11: Body Strengthening Liquid

In the video, a young lady was swaying to the rhythm of the music.

That chest! That waist! Those legs!

Wearing a sexy suspender hip-hugging dress with a "young mom" vibe, paired with red-soled stilettos, she looked like an anime character come to life.

If he didn't give this a like, he’d really be letting down Papa TikTok's good intentions.

Wang Chen decisively liked, favorited, and shared it to his alt account—the full triple-set.

He watched it once more, "reluctant to part," before continuing to scroll down.

He scrolled for over an hour, and it was a non-stop parade of beautiful young ladies.

Cheongsam, Hanfu, Lolita; pure, mature, long legs; curvy, flat as a board—there was everything, and not a single one was the same.

Although Wang Chen only followed Du Ruoxi on TikTok, he had developed a habit of liking the videos of these "selfless" beautiful young ladies whenever he was bored.

If anyone were to open Wang Chen's likes list, any normal man would lose at least two pounds from the excitement before leaving.

Right now, Wang Chen was having the time of his life. Who cared about making money or the system? Girls were way better!

His eyes were fixed solely on the young lady in the video wearing purple lace pajamas.

That snowy white skin was so dazzling he almost wanted to pluck his eyes out and press them against it.

"It seems my weak heart still needs a 'broad' embrace to be filled!"

Before Wang Chen could finish his sentimental thought, a livestream notification popped up.

[Ruoxi, whom you follow, is now live!]

"Hmm? Ruoxi started her stream so early today?"

Clicking into the livestream room, the scene made Wang Chen pause for a moment.

Today, Du Ruoxi wasn't wearing an exquisite Hanfu or Cheongsam like usual. Instead, she was completely without makeup, her hair tied casually in a ponytail, and she was wearing a simple white T-shirt.

She sat before the camera, holding a chinese lute in her arms, her eyes filled with a hint of nervousness and anticipation.

The number of people in the livestream room was still small, mostly the same old regulars.

"Good evening, everyone..." Du Ruoxi's voice was slightly lower than usual. "Today... today I won't be dancing or chatting. I recently learned a new chinese lute piece called 'Spring Rain.' I've practiced for a long time, but I'm still quite rusty... I want to play it for you all. I hope... I hope you won't mind."

Her voice sounded a bit awkward as her fingers unconsciously plucked at the strings.

26⑩ Shi Potian: [The streamer can play the chinese lute too? What a talented woman!]

14 Lao Gong: [Looking forward to it! Hurry up!]

20⑧ Gui Ling: [It's fine, we'll love listening even if you don't play it well!]

Watching the girl on the screen who had stripped away her makeup and was acting so cautious yet incredibly real, a certain string in Wang Chen's heart was gently tugged.

Compared to the carefully designed "fan service" from before, this Du Ruoxi, who was working hard to show another side of herself, actually made his heart flutter more.

41⑯V-Year Great King Lazy Sheep: [Play it, I want to listen.]

Seeing Wang Chen enter, Du Ruoxi took a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll begin."

She adjusted her posture, and her fingertips landed gently on the strings.

The first few notes were a bit stiff, and the rhythm wasn't quite right, but she quickly became immersed in it.

The piece wasn't very complex. Although there were still occasional wrong notes, one could tell she had put a lot of effort into practicing.

Wang Chen didn't know much about the chinese lute, but he could hear the raw effort and sincerity in the melody.

As the saying goes, "A thousand years for the chinese lute, ten thousand for the zither, a lifetime for the erhu; but once the suona sounds, you're either heading to heaven or to the wedding altar!"

Among folk instruments, the chinese lute is definitely near the top, and naturally, the difficulty of playing it well is even greater.

Without a year or two of practice, one wouldn't even dare to say they could play the chinese lute.

Wang Chen listened quietly to Du Ruoxi's performance, neither sending comments nor gifts.

He didn't want to affect Du Ruoxi's performance because of himself.

When the piece ended, Du Ruoxi let out a long sigh of relief, her pretty face slightly flushed as she looked at the camera with some embarrassment.

"I didn't play it well, I even made several mistakes in the middle..."

The comments were quite harmonious, filled with praises and encouragement like "Sounds great," "That was awesome," and "What a hidden gem."

Wang Chen, however, chose to prove his point with direct action.

Great King Lazy Sheep sent carnival x1

...Great King Lazy Sheep sent carnival x10

After sending ten Huazis in one go, he followed up with a comment.

42⑯V-Year Great King Lazy Sheep: [It sounded very good. Keep at it, and you'll become a wonderful folk music streamer.]

With the ten Huazis and Wang Chen's encouragement, Du Ruoxi froze for a moment. Then, her eyes turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. She quickly lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly.

"Thank you... thank you Yang Yang..."

[Ding! Du Ruoxi intimacy +1, current intimacy 80!]

It worked!

Wang Chen was overjoyed! This 1 point of intimacy was actually gained through this kind of "understanding and encouragement!"

It seemed Youyou was right; it was already difficult to increase intimacy solely by sending gifts. True understanding and support were the keys.

[Ding-dong! It has been detected that the target character 'Du Ruoxi's' intimacy has reached 80. The rewards have been issued, and the host can extract them at any time.]

"Extract!" Wang Chen muttered in his mind.

[Rewards extracted. 'constitution strengthening fluid' has been issued. Would the host like to merge 'Master-level Pipa Skill' and 'Master-level Dance Skill'?]

"Don't merge the skills yet."

"Where is the constitution strengthening fluid? Let me see it first!"

['constitution strengthening fluid' has been placed in the bathroom. Please proceed to the bathroom to check, host!]

"The bathroom?"

With a head full of questions, Wang Chen arrived at the bathroom door.

Looking at the massive "barrel" of "constitution strengthening fluid" before him, his jaw dropped in shock!

He had originally thought the "constitution strengthening fluid" would be in a small bottle like the "Stamina Potion," but it was a circular wooden barrel about one meter high and half a meter in diameter.

"Youyou, how do I use this 'constitution strengthening fluid'? Don't tell me I have to drink all this!" Wang Chen gulped and asked stutteringly.

[host, you're so silly. Can't you tell this is a bathtub for soaking? Of course it's for soaking in. Youyou was very thoughtful in redeeming this for you!]

"You scared me to death!" Wang Chen patted his chest, looking completely relieved.

With the long-awaited "constitution strengthening fluid" right in front of him, how could Wang Chen hold back?

He rushed back to the living room, grabbed a stool to lean against the wooden barrel, and stripped himself bare in a few moves. He didn't forget to grab his phone before stepping onto the stool and entering the barrel.

The moment he went in, a wave of coldness swept through his entire body, and Wang Chen couldn't help but shiver!

Enduring the discomfort, he felt around and sat on the small built-in stool inside the barrel, turning his gaze back to his phone screen.

At this moment, the comments in Du Ruoxi's livestream were all @-ing Wang Chen (Great King Lazy Sheep), and Du Ruoxi was looking at the camera with an expectant expression.

42⑯V-Year Great King Lazy Sheep: [? Just took a call, what happened!]