After the delivery guy went downstairs, he posted in the group chat:
“That chick moved out, and she was really quick about it.”
“I haven’t even gone yet. I thought I could have a little fun.”
“What a bummer. Wasted my trip.”
After leaving the apartment complex, Su Tian immediately took a taxi to Lin Yuan Community.
She opened the door to Unit 601. From now on, this would be her home. She ran her hand over the coffee table and other surfaces—everything was spotlessly clean, and the environment was great. The only thing was that she needed to buy some decorations to set up the background for her livestreams.
She opened the brand-new double-door refrigerator—completely empty. But she remembered there was a decent-sized supermarket right at the entrance of the community. She could go buy some groceries and daily necessities later.
Su Tian looked around the apartment again and again, each time more satisfied than the last. The apartments wealthy people lived in were truly impressive—great decor, excellent layout, and even a massive terrace. She absolutely loved it. After tidying up a bit, she headed downstairs to go shopping.
Walking through the quiet, well-maintained community felt worlds apart from the noisy, chaotic environment of her previous apartment complex.
Su Tian swiped her access card to exit, and the security guard couldn’t take his eyes off her—she wasn’t wearing a mask.
After Su Tian left, the guard immediately went to find his colleague on duty.
“I just saw a stunning beauty in our community—the kind that’s super gorgeous, like she glows.”
His colleague gave him a look as if he were an idiot, watching the guard stumble over his words.
“You’re dreaming.”
“No, really! I saw someone more beautiful than a fairy.”
The colleague nodded dismissively. “Alright, whatever you say.”
The guard felt utterly speechless and instantly lost the desire to share.
When Su Tian arrived at the supermarket near the community, she noticed there weren’t many people. After checking the prices, she finally understood why.
Vegetables that sold for 6 or 7 yuan at other supermarkets were priced at over ten yuan here, and the quality didn’t even look good—limp and wilted.
Things near high-end communities really weren’t cheap. Su Tian, who had originally planned to splurge, ended up only buying some urgently needed items like toothpaste and tissues. She’d buy the rest online.
She had just spent 40,000 yuan on rent, leaving her with a little over 80,000 yuan. She needed to save a bit—she hadn’t even bought clothes yet.
For food, she only bought a little chicken drumsticks, beef, and vegetables—just enough for two days.
When Su Tian returned carrying a large bag of groceries, the security guard who had seen her earlier excitedly dragged his colleague outside.
“See? I wasn’t lying, was I?”
“Wow, she really is beautiful.”
Su Tian swiped her card to enter and glanced at the two men standing outside the security booth.
They looked quite sturdy, clearly more reliable than the security guards at her previous apartment complex. Wasn’t one of the reasons she chose to live here because the security here was young and strong?
She was afraid of running into those creepy delivery guys again. Not all delivery guys were like that, but with so many people, there were bound to be a few odd ones.
Besides, the security at her previous apartment complex was truly lacking. Almost all the surveillance cameras were broken, and the security guard was old enough to be Su Tian’s grandfather, with unsteady legs.
If something really happened, who would dare call the security guard? By the time help arrived, it was hard to say whether Su Tian or the guard would be in worse shape.
After returning with her groceries, Su Tian washed up and cooked a meal. As she took a bite, she thought to herself—well, it was still her same old cooking skills: not delicious, but not terrible either.
“Host, pastries and cooking are two different things.”
“I know, I was just wondering if my cooking skills have deteriorated.”
The System looked at the chicken leg—black and charred on the outside, raw on the inside—and the vegetables were even more outrageous, half-cooked with a hint of spoilage. How on earth were these dishes made?
The System questioned, “With cooking skills like these, can they even deteriorate?”
“At least I can cook.”
The System stared at the two dark culinary disasters on the table. “This is what you call being able to cook?”
Seeing Su Tian about to eat the dishes, the System hurriedly stopped her. “Don’t eat that! Have you forgotten how you ended up in the hospital last time?”
At the mention of the hospital, Su Tian stopped. She wasn’t sure if she’d end up there again this time. Fine, fine, she’d just order takeout instead.
After finishing her takeout, Su Tian tidied up a bit and prepared for her livestream that day.
The livestream started promptly at 8 PM.
“Hello, babies! Welcome to Tian’er’s livestream!”
—How can someone be this good-looking?
—Why can’t I have looks like that?
—She’s obviously using every beauty filter at max settings. What’s there to hype?
—Where are the moderators? Kick them out.
Pure College Boy: “I’m here.”
Any malicious or slanderous comments were swiftly kicked out of the livestream, so the atmosphere remained quite harmonious.
Su Tian’s voice, pleasant and tinged with a hint of allure, spoke flirtatious words without causing offense—after all, she was addressing everyone, and she was just so beautiful.
“Babies, a day apart feels like three years. Tian’er missed you all. I wonder if you missed Tian’er too?”
—Missed you, missed you, missed you!
—Missed you so much, I wish I could see my wife 24/7.
—Missed you, missed you, missed you, missed you so much!
—Wife, love you, love you!
Su Tian’s faint smile alone was utterly captivating, leaving everyone in the livestream spellbound.
—Ah, wife, wife, wife!
—Wife, you’re killing me!
—I’m kind of tempted to commit a crime, what do I do?
—Don’t.
As the livestream progressed minute by minute, Su Tian watched the number of viewers skyrocket. At its peak, the livestream reached over 100,000 viewers.
She noticed her follower count had surpassed 700,000, gaining over 100,000 followers in a single day. It was true—showing her face really boosted her popularity.
When the livestream was more than halfway through, Bai Shao arrived.
[Bai Shao sent Galaxy Sparkles *10 in the livestream.]
In one go, he sent gifts worth 50,000, along with 10 lucky bags for viewers to grab.
Fans in the livestream eagerly participated in snatching the lucky bags.
—Is this Tian’er’s big spender?
—Tian’er finally has a big spender!
—Nonsense, I’ve seen this Bai Shao splurging gifts in other livestreams before.
—As long as there are gifts, who cares whose big spender he is?
—Makes sense.
“Thank you, Bai Shao, for the Galaxy Sparkles.” Su Tian stood up to express her gratitude before continuing to chat with the fans in the livestream.
Bai Jiuyuan had just finished work and returned home. Sitting in his study, ready to unwind, he saw a notification on his phone that a streamer he followed had gone live, so he clicked in to take a look.
He had to admit, this streamer named Su Tian’er perfectly matched his aesthetic preferences. But online, he assumed there was at least some level of beauty filters involved. He wondered how much of her seemingly flawless face would remain without those filters.
—Wife Tian’er, where are you from?
—Wife Tian’er, do you have a boyfriend?
—Wife Tian’er, which city are you in right now?
—Sweetie wife, how tall are you? You look so tall in your transformation videos.
—Wife must be at least 1.7 meters.
Su Tian answered each of their questions one by one, as they weren’t too intrusive.
“I’m from Shanghang City, and I’m still living here now. As for whether I have a boyfriend, I definitely don’t at the moment.”
Bai Jiuyuan rested his chin on one hand while holding his phone in the other. “Shanghang, huh?”