Ji Siyue's fingers were almost trembling as she typed a message.
[Red Bean: So I'm sorry, you don't have to take me on the dungeon runs.]
[Golden Treasure: Fine, I won't take you anymore.]
Looking at the crisp reply on the screen, Ji Siyue couldn't deny that her heart was in a complex state.
Well, it was probably for the best that he left. She no longer had to worry about his ulterior motives...
Just then, a system notification popped up on Ji Siyue's computer screen.
[Player Golden Treasure invites you to a PK!]
[Accept] [Decline]
Ji Siyue frowned.
"What's this all about? Now that he won't take me, is he going to bully me?"
Even so, her hand seemed to have a mind of its own and clicked on [Accept] involuntarily.
After entering the arena, the other player said nothing and just charged forward to brutally pummel her. Ji Siyue was startled and almost clumsily maneuvered her artillery character to jump backward. The other player in a white robe rushed up to her character several times and cast debuffs, leaving Ji Siyue in a complete mess.
Watching her health bar drop to the bottom several times, Ji Siyue finally gave up. When the other player sent a PK invitation for the fourth time, she declined and sent a private message.
[Red Bean: Big shot, I can't take it anymore. Please show some mercy?]
[Golden Treasure: Wanna worship me as your master?]
[Red Bean: ???]
[Golden Treasure: I'll be your master.]
Reading this message, Ji Siyue's thoughts were unexpectedly pulled back three years ago.
Three years ago, when she first met Qin Chengyao in the game, she was also brutally pummeled like this. Back then, he used an alt account, but now it was his main.
Ji Siyue suddenly felt her nose turn sour. Her eyes welled up with tears uncontrollably, and soon, tears streamed down her face.
Although she didn't show her face, the camera caught the tears trickling down to her chin. And since she wasn't familiar with the beauty filter and didn't even turn it on, the tears were especially noticeable.
"Damn, she's crying?!"
"Why is she crying? It was her who was sorry to the other person first."
"Even if it was a one - sided breakup, when memories of the past come flooding back, is it so wrong to cry? Can you guys be less aggressive?"
"I'm just here for the drama, but I think this girl looks so pretty even when she's crying without showing her face!"
"When is she going to show her full face? This half - hidden thing is driving me crazy!"
Ji Siyue saw the bullet comments and realized she was crying. She quickly stood up, walked over to the sofa behind her, grabbed a couple of tissues, and wiped away her tears.
Meanwhile, Qin Chengyao was in his apartment.
There were two computers in front of him. One was for gaming, and the other was showing Ji Siyue's live - stream.
He watched helplessly as the woman ran to the sofa and sat there, wiping the tears on her face like a child. She even fanned her eyes with her hand in an attempt to make the tears go away faster. His heart ached as if being pricked by needles.
Although her face wasn't fully visible, he could see her whole body.
When... had she become so thin?
When they were together before, she always talked about losing weight but never actually managed to get thinner. She was as soft as a little dumpling in his arms. Now, just like her heart, she looked like a skeleton, which was truly shocking.
"Sigh..."
Qin Chengyao took out his phone and called Ji Siyue.
On the other side, Ji Siyue heard the phone ringing and quickly rushed back to the screen to answer it.
"Hello?"
"It's me," Qin Chengyao said.
"Ah?" Ji Siyue was a bit stunned. Her eyes involuntarily fixed on the PK invitation sent three minutes ago on the computer screen. She stammered, "Why are you calling..."
"I won't bully you anymore. Don't cry."
This simple sentence made Ji Siyue cry even harder.
She put down the phone, covered her face, sobbed a couple of times, and then silently ended the live - stream.
She lay on the sofa with the phone in her arms, turning on the speaker. The other person's cautious breathing came through the speaker. Ji Siyue listened intently for a long, long time until the "beep beep beep" sound came from the phone.
The call was hung up.
Ji Siyue finally let out a sigh of relief and lay on the sofa smiling.
It was finally over. Otherwise, she would never have the heart to cut the connection. How could she keep on being so entangled?
After waiting for a while, Ji Siyue logged into her Weibo account [Red Bean] and posted a Weibo.
[I'm really sorry. I was in a bit of an emotional state during the live - stream just now. I'll keep an eye on myself. If this happens again, I'll consider not showing my face in the live - stream anymore. I don't want to bring negative emotions to everyone. I apologize again.]
Comments:
[Don't cry, little Red Bean! I know what you've been through. I've always been your die - hard fan!]
[In my opinion, you shouldn't have come back to live - stream. What for? To make money? Didn't you have enough fun abroad?]
[Rumor has it that Jiyueji is now the boss of a company and doesn't need the money. So what's the point of live - streaming? To find her original motivation? I doubt it.]
[Maybe it's for someone?]
Looking at these skeptical comments, Ji Siyue silently replied in her heart: No, it's just for the money and the original motivation.
Money first, the original motivation second.
This Weibo did bring her some attention.
Unfortunately, it was negative attention rather than positive.
Since Ji Siyue returned to the live - streaming platform, she had taken away a large number of viewers. Whether they came to criticize or just for the drama, she had definitely encroached on others' territory.
The current live - streaming environment was already quite harsh. Ji Siyue's sudden return naturally caused dissatisfaction among others.
There's a saying that goes, "Fate loves to play cruel tricks on enemies."
The woman who used to be at odds with Ji Siyue, who used her power to force Ji Siyue to apologize and was the reason Ji Siyue left the live - streaming circle, was back!
[Qianqian: I think some people should just stay gone after they've left. This was a balanced place. Coming back to steal everyone's bread and butter is just asking for criticism.]
Although Qianqian didn't name names, everyone in the live - streaming circle was well - aware of who she was referring to.
Who else could it be but Ji Siyue, who had made a solo comeback?
Once one person started, other streamers also joined in, indirectly criticizing Ji Siyue for her return.
The fans of these streamers got the hint from their idols and came to Ji Siyue's Weibo to sneer at her. Both her [Jiyueji] and [Red Bean] accounts were not spared.