The background lighting was turned up, revealing a kitchen setting. A man’s arm, with tight, well-defined muscles and a slender neck, was visible in the frame.
abjklll: [Is this a new streamer? Cooking late at night?]
A Little Persimmon: [Why aren’t you showing your face? Your physique looks great, but why aren’t you talking?
Is this immersive cooking?] biubiubiu Chicken Pecks You: [Sluuuuuurp, the streamer’s hands are so good-looking, sluuuuurp.]
biubiubiu Chicken Pecks You liked the stream and sent ten bouquets of flowers.
Qin Zhen cracked an egg into a bowl, chopped green onions and ham into small pieces, added them to the bowl, and stirred. He then grabbed a bag of flour from the left, scooped out a small half-bowl of flour, added salt and a small amount of five-spice powder.
Heating the pan, pouring the oil, and frying the egg pancake were all done in one smooth motion.
It was a dish requiring zero culinary skill, yet for some reason, it held onto the people in the stream. By the time the pancake was done, the viewer count had already climbed to several dozen.
Change Name After Losing 10 Jin: [My account is truly hopeless. During the day it’s either beauties or legs, at night it’s either gourmet food or ghosts. How exactly am I supposed to lose weight!!] Chuan: [Only seven more hours! I’m going to eat this tomorrow morning!!]
Turning off the stove and wiping the counter, the entire stream lasted less than ten minutes. A netizen asked if the streamer was going to eat the egg pancake on camera, suggesting he pair it with a drink; otherwise, she thought it looked too dry. As a viewer, she had standards too.
Qin Zhen said his first sentence to the camera: “I don’t stream while I eat. See you tomorrow. Good night.”
The low, deep voice flowed slowly from the receiver, devoid of even a trace of emotion.
The several dozen netizens in the stream: [??? The voice is this good, but this cold???] I’ll Give You a Hammer: [Very well, you have successfully piqued my interest. So, what time tomorrow! I haven’t seen enough yet. Streamer, are you playing hard to get with me?] All Names Already Taken: [This streamer knows exactly how to make viewers itch with anticipation.] Longing for Fish: [Will the streamer edit this stream onto your home page?]
The live stream has ended.
For over twenty years, Shen Jin’an had lived in a state of high mental tension. Any slight sound in the night was a fatal torture to him, easily preventing him from finding peace all night long.
His eyes opened and half-closed repeatedly. After tossing and turning many times, he finally frowned, got up, and walked silently into the living room.
Qin Zhen had just placed the plate on the dining table. The golden egg pancake was emitting waves of steam. He turned and saw Shen Jin’an, the tiny bit of worry in his heart finally settling, “Finally decided to come out? You have a sharp nose.”
“Are you saying my nose is like a dog’s nose?” Shen Jin’an’s face was ugly. Just as he was about to turn back to the bedroom, he was grabbed by the wrist and pulled onto a chair.
Qin Zhen stood behind him, restraining his hands in a semi-embrace posture. Both applied silent force, but as Shen Jin’an was injured, his strength was clearly at a disadvantage.
Seeing Qin Zhen squinting his eyes and smiling like a fox, he deliberately ignored the burning heat and discomfort on his wrist, sneering at Qin Zhen.
“What? Is thirty thousand not enough to buy a few days at your house, or are you unemployed and don’t want to work, wanting to seduce someone to keep you?”
Qin Zhen raised an eyebrow, staring at him meaningfully, “It was enough. But it turns out that thirty thousand was given by you. I thought it was some kind-hearted person. So, you’re very rich, then?”
After finishing, he slowly loosened his grip on Shen Jin’an’s hand. Using his index finger, he tapped three times on the back of his hand, slowly whispering three words into the person’s ear: “Shen Jin’an.”
The air dropped to freezing.
999 was on the verge of a breakdown. It felt that it shouldn’t count on this host to complete the mission anymore.
It might be faster to head back to the interstellar realm and accept its punishment directly.
But one second, two seconds, three seconds.
Shen Jin’an didn’t move for a long time. 999 floated silently in front of him, seeing that Shen Jin’an had no reaction at all, assuming one ignores the hand that was nearly crushed and the coldness in his eyes.
Yet Qin Zhen was still provoking Shen Jin’an. 999 flew wildly in front of him, kicking, but he acted as if he saw nothing. He pried open Shen Jin’an’s fingers one by one and shoved a pair of chopsticks into his hand.
“I know your name is Shen Jin’an, and I know you are the president of the Huai City Shen Group. Although I don’t know why you appeared on the highway covered in wounds that night, as long as you want to stay here, I have no objections, and I won’t tell anyone.”
Shen Jin’an closed his eyes, recalling how Qin Zhen asked him his name yesterday. He felt played and manipulated, a ball of stifling, lingering anger clogged in his chest.
However, he didn’t flare up. Instead, he looked calmly at the person in front of him and asked, “So, what other rewards do you want?”
“Can I ask for other rewards? Then I want…”
Shen Jin’an’s mocking gaze surrounded Qin Zhen tightly. He wanted to know what kind of greedy request this man could possibly make.
Yet, after thinking for a few seconds, Qin Zhen decided and said, “Just don’t be so fierce.”
Shen Jin’an’s eyes flickered, stunned for a moment, “What?”
Thinking he didn’t hear clearly, Qin Zhen repeated it slowly, “I said I just want you to stop being so fierce. If I can add one more thing, then please eat and sleep properly.”
After 12:00 AM.
There was still a tall figure in the kitchen washing dishes.
Shen Jin’an didn’t even know how he had finished that egg pancake.
He hadn’t eaten dinner, so saying he wasn’t hungry would be a lie. But every step of his life had been designed through careful calculation; he really wasn’t used to being influenced by anyone, and he had never shown weakness to others.
And the powerlessness he felt this morning, where the situation was subtly spiraling out of control, was something he loathed.
The afternoon of the third day.
The police investigation results were finally released.
The online announcement stated that a certain Mr. Yang and a certain Mr. Qin had a verbal dispute over private matters and no physical conflict had occurred. It urged everyone to view the situation rationally and avoid personal attacks against others.
Yang Xiaoliang also posted an apology video on his home page, pleading with everyone not to focus on or mention this matter again, subtly implying that he was in a bad mood and would stop streaming for a day.
The announcement was short, clear, and concise.
But the majority of netizens were not buying it.
[Take care of your health, Brother Xiaoliang! We brothers are waiting for you to come back and rank up.] [Sob, my heart aches. Hugs to Brother Xiaoliang. Could Brother Xiaoliang have psychological issues?] [Exactly. What we saw was already like that; who knows how much more we didn’t see. How much has Brother Xiaoliang endured behind the scenes? This kind of announcement is too low-standard. Demand the company apologize! Demand Qin Zhen apologize!] [+1 to the floor above! Strongly demand Qin Zhen apologize! How shameless can one be to keep hiding and not show up?] [(Image) Friends, I think I found Qin Zhen! Found this in an activity their company had last year, but the photo isn’t very clear. The rest is up to you!]
“Not very clear” was an understatement. In the photo, Qin Zhen’s position was already in the far left of the very last row. He was leaning against the edge of a table with his arms crossed in a nonchalant manner, his head slightly lowered. His figure was tall and slender, and only his long, big legs were clearly visible.