Listening to the girls in the live stream teasing each other, Jiang Ye slowly started to get it.
It was actually quite enjoyable...
Could this be what they call... emotional value?
As he was savoring this novel feeling, WeChat chimed again, popping up with a friend request from Yaoyao.
Jiang Ye opened it to see the note: [Bro, I was wrong~ Can you add me back? I'll buy you tea with milk to make up for it~]
Seeing the words "tea with milk," Jiang Ye's heart skipped a beat!
Damn!
Could this woman be a genius?
The way you're talking makes it hard for me to refuse you!
He suppressed the urge to immediately accept and switched back to the TikTok live stream:
Jiang Ye: [Hold on, everyone, don't fight over it. My ex-wife wants to get back together, let me see how sincere she is.]
Zhixia, Mini, and Tianmei all hummed in unison and started frantically advising:
Mini: "Brother Ye, don't fall for it! Yaoyao is just a player!"
Zhixia: "Exactly! She looked down on your level 0 account back then, and now she sees you sending gifts and wants to hook you back!"
Tianmei: "Brother Ye, don't accept her! Come to me, I've got plenty of besties! Both hands full, don't ask what I'm filling them with, you know~!"
Yaoyao: "..."
"Stop messing around! He's someone I brought in! If you have time for this, why not do some homework instead!"
She finally couldn't hold back and snapped, her voice tinged with gritted teeth: "Tianmei! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll fill you up! Want to know with what? I can tell you right now!"
Tianmei: (⊙▽⊙)
Tianmei: "Damn, damn, damn! Stupid Yaoyao! You're driving and threatening me at the same time!"
Mini: "Tianmei, don't be afraid! Let her try! I don't believe there's no justice! Don't worry, I'll record the whole thing, it'll be evidence for you!"
Zhixia: "Right! I'll bring all the big brothers over to watch, they'll be your witnesses!"
Tianmei: "I $#&*%... &%!!"
Jiang Ye shook his head with a smile, ignoring the explosive entertainment in the live stream, and switched to WeChat to accept Yaoyao's friend request.
As soon as they became friends, he sat up straight, eyes fixed on the "typing..." indicator at the top of the chat box, silently chanting: red envelope, red envelope, red envelope, red envelope...
However, what came wasn't a red envelope, but a probing message:
Yaoyao: [Bro, you're really not someone else's alt account, right? Then... can I report you first? There's a task in the room.]
Jiang Ye frowned: [What report? What task?]
Yaoyao replied quickly, her tone coquettish: [It's to report you as my "brother"~ From now on, I'm yours, and the other young ladies in the room can't touch you anymore! We have to follow the room rules!] You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Jiang Ye clicked his tongue.
This must be some kind of tactic, right? It has to be!
"I'm yours" and "you're mine" sound similar, but when you switch the subject, it feels completely different.
Jiang Ye: [How do you report it?]
Yaoyao instantly replied with a pitiful emoji: [Reporting requires a "sports car"~ Please, brother! We have reporting tasks every day, and if we don't complete them, we have to work overtime, it's exhausting...]
Jiang Ye exited WeChat, opened the TikTok gift section, found the "sports car," and checked the price—120.
He glanced at the 9.9 yuan deduction notification for his meal earlier on his phone screen, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Is this the scam part starting already?
So fast? No foreplay at all?
Isn't it said that in the streamer circle, big brothers are supposed to be slowly nurtured, building relationships gradually?
Why is this voice chat room's gameplay so straightforward and crude? Just asking for money right off the bat?
What "reporting," what "task," it all sounds like pure tricks!
The most crucial thing is!
Where's my tea with milk?!
The promised compensatory tea with milk isn't even mentioned?!
At this moment, Yaoyao sent another WeChat message, followed by several bowing emojis:
[Please, please~ I'm begging you, Brother Ye! I've been working overtime for several days in a row, my dark circles are about to hit the floor! Help me out, I'll buy you tea with milk, a super large cup~]
Jiang Ye looked at the key words "tea with milk" and the slightly specific description of "super large cup," gritting his teeth.
Fine!
You can't catch a wolf without risking the child!
For the tea with milk, for the possible cashback, I'm taking the gamble!
He opened TikTok and recharged 120.
If!
If after sending this sports car, this woman dares to brush off the tea with milk matter, or just gives me a few bucks' worth of Snow King, I'll immediately block and delete her!
This 120 will be like feeding a dog... no, it'll be like paying tuition!
Looking at the extra TikTok coins in his wallet, Jiang Ye took a deep breath and returned to "Wenyu Girlfriend."
The girls in the room, seeing him leave, had already started chatting idly to pass the time.
Jiang Ye found Yaoyao's avatar, clicked on gifts, selected "sports car," and confirmed the gift!
The score below Yaoyao's avatar instantly jumped from over 100 to over 1300.
"Wow!!!"
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Sports car! Brother Ye, you're so generous!"
Zhixia, Mini, and Tianmei exclaimed simultaneously, their tones full of envy.
Zhixia: "Amazing, amazing! As expected of Yaoyao, she managed to coax the 'ex-husband' in just a few minutes!"
Tianmei: "Eh? Zhixia, what are you saying? How could my Brother Ye be done in just a few minutes? This must be ongoing, and he took time out of his busy schedule to send a sports car!"
Mini: "Brother Ye, Brother Ye, are you tired? Do you need my help? It's not expensive, just a 'little heart' push, I've got strength, I can keep pushing~"
A single sports car instantly livened up the room.
But Jiang Ye's mind wasn't on this at all; he was fixated on the WeChat chat box.
In the live stream, Yaoyao simply said, "Thanks for the sports car, Brother Ye!" and then went silent, not sure what she was doing.
On WeChat, it was also quiet.
The two-minute wait felt particularly long.
Jiang Ye even opened the TikTok customer service interface, thinking of checking the "minor refund" process, planning to find a kid to help apply later.
Just as his patience was wearing thin, WeChat finally chimed with a new message!
It was a transfer from Yaoyao!
"Damn! It's here!"
Jiang Ye perked up!
He used his right hand to cover the phone screen, feeling like he was opening a blind box, his fingers slowly sliding from right to left, first seeing the last two digits were "00," then the decimal point, followed by "0"...
Good! At least it's two digits!
He quickly moved his hand away, and upon seeing the amount, he was overjoyed!
30 yuan!
Not 10 or 20, but 30! Enough to choose freely from mainstream tea with milk brands!
Most importantly, it was "voluntarily" transferred by the other party!
This "Lili/Yaoyao," despite the unique industry, this "integrity" and "insight"...
I approve!