74: Cheating? (Bonus Chapter)

8:00 PM.

Jiang Ye had just finished a bowl of instant noodles with two eggs added, and was idly picking his teeth with a toothpick when his WeChat started chiming incessantly.

Picking it up, he saw it was indeed Yao Yao.

In the message list, from top to bottom, all were sent by her:

Yao Yao: [Brother, are you there?]

Yao Yao: [It's Hug Day today, any plans for tonight, brother?]

Yao Yao: [(Shared livestream link: Wen Yu's girlfriend - Hug Day Special Assessment in Progress!)]

Yao Yao: [The sisters in the room are all waiting, when are you coming, brother?]

Yao Yao: [(Shared song link: "Accompaniment Is the Longest Confession of Love")]

Yao Yao: [Brother~ where are you~ it's 8 o'clock~~~]

In summary, the central idea was: Sugar daddy, time to log in and throw money around.

Jiang Ye curled his lip and leisurely opened TikTok, entering the "Wen Yu's girlfriend" voice room.

As soon as he entered, he felt the atmosphere was off.

Usually at this time, it was the liveliest moment in the room.

The big spenders would log in after getting off work or finishing dinner, flocking to support their "online girlfriends."

With seven or eight Girls on mic, at least three or four would have scores over a thousand.

But today, the same streamers were on mic, yet the public chat was unusually quiet, with only a few scattered tourists chatting idly.

Brother Ye: [What's going on? So few people today? Everyone went to celebrate the holiday?]

Minnie: "Sigh, Brother Ye, you're here! Exactly, they all said they're going to spend time with their girlfriends!"

Jia Jia: "My big spender too, said his girlfriend came from out of town, needs to accompany her..."

Xiao Meng: "Wuwuwu, they used to lie and say they were single, claiming to be virgins when asked, but today it's all exposed! Men are no good!"

Brother Ye: [Are you kidding me? I get Valentine's Day, but Hug Day... what even is that?]

Looking at the messages from the sisters in the group reporting "big spender went to a hotel," "big spender said he's working overtime," "big spender got cremated," and comparing them to her own Brother Ye's timely appearance, Yao Yao couldn't help but feel smug.

What hotel, overtime—all excuses!

To put it bluntly, the big spenders were collectively slacking off~

Last month-end had assessments, early this month had room battles, and just as things quieted down, because of her Brother Ye's words, the guild forced an impromptu Hug Day assessment.

The key was, her revenue target for tonight was twenty thousand.

Even if other big spenders gritted their teeth to meet their streamer's one or two thousand targets, compared to her twenty thousand, they were just running along for the ride, with zero prestige.

Since they knew they were just running along, why bother spending? Better to make an excuse and slip away.

"Oh, sisters, don't be sad~ It's Valentine's Day, their real girlfriends are calling, so of course they'd scamper over. Cut them some slack, after all... not all big spenders are as generous and... well, devoted as my Brother Ye~"

Her words seemed comforting but were actually a subtle flex, leaving the others speechless.

Xiao Meng: "Yes, yes, your Brother Ye is the best."

Minnie: "Tsk tsk, Yao Yao, you're really laying on the sarcasm thick!"

Sweet Girl: "Brother Ye, get on mic, make the Girl in your arms whimper a bit, let's see if she keeps pretending!"

Jiang Ye watched the interaction in the public chat and clicked his tongue.

To be honest, spending money without anyone watching, gasping in awe, or seething with envy cut the thrill in half.

Like setting off fireworks—watching alone is boring, but with a crowd going "wow," the feeling hits right away.

Although the Girls on mic were still as enthusiastic as ever, showering him with sweet words, for an LSP who'd been intensely "studying and researching" lately, baptized by all sorts of suggestive content, just listening to voices wasn't cutting it anymore. It felt like something was missing.

"Whatever, let's wrap this up early and bounce."

Muttering to himself, Jiang Ye directly clicked on Yao Yao's profile picture, not bothering to watch any gift effects, and tapped rapidly, sending out 20 "TikTok Number Ones."

A series of rocket effects instantly filled the entire screen, and Yao Yao's score bar shot up, hitting 200,000.

[Brother Ye gifted Yao Yao 丶Brother Ye's Exclusive 20 TikTok Number Ones]

After spending, he typed directly in the public chat:

Brother Ye: [Alright, target met, I'm out.]

Then he cleanly exited the livestream, leaving his deeds to speak for themselves.

His smooth, practiced moves left everyone in the room stunned.

After a brief silence, the mic exploded:

"Wow!!!"

"20 Carrots!!"

"Brother Ye is awesome!!"

"Oh my god! He spent and left? Didn't even say a few more words?"

Yao Yao's heart was instantly filled with immense joy and satisfaction. Though her big spender had left, she still cheered and thanked him:

"Thank you, my Brother Ye! Thank you for the 20 Carrots! Brother is the best! Mua~!"

These twenty thousand yuan, for her, were essentially "admission money" spent for the guild to see, proving she had the strength to participate in the Christmas Eve battle against "Star Dream Girl Group."

Plus, since Brother Ye came today, he'd definitely show up on Christmas Eve too—this was a total win!

Minnie's voice turned sour with envy:

"Damn! Yao Yao, where did you find a big spender like this who's generous and not clingy? He's practically the ideal! Not like mine, who nags all night after spending a thousand or so, making me change outfits several times."

Yao Yao's vanity soared. Suppressing the urge to laugh out loud, she calmly replied:

"Oh, Minnie, don't say that~ Brother Ye... he's just like that. He doesn't talk much usually, but he always keeps his promises to me. Actually... I didn't even remind him much, he remembered today's holiday himself..."

Her words elicited a chorus of "wails" from the sisters, who all criticized her shameless behavior.

Meanwhile, Zhi Xia, who hadn't spoken much, slightly furrowed her brows.

Based on her limited understanding of this "Brother Ye," after spending money, he'd usually stick around in the room for a bit, either watching the commotion or casually showing off, saying things like "no prestige" or "that's it?".

But today, spending and immediately dipping out felt perfunctory, like "mission accomplished"—it was unusual.

Suspicious, she clicked on Jiang Ye's TikTok profile and glanced at his "likes" and "favorites" lists.

One look, and Zhi Xia felt her whole world tilt!

In the favorites list, which a few days ago was mostly silly animations and gaming videos, there were now dozens of video thumbnails!

All of them were Girls in sexy cosplay outfits, JK uniforms, swimsuits, or even more revealing school swimsuits!

Each one posing seductively, with long legs and slim waists, filters maxed out, and titles full of suggestive phrases like "skilled college Girl," "first-time otaku dance," "late-night sleep aid"... many with avatars flashing "live now" indicators.

Zhi Xia's heart instantly sank—she understood immediately!

She quickly got on mic: "Yao Yao! What the hell are you still gloating about? Check WeChat! Now!"

Yao Yao, still basking in the joy of "my big spender is number one," was startled by Zhi Xia's sudden shout. Instinctively opening WeChat, she saw a screenshot sent by the other—the very favorites page filled with suggestive Girls.

"Sister Zhi Xia, why are you sending this to me?"

"Why? Open your eyes and look at the account name at the top!"

Yao Yao focused and saw the account name at the top of the screenshot was clearly "Brother Ye"!

She froze, quickly switched back to TikTok, and frantically opened Jiang Ye's profile—the page that was normal a few days ago now looked like a section of a porn site, with his following list growing by over a dozen.

"This..."

"Still gloating? Minnie's big spender is just slacking off, finding an excuse to avoid the hassle! Your big spender! He's really about to 'cheat'! His targets are these butt-flashers!"

"N-no way? He said he doesn't watch livestreams much..."

"Are you stupid? Can you trust what men say? They also say 'I'll just look around outside, won't go in'! Can you believe that?! Saying 'tired' just translates to 'limp'!"

Zhi Xia's voice suddenly rose: "When he first came, he was a level one account. You said he was someone's alt, but now it looks like he's probably playing livestreams for the first time! Never been exposed to this stuff before!"

"He got a taste of the sweetness in our voice room, leveled up, and getting lured away by those more direct, more stimulating ones outside is totally normal!"

"Yao Yao, I'm telling you, you need to keep an eye on him! If he really runs off, you'll have nowhere to cry!"

"Hey? What are you dawdling for? Go ask him what he's doing right now! He might be squatting in some suggestive streamer's room watching thighs right now!"

Yao Yao was completely stunned by Zhi Xia's rapid-fire tirade. The more she thought about it, the more she felt her Strategist made sense!

Before, Brother Ye might have been aloof, but at least he'd stick around for a bit. Today's spend-and-dip style was way too abnormal!

Could he really have been seduced?!

At this thought, cold sweat broke out on her back.