23: Think about it - 2

"Oh? So disciplined..."

Jiang Ye drawled, his tone full of suspicion: "I don't believe it. Take a photo and let me see? You don't need to be in it, I just want to see the running environment to prove you're not lying. Oh, and hold up your hand making the number 9."

"Huh? Make a 9?"

"Yeah, if it's convenient, make a 9. If not, make a 9 then a 1."

"Uh... nothing inconvenient about that."

Yaoyao had no idea what he meant, but she obediently followed his instructions.

A few seconds later, he received the photo she sent over WeChat.

The background of the photo was a park entrance at night. Under the dim yellow streetlights, the outlines of fitness equipment and trees were visible in the distance. A fair-skinned hand was held up in front of the camera, making a standard "9."

Jiang Ye looked closely and recognized it as the City Park near Wanda.

He breathed a small sigh of relief. Good, good—it seemed she wasn't at "work." It was a false alarm, and the Cuckold alert was cleared.

After sending the photo, Yaoyao seemed to have realized what Jiang Ye meant. Her voice carried a heavy sense of helplessness and speechlessness:

"Brother Ye... you... what are you thinking?! What did you think I was doing?! I'm seriously fed up!"

Jiang Ye clicked his tongue, thinking to himself, "Don't you know exactly what I'm thinking?"

Who knew if she was taking a call during a break from "work" just to brush off her Top Supporter?

He didn't bother to dwell on the issue and pulled the topic back: "Alright, alright, I was just joking. By the way, what was that you said about tomorrow's assessment? How much specifically do you need?"

Seeing him ask about the assessment again, Yaoyao suppressed her frustration and repeated: "It's just for tomorrow. Each of us has to complete a 1,500 yuan Turnover task... Brother, I know it's not appropriate to mention this when we've just met, but the room management is pushing too hard. I really have no other choice..."

Jiang Ye slurped his noodles and said indistinctly, "Girl, a task today, a task tomorrow, and another task the day after... I've just met you, and the pressure is already quite high."

"Brother, I know this isn't good..."

Yaoyao's voice grew faint, and she sniffled a bit as if feeling wronged. "But I really only have you left... the other brothers were all..."

"Stop right there."

Jiang Ye took a sip of the soup and interrupted her: "How much did you say for tomorrow? 1,500?"

Yaoyao was instantly delighted. If he was proactively asking for the specific amount, there was a chance!

"Mm-hmm, everyone's task is 1,500. But Brother, you don't have to help me with all of it. Just give whatever you can, even if it's just a little bit, as long as I don't end up with a zero. Otherwise, it'll look really bad..."

"You're quite considerate of me."

Jiang Ye smiled. "Girl, you open your mouth and ask for 1,500, so what do I get? Don't even mention playing games; professional companions are better than you and cheaper too."

Yaoyao fell silent for a moment, seemingly choked by Jiang Ye's directness, then let out a heavy sigh:

"Brother, our room is really 'Pure green'... we don't do any of that messy stuff..."

The black lines that had just vanished from Jiang Ye's forehead reappeared.

Unbelievable!

You're someone doing 'special work' offline, yet you keep emphasizing 'Pure green' to me online every day, guarding against me like I'm a thief. Are you sick?

Besides, I didn't want to Get explicit with you at all! I just wanted you to have some common sense!

"Who asked you?"

Jiang Ye rolled his eyes irritably. "With that 1,500, what kind of person couldn't I find in reality? Why would I need to listen to you whimper or hop on a video call to see some 'snow white' skin?"

Yaoyao was even more confused, unable to follow his train of thought at all. "Then... Brother, what do you mean...?"

"Mull it over yourself."

Jiang Ye chuckled and hung up the phone.

He couldn't help it; hinting to this extent was already him risking a system warning to test the boundaries. If he said any more, the warning would surely go off.

The rest would depend on the woman's understanding and sincerity.

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On the other side, by the City Park, Su Ning stared at the disconnected call on her phone and blinked blankly.

She had no idea what that "Brother Ye" was trying to express.

Since he explicitly said he didn't want to Get explicit, then he probably didn't. Otherwise, he could have just made a demand; there were plenty of people doing explicit things in voice chat rooms, so if she wouldn't, he could just find someone else.

But if it wasn't for sex or gaming, then what was he after?

Between streamers and supporters, there were indeed "sentiment supporters" who weren't lecherous or clingy and supported purely out of appreciation, but that kind of relationship usually required a long time to build emotional rapport and understanding.

She had known this Brother Ye for less than a day; she couldn't find a starting point at all.

On the contrary, she could clearly sense a kind of... resentment in his tone?

Though she didn't know where the resentment came from, her intuition was rarely wrong.

A bewildered Su Ning frowned and thought for a long time, but she still had no clue. She felt she simply couldn't handle this "Brother Ye."

In her helplessness, she could only send the screen recording of her call with Jiang Ye to the Room manager, Zhi Xia.

Zhi Xia had been a voice streamer for many years and maintained strong relationships with two loyal sentiment supporters. With her wealth of experience, perhaps she could hear something.

Ten minutes later, Zhi Xia's voice call came through. The background noise was a bit loud, as if she was still on duty in the room.

"I've listened to the recording. Yaoyao, first you need to judge what type of supporter you think he is."

Su Ning thought about it and said uncertainly, "Judge his type? I... I can't really tell. He seems a bit contradictory."

"Didn't we train you before we opened the room? There are several common types. If you feel he's just driven by lust and is a 'lecherous' supporter, then just make some false promises. For example, tell him that if he helps you pass the assessment tomorrow, you can video chat with him or send him some 'Benefits.' Once he's finished gifting, just block him."

"But... he explicitly said on the phone he didn't need that?"

"He said that, but..."

Zhi Xia analyzed, "But that was the second time he mentioned video chatting, wasn't it? This type is the 'Closet pervert'—he wants it badly but has to keep up appearances. If you're proactive and he yields after a bit of feigned resistance, you'll have secured the gifts. This kind of person is actually quite common."