chance to see Beibei.]
Enjoying Miserable Life: [My internet substitute almost disappeared; scared me to death!]
Jia Fugui: [I live on this spiritual food every day! That brat sure knows how to stir things up! And she can’t even handle the punishment, running away immediately!]

Lin Beibei: “Thanks for everyone’s support today. I’m signing off now. See you tomorrow.”

Favorite Jiu Jiu: [? Only ten minutes today again?]
Enjoying Miserable Life: [Oh no, we all gave her so many gifts today, she must be feeling great!]
Yang Village Boss: [Damn! I was just thinking about letting her win and forgot she always logs off when she’s happy!]
Star: [It’s okay, there’s always tomorrow! As long as she doesn’t quit streaming!]
TTYY: [More money means more streaming time.]
Favorite Jiu Jiu: [Don’t rush to log off. Don’t you want to make more money? You can do two more PKs later and Brother T will keep sending gifts!]
Walking the World with a Sword: [Mainly, we haven’t even seen you dance today!]

Netizens begged Lin Beibei not to log off, tempting her with money.
But Lin Beibei was not swayed at all.
“Money is never-ending; there are many other things in life.”
Besides, who really loves working, copying others every day, and never being able to be truly herself?
And she never knew what kind of weirdo she’d encounter on voice chat.
If it lasted too long, she worried the money earned wouldn’t cover the mental damage.
Not worth it if she ended up depressed after all that.

After logging off,
Lin Beibei received a friend request from TTYY.
Only then did she remember to add the number one big shot as a WeChat friend.

Lin Beibei: [Thank you for today.]
TTYY: [How much money for an offline meeting.]
TTYY: [Imitating Flower Wine Nong’s style.]

Gu Chenyi had asked Flower Wine Nong out before. At first, Flower Wine Nong met him twice privately and had meals with him.

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Later, when he wanted to confess and ask her out again, Flower Wine Nong refused to meet him no matter what.
Not long after, Flower Wine Nong’s popularity soared, her fans exceeded ten million, and she had many big shots on her leaderboard. It became even harder for him to ask her out.
Regardless of whether Flower Wine Nong liked him, his heart always belonged to her alone.
As for this Beibei, she was merely a substitute.
But even the substitute rejected him.

Lin Beibei: [Not accepting offline meetings for now.]
TTYY: [Don’t you want to make more money? Develop other business, like working offline as a substitute. It pays more than streaming.]

Lin Beibei was not tempted. Working offline as a substitute, facing those people every day, would drive her crazy.
After all, she wasn’t the real Flower Wine Nong; they certainly wouldn’t cherish her like they did Flower Wine Nong.

Lin Beibei: [No.]
TTYY: [...]
TTYY: [Think about it carefully, you’ll agree.]

Lin Beibei frowned, seeing no reason to consider it.
She put down her phone, went to shower, watch dramas, and sleep.

The next morning,
Lin Beibei took the money she had just received to the mall and bought two new outfits—one set of jeans and a T-shirt she liked, and another a purple camisole dress very similar in style to Flower Wine Nong’s.
The latter was mainly an investment in her career.
Wearing that one dress all the time, everyone would get tired of it.
Now that she earned money, she had to be more professional.
She also bought two beauty lights because Bunny Baby said the lighting made the livestream look better; otherwise, her room was too dark.

After shopping, she went home for a nap.
Upon waking, she ordered a deluxe spicy hot pot.
After dinner, she waited for half an hour until the next stream started.
Lying on the sofa, scrolling her phone, she waited.

Suddenly, an unknown number called.
As soon as she answered, the voice she hated sounded: “Do you have any money? I urgently need some.”
It was her father, Lin Dadong, a lifelong gambler who had lost all her mother’s dowry when she was a child, and in recent years had lost the money her mother had saved before passing away for her brother Lin Si’s marriage. He even sold her mother’s old house at a low price.
Just last year, he lost a pinky finger.
Over the years, Lin Beibei knew gamblers weren’t worth pity; she despised her irresponsible father deeply, moved out early, and had blacklisted his number. She never expected him to somehow find her new contact info.

“No.”

“Useless! You haven’t earned a cent all these years? What about your brother? Do you know where Lin Si has been recently?”

“No idea!”

Lin Beibei hung up angrily, then blacklisted Lin Dadong’s number again and sent two WeChat messages to Lin Si:

Lin Beibei: [Where are you?]
Lin Beibei: [Dad is short on money again and might come looking for you. Be careful.]

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Meanwhile,
Zheng Jiayuan, furious, called her big brother Zheng Jingchen to complain: “Brother, someone’s bullying your sister!”

Zheng Jingchen’s cold voice came through the phone: “Just have Assistant Wang handle it. I’m busy.”
He was about to hang up.

Zheng Jiayuan’s anxious voice sounded again: “She’s impersonating future sister-in-law Jiu Jiu!”

Zheng Jingchen paused, clearly displeased: “Who? Give me their info. I’ll handle it myself.”

Zheng Jiayuan smiled smugly and sent the ID “Beibei” to Zheng Jingchen: “Brother, she’s livestreaming on Yinlang right now. Ban her quickly!”

“Got it.”

Zheng Jingchen hung up, saved the ID, and planned to deal with it after his meeting.