Chapter 401: "Are You Big Brother’s New Girlfriend?
Chapter 401: Chapter 401: "Are You Big Brother’s New Girlfriend?
Hearing this, a faint smile touched Renee Jennings’s lips. "Things will keep getting better."
"Yes!" SesamePouch said gratefully. "Thank you!"
"You’re welcome. Have a pleasant journey," Renee Jennings replied.
’Not just this trip, but the journey of life itself.’
After SesamePouch went offline, she sent a "Shining Firework" gift worth 999 yuan.
Thunderbolt watched from the side and asked curiously, "Renee, is your job just chatting with other humans on your phone?"
"I guess so?" Renee Jennings joked. "That lady I was just chatting with paid me a thousand in wages."
[Hahaha, a thousand in wages? The platform takes half, you know!]
[It’s okay, I’ll send another Shining Firework to make it an even thousand~]
["Autumnal Bloom" sent Shining Firework x1]
[Whoa, the streamer’s good friend has appeared!]
Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why let the middleman take a cut? I could have made fifteen hundred!"
[Ahhhh I didn’t think of that! I should have just transferred it to you directly! What a loss! (I want to see you pet Thunderbolt)]
Renee Jennings was also joking. She reached out and patted Thunderbolt’s head. "My good friend came to see you too. Can you say hello to her?"
The moment Thunderbolt heard this, he immediately looked around. "Where is your friend?"
Renee Jennings replied, "Inside the phone."
Thunderbolt stared at the screen in confusion. "But it’s only you in there."
Renee Jennings explained to him that over a hundred thousand people were watching him in the livestream right now. Although he couldn’t see them, they could all see him.
"Is that more people than were over there?" Thunderbolt was referring to the crowd in the viewing stands.
"Yes, many, many more," Renee Jennings said. "There were a few hundred people at most there. Inside the phone, there are over a hundred thousand."
Although Thunderbolt had no concept of how many "over a hundred thousand" was, his golden eyes still widened in shock. In disbelief, he asked, "Are all these humans here to see me?"
Renee Jennings thought for a moment, then replied, "To see us."
Thunderbolt suddenly felt the weight of being an idol. "Wait a minute, I’m going to go tidy up."
Renee Jennings wanted to say there was no need, but before she could get the words out, Thunderbolt had already zipped away.
[Why did Thunderbolt run off? Wasn’t he going to say hi to me?]
[What’s going on?]
Renee Jennings explained, "Thunderbolt is going to go groom himself."
[Damn, he’s that serious about managing his image?]
[Hahahahaha so cute]
Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow slightly. "Thunderbolt is a male lion who cares a lot about his appearance."
’Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so sad about the rain giving him straight-cut bangs.’
Fearing the audience would get bored, Renee Jennings said with a smile, "Since Thunderbolt has gone to freshen up, let’s take another call."
"ItsDiegoNotTiego" successfully connected.
[Tiego Ultraman is here haha!]
[It’s a guy? Don’t make the same mistake as last time with Marmalade.]
In the split screen, the young man had a textured crop haircut, his bangs covering his eyebrows, and he was wearing a black face mask.
He ruffled his hair and began, "Hello, Streamer. Hello to the audience. Do you mind if I wear a mask?"
Renee Jennings smiled slightly. "I don’t mind."
"That’s good." ItsDiegoNotTiego breathed a small sigh of relief. "So, should I start with my story?"
Renee Jennings nodded. "Yes, go ahead."
ItsDiegoNotTiego seemed a bit nervous, his eyes avoiding the camera. "My girlfriend and I were both taking the civil service exams. She passed and got a position, but I failed. I’m studying to take them again, and I’m under a lot of pressure. I’m terrified I won’t pass this year either."
He glanced up at the bullet comments, then lowered his eyes and continued, "But my girlfriend has been by my side the whole time, comforting and encouraging me. She’s given me a lot of strength."
[And then? Get to the point!]
[The end of the road is the civil service exam. I’m already in despair from taking it. Every time, I either miss the written test by a fraction of a point, or I pass the written test but fail the interview....]
[Can you go through life without taking the civil service exam?]
[In the current climate, I feel like the civil service exam is the best choice for ordinary people.]
Renee Jennings said softly, "Diego, please continue."
ItsDiegoNotTiego’s eyes were slightly red. "After she went home for the May Day holiday this year, her attitude toward me became a little strange. When I was grinding through practice questions and studying and would sigh about how hard it was, she’d mock me, saying I was too stupid and didn’t have what it takes to pass the exam. I thought she was just in a bad mood those few times, so I didn’t take it to heart."
"Has your girlfriend changed?" Renee Jennings asked.
"I think she has." ItsDiegoNotTiego nodded. "She was never like this before. She’s very cold to me now."
He said, "She used to live with me, but then she suddenly said she was moving into the dormitory provided by her work. Sometimes I’d ask her out, but she’d just say she was too busy with work and didn’t have time."
ItsDiegoNotTiego glanced at a calendar nearby. "We haven’t seen each other in a month."
His voice was laced with sadness. "I really don’t understand why things suddenly became like this..."
Renee Jennings asked, "Have you asked her about it?"
"I have." ItsDiegoNotTiego nodded. "She said I’m overthinking it, that I’m too sensitive. But my gut tells me it’s not that simple."
A glimmer of tears shone in his eyes.
[I don’t dare to just believe these stories anymore, I’m so afraid of a plot twist.]
[An innocent young man? For real?]
Renee Jennings said calmly, "Diego, how do you want me to help you?"
ItsDiegoNotTiego said, "I have a kitten here. It’s my girlfriend’s. She went on a trip last month and dropped it off for me to look after."
’If she hadn’t needed him to look after the cat, he probably wouldn’t have even seen her last month.’
"Okay." Renee Jennings nodded. "I’ll help you ask."
"Thank you, Streamer." ItsDiegoNotTiego stood up. "I’ll go get it now."
A few seconds later, a British Shorthair appeared in the frame.
The kitten was cradled in the young man’s arms, meowing. "What’s going on? Why are you interrupting my playtime?"
"Her name is Coco," ItsDiegoNotTiego introduced. "She was a birthday present from me to my girlfriend."
Renee Jennings said, "Coco, that’s a very nice name."
Coco noticed Renee Jennings on the screen, and her round cat eyes widened in surprise. "Did brother get a new girlfriend just like sister did?"
That sentence contained a lot of information. Renee Jennings froze for a second. "Coco, is the ’brother’ you’re talking about the human holding you?"
"Yeah!" Coco leaned closer to the screen curiously, staring at her. "Are you brother’s new girlfriend?"
"No," Renee Jennings answered. "I’m his internet friend."
"What’s an internet friend?" Coco’s fluffy face was full of confusion.
Renee Jennings said, "It means a friend on the phone, who you don’t meet in real life."
Coco seemed to only half-understand. "Oh..."
"Coco, do you know why sister suddenly started ignoring brother?"
"I know!" Coco meowed. "But you have to give me a reward before I’ll tell you."