“M-Master…”
“Did you forget something?”
Ji Mingrui’s voice trembled, the second part of his sentence hanging unfinished.
“Ah, right! Sorry, collecting it now!”
Ye Zhishu seemed to remember something, her fingers forming a quick hand seal.
Ji Mingrui saw a golden light swirl, and the “girlfriend” was instantly absorbed into that small mound of light. Then, the mound itself vanished from sight.
Phew—
Ji Mingrui finally felt his heart settle back into place.
Only then did he realize he was sweating heavily on his forehead and back, his clothes sticking uncomfortably to his skin.
At the same time, a strange thought formed in his mind: “The Mountain God Master just took away the ‘girlfriend’ so effortlessly… So earlier, she probably just forgot. There’s no way she left that monster in front of me on purpose to scare me, right? Right?”
Of course, Ye Zhishu did do it on purpose.
Humans can only unleash their full potential in moments of crisis.
And Ji Mingrui had proven that with his lightning-fast fingers.
However… she would never admit it.
Their conversation was like a riddle, leaving the livestream audience completely confused. Only Li Hui, who had experienced something similar earlier, had a vague idea of what was going on.
Nearly four hundred Carnival effects were still exploding across the screen.
“Alright, that’s it for today’s livestream.”
Ye Zhishu ignored the barrage of questions from viewers asking what had happened, why Ji Mingrui suddenly gave her gifts, and so on.
Sometimes leaving a little mystery is the best way to captivate an audience.
【??? Ending the stream already? I haven’t had enough!】
【Mountain God Sister, why not rest a bit and leave your phone on? At least let the Carnival effects finish!】
【Boss, how about checking that long list of connection requests first? Can you really go offline now?】
【Finally, a real expert appears, let me connect once! Us single dogs want to know when true love will show up!】
At her words, the chat erupted in groans.
“This was my first livestream, so there were a lot of shortcomings. After the stream, I’ll review everything carefully. I’ll post detailed connection rules in my profile later. Don’t worry, click follow.”
Ye Zhishu pointed to the avatar in the top left corner.
By now, Ji Mingrui had finally calmed down. His phone kept vibrating—messages from his friends in WeChat groups were flooding in.
Friend 1: 【Damn, the wife’s here! Ji, close the livestream fast, or she’ll catch you connecting to a female streamer—such a beautiful streamer! She’ll get mad!】
Friend 2: 【Ji, what’s wrong? Your face suddenly looks so bad. What are you doing with the wife? Did you just faint or something?】
A lecherous smirk followed in another message.
Scrolling down:
Friend 1: 【Ji, what’s going on? Isn’t this a PK? Why are you sending gifts to the other female streamer?】
Friend 2: 【You’re doing this in front of the wife, Ji! Behave!】
Friend 3: 【Your face looks awful. Is the wife really mad? Looks like you’ll be kneeling on the washboard at home!】
And other messages teasing Ji Mingrui about what had happened.
Ji Mingrui: 【You guys don’t have a wife.】
Friends 1, 2, 3: 【???】
After sending this, Ji Mingrui ignored the messages, muted notifications, and looked at Ye Zhishu.
Their livestream connection was still active.
“Master, I have a question I’d like to ask you. It won’t take long, right?”
Ji Mingrui had regained his composure. In front of Ye Zhishu, he no longer had his earlier arrogance. Instead, he now respected her utterly.
Even his words carried honorifics.
“You may ask.”
The Carnival effects were still going on. Other people had spent over a million coins—saying there wasn’t time would have been unreasonable.
“I…” Ji Mingrui hesitated. “I have a friend whose body has been weak since childhood, but every annual check-up comes back normal. Could this situation be related to… that?”
He spoke vaguely, but Ye Zhishu knew exactly what he meant.
Her beautiful fox-like eyes fixed on Ji Mingrui as she furrowed her brows.
“Your brother?”
Ji Mingrui froze—he hadn’t expected Ye Zhishu to see that too!
“Yes.”
Since the master already knew, there was no need to hide it.
“Hard to say.”
Ye Zhishu withdrew her gaze. “Your life charts are connected but not closely. I might need to see him in person to judge accurately.”
Hearing this, Ji Mingrui’s eyes widened in awe.
The master is truly divine!
He… did have a somewhat distant relationship with his brother. Not estranged, but because of his brother’s health, Ji Mingrui had spent most of his childhood playing with his cousin Anran.
As they grew up, his brother helped Grandpa run the company. Because of his personality, Ji Mingrui naturally felt some intimidation around him, and grew closer to his cousin.
But in Ji Mingrui’s mind, his brother was always his brother—a figure he respected most besides Grandpa.
Seeing him in person…
Ji Mingrui thought for a moment, eyes lighting up as an idea struck.
“Master, I see your IP is in Beijing. You’re in Beijing now too, right?”
Ye Zhishu nodded.
“In that case, please add me on WeChat. I’ll pick you up, and I’ll pay you separately for your trouble.”
Ji Mingrui spoke very tactfully.
“Alright.”
Why refuse money when it’s offered? Besides, whether online or offline, it counts as both income and merit. Ye Zhishu naturally had no reason to refuse.
With everything arranged, Ye Zhishu prepared to end the livestream.
At that moment, a flashy comment appeared on the screen.
【You Li Ge, hey: Mountain God Master, give me a room admin.】
Li Hui’s alt account had gifted over 60,000 coins—the second-highest spender after Ji Mingrui. The comment came with a “rich guy effect.”
“Room admin? One moment.”
Ye Zhishu checked the sidebar. A room admin helps manage the livestream, especially when there are many viewers—kicking or muting people to prevent troublemakers.
“Done.”
She made Li Hui the admin. He had experience, could manage the audience, and had a decent character—trustworthy.
Ji Mingrui’s alt was still in the room. He had noticed the “You Li Ge, hey” account and felt a little jealous watching Li Hui interact naturally with Ye Zhishu.
“Master…”
His mouth moved faster than his brain, noticing Ye Zhishu’s curious gaze. He cleared his throat, face slightly red.
“Um… may I request a room admin too?”
Managing the room? He could do that too! Plus, he had money and plenty of time!
“Alright.”
If the second-ranked big spender gets an admin, it’s only fair for the first-ranked big spender as well. Equality in all things.