CHAPTER 144: CHAPTER 144: OPEN A VIP

"That’s right! It’s just two hundred Super Rockets, isn’t it?"

"Just you wait! Handsome Bro is about to drop two hundred right now."

"It’s only 0.4 Yuan. Pocket change!"

...

The chat was still hyping up Fatty after he had sent one hundred Super Rockets. They already treated Handsome Bro as a God of Wealth, so naturally, no one had any doubts. They were even guessing how many Yuan this battle would end up costing.

But looking at all the bootlickers, Fatty couldn’t feel happy anymore. He was genuinely out of money.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Everyone started to feel that something was wrong. Topping up an account shouldn’t take this long. Then, someone noticed a notification: Handsome Bro had left the stream.

"What the hell? Handsome Bro left?"

"Is he admitting defeat?"

"How embarrassing! He couldn’t even win when the other side spent double."

"Handsome Little Bro lost! He ran away!"

"Handsome Little Bro lost so badly he ran off without his underwear."

...

A narrative started to form in Yezi’s chat.

Yezi was stunned for a moment before quickly speaking up. "Don’t say that. Handsome Bro is already so generous. Maybe he just got disconnected."

As she said this, she quietly sent Fatty a message on her phone. "Handsome Bro, what’s wrong?"

Inside his rented room, Fatty would have been thrilled to receive a message from Yezi before. But now, he was terrified. For a long time, he couldn’t summon the courage to reply.

The PK finally ended, and it was time for the punishment.

Yezi was someone who had weathered many storms. "Sister Sannian is truly impressive. I lost, and I’ll accept the consequences of the bet."

Without another word, she picked up a lipstick and drew a turtle on her face.

Over on Su Yi’s stream, victory had been achieved. The entire chat erupted.

"God Xia is freakin’ awesome!"

...

The screen was flooded with comments. Su Yi watched them scroll by and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She spoke to the screen with a playful tone, "Thank you, Daddy Xia, for helping me win this PK. As a token of my gratitude, I’ll sing a song for you. It’s called ’Haven’..."

With that, the music started, and Su Yi began to sing.

*Perhaps I once let you down, but you never took it to heart.*

*In your heart, I have a beauty that others do not~*

*You leave all the sweet things for me to taste, and bear the bitterness all on your own~*

*When the storms of life begin to rage, you hide me within your clothes~*

...

It had to be said, as a student from the music academy, Su Yi’s voice was incredibly sweet and moving. Everyone listened, completely mesmerized.

When the song ended, the entire chat burst into applause. Many of them started teasing her.

"Sannian, are you asking God Xia to be your haven?"

"Is that even a question? With a man like God Xia, forget girls—even I want him to be my haven!"

"In your dreams!"

"Whoa, Anchor! God Xia just dropped gifts worth at least 0.8 Yuan."

"Exactly, and you’re settling it with just one song?"

...

Seeing these comments, Xia Liang wanted to type something. But as soon as he did, he found his message was instantly buried by the flood of new comments.

Right!

Xia Liang thought of something and clicked an option at the bottom of the screen.

Not even ten seconds later, a system announcement appeared.

[Your Big Brother Xia has become an Emperor in Su Sannian’s live stream!]

Seeing Xia Liang become an Emperor didn’t surprise many people. After all, with the other gifts he had sent today, he could have become an Emperor five times over.

"This is much better. Now you can all see my messages."

It had to be said, an Emperor was an Emperor. His comments were incredibly eye-catching, standing out brightly amidst the dense wall of text.

"So many people here. I can’t even get a word in without a VIP subscription."

"Haha~"

Seeing his comment, Su Yi covered her mouth and giggled. The viewers were momentarily speechless.

"I’ve got to hand it to God Xia for that flex!"

"A VIP subscription?! Does he think this is Tencent?"

"An Emperor title is only 1.2 Yuan. Pocket change for him."

"Exactly! For God Xia, that amount of money is basically a VIP subscription, isn’t it?"

"Oh, right! Is God Xia interested in helping Sannian win the Feiyu Star title?"

...

Seeing this comment, Xia Liang stroked his chin.

"Feiyu Star?"

He glanced at his balance of over nine hundred million Feiyu Coins. Honestly, I feel nothing at all. It’s just sitting there. If this were converted to actual money, it would only be 500 Yuan. To the current me, that’s absolutely nothing.

He immediately posted a new comment.

"Girl, you want to be the Feiyu Star or not?"

When they saw Xia Liang’s message, the entire chat room exploded with excitement.

"Sannian! This is a great opportunity! Say yes!"

"Sannian! What are you waiting for?"

"God Xia has spoken! Just agree, and the Feiyu Star title is yours!"

"Sannian! This is your chance to shoot to fame!"

...

These comments came mostly from her longtime fans who had witnessed Xia Liang’s financial power. In their minds, if Xia Liang made an offer, the Feiyu Star title was as good as Su Yi’s.

The newer fans might not have believed it, but who doesn’t love a good show? If she agreed, it would mean another God of Wealth was entering the fray.

Reading Xia Liang’s comment, Su Yi was very tempted. But since the one helping her was Xia Liang, she ultimately shook her head. "No need, Daddy Xia. I’m already thrilled to have made it to the qualifiers and gotten a recommendation."

Hearing Su Yi’s unambitious words, the chat was filled with sighs of disappointment.

"Sigh... Sannian is too kind."

"That’s so dumb! What a golden opportunity!"

"That’s right! A chance to shoot to fame, and you just let it go."

"Hahaha, it’s understandable. After all, if she marries him, all that money becomes hers. Why let Feiyu act as the middleman and take a cut?"

...

Seeing Su Yi’s refusal, Xia Liang simply chuckled and posted another comment.

"Alright, I’ll make you the Feiyu Star."

????

Wang Defa?

When Su Yi saw this comment, she was utterly baffled. What’s going on? Didn’t I just say no? What is Xia Liang doing?

The chat, however, started flooding with messages again.

"Hahahaha! Is he just going to force it on her?"

"A domineering God Xia! I love it!"

"Is God Xia planning to boost Sannian?"

"Sannian, just lie back and enjoy the ride! Prepare for takeoff!"

...

Ignoring the chaotic chat, Su Yi was about to speak when her phone buzzed with a notification. She glanced down and saw a message from Xia Liang. It contained only a screenshot and a single sentence.

The screenshot was, naturally, his account balance.

The message read: "I thought that punk had deep pockets, so I got a little carried away and topped up too much. It’s non-refundable anyway. I’ll use it to help you fight and boost your popularity. How about we call it a business deal, and I’ll give you a 0.1% commission on top?"

This...!

Looking at the image, Su Yi’s eyes widened like saucers.

The balance was 999,200,000 Hao.

Keep in mind, one Hao was equal to one Feiyu Coin. Did that mean he had topped up a whole 1,000 Yuan’s worth of Feiyu Coins?

This is what he calls getting ’a little carried away’? This is ’a bit too much’?