CHAPTER 62: CHAPTER 62: REQUEST

"This card has five Yuan. It’s for the villa’s daily expenses—hiring a nanny, whatever you need. Just use it as you see fit. If it’s not enough, just ask me for more," Xia Liang said, tossing the card to Zhou Ruo again. "The password is six zeros. Alright, I’m heading out and will be back later."

As she reached the threshold, Xia Liang paused. "Oh, and remember my warning."

BANG—

With the door closed behind her, Xia Liang left, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Since Zhou Ruo is my woman now, I can’t be stingy. Besides, I earned all this money from her anyway.

Reaching the garage, Xia Liang got into her car, preparing to start her work.

Time to livestream, she thought. I’ll do an outdoor stream today. Let’s see if I can trigger any hidden tasks.

「Meanwhile」

Zhou Ruo was staring at the two cards in her hands, a silly grin on her face. She looked at them again and again. These cards held a total of fifteen million milliliters, and ten million of it was completely hers. At that moment, Zhou Ruo felt her decision had been absolutely correct. With so much money, given her original salary, she couldn’t have earned this much even if she worked her entire life.

I have to go check this!

Although she trusted Xia Liang wouldn’t deceive her, she just had to see the ten million in that bank card with her own eyes and share her joy with someone.

「A moment later」

As Xia Liang was leaving, her phone rang. Seeing the name "Qingxue" on the caller ID, Xia Liang was puzzled but answered anyway.

"Hello?"

The moment she spoke, an extremely resentful voice came from the other end of the line. "Well, well, if it isn’t our busy lady. Your phone is finally on."

Xia Liang remained unfazed. "If you only called to say that, I’m hanging up."

On the other end, Qingxue pouted. "How can you be like this! You steal someone’s first kiss and then act like you don’t care at all!"

Hearing this, Xia Liang’s face darkened. "I seem to recall you being the one who forced a kiss on me. If anyone’s at a loss here, it should be me."

"Fine, fine, fine!" Qingxue practically spat the words through clenched teeth.

「At Yunni Cafe」

Qingxue felt utterly helpless. Xia Liang had ignored her all day yesterday, and she had missed her terribly. Now that she had finally gotten through, she was being treated with such disdain. Even though she knew this was just Xia Liang’s personality, she couldn’t help but feel hurt. Could I really be this unlikeable?

Fortunately, it didn’t take long for Qingxue to pull herself together. "Um, my mom called today. She said she’s introducing me to someone."

"Oh? And?" Xia Liang’s voice was still flat, carrying that infuriatingly nonchalant tone.

The corner of Qingxue’s mouth twitched. "I told her I have a boyfriend, so she should stop trying to set me up."

"And what does that have to do with me? I’m not your boyfriend," Xia Liang retorted, her tone completely level.

Qingxue felt a sudden wave of indignation, but she was determined to finish what she had to say. "I really don’t want to go on a blind date, so... could you pretend to be my boyfriend tomorrow and meet my parents?"

What? Meeting the parents already?

Hearing only silence from the other end, Qingxue’s heart sank, and tears began to well up in her eyes. Fighting back her sadness, she spoke, her voice hoarse. "You don’t have to force yourself. If you can’t, then just forget it. I... I’ll hang up now."

She was about to end the call.

"Wait..."

Xia Liang suddenly stopped her. "Who said I wouldn’t agree?"

"Huh?" Qingxue paused, then her heart leaped with joy. "You agreed?"

"Yeah. What time tomorrow?"

Hearing Xia Liang ask for the time sent Qingxue on an emotional roller coaster. She was so excited she could barely speak coherently. "Tomorrow night... eight o’clock! Yes, eight o’clock. Come to Yunni Cafe, and we can go together."

Xia Liang agreed at once. "No problem. I’ll come and pick you up. I have to start my livestream now."

"Okay, then you get to your work. Be safe." Now that Xia Liang had agreed, Qingxue didn’t dare ask for more. She offered a quick word of caution and happily hung up.

After ending the call, Xia Liang felt completely unbothered. After all, we’re friends. Helping out with a small favor is no big deal.

Just as Xia Liang found a public square and was about to pull out her phone to start her livestream, she noticed a girl with pigtails and her assistant streaming not far away.

She was an outdoor Anchor on the Feiyu platform, one who usually did interviews and occasionally flirted with cute guys. The girl had an adorable appearance, the very picture of the meme: "Three years of profit, a death sentence is no loss." Her stream’s popularity was decent, with several thousand people watching.

"Su Sannian? Which little brother are we teasing today?"

"Sannian, look! Twelve o’clock!"

"Holy crap! He’s handsome!"

"Damn it, do all the hot guys get found by pretty girls these days?"

"He’s almost as good-looking as me."

"Pfft, shameless poster above me!"

Due to Su Yi’s loli-like physique, her fans affectionately called her "Su Sannian." The meaning behind the name was self-evident.

Reading the stream’s comments, Su Yi subconsciously glanced in that direction. A delivery guy in a yellow uniform was walking over.

Wow! He’s really handsome! Instantly, Su Yi’s eyes began to sparkle.

"Su Sannian, go for it!"

"Go get that delivery guy!"

"I can’t wait to see the delivery guy’s shy, blushing face."

"Go, go, go!"

Everyone in the chat was urging Su Yi on. Although Su Yi looked petite and young enough to be underage, her ID card clearly stated she was twenty-one. She was a sophomore at Qingyun Music Academy. And despite her innocent and cute exterior, she was a seasoned veteran at this game. Her audience loved nothing more than watching her flirt with other guys until they were beet red.

Seeing the overwhelming demand from her viewers, Su Yi, as an Anchor, naturally had to comply. She faced the camera and quickly fixed her hair. "Alright, everyone, watch closely. See how I’m going to charm this delivery guy today."

She put in a Bluetooth earpiece and handed the streaming phone to her assistant. "Sister Xu, can you hold the phone and film this for me?"

Taking the phone, Xu Ning moved to the side, preparing to film discreetly. The Bluetooth earpiece would allow the viewers to hear their entire conversation.

Once everything was set, Su Yi declared with boundless confidence, "Let’s go! Watch how I get this delivery guy. You all better watch and learn."

With that, she took out another phone and skipped merrily toward her target.

The audience in the chat immediately started placing their bets.

"How long do you guys think this delivery guy can last?"

"Who can resist a legal loli like Su Sannian?"

"Dude, I bet he’ll be head over heels in less than a minute!"

"I agree. Watching her streams, the longest I’ve seen a guy last was two minutes before he was handing over his phone number."