101: A life-or-death question - 2

Jiang Ye stroked his chin, a mischievous idea popping into his head as he posed an even trickier question:

"What if... if you had to choose between me and that Delivery Courier, who would you pick?"

Su Ning's breath hitched, and she felt completely thrown off.

Damn it!

Isn't this the classic question we Girls use to test our boyfriends? How did it get flipped around like this!

And!

Are you even human? How am I supposed to choose when both options are you?

Choosing 'Brother Ye' would make me seem greedy and vain, choosing the 'Delivery Courier' would offend my patron, not choosing either would be dismissive, and choosing both... that's just asking for trouble!

Su Ning grabbed her hair, her mind racing so hard it felt like her CPU was about to overheat.

Jiang Ye waited a few seconds, but hearing no response, he urged, "What? Is it that hard to choose? Seems like that courier has quite the charm, huh?"

On the other end of the phone, Su Ning let out a soft sigh, as if steeling herself, her voice turning unusually "sincere":

"Brother, your Yao Yao has no secrets from you. I... I'll be honest, okay? You might not like it, but I don't want to lie to you..."

Jiang Ye's interest was piqued by this buildup: "Mm, go ahead. Brother won't get mad. Brother loves hearing the truth."

Su Ning spoke carefully, word by word: "Brother, if... if I really had to choose one, I... I'd pick that Delivery Courier."

Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback.

He thought Yao Yao would dodge the question with jokes or flirting, or say 'Brother Ye' without hesitation. He never expected her to actually make a choice—and not pick him, her Top Supporter, but that Delivery Courier she'd only met a few times?

This answer completely caught him off guard.

"Why?" Jiang Ye's curiosity was thoroughly aroused.

Su Ning continued in that tone of "afraid to offend you but forced to tell the truth":

"Brother, you've been so good to me. In my heart... I've really grown to like you deeply, and I don't feel much for anyone else. But... Brother, I'm being honest, don't get mad... If I met both of you without knowing either..."

She paused, as if weighing her words: "That courier... he's good-looking, has a great body, seems nice and humorous. Even though we haven't interacted much, he feels really impressive... I think he's not much worse than you, Brother..."

"Most importantly!"

Su Ning quickly emphasized the key point: "He's someone I can actually meet in real life! But you, Brother... no matter how good or perfect you are, we're only connected online... To me, you're more like... a wonderful but distant dream."

Her voice gradually softened, tinged with a hint of grievance and helplessness: "And... I'm not the type of Girl who's overly materialistic... Maybe I just feel that something I can see and touch... is more reliable..."

Listening to the Girl's "careful," "worried he'd get mad," and "unwilling to deceive" words, Jiang Ye couldn't hold back a smile anymore.

To be fair, while the 'Brother Ye' identity seemed glamorous, it was ultimately just a persona built on money. Everything would eventually come back to the real identity of 'Jiang Ye.'

To set aside the halo of being the 'Top Supporter,' not rely on money, and just with his own looks, demeanor, and the impression he gave, he could rival 'Brother Ye' in Yao Yao's heart—even win in this hypothetical scenario... For a moment, he wondered if this woman already knew about his dual identity and was playing him.

But on second thought, if she really knew, given her previous fawning behavior and real-life personality, she wouldn't react like this. She'd have pounced on him or been mortified.

So the truth could only be one thing... Damn!

Am I really that impressive in Girls' eyes?

I don't see myself as drop-dead gorgeous when I look in the mirror!

Could it be... a difference in male and female aesthetics?

Is my face and body the kind of low-key, enduringly attractive 'walking hormone' that gets better the more you look at it?

Tsk, when the time is right and I merge my two identities, and this Girl finds out the 'Delivery Courier' she admires and the 'Brother Ye' she fawns over are the same person, won't she be so happy she can't keep her legs together?

Jiang Ye happily daydreamed, falling silent for a moment.

But this brief silence made Su Ning on the other end of the phone panic like crazy.

This answer was actually very risky. If that Dog man felt like all the money he'd spent was wasted and got angry, everything would be ruined.

But... based on her limited understanding of men, they should all eat up the 'not after money, just after the person' act, right?

This should really boost his ego... right?

But there's a bug here: if Big Brother thinks she's 'emotionally cheating,' 'indecisive,' or 'fickle,' that could also cause trouble.

"Brother... are you mad?"

She quickly tried to patch things up: "Yao Yao just... just didn't want to lie to you, so I told you my truest thoughts. But don't worry, Brother, there's no such 'if.' Yao Yao only has you in her eyes, heart, and body now. I'm only your baby, and I'll only ever want you! Even if Peng Yuyan showed up, I wouldn't glance at him, I..."

"Alright, alright."

Jiang Ye coughed, cutting off her "pledge of loyalty" attempt, his tone full of magnanimous satisfaction:

"Don't overthink it. I'm not mad. I don't blame you. That courier... I've seen him a few times. He really is quite handsome, has great presence... Ahem, you have good taste."

Su Ning: "..."

She silently shook her fist at the air, her face full of speechlessness.

This jerk really doesn't blush when praising himself!

But at least this deadly question was narrowly passed.

Darn it, if I'd known it would lead to such a tricky problem, I wouldn't have buttered him up earlier!

In high spirits, Jiang Ye continued asking: "By the way, what day are you moving exactly?"

"I scheduled it with that sister for Sunday. Why, Brother?"

"Heh, you Girls have a lot of stuff. Packing is a hassle, and moving back and forth is tiring. How about this: I'll send you two more Carnivals in the stream later, so you can take Saturday and Sunday off. Move and get everything settled properly before you start streaming again."

Su Ning was stunned for a moment, then inwardly snorted with a smug eyebrow raise.

Haha! Not a mistake! Not a mistake!

Little man, still easily handled by this young lady~!

Two more Carnivals, another 6,000 yuan in earnings! Sweet!

She was about to thank him sweetly when the voice on the phone added eerily:

"But... I'm glad you're honest, but since you didn't pick me, I'm still a little upset. Go write a 10,000-word letter of repentance by hand. The theme is 'On How I Was Blind to the World's Most Perfect Brother Ye.' It must be emotional, philosophical, and deeply analyze your soul. When it's done, take a photo and send it to me for inspection."

Su Ning: "???"

She almost spat out blood!

T-ten thousand words?!

And handwritten?!

Emotional?! Philosophical?! Analyze my soul?!

What kind of devil comes up with a punishment like this?!

"Brother... 10,000 words... that's too much..." she tried to protest.

"Hmm? Too much?"

Jiang Ye's voice was light: "Seems like you still don't realize your mistake..."

"No, no! Not too much! Not too much!"

Su Ning quickly backtracked, on the verge of tears: "I'll write it! I'll write it, okay? Don't worry, Brother, I'll reflect deeply and make sure it's tear-jerking and heartfelt!"

"That's more like it." Jiang Ye hung up, satisfied.

Hearing the dial tone, Su Ning threw her phone on the bed, collapsed onto it, stared at the ceiling, and let out a silent wail.

Jiang! You pervert! Demon! Slave Driver!

But wailing aside, a few minutes later, she resignedly got up and rummaged through her drawers to find a long-unused notebook and pen.

For the million sound waves on Christmas Eve, for next month's credit card bill, for the possible future of 'turning the tables'... she'd write this letter of repentance!